Czech Troops Mobilize At Frontiers In Sudeten Crisis
Prague reports government studying Chamberlain memorandum on Hitler’s final view and mobilizing nearly two million men aged 28 to 40. Citizens flood streets as frontiers brace for possible German or Polish action. Vehicles and wagons requisitioned for defense.
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George Langweig
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Germany
Poland
Contian
New Castle
Embry voter idea in New Castle committees cited
Local notes discuss new committees for New Castle improvements and poke fun at committee delays. A column critiques calling someone an unregistered voter as embryo voter and jokes about political organizers delaying action to keep control. Cites Western road signs and road safety contrast.
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New Castle
Fa Newe
Hoyle
Daily Weather Report Summary for Friday
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 5 p.m. Friday with a maximum temperature of 79 and a minimum of 46, plus 0.5 inches of precipitation and a 49 feet river stage. For the same date last year the maximum was 80, minimum 96, with 0.1 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Evacuations Planned as Czech Crisis Tightens
The United States moves to evacuate citizens from war risk zones as the Czech crisis deepens. A warning is sent to 5 1190 Americans in Czechoslovakia to depart immediately amid fears of Nazi invasion and air raids. US diplomat Wilbur J. Carr prepares bomb proof shelter for staff in Prague. American residents in Germany are urged to return home on request. extensions to Germany France and England anticipated if the conflict widens.
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Robert G. Nixon
Prague
Legation
Ais
Germany
United States
Ti Wes
France
England
Czechoslovakia
British Cabinet Members Listen To Chamberlain
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reports to his inner cabinet on nearing negotiations with Hitler as the home fleet sails to Scapa Flow for battle stations. The voyage aims to project readiness while urging international cooperation to ease tensions over Czechoslovakia. The fleet’s exact destination remains officially undisclosed.
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Kingsbury Smith International
London
Livergordon
Scotland
Scapa Flow
Neville Chamberlain
Orkney Islands
Germany
Deny Mobilization of Russian Army Warns Poland on Czechoslovakia
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet leaders warned Poland against invading Czechoslovakia, signaling a possible Red Army move if Czech border are crossed. The claim that the army was ordered mobilized was officially denied.
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Red Army
Warsaw
Czech
Ny Inney
Merchants to Hold Important Meeting Tuesday Evening
The Retail Merchants Association will meet at The Castleton Tuesday evening at 7 o clock, announced President L J Miller. Merchants from the city are expected in large numbers to discuss matters of vital interest to local business and trade.
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Castleton
Otock
L. J. Miller
France Calls 400000 Men To Join Colors Mobilization
Paris September 24 Four hundred thousand Frenchmen were called to the colors as Premier Edouard Daladier ordered a partial mobilization. By tomorrow night the armed forces will total about 2,000,000 with men drawn from recent military classes. Navy measures mirror army actions as General Gamelin conferred with Daladier on mobilization orders amid France’s entry into potential conflict with Germany.
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International News Service
Paris
Edouard Daladier
France
Germany
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Marie Gustave Gamelin
Daladier
Margiotti Says Inquisition Is Being Conducted
Harrisburg Sept 24 former Attorney General Charles J Margiotti told the house graft investigating committee that they were conducting an inquisition and threatened to refuse further testimony and take his case before the house. He charged unfair questioning and said he would not be abused or chastized any longer. Committee chair Rep Herbert Cohen tried to smooth tensions as Margiotti resumed and perused Justice Department records to refresh memory.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Charles J. Marchotti
House
Margiotti
Herbert HB. Cohen
Justice Department
Castle Burn
Agi Mawes Saveel
Eastern Flood Death Toll Near 650 as Losses Approach Billion
Boston reports the death toll from the hurricaneflooded Atlantic coast states rising toward 650 with 617 bodies recovered and hundreds missing. Relief efforts rush food vaccines and supplies to refugee camps as National Guardsmen set up emergency kitchens and martial law remains in effect.
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International News Service
Boston
Mass
Atlantic
New Jersey
Maine
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Quebec
New Castle
Poles and Czechs Clash Near Teschen Frontier
Warsaw dispatch reports several Poles and Czechs killed in clashes along the Teschen frontier. Poland threatens to march into Teschen unless the Czechs cede the area where about 80,600 Poles reside.
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Internional News Service
London
Warsaw
Poland
Teschen
Czechoslovakia
Graft Probe May Miss Timetable For Legislature Exit
Harrisburg report notes a state house graft investigation may extend past November 30 when terms for half the senate and all House members end. Democrat Edgar A. Schrope said the probe might run past current terms, requiring new legislature authorization to continue.
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Harrisburg
Edgar A. Schrope
Schuylkill County
Senate
President Roosevelt Confined to White House Study
Washington Sept 24 President Roosevelt recuperating from a head cold was confined to the White House study. Dr. McIntyre said he was recovering nicely and planned to watch the upcoming speedboat races in the president's cup regatta on the Potomac from the deck of the Potomac today.
Cardinal Pacelli Injured in Rome Car Crash
Papal secretary of state Cardinal Pacelli was injured in a road accident while en route from Castel Gandolfo to Rome. He was taken to the Vatican and cared for by Dr. Amini Milani, Pope Pius' personal physician.
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Rome
Cardinal Pacelli
Papal Villa
Castel Gandolfo
Vatican
Amini Milani
Pius
Plane Crash Near Racine Kills Two
International news services report a private plane crash near Racine Wisconsin that killed ferry man George Andis Jr 24 the pilot who died of burns and a 23 year old woman Beseequ Hansche both fatally burned when the craft plummeted and burst into flames on the edge of the city authorities could not determine the crash cause at press time
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Interna Tonal
Racine
Wis
George Andis, Jr
Beseequ Hansche
Day's Developments In European Crisis
Day by day efforts for peace dominated reports from Europe with Austro-German talks and new truces. Neville Chamberlain announced a possible international cooperation while Hitler pledged to stay out of Czechoslovakia until October 1 if Czech troops withdraw. France began partial mobilization affecting four hundred thousand, amid Czech moves and Chamberlain demands. Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian and Polish actions indicated broad mobilization and tensions as frontiers saw clashes and naval movements.
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Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Scapa Flow
Jellicoe
LBUY
New Castle
Amberlin
Urope
de London
Neville
Germany
Hitler
Padua
Mussolini
Pelice
Brussels
Belgium
Visitors From Storm Area Tell s Damage Done
Mr and Mrs Frank L Miller of Townsend Mass and Mrs Mary Broschart of Camaguey Cuba describe widespread hurricane destruction seen on their journey from New England to New Castle. They report heavy flooding forests leveled fields washed roads blocked by debris and difficult travel. They arrived last evening and will visit Fridolin Broschart and Lawrence Braschart.
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Frank L. Miller
Townsend
Mass
Mary Broschart
Camaguey
Cuba
Fitchburg
New Castle
Fridolin Broschart
Boston Avenue
Lawrence Braschart
West Washington Street
New England
T Lani
New Gastle
Weather Outlook For Gaming Week
Washington reports a week of general fair in the north and middle Atlantic states with showers midweek, temperatures starting near normal then rising to be several degrees above normal after Monday. Ohio Valley and Tennessee show generally fair conditions with midweek showers, warmer start, cooler midweek, and a warm end to the week, averaging several degrees above normal overall.
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Internation
Servier
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
British Home Fleet Sails From Invergordon Base
Invergordon Scotland Sept 24 The British home fleet which was due to stay at its base until Oct 17 sailed for an unknown destination. The admiralty declined to comment on the significance of the departure as treal continues its withdrawal.
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Invergordon
Scotland
Parade of Progress paralyzes Pittsburgh streets crowding for celebration
Traffic cops faced the worst tie up in years as a three week Allegheny sesquicentennial parade clogged downtown. The University of Pittsburgh opened its football season with about 30,000 fans while Forbes Field hosted the Pirates Reds series drawing 20,000 to 35,000 observers amid heavy racing action.
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F International News Service
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Arte
Hardy
Oakland
University of Fittsburgh
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Ruy
Report 330000 German Troops Now On Border
London reports at least 336000 German soldiers mass along the Czech frontier with a gray Reich tide advancing. The Eisenstein pass on the Bohemian Austrian boundary appears the concentration point as columns move from Munich toward the frontier to confront Prague forces over the Sudeten land.
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International
London
Eisenstein
Munich
Sudetenland
Prague
Hitler's Truce Will Extend To October First
Berlin reports Reichsfuhrer Adolf Hitler pledged to delay war until October first in exchange for Neville Chamberlain pressing Czechoslovakia to capitulate and concede the Sudeten area. The deal followed the Sept 24 Dreische conference, with Chamberlain returning to London and Hitler resuming affairs in Bern. Continued on page two.
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Berlin
Chamberlain
London
Hitler
Bern
Hit
International
Fuehrer
Berentesgaden
Prague's Answer Awaits Action Of British Cabinet
Prague's reply to the German memorandum hinges on the British cabinet decision now awaited in London. Czech officials expect no decision until after Britain's afternoon session, with Prague delaying any move until tonight or tomorrow.
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Prague
International News Service
London
Czechoslovakia
Hory
New Castree
War talk fades as funds lag despite looming conflict
Arthur Meimeter reflects on looming war rumors and public alarms. He notes bugle signals and marching troops, but argues no current bout will occur due to scarce cash. He recalls past bloodshed while Li Unette Sam contemplates memories, as today marks seventy dates.
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