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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1934
Page
1
The report describes a widespread drought and heat in the Midwest and East with temperatures reaching up to 115 degrees in some areas. It notes drownings in Ohio and Indiana, tensions in Roosevelt's hotel, and concerns over rain to relieve the parched lands as temperatures top 100 degrees in multiple states.
An unclear narrative refers to a woman named Anna Antonio, a murder night, and a plot involving a man named Samuel. It mentions children, a rendezvous, and questions of fate with implied violence and betrayal. The details are fragmented and lack a coherent sequence.
Mrs. Anna Antonio faces execution by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison after conviction for hiring two men to murder her husband. Vincent Saetta and Samuel Feracci, the alleged hit men, are also set to die tonight. The state says the wife sought her husband's murder for insurance.
President Roosevelt faced requests to intervene in major labor strife as efforts to resolve several strikes collapsed. A Minneapolis citizens group urged action on the truck drivers strike, while Alabama workers at Huntsville and other cities saw disrupted negotiations. Union claims cited thousands joining strikes in New Jersey and Missouri, with arrests during picketing and confrontations at factory plants in Kansas City and Malden.
Columbus Aug 9 A prediction that more than 20000 pensioners will be on Ohio old age aid rolls by month end came from M L Brown head of the State Division of Aid for the Aged. He said pensions were paid 1000 during July and that future work will be speeded up with no cost increase. The statement followed Auditor Tracy's note that division expenses in its first month exceeded pensions paid.
The Federal Government bid to buy 40000 bonds to fund Athens City waterworks was accepted by Mayor Len B McCune. The bonds dated Jan 1 1934 carry 4 percent interest payable semiannually and the government also provides a 15000 grant to assist financing the improvement.
An all day session at Athie En City Hall brought together national and state representatives, focusing on policy and governance issues. Attendees from various agencies discussed plans, with emphasis on coordinated efforts and public comment opportunities.
Extreme heat lingered over the Athens district with temperatures in the nineties. Yesterday's high hit 95 degrees, the month's peak, while the overnight low settled at 72 degrees.
In Cleveland Democratic and Republican events unfold as candidates press Roosevelt ties and attack rivals. West and Bulkley support D nom for senator while Donahey and Cox decry machine politics and waste. Vorys and Elden urge votes amid state critiques and upcoming primary results.
Hollywood stars and directors are tied to a congressional probe into Communist and Silver Shirt activities in Southern California. Police Captain William Hynes says prominent film figures back a movement growing with thousands of dollars from donors claiming philanthropy. The hearing adjourned as economy forced further sessions, per Rep. Charles Kramer.
Two men impersonating state patrol officers halted Mr and Mrs Charles L Harbeson while traveling on a highway near here abducted them and robbed a diamond ring a watch and Harbesons billfold containing 1 They also took the clothing of the couple’s seventeen months old son who rode with them.
Shade plans its annual home-coming on Sunday August 19 at Shade M E Church A basket dinner at noon Sunday School starts 10 15 A M An afternoon program features speeches readings and special music.
Dover reports the Greer Steel Company plant, idle since July 1, has reopened with fifty workers back at the line and full production planned to employ about 300 workers.
Lucian Stevens, described as colored, was arrested yesterday and held for Meigs County officers by Police Chief George Bateman. Police said he was wanted on a charge.
President Roosevelt spoke at the Wisconsin State Tercentenary in Green Bay urging continued New Deal action. He praised the nation’s recovery since 1932, defended cooperative wealth growth, and warned against delaying progress by factions or demanding tailored messages.
Heavy rain drenched Western Pennsylvania with the season’s worst downpour. Pittsburgh streets and lowlands flooded, Panther Hollow homes marooned as floodwaters reached seven to eight feet in some houses. Temperatures dropped over 20 degrees. Meadville recorded 3.65 inches of rain.
Constantine Algeria Aug 9 planes circled over a wide area as rumors of Arab Jew clashes spread. Authorities reported 13 of 27 killed were women and children, including three girls aged four to ten. Bodies were found with brutal knife wounds and suspected concealment by Arab assailants.
Three men pleaded guilty before Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court and received prison terms. Harry Mills was indicted for failure to provide and Charles Markinas for grand larceny, both sent to the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. John Darnell, charged with breaking and entering and larceny, was sent to the Mansfield Reformatory.
New Orleans residents register for the September congressional primary under armed guard. National Guard troops occupy the city registration office by order of Governor Allen amid a battle between Mayor Walmsley and Senator Huey P Long for control of the city.
A Fort Pry cavalry troop staged a sham battle at the Basel Rodeo in Burwe Nebraska. Real bullets were fired causing the death of seven year old Billy Spyder and wounding three others. Cavalry commanders said all shells used were blank.
Canadian aviators James Ayling and Leonard Reid landed at Heston Airfield near London after 30 hours 43 minutes in a long distance attempt to Bagdad Iraq. They covered about 3,700 miles from Sasaga Beach, Ontario before forced landing due to dwindling fuel.
Ohio voters will consider a constitutional amendment to cap gasoline tax at three cents per gallon and require all gasoline tax and auto license revenues to fund road improvements. The Ohio Highway Users Association delivered petitions with 275000 names to place the measure on the November ballot. two other tax reform proposals were not filed by the deadline.
A check for 38684.13 for Athens County's share of the undivided intangible tax fund was received by Auditor J Clyde Edmundson and will be distributed to school boards. Distribution based on average daily attendance of 9962 pupils for 1932 33 as determined by the state director of education. Funds to be used for teachers' salaries and operating expenses.
The coast guard patrol boat Triton, built by the Marietta Plant at Pt. Pleasant West Virginia, was launched on the Ohio River. Two sister boats Nemewis and Nike followed, with all three to be shipped to New Orleans for finishing before duty on the West coast. The trio cost $750,000.
Mechanical difficulties defeat the second attempt to reach Admiral Richard E. Byrd by tractor at Little America Antarctica four hundred miles? south of the base. A third attempt will be made at once.
Berlin Aug 9 Protestants must swear an oath of fealty to Chancellor Hitler matching the troops and army. Dr August Jaeger Next commissioner for Protestant Churches outlined new rules to be imposed by the National Synod, placing the church under Reichsbishop Ludwig Mueller and the Nazi Church leadership to stamp out independent clergy thought.
Amos Bradley aged 20 died of stab wounds in a hospital, with police attributing the death to a quarrel over the merits of two Republican sheriff nomination candidates. Detectives said a man in custody engaged in a bitter argument with Bradley and stabbed him during the dispute.
A head on crash three miles north of Kenton killed three women and left others in critical condition. The deceased were Mrs. Cordie Davis 24 of La Crosse Wisconsin Mrs. Sarah Hoffman 36 of Flint Michigan and Mrs. George Schoenfeld 45 of Flint Michigan. Additional persons were reported near death.
Senator Thomas praised the action as a new era of prosperity while the government requires delivery of most silver in the United States within 90 days. The move aims to nationalize silver at 50.01 cents per ounce under the Silver Purchase Act of 1934, with deductions for seigniorage and exemptions for certain silver stocks and foreign items. Wheat futures surged 2 1/2 cents as Roosevelts policy triggered market excitement.
The city of Warren recorded 3.08 inches of rain as heavy wind and lightning struck. Downtown streets flooded with water spilling into basements, with some stores reporting water six feet deep.
Newcomerstown reports Homer Spargroves his wife and two year old stepson Jimmy in a family car crash after Spargroves lights a cigaret. the vehicle strikes a culvert and Jimmy is killed.
Washington report notes Ohio with its liquor monopoly ranks eighth among heavy federal tax payers for alcoholic beverages. Since repeal, the state has paid 551,311 dollars in federal taxes.
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