Britain presses sharp protest over Japan amid Shanghai fighting
Britain demands withdrawal of forces from Shanghai and compensation while Tokyo promises to study measures. The crisis deepens as Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen is wounded and a foreign envoy fights for life. Fighting rages near Shanghai with heavy casualties on both sides.
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Tokio
Britain
Japan
Chima
Fumimaro Konoye
Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
Whippon
Kensuke Horinouchi
Shanghai
APJ
Lotien
China
Shangha
Innto Lian Forest
Kiangwasrt
Bitars
Ter Chana Hey
Bruton
United States
Musketeer Corps Heads to V F W National Convention
Ninety seven members of the Musketeer drum and vigie corps depart Saturday from Greenes square for the V F W National Convention in Buffalo. Three buses and four cars will transport the group with stops in Detroit en route to Canada. The Newton corps defends its finals title while other Iowa teams attend.
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Maashketeer Dium
Vigie
Veterans of Feren
Buffalo
Cedar Rap
Wilobe
Greenes Square
Bryces
Ceda Rap
Tre
Detroit
Canada
Buffsbeana
Hiffalo
Oy Tike
United States
Iowa
Waverly
Boone
Newton
Ambassadors Meet Amid Shanghai Crisis Misunderstanding
Friday only visitor allowed to see Japanese ambassador Shigeru Kawagoe who said the air attack was a mistake. The British envoy Sir Hughe sped toward Shanghai on an implied peace mission, hoping to end two weeks of Shanghai fighting. Japanese officials and Admiral Yarnell of the US Asiatic Fleet sent flowers and cards.
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Shigeru Kawagoe
Nanking
Shanghai
Kawagoe
Sir Hughe
United States Asiatic Fleet
Harry Yarnell
Eagle Grove Entry Wins At Swine Show
Sargent Bluffs in Woodbury county led with 775 points as Eagle Grove won the swine show. Green County took second. Poweshek third in livestock judging. Monona fourth and Fayette fifth. East Towa counties followed with Tama ninth, Cedar Me seventh, Scott twelfth. In crops judging Humboldt second, Woestury third, Duchanan fourth. Benton and Scott tied for seventh. Fayette ninth, Keokuk tenth. Lelard Byers of West Branch claimed high stag. Holanda Pety o of Brooklyn judged top pigs. Lee Sinnott of Rasette judged eighth. Other errors noted. results mixed across divisions.
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Sargent Bluffs
Woodbury County
Green County
Poweshek
Monona
Fayette
East Towa
Tama
Cedar Meventh
Scott
Humboldt
Woestury
Duchanan
Benton
Keokuk
Lelard Byers
West Branch
Holanda Pety O
Brooklyn
Lee Sinnott
Rasette
Waesthia
Odds Against Fatal Snake Bite Expert Says Million to One
Fort Montgomery New York Kenneth Lewis of Trailside museum Bear Mountain park debunks myths about venomous snakes. He says rattlers can have 14 rattles, not a fixed count, and that tail rattling does not guarantee an attack. He notes venom bites are rare with most incidents caused by provoked snakes. He estimates fatalities nationwide around 100 annually with ninety percent west of the Mississippi.
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Fort Montgomery
N. Y
Kenneth Lewis
Trailside Museum
Bear Mountain Park
Lewis
Quintuplet Calves Born In Oklahoma
Local report notes the birth of five calves in Oklahoma. The article describes the unusual event with brief remarks on the calf group and implications for farming, mentioning the farm and surrounding community.
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Oklahoma
Charge poison gas used by Japanese in Nankow pass
General Chiang Kai Shek accuses Japanese forces of using poison gas on Chinese troops at Nankow pass near Peiping. The report, transmitted from Nanko, cites a London Daily Telegraph dispatch.
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London
INS
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nankow Pass
Peiping
London Daily Telegraph
Nanko
Japs Break Through China’s Great Wall Reach Mongolian Front
Japanese army headquarters said on Friday night that forces pierced China’s Great Wall and moved north into Mongolia. Flanking units reportedly closed on Nankan pass and Mannulian gateway while detachments occupied strategic mountains above Chinese defenders.
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Peiping
China
Great Wall
Mongoli
Nankan Pass
Japan
Chester Horton Explains Edge Putt Strategy
The article explains distinguishing a pitch from a putt when near the edge of the green. Use a long iron, like a 2 or 3, to make a putting stroke toward the cup. The shot lifts from the grass then rolls in, and practice informs the right pressure and technique.
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Poe
UAW Approves Ford Campaign Fund Move
The union backs a Ford campaign fund while debating constitutional changes. Martin agrees to a provision shifting removal power to the international body or its executive board. Lewis warns Ford could become inactive if he resists Wagner act rights and union democracy.
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Martin
Union
International
Executive Board
Lewis
Ford
America
UAW
Congress
United States
Ford Workers
Legless swimmer halts eating during Hudson river trek
Charles Zimmy, the legless swimmer, neared Newburgh New York while paddling 143 miles from Albany to New York. Two miles north of Newburgh at eight am Friday he said stomach trouble left him unable to eat. A strong tide aided his progress as he aimed to finish the remaining sixty four miles by Monday.
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Newburgh
Charles Zimmy
Hudson River
Albany
New York
Here
Zimmy
Minnesota Law Bans Women Appearing as Santa Claus
A Minnesota statute criminalizes a woman appearing on the street dressed as Santa Claus. The unusual public conduct law defines the offense and carries penalties under state code. The text notes enforcement considerations and potential constitutional challenges.
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Minnesota
Santa Claus
Japan moves toward widened restraint in Pacific warning
United States faces possible convoying of passenger ships as Japan tightens anti-Chinese actions. Hull notes US rights in the Orient, with Admiral Yarnell authorized to protect American interests. Four Americans killed in Shanghai fighting. reinforced Marines sail from San Diego on the Chaumont to Shanghai area to safeguard Americans.
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Harry E. Yarnell
U S
Hull
Japan
China
Orient
United States
International Settlement
Shanghai
Sixth Marine Regiment
San Diego
Chaumont
Navy Department
Marblehead
Honolulu
Tokio
Wayne County to Seek First Degree Murder Indictment
Prosecutor John Britten said he would seek a first degree murder indictment against 16 year old Hollys Sagester for the slaying of Martha Markey. A guard remained at Sagester's Wayne County jail cell after he confessed and said he tried to kill himself after the shooting.
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Richmond
Ind
Ulp
Wayne County
John Britten
Hollys Sagester
Martha Markey
Martha
Sagester
Slayer Freezes Young Pair After Kidnap Attempt Near Thomasville
William Payne, North Carolina’s top felon and suspect in the ambush slaying of Highway Patrolman George C. Penn, abducted college student Sam Wolfe and 19 year old Laverne Hedges near Asheville Thursday night. They were released unharmed near Thomasville around 5 am Friday after Payne drove them in Wolfe’s car.
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High Point
N. C
Thomasville
William Payne
North Carolina
Sam Wolfe
Laverne Hedges
Payne
Asheville
George C. Penn
Wolfe
Miss Hedges
Robbery at West Side Tavern Owner Seizes $1500
Anna Smolen tavern owner told police three gunmen forced her car to stop on a Chicago street and stole $1500 she had just withdrawn from a bank.
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Chicago
Anna Smolen
Three British Ships Bombed as Loyalists Press Malaga Front
Loyalist forces claim three British ships were bombed by Spanish forces near Saragossa while the threefold drive against Huesca Saragossa and Teruel continues with vigor. Desperate fighting at Quinto ends with rebels driven from fortifications and about a thousand prisoners taken. Loyalists seize war materials and disrupt lines between Saragossa and Teruel amid air battles that see five rebel planes shot down. A captured rebel pilot says many Santander planes are shifted east to support the Aragon front.
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Huesca
Saragossa
Teruel
Santander
Quinto
Aragon
Jap Foreign Chief To Consult Diplomats
Paris authorities said the Japanese foreign minister will summon the ambassadors in Tokyo from the United States Britain France Germany and Italy for consultations on the war in China.
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Paris
Tokio
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
China
Ithaca Flood Inundates Quarter Of City
Flood waters swept through Ithaca New York washing out the Tompkins county fair and marooning about 25 percent of a 20 000 population in lowland areas near Cayuga lake inlet.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Tompkins County
Cayuga Lake Inlet
Omaha Police Chief Responds to Complaint with Sly Letter
Omaha Police Commissioner Richard W. Jepsen replied to a complaint by sending a brief note reading Dear sir Phooey. The unsigned epistle was circulated in the city and drew attention to the department.
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OMAHA
INS
Omaha Police Department
Richard W. Jepsen
Phooey
Union Office Held Up in Chicago Robbery
Bandits halted the Commercial Pressmen's union in Chicago and stole 2,500 dollars. They locked two female employees and three officials in the safe before fleeing, then summoned police to rescue the victims.
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Chicago
Commercial Pressmen's Union
Safeto
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Xille Chamberlain
Eden
Chamberlain
U. S
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Wate
Uae
Wewsang
Sen
Jdu
Ryan
H. A
United States Navy
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Musketeer Corps
V.F. W. National Convention
Jack Fromm
Musketeers
W. Markey
Betty
Florence Markey
W. F. Shaner
Norbert Zobl
Charles A. Stephens
Betty Joe Stephens
B. P. Dvorak
R. H. Cornwell
W. A. Hughes
Clair Dice
W. E. Blood
Dave Whitsell
Edith Wims
I. D. Hubbard
Jane Hubbard
Charles Duster
Margaret
Katheryn Duster
Joseph Mitralsky
Dean Fitzgerald
Joe Estes
Jennie Gillam
A. C. Winne
Ray Ingham
D. G. Roth
Walter Hauer
Emil Vodoska
Anna Kroul
Caroline Kroul
Joseph Vondracek
G. I. Martin
Joe Dvorak
Musketeer Drum and Bugle Corps
Junior Vodaska
Arthur Winne
Richard Link
Fred Spratt
Marvin Sedlacek
Joe Hubbard
Bobby Dvorak
Donald Blood
Donald Martin
Charles Brabbit
Dick Zobl
Jack Hoffman
Jack Whitsell
Robert Cook
Marvin Buckner
George Vondracek
Willis Shaner
Jack Little
Jimmy Hamilton
Bobby
Vivian Dvorak
Marilyn Ingham
Bernadine White
Lawrence Williams
Jack Warrington
Richard Cornwell
Max Wells
Hugh Dorrien
Warren Buckner
Bud Hughes
Eagle Grove
Georgia
Hodder
Jorssrat
Rome
Roman Geeraag
Ruperts Ware
Great
Chester Horton
Puppy Love Killer
Slayer
Hilco Scoop
Philco
Sos Oa
3Rd Ave
3 Ave
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Cate
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