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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1939

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Landon Urges Congress To Stay On Job At Unity Conference

Gov Alt Landon 1936 GOP nominee arrives for Roosevelt National Unity Conference urging Congress remain in session during the crisis. He withholds stance on arms embargo repeal while signaling possible support for cash and carry export of war goods. Senate Leader McNary opposes embargo repeal as Roosevelt pushes for a limited session on neutrality.

Washington Alt M. Landon Roosevelt National Unity Conference Congress Landon Senate Chas. L. McNary Mr. Roosevelt

Taft backs cash carry plan to keep U.S. out of war

Senator Robert Taft of Ohio urged cash and carry shipments to all belligerents as the safest way to avoid U.S. involvement in war. Speaking at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco he warned American pledges could lead to credit ties, while predicting Europe may collapse if the conflict lasts two more years.

San Francisco Robert P. Taft Ohio United States Sen Taft Commonwealth Club Sen. Taft

Serious Drought Conditions Extend from Plains Eastward

The Weather Bureau reports that serious drought conditions prevailed in the Great Plains region and extended into the Ohio Valley over the past week. Most affected states had little moisture at month’s start, with hot winds and dust storms intensifying the dryness.

Washington Weather Bureau Great Plains Ohio Valley

Weather Summary for Ohio and Regions

Fair tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions in eastern and southern portions. Light showers occurred around the lake region and parts of the Ohio Valley. Weather patterns show Iowa air masses over Ontario and Manitoba with highs over the Mid-Atlantic and Dakotas shaping overall regional conditions.

Ohio Wea Iowa Ontario Manitoba Mississippi Valley Middle Atlantic Dakotas Lake Region South Atlantic Best Leke Rocky Mountein Werner

Italy and Greece to Withdraw Troops on Frontier

Rome reports Italy and Greece have agreed to pull back troops from the Greek Albanian frontier due to improving Italo Greek relations. The move follows border clashes since Albania’s spring occupation and signals possible Balkan peace bloc discussions among Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Turkey.

Rome Italy Greece Spestgreek Radio Albania Venice Benito Mussolini Girolamo Gaslini Chamber of Corporations Balkan Yugoslavia Bulgaria Hungary Turkey Romania Oslo Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Switzerland Mussolini Adolf Hitler Danzig Hitler Poland

Kermit Roosevelt Offered British War Post and Naturalization

In London on September 20, Kermit Roosevelt reportedly offered his services to the British government and expressed willingness to become a naturalized British subject to take an official wartime post. Churchill was said to have found a ministry post for Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, though Roosevelt declined to comment. He previously served with both the British and American armies in World War I and is described as a vice president.

London Kermit Roosevelt Winston Churchill Admiralty Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt United Press Asherman ST. Louis Charles Belknap Monsanto Chemical Company United States Belknap Annapolis Naval Overseas Transportation Service

Buckley Elected Commander of Legion Post

In Elyria Post No. 12 election on Tuesday Sept 19 John F Buckley was unanimously chosen as Commander replacing John J Kolopos starting Oct 20 Other officers named include Chas A Kremser as Senior Vice Commander George A Robson as Junior Vice Commander Rev Father Robert D Delmege as Chaplain with current Adjutant Ellis D Nielsen Finance Officer Walter M Barnes and Sgt at Arms Carl Fillmore re elected Peter M Smith named Historian and Dr A R Agate to Post House Committee. Installation tentatively set for Oct 17 Department Commander R B Gardner to officiate. Drum and Bugle Corps to represent the Post at National Convention in Chicago leaving Sept 24. Corps housed at Severs Motel near Stadium. Continued on Page 10.

Elyria John F. Buckley John J. Kolopos Chas. A. Kremser Ridgeville George A. Robson Robert D. Delmege St. Mary’s Church, Elyria Ellis D. Nielsen Walter M. Barnes Carl Fillmore Peter M. Smith A. R. Agate Post House R. B. Gardner Mansfield Gev. Tattersall Drum & Bugle Corps Chicago Severs

Italian Leader Sees Time For Peace At Hand

In Rome Benito Mussolini's spokesman Gayda urged peace and urged Poland to accept a reduced Poland. He argued no real menace to France or Britain exists and that a new Polish government should replace the Warsaw authorities to avoid a wider war. The message contends Poland should resign and a national reality accept peace with Germany and its neighbors.

Rome Timio Gaga Dote Foreign Office Benito Mussolini Toddy Giornale D'Italia Gayda Europe Gaydon France Britain Hitler Danzig Germany Poland

Soviets sought to buy U.S. battleships, Dies panel told

The Dies Committee heard that Soviet efforts to purchase battleships in the United States were discussed at cabinet meetings with decisions to accommodate the Soviets, though the ships were never built. Joseph Dalinda, a New York patents broker, said he based his memo on information from Scott Ferris, a Democratic official from Oklahoma, who relayed Soviet representations.

Washington Dies Committee Joseph Z. Dalinda New York Scott Ferris Oklahoma

Britain Rules The Seas As Chamberlain Declares War

Britain and France vowed to fight Hitlerism to the end. Germany claims vast casualties in Poland while naval actions loom in the Kattegat. Moscow hosts talks between Nazi and Red Army officers as Poland’s fate and Eastern Europe shift under long war plans.

Poland Warsaw Paris Germany Siegfried Line Leslie Hore- Belisha Britain France Chamberlain Moscow Russia

Strike averted at Armour Co employees

Washington September 20 U P Chairman Van A Bittner of the Packing House Workers Organizing Committee said a nationwide strike by Armour and Co employees had been averted at least temporarily.

Washington U.P van A. Bittner Packing House Workers Organizing Committee Armour and Co

Exoneration of Submarine Squalus Commander Reported

PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire September inquiry court exonerates Lieutenant Oliver F Naquin commander of the submarine Squalus of Allen and Louis La amid a formal review that found no fault in the actions taken during the incident.

Portsmouth N. H Liewtenant Oliver F. Naquin Alenandris Squalus Pvel Court of Inquiry Gisester

Germany to Withdraw Troops From Polish Ukraine

Berlin reports indicate German army high command plans pulling troops back to the German Soviet Demarcation line after destroying remaining Polish forces in the Polish Ukraine. The communique maps a front from Stryj to Bialystok and notes massive prisoner captures near the Vistula bend west of Warsaw.

Germany Polish Ukraine Berlin Army High Command Poland Stryj Lemberg Brest-Litovsk Bialystok East Prussia Ukraine Lithuania Russia Vistula River Warsaw Kutno

Refugees From Poland Clug The Roads

Tens of thousands of Polish refugees stream south through northern Romania toward Bucharest. They travel from Cernauti to Bucharest, clogging roads as Romanian authorities move troops and supplies north. Many are ragged and penniless, certain only to seek new lives abroad.

Bucharest Romania Cernauti Rumania Poland

Council of Ministers vows France fights to final victory

Paris reports the French Council of Ministers declared France will fight on to final victory and Poland will receive rightful reparations. Daladier outlined military, economic, and financial measures to prosecute the war. solidarity with Britain and France was affirmed amid Hitler's speech in Danzig.

Adolf Hitler Danzig Hitler Britain France Poland Paris Council of Ministers Albert Lebrunft Adolf Hither Edouard Daladier Daladier England Fuehrer Czechoslovakia Austria Prague Great Britain

U S Settles Panama Canal Annuities for 2.5 Million

The United States has paid Panama 2.5 million pounds in full settlement of Panama Canal annuity payments in arrears since the devaluation of the U S gold dollar, Panama Embassy disclosed today.

Washington Sept United States Republic of Panama Panama Canal Panama

Port Clinton Attorney Duff Dies of Heart Attack

Alfred L. Duff 63 attorney and president of the Port Clinton Board of Education died of a heart attack today in Port Clinton Ohio. He served as a local education leader and legal advisor for the district.

Port Clinton. O Alfred L. Duff Port Clinton

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