France Backing Poland Seen. Britain Hopeful Amid Tense Europe
Paris urged Poland to avoid actions that could provoke border incidents and to demonstrate a firm French commitment to backing Poland in case of war. London hailed Roosevelt’s peace appeals as a hopeful sign while Britain prepared for possible war mobilization and urged reason before any irrevocable steps.
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Paris
Poland
Germany
Moscow
Trench
Adolf Hitler
Stalin
Danzig Mobilizes as Tensions Rise Near Poland
Danzig pressed toward an almost warlike state with broad military preparations and gasoline shortages. Free City troops mobilized near the Polish border, SA storm troops blocked minor routes, while traffic to Glynia continued. The Nazi press fueled fears of a turnout for German aid from Hitler.
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Danzig
Danaig
Glynia
Danziger ¥ Vorposten
Boarder
Poland
Adolf Hitler
W P A cutoff passes six hundred mark workers laid off
The W P A cutoff totals pass the 600 level this morning affecting about 150 workers who will be dropped today. All workers have 191 months or more of continuous W P A employment and will not be eligible for reassignment for 40 days. Virtually all affected have now been laid off.
Weather Summary for Maryland Inland and Bay
Cloudy interior with showers on the extreme east tonight. Saturday partly cloudy with little temperature change. Chesapeake Bay mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday partly cloudy with light to moderate winds.
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U. S
Coronation Chair Moved For Safe Keeping In London
The 600 year old coronation chair used for King George VI’s coronation was removed from Westminster Abbey in sealed crates and transported to an undisclosed hiding place outside London. A WW II precedent guided the precaution.
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London
George VI
Westminster Abbey
Allotment For Wheat Is Fixed
The 1940 wheat allotment for Washington County farmers is slightly higher than 1939. County Agent Milt D. Moore reports about 2800 farmers will receive their allotment, the maximum wheat acreage allowed under the 1940 program. Participation is voluntary with a federal bonus for those who comply. the exact payment amount is not yet fixed.
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Washington County
Milt D. Moore
Department of Agriculture
Downing Named Bank Receiver in Washington County
John W. Downing the newly appointed State Bank Commissioner yesterday took over the receivership of three Washington county banks. He succeeds Warren F. Sterling who resigned. Downing posted bonds totaling 300000 for the Peoples Bank of Smithsbury and 100000 for the Mechanics Loan and Saving Bank. Sterling’s local assistants will continue serving under Downing.
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John W. Downing
Washington County
Ing Warren F. Sterling
Downing
Peoples Bank of
Smithsbury
Mechanics Loan and Saving Bank
Sterling
Ims
Chilean Army Revolt Crushed in Santiago Uprising
In Santiago on August 25 the leftist government said a revolution in the army was crushed. General Ariosto Herrera and ex-president Carlos Ibanez were named as leaders. Ibanez reportedly fled, Herrera arrested. Initial movement involved one infantry regiment with possible artillery and regimental support.
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Santiago
Chile
Ariosto Herrera
Carlos Ibanez
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Radio Nacional Agricultura
Buin
Tacna
Los Andes
France Too Logical To Fight Says German Embassy Staff
German embassy staff in Paris said no preparations were being made to leave Paris over Poland. A reporter asked why and was told the French were "too logical" to engage in fighting.
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Poland
Paris
Plang
Maryland official to probe alleged stock purchases
Baltimore August 25 State Insurance Commissioner John B Gentrum announced an independent inquiry into alleged stock purchases by Insurance Department employees in Monumental Life Insurance Co. The 1928 purchases were cited at a Washington hearing by witnesses before a National Economic Committee subcommittee. Monumental VP Milton Roberts testified loans aided John T Albert and Denton S Lowe to buy stock. Lowe and Albert remain with the department.
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Baltimore
John B. Gentrum
Insurance Department
Monumental Life Insurance Company
National Economic (Monopoly) Committee
Washington
Gontram
Milton Roberts
Monumental
John T. Albert
Denton S. Lowe
Lowe
Insurance Commissioner's Office
Albert
Life and death in San Jose hospital birth and death
In San Jose on August 25 a baby girl was born in the maternity ward to Mrs Joseph Robles while in the reception room Mrs Paul Mejia died of a heart attack, witnessed by family. The incident intertwined joy and tragedy in the hospital.
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San Jose
Calif
San Jose Hospital
Joseph Robles
Paul Mejia
Japan abandons anti Soviet pact ties after German treaty
Tokyo reports the Japanese cabinet will protest Berlin over the German Soviet non aggression pact and pursue a policy of splendid isolation while not closing the door to friendship. Japan remains in intermittent conflict with Soviet Russia along Manchukuo Outer Mongolia borders.
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Tokyo
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Domei
Berlin
Japan
Italy
Soviet Russia
Sanghankuo
Manchenkuo
Outer Mongolian
100 Found Jobs Here In July
The State Employment Service reports July placements totalled 100 in Hagers town, up 18 percent from July 1938 but 15 percent below June. The report notes signs of flattening in Maryland employment with 76,000 job applications on file statewide and varied gains across offices including Cumberland, Frederick, and Hagerstown.
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Hagers
State Employment Service
Maryland
Commissioner of Labor and Statistics
Employment Service
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Frederick
Britain withdraws market support for the pound
London reports Britain withdraws market support for the pound sterling to conserve gold for possible war needs. The pound falls sharply against the dollar from about 4.08 to 4.38, despite stabilization fund efforts. The currency had steadied near 4.68 last September before sliding to the Munich low of 4.60.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Munich
Board Revokes Honey's Tavern Beer License
The Board of License Commissioners revoked Graham A. Culbert’s Honey’s Tavern beer license near Boonsboro after a hearing finding sale of beer during Sunday hours. The license will be padlocked for six months. Culbert’s attorney D K L McLaughlin said he will appeal to the State License Board. The panel also scheduled hearings next Wednesday on complaints against the Tri-State Inn at Sandy Hook for selling after hours and Arnold Ingram of Dargan for a disorderly place.
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Graham A. Culbert
Honey's Tavern
Boonsboro
Board of License Commissioners
Culbert
D. KL McLaughlin
Tri- State Inn
Sandy Hook
Arnold Ingram
Dargan
Gilbert
Forster Elevation Protested By Poles
Danzig sources report Poland protested to the Danzig Senate against elevating Albert Forster as Chief of State of the Free City. The Nazi Vorposten called the move the final prelude to return Danzig to Germany. Poland also protested arrests of railroad workers seen as assaults on Polish management of Free City railroads.
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Danzig
Poland
Danzig Senate
Albert For‘“Ster
Free City
Danzig Vorposten
Senate
Germany
Poles reject mediation amid German demands
London reports Britain and Poland signed a mutual aid agreement as Polish leaders in Warsaw reject Roosevelt’s peace appeal. Poland insists on not negotiating under German intimidation and braces for Moscicki’s reply to Roosevelt and to King Leopold of Belgium.
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London
Great Britain
Poland
Foreign Office
Lord Halifax
Count Edward Raczynski
Warsaw
Roosevelt
Germany
Ignace Moscicki
Moscicki
Leopold of
Belzium
Maid Near Death After Attack Tied to Dancer Killing
Myrtle Wagner a 17 year old maid lies near death after a beating at her employer home. Police Captain Patton links the assault to the slaying of Russian dancer Anya Sosoyeva noting similar method and a lumber blow to the skull. Sosoyeva was killed on the Los Angeles City College campus last February.
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Hollywood
Myrtle Wagner
D. R. Patton
Anya Sosoyeva
Wagner
Patton
Sosoyeva
Hooded Gunman Invades Home in Norwood
Hooded intruder invaded the home of W. Cameron Forbes in Norwood Massachusetts at dawn. He fired at caretaker Michael Connolly 67 and threatened his wife Elizabeth and daughter Mary 20 before fleeing after Connolly ran to answer a phone. The assailant wore a black hood and cut telephone wires during escape.
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Norwood
Mass
W. Cameron Forbes
Japan
Elizabeth
Mary
Connolly
War Not Yet Certain Says Roosevelt At Press Conference
President Roosevelt said the current European crisis is not certain to lead to war and he would not call a special Congress session unless war seemed imminent. He noted earlier peace appeals to Hitler and Moscicki and clarified that imminent means certainty, a view he did not see in the present crisis.
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Roosevelt
Sandy Hook
N. J
U.S.S
Tuscaloosa
Washington
U. S
C.P
Congress
Adolf Witler
Ignace Moscicki
Italy calls reservists amid new mobilization wave
Rome Aug 25 Two classes of Italian reservists born in 1903 and 1913 were called to arms, adding about 500000 to the 1300000 already enlisted. Naval and air ranks were nearly filled since Aug 21, with 35 militiamen battalions also called up and specialists drafted. Mussolini appeared briefly from Palazzo Venezia to acknowledge the mobilization.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Palazzo Venezia
State Sponsors Disaster Plan in Maryland
Maryland and the Works Progress Administration join to create an emergency disaster relief program totaling 223710 dollars. Governor O Conor approves a 48899 dollar state match to cover 174820 dollars of federal funds to avert danger to life and property in flood, storm, fire, earthquake, or drought emergencies.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Works Projects Administration
WPA
Francis 2D. Dryden
Congress
Herbert R. O'Conor
Matilda BR Dukes Granted Absolute Divorce by Judge Wagaman
Matilda BR Dukes is granted an absolute divorce from Samuel H Dukes by Judge Frank G Wagaman. Attorney John J Alien represented Dukes in the proceeding.
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Matilda Br, Dukes
Frank G. Wagaman
Samuel H. Dukes
John J. Alien
Nazis Hint Roosevelt Plea Rejected By Hitler and Allies
Berlin reports say Hitler rejected Roosevelt's peace appeal while Moscow officials hinted at discreet talks. A high level conference in Berlin discussed possible last minute capitulation by Poland and Britain France as Germany sought a bloodless settlement. Sources suggest Germany pressed for a non aggression pact with Russia and Japan and sought to win Turkey away from Britain.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Soviet
Russia
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
France
Germany
Siam
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Harmann Goering
Wilhelm Keitel
Fuehrer
Reich
Foreign Office
Deutsche Diplomatische Politische Korrespondenz
Soil meeting at Sharpsburg to form county district
A meeting to organize a Soil Conservation District in Washington County is set for Tuesday night August 29 at Sharpsburg schoolhouse. Sponsored by S Walter Stouffer and C C Koogie, it will feature Soil Conservation Service and County Agent representatives. Everyone in nearby districts urged to attend. Painting bids for 120 city mail boxes opened by Postmaster Thomas M Simpson.
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Washington County
Sharpsburg
S. Walter Stouffer
C. C. Koogie
Soil Conservation Service
Thomas M. Simpson
U. S
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