27 Sep 1938
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1938
Page
1
The AP portrays how Nazi strategy built a new Germany through long term aims to dominate Czechoslovakia and the eastern push. The feature traces centuries of German immigration into Bohemia and a bloodless path to a dramatic shift in European power.
President Roosevelt urges reason over force as Britain France and Czechoslovakia seek to avert war over the Sudetenland. Hitler warns that Germany will seize the territory if demands are not met, while Chamberlain Daladier and Benes respond with gratitude and readiness to defend themselves if attacked.
Britain France and Soviet Russia pledged to stand by France if Germany attacks Czechoslovakia in a tense era of German claims on the Sudetenland. Hitler warned demands must be met by Saturday as London officials say a unified western defense could confront any invasion.
Chicago reports a nationwide railroad strike vote by organized workers with about 950000 employees at risk until December 1. The 19 brotherhoods backed the strike. 18 groups with 790000 members could call a walkout September 30 at 6 PM unless wage cuts are withdrawn. President Roosevelt plans a 30 day commission study to avoid a shutdown.
President Roosevelt ordered reinstatement of a $1,423,000 PWA grant to fund two Veterans Administration hospitals in Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth and Amarillo, with bids for Amarillo to open October 25. The Dallas-Fort Worth project totals $1,200,000 and Amarillo $800,000, with remaining funds to follow.
A terse newspaper blurb highlights items on the page: labor regulation critique and wheat crop insurance support for Plains farmers. Navy station plans and various features are mentioned, along with names Traynor Hartnett and Jones.
On September 27, 1918 French and American troops held firm against counter-attacks and advanced. They captured Cernay and approached Somme Py, while British and American forces breached defenses near Cambrai and took 6,000 prisoners. American units also penetrated the Hindenburg Line near Le Catelet as Bulgaria sought a 48 hour armistice to discuss peace terms.
The Works Progress Administration pledges unlimited funds to New England after a hurricane toll rises past 472 dead. Harry L. Hopkins outlines an emergency rehab plan as officials estimate $200 million in damage across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Light showers moved through the Panhandle yesterday afternoon with a mild dust storm prior to a shower in Amarillo around 4:30. The rain did not reach English Airport. Scattered showers were also reported near Canadian.
Wartime measures tighten in France as civilians flee Paris and the American embassy urges Americans to return home if possible. Daladier meets with British leaders in London while Bonnet and other ministers stay at the Elysee awaiting Europe’s next move. President Roosevelt’s peace appeal to Hitler and Benes elicits mixed feelings in France.
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler told the world that if Czechoslovakia does not surrender the Sudetenland by Oct. 1 he will act. He called it his last territorial demand but gave no clear plan for war, signaling negotiations and plebiscite as options while avoiding explicit war pledges.
In Albuquerque and Santa Fe, factions of the New Mexico GOP clash over a gubernatorial slate. Old guard back Albert Mitchell while progressives led by Maurice Miera push for other candidates. Eddy County backs Seth Alston as deadlock blocks action.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced Britain would insure the Anglo French plan for ceding Sudeten areas in Czechoslovakia and ensure its execution with promptitude. He said acceptance would satisfy German aims for union without bloodshed, and noted he could not abandon peace efforts after Adolf Hitler's Berlin speech.
Premier Benito Mussolini told 100,000 Fascists in Verona that Italy is committed to participating in any European war and will mobilize at once if war comes, then speeds back toward Rome to lead the effort.
Brussels September 26 the Belgian cabinet recalled soldiers on leave after a brief session. A communique said the government would complete military measures by decree recalling men on indefinite leave from the Ardennes Chasseurs regiment the corps of mechanized cavalry and certain classes of fortribs troops.
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