Hoffman to lead own probe on Lindbergh case
Governor Harold G Hoffman announced a personal investigation into the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder to seek the full truth. He suggested Hauptmann may not have acted alone and noted doubts about his guilt. A Chicago man, Stephen Spitz, claimed to have hidden 5000 dollars of Lindbergh money and was traveling east.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Sill
East
Stephen Spitz
Chicago
Bernard M
Hautpmann
County Extension Plans County Meeting at Logan High
Plans for a county wide Extension achievement meeting at Logan High School auditorium April 17 are nearly completed. Letters are going out to 4 H club members inviting them to attend. New 4 H club pins and certificates will be presented at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan High School
Busy day for Judge Cops in three counties
Carrollton Ohio April 6 AP Judge Frank P Cops who sits in four courts set out to convene and charge Steubenville and Cadiz as county seats lie within an hour's drive. He expected no serious delays in the three county scene.
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Carrollton, O
Frank P. Cops
Steubenville
Cadiz
Promotions in OSU Reserve Officers Corps announced
Promotions announced for the Spring quarter at Ohio State University include Don H. Poston of Logan and George Macklin of Laurelville named sergeants in the field artillery unit.
Daughter born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Mattler
Mr and Mrs Raymond Mattler of Haydenville announce the birth of a daughter Patsy Lou born early this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Mattler
Haydenville
Patsy Lou
Senate impeachment trial opens for Judge Halstead Ritter
Senate moves to start an impeachment trial of Judge Halstead L. Ritter of Florida. Agriculture subcommittee hears evidence on a Mississippi Valley authority bill while the Finance subcommittee debates war profits legislation. The count calendar is taken up and Ways and Means reviews a tax program with a treasury official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Halstead L. Ritter
Florida
Agriculture
Mississippi Valley Authority
Finance
Ways and
Treasury
Annual Jackson Day Banquet Committees Announced
Various committees for the second annual Jackson Day banquet to be hosted April 23 by the Hocking County Roosevelt-Davey club were announced by Jesse W. Gabriel. County Auditor W. S. Yaw will chair the arrangements committee with Charles M. Hay named speaker and Carl Sparnow as secretary.
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Hocking County
Roosevelt-Davey Club
Jesse W. Gabriel
W. S. Yaw
Charles M. Hay
Carl Sparnow
Harry H. Wright
Josephine Hansel
J. R. Ralston
Carl Judy
Ed Healy
John Doebele
Janet White
Charles Achauer
Charles Notestone
Violet Hillyer
Cleo Haley
Jesse Ga
Big Bomber Makes Forced Landing At Yorkville Field
Two Army fliers landed a large bomber at Yorkville Ohio due to fog and rain preventing reaching Pittsburgh. Major W C Lewis of Oklahoma City and Lieut H B Fleming of Shreveport Louisiana chose Scott Field at Yorkville as storm enveloped them while en route from Washington toward Louisville.
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Wheeling
W. VA
Yorkville
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma City
H. B. Fleming
Shreveport
Scott Field
Washington
Lou
County Conservation Meetings Planned in Hocking County
Schedule outlines Soil Conservation Act explanations for farmers in Falls Falls Gore Green Good Hope Washington Perry Salt Creek Laurelville Laurel Two Starr townships. Meetings led by W H Hansel Paul Shaw Forest Wolfe and W H Mansel run April 7 to April 13 in Logan Rockbridge South ing Gibisonville and local township halls.
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Hocking County
Harold Chambers
Common Pleas
Logan
Falls
Falls-Gore
Green Townships
W. H. Hansel
Rockbridge
Farmers of
Laurelville
Perry
Salt Creek
Forest Wolfe
Gibisonville
Laurel Two
Paul Shaw
Union Furnace
Starr Twp
W. H. Mansel
Italians Reach Dessye as Ethiopians Flee Inland
From ASMARA ERITREA April 6 native Askara of Italy s northern army after capturing Quoruna pressed toward Dessye the Ethiopian army retreats. A communique says Lake Ashangi battle ended with a decisive Ethiopian guard unit defeat. Fascist air power dropped 70 tons of explosives and fired 20 000 rounds as retreating forces broke into small groups. Italian experts estimate up to 10 000 Ethiopian casualties while fascist losses are described as small.
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Associated Press
Asmara
Eritrea
Askara
Italy
Quoruna
Haile Selassie
Dessye
Lake Ashangi
Amba Alaji
Ethiopia
Death claims Bert Winters
Bert Winters 61 a retired rural mail carrier died at his home 474 Poplar Street after a paralytic illness. He moved from New Plymouth to Logan when his health failed leaving widow Clara and son James. Burial will be at McArthur with Woodard Funeral Service. he was a member of the Masonic order.
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Bert Winters
Poplar St
Mr. Winters
New Plymouth
Logan
Clara
James
McArthur
Woodard
Winters
Masonic Order
Women’s Ticket Scares Husbands in Mountain Town Election
Seven women form an independent ticket challenging seven men in the upcoming city election. Their platform vows no personal grudges or obligations and claims women will devote more time to civic duties than men.
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Rifle Corp
Hocking River Flood Risk Reported Low
State highway department said the Hocking River was rising but not near flood stage. Swollen Scott's Creek blocked Highway 75 south of the lowlands near Guy Loomis's home this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Hocking River
Scott's Creek
Guy- Loomis
James Campbell Recovering After Baseball Injury
James Campbell, a student at the Dickerson Secretarial School in Columbus, is recuperating at his parents home on Mound Street after suffering a badly fractured finger in a baseball game.
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James Campbell
Dickerson Secretarial School
Columbus
Alfred Campbell
Mound St
Mrs Dorothy Sheets Admitted To Cherrington Hospital
Mrs Dorothy Sheets of Bremen Route 1 was admitted to Cherrington hospital on Friday for treatment.
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Dorothy. Sheets
Bremen Rt. 1
Cherrington Hospital
Five Army Fliers Die In Crash Near Fredericksburg
In a storm wreck, a twin motor bomber returning from a weekend hop to Cleveland went off course after taking off from Pottsville and crashed. Five soldiers were found dead in the charred wreckage after hours of search.
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Fredericksburg
Cleveland
Palm Sunday Service At United Brethren Church In Columbus
More than 500 attended Palm Sunday services led by Rev. J. G. Spears of Columbus at the United Brethren Church. He formerly pastored the local church now under Rev. J. A. Toy’s direction. The choir sang the Palms Saure. Rev. B. A. Peters of the 5th Ave. U. B. church in Columbus will preach Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
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J. G. Spears
Columbus
United Brethren Church
Spears
J. A. Toy
B. A. Peters
5Th Ave. U. B. Church
Night slaying shocks Mansfield as electrician killed sweetheart
In Mansfield Ohio, Charles Wilson, an electric worker, faced a first degree murder charge after allegedly shooting his socially prominent girlfriend Jean Moorehead 17 in front of her home following a midnight meeting with Haskell Smith 23. Prosecutor Glenn Marriott said Wilson admitted firing the shot while intoxicated as his attorney could not appear. The case moved to a January grand jury session.
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Glenn W. Marriott
Wilson
Haskell Smith
Cold Weather Boosts Ohio Mine Employment Says UMW Leader
John Owens district head of the United Mine Workers reports the severe winter made 28 000 of 35 000 Ohio and West Virginia Panhandle miners work at least five days monthly. He credits the Guffey Act for steadier demand and warns that removing federal regulation could harm miners and operators.
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Columbus
John Owens
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
West Virginia Panhandle
Owens
Motorists Arrested for Overtime Parking on Main Street
Two motorists were arrested Saturday by Patrolman Robert Klein for overtime parking on Main Street. Both paid fines of one dollar before Mayor Fitzgerald.
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Robert Kleinscn
Main Street
Fitzgerald
Freighters Freed From Ice Off Conneaut
Three lake freighters were freed from heavy ice floes near Conneaut Ohio. The Sierra was opened by the coast guard cutter Tahoma while Leslie and Conneaut broke free on their own yesterday after being held since Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conneaut
Coast Guard
Leslie
Merle Klinger Fined for Cow Tie Chain Theft
Merle Klinger of Logan was fined five dollars and costs by Magistrate S B Whitehart on Saturday for the theft of a cow tie chain from Geo Christman on April 1.
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Merle Klinger
Logan
S. B. Whitehart
Geo. Christman
Detectives Seek Wendel House As Hauptmann Rites Arranged
Brooklyn detectives search parts of the borough for the Wendel House described as the place Paul Hauptmann said he was forced to confess the Lindbergh kidnapping. A cremation for Bruno Hauptmann proceeds with a simple service to follow, attended by Mrs Hauptmann and others.
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Wendel House
Hauptmann
Brooklyn
Paul H. Wendel
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard’ Hauptmann
Anna
Tornado Toll Rises Across Deep South With 82 Dead in Tupelo
Reports show Tupelo Mississippi accounts for 82 deaths and Gainesville Georgia for 22 as tornadoes sweep from Arkansas to South Carolina. Red Cross mobilizes, state and national agencies aid the injured and homeless. Officials warn deaths may climb, with Gainesville residents fearing up to 100 fatalities.
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Atlanta
Arkansas
South Carolina
Tupelo
Miss
Gainesville
Red Cross
Elkwood
Ala
Anderson
S. C
Booneville
Red Bay
Coffeyville
Columbia, Tenn
Fayetteville
Tenn
France Seeks All Inclusive Peace Framework At League Meeting
France opens a campaign for a universal peace pact built on League of Nations principles in response to Hitler's bilateral plan. Geneva London and Brussels host early demonstrations with League matters and Locarno signatories as upshots unfold. British support grows as Ethiopian defense weakens and Italian air raids threaten Addis Ababa.
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Associated Press
France
Committee of 13
Belgium
Great Britain
Locarno
Ethiopia
Lake Tana
Nile
Sudan
Egypt
Woman 62 Falls to Death From Fifth Floor Opera House
Chicago report says Mrs. Julia Weil, 62, widow of two months, leaped from the fifth floor of the opera house yesterday. She had been distraught since her husband’s death two months ago.
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Maspeth
Long Island
Chicago
Julia Weil
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Bono Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
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Lamson
David Lamson
Ellene Genevieve
Stanford University Press
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Yaw
W. H. Han
Selassie
Ashangi
Mansfield Youth
Pennsylvania
Pottstown
Langley Field
Logan U. B. Services
John Matthiesen
Fresh Pond
Tupelo, Miss
Gainesville, GA
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