Mae West sued by forgotten mate in separate maintenance action
Frank Wallace, Mae West’s estranged husband since 1915, filed suit alleging adultery and seeking $1000 a month. He named James Timony, West’s business manager, as co respondent and cited alleged associations with men including Bugs Siegel. Wallace says West forced him out of entertainment after revealing their 1911 marriage and 1915 separation.
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Hollywood
Mae West
Frank Wallace
Miss West
James Timony
Wallace
Benjamin “Bugsie
Siegel
New York
WPA
Milwaukee
Wis
Sinking Of Iceland Vessel Hekla Reported With Loss of 14
Berlin radio via NBC said the 1215 ton Icelandic ship Hekla was sunk en route to the United States with 14 crew lost and six survivors picked up by a British warship. Thor of Icelandic trade commission cited date as June 29 and noted US forces occupied Iceland on July 7. The vessel was Icelandic-owned and sailed under the Icelandic flag.
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New York
Berlin
Hekla
United States
NBC
Washington
Thor
Government
Trade Commission
Iceland
Canada
Iowa Insurance Agents pick 1942 site and leaders
The Iowa Association of Insurance Agents adjourned with Council Bluffs chosen as the 1942 meeting site. Four regional vice presidents were named, with three holdovers: Robert S Andrews, C D Friday, and Andrew R Melrose. A W Hanson of Clinton won the fourth post, succeeding George Cockburn. Delegates Morse and Cutter were chosen for the national convention in Kansas City.
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Iowa Association of Insurance Agents
Council Bluffs
Robert S Andrews
Sioux City
C. D
Osceola
Andrew R. Melrose
Charles City
A W. Hanson
Clinton
George Cockburn
Cedar Rapids
Cockburn
Georgia Board Bans Books From Public School Libraries
The Georgia state board of education voted to remove several titles from public school libraries. The ban followed a committee’s report citing concerns about reflections on Georgia, the South, democracy, and the Bible. Notable titles include A Child's Story of the Animal World Our Nearest Relatives and Psychology of Adolescence.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia State Board of Education
Georgia
South
Grant
Sebold details coercion to spy for Germany in 1939
William G Sebold, chief government witness in a 16 defendant espionage case, testified in Brooklyn federal court that Gestapo threats during a 1939 trip to Germany forced him to agree to become a spy. He said the Cologne consul arranged U S agents to meet him on return, enabling a short wave broadcast setup and false military dispatches to German authorities.
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New York
William G Sebold
Germany
Brooklyn
Prestapo
United States
Cologne
Sebold
Gestapo
George Herz
Herz
G-men
Radio systems fall short for mechanized war games in Louisiana
Major General Robert C Richardson notes radio communications are inadequate for dispersed armored forces in field maneuvers. He commends units, especially New York's Twenty seventh division for a 38 mile advance in 24 hours, and credits aggressive anti tank battalions with slowing mechanized attacks.
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Second Army
Louisiana
Robert C Richardson
Seventh Army
New York
R A F Planes Sent to Reds in Russia
London reports hundreds of Hurricane and Spitfire fighters sent to Russia to oppose Germany. It is unclear if RAF personnel flew the planes there, but Britain likely avoided handing advanced aircraft to Soviet pilots unfamiliar with them. Routes may include Murmansk Archangel and the Middle East via the Trans Caucasus.
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United Press
London
Russia
Germany
East
First
R.A F
Murmansk
Archangel
Transcaucasus
Middle East
Fourteen Plead Guilty In Cemetery Swindle
In Chicago, fourteen of nineteen indicted for using the mails to defraud midwestern investors of about $300,000 in a cemetery lot scam pleaded guilty before Federal Judge William B. Holly. Four others pleaded innocent. L B Ballou died since indictment in July 1940. Judge Holly set September 23 as a date.
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Chicago
William B. Holly
L. B. Ballou
Holly
Trial date set as sentencing deferred for pled guilty
The court announced a trial date and that sentencing would be deferred for those who pled guilty until the remaining co defendants are tried. The indictment, part of a series of cemetery lot swindle cases, accuses defendants of defrauding investors across Illinois Indiana Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and Missouri.
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
600 Foot Hole Opens In New York Street
A massive underground steam main exploded in downtown New York, creating a 600 square foot crater and shooting a 150 foot geyser of steam and debris into the air. Police said the blast caused widespread damage and evacuations were ordered along the block.
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New York Street
New York
Thunder blast floods Greenwich Village as subway service halts
A massive water main rupture sent steam through a hot pipe, blasting through Greenwich Village and knocking residents off balance. Deputy Fire Chief James H Quinn said the 36 inch conduit flood shut the Interborough system on the west side from Chambers Street to Times Square, three miles. Tenants in six updated buildings were ordered out for inspection of structural damage while stranded subway passengers waded through four feet of water to reach platforms.
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Greenwich Village
James H Quinn
Interborough
West Side
Chambers Street
Times Square
Three G Men Fired For Misconduct In New York
Three agents in the New York office of the FBI were discharged for personal misconduct. An official declined to identify the agents or discuss specifics, citing a policy of not making administrative matters public.
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Washington
New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Iran to Hand Over Germans to Allies
London reports Iran will surrender German nationals under a British Russian ultimatum delivered Tuesday. The move follows Tehran's compliance with allied demands.
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Iran
London
Germans Entrenched at Iran Legation Grounds Reports Say
About 700 German nationals were entrenched with arms on the German legation grounds in Iran and threatened to resist turnover to British or Russian authorities, as the handover began Thursday.
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Iran
False Teeth That Loosen Need Not Embarrass
An advertisement claims FASTEETH powder helps false teeth stay secure and odor controlled. It promotes dusting plates with alkaline thon acid powder for firmer fit and comfort, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
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Weak people suffering from sluggishness underweight and poor digestion may restore vital digestive juices in the stomach energize the body with rich red blood S S S Tonic builds back deficient blood strength revive stomach juices and rebuild worn-out tissue Scientific research shows many users report sturdier health and renewed appetite to feel like yourself again S S S Co
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S.S.S. Tonle
S.S. Co
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