14 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1937
Page
1
War debt installments totaling 1.5 billion dollars fall due from 13 European nations tomorrow but few expect payment. Finland is the only country announcing prompt payment, owing 163,143 dollars. The rest have defaulted since 1933.
In the 1937 city primary 23 candidates filed petitions with three mayoral hopefuls on the Democratic side Elias E Bright Jesse Gabriel and M W Schrader. Republicans city councilmen Dallas Kinser and J M Meldrim seek the GOP nomination. Unopposed council president candidates Fr nk Eberst and Stanley Baker headline the fields for August.
William Parker Little, 87, a former leading Columbus banker, died last night in Columbus, Ohio of a heart attack. He rose to prominence in the local financial scene and was remembered for longtime service to the community.
Mrs. Alice McDowell Parsons, a Long Island society heiress, remains missing near Stony Brook as investigators weigh murder and kidnapping theories. Her husband William H. Parsons appeals to abductors to reveal demands and says he will act in secrecy to secure her safe return amid ransom notes and conflicting accounts.
Manila dispatches report Sergeant Pio Pilit, a fearless constabulary sergeant, trapped Kalinga Boli in a cave in Abulug, Luzon. After dodging arrows, he bludgeoned the killer who had slain 13 of 24 people amid a head hunter rampage sparked by his belief of his wife’s infidelity.
John L. Lewis's C I O orders a coal miners strike threatening 9,500 workers across 19 Bethlehem mines and others at Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. The National Labor Relations Board also charges Inland Steel with refusing to bargain with SWOC and promoting a company union, triggering broader labor action.
Edward T. Carney assistant chief of the State Securities Division faced trial on a bribery indictment in Columbus Ohio. Defense argued conspiracy, but Judge Randall overruled to allow jury selection. Prosecutors allege Carney received 6050 dollars from Elmer Harsch after threatening to revoke Consolidated Motors stock certification.
Friday night a car crash at Shawnee injured three men. Leonard Bond 21 Hemlock suffered a dislocated hip and broken jaw and was taken Saturday to University Hospital in Columbus after first aid at Cherrington Hospital. Edward Jinks 24 driver had cuts bruises and shock. Lester Casto 15 also treated and released.
Amelia Earhart, flying solo around the world for sport, departed Massawa at 7 30 AM for Assab in Eritrea en route to Aden and toward Karachi India. She said she would attempt a non stop flight to Karachi if weather cooperates.
AP dispatch from Bilbao, Spain describes low flying insurgent planes raiding central Bilbao in mid morning, machine gun fire and anti aircraft shelling as residents flee for shelter. Franco directs the final siege phase with mop up troops advancing on Zagama Bermuedo and Direo, while 300000 refugees stream west seeking safety as supply routes near Santander face heavy air attack.
The Ohio department Grand Army of the Republic marks its 71st encampment with 1,000 delegates from auxiliaries. Fewer than 50 Civil War veterans attend, visiting Gen. Sherman's home in Lancaster, the governor’s mansion, and hearing national commander C. H. William Ruhe of Pittsburgh tonight. The encampment ends Thursday after officer elections. James Allen, lone survivor of Logan post, attends with daughter Mrs Edward Myers representing the Women’s Relief Corps.
The Alabama Supreme Court confirms Heywood Patterson's 75 year sentence in the Scottsboro case. Patterson, among nine defendants, was convicted for an attack on Victoria Price aboard a freight train in March 1981, with this marking his fourth ruling in the matter and first without a death sentence. Attorneys say an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court will be pursued for a third time.
John Agnew, 34, appeared in court today to face trial for his life as the second of three men charged with the fatal shooting of Patrolman Arthur E. Spensel. William Hobbs was convicted Friday and sentenced to the electric chair.
Columbus June 14 AP The Public Works Administration reports about 166.787 million dollars in Ohio projects either completed or under construction. Of these 509 non federal projects cost 91.212 million and cover schools waterworks and sewerage. Federal projects total about 75.575 million including post offices slum clearance flood control rivers harbors and highways. L A Boulay says PWA created 130 million man hours of employment and spurred social educational and economic gains. Hocking County has no PWA projects.
In Svobodny, Far East, 28 people were convicted and executed for wrecking the Amur railroad. The cases mirror earlier trials in Svobodny and Khabarovsk, which yielded 66 executions. The defendants were accused of belonging to a Trotskyist Japanese spy terror group. Concurrently eight Red Army generals were executed for treason, alleged to have betrayed comrades to Nazi Germany.
Funeral rites for George C. Hengst 67 Hocking County treasurer were conducted Saturday by Rev. W N Shank and Rev. A L Heyde at his residence. He died Wednesday from a heart attack in his Court House office. The body rests in Oak Grove Cemetery mausoleum as hundreds attend the services and visitation at No Walnut Street prior to the hour.
With the Hocking Valley Country Club course open to the public 61 players enjoyed free play yesterday. The course will formally open this week.
The Senate Judiciary Committee urged rejection of the court reform bill branding it dangerous and futile. It argues the measure would undermine judicial independence centralize power and permit constitutional alteration without consent. Seven Democrats and three Republicans signed the 10 000 word report urging defeat and warning of a lasting danger to American principles.
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