Submarine Sinking by South African RAF Pilot Reported
The British Ministry of Information details a German submarine sunk by a young South African Royal Air Force coastal patrol pilot. Two encounters are described with German planes. the pilotid is unnamed. The sinking involved a rear attack from 1500 feet, bombs and machine gun fire, and a colossal explosion.
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Mmerends Sasforth
Singereeg
Hish Command
Royal Air Force
Ministry of Information
Costal Command
Moaler Yrasers
North Sea
Windsor to Go to France With Major General's Rank
The Duke of Windsor prepared to depart for France to serve with the British expeditionary force as a major general. He will assume a staff appointment and has relinquished the field marshal rank temporarily. Queen Elizabeth left Buckingham Palace for Balmoral to visit Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret for the first time since the war began.
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Windsor
France
London
Duke of Windsor
England
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Margaret
Submarine Disaster Scene Described In Vivid Fragments
A witness recalls the moment a vessel was breached and sank. He mentions the stern lifting from water and a dive at a 30 degree angle. The plot then circled for twenty minutes as whirlpools formed from air escaping the shattered submarine before officials ended the vigil.
Queen Wilhelmina Vows Armed Forces to Preserve Neutrality
Queen Wilhelmina declared in a throne address at the Hall of Knights that she trusts the armed forces to safeguard the Netherlands neutrality. She spoke under somber circumstances and expressed hope peace may yet prevail, praising pacifist efforts with Belgium’s king.
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Nd Abies
4200 Farmers to Vote on Milk Order Changes in 5 Counties
Albany reports 4200 dairy farmers in Erie Niagara Wyoming Genesee and Chautauqua counties eligible to vote Sept 25 on three amendments to the Niagara frontier milk marketing order. The changes reduce direct differential from 30 to 20 cents create classifications for cream cheese and ice cream and add Clarence and Newstead to the marketing area. Fifteen polling places will be open 7 to 9 PM.
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Albany
Laurance L. Clough
Erie
Niagara
Wyoming
Genesee
Chautauqua
Holton V. Noyes
Clarence
Newstead
Erie County
Clough
Courageous Sinking Survivors Recall Heroic Night Rescue
Survivors recount the torpedoing of the Courageous off Ireland on Sunday evening. The Collingsworth and a Holland American ship rushed to debris, rescuing sailors while a ship’s cook kept a life raft crew alive. Two torpedoes struck the carrier. 24 planes were aboard and depth charges followed as destroyers hunted the submarine.
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Courageous
Collingsworth
Ireland
Collinssworth
Ufe
Mess
Symons
Oine
Fair
Hungry Poles Find Haven In Romania
Refugees from Poland crossed into Romania as hunger and poverty hit the border. The National Bank exchange rate and aid logistics are noted while refugees, including priests and nuns, seek shelter. Romanian doctors and Red Cross shipments are mobilized. Moscow reports suggest a Polish government move to relocate.
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Mal Tate
Warsaw
American Red Cross
Constanza
Smygly-Bydz
Moscick
Kossow
Poland
Rumania
Paris
London
Romania
Moscicki
Germany
Budapest
Hungary
Ungver
Heandeast
Kennedy Children To Return On Manhattan Voyage
The three youngest Kennedy children Patricia 15 Jean 10 and Edward 7 will sail back to the United States aboard the American liner Manhattan. The embassy reported the plan during the day in London.
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Kennedy
London
United States
Joseph P. _Kennedy
Patricia
Jean
Edward
Manhattan
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