Trains Collide in Denver Killing One and Wounding Dozens
A cross switching accident in South Denver kills conductor A. S. Mack of Pueblo and injures about 35 people. Santa Fe No. 6 and Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 1 collide. one locomotive derailed and a car overturned as a rapid emergency response is mounted.
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Denver
A. S. Mack
Pueblo
Santa Fe
W. A. Marleitt
Denver and Rio Grande
Mack
Marlett
Iowa Woman Hurt in Denver Train Collision
Report from the scene describes a double train crash near here as the Scenic Limited collided with a Santa Fe train. Minnie Larson of Fort Madison was among the injured as police and witnesses recount steam, wreckage, and passengers escaping through windows.
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Denver and Rio Grande
Denver
Salt Lake City
Pueblo
Royal Gorge
Minnie Larson
Fort Madison
Santa Fe
la Junta
Colo
Texas Points
Scenic Limited
Denver Union Station
Marlett
Conal Tower
Car Hits Bridge Injuring Two Iowans Near Merrill
A car carrying Grace Boyd and John W. Weed struck a bridge south of Merrill just after midnight. Boyd was badly cut with possible internal injuries, Weed had head scratches, and a girl was hospitalized in Sioux City. Heavy rain flooded pavement, likely causing the crash. Two minor rear collisions occurred near the scene when cars stopped by flares.
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Merrill
Spencer, Ta
Here
Grace Boyd
John W. Weed
Sioux City
Second Army Plane Falls At Langley Field
An Army attack plane crashed near Langley Field Virginia during a routine flight. Pilot Second Lieut C T Murrell and passenger Private Amelio Lenzeni parachuted to safety. A separate B 18 bomber crash Friday killed two officers and seven enlisted men. A three man board of inquiry opened into that incident.
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Langley Field
Fort Eustis
Post
C. T. Murrell
Air Corps Reserves
Amelio Lenzeni
Col. Churchill
Homer M. Mackay
Back River
Plumber Engle Dies in Ottumwa Electrical Shock
Ottumwa, Ia. Philip Engle, 26, a city plumber, died after an electric shock in a flooded south side basement where he worked on Friday night. Coroner Gordon Traul said Engle likely touched a hot wire or the pipe he was repairing touched the wire. Police and firemen used artificial respiration and an inhalator for nearly two hours attempting to revive him.
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Ottumwa
Philip Engle
Gordon Trau
Engle
Office Demolished by Shanghai Blast
A bomb explosion tonight demolished the offices of a Japanese controlled shipping office in Shanghai injuring nine Chinese seriously and several others slightly. The blast occurred as Shanghai braced for possible violence on the eve of the second anniversary of the warfare outbreak in the area.
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Shanghai
Hitler Hosts Ciano and Von Ribbentrop at Berchtesgaden
At Berchtesgaden Adolf Hitler received Italian minister Count Galeazzo Ciano and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop for a lengthy conference on Rome Berlin axis policy. Attendees included Bernardo Attolico and other officials as talks followed earlier preliminary discussions with Mussolini’s envoy.
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Berchtesgaden
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Fuehrer
Hitler
Galeazzo Ciano
Salzburg
Ciano
Berghof
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Mussolini
Il Duce
Bernardo Attolico
Berlin
Otto Dietrich
Friedrich Gaus
Foreign Office
Rome
Northern Lights Seen Overnight by Many Iowans
Frigid night air over Des Moines and statewide skies drew thousands as a dramatic auroral display lit the clouds Friday night. Observers described the spectacle as the most spectacular in years with active bands of light spanning from the north horizon toward the center of the sky.
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Des Moines
Frank Albert Jr Hits Akron Derby Finals Spotlight
Frank Albert Jr the Muscatine soap box derby champion arrives in Akron to compete in the All American derby finals. His racer passes inspection among 113 entrants and he will test the course before the banquet and ball park visit with the Akron Yankees. He is 14 and his arrival draws attention in Akron.
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Busy Day
Frank Albert
Akron
Frank Albert, Jr
Muscatine
Muscatine Journal
Henderson
Frank
Luke Sewell
Cleveland Baseball
Sewell
Ball Park
Akron Yankees
Derby
Iowa
Albert, Sr
Frank Jr
Key figures in 1940 Republican outlook cited
In The National Whirligig James McMullin notes David Linton in Gall s as a key man for Taft- for-president efforts. Jimmie Fidler quotes Hollywood insights. Senator Gerald Nye argues the GOP must choose a forward looking platform. Eddie Brietz recalls a staged sports challenge between Bill Terry and Zeke Bonura.
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David Linton Ingalls
Republican Party
Gerald Nye
North Dakota
Bill Terry
Zeke Bonura
Eddie Brietz
Fair and Warmer Week End Ahead in Tri Cities Weather
The weatherman predicts a weekend shift to fair and warmer conditions in Muscatine and the tri cities area after tonight thundershowers. Temperatures rose from a low of 59 to a noon high of 83 as rain totals top near a half inch in several towns and a cloud cover lingers statewide.
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Muscatine
Tri-Cities
Estherville
Alta
Cherokee
Forest City
Sioux City
Omaha
Decorah
Keokuk
Inwood
John MacVicar
Grand Avenue
Des Moines
Liberty Center
Adams Nominated by Young Dems for Roosevelt’s Third Term
Homer Mat Adams, 28, Springfield Illinois, named president of the Young Democratic Clubs for two years after a unanimous vote at the Pittsburgh convention. The Illinois aide to finance spoke of leading democracy in Roosevelt’s liberal path amid demonstrations. Paul V. McNutt urged modern liberal aims including civil liberty protection and expanding social security.
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Pittsburgh
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago
Roosevelt
National Convention of
Young Democratic Clubs
Homer Mat Adams
Springfield
Ill
Adams
State of Illinois
Pat Beacom
Huntington
W. Va
Illinois
Harry Shank
Columbus
Shank
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security
McNutt
Mrs L Wyatt 80 Rites Planned In Muscatine
Mrs Lizzie Wyatt aged about 80 former Muscatine resident died today in Lansing Michigan at daughter Mrs Josie Johnson home she had lived there since leaving Muscatine twenty five years ago Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Monday at Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home burial in Greenwood cemetery Survivors include daughter Mrs Johnson son Shirley Wyatt Lansing son Elmer Wallace Lansing sister Mrs J A Case Janesville Wis brother John Johnson Moline and many grandchildren and great grandchildren Deceased husband William Wyatt and son Charles were buried in Greenwood already Alice Aldrich also preceded her in Lincoln years ago.
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Lizzie Wyatt
Muscatine
Josie Johnson
Lansing
Mich
Wyatt
Ralph J. Wittich
Greenwood Cemetery
Johnson
Shirley Wyatt
Elmer Wallace
J. A. Case
Janesville
Wis
John Johnson
Moline
William Wyatt
Charles
Alice Aldrich
Lincoln
Squalus Raised From Ocean Floor by Navy Salvage Crew
The U S Navy lifted the sunken submarine Squalus and its 26 dead from 240 feet down near Portsmouth New Hampshire marking a key salvage milestone. Ten pontoons with 760 tons lifting power were used as plans shifted to raise bow 60 feet and stern 80 feet for towing toward shallower water near the Isle of Shoals.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U. S. Navy
Squalus
Falcon
Isle of Shoals
Wandank
Agamore
Sculpin
Coastguard
Navy
C. W. Cole
Two Missing on Flight to Ireland
Ireland awaited word on American fliers Alex Loeb and Dick Decker as their fuel deadline neared at 4 p m. after taking off from St. Peter’s Nova Scotia at 8 04 a m CST aiming for a non stop crossing to Ireland in a monoplane. Weather remained favorable but no sightings were reported by Irish coast guard stations as vigil continued.
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Dublin
Ireland
Alex Loeb
Dick Decker
St. Peter’s
Nova Scotia
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Irish
Coast Guard
Baldonnel
Douglas
Corrigan
Atlantic
Baldonne
Secretary Quits State Board of Mine Inspectors
Phil R. Clarkson of Albia resigns as secretary of the state board of mine inspectors effective Aug 31. A Democrat he has held the post since 1931 citing conditions beyond his control and no acrimony. Governor Wilson recently reappointed board members E A Farnsworth Rhys T Rhys and J E Jeffreys.
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Des Moines
Phil R. Clarkson
Albia
State Board of
Clarkson
Ottumwa
J. E. Jeffreys
Wallace urges farmers to seal and store surplus corn
Secretary Henry A. Wallace told Des Moines that farmers should seal and keep for storage the corn not needed this year. He cited the 57 cent per bushel loan and other corn program features as boosting current incomes to triple the 1932 low, and urged expanding storage capacity to prevent market gluts and support hog prices.
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Des Moines
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
AAA
Iowa
President Roosevelt Heads to New England Cruise
President Roosevelt departs Hyde Park at 8 15 a m CST for a motor trip to New York where the cruiser Tuscaloosa awaits to ferry him on a cruise along the New England Canadian coast.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Tuscaloosa
Weather Outlook Across States Includes Thunder Showers
Weather summaries cover Iowa parts with partly cloudy conditions and afternoon thunder showers in the east, Illinois near 74 and thunderstorms tonight, Davenport Moline and Rock Island seeing partly cloudy skies. General outlook Aug 14 to 19 shows fair to mild temperatures with scattered showers and warmer periods across regions including Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley. River stages listed for Dubuque Davenport Muscatine with minor changes.
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Iowa
Illinois
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Chicago
Geat Lakes
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Muscatine
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Second Army
United States Arsenal
Watertown
Mass
Pacific
Bill Fahy
Hollywood
Jimmie Fidler
David
Ingalls
Weatherman
Young Demos
L. Wyatt
State Board of Mine
President
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