Czech Polish talks halted on central European confederation
London AP reports Czech foreign minister Hubert Ripka announced talks with Poland on a central European confederation involving Czechoslovakia Poland Yugoslavia and reconstituted Hungary and Austria have been suspended amid Russian hostility. The plan faced friction over Polish proposals and deeper anti Soviet concerns.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hubert Ripka
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Austria
Mutiny on German Sub Said to Have Caused Its Capture
Reports from Rio de Janeiro say a mutiny aboard a German submarine in the South Atlantic led to its sinking and the capture of the entire crew by a British destroyer. The mutiny followed Axis defeats in Tunisia and North Africa, with divisions among crew over returning to Germany.
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Rio DE Janeiro
South Atlantic
Tunisia
North Africa
Germany
Shortage of Red Cross Volunteers Felt Across Front
The Red Cross faces volunteer shortages as a one day conference on the nurse's aide program at the Roosevelt hotel notes declines from a maid shortage and care duties at home. Delegates from 35 unions report trained aides leaving work to stay home, with doctors urging visible recognition on uniforms.
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Red Cross
Roosevelt Hotel
Nancy Cummings
Iowa
Ann Magnussen
United States Department of Health
Too Anxious to See Betty Grable Five-Year Sentence
Hollywood UP Russell Alexanderson 18 received a five year prison term after persistent attempts to meet Betty Grable. On probation for attempted extortion he sent another note demanding 500 in diamonds and cash. He claimed intense love and hoped remarks would force her attention. The judge denied a suspension of sentence.
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Hollywood
Russell Alexanderson
Betty Grable
Alexanderson
G-men
Leon R. Yankwich
Freedom's Promise and Tyrants in a Moral View
A reflective poem argues that liberty, decency, and courage guide nations against greed and tyranny. It cites Hitler as a failed promise and warns that generations trained to rule by force mistake lasting gains for power. The piece urges steadfast moral courage to resolve social troubles.
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Herr Hitler
Hobart Bosworth to Appear at Iowa Theater This Week
Hobart Bosworth, film star, slated for a personal appearance at the Iowa theater. The relief garden committee reports 500 city lots and a 65 acre Mt. Vernon road tract in operation. The American auditorium at Fourth avenue and Second street is being remodeled into the Dreamland ballroom opening Sept 1 by Mr and Mrs Frank Brosher of Burlington. I R Levy of Springfield MO named new manager of the Palais Royal. H E Blomquist remains city water superintendent with salary details noted.
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Hobart Bosworth
Iowa
Relief Garden Committee
Mt. Vernon Road
Fourth Avenue
Second Street
Frank Brockhiser
Burlington
I. R. Levy
Springfield
Palais Royal
H. E. Blomquist
City
Seed Packets Distributed and Budget Increase Noted
A total of 1 750 packets of garden seeds were distributed. The works budget was raised from 3 606 to 4 000 dollars a year, reflecting a funding increase for the program.
Building plans for Martin Dry Goods store on Second Avenue
A new front of terra cotta and enameled brown brick was planned for the Martin Dry Goods building on Second Avenue. The Japanese parliament favorable report proposed a $6000 appropriation for Japan at the Pan Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
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Martin Dry Goods Company
Second Avenue
Japan
San Francisco
French Seize Island Outpost Near Bizerte
An Algiers radio communique reports French naval forces occupied La Galite, a defense outpost northwest of Bizerte, neutralized when Franco American troops captured the port from the land side. Clyde Thomas Hays, 64, longtime Beatrice Creamery secretary treasurer and director, died at his Wilmette home.
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London
la Galite
Mediterranean
Bizerte
Algiers
Chicago
Clyde Thomas Hays
Beatrice Creamery Company
Wilmette
Afton
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