Germany occupies Slovakia amid Polish tension and frontier shifts
German troops move along a 100 mile Slovak Polish frontier as Germany tightens control in Slovakia. Bratislava radio says military possession. Berlin notes limited occupation of a zone agreed last March. Observers warn of broader war risks and pressure on Hungary joining Rome Berlin axis.
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Bratislava
Poland
Wigh
Germany
Danzig
Berlin
Slovakia
Tatras
Zilina
London
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Directors chosen for Cities Service Power and Light Co
Cedar Rapids official Sutherland C. Dows was elected a director of Cities Service Power and Light in Chicago. Also elected were Gen Robert E. Wood of Sears Roebuck, Guys A Richardson of Chicago Surface Lines, and Charles M Thompson of Chicago and North Western. Announcement credited Harris Trust and Savings for the stock trustee setup.
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Cedar Raiks News
Sutherland C. Dows
Iowa Eleewie Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Cities Service Power and Light Company
Chicago
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Guys A. Richardson
Chicago Surface Lines
Charles M. Thompson
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Celeviion
New York City
Middlewest
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Lord Halifax Returns to London to Lead Foreign Affairs
Viscount Halifax British foreign secretary cut short a Yorkshire vacation and flew back to London on Saturday to assume direction of foreign affairs amid rising European tensions. Diplomats say his return was prompted by reports Germany could act soon in its dispute with Poland and a possible request to cross Hungary if hostilities with Poland and Romania erupt.
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Lord Halifax
Yorkshire
London
Viscount Halifax
Ieation
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Halifax
Foreign Office
Lebrun Visits Maginot Line in Surprise Inspection
President Albert Lebrun broke his vacation to inspect the Maginot line along the border with Germany, a surprise move disclosed Saturday.
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Patis
Albert Lebrun
Maginot
Mrs Bob Burns Hurt in Yacht Accident
Mrs. Bob Burns is hospitalized with a fractured spine after an accident while helping her comedian husband sail their yacht in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Bob Burns
OMAHA BOY NEEDING BLOOD GETS MASS DONOR HELP
Scores of Omahans offered blood and money for 11 year old Dickie Carpenter critically ill from an infection. Technicians found 15 potential matches with rare blood types and one donor likely to give a transfusion, raising hope for the child’s life.
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Omaha, Neb
Dickie Carpenter
George Carpenter
Dickie
Dies committee subpoenas educator amid Nazi teaching probe
The Dies Committee continued hearings on Nazi influence in U.S. schools. A well known educator was subpoenaed to testify about efforts to introduce Hitler's teachings in American institutions. Helen Voores testified about links between German authorities and the Bund's activities in New Jersey and Long Island.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Bund
Hitler
United States
Brooklyn, N.Y
Helen Voores
New Jersey
Long
Germany
Danzig
Schleswig-Holstein
Scamlinavia
Seek Prowler Who Frightened Women in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police hunted a prowler who late Thursday terrorized Mrs Freeman Decker and Mrs George Mack, tried all doors at Decker’s home, and chased Decker when she fled with her two sons to Mack’s house. Decker saw the man over the past two weeks between 10 p.m. and 2:45 a.m. He is described as 44 to 50 years old, 5 feet 7 inches, in dark clothes with a cap pulled over his eyes.
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Cedar Rapids
Freeman Decker
Circle Drive
George Mack
Typographical Union Suspended By AFL
Atlantic City AP says William Green of the AFL announced the executive council declared the International Typographical Union automatically suspended for nonpayment of a special assessment. Reinstatement requires paying one cent per member per month. without payment ITU loses seats at the AFL national convention in Cincinnati on October 4.
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Atlantic City
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
International Typographical Union
Green
ITU
Committee For Industrial Organization
STU
Cincinnati
Ohio
Houston
Tex
Lt.u
Baker regrets LU suspension 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 being informed the LTU had been suspended by the American Federation of Labor for non payment of a special assessment. He would make no further comment.
Tire Blows Out Tragic Bus Crash Near Dyersville
The Dubuque Waterloo bus owned by Black and White Transportation crashed after a front tire blew on highway 20 between Dyersville and Earlville. Two killed and five injured, including Miss Olie Strickland and Miss Lavon Strickland. Driver Paul Henkels and two passengers escaped with minor injuries. The fire trapped an unidentified youth and responders removed several victims before flames forced retreat.
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Manchester
Dyersville
Earlville
Dubuque-Waterloo
Olie Strickland
Chicago
Dubuque Hospital
Lavon Strickland
Martin Woodhouse
Paso Tex
Paul Henkels
E. M Wittner
Madison
Wis
Nicholas Blok
Dubuque
Woodhouse
Laven Strickland
Sioux City
Waterloo
Black and White Transportation Company
B. J. Kramer
Mrs Morrow Named Acting President of Smith College
Mrs Dwight W Morrow widow of the Mexico ambassador and mother of Mrs Charles Lindbergh has been appointed acting president of Smith College her alma mater announced Saturday in New York AP She succeeds to the post amid campus leadership changes and national prominence.
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New York
Dwight ,W. Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico
Smith College
Indictments in WPA Rioting Target Minneapolis Strike
Seventy people are indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged illegal acts during the Minneapolis WPA strike riots that left two dead. Bench warrants issued. names withheld until arrest. Indictments accuse violation of the 1938 emergency relief act.
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ST Paul. Minn
Minneapolis
Robert G Bell
Fday
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frank Murphy
John Gearty
WPA
Milk Strike Declared In New York Met Area
Utica reported the dairy farmers union says its strike on milk shipments to New York City is so effective it will end in three or four days. Violence persisted in upstate 30 counties as vigilantes organize to move milk. Mayor LaGuardia called a Monday conference as Metropolitan distributors report Friday milk at 43 percent below normal and priority given to hospitals and institutions.
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Utica
Dairy Farmers’ Union
New York
New York City
F H. LaGuardia
John L. Rice
Dutch Prince Rescues Father and Kids After Boat Collision
Prince Bernhard saved a father and his three children after their motorboat sank in a collision with his speed boat. He pulled all four aboard and took them to shore, a disclosure made Saturday. Newspapers reportedly withheld the story at Bernhard's secretary’s request.
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Soestdijk
Netherlands
Bernhard
Juliana
Ex Con Admits Clubbing Cirl At Cedar Rapids Dine Spot
Ex convict and hammer clubber Lowell Squires, 32, confessed to clubbing Bernice Vaverka, 14, a waitress at the Friends Dinevict Dance place in Cedar Rapids, after police attempted to fingerprint him in Joliet. He said he would talk as he was nabbed by Lockport police for vagrancy and held for assault charges.
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Cis
Lowell & Squires
Hammer
Bernice Vaverka
Friends Dinevict
New Cedar Rapids
Lockport
Earl Stanley
Harlan Snyder
Joliet
Squires
Stantey
S Davis Wilson Quits As Philadelphia Mayor Dies Later
Samuel Davis Wilson aged 58, who retired as Philadelphia mayor a week earlier due to poor health, died eight days after signing the 1939 budget and sending a message to the council. Council President George Connell becomes acting mayor as Wilson sought recovery and had urged to vacate office since January.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Davis Wilson
Common Council
George Connell
Wilson
Thousands Of Acres Flooded In Alabama
Muddy floodwaters blanket southern Alabama farmland as a large rescue fleet searches for homeless now listed at more than 4 500. The Alabama River rose past 539 feet, topping danger at 47 feet, and crop damage runs into millions prompting an emergency agricultural agents meeting planned for Tuesday.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Bugs Critiques Noah Ark Choices In Odd Cartoonish Rant
Art by Artur Bugs Baer mocks Noah for taking two Anschluss on the Ark and imagines improbable birds. The piece riffs on Europe’s woes with Napoleonic era hints, ketchup imagery, and a Danzig reference in a satirical tone.
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Bugs
Noah
Artnur
Bugs” Baer
Europe
Suffering as a path to faith and mercy in Christian thought
A reader argues that life contains too much pain yet can reveal God’s mercy. The piece cites data that pain can harden or soften, praises Jesus as a revelation of divine mercy, and references the saying suffering must be endured to teach wisdom.
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Wei
Jesus
Weather Brief Fails to Move. Cedar Rapids Temps Drift
The Cedar Rapides News notes a cloudy Saturday with sun largely obscured and temperatures swinging only modestly. Readings ranged from 66 at 7 am to 60 by early afternoon, with evening highs around 72 and 67, as the Cham bers Inskeep thermometer tracked the day.
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Cedar Rapides News
Cedar Rapids
Ouenight
Chambers
No Evasion Here
A Reno Nevada marriage license hearing reveals a couple, a Negro bride and groom, stating prior marital status. Clerk questions reveal bride says her groom is deceased or divorced, while groom confirms a prior marriage ended.
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Reno
Nev
Britain China currency dispute fuels Japanese cabinet debate
Japanese leaders faced pressure over Britain’s stance in the China currency conflict. Newspapers urged Tokyo to sever talks with Britain, while some factions pressed for independent action. Reports said the cabinet considered granting military leaders full discretion amid rising tensions with Britain and the United States over the Nine Power Treaty.
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Tobio
Sershire Tzagak
Arma
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Foreign Office
MINA
Necey Suns
Tagaki
Mi Wise
Japan
Japa
China
Asihi
Canton
Sayin
Hon Kong
Accused Drunk Driver Arrested After Car Hits Curb
Police arrested Clade Freeze 38 of 628 First Avenue Saturday after his car struck a curb on Eighth Avenue and he allegedly drove intoxicated. Neighbors reported the incident as Freeze, intoxicated, left the vehicle and entered a nearby residence to use a telephone before returning and being detained by Patrolmen Dyson and Bruce.
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Cedar Thanks
First Avenue
Dyson
Bruce
Pa. Farmer Kills Wife Then Fatally Clips Brother In Law
Angered by alleged infidelity and neglect of their four children, 38 year old Kelly Munich fatally shot his wife and fatally clubbed her brother in law in West Chester Pennsylvania. The incident occurred Saturday and leaves two dead in a domestic dispute.
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West Chester
Kelly
Munich
All-Iowa Fair Sets Final Attendance Record Amid Muddy Races
All-Iowa Fair shelves another attendance record with 12 000 in stands for final day auto races as six day event nears 90 000 total. 14 000 cars entered grounds representing 56 000 people plus 4 000 interurbans and 19 600 with automobile stickers. Weather cleared by afternoon boosting crowd for afternoon races won by Jimmy Wilburn and other feature events. Ernie Young revue and Sheesley midway closes as stockmen depart for next stand.
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Farm Bureau
John Beck
Chamber of Commerce
Ers
Goar
Jimmy Wilburn
Ben Shaw
Bob Sal Emory Collins
Gus Schrader
Schrader
Mason City
Sall
Ernie Young
Sheesley
Fai
Aleready
Frida
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