The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 34, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 24 December 1936 — Page 3

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936

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FOUND GUILTY IN MURDER DE THREE PEOPLE Facing Chair Tomorrow Tells Details of Second Murder MICHIGAN CITY, Dec. 24 (INS) With death in the electric chair only a few days away as the penalty he must pay fur murdering a la abash family, Hairy Singer, Zu, today cleared up another Wabash County muroer m a confession from bus ceil in murderers’ row in stateprison. Singer is scheduled to me shortly after mdnight tomorrow tor slaying John wesiey, bn, aiso known as Caufman, and Wesley's wife and daughter, last Summer, in their farmhouse near Waoash. New Light On Motive The confession throws an entirely new light upon the motive for the murders. At Singer’s trial, he confessed the triple siaying and said he kilted Mis. Wesley ana her daughter, Marjone, 14, then Wesley, because he had become involved in an illicit love afiait with W eoley's wife, and the husband had karned of it. Now it seems obvious that the fam- < , Mb* slain to seal their lips in the murder of Joseph Bryant, 20, of Detroit, to which Singer confessed today. In the cunfession he named Wesley as the actual slayer, with aimseif as a participant in the hold* up which preceded the shooting. — tells of Shooting Under questioning by Sheriff Charles M. Stephenson of Wabash County, Singer declared he and Wesley, last July 3, several weeks before he wiped out the Wesley family stopped an auto driven by Bryant; who was accompanied by his fiancee, Miss Margaret Renkin, also of Detroit. Singer declared they ordered Bryant to throw up his hands, but when he hesitated, Wesley shot him in the abdomen. Then, he said, they got in the car and compelled Bryant, although he was badly wounded, to drive to a deserted snack by the Eel River bridge four miles from the city. Slew For $!•• and Car There, Singer told the sheriff they took SIOO from the couple and pushed them but and drove .Bryant’s aut*> back to Wabash, where Wesley obtained his own. car. Singer said he drove Bryant’s car to Peru and abandoned it in a gravel pit. Bryant, with the aid of Miss Renkin, crawled to a farmhouse and notified authorities, but died soon afterwards. It was considered unlikely that Singer will be granted a stay of execution to go to Wabash and testify, if the investigation into Bryants murder is reopened.

Farmers Are Told Os New AAA Plan LAFAYETTE, Dec. 24 (INS) — The federal agricultural conservation program for 1937 was explained to agricultural extension workers and district supervisors at a two-daj conference which cloeed this week at Purdue University. Claude W’ickard, AAA director of the north central division, and Robert E. Straszhelm, field man for Indiana and Illinois, explained ,|hat the drought with its attendant destruction of soil conserving crops made necessary new emergency forage crops. The program includes payments for replacements and increases of soil conserving crops. District and county meetings will now be held throughout the slate to acquaint the fanners with the plan. Fractures His Leg Second Time in Bed LOGANSPORT, Dec. 24-(INS) - Confined to bed with a fractured leg, Melvin Schoonover, 10; received another fracture of the same leg when he attempted to turn over in his sleep. Pet Hospital Fire Destroys 14 Dogs VINCENNES, Dec. 24 (INS)— Fourteen high bred dogs valued at >7OO were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the dog hospital of Dr. B. H. Fisk, veterinarian this week. Mr*. Fisk was painfully burned attempting to rescue the pets.

May please nt aaemoriw Os the jolly oM seasoa Linger long after The holiday* are over. Reiobold Studio - ———. ———.

Christmas Rush This Year Sets New Record Santa’s Pack Loaded With Toys of Novel Designs as Shopping Volume Reaches New High for Recent Years

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By MAURICE MERRYFIELD international Illustrated News Writer NEW YORK, Dec. 24 Christmas this year promises to be celebrated with greater fervor and enthusiasm, at least in United States, than it has for recent years, particularly those since the depression. Several factors contribute to the fact that the pack which Santa Claus will bring to American homes this holiday will be generously filled. In recent months the upward swing in stock values and the general improvement in business and employ, ment has generated a new spirit of enthusiasm and hope. Stores report a recork volume of shopping, not only for staples and necessities but also for articles classed as luxuries. Toy manufacturers estimate that their trade will be in excess of $200,000,000 this holiday season. They have flooded the market with new

70 Operations On 8 Year Old Boy Is Seen As Record MARION, 0., Dec. 24 (INS)— Parents of 8 year old Wayne Rosz. man claimed for him today a record for surgical operations under general anaesthetic. He has had 70 since his throat was seared by lye more than five years ago. The trips into unconsciousness are not over for the plucky youngster, for at least three times a year he must visit a Columbus hospital while specialist work to repair the injuries caused by the lye. Each time an esuphagocope will be placed in Wayne’s throat and the long tube used to remove scar tissue growths which slowly close up the passage between the boy’s throat and his stomach. The treatments, the specialist said, may continue for many years. At least they must be applied periodically until the scar tissue formed by the lye quits growing. Maty Christmas Is “Grandma” of Boy SOUTH BEND, Dec. 24 (INS) - Mary Christmas. 50, was “Grandma” Christmas tonight when her daughter, Mrs. Edmund Krakowski, gave birth to an 11 pound boy. Kendallville Wilf Register Bicycles —The city council has passed an ordinance, effective in thirty days, providing for registration of all bicycle* in the city.

(W<S| happiness lIO3WI to all.. iFMOTI A* you gather around your family fireside know that you carry with you our best wishes for Joy, HappL new and Health. Syracuse Plumbing Co. WALLACE HOWARD ''..J . . \ » ■ 1 " 1 ■ 1 ""ini —■

games and diversions which are captivating in their originality and cleverness of design. The playthings which youngsters will receive this years are surprisingly little influenced by things military, despite the revolt in Spain and emphasis on war threats elsewhere. The little toy soldier, cannons and other miniature implements of war are featured less this year than for some time. Mechanical Toys Featured • I Dolls have come to life in aniazing manner. Some of the more expensive models show-n can do practically everything that a human can, walking, talking and performing tricks. Quintuplets are still in - favor for the “junior nursery” while toy makers have taken another cut from the headline and featured “incubator babies”, a topic that was given much publicity in the past year. ’ j While speaking of toyland, it is

Snow Is Forecast For Part of State INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 24 (INS) —More snow in northern Indiana was anticipated by the weather bureau here this week. Temperatures are not expected to drop materially. The mercurv will range from 25 to 30 degrees in the north, 30 in the central counties and from 28 to 36 degrees in the south, according to the bureau. Al! highways in the state are still cle r, according to the 1 report.

.«♦ sreffSEr- r''Qnhsmas A Christmas Message of Good WiD and Best Wishes for Your Prosperity and Happiness Geo. L. Xanders INSURANCE

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I interesting to note that the trend is more and more toward amusements of mechanical and constructional nature. Miniature stoves which actually cook, chemical and construction sets, microscopes and motion picture projects are among the toys which are calculated to both amuse and educate the youngster. At the same time, Christmas will not be such a joyous occasion for those in some other countries, especially in war-torn Spain. The grief and despair of past events and the uncertainty of the future so trouble the present that the holiday holds little meaning this year for the peninsula. In Great Britain, too, rejoicing is > somewhat tempered by the situation brought about by abdication of King Edward VIII. Yet, withall, there is a spirit of . optimism, a confidence in the future which transcends national tj bounds.

Blackmail Writer Is Sent to Prison .LAFAYETTE, Dec. 24 (INS)— Frank Bendin, 51, unemployed painter, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court today to charges of blackmail I and was sentenced to one to five years in state prison and fined SSOO by Judge John B. Hudson. Bendin said he was destitute and needed the money. He was arrested last week • accused of writing two letter* to George Dexter of this city, his former employer, demandnig S2OO under . threat of death.

Not big or lavish, but truly sincere as any greeting you will receive is our “Merry Christmas to You” SOUTH SHORE GOLF CLUB Christmas May this Christmas be twice as nice, twice a* happy a* any you have ever had. Standard Oil Co. I. L. KEMP, Agent

FARM LOAN REPAYMENTS ON INCREASE Federal Bank Reports Thirty-nine Percent Reduction LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 17— Thousands of farmers of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee have maintained or have resumed payment of privileges provided by Congress a few years ago. Ernest Rice, General Agent of the Farm Credit Administration of Louisville, today said that regular and special payments of principal on the 73,000 or more Federal land bank loans, which make up 39 per cent of the farm mortgage debt m the district, aggregated >5,515,000 during the first nine months of 1936. This amount exceeded by more than sl,808,4)00 the normal principal installments maturing in the period. “Farmers in these states are getting back to normal in meeting their obligations," General Agent Rice said. “W’hile not all borrowers from the land bank are in a position to resume principal payments, it is very significant that the regular and special payments of those who did remit exceeded total regular amortization payments by nearly two million dollars. That seems to be a good indication of the returning prosperity agriculture in our four states.” Deferment of principal payments on most Federal land bank loans was first provided by the EmergencyFarm Mortgage Act of 1933. Otherwise, normal or regular principal payments falling due in the fourth district the first nine months of 1936 would have amounted to $3,707,000. Os the $5,515,000 of principal actually paid in during the first nine months of the year, $3,796,000 consisted of regular principal installments and special payments, while $1,719,000 was remitted in payment of loans in full. * Mr. and Mrs. John Sudlow left Friday morning for New York City, where they will spend the holidays with his mother.

BdiiH To greet you at This cheery season with all Good wishes For your happiness. BUSHONG’S Beauty Shop

Manhunt < Launched ■ '" l Mrs. Inda Ruth Utterback An intensive search was launched throughout the midwest for a fugitive transient following discovery of 1 the body of Mrs. Inda Ruth Utter- i back, 33, wife of a U. S. treasury employe, in a shallow grave near her home -in Mulvane, Kan. Garroted with a cord and beaten to death, she was believed to have been the victim of a transient hired man who fled in the Utterback car. Bangs Loses Point In Suit For Libel HUNTINGTON, Dec. 24 (INS)— Bringing the September term of Circuit Court to a close, Judge Kenner overruled a demurrer filed by Mayor C. W. Banjjs and the Huntington Printing Co., to the $50,000 libel suit brought last Spring by a form- ; er waterworks superintendent James ! P. Adkins. Adkins clams $50,000 damages for headlines in the mayor’s newspaper when the mayor suddenly dismissed him. The court ordered an answer January 11. 1

Really nothing can express what we want to say as well as a good, old fashioned “Merry Christinas” " THE TAVERN HOTEL MATT KATZER """ r a 74 A, vvt It ** Merry Christmas to Everybody— And so we won’t miss anyone we’ll say it again—- “ Greetings and a Merry Christmas” Syracuse Electric Company R. C. HOWARD ( Our Wish \b>ToYou.. \ 1 J 936 It is folk like you whose friendship has made our Christmas a happy event. May we extend our thanks and our greetings. Syracuse Auto Sales FRED HOOPINGARNER, Prop. — —— — . “ ..'f '•'< IS- t ■ *■ .. .. ’

FREE FIVE DAYS, NEGRO BACK IN CELL FOR LIFE ■I Kidnap Couple in Auto at Point of Toy Pistol; Is Subdued After Hard Battle GARY, Dec. 24—(INS)—Five days after being paroled from state prison Winston Posey, 37-year-old Negro, was back there for life as a result of an attempt to abduct a Long Beach couple from the Gary business district at the point of a toy pistol last week. “That’s Where You Belong” He pleaded guilty in Criminal Court before Judge William J. Murray, who said in sentencing him as an habitual criminal “That’s where you belong.” Posey started back to prison tonight, still wearing the penitentiary grap suit and wtih $1 of the $5 the state handed him w-hen it paroled him a week ago last Saturday after he had served the minimum of a two to five-year sentence for auto theft which Judge Murray also had imposed. Previously he had served a term in Ohio.

sbU== YULETIDE CHI IIP May every hour of Christmastide bring happiness to you. The Wogoman Gift Shop

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