Roosevelt to receive full crisis report on Europe
Washington reports Secretary Hull and aides will brief President Roosevelt on the Czechoslovak and Sudeten crisis after he cancels a Hyde Park return. Former ambassador William E. Dodd predicts Hitler will back down if France and Britain unite against Nazi expansions, noting German shortages and military limits.
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State Department
Cordell Hull
Europe
Hyde Park
Rochester
Minn
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Hull
Stephen T. Early
A. A Berle
Berle
United Press
Germany
William E. Dodd
Hitler
France
Great Britain
Dodd
England
Berlin
Reds sought Jersey revolt says Dies inquiry witness
Edwin P Banta testified that the central committee of the Communist Party sent Irving Nicholson from the Federal Writers Project to Jersey City in March to provoke a state of revolution. Banta, 66, a former communist and librarian, named Nicholson as the emissary and said he carried out Jersey activities on government time.
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INS
Central Committee of
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Communist Party
Federal Writers Project
Jersey City
Dies
Edwin P Banta
Irving Nicholson
Nicholson
Jersey
Cobb Drives 350 Miles Per Hour For New Record
John Cobb, English racer, set a new land speed record at Bonneville with an average 350.20 mph in the Railton, breaking Capt. George Eyston’s prior mark. Cobb completed the 1.3 mile course in 3 minutes 14 seconds as an overhead plane noted the run.
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Utah
John Cobb
Cobb
George E. Eyston
Eyston
Salt Track
Boyston
Euston
Flight to dollar signals peak European crisis
Secretary Morgenthau said the European crisis sparked the largest flight to the dollar in history. He noted foreign cash arriving in the United States and gold acquisitions showing several hundred million dollars in recent weeks, stressing the U.S. as a global financial center and urging calm.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
United States
Republicans Elect Long Eared Mule To City Office
In Milton Washington a brown mule named Boston Curtis won 51 votes for precinct committeeman after Republicans failed to nominate a candidate. Mayor Kenneth Simmons, a Democrat, joked that many voters ignore candidate names, using the mule as proof of the point.
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Wash
Kenneth Simmons
Boston Curtis
Simmons
Georgia Purge Target Boosts Primary Lead
Senator Walter F. George led unofficial Georgia Democratic primary returns with 71 counties counted and 208 unit votes. Eugene Talmadge trailed with 52 counties and 118 unit votes. Lawrence S. Camp had five counties and 12 unit votes. Rivers led the gubernatorial race in the same count with 218 unit votes. Howell followed with 30 unit votes.
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Walter F. George
Franklin D Roosevelt
Georgia
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Lawrence S. Camp
Camp
Senate
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Vienna
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Hugh Howell
Rivers
Howell
John J. Mangham
Robert F. Wood
State House
Senator Smith
South Carolina
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Maryland
John O'Connor
New York
O'Connor
House Rules Committee
Two Pedestrians Hit By Cars In Cedar Rapids Downpour
In Cedar Rapids a heavy rain flood led to two pedestrian collisions. Gordon York 19 Monticello drove and struck Claude Stickley 47 Center Point road NE injuring him with a fractured pelvis. a second hit and run left William Moeller 16 Third street SW with a bruised thigh while detectives seek an old black coupe.
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Gordon York
Monticello
Claude J. Stickley
Center Point Road
First Avenue
Fifth Street
William MoeHer
Third Street
First Street
Third Avenue
Stickley
St. Luke's Hospital
Moeller
Farley Says No Rift With Roosevelt Disagreeing Politely
New York reports Farley dismisses rumors of a rift with President Roosevelt. He says they sometimes disagree on political questions but remain on good terms and have not discussed a possible world term in 1940. Farley notes Roosevelt keeps plans private and remains the dominant influence.
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New York
INS
Roosevelt
James A Farley
Democratic National
Ters
Major Brooke Sentenced to Life for Wife's Murder in Georgia
Inf infantry instructor Major Jonny Brooke Jr received a life term after a federal jury found him guilty of first degree murder in his wife Elizabeth Brooke's beating death on June 8 in Columbus Georgia. He professed innocence as the eight day trial concluded.
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Gaap
Jonny Brooke
Bascom Deaver
Elizabeth Brooke
Deaver
Brooke
7000 Plymouth Car Workers Idle by Briggs Sitdown
DETROIT UP The Plymouth plant of Chrysler employing 7000 men shut down 1939 model production Thursday due to a Briggs Mack Avenue body plant strike. Briggs supplies Chrysler bodies, and officials warned more plants could close Friday if Briggs does not reopen. The Briggs sit down by the United Automobile Workers began the 1939 season, idling nine thousand more workers and raising total unemployed to about 16,000.
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Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Briggs Mack Avenue
Briggs
Chrysler
United Automobile Workers Union
Higher Marine Insurance Rates Loom Over European Turmoil
New York AP reports rising marine insurance costs as European tensions threaten to trigger war risk withdrawals. Lloyds in London gave 38 hours notice to terminate all war risk contracts effective at midnight Thursday, signaling broad rate increases.
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New York
Europe
Lloyd’s
London
National Dog Week Observed In September
Next Week Goes to the DOGS designates September 18 to 24 as National Dog Week. The notice urges readers to observe the value of dogs for fun companionship and protection, and directs dog listings to Want Ads classification 36 with ad contact dial 2112 for an ad taker.
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Dial
Adtaker
Geneva Split On Wisdom Of British Visit
Diplomats from fifty nations debated Chamberlain’s Berchtesgaden trip to meet Hitler. Many called it a bold gamble toward peace while others branded it humiliating and surrender. Some warned it could boost Hitler and weaken British leverage, with some urging the visit to be a last peace effort or a dangerous bluff.
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Berchtesgaden
Chancelllor
Hitler
Chamberlain
France
Britain
England
Schuschnigg
Austria, Inc
Germany
Witler
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North Africa
Near East
Temperature Dips to 55 in Cedar Rapids Thursday
Cedar Rapids saw a cool day as temperatures fell to 55 at 6 am after brief showers totals 0.08 inch on Wednesday evening. By noon Thursday the reading rose to 60 then fell to 58 by midafternoon while Wednesday's high reached 66 and evening values cooled to 62 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Nazis Stocking Up On American Corn
Germany has been obtaining large supplies of American corn via St. Lawrence ports as war seems likely. Major grain movements have shifted from Montreal Sorel and Three Rivers to Germany with about one million tons through those ports.
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Germany
St. Lawrence
Sorel
Three Rivers
Sudeten Leader Henlein Faces Treason Probe
Prague reports say Konrad Henlein is charged with high treason as the Czechoslovak government cracks down after a German annexation proclamation. President Benes dissolves parliament with sessions ending Friday, amid a Sudeten crisis and denouncements of Czech–German coexistence.
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INS
Konrad Henlein
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Ger
Sudeten Crisis Deepens as Martial Law Expands
The Czechoslovak government proclaims martial law in five more Sudeten districts, bringing military rule to about half the region. Pro-Sudeten leaders and crowds react as shops close and protests erupt, while Germany broadcasts the proclamation to its eastern neighbors amid Chamberlain Hitler talks.
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Prague
Sudeten
Sharp Blow-Out In Europe Blurred By Time
Arthur Baer comments on volatility in Europe as conflicts loom in 1938. He notes fragile truces amid deadlock among nations and a grim outlook with potential bomb threats to Paris Berlin London Rome and Moscow. He recalls Wilson era wartime policies and their consequences.
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Paris
Berlin
London
Rome
Moscow
Britain’s Defense Chiefs in Parley Amid Wartime Tensions
London reports indicate top defense leaders press ongoing talks with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as tensions rise. The dispatch notes cautious, no surrender posture and a push for peace while preparing defenses against potential aggression from Germany.
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Britain
Light Co Declares Preferred Dividend
Light Co announces a preferred dividend on its issued certificates. each share carries seven cents. The decision affects holders of preferred stock and specifies a fixed quarterly payout and related certificates.
Daladier Claims He Initiated Meeting In Peace Effort
Daladier asserted he initiated talks as France rejects immediate arms and backs Chamberlain’s plan to negotiate with Hitler. France, wary of war, considered a plebiscite under international control and police, similar to Saar. Chamberlain, visiting, aims to secure peaceful solution with Baldwin or himself.
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Edouad
Dalides
Saar
Germany
Chamberlain
Daladier
Stanley Baldwin
France
Purvis, Once Ace G Man, Is Married
Melvin Purvis, 34, former FBI ace who directed Dillinger capture, wed Wednesday night in Charlotte to Rosanne Willcox Taylor, 30, of Florence S C and Baltimore Md. Purvis, with a San Francisco law office, has ties to Timmonsville S C and San Francisco.
British Prime Minister to Return After Berlin Talks
Neville Chamberlain will return to London Friday after an open discussion with Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden. The two leaders widened talks on the Czechoslovak crisis as Britain planned to recall Parliament for Chamberlain's report on the discussions.
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Neville Chamberlain
London
Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Chamberlain
Europe
Hitler
Britain
Lee
Neville
Chamberlain's Dramatic Appeal To Hitler Sparks War Crisis
Prime Minister Chamberlain met with Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden and requested a personal audience. Nazi officials expressed satisfaction at the turn in the crisis but would not hazard guesses about proposals. The leaders and their entourages traveled to the mountain retreat for talks.
President Roosevelt Greeted by Small Crowds in Iowa
President Roosevelt greeted by small crowds in Oelwein and Dubuque as his presidential train moved toward Chicago. He waved from the car and, in Dubuque, telephoned Secretary Hull. Residents learned of the stop only after the train passed.
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Roosevelt
Oelwein
Chicago
Hull
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