French Army Reports Local Advances on Saar Front
Paris dispatches say French forces crossed the German frontier into Saarland with tank advances toward Saarbrucken and raids by 300 Allied planes on the Rhineland. Communiques describe local advances along the Maginot line as observers note possible penetration into German territory.
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Paris
Saarland
Saarbrucken
Rhineland
Maginot Line
Germany
Saar
Eschweiler
Stolberg
Aachen
Reuters
Luxemburg
Basle
Saar Basin
Rhine
Moselle
No-Man's-Land
France
Siegfried Line
Roosevelt says no press or radio censorship for now
President Roosevelt indicates no censorship of press or radio for the moment. White House secretary Stephen Early says neutrality requires controlling propaganda and officers are warned not to speak on belligerents. A U S neutrality patrol extends from the Atlantic coast to Puerto Rico and the Antilles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
White House
Early
Army
Navy
United States
Charles Edison
Harry H. Woodring
Coast Guard
U. S
Atlantic Ocean
Stephen O'T. Early
Antilles
Canal Zone
America
Fall Fashion Fair Set for Sept 11 at Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo merchants present a comprehensive fall fashion view at the Municipal Auditorium on Monday night September 11 at 8 oclock. About 80 to 100 of Amarillos prettiest girls will model dresses coats hats and accessories for morning afternoon and evening wear. The show is free to the public and follows last fall’s successful parade. Watch for it.
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Amarillo
Krakow Falls Before Onrushing Nazi Army
German forces reported capture of Krakow, Poland's ancient capital, as Kielce fell earlier, with Sandomierz nearby and Polish defenses crumbling. British and French fronts showed no action, while the eastern front saw Polish retreat and German victories with thousands of prisoners and guns taken.
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Berlin
Krakow
Poland
Kielce
Sandomierz
Krupp
Essen
Skoda
Pilsen
Polish Silesia
Supreme Army Command
Warsaw
Pomorze
Bydgoszcz
Bromberg
Netze
Germany
Siegfried Line
Baltic
Supreme High Command
East
East Prussia
Budapest
France
Loz
Market Rebound After War Demand Lifts Commodities
New York reports offerings in volume freeing war locked futures. Wheat corn sugar rubber rise then ease as outside units supply enough sales. Stocks trade steadier with early profit taking reversed by midday as cotton futures retreat from morning highs.
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New York
Wall
Black sedan in Stretford sports blackout signaling
A black sedan in Stretford with front bumper and running boards painted white as required for blackout visibility bore a large white sign reading Nuts to Adolf. The note mentions insurance and names Neely Greenhill Agey alongside the scene.
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Stretford
Lancashire
U.P
Adolf
Guns Repel Air Raid on British Soil
London reports the first enemy air raid since the war began was repelled by British anti aircraft guns and defending planes. No bombs fell and the invaders failed to penetrate defenses as alarms sounded along the east coast and Londoners sought shelter.
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London
England
Jaloft
Britain
Amarillo
Essex
Thames River
Do Buoys Tell of Bremen's Fate
A mystery vessel, the German liner Bremen, sailed from New York Aug 30 and sparked a coast guard probe. Life buoys washed ashore near Orleans Massachusetts hint she headed north toward British patrols. Reports mention a possible Newfoundland shelter as fuel carrier or aircraft carrier for submarines.
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Berlin
Bremen
New York
U.A
United States
Massachusetts
Sandy Hook
Ezekiel Fulcher
Coast
Orleans
Mass
Arthur Lamson
Springfield
Toronto
Ont
U.P
Gordon Webb
Newfoundland
Canada
Webb
Claim Information Going To Germany From Ireland
In the House of Commons Thomas Gibson Henderson asserted defense information from multiple sources is being conveyed to the German minister to hire in Dublin and then transmitted to Germany. He spoke from Belfast on September 6.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Thomas Gibson Henderson
House of Commons
Dublin
Germany
Lady Astor Says All Five Sons to Fight for Britain
American born Lady Astor announced all five of her sons will serve Britain in the current conflict. William Walter is in the navy, Michael in the Territorials, John Jacob in the life guards, with the other two planning to join. She recalls the horrors of war from her own past but emphasizes her sons are now men ready to help in the struggle for freedom.
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London
U.P
Lady Astor
Britain
William Walter
Navy
Michael
Territorials
John Jacob
Life Guards
Services
United Press
Amarillo Area Weather and Local Ad Brief
Weather outlook for Amarillo and west Texas fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. New Mexico partly cloudy with small changes. 24 hour extremes from 66 to 94, noon reading 88. Local ad notes Chicken in the Rough at Town Tavern Canyon Highway 50 cents, phone 20175.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Canyon Highway
British Offense Sinks German Ships Amid Atlantic Raids
Lisbon dispatch says Yankee Clipper picked up a SOS from Royal Sceptre torpedoed in mid Atlantic. Britain reports quick successes with three German ships sunk near South America and two battleships hit near Kiel Canal. RAF raids deemed more successful than first reported.
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Lisbon
Portugal
U.P
Diario Noticias
Royal Sceptre
London
Great Britain
Atlantic
Hamburg
mid-Atlantic
Bremen
Olinda
Carl Fritzen
South America
Royal Air Force
Kiel Canal
North Sea
Baltic
Polish war strategy praised as Poles resist in Europe
London reports military observers credit Polish forces with delaying German advances through careful withdrawals and fortified defense lines. Paris notes Polish strategy relies on rapid movement to jolt German plans, forcing costly shifts while preserving usable fortifications along the Vistula and Bug rivers.
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Frederick Kuh
London
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Baltic
Slovakia
Vistula
Bug
Paris
U.P
Germany
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Przasnysz
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