Kidnapping Suspect Held After California Rescue
In Hillsborough California a 3 year old boy named Marc de Tristan Jr. was found safe in the arms of his family as FBI agents detained the accused German kidnapper Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich. Police chief C M Hirschey suggested multiple conspirators and a sensational trial ahead. The man, a 40 year old seaman, had prior illegal entry records. state authorities said prosecution should be handled locally. The boy’s deliverer Cecil Wetzel, a 220 pound lumberman, briefly disappeared from view after bringing the child and suspect to federal agents.
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Willsborough
Calif
Mare de Tristan Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Willelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Hillsborough
Hollywood
Marc de Tristan
C. M. Hirschey
Muhlenbroich
Marc Friday
Eldorado County
E. C. Benson
Oakland
Canada
Hirschey
San Francisco
San Mateo County
California
Cecil Wetzel
Hortonville man drowns in Wolf River near Dale
Donald Lapp 42 of Hortonville drowned Sunday afternoon when his outboard boat overturned after the motor failed. Wife and Mrs. Barthel rescued. Lapp body not recovered. Survivors include wife two daughters and siblings. Funeral arrangements pending. Eight auto deaths noted across Wisconsin over weekend.
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Dale
Wis
Donald Lapp
Hortonville
Wolf River
Milwaukee
John Barthel
New London
Barthel
Nfe
Charles Radtke
Lapp
Violet
Julia
George
Christien Fairley
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lawrence Carpenter
Palmyra
Otto Schmidt
Sheboygan
Sheboygen
William Archiguette
Green Bay
John B. Myers
Mondovi
Daniel Ness
Deerfield
Nick Marso
Prairie du Chien
Alton K. McCormick
Plover
Joseph Kornick
Menominee, Mich
Edna Rausch
Martial law in Egypt amid British raids on Italian fronts
Cairo declares martial law as British Navy and Air Force bombard Italian positions near Sidi Barrani. Premier Hassan Sabry Pasha leads a cabinet resisting immediate war while an Italian spearhead sits about 60 miles inside Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Africa
Hassan Sabry Pasha
Sidi Barrani
Egyptian
Alexandria
Suez
As Reuters
Mews Agency
Sid Barrani
Captain Massie Killed in Army Pursuit Plane Crash
A crash near Bloomfeld 37 miles south of Louisville killed Captain Lewis E. Massie of Wright Field Ohio. Massie was en route from Memphis Tennessee to Darien aboard the Army pursuit plane. Inspectors and police mapped scattered wreckage and noted the plane burned upon impact.
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Louisville, Ry
Croi Aeroneutics Authority
Recoym
Bloomfeld
Here
Li Wis E. Massie
Wright
Darton
Mem
Tenn
Darien
Wisconsin Weather: Clouds, Warmth, Showers Tonight
The latest forecast reports mostly cloudy skies over Wisconsin with variable rain chances. Occasional heat in eastern and southern areas gives way to cooler temperatures later, as north portions see showers and a general cool down overnight into Tuesday. Local observations from Milwaukee Hughes and other official stations record varied conditions in the last 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Tom Tatare
Milwaukee
Hughes
Phoenix
Yellowstone
Draft rules ordered into effect in peacetime draft plan
Roosevelt signed a 61 page executive order detailing the selective service system with a goal to organize state directors and classification boards. The War Department announced 13 reception centers to mobilize first conscripts in November at forts in nine corps areas including Fort Sheridan and Fort Custer with initial capacity of about 1,000 per site.
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Hyde Park
N. J
Roosevelt
Selective Service
Washington
Justice Department
Lewis B. Hershey
War Department
United States
Congress
Regular Army
National Guard
Sixth Corps
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Fort Sheridan
Fort Custer
Mich
British freighter Empire Bison nursed to dock after bombing run
The Empire Bison, a 410-foot British freighter, escaped near-miss bombing off Ireland as German bombers attacked. Crew reports say shots from deck and evasive maneuvers kept the ship afloat and moored safely at a Baltimore dock eighteen days into its Atlantic voyage.
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Baltimore
Davey Jones
England
Ireland
W. OH. Herland
Roene
Herland
Elliott Roosevelt Starts Army Air Corps Duties
New York reports Elliott Roosevelt son of the president has left by plane for Washington to report for duty as a captain in the Army Air Corps. He said he learned by telephone of the commission and had been notified Saturday. he did not know where he would be sent or what his duties would be. He had applied for the commission last week.
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New York
Elliott Roosevelt
Washington
Army Air Corps
Questi
Bankruptcy referee injured by taxicab in Green Bay
A bankruptcy referee, 70, was struck by a taxicab during the post game traffic rush after a Packers Bears football game in Green Bay Wisconsin. The injured official was taken to a local hospital with unspecified injuries.
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Green Bay
Wis
W. i. Me
Serge Eqn
Rasfatal Todey
Teceved Wien
Tex.can
Evare
Prs? Ter
Sundey
Japs Advance Into French Indo China
Japanese forces renewed an advance into French Indo China near Langson after bombing the airfield. Tokyo says army and navy prepared to meet any outside intervention as troops move southward toward Hanoi under an agreed status quo with French officials.
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Manoi
Indo-China
Langson
Tokio
United States
Britain
Japan
East Asia
Hanoi
International at a Glance: War News and Diplomatic Moves
Allied reports claim German officials mock the British torpedoing of a refugee ship with 293 deaths including 82 children. London calls it murder while Berlin reports heavy RAF raids and a two hour 20 minute alert. Japan states no territorial aims in Indo China, seeks China settlement.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
U.S
London Press
Hitler
London
R.A. F
Berlin
Britain
poke-Men
Japan
China
Four German Air Fleets Repelled Over London
Four great German air fleets were turned back in disorder as Britain repelled daylight attacks on London. Reports say at least 15 German planes were shot down in fierce battles over Kent and the Thames estuary with crashes near Folkestone and Kentish towns. Parachuting pilots and English fighter action were noted as antiaircraft fire opened the day’s air alarm.
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Dan Campbell
United Press
London
Adolf Mhultier
British Isles
East Bourne
Hastings
Brighton
Berlin
England
Kent
Essex
Thames
Messerschmitt
Folkestone
Taq
Thames Estuary
British King Declares War Just Cause Upholds Freedom
King George VI told his empire that Britain fights a just cause as invasion threats loom across the channel. He praised Allied support, noted London raiders, and urged continued resilience and sacrifice for victory in the Battle of Britain.
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London
George VI
Rarkorg
Victoria Crocs
George
Americas
Auffering
Lenden
Wralarm
Londen
Britain
Loss of 293 on torpedoed refugee steamer shocks Britain
A British refugee liner was torpedoed 600 miles west of England, sinking in 20 minutes. 293 aboard died including 83 children, 213 survivors were rescued by a warship. Government and press condemn Nazi methods, with editorials calling the act murder.
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London
Canada
Focus
Liverpool
Middlesex
England
Geoffrey Shakespeare
Children’s Overseas Reception Board
Labonte Daily Herald
Hitler
Times
E. M. Day
Time bomb explodes at Lake Geneva plant
A time bomb damaged a Lake Geneva plant with officials estimating damage between 200 and 306 dollars. The blast affected the facility and prompted an immediate response from local authorities.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Officisis
Firing Starts After Refusal To Surrender In Dakar
Brit ish ships opened fire on Dakar in French West Africa at 2 15 pm after Gen Charles de Gaulle ordered a force reply from the British flagship. France refused surrender, six French warships held and a casualty toll not yet known. Foreign Minister Baudouin said no casus belli and France would defend itself.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
Vichy
Dakar
Ger Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Gibraltar
Toulon
Germany
Richelieu
Paul Baudouin
Britain
Baudouin
Mers
Petain
French Africa
Africa
Ds Gaulle
Morocco
Umormes
Toguland
London
Charles de Goulie
Arsenal Blast Kills Two, Injures Eleven at Picatinny
A blast at the Picatinny arsenal in Dover injured eleven and killed two people. Officials say the powder line at the Hercules plant exploded causing the casualties. Identified dead include Lawrence 49 of Route 6 and John E. Goodwin. Public safety officers coordinated the response and secured the area.
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Arsenal
Dover
Uist
D & Tes
Acm
Hercules C
Pitatiny
Lawrence
John E. Goodwin
Taam
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