European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By a Xiam paddock distinguished looking Man of 41 told his companions in going to a he walked out into the new York bailed a cab and that was 20 years and Joseph Force Justice of the new York supreme still is the world has been searched for judge Crater since that wednesday night of without a single tangible clue to his the judge Crater mystery is the most baffling in the history of the new York police department in addition to the simple question of happened to this unremarkable Are these other posers did he drop from sight by Choice ii Why was has been suggested victim of some vicious blackmail plot was there a political motive was a woman somehow involved if the fudge was the victim of who did away with him and Why and How the authorities dont but capt John head of the missing per sons says this we no believe he just got tired of it All and went we Are morally convinced of but not legally con until we have the Case will remain a private attorney for the jurists wife who since has convinced that Crater was the victim of a blackmail plot and chose to drop from and others believe he possibly was an amnesia but Cronin argues today the evidence and his actions indicate Crater has been reported seen variously in the past two decades from Maine to California and Border to Bor his body has been dragged from upstate new York this much is known about the medium one Inch craters last moments in he dined that fateful night of with a theatrical attorney and two Dawn and say Ritzu then he climbed into a cab and that was three Days after leaving his wife at their summer Home at Belgrade Maine following several Lon distance Telephone he had told her ill be Back thursday or on the sixth he withdrew from two Bank went to there the Trail search v of the Crater apartment unearthed six months then Crater found piled neatly at the top of a Bureau drawer a stack of the judges in Cash and securities and a note addressed to her and ending am very a Check bearing the judges endorse ment added to the it was dated Days after he Ellis established that Crater visited the Manhattan apartment of showgirl june Brice after he left the night miss Brice moved 6ut that same night and when finally found in 1939 was in a mental perhaps the most bizarre touch was provided a Short time ago by a san newspaper reporter who questioned an ragged prisoner just later the reporter found this note scribbled on a Towel in an adjacent washroom thanks for the Bigarel you almost got a remember that judge in new York could but judge Joseph Force Crater still is Erwin whose program has helped Dps in the Evhen lie saw lady Liberty tears choked his words War victim gave zone Dps a preview of life in on 1ko radio program one Day a radio announcer on the Munich German language station suddenly stopped in the Middle of his chatter and listeners heard his voice choke with it was several seconds before he regained his composure and continued the Broad cast few listeners could really the feelings of the announcer at that but a great Many of them knew they would one Day soon share the experience of Erwin who Cor the first time in his looked across new York Harbor to see the statue of Jor a hungarian jewish Dis placed and Veteran radio personality of a series of programs for the excitement of my fellow passengers russians and jews and a few of the pitiful hand Ful of German jews who lived through the nazi at first just Back but when the round faced concentration Camp victim turned from the microphone to give a firsthand description of the lady of he found the tears pushing the words out of my if this program was the highlight of Kobors it was certainly neither the beginning nor the the inter National refugee organization information service originated and con ducted by has celebrated its 200tii broadcast the in addition to a series of transcribed descriptions of the made by Kobor on a tour of the have included advice on the latest emigration and repatriation general information about Iraq the Al important though heart breaking task of assisting the International search service which attempts to reunite families whose members were scattered during world War and i Legal advice for the programs Are All in the Only language we can All understand Kobor and in the Case of persons whose addresses have been lost by resulted in locating 72 per cent of those called for within 24 Kobor has made broadcasts for the voice of America and is proud of the fact he announced the German and English ver Sions of the commentary for an hour Long broadcast by the Topflight do symphony orchestra which has Given Many concerts in the he has also done some 20 other Spe Cial feature programs since he began Bis broadcast series in september these do not include several an operation information shows and a number of television movie shorts for stateside telecast Kobors own Story would make a thrill ing broadcast after 49 months in a forced labor Camp in Hungary because of his jewish ancestry and also from the open expression of a democratic political the outspoken Little hungarian managed to obtain a German officers uniform from the Ter being transferred to the and returned to Budapest to join the he succeeded in his fathers release from a concentration Camp and was still fighting undercover when the War then there was the Happy for Kobor in 1946 married a Lovely Young hungarian whom he had first met in a labor Camp several years and Kobor Are now awaiting their ship Ping orders to the where Kobor expects to work for one of the German language continuing his broadcasts Kobor is answering thousands of letters from Many in the East zone who do not give return addresses on their at tempting to smooth the Way for his Fel for Kobor there is Only one land of the the but when he he can look Back on a record of service during one of the most trying periods of european Lilure Section August 1950 contents a be articles he saw lady Liberty through his tears discipline in fhe american army by it Gen Clarence the Huebner Story he Rose from private to general by Philip Whitcomb Neucom Smalt arms Competition by win fanning picture millionaires Rock 3 Vlku Xii those United Stales the judge Crater mystery ii regular features Cooks tour by Sara Vui strictly Femina Chi Book reviews German faces latest dec an program of the week x i Kobors trip to enabled him to Tell Dps just life in the land of their dec this weeks cover the portrait of Gen Clarence Huebner on this weeks cover is Rollie Deven chief artist of the std Sond it was done in Ink and grease Pencil from one Oft be general favor Ite Anil is featured this week As a tribute to commanding g a who is leaving european command 12 for the photo credits picture position top right drawing by Rollie Devendorf army army army Ries stills films radio by Columbia Broa s system by Acme Roto