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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
1
Paris reports that British notes to Germany may open long talks on the European crisis while Hitler flexes, with Paris bracing for air attacks. Millions mobilize. rail stations clog as families flee toward the countryside.
Huntington speakers accuse miners of potential 1940 power shift in 40 West Virginia counties. Senator Neely warns CIO delegates against electing strike breaking officials while Gov. Holt faces criticism over letters to idle miners. Easton leads CIO in denouncing reactionary forces and betrayal of union principles.
Washington reports the House committee on un American Activities ordered its investigators to turn over Pelleys financial records to the Internal Revenue Service. William Dudley Pelly head of the Silver Shirts and Galahad Press is accused of diverting assets and funding propaganda for the German American Bund and Communist Party.
Washington reports reveal ongoing crisis information exchanges between governments. Secretary Hull says U S actions remain noncommittal and not advising first moves. Roosevelt plans to invoke neutrality act and convene Congress if war erupts. AFL President William Green urges German workers to unite against war. US ships avoid German ports to speed repatriation of citizens.
Portsmouth N H August 28 for the second time in three months the bow of the ill fated submarine Squalus rose above the Atlantic foam but sank again with crew members aboard the salvage effort halted as technicians planned further lifts for Wednesday morning under Rear Admiral C M Cole aboard the salvage flagship Falcon.
Berlin reports a new rationing law allows no limit on a woman's total clothing but requires she be near starvation before purchases. Women may own two dresses three underwear sets six stockings and other items. men may have two suits and three shirts. Men get two winter gloves while women have one pair.
General Nobuyuki Abe, recalled from retirement, began forming a cabinet to pursue Japan’s isolationist policy after the shift from the anti comintern accord with Germany. He faces balancing nationalism and liberal factions while seeking possible conciliation with the United States amid tensions over trade and tensions with Britain.
Canada assumes control of merchant vessels registered in the country to govern sailings and routine amid Europe tension. Volunteers and soldiers patrol the Welland Canal area with guards at critical facilities, the canal closed to the public, barbed wire and machine guns at locks.
Sunbury Massachusetts August 28 The Globe reports Henry Ford saying there will be no war because nations are bluffing They do not dare start a war and know it He blames looming conflict on munitions makers and profiteering financiers during an interview at the Wayside Inn
Sir Nevile Henderson met Adolf Hitler at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin for over an hour discussing the looming risk of European war. Henderson delivered a written British note on the Polish German quarrel and Polish corridor issues before briefing Hitler verbally, with no clear official comment issued. The meeting drew a silent crowd and was followed by mixed, unconfirmed reports on its significance.
Rome reports Mussolini ready to mediate Berlin London conflict but warns no miracle. Il Duce could act as talks drag, while Vatican officials press diplomacy with Britain Poland and Poland’s ambassador in Rome. Italy restricts air travel and sees many weekend excursion voters signaling no immediate war.
Warsaw reports a hermetically sealed frontier with Germany as Poland rejects Nazi demands for Danzig and Pomorze. Mediation via a third party seen as key while German threats intensify. Poland mobilizes, foreigners depart, and artillery positions, air raid shelters, and trenches appear in urban centers.
Urgent measures were taken to rush several thousand Americans home as Germany moves merchant ships to home ports. The Manhattan was ordered to skip Hamburg and turn at Havre to arrive in New York by Sept 7, increasing capacity with extra cats and life gear. The Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt chartered for a special voyage will carry 800 passengers on its first transatlantic trip, with many notable travelers including Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt and Charles M. Schwab aboard.
London reports a British note to Hitler warns that Britain and France will fight from day one on Poland's side if Germany uses force. The message outlines options for negotiation, a broader European settlement, and postponement of Danzig talks while warning of combined Western action if Germany advances.
Berne Aug 28 Sw itzerland mobilized 100000 troops as a covering squad for its frontiers and announced a decree restricting purchases of many foodstuffs. Troops positioned along mountainous frontiers by 5 am tomorrow and frontier towns were filled tonight as the federal chamber prepared to vote the decree powers and to authorize a wartime government action.
Berlin reports the Polish forces near the Danzig border show continued strength as the Soviet upper house begins a non aggression week without decision. Amsterdam notices warn Americans to leave Germany and mobilize to 400000 as Slovakia braces for German moves. Bratislava says German battles the Slovak frontier with mechanized units and supply lines. Bucharest says all German Italian ships in Romanian waters ordered home.
U S postmaster says he will address several issues in Ireland tied to the crisis. The statement arrived here and is to be discussed with local officials.
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