Danzig Tension Mounts Over Polish Demands
A border clash left a Polish soldier dead after a Danzig border guard fired on him at Kohling. The incident sharpened tensions as the League commissioner Burckhardt urged talks between Polish General Chocacki and Danzig Senate President Greiser amid warnings from the London Times of possible war if force used. Observers sense a broader German move amid Goebbels Goizz Ciano signals and press warnings to England France and Poland.
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London
Poland
Danzig
Germany
Kohling
League of Nations
Carl J. Burckhardt
Marian Chocacki
Arthur Greiser
Senate
Burckhardt
Free City
London Times
Great Britain
The
Times
Munich
Berlin
Goebbels
Italy
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Rome
Hitler
England
France
Death Fearless Faith in Socrates and Oman
A religious reflection recalls R John Oman's death at 79 as a graceful exit while a Socratic tale contrasts fearless acceptance of death with childish fear. The piece urges embracing mortality through faith and loving friendship.
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R. John Oman
England
Dr. Newton
Socrates
Cebes
Exnen
Oman
Peace Conference To End Peace Debate By Baer
Arthur Baer muses on the Danzig conference and Mr. Chamberlain’s willingness to attend. He notes umbrella symbols and the recurring idea of wars to end wars, wondering if this could be the peace conference to end peace. The tone is sardonic and cautious about outcomes.
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Baer
Mr. Chamberlain
Danzig
Hungary Declares Bar To Nazi In Southeast Europe
Paris dispatch reports Adolf Hitler shaping a multi-front plan targeting Danzig Poland Hungary Romania and Yugoslavia with Hungary as the pivotal barrier. Admiral Miklós Horthy, regent of Hungary, is identified as the main obstacle to Hitler’s Southeast Europe conquests amid German troop movements into Slovakia.
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Hungary
Horthy
Nicholas Horthy de Nagybanya
Bela Kun
Hitler
Europe
Beer Trucker Is Nabbed For Drunk Driving
Louis McNamara aged 29 of 208 Sixth Avenue SW was arrested at the junction of Highways 13 and 151 east of Marion after a report of a weaving beer truck on Highway 151 near Springville. He was booked at the county jail for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Marshals Norman J. Graham Guy McKee and Mayor Johnson of Springville helped detain him after pursuing the vehicle to the road junction.
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Louis McNamara
Sixth Avenue
Springville
P. J. Whittemore
McNamara
Marion
Norman J. Graham
Guy McKee
Johnson
Kuhn Tells of Junking Bund Member Lists
Fritz Kuhn chief of the German American Bund testified that he destroyed Bund membership lists last year amid newspaper rumors of an investigation He named principal Bund units in New York Chicago Detroit Omaha Milwaukee and several western cities and said sympathizers pay dues like members He denied Nazi ties before leaving Germany and said the Bund split into three regional divisions.
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Washington
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Dies House Committee
Kuhn
United States
INS
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Omaha
Milwaukee
Cheyenne
Albuquerque
Kansas City
Portland
Ore
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Massachusetts
Germany
Mexico
Laredo
Tex
Henry Ford Hospital
Friends of the New Germany
Teutonia Society
Buffalo
Rhea Whitley
Nazi Party
Reserve Officers’ Association
Steel Helmets
East
Middle West
Divine Seeks Hyde Park Property With Roosevelt Sufferance
John Lamb secretary to Father Divine said he is negotiating for the old Frederick W. Vanderbilt estate at Hyde Park called Wales Place with President Roosevelt's consent. The Grecian mansion, built in 1898, features Malmaison palace fittings once owned by Napoleon.
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New York
John Lamb
Father Divine
Roosevelt
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Hyde Park
Vanderbilt
Wales Place
Malmaison Palace
Napoleon
Weather Remains Humid With 90 Degree Heat In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids endures a sultry spell as the 2.30 p.m. temperature hits 90 while morning lows dip to 69. The day follows a 4.30 p.m. high of 90 and an 83 reading at 7 p.m. with 73 by midnight, reported by Chambers Inskeep company dial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Gasoline Price Rise Looms After Oil Strike Across States
Four oil producing states Oklahoma Texas Kansas and New Mexico halted 15 days of oilfield output threatening a sharp rise in gasoline prices. The move pauses 2,000,000 barrels daily and could idle a billion-dollar industry within 15 days.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Michigan
Colorado
Arkansas
California
Pennsylvania
Wycoming
Montana
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Leon Phillips
Grant Wood Seeks Divorce From Sarah Sherman Wood
Iowa City artist Grant Wood filed for divorce on grounds of inhuman treatment alleging endangerment of his life. Married in Minneapolis on March 2 1934, the couple lived together until September 7 1938. Attorney William R Hart filed the petition. Mrs. Wood is listed as being in California.
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Iowa City
Grant Wood
Graphic and Plastic Arts Department
University of Iowa
Sarah Sherman Wood
Minneapolis
William R Hart
Wood
California
Retail Trade In U S Sees Billion Gain In First Half 1939
The Commerce Department reports the first six months of 1939 show retail trade up by 1 billion dollars from the prior year. Total sales reached 17.9 billion, a six percent rise, with automo bile sales up sharply and prices lower than 1938. Department stores and mail order firms contributed about 3.8 billion, a five percent increase.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Firefighters Use Vinegar to Save California Factory
In Santa Rosa California an AP report notes a water shortage led firemen to use vinegar to fight a blaze at the Rudy Qoehmann vinegar factory. They ran pump lines into five thousand gallon vats and kept losses to about twenty thousand dollars while saving the factory valued at sixty thousand dollars.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Rudy Qoehlmann
Cedar Rapids Mayor Congratulates Czech Day At All Iowa Fair
In a public message Mayor Frank K Hahn of Cedar Rapids Iowa extends greetings to the Czech American alliance for organizing Czechoslovak day at the All Iowa Fair and welcomes guests from across the state to Cedar Rapids.
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Pouzivam
Této Prilezitosti
Jménem
Mésta
Cedar Rapids Srdeéné Gratuloval
Uspofadani Ceského Dne
Ramci
All-Iowa Fairu
Zaroven
Abych
Uvital
Geskoslovenské Hosty Ze vSech Cipt Statu
Ktefi Sem
Cesky den Pfijedou
Dokonalé Kcté
Frank K. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
State OF
Charley Mokin Breaks Downs Track Record at Hawkeye Downs
Charley Mokin the Great Iowa horse pacer broke the track record at Hawkeye Downs during the All Iowa Fair program. He clocked a sensational 2.061 for three miles as a fast field trailed behind. John Paxton upset Des Moines champion Lyle Brown in the horseshoe event, while 48 500 attendees filled the grounds with expectations for three more fair days.
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Hawkeye Downs
Mokin
Iowa
Charley Mokin
Evey
Oltiends
Farm Bureau
John Paxton
Fairfield
Lyle Brown
Des Moines
Brown
Paxton
Donald Kirkpatrick to Speak on Farm Bureau Day
Chicago attorney Donald Kirkpatrick, general counsel for the American Farm Bureau Federation, will address Farm Bureau day at the All Iowa fair. His 1 45 pm talk replaces an earlier 2 pm time to allow a harness racing program. The NBURUE chorus will perform before the grand stand.
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Donald Kirkpatrick
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Kirkpatrick
Nu Bureau Women's Chorus
Towa
Masaryk Sees Hopeful Czech Freedom In 1930s Interview
Dr Alice Masaryk daughter of the late Thomas Masaryk shared cautious optimism about Czechoslovakia's future. In a Cedar Rapids interview she stressed patience and tolerance, warned against reckless spending, and said Europe's order must be restored while America has a mission.
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Czechoslovakia
Quet
Europe
America
Aurora Woman Dies After Center Point Auto Crash
An Aurora woman, Eleanor Turner, 22, died after a head on collision near Center Point on Tuesday. Her husband Richard Turner, 25, remained in hospital with fractures and lacerations as State Senator Paul Stewart and Mrs Stewart suffered injuries. Turner’s body to be taken from Moon Chapel to Aurora for services. parents Mr and Mrs E Vo Turner listed.
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Cedar Rapids
Is Diac
Center
Fleanor Turner
Aurora
Richad Turner
Turner
Paul Stewart
Maynard
Center Point Senaim
Stewart
Mayinard
Ilenos
Ral
Auerora TV
Ditus
Dexter Harley
Robert Stoner
Helen Stoner
Moon Chapel
Aurora Thursdis
E Vo Turner
Fourth Avenue SE
Richard Turner
Czech Leader Speaks At Iowa Czech Day Fair
Thousands of Czechs and friends packed the All-Iowa fair to hear Col Vlad nnn S. Hurban Czech minister to the United States and Dr Alice Masaryk pledge resolve for Czechoslovakia. Hurban proclaimed restoration inevitable and warned subjugation by Nazi Germany cannot endure. The event drew 4000 spectators, was moved earlier due to harness races, and featured Czech songs and flags with delays from amplification issues.
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Vladimir $. Hurban
United States
Alice Masaryk
Thomas Masaryk
Czechoslovak Republic
Union Station
Henry Schor
Theodore Hlubucek
Anna Heyberger
Coe College
Masaryk
Gardiner
Hurba
Vlad
S. Hurban
Alice Masmyk
All-towa
Czechoslovakia
Nazi Germens
Hurban
South
Ool
Cedar Rapids
Ieben
Ir Masarsk
Pho Masarsk
Hiwkeye Downs
Convention Speakers Criticize State Liquor Laws
Mayors and councilmen at the League of Municipalities convention condemned state liquor control laws as failing to curb illegal sales. Rep Phil Roan defended the laws as ideal, while Rep Oscar Johnson urged ending Class C permits citing Sunday openings and unfair competition against Class B holders. Local option advocate Rep H E Morrow argued for local governance to decide liquor sales with state regulation still in effect.
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Art Snidar
League of Municipalities
Phil Roan
Fort Madison
House Liquor Control Committee
Oscar Johnson
Kanawha
Morrow
House
Ciiy
H. E. Morrow
Hopkinton
Republican Party
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Slovakia
Cedar Rapids News
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Reichsfuehrer
Martin Dies
Dies
Divine
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STATU
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John McMillan
Charley
Camilla
Makin
Ellen Oakley
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