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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1939
Page
9
German army uses improvised pontoon spans to cross rivers as Polish bridges fail to bear重量 heavy loads. Engineers assemble approaches while tanks and artillery cross via pontoon sections, though mud slows the advance through Poland.
The Ilfracombe Bachelors' Club of Ilfracombe England announces its dissolution after 12 members married and 15 became single. The final report notes the trend ending the club's purpose.
A London based cable reports strong demand for good colored apples in British markets this week with cooking apples less active. California Gravensteins rose in London and Liverpool while barreled apples were only in London. Pears remained firm. Hardies up in London and mixed in Liverpool. Ricier grapes slow, but prices higher in London Liverpool and Glasgow. Virginia Jonathans were the only Virginia apples quoted in London, light supply with good demand at US No. 1 price of 5.43 per barrel and 2% indine at 6.43, with sterling to dollars conversion noted.
Hendaye France September 16. The French film star Anna bella wife of Tyrone Power crossed the frontier into Spain today en route to Lisbon where she will sail for the United States accompanied by her 11 year old daughter from a prior marriage.
Photo dispatch shows Adolf Hitler in a field kitchen at a Nazi base in Polish territory directing operations against Warsaw. He has named Hermann Goering as his successor if killed, signaling direct leadership of the war effort as radioed to New York.
Spiritual leader Aga Khan offers personal services to the Government of India and calls on his millions of followers to aid the British cause, according to a London Ministry of Information release.
Donald Flamm owner and president of WMCA in New York refutes FCC claims that the station illegally intercepted and aired secret German and British naval radio communications. The FCC warned that WMCA could lose its broadcasting license.
Polish officials led by Eugene Kwiatkowski reportedly fled the country after a siege, with 14 planes transporting 48 passengers from the besieged area. The Budapest dispatch notes the flight crossed into Romania via the southern border.
Brooklyn woman Kay Schurr, reported dead after her name failed to appear on casualty lists, is confirmed alive. She was among over 200 survivors carried to Halifax aboard the City of Flint after the torpedo attack.
Reporting from the Eastern front shows Peete updating military positions and logistics as winter operations continue. Command broadcasts indicate shifts in patrols, supply routes, and reinforcements shaping ongoing engagement dynamics.
A night air raid siren at Aldershot caused scare but an official statement said the warning was a test error. The alert followed a test message to determine air raid precall readiness and was cleared within minutes.
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