23 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1939
Page
1
The U S embassy in Warsaw warned Americans that a serious situation exists and advised leaving while transport is available. A high level interagency meeting in Washington discussed evacuating thousands of U S citizens and using flag ships for safety, with plans kept under review.
Nazi quarters say Germany will press into Poland beyond Warsaw if Poland refuses to surrender immediately. Hitler aims for a fourth partition including the corridor and Upper Silesia with a permanent European realignment. von Ribbentrop departs for Moscow as mobilizations rise and Poland faces a stark choice between resistance or ceding former German territories.
Nation mobilizes for defense with heightened military preparations in response to potential German invasion. Poland and allies vow to resist, rallying armed forces and civilian defense efforts across affected regions.
Lou Ambers defeats Henry Armstrong at Yankee Stadium to reclaim the 135 pound title after Armstrong is penalized five rounds for low punches. The bout sets up a third meeting with Armstrong. contracts already signed.
CCC fire fighters from camps east of Glacier National Park were rushed to St. Marys Montana as a forest fire started near the park boundary after 3 pm and within an hour had burned about 100 acres of timber crossing into Indian service land and forcing residents from their homes.
Montana Rhodes scholar Robert C Bates visiting Butte warns that Britain faces pressure to wage war amid European developments. He cites war preparations and rising public war consciousness as signs Britain may launch an offensive to save the empire.
Confident of help from Britain and France Poland strengthens its defenses as Germany and Soviet Russia sign a non aggression pact. Foreign Minister Beck meets ambassadors from Britain France and Romania and is believed to have secured assurances of support.
The board of trustees voted wage increases of ten dollars a month for all elementary school principals in district No. 1 at last night’s regular meeting. They also discussed plans to build an auditorium and gymnasium beside Emerson school. The Emerson PTA asked about the project. O R Ashford Jr led the building and purchasing committee with repair details.
A 14-year-old St Paul youth Rex Arnold hitch hiked to Montana seeking relatives near Butte. Belgrade residents cared for him as Sheriff McLeod's deputies searched for his family after a note from Jasper and Mrs McGuire. He had left St Paul aiming for Butte and was found on the Belgrade Bozeman highway.
A Forestry Service plane piloted by Dick Johnson with passenger Clarence Sutcliff crashed in rugged Bitter Root mountains about 15 miles southwest of Hamilton. Sutcliff injured crawled to a firefighting crew. a recovery team braces dawn trek as search spans Roaring Lion creek and surrounding terrain. The missing aircraft had left Hamilton at 7 45 last night on a routine fire scouting flight. over 200 acres burned.
WPA’s division of professional and service projects in Montana votes to operate a statewide library extension for residents lacking access to reading. The program, directed by Anna Belle Edinger, aims to start soon in five operating centers.
London reports Britain will mobilize army navy and air force to peak fighting strength to resist Nazi aggression against Poland. Parliament reconvenes Thursday under the new emergency powers defense bill amid a coordinated move with France and a full war footing for French forces. The BBC broadcasts summons MPs back from holiday as crisis session ends with pledges to fight.
Berlin August 22 French citizens and families in Berlin have begun leaving for France. French sources say a request from the ambassador for mass evacuation is very unlikely. British colonists and many reporters also have left or plan to depart today.
Pan American Airways 14 passenger California clipper lifts from San Francisco Bay on the first leg of a survey flight toward Honolulu and Canton Island, charting a route to Auckland. J H Tilton leads the test mission with 11 crew, five federal observers, and company staff aboard.
World markets reacted with mixed moves as the Russo German non aggression pact news spread. U S government bonds fell in New York while London gilt edges slipped at first then recovered, Italian and German bonds rose and Polish issues fell with some Japanese loans.
Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions Wednesday and Thursday. Warmer temperatures expected in the southeast and extreme east regions on Wednesday.
Milan report says Il Popolo d Italia claims a German Soviet non aggression pact will affect Balkan and Near East where Italy has interest. Greece Turkey and Romania plus Poland viewed as needing reflection amid fears of encirclement by Britain and France. Italy may press south Balkans for influence if pact opens eastward gains without war.
J F T O Connor former Roosevelt era comptroller and ex law partner of W G McAdoo was in Butte for several hours on his way from Los Angeles to deliver a main address at North Dakota's 50th statehood celebration in Bismarck. An ND native he served four terms in the state legislature and wooed by Gov John Moses for his invitation reflects on his pioneer background and public service.
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