Sudeten Germans outlawed as Czech govt crushes movement
The Czech government banned the Sudeten German Party and ordered disbandment of its storm troops and seizure of property. A warrant was issued for Konrad Henlein’s arrest on treason charges after he sought refuge in Germany. Martial law remains in force in much of the Sudeten area with a 24 hour arms surrender and prison terms for noncompliance. Prime Minister Chamberlain returned from Berchtesgaden saying Hitler expects to meet again, signaling a possible compromise.
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Adolf Hitler
Konrad Henlein
Germany
London
Neville Chamberlain
Berchtesgaden
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Chamberlain
Sudetens
Sudeten
White House
Bavarian Mountains
British Empire
Europe
Kurt Schuschnigg
Austria
United States
Butzengruen
Falkenau
Henlein
France
Russia
Great Britain
Western
Soviet Russia
Sudeten Area
Henlein Flees Czechoslovakia After Warrant Issued
Czechoslovak authorities issued a formal arrest warrant for Konrad Henlein and ordered suppression of the Sudeten Party Storm Troop. Henlein and other leaders reportedly fled to Germany before the warrant. The government also decreed arms surrender in 33 Moravia-Silesia districts, with penalties up to five years. Reports note 15,000 refugees arriving in Germany and Votja Benes traveling to the United States to present Czechoslovak views.
Grant Injunction On Legion Funds
A taxpayer suit in Columbus seeks to halt $15,000 from the state emergency board to the American Legion for sending a band drum corps and quartet to the national convention in Los Angeles. Judge Cecil J. Randall granted a temporary injunction delaying the treasurer from honoring the check, tying up roughly $10,000 to $12,000 of Legion funds. The suit warns of closing state offices and layoffs if the action proceeds. the final hearing will determine status.
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Columbus
U.P
Arnett Harbage
West Jefferson
American Legion
Harbage
Common Pleas
National Legion
Los Angeles
State Emergency Board
Canton Band
Massillon
Crooksville
Cecil J. Randall
Amer= Legion
Paul M. Herbert
The
Legion
Randall
Laintiff
the Legion
Bar Association
William Evatt
Attorney General's Office
British captain sets world land speed record at 57.50 mph
At Bonneville Salt Flats George E. T. Eyston, retiring British army captain, drove his racing car to a world land speed record of 57.50 miles per hour, intensifying the rivalry with John Cobb as both seek the speed title. In Chicago, baby Helaine Judith Colan underwent emergency surgery for retinal glioma, a serious cancerous condition, after being diagnosed.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George E. T. Eyston
Captain Eyston
John Cobb
London
Two Sons and Daughter Born to 16 Year Old Mother
Steubenville news reports Mrs. Paul Grimm aged 16 gave birth to triplets weighing 15 342 pounds. The mother and her two sons and daughter were reported doing nicely. The husband, a relief truck driver, said he sought a more lucrative job.
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Steubenville
U.P
Paul Grimm
Doctors Study U. S. Demands
Five hundred physicians representatives of organized medicine convene in Chicago to meet government demands for lower cost medical care. The American Medical Association delegates indicate a group medical care plan will be approved, with chief agenda item a proposed $850 million medical care program backed by a presidential committee and a national health conference. The plan would aim toward a tax for compulsory sickness insurance.
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Chicago
House of Delegates
American Medical Association
Washington
Business Improvement To Continue Into 1939
Government economists predicted continued industrial activity higher consumer incomes and rising demand for farm products this fall. A monthly Bureau of Agriculture Economics report said last month’s developments removed nearly all doubt that the improvement will persist into 1939.
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Washington
U.P
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
San Quentin Prison Guard Faces Hange Over Crimes
Albert Dyer, a WPA school crossing guard from San Quentin Cal, is slated for execution today for the murder and sexual assault of three young girls. Governor Merriam may commute the sentence if clemency is granted.
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San Quentin Prison
Cal
Albert Dyer
WPA
Frank F. Merriam
Larger Appropriation Need Voiced by O. U. President
Ohio University president Herman G. James told students at Memorial Auditorium that the university has received no state funds for physical facilities during the eight years of rapid enrollment growth. He noted enrollment rose from 2,598 resident students in 1930 to over 3,100 in the fall, a 37 percent gain since 1933 and 20 percent above the pre‑low mood high. He argued for larger operation and personal service budgets, warning of rising maintenance costs.
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Ohio University
Herman G. James
Memorial Auditorium
James
United States
Ohio
Half of New Relief Jobs Go to South
Washington reports that thirteen southern states received more than half of the new Works Progress Administration relief jobs in the six weeks ending September 3, with a record national enrollment of 3,085,000. The South’s rolls rose 86,000 since Hopkins July 21 pledge to add 200,000 southern farm labor WPA jobs, though officials doubt the maximum would be reached. The week’s gain was 18,809 nationally, with the South contributing 9,500 and a six week rise of 148,000.
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Washington
U.P
Works Progress Administration
South
Harry L. Hopkins
Races Stork Unhurt When Car Overturns
Cleveland report says Donald Nielson 25 rushing to hospital with his wife who was moments from delivery when a slippery street caused his car to strike a pole and overturn. the Nielsons were not injured.
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Cleveland
W.P
Donald Nielson
Nielsons
Five Killed in Mishap Near Urbana on Route 68
A head on collision on State Route 68 seven miles south of Urbana near the Champaign Clark County line at 2:30 a m killed five people and seriously injured three. Victims were Beatrice Louden 21 Urbana Orville Bowers 22 Huntsville Robert Harrold 23 Huntsville James Kennedy 21 Springfield and Jack Strong 21 Springfield. A nurse from Indiana aided victims and departed without giving her name.
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Urbana
U.P
Here
Champaign-Clark County
Beatrice Louden
Orville Bowers
Huntsville
Robert Harrold
James Francis Kennedy
Springfield
Jack Strong
Larry Donovan
Indiana
England Buying U S Arms Report Shows
Washington report states Great Britain obtained arms export licenses in August totaling 1,152,293 dollars for arms and war implements, nearly all aircraft. The items are believed to be the first installment of aircraft contracted under Britain's general rearmament program.
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Washington
U.P
State Department
Great Britain
GOP Platform Approved As State Convention Adjourns
Columbus delegates at the Republican state convention approved the party platform and adjourned sine die in a late Thursday session. Mansfield report notes Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co announced a second order for 25 000 electrical irons from a New York firm within five weeks.
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Columbus
U.P
Mansfield
New York
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
Chrysler Strike May Cost 50 000 Jobs Across Plants
A UAW strike at the Briggs body factory slows Chrysler operations nationwide risking about 50,000 jobs. Two plants closed, 18,900 idle, with Plymouth Walkerville and Dodge plants also affected as Briggs workers protested management during inter-union turmoil.
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Chrysler
Detroit
UPA
United Automobile
Briggs Body
Chrysler Corporation
Briggs
Plymouth
Walkerville
Ont
Dodge
Kercheval Ave
Briggs Corporation
UVAW
Bull Enforces Closed Season on Squirrel
Gallia county report says a Jersey bull ranging on a Rodney dairy farm will guard the open season on squirrels until a local notice is lifted. Floods in Teheran leave 100 dead, with rescue efforts continuing after widespread destruction.
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Gallipolis
Rodney
FE. L. Brinkman
Relief Rules of State Changed
State Relief Director William C. Dixon issued strict local relief administration rules. Uniform family budgets must be set countywide and rent allowances in any subdivision capped at 30 dollars per month. No relief awarded without full investigation. emergency basis only and re registration required after three months. Physicians services allowed in emergencies pending later investigation.
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Columbus
William C. Dixon
Dixon
U2-Troops Try to Block Flight of Rebels Near Tulkarem
Jerusalem reports that U2 troops attempted to block Arab rebels fleeing Deirghassen near Tulkarem where a battle left at least 100 dead on Thursday.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Deirghassen
Tulkarem
Britain Seeks Long Range Peace Plan With Hitler Talks
1938 analysis by Joe Alex Morris on Neville Chamberlain's long range effort to stabilize peace amid ideological battles across Europe. Examines Spain, Italy, Soviet Russia, and German expansion as factors shaping a potential accord with Germany, and questions whether Berlin will cooperate to avert a continental crisis.
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Europe
Chamberlain
Pupisiet
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Spain
Italy
Mediterranean
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
France
Sudeten
Hitler
Chamberlain and Hitler plan second parley next week
Berchtesgaden reports say Prime Minister Chamberlain will meet Adolf Hitler again by next Wednesday in Germany to avert war over Czechoslovakia. Viscount Runciman travels from Prague to join consultations as Sudeten tensions threaten to explode. Treasury cites record gold inflows as global jitters persist.
Hull Discusses War With Roosevelt At White House
Secretary of State Cordell Hull met with President Roosevelt at the White House to review the latest European situation. The talks preceded a cabinet session to assess Europe’s war threat and the United States position, covering early reports from U S ambassadors and notes from Norman Davis and Jay Pierrepont Moffat.
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Washington
U.P
Corden Hull
Roosevelt
White House
Hull
Europe
United States
U. S
Norman S&s
Davis
American Red
Central office to direct care for Sudeten refugees
Vienna reports the creation of a central office to direct care for Sudeten German refugees from Czechoslovakia. The new agency aims to coordinate shelter food and medical aid for those displaced.
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Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Soda
Relief Funds Allotted For Athens and Hocking
Ohio reports 41 of 88 counties including Athens and Hocking qualify for first monthly relief fund distribution under the new program. Relief Director William C. Dixon announced the status to state Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson today.
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Columbus-Aup
Ohio
Athens
Hocking
William C. Dixon
Joseph T. Ferguson
Gallia veteran jailed for killing longtime neighbor
Sylvester Smith a 41 year old World War veteran was sentenced in Gallia County Common Pleas Court to life imprisonment for beating to death his 80 year old neighbor and former magistrate John J Jones. Smith was arrested after the attack occurred several weeks earlier in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Sylvester Smith
Gallia Coune Ty
Common Pleas
John J. Jones
Smith
Jones
Gallia County
Three Little Words Across Worlds and Want Ads
A playful comparison of how lovers express I love you in France Germany and America. The piece notes three small words carry the same meaning in any language and pivots to Messenger Want Ads promising results with rates as low as 7c for 3 days and dial 0242 for free theater tickets this week.
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France
Germany
America
Messenger
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