Polish Planes Raid Berlin and Front Moves Noted
Polish sources report 30 planes raided Berlin and returned. German and Polish broadcasts describe frontline contact from the Rhine to the Moselle and confiscation of Polish assets in Danzig. News also covers ships sunk, ships damaged, and French artillery actions on the southern frontier.
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Europe
France
England
Poland
Athenia
Kosti
Luxembourg
Paris
Belfort
Havas
Warsaw
Berlin
Germany
Submarine attack survivors recount a deadly incident
Survivors estimate 90 dead from a submarine attack and describe the event in which they were aboard. The tale includes the chaos and losses as the vessel was struck and many crew members perished, with scattered details from those who escaped.
Queen Carries Mask In London Civil Defense Visit
Queen Elizabeth accompanied by King George toured London civil defense preparations as she carried a gas mask like many London ladies.
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London
Elizabeth
King George
Rigby Youth Is Award Winner
Miles Carlsen of Rigby was chosen from western states for a scholarship at Oglethorpe University in Georgia. An Idaho committee selected Carlsen from applicants statewide and his name was sent to the university with other state nominees. The scholarship covers all expenses for 66 months of study.
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Boise
John W Condie
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miles Carlsen
Rigby
Oglethrope University
Georgia
Idaho
Carlsen
State Supreme Court Heads to Pocatello for Fall Term
Idaho Supreme Court members will depart for Pocatello for the fall term. Chief Justice James F. Airshie noted postponements in Mary A. Hansen versus Dr. Charles R. Lowe with Lowe a Boise former hospital superintendent. The court will hear six civil cases September 7 to 9 and Airshie will pause en route at Albion for an old-timers picnic.
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J. B. Hargraves, Jr
Justice of the Peace
William Hinckley
Hinckley
Hargraves
F. F
Bob) Hunter
Alameda
R. B. Bistline
Pocatello
Hunter
Guy Nelson
C. C
Sailor) Evans
Idaho Supreme Court
James F. Airshie
Mary A. Hansen
Charles R. Lowe
Boise
Blackfoot
Steamers unload passengers and gold on East Coast
New York September 5 639 passengers crowded into improvised quarters aboard the United States liner President Roosevelt arriving from Europe with 125 extra passengers and 21000000 in gold. The Cunard White Star liner Samaria followed with 693 passengers from Europe 245 Americans. Bremen remained missing with no passengers or cargo after departing New York last Wednesday night.
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New York
United States
President Roosevelt
Europe
Cunard
Samaria
Bremen
Bremerhaven
Veracruz
Mexico
Columbus
Germany
Bameris
Lott Passen
Nieuw Aamsterdam
Prince Felix
Luxemburg
Jean
Survivors arrive in Scotland after Athenia torpedoing
About 600 survivors reached Greenock and Glasgow hospitals after the British liner Athenia was torpedoed. Injured numbering around 200 included Mrs. Katherine Sege of Salt Lake City. Reports described near-drowning, exposure, and harrowing rescue scenes as families, women, and children endured loss and uncertainty over casualties.
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Greenock
Scotland
Katherine Sege
Salt Lake City
Glasgow
North Atlantic
Roy Barrington
Toronto
Athenia
Knut Nelson
Brenda Chapman
Thomas
Detroit
Brenda
Tommy
Adelphia Hotel
W. H., Cox
Neepawa
Manitoba
Thousands of Poles Flee Warsaw as German Advance Looms
War refugees flood away from the Polish capital with thousands of Poles and many foreigners, including most Americans, seeking interior safety. US Ambassador Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. and staff depart in a motor caravan, pursuing a semblance of normal operations at an undisclosed location amid bomb blasts.
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Warsaw
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
United States
Biddle
Stock Prices Soar Amid War Boom In 1915 Market
New York stock prices surged as war demand spurred a record trading day. Downtick profit taking followed, but major issues including Dupont, Bethlehem Steel, U S Steel, General Motors and American Telephone posted sizable gains.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Dupont
Allied Chemical
American Sugar
International Harvester
Douglas Aircraft
Anacodna
Texas Corp
U. S. Rubber
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
General Motors
American Smelting
American Telephone
Union Pacific
Baseball Scores and Battery Details From Evening Line
Baseball scores recap for St. Louis Detroit Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia New York Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati with runs hits and errors. Batteries listed include Gill Harsiany Benton York Knott Tresh Eisenstat Dobson Hemsley Harrell Kerksieck Millies Daom ing Fette Moran Masi Casey Todd Walters Lom bardi Lanier Owen. Utah weather forecast notes partly cloudy tonight with showers in the extreme east and little temperature change.
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Utah
International At A Glance From Associated Press
Roosevelt proclaims US neutrality as European war looms. Poles flee Warsaw from air raids. Biddle moves staff. Athenia survivors reach Ireland Scotland. Bosnia sunk. Carl Fritzen sunk. Katowice and Chorzow captured by Germany. Britain bombs Kiel. Warsaw air battles. markets surge. Japan stays neutral. Paris operations secret but warnings echo. Survivors say torpedo sank Athenia. 430 ashore in Galway. US citizens travel restricted. neutrality talks. Olinda sinking prompts Atlantic actions.
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London
Ireland
Scotland
Cunard Line
Bosnia
Carl Fritzen
Paris
French War Ministry
Germany
Italy Faces Uncertain Path as Mussolini Shuns War
Rome September reports say Mussolini, once a prowar advocate, backs peace as Europe teeters toward conflict. Italy signals no military initiative and ships Rex and Conte Di Savoia homebound with Americans, while speculation grows over neutrality, German ties, and possible future alignment.
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Italy
Rex
Europe
Mussolini
Britain
France
Germany
Hitler
Il Duce
War Named in Europe Conflict by Proclamation
The Washington proclamation issued today labeled the war in Europe as the war between Germany and France Poland and the United Kingdom India Australia and New Zealand. It frames the conflict as a global struggle involving multiple dominions and allies.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
France
Poland
United Kingdom
India
Australia
New Zealand
Cabinet summoned to decide Canada’s war cooperation with Britain
Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King summoned his cabinet in Ottawa to plan the emergency parliamentary session set for Thursday. The session will determine Canada’s form of cooperation with Britain in the European war.
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Ottawa
Ont
W. L. McKenzie King
Canada
Britain
Couple Secures Marriage License in Ogden
Henry F. Donat and Jessie Flohr both of legal age and from Pocatello Idaho obtained a marriage license in Ogden today September 5.
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Ogden
Henry F. Donat
Jessie Flohr
Pocatello, Ida
President and Hull Sign Peace Orders
President Roosevelt proclaimed American neutrality and signed a long proclamation with Secretary Hull counter signing to enforce regulations limiting U S actions as war looms in Europe. The group at the White House planned a second proclamation under the neutrality act to embargo arms exports.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
United States
Robert H. Jackson
Sumner Welles
A. A. Berle
Stephen Early
Early
White House
Communist Tells Of Offer to Adopt Roosevelt
Earl Browder testified before the Dies committee that in 1936 he was offered 250000 by anonymous individuals to nominate Theodore Roosevelt as the Communist Party candidate. He noted a representative named Davidson spoke for six to seven wealthy Republicans and proposed withdrawing in favor of the president to split Democratic votes.
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Washington
Earl Browder
American Communist Party
Digs Committee
Roosevelt
Browder
Davidson
Democratic Party
Communist Party
Holiday Toll Tops 367 Amid Labor Day Weekend
The nation recorded at least 367 violent deaths during the Labor Day weekend with traffic accidents leading to 228 fatalities. Drownings and other incidents added to the toll, the Midwest bearing the heaviest losses with Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming among states reporting deaths.
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Associated Press
Middlewest
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Germany says no deal with Soviet Russia on Poland
Berlin officials stated Germany has no agreement with Soviet Russia for partition of Poland. They asserted they want only what is already theirs and avoid further quarrels with France and Britain.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Poland
France
Britain
Labor Under Control in Britain War Employment
The ministry of labor assumed control of all employment in Great Britain for the war. Employers may not hire or rehire workers without ministry approval after a future specified date.
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Condon
Ministry of Labor
Great Britain
Enrollment Up As Pocatello Schools Open For 1939-40
Pocatello public schools begin the 1939-40 year with 5092 students enrolled, up from 4952 last year. Increases concentrated in three grade schools, notably Whittier with 50 more pupils. High school and junior high totals are unclear due to new building changes and reorganization.
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Pocatello Public Schools
Whittier
Irving Junior High School
Franklin Junior High School
Bonneville
Emerson
Jefferson
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Tyhee
Washington
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