Danzig Crisis Drives Talks as Europe Eyes Poland Germany Tensions
Rumanians report two frontier guards killed and one wounded by Hungarian troops. Berlin hints at direct talks with Poland while Germany weighs revised demands on the Polish Corridor. Britain pledges aid if Poland faces economic pressure and potential German aggression. Wiesner detained briefly as Poland clamps down on Nazi influence in minority circles.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Associated Press
Europe
Poland
Danzig
Berlin
Germany
Munich
Free City
Warsaw
Rudolf Wiesner
Wiesner
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Konrad Heulein
Diogenes and the search for honest people in history
A humorous meditation on Diogenes of old who searched for an honest man in Athens carrying a lantern. The piece riffs on whether anyone ever admits fault or truthfully reports their deeds without embellishment, noting rare exceptions and editorial blame shifting.
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Logenes
Greece
Athens
Joe Fifer
Old Diege
Diego
Diogenes
Neek
Halo
Revenue Freight Loadings Rise for Week Ending Aug 12
The Association of American Railroads reported revenue freight loadings for the week ended August 12 at 605,197 cars, up 4,061 from the prior week and 75,629 above the same week in 1938.
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Washington
INL
Association of American Railroads
Man nabbed after counting stolen gennies at butcher shop
Philadelphia police captured a man who stole 115 gennies from Joseph Katenas' butcher shop on Wednesday night after he paused to count them. He was found at the cash register still counting.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Katenas
Hickenlooper Urges Local Self-Government as Cornerstone
Iowa Lt Gov Hickenlooper addressed 400 at the Iowa League of Municipalities banquet praising local self government as the cornerstone of democracy. He lauded mayors and councilmen for strong local government and warned against centralizing power. Mayor Frank Hahn acted as toastmaster. Miss Maude Krebs received a long service award.
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Cedar Rapids
B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa League of Municipalities
Roosevelt Hotel
Iowa
United States
Hicken- Jooper
Harley H. Stipp
Des Moines
State Bar Association
Supreme Court
Stipp
Frank Hahn
Orville B. Rogers
Newell
Maude Krebs
Two Joliet convicts kidnap guard and couple in escape
In Joliet Illinois two short term convicts John McGuire and Charles Emmerson escaped from a quarry and kidnapped guard William Frew and elderly couple Robert and Mrs Rice. Pursuit involved hundreds of police and guards as the men led the victims through Illinois and into Indiana before Detours. Both men face additional years if recaptured and charged.
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Chicago
Prson
Joliet
Ohio
John McGuire
Charles Emmerson
Joseph E. Ragen
McGuire
Emmerson
William E. Frew
Frew
Robert Lindquist Jr
Canvicts
Frew and Lindquist
Chicago Heights
W. B Rice
Bucyrus
Black Hills
South Dakota
Rices
Two In Fair Show Band Injured In Auto Collision
Two members of the All Iowa fair touring band, George Peterson and Sam Steffan from Chicago, were injured when the car they rode in struck by a southbound vehicle on Sixth street SW. Peterson suffered scalp lacerations while Steffan had a head bump and possible broken rib.
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Cedar Rapids
Ernie Youngs
Sixth Street
George Peterson
Sam Steffan
Chicago
William E Hughes
Thirty-fourth Street
Peterson
St. Luke's Hospital
Steffan
Mercy Hospital
Hughes
Frank McConkie
Seventh Avenue SE
Norbert Sedlak
Iowa Avenue SE
McConkie
Sedlak
Kuhn Says Frank Murphy Addressed Bund Meeting
Fritz Kuhn leader of the German American Bund testified before the Dies House committee that Attorney General Frank Murphy spoke at a Bund meeting in Detroit in 1936. Kuhn described the event and said Murphy was invited and spoke about German elements for about ten minutes.
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Washington
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Dies House Committee
Frank Murphy
Detoit
Jo Parnell Thomas
Kuhn
Buffalo
Thomas
Murphy
Detroi
Martin Dies
Tex
Supreme Court
United States
Tragic Bathtub Scalding Claims 2YearOld Life
Trenry Robert Howells two year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry P Howells died after turning on hot water in a bathtub. The accident happened when his mother was in an adjoining room. steam burned his body and he could not escape. He survived by his parents two sisters and two grandmothers. Funeral plans were announced with services at Turner chapel and burial to follow in Ottumwa.
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Cedar Rapids
Trenry
Robert Howells
Henry P Howells
Glenway Drive
Howells
More Track Records Broken In All Iowa Fair Horse Races
Harness racing at Hawkeye Downs saw a third straight day of record performances as trotting marks fell when Guy Jr. shaved a half second from the 219 trotters record. Guy Jr. earned 25 dollars from Dr. Elmer Fenton for the feat.
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Ilowa Fair
Scotty McLron
Hawkeye Downs
Guy. Jr
Pippin and Poole
Richland Center
Wis
Clarice
Poole
Elmer Fenton
Charley Makin
Ane
Passing Motorists Spurn Pleas For Aid
In Livermore California Walter Jenkins pleaded for help as his wife Carrie Jenkins 64 suffered a heart attack on a vacation trip. After resuming their journey a tire blew out and Mrs Jenkins fainted. For two hours no passerby stopped and she died.
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Livermore
Calif
Walter Jenkins
Mission Hill
Carrie Linscott Jenkins
Jackie Coogan Suit Settled
Los Angeles AP reports Jackie Coogan settled his dispute over earnings from early Chaplin films. He received 126 000 dollars as his share with liquidation showing a 252 000 dollar fortune split between him and the Bernstein family. The suit ends a court battle though his divorce saga with Betty Grable continues.
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Los Angeles
Jackie Coogan
Charlie Chaplin
Plas
Tildon Coogan Bernstein
Arthur Bernstein
Coogan-Bernstein Holdings
Coogan
Betty Grable
Roosevelt's Ship Rammed Off Canadian Waters
The Tuscaloosa carrying President Roosevelt was reported rammed by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cutter in Canadian waters near the Bay of St Lawrence and Labrador coast. Officials attributed the collision to a gearshift failure as the RCMP vessel aimed for a courtesy call, the president delivering a unshaken smile and farewell words praising the country.
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Roosevelt
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Labrador
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club
Tuscaloosa
Star News Service
RC. M. P
Trucker Arrested on DWI After Alburnett Sideswipe
Ralph Williams, 44, of 1003 Tenth Street SE, was arrested two miles north of Alburnett by Deputy Harlan Snyder after a sideswipe incident on a rural road. A pint bottle of state store whiskey was found in Williams’s truck. Williams was lodged in Linn County jail on a driving while intoxicated charge.
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Cedar Rapids
Ralph Williams
Tenth Street
Alburnette
Harlan Snyder
Linn County
Snyder
Williams
Alburnett
M. E. Popovich
Iowa League urges home rule and tax reform at convention
The Iowa League of Municipalities passed resolutions calling for stronger home rule for cities and counties, expanded control over appointive boards, higher assembly salaries, and to repeal certain tax levies. They urged uniform beer permit fees, state fund consolidation study, and an official to study street improvement funding.
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Iowe
Iowa League of Municipalities
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Frank K. Hahn
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Walter
McGrego
H.C Brown
Mason City
Cedar Falls
C.N McHugh
Brown
Regular Army Should Have Third Strike, Bugs Baer Asserts
Bugs Baer declares the Regular Army deserves a third strike after a mock battle at Manassas Bull Run. He claims the Regular Army defeated the National Guard using 1917 tactics, while the Guard wore gray and bore the mail twice in the same place.
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Baer
Artiuuh “Bugs" Bali
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National Guard
Manassas
Bull Run
Raleigh Detective Suspended After Dog Incident
Raleigh police detective Oliver L. Smith was suspended for 10 days after a nearly riotous confrontation involving a stray dog. The incident occurred in Raleigh, North Carolina, following a blackjack misstep by Smith in handling the dog. Local authorities are reviewing the case with possible further action.
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Raleigh, N. C
Oliver L. Smith
Van Nuys Reports 15 Senate Democrats Won't Back Roosevelt
The article notes 15 Senate Democrats oppose President Roosevelt and may bolt the Democratic convention. It references reactions from Van Nuys and mentions possible party splits, with concern over loyalty to the Roosevelt agenda and the 1932 party unity.
Attendance Acknowledged Amid Rain at Hawkeye Downs
Crowds packed Hawkeye Downs for a long day of events despite a downpour. Organizer Vic Kirkpatrick praised farmers for driving the national farm program while policy groups debated balance and production targets.
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Chicago
Amenean Peon Bureau Federation
Damiles
Vic Kirkpatrick
Papes Ae
Labor
Vy Owen
Teaa
Man Sought As Giri's Assailant Is Habbed
Cedar Rapids police announced an arrest in the assault case targeting Giri. Witness Miss Vaverka identified a photo of Squires as the suspect, with an abandoned car tied to the description. Squires waived extradition and faced charges of assault with intent to murder.
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Cedar Rapids
Tosell Ho
Squires
Landeport
Berniec
Dine
Cortal Rapids
Catter Lurine
Gasoline Prices Rise Amid Oil Strike Action
Gasoline prices climb after shutdown orders halt 70 percent of crude oil output in six states. Premium up one eighth cent a gallon, third grade fuel up a quarter cent. Independent refiners struggle with dwindling stocks while Bell Oil rescinds a 20-cent cut.
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West Texas
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kansas
New Mexico
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