Mass Slayer Admits Death Of U. S. Girl
Police dug up the body of Jean De Koven in a St Cloud villa after German fugitive Eugene Weidmann confessed to strangling the 22 year old Brooklyn dancer and four other men for about $1000. He said the victim was kept overnight after a milk drink and killed the next day, the body buried beneath the front porch. He described the slaying and the spree that led to the nationwide search for the missing American.
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Cloud
France
Jean de Koven
Eugene Weidmann
St. Cloud Villa
Brooklyn
Weidmann
Miss de Koven
Georges .Berry
Versailles
Villa la Voulzie
Fritz Frommer
Raymond Lesobre
Frommer
Lesobre
Joseph Coffey
Roger Leblond
de Koven
St Cloud
1937 Toy Load to Top 1936 by Five Percent in U S
New York Dec 9 AP Santa Claus carries a 225000000 peck of toys in the United States this Christmas a seven year peak for the industry The Toy Manufacturers Association estimates the 1937 load will exceed 1936 by at least five per cent The emphasis favors civilian toys with few military miniatures and new playroom heroes such as G men engineers and parlor crime solving games The report notes demand for adult imitation toys like skyline building radios and electro chemistry and lists items including a fast electric train a whistle boat and a dial telephone in television with a mirrors trick
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U. S
New York
Santa Claus
United States
Toy Manufacturers’ Association
G-man
Engineer
James L. Frn
Association
Murder Ring Tied To Weidmann Confession
French police linked Fritz Frommer and Raymond Lesobre to the villa murders on Sept 7 and Oct 16, uncovering a chilling string of slayings. Weidmann confessed after earlier killings, detailing the strangling of Jean De Koven and a plan that led to more bloodshed as he described his motive and arrival in France.
Strawberry Athlete Killed by Auto Near Stanberry
Wayne Spainhower a 19 year old former Stanberry high school football star was killed when struck by a car driven by Vernon Gregory Albany while walking home from a sawmill on U S Highway 189 four miles northeast of Stanberry. Lights from an approaching car blinded Gregory and an inquest is set for 10:36 tomorrow morning by Judge R S Liggett.
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Stanberry
Wayne Spainhower
Vernon Gregory
Albany
Here
Spainhower
Gregory
Albany Ledger
Railroads Demand Immediate Rate Hike in 15% Freight Rise
The Association of American Railroads urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to enact an immediate 15 percent freight rate increase and raise eastern coach fares to 2% cents per mile to stave off bankruptcies. The $500 million impact was questioned by shipping interests as hearings continued with no Commission reaction yet.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Railroad Association
Wilbur LaRoe, Jr
Joplin Man Killed in Oklahoma Auto Crash
James Hand a 50 year old Joplin Missouri man was killed in a head on crash seven miles south of Miami on U S Highway 66 tonight. L Payton also of Joplin suffered a broken leg and scalp wound while Thomas O Toole and John Foulin of St Louis were unconscious and injured in the second car. All injured were in a Miami hospital. Details were not immediately available.
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Oklahoma City
James’ Hand
Joplin
Miami
U. 5
State Highway Patrol
Thomas O'Toole
St. Louis
John Fouglin
King George Quietly Ends Year of Rule
London on December 3 AP reports King George VI continued engagements on the eve of the one year anniversary of Edward VIII's abdication. He inspected bombers, marking his 88th act since accession amid royal drama and shifting public sympathy toward the new monarch.
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George
Edward
Britain
London
George VI
Edward VIII
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Physician Dies While Visiting Relatives in Rome
Dr. Luigi Laurenzana, 67, of Kansas City Missouri, died today in Rome of a heart attack while visiting relatives. Born in Anzi Italy, he spent most of his life in America and his body will likely be taken there for burial.
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Rome
Dee
Luigi Laurenzana
Kansas City
Anzi
Italy
America
Tariff Reductions By U S Urged by British Industries
The Federation of British Industries urged the United States to make substantial tariff cuts as a first step in Anglo American trade negotiations. The group, sending a statement to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, warned of a recession of trade in the United States and urged opening European and British markets to absorb surplus goods. It also said the dollar is inherently unstable.
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London
Federation of British Industries
United States
Federation
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
America
British tariff stabilization amid volatile dollar pound relation
The argument warned that fixing British tariff levels during a period of unstable and fluctuating dollar sterling exchange is perilous.
Five Die in Car Train Crash Near Burl Iowa
Five men from Elmore Minnesota were killed instantly when a Chicago and Northwestern gasoline train hit their car at a crossing near Burl Iowa. Victims were Herbert Curtis 28 Elmer Meissner 21 Louis Shamburg 26 Ervin Richter 20 and Jarry Blondon 28. Coroner Dr. R A Evans said the train motorman S E Billings of Ames Iowa reported traveling about 35 miles per hour at impact. The crash derailed the locomotive but did not overturn.
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Bart
Elmore
Minn
Herbert Curtis
Elmer Meissner
Louis Shamberg
Ervin Richter
Jarry Blondon
R. A. Evans
Kossuth County
S. E. Billings
Ames
Eskimos Relish Breast Meat of Favorite Bird
A dietary note describes Eskimos savoring only the breast of a favored bird, with the remaining portions discarded. The passage reflects a simple subsistence preference and limited use of game meat.
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Strawberry
R.S. Liggett of
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Daily Express
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Duke of York
Baldwin
Cosma
Gordon Lang
Canterbury
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Archbishop of Canterbury
Robin OR
Norman Die
Phillips
Phillips É
Sayag
Arpa
ORL
Princess
Dallmeyer
Remington Rand
Oiher
Phil A. Dallmeyer
Optometrist
E. High
Gruen
ELGIN
Hamilton
Paulette
U.S
Burl
Iowa
Phil A. Dalimeyer
Capitol Tavern
Madison St
Feinstein
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