Paris girl murder case revives as killer is caught
A long-unresolved disappearance of Jean DeKoven in Paris is reexamined after authorities reveal she is among five victims murdered by a fugitive from Germany. The suspect faces possible insanity proceedings or execution, with France and Germany likely to respond to the crimes and looming tensions. The column also notes WPA theater funding cuts, undernourished children in Cedar Rapids, and political talk about Wendell Willkie rival plans with references to Landon Hoover and current U.S. Marine withdrawals from China.
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Paris
Jean DeKoven
Miss DeKoven
Germany
France
Landon Declines 1940 Nomination Offer
Former Gov Alf M Landon Kansas Republican leader declares he will not accept the 1940 nomination even if offered He says any candidate seen as active or receptive cannot serve party or country The White House calls and Roosevelt plans tea at 430 p m Landon’s move shifts pressure onto Herbert Hoover in ongoing 1940 deliberations
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LF Landon
Landon
Albert Hoover
Oover
Mr. Landon
Exmple
Washington
INS
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Calvin Coolidge
Fepubliga
Roosevelt
White House
Gov. Landon
Marvin H. McIntyre
Republican National Committee
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Plus and minus forces in life guide success
A motivational piece argues that inner attitude decides achievement. It contrasts a plus-man who overcomes fear with a minus-man ruled by fear, urging readers to trust faith and seize what is theirs without waiting for permission. Copyright 1937.
Endorse Pope Bill As First Introduced
The South Dakota Farm Bureau federation endorsed the Pope McGill bill principles as first introduced in the 75th Congress at the close of its 20th annual convention in Sioux Falls South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation
Roosevelt Approves Profits Tax Revision Plan
President Roosevelt and Secretary Morgenthau, in talks with tax leaders, approved a proposed revision of the undistributed profits and capital gains tax. He also joined lawmakers in opposing a full repeal of the profits tax despite strong criticism.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Weidmann partners deny murder roles in Paris case
A scar-faced gigolo Roger Million and his mistress Milé Victoire confessed they were blackmail partners of Eugene Weidmann the German killer of Jean DeKoven and four men. They fled when he threatened to kill them and were hunted across Europe before surrendering near the Swiss frontier. A peasant youth Jean Blanc also surrendered. Police linked silk undergarments with five names to other possible victims in the murder villa.
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Paris
Eugene Weidmann
Jean DeKoven
Brooklyn
Roger Million
Milé Rene Marcelle Victoire
Europe
Jean Blanc
Weidmann
Million
Collette Tricot
Saint Cloud
Railroads face delay as ICC rejects immediate rate rise
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission refused an immediate freight and passenger rate increase despite White House signals to draft a permanent plan. President Roosevelt urged a quick decision but warned against government ownership, as hearings continued and concerns over temporary finance linger.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Roosevelt
ICC
Clyde B. Aitchison
Aitchison
Southern Chambers of Commerce
Bay
Garriers
Enid
Joseph B. Eastman
Commerce Commission
Evidence on Sioux City bootlegging handed to AG
The state liquor control commission turned over to Attorney General John H. Mitchell evidence purporting to show that $62,000 worth of bootlegged liquor was sold in Sioux City during July and August. Mitchell said he will study the file with assistants before commenting. If illegal sales are found he will ask Woodbury county attorney Maurice B. Rawlings to prosecute. The material was gathered by federal Alcohol Tax Unit agents and AG office agents, with the state AG noting his own file on the case.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
John H. Mitchell
State Liquor Control Commission
Mitchell
Maurice B. Rawlings
Woodbury County
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Attorney General's Office
Lindbergh Revealed as Pan American Purchase Plan Head
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, back from England last Sunday, is disclosed as director of Pan American Airways plan to buy several 100 passenger airliners for transoceanic service. He chairs the technical committee and eight manufacturers were asked to submit bids.
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NEW York
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
United States
Pan American Airways
Lindbergh
Pan American
Europe
Col. Lindbergh
Lindbergh Visits Washington for Carnegie Institute Meeting
Col Charles A Lindbergh arrived in Washington for the Carnegie Institution trustees meeting before 8 am but avoided reporters and cameras. He remained noncommittal about when he might return to England, keeping a low profile during the visit.
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Washington
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Carnegie Institution
Lindbergh
England
Des Moines Raids Seize Three Pinball Machines
DES MOINES AP Police seized three pinball games Thursday in raids on three business establishments. The seizures bring the total pinball machines picked up since a municipal judge ruled such devices non gambling devices. Police will continue to treat them as gambling devices until the Supreme Court rules otherwise. The machines lacked any automatic payoff.
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Des Moines
Don G. Allen
Allen
John H. Mitchell
Supreme Court
34 Die As ScotRail Wreck Rocks Castlecary
A blizzard snowbound crash near Castlecary Scotland killed at least 34 people with many injured. The Edinburgh Glasgow express rear collided with a stationary train and toppled its engine while fire was confined to part of the wreckage.
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Castlecary
Scotland
Ins
Here
Glasgow
British Isles
Japanese Forces Enter Nanking Amid Fierce Street Fighting
Tokyo and Shanghai reports confirm Japanese troops breached Nanking outer walls and entered the city. Cannons and explosives echoed as Chinese defenders blew bridges and targeted strategic points to slow the advance.
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London
Tokio
Nanking
Exchange Telegraph
Shanghai
INS
Purple Mountain
Taiping
Chungshan
Hungwu
Tungchi
Chupan
Liner President Hoover Aground With 933 Aboard
The Dollar liner President Hoover carrying 600 passengers and 333 crew was aground on Hoishoto island south of Formosa. The Hamburg American freighter Preussen stood by to evacuate passengers if needed as Captain George Yardley reported all aboard safe.
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San Francisco
INS
Dollar
President Hoover
Rocky Hoishoto Island
Formosa
Preussen
George Yardley
Dollar Line
Lonely Island
Persing Indicted for First Degree Murder in Heider Slaying
Carroll County grand jury indicted Richard Persing, 30, for first degree murder in the February dice holdup slaying of Earl Heider, 30. Five others linked to the case remain held. Persing was arrested in Kansas City after a nine month search.
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Carroll (Ap
Carroll County
Grand Jury
Richard Persing
Earl Heider
Heider
Persing
Kansas City
Frank Buchheit
Sioux City
Big Christmas Contest for School Pupils
A Christmas contest invites first through twelfth grade pupils from public, parochial, and private schools to submit original art and literature. Entries are open now with a noon December 18 deadline and prizes totaling 24 dollars. entrants may compete in both divisions.
Five Men Die In Collision On Iowa Crossing
Five Elmore Minnesota men die when a southbound Northwestern train hits their sedan on a crossing near BART IA. The victims are Herbert Curtis Elmer Meissner Louis Shamberg Ervin Richter and Harry Blondon. Rescue teams freed the bodies after two hours with the car sawed open. The men were fur dealers.
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S. E. Billings
Eagle Grove
Casey Loss
Richter
Loss
US Protest Demands Robison Couple Be Found
Moscow reports say if Donald L. Robinson and his wife are not located within 24 hours the Soviet Union may face formal action under a reciprocal treaty with the United States. The American embassy pressed Russia for details by Saturday and warned of possible international relations consequences if the pair remain missing.
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Moscow
INS
Donald L. Robinson
New York
Soviet Russia
United States
Midwest Poised for Relief as Cold Wave Lingers
Arctic cold persisted across the east and southeast with North Central states expected to warm over the weekend. Forecasters warned a brief respite may follow a brief pause before another polar air mass moves in, with record lows reported from Mayo to Glendive and heavy snow piling up in Michigan.
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North Central States
U.S
Mississippi River
U. S
C. A. Donnell
Chicago Weather Bureau
Northwest
Mackenzie River
Donnell
United States
Mayo
Fort Simpson
Florida
Texas
Houghton
Mich
Glendive
Mont
Bismarck
N. D
Bus overturns after collision near Austin Minn
A bus with 19 children flipped after a crash with a car carrying students near Austin Minnesota on Friday. All occupants escaped serious injury. Authorities investigated the collision and transport to medical facilities was not required for serious harm.
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Austin, Minn
Crop Control Plan Clears House in Roosevelts New Program
Administrations allies push through the crop control bill 267 to 130 to stabilize prices by limiting production of cotton wheat corn rice and tobacco. The measure now goes to the senate where parity payments are debated while house terms rely on soil conservation payments.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
August H. Andresen
Minn
Agriculture Committee
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Dairy States
Gerald J. Boileau
Wis
Secretary of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Recession Relapse Metaphor Echoes 1937 Warnings
A humorous 1937 editorial warns that a relapse of prosperity would turn people back to being bums, using a string of puns about recession and names. The piece mocks sugar-coated terms and notes no call to retreat would improve the mood or rename the situation.
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George Keller
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G.O.P
George R. Holmes
Newton
Pope
the Gazette
Yeohe
Lindy
Des ‘Moines
Pacific Island
Ate Br Sen Hake
Midwest
United Press
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Bugs" Baer
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