World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Sunday, January 14, 1940
Day 136

January 14, 1940: Front page of The People, London, England.
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January 14, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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January 14, 1940: Front page of The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee.
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Note the report in column 6: "Jewish Rations Slashed By Nazis"
(Want to know what real racism and oppression is, read this report. One can only describe it as horrifying. The report is continued on page 16, but it is only a few lines longer. Here is the text. "are crowded since Jews are becoming more or less herded together in smaller living spaces than formerly."


January 14, 1940: Front page of the Butte Montana Standard, Butte, Montana.
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Note the headline: "Cabinet of Japanese Premier General Nobuyuki Abe Submits Its Resignation"


January 14, 1940: Front page of The Ogden Standard Examiner, Ogden City, Utah.
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January 14, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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January 14, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana.
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