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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1939

Page

5

Europe on edge as Hitler moves toward Danzig alliance

The piece reports Europe bracing for potential war with massed armies. Danzig leader Albert Foerster declares union with Germany, vetoes Polish border interference, and Berlin media attack Poland. Britain fears and Ireland unrest blend with Far East tensions as Japan sinks ships and Britain balks in Asia. United States congress adjourns amid defense and economy battles while Roosevelt warns against short sighted action. Slayings, indictments, and floods also thread through the week.

Europe Germany Adolf Hitler Danzig Czechoslovakia Munich Konrad Henlein Albert Foerster Free City Berlin Poland Britain France War Ministry London Irish Republican Army Far East China Japan Russia Near East Manchukuo Yugoslavia Balkans Spain Francisco Franco Falangist Saint Gonzalo Quiepo de Llana United Press Bureau H. R. Ekins Rome Mussolini

Why Not Take The Sink Too Aboard Inmate Case

A jail brief recounts Edgar Stevens jailed 30 days after taking control of Harry Holt s car and belongings following a trust misstep. Holt had Holt s car redressed long with repairs and Holt later saw Stevens wearing his clothes in court. The narrative then shifts to a formal public notice inviting bids for demolition work at Springville High School in Iowa with specifications, deposits, bonds, and bid protections.

Omaha Neb INS Edgar H. Stevens Harry Holt Holt Stevens Dennis O’brien Springville Linn County Iowa C. L. Burroughs School Board Ark Anthony Cedar Rapids Secretary of the Board of Directors Springville Consolidated Board of Directors Consolidated School District Coney Co. L. Burroughs

Britain Shows Interest in Argentina Corned Beef Output

La Prensa reports Britain intends to maximize corned beef production in all Argentine packing houses for August and September. The move aligns with Britain’s months long effort to build a large wartime food reserve.

Buenos Aires Argentina la Prensa Britain

Filter Makes Lights Invisible To Raiders

A.R.P. officials tested a new filter at Shoreham airport showing cars below remain undetectable from an eight seater plane at 700 to 2000 feet. The filter provides enough light for driving but prevents any beam from being seen from above.

Brighton Eng A.R.P Shoreham

Bronc Rider Jerry Ambler Tops Burwell Rodeo

Calgary rider Jerry Ambler led bronc competitors at the Burwell rodeo, which concluded Saturday in Burwell Nebraska, with top honors among entrants in the annual event.

Burwell Jerry Ambler Calgary Canada

Roosevelt Warns Solons On Bite Here Bite There

President Roosevelt, en route to a ten day North Atlantic cruise on the Tuscaloosa, criticizes Congress for watering river and harbor projects. He notes 667 bills signed since January, 18 vetoes, and vetoes since adjournment, and endorses a nationwide flood control survey omnibus bill.

Hyde Park N. Y INS Roosevelt New York Tuscaloosa North Atlantic State Department Washington Congress United States

Weekend truce in Atlantic City faces AFL stagehands rift

New York report says after two days of bickering over union jurisdiction, actors and stagehands joined AFL executives in a weekend truce parade. Movie stars Ralph Morgan Mischa Auer Edward Arnold and others flew from Hollywood to attend a mass meeting amid a dispute affecting 30 000 actors and a possible strike vote.

New York Atlantic City American Federation of Labor AFL Executive Council Actors’ Union State Federation of Labor Ralph Morgan Mischa Auer Edward Arnold Jean Muir Binnie Barnes Wayne Morris Miriam Hopkins Hollywood Morgan Screen Actors’ Guild AFL Council

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