Elkanah Valley California? A Colorado mountain memory
A first-person vignette describes Elkanah valley near Estes Park in Colorado. The author recalls Wind River ranch, Twin Sisters, Longs Peak, and the Hewes-Kirkwood inn. Families, horses, and mountain trails shape a nostalgic portrait of a remote vacation haven and seasonal adventures.
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Elkanah Valley
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Charlie’s
Wind River Ranch
Long’s Peak
Long
Elkanah
Tragic Weekend Car Crash Near Marengo Kills 7
Frances Jean Remella seven as the only daughter of W Q Remella of Corning died after a head on collision on highway No 6 three miles east of Marengo at 10 30 a m Sunday. Twelve others were injured including Glenn Given and Jess Mitchell in separate cars. Cars carrying family parties went to Iowa City for hospital care with aid from three towns. Sheriff Engelbert called it among Iowa counties worst accidents and said no further inquiry would be held.
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Wind River
Trail Ridge
Marengo
Frances Jean Remella
W. QO. Remella
Corning
Here
Highway No. 6
Victor
L. M. Engelbert
Iowa County
Glenn Given
Arispe
Jess Mitchell
Lone Tree
Remellas
Given
Wilma
Rowena
Iowa City
Mitchell
Des Moines
Feldan
Doris
Helen
Donald Mitchell
Remella
Doris Mitchell
Call
Rowena Given
Mineral Springs
Williamsburg
Ladora
Englebert
Mountains Offer Quiet Contemplation to World Leaders
The piece contrasts Europe’s turmoil with Hitler’s retreat to his mountain hideaway, arguing the mountains provide no remedy for his failed statecraft. It rebukes the ego and authority lust of world leaders and suggests outbursts reveal weakness, not mountains’ fault.
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Europe
Hitler
Farley Arrives in Paris for Week With Daughters
Postmaster General James A. Farley arrived in Paris from Rome on Monday accompanied by his two daughters and planned to stay a week.
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Paris
James A. Farley
Rome
Mondey
Bridges as the Links of Humanity and Civilization
Dr Newton extols bridges as vital links joining people and ideas. He recalls Brooklyn and Waterloo, urges stronger spans to meet modern traffic, and calls individuals to build bridges into other lives to escape loneliness.
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Brooklyn Bridge
House of Commons
Waterloo
God
Bruno
Jesus
Council Rejects Truckers Plea For Shorter Week
Cedar Rapids city council refused to reduce city truck drivers hours to 44 a week, citing wages as a factor in the long dispute with the truckers union. The decision was delivered in a four page letter to the union and to J C Blodgett secretary of the local Federation of Labor.
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Cedar Rapids
J. C. Blodgett
Federation of Labor
Kennedy Boom Aims to Hamper Farley’s Rise in 1940
Washington dispatch reports a Kennedy drive to win Massachusetts backing as a favorite son and to position Joseph Kennedy for the vice presidential slot. The effort is led by Roosevelt’s palace guard to undermine James Farley, with Senator Walsh opposing a instructed delegation from Massachusetts.
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Kennedy
Farley
William K. Hutchinson
Washington
INS
Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
Massachusetts
White House
James A. Farley
Palace Guard
Roosevelt
David I. Walsh
23 And Cigarettes Stolen In Breakin
A thief locked in overnight escaped Sunday morning with cartons of cigarettes and cash totaling $23 from the Fox Head tavern at 114 First street SE. Rodney Kenyon, the manager, reported closing at 12:20 a.m. and finding the break in at 9:30 a.m. Howard Ross had cleaned the tavern earlier and saw no issues. Police noted a window screen was off and the window open all night. Burglars also hit a filling station at 426 Third Street SE, fleeing Sunday night with about $9 in change.
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Fox Head
First Street
Rodney Kenyon
Howard Ross
Carl Himmel
Third Street SE
Himmel
Hitler Tells Allies He Prefers War This Year
Paris dispatch cites an Aug. 15 Berchtesgaden talk between Adolf Hitler and Danzig Commissioner Karl Burckhardt. Hitler warned he would rather fight this year than next if England and France block eastern Europe, while criticizing Joachim von Ribbentrop and signaling a shift toward stronger Allied rearmament.
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H. R. Knickerbocker
International News Service
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Danzig
Karl J. Burckhardt
Burckhardt
Paris
INS
England
France
Europe
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Albert Foerster
Ribbentrop
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Fuehrer
Germany
Squires Pleads Not Guilty To Assault With Intent To Kill
Lowell E. Squires 32 of Waterloo pleaded not guilty to assault with intent to murder in the Bernice Waverka case. He failed to post $5,000 bond and was jailed. Investigators Earl Stanley and Harlan Snyder had earlier delivered him from Lockport Illinois after the July 28 attack near Cedar Rapids.
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Lowell E. Squires
Waterloo
Bernice Waverka
Friends Dine
Cedar Rapids
C. J. Haas
G. K. Thompson
Squires
Lockport
Ill
Earl Stanley
Harlan Snyder
Fairfield
Chicago Couple Injured In Auto Spill West Of Cedar Rapids
A Chicago couple and a relative were injured when their car rolled several times into a ditch eight miles west of Cedar Rapids on Highway 30 near 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Arthur K. Zachary suffered lacerations and possible rib fracture while Mrs. Zachary and Catherine Andrews endured bruises and shock.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur K. Zachary
Zachary
Catherine Andrews
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Miss Andrews
Drunk Driving Arrest After Car Hits Parked Vehicle
Kenneth Platz 26 of 717 Tenth avenue SE was arrested for driving while intoxicated after his car struck a parked auto owned by Morton Blum 37 of 315 Granby building on Tenth street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues SE at 3 30 p m Sunday. Plotz pled not guilty before Judge C J Haas and was released on bond awaiting further proceedings.
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Kenneth Platz
Tenth Avenue SE
Burke, Mullen and Duncan
Morton Blum
Granby Building
Tenth Street
Sixth and
Seventh Avenues SE
Plotz
C. J. Haas
Blum
Platz
Seventh Avenue
Bus and fire engine collision injures 34 on Roosevelt Boulevard
Police report 34 people were injured when a New York to Washington bus skidded on a damp road and struck a fire engine responding to a false alarm on Roosevelt boulevard. Among the injured is 24 year old Norma Bogh of Sioux City with facial cuts.
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Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Roosevelt Boulevard
Norma Bogh
Sioux City
Long Ride On Mail Fraud Indictment In Louisiana
A federal grand jury indicted Abraham L. Shushan and four others on mail fraud charges tied to an Orleans levee board bond refunding. The group allegedly shared a 496000 fee from a 132740 payout, with names including Robert J. Newman Marvin T. Harris Jr Herbert W. Waguespack and Henry J. Miller. A separate indictment charged State Senator Clarence A. Lorio and Dr James Monroe Smith with related tax and fraud counts.
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New Orleans
Abraham L. Shushan
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Federal Grand Jury
Orleans
Lorio
Smith
Newman,Harris and Company
South
Foretaste of Fall Weather Hits Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids experienced a preview of autumn as a cold rain and winds swept the area. Temperatures fell to 57 degrees late Sunday into Monday morning with 0.36 inch of precipitation, then rose to the mid 70s by Monday afternoon before easing into the low 60s overnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Ne Inskeep Company
Baer Sees Ocean Between U S and Europe
Bugs Baer argues the Atlantic Ocean keeps the U S safe from Europe. He predicts trouble brews on the international stove as England grows bold, Chamberlain plans the Danzig talks, and the good neighbor policy relies on the ocean for distance.
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United States
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Nazi influence alleged at University of Tampa in 1938
Washington reports Dr. John Harvey Sherman, president of Tampa University, testified before Dies committee that the German consul-general in New Orleans sought to introduce Nazi teachings at the University of Tampa. He said Baron Spiegel von Zupiechikelsheim offered a German library as a government gift and pressed for a German chair while attacks on Dr. Otto Kraus intensified.
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University of Tampa
Sherman
Tampa University
Otto T. Kraus
Kraus
Germany
Charity Gambling Flayed By Pastor Raid Fiasco Cited
Des Moines AP reports Rev. Raoul C Calkins of Easton Place Methodist contends gambling supported charity. He recalls the Aug 1 Elks picnic raid by state agents and deputies, with $1,000 in equipment seized. Sheriff Overturff says state agents ordered the raid. officials deny responsibility as the equipment is disposed of. He urges stronger uniform enforcement.
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Des Moines
Raoul C. Calkins
Easton Place Methodist
Vane B. Overturff
Calkins
Will Consider Early Recall Of Parliament
London reports the British cabinet in an emergency session prepared to recall parliament within a week or ten days to hear the government case on the crisis.
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London
Britain
France
Council of Ministers
Albert Lebrun
Neville Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Slovakia
Austria
Poland
Britons Urged to Leave Warsaw Amid Rising Tensions
The British embassy in Warsaw has advised its nationals to depart promptly due to the danger of a rupture in Polish German relations, according to a reliable informant.
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Warsaw
Britain shifts to fortify pledge to Poland amid tensions
The government reaffirms determination to honor commitments with Poland and other powers including defense against aggression. The pledge may extend to indirect aggression such as invasions of neighboring states or economic pressure. The cabinet meets as Britain braces for heightened defense preparations.
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Ment
Poland
Britain
Woman Feigns Disorderly Conduct to Jail Herself in Chicago
Miss Alice Kriscunas 22 walked into a police station and begged to be jailed for running away from her stepfather. Sergeant Arthur Jarvis refused until 1:15 p.m., then jailed her for disorderly conduct noting she made a nuisance of herself.
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Chicago
INS
Alice Kriscunas
Arthur Jarvis
Jarvis
Miss Kirscunas
Tne
Miss Kriscunas
Downtown district expands parking limits on Second Ave
City council approved a 60 minute parking limit on Second avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets SE from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The move follows repeated eastward extensions at business leaders' urging. Police will patrol the new district with a three wheeled service motorcycle.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
Seventh and
Eighth Streets
Sixth
Third Avenue
Jail Manufacturer As 1st Wage-Hour Law Victim
In Elkins West Virginia Federal Judge William E Baker jailed Sanford Lerner for six months for wage hour violations. Lerner held executive roles at Standard Trouser Buckhannon and Crown Trouser Williamsport and may be released early if back pay of 3152 23 is made. The wage hour effort also launched a 300 inspector program with Major Arthur Fletcher describing new staff as hard boiled diplomats and issued a bulletin refining farm exemptions under the fair labor standards act including slaughtering dairying and fruit processing definitions.
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Elkins
W. Va
William E. Baker
Sanford Lerner
Elmer F. Andrews
Lerner
Standard Trouser Company
Buckhannon
Crown Trouser Company
Williamsport
Baker
Washington
Arthur L. Fletcher
Portland Paper Quits After Suspension Announcement
The Portland News Telegram reports it will suspend publication with Monday afternoon editions, citing deep regret. The move ends daily Athens style coverage and leaves readers without typical weekday issues.
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Portland, Ore
Portland News-Telegram Today
Neutral European powers seek united peace appeal
Seven neutral European states led by King Leopold II of Belgium summon a conference in Brussels to urge big powers to avoid war. Denmark Norway Sweden Finland Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg will send foreign ministers to discuss a joint appeal and resources pooling.
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Brussels
Belgium
Europe
Leopold II
Western Europe
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Leopold
Oslo
Europe War Outlook Described As Twilight By British Minister
London reports Edward Burgin said Europe faces a twilight phase where peace seems ended yet war has not begun. He urged preparedness for all eventualities and warned against any sign of enemies pushing a conflict. Burgin spoke in a cabinet role without portfolio.
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London
Ins
Europe
Edward Leslie Burgin
Ives
Burgin
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