Yorks Lofty Homer Clinches Pennant for Tigers
Rudy York struck with one on in the fourth inning to power the Detroit Tigers past the Cleveland Indians 2 to 0 and clinch the American League title. Rookie Floyd Giebell pitched brilliantly as Detroit held Cleveland to six hits and no runs, despite a hostile crowd at Cleveland Stadium.
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Rudy Yo York
Homer
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Rudy York
Bobby Feller
Floyd Giebell
Cleveland Indians
Tigers
Birdie Tebbetts
Bill Summers
Detroit
York
Charley Gehringer
New York Yankees
Philadelphia
del Baker
Buffalo
Ben Chapman
Indians
Giebell
Clevelanders
Jeff Heath
Feller
Gehringer
Axis powers seal 10 year pact dubbed Monroe Doctrine for Europe
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler presides as Germany Italy and Japan sign a triple alliance pledging military support against any nation opposing their new world order. Russia exempted and Spain expected to join, signaling a warning to the United States over aid to Britain and Far East policy.
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Berlin
U.P
Britain
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Europe
Asia
East Asia
Adolf Hitler
Spain
Russia
Tokyo
Moscow
Far East
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Pointblank
Great Britain
Herr von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Bourbon Leader to Wall Butte on October 2
Edward J. Flynn national Democratic chairman will visit Butte October 2 arriving at 5 p m by chartered plane and spending the night. He will then fly to Missoula to meet Henry A Wallace the Democratic vice presidential candidate. A conference of Democratic leaders from Idaho Utah and Wyoming is being arranged in Butte during the visit.
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Edward J. Flynn
Mining
Helena
New York
Butte
Arthur F. Lamey
Flynn
Lamey
Missoula
Henry A. Wallace
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Wallace
Parent-Teacher Drive Planned for Butte Units
The Butte central PTA council announces a membership drive from September 30 to October 4. Mrs. M. J. Stenson is chairman. PTA members aim to grow total membership by at least 10 percent, with 16 units totaling over 1,800 last year.
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Parent-Teacher Central Council
Butte
M. J Stenson
P.T. A
Registration set for selective service October 16
About 20 minutes will be required to register each person on October 16 for selective military service. Registrants must carry certificates and may be called to show them. Those abroad, ill, or detained must follow specific rules with deputy registrars aiding the process.
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Helena
Roy E. Ayers
Washington
Canada
Willkie attacks Roosevelt in Wisconsin purge speech
In Madison Willkie accuses Roosevelt of using the presidency to destroy democracy. Addressing a University of Wisconsin crowd he blasts the 1938 purge, Court reorganization talk, and discretionary appropriations as threats to free government. Continued on Page 5.
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Wis
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Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
University of Wisconsin
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Willkie
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Butte and Montana Weather Forecast
Mostly cloudy conditions prevail in Butte today and Sunday with cooler temperatures. Across Montana, expect mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers in western and central areas today and cooler conditions extending to the east of the divide on Sunday.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Heaviest London Attack Drives Nightlong Air Assault
London faced a major Nazi air offensive as hundreds of German planes bombed from southeast to northwest. British ground guns and anti air craft roared in defense across the city center while Dover Strait battles raged across 22 miles. By nightfall the air ministry reported about 130 German planes shot down and over a thousand raiders destroyed in September.
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London
England
Air Ministry
Strait of Dover
Dover
Residents Granted U S Citizenship in Butte Federal Court
Fifty four residents of the Butte district were naturalized yesterday in a two day hearing led by U S District Judge James H. Baldwin with examiner E R Bonsall overseeing the examinations. A total of 74 applicants are slated for the session to conclude this morning at 10 o clock. Names of those granted final papers include Chris Churtovich Anaconda Salko Nisich John Eihleter Henry Nyberg and many others with addresses across Butte Anaconda Walkerville and surrounding areas.
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Butte District
United States
James H. Baldwin
E. R. Bonsall
Spokane
Baldwin
Japan Seeks Soviet Pact Through Moscow and Berlin
Tokyo reports indicate Japan seeks a rapid rapprochment with the Soviet Union similar to the German Russia accord. Direct overtures to Moscow and through Germany are noted, with success hinging on Moscow's stance.
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Shanghai
Japan
Russia
Moscow
Germany
Tokyo
Pact Puts Russia in Cold Storage
British commentators say the Italo German military pact with Japan succeeds in putting Russia in cold storage, hindering Soviet influence in Europe and the Far East within the dictators' drive for domination.
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Russia
London
Japan
Europe
Far East
Japanese May Invade Dutch East Indies Amid Alliance
Shanghai reports authoritative sources foresee Japan launching an immediate drive or armed invasion of the Dutch East Indies to secure war materials after allying with Germany and Italy. They warn Japan may seize the French concession in Shanghai and possibly the International Settlement if demands fail.
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United States
Japan
East Indies
German Italian Japanese accord seen as expected move
Washington officials said the German Italian Japanese military alliance changes little in U S policy. Secretary Hull called the pact fully anticipated and factored into decisions on aid to Britain. President Roosevelt met with British and American defense officials while avoiding further comment on the treaty.
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Great Britain
Hull
United States
Roosevelt
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Lord Lothian
England
White House
Walter Layton
Council of British Ministry of Supply
Neville Butler
Lothian
Kidnapping Indictment Returned in Hillsborough Case
Wilhelm Muhlenbroich the German barber was indicted by the San Mateo county grand jury for kidnapping three year old Marc De Tristan Jr. the son of Count and Countess De Tristan the theft carrying a $100000 ransom and life imprisonment under California’s little Lindbergh law bail set at $100000 cash. He confessed to FBI agents detailing a two year planning of the crime.
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Redwood City
Calif
U.P
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Marc de Tristan Jr
Hillsborough Calif
San Mateo County
Marc de Tristan
Maxwell McNutt
Muhlenbroich
California
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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