by Hank Nuwer | Aug 8, 2026 | Alaska Tales, Travel Reviews
By Hank Nuwer: First published in the Cordova Times Bad news made headlines on April 1, 1937, but it was no April Fool’s joke. Officials at the Kennecott Corporation announced on April 1, 1937, that the copper mine would close within two years....
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 6, 2026 | Humor, True Crime
Photo: Louis Kenneth Neu by Hank Nuwer One casualty of shrinking newspapers is the disappearance of wonderfully weird stories that once filled their pages. When a murderer named Louis Kenneth Neu went to the gallows in Louisiana in 1935, the Indianapolis Star reported...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 5, 2026 | Nazi Party Database Search, Sports, Uncategorized
Further research is needed to determine whether Germany’s celebrated lawn tennis champion Cilly Aussem was a member of the Nazi Party. Given the gravity of Nazi Party membership, I think it’s important to distinguish clearly between what the records...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 5, 2026 | Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole, True Crime, Uncategorized
By Hank Nuwer, excerpt from “Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole. A Life of Reinvention.” In-progress bio by Hank Nuwer Preface: Was Edith Vonnegut’s death a suicide? Due to the gravity of a person leaving this life by suicide,...
by Hank Nuwer | Aug 5, 2026 | Nazi Party Database Search, Sports
Ernst Kuzorra was an acclaimed German footballer. He played for Schalke 04, whom he led to six national championships and one national cup. Born Oct 16, 1905 Place Gelsenk. Gau. Westfalen-Nord Member no.5.415.713 Entry May 01, 1937 Rudolf Hardig was a...
