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Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 4 | 'War Refugees' Arrive in U. S.

Type issue
Date 1939-08-28
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title 'War Refugees' Arrive in U. S.
Type article
Date 1939-08-28
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 4
OCR Text TO WAR REFUGEES' REFUGEES ARRIVE IN U Us S 8 NEW YORK Aug 28 GD The Thc The I North German Lloyd liner Bremen arrived off Ambrose light at p. p m. m eastern standard standard standard stand stand- ard time today coincident with an announcement by line officials officials officials the vessel had been ordered to return to Germany without passengers within 2 21 hours The Bremen was due to dock at 5 p. p m. m NEW YORK Aug 28 UP The pI-The The French liner Normandie arrived today after a fast voyage that left many of the 1417 passengers jittery with fears war had already started in Europe Partial blackouts were ordered after the second night out no radio messages were permitted to be sent from the ship hip and the incoming radio news was incomplete and noncommittal Many passengers believed the ship went unusually far north on Its course and some thought It d a zig Zag course ours But Captain E E. Payen de la Ia was inclined to minimize minimize minimize mini mini- mize the passengers' passengers concern It was necessary he said to take all precautions but there was no I reason for the rumors of war that spread through the ship We reduced our lights but that's all he said It was exercise exercise exer exer- cise or practice in blackouts We did not send radios from the ship because we did not want to trouble the air with a lot of personal mes mes- sages We wanted to keep the theair theair theair air clear for important messages or orders from France
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