Big Names Eyed in Coster Inquiry May Bring Out Details
In continued testimony, officials discuss possible state law violations linked to a rifle contract. Wingersky traces a 100000 unit Lee Enfield deal involving McKesson Robbins and Standard Oil with Ben Simon, John Kantor, and broker Susan Lucas cited.
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Coster
Ben Simon
Wingersky
McGloom
McKesson & Robbins
Bridgeport, Conn
Simon
Bronx
McCall
Consignee
John M. Kantor
Lloyd Brooks
Swindler Musica buried under alias F Donald Coster in Brooklyn
Philip Musica, the notorious swindler known for masquerades under names like F Donald Coster, was buried in a private ceremony in Cypress Hills cemetery. The service, led by a Methodist minister, took place as snow fell, with Musica’s relatives and indicted associates present under federal court order.
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New York
Philip Musica
F. Donald Coster
Brooklyn
Albert E. Beebe
First Methodist Church of
Bridgeport, Conn
Coster-Musica
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Beebe
Strange Musica
Arthur Musica
Robert Musica
Eorge Vernard
Robert Dietrich
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Coster
Wrong Black Man Sentenced in KC Robbery Case
Frank Sample a 33 year old Black man was sentenced to 50 years for robbery after a bullet hole overcoat was found in his home. He was released today when investigators pinned the crime on another Black man already imprisoned for another crime who hid the coat in Samples house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Sample
Sample
First Lady Frames Duty of President’s Family Lives
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged Americans to consider whether presidential children must be idle and if the president's wife should surrender her own interests. She explained that the nation elects a president, not his family, and noted a period in office can limit a family’s freedoms. She stressed no family member should wield influence for favors and outlined her own stance on independence and representing her son James on a board she joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Boston Insurance
James
Roosevelt
New York
White House
Roosevelt and
Sargent
Jimmy
G O P Campaign Plans Discussed At Meeting Here
The Missouri Republican committee outlined a militant organization plan to boost its 1940 bid against the Democratic administration. State Chairman Barak T. Mattingly criticized Missouri’s lag and urged early preparation. An executive 19 member panel will direct operations for the 52 member full committee, with regional meetings monthly and county sessions ahead of the Lincoln Day event in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republian Committee
Missouri
Missouri Party
Barak T. Mattingly
Bennett Clark
Mattingly
Clark
McKiffick urges 3 Man Liquor Board action
McKiffick and Haworth press for a 3 man liquor board and social security reforms. Haworth warns that without changes to age benefit rules and appeal rights within 30 days of the new year the federal government may withdraw aid, risking millions to the state treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haworth
Reed
Eerie Tale of Witchery From Virginia Continues
Bertha Sybert in Sandsprings reports nocturnal quakings disturbing her bed and leaving her sore in back. Teacher Flanary recalls the strange happenings while Bertha claims seeing a pale white animal vanish as the noises begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Net Flanary
Bertha
Sandsprings
Job Offered to Bombing Case Witness in St Louis
Louis Lee Baker, a key bombing case witness who was abducted and shot last November while en route to testify, was offered a $100 monthly city job by Mayor Bernard F. Dickman. Residents have contributed $914 for a Christmas presentation. Baker received a radio from police, and he remains hospitalized with injuries including eye loss.
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ST. Louis
Louis Lee Baker
Bernard F. Dickman
Baker
Isadore Londe
Londe
Dickmann
Warning Against Armaments Propaganda and Policy Debate
The text critiques arms build up and foreign policy aims, warning against excessive taxation and using the fleet for imperial ambitions. It cites Clark on U S shifts toward Britain and Orient defense, urging clarity on the fleet’s real purpose amid debates over the Philippines, navy, and military reach. It ends with a Chinese imperial anecdote about Chen Lung’s dinner rule, illustrating excess in appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Orient
Philippines
Canal Zone
Chamberlain Makes Peace Plea to Nazis
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Chamberlain urging Hitler for a sign that Germany seeks partnership in European peace. He defends 18 months of policy, asserts no differences with the U S in East or elsewhere, and warns a tragic error if leaders miss Britain’s peace-loving stance. He cites a looming Rome talks with Mussolini and denies ceding Somaliland.
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Associated Press
London
Chamberlain
Germany
Europe
Far East
China
United States Export-Import Bank
Washington
Britain
Mandalay
Burma
Commons
Mussolini
Rome
Viscount Halifax
British Somaliland
Italy
France
May 5 1940 Capone May Stay In Prison Through 1942
Capone could remain in prisoner custody until May 4 1942 if federal officials do not approve time off for good conduct. Officials noted the 12 month term could be served in any federal or local jail. Capone already faced ten years for income tax evasion and an additional year for failing to file returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Capone
Alcatraz
Chicago
Cook County
Justice Department
Campbell
Partially Frozen Fodder Kills Cattle in Arkansas
Arkansas state veterinarian Dr. C. D. Stubbs reports at least 200 cattle died in the last 10 days from hydrocynanic acid poisoning after eating partially frozen sorgum plants or Johnson grass. He says the outbreak is worsened by a mild fall but will ease after the first killing freeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
C. D. Stubbs
Arkansas
Stubbs
Chinese Given Credit Despite Tokyo Protest
A Chinese spokesman comments on U S credit to China, saying such loans could prolong the Chinese Japanese conflict and burden third powers. He warns that U S backing could be seen as a political gesture against Japan, dangerous in policy terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Sity
United States
China
Japan
Christmas Comes Early For Nurse in Kansas
Mrs. Ray Crider, a Kansas nurse, received by mail a draft for 14,992 pounds and ten shillings from New York. The $70,000 prize came from an Irish Sweepstakes ticket tied to a horse that finished second. She plans to remodel her house and take her husband and five children on a vacation to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton, Ekans
Santa Claus
Ray Crider
New York
Lima Conference Advances Pan American Defense Pact
At the eighth Pan-American conference in Lima the Brazilian delegation completed a compromise draft resolution pushing for a stronger inter-American defense stance. Hull and Moreno supported a firmer approach than the 1936 Buenos Aires agreement, while the peace committee shelved unification plans. Cuba Haiti and Mexico backed mediation against the Spanish War, and the draft pact was sent to the Pan American Union for distribution and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Solidarity and Defense Project
New World Solidarity
United States
Argentina
Washington
Hull
Moreno
Cordell Hull
Isidoro Ruiz Moreno
Buenos Aires
Sumner Welles
Alf M. Landon
Cuba
Haiti
Mexico
Organization For Peace Committee
Pan-American Union
Counselor Faults Witness for Not Protecting Self
Testimony described a pistol in a bedroom before Alderman and Snyder arrived. The state contends the witness saw them cross the street and failed to act to protect her life despite years of threats from Snyder. Giesler told the jury she could have locked the door or escaped but did not.
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Alderman
Snyder
Giesler
Banks to Foreclose on George Musica's House
In New York on December 183 AP reports the wife of George Vernard-Musica, linked to the McKesson Robbins fraud, faces dispossession from a Brooklyn home and loss of a costly car as two banks move to foreclose for overdue payments. Vernard-Musica hid his identity until after F. Donald-Musica's death by suicide last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banks
George Musica
New York
George Vernard-Musica
McKesson & Robbins Drug Corporation
Brooklyn
Vernard-Musica
F. Donald-Musica
Episcopalian Clergyman J J Wilkins Dead at 51
The Rev Dr J J Wilkins aged 91 and a senior clergy figure in Missouri died today of heart disease. He formerly served as dean of Christchurch Cathedral in Los Angeles California.
Land area of US public roads equals Indiana state size
A historical statement notes that the land occupied by the public roads of the United States matches the area of the entire state of Indiana, illustrating the scale of highways compared to a midwestern state.
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United States
Indiana
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M. Soney
Swindler
Boston
3-Man Liquor Board
McKiffrick
Haworth
Social Security Commission
Chichesters
Job
Imperial Household of
Chen Lung
U. 5
E. High
Capitol Ave
Mrs. Coster
Frank Donald Coster
Kansas
Jefferson City
F. T. D. Telegraph Delivery
F. F. Dbd
F. T. D— Florisis’ Telegraph Delivery Association
Busch
Madison
Capital City Upholstering CO
Central
Lucien Lelong
Penthouse
Eemale
RCA Victor
RCA Victor Electric
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