Rains Swell Streams in Central Iowa
Heavy rains across Iowa push the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers toward bankfull and flood stages over the next days. Forecasts predict rises at Des Moines, Tracy, Ottumwa, and along waterways, with several towns experiencing overflow and precautionary moves.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Raccoon
S. E. Decker
Tracy
Ottumwa
Boone
Drsines
Wauconsas
Swan
Fishing Boom In Tomato Patch At Manston Wisconsin
Willis Felland an 18yearold from Manston Wisconsin caught the day’s limit of bluegills in about thirty minutes after the Lemonweir River flooded his tomato patch. The unusual fish harvest highlights a brief spell of productive fishing despite early summer flooding.
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Manston
Wis
Willis Felland
Lemonweir
Felland
Willis
Rising Mississippi Flood Threat Affects Iowa River Areas
Rising floods driven by persistent rains push the Mississippi toward higher stages near 12 feet with forecasts of continued ascent for days. Crests move downstream toward Muscatine while Rock River reaches its crest at Moline. Cedar River shows no unusual rise. Army engineers halt clearing work as protective measures are planned amid flood uncertainty.
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Mississippi
Daversport
Muscatine
Portage
Wisconsin River
la Crosse
Prairie du Chien
Army Engineers
Rock River
Moline Bridge
Cedar River
Wisconsin River Reaches New Peak In Portage
Portage Wisconsin river hits a record 20.4 feet prompting 100 workers to shore up levees with sandbags. City remains inundated in spots while preparations for potential evacuations continue as officials expect the crest to hold for two days.
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Wisconsin River
New Peak
Portage
Wis
Wisconsin
Brookhart Seen As Progressive Senate Aspirant
Madison sources close to Gov. LaFollette expect the Wisconsin chief executive to back the national progressive party in Iowa this fall over the former labor party. John F Wirds of Iowa Falls Iowa is named as a potential governor candidate with Smith W Brookhart eyed for the senate. LaFollette previously addressed an Iowa farmer labor rally at Cedar Rapids while his party aligned with the national progressive aims.
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Madison
Wis
Phil LaFollette
Wisconsin
National Progressive Party
Iowa
John F. Wirds
Iowa Falls
Wirds
Smith W. Brookhart
Senate
LaFollette
Farmer-Labor
Cedar Rapids
la Follette
Pneumonia Fatal to Atkins Infant Dies at Home
James Frederick Atkins two months twenty three days old died at 7 a m at 1728 Palm street after an abscess and pneumonia. Survived by parents grandmother Mrs Eli Atkins Muscatine three brothers Clarence Alfred Delbert and three sisters Bertha Florence Mildred. Funeral at Meyers Funeral Home then Palm street at 2 30 p m Thursday Rev L F Church Lincoln Boulevard Baptist officiating burial Greenwood cemetery.
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Muscatine
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Meyers
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Lincoln Boulevard Baptist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Georgia primary voting quos heavy turnout in Roosevelt era
Thousands turnout in Georgia to vote in the Democratic primary amid debate over Walter F. George vs Roosevelt opponent. Lonergan renominated in Connecticut news notes Archibald McNeil withdraws backing Lonergan. Other races see incumbents renominated or defeated with guardsmen seizing ballot boxes in Charleston.
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Associated Press
Walter F. George
Senate
Roosevelt
Georgia
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Lawrence S. Camp
Atlanta
Mr. Roosevelt
Eugene Talmadge
Lonergan
Connecticut
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Archibald McNeil
Fred H. Brown
New Hampshire
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Utah
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Louisiana
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Washington
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South Carolina
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Charleston
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Frances P. Murphy
Thomas P. Cheney
Charlies W. Tobey
George D. Aiken
Murphy
Michigan
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Frank Murphy
Teller Ammons
George J. Knapp
Archibald A. Lee
Ralph L. Carr
Weather Report for Iowa Illinois and Mississippi River
Weather outlook shows extreme west Iowa fair tonight and Thursday, central and eastern portions unsettled tonight then fair Thursday, rain in extreme east tonight, cooler tonight and warmer Thursday in the west. Illinois cloudy with rain in central and north tonight and probably northeast Thursday morning, fair south. cooler tonight and Thursday. Davenport area unsettled and cooler tonight, generally fair Thursday. Mississippi River readings: La Crosse 12.1 rise 0.1, Dubuque 13.4 rise 0.9, Davenport 10.0 rise 1.1, Muscatine 11.9 rise 1.2, Keokuk 7.7 rise 0.7.
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Iowa
Illinois
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Dubuque
Muscatine
Keokuk
Roosevelt Heads Home From Rochester After Mayo Visit
President Franklin D. Roosevelt left Rochester at 11 08 a m CST after consulting with Secretary Hull and visiting his son James at the Mayo clinic. James Roosevelt is undergoing gastric ulcer surgery and showing satisfactory progress. The president said he will take charge of foreign affairs in Washington as conditions in Europe grow more serious.
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Rochester
Minn
Roosevelt
Washington
D. C
Sec
Hull
James
Mayo Clinic
Europe
Mayo
National Capitol
Retail food costs fall from 1937 level across cities
Labor department figures show a 2 percent drop in food prices from July 12 to August 16. Compared with a year ago, Aug. 17 costs are 8.3 percent lower. City declines include Chicago 3.7, Peoria 3.8, Springfield Ill 2.9, Kansas City 2.3, Minneapolis 5.9, Omaha 4.2, St Louis 1.5, St Paul 5.1, Butte 0.4, Denver 4.5, Cedar Rapids 4.6, Sioux Falls 3.6.
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Labor Department
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Peoria
Springfield
Ill
Kansas City
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Omaha
St. Louis
St. Paul
Butte
Denver
Cedar Rapids
Sioux Falls
King George VI Returns to London Amid Crisis Talks
London dispatch reports King George VI will travel to London from Balmoral to join ministers as emergency cabinet sessions in three days discuss the international crisis. Ambassador Kennedy met Chamberlain while British defense plans and Sudeten tensions loom. officials fear possible German expansion and a broader European war.
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Scotland
Buckingham Palace
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Connaught
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Canada
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
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Chamberlain
10 Downing Street
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War Office
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Germany
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Bombproof Shelter Planned for Prague Legation
The state department authorized a bombproof cement and steel shelter under a wing of the American legation in Prague after Czech approval. With about 5,000 Americans in Czechoslovakia, embassy staff and families will use the refuge in an air attack. Berlin embassy repairs may add similar shelters in new missions in vulnerable capitals.
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Legation
Prague
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Wilbur Carr
Berlin
Hitler Seeks Parley With Ribbentrop On Sudeten Crisis
Berlin reports say Adolf Hitler called Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop to meet in Munich about Germanys possible response to the new Sudeten situation. Rumors swirled of frontier closures and Prague relations, but officials denied such moves while Goebbels addressed editors and the Nazi press condemned Czechoslovakia over martial law.
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Hitler
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Sudeten
Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
Czechoslovakia
Wall Street Sees War Shock Met With Confidence
Leading New York financial figures report the U S system is far better prepared than in 1914 to withstand a general European war. President Martin of the New York Stock Exchange vows no closing, as selling pressures and international tensions unfold.
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New York
Wall Street
Tceday
United States
Exchange
William Mee C. Martin
New York Stock Exchange
Europe
San Francisco
New High Enrollment Expected at University of Iowa
Iowa City reports a looming record as registrar H C Dorcas estimates more than 7 000 students will enroll this fall surpassing the 6 645 record. Admission cards issued show a 10 percent rise from last year with liberal arts seeing the biggest jump and freshmen cards up 25 percent.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
H. C. Dorcas
Dorcas
College of Liberal Arts
Charivaris Banned in Cedar Falls After Noise Complaints
Cedar Falls police chief L E Schwanke said charivaris would be banned within city limits due to citizen complaints about excessive noise from celebrators.
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Cedar Falls
L. E. Schwanke
Konrad Seeks Twentieth Judicial District Judgeship
Burlington mayor Max Conrad announced his independent candidacy for the twentieth judicial district judgeship. He will run as an independent.
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Burlington
Max Conrad
Twentieth Judicial District
Abbey Opens for Peace Prayers This Weekend
Westminster Abbey will be open from 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Sunday for continuous intercession and silent prayers for a peaceful solution to the European crisis. The event invites the public to participate in prayers for peace.
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London
Westminster
Sudeten German Talks Collapse Over Self Rule Crisis
Konrad Henlein announced to the Runciman mission that the Sudeten committee for negotiations with the Czechoslovak government has dissolved, ending any Sudeten side talks. Prague pressed troops into Sudeten regions as martial law remains, while the Sudeten ultimatum expired with no action.
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Prague
Germany
Konrad Henlein
Europe
Henlein
Hitler
Runciman
Sudeten
Tanks In Czech Outbreak Reported Near Falkenau
Reuters dispatch from Prague cites Sudeten German party leadership claiming heavy tanks were used in the clash near Falkenau in northwestern Czechoslovakia. They say between 10 and 15 Czech gendarmes were killed as Su detens and Czechoslovak troops clash with police.
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London
Reuters
Prague
Falkenau
Czechoslovakia
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