Nearly 500 Dead Counted in Northeast
Flood aftermath from a great hurricane leaves nearly 500 dead across seven New England states and New York area. Red Cross measures curb epidemic risk as 12 000 distressed families seek shelter while WPA workers and troops comb debris for the missing. Forecasts promise generally fair weather as rivers recede.
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Associated Press
North Atlantic
New England
Washington
New York
New Jersey
Red Cross
WPA
Army
National Guard
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Locally Owned Homes Escape Storm Damage
Friends of President and Mrs Henry I Stahr and Professor and Mrs Henry T Wade of Hood College report no extensive damage to their properties near the Massachusetts shore. Stahr home at Scituate First Cliff escaped major harm. Wade home at Dennis Cape Cod not believed in hurricane area though nearby areas saw tree falls and a canal side cottage carried away. Marion reports damage to a friend’s front, torn and washed away.
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Henry I. Stahr
Henry T. Wade
Hood College
Massachusetts
Scituate
First Cliff
Stahr
Wade
Dennis
Cape Cod
Marion
Rhode Island
Glass Seeks Bigger US Navy to Meet European Threat
Senator Glass of Virginia, chairing the Senate Appropriations Committee, said developments in Europe justify increasing naval spending. The 80 year old Democrat stated he opposed large war appropriations but now believes larger naval appropriations are inevitable and desirable. About 20,000 administrative officers are in the American public home system.
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Washington
Glass
Dem
Senate Appropriations Committee
Europe
Virginia
Aublin Hoema
Harry W. LeGore
Stewart
Allegany
LeGore
Republican Party
Frederick County
Donald Barton
State Central Committee
E. Austin James
H. Noel Haller
W. JT
Hurricane Hit Northeast Trains At Providence Witnessed Chaos
Passengers on a Boston to Providence run endured a hurricane that battered the northeast. Roofs lifted, buildings toppled, and floods blocked streets as the city plunged into darkness. The National Guard was called, casualties included two autos crushed and five deaths at Providence.
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Otho J. Keller
Boston
Mass
Providence
Keller
Swampscott
Mr. KeNer
Ketter
Biltmore
National Guard
Frederick
Weeklong Atlantic Weather Outlook Forecast
The outlook covers the North and Middle Atlantic states for the week starting Monday. Generally fair with a midweek shower period, temperatures near normal to slightly below early week then warming to near normal until Thursday, followed by cooler air and an overall average weekly temperature several degrees above normal after Monday.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Mondar
Weather Record Spitation for 24 Hours Ending at 7
Weather data covers 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Precipitation for September to date 3.26 inches versus normal 3.25. September 1 to 2.06 inches. Yesterday high 87, prior year 83. Low last night 64, prior year 47. Sunrise 5.59 a.m., sunset 6.03 p.m. Moon rises 7.56 a.m., moon sets 6.57 p.m. Streams: Monocacy muddy, Potomac clear on Maryland side, conditions cloudy but bass-usable.
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Potomac
Maryland
Aubien
U. S. Warns Americans to Flee Czechoslovakia Crisis Looms
Washington reports Wilbur Carr urged Americans to leave immediately as Czech situation worsens amid German tensions. Treasury shifts include 90 million dollars in gold certificates moved to federal reserve banks, economist Jacob Viner’s return, and talks between the stabilization fund manager and the French embassy attaché.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
Treasury
State Department
Wilbur J. Carr
Prague
Department
Federal Reserve
Jacob Viner
University of Chicago
Market Retreats And Then Reverses Itself
New York opening sours on war fears then reverses into gains led by copper shares. Grain optimism fades after wheat futures rise in Liverpool and Chicago. Wall Street weekly quiet uneasy on war probabilities. officials announce several local election and court candidate details with brief remarks from attendees.
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New York
Mussolii
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Liverpool
Chicago
Europe
Wall Street
New York To Name Four For U S Senate
The article notes party conventions to pick nominees for New York two Senate seats next week. Republicans meet Tuesday and Wednesday while Democrats hold sessions Wednesday and Thursday. Nominees for 11 House seats, including districts in Connecticut New York Rhode Island and New Mexico, will also be chosen.
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Washington
New York
Senate
Empire State
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Mexico
Louisiana
Legion Auxiliary Officers Elected at Key Unit Meeting
The Francis Scott Key Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary elected officers at a Tuesday evening meeting. Newly chosen leaders include President Mrs Gee Rodoce Jr, First Vice President Anna Wastier, Second Vice President Miss Ethel Krantz, Secretary Mrs Clarence Howard, Treasurer Mrs Calvin Engle, Historian Mrs Harry Grove, Chaplain Mrs William Kreh, Sergeant at Arms Mrs Edwin Brookey, Color Bearer Mrs Pearl Eader, and Executive Committee members Mrs Cramies Downes and others. Installations planned for next month with Western Maryland vice president chair.
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Francis Scott Key
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Boice Starner
Starmer
Baltimore
Arro Rad
White
Diane
Ogavio
Gee. Rodoce, Jr
Anna Wastier
Ethel Krantz
Clarence Howard
Calvin Engle
Harry Grove
William Kreh
Edwin Brookey
Pearl Eader
Cramies Downes
Ernest Lipps
Charles Blumenaver
J. Earl Gilbert
Mildred Cuimyer
William Sherald
Charles Vetters
Grayson Crumbargh
Glad? Wimnert
Western Maryland
Baxgusent
Miss Starr in Hurricane ARCA at Wellesley College
Martha Stahr known as Patty, a Wellesley College student, described herself as a hurricane refugee after a storm on campus uprooted trees and disrupted activities. Tea for new students proceeded, but Tower Court dinner was canceled as winds roared and rainfall intensified. transfer students remained overnight with campus officials. Amherst College students Jack and Wilmer Kehne were not believed in the storm area.
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Martha Stahr
Patty
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Miss Stahr
Hood College
Stahr
Tower Court
Jack
Wilmer Kehne
George B Kehne
Elm Street
Amherst College
Amherst
Burglary Steals from Stauffer Couple in New York
Mr and Mrs Harris Stauffer reported two suitcases stolen from their locked car on East Second Street while they were in New York for a weekend theater outing. The thieves forced a vent window to enter the vehicle and made off with contents easy to dispose of, complicating police tracing.
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Harris Stauffer
East Second Street
New York
Stauffers
Pouring Concrete Work on Middletown to Jefferson Road
M. J. Grove Lime Co began pouring concrete today on the mile link of road between Middletown and Jefferson under a State Roads Commission contract. Officials expect completion soon if weather remains favorable.
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M. J. Grove Lime Co
Middletown
Jefferson
State Roads Commission
Wartime Measures Echo Across Europe As Czechs Face Demands
Headlines describe Britain mobilizing 300000 reservists and France drafting 2 million troops while Malta is placed on a wartime footing. Czechoslovakia mobilizes about 1.5 million soldiers as border towns brace for possible invasion amid German demands and hostages reported by DND.
Hitler’s Conciliatory Memorandum Reported by Informant
Berlin report from AP states a witness saw Hitler’s memo to Chamberlain as conciliatory and not containing Polish or Hungarian demands on Czechoslovakia. It suggests eight days to pass the Sudeten German territory peacefully and notes prior meeting demands were broader.
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Associated Press
Europe
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Budapest
United States
Hungary
Rumania
Republic
Germany
Poland
Rohrbach
Chamberlain
London
Godesberg
Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Mussolini
Italy
DND
Sudetenland
Louis P. Lochner
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovak
Louis P. Lechner
Sudeten
Middies Stranded In Hurricane Section
Annapolis Sept 24 AP Fifteen midshipmen are stranded in stormy New England section areas and cannot return to the Naval Academy. Officials say they will be recorded as absent without leave until they can rejoin the academy. This update comes as weather hampers travel and communications.
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Annapolis
New England
Naval Academy
Academy
Volunteer Fireman Found Dead In Auto Baltimore
Marion J. Hanson aged 28, a Bethesda volunteer fireman, was found dead under a car in his employer Frank Loria's garage. Police said the ignition was on and the gasoline tank empty. Seventeen children from Miss Cunningham's Studio performed under supervision at the Home auditorium, presented by Marley Lodge No. 197 in Baltimore.
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Marion J. Hanson
Bethesda
Dulla Cunningham
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Orr
LO Ofl
Marleyledge
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