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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1938

Page

12

Plan Research on New Uses for Corn

Industrial starch research discussed at Cedar Rapids meeting. Kennedy and Dudley outline aims to expand corn based uses and reduce tropical starch imports while highlighting government industry and academic cooperation. Europeans cancelled passages and liner cancellations noted amid postwar trade concerns.

Norman F. Kennedy Corn Industries Research Foundation Pendleton Dudley Foundation New York City Kennedy Dudley United States Netherlands Dutch East Indies Mr. Dudley Cedar Rapids Iowa Ilinois Indiana Missouri Ohio O. E. May G. E. Hilburt Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C EF. H. Clark D. W., Deardorff Granite City Corn Industries Foundation R. M. Hixon Iowa State College Ames F. A. Frankenfield American Maize Products Company Roby Ind R. L. Krueger R .L. Albrook Hubinger Bros Keokuk L. M. Thomas G. M. Bierly Keever Starch Company Columbus O. H. File R. E. Greenfield A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company Decatur, Il W. R. Fetzer Union Starch and Refining Company

Ships sail with few or no passengers amid war news

The North German Lloyd liner Hansa sailed with 350 passengers aboard none. the Bremen carried 245 and the Deutschland was due Saturday with other ships recalling major merchant vessels. Officials had denied Berlin advisories of wartime recalls, signaling rising tension with Britain.

New York Hansa North German Lloyd Line Berlin Germany Deutschland West Indies Bremen

Europe’s Big Four to Hold Conference on Czechoslovakia Crisis

Chamberlain announced a Munich summit with Hitler and Mussolini to seek peace and settle wider European tensions. He said Britain would press for a Czech pledge to cede the Sudetenland and pledged to report back after talks.

Europe

Hitler rejects Czech claims on Sudetenland amid wartime moves

London reports Adolf Hitler answered Chamberlain’s plea for a Czech German conference by flatly rejecting Prague’s arguments and demanding immediate surrender of the Sudetenland by October 1. The war office announced an air raid drill over London as parliament met for a pivotal session.

London Adolf Hitler Neville Chamberlain Sudeten Chamberlain Hiller Hiitler Sudetenland Reich Fuehrer Hitler War Office Sir Willam Ironside Great Britain Near East George

Hitler letter twists aims on Czechoslovakia as war prep looms

The document frames German plans around a free vote and German Czech Slovak agreement, while warning Prague against any troop occupation idea. Britain readies war measures as Parliament debates emergency acts, conscription, and mass mobilization amid tensions with Czechoslovakia.

Johnson Co disappears under investigation in Iowa City area

Two missing persons cases tie Johnson County to Iowa City. Henry Reynolds of Sharon vanished after an auto crash near his home Monday night. John H. Stout of Town City, a dairy employee and father of six, disappeared after planning a trip with a salesman and a cryptic postcard raised suicide concerns.

The Gazette Iowa City Johnson County Sharon Henry Reynolds Don McComas Charles Reynolds Towa City Reynolds Cedar Rapids John H. Stout Town City Solon Stout

Farmers Union Leader Attacks Crop Control Plan

A. J. Johnson of Moorhead, Iowa, president of the Farmers Union, condemned the government production control program as one of the most expensive and disappointing efforts to solve the farm problem during his opening remarks.

Des Moines A. J. Johnson Moorhead Farmers Union Johnson

Deny Henlein sole voice of Sudeten demands analyzed

A memo argues Hitler's claims would leave 850000 Czechs in Germany as non recognized minorities and strip Czechoslovakia of key industries. It details three sections ethnographic commercial and strategic with plebiscite areas severing Prague routes and reshaping rail and trade networks.

Hitler Germany Czechoslovakia Prague Slovakia Pilsen

Germany Speech Aims at Czechoslovak Fortifications

The strategic section said the demands would give Germany all Czechoslovakia main fortifications including the Czech Maginot line and would make defense of what remained of the country impossible.

Germany Czechoslovakia Czech Maginot Line

Quarrel Over Polish Territorial Demands Gains Momentum

The text outlines Polish demands for Teschen and boundary revision without plebiscite, with signaling diplomacy between Poland and Czechoslovakia. It notes Moscicki, Smigly-Rydz, Beck, and Slaw lokski consulting as tensions rise and border violations by Czechoslovak planes prompt protests. Other neighbors discuss mobilization as regional war looms.

Benes Czechoslovakia Moscicki Poland Teschen Prague Edward Smigly- Rydz J. Beck Felicjan Slawoj-Skladlokski Foreign Office Bucharest Kiing Carol

Leaders and church leaders react amid European tensions

The Manian council notes favorable reaction to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s restrained British address. It contrasts with Adolf Hitler’s Monday night speech. The foreign ministry seeks consent to enroll all priests not in parochial service into potential war efforts, while the holy synod weighs the request.

OYROVY RECEIVES WENCESLAUS SWORD IN PRAGUE CRISIS

The article describes Czechs and Germans in the wartime tension over territories claimed by Hitler. It notes plans under a Franco British peace outline allowing German moves into Czechoslovakia while fearing loss of prestige. Amid calls for peace churches in Prague observe St. Wenceslaus as tensions rise.

Third Reich Czechoslovakia Fuehrer Saar Austria Hitler St. Wenceslaus Prague

Silent Prayer Near Monument Honoring Nation's Patron Saints

Crowds stood still in deep silent prayer around the monument honoring the nation's patron saints, a scene noted in a 1938 copyright context.

Roosevelt appeals to Hitler new peace bid amid crisis

President Roosevelt dispatches a second direct appeal to Hitler urging negotiations for a just settlement of the German Czech crisis and proposing an immediate international conference. White House officials say the message may be his final word in the crisis as European tensions rise and Americans seek evacuation.

Roosevelt Hitler White House Czechoslovakia Hull Sumner Welles State Department Early Cable United States Europe Great Britain France Germany Hitle Commerce Hamburg Paris United State Lines S. Washington Havre Childre New York Benin Wednesda

Ten hunting deaths reported in Oregon deer season

In McMinnville Oregon the deer hunting season entered its second week with its tenth fatality of the month. The AP notes the season continues with ongoing hunting-related deaths as authorities monitor the situation.

Mcminnville Otc Oregon Wednday

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