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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1939
Page
1
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt may run for a third term in 1940 and likely would bolt any conservative Democrat nominee. Observers point to his Mt. Vernon speech likening to George Washington and warnings to conservative Democrats to stay loyal or join the opposition.
Columbus AP. House leaders plan to revive the administration anti injunction bill despite labor opposition. The Judiciary Committee will reconsider early next week with anticipated favorable action. The measure seeks to curb court injunctions in labor disputes without hearings and faces labor demands for written guarantees.
Edgar Fiscus, 39, shot himself after wounding a Cincinnati woman in a love triangle dispute. Mrs. Gladys Wheatley, 24, was wounded twice and listed in fairly good condition. Deputies say Wheatley reported Fiscus followed her after she said she would return to her husband from whom she had been separated two years.
Akron report says Edward Hensley 21 of Grafton convicted in the sex murder of Louise Hornbeck 19. The district court of appeals upheld the life sentence. Hensley filed an appeal claiming other confessions were made before his arrest.
A streptococcal throat infection caused the death of David Openlander 11 son of Assistant U.S. Attorney Gerald P. Openlander late yesterday in Toledo.
Julian F. Thompson 50 longtime secretary at McKesson & Robbins died today after his work on the firm’s books helped trigger a receivership and the death by suicide of president F. Donald Coster-Musika. The investigation exposed financial troubles and led to legal actions.
President Roosevelt disclosed a White House talk with Col. Charles A. Lindbergh on world aviation matters. Lindbergh was recalled to active duty to survey U S aviation research facilities and to inspect defense air facilities nationwide with War Department coordination.
Four Canadian war ships searched Halifax harbor and adjacent waters for a submarine after harbor pilots reported sighting a submarine or flotilla of unknown nationality. Destroyers Saguenay Skeena and mine sweepers Gaspe Fundy led the search with air support from Dartmouth.
The Ohio parole board granted paroles to 67 prisoners at London prison farm and seven at Marysville Ohio reformatory for women. Notable cases include Athens residents Joseph Reynolds and Joe Cunningham, Meigs County defendants Richard Van Meter William Smith and Lewis Van Meter, and Gallia County’s Alta Younger Beckett.
In Columbus a House resolution by Rep. William E. Fleckner calls for a legislative investigation into alleged irregularities in the state bridge commission’s affairs.
In Washington a Republican campaign kick off signals a push for the 1940 nomination. Senator Robert A Taft led critics accusing the New Deal of foreign distraction and domestic trouble while urging a return to Coolidge era stability.
Fire in Worcester County jail's padded cell last night killed three men on the floor below. Victims are Thomas Makla 67 Walter Sumpter 66 and Antonio Bosti 18 a Canadian. A guard blinded by smoke failed to locate the key quickly.
An official report says Slovak artillery fired into the Hungarian village of Saros Remete last night and Hungary returned fire. At six this morning the Slovaks again fired. a Hungarian officer went to inquire. No Hungarian casualties were reported.
Officials of the Collinwood shops of the New York Central Railroad announced that 600 men laid off last Thursday would be re-employed as soon as business conditions warrant.
Mrs Eleanor Lathropp Bloom former Ohio lieutenant governor died at home near Gah a after a heart attack. The 69 year old widow of Earl D Bloom passed away last night in Columbus. Funeral arrangements are pending local authorities said.
Wage hour negotiators for miners and operators end six weeks without accord over union recognition and contract renewal. With 340,000 Appalachian miners idle since April 1, UMWA seeks union shop and strike-penalty removal while operators offer open shop with penalties but exclusive bargaining rights to the union. Federal officials, including Secretary Perkins, discuss the crisis with President Roosevelt as the stalemate persists.
Val Brown 51 a deputy mine inspector for district three for twenty years died Thursday evening at his home near Pomeroy He was known as a skilled chef and cooked for local fraternal groups. Survived by wife Maggie Brown and children Marion Brown Orville Virgil and several daughters and sons plus siblings in Ohio and Kentucky Funeral set for Sunday at 2 pm United Brethren Church Enterprise Rev Charles Taylor to lead burial at Rock Springs Cemetery.
Elyria report: 84 year old farmer held on a man slaughter charge in the Christmas tree slaying of William Rousseau, 37. The widow, Mrs Case, asked no indictment, saying there was no business removing the tree.
In Lexington Kentucky a fifteen year old named Eugene Burnam was sentenced to die in the electric chair after his conviction for criminally assaulting Hazel Perkins a 20 year old woman in Lexington.
Identical 21 year old twins Leta Zelle Paskell and Reta Belle Paskell announce a double wedding in Cadiz on April 29. Leta will marry 22 year old Max H. McCoy of Columbus and Reta will wed 22 year old Richard O. Wetzel of Columbus. Reverend Lynn White will perform the ceremonies.
Officials of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation planned hearings to decide if the coal miners holiday counts as a strike and if idle Ohio miners qualify for benefits. About 4 000 to 5 000 miners have applied for payments. some approved and payments to start after a three week waiting period.
Publisher George Palmer Putnam, widower of Amelia Earhart, reports three threats to his life over a book about Hitler. The latest threat arrived by letter in German signed Greater Germany, while the first two were made by telephone. Authorities were notified.
Coalinga faced an invasion by billions of grasshoppers the town reported. Advance units entered the outskirts as authorities mobilized most males to defend streets and homes with poison if needed. The Devastator swarm devastated fields and gardens, prompting appeals for state and federal aid.
Thomas E. Dewey and Sen. Robert A. Taft will address editors off the record on press freedom as Henry Mencken urges vigilance. Mencken warns a general war could force Roosevelt toward a third term and worsen editors’ conditions versus World War I under Ickes.
Sofia reports Bulgaria has laid territorial claims against Romania Greece and Yugoslavia. The Daily Mail cites 3000 of 4000 square miles of Dobrudja, 3250 of Thrace, 1000 of western Yugoslavia including Strumitza near the Greek Yugoslav border.
President Roosevelt said he would submit the first of two government reorganization plans to Congress next week under his new powers. He gave no specifics on which agencies would be affected and indicated opposition from some lawmakers to moving the reconstruction finance corporation to the commerce department.
Suspension notices posted for 1222 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad workers in Russell Kentucky and Huntington West Virginia. The layoff is due to lack of coal mining work following the mining shutdown.
The Ohio Civil Service Council pressed for tougher laws after the acquittal of Daniel S. Earhart on campaign contribution charges. Robert T. Mason cited weaknesses in current statutes and noted two bills introduced in the legislature to fix them.
DELPHOS Ohio Mrs. Frieda Farrell mother of seven children died from a fractured skull suffered in an assault by her husband Albert Farrell 56. He was found dead after slashing wrists throat and hanging himself following the beating yesterday morning at their home. He had been released from the Toledo State Hospital.
In Columbus a 12 year old girl Jennie Lynn Fullerton died last night from burns suffered when her dancing costume caught fire from a stove on March 18. Her 7 year old sister Ann died soon after from burns while trying to extinguish the flames.
A planned strike by building service workers in 2000 buildings was postponed today as contract negotiations continue between the union and the Realty Advisory Board.
London and Paris push for Soviet participation in a three power anti aggression front with 18,000,000 trained soldiers and potential Turkish backing. Moscow’s joining hinges on overcoming Polish and Romanian fears as Britain and France aim to blunt Nazi fascist power in Europe.
The Daughters of the American Revolution wrap up their 48th continental congress with a White House tea and a banquet this evening in Washington.
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