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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
3
Cash registers ring with Merry Christmas cheer as Athens and Hocking Valley merchants report strong December trade. Shoppers buy gifts, clothing and jewelry, with local stores stocked, staff increased, and a rising sense of a brighter year ahead despite 1938’s lower bank debits.
Chairman Martin Dies of Texas wraps up his 25 000 dollar probe into un American activities drawing broad national debate and a rebuke from President Roosevelt. He says the report will be ready in two weeks and will not smear the administration. Funds may be requested to continue the investigation amid charges against James Roosevelt the CIO and sit down strike leaders.
Harold L. Ickes declines to run for mayor in Chicago as announced by the Draft Ickes for Mayor club. The Interior secretary stated he would not seek election in the 1939 city vote.
Pete Hammond was named acting postmaster of Lancaster today replacing the former postmaster. The move was announced by the Washington UK office and marks the interim leadership in Lancaster's mail operations.
Washington reports revive talk that Vice President Garner may return to the capital to lead a conservative Democrat economy bloc in the next session. He has criticized New Deal spending but remains on cordial terms with President Roosevelt. Garner aims to shape 1940 presidential prospects toward moderating New Dealer objectives.
Hollywood scene unfolds as Martin Snyder faces charges for shooting Myrl Alderman amid love triangle with Ruth Etting. Newlyweds Ruth Etting and Myrl Alderman married yesterday in Las Vegas as Snyder testifies about his motives. The trial resumes with witnesses recounting threats and a dramatic day in court.
Washington The Social Security Board announced Ohio will have about 102,602,000 dollars in unemployment compensation funds for 1,720,000 workers. The October 31 balance was 85,502,014 dollars and projections set next January’s fund near 102.6 million.
A Franco controlled radio broadcast suggested peace might be possible in the Spanish civil war if Loyalists surrender. The report notes possible new moderate Loyalist government and signals a major Franco offensive not yet started, with emphasis on ending the war through settlement.
Immigation authorities move to strip Herman Max Schwinn of his American citizenship. Schwinn, Hamburg born West Coast Bund leader and ally of Fritz Kuhn, was described as a 100 per cent Nazi in Congress last November, with his name listed among 115 West Coast Nazi leaders.
Ed Roberts, 42, of Ohio City, a road employee, was killed yesterday when a loaded stone truck tipped and crushed him. The incident occurred in Van Wert. Authorities investigated the fatality.
George Dally 21 forced entry at a San Francisco hospital and shot Morris Cornpropst 24, killing him while critically wounding a guard. An orderly detained Dally and his woman companion. Dally claimed to seek revenge for family stabbings linked to Cornpropst and mother-in-law.
At the eighth Pan American Conference in Lima Peru United States delegates planned to submit a resolution condemning artificial trade barriers and urging unrestricted commerce among American republics Secretary of State Cordell Hull led the push and aims for a vote on a trade declaration Some delegates worry the draft lacks enough bite against European totalitarian economic penetration but consensus supports Hulls stance.
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt will be elected a director of Roosevelt and Sargent next Monday. She will not sell insurance nor hold financial interest in the firm. She replaces her eldest son James, who becomes a vice president at Samuel Goldwyn Productions and will work mainly in Hollywood.
Washington U P reports Secretary of Commerce Daniel C Roper plans to quit the cabinet soon after January 1 creating a second vacancy after Attorney General Cummings resigns effective Jan 1. No successor had been named.
Walter Keleher describes the Cleveland crash on Lake Shore Boulevard in Gordon Park as his car skidded on ice formed by spray from eight foot waves. He recalls seeing his wife vanish into the lake and his own injuries as police, firemen and Coast Guards resumed the search after abandoning it overnight.
Delegates at Akron 66th annual Ohio State Grange convention planned to act on resolutions as Louis J. Taber National Grange master blamed falling farm prices for unemployment. Taber urged long term programs and cooperation. Walter F. Kirk of Port Clinton re elected master for a sixth term.
Verner E F Metcalf, retiring Republican state senator from Marietta, may join the State Utilities Commission if Governor-elect John Bricker does not appoint him commerce director. Chairman Charles Schaber’s term expires in February and the utilities post carries a six year term with a $6000 annual salary.
President Aurelio Mosquera Narvaez orders massing of troops to demand surrender of dissident units on Sechimbia Hill in Quito. The presidential palace is heavily guarded as business suspends and clashes occur between patrols and left wing demonstrators.
The Treasury announced that government spending for the current fiscal year exceeded 4 billion dollars. The net deficit stood at 1,565,129,830 dollars, more than twice the deficit in the same period last year.
William O'Dell of Lancaster died in a Zanesville hospital yesterday from injuries after being struck by a hit and run motorist.
DETROIT U P Attorneys for Fidelity Investment Association investors totaling 60 000 persons with $600 000 000 must appear in federal court Monday to show cause why the firm should not be restrained from mail use or interstate commerce participation The SEC filed a complaint accusing the association of fraud in sale of securities across much of the nation It also alleged insufficient funds to meet contracts and hidden deficits Carmi A Thompson of Cleveland is named as president with other prominent finance officers cited in the record
Ohio pensioners face delayed December checks as State Finance Director M Ray Allison does not certify the state share. Certification of the federal portion has been received from the Social Security Board. Allison declined to explain the delay and suggested the state might need to scratch for funds amid tight year end balances.
A Commercial Motor Freight Line truck traveling from Wilmington Delaware to Cincinnati was looted of 11 cases of wine and two cartons of paper. The driver Earl Springs of Columbus reported thieves climbed onto the rear of the moving truck, cut a canvas hole, and passed the goods to confederates following the vehicle.
Works Progress Administration chief Hopkins reported a week ending December 10 relief rolls fell by 45 514 to 3 139 045. It marks one of the steepest declines since the program began on May 5 with ongoing reductions through the period referenced in the report.
Federal and state investigators traced the background of F Don al d Coster who 13 years ago started a hair tonic firm Girard and Company later rising to the presidency of McKesson and Robbins Inc An $18 000 000 shortage is cited Arrested and released with Coster was George Dietrich assistant treasurer in charge of the crude drug department Dietrich had been connected with Coster since Girard and Company The company official said the firm had no crude drugs department and its warehouses did not exist with two firms handling sales and financing merely acting as mailing addresses
The Ohio League of Municipalities, representing city officials, will meet in Columbus to discuss relief, the public employer retirement system, and unemployment compensation as they affect cities. First retirements of municipal employees under the new system are due January 1.
London reports George Bonnet pledged that France would resist any seizure of its empire and aid Britain if attacked, while Paris submitted a budget boosting armaments by over a billion dollars.
Ohio voters up to November 8 balloted on more school bond proposals than since 1928. The 312 proposals totaled 23,351,465 with 12,764,055 meeting the 65 percent requirement. In the same period 226 special levies were submitted and 197 carried.
The Nebraska Board of Pardons and Paroles, led by Gov. Cochran, heard a plea to parole 14 year old Gary L. Ames to Boys Town. Represented by Rev. Demers, the request cites Ames as the state’s youngest inmate serving life for a murder in a freight car and notes support from his mother and community voices.
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