Graf Spee commander Langsdorff’s suicide amid wartime saga
The German captain Hans Langsdorff, in Buenos Aires after the scuttling of the Graf Spee, shot himself after a note claiming he planned self-destruction from the moment the ship was doomed. He ensured care for his about 1,000 crew, shaming critics with a gallant end. The piece contrasts naval tradition with his actions and notes broader wartime debates.
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Hans Langsdorff
Admiral Graf Spee
Buenos Aires
Langsdorff
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Finnish Winter Holds Ground as Russian Attack Falters
Blizzards and 25 below temperatures froze operations on the Karelian front. Finnish officials report heavy Russian tank and air losses during a gigantic winter assault while unseasonable cold halts movement and aids Finnish ski troops.
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Bulletin Helsinki
Red Army
Karelian
Helsinki
Arctic
Questioning Novelists About Dirt and Filth in Modern Literature
A reader profiles debate on modern fiction focusing on John Marquand and Aldous Huxley. The piece critiques profanity and sexual themes in contemporary works like The Grapes of Wrath, arguing for cleaner mysticism and less vulgar realism. It cites authorial intent and public taste.
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John Marquand
George Apley
Bella Brill
Scarlett O'Hara
Sophocles
Ibsen
Dust Bowl
Far West
Aldous Huxley
Lincoln
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Ransom Request Reported In Missing Girl Case
Federal agents traced a pencil note demanding 2000 dollars to missing 18 year old Annie Hutchinson. The Akron postmarked message was sent to her mother Mrs Annie Marshall instructing not to notify police.
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Canton
Mns
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Annie Hutchinson
Annie Marshall
Black Replaces Hill In FCA
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of F. F. Hill who led the Farm Credit Administration and named A. G. Black as his successor. The change was announced in Washington.
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Hill
FCA
Washington
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A. G. Black
Cedar Rapids Youth Shoplifting Ring Uncovered
Cedar Rapids detectives, after questioning two 15 year olds, tied at least five youths to a three month shoplifting network. One boy admitted taking orders to lift goods, while another denied involvement but named two others as participants. The ringleaders, many expelled for misconduct, began stealing after learning from Iowa City youths in September.
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Cedar Rapids
Towa City
Iowa City
Wife Killer Confesses Three More Murders While Pleading Death
Charles Garner 19, serving life in Missouri for drowning his wife, now confesses three additional killings from 1936 to 1937. He told Warden Tom M. Scott of the charges, detailing drownings and arsenic poisoning tied to his employer’s family in Kansas City, York, and Kamar, Missouri. Authorities review the confession as Garner seeks execution over life imprisonment.
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Jefferson City
Charles Garner
Missouri
Garner
Tom M. Scott
Kansas City
Robert Parsons
York
Ned Claude Hall
Jean Collingham
Ife
Alvin
Scott
Collingham
Clem Hall
Collinghams
Hall
Miss Collingham
Kamar
Gering
Neb
Railro ad brakeman killed in Beverly yards
Lyle E. Hansen 41 of Clinton, a North Western railroad brakeman, was killed at Beverly yards at 12 40 a m Wednesday while his rain crew prepared a Clinton run freight train. His body was found between tracks 38 cars back from the engine. Coroner Dr B L Knight announced no inquest.
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Clinton
North Western Railroad
Beverly Yards
Clinton Run
Hansen
C. H Stam
G. O. Townsley
South Clinton
B. L. Knight
Larry Condon
Beverly
Turner Mortuary
Knight
Seven Elected To Chamber Of Commerce Board
At the annual election on Tuesday seven men were chosen for three-year terms on the Chamber of Commerce board: Harry Boyd William W Crissman James L Cooper P F Keehn E M Pinney V Craven Shuttle worth and Marvin Wright. They succeed retiring officers and other members as the board with twenty one directors, seven elected each year. A meeting of all directors including retirees and new members will be held soon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Harry Boyd
William W. Crissman
James L. Cooper
P. F. Keehn
E. M. Pinney
V. Craven Shuttleworth
Marvin Wright
Clare Marshall
Clark A Beems
Carl P. Blaise
NP. Cracker
Owen N. Elliott
Henry Kling
Harry A. Palmer
Third Term Opposed By Communist Party
New York AP report notes William Z Foster, national communist chairman, announcing the party opposes a third term for President Roosevelt. The 1936 slogan was Defeat Landon.
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Communist Party
New York
William Z. Foster
National Communist
Roosevelt
Landon
Urge Christmas Basket Donors To Clear By Thursday
Local Christmas exchange at the Chamber of Commerce urges donors to settle by Thursday. Agencies have arranged to cover 596 of 858 needy families with baskets or a Christmas shopping fund, and donors are asked to report any unlisted families to avoid duplication.
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Chamber of Commerce
Navy awards $20 million plane contract to Consolidated
The U S Navy awarded a 20 016 699 contract for airplanes to Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of San Diego California. No details were given on the number or type of aircraft involved.
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Washington
Navy
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
Calif
German freighter attacked in libel action saga over freight
The Arattea, a German freighter outrunning a British cruiser, was attacked in a libel suit filed by Imperial Sugar of Galveston seeking 38541 dollars from Hamburg America and North German Lloyd for undelivered freight. US immigration rules classify 579 Columbus survivors as distressed seamen with potential entry for 60 days after medical exams.
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German liner Columbus reach Ellis Island after dramatic rescue
After burning and abandoning their ship to prevent capture by a British warship 579 crew and officers of the German liner Columbus were being taken to Ellis Island by the U S cruiser Tuscaloosa. The derelict sank and only two German sailors were lost. Survivors including nine women were to face immigration officials in New York.
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Panama
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Navy Department
Man confesses to four month old garage killing
Carl Erickson, 25, a national guardsman, admitted to the shooting death of Herbert Wolff, 30, in a garage on Sept 28. He claimed the crime was a carefully planned perfect crime aided by an airtight alibi and a boastful confession to friends led to his arrest.
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Carl Erickson
National
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Erickson
George McKenna
McKenna
Nations Move to Penalties for Safety Zone Violations
Washington reports that the United States Brazil and Argentina backed penalties for violators of the Western Hemisphere safety zone. A declaration would deny port assistance to belligerent warships that breach the zone and apply to both damaged and undamaged vessels.
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United Press
United States
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London
Western Hemisphere
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Temperature Rise and Cold Wind Over Cedar Rapids
Temperature rose slowly in Cedar Rapids after Tuesday snow and strong winds. Readings showed a low of 21 at 6 am, then 28 at 10 am, 24 at 2:40 pm as clouds broke. Tuesday's 35 high gave way to 80 at 3 pm, 27 at 7 pm, and 25 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Winter Brings Cold Front Across Midwest
Winter spread across the Midwest and West, knocking 22 degrees off some readings in 24 hours. The change followed a Missouri valley storm moving northeastward, bringing clouds and wind and easing back toward normal temperatures. Forecaster GE Dunn said milder conditions return by Thursday.
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Chicago
U. S. Weather Bureau
Missouri Valley
Midwest
GE Dunn
Baer Says National Politics Feels Like a Boarding House
Arthur Dugs Baer argues in a column that national politics resemble a boarding house where the public’s choice is what is in the ice box. He says a presidential year favors the man who dominates attention and parking time, with rebuttals and recounts shaping outcomes.
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Baer
Arthur “Dugs" Baer
Battle cruiser Graf Spee commander Langsdorff ends life in Buenos Aires
Captain Hans Langsdorff shot himself in his hotel room after ensuring his crew’s safety and scuttling the Graf Spee off Montevideo. The 45 year old commander left a letter praising his duty and following orders from Berlin. He spoke briefly to his sailors the day before his death, then departed this world as flames consumed his ship.
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Debonair
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Graf Spee
Adolf Hitler
Langsdorf
Edmund Freiherr von ‘Thermann
Slitler
Montevideo
Berlin
Vitler
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