25 Apr 1938
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1938
Page
1
President Roosevelt urged Congress to pass a short simple statute taxing incomes from all government salaries and bonds, ending exemptions for federal state and municipal bonds. He argued 16th Amendment allows this without a new constitutional amendment, noting recent judicial opinions question immunities.
The AFL executive council met to intensify its war against the CIO. With CIO plans for a constitutional convention and as a permanent rival, observers expect possible expulsions of CIO and two unions, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America.
Edward Rose aged 21 Theodore Dominiak 20 and John Orszak 21 were executed in the electric chair at Rockview Penitentiary Bellefonte Pa for murdering a Black man and robbing him of less than a dollar while attacking his female companion. The judge called them the toughest young thugs in Delaware County.
Street car service returned to full operation after union carmen voted to end a near week long strike. They did not win wage raises or a closed shop but kept prior contract terms while the company granted 16 minor working condition concessions. Officials estimate Columbus business lost about 1 million dollars in sales tax revenue during the stoppage.
Four year old William Sullivan died at the army base hospital after his skull was crushed by a wine bottle in an assault to murder case. The victim lay in mesquite brush from 8 p m Saturday to 6 30 a m Sunday before aid arrived. Police held 24 year old Cicero Tuttle, a former mental patient at the Austin state school, on a technical assault to murder charge.
Scores and winners in the Hocking County rural school district spelling meet for grades 3 to 6 were announced. Percentages show Marion and Benton tied for top with 14.28 and 13.83 percent respectively, Gore and Falls Township had no winners, final summations to be released tomorrow.
In Woodburn Massachusetts mayor William E Kane pitched a plebiscite to remove a $300 lion's cage exhibit aimed at protesting drunkenness. The proposal lost 2456 to 1876 as about half of 9637 eligible voters cast ballots.
Roosevelt's recovery program pushes 1939 appropriations toward a peace time high. Congress may exceed 11 billion with WPA funding and a 1.25 billion work relief proposal, while permanent appropriations rise largely due to the Social Security unemployment fund.
Sandra Martin, a 32 year old former secretary to French actress Simone Simon, says she may sue Simon for accounting over an alleged $16,000 disappearance from the actress's bank funds. She denies confessing to drawing on the bank account and hints at forthcoming fireworks at the proper time.
Virginia labor commissioner Thomas B. Morton opened an official inquiry into the Keen Mountain coal mine blast that killed 45 miners. Red Jacket Coal Company sent investigators, while officials cited coal dust as the likely cause in a fully mechanized newly opened mine.
Authorities traced a decapitated armless female body found on the Lake Ontario shoreline to Cleveland officials. Investigators consider possible link to the Kingsbury Run Mad Butcher case as Lake Erie feeds into Lake Ontario.
Detroit based Ford Brotherhood of America formally asked Ford Motor Co for a 1500 dollar annual minimum wage in exchange for each member pledging to buy a car from the company, attorney William S. McDowell said.
June Wolfe age 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs George Wolfe died at her home Monday morning at 3 o clock after a severe illness.
16000 Buick and Chevrolet plant workers awaited a strike order from UAW President Homer Martin who pledged to exhaust all settlement methods first. Over 20000 Flint union members approved a strike last week, raising industry tension unseen since the prior sit down at GM plants.
Archbishop William Card inal O Connell of Boston warned against promoters profiting from indecent fashions and amusements that corrupt American youth. Speaking to 400 Catholic College Clubs members he denounced dances and music he described as perverse and silly, saying they make women ridiculous.
Paris reports a cabinet eight point recovery program bypassing parliament. Daladier calls for balanced budgets, moderate taxes, renewed factory equipment, boosted production, public works including slum clearance, industry credit, government contractor financing, colonial development, and expanded tourism facilities.
A baby boy delivered by Caesarean section 30 minutes after his mother died of a heart ailment died today in Cincinnati. The infant lived 36 hours, receiving oxygen during his brief life.
Gen Count Juichi Terauchi former Japanese Minister of War is recalled to Tokyo amid slow progress in North Central China. He commanded forces defending the Lunghai Railroad as bitter fighting raged on a 100 mile front in Southern Shangung Province where rains hindered heavy artillery and motorized units.
Ohio League of Women Voters seeks Governor Daveys position on civil service rules after opposing a five per cent salary assessment for state employees to fund a Democratic campaign. Letter signed by Mrs. C. C. Shively of Columbus.
In Detroit the Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corp moved to reopen its eight plants after a four day strike. Police and pickets collided but no injuries were reported and both sides said only a few workers breached the line.
Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson files a motion with the Supreme Court charging six eastern utility companies with misrepresentation in litigation with the Federal Power Commission. The Associated Gas and Electric Pennsylvania subsidiaries seek a shortened brief schedule after an extension granted by Justice Roberts, claimed to be for negotiations with the government. The case centers on ownership, affiliations, and financial structures under FPC investigation.
London reports a treaty of trade and friendship signed by Eamon De Valera for Ireland and Neville Chamberlain for Great Britain. The accord ends a six year trade war and aims to foster amity after centuries of bitterness. Details remain scarce though Ireland is expected to become Britain’s main wartime partner and to buy more British goods.
Andrew Zink died Saturday night at the Meigs County Home where he had been an inmate for years. A Virginia native who moved to the area in 1932 he was a blacksmith by trade. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Beech Grove Cemetery. His son Edward Zink of West Virginia is his only known relative. Zink was noted for remarkable physique and often wandered from the home, returning last Thursday after such a voyage.
Viscount Chilton British Ambassador protested to Maxim Litvinov over Russia failing to notify Britain of arrests of British subjects including Rose Cohen. He warned such incidents endanger British Russian relations and urged adherence to the 1937 notification agreement.
Secretary of War Harry Woodring ordered the general headquarters air force to New England on May 1 for a spectacular test mobilization, stimulating emergency conditions of war.
State Sen. Verner E. Metcalf of Marietta, a leader in the senate graft inquiry, announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for attorney general. He vows further attacks on the Democratic administration over graft in Ohio government and signals immediate opposition to incumbent Herbert S. Duffy.
Police and state patrols hunt a paroled Mansfield Reformatory convict linked to the kidnapping of two Ohio Wesleyan University students Charles M. Hopkins Jr and Betts Kerr. Hopkins was forced from a Delaware vehicle to Marion while Kerr was driven back unharmed. The suspect fled on foot after a confrontation on the Marion campus.
Spanish Nationalist dispatches report 4000 Loyalists killed in a six hour clash at Alcala de Chivert on the Mediterranean coast. A living wall of Loyalists opposed the advance until annihilated by Nationalist machine guns. Thirty seven Nationalist bombers then struck followed by infantry.
Chicago report says Rollie Hemsley will rejoin the Cleveland Indians when he can behave himself after being fined 250 dollars and suspended indefinitely for breaking training. He was sent to Cleveland from Detroit after catching young Bob Feller in Sunday's win over the Tigers.
Frank Hendricks, former Ohio State University student, was sentenced to two to fifteen years for a February gasoline station holdup. He was shot during the attempted getaway.
Prague dispatch reports Premier Hodza summoning the cabinet to an emergency session amid a crisis over the Sudeten German demands for policy revision. Sudeten leader Konrad Henlein called for full German equality, self government, and Nazi-aligned controls, signaling a likely impasse and possible confrontation with Czechoslovakia. The row risks drawing in Germany, Poland, Hungary, and France as regional powers watch closely.
Former Vice President Charles G. Dawes was reported in favorable condition at Roosevelt Hospital after an emergency operation Sunday night for acute appendicitis. Mrs. Dawes remained at the hospital through the night.
Lewis H Stanton 78 son of Lincoln's Secretary of War died at his New Orleans home after a brief illness on Sunday.
Washington reports confidential Navy files show Germany building 51 warships including five super battieships two aircraft carriers three heavy cruisers four light cruisers 12 destroyers and 25 submarines. United States and Britain remain far ahead in total naval power.
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