Hudson Talk Seen as Hopeful Omen
New York AP report notes the London peace parley between R S Hudson and Nazi trade adviser Dr Helmuth Wohlthat as hopeful though controversial. Chamberlain asserted the talks were personal and no cabinet agreement. some fear a peace loan to Hitler. Hudson, 52, leads junior ministers and acts with strong private initiative.
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Chamberlain
House of Commons
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Hitler
Cedar Rapids Y M Drum Corps Homecoming Parade Planned
Cedar Rapids Y M Drum Corps returns from an eastern trip with a second place in the Lions Clubs national juvenile drum and bugle contest in Pittsburgh. Drum Major Robert Nicholson won second in the drum majoring contest earning 25 dollars. A 4:23 p.m. homecoming parade and luncheon at the Y M C A follow.
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Lions Clubs
Pittsburgh
Robert Nicholson
D. A. Nicholson
Twenty-eighth Street Drive
Cedar Rapids
Maye Boston
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R. Ariel Cross
First Avenue E
Robert Smythe, Jr
Robert Smythe
Map Puzzle: Republic and Surrounding Clues
A crossword style map puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues about a republic and its borders. Solvers fill entries for bodies of water, symbols, and common nouns matching grid hints across nations, cities, and items.
Saccharin use and health tips from a health column
The column discusses saccharin as a sugar substitute, notes it is 300 to 500 times sweeter than sugar and that up to five grains daily is harmless. It covers tasting quirks, calories vs sugar, and personal anecdotes, then answers reader questions on alkalinizing foods, lime water, and menopause guidance.
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United States
Transport Industry Forms Unit To War On State Socialism
Chicago report describes creation of the American Enterprise association as a division of the Transportation Association of America. Donald D. Conn warns that private ownership in transport links to broader free enterprise threats and cites 1928 and 1938 capital shifts toward government. He urges choice between government spending with high taxation and private industry funding growth through private enterprise.
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Chicago
Transportation Association of America
American Enterprise Association
Donald D. Conn
America
Panama Canal Pact Approved By Senate
The Senate voted 64 to 15 to ratify a Panama Canal defense treaty and raise annual rent for the Canal Zone from 250000 to 430000 dollars. A subsequent voice vote ratified a separate Panama treaty on constructing a transisthmian highway between Panama and Colon, signed March 2, 1936.
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Ins
Senate
Republic of Panama
Panama Canal
Canal
Panama
Colon
Food prices ease as drouth relief fades and wages rise
National price indexes show retail food costs falling about five percent from a year earlier, easing household budgets. The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale index marks five year lows, while wages in May average 26.19 dollars for workers across 25 manufacturing sectors.
Britain to Round Up 5000 IRA Suspects Under Emergency Bill
Britain moves to curb IRA violence with 5000 suspects under constant surveillance. Scotland Yard and military intelligence will conduct immediate raids once the emergency bill becomes law, with potential deportations. Home Secretary Samuel Hoare appeals for swift passage as the measure nears final approval.
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London
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Scotland Yard
Home
Samuel Hoare
I. R
F D R Hails Congress Radio Press Galleries
President Roosevelt and Speaker Bankhead praised the opening of radio press galleries in Congress as a milestone for modern communication. Roosevelt told Fulton Lewis Jr. that an informed electorate sustains democracy and broadcasting debate will foster impartial, fair reporting with equal prominence to both sides.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William B. Bankhead
Congress
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Radio Correspondents’ Association
Pope Pius XII Said Poised to Issue Peace Encyclical
Reports from Castel Gandolfo say Pope Pius XII is considering issuing his first encyclical to urge nations to maintain world peace. The decision was described as imminent by Vatican observers and attributed to ongoing global tensions.
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Italy
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Make This Model At Home By Anne Adams Pattern 4170
Anne Adams promotes Pattern 4170 a bolero dress set with short sleeves and a low back dress. The versatile outfit suits mid summer wear and tennis or sunbathing, with a roomy armhole and a double-panelled skirt. Available in misses sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20 and requires fabric and contrast yardage details.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
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Granddaughter Of President Injured Playing With Goat
Ruth Chandler Roosevelt five, granddaughter of President Roosevelt, was treated for a slight brain concussion after a goat butt her chest at Elliott Roosevelt’s ranch near Fort Worth. Doctors said the injury was a bad bump and she would likely be discharged in a few days.
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Ruth Chandler Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Memorial Hospital
Ruth Chandler
Elliott Roosevelt
Boy Hurdles Bolt Of Lightning Lives
In York Pennsylvania 12 year old David Murray of Wrightsville dodges a bolt of lightning while running from a barn to his home leaping a flower bed. He was thrown six feet against the house and stunned briefly. his grandmother Mrs. Ida Murray was also stunned.
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David Murray
Wrightsville
David
Ida Murray
Breakdown Of Grain Prices Puzzle In 1939 Market
CHICAGO AP The collapse of grain prices below levels deemed by the government as farm friendly puzzles traders. Wheat sits near seven year lows while corn sinks to six year lows despite efforts to prop up prices. Much of the 1938 and 1937 wheat and corn remains stored under high loan values. Corn futures around 39 cents imply farm values 35 cents or lower. Loans on stored grain total 57 cents on 257 million bushels. Parity price in June 1939 was 81 cents. The coming crop may be the third largest since 1928.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Bids On Linn County Coal Supply Set For August 17
Linn county to open bids August 17 at 10 a.m. for 1939 40 coal supply including 600 tons for the county home and 1 600 tons for Cedar Rapids relief clients. Bidders may offer for districts, must quote 400 ton lots, and provide stock minimum 20 percent for November 15 1939 to February 15 1940. A $1 000 surety bond is required. Proposals on county forms.
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Linn County
f.C.b. Marion
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Robert M. Vesely
Ofce
Republicans threaten to boycott labor probe over voice
Republicans demand two seats on the five man investigating panel for the national labor relations board and Wagner act action. Speaker Bankhead proposed four Democrats and one Republican, while Republican Leader Joe Martin insists on two GOP members or boycott. The New Dealers push a four to one Democratic majority and fear a hostile majority if Republicans join.
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INS
House
National Labor Relations Board
Speaker Bankhead
Joe Martin
Martin
Rep. Smith
Labor Board
Sigrud Gurie Announces Hollywood Wedding to Doctor Spangard
Norwegian Discoverer Sigrud Gurie, born in Brooklyn, disclosed Tuesday that she will marry Hollywood physician Dr. Laurence C. Spangard. The couple plans a future ceremony in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Sigrud Gurie
Discovery
Brooklyn
Laurence C. Spangard
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
Hazel and Joe are in a tense domestic scene as Hazel resents Joe's control over her dating life after their abrupt marriage last month. The exchange hints at a strained union and Hazel's wish for independence.
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Poor PA
Claude Callan
Hazel
Joe
Japs Shut Canton River for Two Weeks
The Japanese consul in Canton notified foreign authorities that for military reasons the navy will close the Canton river for two weeks starting at midnight Wednesday. The move resembles a blockade to cut shipping between Hong Kong and Canton and includes a planned blockade of the Shameen island concessions. Sentries will guard Shameen at bridge entrances and search entrants, mirroring Tientsin measures begun June 14.
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Hong Kong
Canton
United States
Hongkong
Shameen
Tientsin
Chiang Kai-shek Warns Japan Threat Remains in Far East
Dispatches from Chungking report Chiang Kai-shek addressing a Kuo mintang assembly. He calls a Far Eastern Munich unthinkable and says Britain now faces a Japan that has turned from its former ally, accusing Tokyo of aggression as China defends Canton and Kwantung coast areas.
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Canton
Kwangtung Province
Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang
Government Party
Munich
Chamberlain
China
Britain
Japan
Forest area of United States spans half a billion acres
The forested region of the United States covers about 500 million acres, roughly four times the area of France.
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United States
France
Common Sense About Constipation Sold Nationwide
A health pamphlet titled Common Sense About Constipation explains how a bulky mass in cabostines and drinking plenty of water aids regular bowel movements. It notes Battle Creek origins and states it is sold by every grocer.
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Battle Creek
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