Warsaw Endures Siege as Horse Meat Becomes Staples
German bombardment devastates Warsaw with palaces toppled and four hospitals bombed. Bread is scarce as authorities set horse meat at 70 cents a pound and foreign reps prepare to leave. Polish army reports repulsed efforts to enter through Praga and extend lines westward amid heavy Luftwaffe losses.
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Budapest
Hungary
Ins
Warsaw
Starzinsky
Red Cross
Geneva
John K. Davis
United States
Praga
Vistula
Reich
Vaclava Lipinsky
Col. Lipski
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Amos Whisler
Mr and Mrs Amos Whisler of 817 Seventh Street SE celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a noon luncheon and 2 to 5 pm open house for about thirty relatives and neighbors. They were married in Brighton Washington County. he was a carpenter and later worked for North Western Railway. They have a son Gail M Whisler of Cedar Rapids.
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Amos Whisler
Seventh Street SE
Mr Whisler
Jefferson County
Whisler
Aman
da Richardson
Brighton
Washington County
Cedar Rapids
North Western Railway Company
Gail M. Whisler
Refugee Polish government in exile split from Poland
Polish government in refuge across Romanian towns faces discord as refugees resist recognition of the government in exile. Reports say Paris plans aim to block a puppet Polish state, while hundreds depart Romania for Poland amid Russian frontier occupation.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Paris
France
Poland
Germany
Russia
Polish Refuge for Children Expands in Bucharest
Into Romania Bucharest families have offered indefinite refuge to several hundred Polish children. The arrangement underscores wartime humanitarian aid as displaced youngsters find shelter far from their homeland.
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Romania
Bucharest
Bremen liner Bremen berthed in Murmansk, claims consul general
New Orleans report says plans to berth the German passenger liner Bremen in a Russian port were completed over a year ago. Baron Edgar von Spiegel, consul general for Germany in America, told INS that the Bremen is safely berthed at Murmansk after sailing from New York on August 30, amid rumors about its fate.
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New Orleans
INS
Bremen
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
America
Murmansk
Russia
New York
Baron von Spiegel
Plans To Send Bremen To Russia Revealed By Baron
The baron recalled last year’s briefing by Captain Ahrens, commander of the Bremen, outlining a wartime plan to sail to Murmansk in Russia. He noted no reason was given for selecting a Russian port and suggested the Bremen could be repurposed as a troop transport if Russia joins the war.
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Bremen
Russia
Ahrens
Baron
United States
Munich
Spiegel
Murmansk
Germany
Four More Utilities Protest Iowa Valuation Increase
Six additional Iowa utilities joined three others in protests against the 18 million dollar property valuation hike slated for next year by the Iowa tax commission. Participating firms include Peoples Light and United Power of Davenport, Iowa Electric Light and Power of Cedar Rapids, Central States Electric Cedar Rapids, Northwestern Light and Power Cedar Rapids, Iowa City Railway Central Electric Federated Cooperatives Pocahontas County, and Federated.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Tax Commission
Cooperative Electric
Peoples Light
United Power of
Davenport
Iowa Electric Light and Power of
Cedar Rapids
Central States Electric
Iowa Electric
Northwestern Light and Power
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Central Electric Federated Cooperatives
Pocahontas County
Federated
Water Flows From Tree Trunk on Grass Valley Ranch
A cooperative power association in Hampton reports clear cold spring water issuing from a tree trunk on a Grass Valley California ranch, illustrating an unusual natural source.
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Cooperative Power Association
Hampton
Grass Valley
California
Britain to Hold No Elections in War
London AP reports that Britain's main political parties agreed there would be no parliamentary or municipal elections while the war lasts. Prior to the war, a general election was expected in November.
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Britain
London
The
British Press Association
Drip Grind Claims Best Drip Coffee Flavor
An advertisement touts Butter-Nut Drip Grind as specially suited for drip coffee claiming water should pass over the grounds once for optimal flavor. It notes Butter-Nut Regular Grind is best for percolators or pots where coffee steeps longer.
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Luberger
Third Avenue
Lincoln
Henderson
Chambers
Rleyete’ Trustneset
George Chambers
Fourth ST
Lincoln Hotel
Watch Gazette
M-U-S-I-C
Maddigan
School OF Music
Richt
Third ST
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