29 Jun 1936
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1936
Page
1
A car struck a group near Freeburn Kentucky killing three and injuring five, including five children. The dead include Mrs Bareld Johnson and Frances family members. Driver Oscar Aldridge of Freeburn was taken to Pikeville as police investigate a possible murder charge.
Weather and drought fears push up farm belt figures for April to June matching 1934 losses. Experts warn continued rainless periods will cut feed for livestock, raise hog and beef prices, and tighten supplies of potatoes bread and eggs. Page link note indicates continuation on page 2.
In Anders Ontario on June 28 the Dionne parents, Jama and Papa, were granted access to their quintuplet daughters Olive Elzire after Dr Allan Roy DaFoe stated quarantine barriers at the Dionne home could be removed. The measles outbreak involving the siblings prompted the initial restrictions, but the doctor said visits by the parents could resume.
London reports British fears of a new German menace as Hitler’s expected demands foreshadow a reshaping of Europe. The piece outlines potential colony returns, a Nazi coup, Arab contingents aiding Palestine, and Italy sanctions at Geneva, signaling a shift in alignments and a possible end to collective security.
In Kentucky near Arrolto two teen swimmers found a concrete-filled box containing a severed head and limbs likely from a grey-haired man about 60, with gold-filled teeth and a bullet hole in the temple. Sheriff Walton Bankswald suspects the remains match a mutilated body found earlier in a culvert and seeks aid from Cincinnati and Soulsville police for identification. The finders were James Bante and Arthur Hert, both 19, at Butler Memorial Lake.
Washington report on the third New Deal relief effort announcing plans to employ over 3,000,000 people in the coming year with WPA wages averaging 52 dollars monthly. The piece notes wage levels, hours, and political maneuvers shaping funding and administration.
The Associated Press reports at least 10 persons died in U S plane crashes over the weekend. Victims include Frank Saglimbene 30 pilot of a Roosevelt Field New York to Montreal flight who vanished with three passengers over Lake Champlain. Al Stanley 29 bandleader and Mary Lee Butler 20 trapped in a Gulf of Mexico crash near Daytona Beach. Steve Kays George W Brion and Dully Zarling all New York area residents among others. Flying Cadet Joseph F Feaganes home in Michigan was injured near Marysville.
Dr Gass urged feeding spiritually hungry world in a sermon at St Johns church during the ordination of Wood Bow yer Carper Jr to the diaconate by Bishop Gravatt. The former rector of St Johns, now at Church of the Incarnation in New York, used Numbers to contrast the land report with earth’s barren wastes.
Alonzo William Thompson of Chesapeake, 19, confessed partial involvement in the slaying of Cincinnati patrolman Lawrence Robbins in a park. He and an unnamed accomplice allegedly planned to rob and shoot the officer. Robbins was killed during a pistol exchange. Thompson waived extradition and was transported to Cincinnati by detectives.
Kansas City report recalls a bumper wheat harvest despite heat and dust, with Texas Oklahoma and Kansas leading fields. Farmers cheer prices above 80 cents per bushel as threshers and combines work across the region, while the China budget outlines military and education spending amid civil tensions.
Jeannette Manning, planning to marry 99 year old Jeanniste, arrives at his collage to say she will leave. The veteran vows to proceed with wedding plans including a dinner and boat ride, while Mrs Mas ming and daughters from Satanac take the bride-to-be for a ride. Manning admits the age may be a factor as the saga unfolds.
Paris reports a nationwide strike wave crippling eastern France with Metz shut down and 30000 workers idle in Alsace Lorraine steel and munitions industries. Wardens fled Saint Pons asylum leaving 40 inmates, prompting gendarme intervention to avert escapes.
The Gazette presents an illustrated series about the life of the man in the White House, beginning on Page Three. The feature traces public service, personal milestones, and notable moments shaping his career and influence.
New York June 28 AP reports the steel industry with American Iron and Steel Institute opposing any effort to compel employees to join a union or pay for the right to work. The declaration warns of coercion and violence by campaign promoters and vows to defend workers from intimidation while maintaining collective bargaining. The statement targets leaders like John L Lewis, though not named, and comes as Philip Murray and the United Mine Workers back a steel organizing drive. Steel operations record high output as June ends, with plant utilization at 71 1/2 percent amid strong orders.
Frank B. Bane, chair of the federal social security board, will speak at the women’s club tonight at eight about federal and state acts. He is a noted lecturer on social welfare. the event is hosted by the council of social and health agencies led by Thomas D. Robertson. A music program opens the program with vocal selections by the M. Co. A. Bate will be introduced by Judge A. S. Alexander. Rev. John Gass could not attend. Uniformed Boy Scouts will usher. meeting open to interested persons. Bane will meet with state officials to discuss operation of the acts.
In Philadelphia the Roosevelt nomination acceptance drew vast crowds as he framed the campaign as a war to the finish against economic tyranny. National Chairman Farley pledged unity on the issue “Roosevelt and Garner and the New Deal” and outlined plans, with New York headquarters to open mid July and Farley as campaign chairman.
Vanderbilt seeks the Republican nomination for Rhode Island governor with his woman aide Anne Colby, daughter of ex State Senator Everett Colby of New Jersey. Vanderbilt, 34, is a Rhode Island state senator veteran and has longstanding political experience dating to the Bull Moose era.
President Roosevelt faced a warm reception in Hyde Park as he urged Governor Herbert Lehman to seek a third term. Lehman indicated he would retire at the end of his current term, while Roosevelt noted the scene at Franklin Field as a powerful showcase of support.
Gold was reportedly found about 45 miles from New York City by residents of Manitou in Peekskill. The claim mentions gold seen on Manitou Mountain near Camp Smith where National Guardsmen are stationed, noting a bright gold piece among moving rocks.
Turbulent Rep. Marion A Zioncheck of Seattle escaped from Sheppard Pratt hospital for mental and nervous disorders after leaping a seven and a half foot fence. Attendants pursued but lost him in the surrounding woods as officers in nearby towns joined an intensive search. Zioncheck had been brought to the hospital from Gafflinger hospital Washington last Tuesday after a series of wild penner. He wore blue pants, white skirt, and tennis shoes at the time of escape.
Burlington la June 23 Rep Willian Lemke candidate for president on the new Union party ticket said he would begin setting up party machinery this week for a clean campaign where the money would be paramount He co authored the Fraxter Lemke farm bill and will open national headquarters in Chicago The party so far only name attached to his candidacy and his vice presidential mate Thomas O'Brien would take form along the dual political lines with a national and state committees He argued the Union party would differ from Republicans and Democrats by funding from bottom up rather than wealthy interests He disclosed plans for spontaneous movement from the grass roots
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