If Hitler’s war plans hinge on Czechoslovakia’s fate
The column argues Hitler lacks resources for a long war and warns Russia would back France if challenged. It notes Buell’s dubious influence, questions Japan’s steel imports from the United States, and critiques American attitudes toward China. It condemns political corruption in several states and laments Dr. Eckener’s helium sales halt under Ickes.
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Hitler
France
England
Mediterranean
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Italy
Europe
Central China War
United States of America
Japan
China
Czech Leaders Move Toward Peace Amid Sudeten Tension
Czech leaders held talks aimed at easing the Sudeten German crisis with Konrad Henlein and Premier Milan Hodza, signaling hope for peace despite fears of a German push. Praha reports credit to Britain and France for mediation and notes Czechoslovakia’s mobilization along the long frontier as a deterrent.
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PRAHA
Konrad Henlein
Czechoslovakia
Milan Hodza
Europe
Henlein
Vienna
Czechoslovak
Britain
France
Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovakkiia
Supreme Court Upholds Federal Tax on College Football Tickets
The U S Supreme Court ruled six to two that the federal ten percent tax on tickets to state university and college football games is constitutional, reversing a lower court ruling. The decision involved Georgia and 11 other states defending that revenues from football support athletic programs, with varied opinions among justices on injunctions and immunity from federal taxation.
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Washington
INL
Supreme Court
State University
Fifth Circuit
New Orleans
Regents of
University System of Georgia
Roberts
McReynolds
Butler
Stone
Reed
Black
Justice Stone
Regents of Georgia
Justice Reed
Justice Black
Georgia
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
Republicans Have A Hand Without Chips In 1938 Politics
Cartoonist ARTHUR Bugs Baer comments on Republican prospects as money influences politics in 1938. He warns survival hinges on regaining office before funds run out, noting Democrats gaining pace with funding and Pennsylvania as a recent GOP foothold, while chips remain scarce for strategic play.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Iowa U President Says No Money To Pay Admissions Tax
Iowa City President Eugene A. Gilmore said the University of Iowa has no funds to pay the federal 10 percent admissions tax on athletic events. He commented on the Supreme Court ruling upholding the tax, stating the university cannot turn over funds to federal authorities.
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Iowa City
Eugene A. Gilmore
University of Iowa
US. Supreme Court
Gilmore
Maquoketa Plant Addition Blocked By State Supreme Court
Iowa Electric Co lost its bid for a stay order as the Iowa Supreme Court denied halting Maquoketa's 95000 addition to its electric light plant. The city said the project serves necessary municipal needs though it does not sell electricity to the Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, funded by a Rural Electrification Administration loan.
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DES Moines
Carl B. Stiger
State Supreme Court
Iowa Electric Company
Maquoketa
St. Luke's Fund Reaches $105,817 in Donations
St. Luke's hospital campaign reports show total pledges reaching 105 817 with women’s teams contributing 2541 versus 1898 from men’s teams at the Roosevelt hotel luncheon. Additional gifts of 2713 and bond waivers of 1575 were announced. A Wednesday noon report is planned as allied towns may pledge. The drive aims to retire debt from the 1925 hospital wing.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Roosevelt Hotel
Arthur Poe
Robert Armstrong
Morris Sanford
James L. Killian
Roy Choate
James W. Bell
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hitler assures Britain Germany won’t march into Czechoslovakia
Berlin reports Hitler sent a close aide to London to reassure Britain that Germany intends no invasion of Czechoslovakia. The emissary spoke with Ambassador von Ribbentrop and British leaders, urging Czechoslovakia to honor Sunday’s elections amid German accusations of frontier violations. Three incidents near the border raised tensions as Germany weighs its options while awaiting Prague’s settlement talks. The Munich war council may decide on action or inaction as anti Czech campaigns continue elsewhere.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Germany
Czechoslovakia
London
Fritz Wiedemann
Hitler
Herbert von Eiicksen
D.N
Ulrichsburg
Hohenfurth
Linz
Baerenstein
Thaya River
Reich
Prague
France
Europe
Munich
Wilhelm Keitel
Supreme War Command
Walther von
G O P Heads In Same. Hotel No Palaver
In New York three Republican elder statesmen Hoover Landon and Knox roamed hotel corridors without a planned reunion. Landon and Knox spoke on politics for publication while Hoover stayed just a minute away. Knox praised gains in several states, Landon cited Kansas and criticized administration tactics in Pennsylvania as the New Deal faced a rising GOP vote.
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New York
INS
Herbert Hoover
Alfred M. Landon
Col
Frank B. Knox
Landon
New England
Knox
Europe
Hoover
Chance
Republican
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Illinois
Oregon
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Kansas
Gov
Earle
PWA Interest In Local Swim Pool All A Mistake
Cedar Rapids council again faced setback in securing federal aid for a municipal pool when PWA regional director R A Radford called a telegram inquiry to gauge continued interest “all a mistake.” He explained the Des Moines forwarded application was not approved by Washington and a new submission would be required. Council action was postponed until Thursday as relief appropriations awaited Congress.
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Cedar Rapids
PWA
Omaha
R. A. Radford
Radford
Des Moines
Washington
Congress
Camp Good Health Fund Aims To Aid Flora And 115 Other Children
A weather beaten three room shack frames Flora eight years old, whose health and schooling suffer from poverty. Camp Good Health offers three weeks of nourishment, baths, and health education, helping Flora and 115 other Cedar Rapids children regain health and sanitation habits. Donations fund about five dollars per child per week.
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Camp Good Health Fund
St. Paul's Eln
Cedar Rapids
St. Joseph's Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
Winter Temple
Milan Sisters
United Packing
House Workers Union
CIO Affilate Oo
Flora
The
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health
Barkley Seeks Compromise On Relief Bill Power Plant Block
Democratic Leader Barkley proposes amending the relief bill to allow use of PWA funds for municipal power plants only if private companies have been genuinely offered purchase. Senator Norris blasts the anti-competition clause while others urge boosting WPA funds and cutting PWA funding as battles unfold in the Senate.
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Washington
INS
PWA
Barkley
Kentucky
Kentuckian
Roosevelt
Senate
Norris
Ind
Neb
Bank
Appropriations Committee
Senator Glass
Virginia
WPA
League of Laughter and the Power of Humor
The piece reviews Lin Yutang’s argument for a world League of Laughter as a cure for serious regimes. It highlights humor as intelligence and liberty, condemns dictators and wartime rigidity, and cites humorists like Twain Rogers and Shaw while pondering global peers in Italy Germany Russia and Japan. The author notes laughter dies with liberty and calls for sense before nonsense.
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Yutang
China
Lin Yutang
League of Nations
Mark Twain
Will Rogers
Don Marquis
Shaw
Ireland
Leacock
Canada
Wodehouse
England
Benchley
Broun
America
Italy
Germany
Russia
Japan
Jail break suspect sends $10 for damages
Jevons Zalinsky, 32, a salesman from Cedar Rapids, escaped last week from Wood county jail while held on first degree manslaughter charges in a fatal auto crash. Authorities received letters from Chicago and Milwaukee claiming he was bound for South America and included a $10 bill to repair the jail.
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Zalinsky
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Milwaukee
South America
Hugh W. Goggins
Pye 2
Little Girl Regains Vision After Accident
Joan Shadle three years old daughter of Mr and Mrs John D Shadle 323 Fifth street NW is regaining sight after a compound skull fracture from a street accident last Wednesday. Emmet Evans 23 of 617 Eighth street drove the car. Surgeons removed skull fragments to relieve brain pressure and her vision is nearly restored according to her physician.
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Cedar Rounds
Joan Shadle
John D. Shadle
Fifth Street
Joan
Emmet Evans
Eighth Street
House to Act On Wage Hours Bill
The House voted to debate the revised wage hours bill after blocking rules committee action. A May 6 petition by 218 members forced consideration on the floor despite opposition to preferential treatment. Roosevelt and leaders supported passage but criticized the bill’s rigidity. The measure excludes wage variations by region or urban rural distinctions.
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
William Childs Dies Co founder of restaurant chain
William Childs 72 cofounder of a nationally known restaurant chain died at his Bernardsville New Jersey home after a long illness. He passed away Monday leaving a lasting impact on the dining industry and business expansion.
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Bernardsville
N. J
Ins
William Childs
High Court Upholds Labor Board Reinstatement Ruling
The Supreme Court denied Remington Rand Inc. relief from a National Labor Relations Board order finding unfair labor practices and ordering reinstatement of 4,000 workers from plants in Syracuse Ilion Middletown Norwood and other sites. The decision upheld the board’s broad reinstatement mandate amid protests of potential firings and union misconduct.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Remington Rand, Inc
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Remington Rand
Syracuse
N, Y
Ilion
Middletown Conn
North Tonawanda
Marietta
Norwood
Charge Motorist In Crash With Drunk Driving No One Hurt
H J Glaza, 45, of 1347 Avenue NE, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after his car collided with Harvey Miskimen, 21, on Twelfth Street NE. The crash left both cars damaged but no injuries. A half-full whisky pint was found in Glaza’s car and he admitted drinking. he was released on bond.
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Cedar Rapalds News
H. J Glaza
E Avenue NE
Harvey Miskimen
Fifth Avenue
Twelfth Street
B Avenues NE
Miskimen
Glaza
Congress Will Not Quit Until June 11
Washington insiders report Congress will remain in session through June 11 or 20 after a conference with President Roosevelt. The delay stems from final deficiency bill discussions and last minute emergency appropriations, reversing the earlier plan for adjournment by June 4. Attending were Vice President Garner Democratic Leader Barkley and Speaker Bankhead.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Majority
Rayburn
Garner
Barkley
Bankhead
Farmers' Market Place advertises farm machinery and livestock
Want Ads in The Gazette's Farmers' Market Place offer listings for farm equipment poultry livestock and supplies. It markets farms and related needs for buying selling or trading agricultural items.
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