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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1935
Page
1
A session of U S officials including J R McCain discussed tapping relief funds for cash needs and machinery under New Deal laws. The plan faced deferral as lawmakers weigh deferral and appropriation, with potential support from the coal committee and areas like Washington and Ohio Legislature considering action this fall.
Fatal auto dealer incident details mention Dale Alexander and Vinton Buckeye Lake area with accompanying individuals. Surviving relatives include two brothers Master Clyde and Miss Byrd, plus second son Billy. The report notes health fading and airport lab context with Mr Quickie of Vinton and other relatives.
Floodwaters flood low-lying areas halting travel as residents on a hill near Syracuse report being marooned. The rising crest reaches marshland and a creek dam, with two hundred people stranded and awaiting rescue as levees fail under heavy rains.
A cryptic item from the Boston press references a chaotic scene involving a dog described as mad. The text hints at confusion and agitation around an airborne event and a writer named Walter, with no clear dates or outcomes available.
William Aberhart leading the WIN movement in Alberta vows monthly payments of 25 for every resident once elected. The 57 year old evangelist faces the task of delivering on campaign promises as the premiership appears within reach.
Washington report says Rep Woodrum predicts Huey Long faces political death as House may probe his Louisiana governance after Long’s filibuster on a $102 million appropriations bill. Long’s opponents cite social security, coal regulation and railroad pensions funding as the motive. Democratic leader Senator Robinson says rules change to curb filibusters will be proposed next session.
Governor and Mrs Martin L Davey announce the engagement of their daughter Evangeline to Alexander Smith of Kent. The couple, schoolmates at Kent, plan a wedding at the executive mansion on October 5. Evangeline is 24 and Alexander is 25.
Joseph Keller, 75, was trapped with his foot caught in a wire fence while climbing. He hung for 45 hours before a searching party found him. he was in serious condition in Defiance today.
Logan Board of Education approves 48 floodlights totaling 72 000 candle power to illuminate the high school field. The project, with WPA help and a $4 000 city share, aims for three-week installation and will debut in later September games against Bremen or Lancaster.
Fear over a Newfoundland weekend gale grows as beaches search for bodies and ships report heavy losses. Forty unofficial deaths are linked to the storm while crews are missing and vessels found sinking or adrift near Trepassey and Placentia Bay.
Suffering for more than six weeks with legs held up by ropes pulleys and weights the Chicago girl Rose Cingrani lies in a hospital bed. The photograph marks another example of the nation’s traffic toll as she hopes to play with other children again someday.
The Sherrill Government Survey Committee rebukes six state supported universities Ohio State Kent Bowling Green Miami Ohio and Wilberforce for overemphasizing recreation and vocational expansion. It urges focus on hard work sound economies and high morals with quality over quantity. It notes local pressure transformed Kent and Bowling Green into universities and calls for abolishment of the schools.
Logan Senior High School received 5000 pounds of new textbooks this week for the upcoming opening. The materials are publicly owned and will be issued to all grades at no cost to parents. The set includes English and Literature texts for the high school.
The report notes the deaths of Faith Massie and C. E. Horton in Lawrence County. Massie, once a Pere School teacher in Perry Township, recently graduated from Ohio University in Athens, and was connected to many local families through her family.
In Reading Pennsylvania a local hosiery mill received a federal contract for several pairs of 76 17 socks. Each sock pair fits feet 17 inches long and can hold 5 pecks of potatoes.
Wildermuth Brewery signs staff contract to deliver 50 barrels of beer daily to a West Virginia beverage company. The amount equals one third of the brewery capacity. production could reach about 150 barrels per day on an hour day schedule. New steel has arrived and improvements to plant continue. if materials arrive on time, beer should hit markets soon after year’s start.
Columbus Ohio reports 166 544 fewer people on relief rolls in seven months. Federal relief administrator C C Stillman releases figures showing rolls dropping from 1 267 957 in January to 1 101 413 in July. He cites seasonal and improved industrial conditions as main cause.
President Roosevelt planned to confer with Secretary Hull this afternoon on the Soviet note. He avoided commenting on possible U S action pending fuller talks. He said the six months neutrality resolution would be signed today or tomorrow as satisfactory.
The Works Progress Administration reports President Roosevelt approved a $343,013 WPA allotment for Ohio to fund 73 projects across 46 counties. In Fairfield County Lancaster receives $10,500 for comforter manufacture, Hocking County Logan funds $15,060 for sewing clothing, Ross County Chillicothe supports mattress sewing, Athens County Athens centers produce comforters and sheets with $9,708 for mattress production.
A silk-hatted executioner at Pletzensee Prison beheaded Lieut. Mueller Heinecke of the aviation corps at dawn. He was convicted as a spy for betraying military secrets, one of many executions this week at the block.
Columbus officials report 58 000 visitors on Tuesday at the State Fair with officials predicting a larger crowd today. Earl H. Hanefeld, state director of agriculture, said attendance on the first two days exceeded previous marks.
Chicago reports show men winning in diaper derbies knitting bees and jam contests with winners including David Hippie who won with blackberry jam and John F Cann who led a knitting bee on Boston Common. In Seattle William Love and Berbert Beck excelled in diaper events while college men board and tend children as mothers study flying swimming and golf.
Mrs Alice Wahl wife of Carl G Wahl assistant state highway director rode a tandem bicycle downhill brakeless at Put in Bay and plunged toward Lake Erie. Her companion Mrs David Morgan Columbus landed on top and escaped injury.
District supervisors in Columbus met Monday and Tuesday to outline WPA jobs for women. Mia Charlotte Gowing Cooper of Athens led the effort with local projects including sewing for relief, book repair, health programs, surveys, immunization, and community musical and dramatic activities. Mrs Izetta Jewel Miller, regional director for several states, called the meeting.
Mildred Fowler wife of Sheriff Roscoe O Fowler was elected president of the Kiigoth District Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion at the Dayton convention. The eight county district includes Athens Meigs Gallia Hocking Jackson Vinton Fairfield Perry. She succeeds Gallipolis's Mrs Bradbury and will serve a two year term representing the district at the national convention in St Louis with one delegate. Mrs Fowler was a district delegate to the Miami Florida national convention last year.
Prosecutor Arthur Hooper described a fatal accident as a prank meant to scare a friend but carried too far. Police Chief Rose Cunningham suspended Patrolman Robert L. Doyle, 2, who allegedly drove the car in which Jame Lawson was killed while riding with Ralph and Covert of Wheeling.
President Roosevelt reportedly turned thumbs down on a nationwide Census Bureau project to hire 124,000 workers for a population survey beginning November 1. The plan aimed to survey youths and their occupations across the country.
CALLANDER Ont. The Dionne quintuplets entered their sixteenth month today with Dr Allan Roy Dafoe reporting they are in excellent health. Born May 28, 1934, the siblings show no health problems and are being cared for in Ontario. ASHTABULA Charles KE Johnson 61, a railroad employer, died after a heart shock during a severe electrical storm.
H C Brock brader was stung by a nest of bees on Monday affecting his face and hands. On Tuesday he attempted to treat a mule and was kicked in the head.
London reports Laborites in Britain and Europe plan general strikes and boycotts against Italy to deter East Africa conflict. Emperor Haile Selassie orders gas mask drills and covert arms reserves while international shifts unfold in Geneva and in talks among Laval Hoare and Blum about shaping policy and possible joint actions against war materials for Italy.
Federal mediator sought to settle a strike at Novelty Advertising Co. Union officials moved to organize all industries in Coshocton in the home town of William Green AF of L president. Most city industries operate open shops, officials asserted.
Detective Patey Pappano reports John Citro wounded his wife Concetta four and Pia Salvitore two in Akron before fatally shooting himself after Citro violated his wife’s medical consult. The incident occurred Tuesday as described by authorities.
State treasurer Harry S. Day announced last week that prepaid tax receipts sales totaled 798,990.11 dollars, marking a record low. The report notes Columbus and surrounding counties contributed to the dip in tax collections.
The Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research said Ohio hotel activity in July reached its highest level for the month since 1931, signaling strong tourism and lodging demand in the state.
Fred Sprinkle, 43, was killed Tuesday when a motorist struck him and fled the scene in Urbana. Police described the incident as a fatal hit and run and launched an investigation to identify the driver and determine motive.
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