Death of Hi E Coffin ruled accidental shooting
Howard Earle Coffin 64 wealthy industrialist head of Sea Island company and auto pioneer was found shot in his hotel suite on St Simons Island. Authorities said a hair triggered hunting rifle discharged while Coffin was dressing. Coroner Dr E H Egbert and Police Chief L O Godwin deemed it an accident with no intruders or suicide. Funeral set at Jones home with burial at Christ Church cemetery St Simon's Island.
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Sea Island Beach
INS
Howard Earle Coffin
Coffin
Gladys Baker
New York
Sea Island Company
Alfred Jones
J. D. Compton
E. H. Egbert
L. O. Godwin
White House
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Jones
Doris Duke Cromwell Receives Birthday Wealth Boost
Doris Duke Cromwell will gain between 10 and 18 million dollars as a birthday gift, automatic under her late father James Buchanan Duke's will. The 25 year old heiress marked her birthday by a quiet weekend with husband James H. R. Cromwell on the Duke estate. She has already received the first third of the trust and will get the final third at age 30. A Yellowstone highway note appears unrelated.
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Somerville
N. J
INS
Doris Duke Cromwell
Comely Tobacco
James Buchanan Duke
Doris Duke
James H. R. Cromwell
Duke
Deficit Nears For 1938 Budget Outlook
Washington reports the treasury deficit has risen toward the 695 million dollar limit, with a year that began July 1 almost half over. Roosevelt’s latest forecast shows a deficit of about 418 million, later revised to near 687 million, as of November 19 with three pay days pending and taxpayers set to settle quarterly through June 15.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Deficit to Grow Beyond Proposed Fiscal Year Brightline
The article warns that when the books close for this fiscal year the deficit will be far larger than the current proposal of 695 million dollars, signaling mounting national debt pressure and potential policy changes.
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Mates
Britain May Pay Token To U S France To Default
London reports say Britain weighs resuming token payments on its 994.49 million dollar war debt to the United States as a goodwill move to aid trade talks. Parlia mentary and financial interests press for the step, with a possible reminder bill of 122.67 million due December 15.
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London
United States
Neville Chamberlain
Washington
Sir Ronald Lindsay
U. S
Britain
France set to default on war debt again in December
Paris expected to default on the US war debt for the eleventh time when the semi annual annuity of 18,182,875.06 dollars is due December 15. The default would raise France total defaults to the United States to 443,443,000 dollars.
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Paris
France
United States
Fined on Disturbance Charge Pleads Defense
Maquoreta Dr H N Grim an Cedar Rapids optometrist faced a disturbance of the peace charge filed November 9 by Viola Gaspar of Spring Brook. Mayor Joel Arensdorf fined him one dollar plus costs after Grim paid the fine. He said the incident followed a threat with an ice pick and involved a theft case about clippers later dropped. Grim stated he was in Cedar Rapids when informed and returned to Spring Brook.
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Maquoreta
H. N. Grim
Cedar Rapids
Viola Gaspar
Spring Brook
Joel Arensdorf
Dr. Grim
Gaspar
Grim
Bellevue
Bandits Rob Gas Station At Monona In Evening Hold Up
Two bandits robbed a Monona gasoline station run by Lloyd Russell at about 6 p.m. Sunday, obtaining around $20. The brief report notes the small cash haul and the police action in a local crime incident.
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Bandits
Monona
Lloyd Russell
Jewish Welfare Drive is launched in Cedar Rapids
Local business and professional men gathered at John F. Miller’s home to launch the 1937 Cedar Rapids Jewish Welfare fund campaign. The goal is 2500 dollars, up 25 percent from 1936, supporting the Joint Distribution Committee, United Palestine Appeal, and national hospitals. Officers include Rabbi David Polish, Miller, and Isadore Ginsberg. workers teams will call on every Jewish resident.
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Knollwood Drive
Cedar Rapids
Jewish Welfare Fund
Joint Distribution Committee
Poland
Roumania
Germany
United Palestine Appeal
Palestine
David Polish
Isadore Ginsberg
A. W. Bass
E. Cohn
M. J. Frankel
M. B. Katzoff
Orrie Becker
B. J. Newburger
A. N. Gelb
Joseph Sinaiko
A. L. Smulekoff
Leo Smulekoff
Z. Salit
A. Rapaport
Fire breaks out in Dr Pailthorpe’s office laboratory
A fire erupted in the laboratory of Dr. A. W. Pailthorpe at 815 Merchants Bank Building on Sunday afternoon. Fire crews, including the department’s new aerial ladder apparatus, responded to the blaze.
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A. W. Pailthorpe
Merchants Bank
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