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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1939
Page
1
Athens County auditor Clyde O. Gibson says Governor Bricker misread relief finances. He explains the county already spent the $22,000 from utilities excise tax and cannot be matched again. The county must cover $25,000 still owed to stores and cannot fund new food orders without paying existing debts.
A State Welfare Department spokesman said Athens County can cover poor relief for more than three months based on November costs. Gov Bricker noted he cannot issue relief orders and that local counties must handle food orders. He cited a revolt against relief methods as voters rejected levies for poor relief and welfare. County funds include $22,000 from excess utility taxes and projected extra $7,000 in surplus utilities, with coal mining areas like Athens hardest hit.
The Federal Government’s 1,000,000 WPA effort to corral a coal mine fire since 1884 wraps up Thursday. About 250 WPA workers will be dismissed after digging clay filled tunnels and building fire walls to confine the blaze.
State police searched Erie Canal debris for a dynamite explosion that killed five youths on a hunting trip near Waterford. Victims were Frederick Deeb 16 Roger Murray 17 Russell Prescott 14 Edward Fogarty 16 and Arthur Perras 15. a hunter's dog also died. fragments of a shotgun and two rifles were found near the scene suggesting a stray bullet may have triggered the blast.
President Roosevelt meets Protestant and Jewish leaders to discuss church roles in a global peace drive. Dr. George A. Buttrick and Dr. Cyrus Adler accept the Christmas invitation to cooperate with him and Pope Pius XII in parallel peace efforts. Meeting at the White House is planned with time undisclosed.
Cambridge officials move to ban possession or import of any book magazine or newspaper containing the words Lenin or Leningrad starting tomorrow City Councilor Michael J Sullivan announced the resolution was passed last night It does not prohibit Marx Stalin or the term Communism thus keeping those items legal.
State liquor store operations earned 447000 more in the first 11 months of 1939 than the entire 1938 year according to the Department of Liquor Control. December holiday sales were expected to push the gain beyond half a million dollars.
Columbus Ohio. The State Civil Service Commission announced examinations covering about 500 liquor store positions will be Feb 8 and 9. About 15,000 people are expected to take the tests with a $1 fee per test. Store manager salaries range 1800 to 2400. cashiers earn 1440 to 1600. clerks 1380 to 1600.
A. S. Ed wards of the University of Georgia reports that serious health issues account for less than nine percent of student failures. Herbert S. Zin discusses adolescents' interest in biological sciences. The National Geographic Society plans an archaeological expedition in Mexico led by Matthew W. Stirling to Vera Cruz to explore ancient Indian origins.
Henry L. Doherty chief of Cities Service Company died in Philadelphia after a lifelong rise from newsboy to a $200 million public utilities empire. He passed away at 9 41 p m after battling bronchial pneumonia and rheumatism, with his widow and executives at his bedside.
Governor Holt named two women to vacancies in the West Virginia Legislature. Mrs. Jane Dice of Lewisburg fills the Senate seat left by Democrat William N. Jasper’s death. Mrs. Virginia R. Kurtz of Weston is appointed to the House seat once held by her late husband, Republican Kenneth S. Kurtz.
Washington U P members of the Dies Committee expressed disagreement over the forthcoming report to Congress. One member objected to emphasis on certain Communist activities and urged specific recommendations for legislation not included in the draft.
Samuel H Squire, state superintendent of banks since January 1935, announced resignation to Governor Bricker effective December 31. He will leave Elyria, Ohio, post at year end.
Rev. Jacob Henry Culler aged 93 died in Springfield after a 65 year career in the United Lutheran ministry. He was the second oldest graduate of Wittenberg College.
The House deficiency appropriations sub committee approved with minor cuts President Roosevelt's request of 272 million dollars to cover defense deficiencies for the current fiscal year. The measure faces early House action possibly before next week. The request was announced by Chairman Edward T. Taylor and stems from Roosevelt's neutrality and defense policy orders.
Solomon Townsend 83 a Meigs County native and longtime photographer died in Charleston West Virginia. Funeral is Friday at Temple Church burial on land once owned by his grandfather Solomon Townsend. He leaves two sons Ray and Delver and three daughters May Millie and Violet a brother A T Townsend and sister Emma Higley. He lived in Wellston Huntington and Charleston and retired last year.
Ohio scientist George D. Hubbard of Oberlin told the AAAS that abandoned lake beds in Ohio hold agricultural wealth. He said lake bed silts and clays are used to make brick and tile and lake bed humus is applied as fertilizer.
Central and Southern Ohio were swept by 1.5 to nearly nine inches of snow with Columbus at 1.5 inches and Cincinnati over 3 inches as an east wind of 22 miles per hour hit the region. Northern Ohio escaped the storm though Belmont County reported eight inches and ongoing highway blockages. The Weather Bureau forecast continued snow tonight with flurries Thursday and highs around 25.
President Roosevelt addressed the fifth annual American Student Union convention at the University of Wisconsin campus as delegates from across the United States gathered for a four day session. ASU leader Joseph P. Lash signaled a looming internal clash over condemning Soviet aggression in Finland, testing Communist influence within the group.
A Finnish mission opened negotiations in Washington for the purchase of modern American trench mortars anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns and large supplies of ammunition amid wartime aid talks.
President Roosevelt expected to budget for a federal treasury income of six billion dollars or more for the next fiscal year amid ongoing business improvement. Tax revenue at that level would rank third in treasury history, behind 1920 and 1938. Secretary Hopkins cites national income at sixty eight point five billion for 1939, up four point five billion from last year, with further gains possible to push 1940 totals above seventy billion.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd informed the Navy that his Antarctic expedition crossed the International Date Line while sailing westward. He reported his crew celebrated with a five course turkey dinner and a Christmas tree despite the calendar jumping from December 24 to December 26.
Weston, Mass. seismograph records a very violent earthquake lasting over two hours. First shock logged at 6 57 p m EST.
The State Welfare Department reports about 550 000 people benefited this year from roughly 57 million dollars in state and federal public assistance. Old age pensions total around 32 million, with about 125 000 on the rolls. Other programs include aid to dependent children 30 000 people 5.5 million, aid to the blind 4 000 people 970 000, and aid to crippled children 3 500 people 500 000.
Finnish troops repelled another Red assault on the Karelian Isthmus as 300000 Soviet soldiers mass on central and northern fronts for a new drive. Bombing hit Viipuri and Porvoo while Finnish defenses and weather hinder Russian maneuvers. Aid from Britain and France reached Helsinki as a Swedish volunteer corps joined the relief effort.
Miners restart protests on Wright Street after a wage cut reported without notice. They say they are not striking but walked out in protest as operators refuse to reopen at pre cut rates.
Columbus reports Dr. Wanda K. Farr 44 director of the Boyce Thompson cellulose lab in Yonkers announced the origin of cellulose at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. Dr. Farr, a native of New Matamoros and Ohio University alumna, was cited for her work.
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