Britain prepared to trade peace for colonies at Munich talks
In Commons London on Sept 30 the government indicated Britain would seek peace by settling Germany's colonial claims after World War I. Chamberlain offered Hitler two inducements to restrain demands on Czechoslovakia: a quick occupation of the Sudetenland and a possible colonial settlement. War preparations continued with mass gas mask distribution.
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London
U.P
Britain
Munich
Germany
Reich
Neville Chamberlain
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Hitler
Commons
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Godesberg
Europe
France
Italy
Sudeten
Edouard Daladier
Benito Mussolini
Vojtech Mastny
Berlin
Daladier
Mastny
Polish Czech Teschen frontier violence escalates as deadline nears
Fighting along the Teschen frontier raises Polish casualties to 150 as Poland presses Prague over surrender or evacuation of the 600 mile square Teschen region. authorities report 1.6 million troops mobilized and heavy troop movements toward the frontier while rail lines and highways clog with convoys. The government says the Munich four power plan will not be allowed to fail.
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Teschen
U.P
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Munich
County board seeks $180000 grant for Butte civic auditorium
The Butte Silver Bow County Commission approved applying to the Public Works Administration for a grant of 180000 to pair with a 220000 county bond issue to fund a civic auditorium project. The application was signed by Chairman Emmett P. O'Brien and Commissioner Dan D. Sullivan after talks with officials and chamber representatives.
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Board of County Commissioners
PWA
Butte
Silver Bow County
Emmett P. O’brien
Dan D. Sullivan
Francis P. Kelly
Walter Arnold
Sam R. White
Chamber of Commerce
Suit to exploit Dionne quintuplets dismissed in court
A $1,000,000 case against Dr Allan Roy Dafoe and three others was thrown out by Judge John P Barnes after he directed a not guilty verdict. The promoter Ivan Spear claimed Dionne had granted exclusive rights for advertising and exhibition.
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Allan Roy Dafoe
Chicago
Los Angeles
John P. Barnes
Oliva Dionne
Ivan I. Spear
Dionne
Charleston Tornado Kills 25 in Wind Toll
A destructive tornado struck Charleston at dawn killing 25 and injuring 53 seriously with 200 to 300 others hurt. The storm damaged hundreds of thousands of dollars in property, disabled power and telegraph lines, and halted traffic as guards and Navy personnel aided in rescue and relief efforts.
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Charleston
8. C
Fort Moultrie
Navy Yard
Roosevelt
Washington
War and Navy Departments
the Works Administration
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Broad
Meeting Streets
St. Philip’s Church
Wheat farmers back Wallace processing tax at meeting
In Hutchinson Kansas on September 29 wheat farmers from about a dozen western states discussed Secretary Wallace's processing tax plan. The crowd of around 1,500 voiced support for the proposal during a floor discussion after Wallace spoke. Dan Casement Manhattan urged repeal, calling the program bribery to farmers and critiquing planned economy in a democracy.
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Wallace
Kansas
Hutchinson, Kas
Dan Casement
Manhattan
Kas
Stockman
AAA
Gram
Casement
Pope Pius XI Urges World Faithful to Unite in Peace Prayer
At Castel Gandolfo on September 29 Pope Pius XI, aged 81, urged the world’s faithful to join in a robust prayer for justice and charity to preserve peace. The message came via intercontinental link as Munich four‑power talks on the German Czechoslovak dispute waited on the outcome.
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Castel Gandolfo
Pius XI
Munich
Four Power Munich Accord Silent In Washington
Official Washington withheld comment on the four power agreement signed at Munich as Britain, France, Germany and Italy settled the Czechoslovakian question. President Roosevelt called for a prayer for world peace while Vojta Beneš criticized the pact as a blow to democracy and questioned its lasting peace.
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France
Germany
Italy
Munich
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Czechoslovakia
Vojta Benes
U.P
United Kingdom
Chief of Bund Wields Power Over Diplomats
Washington report on the House committee on un American activities hearing where Fritz Kuhn, German American Bund leader, claimed influence over German diplomats in the United States. Joan Metcalfe testified Kuhn boasted a special arrangement with Adolf Hitler and helped explain the ambassadorial replacement of Hans Luther by Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff.
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Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Fritz Kuhn
United States
Joan C. Metcalfe
Kuhn
Adolf Hitler
Montana Weekend Forecast Signal Showers West
Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday across Montana with likely showers in the western portion and little temperature change. The outlook emphasizes calm conditions otherwise.
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Montana
Aged farmer captures after wounding sheriff in shootout
Douglas Kansas, Sept 29, an elderly Lost Springs farmer, William Ferguson, was captured after a gunfight that left Sheriff William R. Silver wounded and a posse led by Under Sheriff Frank Batton pursuing Ferguson. Ferguson, weakened from a chest wound, fired at the posse from a building near his home after Sheriff Silver tried to serve eviction papers following foreclosure. Ferguson seized a third gun during the exchange, and the sheriff and farmer exchanged shots until ammunition ran out. Doctors reported a bullet lodged in the sheriff’s spine.
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Douglas
Wryo
Lost Springs
Frank Batton
Batton
William Ferguson
William R. Silver
Ferguson
Douglas Hospital
Silver
Roosevelt names Arnold air corps chief amid broad promotions
President Roosevelt selects Brigadier General Henry H Arnold to head the Army Air Corps for four years. The promotions include William H Wilson and Robert Mc Beck Jr to major general and brigadier general posts. Walter Kilner moves to Arnold’s former post as assistant air corps chief. The changes follow General Westover’s death in a plane crash and retirements.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army Air Corps
Henry H. Arnold
Air Corps
Arnold
Oscar Westover
Burbank
Calif
Army
Mr. Roosevelt
William H. Wilson
First Coast Artillery District
Boston
Robert Mc. Beck Jr
War Department
General Staff
Walter G. Kilner
General Headquarters Air Force
Langley
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Chile
International Commission
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