Bridge Ready to Span Vistula Between Danzig and East Prussia
Free City of Danzig and German East Prussia anticipate a pontoon bridge over the Vistula to connect Kaesemarkt and Roebude on Free State territory. Polish fears of a frontier breach follow Nazi threats amid the margarine and herring trade dispute.
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Free City of Danzig
Danzig
Vistula
German
East Prussia
Tuesay
Poland
Free City
Reich
Free State
Kaesemark
Roebude
Way Cleared for Tax Commission Valuation Process
District Judge Lou Ladd refused to grant an injunction sought by Frank G. Pierce to compel the Iowa Tax Commission to fix property valuations at 100 percent. The ruling clears the commission to complete valuing utilities and overall property in preparation for 1940 tax levies, while a restraining order on new utility valuations was dismissed.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Lou Ladd
Frank G. Pierce
Marshalltown
League of Iowa Municipalities
Pierce
Commission
The
Tax Commission
League
Supreme Court
Hearing on Jobless Benefit for Muscatine Workers
A hearing opened at 2 p m in Muscatine city hall before the Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission to decide if about 400 Pearl Button Factory workers qualify for unemployment pay after an appeal. Commission chairman Col Claude M Stanley presided, joined by Peter J Kies and J R Pefferle.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Peter J. Kies
J. R. Pefferle
Japan moves toward axis alliance amid currency dispute
A Tokyo official said Japan is being driven toward a military pact with Germany and Italy as the United States abrogates the 1911 treaty and Britain defers the North China currency issue. Rome reports diplomats discuss wider axis cooperation and plans for talks with Italy and Germany.
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Tokyo
Japan
Germany
Italy
United States
China
Villa D'Este
Washington
Great Britain
Tientsin
Britain
North China
Rome
Berlin
Lake Como
Stefani
Toshi Shiratori
Hiroshi Oshima
Benin
Naples
Mrs. Ellen Goss Dies at 92 in Son's Home
Ellen Agusta Goss age 92 died at 4 a m at her son Dr E K Goss 108 East Eighth street after a five year illness attributed to senility She was born March 7 1847 in Stowe Vermont a Grinnell Ta resident and longtime member of the First Congregational Church Grinnell Daughter of the American Revolution Survived by sons Bruce Goss Marble Rock IA and Dr E E Goss Muscatine a sister Irene Slingerland Portland Oregon four grandchildren The body at Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home services to be announced Saturday.
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Ellen Agusta Goss
E. K. Goss
East Eighth Street
Stowe
Muscatine
Grinnell
Albert B. Goss
First Congregational Church
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bruce Goss
Marble Rock
E. E. Goss
Irene Slingerland
Portland
Ore
Ralph J. Wittich
British Fleet May Be Used in Far East
Prime Minister Chamberlain said Britain might send a fleet to the Far East in certain circumstances amid British Japanese tensions. He noted Britain could have taken a firmer stand against Japan earlier, but Europe’s critical situation limited actions. In the Commons debate he contrasted Britain with the United States isolation and acknowledged existing limitations.
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Far East
Britain
Far Eastern
China
Percy Noble
Singapore
Roosevelt
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Orient
Hongkong
South China
Chamberlain
Japan
Tientsin
London
House of Commons
Europe
Japs Doubt Fleet Movement to Far East
Japanese naval circles express doubt Britain will dispatch a major fleet to the Far East given the crisis in Europe. A Tokyo officer says Britain might send a few ships as a gesture but unlikely to risk a large fleet far from home after Chamberlain’s warning.
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Tokyo
Britain
Far East
Europe
Chamberlain
Japan
HOLC Cuts Interest Rates Aimed at Saving Borrowers
John H. Fahey, chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, announced a HOLC rate cut from 5 to 4.5 percent. The move is expected to save borrowers up to 5 to 6 million dollars annually and will apply to all in good standing under their contracts once nationwide arrangements are ready.
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Washington
John H. Fahey
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Home Owners Loan Corp
Fahey
Mrs. Millie Loomis, Sister of Lee Syndicate Founder, Dies
Mrs. Millie Armstrong Loomis 78 mother of Lee P Loomis publisher of the Mason City Globe Gazette and sister of A W Lee founder of the Lee Syndicate of newspapers died in Pasadena California after a heart attack in May. Survived by son Lee P Loomis three nieces and one nephew. Funeral rites set for Muscatine at Fairbanks Home for Funerals with Rev Stanley Fullwood in charge. Burial Greenwood cemetery.
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Millie A. Loomis
Lee Syndicate
Millie Armstrong Loomis
Lee P. Loomis
Mason City Globe Gazette
A. W. Lee
Lee Syndicate of
Pasadena
Calif
Lee Loomis
Iowa
Florence’ Alford
Orange
N. J
Elenore Lee White
Iowa City
Laura Lee
Washington, D. C
Harold J. Mahin
Miami
Fla
Denver
Eliabeth Surber
Loomis
Surber
Muscatine
Fairbanks
Stanley Fullwood
Trinity Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Settlement Looms in Detroit Labor Strike Actions
Detroit talks with union leaders aim to end a month-long walkout that idled 150 000 workers and halted new car models. Terms include more tool and die work in GM plants and no 10 cent wage rise for skilled workers. Strife nationwide with seven wounded at Blue River dam project in Colorado prompts federal state probes.
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National Guardsmen
Green Mountain Dam
Colo
Detroit
Colorado
Blue River
Labor Department
Ralph L. Carr
Co. I. O
General Motors
International Executive Board
C. I. O. United Automobile Workers
Cleveland
Saginaw
Mich
Powe
Flint
Consulates in Chungking Damaged in Raid
Japanese warplanes raided Chungking damaging the French and German consulates with bombs shattering windows and ceilings. Ten Chinese were killed in the foreign area. The U S embassy was spared though the home of NYT correspondent F Tillman Durdin of Fort Worth was ruined by blast. Casualties were under 30. One Japanese bomber was shot down.
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Chungking
United States
F. Tillman Durdin
Fort Worth
Tex
New York Times
Leiserson reshapes policy at national labor board
New Yorkers claim Dr. William M. Leiserson has done a remarkable job of reshaping the policies of the national labor relations board. The remark appears in The National Whirligig as part of a collection of sports and media notes.
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William M. Leiserson
National Labor Relations Board
James MccMullin
National Whirligig
Weather Summary for Iowa and Illinois Regions
Weather tonight and Saturday mostly fair with slight warmth in north central and extreme west Iowa and mild change in Illinois. Sunday fair. river stages show La Crosse steady at 4.8, Dubuque up to 7.0, Davenport 3.1 down 0.2, Muscatine 5.1 down 0.1, Keokuk 1.6 down 0.7.
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Iowa
Illinois
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
la Crosse
Dubuque
Muscatine
Keokuk
Senate rushes final farm price bill to adjournment
The Senate Appropriations Committee rushes the third deficiency farm price bill to the floor under pre adjournment pressure. The measure would provide about 135 million more than the house but retains much of the 160 million cut. Sen Adams moves swiftly to expedite adjournment while copies are not yet printed. Sen Byrnes moves to eliminate airship item.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Sen. Adams
D-Cole
Appropriations Group
Senate Chamber
Committee
Adams
Sen
Byrnes
Iowans Vote No on Housing Bill in House Refusal
Iowans cast ballots with the majority as the house refused to consider the administration's housing bill. Names on the roll include Jacobsen a Democrat and Republicans Dowell Gilchrist Gwynne Jensen LeCompte Martin and Talle. Representative Harrington a Democrat was not listed on the roll call.
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Washington
Wee
House
Jacobsen
Dowell
Gilchrist
Gwynne
Jensen
LeCompte
Martin
Talle
Rep
Harrington
Farm Credit Fund Backed as Senate Speeds Deficiency Bill
The Senate appropriations committee backed restoring the 119 million dollar Commodity Credit Corp loan fund after the House had cut it. President Roosevelt supported the restoration and urged quick action to avoid harming the farm loan program. The session faced adjournment pressure with many absentees and a potential House battle over the farm fund and housing bills.
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Ber
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Navy
Commodity Credit Corp
Chamber
Roosevelt
See. Wallace
House
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Loan Agency
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Farm Fund
Barkley
Washington
Sales Tax Totals Top 1938 Levels
Dun and Bradstreet reports weekly retail trade gains up to twenty percent above last year with countrywide averages from six to ten percent higher. Iowa records first tax returns for April May and June business, Des Moines notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun & Bradstreet Weekly
Des Moines
Iowa
Western Union Leader Optimistic on Fall Business
R B White president of Western Union Telegraph Co says business should improve this fall if no war disrupts, as he and firm officials stop in Creston during a cross country trip.
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Western Union
R. B. White
Western Union Telegraph Co
Iowa sales tax receipts rise over prior year
State tax commission figures show receipts totaling 1,635,083 from 24,870 Iowa merchants for the second quarter of 1939. The 1938 quarter yielded 1,484,985 from 25,265 merchants. Average 1939 return stood at 65.80, up from about 59 in 1938. filing season typically exceeds 60,000 returns per three months. The period ends September 30.
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State Tax Commission
Iowa
Tax Commission
Foreign policy unsettled as Congress nears adjournment
President Roosevelt wins broad defense expansion but foreign policy questions remain undecided for January action. Debates center on arms sales to warring nations and possible embargo on Japan, with focus on Japanese embargo and neutrality law revisions. Major defense boosts include air force expansion, new ships, Panama canal strengthening, and a Panama locks project.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Japan
China
Senate
House
Army Air Force
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Germany reports Nazi crops far above average
Berlin AP reports Germany's rye wheat and potato crops are far above average this year according to the statistical bureau.
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Berlin
Germany
Statistical Bureau
488 Graduates to Receive Degrees
Summer commencement at the University of Iowa will present 488 degrees. About two thousand students have been taking summer courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 39th Birthday Quietly at Balmoral
London reports government buildings flew flags and hosted gun salutes while Queen Elizabeth marked her 39th birthday with a private family celebration at Balmoral Castle.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Balmoral Castle
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