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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1937
Page
1
An entire mining town and supplies were airlifted into Fav orable Lake Ontario 150 miles from Berens River Manitoba. Planes delivered heavy machinery boilers engines rails and ore buckets to establish a rapid mining settlement amid rivers lakes and forests with no rail or road access.
Labor leaders and industrial spokesmen at a Perkins conference favor delaying immediate amendments to the Wagner Act. About 30 conferees voiced no official stance and no recommendations were made. They oppose compulsory arbitration and incorporation of unions, urging the act be given time to work as law.
Cleveland police chief George J. Matowitz appeals to the public to help solve seven headless mutilation murders over 19 months. He notes the removal of hearts arteries and veins suggests the killer operated separately from where bodies were found and asks witnesses to recall seeing large quantities of something related to the time of discovery.
The Daughters of the American Revolution adopted a resolution at their 46th Continental Congress urging that the President's court plan be submitted to the electorate as a constitutional amendment.
King George visited Goddard and Co. crown goldsmiths in Albemarle Street for a fitting of the imperial crown remade to fit his head for the May 12 coronation. He noted difficulty finding a ready made hat due to head shape during a recent British industries fair appearance.
Reports of opposition spread after the AFL executive council delayed calling a special convention to expel CIO affiliated unions. After all day sessions Monday and yesterday the federation leadership did not act on a proposal to convene a special session within a month.
New York reports police continued a statewide search for Father Divine and three of his aides after reports of a stabbing and beating. Attorneys prepared a defense for the leader and the three released on $500 bail each amid denial of involvement.
Prince Nicholas, brother of King Carol, banished from Bucharest, prepared to depart today by air to an undisclosed destination. The move marks a dramatic turn in royal affairs as authorities confirm the banishment and impending travel.
Coal mine superintendent Ted Creech faces arraignment on perjury charges linked to the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee probe into the Bloody Harlan County dispute. Witness R C Tackett testified Creech allegedly threatened him to fix the operators, a claim later supported by a federal marshal.
Madrid endured a brutal ten day bombardment as shells exploded across the city, killing residents and leaving streets strewn with casualties. Rebel artillery shifted ranges to strike central and outlying areas amid the ongoing siege.
In Los Angeles the government called witnesses to prove Clark Gable worked as a Washington lumberjack 15 years ago and seduced Violet Wells Norton in Billercay Essex, naming daughter Gwendoline. Mae West was expected as a key prosecution witness as Gable denies England visit and knowledge of Norton or her daughter.
A G-man from Boston will question a man held by state police in the Rhode Island town of Hope Valley for the kidnap murder of Charles Mattson in Tacoma Washington. The suspect was picked up on Noose Neck Road near the Hope Valley bar and bays.
Mrs. Lorena Woodrow Burke was named the third woman to join Denison University's board of trustees, succeeding her late husband.
Ohio House Education Committee killed the $7 million Waldvogel parochial aid bill by 11 to 4 after 40 minutes of debate. An amendment raised the biennial total to $14 million, covering all schools outside the public system, with officials saying $3.5 million annually was insufficient.
In Oshawa Ontario the First Committee for Industrial Organization plans benefits for 3,700 General Motors of Canada workers as talks resume to end the walkout. The CIO executive council voted the funds at a Washington meeting as union leadership and management prepare for another conference. Premier Hepburn urged a secret ballot on returning to work, claiming about 90 percent would resume immediately.
Brigadier General Henry H. Denhardt stands trial for the life sentence in New Castle Kentucky charging him with shooting to death his fiancee Verna Garr Taylor. Commonwealth prosecutor H B Kinsolving seeks the death penalty. Denhardt’s lawyers request a change of venue citing a hostile atmosphere and a judge battles to maintain a fair jury.
Columbus report shows county old age pension boards fail to reclaim sums paid to deceased pensioners. State losses run into thousands yearly as law allows reimbursement from the pensioner’s estate but county organizations neglect to apply it.
Police mobilized across state and local forces to prevent further violence after a temporary injunction by Justice Harry Manser restraining the United Shoe Workers of America from strike activity in the Twin Cities Lewiston and Auburn following Tuesday night clashes.
Seven year old David Roncone died in Cuyahoga Falls when struck by a car driven by Martha Roberts whose father was guiding her behind the wheel. The incident occurred today as instruction was underway.
The annual Ohio high school choral and gle e clubs contest will be held at Ohio State University on Friday and Saturday. Students from Columbus area schools compete in mixed choruses boys and girls choirs and orchestral groups in a statewide event at the campus.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to slash roughly $1 billion from flood control and Forgotten Man programs as part of a New Deal economy push. The budget plan signals a looming tax bill, a $50 million weekly borrowing pace, and financial concerns over inflation and debt.
In Strasburg Ohio the high school strike ended as students passed resolutions demanding the resignation of the entire school board. They had blocked entrance to the $1.499 million building in protest over the board's failure to rehire Superintendent Herbert P Lohrman and circulated petitions signed by a large share of village voters.
Sen. Al Ben W. Barkley of Kentucky warned that Roosevelt’s budget cuts would not remove flood control from 1937 38 spending. He noted projects could be funded from the $500 million works program. Sen. Royal Copeland said he would seek $60 million for flood control in the current session.
The State Civil Service Commission made public county eligible lists for county case supervisors under the public assistance program. Athens Helen Fretz 75.21 Ath ens Gallia Loren Thomas 74.88 Gallipolis Hocking Hazel Hughes 74.76 Logan.
Rabbi William F. Rosenblum of New York urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Roosevelt’s court enlargement plan. He described the measure as impractical imperious importunate and impervious and warned it would expose America to crackpots and the lunatic fringe.
Stockton Calif. mediators held a 24 hour truce to head off violence between cannery strikers and vigilantes. Gov Merriam intervened after citizens appealed for National Guard. Sheriff Odell mobilized 1000 business and farmer defenders and a Joan of Arc legion of women. Union leaders warned of a man to man clash as 6000 workers threaten a general strike if talks fail. A Sacramento meeting was set to negotiate with cannery operators and workers.
Ohio politics report shows Senate Republicans backing adjournment on April 29 amid relief bill doubts. Metcalf says five Republicans ready to go home whether relief passes, oppose House Senate conference on Huml Nichols measure, Bill faces tax and funding battles for 1937 38 aid and a possible special session if needed.
President Roosevelt allocated to Ohio a total of 341,950,000 in emergency relief funds for the 1935 1936 appropriations act. By March 31, 1937, 330,620,000 had been obligated. Unobligated allotment stood at 11,300,000 while the Treasury had not issued checks for 42,470,000 yet.
Mrs. John D. M. Hamilton filed suit in Topeka Kansas for separate maintenance against the chairman of the National Republican Committee. The complaint alleges marital neglect and seeks support and alimony as of the filing date.
General Motors Corporation plans a $450,000 plant in Dayton to house its Mortar Products Division. The project was announced today as part of company expansion efforts.
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