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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1939

Page

2

Netherlands Village Key to News

War dispatches hint that the Netherlands villages near the front line hold key news. Villages like Vaals are evacuated by Dutch frontier authorities as German advances push civilian removals in Aachen area and nearby towns in Belgium.

Basil Walker U.K Poth Netherlands Belgium Aachen Germany Fig Inabd Massitch Lige Liege France Low Vaals Mey Mastricht Dulch Bepiin Shaas Hiller

Invasion Plan Recalled From World War I

A fragmented discussion recalls German invasion strategy and ground forces. It notes Von Schlieffen, the Maginot line, and the 1914 Belgium crossing as pivotal to delaying France. Evacuations near Maastricht and Liege illustrate civilian impact and timing in the plan’s execution.

Luxembourg Zenuth France von Behileffen Statt Belgium Paris Germany Alfred von Schlieffen Beitic Worth Sea English Channel

Two in Jail After City disturbance and shooting

Police responded to a Tuesday night disturbance at 1400 Leal Street. Officers booked two adults, Allene Sadberry, 18, and Vanice Sadberry, 05, for aggravated assault after a 2 year old girl was targeted by a 16 year old.

Lostfleet Ofeer G. 1 Kuykendall Wranall Adiriss

Chiang Takes Provi ng e Post

Chiang Kai-Shek asserts chairmanship of Sichuan province to counter sectarian moves that threaten wartime unity. He replaces Gen Wang Chang Shu who transfers to active duty as Szechwan generals clash with Chiang’s central government amid Lui Giang funeral and ongoing European war obligations.

Chungking Nerajissin Chiang Kai-Shek Wang Chang-Shu Liu Hsiang Chiang China Kations

Mexico to stay neutral amid European conflict

President Lazaro Cardenas reaffirmed Mexico's neutrality policy to officers and soldiers, stating the government remains neutral while ready to participate in peace efforts. The secretary of foreign relations outlined the Hague 1907 neutrality pact allowing Mexico to admit or refuse belligerent ships to preserve public order and neutrality. The pact also bars belligerents from using Mexican territory as a base or obtaining war supplies in Mexican ports. In Paris, the Comte de Paris sought Daladier’s consent for Nasape Nealed to serve in the French government, the second such request.

Mexico The Hague

Restrictions in France Relaxed

Paris reports that civilian life restrictions behind the war front are easing. Police censorship on telegrams has ended, telephone service is restored for most departments with French-only calls, and gas masks are now offered for dogs, cats and other pets as part of domestic wartime measures.

Paris France French Association For the Protection of Saimer

Hunt for Aliens Shifts to North Park Region

Federal immigration officers arrested five aliens during a Brady, Texas area sweep as part of a statewide shift northward in the search for illegal entrants. The arrests, announced by the San Antonio office, come amid the ongoing deportation efforts and seasonal labor activity in the region.

Faye North Park San Antonio Brady

Two Admit Murder in Childs Death Plot for Insurance

Newton Sept 70 Istates Attorney Homer Kasserpin said Charles Kubler and his housekeeper Effie Hamey have confessed to murdering 1 year old Clifford Ramey to collect a $2000 life insurance. They signed statements, Kasserpin planned to file murder charges. The pair are jailed in Newton.

Newton, I INS Homer Kasserpinn Jasper County Charles “Kubler Effle Hamey Assetman Kibler

Missouri-Kansas-Texas to Recall 300 Furloughed Workers

IM-K-T to Recall Furloughed Men reports that Missouri-Kansas-Texas Shops at Parsons and Waco Texas will reopen at full capacity, recalling 300 furloughed workers. Matthew Sloan, chairman of the board and president, announced the action.

Louis Parsons Waco Texas Matthew 8. Sloan Hie Railrad

Polish Regiment Joiris Refugees Reach Riga in Ban

A Polish regiment arrived in Riga Latvia with about 1060 refugees from the frontier. The troops were disarmed and confined as Latvian coastal defense forces were reinforced amid reports of Polish and other submarines cruising the Baltic Sea.

Riga Latvia Deph. Zy Ua Balto Sea

All-Vegetable BLACK-DRAUGHT Laxative Ad Claims Benefits

All-vegetable laxative promotes gentle thorough evacuation overnight. Claims tone and strengthens bowel muscles with a single ingredient noted for medicinal use. Recommends a dose range of 25 to 40 doses priced 6 1/2 cents.

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