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Newspaper

Logan Daily News

Location

Logan, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1939

Page

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Logan Day by Day Recaps Local Baseball and Old News

Ed Staff Editor Eggleston recalls The Graphic from November 4 1886 praising Marret Sangster’s Thanksgiving poem. Laurelville fans faced a canceled game after a scheduling mixup with the Logan C of C team. funds were refunded to the crowd.

Robert Brimner Honey Fork The Graphic New Plymouth James Eggleston Kansas City Marret Sangster Eggleston Hocking-Vinton Texas Laurelville Logan C. of C Logan Canal Winchester

Autographed Cleveland Baseball Joins Logan Fan's Collection

Bill Sauer Jr a Logan sports enthusiast received a Cleveland Indians autographed baseball as a gift from Harry Newman a Cleveland area coach Mrs Newman and their son Harry Jr visiting relatives in Logan The ball bears signatures of the Indians including Manager Oscar Vitt and pitcher Bob Feller A club photo accompanied the presentation Also Bill and his parents watched the St Louis Cardinals defeat the Cincinnati Reds two straight in Cincinnati with Bill rooting for the Cardinals.

Bill Sauer, Jr Logan Cleveland Bill Harry Newman Colinwood High School Cardinals Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati

Lepke Sought in Mountains Near Bound Brook

Federal agents with machine guns searched the Watchung Mountains for racketeer Louis Lepke Buchalter but returned empty handed. A Bridgewater Township resident saw six FBI carloads canvassing houses and garages while Bound Brook Police Chief William Nash said two FBI vehicles came to headquarters with a tip claiming Lepke hid in Bridgewater Township. NJ FBI head A P Hitchin declined comment.

Bound Brook N. J Watchung Mountains Louis Lepke) Buchalter Bridgewater Town Here Federal Bureau of Investigation William Nash Lepke Bridgewater Township A. P. Hitchin New Jersey FBI Newark

Inquiry Launched Into Freight Train Crash In Columbus

Assistant Superintendent D A Fawcett of New York Central launched an inquiry into a collision between two freight trains in Columbus Ohio. Fireman received head abrasions and injuries while attempting to escape a cab as a southbound locomotive plowed into freight cars at a siding nearby.

Columbus D. A. Fawcett York Central Lines Lowranzi McCord Cleve

Aircraft Industry Booms Under Defense Program

The aircraft industry is booming as U S military orders and foreign buyers drive up demand. Plant employment rose from 24 739 in January to 35 935 by June and navy yards plan to add 13 000 civilians by January 1 bringing total civilian workers toward 100 000 by 1941.

Washington Labor Department France

Brother Wounds Brother in Ohio Shooting

David Schmeltz 17 remained in critical condition after a bullet wound in Bowling Green Ohio when a rifle misfired during target practice by his 15-year-old brother. Deputy Sheriff Ray Bowers reported the incident.

Bowling Green David Schmeltz David Ray Bowers

Frozen sleep cancer trial begins at Temple University Hospital

Max Harlan a 42 year old farmer from Stockport Ireland entered Temple University hospital for tests to qualify as patient No 1 in a new cancer treatment called frozen sleep. If approved the method lowers body temperature to 85 to 90 degrees and induces a four to five day cold sleep. The aim is to slow or stop growth in cancerous tissue and possibly destroy it.

Philadelphia Temple University Hospital Medical Science Max Harlan Stockport Temple Fay Lawrence W Har‘Jan

Court Battle Looms Over Ohio Pension Amendment

In Columbus Ohio if Herbert S Bigelow pension plan becomes part of the state constitution a court fight may follow who will bear most of the cost The plan provides 50 monthly to single retirees 80 to married couples financed by a land tax on properties over 20000 acres and a quarterly income tax The validity of about 30 percent of signatures on the nine petitions was affirmed by the Hocking County elections board after review by secretary of state Earl Griffith with 167 of 607 signatures ruled invalid due to pencil signatures.

Columbus, O Bigelow Herbert S. Bigelow Ohio Bigelow Pension Plan Hocking County Board of Elections Earl Griffith George Eberst Eberst Griffith Ford Bigeow State Division of Aid Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Farbeann Places Second in National Trapshooting Meet

Jack Farbeann age 14, son of Sheriff and Mrs. Joe Farbeann of Logan, earned second place in the sub-junior division at the national trapshooting meet in Vandalia. He hit 94 of 100 targets, behind champion Ray Fienup of St Louis, Missouri.

Jack Farbeann Sheriff Joe Farbeann Logan Vandalia Young Farbeann Ray Fienup St. Louis

Nazi influence highlighted by Tampa university president

John Harvey Sherman, president of the University of Tampa, testified before the Dies committee that a high German consular official had shown influence in certain activities. The hearing aimed to uncover foreign ties and propaganda links affecting American institutions.

Tampa U Washington John Harvey Sherman Tampa, Fla Dies Committee

Bund leader asks Dies Committee to hear Bund charges

Fritz Kuhn, head of the German American Bund, urged the Dies committee on un American activities to let Bund leaders respond to allegations of immorality raised by Helen Voores, a 19 year old Brooklyn girl who testified she left the Bund over immoral conduct by members.

New York Fritz Kuhn Bund Dies Committee On UN

Sherman testifies on German influence ties and university donations

Sherman, a former Army aviator, testifies to a committee inquiry into un American activities, naming Baron Edgar Spiegel Von und Zu Pickelsheim as consul general in New Orleans who rejected a book donation to a university library. The panel seeks charges for foreign agent registration as Dies pushes for federal court action against the Bund and others.

Sherman Edgar Freiherr Spiegel von Und Zu Pickelsheim New Orleans Sherma von Und Zu Peckelsheim Bund Fritz Kuhn Helen Voores John C. Metcalfe Dies D-Tex Justice Department Communist Party State Department

Bigelow Tax Plan Faces Split Views on Land and Buildings

Cincinnati minister Bigelow argues the land tax targets bare land only affecting valuable business sites. State tax official Ford and many attorneys contend land includes buildings, risking levy on most urban homeowners. Estimates of total revenue and costs vary widely among officials and chambers.

Preparatory Exams Complete for County Health Contest

County health commissioner Dr W B Lacock announced five youths have undergone physical exams to select the healthiest county boy and girl. Due to few candidates from 4 H clubs, the judging will continue several days. Examined so far are Kenneth Coakley Neal Beery Pauline Schafer Helen Fickel and Goldie Gordon.

W. B. Lacock Kenneth Coakley Neal Beery Pauline Schafer Helen Fickel Goldie Gordon

Daladier Calls Emergency French Cabinet Meeting

Premier Edouard Daladier, after a long talks with British War Minister Hore-Belisha, called an emergency meeting of the French Cabinet for Tuesday.

Paris Edouard Daladier Leslie Hore-Belisha

Dairymen Strike Cuts Gotham Supply in Half

The violent death of Dr. J. A. Shaw a key government witness and oil industry official in Louisiana has deepened federal probes into state affairs. Shaw was found fatally wounded at his New Orleans home and died at Baptist Hospital after surgery. Coroner says death by own action.

New Orleans J. A. Shaw Louisiana Huey P. Long Shaw Louisiana Conservaion Department Baptist Hospital C. Grenes Cole

Rotarians and wives set picnic at Ash Cave Tuesday

A Rotary Club picnic for members and wives is planned for Tuesday night at Ash Cave replacing the usual White House meeting Monday. Women guests coordinate arrangements.

Ash Cave White House

Tree Removal Closes Warner Avenue Block Monday

Traffic on Warner Avenue between Third and Church Streets halted Monday morning as workers removed a large tree in front of the Harold Voris residence. The tree had split and was deemed a danger to foot and motor traffic.

Warner Avenue Third Church Streets Harold Voris

Mayor LaGuardia Seeks Peace Talks in Milk Strike

New York dairymen strike tightens milk supply halving city intake from 4.4 million to 2.2 million quarts. Mayor LaGuardia convenes representatives for a peace parley to end a week-old dispute. upstate violence includes milk dumping and police crashes as 30+ strikers arrested. Grocers face bottled milk shortages though assurances aim to meet needs of hospitals and public institutions.

New York New York City LaGuardia Upstate

Power Companies Charged With Butchering Trees

Highway Director Robert S. Beightler charged power firms for butchering trees along state roads in Ohio. He said contractors bid low to erect lines and cut whole tree tops to allow straight lines, claiming farmers would lose power if lines were not built as planned, which he called false.

Columbus Ohio Robert S. Beightler Beightler

Vacationists Affected By Forest Fire Ban

Pacific Northwest states battled multiple wildfires as crews fought to contain blazes. British Columbia closed forests to all, Washington limited logging in the west, Oregon eyed humidity easing fire risk, Idaho reported limited threats. Washington’s center of fire activity moved near Olympic National Park with a Deep Creek blaze resisting 500 firefighters and threatening timber.

Seattle British Columbia Washington Pacific Northwest Oregon Idaho Olympic National Park Deep Creek

Trade Pact Shifts Tension as Europe Hovers on Peace Risk

Week opens with puzzling news of a new trade agreement between Communist Russia and Nazi Germany. Troops mass on Polish borders while Belgium invites Nordic leaders to seek a peace plea. Britain and France push Moscow for an alliance as talks resume in Moscow.

Europe Russia Germany Belgium Leopold Netherlands Sweden Norway Denmark Finland Brussels Berlin Pravda Great Britain France Moscow London Warsaw Britain Hongkong China Shanghai International Settlement Police

Logan Cyclist Hurt As Wheel Overturns

Charles Moore son of Mrs Charles Miller Logan suffered severe friction burns to the face and body when his motorcycle skidded on gravel near McArthur Friday night and threw him to the highway. He was treated by a McArthur physician and taken to Cherrington Hospital Saturday in favorable condition. Moore was injured four months ago in a spill near Gore.

Durant Okla Bill Steger John O. Story Story DeQueen Ark Aatch Charles Moore Charles Miller Logan McArthur Cherrington Hospital Moore Gore

Breadon Injured in Fall From Horse Near St Louis

St Louis businessman and Cardinals owner Am Breadon was badly hurt in a horse fall on a farm about 15 miles southwest of St Louis. Dr Hyland said he may have a fractured skull and remained under care after the accident yesterday.

ST. Louis Breadon St. Louis Cardinals Robert FP. Hyland

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