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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1936
Page
1
Gov. Hoffman opened the door to a possible second reprieve for Bruno Hauptmann, criticizing the Flemington trial as unfair and politically motivated. Prosecutors debated legality while Hauptmann’s defense pressed for a new trial as the execution date nears.
Governor Hoffmann plans to request Col. Charles A. Lindbergh return to the United States to aid in phases of the Hauptmann case investigation. The move hints at possible new reprieve considerations for Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who is slated for execution in the electric chair next Tuesday for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder.
In Charleston an official of the United Mine Workers and others disrupted Rush Holt's WPA address. A scuffle followed when Johnie Walker attempted to drag the speaker, Blizzard struck Walker, and police cleared the crowd after violence broke out. Lights were turned out on the scene.
CHICAGO March 2 7 West North avenue police say three 19 year old youths confessed to killing pediatrician Dr Liber C Peacock who was lured from his home January 2 by a call about a sick child. The youths Enroll Reich Robert Goethe and Joseph Driedzic were questioned by Capt Matty OConnell. State ments were ordered from the trio.
In Essen Hitler rejected peace concessions and warned foreign statesmen he will not relinquish any room in Germany or allow outsiders to dictate affairs. From the Krupp munitions plant he spoke to workers and soldiers, framing the visit as a symbol of Germany's capacity for both war and peace.
Moscow dispatch reports a Japanese cavalry incursion into Soviet territory near Borzinsky on the Argun river. Three Japanese were killed in a clash with Soviet border guards as two survivors retreated to Manchukuo. Soviet vice consul Stomanyakoff protested to Japanese Ambassador Ora regarding the reported aggression.
Chicago reports February 1938 saw 13 percent fewer highway deaths than February 1935, totaling 1,880. The National Safety Council credits progress in the motor safety drive aiming for a 35 percent five-year drop. New York City, Providence, Omaha, Altoona, Bay City, and Wausau earned top ratings for efficiency and safety efforts.
Vera Stretz, daughter of a prosperous family, testified on March 27 in a sensational New York trial as a self described slave to a man she killed, Dr Fritz Gebhardt. She read burning letters from the German industrialist promising love and happiness, while tears flowed and her father Frank Streitz wept in the courtroom.
The witness describes her clandestine relationship with a married German man and her claim that killing him was to save him. She sobs as she admits reading an erotic novel and recounts letters to Dr Gebhardt while planning marriage, urged to Page 2.
Berkeley March 27 The Lindbergh artificial heart and lungs may someday support a fetus or kitten inside a machine. Dr Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Foundation says a baby in the apparatus is possible but likely undesirable due to immense cost and uncertain results. The device uses pulsating artificial blood flow and adjustable chemical content to study organ function and could grow organs or bodies under controlled conditions. Col Charles A Lindbergh helped refine the machine after five years of work, combining it with Carrel's organ research.
Kansas City report notes springlike warmth across the west as California packers estimate about 20 percent of early fruit crops damaged by a three day frost. Oklahoma saw dusty winds from recent storms while temperatures rose slowly. A cold wave in California’s valleys eased as moisture clouds moved in from the northwest with wet snow and rain forecast. The Weather Bureau predicted moderating temperatures nationwide, with some Kansas sections expecting more snow despite overall warming.
First batches of thirty eight million pounds soldiers' bonus bonds were shipped by the treasury today to federal reserve banks for distribution to war veterans. The bonds are to be redeemed at a rate of 300 million dollars a month, with about 1.25 billion dollars in added money to enter circulation before the November election. The treasury has built up a balance to meet early cash demands and is preparing to pay ninety million dollars in cash on adjusted service certificates. Approximately two million of the three million veterans holding bonus certificates have applied for cash payments. Veterans' Administrator Frank T. Hines sent vouchers to the treasury approving payments for applicants.
Bodies of four occupants were recovered from a wrecked plane found after a 48 hour search. Victims include Harold A. Marks of Phoenix, Paul Swaysay, John Powles, and Faul O'Neal the veteran pilot. O'Neal is believed to have lost his way in fog during a four hour cruise from Douglas to Phoenix.
The House investigations into the Townsend Old Age Revolving Pensions movement focused on Robert J. Clements and his compensation. Clements admitted submitting extensive expense accounts and said apartment rent and incidents were charged to Townsend. his total 1935 income from CARP and related sources reached about 12,525 with salaries from the Townsend weekly and dividends from the publication. The committee pressed for fuller detailed records as questions about finances continued.
Relief workers monitored rising Ohio river levels as about 2 million dollars was allocated to repair flood damage in West Virginia. The Red Cross mobilized clothing and food for 12 000 families in West Virginia and Ohio. WPA funds totaling 1 250 000 dollars were approved for the state, with further promises to replace bridges over the Potomac in the eastern panhandle.
In a bipartisan Senate session on March 27, Borah and Lewis pressed Britain and France to remit war debts, warning of possible repudiation. They criticized recent foreign debates and urged adherence to international agreements while opposing a new debt commission.
Washington report shows 12,500,000 Americans jobless as federation pins blame on NRA aftermath and agricultural hiring. Senate probe into labor conditions follows Roosevelt’s NRA analysis move while AF of L cautions that industry shows little reemployment. February wages fall. gains in rail and manufacturing offset by declines in building and trade. agricultural hiring rises for spring.
Winnings from the Irish Hospital Sweeps total seven million two hundred sixty eight thousand seven hundred seventy dollars with Americans taking about one third Estimated American winnings around two million eight hundred thousand from an investment of five million one hundred dollars Fourteen Americana held tickets on first second and third place Reynoldstown Ego and Bachelor Prince Prizes range from one hundred fifty thousand to fifty thousand dollars Several hundred and eleven ticket holders on nonplacing horses share three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars each and four consolation prizes yield about twenty six thousand each Notable winners include Mug Martha Wellington a New Yorker secretary to a magazine advertising manager who collects one hundred fifty thousand dollars and Amos Strout a seven year old from Salem Massachusetts who wins one hundred fifty thousand dollars and says he will share with his sisters and aunt
Clarksbury March 27 The jury found James J Connell 28 former deputy collector of internal revenue here guilty with a mercy recommendation on a forcible attack on Miss Georgia Louie Tuven er 20 of Belpre Ohio The verdict carries a penalty of 3 to 20 years in state prison defense attorney John C Southern moved to set aside the verdict Judge Arlos J Harbert reserved decision Sentencing typically occurs Saturday but no immediate indication on tomorrow’s schedule The verdict came on the fourth day after jurors were instructed on proper deliberations
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