Roosevelt Dam Broadcast and Reactions in Club Scene
Members of the University Club in Kansas City listen to President Roosevelt’s Boulder Dam address describing the project as a vast engineering feat that will alter geography and create a massive lake. A witty comment follows about the dam’s length and water volume, amid broader critiques of wartime rhetoric and policy debates on governance and enforcement of isolation and sanctions.
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Manchester Couple Slain in Hotel Tragedy
A coroner's inquest reports hotel proprietor Glen Chapman 48 and his wife Mrs. Chapman 31 both died from .45 caliber pistol shots. Investigators say Mrs Chapman's nervous illness led to the double tragedy at the Glen Charles hotel, with details of gun ownership and sequence of shots.
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N. E. Davis
Harold Jones
H. G. Uiley
John May
H. J. Williamson
Earlville Girl Killed by Car on Highway 20
Laura Fire 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Mike Pire, died after being struck by an automobile on highway 20 near Earlville. The Cedar Falls driver Ray S Dix stopped and assisted at the scene. She had entered from a side road and a hill blocked her view. Surviving are her parents a sister May and three brothers Ralph Gerald and Francis.
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Mike Pire
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Ray S. Dix
Cedar Falls
Earlville High School
Francis Brooks
Dyersville
May
Ralph
Gerald
Francis
President Roosevelt Goes Deep Sea Fishing Near Cerros Island
On the Pacific voyage, the cruiser Houston anchored at 1 p.m. as President Roosevelt prepared for an afternoon of deep sea fishing off Cerros Island near Lower California. Earlier, he spent the morning studying radio reports on national and international conditions.
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U S and Japan Outline Philippine Cotton Trade Pact
Washington AP The United States and Japan reach a tentative gentlemen s agreement to voluntarily restrict Japanese cotton textile exports to the Philippines with a formal announcement expected next week.
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United States
Japan
Philippines
English telephonists ballot winner shows kindness standard
A London paper notes a ballot among telephone operators naming the most perfect subscriber for unfailing courtesy. The piece praises the winner for kind patient service amid irritations and argues such daily acts lift life and reduce wrong numbers, echoing Dr. Johnson on character.
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London
Dr. Johnson
Kill Policeman Grab $5,000 In Chicago Station
Two bandits shot and killed patrolman William Stringfellow at Union Station in Chicago and escaped with $5,000 from a messenger's satchel. John Beahan, the messenger, described the sudden raid as one gunman grabbed the satchel and fled in a car with Ohio plates. Stringfellow, 54, died after a bullet pierced his head and brain.
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Fred Harvey
John Beahan
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Beahan
Ohio
Fifty Italians Bound Homeward Menaced by Crowds
In Toulouse France a group of 50 Italians homeward bound in response to a call to the colors required police protection as hundreds of hostile locals shouted anti Italian and anti war sentiments. An Italian consular official also sought protection to reach his office. Only 50 of about 4 000 Italians in Toulouse have answered the call to colors.
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All Funds Allotted for Jobs Drive Amid WPA Shift
Washington AP report says Carington Gill disclosed that almost all WPA funds are allotted to a 3 5 million job plan. Total allotments reach 4 298 5 million with 266 5 million left for admin expenses and select projects. Gill notes emphasis on targeted work and local needs.
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Colorado Governor Calls Legislature In Liquor Scandal
Gov. Ed C. Johnson announced a special session for Oct 30 to consider impeachment of Secretary of State James H. Carr and possibly revise the liquor code. He warned that two sessions may be needed to address the scandal and related federal programs.
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Ed C. Johnson
James H. Carr
Colorado
Carr
Tigers Lace Cubs In 8 3 Victory To Tie Series
Detroit Tigers smothered the Chicago Cubs 8 to 3 to even the World Series at one win apiece in the second game. Complete game details appear in this issue's sports pages.
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Local pastor J F Uhlenhopp dies from auto crash injuries
The Rev. J F Uhlenhopp pastor of the First United Brethren church died at 8 35 p m Wednesday at a local hospital following an automobile accident on Highway 11 near Walker. He suffered a fractured skull and was unconscious most of the time after the Sept 25 crash. He leaves a wife two daughters Mae Fern and Mrs George Alder two sons Frederick Oliver and J Lee four grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral set for 1 30 p m Saturday at the United Brethren church with arrangements by Turner chapel.
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Butler County
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George Alder
Ann Arbor
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J. Lee Uhlenhopp
Waukesha
Donald L. Uhlenhopp
John Lee Uhlenhopp, Jr
June Alder
Robert Alder
Jake Uhlenhopp
Aplington
Henry H. Uhlenhopp
Hampton
Ed Uhlenhopp
Allison
Elizabeth Mayfield
Austinville
Herm Brinkman
Turner Chapel
American arms ban awaits official word of warfare
Washington (UP) moves toward a possible arms embargo against Italy and Ethiopia but awaits clarification of the situation and official dispatches confirming actual warfare. Secretary of State Cordell Hull indicated Thursday.
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Italy
Ethiopia
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Antiwar Protest in Paris Ends with 14 Arrests
A Thursday demonstration on the Grand boulevard in Paris turned into a clash as fourteen protesters were arrested after marching and shouting Neutrality Down with war.
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Grand Boulevard
Egyptian Troops Extend Move Into Cities Including Alexandria
Egyptian forces began advancing into towns and exposed areas, with Alexandria among the places affected as troops moved to secure disputed regions amid rising tensions.
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Egypt
Britain not to close Suez canal says official
Paris dispatch reports the British government has no plan to close the Suez Canal and will keep the waterway open despite recent tensions. The statement was made official in Paris on Thursday.
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Harold Rowe
Cedar Rapids
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Greek Navy Warns Ships To Avoid Suez Route
Athens reports the navy ministry wirelessed all Greek ships in the Pacific and Mediterranean to bypass the Suez canal route amid developing tensions.
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Italians Advancing in Ethiopian Campaign
London dispatch reports at midnight Thursday Italian advance into Ethiopia progressing rapidly from Eritrean headquarters. The Exchange Telegraph correspondent says the Italian columns made remarkable progress during the last few hours.
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Ethiopia
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Eritrea
Judge Paves Way to Test Indictments validity in Iowa graft case
Sioux City Iowa AP Judge Earl Peters signed an order allowing fees and expenses for eleven witnesses in a Monday hearing on motions by Assistant Attorney General Walte Maley and bondsman Joe Gagen to set aside graft grand jury indictments. They claim Special Prosecutor Havner lacked authority to present evidence and that witnesses were improperly paid.
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Edward L. O'Connor
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Defendants Summoned for Plea at Sioux City Court
Defendants in graft cases not yet arraigned were summoned to appear in district court at 10 a m Friday to enter pleas. County attorney M E Rawlings notified defense attorneys to bring their clients. Arraignment likely before Judge Miles W Newby who heads the criminal calendar.
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M. E. Rawlings
Miles W. Newby
Mrs. Muench Weeps In Kidnapping Trial Defense Testimony
In Mexico Missouri AP report, Nellie Tipton Muench weeps as Carl Auer, a crippled musician living in the Muench home, testifies for her defense in the 1931 kidnapping of Dr. Isaac D. Kelley. Mrs. Muench then testifies in her own defense, wearing black throughout.
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Nellie Tipton Muench
Carl Auer
Muench
Isaac D. Kelley
St. Louis
Muench Sa
Fire Wrecks Asylum at Weston State Hospital
A fire tore through the left wing of Weston state hospital in West Virginia on Thursday after patients had been escorted to safety. The blaze prompted rescue efforts for several hundred insane patients at the large stone institution.
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W. Va
Weston State Hospital
Italians Stage Air Raids and Ethiopian Defense
Air raids by Italy hit Aduwa and Adigrat as Ethiopian forces mobilize 1,250,000. Haile Selassie frees convicts to fight while Britain and France seek league actions against Italy. The plan aims to isolate Ethiopia and link Eritrea and Somaliland, with Cairo and Paris coordinating sanctions and potential aid.
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Germany Offers Aid to Italy Amid Italo-Ethiopian Crisis
In Rome German Ambassador Ulrich von Hassen met Premier Mussolini at the Venice palace to discuss the Italo-Ethiopian war and a potential German aid. The talks come as Italy faces possible league of nations economic measures.
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Mussolini's Son In Law Bombs Aduwa in Ethiopia
Rome reports Count Ciano led seven bombers to Aduwa after Ethiopian rifle and artillery fire targeted the squadron. The attack hit an artillery fortress. casualties were unconfirmed, no Italian losses. Haile Selassie denounced the bombing to the League of Nations as civilians suffered in the raid.
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Smith says church charities trump federal spending
In Peoria Illinois Alfred E Smith told 3000 delegates at the National Conference of Catholic Charities that government spending cannot replace church charity. He urged continued private and church support for welfare efforts over federal programs.
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Peoria
Alfred E. Smith
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Hit-and-run driver sought in fatal Rock Island crash
Police seek the driver of a car that struck and fatally injured 19 year old Carl Schnell as he crossed a Rock Island street on Wednesday night according to UP reports.
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