28 Sep 1940
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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1940
Page
1
The closing day of the Hocking County Fair draws praise from locals and Portsmouth visitors. Vendors report strong daytime business, tents and enclosed spaces favored as evening chill settled in. A playful glimpse shows prizes, love meters, and candy nostalgia as organizers plan for a bigger, better event in 1941.
Prosecutor Frank T. Cullitan called six witnesses in Cleveland as the Ruddy extortion trial continues. Judge Frank J. Ausche limited today’s session to a half day to allow state testimony Monday by Harry Barrington. Five contractors testified yesterday they paid 3500 dollars to Ruddy and Bar to halt interference with construction work.
In Columbus on September 28 AP reports Major General Gilson D. Light, slated to lead Ohio's selective service, failed the physical and will be relieved from command of the 37th division. Camp Shelby prepares the unit for a year of training starting October 15.
German sources report 101 British planes shot down and 38 German losses in yesterday's air fighting over London.
Hedy Lamarr obtained a divorce from Gene Markey after testifying that their 14 months of marriage included few quiet evenings alone. Superior Judge William S. Baird granted the divorce amid accusations of cruelty and concealment of affairs, with Lamarr noting weight loss from the marriage and an abrupt split last July.
London faced a mid morning German raid as RAF fighters rushed to intercept. Overnight attacks across England Scotland and Wales caused heavy German losses totaling over 1 000 planes in September. Berlin massed about 1 000 aircraft against London and other targets while fires were largely controlled within half an hour.
Postmasters of the United States bid farewell to James A. Farley who resigned as Postmaster General to enter private business. He attends the Ohio State University Pittsburgh game and a banquet at the 40th annual convention, where Frank C. Walker takes over as new Postmaster General and urges the staff to learn.
Rep. Robert T. Secrest of Caldwell Ohio accepted a Democratic challenger Clair A. Young of MacConnelsville to debate the Townsend plan in Zanesville on October 12.
Senator Pittman cites ratification of the Havana Treaty as proof of Pan American solidarity and says Western Hemisphere nations stand ready to meet any aggression from the German Italian Axis with Japan. He notes the treaty binds 21 American nations to joint action against threats to sovereignty.
The American Bankers association convened in Atlantic City New Jersey and elected P. D. Houston chairman of the board of the American National Bank Nashville Tennessee as president of the association.
Chicago grain quotes for wheat and corn run above other surplus nations like Buenos Aires and Winnipeg due to artificial U S controls. Buenos Aires has moved away from minimum pegs, while Winnipeg remains near minimums. Argentine corn trades around 29 cents, about half Chicago levels, as world trade war and futures shift prices.
Friday crowds reached about 8000 with 3500 schoolchildren admitted free. A horse and mule pulling contest, stock parade, and a 80 piece Logan High School band led Saturday events. Jockey Mike Pantone was injured after hitting a wire. he was treated at Cherrington Hospital. Visual education tent drew strong interest with films like Patrick Henry’s speech shown to aid school programs.
An unofficial chart estimates Japan’s empire closing the naval gap with the United States. Japan has long pursued a secret shipbuilding program, while the U.S. two-ocean navy cannot be completed before 1944 or 1945.
Prosecutor William Hunter said Franklin Spears, 15, of nearby Nevada, shot and killed his father Evan Spears, 42, with a shotgun after declaring he was drunk and beating his mother. He will be turned over to the juvenile research bureau.
Rome reports Italian circles say Bulgaria, closest Balkan ally of Soviet Russia, may join Germany Italy and Japan in a new Axis pact. Spain also seen as likely to join the military accord. Observers cite protection against Greece and Turkey as motives for Sofia.
Federal Judge Robert N. Wilkin spoke to 306 new American citizens, condemning the German Italian Japanese treaty as an effort to destroy the democratic system of government.
A teenage girl calling herself Ann Jones stayed at St. Vincent's Hospital after a hunger strike begun following a collapse in union station on Saturday. She declares she will not eat until she finds employment.
Toledo man Roman Pawilowski a Lucas County deputy treasurer has been missing since 10 AM Thursday after leaving home for a fishing trip to Sandusky Bay authorities and family search efforts are underway with no trace found to date.
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