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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1936

Page

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Ethiopia Italy trade accusations over war law breaches

At Geneva Italy and Ethiopia exchange new charges of violations of the laws of war on the eve of peace talks. Haile Selassie protests slow action by the League Council while preparations continue with Salvador De Madariaga and delegates from Aloisi Masron Pompeo and Ethiopia in Geneva.

ENEVA Italy Lopia League of No 5 Hailelassie Haile Selassie Ation Ainque Concils Salvador de Madariaga Aloisi Masron Pompeo Ethiini Geneva Ian

Italian planes raid Addis Ababa as emperor leads 300,000 on front

Nine Itar aircraft flew over the capital today in a bombing and scouting mission after a prior attack nine days earlier. Government spokesman says Emperor Haile Selassie directs a 300,000 strong northern counter move while reserves reposition from Lake Nim to Lake Ashangi. Ethiopian reports claim Warra Ilu bombarded and crowds fled churches. Italian reports claim the emperor fled in disguise amid tentative peace talks.

Dis Ababa Hhe Peror Haile Selassie Italy Lakena Lake Ashangi Isye Waldie Vncared Warrailu Dessye Mday

Three Men Imprisoned By Gold Mine Cave In

Miners struggled to free three Toronto men trapped when a section of rock collapsed in the Moose River gold mine tunnel. Mine inspector J P Messervey directed rescue efforts 75 miles from Halifax in Nova Scotia.

Moose River Toronto J.P. Messervey Alifax

Four Die in WPA Home Fire Near Chandler Oklahoma

A rural home of Henry Main, a 30 year old WPA worker, burned Monday night killing four. Victims include Mrs. Ethel Main, their 11 year old daughter Juanita, and Henry’s brother Everett Campin, ages 16 and 90 year old Civil War veteran George With, according to the report from Banesville.

Chandler Okla Henry Main Main Ethel Main Juanita Everett Campin Ain Banesville Somerset George Ith Eva Phengon Columbus

What Do Your Hands Do In Everyday Life

Fragmentary item notes a psychologist remark that about three in ten people sometimes hold hands unconsciously. The piece hints at instinctive self protection and mentions a classified ad seeking a girl for housework. The text is incomplete and several words are garbled.

Frank Sandia

Spain Ousts Zamora, Martinez Barrio Becomes Interim President

Diego Martinez Barrio, presiding officer of the Cortes, automatically assumes interim presidency following Niceto Zamora's ouster by a coalition vote of left wing factions.

Spain Diego Martinez Barrio Cortes Niceto Zamora

Mongol Chiefs Charged With Anti Jap Plot

Six Mongol officials in Manchukuo were arrested at Hailar and brought to Hsinking for a court martial on charges of plotting subversive moves and supplying military information to Soviet Russia. Ling Sheng, North Hsingan governor, allegedly led a long running effort to oust Japanese influence in western Manchukuo.

Associated Press Tokyo Manchoukuo Soviet Russia Ling Sheng Hsingan Hailar Hsinking Manchukuo

Couple Saved After Smashup Near Princess Bay Alaska

A couple survived an airplane wreck and a week of exposure with no food near Princess Bay Alaska. Albert Almoslino of Seattle and his 18 year old bride were found Sunday and rescued by the Coast Guard Cutter Cyane after a plane wreck was located by Pilot Sheldon Simmons of Juneau and two observers. They were hospitalized but in good spirits and expected to recover quickly.

Ketchikan Alaska Albert Almoslino Seattle Princess Bay Here Coast Guard Cyane Sheldon Simmons Juneau

Pleads Innocence in Killing of Ex Husband

Mrs Susie Jobs 49 pleaded innocent to a first degree murder indictment for shooting her ex husband Clarence E Posey 49 a week earlier. Her attorney William M Koons entered a general denial and not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge Wilkins said the insanity plea would be considered first.

MT. Vernon Susie Jobs Clarence E. Posey William M. Koons Phillip L. Wilkins

Relief unemployment considered by Senate

State Senator Keith Lawrence said his sub committee will hold public hearings in Toledo Columbus Cleveland and Cincinnati. The committee will consider unemployment insurance measures and study methods of financing relief for the last six months of the year.

Senate Cleveland Keith Lawrence Toledo Columbus Cincinnati Lawrence

Five killed as freight train derails near Tashkent

Five crew members died and several injured when a freight train derailed on a curve of the Middle Asia railroad near Tashkent. The engineer was arrested on a drunkenness charge.

Moscow Middle Asia Tashkent

Detectives Seek Two Suspected Men in Titterton Slaying

Police at Mrs. Nancy Evans Titterton murder scene focus on two unidentified men described as tall and effeminate and as stocky and coarse. They sought tips from funeral attendees and neighbors after a strangling at 22 Beekman Place, with witnesses detailing suspicious visits and attempted break ins connected to the case.

New York Nancy Evans Titterton Beekman Place Margaret Arbeiter J. D. Wooster Lambert Lambert Chemical Company

Hagood Restored to Active Duty in Chicago Command

Major General Johnson Hagood is ordered back to active duty to command the Sixth Corps Area in Chicago effective May 2. He was removed from the Eighth Corps Area after criticizing WPA funding. Hagood conferred with President Roosevelt twice and will replace Major General Frank R. McCoy, who moves to command the Second Corps Area in New York as Nolan retires.

Washington Johnson Hagood Sixth Corps Chicago Hagood Eighth Corps Roosevelt Frank R. McCoy McCoy Second Corps New York Dennis E. Nolan Hagond White House

Meningitis Cases ↑ in Cincinnati Hospital Treatment

Cincinnati reports eight meningitis patients under care at General Hospital with Nelson Roberts 42 a former patrolman dying from spinal meningitis last night. Hospital superintendent Dr. H. H. Langdon noted two cases originate outside the city.

Cincinnati Nelson Roberts General Hospital Roberts H. H. Langdon

Lancaster Glass Company Loses Refund Claim

The Hocking Glass Company, of Lancaster, lost its Supreme Court bid for a tax refund on 1221 taxes paid under a fire insurance policy after a March 6 destruction. The decision affects the insurer's claim and the disputed tax return.

Washington Hocking Glass Company Lances Supreme Court Riant

New Orleans Debutante Answers Federal Judge Borah Relative

Miss Leiba Pipes of New Orleans replies to Judge Wayne G Borah nephew of Senator William E Borah Republican presidential nominee contender. The exchange centers on political questions amid ceremonial social events in the early campaign period.

Leiba Pipes New Orleans Wayne G., Borah William E. Borah

Condon Asked To Appear in Wondel Case

Dr. John F. Condon is asked to testify before the Mercer County Grand Jury on April 15 in the Wendel case regarding the Lindbergh kidnapping. Wendel, a disbarred lawyer jailed in Trenton on embezzlement charges, is accused of abducting and torturing a man who claimed Hauptmann’s guilt. The foreman telegrammed Condon’s Bronx home to arrange his appearance.

Trenton N. J John F Jassie) Condon Bruno Richard Hauptmann Paul H. Wendel Allyne M. Freeman Mercer County Grand Jury Bronx Wendel

Crash Victim Is Near Death in Sun Racer Wreck

Dr. William McHugh said C. G. Challinor remained in a very, very critical condition after the Sun Racer airliner wreck. Surgeons operated again and removed Challinor's leg at the hip as a large bonfire consumed the plane. Mrs. Hilda Flienstein, Newark mayor's wife, was badly hurt, while Nellie Granger, the Sun Racer hostess and the other survivor, remained in shock with visitors denied.

Uniontown William McHugh C. G. Challinor Challinor Hilda Flienstein Newark N. J Nellie Granger

Easter Traffic Deaths Sparse on Ohio Highways

The Associated Press reports unusually few serious Easter accidents as many motorists hit the streets. In Toledo seven year old James Frye was struck by a dairy truck near his home and injured. In Elyria Carl Hasse, 28, died when the car he rode in crashed into a tree. his wife and two others suffered minor injuries.

Ohio James Frye Toledo Ton Carl Hasse Cleveland Elyria

WPA Foes Attacked as New Deal Backed by Hopkins Report

In Washington, Harry L. Hopkins circulated a large illustrated report praising the Works Progress Administration as a forward step. The American Liberty League called the program boondoggling and urged direct relief. A Republican move to dismantle WPA and shift to state administration was discussed in the House Appropriations Committee alongside Roosevelt’s $1.5 billion request. Daniel W. Bell testified on the budget estimate as workers’ advocates pressed for a broader WPA.

Washington WPA Harry L. Hopkins American Liberty League House Appropriations Committee Works Progress Administration Roosevelt Congress Daniel W. Bell Workers’ Alliance

Judge Averts Mob Lynching in Atlanta Court

In Atlanta a 45 year old Negro suspect named Lint Shaw, wounded in a clash with officers, was placed in Fulton Tower after a near mob lynching. Ailing Judge Berry T. Moseley left his sick bed to plead with the crowd to let the law proceed.

Madison County Fulton Tower Lint Shaw Atlanta National Danielsville Athens E. A. Elder Colbert County Elder Colbert Berry T. Moseley Northern Superior Court

Death of Greek Premier Constantine II a Medjis in Athens

Premier Constantine De medjis of Greece, in office since November 30, died today from a stroke after a period of illness. He was found dead in bed as doctors had been treating him. In Muskogee Oklahoma, the Redbud herald signals spring, with warm days and lingering bitter winds. The Cherokee name for redbud is Goug meaning liar.

Athens Constantine Demedjis Greece Muskogee Okla

Irish Clash on Anniversary

On the twentieth anniversary of the Easter uprising mass demonstrations erupted across the Free State with clashes injuring over a hundred. In Dublin baton clashes erupted as Republicans fought Communists amid processions to Glasnevin Cemetery while Cork remained peaceful on Easter Sunday. In Tempo Ulster police used batons and fired over the heads of Republicans at a cemetery gate burial of Phil Breen. Within the Free State armed men damaged a bagpiper club in Cobh and warned the pipers away from ceremonies as rival Republican factions held separate parades.

Vance Free State Cork Eamon de Valera Dublin Irish Republican Army Glasmevin Tempo Ulster Phil Breen Cobh de Valera

Ritter Sought to Aid Floridian for Federal Bench

In the Senate impeachment trial the House presented evidence that Halsted L. Ritter of Florida recommended his former law partner Rankin for the Federal bench in 1929 noting Rankin's support for Herbert Hoover. Frank P. Walsh objected saying the evidence was political and immaterial.

Washington House Senate Federal L. Ritter Florida Ritter Rankin Herbert Hoover Frank P. Walsh Garner Walsh

Court defers Guffey ruling in constitutional challenge

The Supreme Court postponed its ruling on the Guffey Coal Act for two weeks and adjourned to April 27. No decision given, but the court indicated whether it would review select cases from lower courts. Arthur Gooch, tied to the Lindbergh Kidnap Act, lost a constitutional challenge. Iowa granted a hearing on its gross receipts tax provision.

Washington Supreme Court Congress Arthur Gooch Iowa

Ohio Farmers Borrow Over One Million in First Quarter

LOUISVILLE Ky The Farm Credit Administration Fourth District reports Ohio farmers borrowed 1 106 000 in the first three months of this year from 12 production credit associations March alone accounts for more than half of the total with 2 499 loans issued year to date 550 000 of which were in March.

Louisville Farm Credit Administration of the Fourth District Ohio

Spark of Life Tied to Electrical Charges in Body

Harvard researchers report billions of molecule size dynamos on joint protein molecules in every human body. The discovery, led by Edwin J. Cohn with support from John T. Edsall Jeffries Wyman Jr Ronald M. Ferry and others, could illuminate nervous impulse transmission and aid understanding of neurological disorders.

Amer #7 Chemical Society Harvard Medical School Harvard Edwin J. Cohn Biological Chemistry John T. Edsall Jeffries Wyman, Jr Ronald M. Ferry de George Scratchard Massachusetts Tute Technology John G Kirkwood Cornell University Chemical Society

Ex-Governor Crashes Light and Forfeits Bond

Former Gov George White posted a $5 bond for a traffic court appearance after allegedly running a red light in Bexley Ohio. He said he would forfeit the bond due to his impending honeymoon on a world cruise. His fiancée Mrs Agnes Hoff man Baldwin accompanied him.

Columbus Bexley George White White Agnes Hoffman Baldwin

Electrification Projects Grow in Ohio Rural Areas

Bright copper wire hangs on new poles as weather improves speed on the first rural electrification projects aimed at 50 000 Ohio farms. The Federal Rural Electrification Administration provides four loans totaling over a million dollars to four county cooperatives. Applications from about 70 of Ohio’s 88 counties seek loans totaling $15.49 million with the Rural Electrification Division of the Ohio Farm Bureau.

Columbus Ohio Federal Rural Electrification Administration Ohio Farm Bureau

France Banks On Transport

France relies on mobility to offset manpower gaps as Germany militarizes the Rhine land. Paris argues a fast transport network will allow France to deploy its forces rapidly along the Maginot line and bring the army's strength to the front within 48 hours.

Paris France Reich

Cleveland Police Probe Death of Unknown Man

Cleveland police homicide squad investigated the death of an unidentified man found on an East Side sidewalk with a cut jugular vein. He died before hospital arrival. No papers were found on the body. a suspect arrested hours later had blood-stained vest and sleeves.

Cleveland

Mary Roberts Rinehart Suffering postoperative recovery improves

The novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart remains in satisfactory condition after last week's operation. Hospital officials expect her to be discharged in a few days.

New York Mary Roberts Rinehart

Roosevelt Prepares to Address Baltimore Democrats on Campaign Path

President Roosevelt readies a Baltimore rally to outline New Deal strategy after a restful sea period. About 25,000 expected to hear the speech at Fifth Regiment Armory with a nationwide radio hookup at 10 50 p m EST. The event begins a series of pre convention talks ahead of the November election.

Washington Roosevelt Baltimore New Deal Fifth Regiment Lawrence Fennaman Maryland Young Democratic Organization Armory White House Senator Radcliffe D-Md

Heart Attack Fatal to Noted Lawyer Sunday

Washington mourns the sudden death of James Montgomery Beck former solicitor general and constitutional lawyer after a heart attack at his home following Easter lunch in the capital He was a veteran of the bar in Congress and on the rostrum.

Washington James Montgomery Beck

Aged Man Fends Off Robbers in Basement Suite

John A. Vyne, 74, fought two armed robbers in his Cleveland basement apartment. He saved $112,000 but was badly beaten as the thieves escaped with $1,200 and Vyne’s $125 in a pocket.

Cleveland John A. Vyne Vyse

Cincinnati guard killed amid tail oring firm rounds

Jamea Butler a 65 year old watchman for a tailor oring firm was shot five times while making his rounds on early Galure day and died in hospital. Police investigate motive and suspects.

Cincinnati Jamea Butler Hincay Ig Oh

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