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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1933
Page
1
The legislature debates a general retail sales tax and an added one cent per bottle excise, with proposed revenues of about 9.9 million dollars for the year and a further 1 million if needed. Lawmakers aim to fund federal relief and public aid, while considering school and local government economies and service cuts to balance the budget.
A woman from Akron was held on a first degree murder charge in connection with the death of a man found in a room on a floor. Detectives announced they obtained a statement from the woman claiming she killed him after an argument triggered by liquor.
Ohio in charge of a government program explains to farmers the Men’s plan to provide price support for wheat. The 97,000 details are presented as part of the effort to regulate market margins and stabilize agricultural income.
A fragmented report notes a wind storm on August 3 affecting Cary Oak and surrounding areas. The text references historical notes, local figures, and a possible incident involving theft or mischief amid fluctuating details and damaged wording.
Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson summoned Pennsylvania Governor Pinchot and leaders Thomas Moses of H C Frick and John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers to a Harrisburg conference to end the strike. The talks aim to return miners to work while hearings next week set codes for the coal industry amid unionization pressure.
Denver authorities report flood waters from Castlewood irrigation dam collapse after heavy rains. Cherry Creek breached its banks flooding hundreds of homes and businesses in the city core and outskirts, though no lives lost. Outlying areas received warnings as torrents swept through streets.
Frances W. King, author of Roos Martin An End to Seduction, was found guilty in general sessions court of blackmail for attempting to extort $50,000 from Bruce Barton to suppress publication of her book. Judge Joseph E. Corrigan praised the jury.
Relatives learned Wednesday of the death of LeRoy Kempton 75 at his Utica home. A Utica resident, he spent his boyhood on Taylor Ridge and left behind a widow four sons and two daughters. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 PM in Utica with burial in the village cemetery.
Unfavorable ocean weather kept 24 Italian sea planes grounded on the water at Armada Shoal Harbor Newfoundland as of August 3.
Marysville Kansas reports a fox terrier named Tony belonging to Mrs. Minnie Smith, a grocery store owner, seized in a kidnapping. Ransom of 100 dollars demanded in a note. Officers accompanied Mrs. Smith during payment. kidnappers fled. Mrs. Smith lamented she wished she had kept the money and left the police.
In Santa Barbara during Fiesta week Will writes from a warm room about the local celebration, the yellow horses and silver saddles. He jokes about back East heat and funerals, then notes adding wood to the fireplace as summer seems unlikely.
The New York Stock Exchange enacts drastic rules to curb speculation with a new minimum margin of 60 percent for margin accounts and 50 percent for accounts above 5 000, plus weekly reports on pools and options. The exchange may disconnect members deemed likely to cause unsound prices, a first since the body began setting explicit margins.
Government to post weekly fair price lists across retail sectors as part of the NRA code rollout. Clerks and employers in Athens area prepare for 40 hour weeks and minimum wages, with cleaners, beauty shops, and restaurants forming area committees to enforce uniform pricing and hours. Some stores seek exemptions to the 52 hour rule, citing public obligations while awaiting official guidance. Local officials expect wage and hour changes to raise prices slightly while aiming for regional uniformity in Athens, Nelsonville, and surrounding towns.
A cyclonic storm ripped through Meigs County damaging Middleport homes and schools, uprooting trees and flooding roads. A barn near Oak Grove burned after a lightning strike, four animals perished and one cat was killed by a second bolt. minor damage occurred in Racine and Pomeroy with river flooding closing Harrisonville road.
Navy divers were tasked to recover a glass jar from San Diego Bay containing body parts. the jar, linked to the slaying of 7 year old Calbert Aposhian, is tied to the confession of 19-year-old Phillip Edwards. Detectives say evidence supports Edwards as the killer and he faces murder suspicion charges.
Washington August 3 The Central Statistical Board a unified federal statistics agency was established by executive order to aid economic planning and recovery It will monitor re employment wages payroll data and production trends to detect unfavorable movements and may guide production allocation if needed to balance supply and demand It supports the National Recovery Administration efforts and aims to improve timeliness and accuracy of economic data
Washington reports official NRA interpretations of Roosevelts voluntary reemployment agreements. The answers cover Blue Eagle eligibility, differences between chiselers and compliant firms, use of a questionnaire to verify compliance, and exceptions for seasonal hours with no cut in weekly pay.
Belpre resident Mrs. Mary Branch aged about 40 was killed by lightning at 2 p m Wednesday at her home 106 Walnut Street Belpre Funeral services are set for 2 p m Saturday at Coolville with burial in Coolville Cemetery She leaves a husband two sons Sidney Lee and John Franklin two sisters Mrs Florence Boggs Vanderhoof and Mrs Sophrony Summerfield Coolville and her parents Mr and Mrs F F Tilton Coolville
Verdigris River bottom breakers provided cover as a bandit gang seized Weir Kansas commandeering the town. They imprisoned 22 residents, carted off a bank safe, and fled as pursuers closed in.
Mrs. R. B. Beeson, after a long illness, died at her South Pearl Street home in Middleport. She is survived by her husband and sister Mrs. George Beasley of Athens. An active Methodist Church member and Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star member, funeral arrangements are being completed.
Two mines plan to restart Friday with Chauncey Mine No.2 of New York Coal Co employing about 400 miners and 1 400 ton daily capacity. Ohio Collieries Mine 267 at Hunterdon will reopen with 350 workers and 1 400 ton daily capacity. Luhrig mine readied for operation within six days with ~300 workers. No. 68 mine at Redtown taken over by two Columbus men and to hire about 100 workers within two weeks.
The Navy Department launched a vast shipbuilding program funded by a 238 million dollar public works allotment. It awards contracts for 21 vessels in private yards and assigns 10 more ships to government plants to boost fleet size and employ thousands, aiming near London Treaty tonnage limits. The awards include two aircraft carriers, two light cruisers, eight destroyers, four submarines, and one heavy cruiser.
The body of Albert W. Bayles 68 a railroad inspector from Columbus Ohio was found in a wooded marsh ten miles from Gladwin Mich by a search party of about 300 men who had hunted him since Monday Bayles likely died of heat prostration after becoming lost in the marsh.
Gover nor White ordered all branches of the state government to adopt the 40 working hours prescribed in the blanket code under the National Recovery Act effective Monday Aug. 7. The measure affects about 11 000 state employees.
The Pennsylvania National Guard maintained rigid order in the Fayette County mine strike area as tension eased amid talk of federal intervention. Yesterday clashes left 10 wounded and one fatality before peace prevailed today.
Ohio manager Henry G Brunner announced sub-offices of the Home Owners Loan Corporation would open August 11 in Dayton Youngstown Canton Lima Tiffin Mansfield Springfield Hamilton Newark Zanesville Portsmouth and Ashtabula. More cities are under consideration. The plan aims to ease access for distressed homeowners to federal officials.
Brad ford H. Whiting, 44, of Cincinnati, nearly died from carbon monoxide fumes while repairing a car engine in a garage. He collapsed and lost consciousness, triggering a burglar alarm as he was found and revived by responders.
Dr J Lawrence a Crookeville physician and airplane pilot used his plane as an ambulance to rush H E Markham from Crookeville to Lancaster City Hospital for an emergency appendicitis operation.
The Athens County Democratic Executive Committee will meet at 7 30 o clock Friday night at the Democratic Headquarters on Lincoln Street announced by Dan A Bardin the chairman.
The Rock Biffie 4-H Club hosts a benefit ice cream social at the school on Friday evening August 4 to raise funds for the annual camp.
The Ohio University Band concert at Covlville Wednesday was postponed indefinitely due to rain. Band members are leaving Athens today for their homes.
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania General Hugh Johnson urged industrial peace and urged both sides to set aside petty grievances as a 48 000 miner strike conference began in Washington. Johnson warned against blocking recovery and called the Blue Eagle a sign of hope amid economic chaos.
United Press report from Washington states weekly government price lists for essential goods will curb profiteering as higher costs from taxes wages and processing raise consumer prices. The plan aims to prevent gouging that would erase gains from increased buying power. A 1 year old boy named Wirt Atmar submitted a fair competition code for lawn mowing to Gen. Hugh Johnson urging shorter hours and fair pay.
Frederic C. Howe announces a weekly special bulletin from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to compute fair prices for bread milk meat and other foods. Data from 80 cities and 1 000 stores will show farmer returns labor wages and costs of goods, tracking purchasing power and economic relief efforts amid Roosevelt's program.
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