Heavy fighting on the western front reported by French high command
Paris dispatch says the French high command reported heavy fighting on the western front with German counter maneuvers after French advances. Communique No 38 notes repeated enemy attempts east of the Saar and activity near Deux Ponts and along the Lauter. Germans probe for weak points to break the front and drive off French artillery atop Saar region plateaus. Britain and France pursue further actions.
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Paris
Coun Derenoves
Way Communique No
Saar
Deux Ponts
Zweibrucken
Lauter F
Saarbrucken
France
Great Britain
Huy
New Castle
Descendants of Hannah Jones Found by Local Query
Mrs Wilkins of New Castle reports she knew Hannah Jones who married William Davies and Griffith Jones. Her son William Samuel Davies, born to Hannah, is traced to Llanelly Wales. A New York lawyer notes a $10,000 heir claim to Hans hah Jones, likely the same Davies.
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Hannah Jones
Wiliam Davies
Griffith Jones
Joseph Wikins
New Castle
R. D
Moravia Street
William Samus Davies
Wales
Ds. Wilkins
Llanelly
Carmarthenshire
South Wales
John A. Dwyer
New York
Hanshah Jones
William Samuel Davies
Daily Weather Repcert for United States period ending 5 pm
Weather statistics show a maximum 78 and minimum 32 degrees with no precipitation for the 24 hour period ending Friday 5 pm. River stage recorded at 4.5 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pennsylvania railroad shop speeds up car repairs
Cheering news that the Pennsylvania railroad car repair shop operations locally are being speeded up to meet growing demands for coal and ore cars. The development follows the arrival of Mr Wandling as the new superintendent of the Erle and Ashtabula division, coming from Pittsburgh to succeed Norman M Lafwrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wandling
Erle & Ashtabula Division
Pittsburgh
Norman M. Lafwrence
Farewell for Central Pastor Wingerd at Presby Church
Central Presbyterian church on the public square hosted a farewell reception for Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Wingerd as his 16 year pastorate ends. Hundreds gathered to honor their service with remarks by ministers church officials and choir selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Wingerd
Central Presbyterian Church
Dr. Wingerd
Central Church
Stuart
Fla
George R. McClelland
Wingerd
J. J. MelIlvaine
First Presbyterian Church
Shenango
George Lyon
D. C. Schwedly
Mahoningtown Church
L. Paul Friend
Robert Duff
Bandit Shot By Patrolman In Robbery Attempt
Walter Lawn, a parolee, was wounded in the leg by Patrolman John T. Joyce during an attempted robbery of a northside taxicab driver in Pittsburgh. Cabdriver Robert Steigerwald, 33, cried out during the hold up. Lawn faced attempted robbery charges and was hospitalized in stable condition. Separately in Berlin, Col Gen Baron Werner Von Fritsch, former army chief, was killed near Warsaw on Sept 22. Hitler ordered a state funeral.
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Guy Vin
Gen
von Fritsch
Germany
International News Service
Berlin
Baron Werner von Fritsch
Army Command
Warsaw
Hitler
Lemberg
Lwow
Poland
Reich
Werner von Fritsch
Landon Urges Roosevelt to Decline a Third Term
Former Governor Alfred M. Landon, 1936 Republican candidate, argues Roosevelt should immediately state he does not want or accept a third term to aid national unity in uncertain times. He says adjourning partisan politics rests with the president, and normal politicking is less relevant given the crisis.
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International News Service
New York
Roosevelt Coul
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt
Landon
Senate Bill Aims lifting arms ban for cash and carry
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to approve a neutrality bill allowing sale of American arms and munitions to fighting nations on a cash and carry basis. Drafted by Pittman, the measure mirrors Hull objectives and requires foreign ships to carry bought goods. President Roosevelt questioned the seventh provision as harmful to the merchant marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Lockett
International News Service
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Pittman
Nevada
Roosevelt
Hull
America
Roosey
American Merchant Marine
Garner
New Castle
Flood Of Rumors Follow Death Of German General
Amsterdam reports a flood of rumors surrounding the death of Colonel General Werner Von Fritsch. Claims vary from death by own hand to orders by the high command and a state funeral purported to curb speculation.
Soviet Russia guarantees Turkish safety at Dardanelles
An exchange dispatch from Bucharest says Soviet Russia guarantees Turkey sole possession of the Dardanelles and vows to keep German troops from reaching the Black Sea. In return Moscow asks Turkey to stay neutral as Bulgaria plans to remain neutral to avoid a Balkan clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News
London
Russia
Turkey
Bucharest
Dardanelles
Bulgaria
Hitler Reported On Western Front Arrival
Paris dispatch says an unconfirmed report claims Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler arrived on the western front. The report prompted unmarked new military activity along the German lines, said by Recter's agency in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coubrnational
Servier
Paris
Legion Hosts 250000 Veterans at 21st Convention
International News Service reports Chicago hosts the American Legion 21st annual convention with 250000 veterans and families gathering to press for neutrality in the current conflict. Delegates split over keeping an arms embargo as national commander Chacwick backs embargo. rank and file show opposition, signaling a major dispute overshadowing convention proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F International
Chicago
United States
American Legion
America
Milion Legion
Stephen F. Chacwick
Als
Wrivals
Poy
New Castle
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
Washington forecast shows showers in the North and Middle Atlantic Tuesday or Wednesday and again at week end. Cooler Monday with rising temperatures Tuesday, then a cooler midweek and warmer end of week. Ohio Valley and Tennessee expect showers around Tuesday and Friday, otherwise generally fair with rising temperatures Monday in Ohio Valley, cooler Tuesday night, warmer Thursday, then cooler at week’s end. Two more blast furnaces in Pittsburgh district will be blown in next week, bringing total to 26. No. 2 furnace at Clairton, Pa. and No. 3 at Mingo Junction, O. to begin operation.
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International News Service
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
New Castle
International News
Pittsburgh
Carnegie- Clinots Steal Corporation
Clairston, Pa
Mingo Junction
Corporation
Death of Bertha Beighley in Portersville
Bertha Beighley aged 8 died in Portersville, with funeral details announced. The notice appears in the September 23, 1939 issue. No further family or services information is provided in the readable fragment.
Bomb Attacks On Warsaw Continue Amid Ruins
Reports from Budapest dated Sept 23 describe incessant German air raids and shelling on Warsaw by forces massed outside the city. Mayor Stefan Starzynski says undamaged buildings are gone, many killed, hospitals ruined, and residents urged to shelter and provide beds for the wounded. Leaflets demand surrender, but Poles mock them as illegible. The city calls for immediate reporting of injuries and says thieves will be executed.
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George Baliixt
International News Service
Budapest
Beleaguereo
Warsaw
Stefan Starzynski
Starzynski
Landan
Paris
Brussels
Nuy
New Castle
Germany
Developments In War Today
War front reports heavy fighting on the western front with German assaults repulsed east of the Saar. Turkish minister Sukru Saracoglu heads to Moscow for a Russo Turkish pact. Romania fears German massing on the Hungarian border amid purge fears. Berlin claims Lwow surrender and 103000 prisoners. German air raids on Warsaw continue. Reuters cites Polish air losses near 1000 planes in Fland. News service notes Riga telegram from the French mission.
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Istanboul
Sukru Saracoglu
Moscow
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Internauant News Service
London
Reuters News Agency
Reuters
Sne Reuters
Riga
Latvia
Frenne
Iron Guard purge in Romania claims 350 slain
International News Service reports at least 350 Iron Guard members killed in a Romanian blood purge near Bucharest. Rumors of German troops massing on Hungary and Slovakia borders unsettle the capital as King Carol leads efforts to quell the Iron Guard after Premier Caliniesen’s assassination.
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Bucharest
Romania
Iron ‘Guard
Premi
James E. Brown
International News Service
Stat
Iron Guard Organization
Germany
Rumania
Siyania
Carol
Iron Guard
Armand Calinesen
London
Dairy Telegraph
Cap
New Castle
Legionnaires Headed to Chicago for National Convention
R H Blewitt reports Perry S Gaston post members will depart this weekend for Chicago where the American Legion national convention opens Sunday. The annual parade is Wednesday. some non-attending members plan to join. The post will skip Tuesday meeting and resume Friday for the annual officer election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hexden
R. H. Blewitt
Perry S. Gaston
Chicago
the American Legion
Freighter Mark Ragner Sunk in Baltic By German Sub
Oslo reports a 2200 ton Finnish freighter named Mark Ragner was dynamited and sunk by a German submarine last night. The 24 crew members abandoned to lifeboats five miles offshore and rowed all night to reach safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinternational News Service
Oslo
Mark Ragner
Baltic
President Roosevelt at Hyde Park Home Birthday Celebration
President Roosevelt returns to Hyde Park for a weekend at the family home and greets his mother on the porch. In Washington, Congress digests his blunt message on war submarines sighted off Boston and Alaska as Hull says the twenty one republics stand united for peace. Pope planning new proposals for concrete peace including a guarantee of a new Poland. papal nuncios active in European capitals. British coastal sloop Kitilwake hits a mine in the English Channel with several casualties, vessel heading to harbor for repairs.
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George Durnoews
Stratt Ponriene
Ryde Farr
Hoosevelt
Hyde Park
Congress
Boston
Alaska
Hull
New York
Mother
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde
New Castle
Pope
Poland
Mussolini warns of historical decisions amid unrest
In Rome Mussolini orders a cleanup of anti-Fascist elements and warns Italians to prepare for decisive announcements of historical import. He spoke to the Bologna Fascist hierarchy from Palazzo Venezia, signaling forthcoming government actions tied to war and Ethiopia.
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Cecil Bro
S al
Rome
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Bologna
Palazzo Venezia
Mussolini
Duke of Windsor Leaves for Front in France
The Duke of Windsor established at military HQ in France after flying from Entiat yesterday in a Royal Air Force plane to join the British expeditionary force. His brother, Major General the Duke of Gloucester, becomes chief liaison with the British expert in New Castle.
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Intermatinnal
Tondon
Duke of Windsor
France
Cenersal
Entiat
Royal Air Force
the Duke of Gloucester
New Castle
Odd wartime kitchen chant from local paper
Fragmentary note mentions kraut jams tomatoes and cherries with hints of harvest effort and cheer. Although garbled, it evokes a community kitchen scene noting food, heat, and crowd response. The date and precise details are unclear but the tone rings as everyday domestic wartime resilience.
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PA News
East Washington Str
Uuckx
New Castie
J. E. Vandling
Astie
Central Pastor
C. B. Wingerd
Leonard Campbell
Ui'y
Amsterdam
acHon
Legion
National Legion
U. 8
Bertha Beighley
Portersviile
Fut Altwrn
Erom Uegar
Serece
Kuk
Arabia
Busan
Perry S. Gaston Post
Toda
Ethiopia
Tr Duce
Victor Emmanuel
Miv
British Expeditionary Force
Arthur Mometer
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