Germans Near Warsaw As War Crowds Paris The German Army of the East nears Warsaw within 20 miles from the north with a 31 mile earlier report and a 60 mile flank approach from the southwest. Polish defenses along the Bug River nine to ten miles north prepare for a desperate stand as barricades rise in the capital.
Residents in Warsaw heap barricades as German troops push toward the city from the north and a major battle appears imminent. Polish forces along the Bug River counter to defend the capital while foreigners seek shelter at the U S Embassy and Consulate, which now handles British and French interests.
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Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Warsaw
United States
Grayson College Ex-Students Form Permanent Organization
Grayson College ex-students held a large reunion with 500+ attendees, 283 from out of town, at the Whitewright high school auditorium. The event launched a permanent Ex-Students Association, elected officers, and discussed a 1940 reunion, with tributes to past professors and a history project by Aileen McMahon.
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Grayson College
Old Grayson College
Whitewright
J. L. Truett
E. L. Silliman
Sherman
J. W. Pender
Denton
W. C. Johnson
Dallas
J. E. Abney
San Marcos
S. F. Leslie
Bonham
E. A. Wright
Denison
Pat Warner
Roxton
Mary Thompson
Whitesboro
B. B. Cobb
Fort Worth
J. C. Gillespie
J. B. Hamilton
J. F. Anderson
A. L. Groves
Roy G. Robinson
Trenton
F. E. Butler
Mr. Silliman
H. L. Piner
R. S. Fulton
van Alstyne
H. S. Parsons
E. G. Pennington
Gainesville
P.J. Pierce
Wilbur Carter
N. E. Peak
Greenville
Julia Nicholson Biles
Ada
Okla
Laud Phippen
Silliman
Truett
Scott Fulton
T. E. Goff
Western Front of 1939 One-Fourth Length of 1914
The western front of 1939, stretched from Luxembourg to Switzerland, is only a quarter as long as in 1914 yet could be far deadlier. France and Germany announce immense underground fortresses, Das Maginot and West Wall, with aerial minefields, barbed wire, and heavy artillery, plus a vast network of roads and defenses. Heligoland fortifications join the line as a northern Gibraltar, while both sides claim impregnable strength.
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Paris
English Channel
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Moselle
Saar
Palatinate
Rhine
France
Maginot Line
Germany
Heligoland
Adolf Hitler
Gibraltar
Albe River
Hamburg
Montgomery Named To Highway Bodies
Austin reports Julian Montgomery highway engineer appointed to the joint standing committee of the American Association of State Highway Officials and the Associated General Contractors. He succeeds Elmer C. Lawton of the New York Highway Department on the committee.
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Austin
Julian Montgomery
American Association of State Highway Officials
Associated General Contractors
W. W. Mack
Highway Officials Group
Montgomery
Elmer C. Lawton
New York Highway Department
British Troops Land In France Aid French Front
British forces landed in France to bolster the French Army as it advances into Germany across the Siegfried Line. Government sources say the invasion will provide far stronger support than in 1914. In Basel reports, French Maginot Line troops seized a Siegfried Line pillbox near Saar quimines as the frontier push proceeded with limited air combat.
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Basel
Switzerland
Germany
Saarquemines
Saar
Saar Basin
Siegfried Line
No Man’s Land
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
French Forces Advance Into Germany Across Western Front
Paris dispatch reports an official general headquarters note that French forces have crossed into German soil after pushing through heavy resistance at the frontier. The sixth communique, issued at 9:25 p.m., states advance units are progressing beyond the frontier.
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Paris
Farm Prices Rise for Cotton and Crops this Week
Cotton, cotton seed, wheat, oats, corn and hogs gained prices this week signaling good news for farmers. Wheat and corn up about 20 cents a bushel, oats 10 cents, cotton seed 4 dollars per ton, cotton up roughly 2.50 a bale from week's low. Corn now at 50 to 53 cents, oats at 35 cents, cotton at 8.50 per hundredweight. Future market stronger yet spot shows gains as Whitewright gins report 2,085 bales through Thursday, up 832 from last week. If demand improves, spot prices could rise further. Cotton pickers are active and the crop is moving in, with most expected to be cut by mid September given fair weather.
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Whitewright
Profiteering Tax Not US Plan Says Morgenthau
Washington Secretary Henry Morgenthau said the Treasury is not considering taxation to curb profiteering during the European war. He made the remark in response to a question about President Roosevelt’s Sunday night statement that no one should profiteer at the expense of wartime nations.
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Washington
Henry Morgenthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
Light Whitewright High Grid Squad Starts Fall Drills
Whitewright High School coach S T Montgomery began workouts for the Tigers as players meet before school opens. With a light squad, Montgomery focuses on limbering up, fundamentals of blocking and tackling, and shaping a District 17 A team whose size remains to be finalized.
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Whitewright High
S. T. Montgomery
Whitewright High School
Tigers
Baylor Coach Promises Better Prospects This Season
Dr John A Ray head of Baylor University French dept returns from Paris aboard a Holland America liner voyage home set for Tuesday. Ray formerly served in US consular service and was in Russia during WWI. He joined Baylor last year after teaching at Washington University. Coach Montgomery expects a lighter roster than last year but says practice will start soon with about 24 players and nine lettermen on hand.
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Baylor University
Waco
Paris
Pat Neff
United States
Ray
U. S
Russia
Atlantic
Dr. Ray
A. J. Ray
Whitewright
Baylor
Washington University
St. Louis
Braswell Alexaner
Otto Russell
C. B. Bryant Iiii
C. B. Burchfield
Junior Key
Rudolph Phillips
Gene Anderson
James Noveris
Paul Simmons
Tigers
Floyd Everheart
Houston Darwin
Billy Pritchett
Buck Howard
Charles Harrison
Local Schools Set to Open Amid Teacher Assignments
Whitewright public schools will open Monday with estimated enrollments of about 180 in high school and 225 in grammar school. Superintendent H W Key announced teacher assignments across grammar and high school, new staff member Daniel Russ, library expansions, and several curriculum changes including practical algebra, senior science, remedial reading, public speaking in English, and new music and orchestra offerings.
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Whitewrigh
H. W. Key
Bonham
Dick Montgomery
Herman Bedford
Sallye Hamilton
Mary Pumphrey
Lucille Sanders
Carter Fletcher
Mona Sullivan
Lonnie Ricketts
Jack Lackey
Katherine Roddy
Daniel Russ
S. T. Montgomery
Jewell Kennemer
Tom Cunningham
Frances Williams
Newton Manning
Key
Russ
Jim Jernigan
Pilot Point
Grammar School
Kennemer
Hannah Wiser
Clara Myrick
Roddy
Evans Accepts Sherman Pastorate From Whitewright
Rev Leslie O Evans resigns as pastor of First Baptist Whitewright and accepts East Sherman Baptist Church pastorate. He moves to Sherman Tuesday with a membership over 900 and a larger field plus higher salary. His successor is Rev Arthur DeLoach who goes to Texarkana.
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Leslie O. Evans
First Baptist Church
Whitewright
East Sherman Baptist Church
Sherman
Arthur DeLoach
Texarkana
Evans
Lone Oak
J. S. Evans
No Delay Expected On Denison Dam
Oklahoma City report says War Department informed Senator Lee that construction of the $50 million Denison Texas dam will not be delayed. The telegram replied to a prior inquiry by Lee and Senator Thomas regarding flood control and water conservation projects.
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Oklahoma City
Lee
Oklahoma
Woodring
War Department
Denison
Texas
Thomas
Phillips
Attorney General’s Office
United States Supreme Court
Red River
Homecoming at Marvin Church Draws Former Members
Marvin Methodist Church six miles northeast of Whitewright invites former members and pastors for a September 17 homecoming. Rev. Ely, longtime Marvin resident now of Bonham, will give the morning address. The Third Sunday Singing Convention gathers in the afternoon, and attendees are urged to bring a basket lunch.
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Marvin Methodist Church
Whitewright
Ely
Marvin
Bonham
60 Year Reunion Brings Grayson College Alumni Back
Letters from Dr. J. L. Jennings of Roxton and W. B. Dwiggings of Everman confirm fifty year old Grayson College attendance. Both attended the reunion Sunday and requested copies of The Sun. The event drew alumni from distant towns, with more expected next year as word spread.
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J. L. Jennings
Roxton
Grayson College
Old Grayson College
W. B. Dwiggings
Everman
Boy Endures Harsh Lesson From Father With Paddle
A painful scene unfolds as Willie faces a stern paddling from his father. The boy endures the beating, insisting he can stand it while the father cites the old line about the hurt being felt more by the adult.
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