Germany occupies Slovakia amid frontier tensions with Poland
German troops moved along a 100 mile Slovak Polish frontier as Nazi officials push hard line against Poland. Bratislava radio claimed military possession of Slovakia while Berlin cited limited activity. Observers note implications for Hungary and potential access to Poland if war breaks out. A defense pact with Slovakia tightens German dominance over the republic.
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Poland
Bratislava
Germany
Berlin
Slovakia
Tatras
Zilina
London
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Chosen Directors Shift Control of Cities Service Empire
Cedar Rapids executive C Dows vice president of Iowa Electric Light and Power was elected a director of Cities Service Power and Light. Gen Robert E Wood Guy A Richardson and Charles M Thompson also joined the board. Announcement from Harris Trust in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Sutherland C. Dows
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cities Service Power and Light Company
Chicago
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Guy A. Richardson
Chicago Surface Lines
Charles M. Thompson
Chicago and North Western Railroad
New York City
Middlewest
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Utility Company
Cities Service Company
H. L. Doherty
Doherty
Halifax Returns to London to Lead Foreign Affairs
Viscount Halifax, British foreign secretary, cut short a Yorkshire vacation and flew to London to direct foreign affairs amid rising European tension. Reports say Germany may act against Poland and seek permission to move troops through Hungary if hostilities spread to Poland and Romania. He arrived at noon carrying his handbag.
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London
Viscount Halifax
Yorkshire
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Lord Halifax
Foreign Office
Lebrun makes surprise Maginot Line inspection
Paris reports President Albert Lebrun cut his vacation to visit the Maginot line facing Germany in a surprise inspection, a move disclosed Saturday.
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Paris
Albert Lebrun
Maginot
Mrs Bob Burns Hurt In Yacht Accident
Mrs. Bob Burns fractured her spine and is hospitalized with a plaster cast after helping her comedian husband sail their yacht in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Bob Burns
Offer To Aid Boy Needing Blood To Live
In Omaha a large volunteer drive mobilized blood donors for 11 year old Dickie Carpenter critically ill with a streptococcic infection. Over 150 called the hospital or offered funds, 15 matched blood types, and a transfusion was likely.
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Omaha, Neb
Dickie Carpenter
George Carpenter
Dickie
Dies committee subpoenas educator in Nazi school teaching probe
The Dies committee continued hearings on Nazi influence in U S schools by subpoenaing a well known educator to testify about efforts to introduce Nazi teachings. A 19 year old Brooklyn witness described German government linked activity and plans for German settlements and a future American alignment with Germany.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Bund
United States
Brooklyn
N. Y
Helen Voores
New Jersey
Long Island
Germany
Danzig
Schleswig-Holstein
Scamlinavia
America
Seek Prowler Who Frightened Women and Tried Doors
Police hunted a prowler who late Thursday night terrified Mrs. Freeman Decker and Mrs. George Mack on Circle Drive NE. He tried all doors at Decker’s home and chased Decker as she ran with her two children to Mack’s house for safety. Decker said the man has been seen in the area for two weeks between 10 p.m. and 2:45 a.m. He is described as 45 to 50, about 5 feet 7 inches, wearing dark clothes with a cap over his eyes.
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Cedar Rapids
Freeman Decker
Circle Drive
George Mack
Typographical Union Suspended By AFL
William Green announced the AFL executive council suspended the International Typographical Union for nonpayment of a 1937 special assessment. Reinstatement requires paying one cent per member per month. without payment the ITU loses seats at the national convention in Cincinnati on October 4.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Executive Council
International Typographical Union
Green
ITU
Committee For Industrial Organization
STU
Cincinnati
Ohio
Houston
Tex
Lt.u
ITU suspended by AFL for non payment
Clyde M. Baker president of the International Typographical Union said I regret it and I've worked hard to prevent it after learning the ITU had been suspended by the American Federation of Labor for non payment of a special assessment. Baker would make no further comment.
Tire Blows Out Bus Crash Near Dyersville
A Dubuque Waterloo bus ran off Highway 20 after a front tire failed killing an unidentified youth and injuring five others. Miss Olie Strickland and Miss Lavon Strickland died or were seriously hurt. driver Paul Henkels and two passengers survived with minor injuries.
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Dyersville
Earlville
Manchester
Dubuque-Waterloo
Olie Strickland
Chicago
Dubuque Hospital
Lavon Strickland
Martin Woodhouse
el Paso
Tex
Paul Henkels
E. M. Wittner
Madison
Wis
Nicholas Blok
Dubuque
Woodhouse
Sioux City
Waterloo
Black and White Transportation Company
B. J. Kramer
Mrs. Morrow Named Acting Smith College President
Mrs Dwight W Morrow mother of Mrs Charles A Lindbergh and widow of the former ambassador to Mexico was appointed acting president of Smith College her alma mater in New York AP announced Saturday
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New York
Dwight W. Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico
Smith College
Seventy Indicted in WPA Rioting in Minneapolis Area
Deputy U S marshals began rounding up about 70 men indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged illegal activities during the Minneapolis WPA strike riots that left two dead. Indictments cite violation of the 1938 emergency relief act. Names withheld pending arrests.
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ST. Paul, Minn
U. S
Minneapolis
Robert G. Bell
Fday
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frank Murphy
John Gearty
WPA
New York Milk Strike Seen Ending Quickly
Utica report says strike against metropolitan milk shipments is so effective it will end in three or four days. Upstate counties report continued shortages as vigilantes assist milk movement. LaGuardia calls emergency meeting as city health officials prep for shortages.
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N. Y
Utica
Dairy Farmers’ Union
New York
New York City
F. H. LaGuardia
John L. Rice
Dutch Prince Rescues Father and Sons After Boat Collision
Prince Bernhard saved the lives of a father and his three children after two boats collided near Soestdijk. He pulled all four aboard and ferried them to shore. newspapers withheld the story at Bernhard's secretary’s request.
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Soestdijk
Netherlands
Bernhard
Juliana
Ex-Con Admits Clubbing Girl
Lowell E. Squires 32 of Waterloo, an ex convict and alleged hammer clubber, admits he attacked Bernice Waverka 14 at the Friends Dine and Dance near Cedar Rapids after luring her for a photo. He awaits arraignment on assault with intent to kill in district court.
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Lowell E. Squires
Waterloo
Hammer
Bernice Waverka
Friends
Joliet
Squires
Stanley
Miss Waverka
S Davis Wilson Dies After Short Philadelphia Mayoral Run
Samuel Davis Wilson, 58, retired as Philadelphia mayor a week before his death after signing the 1939 budget eight days earlier. He cited illness and sent a message to the common council, leading Council President George Connell to act as mayor.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Davis Wilson
Common Council
George Connell
Wilson
Thousands Of Acres Flooded In Alabama
Muddy floodwaters from southern Alabama rivers drenched thousands of acres of fertile farmland as rescue boats searched for more homeless, already listed at over 4,500. The Alabama River rose to 53.9 feet, surpassing danger at 47 feet, with crop damage running into millions and an emergency meeting of county agents scheduled for Tuesday.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Bugs Believes Noah Erred In Taking Two Anschluss On Ark
Cartoon commentary by ARTAUR "BUGS" BAER critiques Noah for including two Anschluss items on the ark. The satirical piece links the motif to Napoleon and a hypothetical beaked bird, riffing on historical and political symbols with comic exaggeration.
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Bugs
Noah
Europe
Suffering and faith in a hard world by Dr Newton
A reader argues that suffering often harms faith yet can also sharpen virtue. The piece notes pain as a spiritual teacher, warns against a Godless or weak deity, and cites a French saying that suffering is temporary but enduring impact teaches mercy through Jesus.
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Jesus
God
Mercury Shows But Little Action in Cedar Rapids
Clouds broke for a sunny day in Cedar Rapids as the thermometer rose from 66 degrees at 7 a.m. to 80 by 1:30 p.m. Friday’s peak reached 81 between 4 and 5 p.m. with 72 at 7 p.m. and 67 at midnight in the Chambers Inskeep thermometer readings.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
No Evasion Here in Reno Marriage License Play
In Reno Nevada a Negro couple sought a marriage license. The clerk asked if they were married before and the bride replied yes. When asked if the husband was deceased or divorced she answered I deceased him.
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Reno
Nev
Japan Press Urges Break With Britain Over Currency Talks
War Minister Itagaki and army leaders met as Britain refused to discuss the Chinese currency issue without the United States and seven other powers. Publications demanded Japan end negotiations with Britain and pressed for a possible independent move toward a military alliance with Germany and Italy. An Asahi report from Canton quoted a spokesman supporting a blockade of British Hong Kong to curb British aid to China.
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TOKIO
Seishiro Itagaki
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Kokumin
Foreign Office
Itagaki
Japan
Germany
Italy
North China
China
Asahi
Canton
Hong Kong
Drunk Driving Charge Against Clyde Freeze After Vehicle Struck curb
Police booked Clyde Freeze 38 of 628 First Avenue East on charges of driving while intoxicated after his car allegedly owned by Robert K. Shannon of North Liberty was driven over a curb on Eighth Avenue Southwest. Neighbors reported him entering a house to call a garage for tire help. he fell from a porch as officers Dyson and Bruce arrived.
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Cedar Rapids
Clyde Freeze
First Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Freeze
Robert K. Shannon
North Liberty
Dyson
Bruce
Farmer Slays Wife and Brother in Westchester
Kelly Munich, 38, a farmer, killed his wife by shooting her then fatally clubbed her brother in Westchester Pennsylvania after accusing her of neglect and going to taprooms. He faced murder charges as authorities investigated the family tragedy.
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Westchester
INS
Kelly Munich
Saturday
All-Iowa Fair draws 12,000 on final day setting record
Attendance shatters records at the 1939 All-Iowa fair with 12,000 spectators in the stands for auto racing on the final day. Officials estimate six day attendance near 90,000 while 14,000 cars entered the grounds. Despite rain and muddy tracks, crowds enjoyed the Ernie Young revue and Sheesley midway as races concluded.
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Farm Bureau
John Beck
Chamber of Commerce
Son Y
Ers
Jimmy Wilburn
Ben Shaw
Bob Sall
Emory Collins
Gus Schrader
Schrader
Mason City
Sall
Shaw
Jimmy Miller
Les Adair
Miller
Cecil Berno
Ernie Young
Sheesley
Stockmen
Une
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First Army Corps
Cities Service Power & Light Co
Lebrun
Dies Unit
Baker
Lionel Zelers
Mrs. Morrow
Cedar Rapids News
S. Davis Wilson
Artaur “Bugs” Baer
Anschluss
Danzig Cos
Napoleon
DR. Newton
Scotty McLeod
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