World Series set to open Oct. 5 in New York
The 1938 World Series will start on Wednesday October 5 unless the National League race ends in a tie. Games one and two in the NL champions home, games three to five at Yankee Stadium, and games six and seven if needed back to the NL. Ticket prices range from 1.10 to 6.60.
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New York
Yankee Stadium
Kenesaw M. Landis
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Ford Frick
Will C. Harridge
Jefferson City
C.S. T
Frick
Missouri Warmers Forecast After Cool Spell
Weather forecast notes Missouri will see a rise in temperatures after a cool spell driven by a high pressure belt from British Columbia into the lower Missouri valley. Cooler conditions extend from the central plains to the Atlantic coast, with some clouds today and fair, slightly warmer weather expected tonight and tomorrow.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
British Columbia
Missouri Valley
Central Plains
Atlantic Coast
Italian self taught astronomer predicts global storms and quakes
Prof Rafaele Bendandi of Faenza foresees violent storms and earthquakes worldwide in the second half of September and warns that October will be a dangerous month for European peace as the peak of current political and physical storms arrives.
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Rome
Rafaele Bendandi
Faenza
Thap Shooting Under Flood Lights Out
Patterson takes over management of the shooting sport in Jefferson City with improved skeet and trap facilities. Officials say 100 shooters will welcome the upgraded conditions and Patterson is highly recommended for his expertise.
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Thap
Page
Jefferson City
Patterson
German Philosopher Arrested in France on Bridge Photos
A German citizen described as a professor of philosophy was arrested on the French side of the Kehl bridge over the Rhine and charged with photographing defense works. Police noted he had German diplomatic endorsement on his passport.
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Strasbourg
France
Kehl
Quill Named Communist by Dies Committee Panel
Michael J. Quill, international president of the CIO Transport Workers Union and New York City councilman, was labeled a Communist by a Dies committee subpanel. Witnesses including John Murphy and several TWU leaders testified to Communist ties and Unit 19-8 meetings. Oscar Fuss demanded a chance to answer prior charges against his group.
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New York
Michael J. Quill
C.I.0. Transport Workers Union
Dies Committee
John J. Murphy
Communist Party
Quill
New York City
Transport Workers Union
Murphy
John Santo
Austin Hol
Michael Ford
Transport Workers International Bulletin
Walter Case
A. F. of L
Oscar Fuss
Workers’ Alliance
Edwin BP. Banta
Gold From Europe Pours Into U S
The U S treasury reports $285 161 090 in gold from Europe in the first half of September as foreign capital flows steadily into the United States. The gold hoard rose by $35 million on Sept 14 to a peak of $13 420 568 501, with foreign funds invested or banked in the U S nearing $10 billion.
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Washington
U. S. Treasury
Europe
Treasury
United States
Northwest lakes stocked by planes over Seattle area
In Seattle on September 16, the state game department dropped thousands of live fish from airplanes at altitudes up to 4500 feet into Lake Washington and Otter Lake. Baby fish were released from parachute cans, which tipped on water and released them, testing feasibility of aerial propagation of mountain lakes.
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Seattle
Lake Washington
Otter Lake
State Game Department
Grand Larceny Charge Faces Stamp Thieves
Francis F. Greulich, 35, and his wife Anne Greulich were charged with grand larceny for stealing rare stamps valued at about 100000 from millionaire stamp dealer Cap. G. W. Nowell-Esticke. Police say Mrs. Greulich aided in running the business for fourteen years.
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New York
Cap. G. W. Nowell-Esticke
Francis F. Greulich
Anne
Chamberlain arrival stirs crowds amid swift diplomacy
Neville Chamberlain arrived at the airport with a large cheering crowd as British diplomat Viscount Runciman also landed after Prague talks. Reports indicated a possible later meeting with Hitler in the near future and speculation on a wider four or five power pact involving France Mussolini and Soviet Russia. Military moves were noted in the Mediterranean and Palestine as Malta ships returned from a Mediterranean cruise.
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Paris
Rome
Edouard Dapadier
Mussolini
France
Soviet
Russia
Britain
Germany
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Czechoslovakia
International Boundary Commission
War Office
Admiralty
Malta
Egypt
Palestine
England
India
Oklahoma Celebrates and Honors Pioneers Parade
Enid hosts a frontier parade as old settlers, including men and women who started the Cherokee Strip land rush 45 years ago, march with early rigs. Wakita residents wear ribbons proclaiming I made the run while the younger generation shows I came with Dad.
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Enid
Okla
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
Wakita
Four Men Smothered as Gravel Pit Caves In McAllen
Four McAllen laborers Jesus Bedinghaus Sam Leveck Lina Fuentes and Juan Zamora were killed when a gravel pit cave-in near La Joya buried them under rocks and earth. The accident occurred last night as rescuers searched the site.
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Mcallen
Tex
la Joya
Here
Jesus Bedinghaus
Sam Leveck
Lina Fuentes
Juan Zamora
Davis cites improving European peace prospects
Norman H. Davis, longtime Red Cross chairman and former roving ambassador, says Europe’s path to peace looks brighter, crediting Chamberlain’s meetings with Hitler. He asserts that peoples in Europe prefer avoiding war and that the odds of averting conflict are better now than days ago.
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Washington
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
America
Europe
Chamberlain
Hitler
Davis
Farmers' purchasing power down nine percent in 1938
Washington report notes farmers' purchasing power for 1938 is about nine per cent below 1937. Bureau of Agricultural Economics states gross and cash farm incomes fell around 12 per cent, though relief came from lower prices for goods farmers buy.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Man 89 Ready for His Third Marriage in Nashua
Nashua New Hampshire September 16 AP George A Gay 89 a Nashua G A R veteran and past commander of the Massachusetts department plans to wed widow Mary Welch 67. The ceremony is set for his 90th birthday November 4.
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Nashua
N. H
George A. Gay
Massachusetts Department of the G. A. R
Mary ©. Welch
Hungary Opposes Czech Mobilization On Frontier Tensions
A reliable informant said Hungary protested to Czechoslovakia against mobilization along the Hungarian frontier. The government likely to take measures though officials stressed patience to stay neutral if war looms between Germany and Czechoslovakia. Police in Tangier arrested 26 armed occupants in six speeding cars as clashes near Tetuan left 35 dead amid violence provoked by supporters of the insurgent regime.
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Budapest
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
Germany
Tangier
Morocco
Spanish Morocco
Tetuan
Hope That Rails May Settle Wage Problem
William M Leiserson on behalf of the national railway mediation board expressed hope after a Roosevelt meeting that the wage dispute in the rail industry could be settled without a strike. The State Department announced 60,000 barrels of flour would be sent to Spain through the American Red Cross for indigent people. Emma Dwyer seeks divorce from William J Dwyer alleging her husband made their dog sleep with him at night in St Louis. Marion county grand jury indicted 24 persons on suspected primary election fraud. names withheld pending arrest.
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Washington
William 4M. Leiserson
National Railway Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Spain
State Department
American Red Cross
ST. Louis
Emma Dwyer
William J. Dwyer
Indianapolis
Marion County Grand Jury
UAW Accepts Lew Proposals To End Strife
Detroit Sept 16 The executive board of the United Auto Workers accepted in modified form John Lewis proposals to end the union’s factional split. The plan provides for arbitration by a special committee chaired by Sidney Hillman and Philip Murray to handle expelled officers cases and future disputes, preserving UAW autonomy while recognizing CIO policy.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
John L. Lewis
Homer Martin
UAW
Tne
Martin
Lewis
Sidney Hillman
Philip Murray
CIO
Hillman
Murray
R. J. Thomas
Martins
Richard Frankensteen
Wyndham Mortimer
Ed Hall
George Addes
Walter Wells
William Green Rebuked by Pittsburgh Union
The Pittsburgh Central Labor Union protested William Green, head of the AFL, accusing him of interference in political affairs. The local union, claiming 150,000 members, rejected Green's urging to endorse Republican James J. Davis in his bid for re-election to the Senate.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsbugh Central Labor Union
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
James J. Davis
Senate
Football Players Strike Over Aid Withdrawals at Delaware
Wilmington, Sept. 16. University of Delaware football players withdrew from the squad after learning that they would not receive scholarships or other aid this season. Gerald P. Doherty Jr., graduate athletic manager, said several players left the team.
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Wilmington
Del
University of Delaware
Gerald P. Doherty
Strict Precautions Enforced in French Morocco
In Rabat, Sept 16 AP reports strict precautions including anti espionage measures and a ban on exporting metal gasoline and oil to countries other than France due to the acute European situation.
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Rabat
French Morocco
France
Diplomats Meet Over International Crisis In Paris Luncheon
Paris dispatch reports a two hour luncheon at the American embassy with US Ambassador Bullitt hosting French leaders Premier Daladier Foreign Minister Bonnet and former Premier Chautemps. The Bourse fell sharply as France readied for emergencies while military schools recalled students and gas mask demand wiped out supplies.
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Paris
Américcn
Sumner Welles
United States
William C. Bullitt
Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Camille Chautempts
Barkley’s Primary Victory Challenged in Kentucky
Newport Ky Sept 16 Attorney Charles Lester said papers in a suit attacking the renomination of U S Sen Alben W Barkley in the August 6 primary for corrupt practice act violations had been mailed to the Frankfort circuit court Barkley who defeated Gov A B Chandler in the primary is the target of the challenge.
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Newport
Charles E. Lesster
U. S
Alben W. Barkley
Frankfort
Barkley
Senate
A. B. Chandler
Wife of ex state legislator dies in Missouri
Mrs. W. S. Harden, 69, wife of a former state legislator, died today in Stanberry Missouri. She was widely known in State Methodist circles. Survivors include her husband, two sons and two daughters.
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Stanberry
W. S. Harden
Czechs and Sudetenland crisis loom in press frenzy
Reports from Berlin and other capitals describe frenzied newspaper coverage of Czechoslovak unrest in Sudetenland. Readers await Chamberlain's return as German opinion comments on Prague government and Henlein while Hitler eyes next step. In Washington, Mussolini expels Jews after 1919 cutoff affecting 200 Americans. a Bethlehem divorce case highlights dire domestic stories.
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Chamberlain
London
San
Sudetenland
Bolshevists
Spain
Prague
Jon Berchtesgaden
Henlein
Konrad Henlein
Germany
Hitler
Nurnberg
Fuehrer
Reichstag
Austria
Berlin
Ail
Berchtesgaden
Hang the Murderer of 3 School Girls
Albert Dyer, 33, hanged at San Quentin for the 1937 Inglewood Park schoolgirls killings. Witnesses included Don J. Oliver of the LAPD fingerprint bureau. Dyer requested a cigarette, took three puffs, and died without statements. In Nancy France, a mob demanded removal of a Nazi symbol from a tour car, police dispersed the crowd.
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San Quentin
Calif
Albert Dyer
Inglewood Park
Dyer
WPA
Madeline
Melba
Everett
Jeanette Stephens
Inglewood
Chhamber
Don J. Oliver
Los Angeles
Ne Did It Firmen and Police Help End False Alarm
Firemen and police who answered a false alarm found 5 year old June Rodgers clapping and shouting Me did it. She was handed to her parents for whatever action they see fit.
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ST. Louis
June Rodgers
Missouri Prohibition Party to Hold State Convention
Mrs. J. W. Shankland chairs a call issued for a Missouri Prohibition party state convention in St Louis on September 23. Farmers cooperative associations report over half a million new members added in the past decade.
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St, Louis
J. W. Shankland
Missouri Prohibition Party
Farmers’ Cooperative Associations
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