Tired rulers at Hyde Park Czech purge threat
A Prague Nazi threat to purge Czechoslovak nationalist elements in Bohemia Moravia was reported by the German press. The Deutsche Korrespondenz quoted the Reich saying it would use force if needed to quiet unrest and build Bohemia for all. In New York, Fiorello LaGuardia reacts to the monarchy's arrival while Governor Lehman watches.
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Prague
Protectorate of
Bohemia-Moravia
Berlin
Deutsche Diplomatisch - Politische Korrespondenz
Foreign Office
England
Germany
Reich
Korrespondent
Des Moines
Madrid
Don Berry
Indianola Record
Friends of Conservation
Berry
Iowa
Nachod
Czechoslovakia
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Workers Alliance and European tensions spark fear and debate
The piece links Tom Mooney's Washington speech to the Workers Alliance seeking higher WPA relief wages while warning against fascist influence. It notes Britain's readiness under Mussolini and Hitler, Iowa dam proposals, a psychologist’s caution on nurturing genius, and France and Czechoslovakia ahead of potential U.S. war actions.
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Jack Garner
Washington
Workers Alliance
Tom Mooney
Congress
Mooney
California
San Francisco
Federal Works Progress Administration
WPA
France
Insistent Magazine Solicitor Alarms Vernon Heights Housewives
A persistent young woman posing as a magazine solicitor frightened several Vernon Heights residents in Cedar Rapids on Saturday and annoyed others. She claimed six years in the area and sought subscriptions to fund nurse training, mentioning a nurse’s scholarship contest not reported by The Gazette.
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Vernon Heights
The
Gazette
Storm Rips Through Three States Kills At Least Two
A cyclone tore across Illinois Indiana and Michigan Saturday night killing two people and injuring many more. Gerald W. Brown 26 died in Schneider Indiana when a building collapsed on him. Mrs Herschel Freeman and her husband were hurt as a farmhouse was lifted and carried away. Rollins Michigan and surrounding areas suffered near total destruction with a lumber mill church store and homes wrecked and power lines cut. The Rollins population is about 100.
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Gerald W. Brown
Schneider
Ind
Illinois
Indiana
Montgomery
Stockland
Watseka
Rollins
Lenawee County
Mich
Addison
New Hampton Farmer Killed as Car Upsets
Nick Gilbert, 70 year old bachelor farmer of New Hampton Ia, died from a skull fracture after his car skidded on wet pavement and overturned in a ditch along highway 63 north of Denver. A brother and two sisters in New Hampton survive.
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Denver
Nick Gilbert
New Hampton
Highway 63
Here
Queen Meets Grandson Of Her Childhood Friend
In New York, the Queen and King spoke briefly with Roy MacDonald Syme and his wife Mrs. Roy MacDonald Syme of East Orange New Jersey at the world fair reception. Syme’s grandfather once was Glamis station master where the queen grew up. The four minute chat recalled childhood ties and mutual admiration.
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New York
INS
East Orange
N. J
George VI
Roy MacDonald Syme
Glamis
Scotland
Syme
Hull Grants Polish Helium Application
Secretary Hull approved Poland's request for 220000 feet of American helium to inflate a stratosphere balloon for summer flights. This marks the first complete approval of such an export by the United States. The ruling isolates Poland from Germany in helium purchases.
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Washington
Hull
Poland
United States
Germany
Munitions Control Board
Ickes
Munitions Board
Secretary of State
War
Navy
Treasury
Commerce and Interior
Bugs Sees All As Okay With Noisy Frog Pond
A humorous piece notes frogs and diplomats serve as burglar alarms. The pond’s noise signals safety while silence warns of intruders.
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Bugs
O. K
Frog Pond
U.S. Ponders Inquiries On Rubens Fate
U S embassy searches for Ruth Marie Rubens after 18 months in Soviet custody. She pled guilty to illegally entering the Soviet Union and was scheduled to be released. diplomats seek her account and any word on her husband Adolf Arnold Rubens known as Donald Louis Robinson.
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Moscow
United States
Ruth Marie Rubens
Robinson-Rubens
Kremlin
Washington
Rubens
Soviet Union
Butyrskaya
U. S
Adolf Arnold Rubens
Donald Louis Robinson
National
National Income Falls 10 Percent in 1938
The National Industrial Conference Board estimates 1938 national income at 62.5 billion dollars, down from 69.4 billion in 1937. Despite population growth of 958 thousand, per capita income declined by 10.6 percent.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Division of Industrial Economics
Strike Ordered At 3 Local Bakeries For Higher Pay
Strike vote by 165 members of Local No. 365 Baker and Confectioners Workers of America led by Jack Delbridge calls for 6 p.m. Saturday start. Three major local bakeries Colonial Baking Petersen Baking Cedar Rapids proceed to restart after weekend layoff, prompting demand for a new contract raising hourly wages to meet the wage hour law.
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Colonial Baking Company
Petersen Baking Company
Cedar Rapids Bakery
Camp Good Health Prep to Welcome 60 Handicapped Children
Workers complete preparations for Camp Good Health as Cedar Rapids groups pledge funds for 1694.72 project. Sixty physically handicapped youths will be transported by Yellow Cab to the hilltop camp eight miles east of Cedar Rapids, with stay length varying by condition.
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Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Big Creek
Cedar Rapids
Yellow Cab Company
Public Health Nursing Association For
Germans mobilize for possible war despite peace efforts
AP chief Louis P. Lochner reports Germany making a vast effort to stave off war while preparing economically and militarily. He notes German fears of Britain and France's intentions and cites the Siegfried line's costly labor shift. Continued on page 2.
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New York
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Associated Press
United States
Germany
Great Britain
France
Hitler
Europe
Siegfried Line
Seeing Eye Dog And Master Both Given Diplomas
The University of Newark awards Bonzo the Seeing Eye dog a diploma for canine fidelity as his blind owner Joseph Melillo receives a bachelor of arts degree and the John Cotton Dana prize for highest scholarship. Bonzo and Melillo walked to the rostrum. the dog blinks and wags as the diploma is presented.
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Newark
N. J
INS
Bonzo
Joseph Melillo
University of Newark
Melillo
John Cotton Dana
Frank Kingdon
Roosevelts’ London Visit Hinted by Sunday Express
The Sunday Express reports King George invites President and Mrs. Roosevelt to visit London and stay at Buckingham Palace if accepted. The piece notes parliamentary lobbying to urge the government to invite the visit, amid concerns a royal trip could boost Anglo American ties.
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London
INS
The
Sunday Express
Roosevelt
King George
England
Express
Buckingham Palace
Houses of Commons
Lords
Britain
Washington
New York
O.K
Temperatures Fall From 72 Degrees In Cedar Rapids Evening
Weather summary notes Cedar Rapids saw a daytime high of 72 degrees at 4 pm and a rapid drop to 59 by 6 30 pm and 55 by midnight. Skies stayed overcast after early light showers.
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Cedar Rapids
U S Assessed Property Value Drops Across 48 States
The Commerce Department estimated the 1937 general and selective property taxes cover 48 states and DC at 139,005,744,000 with per capita value of 1,083, down 14.9 percent from 1932. Only Delaware Florida and Iowa rose. homestead exemptions and base changes influenced declines in many states.
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Washington
Commerce Department
District of Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Iowa
Retail Grocers To Close At Noon Each Tuesday
Cedar Rapids Retail Grocers and Butchers association members will close stores at noon every Tuesday. The plan aims to give workers a midweek half holiday by reducing weekly hours. Tuesday was chosen after broad agreement, replacing an earlier Wednesday proposal.
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Cedar Rapids Retail Grocers and Butchers Association
Welcome for King George and Queen Elizabeth at Hyde Park
The royal couple arrived at Hyde Park New York after a strenuous day at the world’s fair. Police estimates put three million spectators along the procession from the Battery to the fairgrounds. Queen Elizabeth reportedly halted personal presentations after 250 were shown to them, citing fatigue.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
George
New York City
Hudson River
New York
Lewis Valentine
King George
Queen Elizabeth
the Battery
Retail Stores To Go On Summer Schedule Monday
Cedar Rapids retailers announce summer hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays with Saturday closings extended to 9 p.m. These hours, set by the Chamber of Commerce retail merchants bureau executive committee, run through Sept. 5.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Bureau
Weather outlook for upper Mississippi valley June 12 17
June 12 to 17 forecast calls for generally fair weather early, middleweek showers, and fair conditions toward week end. Temperatures trend near or below normal in the north and near or above normal in the south as precipitation chances vary by region.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Stage Star Maxine Elliott Dies in France Home
Maxine Elliott, 68, renowned stage star of the late 1990s and Broadway favorite from prewar days, was reported dead Saturday at her residence in Juan-les-Pins France entered in INS dispatch.
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Juan Les Pins
France
INS
Maxine Elliott
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