America Plays Part In Europe Affairs Says Johnson
Roanoke Virginia INS reports Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson told a Young Democrats of Virginia convention that U S policy and actions significantly affect European affairs. He cited the President's October move and April telegrams to Hitler and Mussolini as factors in maintaining peace while criticizing Congress for delaying neutrality act revisions.
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Roanoke
INS
United States
Louis Johnson
Young Democrats
Virginia
Johnson
Europe
Hitler
Mussolini
Congress
Germany
Hull
Walford Spring Chicken Supper and Band Event
City briefs note a spring chicken supper at Walford with first service at 4 30 and a WMT band concert in the evening on Sunday August 27. The Rev Thomas Collister of St James Methodist will give a stereopticon lecture Tuesday at the church on The Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.
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Walford
WMT
Thomas Collister
St. James Methodist Church
Ellis Boulevard
Avenue NW
Isle of Man
Irish Sea
Wilson High Office Hours for New Students
The office of Wilson High School will be open Thursday Friday and Saturday August 31 September 1 for new student enrollment and assistance. Staff will help with registrations schedules and essential forms.
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Wilson
The
Wilson High School
Registration Notes for District Students Incoming
The notice outlines registration for students who moved into the district since school closed in June and for rural students entering the district this coming term. It specifies eligibility and required documentation.
Pickup truck stolen from Rosenbaum Furniture lot in 1928
Sol Rosenbaum reported to police Saturday afternoon that a 1928 pickup truck valued at 175 dollars was stolen Friday night from the rear lot of Rosenbaum Furniture Company at 93 Third Avenue SE.
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Rosenbaum
Counter-Offer to Hitler Outlined by British Cabinet
Telegraphic details show Poland rejecting a Danzig fait accompli and France opposing unifications before talks. Hitler pressed for a Dan zing reversion, a ten year non aggression pact, and a German Polish corridor road by Nov. 1, with Rome to host a four power conference on a united Europe.
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Halifax
Poland
France
Hitler
Warsaw
Danzig
Reich
Germany
London
Nevile Henderson
Derfuehrer
Britain
Henderson
Chamberlain
Albert Foerster
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Representa
Fuehrer
Rome
Benito Mussolini
British Empire
Italy
Mussolini
Rotary club picnic at Upper Palisades features chicken dinner
The Rotary club picnic will be held Monday afternoon and evening at the Upper Palisades. Chicken dinner served at 5 45 p.m. with entertainment including games boating and singing starting at 4 p.m. Wives and women friends of Rotarians are guests.
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Rotary Club
Biderman’s
Upper Palisades
Purse Theft Reported By Marion Woman
Mrs Glen Easterday of 1398 Eleventh street Marion reported the theft of a purse containing 35 dollars in cash and other articles totaling 50 dollars. She said she parked a block south of Ellis beach hid the purse under the front seat and returned ten minutes later to find it gone.
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Glen Easterday
Eleventh Street
Marion
Cedar Rapids Players Elected As Officers Of Iowa Bridge League
Floyd Karr of Sioux City was named president of the Iowa State Bridge league during the ninth annual three day tournament in Sioux City. Harold Rohner of Des Moines was elected vice president, Herman Wilts of Waterloo became director, T. G. Gosling of Manchester was secretary and J. Epstein of Cedar Rapids treasurer. Directors include Art Bowman Ames Mrs. S. A. Sanders Cedar Rapids and O. W. Lindsay Waterloo. Twenty players competed in the team of four event with finals expected Sunday. The Tricity pair event closes the tournament Sunday night drawing players from Minneapolis and Huron South Dakota.
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Sioux City
Floyd Karr
Iowa State Bridge League
Harold Rohner
Des Moines
Herman Wilts
Waterloo
T. G. Gosling
Manchester
J. Epstein
Cedar Rapids
Wilts
Art Bowman
Ames
S. A. Sanders
William McGowan Funeral in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for William McGowan long time Cedar Rapids resident and T M Sinclair employee will be held at Turner chapel at 2 p.m. today led by Rev. August Cramer with Crescent lodge 25 A F and A M in charge. Burial in Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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William McGowan
Cedar Rapids
T. M. Sinclair Company
Lincoln Heights
Turner Chapel
August Cramer
Crescent Lodge
A. F
A. M
Cedar Memorial Park
Funeral services for Rose Marie Pierce
Rose Marie Pierce 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Pierce of 1121 Thirteenth avenue SE died Friday. Services at 2 p.m. Monday in Moon chapel conducted by Rev August Cramer. Burial in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Rose Marie Pierce
Charles Pierce
Thirteenth Avenue SE
August Cramer
Linwood Cemetery
Mince pies traced to England from 16th century origins
The piece links today’s mince pies to historic English dishes, referencing the 1596 popular mutton pie, Queen Elizabeth era minched pies, and the 1700 shred pies, tracing culinary evolution through periods of English history.
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England
Elizabeth
Industrial League Picnic Draws Large Crowd At Ellis Park
Several thousand people are expected at Ellis park for the Allied Industrial League picnic the third annual event. The afternoon program begins at 2 with Y M C A drum and bugle corps maneuvers followed by games races puppet shows swimming archery and a 17 act vaudeville show at 8 on a riverfront stage.
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Ellis Park
Allied Industrial League
International Lions Club
Pittsburgh
Belle Plaine Man Buys Reserve Grand Champion At State Fair Pig Show
DES MOINES The reserve grand champion pig in the state fair 4 H club fat barrow show sold for 8.75 a hundredweight to Virgil Smith of Belle Plaine. The grand champion 4 H barrow sold for 8.25 to Rath Packing of Waterloo. Open class fat barrow topped at 27 a hundredweight, bought by Virgil Smith. Reserve grand open class barrow sold for 12 a hundredweight. Auction average about 6.70 per hundredweight.
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Belle Plaine
Des Moines
Virgil Smith
Poland
Arnold Moore
Union City
Oklo
L. T. Holbert
Ames
E. L. Quaife
Britons Try To Lynch Alleged I. R. A. Bomber
Crowds in Liverpool attempted to lynch an alleged I R A bomber after two bombs exploded at a theater closing crowd, police intervened and rescued the man from the mob.
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Liverpool
Irish Republican Army
Peace Conference Talks Ping Pondering Poland and France
France and Britain weighed Hitler’s proposals as Daladier mobilized reserves amid unclear aims for a looming peace conference. Paris warned Danzig risks war while Henderson hurried to London for formal replies, as France split reserves into disposables and groups one through eight.
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Germany
Hitler
Henderson
London
France
Poland
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Crisis Broadcasts Schedule for Sunday Television and Radio
AP reports revised European crisis broadcasts with multiple networks canceling the Tannenberg Hitler address. NBC WEAF WJZ CBS WABC and MBS chains offer European pickups Paris London and Chicago roundtables with commentators and rebroadcasts across morning afternoon and evening slots.
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New York
Tannenberg
Adolf Hitler
All Times Central Standard
NBC
WEAF
Paris
Chicago
Wjz-Nbs
Dorothy Thompson
WJZ
Hugh Gibson
London
WABC
CBS
H. V. Kaltenborn
MBS
Telegraph Firms Report Normal Service Amid War Rumors
New York agencies report normal cable and wireless service despite war rumors. Western Union and Postal Telegraph say their cables are operating normally, while ITT and RCA note wireless communication to Europe, including Berlin, proceeding without delay.
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New York
INS
Europe
Western Union
Postal
International Telephone and Telegraph
Radio Corporation of America
Berlin
Wrenched Neck in Downtown Crash Injures Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer, 24, of 606 Sixth Avenue SE, suffered a wrenched neck at 8:30 p.m. Saturday when his car was hit from behind on First Street between First and A Avenues NE. He told police the unidentified driver struck him as he waited at the First Avenue signal. The second car backed up and turned west on First Avenue as Boyer moved east to avoid the jam.
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Charles Boyer
Sixth Avenue SE
First Street
First
Avenues
Boyer
First Avenue
Chlorination of U.S. drinking water history noted
About 4 000 communities in the United States use chlorine to keep drinking water safe. Chlorination to remove harmful bacteria began roughly 25 years ago.
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United States
Holdup Man Brought Back To Face Trial Here
Weaver, jailed in Ionia for 25 years, is brought from Ottumwa to face robbery with aggravation charges. Police link him to a five state crime spree with accomplice Estella Brown held for investigation. The pair allegedly robbed Amir Farah and his 16-year-old daughter Doloris, fleeing with 120 dollars in cash and checks after abducting them.
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Ottumwa
Weaver
Lehigh
Elkhart
Amir Farah
Doloris
Cedar Rapids
Farahs
Ionia
Earl Stanley
Estella Brown
Pole Representative Warned To Hang Swastika On Door
Chicago consul general Dr. Waclaw Gawronski received an anonymous note threatening to bomb his offices if he does not display the nazi swastika over the building. The note signed Hitler Bund's Headq. and bearing three swastikas was left in his mailbox. He dismissed it as likely a prank by unknown individuals.
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Chicago
INS
Waclaw Gawronski
Poland
Hitler Bund
Hitler
Gainsborough’s painting method with long stick-mounted paints
The article notes that the artist Gainsborough frequently used paints fastened to sticks about six feet long, describing a distinctive technique that aided his outdoor or large-scale work.
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Gainsborough
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