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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1935
Page
1
The plane Pioneer, flying from Alameda, California to Honolulu, Hawaii, completed 2,400 miles in 47 minutes establishing a new trans Pacific distance record. Four marginally reported details noted the ocean crossing with instruments and radio contact maintaining position within 100 miles of Alameda and Honolulu.
A drastic curtailment of police protection was approved as residents backed a mill levy vote. The measure would reduce the police department from six to four officers, affecting safety director Ernest B. and city financial plans.
Fragmentary text references agricultural adjustment ration, payments, and growers. The garbled lines mention farmers, Ohio, rents, and a payment figure around 18 thousand dollars, but most data is unreadable. The item resembles a wartime or New Deal era notice noting aid or compensation to growers with missing specifics.
Ambiguous report mentions Ruth in a cryptic notation with measurements. No clear event date or location available. Further readable details are insufficient to determine a concrete action or outcome for a concise summary.
Beverly Hills California Will Rogers reports a friend from Parsons Kansas urged entry in a hog calling contest. He notes hog prices rose so high the old calling method fails to attract hogs and jokes that even Henry Ford would need cash to summon them.
Alabama courts and jury officials moved slowly to revise jury rolls to include Negro names following the Scottsboro decision. Governor Graves urged judges to add Negro participation across all counties, but surveys show no rolls revised yet.
Miss Laura Ingalls describes a black dust storm four miles high as she flew blind for ten hours during a non stop attempt from Los Angeles to New York. The aviatrix landed near Alamosa Colorado at 4 50 p m local time with her black monoplane after four hours of blind navigation. She called the experience stupendous terrific and tragic and the worst of her flying career.
Betty Williams aged 25 of Columbus was injured critically when her auto was struck by a Pennsylvania train early Wednesday. J P Strevey of Washington D. C. was arrested and charged with drunkenness. The car rode on the engine for about 30 yards with both occupants inside.
The 15 member Athens County grand jury was chosen to hear the case against Grover W. Fleming and William Snyder of The Ohio Examiner. They will meet Monday at 9 to consider charges including assault and battery against Ohio University student Robert C. Moore linked to tarring H. N. Thompson.
PARIS Mr and Mrs Robert Gordon Switz Americans held for 146 months on espionage charges were freed on clemency after turning state's evidence. They had been alleged by French police to have been ringleaders in a spy ring.
WEST UNION. Town Marshal Robert Cole of Manchester was acquitted Tuesday of a second degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Frank Riggs 53, unemployed father of three, who was slain when he tried to stop Cole from removing furniture from his home under a replevin action.
Capitol Hill drafts a new system shifting from plow-under aid to direct farming financing. A House Agriculture Committee proposal envisions a Federal Reserve style bank to discount farm paper and land bank notes. It would also create a Farm Home corporation to finance small plots and equipment for 20 acres or less, aiding tenants and sharecroppers to become landowners.
Broadway actress Frances Dumas sues the heirs of Meyer Davidow a Scranton millionaire claiming a verbal $100 weekly life contract as companion and secretary entitled her to $101000 after his death.
Francis W. Poulson and five others face subpoenas by a legislative investigative committee next Tuesday night to answer questions about alleged political contributions tied to the State Relief Administration. Among those named are William R. McNamara and Thomas F. Jones, with affidavits saying they solicited funds for Governor Davey’s campaign.
Washington observers monitor the rift between Senator Long and Roosevelt allies as Harry Hopkins may clamp down on Longs plans. Baton Rouge reports a relief bill to place funds under Long directed state control. Ickes says public works funds won’t aid Longs political machine.
Columbus report shows apparel and department store sales tax collections rose toward food during Easter buying. Weekly total 1 073 041 77 reported by State Treasurer Henry Day for week ending April 14. Apparel and department store taxes were 9 percent below food taxes, tighter than the usual 25 percent gap. Newark item notes F B Headiey announces a merger study by Athens and Zanesville presbyteries.
The War Department announced on Wednesday that the Ohio River dam project near Senecaville has been awarded to J. A. Mercier Co. of Detroit for construction.
Roosevelt’s plan reportedly favors bonds for ex soldiers as a new method of bonus payment. The article notes supporters argue this approach provides secure, interest earning compensation for veterans amid public debate.
Detective Sam Finnie broke up a poker game at the Grand home where J Grand and his brother were winners. He confiscated 89 from 10 dollars. The Grand brothers were federal relief workers and Finnie summoned their wives to police headquarters to surrender the money.
At the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus Warden James C Woodard said 978 of 1056 convicts returned to prison shops and mill after a Monday strike The 78 holdouts faced the usual disciplinary actions and a security detail remained on duty to prevent further disturbance The strike was in protest of parole board release delays.
Governor Davey said he favors the Lawrence Bond Refunding Bill and wants the Legislature to approve a two year bond moratorium. The measure would empower political subdivisions to refund maturing bonds to cover the anticipated operating levy for the coming year and place proceeds in the sinking fund for retirements while freeing current revenues for operating use.
Ellsworth R Burley age 36 lifelong Athens County resident died at 8 29 am Wednesday at his home near Jerseyville He was son of the late Eli and ??? Burley He is survived by his wife Myrtle Morris of near Jerseyville with five brothers and three sisters listed as preceding him in death Funeral services are expected Friday with time to be announced.
Frank Mason, formerly a work project engineer for Vinton County, will become division manager for Meigs and Vinton counties with headquarters at Pomeroy, succeeding A. H. Moellenkamp who resigned.
Paris announces the engagement of Prince Juan the former king’s unmarried son to Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Sicilie. The public notice confirms the match and marks a royal alliance in Europe.
The League of Nations council adopted a tri power resolution condemning Germany for treaty repudiation with only Denmark abstaining. The measure calls for a committee to consider economic and financial responses against future repudiators of international obligations.
In Columbus two attack incidents related to a Columbus Packing Co strike left Mrs. Anna Benson 28 severely injured after she and her brother-in-law Father Benson were assaulted by ten men while escorting a firm employee. Mrs. Benson suffered a punctured eyeball and facial cuts. Benson escaped injury. Separately near Briggsdale six cars carrying men attacked three Washington D. C. livestock trucks. one truck overturned and driver Fred Michael was injured by stones.
Dean John F. Cunningham of Ohio State University College of Agriculture announced four year scholarships worth 240 dollars each. From 616 senior high school boys who took county exams on March 25, Southeast district winners were Harold W. Chum Thornville Dale Beott Albany Edward Ransom Barnesville Delmar Ridgeway Whipple and Charles H Fenster maker Baltimore.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Christian J Peoples will supervise material purchases for the relief program. The administration plans 1.7 billion dollars in work relief supplies, with state and local agencies handling much of the actual buying while central procurement may cover bulk items like cement.
Chicago police intensified a basement search for four year old Richard Perrot after a second anonymous note directed dig sites in shifted basements. Earlier letter claimed the boy would be buried in a basement, as investigators combed vacant houses for clues.
The Washington Post reports former President Hoover is traveling to revitalize the Republican Party ahead of 1956. Five regional conventions are planned in Boston, Baltimore, Kansas City, with proposals for gatherings in Kentucky West Virginia Tennessee Ohio Wisconsin Michigan and a Far West site. Hoover leaders argue his work aims at rehabili tation not domination, citing meetings with Maryland Governor Nice Theodore Roosevelt Jr and publishers in West Virginia and Ohio.
Senator Harrison of the Finance Committee introduced a bond redemption plan to exchange adjusted service certificates for negotiable bonds at 3 percent interest. The measure would cost the government about 500 million more than present law, push maturity from 1945 to 1998, and allow veterans to retain certificates with 4 percent compounded interest if not redeemed. The plan follows a White House conference with President Roosevelt and contrasts with the Patman bill's approach.
Democratic leaders pressed Congress to accelerate business after social security and NRA extension bills. Speaker Byrnes’ appeal boosted whips to push security bill early, while Senate Finance prepares to close hearings on NRA life extension and amendments follow. Senate speed last Tuesday cited as momentum in passing big Interior and interstate transport bills.
Nebraska lawmaker admits his motive for running was salary, not mere honor, revealing the drive behind his political campaign.
In Lincoln Nebraska Representative Dayton Sullenberger from Chadron challenged party platforms saying he campaigned for a $400 job and questioned the relevance of the platforms to his voters. The exchange highlighted priorities during the last election cycle and the lawmakers' focus on compensation.
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