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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1935

Page

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Coal wage disputes threaten price stability amid war recalls

Centralia operator O Neill told the Coal Commission a soft coal price war would quickly ban by producers if wage scales are not pre advised. He argued current uncertainty harms operators while others attack wage terms under the Guffey move. He warned wage cuts could bankrupt many companies and delay stabilizing market conditions.

O'Neill Centralia The Coal Commission Percy Tet NRA

Knox predicts GOP moves in Ohio as key figures meet

Knox publisher of The Daily News among speakers at Republican Veterans Club luncheon and Ohio Republican meetings. He forecasts major Republican choices in about 60 days with discussions involving George H. Bender and Senator William E. Maho as potential national contenders. Ohio Governor Alf then travels east to press Kansas interests at Cleveland chamber events.

Ohio Knox Ily News Repub George H. Bender League of Republic Id William E. Maho Republiics Alf Kansas Ohio Chamber of Cleveland

Robber's Father of Asphyxiation

A 55 year old man, Raymond Hamilton, was found dead in a heated room at a Louisiana tourist camp. Officials list asphyxiation as the cause, with authorities noting auburn hair described in the report. Investigators linked the death to a robber previously executed in Huntsville Texas.

la Hamilton Raymond Hamilton Huntsville Tex Kelles L'vian

Unclear text about May events and Soviet relations

The passage mentions May actions with the Soviet Union and possible armed relations involving Russia and the United States, referencing Brazil and Uruguay with unclear details and fragmented phrases.

Uruguay Um — Yane

Man Behind Despondent Police Case Committed to Hospital

Leonard Wright aged unknown reportedly despondent over his four children and wife Rachel aged 4. A wax order led to commitment at Pato Bate Hospital.

Leonard Wright Rachel Wax Pato Bate Hospital

Dr John Condon Becomes Vaudeville Entertainer

Advertisement in Variety announces Dr John F Condon famed as the Lindbergh kidnapping intermediary now available for personal appearances in vaudeville or motion picture theatres. The retired educator touts past grosses at Boston and Lynn venues and is described as enigmatic and colorful.

New York America Variety John F. Condon Jassie John Boston Lynn Mass

Plans Made To Fight Pollution In Ohio Valley

Six states of the Ohio Valley including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia move toward curbing stream pollution. A chamber of commerce committee drafts bills to create an Ohio Valley Drainage District and Commission to coordinate pollution reduction. Alternate federal action would involve Army Corps of Engineers cooperation or a new Division of Stream Pollution Control within the Treasury’s Public Health bureau.

Cincinnati Ohio Valley Ohio Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania Kentucky West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Ohio Valley Drainage District Ohio Valley Drainage Commission U. 8B. Army Bureau of Public Health Treasury Department

Norris to propose Mississippi Valley Authority bill

Senator Norris of Nebraska plans a Mississippi Valley Authority modeled on the TVA. The bill would span over half the continental United States from the Allegheny foothills to the Western Continental Divide. Flood control would be the main goal, with navigation irrigation hydroelectric power soil conservation and reforestation also included.

Washington Norris R. Neb Tennessee Valley Authority Congress Mississippi Valley Authority TVA Continental United States Allegheny Foothills Continental Divide Missouri Valley Authority

Army Bombing Mauna Loa To Protect Hilo Water

The U S Army dispatched twelve bombing planes at 8 30 a m to blast lava by Mauna Loa to keep molten flow from threatening Hilo Hawaii water supply and prevent possible reach to the city.

Hilo Hawaii United States Army Mauna Loa Hijo

Man in Gallia County shoots wife amid quarrel claim

Mrs. Lawrence Jaques 22 of Kanauga dies from a bullet wound to the abdomen at home after a Tuesday night quarrel with her husband who is jailed awaiting charges. Jaques offered evolving accounts blaming a rifle discharged by accident or a shot through a door aimed at his brother Lonnie. A new grand jury convenes Saturday to investigate the case.

Gallipolis Lawrence Jaques Kanauga Jaques Lonnie Lawrence

Four Dead in River Tragedy in Ohio River

Four people drowned in the Ohio River during a blizzard after a Christmas Eve wedding. Willard Kennedy 22 and Goldie Porter 21 married in Kentucky to head to Kennedy’s home in an eight foot boat. Corbett Porter 60 and Charles Porter 14 accompanied them as the frail craft found capsized on the riverbank. Allen Ruggles, a game warden, reported the group vanished mid river as the blizzard struck and two screams were heard.

Vanceburg Ohio Willard Kennedy Long Lick Goldie Porter Lewis County Kentucky

Youth acquitted of murder faces charge for shooting mother

Haugeman Falin, 16, of Wise Virginia, cleared of murder after saying he killed his father in self defense, now faces a Jan 6 hearing for shooting at his mother. Mrs Falin says he fired several shots and threatened to finish her, supporting his prior testimony.

Wise Haugeman Falin

Legislators Meet on Permanent State Relief Plan

In Columbus a conference of Senate and House leaders will study the draft of a 1936 permanent relief program. Senator James Metzenbaum said fund figures will be added later and the bill will be introduced at a skeleton session Monday. Four counties have formally asked for loans from the $1.5 million relief fund. 19 counties are said to be in urgent need. Applications must be filed by 10 a.m. tomorrow with M Ray Allison directing finance as the State Board of Control prepares fund distribution.

Columbus Senate House James Metzenbaum D.cuyahoga M. Ray Allison Sail State Board of Control

Pomeroy Lodge Receives Gavel From Jerusalem Quarry

Will C. Merritt of Columbus presents a Masonic gavel to Pomeroy Lodge. The framed legend notes the gavel was made in King Solomon's quarry in Jerusalem Palestine on March 5, 1935. It rests on stone from King Solomon's Temple site, quarried from Mt. Moriah, with an olive wood handle from the Mount of Olives near Gethsemane.

Will C. Merritt Columbus King Solomon's Quarry Jerusalem Palestine King Solomon's Temple Mt. Moriah Mount of Olives Garden Gethsemene

Laval Pledges Aid to Britain in War Crisis

Premier Laval told the Chamber of Deputies he would aid Britain against possible Italian aggression while opposing broader sanctions. The League of Nations discussed peace terms for the Italo Ethiopian war, listing five points including withdrawal of Italian troops and Ethiopian sovereignty. Emperor Haile Selassie was not confirmed to have accepted the terms.

Associated Press Laval Chamber of Deputies Italy Loval Great Britain League of Nations Ethiopia East Africa League of Nations Commission Haile Selassie

No Exemptions From New Rail Pension Law

The railroad retirement board announced there would be no exemptions from the new pension law effective March 1. Railroads with private plans may keep them, but all must conform. provisions include annuities based on service and taxation for both employer and employee, with 34 percent of wages up to $300 monthly.

Washington Railroad Retirement Board

Five Youths Suspected In Drug Store Holdup

Police in Cleveland link five youths to holdups in Cleveland and Akron. The quintet were caught at a West Side nightclub under an hour after a drug store robbery netted $120. Detective Sergeant Harry Hugo notes each had time at Lancaster Boys Industrial School.

Cleveland Akron West Side Harry Hugo Lancaster

Vote Against New Deal Shows Further Increase

The Literary Digest poll reports 95 155 votes from 41 states with 409 527 yes and 577 631 no on Roosevelt era policies. The no vote rises to 58.51 percent up from 57.69 percent last week amid a nationwide recession signal.

New York

Fourteen Die in Violent Spain Wind and Rainstorm

A violent wind and rainstorm across northern and central Spain left fourteen people dead today. Weather agencies reported damaging gusts and flooding as crews worked to clear debris and assist affected towns.

Madrid Spain

Blumenfeld Faces Murder Charge in Liggett Case

Isadore Kid Cann Blumenfeld stands in arraignment for the machine gun killing of Walter Liggett, the Minneapolis editor labeled a bootleg leader in Liggett’s paper. Indicted after grand jury testimony from two witnesses, Blumenfeld will be tried January 20.

TRIA Isadore Kid Cann Blumenfeld Walter Liggett Minneapolis Liggett

Missions Charged With Anti-Jap Acts

Tokyo reports say Chinese student agitation against Japan is linked to missionary schools under American and British influence. A government spokesman declined to identify schools or discuss possible actions, noting unnamed officials at Yenching University Peiping being cited.

Tokyo Foreign Office Japan China Yenching University Peiping Shanghai

James Brooks Fined After Logan Wreck

James A Brooks of Athens was jailed after a Route 21 crash near Enterprise. He faced a judge on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and was fined 100 dollars with costs and driving rights suspended. R L Koch of Columbus escaped injury in the head on collision.

Logan Enterprise James A. Brooks Athens Newton Spencer Brooks R. L. Koch Columbus S. B. Whitehart

Ohio Youths Held in Shooting of Attendant

A preliminary hearing in Huntingdon Tennessee for three Mansfield Ohio youths charged with highway robbery and assault with intent to kill was postponed while the victim recuperates. Clarence Greggs 20 Arthur Murphy 22 and Harvid Young 18 were in custody after the Bruceton service station shooting last Sunday. The sheriff said the defendants claimed the car was stolen at Chillicothe Ohio.

Huntingdon Tenn Ohio Bruceton M. J. McLemore Clarence Greggs Arthur Murphy Harvid Young Mansfield Chillicothe

Ravenna Police Chief John Good Suffers Long Service Retirement

John Good, 79, a police chief for 50 years in Ravenna, retired today after serving as Portage County sheriff twice, guarding at Ohio Penitentiary, and acting as Garrettsville town marshal.

Ravenna John Goodenough Portage County Ohio Penitentiary Garrettsville

Severe cold wave grips nation with heavy casualties and snow

The nation endures a record cold wave with about 28 states hit by storms and traffic crashes. At least 55 deaths from exposure and 17 from fires are reported, with Windsor and Detroit among hard hit areas. Skating remains common in the South as cold continues into the North.

Chicago North Central Plains Texas Oklahoma Kentucky

Thelma Todd Fight Report Emerges in Death Inquiry

A sensational unverified report claims a man tied to Thelma Todd death inquiry assaulted the actress days before she died of monoxide poisoning. Capt. Jess Winn notes the report names a central figure, describing a violent cafe altercation with a waiter intervening as guests left.

Los Angeles Thelma Todd Jess Winn District Attorney's Office Winn Miss Todd

Agriculture Ad justment Administration collects excess hog funds

Officials collected 186 dollars Thursday from 14 Crawford County corn hog contract signers who raised hogs beyond allotments. County Agent Russell Miller turned the money over to charities: Salvation Army 101, Children's Home 35, YMCA 30, Red Cross 20. Farmers kept the hogs.

Bucyrus Agriculture Adjustment Administration Crawford County Russell Miller Salvation Army Children’s Home YMCA Red Cross

Hen with initialed eggs stirs old country paper lore

SANTA MONICA Calif What ever became of the hen that laid eggs bearing mysterious initials sometimes read as War or Raw This barnyard oddity faded as New Deal politics rise The piece notes Governor Hoffman of New Jersey as a political figure among potential nominees.

Santa Monica Calif New Deal Hoffman New Jersey Irvin Cobb

Ohio teachers seek expanded federal aid through national committee

Ohio Education Association delegates push for a National Education Association appointed committee to press universal federal aid to education. State education chief E L Bow sher criticizes teachers for poor school foundation program advocacy and cites errors in district attendance figures. RB F Stanton is nominated for president and James M Turner and O EF Hearing named to vice president posts. Harper C Pendry becomes Ohio director for the NEA.

Columbus Ohio Resolutions Ohio Education Association National Educational Association E. L. Bowsher RB. F. Stanton Alliance Schools Association James M. Turner McConnelsville OEF New Lexington Perry County Harper C. Pendry Athens National Education Association

Logan Med Student Is Hurt in Skiing Mishap

Logan medical student Tom McGovern son of Mr and Mrs Ray McGovern sustained a fractured collar bone in a skiing accident on an incline at an old cemetery. He was in company with Durward Brangan and is a student at Ohio State University.

Logan Tom McGovern Ray McGovern Durward Brangan McGovern Ohio State University

Unification Sought for Students War Opinions

Two nationwide college student groups opened a joint convention in Columbus to vote on a plan to unify their programs and mobilize student opinion on war. They seek a least common denominator and consider how closely to align with off campus groups such as the American Federation of Labor.

Columbus Student League For Industrial Democracy National Student League American Federation of Labor

Regional Capitals as Center of Federal Administration

The National Resources Committee favors establishing ten to twelve regional capitals to coordinate natural resources development. In a Roosevelt report the committee cites Little Capitals as centers and proposes consolidating field offices under regional lines with key hubs in Boston New York City Knoxville Atlanta New Orleans Chicago Portland Denver and San Francisco.

Washington National Resources Committee Roosevelt Ickes Wallace, Roper and Perkins Harry L. Hopkins Works Progress New England Boston Eastern New York City Ozark-Appalachian Knoxville Tenn Southern Atlanta Gulf Coast New Orleans Midwestern Chicago Pacific Northwest Portland Ore Pacific Southwest San Francisco Inter-Mountain Denver

Ice Paralyzes Barge Traffic On Ohio River

Ohio faced a sharp cold snap with record lows in Cincinnati and surrounding areas. The Ohio River froze over 390 miles from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, trapping three barges and endangering vessels above Maysville. Four inches of snow fell in Cleveland with temperatures near single digits as 20 deaths were attributed to the cold wave.

Ohio River Columbus Ohio Pittsburgh - Cincinnati Tom Greene H. C. Yeiser Cincinnati Maysville Yeiser Sam P. Suit Coney Island Cleveland Mercury Youngstown Toledo Columbus Weather Bureau

Pair Digs for Cache of Counterfeit Coins

Two men unearthed a buried cache beneath an old Indian Territory trading post in Oklahoma City. Secret Service agent John Osborn said the coins are cheap amalgam with a thin gold coating and warned the case dates back 75 years.

Oklahoma City Indian Territory John Osborn Secret Service

Mine Worker Dies After Rock Fall Tragedy

In New Philadelphia a coal loader named John W. Snyder aged 68 was found dead after 45 minutes of rescue work on Thursday. He died following injuries from a rock fall in the mine.

New Philadelphia John W. Snyder

Fire forces man to flee as car blocks street

In Alameda at 2 a m Julius Grodem was told to move his car from the street. He returned to find his house on fire, prompting an urgent response.

Alameda Calif Julius Grodem

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