Czech crisis deepens as U S weighs handling Czech affairs
President Roosevelt cancels Chattanooga trip amid rising European tension. Secretary Hull reveals Czech officials asked the United States to manage Czech consular affairs in Berlin if war or diplomatic rupture forces Czech officials to leave Germany. Hull says no formal submission has been made. Woodring also cancels Los Angeles Legion talk due to the foreign crisis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chattanooga
Cordell Hull
U. S
Berlin
Hall
BeMiye
United States
Germany
Hull
Hugh S. Wilson
Lookout Mountain
White House
Poughkeepsie
Europe
State Department
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Sudeten
Harry H. Woodring
Los Angeles
Woodring
Roosevelt Blasts Fear-Mongers In 1938 Echo Address
In a White House radio speech from the Oval Office, President Roosevelt ridiculed professional fear mongers of 1938 as he urged progress. He compared critics of 1788 ratification to modern doubters, recalling his ancestor Isaac Roosevelt who voted for the federal Constitution.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
White House
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Mr. Roosevelt
Isaac Roosevelt
New “York
Bowron Wins Los Angeles Mayoral Race After Bomb Episode
Superior Judge Fletcher Bowron led a special election sweep in Los Angeles defeating incumbent Frank L. Shaw by nearly two to one as voters also recalled Shaw. The recall followed the bombing of Harry Raymond, a private vice investigator who criticized the Shaw administration. Raymond was injured and unavailable to testify. Kynette and Allen, tied to the case, remain jailed awaiting appeal outcomes.
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Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Frank L. Shaw
Bowron
Shaw
Alonzo Riggs
Riggs
Earl Kynette
Police Intelligence
Roy J. Allen
Harry Raymond
Raymond
San Diego
Kynette
Allen
Rejection Bid Sought For Kansas Minnesota Gas Line
The bituminous coal commission urged the power commission to deny Kansas Pipeline and Gas Co. permission to build a 2300 mile natural gas line from Kansas into Minnesota. It argued the project would harm public interests by increasing gas competition with coal.
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Washington
The
Bituminous Coal Commission
Power Commission
Kansas Pipeline and Gas Company
Kansas
Minnesota
Coal Commission
Corrigan Returns to Sacramento After Transcontinental Flight Tour
Douglas Corrigan ended his nationwide tour with a Sacramento welcome after his return to the city where he began his first transcontinental flight in 1928.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ins
Douglas Corrigan
Would Bar Barkley From Fall Ballot
A circuit court suit in Frankfort charges violations of the corrupt practices act in Alben W. Barkley’s renomination campaign. The petition seeks to bar Barkley from the November ballot by enjoining Kentucky Secretary of State Charles D. Arnett from certifying his name. Barkley defeated Gov. Chandler in the August primary. Chandler called the suit a surprise.
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Frankfort
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Newport
Barkley
Kentucky
Charles D. Arnett
Arnett
Paducah
Washington
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Want Ads Sell Household Goods For Cash Tuition Help
An inexpensive Gazette Want Ad column highlights quick results with buyers for items such as water heaters and other household goods. A sample ad notes a used water heater sold for ten dollars at 823 2nd Ave SW, illustrating how cash sales fund needs like tuition and clothing.
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Gazette
2Nd Ave
Nominations in Six States Track Primaries and Conventions
The AP reports primaries and conventions in six states set to choose candidates for four senate seats and 84 house seats. Key races include Rep. John J. O'Connor of New York facing James H. Fay as Roosevelt targets him for political extinction. Massachusetts New Jersey Wisconsin also hold primaries.
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Washington
Senate
House
New York
John J. O'Connor
Roosevelt
George
Georgia
Smith
South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
O'Connor
James H. Fay
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wisconsin
White House backs Fay in Sixteenth NY primary
The White House urges Democratic voters in New York's Sixteenth district to nominate Deputy Collector James H. Fay over Rep. John J. O'Connor. President Roosevelt, via Secretary Stephen T. Early, says Fay would truly represent the voters and hopes Fay wins.
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Washington
INS
White House
Sixteenth Congressional District
New York
Internal Revenue
James H. Fay
Congress
John J. O'Connor
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
Early
Mr. Fay
Doherty Calls for Bridges Deportation at Legion Meet
California American Legion delegates hear national commander Daniel J. Doherty press for deporting CIO leader Harry Bridges. He also accuses German-American bands of aiding enemy efforts and urges action despite labor department concerns.
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Santa Monica
Calif
INS
California
The
American Legion
Daniel J. Doherty
Doherty
United States
Germany
America
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Secretary of Labor
AMA Session Shifts Focus To Low Cost Medical Care Plan
At a Chicago session delegates sidetracked a move to liberalize group medicine and advertising. Five subcommittees pushed toward a broader program featuring low cost care, including a national health conference agenda on disability compensation.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Judiciary Committee
House
Roosevelt
U. S. Department of Health
National Health Conference
Strike Proves Threat to N Y Food Supplies
Acting Mayor Newbold Morris said emergency steps would ensure uninterrupted food shipments into New York as a three day outlaw strike by insurgent truckmen halted hundreds of New Jersey trucks at the Holland tunnel. Perishables pass picket lines but hospital and relief food may be allowed. Police survey the impact as 50 to 85 percent of vans stay stopped and about 15,000 more may join by noon.
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New York
Newbold Morris
New Jersey
Holland Tunnel
Morris
Abe Klein
Rank
Klein
Turnesa Wins National Amateur Golf Championship
Willie Turnesa captured the national amateur title at Oakmont Pa defeating Pat Abbott and Al Tadena of California with a final score of 8 and 7. The victory marked a dramatic display of form and resolve from the Turnesa family’s youngest golfing star.
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Oakmont
Willie Turnesa
Pat Abbott
Altadena
Calif
Three people injured in Palo Road auto crash near Covington
Cedar Rapids residents Harold Jellison 28 and Marva Chudlie 17 were treated at St. Luke's hospital for cuts and bruises after a vehicle driven by Arthur Simmons 26 struck loose rock on Palo road about a mile south of Covington and overturned. Simmons received an ankle injury and was returned home. Jellison and Chudlie were riding with Simmons when the tires reportedly blew out and the car swerved.
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Cedare Rapids
Harold Jellison
K Avenue NW
Marva Chudlie
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital
Palo Road
Covington
Roy Radebaugh
Highway Patrol
A. K. Baldwin
Waterloo
Arthur Simmons
Fifth Avenue
Six die as car plunges into Manitowoc River
In Manitowoc Wisconsin six people drown when a car fails to clear a wooden bridge railing and sinks to the river bottom. Police consider distraction from a smoldering cigarette on the rear seat as a possible cause. The victims include driver Martin Witzak and his wife Helen along with Louis Vande Castle and three children Lorraine Joan and Donald Witzak. Firemen recover the car and bodies after a fire is found on the rear seat area.
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Manitowoc, Wis
Manitowoc
Martin Witzak
Helen
Louis Vande Castle
WPA Allots 22625 For Grounds Work At Sewage Plant
Cedar Rapids report says a WPA grant of 22625 was approved in Washington to finish landscaping grading and beautification of the Cedar Rapids sewage disposal plant grounds. Dave Williams, public improvements commissioner, notes no word of further allotments and that 25 to 30 workers have been employed on the project.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Williams
Crisis At A Glance In Europe
United Press reports London cabinet debates a compromise to appease Hitler with a plebiscite while Hitler demands nothing less. Sudeten Germans form fighting corps in Germany ready to march on Czechoslovakia if word is given. Mussolini seeks acceptance of Hitler's terms as Paris notes Sudeten union with Germany may occur.
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United Press
London
Hitler
Chamberlain
Daily Mail
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Sudetenland
Prague
Rome
Mussolini
Paris
France
Premier faces cabinet split over Sudeten crisis policy
London dispatch reports Crown influence and cabinet tensions as Neville Chamberlain weighs Hitler talks. Younger ministers resist a soft bargain, Eden opposes appeasement, while Viscount Runciman negotiates with King George VI to steer away from war amid Berchtesgaden discussions.
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London
Ins
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
England
George
Viscount Runciman
Buckingham Palace
Times advocates Britain accept Hitler terms in Czechoslovak crisis
The Times suggested that with conciliation failing a quick decision is needed on revising the peace treaties. It warned that revision must be by consent and cannot be forced in twelve hours. It offered no clear answer on whether changes would cover Czechoslovakia alone or extend to British postwar colonies.
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London
The
Times
Germany
the Times
Czechoslovakia
Britsh Postewar
Hitler demands protectorate over Czechoslovakia
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler seeks not only Sudeten annexation but a virtual protectorate over all of Czechoslovakia. A high chancellery source says he demands German-aligned foreign policy, economic coordination, and a union with the borderlands. Talks between Hitler and Chamberlain or Halifax to continue at Goetschensburg on the Rhine.
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Bulletin
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Goadesberg
the Rhine
Reichsfuhrer
Hitler
Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Berchtesgaden
France
Soviet Union
French Leaders to Fly to London for Prague Talks
Premier Daladier and Foreign Minister Bonnet will fly to London Sunday morning after a British invitation to discuss the Czechoslovak crisis. A cabinet meeting is likely Monday after their return, with plans previously arranged and no word on overnight stay.
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Paris
Daladier
Bonnet
London
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten Leaders Split From Henlein Reported
Across Europe reports say Ernst Kundt and Wilhelm Sceberkowsky formed a Bohemian people’s party after breaking from Konrad Henlein. Eyewitness accounts of alleged Czech police atrocities are carried by German papers as tensions rise along the Czech border.
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Berlin
INS
Konrad Henlein
Budapest
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Montreal
Montreal Gazette
Prague
Hamburg
Germany
Elbe
Henlein Declares Sudeten Free Corps At Border
Konrad Henlein proclaimed Sudeten Germans are forming a free corps along the German Czechoslovak border. He accuses Eduard Benes of unleashing hate filled Czech soldiers and notes the move is backed by Adolf Hitler. The force will comprise refugees trained in the Czechoslovak army and drilled for future cross border action.
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Berlin
Konrad Henlein
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Free Corps
Kundt Appeals Sudeten Germans to Wait for Talks End
Prague AP Ernst Kundt Sudeten deputy urges patience as Czechoslovak authorities move to outlaw the Sudeten German party. Police and troops prepare for possible disorder in Sudetenland while Kundt, floor leader, calls on Germans to "wait" until Hitler and Chamberlain finish talks.
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Prague
Ernst Kundt
Czechoslovak
Sudetenland
Kundt
Hitler
Chamberlain
Konrad Henlein
Wilhelm Leberkowsky
Germany
City Sees Chilly Rain and Dim Twilight
A steady drizzle soaked Cedar Rapids on Saturday afternoon under a heavily overcast sky. Rainfall reached .38 inches by 2 p.m. as temperatures edged up from a 51 degree dawn low to 52 by mid afternoon. Friday's high reached 63 with slow fall to 62 by evening and 54 by midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
New Deal Boomerangs Return Fewer Than Thrown
Benny parable style column notes the New Deal sent twelve boomerangs and received seven back. It jokes about optics of bull and self hits, and warns against overloading one plan or repeating Hoover’s error of overcommitment. Edgar Bergen is cited as a master at self-promotion.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
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Louis T Lochner
Henlein
Benes
Reich
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