Local Births Reported From Mercy And St Luke’s Hospitals
Mercy hospital records show Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Paeth of 850 Daniels street NE welcomed a son on Sept. 6. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bendorf of High Amana welcomed a son on Sept. 6. St. Luke's hospital reports Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Whitaker of 1255 First avenue E welcomed a son on Sept. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Byron B. Sarborn of 1515 Ninth avenue Marion welcomed a daughter on Sept. 7.
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Mercy Hospital
Ralph Paeth
Daniels Street
Henry Bendorf
High Amana
St. Luke’s Hospital
H. M. Whitaker
First Avenue E
Byron B. Sarborn
Ninth Avenue
Marion
Walter D. Lee Dies at 76 at Home
Walter D. Lee, 76, died at his home at 1258 Thirty-second Street SE at 11 15 am on Thursday. The remains were to be taken to an unidentified location for funeral services per family arrangements.
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Walter D. Lee
Thirty-second Street
Justice of Peace Court Seizes 18 Year Old for Vagrancy
Edward Nothnagel aged 18 of Dearborn Michigan held in county jail for further investigation on vagrancy charges. Bond set at 100 dollars in Justice Church ill's court.
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Justice OF Peace Courts
Edward Nothnagel
Dearborn
Mich
Churchill
Czech Army Set To Fight Nazis In Exile War Effort
Czech envoy in Paris announces planned revival of a Czech army abroad to oppose Germany. About 50 000 exiled Czechs in France may be called to colors with certificates of loyalty. 600 pilots have arrived for immediate service. Osusky says Czech resistance grows, Gestapo pressure increases, and a Czech government in exile could spur wider anti Nazi action.
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Paris
INS
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Stephen Osusky
France
Osusky
Adolf Hitler
Greater Reich
Emil Hacha
Ouaky
Eduard Benes
Jan Masaryk
Britain
London
Benes
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Hitler
Britain and Poland mobilize as war expands
Britain resolves to end Hitlerism. France and Britain mobilize fully, with Poland on the front. The empire consolidates forces, trains for a two front war, and intensifies naval and aerial operations while preparing civil defense and economic measures.
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France
Poland
Germany
Britain
Royal Air Force
Poland oil fields fall under German advance near Krakow
Berlin reports describe German troops pushing into Krakow while Hitler campaigns as a soldier’s soldier. Supplies from Upper Silesia and Jaslo district indicate Poland’s coal, lead, zinc, nitrates, and oil are at risk as western front operations are denied.
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Hitler
Grudziadz
Tuchola
Krakow
Poland
Germany
Jaslo
Upper Silesian
France
Czech legion formed in London signals Czech independence revival
The British ministry of information announced that a Czech legion is being formed in London. Circulars bear the signature of former President Eduard Benes, and the government’s formal acknowledgement implies recognition of the movement toward an independent Czech state and revival of Czechoslovak independence.
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London
INL
Ministry of Information
Eduard Benes
Student Air School Plans Polished Up
Roosevelt met with CAA Chairman Hinckley and former Chairman Noble to finalize plans to train 11,000 college students as expert pilots for potential war emergencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert H. Hinckley
The
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Edward J. Noble
Greenland Versus Australia Size Misconception
A geography note clarifies map distortions showing Greenland appearing large but actually being about one ninth the size of Australia in area. the discussion explains why flat map projections mislead perceptions of landmass sizes.
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Greenland
Australia
Farm prices rise as consumers fear shortages grow
Secretary Wallace rejects blame on farmers for food cost increases while noting farm prices for major products remain below parity. Store owners cite consumer fear and tighter supplies as drivers, while retailers blame withheld shipments and expect full impact next week. Consumers face higher wholesale costs, but officials argue farmers can meet demand.
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United States
Cuba
Wallace
Justice Department For
Canada At War Prompts New Expenditure Proposals
The speaker states a state of war exists in Canada and urges action to settle international disputes by force. Proposals for active measures will be laid before the public, including estimates for expenditures caused by the war. The hour is described as extremely grave, with Canadians facing a crisis alongside the United Kingdom and other British commonwealth nations.
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Pacific
Canada
United Kingdom
British Commonwealth
Flood control on the Mississippi begun by French settlers
French settlers began flood control on the Mississippi over fifty years before the American Revolution, shaping early regional management of the river.
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Mississippi
French offensive drives toward Saarbruecken and Ruhr targets
Reports from Luxembourg and Switzerland describe French advances near the northeast front with up to 600 tanks in a single operation. French forces reportedly bypass Maginot lines with mobilized reserves, attacking multiple sectors and capturing pill boxes, while Allied air raids strike the Ruhr and Limes line fortifications. Civilians evacuate Strasbourg and Metz as heavy fighting intensifies around Saarbruecken.
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Switzerland
France
Maginot Line
Saar
Saarsbruecken
Moselle
Rhine
Saarbruecken
Metz
Nancy
Aix la Chapelle
Aachen
Palo teen killed in head on crash near Palo
Charles Walker McClintock 17 a June Palo high school graduate died when his new coupe collided head on with a Liberty Monument truck driven by Earl Lambert 46 of Cedar Rapids two miles west of Palo on Shellsburg road Lambert survived with broken leg and ribs. McClintock was the son of Palo residents and his body sent to Turner mortuary with coroner saying no inquest.
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Charles Walker McClintock
Palo High School
Earl Lambert
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Shellsburg
Palo
Lambert
McClintock
J. Warren McClintock
Belle Plaine
Memory Lapse Costs Him Heavier Fine For Drunk Driving
Hunter was fined 500 dollars plus costs and faced five months in jail if the fine remained unpaid after county officials reviewed the record. He was jailed after being arrested at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at F Avenue and Ellis Boulevard NW following a reported sideswipe on F Avenue near First Street NW. Garrison, 48, of 710 Eighth Avenue SE, identified Hunter as the westbound driver who sideswiped his car. a passing motorist helped restrain Hunter until police arrived. Hunter admitted consuming beer and wine at the police station.
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Hunter
F Avenue
Ellis Boulevard NW
First Street NW
H. Garrison
Eighth Avenue SE
Garrison
Ellis Boulevard
Orders Porto Rico Garrison Increased
Washington reports Secretary Woodring ordered the army garrison in Porto Rico increased by about 1500 officers and men. The action expands U S military presence in the territory amid ongoing defense preparations and strategic considerations involving Caribbean security.
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Porto Rico
Washington
Harry H. Woodring
Predict Relief From Heat By Friday Night
A slow moving low pressure area kept Iowa in 100 degree heat Thursday delaying relief. Fort Dodge led with 102 at 1 30 pm while Logan hit 107 the state's hottest. Council Bluffs 104 Sioux City Clarinda Des Moines Iowa Falls Marshalltown 101 Charles City Waterloo 100. The forecast says cooler readings may arrive by Friday night as a high pressure system moves toward the corn belt from Montana and Wyoming.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Montana
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Logan
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Clarinda
Iowa Falls
Marshalltown
Charles City
Waterloo
Foula Island Isolated Thirty Two Days by Storms
Foula island in the Shetlands was cut off from the mainland for 32 days due to severe storms. Remote community faced supply disruptions and communications outages as seas surged and wind intensified. Local residents organized aid and monitored conditions while awaiting reopening of sea routes and air links.
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Foula Island
Shetlands
Roosevelt expands cabinet for emergency with three new appointees
President Roosevelt enlarges his cabinet for the emergency to include the administrator of loans, works and security and invites McNutt, Jones, and Carmody to Thursday’s session. He has no immediate plans for a special session to revise the neutrality act and will study arms embargo powers. Morgenthau adds three economists to the emergency advisory council: Viner, Stewart, and Riefler.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Paul V. McNutt
Jesse H. Jones
Europe
Morgenthau
Jacob Viner
University of Chicago
Walter W. Stewart
Winfield W. Riefler
Institute
Princeton
Poland Mobilizes Six More Classes and New Legions
Paris AP dispatch quotes Nachrichen Basle saying Poland mobilized six additional classes and all officers regardless of age. The report notes Poland forming two Czechoslovak legions to oppose Germany.
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Paris
Agenca Radio
Nachrichen
Basle
Switzerland
Riga
Poland
Fate Left To Club Officers By Wiedemann
German Consul Fritz Wiedemann pressed for a possible vote of confidence by the Olympic club board after announcing he would not withdraw his resignation. The resignation, allegedly obtained through trickery, drew a claim that it was fraudulently secured. Wiedemann, Hitler’s WWI lieutenant and confidant, said “We shall wait and see” as directors considered the matter begun by a telegram signed Frank J. Foran, club secretary.
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San Francisco
Fritz Wiedemann
Olympic Club
Wiedemann
Adolf Hitler
Frank J. Foran
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