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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1939
Page
3
Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas decried U S neutrality policy at a Texarkana banquet, saying the act should be wiped out as it no longer reflects neutrality. He predicted Roosevelt would convene Congress around September 18 to push revisions.
In London on September 8 Americans in Europe criticize the lack of refugee convoys after torpedoing incidents. About 300 patriots urge action as survivors from the Athenia demand a convoy, noting only two African boats dispatched and questioning why luxury liners are sent abroad. Jack Kennedy attempts to explain U.S. assurances, but survivors insist on convoys before returning, citing German threat and calls for U.S. destroyers.
Berlin reported three German columns closing on Warsaw from north west and southwest with at least one within artillery range. Southwest advance said to have taken Meszizonow, 25 miles from Warsaw. a northern thrust reached beyond Paltusk, and a vanguard crossed the Narew River. Polish defense lines along the Bug and Vistula rivers were identified as the main defense. Prisoners numbered in the tens of thousands as German forces pressed toward the Polish capital amid air and naval activity.
The war at sea sees new losses including a British tanker and a German freighter among 14 total wrecks. A Dutch minesweeper sank after hitting a mine off the Frisian Islands with most crew lost, while other ships were torpedoed or reported sunk in the Atlantic.
Describes London during daylight under blackout with ration books for motor fuel, crowded streets, camouflaged gas masks, and civilians adapting to war. Observes buses half full, bikes and pedestrians, censorship debates, theater closures, and a skyline tinted by the balloon barrage as night approaches. Notable scenes include workers, students, and officials adjusting to shortages and air raid measures.
New York reports a potential flu preventive drawn from horse serum and inhaled powder. Dr Smorodi announced at the Third International Congress for Microbiology that immune horse serum made the powder effective, tested in Russia with 650 exposed workers and 149 influenza cases among unprotected peers.
The French liner Die de France, a 42000 ton ship dubbed an art gallery, was believed nearing New York with over 1000 passengers amid wartime censorship. Her sister Normandie remained at New York pier after canceling sailings since the war. New York customs also imposed wartime censorship on outbound transatlantic shipments, affecting vessel clearance reporting.
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