Sink of Pink Star Tests U S Neutrality Policy
Reports from Allied and German sources claim the Panama-registered steamer Pink Star was sunk in waters near a German operations area as part of ongoing sea warfare. Observers note the strike tests President Roosevelt’s September 11 decree barring defensive waters to axis raiders, while the vessel’s Panamanian registry sparks debate over U S neutrality and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germert Wemarines
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
7A Machine Comission
Patrolmen Guard Ready for Duty Along Gulf Coast
Texas defense guardsmen stood by along the Gulf coast for potential storm relief. About 100 patrolmen were ready for duty, with San Antonio and Austin officers available if needed. Coast headquarters coordinated with Port Arthur officials and authorized voluntary duty in readiness for emergent service.
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Ustin
Bert
States
Texas Defense
Port Arthur
Port Arthur Braces as Storm Threatens Gulf Coast
Storm warnings intensify along the Texas and Louisiana coast as high tides and winds from a Gulf hurricane force 80 mph threaten Port Arthur Freeport Sabine River approaches. Barricades and evacuations spread through Orange and Port Arthur while guards monitor shipyards and highways closed under rising seas.
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Freeport
Sabine River
Ab Grange
Orange Shipyards
Trouston
Edington Field
Coliseum
Thaatch
Trifirmary
Bounty Rit
Houston
Harris Pounty
New
Orleang
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ute
Texas
Port O'Connor
M. CG
Meher
Port Aransas
Cameron Parish
Port O
Browtsville
Port Arthur
Deputies Ready for Storm Duty in Iyneritt Department
Six uniformed deputies from Iyneritt's department were held for readiness on Tuesday to assist coastal hurricane response. Sheriff Krday said state highway patrol may borrow personnel. deputies Ace Quernan, Zarke Rice, N R McRae Higdon, William Hauck, and W H Leinweber standby for duty.
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Iyneritt's
Rhetdif
N. R. McRae
J. “Higdon
William Hauck
W. H. Leinweber
Now She Shops Cash and Carry Without Painful Backache
A noisy, garbled advertisement touts a remedy for backache and kidney issues. It claims relief from pains, leg weakness, and headaches, urging readers to trust a product called Dusos and promising nationwide success for many years.
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Edney
Duso
Pontiac
WPA Will Aid in Storm Area
WPA will aid storm area with funds not to exceed 20000 dollars authorized by B A Baugh state director of operation. Telegraphed to Jack W Rowland district WPA director in Houston. Funds may be used in Orange Jefferson Harris Galveston Matagorda and Brazoria counties.
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B. A. Baugh
WPA
Jack .W. Rowland
Houston
Orange
Jefferson
Harris
Galveston
Matagorda
Brazoria
Radio Trucks Set for Storm Duty in Beaumont
Two radio equipped trucks were in Beaumont today for emergency duty related to the hurricane. Each crewed by five men the units carry long range two way radios, water, electric light, rafts, cooking units and tools for debris clearing.
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Beaumont
Corpus Residents Brace for Storm
Corpus Christi residents scramble for shelter as tropical disturbance nears. Relief centers aid thousands moved inland, with warnings of rising barometer and 32 mile wind. Emergency committees coordinate evacuations while a new low-water bridge between Pidcoke and Copperas Cove speeds access to central market areas.
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Corpus
Corpus Christ
Monslay
Pidoore
Farkst
WPA
Pidcoke
Copperas Cove
Freeport evacues as Gulf hurricane bears down on coast
Freeport residents flee the Gulf coast as tropical storm nears. About 10000 left the city with 11 hospital patients among the evacuees. High tides cut contact with the mainland while prairie lands flood and the Brazos river runs high. Refugees stream toward Houston across the Galveston causeway and Bay City shelters fill.
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Freeport
Freeporta
Jashen
Praire
Brazos
Dow Chemical Company
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Houston
Bay City
Wharton Countyy
Ellington Field
Hurricane Spins Through Minor Gases Inquiry
A court record shows William Sales fined 19 dollars and costs and jailed 15 days for theft of 8 dollars from A H Laux of 1088 South Presa Street. J E Hamil Jr was sentenced to 20 days for receiving and concealing stolen property. R M Collins pleaded guilty to a bad check on August and was fined 15 dollars and jailed 15 days. Local weather notes explain tropical hurricane dynamics with eddies and wind velocities around 80 miles per hour.
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Willy
A. H. Laux
South Presa Street
William Sales
Lsted
Costa
Charles J. Matthews
E. Hamil Jr
Hamil
Osborne
McAllen
Gay Martin
Simpson Street
Sully Rae
Wildaya
R. M. Collins
Blanco
Soviet War Developments Report Heavy German Losses In 14 Day Battle
British military quarters in London noted a worsening southern front for the Soviets yet saw a cautiously improving northern outlook around Leningrad and the Karelia isthmus. Reports say German reinforcements and naval losses near Odessa persist, while in the central front Soviet counterattacks claim several hundred German infantry killed and many officers and commanders captured or wiped out.
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London
Leningrad
Karelian
Ukraine
Adm
Kiev
Kharkov
Rastov
DNE
Agenacy
Pattaya
Dnieper
Kremenchug
Odessa
Black Seat
Soviet Information Bureau
Red Army
Nction
Coast Residents Seek Refuge From Threatening Hurricane
About 109 residents from nearby towns registered in downtown hotels Tuesday fleeing a threatening hurricane. Names and origins include Carpug Christi Jund Port Arnisns. Authorities advised evacuees to seek safe shelter and monitor weather updates.
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Noastal Towns
Carpug Christi
Port Arnisns
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