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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1930
Page
1
Foreign Minister Briand proposes a British proposal to back a security pact and expects a pledge from Britain today, aiming to secure support for the plan.
France waits for Britain's reply on a unity pact as Italy hardens on naval parity terms. Diplomatic talks led by Ramsay MacDonald and Arthur Henderson with Dino Sandi fail to sway Italy, while an academic note explains submarine safety procedures under a tentative naval accord.
Bandits armed with a sub machine gun held up Reading Bank in Cincinnati. They forced employees and two customers against walls and fled in a black sedan with a fifth wheel. Police link the raid to an earlier Union Trust Company holdup, with total loot between 40 000 and 50 000 dollars.
Government experts urge timely painting to prevent rot and rust, noting longer delays raise costs. Start now by sending for the booklet detailing paints and painting and use the coupon to request it.
Frederic J. Haskin of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington sends four cents in coin or stamps to obtain a copy of the IPAINT BOOKLET. The note references a name street in a state setting.
Judge Camille Kelley of Memphis told the Parent-Teacher Association section that youth’s outlook is shaped by mothers who omit obedience in early training. The Columbus address was given April 4 before the Ohio State Educational Conference.
In Washington on April 4 officials say tariff conferees will reveal daily actions as they work through rates on sugar steel lumber and other commodities. The six Republicans and four Democrats face fierce votes and possible deadlock over major items in the tariff bill while open publicity is adopted to show the public the decisions affecting prices.
The writer from Hodge California argues that aiding Mexico’s development will boost United States prosperity. He lauds Mexico’s beauty and wealth and notes Mexican workers’ diligence and willingness to learn skilled trades for good wages.
The piece argues that diverting some bank lending to Mexico would create rich markets for the United States. Better roads in Mexico would drive American auto sales, and credit for Mexican prosperity would yield new customers for U.S. goods as Mexican industry develops.
The speaker highlights mutual cooperation with Canada and Mexico as essential for securing the continent. With abundant wealth, the United States could strengthen ties to create lasting friendship and deter attacks, making North America more resilient.
A 25 year old woman was arrested today shortly after the murder and robbery of Charles Seeley a 45 year old bakery truck driver in a Cleveland house. The shooting ended Seeley’s life and the crime rattled the local community as investigators pursued leads. The case moves to court as police say the arrest targets possible suspects in the fatal incident.
A double funeral for Harley B. Nelson and his wife Frances J. Nelson, killed in a Wednesday auto mobile train crash near Cedarville, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Methodist Church in Athens. The service will be led by Rev. McCullough and Rev. Arlie Krussell with burial at Buringham. The Knights Templar and Eastern Star will participate. Union Grocery Store closing for the day.
Radio engineers predict long distance facsimile letters and home delivery of the daily paper via a new automatic carbon recorder. The Schenectady test reproduced San Francisco’s front page three hours after publication. Device by Charles P. D. Young, son of Owen D. Young, could attach to any radio receiver with a short wave link from Oakland to Schenectady.
Athens school children enjoy a brief vacation this weekend as teachers attend the state teachers convention in Columbus today and Saturday. Superintendents A. F. Hixion and H. R. McVay, and high school principal Alfred L. Hughes, are among attendees.
In Los Angeles a bride and groom wed in a hotel swimming tank, as two comical attempts to win dominance ended in a compromise. Joe Dutch Garrick wore a cutaway with spats while Katie Wilson wore a diving helmet, vows spoken through helmet microphones as air pumps hissed.
Columbus April 4. Publishers favor college educated men for newspaper work and call for broader cultural training over strict technical journalism courses. Karl A. Bickel cites strong support from leaders of Gannet, Lee Syndicate, Scripps-Howard, Hearst and Booth papers, among others.
Cincinnati. A federal grand jury investigation into an alleged liquor seller drew anxious interest from a banker and a society woman among others. Ten alleged customers were questioned about liquor purchases, a new enforcement step in the local prohibition effort. An order book of the bootlegger was seized in a subsequent search.
Floyd Bixler Jr. two year old son of P F Bixler Ashland Ohio State Automobile Association field secretary was struck and killed as he ran across Sugar Creek road two miles west of Dover yesterday. His grandmother Mrs Mary Bixler 74 Dover suffered a deep scalp wound and brain concussion when she ran into the truck while trying to save him.
The Census Bureau reports rapid progress on its nation wide survey with 120000 enumerators using cars on foot and even skis. Weather has only delayed a few operations and Teton County Wyoming crews reportedly ski to reach residents. The Census predicts about 120 million people nationwide and expects city tallies within two weeks and full completion by May 1.
Indian woman Lila Jimerson pleads guilty to second degree murder in the death of Clothilde Marchand wife of famed French artist Henri Marchand. The Seneca on the Cattaraugus Reservation face a penalty of 20 years to life as the community mourns amid a violent storm and quiet, awaiting burial. Henri Marchand is expected to be released from jail as a material witness.
President Hoover, after a strenuous winter, expected to cast for the first freshwater trout of the year at his Virginia fishing camp. He canceled his Friday press conference and planned to travel by car after lunch, revisiting a site last used to host Premier Ramsay MacDonald. Marines cleared the grounds and stock were put in Rapidan River pools nearby.
Burleigh Grimes of Pittsburgh sought a divorce from Mrs. Florence La Place Grimes in Canton. Judge Harvey F. Ake dismissed the case finding no evidence to warrant consideration of the petition. Mrs. Grimes contested the suit and the infidelity charge was not proven.
Albany April 4. The musical operetta The Belle of Bagdad was performed Thursday night at the Albany Opera House by Albany High School music students before a capacity audience. Principal roles were Lucy Stanley and Stanley McVay. Vivian Burdette and Charles Matthews, with Harry Parfitt and Floyd Andrews as American aviators, provided humor. Margaret Biddle accompanied. The operetta will be repeated tonight.
Columbus April 4 The candidacy of Charles Waggoner of Lebanon for appointment as U S marshal for the Southern District of Ohio was expected to be endorsed at a meeting of chairmen and secretaries from all GOP Central Committees of the Seventh Congressional District.
The Rev. A. Y. Wilcox will preach the morning sermon The Maximum Service at Athens Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Evening service starts at 7 30 oclock and Westminster Fellowship meets at 6 30 oclock beginning Sunday. Sunday evening services will begin at 7 30 oclock and continue until October.
Five masked bandits robbed the Union Trust Company on Xenia Avenue at 9 16 am seizing payroll cash and forcing five employees and five customers to lie on the floor. They escaped in a large black touring car driven by a Negro chauffeur after a five minute operation.
In Devon Pennsylvania on April 3 six blasts ripped through the Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company plant. The disaster left more than 200 people homeless as homes were wrecked and casualties rose to ten dead with thirteen injured. Many survivors lost family members and received shelter from civic groups.
The body of A A Humphrey of Roanoke Virginia who died Thursday morning at the home of J H Griffith Garfield Avenue will be shipped tonight to Rich Creek Virginia for burial. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon.
Attorney General Bettman approved $65,000 in bonds voted last year for a fireproof school building in Ames Bern Township after court adjudication by Judge L. G. Worstell. The Retirement Board of the State Teachers' Retirement System purchased the bonds. Construction work on the new building has begun.
Dr Hubert Hyde of Nelsonville will explain basal metabolism at the Athens County Medical Society monthly meeting on Monday at noon. The event will be in the private dining room of the C and H Cafeteria.
John J. Raskob, Democratic National Committee chair, testifies before the Senate Lobby Committee about contributions totaling around 65,000 to the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. He says the group aims to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and that he has no direct lobbying role in Washington, stressing he does not control the party line.
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission dismissed the antitrust complaint against the Alumi Company of America today. The action ends a five year probe into the firm’s business practices.
Helen WillaM today readies for her eastern art circles and plans the next step in her career. The scene features her in San Francisco as she shifts focus toward tennis themed events and European band connections.
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