08 Dec 1933
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 34 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1933
Page
1
A mob of about white residents seized a Black man accused in a slaying and dragged his body through Beaumont streets. The crowd ignited a huge pyre, ripped out the heart, and displayed the mutilated corpse as officers tried to restore order and identify the victim.
The report quotes Truax of Bucyrus accusing the White House and the Farm Credit Administration of political manipulation and self serving motives. He criticizes the appraisal division and lender practices as engineered to push advisers and Democratic loans.
Canton negotiators and Robert Fox report no settlement reached as bus service remains disrupted. The ongoing strike affects access to the Canton area and continues during the conference. Local officials expect further talks and potential service restoration decisions.
Attorney McDaniel plans to carry a plea for 41 year old Mark H. Shank to higher courts after a condemned slayer of an Ohio family seeks a new trial. The motion targets post verdict relief and possible death penalty considerations.
Readable fragments indicate a December date and a reference to Edmund G and state actions on liquor, whisky sales rules, and legislative oversight. The text is incomplete but suggests official discussion of sale restrictions and enforcement measures by state authorities.
Elmer Layden of the Four Horsemen fame will fill both Notre Dame football coach and athletic director posts in a major reorganization. Heartley Anderson and Jesse Harper resignations were confirmed. details follow as Rev. Charles L O'Donnell recovers.
Washington December 8. An upheaval in the agricultural adjustment administration signals a shift in tackling farm problems as tensions rise between liberals and conservatives in the farm group. Speculation grows that resignations may occur and that new leaders could bring policy changes to restore agriculture to parity with industry. George N Peek, the AAA administrator, reportedly may quit.
Pope Pius XII canonizes Bernadette Soubirous, the French girl who saw a Virgin Mary vision at Lourdes. Thousands attend in St Peter's as 6,000 French pilgrims join under 20 bishops to honor the nun who died in 1878.
Police reported three men confessed involvement in a plan to free Byron Rollison from Franklin County Jail. In Rollison's cell authorities found two guns and ammunition. plan allegedly included pepper spray to blind the jailer, with guns as a last resort.
The combined stimulus of repeal and Christmas approaches has boosted general business activity across large U.S. cities. Hotels and railroad lines report increased demand as agencies reflect the upturn nationwide.
A dispute between Athens County Auditor J Clyde Edmundson and Vinton County Judge J W Darby was filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court as Darby seeks a mandamus to compel a $157 41 warrant from the Athens County Treasurer for sitting in Athens County Court in 1931 The case hinges on whether Darby is entitled to $20 per day and expenses under a 1927 statute or $10 per day under an earlier act and whether constitutional salary protections bar an increase during a judge’s six year term
Five Athens Elks Lodge members cut 700 cedar trees at the Kelly farm near Cutler and hauled them to the city for display. The Stedman Co. and Athens Lumber Co. provided trucks. Roy Pierce led the effort with Lawrence Herron Alex Moore A H Huggins and Harry Graham assisting. Trees were placed in the business district and used to decorate South Fridge.
The South Canaan Baptist Church will start revival services on Sunday December 10 with Phil Ward a former Detroit gangster preaching at 7 30 PM each evening. Special music will accompany the services.
Columbus report notes 41 indictments returned by the Federal Grand jury on December 8 with 14 prohibition cases ignored. Among those indicted is George Stitts of Middleport for sending obscene matter through the mails.
Ohio's Federal Civil Works quota rose to 210000 workers under Hopkins and Braught with 9900 new county assignments. Athens County gained 25 projects for 920 jobs and 872 days, costing 171076 dollars.statewide payrolls rose to about 2900000 this week with 155000 at work.
Ohio's highway program funded by Public Works Administration has employed 7 450 workers and is moving faster than the national pace. Ohio reports 149 projects using PWA funds with 6 580 000 spent of a 15 500 000 allotment. Unspent funds are expected to more than double current employment.
David Vogel, a barber who toured the United States and Canada as hairdresser to Divine Sarah Bernhardt, died at age 78. He kept the actress looking stylish and was to be buried in Hudson today.
A blaze gutted the Hibien home in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan early today killing two mothers and five children. Firefighters battled the flames but all seven victims perished. Authorities investigated the cause as unknown pending reports from investigators.
Beverly Hills column quoting Will Rogers on President Roosevelt and critics. Rogers mocks stabilization, amortization, gold standards debates. He jokes about conferences and the infamous goat in political theater.
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh continued their solo return from Natal Brazil bound for Para on a 1870 mile leg across the South Atlantic. The seaplane was sighted off Areia Branca 170 miles from Natal as they head north toward Christmas with son Jon awaiting in Maine.
Change in plans for the Athens Armory entertainment the week of December 18 to 23 to boost the Community Chest fund was announced by H N Burgett general chairman. The circus was canceled and replaced with Chest Jubilee nightly entertainment with dancing and other features. Burgett Richard McKinstry and Wheatley Link are in charge of arrangements.
Paris December 8 France will insist on the sanctity and inviolability of the League of Nations and its covenant Foreign Minister Joseph Paul Boncour told United Press. He denied reports France planned to join others in weakening the League and said Paris would stay faithful to its basic principles.
The Osborne Association report cites Ohio Penitentiary Mansfield and Marysville Reformatories for overcrowding poor cooperation and sanitation issues. London Prison Farm is praised. Warden Thomas is described as ineffective, with reforms urged after a deadly 1990 Easter Monday fire and lax trustee supervision following a recent football game.
State lawmakers defeat the liquor monopoly bill while a proposal for sale by glass gains favor. The article notes debates on CWA as a future unemployment solution and possible permanent public works program. Hopkins argues CWA could become a lasting institution supporting public projects and old age security.
Hugh S. Johnson, NRA administrator, delivered a vigorous defense of NRA principles at a National Association of Manufacturers banquet in New York. He urged critics to join President Roosevelt's recovery program and argued against managed industry while praising rugged individualism.
The Putnam County common pleas court ruled against depositor Mary Francia Felter who sought $11,000 from the Bank of Leipsic. The decision states depositors must accept the bank’s repayment plan, offering a percentage rather than full recovery. Over twenty Ohio banks with about 50 million in assets on restricted plans could be affected.
Detectives again questioned 37 year old gasoline station operator Peter D. Treadway who is identified as the man seen near the scene where Ruth Gilmore Steese was shot and killed a year ago. He had confessed prior murder and robbery terms and slept in custody after his arrest. Steese, a bookkeeper for the Cleveland Society for the Blind, was found dead in her car in Beachwood Village last December.
Ohio players held favored positions at the American Bridge League national championship in Cincinnati. After the first grind of the final sessions, five of the top ten open contract pairs are from Ohio, three from Cleveland and two from Cincinnati, with E. J. Rabin and O. B. Emrich of Cleveland leading and pressed by Samuel Fry Jr. and Waldemar Von Zedtwitz of New York.
Milton Statler, heir to Ellaworth Milton Statler's New York hotel estate, died when his car overturned on a highway 45 miles from Tucson near the Mexican border. His wife was injured, brought to a local hospital, and listed in shock with bruises but not believed to be seriously hurt.
Marietta reports three persons were sought for questioning in the slaying of Frank Berger a 58 year old man whose body was found in the Muskingum River. The coroner said he was likely killed by a blunt blow and had recently sold hogs with about 80 dollars on him. The body was discovered by Robert Bosworth and Clarence Crimmel as they locked a tow boat through the locks.
In Havana on December 6 the Cuban government enforced a new law limiting employers to at most 50 percent foreign born workers. Authorities imposed extraordinary military and police precautions to forestall disorders as Spanish and other employers reacted with threats of boycotts and plant closings.
W T Howe president of the American Book Company was subpoenaed to testify before the Senate Textbook Committee next Tuesday. He will have a chance to deny charges that his firm influenced school policy in the sale of its textbooks.
In Columbus on December 8, reports say the Senate and House Judiciary Committees voted 15 to against a proposed state monopoly on package liquor sales. The advisory committee’s plan, endorsed by Governor White, appears discarded as the legislature adjourns until next Monday evening.
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee pressed a low liquor tax to make whisky affordable at 1.50 a quart, spurring a drive against bootlegging. The panel backed a vote to allow sale of hard liquor by the glass while amendments to remove monopoly provisions and replace with general licensing were discussed for Senate action. A licensing system would permit wholesale and retail sales in original packages with fees of 1000 per distributor and 250 per retailer, discarding price controls and state stores. A shift to private licensing faces support from big-city lawmakers and opposition from dry-leaning regions. Senator Mosier cautioned no vote before next Tuesday. Ohio drug stores proposed package sales control to liquor stores.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.