Debate on neutrality proposals opens special session
President Roosevelt plans to address a special session of Congress with a message on the American neutrality problem. White House aides say a cash and carry provision could deter vessels from trade and pull them from potential danger. The session convenes at 2 p.m. Eastern, with leaders in advisory capacity as the president seeks a revision to keep the nation at peace.
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Washington
Stoosevelt
Congress
White House
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Srohen
Senate
Congressional
House
E.S.T
Ruy
New Castle
Germany Becomes West Front Focus After Poland Victory
Berlin reports 350000 Polish prisoners taken and eastern front secured as Walther von Brauchitsch oversees Siegfried Line preparations for full hostilities against Britain and France. Goering promises ten divisions will transfer to the west after Poland is dealt with. Hitler rumored to move to the Siegfried Line.
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Berlin
Sepp
Germany
Walther von Brauchitech
Siegfried Line
Poland
Great Britain
France
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Correspondent Visits French Front Describes War Activities
Kenneth T. Downs reports from the Saar region on Sept 21 as reconnaissance planes fly overhead and heavy firing breaks the valley’s quiet. He observes front line action near captured towns Neimkirch Hillerdorf and nearby villages, noting a desolate landscape east of the Saar.
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Neimkirch
Hillerdorf
Sarregue
Saar River
New Castle
Mushroom Armies Rise Across Poland in Desperate Uprisings
International News Service reports mushroom armies forming nationwide in Poland to resist German and Russian advances. Warsaw reportedly endures heavy bombardment yet remains a major resistance hub. Soviet forces allegedly set up Soviets on Polish land with Ukrainian peasants as local commissars, and removing Polish civil servants who could not escape.
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George Balint
Budapest
Poland
Warsaw
Reuteers
London
Cernaut
Rumania
War news and the hidden casualties observed
The piece criticizes war reporting for focusing on victories while omitting casualties and suffering. It contrasts glamorous battlefield imagery with the grim realities of dead, wounded, and homes broken, urging more honest coverage amid wartime propaganda.
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Vartiefield
Daily Weather Report for United States
Daily weather report shows a 24 hour period ending at 5 PM with a maximum of 78 and a minimum of 43, river stage at 4.5 feet and 0.02 inches of precipitation. Note the data appears duplicated for the same date and year with minor formatting issues.
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Statistio Tollow
Special Session Opens As Roosevelt Seeks Neutrality Policy
The 76th Congress convened an extraordinary session to hear President Roosevelt's neutrality program. Both chambers greeted each other as they prepared a joint session to discuss a wartime embargo on military supplies and the approach to Europe’s conflict without dragging the United States into war.
Germany Fortifies Italian Border Across Sierfried Line
A Zurich dispatch reports Germany feverishly building fortifications along the Italian frontier, resembling the Sierfried Line, according to a reliable Austrian source. The plan is described as rapid and comprehensive, signaling heightened border security tensions in Europe.
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Cibernational News Sarelen
London
Germany
Sierfried
Zurich
War situation summary from the front lines and political debate
A political session in America debates neutrality as war moves on in Poland and the Rhineland. German forces shift to the French front while Von Brauchitsch leads troops toward the Saar sector. Hitler reportedly plans to join on the westwall, signaling a broad European war as the Polish front nears its result.
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Poland
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Reports Of Impending Drive On Rumania Heard In Paris
In Paris reports spoke of a Russo German drive aimed at Rumania and her resources as French forces on the western front braced for a possible mass offensive. No confirmation that Hitler would lead the attack himself was found, but his dispatch of Walther von Brauchitsch suggested preparations for a major strike against Allied fortifications.
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Poland
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noYr & WW
Britain Blames Germany For Starting War
Britain issues a white paper accusing Nazi Germany of rejecting Anglo- French peace mediation and demanding withdrawal from Poland before talks. The document portrays Germany as unwilling to concede Britain’s terms for a peaceful solution after Mussolini’s mediation proposal failed.
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Charles A. Smith Tilernanan
London
Europe
Briceish
Nazi Germany
Poland
British moves to curb war profiteering announced
London reports the British government will soon introduce measures to curb war profiteering as part of wartime economy efforts. The announcement came from government officials in London.
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Cinterbavenal News Services
London
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Civilians Aid Fight to Hold Warsaw War Scene
Amsterdam reports civilians in Warsaw throwing torches from windows to aid defense as German troops push through. Fires rage in vast areas, wood shortages cripple fire brigades, while a crowd reportedly stands to resist and surrender debates intensify.
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Amsterdam
Warsaw
Widakulien
Populo
Glenn McCracken Heads The Townsmen
Glenn McCracken, a instructor at senior high school, was elected 1930 40 president of The Townsmen, a young men's civic club, in the annual election last night. He will succeed Attorney Joseph R. McFate. Offcers chosen include Turle M. Breakover as vice president Robert Hou etery Doug Thompson treasurer Pree Clary recording treasurer and Retiring President M he AvLit Alexander and James E. Woodrow as executive board members. The new officers will be meeting at a director program in New Wilmington on Wednesday evening September 27.
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Joseph R. McFate
Turle M. Breakover
Robert Hou
Etery Doug Thompson
Pree Clary
M He
AvLit Alexander
James E. Woodrow
New Wilmington
Argentine raids search for German gas cache at river delta
Buenos Aires authorities, acting on a tip from the French embassy, conducted a broad search along the River Plate delta for a large German gasoline and provisions cache. Hundreds of small boats and sampans were examined in the investigation.
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Coterminsional Newa Service
Buenos Aires
Pyatte
Delua
Expanded operations at car repair shops
The Pennsylvania Railroad Sevent Ward car repair shop speeds track work to widen capacity amid wartime demand. Superintendent Vandling announces new track completion to enable expanded repairs as 50 more men join the payroll and 230 furloughed workers are recalled, boosting staff alongside regular crews.
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J. B. Vand- Taged
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Pennsylvania
John Weber
Superintandens Wandling
Conn
British And French Prepare For First Great Offensive
Paris dispatch reports British and French authorities advancing preparations for the war's first grand offensive. French forces pressure the Saarland front and Moselle region while probing German positions near Saarbrucken and Wissembourg. Artillery duels continue as ground forces test positions ahead of an anticipated major move in two weeks or more.
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Paris
Hest
War Communisi No
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Moselle River
Ssarbruecken
Wissembourg
Ennemy
Moose Club to Renovate Building on South Mercer Street
The Moose Club begins a modernization project on the Moose Club building on South Mercer Street, costing several thousand dollars. Governor W L Ringer announced the plan to replace the front with a two to three story brick facade, install steel sash windows, new plumbing fixtures, and updated furniture to serve a 1290 member base.
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Developments In War Today
News digest from Washington Berlin Paris and Budapest on WWII events. Congress weighs neutrality amendment while Britain and Germany press for policy shifts. German advances claim large Polish captures as Warsaw resists, with mixed reports of Russian and Croatian activity and rising civilian resistance.
Soviet Fleet Hunts Polish Submarine Orzel
Copenhagen dispatch says Soviet forces contain three battleships and 50 submarines plus cruisers radiating from Kronstadt to hunt the Polish submarine Orzel, which escaped internment at Tallinn three days earlier. Orzel reportedly has three months of provisions and may be diverted to another task.
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Russia
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Kronstadt
Enty
Brlie
Perry Highway Opens Formal Celebration at Portersville
A large audience gathered September 28 for the Perry Highway opening in Portersville. C Dowler led the ribbon ceremony with L Bents and local officials present. Guests included Thomas H H Hartman of Lawrence Savings and Trust and Louis B Round of Pennsylvania Power. A program followed with local clergy and greetings from Attorney General Marschall.
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Perry Sghway
Ab Four Pkle
Dixie Inn
Berry Highway
C. Dowler
Perry Twirhayy Elarion
L. Bents
Thomas HH
Marsshall
Shenango to reopen forty hot mills October 2
About 2500 men will be recalled as Shenango Plant of Carnegie-Illinois Steel resumes full operation of forty hot mills and related departments on October 2. The announcement, confirming weeks of street rumors, states all departments including finishing and cold rolls will be back in production for an indefinite period, with the first eight mills on sixteen turrets. Continued on another page.
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Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation
Wren
Premier Calinescu Assassinated in Bucharest Report
Official news service reports in Berlin that Premier Armand Calinescu was assassinated in Bucharest at 1 p.m. Details were scarce. Calinescu, a strong leader, had taken office in February amid a proclaimed virtuel oratorship by the intrinven guard.
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Bucharest
Armand Calinescu
Berlin
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Intrinven Guard
British War Budget To Be Presented In Parliament
News from New Castle reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced in the house of commons that Britain will present its war budget on September 27. The budget outlines wartime financing as government seeks funds for military needs.
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Fragmented Rhyme Fragment On Ailing Steed Ride
A garbled verse fragment describes a cock horse ride with a white steed and a lady’s horse praised as good. It mentions breath, mounting, spurring, and a perilous ride, with references to Norse and a seventy seven ridden figure.
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