Ford plants in Cologne linked to U S company claims
A 1942 report in the Frankfurter Zeitung says Ford works in Cologne are 520 percent owned by the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn and 614 percent by another foreign Ford entity. Ford officials have long avoided commenting on foreign properties amid wartime censorship and espionage concerns.
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Europe
Ford Works
Cologne
Germany
Ford Motor Company of
Dearborn
Ford Corporation
Frankfurter Zeitung
Ford
RAF Strikes Hard Blow At Hamburg
London reports a large RAF bombing raid on Hamburg shipyards factories and railways lasting hours with many fires. British forces also attacked Cuxhaven Wilhelmshaven and Le Havre with nine bombers missing. Bremen and German airfields in occupied areas were bombed in night raids.
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London
Hamburg
Cuxhaven
Wilhelmshaven
le Havre
Bremen
Air Ministry
Clark Seeks Breakup of Motion Picture Monopoly
Washington reports Senator Clark says films spread war propaganda and calls for splitting production distribution and exhibition to end propaganda movies. He backs Sherman antitrust revision to curb alleged monopoly and force independent exhibitors to stop showing war films.
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Washington
Clark
Idaho
Interstate Commerce
McFarland
D-Ariz
Nye
Rn.d
D-Mo
Nazi Envoy Censured in Argentine Outrage on Diplomatic Privileges
Argentina's Congress passed a three part resolution condemning German envoy Edmund von Thermann for overstepping diplomatic bounds and calling for expulsion of Nazi linked leaders from welfare cultural circles and labor unions within three days. The measure also seeks to strip legal rights from the German Chamber of Commerce amid subversive activity accusations.
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Buenos Aires
Edmund von Thermann
Ramon Castillo
Castillo
Ruiz Gulnazu
Congress
von Thermann
German Chamber of Commerce
House of Deputies
Argentina
Paul Damonte Taborda
South America
Daniel Videla Dorna
Tragic head on collision claims Miss Goyette in Scotia
Miss Bertha E. Goyette aged 28 of Scotia died from injuries after a head on automobile crash early today in Schenectady. Her companion Miss Marion Cassidy, daughter of Police Sergeant William Cassidy, was reported critically injured.
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Schenectady
Bertha E. Goyette
Scotia
Marion Cassidy
William Cassidy
Mysterious Traitor Condemned by Vichy After Secret Trial
In Marseille a military court condemned a man identified only as Andrew Bernard to death for treason after a secret trial. A Marseille special court gave prison terms of one to ten years to 13 people for distributing Communist propaganda, raising France total convictions to 30 in the last 24 hours. In the German occupied zone, 17 more were convicted for Communist activity by special courts across Nancy Dijon and Amiens.
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France
Sth
Marseille
Andrew Bernard
Nancy
Dijon
Amiens
Nazis Claim Sinking British Tanker Western Atlantic Action
Berlin reports a 7,300 ton British tanker destroyed in a daylight air attack west of the Hebrides. A transport and another large merchant ship in British waters were set afire by bombs during the night. Nine British planes were claimed destroyed. A Berlin raid on Hamburg and northwest Germany killed or wounded civilians. Roosevelt is accused of overstepping powers.
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Hebrides
Scarborough
Irish Sea
Hamburg
Germany
Helgoland Bight
Helgoland
Roosevelt
United States
Pair Saves $900 In Coins Robbers Get Every Dime
Chicago story: Mr and Mrs Harold Hill saved dimes toward 1000 dollars in a miniature safe hidden by a relative. Burglars raided the trunk and took 90 dollars in coins, leaving the couple with a loss described in the dispatch dated September 16. In Barnard Kansas, Gov Payne Ratner forced down in a pasture and a motorist who helped them later learned one was the governor.
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Chicago
Harold Hill
Barnard
Kan
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Bedtime Story Ends With Pajamas At Party
A Champaign couple arrives late to a party because Cecil Lincicome wore pajamas mistaken for evening clothes. He slept soundly after work, woke to find his wife, and the mix up entertained guests.
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Champaign
Cecil Lincicome
Linchecome
Marks Junior Chamber cotton picking contest canceled
The Marks Mississippi junior chamber of commerce announces the annual cotton picking contest is off. Boll weevils first wiped out the field, followed by army worms, and now leaves are eaten with cotton opening prematurely.
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Marks
Fence crashes spark cattle roundup on steep grade
Philadelphia action report notes Dr. Edward Krumbhaar lamenting repeated fence damage by motorists. Four auto collisions in a year toppled the fence during a sharp turn on a steep grade, forcing him and his son to spend hours rounding up his cattle each time.
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Philadelphia
Edward Krumbhaar
Krumbhaar
Shah Abdicates in Iran as Crown Prince Takes Throne
Shah of Iran abdicates due to poor health and names the crown prince as successor. Abdication follows Russian and British troop movements toward Teheran, with Karaj and Kazvin cited as key locations. Parliament discusses succession while the capital remains calm and officials consider a regency.
Shah Abdication in Iran Shocks London View
London reports the Shah of Iran Riza Shah Pahlavi abdicated due to declining health and was succeeded by his son. The move follows British Russian pressure and may lead to disturbances. Allies doubt reforms. British and Russian forces may remain to control the country if needed.
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London
Shah
William Hf
Stoneman
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Iran
Riza Shah Pahlavi
Half Million Nazis From Low Countries Reported in Russia
A London report cites a reliable source stating Germany withdrew nearly 500000 seasoned troops from the Low Countries and occupied France to bolster the Russian campaign. The same source estimates Western Europe still hosts about 800000 troops, unchanged for months, based on reconnaissance and continental guidance.
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Russia
London
Germany
Low Countries
France
Europe
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