Medical advances seen shaping future war care
American Medical Association officials outline how new drugs, blood banks, and portable X-ray devices could reduce battlefield deaths. They cite rapid transfusion from stored blood, cadaver sources, gas gangrene antitoxin, tetanus immunization, vaccination limits, and improved burns and pneumonia treatments as key gains for future conflicts.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
A. M. 4A
Journal
France
Surgeon General
Pajama Busy Miss Stolba Finds Joy in Mail Order Fun
Ethel Stolba, a 19 year old bedridden from a heart ailment, spends days in bed keeping busy with needlework. She shops via mail order catalogs for a fall pajama wardrobe and learns crochet, finishing a bedspread of 7 850 dollar size pieces while her diploma from Wilson high school rests nearby.
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Ethel Stolba
W. J. Stolba
Twenty-eighth Avenue
J Street
Miss Stolba
Ethel
Wilson High School
Gore Indicted in Death of Stepmother in Illinois
Franklin county grand jury indicts George W. Gore Jr. for murdering his stepmother Nancy Gore. She was shot at her Benton home on July 23. State's Attorney Bea Jones says the defendant repudiated an oral confession and faces trial in November.
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Gore
Jones
French Cabinet Members Offer to Join Army Resigns
Paris IN S says three more Da ladier cabinet members sought army service on Saturday but were refused. Ministers Guy La Chambre air minister Raymond Paenotre national economy and Charles Pomaret labor each offered to resign. only Jean Zay national education minister was accepted.
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Paris
INS
Edouard Daladier
Guy la Chambre
Air
Raymond Paenotre
Charles Pomaret
Daladier
Jean Zay
Telephone Lineman Injured After 15-Foot Fall
Albert Sloan, 43, a telephone lineman of 1721 B avenue NE, fell 15 feet from a pole onto the pavement at 1950 A avenue NE. He received a fractured right heel a broken left wrist and back injuries. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital by Ambulance Service and listed in fair condition Saturday night.
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Albert Sloan
B Avenue NE
A Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Frank Romine Dies President of Wellman Bank
Frank Romine 65 longtime Wellman resident and president of the Wellman Savings Bank died at 1 50 p m Saturday at his home after five months illness. He was born March 14 1874 in Seventy six township and survived by six children seven grandchildren and multiple siblings. Funeral services were tentatively set for Tuesday.
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Washington
Frank Romine
Wellman Savings Bank
Wellman
Romine
Seventysix Township
John H
Nancy Romine
Naomi Riordi
Francis
Lawrence
John Romine
Bethany
James
Metaline Falls
Wash
Hubert
Mary Kerr
Iris Durst
Opal Bickford
Nora Taylor
Murray, Ia
Maurice Romine
Keota
De Valera Sets Ireland On Neutrality Path
Prime Minister Eamon De Valera told an emergency Dail session Ireland would try to maintain neutrality as long as possible in any European conflict. He summoned lawmakers to approve emergency laws governing food currency transport and shipping.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Dail
Ireland
de Valera
Girl Recovers With Help From Personal Keepsakes
A small girl learns to sit up while recovering from illness, aided by handmade keepsakes. She crafted a pillow cover with 2 148 pieces and a kitten and flower covered quilt as a birthday gift for cousin Darlene Ruth Swore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Swore of 916 Tenth Street NE.
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Miss Stolba
Darlene Ruth Swore
Mrs. George Swore
Tenth Street
Issue Before French Same As In 1914
Paris reports draw parallels between today and the Aug 4 1914 session as Germany’s actions spur a packed assembly. The 1914 leaders spoke of sacrifice to protect France and Europe, with Poincare emphasizing unity, pacific yet vigilant defense.
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Paris
Germany
Chamber
France
Europe
Republic
Raymond Poincare
Pacific
England
War Department Awards 5 Million for Observation Planes
The War Department tentatively awarded a $5,000,000 contract to Curtiss Aeronautical Division of Curtiss Corporation Buffalo for observation planes. The planes will be high‑wing all‑metal monoplanes with Pratt and Whitney engines retractable landing gear wing flaps and independently operated wheel brakes. The department did not disclose quantity.
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Washington
War Department
Curtiss Aeronautical Division
Curtene Corporation
Buffalo
Department
British Suspend Airmail Throughout The Empire
London reports the postmaster general has announced the suspension of first class air mail throughout the empire. The measure affects all territories under British control and marks a significant disruption in international postal service.
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London
Empire
Mrs. Roosevelt Attacks Hitler In Daily Column
In her My Day column Eleanor Roosevelt denounces Hitler as she cites a German friend’s plea to see Germany’s view. She questions how anyone can justify brutality toward minorities including Jews and Christians and recalls observed abuses in Czechoslovakia and Danzig.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Danzig
Germany
West Coast Aviator Wins Bendix Race
Frank Fuller, West Coast aviator, wins the Bendix trophy race opening the national air races. He flies from Burbank to Cleveland in seven hours fourteen minutes breaking his 1937 record by forty minutes with an average speed of 282 mph. He then reaches Bendix, New Jersey in nine hours two minutes, beating five rivals. incentives total nine thousand dollars plus records. Arthur C. Bussey places second in eight twenty one to Cleveland earning five thousand. Paul Mantz finishes third in eight forty one earning three thousand.
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Cleveland
INS
Frank Fuller
Fuller
Burbank
Calif
Seversky
Bendix
N. J
West Coast
Arthur C. Bussey
Royersford
Paul Mantz
Amelia Earhart
Woman Air Racer Victim of Mixup at Bendix Race
Mrs Arlene Davis the sole woman in the Bendix air race from Cleveland was misled by a postrace report and sent aloft again at Newark airport after landing to claim she had finished. Timer William Zint offered to wait, Davis then flew again and won the additional prize of 2500 dollars for the first woman to Bendix.
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Bendix
N. J
Arlene Davis
Cleveland
Newark Airport
Bendix Field
William Zint
Four At Des Moines Store Strike Scene Disarmed By Police
Assistant Chief Roger West said four men tied to Glenn Bales were taken to police HQ and disarmed around 6 PM. Names given were Leo Belgard G H Belgard Lou Brooker and Art E Dillion all from Adel Iowa. Pickets continued outside the Younkers Brothers store where workers have been on strike over a closed shop while guards were hired after deliveries resumed.
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Des Moines
Roger West
Glenn Bales
Younkers Rothers
West
Leo Belgard
G. H. Belgard
Lou Brooker
Art E. Dilion
Adel
Bales
Polk County
Dallas County
Building Service
Younkers Brothers
Boys Crane Grease Bucket Dive For Lake Treasures
David Kerr and Larry Dickinson, teens from Iowa City and Columbia, Mo., built a diving helmet from a grease bucket and a 65 pound lead collar to search the lake bottom. They operate a four foot high underwater spy glass from a boat, swim to objects, and haul them up using a manual pump and 60 foot hose. So far this summer they have recovered eleven items including spectacles, rings, pens, a sailboat rudder, fishing rods, a boat anchor, and a rod and reel in twenty feet of water. they hope to reach twelve before leaving.
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David
J. F. Kerr
Iowa City
Larry
Sherman Dickinson
Columbia, Mo
Dr Thomas Parran to Address Linn Doctors Thursday
Dr Thomas A Parran of Washington DC a member of the National Research Council executive board and author of preventive medicine works will open the Linn County Medical Society fall season at the Montrose hotel next Thursday night speaking after the society dinner at 6 30 pm He has served as scientific director of the Rockefeller Foundation international health division and on the Henry Phipps Institute advisory council He led the American Public Health Association in 1936 1937 and is a director of the National Tuberculosis Association.
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Thomas A. Parran
Washington, D. C
National Research Council
Linn County Medical Society
Montrose Hotel
Parran
International Health Division
Rockefeller Foundation
Henry Phipps Institute For
American Public Health Association
National Tuberculosis Association
Populations To Vacate Franco German Frontier
London dispatch reports evacuee preparations in Karlsruhe Saarbrucken and other frontier towns as general German mobilization remains off pace due to public sentiment. Railway hubs Gleiwitz Ratibor Beuthen reportedly hit by shelling amid bad weather limiting bomber activity and damage.
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London
INL
Karlsruhe
Saarbrucken
Exchange Telegraph Company
Zurich
Gleiwitz
Ratibor
Beuthen
American Woman and Son Survive Three Bombings
An unidentified American woman and her son were bombed at Katowice in the morning, fled by automobile toward Warsaw, were bombed again at Radomsko, and reached Warsaw in time for a major raid. A second American man, held overnight on suspicions of being a German spy, was released with apologies despite his U S passport.
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Warsaw
Katowice
Radomskow
U. S
Lunds Divorce Case Dismissed in Court
A divorce case between Josephine Lund and Marlon Lund filed February 15 was dismissed with prejudice by the plaintiff. The couple wed in Rock Island on June 28, 1920. Harper and McIntire seek 2723.38 on a note and 352.52 on an account against J L Zhorne doing business as Zhorne Hardware of Tama. Rae Green seeks divorce from Harold Green on cruelty grounds. they married June 6, 1935 in Cedar Rapids.
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Josephine Lund
Marlon J. Lund
Rock Island
Harper and McIntire Company
J. L. Zhorne
Zhorne Hardware of
Tama
Rae Green
Harold Green
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Unemployment Commission Seeks Judgments for Amounts Due
The Iowa unemployment compensation commission seeks judgments of 499.83 against A. P. Stevens and Associates of Cedar Rapids and Waterloo and 658.18 against Star Laundry Company for jobless benefit contributions due.
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Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission
A. P. Stevens
A. P. Stevens and Associates
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Star Laundry Company
Roosevelt invites nations to return to 1940 World Fair
President Roosevelt authorized invitations for foreign countries to participate in the New York World's Fair in 1940. He urged that nations focus on civilization and peace amid growing European tensions, stressing continued international cooperation and dialogue.
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Washington
Roosevelt Satuday
New York
Britons Urged Humane Euthanasia as War Threat Looms
London crowds gather at pet dispensaries seeking painless destruction for dogs and cats due to evacuation pressures. One South London clinic reports about 200 pets euthanized amid fear of bombing. Owners condemn the situation and blame the war crisis.
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London
Hitler
Wilson High Paper Wins Quill and Scroll Award
The Wisenian from Wilson High School earned an international second prize in the 1939 Quill and Scroll Critical Service awards. Editor Douglas Mathews and associate editor Doris Sebrooke led the staff, with Vera Jeffries as journalism instructor guiding content and educational effort.
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Quill and Scroll Critical Service
Medill School of Journalism
Wisenian
Wilson High School
Douglas Mathews
Doris Sebrooke
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Vincent
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Cedar Rapids Printing CO
W. T.sands
Second St. NE
Wellman Bank
West Coast Aviator
Hattie Elston
David Kerr
Larry Dickinson
Thomas Parran
Linn
Cedar Rapids Business College
Court House News
F. R
Wilson High Paper
Saint Lion
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