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September 9, 1939: Front page of the Nottingham Journal, Nottingham, England. |
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Note the report in column 7: "Two Thetis Bodies Identified" |
(HMS Thetis sank on trials June 1, 1939.) |
Also note the report in column 6: "U-Boat Stayed Till Britons Were Rescued" |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of The Evening News, Portsmouth, England. |
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Note the notice in the center of the paper: "LIGHTS OUT TONIGHT AT 7:29" |
(This was a reminder that blackout rules were in force. For those who think that having to wear a mask or to "social distance" is a hassle, read some of the rules that people had to follow during the war. This was not only the case in England, but also France and Germany.) |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of the Coventry Herald, Coventry, England. |
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Note the reports about the evacuation of children. |
Also note the story on the left: "The Torpedoed Athenia" |
(Athenia was the first British ship sunk in World War II.) |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
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Note the report in column 7: "Price Control Measures" |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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Note the report in column 4: "Graf Zeppelin Blast Reported" |
(There were two zeppelins named Graf Zeppelin, neither one of them was blown up in World War II.) |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of the Panama City News-Herald, Panama City, Florida. |
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Note the report in column 3: "Saves Boy's Life Then Figures in Same Boy's Death' |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of the Mansfield News-Journal, Mansfield, Ohio. |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of the Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood Michigan. |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of the Butte Montana Standard, Butte Montana. |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of the Santa Anna Register, Santa Anna, California. |
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September 9, 1939: Front page of the Deutsches Nachrichtenbüro, Berlin, Germany. |
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1. Göring sprach zum deutschen Volk. |
(Göring spoke to the German people.) |
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Page published Sept. 9, 2020 |