20 Apr 1933
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1933
Page
1
A Warner backed push argues for a Hocking Valley role in a statewide flood-control plan. A meeting in Parkersburg featured leaders from Logan, Nelsonville, Middleport, and Gallipolis urging a proposed reservoir along the Shade River with a potential one million dollar appropriation for the valley.
The report notes discussions of a new currency idea tied to a gold standard and a proposal endorsed by a senator to place a fixed value on the currency. Details are fragmentary and location is unclear.
A visitor admires Texas plains and dust blown by winds, noting its beauty and the effort of Clarence Young, head of commercial aviation, in developing the field. The writer jokes about a future political shift needing 12 Democrats to replace him.
Adjutant General Frank Henderson said about ten camps would be established in Ohio under a reforestation push following a meeting with Labor Department official W Frank Persons. If government buys abandoned farm land in Ohio the number could rise, with 2 000 jobs anticipated to help meet the 13 500 state quota. Two camps already approved: Hocking Forest near Logan and Shawnee Forest near Portsmouth.
Lima Ohio April 20 three youths confess to murdering Cloyd Shafer 75 a benevolent local butcher during a robbery They believed he hid money in his home and were aided by Helen Stukenberg 23 the housekeeper who opened a window The suspects Edgar Westbay 20 Porter Taylor 23 and Mack Miller 23 were named Westbay arried by taxicab to the house after visiting the girl Shafer was choked Tuesday night and the youths said they did not intend to kill him
A Fayette County Common Pleas Court hearing on May new petition filed by six Ohio State Bank depositors seeks removal of Prosecuting Attorney Normal L. McLean. The move follows alleged neglect in retrial handling of Mal 8. Daugherty and related indictments stemming from the bank’s 1930 collapse and a 10 percent payout to deposits.
Charles F. Michael of Bucyrus, president of the Ohio Manufacturers' Association, recommended to Governor White a postponement of the legislative tax program until September or October. He argues state government should run on current tax sources and that poor relief needs can be better calculated after federal policy and aid are clearer. Copies of the letter were sent to chairs of major legislative committees.
In Columbus on April 20 a repeal ratification council was formed by six groups including the Association Against the 18th Amendment, Women’s Organizations for Prohibition Reform, Crusaders, Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, Ohio Federation of Labor, and the Ohio Hotel Association. The council will back the November referendum on the state constitutional prohibition amendment and delegate elections to the repeal convention under the Mosier Bill.
In Athens County Court Kenneth Bartrug and Edward Bast were acquitted of manslaughter after Judge Rowland directed a verdict for the defense. The shooting of Clarmont Banfield at his Hunterdon home near Mine 267 was allegedly from the turret atop the mine. The state rested its case before the instruction and defense argued lack of direct link to the defendants.
Ohio teachers and parents push for school funding reform before the General Assembly committee. The group favors a state education equalization fund of at least 28 million dollars and considers sales or income taxes, economies, and changes to admission age and curriculum.
In New York today stocks rose sharply with large blocks traded as cotton and grains climbed. United States Steel opened at 40, a yearly high, while wheat and corn futures hit new crop highs in Chicago. The dollar weakened against the pound as Britain and the U.S. debated inflation and gold standard policy.
Floyd Mees, school board chairman, announced in Columbus that about 10000 was secured for teachers back salaries in Pomeroy. Teachers are paid up to mid February now, ending long delays.
The body of Patrolman Edward Boenke age 42 was recovered from a lake in Eden Park Cincinnati after months missing. Friends say he was despondent after a traffic accident in which a police car he drove struck a street car and killed a person.
Dr J Harry Cotton pastor of a Columbus church will speak at the final brotherhood meeting at the Athens Presbyterian Church this evening at six o clock. A church dinner will precede the address.
Lima native James B Dugan, former PUC secretary, is appointed chief inspector for the State Liquor Control Commission by Director L L Faris. The Columbus action adds experience from public utilities oversight to liquor regulation duties.
Washington officials say abandoning the gold standard will lift prices and stimulate business across the economy. Higher wheat and corn prices aid farmers while rising costs affect wage earners. A weaker dollar boosts American goods abroad and may curb imports, but exact inflation effects remain uncertain.
British concern over a weakened dollar and a possible currency devaluation spurred talk of action. President Roosevelt moves to guide policy with Byrns backing his monetary plan as Wall Street accepts potential shifts. The administration debates using United States notes and a Pittman silver measure to support inflation and bond retirement.
Columbus April 20 The joint legislative taxation committee adjourned after three days of hearings on proposed amendments to the intangible tax bill and objections to revenue allocations. A Galion Taxpayers' League delegation urged a 26 percent cut in state agency appropriations and opposed tax increases, attacking the 28 million Mort Plan for educational equalization as a step to block tax reductions.
The Guernsey County grand jury will hear Prosecuting Attorney Willard D. Campbell's request to investigate Rep. Forest Hall's claim that he was offered 1000 dollars to drop a bill cutting chattel loan interest. Hall will testify when the grand jury convenes May 9.
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