Graf Spee camouflage tale from Captain Langsdorff
Captain Langsdorff relates how the Graf Spee sometimes disguised itself to resemble the British battleship Renown or other ships as it preyed on Allied merchant shipping. He says camouflage was common and that the Graf Spee once passed for the Admiral Scheer in Montevideo harbor before its destruction.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hans Langsdorff
Associated Press
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Admiral Scheer
Montevideo Harbor
Langsdorff
Gersely
Spain
Langsdarff
Uruguay
State Appeal Is Dismissed In WPA Transport Case
The Supreme Court dismissed the government's appeal in the Maryland truck case for want of a substantial federal question. The Maryland Court of Appeals held truck owners Jeroms M. Lichtenberg Evelyn Lichtenberg and Vernon Snyder were private contractors and the Public Service Commission order did not infringe federal instrumentalities. The Commission acted after finding no permit showing the trucks conformed to requirements.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Maryland Public Service Commission
WPA
Baltimore
Annapolis
Maryland Court of Appeals
Jeroms M. Lichtenberg
Evelyn Lichtenberg
Vernon Snyder
Hitler's Flair For Dramatics
Associated Press writer Kirk Simpson analyzes Hitler's decision to scuttle the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee off Montevideo. The act aimed at shaping German public opinion by avoiding a doomed battle, extinguishing a potential enemy threat, and sending a message of Nazi resolve without a costly loss of life.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Montevideo
Admiral Graf Spee
Hitler
Spee
South Atlantic
Scheer
Ajax
Achilles
Berlin
Supreme Court Hears Case On Federal Contractor Immunity
Chief Justice Hughes notes contractors lacking government permit may face unknown conditions. DOJ argues federal immunity from state regulation hinges on government direction. Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad files complaint over franchise rights as WPA trucks transport workers to Naval Academy construction sites.
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Hughes
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
United States
State Commission
Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
WPA
United States Naval Academy
Vessel Attacked by Submarine Near Fredrikskan
The master of the German ship Pinnau 1200 tons reports a submarine fired 35 shells at his vessel in the Gulf of Bothnia while it carried coal to Fredrikskan. The ship arrived damaged and reached port under its own power. He filed a report with the German Embassy in Stockholm.
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Copenhagen
Fredrikskan
Gulf
Bothala
Stockholm
Butchering Party At Blair’s Valley Noted In Home Event
A large porker over 500 pounds was butchered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bern Kisner in Blair's Valley. Dinner followed with John Sword as head butcher and Charles Kis- as part of the processing party.
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Bern Kisner
Blair’s Valley
John Sword
Charles Kis
Views On Scuttling of Vessel Sought
Hyde Park N Y December reports President Roosevelt to meet with his cabinet in Washington to obtain views on the scuttling of the Graf Spee and the clash between German and British cruisers within the Western Hemisphere security zone expectations indicate possible U S response to the event.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Kisner Family Names in Local Social Notes
The clipping mentions William Kisner, Molly Kisner, and Bern Kisner along with Mr and Mrs Clem Rohrer Geneva Krantz and Mr and Mrs Bern Kisner in a social notices context. Additional names include John Yeakle and Mr and Mrs Clem Rohrer. The fragment indicates a gathering or listing of local residents and families.
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William Kisner
John Yeakle
Clem Rohrer
Molly Kisner
Geneva Krantz
Bern Kisner
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Enhlle
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Ses Ay
P. S.C
SEARS
N. Potomac St
Finland
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Johnny
Homeland
Germany
Bip
Meye
Nin
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Tock Sales, Inc
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Summit Ave
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Hamilton Beach
Pinnocchio
Plato
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