World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Tuesday, January 9, 1940
Day 131

January 9, 1940: Front page of the Derby Daily Telegraph, Derby, England.
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Note the report in column 7: "Anonymous Attack On War Office Paper Jews Accused"


January 9, 1940: Front page of The Midland Daily Telegraph, Coventry, England.
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January 9, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Note the report in column 2: "Bombed Tanker Hits Back"
(In the body of the report a torpedo attack against the passenger ship Highland Patriot. This attack, if it happened, failed, but on Oct. 1, 1942 a torpedo from U-38 would sink the ship.)


January 9, 1940: Front page of the Evening Telegraph and Post, Dundee, Scotland.
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Note the report in column 3: "10,000 Dead in Greatest Chinese Debacle"
Also note the report in column 7: "Fifty Japanese Miners Trapped"


January 9, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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January 9, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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January 9, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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January 9, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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January 9, 1940: Front page of CZAS Polish Times, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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January 9, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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January 9, 1940: Front page of The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee.
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January 9, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana.
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January 9, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kriesblatt, Teltow, Germany.
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1. Die eiserne Vorhang bedeutet Tod. Die Bewährung unserer Flak-Es kommit keiner durch.
(The iron curtain means death. The proof of our Flak, nobody gets through.)


January 9, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Tote vom Bismarckdenkmal erkannt.
(The dead are recognized by the Bismarck monument.)
2. Auch Italien urteilt: Kein Kurswechsel im jüdischen Krieg.
(Italy also judges: No change of course in the Jewish war.)



   
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