Remsen Farmer Pleads Hard Up After Bank Robbery
Cherokee AP reports 29 year old Stanley Englert a Remsen farmer confessed to robbing Cleghorn State Bank of 862 dollars amid financial pressure. He said he arrived with no mask and directed employees to hand over cash before fleeing, later arrested at his farm. Victims identified him and he signed a confession in Cherokee. His wife and child were unharmed.
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Stanley Englert
Remsen
Archie R. Nelson
Cleghorn
Nelson
Englert
Cherokee
Plymouth County
Kentucky
Deutschland remains in German hands loss rumors denied
Berlin sources rebut London rumors claiming the pocket battleship Deutschland was captured or sunk. Officials stated the ship remains under German control to counter British blows following damage to the Belfast and to probe German whereabouts.
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Berlin
INS
London
Reich
Belfast
London admiral denies capture of pocket battleship Deutschland
London dispatch reports that the admiralty stated on Saturday it had no knowledge of the pocket battleship Deutschland being captured amid circulating inquiries and reports.
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London
Admiralty
Lots Of Trouble Over Penny Tax
Mr and Mrs Charles II Sharts faced a lawsuit for failing to pay a one cent state income tax. The case dragged on with extensive correspondence before they finally mailed a bank draft for one penny to Jefferson City on Friday.
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Kansas City
Charles II
Sharts
Jefferson City
Rent How Before December In The Sun Gazette
Vacancy seekers urged to place Sunday Gazette rental Want Ad now to secure tenants by month end. Readers without winter housing monitor Gazette Rental Want Ads for new listings. Call 2-1121 before 8 tonight to start an ad and save with 3, 5 or 7 day runs.
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Sunday Gazette
Gazette
Dia
Strike threat to close U S movie theaters across nation
HOLLYWOOD AP The motion picture industry braces for a potential general strike after unions demand a 10 percent wage increase for 28 000 studio technicians. AFL and producers cited war disruptions and salaries. Projections say 20 000 theaters could shut if projectionists strike. Bioff jailed on a 17 year old pandering conviction.
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Hollywood
AFL
United States
Canada
William Bioff
Bioff
Joseph M Schenck
Producers’ Negotiating Committee
Chicago
Toddville Students Hurt In Accident Blames Road Bump
A late Friday crash north of Ely involved five Toddville high school cheerleaders. Nina Larson 15 suffered a fractured right arm. Sid Larson 18 driver had cuts and bruises near his left eye. The road bump blamed. five others uninjured. Nina remained hospitalized with good condition reported Saturday.
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Cedar Rounds
Ely
Toddville High School
Nina Larson
Marion
Sid
St. Luke's Hospital
A. C. Gallup
Leo Combs
Danny Jordan
Jean Sigruth
Inheritance Tax Paid on Iowa Estate Receipt
The Iowa tax commission announced Saturday that $1,216 inheritance tax was received from the $12,161 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
Judge weighs dropping charges in Kuhn embezzlement case
Judge James G Wallace debated dismissing further counts against Fritz Kuhn over 717.02 used to move furniture for the German American Bund. He kept three bond fund counts, heard Camp testimony about a forged marriage plot, and signaled possible further reductions as the jury nears.
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New York
James G Wallace
Fritz Kuhn
Wallace
Kuhn
James D C. Murray
Benjamin Bluttner
Thomas E. Dewey
German Forces Cut Apart In Encircling Raid East Of Moselle
Paris reports that German troops attempting an encircling raid ten miles east of the Moselle were broken up with heavy losses. Two German company sections, moving a mile apart, failed against French machine gun nests and artillery. Many Germans were wounded or captured. The engagement was followed by patrol activity and continued air reconnaissance despite rain and snow. The day saw claims of German plane losses totaling 19 to 22 in recent days, while German and British aerial exchanges were reported. War measures in southeastern France and Corsica were lifted for economic reasons amid snowbound Alpine passes.
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Paris
Moselle
Saarbruecken
Wissembourg
France
Corsica
Ministry of War
Elser Identified as Munich Bomb Suspect by Border Police
Berlin reports detail how Georg Elser was singled out among 120 suspects after a sighting near Konstanz. customs inspectors questioned him, found drawings of munitions depots, a Beer Cellar postcard, and clockwork parts later linked to the Munich blast. Police traced items to Elser's sister in Stuttgart and a supplier, and Elser confessed amid further inquiries.
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Berlin
Munich
Georg Elser
Konstanz
Elser
DNB
Stuttgart
Prayer and doubt in Trinity Church amid city pace
A famed preacher, resting in Old Trinity Church on Wall Street, reflects on life, faith, and a penciled note saying The Church is Jesus Christ alive in the world today. He ponders whether the church has entombed Christ amid sects and wonders how to keep Him real in a divided world. Disturbed by the scene, he continues his inner search.
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New York
Old Trinity Church
Wall Street
Jesus Christ
Christ
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Czech Protector Relieved From Bohemia Moravia Post
London based dispatch reports Chancellor Hitler agreed to relieve Baron Constantin von Neurath as protector of Bohemia Moravia. The move followed reports that twelve Czech students were executed for opposing the German regime, according to the Daily Herald from Antwerp.
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London
INS
Hitler
Germany
Constantin von Neurath
Bohemia- Moravia
Daily Herald
Antwerp
Fire Hits J L Stuart Building in San Francisco
A three story J L Stuart tent and awning factory at Pine and Front streets burned Friday night in downtown San Francisco causing about 250000 dollars in damage per fire crews.
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San Francisco
J. L. Stuart
Pine and
Front Streets
Juliet Free To Wed But Now She's Vanished
NEW YORK UP Juliet was declared free to marry Romeo by Justice Isidor Wasservogel but has vanished after Eileen Herrick and George Lowther II secured a 10 day waiting period. Lowther plans to marry at 5 pm if she is found, while Herricks kept her in a hospital. Romeo is an insurance 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 in Cedar Rapids Shrouded by Clouds
Grey clouds cast a gloomy sky in Cedar Rapids after Friday rain totaling .08 inch. Temperatures ranged from a Friday high of 39 to a low near 35 both Friday night and Saturday morning, with readings from 28 to 40 by mid afternoon. Readings from Chambers Inskeep show 37 at 10 am and 40 at noon.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
White House Won't Replace Divots On Debt Ceiling
Arthur Bugs Baer comments on the White House plan to chip more plaster from the debt ceiling and not replace the divots. Tydings of Maryland claims forty five thousand million dollars as a saturation point, a figure that cannot be verified.
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White House
Baer
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Senate
Santa Claus
Tydings
Maryland
Army Navy joint maneuvers eyed with Third Division
Washington AP reports the War Department is weighing a joint army navy exercise on the Pacific coast next spring. About 8,000 officers and men from the Third Infantry Division, plus sailors and marines, would practice launching operations in large scale maneuvers tied to Europe’s war and Pacific defense plans. A final decision awaits, with plans previously calling only for elements from Fort Lewis and San Francisco.
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Washington
War Department
Pacific Coast
Europe
Pacific
Japan
Fort Lewis
Wash
General Staff
Caribbean
Congress
Robert McBeck
San Francisco
Auto Accident Rate Jumps In Cedar Rapids Crashes
Five people injured in a series of Friday crashes in Cedar Rapids. A collision at Eighth Avenue and First Street involved Mrs. Joseph Racer and Mrs. Newton Owen, both treated at Mercy Hospital. Fred Samek Jr. claimed he could not avoid the Owen car after it pulled into his path at dusk. Police will continue reports and witness statements.
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Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Eighth Avenue
First Street
Joseph Racer
Fifth Street
Fred Samek, Jr
Ellis Boulevard
Newton Owen
Nineteenth Street
Owen
Mercy Hospital
Isumek
Satur
Nazis Claim Sinking of British Q-Boat Sub Trap
Berlin reports German high command says a 7,000 ton British auxiliary warship camouflaged as a Netherlands merchantman and used as a Q-boat was sunk by a German submarine in the Uboats operations area. The claim notes Q-boats' World War II revival and outlawed status per international conventions, prompting Nazi press outrage.
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Berlin
Netherlands
DNB
Lokalanzerger Jed
Gannett predicts Roosevelt seeks third term
Gannett says Roosevelt will run for a third term, claiming no rival in the party can carry his banner. The Rochester publisher, a New Deal critic and Republican, argues Roosevelt loves the job and has strengthened chances through the European war. He noted the task of defeating him will be hard but possible.
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ST Louis
Frank F. Gannett
Rochester
Roosevelt
Gannett
Pacific Coast
National Committee
Women Pass Raised Bills At Two Shops In Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids two young women used counterfeit ten dollar bills at Neumode Hosiery and Band Box Millinery within a week. A third attempt at Woerderhoff Shoe Store failed, prompting police to suspect a ring. In Neumode a woman bought lingerie for 115 dollars, received change, and fled after a two tone alligator bag was noted. Band Box staff reported a girl bought a hat. details continued on Page 2.
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Cedar Saunds
Cedar Rapids
Neumode
Second Avenue SE
Montrose
Woerderhoff
First Avenue E
Roosevelt Hotel
Band Box
Scribe’s Pleasant Trip Across Warring Reich
Oliver W de Wolf AP reporter recounts a two day stay in Denmark and England before traveling a peaceful passage through Nazi Germany. He notes British visa stamps, customs curiosity over money and tobacco, and travel by train and foot through blacked out cities en route to Italy.
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Oliver W de Wolf
Associated Press
London
Oliver W
Wolf
New York
Hitler
Berlin
Prague
Nazi Germany
Copenhagen
Brenner Pass
Europe
Italy
Britain Seizes Reich Exports as Japan Protests Back
Britain asserts the right to seize German exports in retaliation for alleged indiscriminate mine laying. Japan protests and threatens countermeasures while neutral nations file objections in London. Germany delays a Brussels commercial mission as tensions rise over the plan.
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London
Brussels
INS
Britain
Reich
Germany
England
Neville Chamberlain
Iowa Fans Rally in Chicago With Corn Song Cheer
About 3,000 Iowa football supporters arrived in Chicago on Friday and thousands more followed Saturday. The parade and rallies featured the Iowa band, Scottish Highlanders, and color guard marching to LaSalle Hotel, with ticker tape crowds and lively chants of Iowa fights across the city.
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Gasette
Chicago
University of Iowa
Windy City
LaSalle
University Band
Scottish Highlanders
Color Guard
Towa City
Iowa
Eddie Anderson
Financial District
LaSalle Street
Ioway
Pennsylvania
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Poilus
Dor. Newton
U. 3
ARMY
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Warring Reich
Waly
Sweden
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Tokio
Foreign Office
Nippon
Soviet
Russia
Thames
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