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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1933
Page
1
Broad reports say state police prepared for disorders as striking miners may return to work under a truce arranged by Roosevelt. Picket lines were kept from pits and authorities prevented clashes while unions consider the terms and the reopening of Frick Coke Company mines.
The coal industry advances in eDrafting as Louis Simpson reports rapid code development. Alabama producers met to confer on code types and preagreement, with efforts to unify patterns among Appalachian and other coal regions. The discussion includes independent codes, union codes, and captive Pennsylvania coke mines under possible NRA rules.
Officials in London announce a prior claim about the Mona Lisa, noting a famous painting vanished from the Louvre in 1911. The article mentions theories of an Algerian secondhand copy and subsequent government involvement, with lingering skepticism about the painting's fate.
A woman suffered a severe arm injury in a border incident as police investigate a shotgun attack. The victim, identified as Mrs Katherine, was reportedly struck during a dispute with a boarder who had been asked to leave. She remains in critical condition.
An obscure government radio memo mentions a hit against a lefty leader and notes a shift in political alignment. The fragmentary text references internal memos and potential retaliation plans connected to the targeted figure.
French aviators Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi, after leaving New York Saturday, passed over Paris Sunday evening and aimed for Rayack Syria. Officials said they likely surpassed the 5,340 mile record as they crossed the Mediterranean and neared Rayack, with army planes guiding them.
Governor White signaled a special session to start August 16 may consider a state income tax. Carlton Dargusch studied California’s approach with fed income tax duplication and a one third levy. Ohio could raise 10 to 15 million annually under present conditions, three times that later.
Gunfire hit union pickets and guards at the Bunsen coal mine. Sam White, Universal businessman, was shot in the arms and body and treated at a Clinton hospital. The clash marks ongoing coal mine tensions in the central west, now four years old.
J. P. fan & Company announces it has signed a blanket code under the National Recovery Act as part of wartime economic measures. The move signals compliance with industry standards and labor practices amid the postwar stabilization efforts.
A Santa Monica reader argues that weekly government plans do not justify strikes during recovery and praises a recent administration stance. The letter says unions are useful but strikes harm those not driving them, likening strikes to war and urging acceptance of government settlement.
New York police probe into the death of Henry F. Sanborn, wealthy railroad executive, amid links to two women. One is his fiancée Magnhilde Almskaar, marriage postponed to September, the other a mysterious blonde whose nude photos were found in his office. Investigators see no robbery motive as over $500 was found on the body in a Queens burial.
Detroit August 7 Ford Motor Company reportedly moved its River Rouge plant to a 40 hour week. Officials did not comment. Most workers have been on a 40 hour schedule for years with some departments briefly at 48 hours during rush periods.
Ten steel helmet troopers in Nazi Labor Corps uniform ambushed and shot an Austrian auxiliary policeman near Kufstein on the Austrian Bavarian frontier. The incident prompted fears of international repercussions amid Franco-British representations to Berlin over German propaganda in Austria.
Fire fighters from four towns and Civilian Conservation Corps volunteers fought smouldering flames near Diorite Mich after saving the town from a threatening forest fire. The blaze was one of 16 fires in Marquette County Sunday, and crews worked through the night to gain control early today.
Deputy Commissioner David Johnson reports a weekly license tag total of $114.80 with passenger car tags contributing $100. Fifteen car tags at $2.50, eight at $5, one at $7.50, one truck tag at $8.10, three trailer tags at $4.20, and one motorcycle tag at $2.50 are listed as the breakdown.
A Jefferson County mother, Aleeta Fleming, 28, recants her confession to killing her four month old son Mertis Jr. and accuses her husband Mertis Fleming, 55, of strangling the infant. The couple, arraigned for first degree murder, remain jailed as prosecutors pursue the grand jury. Beatrice, aged three, was sent to a guardian after parents were arrested.
Governor Lehman prepared to mobilize the National Guard to protect life and property during the milk strike in New York. Telegrams went to sheriffs to strengthen forces as counties urge martial law. special deputy sheriffs were mobilized to assist state troopers in Rochester area amid early gunfire injuring Walter Laboza and threats during the confrontation between strikers and milk transports.
State and national conventions of the Fraternal Order of Eagles adjourned in Cleveland after a parade and grand ball. About 50 000 visitors attended as government control of industry under the National Recovery Act guided the meetings. State Senator George H Nordlin of St Paul was to be installed as grand worthy president succeeding Henry J Berrodin of Akron.
In Chicago an assistant professor of surgery saved Elihu Garmison 19 by sewing a stab wound in his heart at Lutheran Hospital. Dr J Kochey of the University of Chicago Medical School operated. after five minutes the heart stopped briefly but the surgeon repaired the wound and blood loss while the artery clogged.
Frances Biddison a 20 year old society girl testifies for Richard Chicott a 21 year old San Mateo Junior College football player in the fatal clash at a Biddison Mansion barbecue. She says Bunny Burson died after a fight during the gay party and that while he had a high temper she loved him and no one is to blame.
Columbus August 7 The State Relief Commission plans to outline August relief fund allotments as available money will run out after August 15 prior to a special legislative session opening August 16 Governor White calls. About 176236 families receive aid with roughly 700000 people involved and average monthly relief cost per family is 19.40 dollars.
ANGMAGSALIK Greenland Aug 7 Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh said they would press on with their Arctic air journey to Reykjavik Iceland despite late season. They arrived from Eskimonaes after a flight crossing the high interior ice cap rising to about 9 000 feet.
Columbus August 7 The NRA program has brightened enrollment prospects at Ohio State University with more entrance applications from new students than last year.
Eighty candidates seek party nominations in Athens, Nelsonville, and Glouster for mayor, council, and boards. Polls open 6:30 a m to 6:30 p m. absentee ballots total 97 with most returned. In Nelsonville four Republicans contest the mayoralty. in Glouster both parties field contenders for marshal and public affairs posts. Athens features full tickets with two mayoral races and council leadership contest.
Columbus report details nine Ohioans killed in week end tragedies including drownings and car crashes. Arthur Evers 32 Dayton man perished when a plane dived from 1000 feet near Flemingsburg Kentucky. In Cleveland two died and nine injured after a race car crash at Upper Sandusky. Cincinnati also reported a traffic fatality and a drowning. Charley Mays 49 drowned in the Big Miami River and Edith Buchman 27 died when a car struck a light pole with the driver asleep.
Washington reports a schedule of industrial code hearings and actions for August. Coal hearings on August 9 and trucking meeting set for August 15 are noted alongside codes already in force or awaiting approval.
Westerville dry leaders circulated a petition to secure a November 7 vote on beer sales. About 400 signatures were gathered at a Methodist Episcopal Church meeting, with 200 more needed to reach the threshold.
Paul Maxin, 2, an escaped convict from Manafield Ohio Reformatory five years ago, has been recaptured in Chicago. He had a one to fifteen year theft sentence, fled on honor farm, studied in St Louis, worked for R E Reardon Advertising, and was director of a branch before being returned to Ohio authorities who consider a pardon plea.
London reports that Britain plans a large naval buildup including cruisers destroyers and submarines modeled after Japan and the United States. Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell the First Lord of the Admiralty is expected to propose the plan in the next fiscal year budget set for April 1994.
State police assumed control in Pottsville as several thousand shirt factory strikers from nearby towns marched to the Phillip Jones Shirt Factory to win worker support. City police arrested a group from Minersville. special police at the plant used hoses on marchers and disorders persisted until state troopers arrived.
Sheriff Charlies Stratton and Deputy Karl Gardner went to Logan West Virginia to return Bert Vargo formerly of Chauncey to Athens to face an indictment for breaking and entering and larceny. Vargo was indicted by the Athens County Grand Jury last January. He was arrested January 4 and charged with entering an uninhabited Chauncey house, pleaded not guilty, and was jailed at Chauncey before breaking jail several days later. officers have been trying to locate him since.
State Fire Marshal Frank Henry was hospitalized in Grant Hospital Columbus after an automobile collision near Kirkvill e on Saturday. He sustained injuries but his condition was not immediately released.
The government urges citizens to spend for re employment by patronizing only firms displaying the Blue Eagle NRA symbol. General Hugh S. Johnson says consumer buying drives the recovery program and that payroll gains depend on increased business from buyers.
The National Recovery Administration announced a plan to grant a white breasted blue eagle to employers unable to meet all re employment agreement provisions. Administrator Hugh Johnson said the emblem would mark temporary exemption on specified points where full compliance is not possible.
The week at NRA Headquarters included a launch of the buy now campaign and a presidential plan to adjust private contracts to offset NRA costs. An arbitration board will start work immediately to settle disputes while some Pennsylvania miners threaten to defy a temporary settlement. John L. Lewis warned locals to comply or face further distress as the coal industry stabilizes. Whiteside warned Indiana grocers of hours limits, saying shortenings breach the agreement. Roosevelt urged Congress to reimburse firms for contract changes and asked states to follow. General Johnson praised Cleveland leadership and urged local action to pull out of the depression. Johnson warned employers still displaying the Blue Eagle to comply within two weeks or face public backlash. He urged spending to spur re-employment and warned stockholders that failure could harm all.
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