Germans seize two Silesian border towns near Krakow
Sept 6 Berlin reports capture of Katowice and Chorzow in Upper Silesia on the direct route to Krakow. Poles reportedly fled. German claims include destruction of Polish forces and a note of boosted war taxes. RAF bombers shot at Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven with alleged damage to ships. Hitler follows army advance as East Prussia reunites with Germany. No shots fired on the western front through Sept 1.
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Berlin
Katowice
Chorvow
Silesia
Krakow
Poland
Presen
Germany
United States
Rampeng
Katawire
Mnet
Wilhelmshaven
Cuxhaven
Rie
Nets
East Prussia
Lode
Warsaw
Lody
Czestochowa
Fuehrer
Kulm Tkelmne
Vistula
East Pris
Supreme Army Command
Paris
France
Gutnes
Ratneland
Cabinet Defense Council
Pield Marsh Mermann Goering
Auto Crash Kills One Injures Another Near Crested City
One man is dead and another injured after a morning auto accident near Crested City. The deceased is Joe Myter, 25, of Crested City, son of R.A. Taylor. R.A. Taylor Jr, the county attorney of Zavalla County, is noted in connection with the incident. Details remain unclear as officials investigate at City Hospital.
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Joe Myter
Crested City
R.A Taylor
R.A. Taylor Jr
Zavalla County
Visuyl
30 Student Nurses Added at S A Hospital
Thirty student nurses are announced at Robert F B Geerhappe hospital. Superintendent Alex Ander Mileni notes the addition brings the hospital school to 124 students, the largest enrollment in its history. Joe Penner's "The Day the Bookles Wept" marks his eighth radio offering, with Hotty Cenble featuring Nashle Penner.
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S. A. Hospital
Robert FB Geerhappe
Alex
Ander Mileni
Joe Penner
Joe Fenner
Tnmous
Hotty Cenble
Nashle Penner
Turkey given artist pouch Miss Geisler paints on glass
Miss Geisler, Hesala of Lim, learns delicate painting on velvet velveteen rayon using a turkey quill. She says she learned the art from a dead Mexican woman and believes she is the city's sole practitioner.
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Tae Jowly Turk
Anita
Lucille G Frio
Hesala
Lim
Miss Geisler
Hatters Adopt New Fad Campaign In Berlin
Hatters in Greater Hetem join a new advertising drive urging wives and sweethearts to persuade men to wear hats. The campaign features a humorous strip cartoon showing the folly of disheveled hats in wind and rain and a poem urging care for men.
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Berlin
Hetem
Hatters
Loan rates cited edge toward high levels
Washington reports commercial loans from banks costing American businessmen from 21 4 to 34 percent with the 21 4 percent rate cited as the New York average and a 33 4 percent average for the Best and West regions.
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Washington
New York
West
Police Number Is Popular in Racket in Fredericksburg VA
In Fredericksburg Virginia on September police seized gambling ledgers used by numbers writers. Investigators found the telephone number of the city police headquarters frequently played in the schemes.
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Fredericksburg
Pe Shew
Saving New Nickels Are Worth Five Cents
Advand Edwin H. e) superintendent of the Unit Heinint of Pisiladelpha explains that 5 cent coins are worth only their value and not more, urging readers to save coins wisely and avoid wasteful spending.
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Uber Jefferson
Advand
Edwin H. E
Pisiladelpha
Pwtorth
Husband Seeks Alimony After Wife's Reno Divorce
Burl O. Simmons, 35, former oil worker, petitions for divorce and alimony from Mrs. Dorothy D. Simmons, 45, Beverly Hills heiress. A prior suit granted $100 monthly temporary support but was rescinded after evidence of Mrs. Simmons' Reno divorce in July. Simmons must prove the divorce invalid before continuing alimony. He says he was required to serve as chauffeur and report home at 2 30 p m, hindering his work as a contractor. He values his wife’s wealth at $500 000.
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Los Angeles
Burl O. Simmons
Oil Pero
Dorothy D. Simmons
Beverly
Simmons
Twelve Soviet Child Railways Run By Students
Soviet Russia operates 12 children run railways with the largest the Maleya Stalinskaya line at Dniepropeteysk nearly two miles long. It features two stations a locomotive shed repair shops and two tunnels. Trains follow a strict schedule with eighty percent of tasks held by child workers and a governing board of top students.
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Mgscow
Soviet Russia
Dniepropeteysk
Malaya Stalinskaya
Big Name for Town of Elephant Scare in Staunton Va
Staunton Virginia residents received mail addressed to Elephant City and Jumbo Town after Elsie the circus elephant rampaged following a circus truck wreck. Cards to R G Roller and M M Glenn were promptly delivered by the post office, mailed from Ocean City Maryland.
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Staunton
Virginia City
Elsie
R. G. Roller
Elephant City
M. M. Glenn
Youngest Woman Pilot Is Revealed in Winchester
Winchester September 5 Miss Gertrude Meserve, at 17, became the nation's youngest full fledged commercial pilot after solo flights and steady progress. She tinkered with small planes as a girl and now pilots large transports, earning permission to fly bigger ships.
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Winchester
Mass
Gertrude Meserve
Browder testifies on $750000 presidential offer to Roosevelt
Washington sept 5 Browder general secretary of the American Communist party told the Dies Committee the party was offered 750000 by anonymous individuals to nominate President Roosevelt as its candidate He said the offer began at 200000 then rose to 250000 Browder did not accept but sought to relay the report to the Democratic national committee He described the intermediary and said he had not learned the names He could identify the intermediary if seen again
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Washington
Browder
American Communist Party
Dies
Rooselvelt
David— Son
Davidson
Carrice
Neon
Democratic National Committee
New York
Grand Central Station
New York City
Spirin T Browder
Roosevelt
Considerate thief takes only two dollars in Spartanburg
Police seek a courteous thief who removed a large plate glass window from a store without breaking it and took only two dollars from a well stocked cash register. Nothing else was missing. This incident occurred in Spartanburg, South Carolina, as reported in the Spartanburg News.
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Spartanburg
8. C
Sery
Theft reports across city spark early Tuesday alarms
Dred vip 4 yor) ieostie called by the tangy tay oat One intelatétion of Mission imadt and Mitchell street Mia Ri. Tl. Calagero reported to police ale was Frebbed "of S85 early Tuesday Mrs Calagero said he was on her way to open the care walch she operates ab 200 Nogilitos street. The youths jumped on her car wi ahe stopped for te sig about 6.96 am. Besides the cash, her purse contained several VANWIIG papers. John Burdick of Boston reported his wallet stolen from his packet in the Union bus terminal. The purse contained 864 cash and a bus ticket from New Orleans to Los Angeles. Burdick's recovery notes and other thefts were listed. A fallowed was LiAminst id crergy bn selecting your new hone roo oF apartment Canault Light.
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Mission Imadt
Mitchell Street
Mia
Calagero
Nogilitos Street
Te Sig About 6.96 Am. Besides the Cash, Her Purse Contained Several Vanwiig
Calogero
John Burdick
Boston
Mass
Union
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Nuirdick
Cas Regis Bavatine
R Goren
New Binunfels Avenue
Python Becomes Sweetness Light in London Tale
A London born figure from the 2090s transforms from violent impression to a sweet nature as he moves through years of change. Observers note a shift in behavior and outlook from harsh to gentle as circumstances evolve.
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London
Python
Feeb Jong
Aga
No-News-From-Europe Week Proposed By Baer
Witty column notes European war chatter and a proposed no-news-from-Europe week. The author jests about endless barking dog metaphors and a self-contained holiday, suggesting a break from foreign headlines.
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Marage
Liner brings 500 refugees and gold to New York
The United States liner President Roosevelt arrived from Europe with 539 passengers in improvised quarters and carried $21,000,000 in gold. The Cunard White Star liner Samaria followed with 684 passengers and gold valued between $15,000,000 and $22,000,000. A new motor torpedo boat was spotted on the President Roosevelt deck. Educator dies in Washington, Pennsylvania, as Washington and Jefferson College mourns its longtime leader.
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New York
United States
President Roosevelt
Europe
Cunard
Samaria
Roosevelt
Farmer blames city fire dept for house loss in county dispute
In Bexar County a Salado Creek farmer told the commissioners court the city fire department stood by as a nearby home burned Monday night. He criticized officials while noting a hydrant within two blocks and a four block distance to the blaze. Commissioners discussed a fire protection contract with the city and noted a barn on the property was saved. The quarrel touched on mayoral ambitions and county fire funding inquiries.
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Bexar County
Robert PL Uhr
Charles Zivelx
Salado Creek
Covington Park
Commissioners’ Court
Zweig
Uhr
Floyd McGown
Sam Anderson
Blood Donor Sought For Child In Infantile Paralysis Case
Carolyn Jackson a 6 year old victim from Her wood is in an iron lung at Habert B Green hospital awaiting a transfusion. Doctors say a donor who recovered from infantile paralysis within the past six months is needed. Police radios broadened the plea for donors.
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Carolyn Jackson
Herwood
Habert B. Green Hospital
City Ordinance Codification Sent to Washington for Approval
WPA supervisor Marie A Crates told Mayor Maury Maverick that a proposed WPA project to codify city ordinances was sent to Washington for final approval. Six weeks will pass before federal approval and implementation can begin. The city fire department responded quickly to a suburban Edgewood district fire near the extension of Nebraska Street on the citys eastern edge in Commissioner R W Stappenbeck precinct, a signatory to the fire protection agreement.
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Washington, D. C
Marie A. Crates
WPA
Maury ‘Maverick
Crates
Edgewood
Nebraska Street
R. W. Stappenbeck
Neighbor charged with chaining toddler in kitchen
In Nashville a neighbor, Ross Hale, 23, was arrested on charges involving his two year old stepdaughter. Deputy Corum and Mrs. Ivy Gilbert reported the child was bound to a kitchen wall with a diamond collar and dog leash, the child just touching the floor. Hale denied the charges.
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Nashville
Ross Hale
L. D. Borum
Hale
Bova
Hart
Myrtle Lorraine Martin
Corum
Expansion in Civil Service Predicted at Federal Convention
President Roosevelt predicted further expansion of the competitive civil service system in a greeting letter to the National Federation of Federal Employees biennial convention. The missive cites far reaching improvements in public and personnel administration since the last meeting, amid a push for improved efficiency and organization.
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Ban Francisco
Roosevelt
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