Hoffmans reprieve for Hauptmann extends case again
Governor Hoffman grants a 30 day reprieve delaying Bruno Richard Hauptmann's execution as questions linger about the Lindbergh baby case. Chief issues include Hauptmann's willingness to alter his story and Hoffmans authority amid impeachment calls.
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hoffman
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Bruno
John F
Jassie) Condon
Dr. Condon
South America
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
New York
Court of Pardons
United States Supreme Court
Justice Roberts
David T. Wilentz
Trenton Times
Lindbergh
Flemington
Lloyd Fisher
Fisher
Edward J. Reilly
Chief
Defense Council
Reilly
Power rate cuts outlined with gradual reductions announced
The Ohio Power Company unveils a phased tariff drop saving about 960000 annually for more than 220000 residential and commercial customers. First 30 kilowatt hours fall to five cents by February 1937, with further block-rate reductions and a water heating plan continued.
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Ohio Power Company
B. H. Waitman
Waitman
K.W.H
U. S
Ohio House backs unemployment insurance plan
The Ohio House approved the Boyd unemployment insurance bill 92 to 11 sending it to the Senate. The plan imposes a payroll tax on employers of eight or more, starting at 1.5 percent in 1936 rising to 2 and 3 percent through 1941, with benefits up to 15 dollars weekly for at most 16 weeks.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
Charley Retzlaff
Detroit
National Broadcasting Company
Retlaff
Ring
Retzlaff
Max Baer
Primo
Boyd
Senate
Rev. W. M. Boyd
Ohio
James A. Reynolds
Cleveland
Horace S. Keifer
Clark County
Last Day For 1936 Dog Licenses Declared
Monday is the final day to purchase 1936 dog tags without a $1 penalty. County Auditor Harry D. Bellis announced the continued rise in sales as the deadline nears.
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Harry D. Bellis
Lindbergh Says Nothing After Hauptmann Reprieve
In Llandaff Wales on January 17 Col Charles A. Lindbergh acknowledged a reprieve for Bruno Richard Hauptmann and declined further comment saying I have nothing to say.
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Llandaff
Wales
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bernard Wobler of Payne Dies at 56
Bernard Wobler 56 blacksmith of Payne died in St Joseph Hospital Fort Wayne after several days illness of pneumonia. Survived by widow three sons and three daughters. Funeral services will be held in the Catholic church in Payne.
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Bernard Wobler
Payne
St. Joseph Hospital
Fort Wayne
Gelberts Father Ends Life in Philadelphia Hospital
Charles Gelbert Sr., father of St. Louis Cardinals player Charles Gelbert, killed himself in Hahnemann hospital by slashing his wrists with a razor yesterday evening. The death occurred in Philadelphia as authorities investigated the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Gelbert
Philadelphia
Gelbert, Sr
Charles Gelbert
St. Louis Cardinals
Hahnemann Hospital
Road Refunder Law Blocked by Ohio Judge
Judge Golden C. Davis ruled the Lawrence Armbruster road refunder law unconstitutional in setting a permanent injunction to bar Clark county officials from implementing provisions. The decision challenges a 10 percent contribution from county motor vehicle license revenues to a road bond retirement fund. The case progresses toward the Ohio Supreme Court as lawmakers seek a repeal to allow counties to use revenue for refunding road bonds or pre July 25 1929 road assessments.
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Golden C. Davis
Common Pleas Court
Second District Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Clark County
Davis
Gilbert Bettman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Orville Wear
Albert T. Stroup
van Wert
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
Library Week Ends With Meeting Tonight at Brumback
The final Know Your Library Week meeting is at Brumback Library tonight at 8 o’clock designated Church Night. Trustees member Mrs. J. Wilbert Speiker and staffer Mrs. Isabel Putman will lead, followed by a guided tour and social. The public is invited to attend and help celebrate the library’s thirty-fifth anniversary. An exhibit “From publisher to public” shows county library work and service displays remain in the adult reading room for another week.
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Brumback Library
J. Wilbert Speiker
Board of Trustees
Isabel Putman
Neeks to Avoid Program Conflicts
The Community Clearing House urged organizers to check its calendar before fixing dates to avoid clashes with other events. Executive secretary E. C. Humphreys urged calling the Clearing House to prevent two important meetings from being scheduled on the same day or night.
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Community Clearing House
E. C. Humphreys
Hoover proposes AAA substitute plan after air cut
Former President Herbert Hoover and CBS apologized after Hoover’s plan for an AAA substitute ran over time and was cut off. Hoover blamed the miscalculation on applause and urged subsidies for special crops to restore agricultural balance. His aide said CBS was liberal in allowing extra time.
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Lincoln
Neb
Herbert Hoover
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hoover
AAA
New York
Lawrence Richey
Columbia
Mrs Pollock of Middle Point Dies at 80
Mrs Mary Pollock aged 80 years 9 months and 1 day died Thursday at her Middle Point home. Survived by son Jack Pollock seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday at 2 PM at the Presbyterian church Middle Point burial Ridge cemetery.
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Mary Jane Pollock
Samuel Pollock
Middle Point
Jack Pollock
Presbyterian Church
Ridge Cemetery
Senate munitions inquiry in jeopardy
A split in the Senate munitions committee threatens the two year old probe into international arms traffic during wartime and figures like Woodrow Wilson. Senator Tom Connally denounces attacks on Wilson as puny besmirching. Kipling coma deepens in London as wife and daughter keep vigil.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Senate Chamber
Tom Connally
D. Tex
Wilson
Civil War veteran J. H. Taylor dies in Union township
James H. Taylor longtime Van Wert county resident and Civil War veteran from Scott Post 100 G A R died at 5 45 pm at his daughter Mrs William Alspach home 655 North Market street after two weeks illness and a stroke. He was 88. Funeral Sunday 2 pm at his Union township home with burial in Taylor cemetery.
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James H. Taylor
van Wert County
Scott Post
William A. Alspach
North Market Street
Taylor
Cavett
Union Township
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
San Antonio
Tex
Alspach
Alice Itsenbarger
Hoaglin Tp
Minnie Elder
Peru
Ind
C. G. Beck
Union Tp
W. C. Kelley
Fort Wayne
A. E. Taylor
North Washington St
R. O. Taylor
Aaron Taylor
Weather Report Snow Tonight Into Saturday Near Freezing
Snow is forecast tonight and Saturday with colder conditions into Saturday night. Local noon temperatures unknown with a 22 degree maximum and a 26 degree minimum reported in the last 24 hours.
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Sseserees Renee
Explorers Ellsworth and Pilot Rescued Near Bay of Whales
Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot Herbert Hollick Kenyon are safe at the Bay of Whales on Antarctica's edge. Discovery II reports Hollick Kenyon aboard and Ellsworth in good shape with a slight cold after a fuel failure halted their flight.
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London
Lincoln Ellsworth
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
Bay of Whales
Hollick-Kenyon
Discovery II
Hollick - Kenyon
Menaea
Ellsworth
Discovery II Food and Letters
Antarctica
Little America
New Zealand
Royal Research
Antarctic
Dundee Island
Cape Horn
Colonial Office
Discovery T
Richard E. Byrd
Sole Id
Hollick- Kenyon
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Jesse J. Gilbert
Dayton
Bloomington
Monroe J County
Works Progress Administration
George
Daisy Alexander Root
Springfield
Lawrence-Armbruster Road
Ohio Supreme Court
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Roosevelt
Mary Pollock
Middle Pt
Rudyard Kipling
J. H. Taylor
Rites Sunday
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