03 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1939
Page
1
Berlin reports official news agency commentary declaring Germany prepared to fight a ten year war for its rights and Europe’s final peace. It accuses England of blocking German Polish talks and seeking a European war, labeling Britain the real aggressor and Poland a sub-worker.
Fritz Kuhn, national leader of the pro Nazi German American Bund, declares in a Friday interview that the Bund is a neutral organization fighting for absolute neutrality. He says the United States should avoid war and that the Bund does not support war.
The Ever Ready class of Shiloh held a wiener roast at Pangborn Park last Thursday evening with games and contests. A long list of attendees from Bridgeport and nearby towns attended, including Rev. and Mrs. Andrews and many Price, Plummer, and Staley family members. Local visits and Garfield picnic notes follow.
Labor Day weekend quiets the town with double header county baseball games and a last summer pool visit. Fountain Head Country Club hosts a club championship, Old Dominion archers compete at St James, and HaBerstown hosts the State Conclave of the De Molay. Banks libraries and offices suspend Monday operation while post offices run holiday hours.
Moscow reports of German diplomacy aiming to broker a Soviet Russia Japan nonaggression pact. Sources questioned rumors of a Russia Germany alliance. Tass said Soviet Mongolian troops crushed Japanese and Manchukuoan forces on the eastern border, forcing remaining units to defensive actions.
AP feature outlines that experts doubt a German lightning war would quickly subdue Britain or cripple France. They warn heavy bombing could hurt German and Italian cities but fail to topple fortified allies. Infantry and artillery remain decisive. mechanized blitz largely unproven in large modern wars.
Delegates from Maryland and the District of Columbia converge on Hagerstown for the seventh Maryland State Conclave, Order of DeMalay. Registration 2 to 4 pm at the Masonic Temple, with remarks by Mayberry I. Patterson and Vernon M. Miller before a welcome address by Capt. Carl R. McCleary. Evening vesper service, banquet Monday with European situation talk by Major General Amos A. Frese, and Miss DeMolay of Maryland contest. Local lodges, athletic events, and a big dance with Miss DeMolay selections conclude the opening activities.
North Winship counselor of the American Embassy in Warsaw told Secretary Hull by phone that all Americans in Warsaw were safe. He said women staff members had been evacuated to a point about 12 miles from the city.
London dispatch says British Ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson met German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop in Berlin and delivered a communication from Prime Minister. The report, passing censorship, notes the diplomatic exchange occurred as officials confirmed the contact.
Foreign office sources report Von Ribbentrop told Henderson that Chamberlain urged immediate retreat from Poland and warned Britain would not fight for Poland’s independence unless Germany halted its invasion and withdrew troops.
Gov Herbert Rk O'Conor announced the Board of Public Works would purchase the famed Old Oak in Talbot County, estimated at 400 years old, as a state asset. Queen Catherine was Peter the Great's mistress for nine years before marrying him. The turtle dove is linked to the bird song called song of the turtle.
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