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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1935
Page
1
Perkins said Roosevelt planned to avert a strike and would announce next steps soon. Talks involved William Green and National Federation of Labor leaders as unions seek higher wages and resolution of industrial tensions amid ongoing litigation and economic pressures.
Last voting day in Akron amid labor tensions as Goodyear and Goodrich plants grapple with walkouts and potential forceful action. Workers seek resolution before 6 pm as unions threaten coordinated strikes.
A fragmented page fragment discusses a census plan for college men and critiques bureau methods for classifying occupations. It mentions cooperation with employers and questions about competency in jobs such as sewing, baking, barbering, and making, urging understanding through education and reading.
A New York passenger train struck a car at an auto crossing near Cardington on Tuesday. Four people were hurt including Harvey Fox and his son Frederick, ages 15 and 4, plus a 12 year old daughter. Mrs Fox and another son were bruised and shocked but recovering. Dr F G Cabuch in North Carolina notified that Mrs Gibson is in serious condition at a Raleigh hospital after surgery.
Fragmented note describes women’s hats, mentioning terms like eujete and Mbrous, with line about affordable headwear and/durable goods. References local market scene in Southern Mexico and vague promotional phrases. Limited readable details constrain precise event or entities.
Frank R. Bell, former State Relief Administration Board member, charges that Harry L. Hopkins injected politics into West Virginia relief. Bell says he notified Governor Kump, urging a halt to the relief program citing wasted funds and a disrupted organization. The letter cites Federal Administrator Keehler allegedly stressing political neutrality.
State Treasurer Harry Day reported that ten weeks of sales tax in Ohio yielded 2.938 million for food and clothing. Food alone accounted for 2.415 million, with other items totaling 823 thousand. The overall receipts from prepaid tax stamps reached about 9 million, and automotive sales contributed roughly 389 thousand.
Mount Vernon Ohio five Kenyon College students charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors from a Gambier fraternity party Saturday night. Jack Critchfield 23 Shreve senior and football player fined 50 dollars and costs and given a suspended workhouse sentence for days on assaulting Deputy Sheriff Harold George. Critchfield faces a second charge along with four others.
The Franco Russian agreement pledges mutual defence as a secondary check for a Pan European system. The move coincides with Russia signing a bilateral trade treaty with Germany. Stresa talks aim to curb war risk and define aggressor nations.
State civil service commissioners charged Preston F Thomas, former warden, with immoral conduct and removed him from duty. The hearing was held behind closed doors with Mrs. Olive Stille of Cleveland testifying, while Paul M. Herbert sought to delay public release of testimony until the record. The morals charge, raised by Margaret Allman, tied to removal, had earlier led to an investigation by John McSweeney and Thomas was exonerated.
Residents of five dust stricken states look to forecasted weather as forecasters describe a setup for general rain. After severe storms lowered visibility across Kansas Colorado Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico, conditions appeared favorable for rain.
Mrs. Mildred Herkamp aged 26 who is blind plans to wed again. A Van Wert native she was divorced March 15 in Marion County Indiana. She intends to marry Fletcher P. Smith aged 25 a blind musician this week.
Counsel for Andrew W. Mellon said Wednesday that after completing the testimony he will restate the Pittsburgh phase of the financier's protest against a 53 million dollar extra assessment on his 1931 income.
Clara May David Rose and Henry Walters, twins separated at birth, meet again after twenty five years. Walters, raised in Cleveland orphanage, learns he has a twin sister who became a dancing student and married pharmacist Milton J Rose. The siblings confirm their shared past after Mrs Rene and her husband verify the tale.
Roosevelt assumes leadership of a new work relief program aiming to push through legislation quickly. The report notes urgency and immediate action as reforms are expected to proceed without delay.
Senate Munitions Committee plans to add a tax clause to the war profits bill. The House passed a 100 percent levy on excess profits with no strict definition. Senator McSwain supports a broad provision allowing the Senate to determine specifics.
An oil stove explosion at the Valley Produce Co. on Factory Street caused a fire Wednesday morning injuring FE H Woodyard, owner, with burns to the head. The one story frame building, owned by Athens Lumber Co., suffered $800 plus damage as flames spread through the produce area. Eight chickens died and eggs were burned while Beasley Co. stock faced smoke and water damage. Firefighters from Athens battled the blaze with two hose lines.
Senator Noe of North Dakota said Vanderberg of Michigan appears a standout possibility for the Republican nomination. The Midwest independent noted it is early to forecast next year’s line up but cited Vanderberg as a leading contender from Michigan.
Youngstown report says nearly a dozen relief chiselers await warrants as Mahoning County relief administrator investigator Karl Cook leads Tuesday night arrests for those fraudulently receiving aid while employed or holding jobs.
Police in Totowa New Jersey questioned a 13 year old about bicycle thefts. The next day the boy wore a shining gold badge on his lapel. Chief Boyle found his spare badge ripped from an old uniform. the boy claimed he was only borrowing.
Iowa City officials threaten grand jury action demanding a thorough cleanup of student morale after 22 Pri Beta Delta members are suspended and the Iowa chapter is charged with keeping a disorderly house. Dean Rienow says the case is closed from the university view though fraternity leaders vow further action.
Mrs. James Moorehead, 68, died at her South Shafer Street home after a five month illness. She was the daughter of the late John F Roach, widow of James Moorehead who died 11 years ago in Springfield Tennessee, and she had lived with her sister Peart Hampton. She leaves a brother John Roach. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Jagers Funeral Home with Rev Homer C Smith officiating. friends may call.
Cleveland Catholic Diocese parochial schools may close without state aid, says Rev. John R. Hagan, superintendent. He notes two years of operation rely on expected state assistance and fears outcomes if aid is not provided.
Cincinnati battles a meningitis outbreak with 18 cases confined to a hospital isolation ward at General Hospital. Dr H Harlan Langdon reports since January 1, 1985 about 199 treated with a 31 percent death rate and compares to three cases in the 1984 period.
White House says Congress should enact all Roosevelt bills this session. Key items include NRA extension Social security utilities holding company banking extensions HOLOCorp capital boost and permanent deposit insurance Readjustment of ship subsidy and nuisance taxes expansion. A senior lawmaker says ministers prefer finishing now to avoid next year’s looming session.
A relief investigating committee for political campaign contributions plans deeper inquiry into charges that business firms seeking relief contracts were shaken down. Rep George M Arnold criticized relief as rotten while Sen James Metzenbaum vowed not to let the inquiry be buried. A hearing is set for Thursday.
The Hocking River, elevated by recent rains, drops two feet from Tuesday to Wednesday. It stood at eight feet Tuesday and 6.20 feet Wednesday as temperatures drift from the 87 high to mid 40s. Cloudy skies and rain are forecast for Thursday.
George B Niswonger a Democrat serving his third term in the Ohio House of Representatives died at home after several months illness. His death leaves the General Assembly with Republicans holding a two vote majority in the chamber.
Will Rogers recalls Adolph Ochs as the first to publish him and lift his career at The New York Times. He thanks Warren Robbins, his friend and former minister to Canada, for introductions including meetings with Mussolini and the president of El Salvador.
Washington reported startling government findings on fraud in the Immigration and Naturalization Service from 1920 to 1988. Investigators say the extent of corruption may be undercounted and promise to oust several employees and pursue criminal prosecutions. The probe, tied to more than 1 million in bribe schemes, includes 42 aliens arrested for unlawful residence in New York and 200 citizenship fraud proceedings.
A mother and four of her children were found shot and stabbed to death in their south Philadelphia home on Wednesday. A badly wounded man, likely a relative, was found inside the residence and appeared to have attempted suicide. The children ages ranged from 11 to 19 years.
Newark reports the Ohio Society for Crippled Children plans a state wide enrollment drive. Walter B. Underwood executive secretary notes the program has been promoted by Rotary Clubs statewide. Youngstown voters approve liquor by the package in a dry area. Canton and Chicago items recount theatre roof collapse and a missing boy investigation.
A white haired convict known as Jesse Walker and using the name Frank Manning explains his voluntary return to prison after reestablishing life outside. He fled 16 years ago after a deputy sheriff killing conviction and later ran a jewelry business in Gulfport with a wife, yet says he must pay his debt to man as a moral duty.
President Roosevelt pauses for conferences before launching the $4,880,100,000 relief program and naming a board to run the venture. The board may include Mary L. Mapkine, Harold L. Ickes, and Rexford Tugwell, who outlined the Third Economy blending public works and private enterprise.
Columbiana County physicians told State Relief Director C. C. Stillman they will refuse services to relief recipients starting April 1 until a satisfactory contract is offered. They say they have not been paid for relief charity cases and some have gone without compensation for materials used.
The article notes efforts to support Myra Livellie Dailey, widow of Ernest Dailey, who died aboard the Carrier Macon in the Pacific. Senators Pulsley and Wiley pursue government employment for her, with Hiram Johnson proposing a ten dollar monthly pension. The Beaver-Milhonieg Canal plan won House approval with no construction funds provided.
Evanston report details student Roger Larson arrested on speeding charges needing $10 for bond. Fellow student Charles Southard joined bond effort, delivering a box of pennies to the police. Larson released forty minutes after payment, the whole process completed in about an hour.
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