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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1939
Page
2
British reinforcements move up to join French troops reported to have advanced on German soil. French and British staffs coordinate actions as German defenses hold along the Siegfried line. Paris says French gains reach up to 15 kilometers on the northern wing while caution remains.
Paris reports British and French pressure on the Siegfried line as German advances near Warsaw threaten the Vistula corridor. Berlin pushes east toward victory while Western offensives loom. London plans a long war, Japan stays uninvolved. Washington tightens neutrality and ships protect Atlantic routes. Mussolini plays peacemaker if Poland falls, while Ottawa readies Canada to aid Britain.
Military leaders from Britain and France meet as Daladier forms a war cabinet. French forces push into German territory after hours of artillery as they target gaps in the Siegfried line along a broad 40 mile front. The Saar basin becomes a focal point as operations continue with no man's land between fortifications.
Harrisburg September 7 State police probed slim clues after 21 sticks of lighted dynamite were found strapped to a major span of the 61 million dollar Harrisburg to Pittsburgh turnpike in Bedford county Officials said the device may reflect sabotage or labor unrest and the find was made in August but reported yesterday as Europe edged toward hostilities.
The Mexico City police band of 100 musicians will perform three concerts in San Antonio during the Mexican independence celebration. Attorney M. C. Gonzales announced that the first concert is September 15 at the Municipal Auditorium for official ceremonies, the second on September 16 at Brackenridge Park for the public, and the final show September 17 in front of the city hall for city officials.
In San Francisco on September 7 officials of the Olympic Club announced the resignation of Nazi Consul General Fritz Wiedemann. The move followed the discovery of a telegram urging Wiedemann's withdrawal from the club, signed with his name but described by secretary Frank J. Foran as a rank forgery. The telegram prompted an internal inquiry and heightened mystery surrounding the sending of the forged communication.
Britain subjects in Germany aged 15 and older were ordered to report to local police stations within 24 hours. The order, issued by Wilhelm Prick, German Interior Minister, declared subjects of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, English colonies and protectorates, and British-involved territories must report in person or by mail.
Eight Toledo policemen, summoned by neighbors, confronted Gotheb Kurtz as he dismantled his home with furnace parts and water from a garden hose. After a tense hour, officers handcuffed the 45 year old and recovered clothes while Kurtz claimed he was following the Lord's housecleaning instructions. He was taken to city jail with a Bible for his cell.
In Lebanon on September 6 a foot-long garter snake was found in a garden by Mrs. J. A. Brewster. The creature appeared to have four legs, two on each side, each about two-thirds of an inch long and tiny claws, defying the common zoology rule that snakes lack limbs.
In New York and San Francisco headlines, the Bridges deportation suit moves toward final rebuttals as Adelyn McCulloch accuses her husband of marital strife and alleged infidelity. Defense questions witnesses while Bridges denies Communist ties and the case centers on alimony, separation, and custody.
Secretary Morgenthau completed an emergency advisory panel with three economists appointed. The group includes Jacob Winer of the University of Chicago Walter W Stewart and Winfield W Riefler of Princeton. They join two bankers appointed earlier to study unemployment and auto data. The Census Bureau will canvass auto usage to gauge unemployment and car turnover in the city over three weeks.
Parfaria Gomez, 60, semi invalid, was found dead in his rear home at 1344 West Laurel Street. Police theorize he collapsed while trying to drink water and drowned in a bucket after his companion John Garcia was awakened. Garcia said he checked at 11 p.m. and found Gomez lifeless next morning. a passerby notified police.
Horace Mann Junior High sets registration for all students for the year. Registration begins Friday at 8 30 p m with principal Oscar Miller confirming a short assembly to follow.
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