26 Sep 1938
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1938
Page
1
Roosevelt and Chamberlain issued appeals to Hitler and Benes to seek peace before war. Britain and France mobilize, evacuate Paris plans emerge, and Czechoslovakia braces for possible loss of Sudetenland as world leaders seek a diplomatic halt.
Voters head to polls tomorrow to decide on a bond issue funding a new municipal building with 45 percent federal aid. polling hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. precincts at Court House for A to J and City Hall for M to Z with election staff named and a turnout push from supporters.
Barcelona Spain Sept 26 A death toll of at least 65 was feared after a head on collision of two passenger trains wrecking four coaches and damaging two others in heavy rain about 15 miles west of Barcelona. Survivors aided 120 injured with twelve dying before hospitals.
Weather forecast outlines partly cloudy conditions across South Carolina Georgia and Florida. Scattered showers are expected Tuesday mainly in mountains and western northern portions with warmer readings in the north and northwest regions.
President Benes of Czechoslovakia tells President Roosevelt that war can be avoided in the Czech German dispute and vows to defend his nation if attacked. Hull broadens Roosevelts peace plea to include Poland and Hungary as cabinet meets to discuss Europe’s crisis.
President Roosevelt declares Europe faces immediate danger from potential war and urges pacific settlement. He cites Kellogg Briand Pact obligations, arbitration treaties, and urges Hitler and Benes to continue negotiations for a peaceful, just solution to disputes.
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Chamberlain sent an urgent personal appeal to Hitler amid French backed efforts to avert war. Paris and London coordinate joint defense while Britain and France prepare for possible conflict as Czechoslovakia resists German demands on the Sudetenland.
Adolf Hitler announced plans to place the Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia under German sovereignty and warned Benes he must seek peace or face action. Britain and France pledged to defend Czechs, with London stating they would aid France and urge settlement by free negotiation to prevent a tragedy.
Britain announced it would join France and the Soviet Union in a three power front to aid Czechoslovakia if Germany invades. The pledge signals a united Western response and a broader anti German defense strategy in Europe.
Berlin reports Hitler told a crowd that Germany and Italy would stand as a solid bloc if needed. He said Czechoslovakia’s demands were his last territorial claim, but warned it could be kept if others refused disarmament.
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