Czechoslovakia Faces Hitler Demands and War Fear
The Czechoslovak government agreed to surrender Sudeten areas to Germany and sponsor plebiscites in others amid pressure from France and Britain. While the crisis delayed a wider war, Hitler’s terms threaten Czechoslovak sovereignty and the Sudeten Bohemians. Roosevelt urged peace in a last-minute appeal to London, Paris, and others as observers worry about renewed European catastrophe.
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France
England
Sudeten
Germany
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Sudetenland
Britain Soviet France Ready to Defend Czechs
The British government announced that Britain and Soviet Russia would join France in a triple front to aid Czechoslovakia if Germany invades. The foreign office urged settlement by free negotiation and noted Chamberlain’s recent talks with Hitler seeking peaceful exit.
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Britain
France
London
Soviet Russia
Czechslovakia
Foreign Office
Chamberlain Sends Personal Message to Hitler Aimed at Averting War
Britain and France push for a Sudeten settlement as Chamberlain convenes Parliament for a historic session. The prime minister, with French approval, plans a direct telegram to Hitler hours before a German address. Gamelin joins Allied war preparation talks as Wilson heads to deliver the message.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Edouard Daladier
France
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Hitler
Fuehrer
Sudeten
Czehoslovakia
Britain
Marie Gustave Gamelin
Gamelin
Paris
Thomas Inskip
Horace Wilson
Sir Horace Wilson
Indus
Town Ignorance Suppresses Kraschel Appointment Debate
The article notes that discussions about campaign funds and the Kraschel administration's appointments, including G. W. Kirtley as executive assistant governor and Robert O'Brian as secretary of state, are avoided as dull and uncurious among Kraschel opponents.
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Krascher
G. W. Kirtley
Robert O'Brian
Kraschel
Benes Seeks Crisis Solution Without Force
Czechoslovakia’s President Benes told Franklin D Roosevelt that the Czech German dispute could be settled without resort to force. He warned the Czech nation would defend itself if attacked and aligned with the president on war proving no solution.
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Washington
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt
Woman Injured When Transient Attacks Hotel Owner
Mrs. Sarah E. Miller proprietor of the Plaza hotel sustained a wrenched right shoulder and a bruised right leg at 2 PM after George Malcom a 21 year old transient staying at the hotel attacked her with a hammer Police report he had mugged another man at the Lynch Transfer garage and had been drinking E J Gillis another guest intervened and stopped Malcom He is held in a padded cell at the police station with no charges yet filed
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Cedar Rapids
Sarah E. Miller
Plaza Hotel
George Malcom
Malcom
Lynch Transfer Company
President calls cabinet meeting in Washington
President Roosevelt summons the cabinet to meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the White House to discuss the European situation and its possible impact on the United States. He conferred Monday with Undersecretary Sumner Welles who brought the latest diplomatic advice.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Mondhly
America
Sumner Welles
Hina Sien
Roosevelt appeals to Hitler Benes to seek peace in Europe
President Roosevelt issued a peace appeal on behalf of 130,000,900 Americans to Adolf Hitler and the Czechoslovak leaders, urging that negotiations continue for a peaceful settlement. He warned that war would bring incalculable consequences and social and economic ruin worldwide. The message, drafted in his study and delivered via Hull to Chamberlain and Daladier, underscores US non entanglement and commitment to pacific dispute resolution.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Hull
State Department
Chamberlain
Daladier
Europe
London
United States
Forces Of Eire Called To Colors
The regular army of Eire all reservists and volunteers were called to the colors on Monday. The press association reported from Ruabiee with details forthcoming.
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Eire
London
INL
the Press Association
Ruabiee
Mussolini vows Italy will join any European war
In Verona Mussolini pledged Italy would not hesitate to participate in any European conflict. He urged France and Britain to concede to Czechoslovakia to avert war and signaled Italy would mobilize if other nations do so.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Walian
Verona
Mussolini
France
Britain
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Duce
Adolf Hitler
Venice
Vincenza
PWA Denies Grant for Cedar Rapids Pool Project
The city council received a Washington letter from H A Gray of the PWA stating the board of examiners rejected either a grant or a loan for the municipal swimming pool project. The decision cited revenue bonds backing the city’s share and the pool’s ability to cover expenses as the likely obstacle.
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Cedar Rounds
PWA
Washington, D. C
H. A. Gray
Board of Examiners
Gray
Weaving Motorist Receives Three Months Jail
Garfey Zach, 35, of Otis road SE, was arrested Sunday at 6 12 pm for operating while intoxicated. He died before sentencing after a judge found him guilty. Zach was driving west on Mt. Vernon road near the city limits when police stopped him, causing a five minute traffic stoppage as cars could not pass due to weaving.
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Cedar Rapids
Garfey Zach
Otis Road
John T. Moffit
Zach
Mt. Vernon
East Side
Autumn warmth in Cedar Rapids as temps reach 81
Weekend and Monday saw warm autumn conditions in Cedar Rapids with a high of 81 after a low of 47 on Monday morning. Earlier, Sunday recorded a 46 low and a 76 peak in late afternoon as clouds hung overhead.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Ct Chambers Ins
Czechs reject Nazi surrender demands in Prague
Prague informed Britain that Hitler’s ultimatum on Sudetenland by October 1 was unacceptable and to be discussed further. Czech government cited economic ethnographic and defense objections and prepared for possible war while mobilizing 2 million men and forming a state defense council.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Sudetenland
Basil Cochrane-Newton
London
State Defense Council
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Hitler
Chamberlain
France
Man Fined 100 For Reckless Driving After Patrol Car Crash
Andrew J. Bohr of Cedar Rapids was fined 100 and costs after pleading guilty to reckless driving following a collision with a highway patrol car near the Cedar Rapids airport on highway 218. The patrol car was damaged and Bohr and passenger E C McDonald were jailed. McDonald also faced a 25 dollar fine and costs for intoxication.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Airport
Andrew J. Bohr
H. R. Churchill
Highway Patrol
Bohr
E. C. McDonald
Lincoln Avenue
McDonald
Hitler Says Reich and Italy Will Stand Together in Solid Bloc
Adolf Hitler spoke to a cheering crowd in Berlin pledging that Germany and Italy would stand as a solid bloc if war comes. He asserted Sudetenland would come under German sovereignty if Prague refuses peace and warned Benes the final boundary terms would be decided for his nation.
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Ernest Kundt
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Reich
Italy
Sudetenland
Sudeten
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Czech
England
Chest Drive Mass Meeting Tonight in Cedar Rapids
Tonight's event marks the first mass meeting in 24 years funded by the Community Chest. It will be held at the Chamber of Commerce ballroom starting 7 15 p m with a Penick and Ford band directed by Johnnie Brown. Admission is free but tickets are requested from the agencies Chest campaign HQ at Montrose Hotel Parlor C or the Chamber.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Penick and Ford, Ltd., Inc
Johnnie Brown
Montrose Hotel
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