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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1938

Page

6

Jealous Mate Tells Jury of Slaying Rival

Rudolph Sikora a 31 year old husband killed Edward Solomon 35 a rival lover. He waited five hours on a street corner then fired five shots from a pistol. Sikora placed the weapon on a newspaper near the body and lit a cigarette while awaiting police. Mrs Sikora cried claiming Rudy was perfect but she loved Eddy who gave her romance and poems.

Chicago U.P Rudolph Sikora Edward Solomon Solomon Sikora

Daugherty Named Again By Democrats

At a Central Committee meeting in Glouster members debated secret ballot for executive seats. C. E. Handley asked to withdraw his name from consideration citing workload. Officers pledged vigorous campaigning for all Democratic candidates and paid tribute to deceased leaders D A Bardin and Carl A Russell. A pre meeting banquet preceded the session.

C. E. Handley Glouster Executive Committee Central Committee Democratic Central Committee Daugherty D. A. Bardin Carl A. Russell

Car parked on Main Street leads to fine

Carl Waldrop of Cuyahoga Falls told Mayor J. W. Huddle he parked his car to sleep off drinking. The mayor commended the gesture but fined him ten dollars for stopping in the middle of Main Street.

Lancaster U.P Carl Waldrop Cuyahoga Falls J. W. Huddle Waldrop

AFL Moves to Drive CIO From Waterfront

Atlantic City N J The American Federation of Labor begins organizing its 500000 affiliated seamen longshoremen truckers and fishermen into a unified maritime department to challenge the Committee for Industrial Organization waterfront dominance.

Atlantic City N. J American Federation of Labor Today Maritime Department Committee For Industrial Organization

Stocks mixed as rails slip and radios gain in dull session

Opened dull and irregular with fractional moves. Radio Corporation up 7 percent on 1,300 shares and American Radiator up 15 percent on 2,000 shares. Rails eased slightly while utilities were mixed and motor shares showed steadier demand. Industrials, copper and mines listed, with names like General Electric and International Nickel among the notable quotes.

Radio Corporation

Toledo market notes and mixed produce and livestock data

Toledo reports wheat prices for No 1 red and No 2, corn values for No 2 and No 8 yellow, oats grades, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh produce lists with higher firsts and butterfat prices, live poultry and egg quotes, Cleveland and Cincinnati livestock figures for hogs cattle calves and sheep, with regional market totals, receipts, and top prices across multiple cities. Includes government bonds quotes.

Toledo Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh

Prison Deaths To Be Probed In Hunger Strike Tie Up

Philadelphia coroner Charles H. Hersch announced autopsies on four convicts found dead at the Philadelphia County Prison would reveal startling disclosures. He rejected a police report that said the deaths resulted from in-fighting, suggesting beatings or scalding as likely causes amid a hunger strike that drew 650 inmates into protest. Judge Harry S. McDevitt noted prisoners tore out steam pipes for weapons and some were scalded during the confrontation.

Philadelphia U.P Charles H. Hersch Philadelphia County Harry S. McDevitt Common Pleas Court

Taft Expense Account Filed After Primary Win

Columbus reports show a total of 93942 spent on behalf of Robert A Taft who won the Republican senatorial nomination in the tec primaries. Some duplication possible as groups report funds given to smaller organizations as expenses.

Columbus Robert A. Taft

Horner Declares Weed Destruction Days in Illinois

Springfield Illinois Governor Henry Horner urged statewide cooperation to eradicate noxious weed pests and proclaimed a two week period titled Weed Destruction Days to focus action across communities. The move aims to reduce agricultural damage and promote cleaner land management practices.

Springfield Lll Henry Horner

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