Baruch Touts Special Levy to Fund Expanded Defense
Bernard M. Baruch urged a special tax to cover the cost of increased armaments, saying the burden should not fall on future generations. He noted possible shifts from PWA and WPA to defense, and warned the United States must prepare to defend its ideals. He also advocated a robust good neighbor policy for South America.
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New York
Bernard M. Baruch
America
War Industries Board
Baruch
Congress
PWA
WPA
Voice of
United States
South America
Roosevelt
Ten Thousand Fascist Troops Withdraw From Spain
CADIZ Spain UP Ten thousand fascist fighters sailed home from the Spanish Civil War as Italy began formally withdrawing soldiers from the insurgent armies.
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Cadiz
Spain
Italy
Mercury Trends in Cedar Rapids Weather Affects Evening
Temperature movements in Cedar Rapids Saturday evening were erratic with a high near 68 at 3:30 p.m. and a low around 53. The mercury dipped to 60 at 8:30 p.m. before rising to 67 by 11:30 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Recorder
Tam
Lindbergh Called Europe’s Busybody by London Paper
The London Sunday Express branded Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Europe’s busybody accusing him of lurking in wartime affairs. It questioned whether he represents any group or acts as a private, indiscreet figure while noting Germany’s rumored 800 military planes a month.
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London
INL
Charles A. Lindbergh
London Sunday Express
Europe
The
Sunday Express
Lord Beaverbrook
Lindbergh
Storm Center
the Express
Hitler
Germany
Britain
Johannsen Of Iowa Wins Tri State Husking Bee
Walter Johannsen of Ross Iowa won first prize 125 in a tri state husking contest near Barry Illinois with a net 23.94 bushels. Orville Welch Cisco Illinois finished second earning 75 and Theodore Tuftine Ottawa Illinois finished third earning 50 as Missouri Iowa and Illinois sent competitors. About 10 000 spectators packed the Barry corn festival field where nine huskers competed and heat prevented record scores.
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Barry, Ill
Walter Johannsen
Ross
Barry
Orville Welch
Cisco
Theodore Tuftine
Ottawa
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Johannsen
Welch
Tuftine
Western Union Told to End Recognition of Oldest Union
A NLRB trial examiner ruled Western Union Telegraph violated the Wagner Act by disrupting the Association of Western Union Employes AWUE. The examiner ordered restoration of dues money, void contracts, and notices to employees within ten days, with the case heading to the full board. The charges were filed by the CIO affiliate American Communications Association alleging company domination and interference.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Western Union Telegraph Company
Association of Western Union
United States
Alvin J. Rockwell
Association
Western Union
American Communications Association
CIO
AWUE
New Charlie Chan in Hollywood Signs Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler, a Scottish actor, was signed Saturday to continue the Charlie Chan film role. He succeeds Warner Oland, the Swedish star who previously portrayed the Chinese detective.
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Hollywood
INS
Sidney Toler
Saturday
Charlie Chan
Warner Oland
Chamber cites fiscal restraint and labor act revisions
The U S Chamber of Commerce urges prudent federal policy and labor act changes amid improving commerce data in 32 cities. It backs cutting deficits and opposing higher taxes while noting progress in employment and wholesale trade despite warm weather depressing retail activity.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Chamber
Washington Review
Congress
Commerce Department
Gunman Disarmed By Woman in Boston Robbery
A 66 year old Boston woman, Grace Doane, fought off a gunman who tried a Friday night hold up. He struck her with a .22 pistol before she disarmed him and he fled. police searched for the suspect on Saturday.
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Boston
Grace Doane
President Roosevelt to back Lehman in New York drive
President Roosevelt will campaign for Governor Lehman in New York, speaking on November 4 in a nationally broadcast address. The White House said the president will appeal for Democratic wins elsewhere and signaled reconciliation with Lehman over the Supreme Court bill, potentially easing tensions for 1938 and perhaps 1940.
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Washington
LLP
Roosevelt
New York State
White House
Lehman
First Lady dodges on Jesse James house value
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking in St. Joseph Missouri acknowledged Jesse James as a colorful character but declined to judge the historical value of the house where he was killed.
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ST. Joseph
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jesse James
Europe Faces Redrawing as Nazi Rise Reshapes Map
Washington on Oct. 1 Germany took control of Czechoslovakia, carving up the republic after Hungary and Poland. The Czech state will dance to Berlin, with a sympathetic leadership and a police force aligned to the Reich, and seek economic union as key resources fall under German control. Britain aims to reestablish worldwide influence while limiting continental commitments, and France rises as a wealthy, self-contained nation with fewer obligations beyond safeguarding its nationals.
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Brenden Roosevelt
Baruch
America
Germany
Japan
Italy
Americas
Constantine Brown
Washington
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Hitler
Czech
Berlin
Reich
Czechoslovak Republic
Brno
Prague
Great Britain
Gov
Asia
Africa
Pacific
Rhine
Switzerland
France
Twilight hour of Chinese resistance looms in South China
AP dispatches report Japanese forces widening an onslaught toward Canton and Hankow as bridges are destroyed and communications with Hong Kong are cut. Chinese shore batteries sink a Japanese munitions transport, while Tokyo officials claim aided operations could expand westward and southward.
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Hong Kong
Canton
South China
Shanghai
Japan
China
Hankow
Chiang Kai-shek
Shensi
Kansu
Yangtze Valley
Yangtze
Hongkong
Land politics and satire on Czechoslovakia divides
In a satirical column, Bugs Baer jokes that Czechoslovakia is being carved up by Hungary Bulgaria and Poland as it digests its territory. The piece mocks land grabs and questions what remains for the Czechs once the country fragments, noting odd parcels and street businesses.
Heavy Freight Trains Collide Near Waterloo Injuring Fireman
In a head-on crash on a Washburn siding near Waterloo Iowa two Rock Island freight trains, 39 and 40 cars, collided after an open switch. Fireman Levert Larson Cedar Rapids suffered a broken shoulder blade leaping from the cab and is hospitalized at St Francis. Loss estimated at 30000 dollars.
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Waterloo
Rock Island Railroad
Washburn
Levert Larson
Cedar Rapids
St. Francis Hospital
Injured Fireman Separated From Crews After Collision
Levert Larson, injured fireman, lives at 600 B avenue NE per Rock Island offices records. Other crew members uninjured include Conductor C A Haynes 1120 Ellis Blvd NW Brakeman Glen C Babcock 1719 A avenue NE Brakeman Willis Topps 403 Second avenue SE Engineer Worthington Streeter 1724 O avenue NW for the southbound train. Northbound crew lists Conductor J S Arendts 1721 A avenue NE Brakeman R E Stahl 60014 B avenue NE Brakeman C W Barrett 625 A avenue NE Engineer K C Rollins 1200 Tenth Street NW Fireman William E Rose 165 Twenty ninth avenue SW.
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A Avenue NE
R. E Stahl
B Avenue NE
C. W. Barrett
K. C. Rollins
Tenth Street NW
William E. Rose
Twenty-ninth Avenue SW
Ickes to Speak in San Francisco Despite Admission Charge
Secretary Harold Ickes announced he would address the Hollywood Council of Democracy on Wednesday night with a $2.50 ticket, saying proceeds aid war refugees. He spoke incognito in San Francisco after altitude discomfort at Reno.
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San Francisco
INS
Harold L. Ickes
Reno
Hollywood Council of Democracy
Ickes
Nob Hill
Boulder Dam
Boulder Jam
Germany Seeks Rapid Czechoslovak Hungary Accord
Berlin aims to secure swift Czechoslovak acceptance of Hungarian claims using the Sudeten precedent. Hitler urged a border rule based on Hungarian-majority areas with possible trade for mixed zones. Mussolini favors a Hungary friendly line, while Rome and Berlin show no public split. Slovak leaders warn of resistance if invasion occurs. Deputy Ruthenian and justice ministers resign amid tensions.
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Munich
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Sudetenland
Frantisek Chvalkovsky
Koloman Dar~anyi
Sudeten District
Hitler
Mussolini
Rome
Stefan Czuky
Budapest
Thefuehrer
Duce
Berlin
Roumania
Black Sea
Prehala
Slovakia
Ivan Parkanyi
Ruthenia
Vladimir Fajnor
Chyvalkovsky
Injured Man Found Sitting On Curb After Hit and Run
Dave Hunter, 68, of 1715 Johnson Avenue NW, was found sitting dazed on the curb at Summer Street NW after a hit and run. He had a severe cut over his right eye and was taken to St Luke’s Hospital by EMS for treatment.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Hunter
Johnson Avenue NW
Ing Avenue
Summer Street NW
Hunter
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fatally Shot While Hunting Squirrels
John Hendricks, 27, died Saturday night from gunshot wounds suffered while hunting squirrels near Fort Madison. Officials ruled the death accidental. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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Fort Madison
John Hendricks
New Hormone To Help War On Diabetes
New hormone from the anterior pituitary acts as an anti insulin glycotropic substance counteracting insulin. Discovered by Dr G Young of University of London and discussed at the American College of Surgeons congress in New York. Further research needed to assess its role in diabetes control.
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New York
INS
American College of Surgeons Congress
G. Young
University of London
Anterior Pituitary Gland
Anterior Pituitary
Professor Young
Airliner Misleads Army In Fort Bragg Defense Drill
An airline pilot unknowingly exposes a flaw in civilian warning tests during a Fort Bragg air defense exercise. Warnings flood the defense HQ as a civilian airliner is mistaken for an intruding bomber, triggering a pursuit north of the base. The craft flees at high speed while civilian observers track its every move.
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Fort Bragg
N.C
Hitler to urge European general settlement plan
The Sunday Dispatch diplomatic correspondent reports Hitler will propose a European general settlement to Britain and France. The plan includes frontier guarantees for France, British Empire alignment with German interests, aerial limitation treaties, no Soviet pacts, unrestricted German action in central Europe, and return of former colonies held by Britain and France.
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London
Sunday Dispatch
Hitler
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Britain
Russia
Europe
League of Nations
Roumanian Pilot Completes First Leg to Miami
Capt. Alex Papana of the Roumanian air force completed the first leg of a New York to Bucharest flight, landing at Municipal Airport in Miami, Florida, Saturday.
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Miami, Fla
Alex Papana
Roumanian Air Force
New York
Bucharest
Municipal
Weekly Forecast for Chicago Weather Outlook
Chicago area weekly forecast calls for showers in central and northern portions Monday and again later in the week around Thursday or Friday. Temperatures expected to run mostly above normal across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Government sets disposal price for corn in 57 Iowa counties
The Gazette reports the federal corn disposal price in 57 western Iowa counties pegged at 8 cents below Chicago December futures, about 36 to 37 cents per bushel No. 2 grade. Eastern counties will see 64 to 71 cents below futures, with Linn County at 37 cents. About 28 million Iowa bushels and 45 million nationwide are sealed for 50 cent loans. borrowers may rebuy at cost or deliver to the government.
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Chicago
William McArthur
McArthur
Commodity Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
West
Jackson Street
AAA
Linn
Iowa
Mississippi River
Mascatine
United States
Uncle Sam
Blonde Glenda Farrell Drops Cigars amid Mayor Bid Antics
In New York Glenda Farrell campaigning for North Hollywood mayor distributed cigars to reporters at Grand Central. Asked who her opponent is she joked she did not know and pressed her press agent for the answer.
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New York
INS
Glenda Farrell
North Hollywood
Grand Central
Glenda
Army Air Corps seeks larger future aircraft force
Washington AP reports military circles say the War Department may ask Congress to authorize 4000 or more planes for the Army Air Corps, nearly doubling the present goal of 2320 first line aircraft. General Henry H Arnold says future construction will favor speed and other factors over size. No more 32 ton bombers. 17 ton aircraft will remain the largest in service, with 39 either in service or building.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Army Air Corps
Henry H. Arnold
Air Corps
Army
South America
Arnola
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Bugs" Baer
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