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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1939
Page
16
Ottawa enters a second day of emergency session with Prime Minister Mackenzie King expected to outline measures and future steps. MPs likely vote on funding for ongoing wartime emergency needs and national security, while Britain fights on.
At a New York department convention Stephen W. Chadwick of Seattle, national commander of the American Legion, rejects a proposal to organize an am bulance corps sponsored by the Department of France. He stresses the Legion as a single organization bound by neutrality and law, denying enrollment of private groups. The piece notes a separate film feature, The Spellbinder, starring Lee Tracy and Barbara Read.
Washington dispatch reports thousands of Red Cross volunteers in the United States prepared to knit socks and garments for war relief. Officials noted contrasting plans with 1914 18 era approaches, decision favoring military and Allied medical units over foreign hospital ships. London reports German troops in Siegfried Line complain of dire living conditions, including overcrowded munition storage, poor ventilation, discomfort, and food shortages, with reports of discontent spreading among Salient fortifications.
Leaflets dropped over Southern Jutland urge Germans to cast off the Hitler regime. An accidental bombing already killed two, injured several, and destroyed a three story building in Esbjerg. The disturbance followed by night flights scattering messages along a wide band across the Danish peninsula north of the German border.
Belgrade reports the government denying rumors of nationwide mobilization. Officials say only nominal forces were called up weeks ago as a precaution, and the broadcast claim is considered inaccurate. The government reiterates no general mobilization has occurred.
Officials of a San Francisco men's club rejected accepting the resignation of Nazi Consul General Pelta Wiedemann after a telegram alleging involvement in a controversial incident. The directors met unanimously and sent a letter disavowing responsibility for the telegram while denying any club involvement.
London reports a propaganda clash as Britain and France rapidly escalate rhetoric against Germany while building a slow, staged land campaign. The note notes German and Polish tensions, Athenia torpedoing claims, and a cautious Allied strategy to divert German forces from Poland.
A British publishing house announced plans to donate royalties from the novelist’s works to the British Red Cross Society and its ambulance service, directing proceeds from wartime publications to relief efforts as part of a public appeal.
A report received today from Captain v Slow Thorigon of the Hindustan Steam Shipping Company describes the freighter 5805 tons named Sunk All as well after a loss of position near Newcastle on Tyne. The ship was on passage to Europe from the United States when attacked by a submarine. The American farmer on board reported the incident via radio, while no position was given for the attack.
Britain debates the potential return of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor as plans for their homecoming remain unsettled. Dispatches from Cannes suggest a motor journey through France to a channel port with a British warship expected to transport them home. The future role for the couple in Britain is uncertain, with speculation of public service or a formal national duty.
The German High Command charged that British planes attacked the steamer Franken near Padang in the Dutch East Indies two days earlier. Berlin says the raid violated international law and the Hague Treaty of 1907, accusing Britain of aggressive acts in international waters.
Six Navy airmen perished when a large seaplane struck antenna wires near Cholias Heights, San Diego. Burned remains were recovered after a two hour fire and wreckage removal by the Navy crew. Names listed include pilot A H Trans and Ensign L W Latremere along with several aviation technicians and radiomen.
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