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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
1
Col Roscoe Turner, winner of the 1938 Thompson trophy, qualified for the 1939 National Air Races in Cleveland at 297 miles per hour, the fastest closed course speed ever achieved.
United Press reports Britain and France pressed a diplomatic move to force a peaceful settlement with Poland while preparing for potential conflict. Hitler eyed the British message over hours of deliberation as London and Paris sought to gain the initiative in a tense power struggle. Cardinal Maclone's unexpected Vatican return fueled speculation of a possible papal overture to peace.
In Camden New Jersey Reverend Walter Dworecki 42 faces murder charges after police say he conspired with Peter Shewchuk 21 to kill his daughter Wanda 18 to cash her life insurance. Wanda's body was found Aug 8 in a rain soaked lover's lane.
Raymond McMahon 23 who escaped from the London Prison Farm Aug 21 was captured in Logansport Indiana by local police. McMahon served 20 years to life for bank robbery and was with three other escapees during a softball game. The other three are believed to be Claude Blood Frank Gearholt and Riley Lipps, all at large.
Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt ruled that Pike County Common Pleas Judge Jacob B. Davis may remain on the bench during a grand jury probe of alleged election irregularities. He stated the decision does not address Davis's qualifications to try any indictments.
Louis M Mauger 24 lost control of his car and crashed into an embankment near Massillon killing him instantly.
Washington officials view the postponement of ratification as potentially significant. Observers say delaying ratification could avert or delay war, weaken Hitler’s Poland demands, and reflect Britain and France firming against Germany. Some expect a new peace appeal from President Roosevelt if rapid European moves continue.
Col Roscoe C Turner and Earl H Ortman renewed their yearly rivalry as qualifying trials for the National Air Races continued at Cleveland Airport. Ortman on leave from Canadian colonial airlines surprised with readiness to challenge Turner after last year’s Thompson Trophy tight finish.
Ohio county reports show Bigelow petitioners fall roughly 60000 signatures short of the 241000 total needed to place the amendment on the ballot. Seven counties have yet to report, with grace period allowed for extra signatures.
Dr. Herbert J. Burgstahler will assume duties Friday as the eighth president of Ohio Wesleyan University. He succeeds Dr. Edmund D. Soper who resigned. The incoming academic calendar opens Sept. 22 with faculty changes including Miss Laura E. Kratz added to physical education for women.
Henry Ford, the auto maker who chartered a peace ship in 1915 and sought a peace effort in Europe, called today’s war threats a big bluff in a brief interview at the Wayside Inn in South Sudbury Massachusetts where he is spending a holiday.
Ohio's First Citizen, Gov. John W. Bricker, attended the 89th state fair with about 30 000 neighbors. He dedicated the new Junior Fair Building worth 160000 dollars and planned to view the million dollar stock parade and fireworks. Admission Monday reached 21782, up 3000 from last year.
Coolville mourns C. E. White a longtime merchant and funeral director aged 79 after a prolonged illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 pm at his residence with burial in Coolville Cemetery. Survived by his widow his daughter in law Mrs Clyde L White and two grandsons Clyde Jr and Jack.
Columbus Ohio Highway Director Robert S Beightler says a survey shows the state pays outlandish rents for patrol substations. Thirty seven on 27 stations nearly all rented. The Athens substation is state owned. Rents average about 67 dollars per location.
Henry Reed age 77 died at home in Coolville after a long illness. He leaves his widow Mrs. Mary Reed and a large family including nine children, 41 grandchildren, and 24 great grandchildren. Interment is planned at White Chapel Cemetery. Reed had been married twice, his first wife Amanda Randolph died in 1924.
PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire Navy salvagers prepared to attach two more pontoons to the sunken submarine Squalus in a fresh attempt to surface her. After rising 92 feet to the surface yesterday the 4.3 million vessel with 26 dead aboard had to be lowered again to the bottom due to an uneven keel.
About 130 wives and children of United States Embassy staff were evacuated from Paris today amid rising security concerns. The move followed reports of heightened danger in the area and involved embassy family units departing under official guidance.
Brig. Gen. Henry J Reilly commander of the A E F 83rd infantry brigade announces the formation of an American volunteer brigade to fight with the French Army in the event of war. The move signals ongoing Franco American defense coordination and reflects postwar military planning.
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor appeals to German workers to refuse support for war preparations and Nazi led drives. The message, sent via the International Federation of Trade Unions to W. Schevenels in Paris, urges solidarity with workers worldwide.
Health officials from the state and federal level began investigating milk and water supplies between Bellaire and Powhatan to identify suspects in a small epidemic of an intestinal disease. Four children have died and 70 people were sick, with 30 cases in Powhatan and 40 in Bellaire, plus additional cases along a 15 mile stretch of the Ohio River. Officials suspect river pollution from late summer may have concentrated a common source of food or drink poisoning.
Ohio's old age pensioners reached a new August peak with 119,013 people receiving 2,695,615 dollars in aid. Since January the number of beneficiaries rose by 7,830.
Britain declares Adolf Hitler given the final answer on Poland and war. Chamberlain told MPs that Britain's obligations to Poland would be carried out and that war or peace now rests with Hitler. Henderson carried the note to Berlin. Hitler’s reply awaited as European mobilization grows.
Chamberlain told Parliament Britain and its air force are in instant readiness and the fleet ready at a moment's notice. Viscount Halifax in the Lords said mobilization is ready and troop movements have occurred at home and overseas. Reports claim British troops reached France, while Germany massed reservists. An earlier accident at Ohio State Fair Grounds injured two and killed two horses.
Amsterdam reports Holland mobilizes about 650000 first line soldiers with 500000 more under arms as schools and churches are seized for military use. Troops reach frontiers and coasts while Germans reinforce trenches and barbed wire along the border. traffic becomes limited to a few roads.
Velma West and another inmate serving life at Marysville Reformatory for Women sought parole. Testimony before Harrison W. Jewell chairman of the Ohio Parole Board lasted over an hour as West’s mother and brother testified. West escaped in June and was recaptured last month.
The Bremen, pride of the German merchant fleet, was held in New York port by customs officials delaying clearance papers. The ship had loaded fuel and stores and planned to sail before 3 a.m. after a late arrival, while the Normandie faced war scare and quieted radio. American ships avoided German and Polish ports, rushing to British and left American ports to rescue stranded travelers.
Columbus authority Thomas J. Herbert ruled the state fire marshal can order destruction of a condemned fire trap building. If the owner does not comply, the marshal may raze the structure on his own order.
Former German Emperor Wilhelm II, age 80, keeps a calm routine in Doorn as world events unfold, reading newspapers listening to radio and accepting private messages.
Cleveland report says Frank Hart and his wife saved 108.25 in spare coins over four months by dropping them into the gas tank as a makeshift bank. A garage mechanic emptied the tank yesterday ahead of a planned trip to the New York World’s Fair.
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