Hitler and Chamberlain Meet to Discuss Czech Surrender
Godesberg reports a high level meeting between Adolf Hitler and Neville Chamberlain in the Rhineland town as they work toward a partition of Czechoslovakia. Demands include immediate demobilization of German reservists and a new non aggression pledge among Britain France Germany and Italy to guarantee peace. Swastika flags parade east as Sudetenland rumors intensify and the conference continues with plans expected to last at least two days.
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Godesberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Neville Chamberlain
Rhineland
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
London
Cologne
Munich
A.m. C
Hitler
Obersalzist
Czechoia
Britain
France
Italy
Europe
Rheinhotel Dreesen
Dreessa
Reichs Uehrer
Little Republic
Sudetenland
Austria
Czechs Begin Retreat as Sudeten German Annexation Moves
ECER Czechoslovakia Sept 22 Czechoslovak soldiers and police began withdrawing from the Sudeten region by midday as Germany moves to annex the territory. The frontier language line defined the retreat area while Sudeten free corps marched in from Germany. News from Eger said all was quiet and soldiers left in discipline. Crowds celebrated, waving German flags and shouting Heil Hitler as administration in Eger passed to Sudeten Germans. Asch district saw Sudeten leader Henlein’s home area operate swiftly with Czech officials clearing out.
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Associated Press
Godesburg
Germany
Chamberlain
Hitler
Sudetenland
Europe
London
Earl Baldwin
Prague
Benes
Paris
Daladier
Budapest
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Free Corps
Bucharest
Romania
Ecer
Eger
Sudetens
Adolph Hitler
Asch
Jeader
Konrad Henlein
World Leaders Discuss Map Changes in Europe
Godesberg Germany reports say Adolf Hitler and Neville Chamberlain discussed shifts in Europe’s map for over three hours and agreed to continue talks. Soviet air power reportedly arrives in Berlin and airfields in Czechoslovakia with numerous bombers and officers noted. Prague broadcasts quote President Eduard Benes urging calm and unity amid changes. In Minneapolis, Stanley W. Gongoll was arrested on a federal warrant for questioning regarding missing records of his firm.
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Godesberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Prague
Eduard Benes
Nation
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Svenis
Minneapolis
Stanley W. Gongoll
United States District Court
S. W. Gongill, & Company
Fire School Attendance by City Officials
City Manager Don I. Sears Fire Chief Max Teuber Bert Deuchler Ed Ulrich and Carrol L. Fullerton traveled to Madison today to attend a fire school conducted by I. D. Lee noted as a thief of the Madison fire department.
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Don I. Sears
Max Teuber
Bert Deuchler
Ed Ulrich
Carrol L. Fullerton
Madison
I. D. Lee
Madison Fire Department
Military Leader Looms As New Czech Premier
General Jan Syrovy, long allied with Russia, emerged as the likely head of a new military government to replace Milan Hodza’s cabinet amid protests over Czechoslovakia's cession of the Sudetenland. Prague quieted as crowds demanded firmness in policy and order, with a near general strike atmosphere and radio appeals for restraint.
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Eduard Benox
Czeechoslovakia
Europe
Benes
Jan Syrovy
Germany
Sudeteland
Naai
Milan Hodra
Czechoslovakia
Sudsterland
Prague
Premicer
Milan Hodya
Syrovy
Bones
Hodza
Sudettenland
Burg Palace
Government Hill
Adolf Hitler
Minneapolis Woman Injured In Crash Near Bonilla
Mrs Edith Grant of Minneapolis sustained leg thigh and head bruises in a car spill south of Bonilla on Wednesday. Her condition was reported not serious and she expected to be discharged soon. The accident occurred when a car driven by Mrs Anna L Matson 136 Sixth Street Southwest overturned in a ditch on the Hedfield route. Matson was uninjured but the vehicle was badly damaged.
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Edith Grant
Minneapolis
Bonilla
May Be Premier Inspector General Jan Syrovy Emerges as Likely Czech Leader
The Czech legionnaire veteran Jan Syrovy, famed for losing an eye at Zborov in 1917 and commanding allied forces, looms as a premier candidate. The 15th century Czech hero Jan Zirka is cited as a comparison, with both men described as short and stocky strategists.
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Jan Syrovy
Legionnaires Elect Officers Amid Exiting 1938 Convention
Thousands of legionnaires began leaving Los Angeles after the 1938 convention. Business sessions continue with the election of officers, including the formal selection of National Commander Stephen F. Chadwick of Seattle. The group pledges to reunite next year in Chicago as the fleet review is planned.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
United States
Stephen F. Chadwick
Seattle
Wash
Legion
Autumn Arrives Friday Morning in Huronia Forecast
The local forecast notes autumn comes Friday at 11 am with the autumnal equinox. Federal meteorologist Lasockowski cites fair, unchanged temperatures as summer ends. A high of 88 and a 93 degree reading earlier mark a warm close to the season.
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B. R. Las‘cowski
State Weather Bureau
Empire State Building sways four inches in hurricane wind
New York officials on Sept 22 reported the Empire State Building, the world’s tallest at 102 stories, swayed just over four inches in winds between 110 and 120 mph. Engineers designed it to withstand a 12 inch sway. The hurricane’s path and toll are noted alongside past U.S. hurricane losses from Florida to Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands.
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Empire State Tower
New York
Empire Sate
United States
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
West Indies
Leeward Islands
Guadaloupe
Puerto Rico
Florida Keys
Cuba
Vast Storm Strikes Dense Atlantic Coast Region
The hurricane devastated the New England area and Cape Cod sweeping through Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Hampshire Vermont New Jersey and into Canada. At least 278 deaths were reported with food shortages and billions in property damage. Thousands homeless. rescue crews and volunteers mobilized as the storm moved north toward Quebec and Montreal.
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Associated Press
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Vermont
Quebec
Can
Canada
Province of
Queen
Rec. Cross
Cape
Providence
Long Island
Cape Hatteras
New England
Vernont
Weather Bureau
St .Awrence
Montreal
Cape Cod Can Canal
Army Air Chief and Pilot Die in California Crash
In Burbank California Major General Oscar Westover air corps chief and his personal pilot Sergeant Sam Hynes were killed when their attack plane dove into a spin and crashed into a house. An army inquiry and a Federal Civil Aeronautics Authority probe were ordered as Brigadier General H H Armmold became acting air corps chief. President Roosevelt sent condolences to the general’s widow. Westover flew the plane. Witnesses saw the craft drop for landing then suddenly rise and spin from about 150 feet.
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Burbank
Calif
Oscar Westover
United States Army Air Corps
Sam Hynes
H. H. Armmold
Air Corps
Army Board of
Federal Civil Aeronautics Authority
Roosevelt
Washington
General Westover
Grasshopper War Organizes Townships In Beadle County
Beadle County activists move to start township grasshopper control early led by five man committee headed by Richard Haeder with Chamber of Commerce aid. Cavour Township has full organization. 35 more townships to form. plan to fund poison spreaders via township boards by late October. transportation provided to organizers to accelerate setup.
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Beadle County
Richard Haeder
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Coun
Cavour
Haeder
Bes Grasshoppers
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Ivan Berer
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Caribbean
Atlanta
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Westover
Hynes
California
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