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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
5
Omaha printing firm head Joe B. Redfield fined 25 dollars in federal case over census law violation. He was arrested last summer for allegedly refusing to answer questions by a census taker.
Funeral services are planned Saturday for Mrs. Haines of near Walnut City in Centerville Iowa who died last night at age 100. She celebrated her birthday on April 23 and had been in fair health. Aghia Brinet appeals for urgent assistance as Greek steamer, 400 miles west of the British Isles, reports a storm disabling the vessel and leaving 29 aboard.
Tokyo reports the chairman, seventeen directors and five auditors of the Japanese iron works resigned. A statement cited international tensions and embargoes by the United States Australia and India on toray iron shipments, asserting a need to reorganize the industry.
Police say a rumored hidden fortune motivated the murder of 76 year old widow Mrs Anna Hallen. Her body was found on the basement floor of her Salt Lake City bungalow with an ax nearby. the house showed signs of thorough ransacking including torn rugs.
Florence Little, 22, a United Air Lines stewardess, died at Holy Cross hospital from injuries in the crash near the Chicago airport. Nine people died overall, with seven passengers still under treatment. Federal investigators said the inquiry may take more than a week and had not established a cause.
Generally fair tonight and Saturday with a dip in temperatures. Northern shipping area lists 0 dollars, southern area 35 dollars. Nebraska forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Saturday, cooler in the northwest and extreme west tonight, colder Saturday.
The 20063-ton British liner Carnarvon Castle, now an auxiliary cruiser, was slightly damaged in a naval exchange with a German raider about 700 miles northeast of Montevideo. British armed merchant cruisers reportedly traded shots at 7 to 10 miles, and the raider escaped, suggesting a fast German ship possibly the Admiral Scheer or Luetzow.
More than 40 Iowa farm bureau leaders are set for the 22nd annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Baltimore. Iowa President Francis Johnson attended sessions of the resolutions committee, with speakers including Dean H. H. Kildee of Iowa State College and C. V. Gregory of Wal lace's Farmer addressing livestock and agriculture forums.
The War Department orders Major General Percy P. Bishop, then commanding the 7th Corps Area in Omaha, to unnamed duty in San Francisco. He will be replaced by Brigadier General George V. Strong, current assistant chief of staff in charge of the war plans division in Washington.
The United States arranged a 100 million dollar Argentina loan with the understanding that Argentina will extend 160 million dollars in credits to Britain to buy foodstuffs. Roosevelt approved the arrangement before leaving for the Caribbean, aligning with policy against direct loans to England for war goods.
Mrs. Margaret E. Perry widow of Robert F. Perry veteran secret service agent slain in Birmingham more than two weeks ago was held by city detectives as they continued the investigation. Records failed to show why she is held though her attorney said she had no knowledge of the crime.
Kenneth McGregor of Adz Minn assumed the presidency of the American Aberdeen Angus breeders association at the annual dinner held with the International Livestock show. He succeeds Simon E. Lantz as president while Lantz became a director. Other officers named include John Brown Rose Hill Ta R L Hanna Fargo N C and Frank A Godehaux Abbeville Ia as directors.
Dover England December 5 1940 front line town endures bombardment yet remains standing and lively. Reporter Frank Butler notes German shells mostly fall short into sea and air raids scare less than shelling while locals adapt. He highlights brave telephonists like 21 year old Phyllis Bostock who keep operators on the top floor during fiercest bombing.
A 15 year old Fort Dodge junior high student, Vivian Godfrey, is hospitalized in serious condition in San Bernardino after claiming a California bound bus driver abducted and assaulted her near Chino. Investigators sought the driver as a suspect and a search extended from Clovis to Ontario.
Six crewmen are feared dead after the cargo tug Tyee from Hoquiam Washington sank at the Tillamook bay entrance. Coast guard boats from Barview Tillamook and Astoria raced to the scene. Reported missing are Captain Wilko Uubble engineer Neil Lega mate Evan Campbell assistant paginess George Thor more and deck hand Pulitis Lone among others.
London reports say British bomber attacks struck Eindhoven Rotterdam Haamstede and Lorient and a 12 hour raid hit Dusseldorf while Turin and Taranto faced leaflets and images from the naval air arm. London cites repelled German night raid on a south coast seaport. Windsor Holyrood Greenwich damaged. Cairo reports British patrols in Gallabat drive off Italian post with casualties and equipment left.
Mrs. Bertha Hei ken of near Atlantic travels to Omaha to spend the winter with her sister Mrs. Anna Knop Slater.
Chicago reports the International Livestock exposition drew buyers for ham type hogs as export bacon demand shrank. A 25 purebred Berkshire carload brought 10 cents a pound, top prices for Aberdeen Angus bulls reached 3 to 3 25 a pound, and attendance neared 338,000 with open sheep judging led by William H. Whistler.
Italy faces a potential turning point as Premier Mussolini fires Chief of Staff Field Marshal Pietro Badoglio. Greek forces win key Albanian towns Argyrocastro and Santi Quaranta, signaling a collapse of the southern Italian defense line and a shift in the Italo Greek war.
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