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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1936

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Farmer Blocks Fare Payments To Legislators

Franklin County Common Pleas Court will decide if the state can pay Ohio legislators train fares for trips not made. Judge C. J. Randall issued a temporary injunction to Arnett Harbage, who argues mileage payments totaling 21 507 to House members for weeks July 22 to Dec 8.

Columbus U.P Ohio Franklin County C. J. Randall Arnett Harbage West Jefferson Farmer Joseph Tracy Fairfield County Ashtabula County House

King Edward Abdicates for Love in Riviera

Edward VIII will not see Mrs. Simpson until after Christmas at Hermann L. Rogers villa in Cannes. Police were reinforced as Mrs. Simpson received threatening letters while awaiting word on marriage, and Rogers declined to confirm or deny any engagement.

Cannes France U.P Edward VIII England Herman L. Rogers London Simpson Riviera Edward United Press Rogers

Eight year old dies after being struck by truck

Earl Nelson House aged eight was killed when he ran into Route 7 traffic near Cheshire. The truck owned by Enos Nelson and driven by Paul Hufford swerved into a ditch to avoid him. Survived by parents Bert and (unnamed) House and siblings Iris and Ray. Funeral at Ravenwood Christian Church with burial at Ravenwood Cemetery.

Gallipolis Earl Nelson Cheshire Enos Nelson Paul Hufford Hufford Bert House Iris Ray

Cantonay Carl Halpenny Killed In Mine Incident

Carl W Halpenny 18 from Elmgrove West Virginia died after being caught in the driveshaft assembly of an air compressor at a Waynesburg coal mine. He had moved here six months ago.

Cantonay Carl W. Halpenny Elmgrove W. Va Waynesburg Here

Abdication Won’t Shift World Money Officials Say

Washington treasury officials stated that King Edward VIII’s abdication will not affect the global monetary situation. They had discounted the effects of the crown renunciation earlier and see no cause for worry in the United States.

Washington Au.p Edward VIII Treasury

Plans For Accession Of KingEdward Abdication Move Forward

Premier Stanley Baldwin announced that bills for King Edward's abdication and the accession of the new king would be introduced in the Commons and completed by Friday night. The abdication will be signed and the Privy Council will meet for an accession ceremony expected Monday. The new monarch may take the title Albert I or George VI and will be proclaimed at key London sites. Mrs. Wallis Simpson is in retirement at Cannes as the King prepares to depart.

London U.P Stanley Baldwin Edward Commons Duke of York Baldwin Privy Council St. James’ Palace Charing Cross Temple Bar Royal Exchange Albert I George VI Continent Cannes Simpson Lisi

Lottie Pickford Dies of Heart Attack in Brentwood

Hollywood remembers Lottie Pickford age 41 sister of Mary Pickford and former silent film star who died at her Brentwood Heights home shortly before Wednesday midnight. She suffered a heart attack three days earlier with her husband daughter Gwynne and Mary Pickford by her side.

Hollywood Calif Lottie Pickford Mary Pickford Brentwood Heights Silent Filma John Lock Gwynne

Liquor Law Violators Are Given Sentences

Raymond Faulkner of Hamden Vinton County was sentenced to one year and one day in a federal prison for three liquor violation counts. William Ousley of Hamden Vinton County received a fifteen month term in a federal penitentiary for three liquor violation counts.

Columbus U.P Raymond Faulkner Hamden Vinton County William Ousley

NEW RULER, FAMILY IDOLIZED LONDON PRINCESSES TO BE

The Duke and Duchess of York now rule Britain and India with their two daughters. Queen Elizabeth, praised for charm, rose from commoner status to embody royal traditions. Bertie, cautious and studious, mirrored Queen Mary. Their beloved partnership inspires admiration across the realm.

Buckingham Palace Great Britain Duke of York Pomety Margaret Rose Elizabeth Windsorreat Park London U.P Duke Duchess of York India Edward VIII Bertie Queen Mary England

Stabilizing Pay Levels Drives Two Day Industrial Talks

Washington based Council for Industrial Progress prepares to push a wage plan tied to productivity. William Green of the AFL argues the public favors higher wages and buying power, urging industry to enact this through the conference. John L. Lewis reportedly will not attend, reportedly on vacation.

Washington U.P Council For Industrial Progress William Green American Federation of Labor John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization A. F. of L

Western Hemisphere anti war pact limit agreed

Argentina and the United States reached a mutual understanding at the inter American peace conference to limit the proposed anti war pact to the Western Hemisphere. The accord allows consultation among American nations at the first threat to regional peace as draft provisions are debated by the 21 republics.

Buenos Aires U.P Argentina United States Europe League of Nations

Compromise Unemployment Insurance Bill Up For Senate Vote

In Columbus a compromise unemployment insurance bill, shaped by a special research committee, faces the Senate with labor opposition. The measure blends the Boyd Bill framework with McIntyre provisions on benefits and automatic rating, and may fall short of the 22 votes needed for emergency passage. In Springfield a separate question asks voters to approve a two year mill levy to fund the public schools, with over 15,000 expected to vote.

Columbus U.P Senate Boyd House Labor Springfield

Edward VIII abdication statement reads in parliament

The abdication text declares Edward VIII renounces the throne and orders immediate effect. He cites no longer serving as Prince of Wales and King, thanks supporters, and names his brother the Duke of York as lawful successor for the throne and empire.

Edward Duke of York

King Edward VIII Abdicates Throne for Love

The 1936 British monarch renounces the throne to marry American Wallis Warfield Simpson, entering perpetual exile. The Duke of York becomes king, Princess Elizabeth as heir presumptive, and Parliament moves to formalize the abdication with Edward signing the document at Fort Belvedere.

London Edward VIII Great Britain Wallis Warfield Simpson House of Commons Duke of York Elizabeth Britain

Carolina Gunman Receives 20 Year Federal Prison Term

Reese Bailey, 30, of North Carolina, pleaded guilty to assaulting two G-men with a deadly weapon and was sentenced in federal court to two consecutive 10 year terms. State tax collections for the week ending November 28 reached 456 345 compared with 912 044 a year earlier. Heidelberg College faculty receive a 10 percent raise effective February 1 to restore past reductions.

Coluimbus U.P Reese Bailey North Carolina Public Enemy Columbus Tiffin AUP Heidelberg College

Athene Chest Drive Seeks $8347 to Finish

Athens community fund pushes to raise 8347 this week to finish the Athena Community Chest Drive. Leaders cite increasing shirking of duties and opposition to hiring a manager for essential drive organization while praising generous gifts from locals. four days remain to meet the goal.

Athena Athens

Community Chest Drives Finance Local Welfare Year Ahead

Chest Goal Gifts reported the $12,000 target with 3 653 raised and 8 347 to cover administering costs. Objections to donating appear, but organizers argue community drives replace scattered appeals and support essential local groups not funded by federal or state relief.

Community Chest

Special Taxes Before Solons

Governor Davesy will send a special message urging re enactment of expiring taxes in March 1939. The proposed taxes include retail sales, cigarette, liquid fuel, admissions, and use taxes, collectively raising about 70 million dollars a year. A bill for each re enactment has been drawn and sales tax carries no expiration date.

Columbus U.P Daevey

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