War blooms as German Polish hostilities escalate
A sweeping dispatch from wartime Europe reports Poland shooting down four German aircraft near Gydnia and three near Krakow, as Germany presses bombardment of open Polish cities. Paris orders evacuation of Paris and trains depart every ten minutes, while Canada pledges support if Britain acts and mobilizes forces. The British king visits Downing Street, and Polish diplomats seek mutual aid, amid general mobilization and a state of siege across France and Algeria.
Roosevelt Appeals to Big Powers to Spare Civilians
President Roosevelt pledges to keep the United States out of war and resigns Hugh R. Wilson as ambassador to Germany. He urges Poland and Germany to settle their dispute peacefully through direct talks or mediation while signaling no immediate move to invoke neutrality laws or reconvene Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart C. Montee
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Hugh R. Wilson
Germany
Congress
Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
State Department
Cordell Hull
Harry Woodring
Charles Edison
Louis Johnson
George C. Marshall
Harold R. Stark
Sol Bloom
New York
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep
Luther Johnson
Texas
Hitler
Poland
Americas
Ignacy Moscicki
Nazi Warplanes Raid Polish Cities
Nazi warplanes bombed Polish cities including Warsaw and Katowice while German and Soviet forces pushed toward the Misch frontier from East Prussia. Reports note air raids across southwestern Poland with attacks on Danzig and Mlawa defense lines and artillery exchanges along Grudziadz Miawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Arsaw
Germa
East Prussia
Warsaw
Foreign Office
Snakow
Katowice
Poland
Czestochowa
Tczew
Grudziaz
Danzig
Mlawa
Edward Kulikowski
Washington
Budapest
Reuters
Havas
Exchange Telegraph
Krakow-Warsaw
Germany
Westerplatte
Puck
Gdynia
Grudziadz
Miawa
Chojnice
Hitler waives Italian military aid as Poland conflict unfolds
Adolf Hitler telegraphed Benito Mussolini to say Italy does not require military aid at this time. The Italian cabinet, led by Mussolini, decided not to initiate military action, while Milan news and Polish observers viewed Italy's move as an attempt to localize the war and avoid concessions at a proposed five power peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
U.P
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Hitler
Tr Duce
Council of Ministers
France
Italy
Poland
Germany
Eye-witness account of German air attack on Warsaw
War planes bombed Warsaw as German armies advance. The reporter Lloyd Elhabas Warsaw reports from the city with a gas mask at hand and a phone to Budapest, hearing diving ships and watching 14 bombers along the Vistula aiming to destroy bridges. This dispatch marks the early invasion in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Elhabas
Warsaw
Budapest
Vistula River
Poland
Tomorrow Is Felt Hat Day Celebrates Felt Hat Fashion
Tomorrow marks National Felt Hat Day as men switch from straw to felt hats in fashion. Straw hats will be taboo after today and a typical fall shift follows with reduced use of white shoes and white suits.
Duke of Windsor Plans Return to England from France
The Duke of Windsor intends to return immediately to England from France, with his wife Wallis Simpson possibly joining him. The diary notes he may receive a post tied to national defense upon his arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Windsor
London
U.P
England
France
VFW Seeks Special Congress Session to Protect U S
The Veterans of Foreign Wars with about 250000 overseas veterans voted to urge President Roosevelt to call an immediate special session of Congress to safeguard American interests amid the abroad war threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Congress
U. S
Boston
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roosevelt
Marshall Named Chief of U S Army Chief of Staff
General George Marshall is officially named full chief of staff of the United States Army after two months as acting head. He succeeds General Malin Craig whose retirement was announced earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Marshall
United States
Malin Craig
Wheat Prices Skyrocket at Opening on War Fears
Chicago reports wheat prices leaped at the market open as hostilities in Europe prompted buying. September wheat opened at 75 cents, up 74 from yesterday with December and May contracts surging to 73% and 74% as daily limits applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Europe
Board of Trade
Bombing bases distances to European capitals charted
AP notes distances planes would fly from bases to Europe capitals in potential war involving Britain Germany France Italy and Poland. Distances include Paris to Berlin 400 miles 2 hours and Berlin to London 275 miles 1 hour 23 minutes among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
France
Ialy
Poland
Berlin
Paris
Ragland
London
Rome
Italy
Warsaw
Strong Warning Issued to Nazis By Chamberlain
London reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain warned Nazi Germany to withdraw troops from Polish soil or face military action by Great Britain. He pledged support for Poland and announced a bill to extend military service ages 18 to 41 amid ongoing Polish invasion and Allied diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
London
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
House of Commons
Reich
Great Britain
Britain
Poland
Uagt
Parliament
France
Berlin
Europe
Berlin under blackout as sirens cry all clear
Berlin marked fourteen minutes of alarm with air raid sirens screaming at 7:14 pm to 7:28 pm. Crowds fled the streets then resumed activity after the all clear. Anti aircraft crews manned batteries as the city neared its defense posture during Polish invasion reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reich
Aueee
Poland
Kattowice
Czestochowa
Netze
Nakel
East Prussia
Maehrisch Oschrau
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast shows fair conditions tonight and Saturday for Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico expects partly cloudy skies with little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gydnia
Baltic Sea
Krakow
Ottawa
Ont
MacKenzie King
Canada
Voth
No. 10
Downing Street
Lord Halifax
U P
Legation
Switzerland
Jean Zay
Edouard Daladier
Zay
Algeria
Dublin
Executive Council of
Rice
Eamon de Valera
Stock Exchange
Georges Bonnet
le Temps
Otwock
Upper Silesia
West End
Piccadilly
Foreign Ministry
Marshall
U. S. Army
Town Tavern
Canyon Highway
Neely-Greenhill Agey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!