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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1933
Page
1
A Cleveland Board of Education figure calls for reform amid urban schooling debates. He questions authority, budgets, and bureaucratic control, warning that long-held property rights and political restrictions hinder school progress as hearings loom.
U P Steel Corporation reports plate department operating at 60 to 80 percent with 720 full time workers. Production to reach 70 percent as demand and finish tin plate orders increase, following a week of higher activity and a planned trip to meet user needs.
Report covers multiple brief items including a car and receiver shipment by a company, a parked vehicle incident in Canton with a suspect fleeing, Norman’s accident with a tossed bin, an ax injury to a worker at Mine No 6 Millfield, a Crawford Association beer boycott resolution, and mentions of Vargas criticism and wartime figures in a April context.
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and President Roosevelt signaled progress on war debt readjustment and a possible delay of June 15 payments. They planned continued discussions in Washington and London ahead of the June 12 World Economic Conference.
The body of John C. VanCreaf of New York, one of the victims in the French passenger hydroplane wreck off the Italian coast, was located in the plane wreckage near Cosenza according to the air ministry today.
Columbus April 26 The bank conservator may pay off public funds by borrowing from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation if collateral is sufficient and may pledge additional assets to permit withdrawal of public funds.
Beverly Hills columnist Will warns that declarations of “in accord” among Roosevelt MacDonald Herriot may mask real European maneuvering. He notes Roosevelt’s experience and advises caution as U S policy toward Europe unfolds.
Ohio State Representative William R. Pringle asks the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to support his minimum wage bill set for introduction when the General Assembly reconvenes. The chamber’s executive board met in Columbus to consider the measure as Pringle cites starvation wages for women and girls in Ohio industries and reliance on gratuities for livelihood.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 30 PM at the Temple M E Church for Mrs Chase Jeffers and her infant son Frank burned to death when fire swept their Albany area home. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery with the funeral party leaving the victims’ parents Mr and Mrs Frank Bobo’s home at 2 PM.
The notice says Mrs. James Bell and Mrs. Clarence Langel were inadvertently left off the guest list for the surprise birthday party for Mrs. W. E. Dicken at her Lower Plains home last week.
In Tiffin Ohio 14,000 cups of hot chocolate were served to undernourished pupils in the public schools during the first quarter. An additional 1,612 hot lunches were provided to children who would otherwise have gone hungry, many starting their day without breakfast.
A Mes senger Classified ad for Mr. R. E. Poston of A. D. 3 offered 18 Chester White pigs for sale and sold them all on the first day printed. He avoided trips to market and got a good fob price at his farm. A 0242 ad taker can help write result producing ads.
In London on April 6 the American dollar leaped upward on European exchanges after official word that Great Britain would increase its foreign exchange equalization fund.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia faces a possible break with the administration as the Senate debates the controlled currency inflation program. The plan, backed by President Roosevelt, includes Fed purchases of 3 billion in securities, 3 billion in Treasury certificates, a 50 percent gold-dollar revaluation, and silver payments from war debtors up to 100 million, with a vote expected late today or postponed by Glass's stance.
President Green of the American Federation of Labor opposed a government minimum wage as an amendment to the 3 hour work week bill. He backed a 30 hour week and warned the policy would depress living standards and become the maximum, urging unemployment relief and restored purchasing power.
Mayor Robert S. Wood warns motorists who receive red tags and fail to appear before him at the set time. Failure to appear could trigger a warrant with a minimum cost of 8.70 dollars, higher than the usual 1 dollar fine for non speeding violations.
Ohio liquor panel ruled that an old-time saloon bar can be used by retailers as equipment when drinks are not drawn or poured over it, keeping drinking at the bar prohibited. The commission also requires beer brokers to register and report monthly, and allows amusement parks to sell beer only on their own premises. Inspectors will enforce the law, and future license revocations will target falsified applications or felony violations.
In New York on April 25 a 13 minute operation removed Helen Vasko's left eye to halt a malignant tumor near her brain. Dr. John H. Dunnington reported her condition was entirely satisfactory but warned survival could take weeks. Court officials had persuaded her parents to consent before surgery at Columbia Medical Center.
Lima news reports rapid action after the murder of Cloyd Shafer 75 a retired meat dealer. Three men were arrested pleaded guilty and sentenced to life in the Ohio Penitentiary. Mrs Helen Stukenbarg 23 indicted on first degree murder charges and implicated in planning the murder likely to be arraigned today. she pleads not guilty.
In London on April 26 1930s era reports warn of a currency depreciation war between Britain and the United States unless Washington acts. Operators fear a larger equalization fund from the Bank of England to support the pound as Chancellor Neville Chamberlain announced a budget plan to boost the fund.
The Ohio Supreme Court sustained a Public Utilities Commission order approving rates offered by the Ohio Cities Telephone Company for service in Dover and New Philadelphia.
A statewide drive by dry forces to petition for a popular vote on the Masier Bill seeks a state convention to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. The effort targets 152000 signatures as mass meetings begin with George C. Southwell announcing rallies in Warren Youngstown Akron and Ashtabula across the next days.
Charles Buddy Myers Washington second baseman Earl Whitehill Washington pitcher and Ben Chapman New York outfielder were suspended by AL President William Harridge for engaging in a fist fight during the Yankee Senator game in Washington yesterday.
Geneva April 26 Norman Davis Roosevelt's ambassador at large told the world arms conference that U S readiness to join a Consultative pact would hinge on Europe’s willingness to adopt disarmament measures.
Washington April 26 A vast government credit plan moves toward approval to guard homes from mortgage foreclosures. The Steagall Mortgage Relief Pill creates two federal agencies with about 400 million dollars to refinance first mortgages up to 15 000 and provide direct loans to homeowners for taxes and upkeep. A second agency would promote building and savings through federal building and loan associations, limited to underserved areas.
Six year old Nadine Vogel Love is the subject of a regional manhunt across Kansas and Missouri. She disappeared near her Kansas City Kansas home on April 20 after reportedly entering a car driven by a man described as a Gipsy.
In Columbus on April 26 delegates of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs omitted specific school funding plans. The education department will push a resolution for income to sustain a full school year with adequate teaching staff. Miss Elizabeth Haymaker announced 19 new clubs formed and 1,012,669 trees planted in the Washington Bicentennial effort.
A special Ohio Senate Committee on banking heard recommendations from a magazine writer and two lawyers representing the Cuyahoga County Bar Association calling for stronger protection of trust funds and for separating commercial banking savings banking and trust companies. Committee chair Senator L. L. Marshall said bankers from Cleveland Trust Company and others would be invited to a future hearing as the panel moves to revise Ohio’s banking code.
A march on Columbus has been called for May 23 by the state action committee of the Unemployed Councils to present demands for more effective relief of unemployed workers and poor farmers. Separate branches will start from various sections of the state and converge upon the state capital.
Paris reports French and British treasuries negotiating a financial alliance to stabilize the franc and the pound in international exchange. France aims to acquire as a loan francs bought by Britain in open market operations of the Bank of England's equalizes fund.
Ohio lawmakers press a plan to divert Federal funds for large public works in 19 southeastern counties. Rep Truax denounces it as a fantasy while Gen Henderson argues a $1 million weekly relief spend fuels gainful construction and reforestation projects.
A national observance marks the 142nd birthday of Samuel F. B. Morse with a radio drama series at 8 15 p m Thursday on Station WBAC and CBS network. The program culminates with a Paris message signed by Leila Morse Rummel, 82, Morse’s only surviving child.
Columbus April 26 Governor White was to decide today whether to grant clemency for Tony Rotunno thirty one and Ralph Atterholt thirty from Sharon Pennsylvania facing the electric chair Friday for the murder of a police officer.
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