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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1939

Page

8

Cotton Hit Opening. Skio Market Slumps Early

New Orleans reports show overnight selling pushed cotton futures down from 109 to 150 a bale on opening trades. October to 28 cents, December to 1 cent, May to 8.86 cents, off from yesterday. Some support emerged late, with bales valued 39 cents to 1 a drop. New York stock market rose 1 to 2 in early dealings as gains faded later. Sugar futures opened about unchanged after mixed early activity.

New Orleans Sept New York

Louisville Prepares for Flood Emergency Radio Network

Louisville residents brace for a major flood as the Louisville and Nashville railway coordinates an emergency plan. Fourteen amateur radio stations along the lines have formed a communication network. Volunteers train under D. A. Bownard Jr. and an N. accountant who operates WOARU in ongoing drills.

Louisville N. Railway D. A. Bownard, Jr

Communists Fight for Use of Building in Oklahoma City

The Communist party of Oklahoma announced plans for a nine o clock Sunday meeting at the Mu aleipat auditorium. Auditorium manager T T Johnson barred entry, and the group sought a show cause order to obtain permission, with a Friday hearing pending.

Communist Party of Oklahoma Mu' Aleipat Auditorium T. T. Johnson Oklahoma City Sent

Children Fined Get Fines Reversed in City Court

In Buppala N. Sept 9 a city court judge fined two youngsters one dollar each for lacking license. The judge, recalling his own youth, told them to come back for their money, emphasizing the value of the small sum. The scene contrasted with a film plug about a Western waterhole drama set in the Dragoon mountains of Arizona.

Buppala

Graf Zeppelin Reported Destroyed At Friedrichshafen

War bulletins from London and Amsterdam report the Graf Zeppelin destroyed by sabotage at Friedrichshafen on September 4. Other items note tanker Kenticheck sunk with full crew saved, ship 15 distressed near Arklow, clashes between British and Belgian fliers, and flooding tests in Utrecht to study Holland water defenses.

London London Star Friedrichshafen The Star Amsterdam Breedyk Today Kenticheck Breedyk Papera Holland-America Line Anglo-American Oil Company Netherlands Utrecht Holland

Ile de France Brings Home 1404 Americans From Europe

New York dispatch reports the Ile de France arriving with 1404 Americans aboard from Europe. The 2608 on board included 1901 passengers and many in public rooms. The crossing occurred without a convoy as other vessels ferried American travelers from Bitrone to Hoboken.

New York Ile de France Johan Vat Oldenbirgevell Dileh Netherlands Hol- Tadid-Armeried Jingebaytered Bitrone Hoboken Nu J

Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures Ahead

Weather forecast notes pale partly cloudy skies continuing Saturday night into Sunday. Weatherman Howard Mars predicts noticeably lower temperatures by Monday after highs around 84 on Sunday and 08 on Saturday with a low near 79.

Howard Mars

400 Americans to sail from France in wartime evacuation

Paris reports 400 Americans removed on a special train to join about 2500 others heading to war aboard the President Harding and the Washington. Madame Wellington Koo, wife of the Chinese ambassador, travels with her two children en route to China as the ships sail tonight and tomorrow at dawn.

France Paris Morehin United States Harding Washington Wellington Keo Ching

City Employes Picnic At Koehler Park Saturday

San Antonio workers plan a 3 p.m. opening with Firemen's Band concert and athletic contests in Koehler Park. Miss Elsie Dane Allison, national swimming record holder, will present a swim exhibition. Features include an animal circus by Fred Stark, Brackenridge, a dance and floor show under Mr Rose Bernard, with a grand march led by Mayor and Mrs. Maury Maye rlek.

San Antonio Koehler Park Firemen Elsie Dane Allison EK. J. Allison City Ira Kercheville Fred Stark Brackenridge Rose Bernard Maury Mayeerlek

Search Continues for Missing Plane in Canal Zone

Four days into the search for United States Army plane piloted by Trent H. A. Jenkins, authorities decided to extend efforts despite unfavorable weather. Airplanes from Abrook Field aided the operation, with daylight hours limited for the foreseeable future.

Cristobal Canal Zone United States Army Trent. H. A. Jenkins Abrook Field

Jap Goodwill Air Party Resumes Hop

Japan goodwill party members left by airplane for New York today at 1 56 a m C T. They expect to reach Newark between 11 30 and 12 noon CT. They arrived here yesterday after a rough flight from Albuquerque New Mexico.

Jap Goodwill Chicago Japan Goodwi New York Newark N. J Mari Eois Albuquerque N. M

Arrests in vice raid sweep hits 18 here

City vice squad arrested 16 men and women on vice charges and two men on gaming complaints during a night long series of raids conducted on complaints from the Ladn American civic group. The piece references a popular magazine insert about pharaoh curses and tomb traps.

Tne City Postea

Warndt forest falls to French forces in retreat toward Siegfried Line

Paris dispatch reports French high command saying the Warndt forest west of Forbach is largely in French hands. Communique No. 11 notes night activity by first Indian land forces, with continued aviation support as French press toward Germany's Saar basin and Siegfried Line.

Paris Warndt Forbach Forhach Gemmany’s Itch Saar Basin Saar Siegfried Warndt Forest France Trier Moselle Saarhlucken Germany Rhine Lauterbourg Switzerland

Roosevelt Visits Mother as War Fears Rise

President Roosevelt rests at Hyde Park amid European hostilities while staying connected to the White House and State Department. Moscow imposes foreign trade restrictions and calls up reserves, signaling broader wartime measures and potential impact on the Poland Soviet border and German credits.

Fdr Hyde Park Mother Myde Park Hudson Valley Roostvelt Moscow Goyirt Vines Tatoricag Russia Basta Germany Ashing & Bordar Russa France Great Britain Britain Meith Information Ministry Berlin Fierd Jacsha Goering Witler Neit Briain Gorring Wixemsbourg Tessin Polis Britis Hiller Pakuri der Shuvd Hitler Ai! Patian Lanils Hen

War Situation Told in Brief

The report outlines conflicting claims on Warsaw amid German advances on the eastern front and French progress toward Germany. German spokesmen claim Warsaw’s fall while Polish broadcasts sow doubt. France reports gains in the Saar region and near the Siegfried line as Allied efforts press in from the west.

Alin Ansociatia Bren Voth Germyar Yaies Warsaw Thls Sailvanelag Pry Wyn Germany Karlsentie Warnudl Saarsoud Porhach Nd Siegfried Poland Behlins Wat

Rev Scherzer to Return to Grace Lutheran Pulpit

The Rev John A Scherzer pastor of Grace Lutheran, who has been at the traders convention in Chicago, will return to take charge of the servers at 11 a m Sunday. He will speak on Behold, Faith Sent.

Scherzer John A. Scherzer Grace Lutheran Ehired Chicago

Reds Denied Use of Auditorium in City Court Ruling

In Oklahoma City Judge Sam Hooker ruled the city may exercise discretion over auditorium bookings, denying the Communist party use of the building citing riot risk. The ruling upheld city control over the venue as a private facility, not a public utility, and denied claims of denial as discriminatory. The party planned a meeting and invited city officials.

Oklahoma City Yept Na Man Shar Supreme Court Vic City Shaw T. T. Johnson Communist Party Slaw Tomorray

Frontiers of 914 Again Set Up by Nazis

Berlin reports Adolf Hitler has reaffirmed Germany’s frontiers as of 1914, reclaiming areas from Danzig to Pomerania and parts of East Prussia now considered irrevocably German. German forces press toward Warsaw from the south and east, with reports of crossings of the Wisla and advances around Sandomierz and Lublin.

Berlin Adolf Hitler Germany Poland Reich Danzig Pomores Pitisata Branden Bug Pomerania Pozna Posed Sibeala

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