Roosevelt declares limited national emergency to build up forces
President Roosevelt authorized the army navy and marine corps to enlist 65 000 recruits and expand the national guard by 35 000 as part of a limited emergency while avoiding a wartime footing. Navy and marine increases target rapid voluntary enlistments with stated peacetime and full authorized strengths. Army up to 227 000 and guard to 235 000, with treasury transfer to aid state department.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Treasury
State Department
Ameri
Poland Will Start Offensive Amid German Pressure
The Associated Press reports Britain and France pressing against Germany as Poland hints at about to commence a major offensive. Observers note only a small portion of Polish forces active while the bulk remains east of the Vistula. German artillery nears Warsaw as French units reportedly advance into German soil to draw off German strength.
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Associated Press
Britain
France
Germany
Dewitt Mackenzie
War news on Warsaw German entry disputed
Berlin reports swift German motorized units entered Warsaw at 5 15 pm and sparked claims of capture though German high command did not confirm. Heavy artillery and Nazi divisions were said to be near the city while Polish embassy in London denied the broadcast and noted Warsaw was under air raid.
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Berlin
Warsaw
London
Paris
Air Attack Reported On German Island Sylt
Copenhagen reports a night and dawn air assault on the German island of Sylt off Denmark. Aircraft were heard over Roemoe with leaflets dropped on the Danish mainland at 3 am. The first strike began at 10 pm Thursday, followed by heavy firing and distant booms until 4:30 am. An Roemoe observer saw 10 to 15 planes approaching from the southwest.
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Copenhagen
Sylt
Denmark
Roemoe
Netherlands Mine Sinker Claims Dozen Sailors Dead
Amsterdam officials report 29 to 51 aboard a Dutch mine sweeper killed when a mine exploded near the Frisian Islands in territorial waters. The vessel sank within a minute as three Helder naval ships began a full investigation into who laid the mine or how it drifted into Dutch waters.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
West Frisian Islands
Helder
Roosevelt Press Conference Declares Food Surplus and Stable Prices
President Roosevelt told the nation there is an actual surplus of all foodstuffs and no repeat of World War era price rises. He noted some prices rose slightly but remain well below the normal target, while Wallace warned 1940 crop programs would limit planting despite potential war-driven demand. Complaints about rising costs have been referred to Wallace and Attorney General Murphy as profiteering reports surface.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
Murphy
Athletics edge Senators in final of series
In Philadelphia Henry Pippen pitched the Athletics to a 5 4 win over the Washington Senators for the final game of the series. Washington outhit 13 to eight as Krakauskas Carrasquell Thau man Ferrell Giuliani and Hayes appeared on both sides.
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Senators
Philadelphia
Washington Senators
Henry Pippen
Washington
Phila
Krakauskas
Carrasquell
Thauman
Ferrell
Giuliani
Pippen
Hayes
Hobbs Petition Dismissed Over Audit Demand
District judge David Chavez Sr. denied Hobbs City’s writ of mandamus to force state comptroller C. R. Sebastian to release an audit of Hobbs finances. The petition, filed August 8, was stricken for unsworn, scandalous and impertinent character. The audit remains unavailable as state auditors review cash accountability.
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Santa FE
N. M
David Chavez
Hobbs
C. R. Sebastian
Sebastian
J. D. Hannah
Hobbs News-Sun
R. E. Alsup
Ex-convict charged with car theft and attempted reported incident
James Wilson Crownover 24, with a long criminal record, charged in Pat O Neill s justice court with stealing Jack Lair s Buick and allegedly assaulting a 13 year old Roswell girl. Bond set at 1000 and 2000. Preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday at 4 p m. Crownover arrested downtown after fleeing from police following a Wednesday night theft.
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James Wilson Crownover
Pat O’neill
Justice of the Peace Court
Frank Young
Crownover
Jack Lair
Henry Eller
Roswell
O’neill
Dean Stewart
Eller
Lair
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Washington
Stewart
East Second Street
Greenhaven
Pear and Garden
Oklahoma
Gainesville
Texas
Florida
Tennessee
Oklahoma City
New Brakes And Lights Rules Soon
Governor Miles and motor vehicle commissioner J O Garcia announced plans to void existing brake and light inspection rules and draft a new set. Garcia said revised regulations by former safety director Ingram Pickett would be issued in a few days, aiming to clear misinformation and permit thousands of drivers to keep their cars on the road.
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Santa FE
N. M
Miles
J. O. Garcia
Garcia
Ingram Pickett
Socorro
Dodgers 11 to 2 over Phillies in opener
Dodgers win game one of a doubleheader 11 to 2 behind rookie Bill Crouch who allowed seven hits. Brooklyn rains halted second game with 3 to 1 final before stoppage. Reds beat Pirates 5 to 2 as Walters homers in eighth breaks tie. St Louis over Chicago 10 to 3. Henry Sullivan jailed in New Mexico for drunken driving after incident injuring Hidalgo county engineer. British merchants begin voyages from Gibraltar under destroyer escort.
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Phillies
Brooklyn
Bill Crouch
SE Phila
Higbe
Harrell
Davis
Crouch
Todd
Rhe Phila
Mulcahy
Millies
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Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Walters
Lombardi
Butcher
Susce
Lordsburg
N. M
Henry Sullivan
Duncan, Ariz
Hidalgo County
E. M. McCray
John Cavin
Sullivan
McCray
Weather outlook for New Mexico Arizona and nearby regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change across New Mexico and Arizona. Colorado shows partly cloudy skies with showers in mountainous areas and warmer conditions in the east. West Texas stays fair with slightly cooler Panhandle nights and Saturdays.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
West Texas
Panhandle
Mexico to Sell Oil to Belligerents
Mexico plans to sell oil and other products to belligerents it deems deserving of sympathy, signaling help for Britain and France. Dr Ramon Beteta, under secretary of foreign relations and adviser to President Cardenas, noted this stance amid reports of canceling a 20.06 million dollar oil barter deal with W R Davis, after Germany shipments ceased.
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Mexico
Britain
France
Ramon Beteta
Cardenas
Germany
Beteta
W. R. Davis
New York
Davis
Japanese goodwill plane Nippon departs Albuquerque for Chicago
The Nippon, a Japanese goodwill plane, left Albuquerque at 6 a.m. MST heading nonstop to Chicago after a 16 hour stopover. The crew had originally planned a stop in Kansas City.
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N. M
Chicago
Nippon
Here
Kansas City
Seek To Control Speeding On College
East College Boulevard sees efforts to curb speeding due to many children walking or bicycling to school. Henry Chewning, county commissioners chair, says complaints from residents prompted action. State and city police will cooperate. Captain Nichols asks the highway department to install Slow signs.
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Henry Chewning
County Commissioners
East College
Chewning
Nichols
State Highway Department
Meat Donations Sought for Old Timers Barbecue
Harry Thorne, chairman of the barbecue at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair, issued the first request for meat and other feed items. Donors may see Mr. Thorne or Mrs. Charlie Porter. Committee members include Clyde Fulton and Rue Chrisman.
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Harry Thorne
New Mexico
Mr. Thorne
Charlie Porter
Clyde Fulton
Rue Chrisman
Cotton Crop Forecast At 12 380 000 Bales
The agriculture department forecasts this year’s cotton crop at 12,380,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, based on Sept 1 crop condition of 70 percent. The state breakdown lists Oklahoma at 566,000 and Texas at 3,072,000 bales, with yield around 244.7 pounds per acre.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Oklahoma
Texas
New
Censorship Causes Blanks in Newspapers
Budapest reports show crowds in sidewalk cafes and outside newspaper offices reading limited war news as government censorship wields the blue pencil, shaping what citizens learn about the conflict. The piece illustrates how southeastern European cities cope with restricted reporting and information flow during wartime.
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Budapest
Europe
Amarilloan Bests Two Confidence Men
Amarillo, Texas reports John Zager a tourist camp operator recovered part of 4600 lost to a horse race con game. He clung to the running board of a speeding car and slashed at two suspects with a knife. A local woman later returned 600 dollars found along the route. Panhandle and New Mexico officers pursued the two men.
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Amarillo
Tex
John Zager
Clayton
N. M
Zager
Fanhandle
New Mexico
German Army Forces Entry Into Warsaw Reach Nadarzyn
The German supreme command announced that an armored troop unit entered Warsaw at 5 15 p m and quickly moved toward Nadarzyn twelve miles southwest of Warsaw. The report suggests a northern column driving toward the Polish capital.
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Ferlin
Warsaw
Nadarzyn
German Bund Attacks British and French
German Bund leaders in New York issued a declaration vowing to fight for United States naturality while denouncing British propaganda and New Deal neutrality. Fritz Kuhn and officials blamed Washington, criticized the Bremen affair, and defended a trade and non aggression pact with Russia as self preservation amid boycotts.
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Bund
United States
Fritz Kuhn
Washington
Bremen
New York Harbor
Athenia
Winston Churchill
Germany
Russia
German Columns Close In On Warsaw From Three Sides
Berlin reports three German columns nearing Warsaw from the north west and southwest with at least one within artillery range. The southwest force has captured Mszczonow about 25 miles from Warsaw while the northern column is beyond Pultusk 28 miles away. A van guard crossed the Narew river as Polish defenses center on the Vistula and Bug rivers.
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Vistula
Berlin
Warsaw
Nrth
Cam
Mszczonow
Pultusk
Narew
Bug
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