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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1939
Page
2
Henry W. Porter analyzes wartime tension noting ongoing threats yet cautious optimism. He suggests Nazi leadership may still bargain while Allies prepare strategic responses in a shifting global crisis.
Diplomatic exchanges between London and Berlin raise tension across Europe amid Hitler’s demands on Poland. Britain and France weigh concessions while warning that any German threat to Poland will trigger support for the Poles. France mobilizes. Washington signals possible U S role if war looms. In Warsaw and Rome, hopes shift between mediation and preparing for conflict.
Industry quickened pace despite jitters from European war threats. Steel production hit the highest in two years, electricity output set an all time record, and railroad freight moved to a 1939 peak. Cotton mills and autos also showed gains as 1940 models advance. Retail trade rose slightly.
The Dies committee reports a flood of war propaganda in the United States traced to two European groupings, the London Paris entente and the Berlin Rome axis, with Great Britain cited as the most effective source. Moscow is shown as seeking mutual destruction to advance dictatorship.
The cabinet approves severing links with Germany and Italy amid the German Russian pact. Japan shifts from the anti comintern alliance and prepares cabinet realignments while signaling a broader internal restructuring. The army backs the move as a necessary adjustment to new geopolitical realities.
Advice urges parents to assign age appropriate chores to children. It warns older kids may be unable to handle difficult or continuous tasks and stresses mothers should supervise closely to teach good judgment in delegation.
Charles Edwards aged 23 uses self invented lightweight diving gear to search deep pools in New Zealand swift mountain rivers. He traveled from Sydney with a mining engineer who invited him to the venture as prospectors begin recovering gold from river margins while deeper pools remain elusive.
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