Bank Robberies Drop Sharply From 1930s Peak
FBI Des Moines chief E. E. Kuhnel notes bank robberies fell from about eleven per week in the 1930s to under two per month by 1944. He cites 1932 high totals, 1934 FBI jurisdiction, and 1943 only 22 sensational cases nationwide. 29 convictions and 262 years imposed. The story lists some fugitives and their alleged crimes and descriptions.
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United States
E. E Kuhner
Des Moines
FBI
Kuhnel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cers
Denning
Muro
Meyer Dembin
Harry Lodinsky
First National Bank of Sparkill
Sparkill
Calfornia
Florida
Dembin
Lodinsky
George Daum
Welleen
Washington State
Rockefeller Scion Emerges as Hero in Guam Landings
Major Winthrop Rockefeller, 32, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr., earns fame with the 77th Army Division on Guam. He rescued a fellow river after a D-day landing, while noting his goatee and combat unit’s tough reputation. He joined the Army in 1941, trained at Fort Benning, and became a major this January.
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Guam
Winthrop Rockefeller
John D., Rockefeller, Jr
Seventy-seventh
Rockefeller
Janary
O.C.S
Fort Benning, Ga
Mass for Slavn Victims Draws 25000 Poles in Lublin
In Lublin 25,000 mourners gathered in the great square before the castle as the Polish Committee of National Liberation held a mass for Nazi extermination camp victims. Polish troops stood with uncovered heads, women fainted, prayers persisted, and German captives dug up bodies amid hostile shouts from the crowd.
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Moscow
Lublin
Polish Committee of National Liberation
Rommel Hurt In Leap From Car During Raid
Berlin correspondent for Dagens Nyheter reports Field Marshal Erwin Rommel describes his accident in France. He said two Allied planes attacked the car, he and his aide jumped out, injuring him but saving the marshal as the plane killed the chauffeur. He vows to return to the front.
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Stockholm
INL
Berlin
Dagens Nyheter
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Lloyds Brokers Put Six to One Against War End by Sept 15
London insurers Lloyds place six to one on the war in Europe not being over by September 15. Earlier quotes gave eight to five that the conflict would end by October 31.
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London
INS
Lloyds
Europe
ODT Sponsors Back-to-Work Truck Move
The Office of Defense Transportation moves to back independent trucking firms onto the road after seizing Midwest lines. Limited operations resumed, with full-scale trucking set for Monday as workers press for seven-cent wage increases and retroactive benefits. Authorities expect independents to return, while wood products and other strikes ripple nationwide.
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Chicago
Office of Defense Transportation
Midwest Operators Association
DDT
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
United Press
Detroit
Minneapolis
Ellis Longenecker
Longenecker
Interstate Commerce Commission
C. M. Emken
ODT
J. Monroe Johnston
Thomas E. Glynn
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Dexter Lewis
Central States Drivers Council
Robert May
Operators’ Association
Sioux Falls
D. D
Des Moines
Lewis
Elmer Lanahan
Iowa
Omaha
Sam Winsky
Wisconsin
Millmen’s Conference
Merrill
Wausau
Oshkosh
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Rock Island
Clinton
Muscatine and Dubuque
Briggs Manufacturing Company
General Motors
Chevrolet Gear and Axle Division
Japs Fly Planes Poorly Says U S Air Group Chief
Commander William R Kane head of Air Group Ten praises U S carrier planes in the Pacific noting Jap pilots lack skill but Jap planes like the Zero and Betty burn easily He cites 16 ships sunk 62 damaged 98 Jap planes shot down and 198 destroyed on the ground Kane from San Rafael Calif recounts rescues and stresses resolve despite a long war ahead with continued use of rescue crews highlighted.
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San Francisco
INS
Central
Southwest Pacific
William R
Killer
Kane
Naval Academy
Saipan
Marshalls
Guam
Truk
San Rafael
Calif
Chicago Dodge plant votes to return after unauthorized strike
The Chicago Dodge plant of the Chrysler corporation voted to return to work after a three day unauthorized strike.
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Chicago
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Romania Forms Provisional Peace Government
ISTANBUL AP reports Romanian Peasant Party Chief Juliu Maniu and allied leaders created a provisional peace government with full knowledge of Premier Ion Antonescu, who appears powerless to intervene. A British radio Bern report suggested Antonescu may have resigned, though unconfirmed.
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Istanbul
Peasant Party
Juliu Maniu
Bucharest
Marshal Ion Antonescu
Bern
Antonescu
Deatherage Letter Highlight in Sedition Trial
The government presented a Deatherage letter as evidence in the sedition trial of 26 defendants linked to undermining armed forces loyalty. The missive ties to the Knights of the White Camellia and references a coming "Jday" amid rising "anti Eskimo feeling" in the United States.
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Washington
George E. Deatherage
Knights of the White Camellia
O. John Rogge
FBI
Noblesville
Ind
William Dudley Pelley
United States
Crossword Puzzle Clues From Old Page
A jumble of numbered crossword hints listing Across and Down clues with entries like fashion eloquent speaker lair infants and more, including abbreviations and obscure terms, suggesting a historic puzzle page with partial answers and garbled text.
Notable 1941 letter tied to antisemitic group case
Rogge told the jury the letter dated Oct 21 1941, six weeks before Pearl Harbor, was written by Deathcrage to Lawrence Brown, described as a Silver Shirt associate of Pelley's faction. The letter uses terms like day as a time to oust Jews from influential positions and anti Eskimo as antisemitic.
Japan’s Press Policy Shift Promises More Public News Voice
The Domei agency reports Koiso era officials will end indirect press guidance and seek public opinion. Taketora Ogata says the government will respect newspapers and provide accurate wartime information, aiming to restore public trust and morale amid decades of censorship.
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Russell Baines
Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Domei
U. S
Taketora Ogata
Cabinet Board of Information
Koiso
Ogata
Mainichi
Chai
Army
Navy
Tirpitz Suffered Light Damage in Allied Air Raid
London reports say Allied planes attacked the Tirpitz again on July 16 while moored under a cliffside in Alten fjord. About 70 aircraft reportedly damaged the quay and barges, with only light damage to the battleship. The ship had been severely damaged in April and later said to be repaired.
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London
Norwegian Government Information Service
Norway
Alten Fjord
Stockholm
Gasoline Ration Relief Hinted For B Card Motorists
Washington officials indicate limited relief for B card motorists may come after the European war ends. Sources say there will be little relaxation of gasoline rationing for months, with possible higher B ceilings only if total fuel use, and civilian stocks, stay constrained.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
OPA
Charles F. Phillips
United Press
Ralph K. Davies
Pacific
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Nebraska
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First National Bank
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Conn
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Stroudsburg
New York
J.J.H
Los Angeles
Morris Kessler
Carlo Pezzopane, Jr
John Deutsch
Ohio
Katonah
Glen J. Applegate
Robert J. Suhay
Topeka
Kan
Thompson
R. H. Sutphin
Roanoke
Bessie Taylor
Liberty Furnace
Liberty Stoker
Kenwood Fuel CO
J. F. McLaughlin
Dr. Rice
J. B. Crossley, Optician
D.O
Ray
Zenith
Bert H. Rice
U.S. Air Group
Saipan Island
Romania
Oklahoma
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Yi Z
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UTA Tin Aon
Second Avenue SE
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