Food supplies in United States above normal estimates
An agriculture department inventory shows food stocks for domestic use likely exceed 1925-29 averages and 1936-37 levels. Secretary Wallace said a 20 percent rise in farm prices could be acceptable if driven by solid consumer demand, not speculation, and outlined plans for a referendum on corn marketing quotas amid European demand.
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Roosevelt to call early special session of Congress
President Roosevelt intends to convene a special session on September 21 influenced by European war developments including submarine activity and sinking of ships. Stephen Early said the timing aims for a prompt start and an early end, with details of the message to be presented not yet clear.
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Congress
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France
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George Bennet
Washington
25 Million Chinese Face Starvation
Shanghai dispatch reports 25,090,000 people in flood and drought affected areas face starvation this winter. Fall crops destroyed in Hopei and Shantung with floods around Tientsin. Relief funds by American churches and Red Cross nearly exhausted as refugees crowd improvised camps and pneumonia fears rise.
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Shantung
Red Cross
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Hopeh
French Push Near Saarbrucken In Heavy Front Actions
Paris dispatches report French forces with British troops closing in from three sides on Saarbrucken, an industrial hub vital to breaching the Siegfried line. German artillery and reinforcements clash as rain hampers operations along the Moselle Rhine front, with both sides advancing and falling back in parts.
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Roswell Property Tax Levy Slightly Up for 1939
Roswell property owners will pay taxes at a rate of 3.1685 per 100 valuation, up from 3.1106 last year. The Roswell total levy and conservancy district levy are itemized, showing a 0.1000 per 100 increase for real estate and improvements, with personal property excluded. The county assessor's office received the levy schedule from the state tax commission.
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Chaves County
C. M. Cooper
State Tax Commission
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Conservancy District
Germany reports taxing 66,000 Poles prisoners
In a War Department style communique Berlin claims 66,000 Polish prisoners captured as German eastern army presses advances toward Warsaw Lublin and Lwow. It says Gdynia fell after a two week siege with city leaders negotiating surrender and German forces entering the port city.
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Poland
Germany
Gdynia
Warsaw
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Sur-rinder
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Lwow
Prus
Rains Reach Warsaw as German Siege Intensifies
Heavy autumn rains reported near Warsaw bring cautious hope to Poles under siege. The beleaguered city endures bombardment while food shortages grow and lines are severed. Officials flee. eleven, led by Fugen Kwiatkowski, cross into Romania. Captain Wladyslaw Polenski recounts conditions from the capital.
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Romania
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Bank of Poland
Wladyslaw Polenski
Italians See Germany as a Certain Victor
Rome dispatch notes Il Resto Del Carlino, a key Fascist paper, claims Italy in neutrality backs the Rome Berlin axis and foresees a German victory. It argues Mussolini observes international duties and that Italy could mobilize millions, boasting submarine strength and air power.
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Government asserts ITL rights to be maintained
Washington report notes that the United States and its nationals reserve all rights under international law and will take appropriate measures if violated. Secretary Hull issued a formal statement asserting the government’s stance and readiness to defend its rights.
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United States
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Gov
Highway 76 Bridge Repairs Close Route Again
U S 70 between Roswell and Portales shut for temporary abutment repairs after weeks of high water damaged Pecos river bridge. Traffic rerouted via Tatum while crews work. repairs expected to reopen by tomorrow night or Saturday, with permanent fixes planned in a few weeks.
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Rains Said Falling in Poland as War Advances
Rain fell over Poland aiding defense hopes while German forces pushed deeper into Polish territory. Warsaw reportedly encircled. Lublin cut off. Gdynia fallen. Saarbrucken threatened. Britain and France debated war aims as Axis and Allied positions shift amid heavy artillery on the western front and new cabinet moves in France.
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Baseball Today Scores from the American League
Detroit defeated New York 6 to 11 as Newsom shut down the Yankees on six hits. Cleveland beat Boston 8 to 7 in a high hit game. Philadelphia topped Chicago 4 to 2 after a late Dee Miles homer. Washington beat St. Louis 5 to 1 behind Dutch Leonard’s pitching.
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Philadelphia
White Sox
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Ferrel
Miles Sees Growing Opposition to Bonds in New Mexico
Santa Fe governor Miles says opposition to a proposed 1.45 million bond issue is growing as the election prepare to be held Saturday. He notes the election was mandated by law after the secretary of state and attorney general ruled a special vote necessary. He declines to reveal his view on the bond's advisability and cites current financial markets as a hurdle to selling bonds at four percent interest.
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