Germans Edge West as Poland Front Flows in War Roundup
World War II roundup reports Goebbels missing from public life amid Polish crisis. British and French notices claim German submarines destroyed and German advances near Warsaw, with encircled Polish troops attempting breakouts. Paris and Berlin dispatches describe Moselle retreat and Saarbruecken attacks as western front grows.
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West End Movies Reopen For Daytime Shows In London
London reopens cinemas for daytime screenings signaling cautious revival of culture in wartime. The move restores a portion of prewar cinema life as theaters resume operations amid ongoing rationing and air raid precautions.
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West End
Schools' Doors Shut by Heat Across Midwest
Chicago dispatch reports the fourth day of a record September heat wave crippling schools in the Midwest. Relief was forecast for the Northwest by late tomorrow or Sunday as cooling showers moved toward Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Forecaster Daniel called the heat siege the most severe September on record at the weather bureau.
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SOS Sent From Sub To Churchill Before Sinking
London reports that a German submarine commander sent an SOS to Winston Churchill before sinking the British steamer Firby off the Scottish coast. Chief officer James Woodruff relayed the cable stating the SOS bore the address to Churchill and asked for aid.
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Weather notes for San Antonio and Texas coast
Partly cloudy conditions across San Antonio and vicinity with a Friday night and Saturday outlook. East Texas shows similar clouds with gentle to moderate winds, while West Texas remains generally fair with scattered showers in the far west. Airport highs near 94 Friday, 92 Saturday. lows around 70 to 72. Passengers aboard an eastbound liner report staying fully dressed at night amid wartime caution.
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Envoy to Poland At Border
Budapest dispatch reports that American embassy staff and other diplomats arrived at Zelesecyki near the Polish Romanian frontier in a new move with Poland's traveling government. The delegation under Ambassador Anthony J Drexel Biddle and family and aides may cross into neutral Romania if needed as they continue shifting headquarters by automobile along Poland.
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Arthony J.' Drexel Biddle
Pegey Thompson Schulz
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Warsaw
Bizarre prison plot at Stateville pits guards against escapees
Forty eight convicts as guards investigate a bizarre escape plan at Stateville penitentiary. Three murderers made a dash for the northeast corner but were stopped by vigilant sentries. Warden Ragen reported locked lunch buckets containing sand and poisoned coffee used in the attempt. Forty five kitchen workers were placed in solitary. In Canberra, Prime Minister Menace announced a new Australian war cabinet and 20000 volunteer force for service in Austral or over seas.
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