Germany Italy Reach Accord On Problems
High German sources said Germany and Italy agreed on a united course of action on urgent and less urgent issues affecting their interests. Count Ciano reported to Mussolini after three days of talks with Hitler and German foreign minister Ribbentrop. no time limit for settlement of the Danzig question was set.
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Salzburg
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Galeazzo Ciano
Rome
Mussolini
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Free City
Danzig
Reich
Count Ciano
von Ribbentrop
Berchtesgaden
Nazi Envoy Departs Paris Amid Berlin Diplomacy Uncertain
Nazi envoy Count Von Welczek left Paris for Berlin after Paris refused Otto Abetz a direct meeting with Premier Daladier. Officials did not announce if the move marked a rupture in Franco German relations or a trip to obtain new instructions.
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Paris
Count von Welczeck
Berlin
Otto Abetz
Premier Daladier
Germany
France
Italian minister departs Salzburg after talks with Von Rib Bentrop
The Italian foreign minister returned to his hotel in Salzburg after talks and a hurried lunch with Joachim von Rib Bentrop, departing at 2:15 p.m. He was accompanied by the German ambassador.
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Salzburg
von Ribbentrop
Inventor in multiple murders at palisade home
In South Nyack New York August 13 a prominent wife of a Bell Telephone laboratories inventor was killed with a butcher knife and her daughter attacked with a hammer. The inventor Ralph Raymond 58 died hours later from razor slash wounds. District Attorney George W Dorsey says the crime is linked to the family. Raymonds son John 30 returned to find his mother dead and sister harmed and his father dying.
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South Nyack
N. Y
New York
Hudson River
Palisades
Rockland County
George W. Dorsey
Ralph Raymond
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York City
Raymond
John
Sinker’s Dad Calls Him Thief Over Doughnut Theft
In this quip by Robert Quillen, Willie Willis faces a family dispute as a joke about taking doughnuts that belong to the whole family. The line frames a conflict over ownership and shared treats within kin.
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Sinker
Rumored Nazi Plan Said to Involve Hitler Speech and Army March
Berlin rumors claim Hitler would speak on Tuesday August 15 and that the German army would march that night. Reports tie Salz burg Berchtesgaden talks with Ciano and von Ribbentrop to a decisive Italo German plan on Danzig and timing remains unsettled.
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London
INS
Reuter
Berlin
Hitler
Salzburg
Berchtesgaden
Galeazzo Ciano
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Danzig
Reuter’s
British Press Says No War This Year
British papers dismiss the likelihood of war this year. They describe intensified German propaganda and military moves as a nerve war aimed at pressuring Britain toward another Munich style settlement. Reynolds News accuses Prime Minister Chamberlain of readiness for a Poland sell-out and hints at a new four power conference if Poland faces an ultimatum over Danzig.
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London
Munich
Reynolds News
Chamberlain
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Hitler
Danzig
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
All Hope Abandoned For 2 Missing Fliers
London dispatch reports the air ministry has given up on New York aviators Alex Loeb and Dick Decker who vanished after departing Nova Scotia on Friday in an old Ryan monoplane bound for Eire. Their fuel expired over 24 hours ago with no word on their location or status.
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London
INS
British Air Ministry
New York
Alex Loeb
Dick Decker
Nova Scotia
Eire
Justice Dept launches mass anti trust probes in building sector
The justice department sent investigators to 26 cities to collect evidence for wholesale anti trust prosecutions in construction. Trials in 12 cities may indict more than 500 manufacturers, distributors, contractors, union leaders, and public officials by mid October. The probe, led by Thurman Arnold, will hold simultaneous jury trials in 12 locations, with New York and Chicago as near sure grand jury cases. Potential sites include Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland.
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Washington
INS
Justice Department
Department
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
D. C
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Exposed Heart Tot Dies One Week Old
Manila reports the death of Mary Heart Rafael, a week old infant born with the heart exposed on her chest. The child, affected by bronchial pneumonia, had been under close medical observation amid prior uncertainty about survival. Mother Esperanza Rafael, 24, viewed the exposed heart for the first time as nurses escorted her to a new room.
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Manila
Mary Heart Rafael
E.S.T
Esperanza Rafael
British Blunder Kills Hope Of Enticing Soviet Into Pact
W W Chaplin argues in IN S column that Britain and France’s Poland guarantee loses leverage with Russia. The Moscow talks resemble a failed barn door lock, handing Moscow all it could want and undermining any alliance against Germany. The piece cites British envoy William Strang and hints at a broader diplomatic misstep.
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Poland
Germany
Russia
W. W. Chaplin
International News Service
Moscow
England
France
Europe
Far East
Britain
William Strang
Liquid Coal Could Power Cars in War Time
Chicago scientist Dr. Francis W. Godwin of Armour Institute proposes liquid coal as a gasoline substitute in emergencies. He notes a 60 percent range oil mix plus coal pulverized to mesh 50 and a small amount of secret chemical, usable in a standard 1939 car with no carburetor changes. Prices of gasoline would rise if petroleum shortages occur.
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Chicago
Francis W. Godwin
Research Foundation of Armour Institute of Technology
Godwin
Dud Explodes Killing Six Guardsmen at Fort Knox
Six national guardsmen from near Princeton Indiana were killed when a dud fuse exploded during a 15 day training period at Fort Knox. Two others were seriously injured. A board of inquiry will investigate the incident.
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FT. Knox
INS
National
Princeton
Ind
Corp
Roy Maxey
Paul E. Maxey
Oakland City
Charles H. Hendricks
John R. Jones
Willis Snow
Arthur McCarthy, Jr
Princeton Battery D
139Th Field Artillery
Ralph Carter
Ft. Branch
Doris K. Fitch
Louis L. Roberts
Evansville
Mock War Drill Brings 22 000 Men to Readiness
Washington August 13 Fifty two thousand four hundred men from two military forces prepared for a simulated invasion to test defenses of the capital. The war department's great paper war pits 17 000 national guardsmen from four states and the District of Columbia against 5 800 regulars in maneuvers stretching from Plattsburg New York to Manassas Virginia.
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Washington
INS
War Department
District of Columbia
Plattsburg
N. Y
Mannassas
Hugh A. Drum
First Army
Pan American Clippers Sinks in Rio Harbor Kill 14
A Pan American Airways Sikorsky clipper sank after colliding with a Brazilian crane in Rio de Janeiro harbor killing fourteen people, including six Americans. Two Brazilian passengers survived. the dead include all four crew members and Yale economist Prof. James Rogers.
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Rio DE Janeiro
INS
Pan-American Airways
Sikorsky
Miami
Fla
James Harvey Rogers
Yale
Roosevelt
First “Brain Trust
A. G. Person
Coral Gables
George B. King
Jenkins
Steward P. Truilllo
James Rogers
Yale University
New Haven
Conn
Robert Landman
Broadway
New York City
Henry May Eddy
Gainesville
Evaristo Miranda
Anton Omundsen
Pablo Levin
Senor
Valencia
Edgard Oliveria
Alberto Oliveria
Senora
Lucila Oliveria
Prof
Rogers
Eddy
Landman
Tropical Storm Blows Self Out Over Gulf Coast
A tropical storm crossing northwest Florida last night produced heavy rain and 60 mph winds before dissipating over Alabama this morning. Warnings were reduced across the gulf coast as communications lines remained down in parts of northwest Florida with no casualties reported. Apalachicola Port St. Joe Panama City and Valparaiso endured the worst damage, mainly to waterfront structures and boats.
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Apalachicola
Fla
Florida
Alabama
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Puerto Rico
Port St. Joe
Panama City
Valparaiso
Ex-Convict Killed In Jail Gun Battle
In Ansted a jail gun fight fatally wounded ex convict Henry Trent who clashed with Constable L L Rogers who was wounded in the groin and thigh. Trent died en route to a hospital after Rogers shot him in the abdomen. Corp L A Taylor notes Trent had prior auto theft conviction.
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Ansted
L. L. Rogers
Charleston General Hospital
Rogers
Henry Trent
Trent
Corp. L. A. Taylor
Sabotage Is Blamed For Wreck of Train In Which 19 Killed
A western derailment traced to sabotage killed 19 as investigators labeled the crash. The report details casualties and the ongoing probe into the incident's cause and responsible parties.
Young Democrats Favor Roosevelt Third Term Advocates
Senators Guffey of Pennsylvania and King of Utah voiced agreement that the Pittsburgh Young Democrats convention signals support for Roosevelt and a potential draft for a 1940 third term. They noted Guffey backs New Deal policy while King warns against socialism and cites presidential material in the party.
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Washington
INS
Guffey
Pennsylvania
King
Utah
Pittsburgh
Young Democratic Clubs of America
America
Roosevelt
Young Democrats
John N. Garner
Sec
Cordell Hull
Byrd
Wheeler
Mont
Bailey
N. C
Byrnes
S. C
Clark
Tydings
Walsh
Mass
Maloney
Conn
Burke
Neb
Lucas
Ill
McNutt
Indiana
Hot-Tempered Golfer Held in Caddy's Death
James B. McFarland UT, a well known Huntingdon Valley amateur golfer, was held in $2,000 bail after killing a 35 year old caddy with a golf club. Authorities say he struck the man in anger over a bad shot in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
James B. McFarland
Huntingdon Valley
McFarland
Dies Probers Turn To Pacific Coast
The Dies committee resumes hearings on un American activities with Rep Martin Dies of Texas expected to arrive to lead. He rejects calls to disband the panel and return funds, aiming to press broader investigations into Communism and related isms despite criticism from New Deal supporters and administration leaders. Page 4, Col 3 reference noted.
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Washington
INS
Dies House
Martin Dies
Texas
House
Department of Justice
President Sees Navy Work To Lift Squalus From Mud
President Roosevelt visited the salvage operation off Portsmouth New Hampshire where 500 sailors including 60 divers work to raise the sunken submarine Squalus from a muddy pinnacle. The work paused after the vessel grounded following a tow from the initial lift toward drydock at Portsmouth Navy Yard.
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Navy
Roosevelt
Tuscaloosa
Cole
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Sabotage blamed for Nevada speedliner wreck near Carlin
Nineteen killed and about sixty injured when the Southern Pacific City of San Francisco derailed 20 miles west of Carlin Nevada. Investigators said a rail was moved four inches inward and tied wrong, indicating deliberate sabotage. Coroner’s verdict cited a mislaid rail caused by unknown persons as the death source.
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Reno
Nev
Southern Pacific
Carlin
San Francisco
Roy S. Harris
Eureka County
T. J. Foley
Salt Lake
J. H.eng
Nevada Desert
Humboldt River
E. F. Hecox
Oakland
W. G. Jensen
LeRoy Street
Subway Crash Injures 21 at Ocean Parkway Station
A New York subway express derailed at Ocean Parkway near Coney Island injuring 21 passengers. The six car train rammed a brick switch tower after a faulty switch caused wheels to jump rails. Two women were hospitalized with serious injuries as fire followed the crash.
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New York
Ocean Parkway
Coney Island
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Warren
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