World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Wednesday, September 13, 1939
Day 13

September 13, 1939: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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Note the headline: "Successful Attacks On Submarines"
(In the body of the story in column 4 Lord Stanhope is quoted as saying "Meanwhile I am able to assure the House that submarines are being attacked and that successes have been achieved." The first German submarine was not sunk until Sept. 14th, one day after this report was published.)


September 13, 1939: Front page of The Leeds Mercury, Leeds, England.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of The Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette, Sunderland, England.
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Note the report in column 4: "Petrol Rationing On Saturday"


September 13, 1939: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of The Daily News, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of the Medicine Hat News, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of The Daily Times-News, Burlington, North Carolina.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of the Oshkosh Northwestern, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of Fitchburg Sentinel, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
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September 13, 1939: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Stürmische Maßnahmen gegen Franktieure angedroht.
(Sharp measures against franchisees threatened.)
2. Stürmische Verfolgung der Polen.
(Stormy pursuit of the Poles.)



   
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