Refugees on the Hamburg American liner St Louis seek landings
Police and troops guard the Hamburg American liner St Louis off Cuba as 923 German Jewish refugees, including 2380 children and 300 unescorted women, beg for refuge. Captain Wilhelm Schroeder defends immigration plans while fear of disorders hangs over deck scenes. Reports note a lawyer Sax Loewe’s suicide attempt and widespread appeals to President Roosevelt. A separate item mentions Miss Meredith, a National Park College freshman, visiting Atlantic for the summer.
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I. N
Intie
Classing
St. Louis
Correst
Sax Loewe
Hamburg
United States
Biu
Cuba
Eighth Grade Promotion Day At Cass County Rural School
Diploma ceremonies awarded 133 Cass county rural students at Atlantic High School auditorium. Miss Byrne confers diplomas after a program including Cass county rural choir led by Mrs. Poessel, rhythm band performances, and Elliott McClure's bird life survey talk near Lewis.
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Cass County
Atlantic High School
Miss Byrne
Cass County Rural Choir
Helen Poesehl
Elliott McClure
Lewis
Brighton
Lynn Olney
Howard Paulsen
Arlene Andersen
Esther Harmeen
Weather Town Thunder Showers Spread Across Regions
Thunder showers expected in the northwest tonight and Friday with cooler air arriving there. In the east and south portions rain possible tonight or Friday with cooler conditions concentrating in the west and north on Friday. Nebraska forecasts include occasional thunder showers tonight and Friday, with cooler conditions in the centre and asst portion tonight and in the southeast on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Nebraska
Des Moines Sears Store Ravaged by $350000 Fire
A three hour blaze gutted the Sears store in Des Moines top floors damaged by smoke and water. Firefighters suffered minor injuries while firefighters and staff began damage assessments and rehabilitation of the building slated to take one to six weeks.
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Des Moines
I. N
Sears
E. R. Shapiro
Smpire
John Evans
Hook and Ladder Company No. 18
Central Fire Station
Sears, Roebuck
Dea Moines
Shapiro
Sporting Goods Department
Dickinson Forms Law Partnership With Son in Des Moines
Former U S Senator L J Dickinson announces a law partnership with his son IL Carl Dickinson with offices in Des Moines. He was narrowly defeated in last November's bid for re election by Democrat Guy M Gillette.
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Des Moines
U. S
L. J. Dickinson
Carl Dickinson
Dickinson
Guy I'M. Gillette
Farmers Seek Mediation On Rural Electric Rates At City Chamber
At a Park hotel meeting the rural electric lines representatives urged the Chamber of Commerce to mediate a rate controversy with the city light and water commission. C A Zellmer said contracts guarantee rural customers the city price for 15 years more, but a May 1 rate increase led farmers to withhold payment. The chamber invited the commission to discuss a settlement Friday. The rural users committee, led by Zellmer with Harry Kay and Wilks Saersfield, vows action if needed to defend contracts.
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Chamber of Commerce
Park Hotel
Light and Water Commission
Chamber
C. A. Zellmer
Zellmer
The
Atlantic
Harry Kay
Wilks Saersfield
Council Seeks Sewage Plant for Atlantic City
Atlantic city council at a special session authorized Mayor Joseph Barnes and City Attorney L H Pine to study site options and to secure an option on the Well Seek Tract for a long discussed sewage disposal plant. A five acre plot is eyed with a program to surface streets citywide awaiting PWA funding word.
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City of
Atlantic
Joseph Barnes
L. H. Pine
Barnes
Hargraves
Hargraves Construction Company
Marne Road
PWA
Early Ball Scores Across Leagues
In the American League New York leads Cleveland 2 0 in the third inning with Gomez Dickey Milnar and Hemsley contributing. Detroit tops Boston 3 0 in the third with Newsom York Auker and Peacock active. Chicago defeats Washington 1 0 in the second with Smith Tresh and Leonard Ferrell. In the National League St Louis and New York are 0 0 after seven, Cincinnati and Boston deadlocked 3 3 after nine with Vander Meer Derringer Lombardi Macfayden Sullivan Lopez.
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New York
Cleveland
Gomez
Dickey
Milnar
Hemsley
Detroit
Boston
Newsom
York
Auker
Peacock
Chicago
Washington
Smith
Tresh
Leonard
Ferrell
St. Louis
McGee
Owen
Salvo
Danning
Cincinnati
Vander Meer
Derringer
Lombardi
Macfayden
Sullivan
Lopex
King and Queen Appeal for Best Royal Pilot Train Route
Jasper Alberta reports lighthearted dispatch as Canada’s king and queen request the public to greet them during office hours from 10 am to dark to allow rest. They joke about traveling coast to coast and wave to the royal train observers amid anticipated stops in Washington and New York.
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Jasper
Alberta
Canada
Ata
Ari
China
Washington
New York
Embezzlement Charge Linked to Farm Animals
Logan Illinois June 1 An indictment charges Harry D Clark Modale farmer with embezzling three brood sows a cow and a horse The grand jury returned the indictment after Joseph Hansen supervisory official alleged Clark embezzled property under a chattel mortgage tied to the resettlement administration Justice J M Davis set a 350 dollar bond for Clark
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Logan, Ill
Logan
Harry D. Clark
Joseph Hansen
Local Security Administration Office
Clark
Resettlement Administration
J. M. Davis
Tall six foot bandit robs Des Moines station
Des Moines police intensified their search for a tall bandit who robbed a telephone and power company station of 150 dollars yesterday. The six foot tall man with a ruddy face threatened Miss Marjorie Adams, 20, with a revolver, forced her to give up a cash box, and then entered the vault in a north Des Moines residential district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Marjorie Adams
Moscow fears Reich invited into Latvia and Estonia
Paris dispatch reports Soviet fears Nazi Germany could march through Lithuania and Latvia or land at Riga Tallinn. Moscow worries Britain and France may delay alliance until ensuring aid and avoiding Russia being drawn into a preemptive clash with Germany.
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Paris
Russia
Esthenia
Latvia
Moscow
Great Britain
France
Vyacheslav Molotov
Supreme Soviet
Britain
Lithuania
Memel
Kovno
Riga
Talinn
Sheet Iron Wounds Des Moines Man in Store Accident
Roy Anderson, 42, a Des Moines metal worker, was treated for a serious scalp wound after a two pound sheet iron two feet long struck him. Police say the iron fell from the Sears Roebuck company store’s third story.
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Des Moines, In
Roy Anderson
Des Moines
Sears-Roebuck Company
Flames Erupt From Mount Veniamin 1500 Feet High
A radio from coast guard Cutter Morris reports Mount Veniamin on the Alaska peninsula erupts with flames rising about 1500 feet and ash plumes reaching 20000 feet. Perryville residents are being watched as wind shifts could endanger the settlement. cutter stands by to evacuate if needed.
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Seattle
Wash
Mount Veniamin
Alaska Peninsula
Peninsula
Coast Guard
Morris
Perryville
Coastguard
H. F. Garcia
Lieut. Garcia
Patrolmen Forbidden to Contribute to Political Parties
Des Moines Iowa June 1 State highway patrolmen were forbidden to make contributions to political parties The order from Karl Fischer Iowa public safety commissioner states the patrol must stay out of it entirely The ban follows rumors of clubs among state department employees collecting voluntary contributions for the Republican party The motor vehicle law explicitly prohibits any officer or employee from contributing to any political organization.
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Des Moines
Karl Fischer
Iowa
Baron Von Knuth Planned Elk Horn Visit Tonight
Baron Von Knuth of Denmark will arrive in Atlantic on the Rock Island this evening at 7 5 en route to Elk Horn to visit his brother Aage Von Knuth. He is accompanied by his stepmother Baroness Von Knuth and will stay about two weeks before heading to San Francisco for the world fair.
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Baron von Knuth
Denmark
Atlantc
Rock Island
Elk Horn
Aage von Knuth
Baroness von Knuth
Arnold Anderson
Mr. von Knuth
San Francisco
New York
Governor Dickinson Hit by Cow in Capitol Farm Scene
Governor Loren Dickinson, a lifelong farmer, faced a minor setback when his milking of a Holstein named Miss Ormsby at the state capitol lawn was interrupted by a startled animal. He toppled from the milking stool but suffered no injuries. The governor is uncle to Mrs. Roscoe Jones of Atlantic.
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Lansing
Mich
N. S
Loren D. Dickinson
Ormsby
Capitol
Dickinson
Roscoe Jones
Atlantic
Plan Crushed 320-97 in House Vote
Washington reports the Townsend old age pension plan was killed by a 302 to 97 vote in the House amid political retaliation threats for 1940 elections. Only 36 members did not vote.
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Washington
L. N
House
Townsend plan vote splits party in House showdown
Dowell Le Compte and Jacobsen voted for the Townsend plan with Gwynne Gilchrist opposing for Democrats and Jensen Talle Martin among Republicans. The Hendricks bill backed by Townsend faced rejection as Ways and Means opponents failed to force amendments. Dr Francis E Townsend appeared in the gallery as the measure crashed under a high vote tally.
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Dowell
le Compte
Jacobsen
Gwynne
Gilchrist
Jensen
Talle
Martin
Ways and Means Committee
House
Rep
Treadway
Massachusetts
Ways and Means
Fire at Osmundson spade factory causes $75,000 damage
Perry Iowa June 1 Fire damaged the Osmundson spade factory with an estimated loss of 75000 after an unknown origin explosion ignited an oil slick roof and destroyed the forge shop and storage area Fireman Fred Harvey was overcome by smoke as crews arrived after the night blast watchman Alvin Heck had gone home for dinner and the fire gained headway prior to arrival of firefighters.
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Perry
Osmundson
W. H. Osmundson
Fred Harvey
Alvin Heck
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Meredith
National Park College
Washington, D. C
Mrs. M. M. Meredith
West Sixth Street
Pymesa
Norma Goettsch
Brail Kruever
Naoma Peterson
Donna Stevenson
Harold Rees
Roderick Kunse
Russell Waters
Beaten
Don Rourick
Dixie Taylor
Norman Blunk
George Rold
Lyle Bebeck
James Ehrman
Marcella
Retz
Robert McDermott
Naomi
Richter
T Townschig
Johnson
Paul der
Bersios
Elsie Oler
Os Rourick
Geil Meee
Marjorie Violet? Carr
Frank Jones
Marjorie Zellmer
Henry Alff
Geraldine Marxen
Phyillis Winston
Greve T
Roth Gladson
Elaine Stoodt
Theodore Larsen, Jr
Frances Bailey
Norma Jeane Bigelow
Clarence Chamberlain
Phyllis Davis
Frankin Tewnchip
Florence Euken
Curtis Ostrus
Sons Rausch
Edward Eilts
Lincoln Township
Norman Bernholdt
Ruby Miller
Genaveve McAfee
Darlene Richter
Fern Schiater
Dean Coon
Dale Crow
Lorraine Taylor
Keith Bissell
Case Township
Iris Tracy
Leora
Son
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Reich
Hitler
Red Army
Baltic States
Germany
Europe
Grove No. 2
Eva F. Beck
Congress
Francia E. Townsend
Hendricks
Florida
Whch
Townsend
Francis E. Townsend
Long Beach
Cal
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