Hauptmann Case Reopens as Attorneys Press Perjury Charge
In Trenton on January 21 lawyers for Bruno Hauptmann seek indictment of a key state witness for perjury while Gov. Hoffman demands answers to charges that many want Hauptmann dead for sinister reasons. Col. Norman Schwarzkopf plans talks with A. G. Wilentz as they review the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case. Fisher asks a grand jury to examine Hochmuth’s testimony claiming he saw Hauptmann near the Lindbergh estate with a ladder. Hochmuth’s near blindness raises doubt about his account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
Norman Schwarzkopf
Hoffman
Lindbergh
David T. Wilentz
Bronx
Atorneys
C. Lloyd Fisher
Anthony M. Hauck
Hunterdon County
Amandus Hochmuth
Hochmuth
Hopewell
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Fisher
Hauck
Florida
Hechmuth
Thomas W. Trenchard
Schwrazkopf
Break Talked in Union Ranks
In Washington 1700 United Mine Workers debated secession from the A F of L amid a convention split. A resolution backed mine leaders to withhold dues while John S Lewis urged industrial unionism against the Federation’s craft system. The veteran president railed at the A F of L as the convention avoided an open break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
A. F. of L
John S. Lewis
Lewis
Truce Labor Movement
A. I. of L
Miami
Committee For Industrial Organization
Nominations Confirmed for Federal Reserve Board
The Senate confirmed six Roosevelt appointees to the Federal Reserve Board. Named were John McKee of Ohio Robert W Morrison of Texas Harrmer B S Eccles of Utah Ronald Ransom of Georgia M S Symczak of Illinois and Joseph A Broderick of New York. Twenty convicts die in Alabama prison truck fire. two escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
John McKee
Ohio
Robert W. Morrison
Texas
Harrmer
Scottsmoro
Ala
Roosevelt says tax bill needed this session of Congress
President Roosevelt indicated a tax bill will be required this session and that the exact amount is under study. He noted substitute taxes may fund the farm bill and explained that substitutes might not be new taxes as some fear. Financing methods for the bonus remain under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosvelt
Roosevelt
Ice Thicken Celina Lake Reaches Nineteen Inches
The Celina Standard reports 19 inch ice on Lake St Marys near Celina with a record 24 inch depth possible per George Eblen of Celina Ice Co. Cutting halted last week after a large opening formed. cold spell this week thickened water another 12 inches and tools could not cut the 19 inch layer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake St. Marys
Celina
George Eblen
Celina Ice Company
Sewer Project for Willshire Approved
Worke Progress Administration projects approved by state head quarters included Willshire with a $2,484 grant for installation of a tile sewer system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willshire
Worke Progress Administration
Delphos Library to Close at 8 PM Daily
The Delphos public library will close each evening at eight o clock to reduce operating costs. Miss Jane Brotherton was elected president of the library board and Miss Hortense Metcalfe serves as librarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphos
Jane Brotherton
Hortense Metcalfe
Four Killed and Many Injured as Train Derailed at Sunbury
A Reading limited passenger train jumped the rails near Sunbury Pennsylvania killing four people including Dr Guy Rothfuss 32 Williamsport engineer William Ramp Tamaqua fireman Washington Danshaw Tamaqua and an unidentified victim. The Williamsporter from Williamsport to New York City carried 28 passengers including 12 Bucknell students. Rescue workers and locals pulled survivors from wreckage as overpass and rails were destroyed. Authorities offered no clear cause though excessive speed on the curve was suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Reading Railroad Today
Sunbury
Guy Rothfuse
Williamsport
William Ramp
Tamaqua
Washington Danshaw
United Press
Guy Rothfuss
Paul Rothfuss
Pennsylvania
Washington Danshawn
Rothfuss
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Ramp
Danshaw
Sunbury Hospital
Cosches
Francis Rockwell
Danbury, Conn
Bocknell
Millions Dance at Parties on F. R.'s Birthday
Preliminary reports show over 3,000,000 people joined birthday events across the nation for President Roosevelt. About 7,000 hotels clubs and private homes held dinners to aid infantile paralysis funds estimated at 1.5 million dollars or more. At the White House Roosevelt marked his 54th birthday with a dinner and a late greeting thanking supporters for the ongoing fight against the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Paent
J. W. Palmer Rites Set After Long Illness
J W Palmer 80 retired farmer of Ridge township died Thursday at Memorial Hospital Lima after an appendectomy illness. Survived by widow four daughters five sons a brother 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 30 Saturday at the Ridge township home of son A R Palmer with burial in local mortuary chamber.
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J. W. Palmer
Ridge Tp
Memorial Hospital
Lima
Mr. Palmer
California
Ralph Palmer
Ridge Township
Thomas
Columbus
Fred
Zanesville
Gale W. Palmer
Hoaglintp
Daniel R.palmer
Hemet
Calif
B. L. Vare Mortuary
East Main St
A. R. Palmer
Ridge To
Bonus Office Arranged Here by American Legion
Isaac Van Wert post opens an office in Legion headquarters at 9 am Saturday to help World War I veterans file applications for adjusted compensation certificates. George Sells, commander, says county veterans can receive free assistance. attorney E. Beard will supervise blank completion. Veterans should bring certificates or pink slips if borrowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac van Wert Post
American Legion
Legion
George Sells
Beard
Home Heavily Damaged by Early Morning Fire
Fire destroyed about a quarter of the roof at Harold Clifton’s residence 649 North Walnut Street. Firefighters arrived at 2 20 a m with pressure tanks from trucks and put out the flames without using water mains. Investigators blamed sparks from a chimney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Clifton
Walnut Street
Tax Bill To Finance Farm Program Follows White House Meeting
Reports say Congress would act on a new tax bill to fund a farm aid program after a White House conference with fiscal legal and agricultural officials. The Bankhead-Jones soil conservation bill and heightened support from Senate leaders aim for passage by week’s end to aid the 1936 crop season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Turner
United Press
Washington
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Wallace
John H. Bankhead
Ala
Roosevelt
National Resources Committee
Homer 8
Cummings
The
Treasury
AAA
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Clifford Hope
Kan
House Agriculture Committee
Hope
Kansas
Alf Landon
Ohio Faces Renewed Cold Wave After Short Subzero Break
Ohio remains in a cold grip after a 48 hour thaw. State meteorologist W H Alexander said the current wave should not extend like the eight day spell that broke on Wednesday. Tonight's forecast calls for fair and continued cold. Temperatures are expected to rise slowly with normal mid twenty degree readings by early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
W. H. Alexander
Alexander
Wilkinson Seeks Republican Nomination for County Representative
Rob J. A. Wilkinson announces his bid for county representative to the state legislature on the Republican ticket. He is a former commander of the local American Legion post and was safety director under late Mayor James Gamble, having previously sought the same office two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
American Legion
James Gamble
Davey Says He Will Seek Re Nogination and Election
Governor Davey of Columbus Ohio declares he will run again and deny rumors he would bow out for party harmony or a Washington post. He calls such talk silly and says he began campaigning the day he took office and the party admission rumor about Philadelphia is absolutely false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Davey
Washington
Toth
Permission Slips Issued for Immunization in Public Schools
The city and county health commissioners announce diphtheria immunization slips are sent to first grade pupils. Parents must return slips promptly. Preschool children ages six months to six years should be brought to schools per announced schedule. Second and third graders who had toxoid will be Schick tested to assess immunity.
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Schick
C. A. Morgan
M.D
C. B. Keyser
M. D
Davey signs relief measure in Ohio
Governor Davey signed an 11.5 million dollar relief bill and appointed a state relief commission. The panel includes Judge Roy L. Wildermuth of Columbus, Frank Kleinhenz of Cleveland, Mrs. E. S. Kiplinger of Toledo, and Gomer Jones of Gallipolis. The governor criticized the measure as poorly constructed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Davey
State Relief Commission
Roy L. Wildermuth
Frank Kleinhenz
Cleveland
E. S. Kiplinger
Toledo
Gomer Jones
Gallipolis
Jones
Ohio
Next Pacific Flight Set for February 9
The local post office announces the next trans Pacific airmail departure from San Francisco to Honolulu Guam and the Philippine Islands on February 9 with another flight February 19. Return trips from Manila start February 18 and 28. Rates are 25 cents to the Hawaiian Islands 50 cents to Guam and 75 cents to the Philippine Islands or farther. Each half ounce or part thereof.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Guam
Philippine Islands
Manila
Hawaiian Islands
Orient
Milton Campbell Chosen Chief Speaker for Legion Banquet
Milton D. Campbell, commander of the Ohio department of the American Legion, will deliver the principal address at the Legion Banquet honoring past commanders. The event Tuesday night at I O O F hall follows a 6 30 p.m. banquet with about 200 attendees. Campbell, a Cincinnati native and former national vice commander, is noted for energy and child welfare interest.
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CERS
Isaac van Werth
American Legion
Milton D. Campbell
Ohio Department of the Legion
Campbell
I. O. O. F. Hall
Cincinnati
Akron Sit Down Ends After 55 Hours of Strike
In Akron Ohio, 1200 workers at Firestone Tire and Rubber Plant No 1 exited a 55 hour sit down strike. Workers received three hours pay daily during the stoppage. The dispute centered on the suspension of union rep Clay Dicks for fighting a non union worker. The company claimed Dicks was suspended for intimidation. The union demanded reinstatement and the two sides reached an agreement securing pay and end of the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, O
Wpirestone Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
United Rubber Workers Union
Clay Dicks
Woman Heads WPA White-Collar Jobs Division
In Columbus Ohio on January 31 1939 an internal WPA reorganization elevates Mrs Sarah G Krusling from head of women s activities to director of a new division for women and professional projects All white collar projects employing men and all women's projects now report to her Miss Fern Sharp remains as assistant to Mrs Krusling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Works Progress Administration
Ohio
Sarah G. Krusling
Fern Sharp
Krusling
Pastors Plan Group Trip to Ohio Convention
County ministers rejoin the Ohio Council of Churches plan for local fellowship groups to attend the Ohio Pastors Convention in Columbus February 3 to 6. Leaders include John Danford Van Wer Paul Erney Middle Point T P Laughner Convoy. Others: Rev P R Fox Rev Paul Sharp W H Reitz. Car transportation is donated by group leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Council of Churches
Columbus
John Danford
van Wer
Paul Erney
Middle Point
T. P. Laughner
Convoy
P. R. Fox
Paul Sharp
W H. Reitz
Inflation move on bonus pay shows power
Washington January 31. Administration strategists push swift moves to block inflationists from attaching currency expansion to the veterans bonus. Sen Carter Glass says attach to independent offices or deficiency bill to avoid floor fights. Patman leads a drive to fund the bonus by bond profits or notes against gold and silver. Senate leaders weigh attaching the appropriation to key bills to slow House inflationists. Roosevelt and fiscal experts met. White House favors revenue measures only if Treasury recommendations come, Speaker Burns notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Lew
United Press
Washington
Senate
House
Carter Glass
Senate Appropriations Committee
Glass
Patman
Wright Patman
Tex
Appropriations Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Joseph Burns
D. Tenn
Congress
Treasury
Edson C Crites Named Post Office Janitor
From 127 applications Edson C Crites of 339 Dickinson av was chosen for the post office janitor job announced by Post master D J Gunsett. He begins tomorrow at 1140 dollars per year with a 100 percent civil service grade.
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Edson C. Crites
Dickinson Ave
D. J. Gunsett
Crites
Civil Service Department
Clark Reichard
Ray Beave
Ben Riley
Verne Rinearson
Weather Outlook With Cold Night and Easing Saturday
Fair and continued cold tonight. Saturday fair with slowly rising temperatures. Noon today readings show temperatures around 10 degrees with a 5 degree below zero minimum from the past 24 hours.
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Barbara Clarke
South Bend
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By Ross Downing
Jack Snyder
Delphos City
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Edson Crites
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