The Betrayal of Iowa by Federal Agriculture Policy
The piece argues AAA failures threaten Iowa and Illinois corn and pork producers, warning of disillusionment as southern states expand corn production and compete with the Midwest. It cites Henry Wallace and contrasts cotton and corn economies, warning of unintended economic consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Federal
Department of Agriculture
AAA
Illinois
Henry Wallace
South
Tey
Towa
Confidence Vote Back Chamberlain in Munich Policy
London reports the House of Commons approved Chamberlain by 366 to 144 in a confidence vote after four days of debate on the Munich accord. A Labor motion opposing the policy failed 369 to 150. Adjournment to November 1 was approved 313 to 150 amid chants of support for the prime minister.
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Munich
Europe
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Messrs. Chamberlain
Daladier
International Committee
Sudetenland
London
Adolf Witler
Germany
Britain
House
Harold McMillan
Commons
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Ford Adds Mercury Eight to Medium Price Field
Dearborn Michigan Henry Ford announced the Mercury eight will be ready for 1939 delivery. Edsel Ford said the car will be priced between the deluxe Ford V eight and the Lincoln Zephyr, expanding Ford’s lineup to five models to bracket the mid market. The company statement notes the move targets over 90 percent of cars sold today.
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Dearborn
Mich
Ins
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Overreach by Authority Risks Harm to School Relations
The text argues that even well intentioned actions by educational leaders can demoralize teachers and harm cordial relations between school administrators and the community they serve. It notes that a city with an excellent system is not immune to abuses of power that arise when authority overreaches in several instances.
Stafford ends 16 hour sit down atop Madison county courthouse dome
ITINERANT steeplejack J G Stafford halted his 16 hour sit down on the Madison county courthouse dome 250 feet above the square after deputies plus five helpers pulled him from the flagpole. He claimed the county owed him 150 for a painting job while officials said he had been paid in full and no rebate was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
John Z. Reddington
Hungary presses for Czechoslovak cession amid crisis
Budapest said it would delay talks with Prague over land inhabited by Magyars due to Eduard Benes resignation and a Czechoslovak domestic crisis. Hungary urged Prague to begin negotiations immediately and sought Ruthenia as part of a broader Polish-Hungarian plan to unite borders and counter Russia. Count Stephen Czsaky met Polish Foreign Minister Josef Beck as Poland backs autonomy for Slovaks and cession of Ruthenia.
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Budapest
Ins
Prague
Eduard Benes
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Poland
Stephen Czsaky
Munich
Warsaw
Ruthenia
Russia
Count Czsaky
Josef Beck
Europe Suffering From Tourists Who Don’t Go Home Again
Column by Arthur Rug Baer notes bel ligerent immigration and tourists overstaying visas across Europe. It cites rapid real estate turnover in Mittel-European suburbs and weekend guests in Spain lingering beyond leave. The piece laments European diplomats weary from the Spanish crisis.
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Europe
Arthur “Rugs" Baer
Spain
Lion-tamed sideshow owner faces manslaughter charge
In Wildwood New Jersey Joseph Dobish 51 faces a manslaughter charge after his lion Tuffy escaped from a side show cage killed Thomas Saito 37 of Philadelphia and terrorized the boardwalk for hours before Patrolman John Gates shot the animal dead near the wall of death. The mob scene and searches ended when the lion was killed.
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Wildwood
Joseph Dobish
Leonard Byrne
Thomas Saito
Philadelphia
Ocean Front
Tuffy
Saito
Virginia Murray
John Gates
Palen Linked to Joe Dobish Motordrome Legacy
Mrs Frances Palen of 627 Sixth street SE was a former featured performer with the Joe Dobish motordrome. She once drove an automobile with a lion beside her on the vertical wall of the drome. Her sister, the late Mrs Joe Dobish, lived in Florida. Palen is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Codling of the same address.
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Frances Palen
Sixth Street SE
Joe Dobish
Mrs. Jack Clements Injured In Utah Car Crash
Mrs. Jack Clements of Cedar Rapids sustains serious injuries in a two vehicle wreck six miles east of Salt Lake City on Tuesday afternoon. Her husband also injured but able to communicate by phone. The accident was caused by a slippery wet rail at a railroad crossing. an X-ray is planned when condition allows.
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Dee Memorial Hospital
Ogden
Utah
Jack Clements
Forest Drive
Cedar Rapids
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Jack Simson
Bob
Clements
Simson
A. L. Simson
Yankee Homers Ruin Dean And Cubs In World Series Showdown
Dizzy Dean held the Yankees to three hits over seven innings as Frank Crosetti and Joe DiMaggio homered with men aboard to power a 6 to 3 Yankee victory over the Cubs. Joe Marty drove in all Chicago runs with a long fly and two doubles.
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Chicago
Dizzy Dean
Yankees
Frank Crosetti
Joe DiMaggio
Cubs
New York
Stan Hack
Bill Jurges
Gordon
Joe Marty
Larry French
Dean
Crosetti
Reynolds
Rolfe
Collins
Jurges
Henrichs
Hack
Herman
Demaree
Rolfe DiMaggio
Marty
Joe McCarthy
Yankee
Sears
DiMaggio
Cub
Gehrig
Jack Russell
Hartnett
Dickey
Iowa Officials Clash Over Use Of Dummy License Plates
Des Moines AP Lew Wallace head of the Iowa motor vehicle department clashed with the Iowa legislative interim committee over issuing dummy license plates for state department cars Senator A J Shaw of Pocahontas demanded answers during the proceedings
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Iowa
Des Moines
Lew Wallace
Iowa Motor Vehicle Department
Iowa Legislative Interim Committee
State Department
A J Shaw
Pocahontas
Des Moines report on dummy license plates in use
The article explains that state cars sometimes use regular number plates withdrawn from county treasurers, allowing operation without official identification. It notes such plates are known as dummy plates and discusses their use and implications.
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Des Moines
Wallace Defends Vehicle Plate Use Policy
Wallace argues against reissuing plates without an attorney general opinion citing current use by FBI agents city detectives and others outside state departments. He notes about 200 plates issued to state departments and admits possible abuses but says plates served as identification where regular plates would not be used.
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Wallace
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Spain vows to resist to prevent fate of Czechoslovakia
Spanish Foreign Minister Alvarez del Vayo warned against capitulation as Europe faces upheaval. He urged Spain to stay free from foreign invasion and rejected plans to partition Czechoslovakia. He urged aid from abroad as Spain braces for a hard winter and hunger among women and children.
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Barcelona
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Spain
Czechoslovakia
Alvarez del Vayo
Europe
Austra
United States
Final Report Dinner on Community Chest Tonight
The 1939 Community Chest campaign ends tonight in Cedar Rapids with a 6 p.m. dinner at the Montrose hotel Terrace room where volunteers present will pay for their own meals. Organizers aim to cover the entire 89 605.26 dollar budget for eight agencies and opened the territory to reach any potential donor.
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Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Sun Breaks Through Lifts Temperatures Across Cedar Rounds
The sun broke through cloudy skies Thursday afternoon lifting temperatures after a morning low of 49. Readings climbed to 54 by 1:30 PM and 58 by 2:30 PM. The daily line fell from 70 at noon Wednesday to 55 by 7 PM and 51 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep records.
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Cedar Rounds
Chambers Inskeep Company
Zoo Park Faces Eviction Over Debt as Animals Lose Home
In Los Angeles, Zoo Park owners face eviction after failing to settle a $75,000 debt for the animals. Sheriff demands payment by Monday, risking the removal of Anna May the elephant, Jackie the lion, and dozens of others, with a possible 60 day sale window if extended.
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Los Angeles
Zoo Park
Anna May
Jackie
W. J. Richards
City Humane
Zoo
Hollywood
Col
William A Selig
California
2Zoo
Zon Park
Slovakia Granted Autonomy Within Czechoslovakia
Prague reports the government granted autonomy to Slovakia within Czechoslovakia. Josef Tiso, head of the autonomous Slovak party, was named minister for Slovakia and to head a separate Slovak cabinet. Slovakia will have its own diet and cabinet but remain within the republic. The republic’s population includes about 6 million Czechs and 3 million Slovaks.
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Prague
Czechoslovak Republic
Josef Tiso
People's Autonomy Party
Andrej Hlinka
Slovakia
Jan Syrovy
Czechoslovakia
Jailer's Daughter Key in Hickory Jailbreak
James Godwin 19 and Bill Wilson 21, who escaped Lexington jail with the jailer’s daughter’s help, were recaptured in Hickory. Godwin was wounded by a pursuing officer. Wilson surrendered. Lula Belle Kimel 22 received 60 days for aiding the escape and hid at her parents’ home after plea.
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Hickory
N.C
James Godwin
Bill Wilson
Lexington
Godwin
Wilson
Lula Belle Kimel
Godwin and
Lula Belle
Liberty
Raymond Bowers
L. A. Martin
Bowers
Gestapo Operating In U S, Dies Committee Told
Arnold Gingrich of Chicago magazine editor testifies that Gestapo, the German secret police, are operating in the United States before the Dies committee investigating un American activities.
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Washington
INS
Gestapo
United States
Arnold Gingrich
Chicago
Dies
German demands threaten Munich pact says Czech envoy
The Czechoslovak delegation to the League of Nations stated that German members of the Sudetenland Commission in Berlin pushed for territory beyond Munich. They seek immediate occupation or plebiscites in areas with mixed Czech populations and demand coal regions and rail links be severed between Bohemia and Moravia, risking loss of mines and industry.
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Geneva
League of Nations
inter=national Sudetenland commission
Berlin
Munich
Germany
Cies
Czechoslovakia
Hitler gains fifth zone in Czechoslovakia moves toward Prague
Berlin reports the international Sudetenland commission designates a new fifth zone in Czechoslovakia. German troops will occupy this 5,000 square mile area by Oct 10, expanding the frontier within thirty miles of Prague. The move follows the Munich four power conference and sets the stage for further plebiscites.
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Berlin
International Sudetenland Commission
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Hitler
International Commission
Germany
Prague
Leitmeritz
German Reich
Hundreds Rent Apartments Fast With Gazette Want Ads
Landlords report quick tenant leads from Gazette want ads. J. A. Carper rented a 3 room furnished unit the day his ad ran, with twelve replies. F. J. Simkovitz had 18 responses and rented to the first caller. Each empty day costs money. call 2 1121 to place an ad.
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Gazette
J. A. Carper
First Ave. NE
Mr. Carper
F. J. Simkovitz
Ellis Boulevard
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