Britain awaits result of talk by Chamberlain
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain flying to Germany to meet Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden with aims to keep peace in Sudeten areas of Czechoslovakia, reopen Czechoslovak German minority talks, and deter European war if France is threatened. Parliament recalled from recess to hear his report. King George VI seeks further information as tallies of officials and diplomats surround the crisis.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Chamberlain
Berchtesgaden
John Simon
Exchequer
Edward Algernon Fitzroy
House of Commons
Henry Margesson
No. 10
Downing Street
Fitzroy
George VI
Viscount Halifax
Hitler
Fuehrer
Munich
Berchtesaden
Czecho- Slovakia
Britain
France
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
Benes
Whitehall
King George
Euston
Balmoral
Scotland
Sir Horace John Wilson
Civil Service
William Strang
Foreign Office
Cental European Department
Heston Airport
Herr Hardt
Baron von Selzan
TD Year Highway Plan Outlines Road Build Aims
A reader summary of the TD Year Highway Plan lists benefits for voters. It includes rescuing a million dollars of federal aid, fair distribution of highways, and equal city consideration for towns over and under 2,900 population. It also mentions earmarking road revenues and preventing diversion of road funds to other uses.
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Highway Department
Chamberlain Arrives at Berghof for Talks With Hitler
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain arrives in Berchtesgaden after a rainy train ride from Munich. He is greeted by Adolf Hitler and aides, tours Berghof, and plans a tea gathering before formal discussions on the crisis.
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Chamberlain
U. S
Otto Meissner
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Neville Henderson
Henderson
Foreign Office
Horace John Wilson
William Strang
Berghof
Obersalzberg
Munich
Freilassing
Berchtesgaden
London
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Legionnaires Headed to National Convention
About 225 members from Missouri American Legion posts and allied groups left by special train for the national convention in Los Angeles. The delegation will tour San Antonio tomorrow and reach Los Angeles Saturday afternoon.
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Kansas City
Missouri American Legion
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Tex
Highway Department Finance and Roadbuilding Policy Proposal
The text outlines overhead expense concerns for the Highway Department and suggests rating power to fix truck and bus fees as controlled by the Lestructure. It notes continuing tax refunds to farmers and advocates a definite ten year debt-liquidating road program, opposing a legislature driven wobble policy blocked by oil interests and auto clubs.
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Highway Department
Sudeten Germans demand annexation by Germany
In Prague Henlein’s proclamation urged Sudeten Germans to unite with the Reich, declaring it impossible for Sudeten Germans and Czechs to live in one state. A strike erupted in Reichenberg as thousands gathered to push for territory return, while British PM Chamberlain prepared to meet Hitler amid escalating tensions. The Czechoslovak cabinet studied the document as troops and tanks moved to quell unrest. death toll rose, with government tabulations listing at least 23 dead.
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Ers
Prague
Henlein
Germany
Reich
Reichenberg
Reichenbere
Sudeten
Eger
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hiller
Two Car Train Crashes Kill Four in Illinois and Beyond
Four people from St Louis were killed when an Illinois Central passenger train struck their automobile at a grade crossing near Granite City Illinois The victims Dr Harry Hughes 67 and his son Dr Kenneth Hughes 29 Mrs Warren Brown 26 and Joseph Gabler 88 were identified by Miss Luella Schwizer The car was driven at 65 mph and carried 400 to 500 feet along the track before the locomotive stopped it Other incidents include a fatal auto train collision at Ashley Illinois and mounting tensions as Sudeten negotiations falter and war fears rise across Europe
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Granite City
Here
St. Louisans
Harry 8. Hughes
Kenneth F. Hughes
H. S. Hughes
Warren W. Brown
Warren W. Brown, 26, An Office Assistant of Dr. Hughes
Joseph A. Gabler
Chicago
St. Louis
Ashley
Til
Illinois
Opera Singer to Be an American Citizen
New York September 15 AP Lotte Lehmann the Metropolitan Opera mezzo soprano took out her first papers for United States citizenship today and said she wanted to forget everything she knew about Europe I don t want to remember anything about Germany she added I just feel happy to become an American citizen and I want to forget everything else
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New York
Lotte Lehmann
Metropolitan Opera
United States
Europe
Germany
George Defeats Camp in Georgia Gubernatorial Primary
George wins 144 unit votes across 63 counties, Camp takes second with two unit votes from Haralson, Mangham finishes third as a Bremen businessman, and Wood trails. Ten congressmen elected, four unopposed. Senate race centers on New Deal issue amid George, Camp, and Talmadge platforms. George’s victory frames debate on federal influence in state elections and farmer aid strategies.
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John J. Mangham
Bremen
Haralson
Robert F. Wood
Camp
State House
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
John O'Connor
New York
O'Connor
House
George
Supreme Court
Senate
Civil Service, Finance, Foreign Relations
Special
Georgia
Talmadge
Civilian Conservation Corps
Lamar
Barnsville
Espee
Purge Failure in Roosevelt Drive for Third Term
Washington observers view the latest primary results as a setback for President Roosevelt's bid to purge conservative Democrats from the Senate. Georgia and Maryland showed strong opposition to New Deal alignment, with lingering questions about a possible third term.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
White House
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Michelson
Charley
Mike
Georgia
New Deal
Lawrence Camp
Walter F. George
Eugene Talmadge
Congress
New York
James H. Fay
John J. O'Connor
O'Connor
Tom Corcoran
Ben Cohen
Works Progress
Harry L
Maryland
Sen
Millard E. Tydings
George
Roosevel
Goering Improves After Illness In Berlin Convalescence
Merlin dispatch reports Field Marshal Hermann Goering showing improvement in his condition as doctors note inflammation and catarrh affecting his health.
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Goering
Merlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
FASTEETH promises comfort for loose dentures
An alkaline powder labeled FAGTEETH claims to hold loose teeth firm with FASTEETH sprinkled on denture plates for easier eating and talking. It advertises no gummy taste, reduces denture odor, and suggests seeing a dentist if problems persist.
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Meissner
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Victoria Hotel
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Heislein
Viscount Runciman
Snilkey
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Colston
Carter
Zou Tedio
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Milo H. Walz
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