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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1934

Page

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University to Award 145 Degrees at Graduation

At Memorial Auditorium 145 degrees and diplomas were conferred as the university announced government financial aid for needy students. Officials said aid will help about 19 000 young men nationwide continue studies, while 198 000 are positioned to secure further assistance. The ceremony featured a processional and an orchestral performance with addresses highlighting continued self support and opportunity.

Ohio Ress S- Bryan United States

Scranton Labor Board Action Followed Maloney Incident

Unclear report notes a union head linked to a February incident near midnight and a meeting in Scranton. It states about 1,000 workers were ordered by the labor board in a case led by Maloney.

Maloney Scranton Labor Board

Parasysis in Athens Reports Restricted Symptoms

Parlysis in Athens drew 4 cases with no symptoms reported to the Board of Health. The individuals attended an event on the twenty first, with Blane Hall, and were ill at their homes for a period. Official notices describe the health period and investigation.

Athens Board of Health Blane Hall

Aircraft orders surge in August amid pace with U S builders

The report notes a sharp rise in aircraft orders in August as Western nations, including Italy, push to keep up with United States production. Officials cite costs around $100,000 and rising expenses affecting the industry and wartime effort.

Air-minden Mus United States

Fragmented OCR note with garbled timing text

A damaged passage lists odd symbols and numbers about a timetable or message. Readable parts mention a possible 399 PM reference and vague references to orders or contacts, but the overall meaning is unclear.

Deadly storm lashes Midwest and Great Lakes coast

Storms across the Great Lakes and Atlantic Seaboard kill and injure dozens. In Eastern Michigan eight dead and many hurt as bridges and roads are damaged. Ohio and Illinois structures suffer. A Lake Erie windstorm capsizes boats and severs power as crews brace for days of repair. The Tashmoo beaching and ferry losses add to widespread disruptions.

Michigan Lake Region Atlantic Seaboard Great Lakes Ohio Cohansey Bridgeton N. J Hickory Point Baltimore Illinois Detroit Flint St. Clair River

New Deal Critic Says It Spends All While Coolidge Saved

Representative James M. Beck accuses the New Deal of eroding individualism and praises Calvin Coolidge for cutting the national debt. He notes Coolidge paid government expenses from current receipts and reduced debt by ten billion dollars, contrasting it with a later debt increase of twelve billion.

Plymouth James M. Beck R. Pa Calvin Coolidge Coolidge

Long's Troops Won't Retreat In New Orleans

In New Orleans on August 3, Adjutant General Raymond H. Fiemming ordered fortified lines at Jackson Barracks after a civil district court demanded demobilization. Guardsmen barred the civil sheriff from serving the order, while officials reinforced a voting registration office with added machine guns near City Hall as Mayor Walmsley mobilized police.

New Orleans National Guard Jackson Barracks Raymond H. Fiemming Huey P. Long T. Semmes Walmsley City Hall Walmsley

Dressler Estate Valued At Least 300000 In Probate

The Marie Dressler estate in Los Angeles is estimated to be at least 300000. Mamie Cox the longtime maid receives 35000 plus all the actress clothes. Jerry Cox her husband gets 15000 and the cars. Jewelry goes to friends and the residue to sister Bonita Ganthony in England.

Los Angeles Marie Dressler Mamie Cox Miss Dressler Jerry Cox Bonita Ganthony England

Meigs County Road Work Is Approved

The State relief commission approved 20 FERA projects in 15 counties. Meigs Salisbury Township high4 Construction receives $5,282 for road work, creating employment for 5 persons at a total expenditure of $74,190.

Columbus State Relief Commission FERA Meigs-Salisbury Township

Dillinger Sr Declines Disinterment of Outlaw Son

Indianapolis, Aug 3. John Dillinger Sr said yesterday he would not have his outlaw son disinterred. He also saw no legal action against Cook County authorities over alleged removal of parts of the body. He believed the removals were not malicious and were meant to aid medical knowledge.

Indianapolis John Dillinger Sr Cook County Illinois

Ciney Council Votes Million for Parks

Cincinnati officials approve bonds totaling 1 million to fund playgrounds and parks as part of a 6 million federal slum clearance project. The move follows a Federal Housing Corporation reminder that cities must meet requirements by September to avoid losing federal preference to other MO cities seeking participation.

Cincinati Federal Housing Corporation Cincinnati

Cooking of Meal Proves Trigger in Ohio Murder

Ironton Ohio Aug 3 Charles Scillin 75 former Tennessee resident was fatally shot last night at Vesuvius Lawrence County in a quarrel with a year-old companion over cooking a meal. Sheriff E W Bennett said the companion fled after the shooting. Scillin a Spanish American War veteran lived with the man in a shack at Vesuvius.

Ironton Charles Scillin Tennessee Vesuvius Lawrence County E. W Bennett Scillin

Bullets and Ballots Mark Tennessee Vote

Bullets flew with ballots in Tennessee yesterday as voters faced a heated Democratic nomination contest. Governor Hill McAlister defeated Lewis Pope for the party nomination, while Senator McKellar ran against Dr Joan Neal for a six year term in the Democratic race.

Arraignments in Athens County Grand Jury cases proceed

Thirteen indicted defendants were arraigned before Judge O F Rowland with not guilty pleas from most. one pled to a charge and not to another. several remain to be arraigned including Frank Evener in the attempted kidnapping case. Multiple defendants face bails and deferred sentences.

Athens County Harry Hudson Chester Love Joe Judson Harry Mills John Mayles Bill Radcliff John Darnell Charlies Markina Roy Bateman Everett West Alfred Chauncey Harland Chauncey Alfred Donald Brooks

Bone Hollow Youth Paralyzed After Dive Injury

Nelsonville August 3 A 15 year old James Auflick son of Mr and Mrs James Auflick Bone Hollow struck the bank and dived into Blake Hollow Reservoir yesterday afternoon suffering a serious back injury He was paralyzed from the shoulders down and was taken to a Nelsonville physician then moved to St Frances Hospital Columbus today

Nelsonville Blake Hollow James Auflick Bone Hollow St. Frances Hospital Columbus

Dall Children Turned Over To Father In Chicago Transfer

Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dall brought her two children to Chicago where they were turned over to Curis B Dall. The couple, divorced Monday at Minden Nevada, did not meet during the transfer. The children will stay with their father for a couple of weeks before returning to their mother.

Chicago Anna Roosevelt Dall Curis B Dall Minden Nev West Secret Service Dale

Hitler's Aug. 19 plebiscite seals Nazi rule after Hindenburg

Germany mourns President Von Hindenburg as Adolf Hitler prepares a free plebiscite to affirm his presidency while the army and navy pledge allegiance. Princess and world leaders send condolences as national ceremonies unfold at Tannenberg and Neudeck.

Berlin Germany Hitler von Hinden Army Navy Neudeck Hohenzollerna Paul von Hindenburg von Hindenburg Tannenberg Adolf Hitler National War Memorial Russia

Secret Eight Await Return Of Terrorist

Defiance vigilantes known as the Secret Eight join police in a manhunt after a loitering terrorist attacked women with a gun knife or club. Forty search for traces of the suspect, once active in May June and July, who wounded Mrs Ethel Endsley and earlier slashed Miss Rosemary Mansfield and struck others.

Ethel Endsley Byron Rosemary Mansfield Kathleen Parrett Frank Bentley C. R. Williams Henry Hasch

Dodge seeks extradition of missing Agnes Tufverson’s husband

District Attorney William C. Dodge asked Governor Lehman to petition the State Department to detain and extradite Ivan Poderjay, husband of Agnes Tufverson, who is being held in Vienna tied to the missing person case.

New York William C. Dodge Lehman State Department Ivan Poderjay Agnes Tufverson Vienna

Nudist caddies strike at Exmoor Golf Club for higher pay

About twenty Nudist caddies at Exmoor Golf Club Highland Park paraded on fairways and water hazards in protest of pay. They dropped bags, refused to play until demands met, and were shooed off by police. They seek $1 for 18 holes and 60 cents for nine.

Chicago Exmoor Highland Park Yoo T

Reporters Ree by Order of City Judge

Danville Kentucky reporters Jack Durham and Wesley Carty won a long fight with police judge Jay W. Harlan over whether a newspaper man can be forced to break confidence. The judge fined two others on pleas of guilty to breach of the peace and said the inquiry into the hanging in effigy of Representative J Sterling Towers was ended.

Thease Danville Jack Durham Weasley Carty Jay W. Harlan Wesley Carty Harlan J. Sterling Towers

Drink Now Blamed in Eastern Ohio Killings

Second degree murder charges were filed against Leonard Fuller, 49, for the slaying of Mary Jabionke, 42, and her son John, 21, at Shadyside. Investigators say intoxication caused the "momentless" crime and Fuller was captured after a posse recovered him.

Firemen Save Newborn After Breathing Crisis

Marion reports a two day old baby saved by firemen who used an inhalator to revive the infant at the Newell home. The child is at the city hospital under oxygen therapy with little hopeful outlook from hospital staff.

Marion Marion City Carl M. Newell Newella City Hospital

Radium Back Home Lad Admits Theft

Middletown police say a 16 year old youth confessed to stealing radium valued at 83 500 from the automobile of Dr O Bauer of Middletown. Authorities may decline prosecution under a stated agreement and he may receive an insurance reward offered for the radium.

Middletown Dr. &. O. Bauer

Dollfuss and Hindenburg Gone Spark Radical Rise

Honolulu column notes Dollfuss and Von Hindenburg are out, implying radicals may prevail. The writer extols military readiness, laments past delays, and urges patience as commercial lines develop air service. Will Rogers signs off with casual commentary on aviation and policy.

Police Escort Cattle and Hogs at Chicago Stockyards

Cattle and hogs were driven into the Chicago Stockyards under police escort as handlers strike halted trading for nine days. Four hundred more stockyards workers joined the strike after a lockout, while commission men moved the first shipments and feed supplies. A farmer faced brick hate but escaped unharmed. In Dayton the Women’s National Aeronautical Association opened its meeting with prominent female fliers.

Chicago Commission Dayton Women's National Aeronautical Association

Bread Upon Waters Frees Ohio Farmer

Jordon Lynns release from jail in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania followed a church collection that paid his overdue tax bill. A Mifflin Township farm hand spent 4.85 of his weekly wage on groceries and gave 15 cents at Bloomsbury Church of the Nagarene, triggering a tax payment by the congregation after his pastor reported the matter.

Bloomsburg Jordon Lynn Mifflin Township Bloomsbury Church Lynn James Price

Nelsonville Dedication Highlights Route 31 Link

In Nelsonville a crowd of 2500 watched Governor White and Highway Director Merrell pledge further Route 31 improvements to Athens as funds permit. The ceremony included a lease signing transferring 14.5 acres of Hocking Canal land for park, recreation, and highway use, with a gala parade and remarks on local employment from CWA and FERA efforts.

Nelsonville Greenlawn White 8. G. Holland Hocking Canal Hocking Valley George White C. W. Merrell Athens Logan Mage Bunting Mie Dew Hotel Ween PA Cre Water County Fourth Street Nelsonville Tire Department Nelsonville High School Athens American Legion Merrell Holland State Highway Patrol Tjo Cal Murray City Athena County Logan American Legion Nebeanville Unemployed League Glenford Dugan Post Edward F. Roweser The Oourch of Trade CWA FERA Roeser Merrell!anid Athens County Toledo Ohio River Ohio

Nazi To Be Hanged for Possession of Explosives

In Vienna on August 3, a court sentenced 24-year-old Edward Hoenisen to be hanged for mere possession of explosives. His wife collapsed in court as the extreme penalty was imposed.

Vienna Edward Hoenisen Hoenisch

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