Pole Is Shot In Danzig Border Clash
Reports differ on a border incident as a Polish customs guard was shot by a Danzig official amid rising Polish German tensions over the Free City of Danzig. London sources say Britain plans a positive peace plan for submission to Hitler later this summer if current policy fails to guarantee European tranquility.
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Free City
Poland
Germany
Danzig
Europe
London
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Nazifuehrer
Berchtesgaden
Albert Foerster
Reich
Conflicting versions emerge in Danzig border shooting
Reports from Danzig and Warsaw offer rival accounts of a shooting at the Polish frontier near Postelau and Trzcionki. Danzig claims a Polish guard was fired on first, while Warsaw says a Danzig storm trooper killed a Polish guard inside Poland.
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Danzig
Postelau
Warsaw
Trzcionki
Actress Adrianne Allen Wed in Sussex to William Whitney
London report states English actress Adrianne Allen formerly married to Raymond Massey tied the knot Thursday at Storrington in Sussex with William Dwight Whitney, former husband of Massey’s current wife.
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London
Ins
Adrianne Allen
Raymond Massey
Storrington
Sussex
William Dwight Whitney
Massey
Simple Faith Emerges From Lives Anew
Cronin reflects on life lessons from forty years and roots faith in God. He cites T S Eliot and Middleton Murry as examples who find meaning in simple religious belief, arguing true wisdom lies in humble faith and daily truths.
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R. A. J. Cronin
Earth
T. S. Eliot
Armour Officials Refuse CIO Talks on Strike
Chicago Armour and Company officials rebuffed CIO attempts to meet, saying such talks serve no purpose. Personnel director Harvey G. Ellard stated the CIO must pursue exclusive certification at the national level, while Armour insists the proper bargaining unit is the individual plant.
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Chicago
INS
Labor Committee
Armour and Company
CIO
Harvey G. Ellard
Armour
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Congress Suffering Mysterious Wheezing Finish
Article by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks Congress as it falters through a stalled neutrality debate and relentless motions. It jokes about lawmakers trying to go home before adjourning and delays the issue by another year while chasing a jokingly elusive culprit.
Roosevelt shelves neutrality fight as another crisis looms
President Roosevelt will not carry the neutrality repeal debate to the country this year. He plans a westward swing after Congress adjourns then to San Francisco for the exposition and Seattle to visit the Boettigers, with no on air speeches lined up. He may reconvene Congress if a European crisis arises.
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Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
America
Congress
Hull
San Francisco Exposition
Asheville
N. C
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Marvin H. McIntyre
Frisco
San Francisco
Seattle
John Boettigers
Alaska
Hyde Park
Hudson River
Warmer Weather Returns With Sun
Cedar Rapids records show notable temperatures with a 61 degree low at 6 am rising to 81 by 10 am and peaking at 85 by early afternoon. Partly cloudy skies marked the day while Wednesday reached 78 at 5 pm and cooled to 63 by midnight per ee Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Ee Inskeep Company
Poetess Rose Hartwick Thorpe Dies At 89
San Diego AP report states Rose Hartwick Thorpe, famed for Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight, died Wednesday, a day after her 89th birthday. The obituary notes her status as a celebrated poetess and her long literary career.
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San Diego
Calif
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Discovery Of Flu Cause May Result From Dr Shope Work With East Iowa Hogs
The American Medical Association reports a potential breakthrough in influenza origins. Dr. Richard E. Shope of the Rockefeller Institute links swine influenza to earthworms as possible virus carriers. His Iowa field work with veterinarians and hog autopsies in 1928 suggests a complex life cycle may illuminate virus diseases.
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Shope
East Iowa
Hogs
Chicago
American Medical Association
Association
R. E. Shope
Rockefeller Institute
Medical
Richard E. Shope
Medical College
University of Iowa
Iowa
Princeton
N. J
Cedar Rapids
Probst
Iowa City
Fred Crow
Bleachers Collapse at Hill Park Injures One
One person was injured during Booster night baseball at Hill Park when temporary bleachers on the right field collapsed. Mrs. Joe Klepac, 938 Seventeenth Street NE, sprained her ankle and was taken to Mercy hospital, later released. The bleachers, borrowed from Coe College, sank into wet ground, per Cedar Rapids Raiders president Harry Johnson.
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Hill Park
Joe Klepac
Seventeenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Hines
Walters
Harry Johnson
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Coe College
Huge Note Issue on Crop Loans Planned
Secretary Morgenthau announced the Commodity Credit Corporation will borrow 200 million dollars from the public to take up expiring crop loans held by banks. Details of the note issue to be given Monday. The program covers corn, cotton and wheat loans made by banks for one year with renewal or sale options to the government.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Commodity Credit Corporation
Congress
Prowler Breaks In While Ill Man Watches From Bed
Louis Chapman of Mount Vernon on Anamosa road lay ill in bed between 2 and 3 a.m. Wednesday as a prowler moved through his house with a flashlight. Chapman pounded the floor to alarm others. the suspect fled with a pound of coffee two cans of beans and petty cash. Marshall Ed Gill reported to Sheriff Jim Smith.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis Chapman
Mount Vernon
Anamosa Road
Mr. Chapman
Smith Claim Immunity Promise Tied To Flee State
Dr. James Monroe Smith, former LSU president, says he was advised he would face only civil action if he left Louisiana after resigning amid university account shortages. He seeks bail and contends federal agents pressured him for a confession. He awaits arraignment on a federal mail fraud charge.
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New Orleans
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Smith
Test Indicates Submarine Victims Felt No Severe Pain
London AP report quotes Prof. J. B. S. Haldane saying his 14% hour steel chamber experiment suggests Thetis submarine disaster victims drifted toward death with limited pain. He notes headaches possible and panting as unpleasant but not torture, contrasting with harsher sensations from crushing or forced suffocation.
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London
J. B. S. Haldane
Haldane
Boy, 5, Dies Saving Dog in Highway Crash
In Tupelo Mississippi Roma Lee Bell, five, ran to pull his dog from a busy road. He was struck by a truck and killed though the dog escaped unharmed when the vehicle swerved to avoid the child.
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Tupelo
Miss
Roma Lee Bell
Murphy Denounces Strikes As Fascist Risk In WPA Tieups
Attorney General Frank Murphy warned against strikes against the government saying such actions could foster fascism. Reports from Iowa and Minneapolis described mixed WPA protest activity over new relief act provisions removing the prevailing wage and demanding eligibility cuts. Murphy urged local handling of disorder, noting federal aid only if requested, and supported a timely grand jury probe into Minneapolis strike violence.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Murphy
The
Workers Alliance
Union of Relief Workers
David Lasser
Minneapolis
Leavenworth Man Dives for Children in River Tragedy
Thomas Pohl, 30, twice rescued three children from the Missouri River near Richardson and a third time saved two more before collapsing from exhaustion. He failed on a fourth attempt as Virginia Starostka, 14, drowned after she and three companions fell from a raft Wednesday night.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Thomas Pohl
Missouri River
Richardson
Virginia Starostka
Deere Declares 35 Cents Per Share Dividend
Deere and Company directors announce a regular quarterly dividend of 35 cents per share on preferred stock payable September 1 to stockholders of record August 15.
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DEERE
Moline, Ill
Deere and Company
Will Withdraw Gov Dickinson Recall Petition
Detroit resident John B. Corliss Jr wrote Gov Loren D Dickinson to withdraw his recall petitions. He framed praise for the governor’s conduct and administration. Attorney General Thomas Read later said the petitions were not in proper form to justify a recall election.
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Lansing
Mich
John B. Corliss, Jr
Detroit
Loren D. Dickinson
Corliss
Governor Dickinson Speaks on Sin On Radio Broadcast
In Charlotte Michigan Gov. Loren Dickinson, at age 80, delivered a broadcast accusing high life temptations and the erosion of women’s conduct. He cited a “prominent lady” as Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and suggested changes in women and girls behavior.
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Charlotte
Mich
Loren Dickinson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Police School Pupils Raid 18 Taverns in Iowa City Area
Johnson County authorities raided 18 taverns and night spots in the Iowa City area as part of a police training exercise. University of Iowa peace officers conducted the raids directed by Sheriff Don McComas and County Attorney H W Westermark with help from R W Nebergall and Karl W Fischer. Charges against operators are expected within days.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa
University of Iowa
Don McComas
H. W. Westermark
R. W. Nebergall
State Bureau of Investigation
Karl W. Fischer
Westermark
Kuhn Fined for Profanity in Webster District Court
Fritz Kuhn leader of the German American band pled guilty to drunkenness and profanity in Webster Massachusetts district court. He was fined $5 for profanity and the drunkenness charge was placed on file. The incident began after a motor patrolman deemed him unfit to drive and Kuhn allegedly swore at the officer during the arrest.
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Webster, Mass
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
Louis O. Rinford
Plasse
Inquiry Board Established by Resolution
The House approved a resolution creating an investigating committee to probe a Wagner Act administration and the old board. The vote was 253 to 135 with bipartisan support amid calls of mounting national pressure. The panel will study the need for a new board and potential effects on employers and labor relations.
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House
Labor Relations Board
Washington
Smith
Sena
Republicans Move to Block Multi Billion Lending Plan
Republicans in the Senate plan to demand major changes to the administration lending bill of 2.6 billion dollars despite revisions including dropping self liquidating from the title. Senate Majority Leader Barkley says the change aims to avoid petty objections as Democrats and Republicans seek a quick Senate floor showdown. Republicans including McNary and House Minority Leader Martin signal cooperation for a fast vote despite opposition.
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Washington
Townsend
Delaware
Banking Committee
Senate
Barkley
McNary
Ore
Martin
Miss
House
Williamsburg Men Captured After Jail Escape at Clinton
Walter Furman 21 of Williamsburg and Fred Medine 44 of Sycamore NL, who escaped from Clinton county jail last Wednesday, are held in Alliance Nebraska. Roy Hatfield 23 of Cedar Rapids remains at large. Medine faces grand jury binding over for forging a $22 check. Furman resists extradition.
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Cedar Rapids
Walter Furman
Williamsburg
Fred Medine
Sycamore
Clinton County
Clinton
Alliance
Néb
Associated Press
Roy Haffi
Liberty
Medine
Grand Jury
Furman
Hatfield
Jim Smith
Larry Condon
Grand Island
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Poetess
Hill Park Falls
Cedar Rapids News
Says
Boy
Des Moines
WPA
Lasser
Harold E. Stassen
Linus C. Glotzbach
Stassen
Glotzbach
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