Remarkable 1938 highway safety milestone noted
About 13,000 people who would have died in auto accidents in 1938 may survive to the next New Year thanks to tireless work by the National Institute for Traffic Safety, the National Safety Council, the Automotive Safety Foundation, editors, and the casualty insurance industry. The piece urges personal safety adherence and thanks traffic safety workers, noting a 22 percent drop in highway fatalities in the first half of 1938.
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National Institute For Traffic Safety
National Safety Council
Automotive Safety Foundation
Providence
New York Times
United States
German Crisis Deepens With Czech Sudeten Turmoil
European markets linger under war threats as Hitler showcases troop movements near the Maginot line. Czech leader Edouard Benes negotiates concessions to the Sudeten German minority led by Konrad Henlein, amid Nazi pressure and a controlled press campaign.
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Hitler
Siegfried
Maginot Line
Reich
Nurnberg
Edouard Benes
Europe
Konrad Henlein
Hitler pressures Czechoslovakia over Sudeten demands
The analysis outlines Sudeten German demands and Hitler's strategy to compel Czech concessions. It notes Britain and France seeking a peace line, Britain’s air defense gains, and Russia’s limited stance. France mobilizes along the German border while Czechs ready reserves, raising the specter of wider conflict.
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Sudeten
Hitler
Henlein
Czechoslovakia
France
England
Chamberlain
Britain
Germany
Russia
Europe
Stalin
Invitation of King and Queen to 1939 Expos
In 1939 the King and Queen of England should be invited to attend the San Francisco and New York expositions as a bold gesture of friendship to a troubled world. Such a visit would exemplify strong Anglo American ties and further international understanding, with public support from U S editors and citizens alike. The proposed timing points to next year during the expositions.
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England
San Francisco
New York
Futhermore
France
Roosevelt
South America
Canada
U S
United States
British Empire
Cordell Hull
John D. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Hamilton
State Department
Hull
The
Chase
New York Herald-Tribune
San Francisco Chronicle
Washington Post
Kansas City Star
Des Moines Register
Republican Party
The Pan American Union and Good Neighbor Policy Roots
This excerpt traces the early ancestry of the Good Neighbor Policy to Monroe era ideas and the Pan American Union. It notes a marble Washington building symbolizing unity, frequent visits by South American republics, and the union's goal of peace, friendship, and trade under a shared Americas partnership. It highlights Kellogg’s 1926 critique of Mexico and Hull’s diplomacy.
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Monroe
Americas
Washington
South
America
Pan-American Union
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Pan- America Union
Mexico
Hull Iso
Inter-American Affairs and the Good Neighbor Policy
The piece reviews the 1936 Buenos Aires conference, U S Senate ratifications, and the reaffirmation of American integrity. It contrasts the Inter-American success with current Latin American communism threats, cites Secretary Hull’s Mexico debt dispute, and defends the Good Neighbor Policy as Monroe’s extension guiding democratic standards in the Americas.
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Buenos Aires
United States Senate
Americas
America
Latin America
Hull
State Department
Mexico
Cardenas
Washington
United States
Poicy
Monroe
World War fears rise as undeclared battles widen in 1938
Editorial notes warn of growing global tensions from Spain to China and the Soviet Japan frontier. It discusses undeclared wars, the struggle for Asia’s dominance, and the risk of a world conflagration while detailing cholera relief needs and U S policy responses to trade agreements and tariffs amid mounting international crises.
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Spain
China
Japan
Soviet Russia
Stalin
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Vladivostok
Manchukuo
Asia
Mongolia
Shami
Kansu
Siberia
Vladavistok
Tokyo
Hitler
Poland
Europe
Far East
Chinese Health Administration
League
Health Organization Eastern Bureau
League of Nations Chief Remarks on Chaco Dispute Peace Efforts
The Secretary-General stated upon receiving the Geneva report that oil prospects and river dredging in the jungle may aid Inland Districts, and that the Chaco dispute solution offers valuable encouragement for peaceful settlements through international collaboration, even amid bitter enmities.
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League of Nations
Geneva
Chaco
Germanys Super Highways
Charles M Upham discusses Germanys Reich autobahn system, noting no speed limit and safety features, and argues for future American superhighways where traffic is heavy. He cites fewer accidents on Autobahns and suggests phased American projects to meet rising demand.
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Europe
Germany
United States
The
Hague
Labor Day Optimism and Prospects for Recovery
Optimistic speakers on Labor Day touted prosperity for the entire population. Farmers and workers shared the celebration as promises of higher employment and boosted purchasing power circulated. Authorities forecast recovery as government spending drives demand and the economy moves forward.
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Labor
Save the Soil Cooperatives Promote Balanced Farming
The agricultural marketing cooperatives can aid members by stressing diversified farming. One crop farming exhausts land and causes agriculture's ills. Soil wears out like a machine, becoming barren. Farmers learn this, and cooperatives serve as logical instruments to advance proper soil utilization.
Books You May Enjoy Sep New Releases Highlight Major Authors
The September slate features Charles Norris Noriz and Mazo de la Roche with Bricks Without Straw and Growth of a Man, plus Warwick Deeping Malice of Men and James T. Farrell No Star Is Lost. Edith Wharton The Buccaneers and Steinbeck The Long Valley follow, with Walpole The Joyful Delaneys, Daphne du Maurier Rebecca, and Sholem Asch Three Novels in one volume.
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Charles G. Nor‘iz
Charles Norris
Mazo de la Roche
Warwick Deeping
James T. Farrell
Edith Wharton
Wharton
Long Valley
John Steinbeck
Delaneys
Hugh Walpole
Rebecca
Daphane du Maurier
Literary Guild
Jamaica Inn
England
Maximillian de Winter
Sholem Asch
Moses
Chaim Lecterers
Experience With Blind Staggers in Horses
A historic note on an old remedy for equine encephalomyelitis known as blind staggers. The writer cites years of success after May storms, recounts cases near Columbia and in South Carolina, and describes a dose of 50 grains calomel with bitter aloes and asafetida as the antidote.
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Maryland
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Community Notes and Visits Across Town
A trust of local items includes Sallie Clark hospital stay and a voter registration day adding forty five names. Guests and visits span Berlin to Georgetown and Centreville with multiple family and parish mentions. Homecoming services planned for October first Sunday. The Kirsch house gets a fresh paint coat.
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Sallie Clark
C. B. Reed
Fletcher Porter
Berlin
Will Cannon
Harold Hatfield
Georgetown
Florence Thompson
Paul Hemmons
Centreville
Atlantic City
Wilmington
Mr. Kirsch
Card of Thanks From Mrs. T. H. Meeks and Family
The Meeks family expresses gratitude to friends for sympathy and assistance after the death in their home.
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T. H. Meeks
Ridgely area driving kill and local notices
A car crash near Ridgely kills a cow and damages the vehicle of A J Richards. The report lists local marriages births weddings and social visits, including Beauchamp buying Meadowbrook farm, Scotten’s brother death in Fresno, Mrs Janie Price’s Cambridge death, a Greensborough wedding, and several travels and social events in Ridgely and nearby towns.
Inquest jury faults railroad for speed and bell neglect
The jury of inquest censured the Railroad Company for excessive speed during busy hours and for failing to ring the bell as it passed through town, in violation of local ordinances. The team under Mgr. Ralph Cheffins is noted in association with the case.
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Mgr
Ralph Cheffins
Slats Diary: A Week of Errant School Life
Oliver N Warren recounts a boyhood week with Jake and Blisters, detailing classes, chores, odd fixes, and family routines. The entries span Sunday to Saturday with mishaps at school, humorous misunderstandings about language, a factory suggestion, a church visitor, and weather affecting chores.
Cassidy Cast Returns Intract In New Romance
Dentonia Theatre opens multiple new films including Bar 20 Justice with William Boyd and Ginger Rogers in Vivacious Lady with James Stewart. Mr Moto Takes A Chance debuts September 21 and Two more Loretta Young features Three Blind Mice with Joel McCrea play September 22 and 23.
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Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd
Geo. Hayes
Russell Hayden
Clarence E. Mulford
Dentonia Theatre
Ginger Rogers
James Stewart
Sleuth
Mystic Jungle
Mr. Moto
Saturday Evening Post
J P. Marquand
20Th Century-Fox
Loretta Young
Joel McCrean
Joel McCrea
Beery Planes Sketches Disturb Aprons For Scene
Wallace Beery’s passion for planes led to extra wardrobe work as he sketched airplane designs on aprons meant for his next scene in Port of Seven Seas. The sequence unfolds Friday and Saturday September 16 and 17 at the Ridgely Theatre. Darrieux Makes American Debut In The Rage of Paris At Ridgely Theatre Danielle Darrieux headlines a strong cast in The Rage of Paris a Universal comedy romance premiering Monday Tuesday and Wednesday September 19 20 21. Bogart Objects To Making Love On Stage In Men Are Such Fools He says he dislikes performing intimate scenes before large audiences while filming at Warner Bros Ridgely Theatre September 22.
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Wallace Beery
Port of Seven Seas
Ridgely Theatre
Darrieux
Mayerling
Hollywood
Deanna Durbin
Danielle Darrieux
Paris
Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Warner Bros
Iidgely Theatre
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