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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1939
Page
1
OH DEAR The Post man Rings Twice author would know the rush of the holiday mail season as local postmen anticipate a New Year surge in meetings. Emma Shaw recounts her husband’s grandmother Sarah Stivison recalling early education by birch bark and a sharpened stick stylus.
Workmen covered the Court House master clock face with cardboard as repairs proceed. The clock has run slow since last week’s Main Street electrical blackout, leaving the timepiece out of step with actual time.
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and his wife were injured in an early morning auto mobile crash near Paris Virginia about 23 miles east of Winchester Both were admitted to Winchester Hospital with head lacerations Initial hospital reports suggested they were not seriously hurt The accident occurred between 5 and 6 AM iced roads were noted in the area The Roosevelt family members treated at the hospital after the incident in Washington sent doctor statements and hospital notes
Kent Roosevelt announced in Washington that Daniel W. ll, a former acting budget director, will be named to the vacant undersecretary of the treasury position.
DeWitt Mackenzie argues the Russo-Finnish conflict shows a trend toward western expansion to draw in Sweden and Norway as allies. He notes unofficial aid to Finland and fears of German retaliation, with Britain and France potentially seeking Scandinavian support to cut off Nazi supplies.
State welfare auditors met Athens County officials to draft a relief financing plan after a three day records review. Disputes arose over whether local funds exist as welfare director Charles Sherwood said auditors found about 6000 dollars that could aid relief while county authorities denied knowledge. Governor Bricker planned a Capitol conference with Sherwood to decide next steps.
A Westchester County campaign seeks to strip relief recipients who moved from another state to White Plains. County Attorney Davidson served seven-person family an order to show cause why a judge should not compel their return to Wooster Ohio for relief.
German scientists disclosed at the AAAS meeting that Germany could produce edible fats from coal and shale. Dr Willy Lange of the University of Cincinnati outlined processes using coal gas and carbon monoxide to create fats, with shale as an alternative starting material for butter substitutes.
Kansas City, Missouri mayor Bryce B. Smith resigns after council delays naming his candidate for city manager to replace the late Henry F. McElroy. William M. Drennen, 73, a candidate aligned with the Pendergast machine, is named city manager.
Secretary Woodring reported limited progress in river and harbor improvements and flood control in his annual Army Engineers report. He noted 1938 traffic on improver channels reached 466.9 million tons valued at 17.019 billion dollars and a fiscal year expenditure of 199.426 million, funding 204 million man hours of direct employment and completing 48 river and harbor and 199 flood control projects while maintaining 296 already finished ones. He highlighted channel work on 30 rivers and harbors along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the Great Lakes, Coastal Inland Waterways, and major rivers Mississippi Ohio and Missouri.
Philadelphia reports Arthur G. Peterson senior economist of the department of agriculture says the long term trend in agriculture points to increased government supervision regulation and control. The observation comes as the American Farm Economists Association meets with twelve other groups in the allied social science associations.
Edward Renshaw, 28, of Cincinnati was charged with second degree murder after a Franklin County grand jury reduced an earlier first degree murder count in the October 6 rooming house death of Charles Brown. Renshaw claims the slaying was accidental.
In earthquake hit Anatolia breadlines fail as deep snow and sub zero cold compound suffering. Officials estimate 20 000 dead and 40 000 injured with looting and disease adding to the crisis. Doctors rush into wrecked areas while stray children are found in icy woodlands. Three aftershocks shake east central Turkey as panic and freezing temperatures grip survivors.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports malicious tampering caused the derailment of the Southern Pacific City of San Francisco near Harney Nevada on August 12. Nine passengers and 15 dining car employees were killed, with 99 passengers and 14 employees injured. The train was not moving faster than the 60 mph limit.
Washington experts forecast 1940 will be a generally good business year though not equaling 1929. Factories run near 1929 output while consumption lags. Roosevelt links outlook to deficit reduction and predicts balanced budget if national income reaches about 80 billion dollars.
Prof I I Rabi Dr P Kusch and Dr S Millman of Columbia University told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that all atoms emit radio waves, even after death of an organism. They described measuring these waves and comparing them to visible light, noting their role in atomic nucleus studies.
The agriculture department announced election results showing 98,741 votes in favor of the quota, 19,786 opposed, from 118,527 ballots cast on November 21. The quota won with 83.3 percent in favor and 16.7 percent against.
Arthur Slaght, attorney for Dr. Allen Roy Dafoe, confirmed reports that the famous physician will retire from his guardianship of the Dionne quintuplets in Miami Beach Florida. He will remain as general physician to the children.
German U boats reportedly torpedoed a Queen Elizabeth class battleship west of Scotland with no immediate update on its fate. Finnish air force attacked rail hubs and coastal towns as Finnish forces press into Russian frontier areas. Russia allegedly replaced its commander for the Finnish campaign amid censorship renewed by Moscow.
Forest O. Wolfe announced that 326 checks totaling 9796.89 dollars have been received for distribution to farmers who followed their allotments and soil building practices in the 1939 AAA program. Local recipients are urged to call the Armstrong Building office. about 80 more checks will arrive from the state office soon.
Officials investigate a blast at the Solar Refining Co plant in Lima Ohio that leveled one of four large oil storage tanks. The explosion shook nearby homes a mile away, with damage totals not yet determined.
Paul E. Brown and Bertha M Case brother of film comedian Joe Case 37 Toledo plan marriage Monday after obtaining license yesterday.
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