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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1933
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text outlines labor code proposals involving coal operators and workers. References to National Re s tation officers, union organizers, and the Board. Mentions figures like 2,000,000 workers and sums such as 90 million weekly, amid political rhetoric on labor participation and recovery.
fragmented OCR item suggests railway orders and rail industry activity. references Ches Railway and rail freight volumes. mentions August 1 and a local meeting seeking to discuss prosperity and annual dividends.
A man from Mt. Peasant, identified as Clarence, was fatally injured when dirt collapsed during an opening event. He was crushed and died after being removed to a hospital. The burial service was held at Mt Church Friday.
The writer in Beverly Hills proposes a national change urging senators to return home. He mocks appearances and disguise at political events and recalls Huey Long. The piece advocates creating a Meet Your Own Senator Week to force senators to come home whether or not Congress is in session.
Federal Emergency Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins approved Ohio’s request for 3,805,403 from the discretionary fund. Adjt. Gen. Frank D. Henderson said new relief taxes would raise 10,000,000 yearly and a federal match could add 6,000,900, lifting Ohio’s third quarter relief budget to about 12,000,000.
Stanford University traffic officer testified that David A. Lamson had scratch marks on his face suggesting a physical confrontation. Prosecutors argue Lamson beat his wife Allene to death in their Palo Alto cottage on Memorial Day, while the defense claims she fainted and fell into the bath tub.
Cecile De Wentworth an American portrait painter of the early century died at 70 in Nice France from starvation. Her sitters included Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft and Pope Leo XIII. Her works were purchased by the Luxembourg Gallery the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Corcoran Gallery.
Argentine ambassador to France Thomas A. Lebreton signed the world wheat agreement in London on August 30 after a delay that had raised fears the price-raising pact might fail due to Argentina’s abstention.
A four line classified ad in The Messenger generated strong response with women calling for the dresses advertised after the first run and nearly all items sold after the second run. The section promotes low cost results and asks readers to call 0242 to place ads. The Tuller Shoppe on N Court offers a rack of children's suits and dresses valued up to 1.95 selling for 59 cents.
Meigs County mourns as Rev. C. H. Eichinger and his wife die in a Tuesday evening crash seven miles south of Circleville. Their daughter-in-law Mrs Henry Eichinger also dies. son Avery is seriously injured. The trio were Circleville natives, returning from Chester Township visit. The crash involved an oil truck at Routes 56 and 159. burial planned in Letart Falls Cemetery.
Chicago workers strike as International Pocketbook Workers Union members protest NRA code compliance. It marks the third Chicago walkout in two weeks and pushes total strikers to about 20,000.
The article reports Huey P. Long, after a clash at Sands Point Bath Club on Saturday night, being offered $1,000 a night for appearances in a Coney Island side show.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce General Committee reports strong participation in the Blue Eagle drive with over 95 percent of local business concerns already signed under approved codes. Canvassing shows fewer than fifty Athens businesses outside the NRA banner, as officials plan a consumer pledge campaign and report remaining non members to Cleveland.
President Roosevelt watched for U S reaction to drastic executive orders regulating export refining and holdings of gold. The White House said the actions show the United States will supervise gold supply until a permanent monetary policy is decided. The orders require export of newly mined gold at world market price under Treasury supervision and expand federal control of domestic and international gold transactions.
In South St. Paul seven men held up two post office guards in front of the Post Office seizing a $30,000 payroll. They shot two policemen, killing Leo Pavlick and critically wounding John Yeaman as they fled in two automobiles.
Akron reports Mack Biffle an unemployed upholsterer claims the supposed victim Hugh Ochletree is alive. West Virginia authorities say Biffle killed Ochletree with a stone after a drinking party in July 1931. Biffle calls the charge spite work and demands proof of murder and a body.
Seattle report shows Wets claim repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment with over two to one favor after three quarters of precincts counted. Final tally early results from 316,064 for repeal and 132,359 against repeal in Washington’s 2,663 precincts.
Columbus report says the Ohio Chamber of Commerce denied issuing a statement on reallocating the liquid fuel tax. Officials note a memo titled no new taxes needed was shown to Columbus Trade Association leaders and the governor for information, with no press copies released.
Ohio employers report 1 250 000 weekly in new employes as NRA victory drive intensifies. James Roosevelt will attend a recovery rally in Cleveland on Sept 14 and Thomas Dixon urges abolishing poverty through the Recovery Act. Code agreements reach headquarters with 2 410 filings, doubling recent totals.
St Louis August 3 United States Health physicians race to aid public health officials and researchers in hunting the sleeping sickness carrier and developing an immunizing serum. After two weeks no tangible results have emerged from on scene investigators and Washington University researchers.
The Kentucky House of Representatives defeated Governor Ruby Laffoon's gross sales tax proposal Tuesday night. The plan was put forward at the opening of the current special session of the General Assembly to meet the state's relief needs.
Washington reports new orders easing the gold control to let producers sell world price gold at about 30 dollars an ounce rather than 20.67 at the mint. Officials foresee a major mining revival and tens of thousands returning to work as mines reopen, with broader foreign exchange implications.
A dawn rescue mission sought three Plattsburg youths William La Due Tyler Gray and Robert Glen trapped on a narrow ledge of Wallface Mountain in the Adirondacks since 11 a m yesterday An airplane warned them to stay put while rescuers closed in with hope of a safe return from a 400 foot sheer cliff edge
Henry Ford resists the NRA automobile code joining the code or facing a Blue Eagle sanction. Administrator Hugh S. Johnson warns Ford may be pressured by the federal drive to enforce the code. Johnson asserts no corporation or group can block national recovery as Edsel Ford travels in Maine.
Athens city schools will open on September 11 for the 1933 34 term with classes at 8 30 a m. Enrollment is expected to match last year, and teachers meet August 9 at 10 30 a m for organization. Sixth grade added at West Side School. a book list will be published in The Messenger.
The state council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics adopted a resolution at its annual convention in TIFFIN on August 30 opposing the use of public funds for anything other than public schools. The organization runs the Junior Order High School in the city, described as a private institution.
Columbus report: Mr and Mrs B H Thompson seek a second marriage license after the first was left in Thompson's shirt pocket on wash day. The license clerk records the application explaining the flub as the reason for the second filing.
Winners in all exhibits may collect premiums at the office of David Johnson in the courthouse basement Athens County. Premiums for the 4 H Club exhibit have not been prepared.
Aug 30 Innsbruck reports all borders closed following a bold prison breakout. Three men chloroformed two guards and freed Franz Hofer, head of the Tyrol Vorarlberg district. authorities pursue the fugitives and tighten security.
The Ohio Legislature was urged to appropriate about 2.5 million dollars annually for Catholic parochial schools for the next two years as finances strain under a weak economy. The request came from church leaders across four dioceses, as session debates stalled on a broader school tax plan and revenue measures.
Hong Kong dispatch says the U S S Sacramento and H M S Wishart left for Foochow to protect American and British citizens from Communist forces nearing the Fukien capital. U S citizens had been warned to leave Foochow before arrival of the ships.
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