Woman Held on Suspicion of Murder in Berlin Jewel Case
Vera Herbst is arrested on suspicion of murder and theft as U S investigators recover 31 crown jewels tied to the death of Hermine and the disappearance of up to 2 million dollars in royal gems. Princess Carmo led to 25 pieces found in a Berlin Wilmersdorf apartment and a separate man, Wilhelm Gommert, is held for questioning.
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Berlin
U. S. Army
Rinceas
Prince Ferdinand
Vera Herbst
Princess Carmo
Ferdinand
Hermine
Frankfurt
Oder
Miss Herbst
Kaiser Wilhelm
Red
Miss Florbst
CID
F. Carlucc
Cariucci
Cartucci
Wilmersdorf
Wilhelm
Gommert
Miss. Herbst
Carlucci
Ferdinand von Schoenard-Carolath
Germany
Associated Press
Foreign Envoys to Paraguay Leaving Capital
Buenos Aires reports foreign diplomats accredited to the Paraguayan government are on the frontier leaving Asuncion. President Morinigo’s regime supposedly plans to move the capital to Pilar, 110 miles northwest. An insurgent attempt near Asuncion was repelled with prisoners and weapons seized. Formosa gunboats breached defenses and rebels neared from north and south.
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Buenos Aires
Mundo
Asuncion
Iirginio Morlniga
Pilar
Morinigo
Asunclon
Disguised Body Leg Turns Out To Be Dummy
Los Angeles August 11 A homicide squad rushed to Union Station after a report of a dismembered body found in the baggage area. Det. Sgt. Vance Brasher led the search and a trembling porter showed a leg in luggage. It proved to be a store window dummy.
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Los Angeles
Homicide
Union Station
Vance Brasher
Brasher
Clergyman Hired by Shoe Company Faces Financial Strain
Rev. Dale Dutton, recently appointed vice president of Christian relations at Bristol Manufacturing, says the four month period has seen high demand for funds and that expenses exceed income. He notes embezzlement rumors and plans to direct aid to Europe while maintaining economic efficiency. Smithie announced the hire to support moral work as the company expands its shoe venture.
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Providence
R. 1
Europe
Christian Relations
Central Baptist Church
Bristol: Manufacturing Orp
Mall
Dutton
Bristol
Maurice C. Smithie
Jens Uel
Smith
Picnic party tragedy as plane crashes during outing
An aircraft buzzed over a Los Angeles picnic at La Dera Park then crashed into the midsection of the group, killing pilot George Porter and two companions, Mrs Eula Walters and Myrna Cottey. Two others injured include Porter’s wife Brownie Bell and Wanda Coffey. Police described a low flying PT-9 trainer striking a 40 foot tree. Porter’s widow survived with memory gaps.
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Nglewood
Upiua
Ant
Porter
Brownie Bell
Wanda Coffey
Los Angeles
Kenneth Walters
Eula
Coffey
la Dera Park
Midwest Heat Wave Persists Across Plains and Midwest
A heat wave continues across the Midwest and plains with little rain expected in the corn belt. Forecasters predict scattered showers in the Dakotas and parts of Nebraska while a cooling air mass moves slowly from the northwest toward Minnesota and Iowa bringing relief by tomorrow.
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Midwest
Corn Belt
Nebraska
U.S
Dakotas
Southwest
Pacific
New
Mexico
Arizona
Northwest
Minnesota
Iowa
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ohio River
Beulah Overell Insurance Policy and Estate Details Revealed
Beulah Louise Overell is named sole beneficiary of life insurance policies totaling 152 881 on the lives of Walter and Beulah Overell, as creditors assess the couple's estate. Court records show the Overell estate at 436 354.65 with deductions for administration and loans, testimony suggests substantial income impacts. Prosecutor Williams presents policies in evidence as part of ongoing Superior Court proceedings.
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Santa’. Ana
Beulah
Louisc . Overell
Walter E.overells
Beulah A. Overell
Géorge ‘Ri
Bud
Gollum
Agi
Eék
Beblan Louise
Overell
Ufe
Lemmon
Overells
Louise
Eugene D. Williams
Overoll
Life‘insurance Polices
U S to Demand Explanation of British Spending
Washington reports an American demand for a comprehensive account of how Britain spent 3.75 billion dollars of credit. British delegates to Parliament are urged to provide detailed records before loan terms can relax. Officials note spending has consumed most of the credit in 15 months with some funds likely exhausted by October.
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Washington
Britain
Hugh Dalton
United Nations group visits Rothschild Hospital in Vienna
A United Nations Commission on Palestine group visits the Rothschild Hospital in Vienna during their tour. The visit underscores international attention to regional healthcare facilities amid ongoing talks.
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OU. N
Vienna
United: ‘Nations
Commission On’ Palestine
Rothschild
Enemies Yank to Be Jap Envoy's Son-in-law
Frank K White a 27 year old former American Army officer plans to marry Pia Kurusu daughter of Sabura Kurusu the Japanese envoy who met with the White House to discuss peace after Pearl Harbor White a former lieutenant now attached to Allied headquarters reparations will marry Pia in Yokohama Thursday He plans to take Pia to the United States but is unsure how Americans will feel and has not told relatives His mother is American born and Kurusu wed while he was Chicago consul general and a brother Biot was killed in an American air raid on Japan
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Tokyo
Frank. K. White
Pia Kurusu
Sabura Kurusu
White House
Pearl Harbor
White
Watr
Allied Headquarters
Pia
United States
Yokohama
United’ States
Olas
Kuru
Chicago
Eula
Biot
Japan
Churchill Leads Crisis Bill Fight in British Commons
Churchill defended the government’s emergency powers as Britain faces an economic crisis. The Commons defeated a Liberal amendment 256 to 125, with Labour split over the bill. Critics warn the measure risks totalitarian reach by moving workers between jobs and industries.
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London
Winston Churchill
Commons
Unis iSland
Hill
Liberal Party
Sbencher
A. R. Blackburn
Churchill
Clement R. Attslee
Parliamenary
Labor
la Fe
Akits
Japanese Order to Execute Yanks Reported
Report claims a Japanese officer described orders to execute American prisoners amid a raid on Kobe. The account notes a B29 downed and mentions human harm during combat.
Daring raid at Mons Cafe nets safe and suspects
A 600 pound safe containing $3000 was stolen from Mons Cafe Belmont Shore and recovered when Newport Beach officers stopped a car. Two suspects Clyde M. Farrar and Ralph James King, both Los Angeles residents, were taken into custody. The cafe janitor Henry Kale was tied but freed and helped load the safe into the car. Police booked the pair for investigation of robbery as they questioned an apparent accomplice and diversion attempt.
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Belmont Shore
Newport Beach
Clyde M. Farrar
Ralph James King
Los Angeles
Newport
Harry ‘Lac
Fatrolman
Richard Burdsell
Long Beach
San Bernardino
King
Farrar
Henry N. Kale
Roycroft Ave
Kale
Howard H. Sweet
Pat A. Paris
Anthony Maletich
Jinnah Named President of Pakistan
Jinnah, leader of the Muslim League, was unanimously elected president of the Pakistan Constituent Assembly as it began drafting a charter for the Muslim Indian dominion. He pledged equality for all citizens and no discrimination. Mandal was named temporary chairman, with Mandal a Hindu leader. Pakistan will come into being next Thursday.
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Karachi
PIM
A. Jihnan
Teader
Moslem League
Jet
Pakistan ‘Constituent Assembly
Jinnah
Pakistan
Jogendar Nath Mandal
India
President Truman Returns From Shangri-la Lodge
President Truman, refreshed after a weekend at the Presidential mountain lodge Shangri La, returns to the White House with Mrs Truman. His desk awaits Congress adjournment work as he plans a late August or early September trip to Rio de Janeiro for the Inter American Conference and draft hemisphere defense treaty.
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Washington
Truman
Presidential Mountain Lodge
Shangri-La
White House
Rio de Janeiro
Paris Fall Fashion Debates Must Have Waist and Skirt Lengths
Paris fashion editors report a range of styles from hourglass to mid length and long hobble skirts. Designers including Schiaparelli and Maggy Rouff feature free swinging midis and looser shapes, easing must have waist measurements and highlighting individual choice for the season.
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Paris
UW CF
Schiaparelli
Maggy Rouff
Parla
Solons Recess Till Nov 17 in Surprise Move
The Senate war investigations into Howard Hughes wartime plane contracts paused for three months. Hughes and his publicity team claimed the hearings were halted because Senator Brewster refused to continue. Ferguson said the inquiry would resume with Hughes as a witness, citing scheduling conflicts and difficulty locating Hughes’ publicity man Meyer.
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Solons
Washington
A.P
Senate
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Hollywood
Brewster
R-Me
Maine
Senate War Investigating Committee
Egyptian Premier warns UN on Egypt violence over British troops
Lake Success Aug 11 Egyptian Prime Minister Nokrashy Pasha warned the United Nations Security Council that removal of British forces from Egypt is essential or risk bloodshed. He said popular resentment remains as the 1936 treaty allowing troops is superseded by the UN charter and urged council action rather than dismissing the case.
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Britain
Egypt
France and Italy deny U. S. demanded naval bases
Reports from Moscow claimed the United States pressed for naval bases in Italy and France as a prelude to joint actions. Paris and Rome foreign offices issued denials today, countering the Pravda claim carried yesterday by Moscow.
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United States
Italy
France
Joans
Paris
Rome
Joscow
Pravda
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New Minneapoli
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Kobe
L. B
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Sen. Brewster
Sen
Ferguson
R.mich
Wuld
John W. Meyer
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