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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1936
Page
1
Berlin reports show 99 percent endorsement of Hitler's Rhineland remilitarization in a plebiscite aimed at backing his breach of Versailles and Locarno. Sources say Der Fuehrer will demand new concessions from other powers, acting as representative of 67 million Germans.
Soviet dispatches report a formal demand for a stop to far Eastern frontier raids and two clashes on the Mongol border at Adik-Dollon and Bulun-Dersu. Japanese Manchukuoan troops were repelled with casualties. Outer Mongolia, allied with the USSR, vows to resist further incursions.
Ottawa county Sheriff Dewey Cullenan said he may ask the U S Department of Justice for agents to help solve the mysterious disappearance of John Zetzer, 35, of Port Clinton last Friday. He feared Zetzer had been kidnapped but noted no ransom demand or gang motive.
A 17 year old Bowerston boy and his parents attended church under a court order after alleged school misbehavior. Probate Judge Fred J. Wagner directed all to attend one Sunday per week for six weeks and blamed parental laxness at home.
In Cincinnati on March 30, the Ohio river dropped below 59 feet for the first time in nearly a week while a thirteen year old from Covington Kentucky drowned when a raft capsized in 14 feet of backwater. Franks Campbell 16 struggled to shore as crews battled the retreat. Flood expert W C Devereaux noted the river is falling from Pittsburgh to Louisville and rising from Louisville to Cairo. The river had surged to 59 feet seven feet above flood stage last Tuesday.
George Naeder, longtime Associated Press editor and influential journalist, died last night in Brooklyn at age 70. His tenure at the AP spanned decades shaping coverage and editorial direction.
Vera Stretz, after a two day pause, returns to the witness stand to explain why she killed her wealthy lover Fritz Gebhardt. She appeared calm in a silk dress and acknowledged her father in the courtroom as letters between the German industrialist and the 32 year old suspect are introduced.
Workers from CCC camps begin planting 1,000,000 seedling trees in 11 southern Ohio counties. Seedlings grown at a Marietta nursery from last year’s pine seed must be planted by April 25, under supervision of assistant State forester Frederick J. Shulley.
Ohioans push instant flood control measures with the Ohio Valley Improvement Association and Tri State Authority. Dr Charles E Holzer of Gallipolis Ohio president of flood control congress calls for rapid construction of 14 reservoirs recommended by army engineers and notes a larger plan for Ohio east of Cincinnati would include 39 reservoirs.
The Rural Resettlement Administration approved final plans for the Scioto project to provide farm homesteads for 160 eligible families in Fayette Ross and Pickaway counties. First preference goes to families moving to the Zaleski and Ross Hocking forestry projects with construction to start soon and summer targets for farmstead activity. Kenneth A. Browning of Chillicothe is project manager.
Chardon prepares for the annual maple festival opening Thursday. The event draws about 100,000 visitors to the town of 1,800. Features include awards for maple sugar champions, crowning of a queen, and a banquet for couples married more than 50 years.
The Ohio Women’s Christian Temperance Union prepared to discuss the political situation as its midyear convention began in Columbus. Leaders planned sessions on public policy and potential legislative roles for the organization.
Italian air raid on Harar Ethiopia spreads panic and destroys hospitals and Red Cross centers. The two hour bombing hit Harar near the Addis Ababa line 250 miles east of the capital, with Jijiga also heavily bombed. Authorities in Addis Ababa fear the capital may be next.
Frank Molnar of Glouster Route 4 died in Cherrington hospital from injuries suffered six weeks earlier at Mine 267 near Glouster on February 19. He was struck by a coal cutting machine and knocked into two feet of water, with his leg nearly severed by the blow.
Bremen high school successfully swapped classes for two weeks with vocational agriculture and home economics. Boys studied home economics while girls took up vocational agriculture and related carpentry and plumbing tasks. Officials expect to repeat the program annually.
Prosecutor Virgil E. Johnson filed charges against Ray Fisher 28 after the wounding of William Morpeth 64 the county jail turnkey. Fisher confessed to wounding Morpeth during an escape attempt and Mrs Helen Jones 26 admitted smuggling a revolver in a loaf of bread.
A Huntington West Virginia Chamber delegation urged Commerce officials to select Chesapeake Ohio as the site for a Huntington airport, saying its location just across the river would serve the city.
The Newark Elks lodge claimed the statewide ritualistic championship with Painesville second, Willards third, Hamilton fourth, and Toledo fifth in the Columbus contest held Sunday.
Dolores Smart, 25, a federal witness in Evelyn Frechetti’s prosecution, is jailed in Kansas City Missouri after being arrested by federal narcotics agents on charges of selling dope.
A new cold wave swept toward Ohio as meteorologist W. H. Alexander predicted 15 to 20 degrees by Tuesday afternoon. He warned of rain turning to light snow Tuesday and a sharp temperature drop ending the current spring warmth for a day.
An administration spokesman told the House Ways and Means Committee that the revenue program would advance tax equity but not fully cover needs for additional revenues outlined by President Roosevelt. Guy Helvering, commissioner of internal revenue, testified on the subcommittee’s tax report as hearings open, noting revisions to corporate tax would reduce inequality and avoidance, with gains chiefly from upper income groups.
The New Jersey Court of Pardons met 33 hours before Hauptmann's scheduled execution for the Lindbergh baby murder. Prosecutors doubted clemency would be granted while Wendel, once disbarred, recanted his confession. Means confessed in a hoax, and justice agents deemed his statements worthless. Governor Hoffman blamed the trial while possibly urging legislative discussion on the case. Mrs Hauptmann prepared for a final visit to the death cell.
For the March 31 execution date in New Jersey, Bruno Richard Hauptmann pleads with Governor Harold G. Hoffman to grant clemency. Governor Hoffman argues Hauptmann was unfairly tried and contends mercy should be considered, though Hauptmann maintains his innocence in the kidnap murder.
Two new figures enter the Lindbergh baby murder case as Hauptmann faces possible execution. Paul H. Wendel is jailed on a murder charge denied, while Gaston B. Means, a former federal agent, is tied to a ransom confession. The focus remains on Hauptmann and his scheduled death at 8 tomorrow night.
Dr Upham links rising heart disease deaths to reduced regular exercise due to auto use. He argues most heart deaths stem from lack of graded activity, noting charts show increasing deaths in the United States despite European limits on motor vehicles.
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