Immigration limits and European war anxieties discussed
A column argues that without demobilization in Europe the threat of war persists and Hitler’s moves show aggression. It notes immigration restrictions in the United States as a bulwark against waves of newcomers, contrasts desirable and undesirable immigrants, and cites the Iowa board of health requiring immigrant physicians to become naturalized after five years.
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United States
Europe
America
Iowa Board of Health
Des Moines
Peace or war looms as Hitler presses Sudeten demands
By Oct 1 the world may learn if Czechoslovakia yields to Germany over the Sudetenland. Hitler seeks peaceful handover, while warning Czechoslovakia bears responsibility for outcomes if it resists. Berlin notes a last offer and a potential crisis week ahead as Chamberlain negotiates with Prague.
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Louis FP
J.ochner
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Neville Chamberlain
Prague
Hitler
Germany
Chamberlain
Sudeten
Britain
France
Europe
Eduard Benes
Farmers Interests Committee Backed in Iowa Campaign
A committee organized to protect farmers interests aims to identify friends of agriculture among candidates and back them. Harold J Teachout of Farragut chairs the group which pledges immediate public disclosure of its findings, as it seeks the best for agriculture and opposes Smith Wildman Brookhart for senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Teachout
Farragut
Friends of Agriculture
Teachout
AAA
Smith Wildman Brookhart
Iowa
Why Should Second Trial Come After Governor's Trial?
A column by Arthur Bugs Baer questions the sequencing of trials with reference to Dewey and Hines in New York politics. It notes a dated election timing and suggests political influence may affect justice, arguing the second trial should follow the governor's trial.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Mr. Dewey
Mr. Hines
New York State
Code Dispatch Quoted As Saying Peace To Come If Hitler Bluff Is Called
Greenwich Time reports a Berlin coded dispatch claiming Germany will not march if democracies stay firm. The message, cited from German officers near the staff, says Europe will see Hitler’s bluff broken by democratic resolve and that the army seeks to seize control from him. It links French invasion risk to Siegfried line weakness and notes morale shifts in Britain Belgium and Roumania.
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Code Dispatch
Hitler
Greenwich, Conn
Greenwich Time
Wythe Williams
Germany
Berlin
Europe
France
Britain
Belgium
Roumania
Guards Told to Shoot to Kill in Cape Cod Storm Area
Massachusetts guards were ordered to shoot to kill as 250 additional troops joined Cape Cod patrols amid looting fears after a devastating storm. The region reports rising death tolls and billions in damage as relief work continues across New England.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Massachusett
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Charles H. Cole
Cape Cod
Falmouth
Gray Gables
Bourne
Buzzards Bay
Mashpee
Cole
WPA
CCC
Mystery Deaths In New York Chemistry Professor and Wife
Dr. Raemer Renshaw, 58, a New York University chemistry professor, and his wife, 50, died in a midtown hotel plunge that police suspect was a joint suicide. Neighbors reported hearing a call for help moments before the fall. Renshaw, a noted organic chemist, taught at several universities and published 35 papers.
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NEW York
Raemer Rex Renshaw
New York University
Tony Fater
Renshaw
Workers Alliance Backs Roosevelt for Third Term
In Cleveland the Workers Alliance of America representing WPA workers and unemployed votes to support a third term for President Roosevelt.
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Workers Alliance
Cleveland
INS
Workers Alliance of America
Organization of Wpa Workers and the Unemployed
Roosevelt
Invite Brother Of Czech President To Cedar Rapids
Votja Benes brother of Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia has been invited by the Czech Alliance to visit Cedar Rapids during his U S. trip. He spoke in New York City tonight and previously helped reorganize Czech American schools. If he accepts, the Czech Alliance will arrange a special program in his honor.
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Cedar Rapids
Votja Benes
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Czech Alliance
United States
New York City
Benes
Czech Republic
John Benes
Milwaukee
Oklahoma Licenses Revoked for Blind Pension Fraud
Oklahoma State Safety Commissioner J. M. Gentry vows to revoke licenses of 32 drivers found to receive pensions as needy blind. He aims to require eye examinations for those affected and end improper driving privileges.
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Oklahoma City
J. M. Gentry
Gentry
Cedar Rapids Sees Temperatures Fall After Warm Day
The Cedar Rapids area cooled from a Saturday high of 72 degrees at 4 p.m. to 59 degrees as skies remained fair. The shift followed a day of moderately warm temperatures before sunset.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Sweden's Labor System Praised for Rule Adherence by All
President Roosevelt released the final report of a nine member commission comparing Swedish and British industrial relations. It finds Sweden uses voluntary collective bargaining with national employer and worker federations, no mandatory government force, and a labor court with broad representational input. Strikes occur but within a non coercive framework guided by persuasion.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Sweden
Great Britain
Employers Federation
Confederation of ‘Trade Unions
Community Chest Campaign Promises Citywide Support
Cedar Rapids turns its focus to the Community Chest drive with a March 1939 goal of 89 605 26 for eight agencies. A mass meeting Monday night at the Chamber of Commerce will feature performances by the Penick and Ford band the Quaker Oats plant Little German band and a play Friendly Intruders.
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Cedar Rapids
Community Chest
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Home For Aged Women
Jane Boyd Community House
Public Health Nursing Association
Sunshine Mission
Penick
Ford
Johnnie Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Montrose Hotel
M. H. Morrison
Public Welfare Bureau
Plant
Community Players
van Vechten Shaffer
A. L. Smulekoff
Odds Against War Asserts German Envoy
Washington dispatch quotes Hans Thomsen, German chargé d’affaires, arguing war is unlikely. He says Hitler restrained, Sudeten crisis provokes Czech mobilization but does not threaten Germany, and predicts Sudetenland transfer will bring European tranquility. He dismisses Czech dismemberment fears as absurd and calls German eastward aims an economic drive, not a conquest quest.
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Hitler
Germany
Sudetenland
Reich
Thomsen
Pilsen
Bohemian
Skoda
East
Speeder Machinery Leads 1939 Community Chest Drive
Speeder Machinery and its employees doubled last year’s gift delivering full donation at Chest headquarters in the Montrose hotel Saturday noon. T. M. Deal led the campaign. every member of the force contributed. Polk school staff reported as first to finish solicitations with others to follow by Wednesday.
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Speeder Machinery Corporation
Chest
Montrose Hotel
T. M. Deal
Polk
Explosion Burns Popcorn Stand Operator on Third Ave
H. H. Jacobs of 1018 Second Avenue SE suffered burns to his left hand and face about 6 30 p m when an oil burner in his popcorn stand at Third Avenue and Third Street SW exploded after he tried to relight it. Firemen were later called to Mrs. E. K. Beane's home at 846 Fifth Avenue SE when back draft from a furnace threatened a fire.
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Cedar Rapids
H. H. Jacobs
Second Avenue SE
Third Avenue
Third Street
Jacobs
E. K. Beane
Fifth Avenue SE
Schumann-Heink divorce action filed in Los Angeles
Ferdi nand C. Schumann Heink son of the late diva Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink was named defendant in a divorce suit filed in superior court by his wife June.
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Los Angeles
INS
Ferdinand C. Schumann-Heink
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
June
Britain Moves Toward War Footing After Hitler Cession Demand
Britain speeds to a wartime stance after delivering Hitler's Sudetenland demand to Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain briefed Daladier and Bonnet, with London planning gas mask drives and reinforcing forces. Hitler seeks Oct 1 withdrawal, German occupation, plebiscites, and population exchanges, while Poland and Hungary press for minority guarantees.
Roundup Of Trouble Areas In Europe
European tension spikes as Hitler presses Czech demand for Sudetenland by October 1 with Prague facing consequences. France mobilizes over two million, evacuates civilians, while Britain speeds up military prep and Daladier and Bonnet plan London talks. Guerrilla raids flare, evacuations planned near Hungary, Mussolini pushes for readiness and bloc unity against nazism. Diplomatic frantic rounds return to capitals.
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Berlin
France
London
Chamberlain
Godesberg
Hitler
Asch
Czechoslovakia
Bavaria
Saxony
Budapest
Rome
Mussolini
Padua
Belluno
Italy
Germany
Geneva
Roosevelt's long range policy aims to aid democracies without war
The Chicago Times reported a Washington plan to keep America out of war while aiding democratic nations. The approach centers on two principles: peace for the American people and no allies’ deployment to Europe, yet support attacked democracies by practical means. The quote attributed to a top official reflects White House and Hull thinking.
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Chicago
Chicago Times
Washington
Europe
Roosevelt
America
the Times
United States
Hull
Poland Moves Toward General Mobilization
Poland calls up technical reservists to report within 24 hours as partial mobilization begins. Reports from Warsaw describe bloody clashes between Polish and Czech forces in Teschen frontier district amid demands over Czechoslovakia border changes.
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Warsaw
INS
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Teschen
Weather forecast for Sept 26 to Oct 1 in Mississippi and Missouri valleys
The weekly outlook from Chicago predicts temperatures mostly above normal for the period Sept 26 to Oct 1. Showers are likely in one or two periods across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
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Hines
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Speeder
Cedar Rapids News
Eighth Avenue SE
Dueteronomy Shortridge
Tommy Thompson
H. R. Churchill
Schumann-Heink Suit
Daladier
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
George
Wittish
England
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Hungary
U. S
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