Hitler forms six man ministerial council to seize economic power
The piece reports Hitler creating a six member wartime cabinet to centralize economic and administrative control as Britain and France mobilize in response. It notes U S wartime planning under Roosevelt and hints at mounting tensions with Poland and Germany while warning of renewed European conflict.
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Hitler
England
London
France
Paris
Germany
Roosevelt
Fuehrer
White House
War Resources Board
Louis Johnson
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States Steel
Walter Gifford
John Pratt
General Motors
Robert Wood
Sears, Roebuck
Karl Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harold G. Moulton
Brookings Institution
Hitler reveals 16 point program for Polish talks
Germany published Hitler's messages with Great Britain outlining a 16 point plan for negotiations with Poland. Key aims include returning Danzig to the Reich, linking the Polish Corridor to East Prussia, plebiscites in Danzig and the corridor, and a Polish German committee to set bilateral rules.
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Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Poland
Plebiscite Plan for Polish Corridor Outlined
The proposal calls for immediate return of Danzig to Germany, a plebiscite in the Polish Corridor with an international commission to govern until voting, keeping Gdynia Polish via a corridor, evacuating residents from the Corridor for mutual German Polish resettlement, a final settlement of minority issues, and the plebiscite to be carried out within 12 months.
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Danzig
Gdynia
Poland
Hitler
Britain
Germany
Anthony Eden Commands Guard Unit At London Docks
Maj. Anthony Eden, wartime foreign affairs figure, commanded a guard unit at the London docks on Thursday. He volunteered for Territorial Army service during the Polish German dispute but declined a higher rank to avoid unfamiliar Army duties.
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London
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Europe
Eden
Territorial Army
Terriers
American National Guard
Nobody Wants War But We Can't Stand Suspense
Arthur Bugs Baer notes the unease over European conflict as troops move and tension grows. He jokes about the boys overseas keeping busy while war looms and laments the suspense gripping readers.
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Baer
Doctor-Author Cronin and the Life Lesson of Faith
R Cronin, a physician writer, reflects on life lessons learned over forty two years focusing on friendship simplicity and tolerance. He admits a belief in God learned not from theory but from experiences of prayer deathbed moments and scientific doubt yielding a testimony to faith.
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R. Cronin
DR. Newton God
Medical College
Madame Curie
Law Abiding Man Seeks City Jail After 69 Years
G M Unger a longtime Cedar Rapids resident who has lived lawfully for 69 years asked to see the city jail after being cited $2.50 for parking in an alley. Judge Powell initially refused but later excused the fine. Unger persisted seeking jail access as a police officer escorted him on a tour.
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G. M. Unger
Avenue NE
Thomas B. Powell
Unger
Mullin
War Veterans Push Higher Pensions At VFW Convention
Boston AP report notes resolutions passed at the fortieth annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention. Veterans demand pensions equal to Spanish American War veterans benefits.
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Boston
Keep Your Feet On The Ground Says Gen Butler
Major General Smedley D. Butler urges Americans to stay out of war. He argues Poland’s independence is at stake but Europe’s “squeeze play” means Britain and France cannot save Poland. He contends U S voters must decide foreign policy before entanglement grows.
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Hitler
France
Britain
Versailles
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Smedley Butler
United States Marines
Butler
The
Gazette
Europe
America
Gen. Butler
Smedley D. Butler
Poland
England
Germany
Negotiations suspended as Poland Berlin talks stall
Polish Ambassador Lipski met Foreign Minister Ribbentrop in Berlin amid tense new uncertainty over Polish, British mobilization and warships. Hitler orders a national defense council while Goering, Hess, Frick and others assume expanded authority in a twilight regime.
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Berlin
Joseph Lipski
Joachim on_ Ribbentrop
Britain
Poland
North Sea
Hitler
Ministerial Council
National Defense
National Defense Council
Herman Goering
Nazi No. 2
Marshal Goering
Germany
Rudolf Hess
Wilhelm Frick
Reich
Heinrich Himmler
Secret Service
Wilhelm Keitel
Walther Funk
Reichsbank
Hjalmar Schacht
Hans Heinrich Lammers
Pope appeals for peace as war talks urged
Pope Pius XII issued an urgent plea to halt war preparations and preserve peace. From Castel Gandolfo he ordered Catholic churches worldwide to offer special prayers for peace and delivered the message to envoys of major powers including Germany France Italy Poland and Britain.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Castel Gandolfo
Vatican
Cardinal Maglione
Holy See
Britain Bans Messages as Censorship Starts
New York offices of radio and cable firms report Britain has begun censoring all messages. Commercial Cables and Radiomarine note delays and restricted traffic, with only certain calls allowed. AT and T says the Bank of England and government calls are accepted. Transoceanic broadcasts face uncertain status for Friday.
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New York
London
Radiomarine
Great Britain
France
Poland
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
British Post Office
Bank of England
A. T and T
NBS
CBS
MBS
Tragic 11-Year-Old Struck by Truck on Cedar Rapids Street
Eleven year old Billy Kesler, son of Mr and Mrs Carl C Kesler of 2191 Blake Boulevard SE, died of internal injuries after being run over by a 5500 pound truck driven by D A Downing of Anamosa on Third Street near Third Avenue. Witnesses say he darted from behind a car about 50 feet north of the intersection. Police Capt Gordon Hughes and Coroner Dr B L Knight called it a crosswalk accident. Downing reports otherwise.
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Billy Kesler
Carl C. Kesler
Blake Boulevard
Third Street
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
D. A. Downing
Anamosa
Gordon Hughes
B. L Knight
Downing
Billy
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
St. Luke’s Hospital
Britain orders mobilization and mass evacuation warnings
Britain prepares for war by full mobilization of naval army and air forces, censoring continental communications, and ordering 3 000 000 vulnerable groups to relocate from cities. Officials say further air raid precautions will be activated while diplomacy with Germany and Poland continues amid a tightening deadlock.
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Britain
France
Germany
Poland
London
Great Britain
Berlin
Chamberlain
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Stockholm
North Sea
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Paris
Rome
Warsaw
Nazifuehrer
Hitler
France Reaffirms Stand On Poland At Cabinet Meeting
The French cabinet met for two and a half hours and unanimously reaffirmed promises to support Poland if attacked. Premier Daladier and Foreign Minister Bonnet outlined the international situation, with a brief communique stressing that France must keep its pledges. Rumors floated a British Italian peace conference proposal involving six powers with a possible Sept. 5 date.
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Paris
Poland
Daladier
Georges Bonnet
France
Rome
Mussolini
Soviet Ratifies Germany Pact and Expands Conscription
The Soviet Parliament unanimously ratified the Soviet German non aggression pact at 8 47 p m Thursday night after War Commissar Voroshilov presented a universal conscription law extending service from two to three years for non commissioned officers and abolishing religious exemptions for the army border guards and air force.
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Moscow
Klementi Voroshilov
Civil War Vets Vote Boycott of Gone With the Wind
At its seventy third encampment in Pittsburgh the Grand Army of the Republic voted a boycott of the film Gone With the Wind calling it an affront to all who wear a uniform. The move followed a similar stance by the Daughters of Union Veterans. John E. Andrew of Quincy New Jersey was elected commander in chief to succeed Robert M. Rownd of Ripley New York.
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Pittsburgh
Grand Army of the Republic
Organization of
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Margaret Mitchell
G.A.R
John E. Andrew
Quincy
Robert M. Rownd
Ripley, N.Y
August Ends With Warm Weather in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids records a bright closing day with temperatures rising from a 62 degree low at 8 am to 77 by 10 am and 85 by 2:30 pm. The prior day peaked at 81 at 2:30 pm, then fell to 74 by 7 pm and 67 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
Plane explodes near Bergen causing three deaths
A foreign aircraft exploded and crashed into the sea near the island of Loney Fjell southwest of Bergen. Three bodies were recovered.
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Norway
Loney Fjjell
Here
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