Italy’s wartime air power and the canal crisis
The piece argues Italy’s air force shows limited effect after three months of war. It notes Malta and Gibraltar remain strong naval bases, Britain’s navy controls the Suez route, and England’s sea power blocks Italian aims while planning for Africa and the Balkans reshapes the regional balance, with Germany and Russia aiding in shaping postwar influence.
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Italy
Germany
Signor Mussolini
Malta
Gibraltar
America
Panama Canal
Egypt
Burr Canal
Darius
Suez
Ptolemy Philadelphus
de Les- Sepa
France
England
Utenne
India
Exsbane
Dodecanese
Suez Canal
Healy
Canal
Balkan
Russia
Greece
Jugoslavia
Thess
Adriatic
Balkans
Bosphorus
Europe
Rumania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Taly
Italy massed forces threaten Egypt from Libyan frontier
Italian air force bombed along the Egyptian coast and in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan while Italy massed about 250000 troops on the Libyan Egyptian frontier. Reports say land action could begin within a week as Britain and Egypt brace for a major offensive amid Allied war timelines and German aggression.
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Rome
Italy
High Command
Egypt
Talian
Sudan
el Katulo Sane Af Ketisa Cossody
Cairo
Hitler
England
Germany
France
Russia
Poland
Libya
Bardia
Weather Forecast Warns of Cold Snap and Warm Weekend
Jurber reports a sharp northern cold spell will ease by the weekend as winds shift east then south. Temperatures dip to near 5 degrees Friday morning, rise to the mid 80s by Saturday afternoon, with fair skies continuing.
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J. H. Jurber
Lanather
Jarboc
Jarboe
Japan Warships Massing Near Indo China Gulf
Hong Kong dispatch reports about 120 Japanese warships massed in the Gulf of Tonkin with about 200 other vessels and transports gathered at Walchow and Hulman Island off the Indo China coast in what was believed to be an imminent attack on French Indochina.
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Hongkong
INS
Gulf of Tonkin
Walchow
Hulnan Island
China
Tropical Storm Curves to North
The weather bureau said a tropical storm in the Atlantic near Turks Island was north of the West Indies early morning and appeared to be curving more to the north, taking it away from the Bahama islands and Florida.
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Jackson
Fie
Pthe
Man Fined for Pistol Charge in Bandera Court
Coleman McGill of 301 Olmos Drive pleaded guilty to unlawfully carrying 8 pistols. Judge C J Matthews fined $10 and $822 costs in County Court-at-Law No 2 after his Sept 1 arrest by Deputy R J Jeffords. Waterworks project began in Bandera with work scheduled Sept 1 for $60,000.
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Coleman McGill
Olmos Drive
C. J. Matthews
McGill
R. J. Jeffords
FDR Bans Export Of Air Supplies
President Roosevelt tightens export controls by requiring licenses for air craft and related plans parts and materials. Proclamation expands to cover equipment building plans designs and technical data for aviation industry and aircraft engines. Earlier measures already licensed petroleum products tetraethyl lead and iron and steel scrap.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Iast
Mary
ARIS PLANTS SPEED ASKED BY WAR AGENCIES
Washington September 13 the war department asked private manufacturers to speed up and build 15 new armament plants to boost self sufficiency in vital war materials. General Motors, E I du Pont de Nemours, and others would host sites in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Texas with a total estimated cost of 170 million dollars. Plants include machine gun facilities at Saginaw and Flint and smokeless powder, TNT, and ammunition plants at Charlestown and other sites to be selected later.
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Washington
Uine
General Motors Corporation
E. J. DuPont
Saginaw Clear Works
Saginaw, Mich
A. G. Sparkplug Company
Flint, Wieh
Frigidaire Co
Dayton
Ohio
J. DuPont de Nemours
Charlestown
Ind
Western Cartridge Company
St. Louis
Arms Ammunition Factory
Alto
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Hoiuston
Texas
Taal
Heavier Taxes for British Probable
London dispatch reports Sir Kingsley Wood declaring heavier taxes likely as the war effort cannot be financed by unfunded debt alone. He told the lord mayor's luncheon in Leeds that avoiding inflation requires strict consumption cuts, heavy taxation, and ongoing saving and lending.
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London
Kingsley Wood
Exchequer
Treasury
Sir Kingsley
Leeds
Texas Oghal Program Lags In Relief Effort
Texas officials acknowledge lagging social welfare efforts as drought-stricken areas rely on limited federal relief. WPA administrator Drought told congressional delegates that Texas offers only a small relief program via stimulus commodities, about a third of the needed amount, distributed through state agencies. Thirteen Texas House members met with WPA leaders to review the relief shortfall and coordination.
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Washington
Drought
Texas
WPA
Lroughl
Howard
Hunter
Lawrence Westbrook
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Nazi Flier Describes London Devastation From Bombing
Berlin official Hans Rechenberg reports in interview that London docks along the Thames burned and smoked after night raids. He claims heavy bombing yielded full hits with minimal anti-aircraft response as fires spread across industrial zones, stating chaos across greater London and urging further attacks.
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Berlin
Tae
Hans Rechenberg
Walther Funk
Rechenberg
London
Thames
Economics Ministry
Fuehrer
Jnre
Ares
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather forecast shows fair and slightly warmer weather across San Antonio and vicinity. Friday night remains fair with easterly to southeasterly winds. Saturday turns more easterly to southeasterly with higher temperatures. Airport readings suggest Friday high near 88, Friday low around 80, Saturday high about 88, with mild weekend warming, while city readings indicate Thursday high about 87 and Friday low around 50s.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Five Missiles Hit King's Palace In London Raid
German raiders attacked Buckingham Palace and Downing Street with five bombs during a daylight raid. The king and queen were in a shelter, the palace chapel was wrecked, and windows were broken. Three plumbers were injured, and civilians faced fires as air raid precautions moved in.
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Buckingham Palace
Victoria Memorial
London
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Downing A
Trent
Churchill
Downing Street
Palace
Air Ministry
Victorie
Memorial
Aerion
Exchange Telegraph
British News
Balgee
Censter
British Bombers Hit Le Havre in Invasion Warning
British planes struck Le Havre and hit a German tanker and a supply ship in a raid reported to guard the coast where Nazi forces are massing for an invasion of Britain. The ministry said other raids hit Osnabruck Hamina Schwerte Ehrang and Brussels to disrupt key freight yards.
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Lydy
Rechenberg
Lemdon
Seg'tlon
London
le Havre
Naz Army
Britain
Ministey
Aso
Ministry
Osnabruck
Hamini
Schwerte
Ehrang
Brussels
Germany
Jones Nominated to Cabinet Post
President Roosevelt nominated Jesse H. Jones to be secretary of commerce. The nomination waited congress approval of a resolution allowing him to retain his federal loan administrator post while serving in the cabinet.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Commerce
Congress
Jones
War on London as Buckingham bombings erupt anew
In the capital, Buckingham Palace is hit again as Nazi raids resume daylight strikes. London endures fires, with officials reporting 1154 killed and 4270 wounded in the first four nights. The Mediterranean sees an Italian push toward Egypt while the Far East notes dialogue and US defense plans amid global hostilities.
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Buckingham
George VI
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
London
Capital
West End
Mediterranean
Egypt
Far East
Tokyo
Holkumin
Army
Japan
United States
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