Britain prepares note to Japan defending China rights
Britain readies a strong note to Japan denying Tokyo's claims to control international settlements in Shanghai Tientsin and Amoy and reaffirming treaty rights in China. The move follows Sir Robert Craigie’s report of Japanese threats to use force and strains in Far East diplomacy amid broader tensions with totalitarian powers.
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London
Great Britain
Japan
China
Far East
Foreign Office
Neville Chamberlain
Robert L. Craigie
Tokio
Shanghai
Tientsin
Amoy
William Malkin
Britain
Italy
Dino Grandi
League Rejects China Plea for Penalties on Japan
In Geneva the League council rejected China's request for concrete penalties against Japan while inviting member nations to aid China. It also debated Finland and Sweden's bid to fortify the Aland Islands to ensure neutrality, with Russia pressing for delay citing security concerns and information gaps.
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Geneva
League of Nations Council
China
Japan
Aland Islands
Russia
Finland
Sweden
Gulf of Finland
Paris
Great Britain
France
Baltic
League
United Press
Helsingfors
Alands
Auto crashes into marching troops near Schofield
In Honolulu a civilian driver crashed into a column of marching soldiers near Schofield Barracks. One private, John F. Carlson of Jamestown New York, was killed and 18 soldiers injured. The driver, Charles K. Crabb a plantation worker, was jailed after his car struck three ammunition trucks during the early morning march.
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Honolulu
T. H
INS
Schofield Barracks
John F. Carlson
Jamestown
N. Y
Charles K. Crabb
Royals Photograph Bears and Ride in Rockies Tourist Car
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth tour Banff and Norquay mountains with sixteen aboard a calèche built by Dr. Richard E. Brett. A bear blocked a shot and a mule deer and grouse interrupted the royal procession as they enjoyed scenery and rustic hamlets in Alberta. The Duke of Windsor once visited with Dr. Brett, recalling earlier royal visits.
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Banff Springs
Alta
Podner
Great Britain
Rocky Mountains
Norquay
George VI
His
Rockies
Norquay Mountain
Royal
Banff
Paris
Richard E. Brett
Alberta
Brett
George I
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
Canada
Government House
Edmonton
Camp Good Health Fund urged to aid living beneficiaries
The Gazette appeals readers to donate to the Camp Good Health Fund run by the Public Health Nursing Association. Funds support health camps for physically handicapped girls like Mary, Jean, and Jo, with gifts in memory for Memorial Day acknowledged by May deadline.
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Thompson
Mary
Jean
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Gazette
Tray Carrying Title At Stake In Race Today
Forty Negro waiters balance loaded trays on their heads in the cross country race for the tray carrying championship at French Lick Springs. One mile route over footpaths and open country. Favorite William Belton with Tubby King, 1937 champion, among top bets. Ducky Darden also a strong across the board bet.
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French Lick Springs
Ind
Ins
Spa
William Belton
King
Ducky
Darden
Hearings Set On 48 Airline Applications
The civil aeronautics authority announced hearings starting Wednesday for 48 applications from 24 carriers seeking new airlines. If granted, 14,000 miles would be added to the 35,000 mile network. Several newcomers join, with projections of 1.5 million air passengers in 1939.
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Washington
INS
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Christians in Holy Land fear loss of Christian stake
In Palestine the 110 000 Christians, Arab natives with centuries of history, fear a return to Muslim rule under Britain’s Palestine plan. They have backed Arab nationalism financially and support a British mandate, hoping safeguards for Christian shrines, schools, and medical work.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Christendom
Holy Land
Britain
League of Nations
League of Nations Mandates Committee
Gethsemane
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Galilee
Pauls
Miss Hildegarde Hubbard Funeral Services Planned
Funeral services for Miss Hildegarde Hubbard retired teacher who died after a long illness will be held in the Turner chapel at 9 30 a m Monday Dr Charles J Bready officiating burial will follow at Rogers Grove cemetery near Ely Friends may call at the chapel
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Hildegarde Hubbard
Turner Chapel
Charles J. Bready
Rogers Grove
Ely
Edith Amanda Larson obituary in Cincinnati ties Cedar Memorial
Edith Amanda Larson of Cincinnati died at 4 p.m. Saturday at the home of her sister Mrs. M W Fussell, 1624 Sixth Avenue SE. Born February 4 1875 in Stoughton Wisconsin she lived most of her life in Cincinnati and was a Christian Science church member. Surviving: sister Mrs. Fussell sister Mrs. O R Meredith of Nampa Idaho brother Dr C L Larson of St Paul Minnesota and many nieces and nephews. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Monday Turner chapel with a Reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist. Interment Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Edith Amanda Larson
Cincinnati
Ohio
M. W. Fussell
Sixth Avenue SE
Miss Larson
Stoughton
Wis
Christian Science Church
Fussell
O. R. Meredith
Funeral services for Walter W Glew
Funeral services for Walter W Glew 63 who died Saturday in a Cedar Rapids hospital will be held at 2 PM Monday at the Consolidated church in Farley Indiana Burial will follow at Fairview cemetery Farley The body lies at the Everett Glew residence in Farley
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Walter W. Glew
Cedar Rapids
Consolidated Church
Farley, In
Fairview
Farley
Everett Glew
William Rogers Dies in Des Moines Veterans Hospital
William Rogers of Cedar Rapids died at 10 p.m. Saturday in the Des Moines Veterans Hospital. Survived by his wife who was with him at the time of death. The body will be moved to the Moen funeral home.
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William Rogers
Eleventh Street
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Moen Funeral Home
Honor Norwegians in Stanwood Cemetery Tribute
Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway paid tribute to Norwegian pioneers who settled in Washington in 1849 at a cemetery near Stanwood on Saturday, honoring their bravery.
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Stanwood, Wash
Ins
Prince Olav
Martha of
Norway
Stanwood
Washington
Candid Camera on Street Sparks Mixed Reactions
Billie Fieseler reacts to a candid street photo while Jo Ann Duffie poses confidently. The Gazette notes three prints available for 25 cents, with two chosen for daily publication and enlargements given to the subjects.
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Billie Fieseler
William Fieseler
Fifteenth Street SE
Jo Ann Duffie
J. B. Duffie
Ninth Street SE
Jens
Duffie
George Fieseler
Billie
Gazette
Ship Workers Veto Strike Spurs Maritime Turbulence
New York and Bermuda shipping were disrupted as a strike tied up 14 Eastern Steamship vessels. About 7,000 workers were affected while officials disputed the vote and leadership turmoil. The union demanded a 10 percent wage increase, subsistence pay, and double time on Saturdays.
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New York
INS
Atlantic Coast
Bermuda
Eastern Steamship Company
Steamship Line
AFL Seamen's Union
Matthew Dushane
Boston
S. S. New York
S. S. Acadia
S. S. George Washington
Norfolk
Portland
Alton B. Sharp
Line
West Coast
Risky 13 Hour Canyon Swim by Lone Texan Brothers
Roy Swift and his elder brother W E Swift completed a 13 hour treacherous swim down the Rio Grande through Santa Helena canyon. They started at 6 45 a m and exited at 7 45 p m battered and exhausted but safe. The duo reached Terlingua by telephone to relay their survival tale after battling 1 500 foot canyon walls.
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Terlingua
Tex
INS
Roy Swift
Texas
International News Service
Rio Grande
Santa Helena
Satuday
Swift
W. E. Swift
Midwest drought developing threatens wheat crops
A heavy drought grips the central plains from the Mississippi to the Rockies with March through May rainfall at record lows. The Weather Bureau reports multi state deficits, warns of a critical period for wheat, and the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation begins indemnity payments as crop prospects worsen.
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Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Canada
Texas
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Town
Minnesota
Iowa
Great Plains
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Rain over Nebraska eases drought threat
Rainfall up to two inches covered Nebraska Friday and Saturday, easing concerns of a crop damaging drought across the state. The showers brought relief to farmers as steady rain helped replenish soil moisture.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Body Of Missing Moline Man Found In Mississippi
The body of Frank P. Rennolet, 37, a Moline resident and World War veteran, was found on a Mississippi river sandbar near Twenty third street. He had been missing since Thursday after picking up his paycheck at Union Malleable Iron Works. No violence marks noted, but police will investigate as no money remained on his clothes.
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Davenport (Ap
Frank P. Rennolet
Moline
Mississippi River
Twenty-third Street
Rennolet
Union Malleable Iron Works
Rug Salesmen Accused of False Pretenses
George J. Nassif and David Skaff both 35 of Cedar Rapids itinerant rug salesmen were arrested by detectives on a warrant issued by Sheriff Percy Haven Cresco charging obtaining money by false pretenses. Sheriff Haven said he would call for the men Sunday.
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George J. Nassif
David Skaff
Cedar Rapids
Kudina, Wilson and Haberle
Percy Haven
Cresco
Haven
Sunny
Russia Receives Text of Proposed Anglo French Pact
Premier Molotov discussed the Anglo French plan with Sir William Leeds and the French charge d affaires after Britain and France presented the pact text to Moscow. The talks occurred in the foreign commissariat as the three powers moved toward a formal triple entente.
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Moscow
INS
Vyacheslaff
Rescue of Bootleg Miner Trapped in Hole Near Shenandoah
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania a 38 year old bootleg miner Robert Galligan was trapped 75 feet underground after a rock slide. Rescue workers heard faint tappings and later his voice urging help as they dug with steam shovel and drills. His father Patrick Galligan watched through the night as fellow miners John Leahy and Michael Gilroy escaped to summon aid.
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Shenandoah, Pa
Robert Galligan
Locust Mountain
Galligan
Patrick
John Leahy
Michael Gilroy
Hull outlines neutrality plan amid war risk
Secretary Hull argues for a balanced neutrality policy during wartime tensions. He rejects a universal embargo as ruinous and notes the impossibility of isolating the United States from world events. A draft bill reflecting his ideas is to be considered next week with hearings planned.
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Hull
United States
Bloom
House
Senate
Senator Gillette
Kuhn Offers To Resign Band Leader Role
The band’s leadership crisis ends with Kuhn offering to resign from the director post while promising the organization will remain a fighting group. He said a real leader would be followed, and no violence or Nazi symbols appeared at the meeting hall. Band members wore gray uniforms previously, but Saturday night they appeared in gray shirts and blue trousers.
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O. D
Ordungsdienst
Odd Fellow
Second Avenue SE
Zoo Inmates Targeted in Death Plot at Buffalo Zoo
At the Buffalo zoo a series of strange events culminated in the death of Flippo the seal, with Koko the elephant ill and two Tahr goats freed. An autopsy found the seal poisoned. The elephant began to recover after not eating for days, and the goats were recaptured. Increased guard will be used to determine the cause.
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Buffalo, N
Buffalo Zoo
Flippo
City Briefs And Personals In Cedar Rapids Area
Local items note Memorial day observances and community events. Roy Smith mourns his mother F H Smith in Davenport. Raymond Coward to speak at Central City event. Zita DeNio faces intoxication charge. town picnics and lodge activities announced. Holidays prompt wreath making and memorial services plans.
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Raymond Coward
Cedar Rapids
Jail term for in toxication man from Davenport
Jack Carney 58 is not a Cedar Rapids resident. Police report he is a floater with a last known Davenport address and was jailed Saturday to serve a $10 fine for intoxication.
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Jack Carney
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Coat Stolen From Car At YMCA Hotel
A blue coat trimmed with black fur valued at 53 dollars was stolen from a car owned by J A Whitmore of the YMCA hotel. The theft occurred between 4 45 and 5 p m Saturday while the vehicle was parked at 721 Third avenue SE. Police filed the report.
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J. A. Whitmore
Third Avenue SE
Tarzan to wed day after divorce in New Jersey
New York report says Johnny Weissmuller and Beryl Scott will marry in New Jersey on July 11, one day after Weissmuller’s divorce from Lupe Velez becomes final. The swimmer announced the plan Saturday.
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New York
Llp
Johnny Weissmuller
Beryl Scott
San Francisco
New Jersey
Lupe Velez
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First Street
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Watkins
Roosevelt Hotel
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Zita DeNio
Nineteenth Avenue
Fifteenth Avenue
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Esquire
Star of the West Lodge
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Maine Lodge
Rebekah
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