09 May 1936
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1936
Page
1
President Roosevelt proposes broad expansion of select industries to absorb unemployed workers. He cites talks with Walter P. Chrysler and Owen D. Young and names railroad equipment and housing construction as key sectors for mass production and reduced public work reliance.
At Van Wert fairgrounds this afternoon a 2:30 final will decide the county high school baseball champion after morning games. Wren led Ohio City 3 2 in the first. Ridge meets Hoaglin Jackson in the second semifinal. Previous results include Ridge 4 York 3 and Hoaglin Jackson 17 Wiltshire 2.
News arrives of C. J. Burrell's unexpected death at his Tampa Florida home Friday morning. Funeral plans are not set. He leaves a widow and two sons Walter I. and Gaylord. The family, former Jennings Road residents, wintered in Florida and recently moved there.
A list of 84 election workers assigned to 14 polling places in Van Wert County for the upcoming party primaries. The article details ward by ward presiding judges and assistants, with polling hours from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday. The names include Mary Wolf, Robert Manship, E E Stemen, Bertha Harris, Bertha Schultz, Mary E Carey, Ruby Smith, Grace Lehman, A B Holtry, Ruby Smith, Grace Lehman, Otis R Leist, Ira Showalter, W E Endsley, and Ward Martin among others.
In Mansfield Ohio Charles Wilson a 23 year old student engineer was found guilty of first degree murder in the jealous slaying of his 17 year old society sweetheart Jean Moorhead. The jury recommended mercy and the verdict carries a mandatory life sentence with no parole.
Jeff Heit was attacked in his yard in New Sharon Iowa by a muskrat that bit his pants leg. He escaped and the next day discovered he had kicked the animal to death.
Chen of West Crawford Street and Ernest Allen of Ridge township operate a garage at Wetsel and have entered their car The Allen Boys Special in Sunday races at Greenville.
Carles Foster of the Bulletin outlined forty principles of Republicanism during a Van Wert County Republican club address last night at party headquarters. W Earl Shackley was elected president, succeeding C Dan Pennell, with Gladys Giffins named secretary and Paul I Imler serving as treasurer.
A Pennsylvania line streamlined locomotive and tender halted briefly at 9:55 p.m. on its regular run. The single unit, covered by tron plating, appeared sleek and compact, about one hundred feet long.
The article notes claims of a New Jersey confession by A Lindbergh Jr regarding the Lindbergh murder, later repudiated as torture. It also reports four other men indicted for kidnapping Wendell in New York, all confessing and naming Parker as leader. Wendell was kept at the New Lisbon colony until the pivotal night when Parker handed him to Trenton authorities by order of Attorney General David T. Wilents.
The CSRA approves a Greenville races program featuring the Greenville city band led by Sidney Ten Eyck as master of ceremonies and appearances by renowned American auto racing drivers drawing thousands to the season opener.
Capitol police traced a Harvard Lampoon hoax when a red flag was flown atop a 75 foot flagpole near the Supreme Court. Guards deem the act a publicity stunt and say charges are unclear, with contempt or disturbing the peace among possible options.
Postal inspectors from Denver Des Moines Minneapolis and St Paul and two Denver detectives traced a $100 Liberty bond theft to a Denver bond dealer and a lawyer ally. The complaint alleges the group conspired with underworld figures, with Arnold Lane Poownin seen as legal adviser assisting in dispersing the bonds.
The Peony Festival queen committee published profiles of 11 entrants for the festival title. Each entrant is described by birthplace, age, family, and key activities such as sports, drama, and clubs. The queen will be chosen Tuesday night at the Lincoln school auditorium.
The Van Wert County elections clerk released a precinct by precinct list of polling places for the upcoming May primary. Notable entries include I A New Avenue Hotel North Washington Street and 3 C J W Brown residence 723 Leeson Avenue with several other residences and public sites serving as polling stations.
E W Davies of Ridge township sold two purebred Holstein Friesian cows to Moores and Ross Dietetic Laboratories in Columbus. The cows, chosen as foundation animals for a new milk for baby formula herd, brought a fancy price. Davies herd holds Van Wert county records for milk and butterfat production at 13 424 pounds of milk and 485 pounds of butterfat per cow annually.
Donald H. Smith will address Rotary club members at noon Monday about the recent Van Wert High School band trip to Washington D C. He helped arrange the tour which was enjoyed by 104 local persons last weekend.
The airship Hindenburg, 803 majestic beauty, arrived at Lakehurst on the first commercial airship lane between Europe and the States. From Friedrichshafen, Germany, the ship covered 3,600 miles in a smooth flight, shaving a day and a half from the Graf Zeppelin record. The voyage signals potential rapid globe travel for paying passengers within a month as American clipper planes begin Pacific service. The crew secured lines after landing with Capt. Ernet Lehmann aboard.
The church session announces a talk titled The Christian Upon the Highway focusing on an overlooked message. The service will begin with a hymn and aims to keep evening services informal and filled with Christian fellowship.
A weather note reports temperatures over the last 24 hours with maximum and minimum values and a note on sunrise. The station records today show a day with rising sun and shifting temperatures from morning lows to afternoon highs.
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