Socialite Wife of 1933 Kidnap Victim Ends Life
Denver reports the death by suicide of Anna Lou Boettcher age 37 wife of Charles Boettcher II central figure in the 1933 Verne Sankey kidnapping. She shot herself with a .38 caliber revolver at their Denver home amid illness and despondency after telephoning her husband to join their daughter Anna Lou for ex games.
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INS
Anna Lou Boettcher
Charles Boettcher
West
Boettcher
Inter-Mountain
Verne Sankey
Anna Lou
Foster
Steve Negligee
Claude Boettcher
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Florida
Long Fight Against Draft Ends in Deferment for Jerome Hoersting
Jerome Hoersting, 22, fought selective service for 11 months, spending 17 days in jail rather than report. He failed to report in July after a preliminary exam and was arrested, bound over to a grand jury on 1500 bond. Hoersting sought deferment claiming his civilian job as an assistant to a father a paper was essential.
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Cincinnati
Jerome Hoersting
Hoersting
Fort Thomas
Evo
British Press Demands New Front Against Axis
London editors urged establishing a new front in western Europe after the RAF wing arrived in Russia. The Times ran a lengthy editorial arguing the British should seize the current chance to aid the eastern front and push for other fronts where Allied resources will be needed.
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London
Europe
R.A.F
Russia
the Times
Tment
Secret Nazi Landing Fields Reported in Britain
Toronto report cites an informant claiming Nazi landing fields were secretly established in the British Isles last September. Fifth columnists allegedly laid out fields then disguised them with fences and brush, with each field marked by a brus tly painted red barn.
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Toronto
British Isles
The
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Polish Premier Plans Russia Trip to Scout Polish Army
London dispatch reports Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski, Polish refugee premier, announced he would soon travel to Russia to review a Polish army being formed on Soviet soil for the fight against Germany.
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London
Wladiw Sikorski
Russia
New Shah To Give Nation Dad's Wealthinitiate
Teheran AP reports Iran's 21 year old shah plans to cede all possessions of his fabulously rich father as a gift to the nation. The decision signals a dramatic shift in royal wealth control and could affect state finances and public perception.
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Mohammed Shah Pahlavi
New Shah
Teheran
Iran
Shah
British forces reported moving toward Turkish border
A diplomatic observer arriving from Syria said on Wednesday that British artillery and other units were streaming north toward the Turkish border, signaling a buildup near Ankara.
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Ankara
Syria
Train Plows Through Crowd in Moravia Killing 18
A limited train derailed or plowed into a crowd waiting for a local at Brunn Moravia on Thursday, killing 18 and injuring many. Details from the AP report note a deadly accident with numerous casualties.
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Brunn
Moravia
DNB
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