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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1939
Page
1
Reported French forces attack Germany at western front extremes with supported assaults. Air strikes aimed to cut off German support as the offensive proceeds at the frontline.
United Press reports President Roosevelt is shaping a sweeping emergency defense plan that limits Congress’s role to veto power after return. The proposal accelerates fortifications for Guam and military build up in the Canal Zone and Puerto Rico, reactivates WWI destroyers, and seeks to avoid broader warship convoys with Britain.
A coroner jury in Erie ruled the hunting death near Sparta on August 30th accidental. William Swainsbury of Erie, 28, died after a shot from a target rifle fired by Emil Gorentlo’s hunting companion mistook him for a woodchuck at about 100 yards. Swainsbury died at Corry hospital the next morning.
Gulf Refining officials plan a large gasoline filling station on North Center Street opposite the Hotel Corry. Bids around 6000 dollars will be sought immediately. Gulf officials A Hy Wills and H Dougal will determine architecture as plans advance. Local contacts have been discussing the project.
United Press report says two life buoys from the German liner Bremen washed ashore in Massachusetts surf, offering a narrow hint in the ship's fate after she disappeared August 30. The vessel, free of cargo or passengers, underwent exhaustive searches in port. Rumors of British seizure or tow to a wartime port circulated without confirmation.
Enrollment at Senior High and other schools shows a net drop from last year with total first day attendance 1409 versus 1448 two years ago. Elementary grades lead the decline while Senior High gains slightly as transfers and late registrations are expected. War Emergency Council formed in Washington.
Rome reports booming Italian business as stock markets rise amid ongoing war-basis decrees. London condemns naval disarmament talks with major powers. Washington orders marine inspectors on alert for saboteurs. Zurich borders closed between Basle and Geneva. Belfast notes defense information allegedly reaching German channels.
The War boom in stocks met resistance across American markets as profits were taken on the New York Stock Exchange. Commodities slackened and U S government bonds declined while the pound steadyed. A cautious view of American industrial gains amid European war concerns and wartime campaigns prompted selling at the exchange. President Roosevelt ordered a patrol by destroyers coast guard vessels and air planes off the American coast.
Reports from Moscow indicate a major military conference with wide decree actions that boost armed forces by about 1.0 million. Discharges were halted in six districts, and enlistment extended for up to a month while new conscription measures target 1919 Jelass men and those born in late 1918 and 1920. The moves push total armed personnel above three million as frontier protection looms.
Berlin dispatch reports Cracow captured by German forces as Warsaw nears danger. Polish capital surrounded by retreating officials and embassies, with few government staff remaining. Polish army believed intact and ready to fight on beyond the Vistula.
Exiled former Czechoslovak president Benes cables England France and Poland stating Czechoslovak citizens see themselves in armed conflict with German forces. He says Czechs and Slovaks will march with allied peoples to victory and liberation of their fatherland and join the fight for a free Europe.
United Press reports a German air armada crossed the North Sea toward London and Chatham before being met by anti-aircraft fire and British fighters. One German bomber believed downed. two British planes disabled. Simultaneously Nazi forces pressed on Warsaw as France reported raids and Franco-British air activity against the Rhineland. Allied air forces claimed several U-boats sunk and Britain issued propaganda pamphlets over the Ruhr as political leaders met in Paris and London.
Eyewitnesses reported one German plane shot down about 12 miles from Southend as around 20 German raiders flew toward London. Anti aircraft fire and RAF counterattacks followed amid heavy aerial duels. Balloons and defenses near Chatham witnessed intensified air activity.
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