Iowa merchant beaten to death in Pleasantville robbery
Owen Shadle a 70 year old Pleasantville merchant was found beaten and dying on a sidewalk near the high school Friday night. Police say robbery was the motive as only 10 cents was found on him and his billfold disappeared. Two youths located him and authorities began a statewide search for the assailants. Shadle had run a general store for over 40 years and was a bank president. He died at 2 30 a m after four blows to the head.
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Pleasantville
Owen Shadle
Oscar Bacus
Bacus
Shadle
Clyde King
Perry Johnson
Marion County
Paul Applegate
Knoxville
Des Moines
Weee Bacus
Webb
California
Applegate
Sam Kelly
Pleasantville State Bank
Vichy Officials Tour Africa Amid Occupation Talks
French naval, air and colonial leaders moved through West and North Africa amid reports of potential German accord on transit and occupation rights. The visit followed Weygand’s dismissal and signals of high level Franco-German contact with aims to secure concessions as Libya battles loom.
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VICHY
France
United Press
Europe
Henri Philippe Pelain
Jean Francois Darlan
Adolf Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
French Africa
Libya
Africa
Maxime Weygand
Rene Platon
West Africa
Dakar
Ivory
Gold Coast
Nigeria
Platon
Jean Marie Bergeret
Francois Valentin
French Legion
Auphan
Tunisia
Algiers
Weygand
Earthquake Felt Near Sofia Reports State Institute
The official news agency from Sofia said the meteorological institute recorded a strong earthquake about 2 p.m. Friday roughly 200 miles from Sofia.
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Berlin
Sofia
Meteorological Institute Seismograph
Four-Power Confab Called by Hull on Jap Question
Secretary of State Cordell Hull summoned a four power conference in his office to discuss the Far East issue. The 9:45 am CST session included British Ambassador Lord Halifax Dutch Minister A Loudon and Australian Minister Richard Casey. The meeting followed Hull's talks with Japanese ambassadors Kichisaburo Nomura and Saburo Kurusu.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Far East
Hull
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Great Britain
Lord Halifax
Netherlands
A. Loudon
Australia
Richard Casey
Police Crack Down On Gun Use In City
Cedar Rapids News reports Mike Nolan 39 of 611 Twenty first avenue SW was arrested at 2 15 PM for discharging firearms in the city and had a .22 rifle confiscated. He paid 10 plus costs for shooting and 1 plus costs for double parking after a late 11 30 PM court appearance. Safety Commissioner Wes Benesh warns police will crack down on city gun use and confiscate juvenile guns. An air gun cannot be shot within city limits.
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Cedar Rapids
Mike Nolan
Mike
Wes Benesh
Benesh
Northwest Airlines Route Bid Denied by Board Examiner
A civil aeronautics board examiner recommended denying Northwest Airlines permission to establish a Chicago to Minneapolis route via Green Bay Wausau and Eau Claire. The decision hinges on regulatory review and route feasibility.
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Washington
Northwest Airlines
Chicago
Minneapolis
Green Bay
Wausau
Eau Claire
Civil Aeronautics Board
Rostov Captured as German Drive Reaches Caucasus Oil Gate
Nazi announced Rostov-on-Don fell to German troops, claiming the city cuts direct oil flow from the Caucasus and weakens Soviet needs. The report places Rostov as a key oil pipeline terminus, grain trade hub, and rail and water communications center under threat as the war presses on.
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Adolf Hitler
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov
Don River
Russia
Caucasus
Labor body cites FBI peril at CIO convention
Delegates from 5,000,000 workers at the Congress of Industrial Organizations adjourned after a five and a half day session endorsing President Roosevelt's foreign policy and defense program. A resolution accused the FBI of posing a danger of becoming political police and urged civil liberties safeguards. another urged universal union shop and a third sought abrogation of collusive contracts on the Pacific coast with shipyard elections to follow.
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Detroit
The
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Roosevelt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gestapo
Labor Organization
FBI
Justice Department
Civil Liberties Division
Navy
Maritime Commission
Office of Production Management
National Labor Relations Board
AFL Building and Metal Trades
Pacific Coast
British Drive Wedge to Link Tobruk Action in Libya
British eighth army using American tanks pierced the eastern Libyan trap and broke out from Tobruk, aiming to join forces with Sidi Rezegh troops. Gen Sir Alan Cunningham directs a desert drive to destroy German tanks, with Rommel’s forces split and largely sidelined. Axis reinforcements rushed in as Allied air and sea moves hinder Axis resupply.
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Libya
Tobruk
RAF
Salum
Eighth Army
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Sidi Rezegh
Alan Cunningham
Italy
Crete
Mediterranean
North
Africa
Hitler
Rome
Marmarica
Duce
Motorist In Spill Admits Driving For Year Minus License
Glenn Hammond, 38, of 628 Third Avenue SW, admitted driving for over a year without a license after a one car crash on E avenue NW near Edgewood school. He was fined $5 and costs for losing control. Justice H. R. Churchill added $10 and costs for no license. Ruth Simson, 21, injured.
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Cedar Rapids
Glenn Hammond
Third Avenue SW
E Avenue NW
Edgewood School
Hammond
Ruth Simson
First Avenue NW
Harry Johnson
H. R. Churchill
Rail wage talks resume with Monday meeting planned
Representatives of railroad managements and employee brotherhoods agreed to reconvene Monday to seek a wage increase settlement and prevent a nationwide rail strike. President Roosevelt has been involved, with Solicitor General Fahy noting no formal formula was proposed, leaving negotiations to proceed directly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles Fahy
White House
Weather May Force Russo Finnish Truce Rumor
British authorities said no official reports confirm a Russo Finnish truce rumors. Weather deteriorating on the northern front slowed operations along the Murmansk sector, potentially forcing an involuntary pause.
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London
Murmansk
White House reports German plan for European conference
The White House said Germany planned a December or January conference promising economic rehabilitation and independence for Europe. Invitations would go to some Axis powers and neutral European nations, with England excluded. The plan would be a step toward puppet states controlled by Germany, a move the U S feared as a facade for domination.
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Washington
White House
Germany
England
Stephen Early
Europe
Hitler
Roosevelt
State Department
Alburnett Man Charged With Drunk Driving After Crash
Forrest Vern Keller of Alburnett was jailed Saturday and charged with drunk driving after a rear end collision in Marion last Tuesday evening. County officials issued an arrest warrant following a true information filed by County Attorney Crissman.
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Cedar Rapids
Forrest Vern Keller
Alburnett
Harlan Snyder
Pete Whittemore
W. W Crissman
Keller
Marion
James Clapp
Emmet Draft Board Head Quits Over Lewis Dictation
Estherville AP Irving Ellerston a county farmer resigned as Emmet county draft board chairman saying he would not conscript under John L. Lewis dictating to the government. He criticized draft of human lives and cited defense supply shortfalls urging the government to ensure training needs are met. He notified his resignation to take effect by November 30 or earlier.
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Estherville
Irving Ellerston
Emmet
John L. Lewis
Ellerston
Perry West Dies After Grenada Accident
Perry West 32 died in Grenada Mississippi hospital Saturday from injuries from an automobile crash Thursday near Grenada. His wife Mrs West was injured with a broken collarbone and is listed in fair condition. The crash occurred on highway 51 after hitting a cow, near Cedar Rapids friends were advised. West was a loan supervisor for Equitable Life. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Perry West
Blake
Grenada
Miss
West
Cedar Rapids
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States
Wintry Gale Stalled In Eastern Montana
Des Moines reports a wintry gale stalled in eastern Montana causing temperatures near record lows while Iowa expects possible snow or sleet Sunday. A Texas rain front may reach Iowa and turn to snow with a cold weekend forecast across Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Sioux City areas.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Montana
Towas
Towa City
Weather Bureau
Des Mones
Texas
Lowa Befoe Morning Council Bluft
Sioux City
Lowas
Weather record shows cold Saturday with light snow
Dull skies drifted a slight snow flurry as a raw Saturday kept temperatures around 30 degrees and humidity near 50 percent. The day’s high reached 44 degrees by 2 30 p m while the low dipped to 26 degrees at 6 a m.
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Chambers
Swedish Patrol Boat Blows Up After Mine Strike
A Swedish naval patrol boat hit a mine in a field near Ocland on Saturday and blew up, killing all 10 crew members aboard the vessel. The explosion occurred inside the mine field, and the tragedy was confirmed from Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Ocland
Lewis Accepts Arbitration Plan For Mine Dispute
United Mine Workers policy committee accepted President Roosevelt's plan to refer the captive mine controversy to a three member arbitration board. The panel includes Dr John R Steelman as public representative, Benjamin Fairless for the steel industry, and John L Lewis for the mine workers. They will begin work immediately and stay in continuous session until finished.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
Roosevelt
John R. Steelman
Labor Department
Conciliation Service
Benjamin Fauless
US Steel
John Lo Lewis
United Mine Workers
Labor
Lewis
Polices
Threeman Board
White House
National Policy Committee
The
United Mine Workers of
Amelia
Capite
John R Steelman
Benjamin F. Faireless
John L. Lewis
Steel Companies
National
Poliey Committee
John Lo Lew
United Mine Workers of America
Benjamin Fairless
John L Lewis
Steelman
Brig. Gen Maxwell Arrives in Africa to Oversee US Aid
Brig. Gen. Russell L. Maxwell arrives in Cairo with five aides to direct all American aid to British operations in Africa. About a dozen aid personnel are en route from the United States and will reach Egypt within weeks to support the campaign against the Axis.
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Cairo
Egypt
Russell L. Maxwell
United States
Africa
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Mozhaisk
Kalinin
Ewaldh von Kleist
CIO
Emmet Draft Board
Mrs. West
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