09 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Zanesville Signal
Location
Zanesville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
1
Fragmented OCR summary reports a strike near Martin, with CIO involvement and workers at Chevrolet plants including Buick. A two day regional stoppage led to 1 000 idle workers as management prepared for a possible broader walkout. The senior Chevrolet president called the strike a joke while efforts to halt the action continued.
The British monarchs met American lawmakers in the Capitol rotunda, greeted by Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead. Leaders and veterans recalled wartime ties as the royals toured statues, spoke with Congress members, and shared toasts on world peace and U S Britain relations.
A regional aid to business exposition on North Fifth Street draws large crowds with 700 Dodds tented displays. Officials forecast record attendance by Saturday night as Amron Group bands and Lancaster acrobats perform. Red Cross volunteers staff first aid tents and many merchants showcase latest industry offerings to visitors.
A jury in an Indiana murder case remains deadlocked after deliberations in a robbery linked shooting at a foundry in Indianapolis. Prosecutors accuse a man named Duvall of involvement with a 1987 crime and connect him to additional robberies in South Charleston and near Allen.
A truck smashed through wooden crossing gates at Second and Main, injuring city fireman Dever Hutchinson slightly while companion Andrew Biller was uninjured. Gates were down for a moving train. fire from discarded ties ignited near B&O railroad yards but was soon extinguished. Hutchinson received first aid on scene.
A quarter million dollar blaze struck the B F Harrison Printing Co plant, started likely today. Firefighters from Norwalk Ashland and London fought a two hour battle, flames sweeping an acre and a half of presses and supplies. Several locals, Welton Chafer Perrins Brenen Stul and Donald were revived after fainting amid the smoke.
Lee Nelson, once declared dead, reappears in Indianapolis after a decade away. He explains he traveled to Florida for rest and did not reveal his true timeline. He cites golf as a reason for his extended absence and says he needed a break from public life.
A feasibility survey began in New York to determine finishing Cincinnati’s 6.1 million foot subway. The city council has appropriated 5100 to finance the study. The subway was built for streetcars nearly ten years ago in the bed of the old Miami and Erie canal.
A fragmented report describes a woman in white attire, wearing a serene dress and coat with parasol nearby. The garb is highlighted as part of a growing white clothing fashion noted this morning.
A Philadelphia court held three judges today to determine degree of guilt and punishment for Ralph Perselli Morris Bolter and Samuel Soriine in a sensational insurance murder case. The trio pleaded not guilty in the alleged scheme.
A 19 year old governess in San Francisco was charged with kidnapping for ransom after enacting a plan to abduct 3 year old Krehe Osborn. She was arrested in a San Jose hotel with the child unharmed and faced a possible life sentence. The ransom demanded was 1600 dollars, and investigators traced the case from the Osborns’ home to the hotel.
Special to The Stena. William Wilson, 22, was recovering at home in Barnesville today from shock and minor burns on his left arm after a belt of lightning struck through a bedroom window during a severe thunderstorm last night. The bolt felled a partition and tore plaster, but he remains in stable condition.
Landon suffered broken ribs after a fall aboard Knox County based yacht Host Amhur B. Smith's 38 foot vessel. He aimed to deliver the commencement address in Boston and hoped to be ready soon despite injuries.
Prague reports Nazi authorities moved to erase Czech self government in Kladno 15 miles from Prague after the killing of a German police sergeant. Wilhelm Hniest and Baron Von Neurath order disarming Czech police closing public places banning outdoor assemblies and locking doors at 8 pm with armed guards. Detentions and arrests rise as Czech and German sources describe a tense situation spreading to the countryside.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said it has begun an inquiry into the facts and circumstances behind inconsistencies found in Pierre S. du Pont's du Pont Company stock holdings. Corrected reports reveal sizeable negative positions contrary to earlier announcements, prompting an official investigation.
Immediate repairs to two breaks in the Licking river dam near the Y Bridge are being considered by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the Zanesville Provision company. Officials say high water in early spring caused the damage with one creak about 35 feet wide and the other smaller. The dam supports water supply for the railroad and meat packing operations, and spokesmen hope repairs can proceed while the river is at low level.
A swarm of bees blocked the door of the state office building until State Sen. Thomas W. Jones of Middleport climbed the tree and removed the limb. Jones scooped the bees into a box saying he has faced many swarms and that bees won’t hurt if handled properly.
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