08 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1939
Page
1
French war ministry reports local advances along the Saar Basin and toward Germany's Siegfried Line as Britain and France move to relieve Poland. Front action spreads from Luxembourg border to Lauterbourg as German reinforcements rush in.
London dispatch details a global propaganda struggle as Britain and France press Germany on the western front while Germany accuses Polish divisions of massacres and Britain touts a mass leaflet drop. The war of words mirrors early World War I dynamics amid mixed frontline action.
Franklin Mullin reports that wartime demand has boosted the value of principal farm products by at least 1,006,000,050 as grains and livestock rise. Prices exceed last year’s levels, with corn leading gains though much of the crop remains unmarketed while other grains have been harvested and large carryovers loom.
Unidentified submarine sighted off the U S coast near Boston. Athenia torpedoed reports denied by Yugoslav mobilization rumors. German island Sylt attacked by planes near Denmark. Curran offers volunteer mariners to repatriate Americans from Europe. A wreck near Hopkinsville injures and kills travelers. Italian liner Rex carries Americans fleeing war to New York. French northern flank advances into German territory. Canada war stance petitions debated in Ottawa. Dutch sailors killed in Miepvic explosion. Crew rescued from ship torpedoed by submarine. UK grain crop forecast at 12 389 000 bales.
Dispatches from Came report the Duke and Duchess delayed departure from Windsor, once the king's residence near London. They were expected to travel by car to a Channel port, then likely be brought home by a British Warship after crossing France.
President Roosevelt declares a limited national emergency to safeguard neutrality and bolster defense. Four executive orders will raise Army and Navy strength modestly, aid Americans in war zones with $500,000, and expand federal investigations, while avoiding a full wartime mobilization.
Basel reports heavy artillery at Siegfried Line as French high command plans a major offensive within days. Observers say rapid French momentum and advance guards across the front press toward German forts from Lauterbourg to the Saar, signaling a critical battle ahead.
Washington reports Secretary Wallace said amid rising land prices that 1940 central programs would allow only minimal expansion in planting despite potential higher demand for American farm products due to the war. An analyst from the Area of Labor Statistics commented on the recent surge in buying.
Seven crew members were killed when the German steamer Helfried Bismarck exploded south of Ore Sound between Lolland and Sweden. Survivors said the ship sank within minutes after likely hitting a mine. seven were rescued.
In Budapest the public reads 35 daily papers at sidewalk cafes, yet censorship empties key war updates. Morning papers seem intact but afternoon editions show glaring white spaces where material was deleted close to press time, underscoring state control near Slovakia and Poland.
Warsaw reports the Polish army, intact after one week of war, has pulled back to pre established defense positions along a 1500 kilometer front. The German press claims Prague and Warsaw are under threat and urges citizens to aid defense.
In San Diego California a Navy six diers plane crashed near a radio tower at Chollas Heights last night, striking wires and catching fire. Fire crews removed six charred bodies, including pilot A. H. Irons of Coronado and several San Diego crewmen, after a two hour blaze and failure of trucks to reach the scene. Eyewitnesses say engine trouble may have caused the crash as the aircraft approached the antenna network.
German supreme command announced entry into Warsaw at 5:15 p m and reported armored troops advancing rapidly to Nadarzyn twelve miles southwest of the capital. The northward column neared Pultusk while a vanguard crossed the Nerew. reports also noted western forces 38 miles from Warsaw after capturing Rawa and Monowiecka. Large civilian exodus reported near the Franco German front.
United States Senator Kenneth D McKellar said there is no immediate danger of the United States entering the European conflict. He noted it is highly improbable unless attacked on American soil and praised England and France for acting wisely amid the early war developments.
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