World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Friday, November 3, 1939
Day 64

November 3, 1939: Front page of the Grimsby Evening Telegraph, Grimsby, England.
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Note the report at top right: "Moscow Accuses Finland Of War Preparations"
(This is a study in propaganda, the Soviets want the public to believe that Finland is causing a problem, when in reality the Soviets are preparing to invade Finland. This was exactly the same strategy used by Hitler to justify his invasion of Poland.)


November 3, 1939: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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November 3, 1939: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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Note the story in column 5: "Nazis Call White Paper Dead Lies"
(This is in response to the publication of a White Paper by the British. Details can be read here.)


November 3, 1939: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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November 3, 1939: Front page of The Hobart Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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November 3, 1939: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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November 3, 1939: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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Note the photo of SS Coulmore. This brings to an end the saga of the Coulmore which has been in the paper for the last two days.


November 3, 1939: Front page of the El Paso Herald-Post, El Paso, Texas.
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November 3, 1939: Front page of The Hammond Times, Hammond, Indiana.
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November 3, 1939: Front page of The Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Prager Dokument belegt Londons Schuld.
(Prague document proves London's guilt.)
[This is the German response to the British White Paper.]
2. Ein neuer britischer Schwindel: U-Boot-Angriff vor USA-Küste erfunden.
(Another British hoax, an invented U-boat attack off the U.S. coast.)
[This is about the SS Coulmore.]



   
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