Remsen Farmer Confesses Bank Holdup
Stanley Englert a 29 year old Remsen farmer admitted robbing the Cleghorn State bank of 862 dollars Friday afternoon. He said he planned the crime days ahead and told officers he was hard up. He arrived at the bank in overalls without a mask and fled to his car after taking the money.
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Cherokee
Stanley Englert
Remsen
Archie R. Nelson
Cleghorn State
Nelson
Englert
Cleghorn
Plymouth County
Kentucky
Strike threatens all U.S. movie theaters nationwide
Hollywood AFL unions plan a general strike after failing to secure a 10 percent wage rise for 23 000 studio technicians. William Bioff warned of a strike across the industry while producers cite losses from the European war. Projectionists could walk out, risking closure of about 20 000 U S film theaters. Bioff also faced arrest on a prior pandering conviction and was released on bail.
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William Buioff
Bioff
AFL
Joseph M. Schenck
Producers’ Negotiating
United States
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Hollywood
Chicago
Judge weighs dropping more Kuhn charges in embezzlement case
New York AP Judge James G Wallace debated dismissing further counts against Fritz Kuhn over the $717.02 used to move his band’s furniture. He had already dropped five counts and kept three furniture related charges for jury action next week.
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New York
James G. Wallace
Fritz Kuhn
Golden Angel
Fuehrer
Florence Camp
California
Wallace
Kuhn
James D. C. Murray
Benjamin Blattner
Thomas E. Dewey
Elser singled out as Munich bombing suspect story says
Berlin reports detail how Georg Elser was identified from 120 suspects after the Munich beer cellar bombing. Customs inspectors at Konstanz questioned him near the Swiss border, finding drawings of munitions depots and a beer cellar postcard. Police linked him to clockwork parts, mortar debris, and a cork supply used in the device, leading to his confession.
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Berlin
Munich
Georg Elser
Konstanz
Elser
DNB
Feichtlhuber
Buergerbrau
Stuttgart
Japs Threaten Hit Back on Caport Seizure
London reports Japan warned of appropriate counter measures as five neutrals protested in London while Britain insisted on its right to seize German exports. The government said it would do all in its power to mitigate hardships on neutral powers from the measure, due to take effect Tuesday.
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London
Foreign Office
Tokio
Japan
Nippon
Germany
United States
Soviet Russia
No Confirmation of Deutschland Capture
Berlin reports no confirmation that the pocket battleship Deutschland has fallen into enemy hands. London rumors had circulated to blunt the Belfast damage shock and pressure Germany to reveal the Deutschland’s location, but sources here recalled that Deutschland was said sunk two weeks earlier.
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Berlin
INS
London
Reich
Belfast
British Admiral Denies Deutschland Capture Rumor
London dispatch reports Admiralty stating no knowledge of the capture of the German pocket battleship Deutschland amid inquiries about circulating reports. The denial comes as wartime rumors spread, with officials emphasizing they have no confirmed information on such an event.
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London
Admiralty
Lots of Trouble Over Penny Tax in Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Charlies H Sharis faced a suit for failure to pay a penny tax. The dispute involved multiple exchanges with the state attorney general. On Friday they sent a bank draft for one penny to Jefferson City ending the matter.
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Kansas City
Charlies H. Sharis
Sharis
Jefferson City
Rentals drive tenants with Sunday Gazette ad
Vacant apartment house or room owners urged to place a For Rent Want Ad in The Sunday Gazette before December first and attract winter tenants. Call 2-112 before 8 tonight to start an ad and save by choosing a 3 7 or 9 day run.
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Sunday Gazette
Gazette
Toddville Students Hurt In Accident Blame Road Bump
A Toddville high school cheerleading squad car struck a telecommunication pole after hitting a railroad crossing bump north of Ely at 11 p.m. Friday. Two passengers were injured Nina Larson 15 from Marion fractured right arm and her brother Sid 18 driver suffered facial lacerations. They were taken to St Luke's hospital by coach A C Gallup.
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Ely
Toddville High School
Nina Larson
Marion
Sid
St. Luke’s Hospital
A. C. Gallup
Leo Combs
Danny Jordan
Jean Sigruth
Tax Commission Reports Inheritance Tax Receipt
Des Moines report shows Iowa tax commission received 1216 dollars in inheritance tax from the 12161 dollar estate of Mrs C L S McConahy of Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
C. L. S. McConahy
Cedar Rapids
German Forces Cut Apart While Encircling Poilus
Paris reports heavy German losses as two German company sections attempted a coordinated raid about ten miles east of the Moselle. One section failed against French machine gun nests while the other was cut down by field artillery from outposts. Many Germans were wounded or captured, marking a rare land engagement amid ongoing front activity.
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Paris
Moselle
Saarbruecken
Wissembourg
Prayerful Scene In Trinity Church On Wall Street
A famed preacher visits old Trinity Church on Wall Street seeking solace. While worshippers pray a weary man and a loving couple reflect life’s trials and hopes. A pencil note on a flyleaf asks if the church keeps Christ alive or has divided it, stirring the preacher to question his faith.
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New York
Old Trinity Church
Wall Street
Cuver
Jesus Christ
Christ
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Czech Protector Relieved of Job Amid Executions
LONDON says Chancellor Hitler has agreed to relieve Baron Constantin von Neurath of his duties as protector of Bohemia Moravia. The move follows the execution of 12 Czech students opposing the German regime, per Daily Herald dispatch from Antwerp.
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London
INS
Hitler
Germany
Constantin von Neurath
Bohemia- Moravia
Daily Herald
Antwerp
Juliet Free To Wed But Now She’s Vanished
New York UP reports Juliet free to wed Romeo under a ten day court allowance but she vanished from a hospital. George Lowther III seeks marriage, while Eileen Herrick’s parents had removed her to hospital and a habeas corpus compelled appearance. The insurers and Yale graduate Romeo is a broker. Juliet’s father is a former park commissioner.
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New York
Juliet
Romeo
Supreme Court
Isidor Wasservogel
Eileen Herrick
George Lowther
Walter R. Herrick
Eileen
Herrick
Lowther
Justice Wasservogel
Yale
Weather Report: Cedar Rapids Sees Cloudy Sky and Mild Temperatures
Grey clouds hung over Cedar Rapids after a rainy Friday with .08 inch in the total. The thermometer fluctuated from a Friday high of 39 to a low of 35 overnight, then rose to 40 by noon Saturday before dipping to 38 in the afternoon per Chambers Inskeep readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
White House Won't Replace Divots On Debt Ceiling
Arthur Bugs Baer notes the White House plans to remove more plaster from the debt ceiling and refuses to replace the divots. Maryland's Tydings cites forty five thousand million as a saturation point, a remark treated as hyperbole.
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White House
Baer
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Senate
Santa Claus
Tydings
Maryland
Fire damages J L Stuart building in San Francisco
A three story J L Stuart tent and awning factory at Pine and Front streets in downtown San Francisco burned Friday night causing about 250000 dollars in damage. Firefighters estimated the loss and contents of the building.
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San Francisco
J. L. Stuart
Pine and
Front Streets
Army Navy joint maneuvers eyed with Third Infantry unit
Washington AP report says the War Department weighs a large scale joint army navy exercise on the Pacific coast next spring. The Third Infantry Division, about 8000 strong, could participate fully or in part, with ships and Marines aiding in landing operations. Decisions pending final approval.
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Washington
War Department
Pacific Coast
General Staff
Caribbean
Congress
Army
Robert McBeck
San Francisco
Fort Lewis
Nazis Claim Sinking of British Q-Boat Sub Trap
Berlin reports that a British auxiliary warship of 7000 tons camouflaged as a Netherlands merchantman and used as a Q-boat trap was sunk by a German submarine in the U-boat operations area. The claim notes Q-boats were used in World War I and references Nazi press reaction and that the British admiralty gave no information.
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Berlin
DNB
Lokalanzeiger
Auto Accident Rate Jumps In Cedar Rapids Crashes
Five people were injured in a series of crashes in Cedar Rapids on Friday none seriously. In the first crash at Eighth Avenue and First Street short after p.m. Mrs. Joseph Racer 1220 Fifth Street NW suffered chest injuries and shock when her car collided with another driven by Fred Samek Jr 23 of 1634 Ellis Boulevard NW whose car struck Mrs. Newton Owen 63 of 200 Nineteenth Street NW. Both women were taken to Mercy hospital. Samek said he was driving north on First Street and that the Owen car which had no lights pulled in front of him. Police based on witnesses reported the incidents.
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Cedar Rapids
Eighth Avenue
Joseph Racer
Fifth Street
Fred Samek, Jr
Ellis Boulevard
Newton Owen
Nineteenth Street
Owen
Mercy Hospital
Samek
First Street
Satur
Gannett Sees Roosevelt Pursuing a Third Term
Rochester publisher and New Deal critic Frank E. Gannett believes President Roosevelt will run again, citing his love of the job and the two term precedent bending appeal. He says no other party figure can carry Roosevelt’s banner and predicts a tough race if opposed. The note comes as international tensions rise over Britain and Germany mine warfare.
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ST. Louis
Frank E. Gannett
Rochester
N. Y
Roosevelt
Women Falsify Money At Two Shops In Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids two young women passed counterfeit ten dollar bills at Neumode Hosiery and Band Box Millinery within a week. A third attempt at Woerderhoff Shoe Store failed. In Neumode a clerk counted change from a $1 purchase as $8.85. the wagered $10 bill was partly redeemed as change. One suspect fled toward the Roosevelt hotel after the incident. Police believe a ring may be operating.
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Cedar Rapids
Neumode
Second Avenue SE
Montrose
Woerderhoff
First Avenue E
Roosevelt Hotel
Band Box
Scribe’s Peaceful Crossing of Warring Reich Described
Oliver W. de Wolf recounts a two day two night journey through Nazi Germany during wartime. He travels from Copenhagen to Berlin to Brenner pass, noting greetings at the airport and the challenges of blacked out cities while seeking an Italy bound voyage.
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Oliver W. de Wolf
Associated Press
London
England
Copenhagen
United States
Berlin
Rome
New York
Hitler
Prague
Nazi Germany
Brenner Pass
Europe
Italy
German mission cancels Brussels visit over export seizure
A German commercial mission canceled its Brussels trip next week citing Britain's plan to seize Reich exports. The move underscores a new problem between Germany and other countries, officials said Saturday.
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Brussels
INS
Britain
Reich
Germany
Iowa Fans Rally in Chicago for Hawkeye Weekend
A throng of University of Iowa supporters arrived in Chicago on Friday and Saturday, marching from the special student train to the Hotel LaSalle for rallies. The Iowa band, Scottish Highlanders, and color guard led parades through LaSalle Street with ticker tape as Chicago crowds cheered. Reported confusion among locals drew a quip about Iowa’s Scots and Pennsylvania Dutch heritage.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Chicago
Eddie Anderson
Line of Mercy
Financial District
LaSalle Street
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