14 Feb 1933
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1933
Page
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Michigan Governor Wil sard discusses moratorium options as Guardian Trust Company faces banking instability. Reports say Caldermorning talks focus on suspension or adjustment of operations to stabilize the financial sector amid broader market declines.
British officials in London signal a united Anglo American economic policy to face the World Economic Conference. The plan aims to secure a debt moratorium for the June installment if no new agreement is reached and urges Britain to return to the gold standard to stabilize world monetary exchanges. Ronald Lindsay's report to the cabinet guides the approach as Roosevelt plans negotiations in Washington.
Myers Y. Cooper former Ohio governor urged Republicans at a Lincoln Day Dinner in Lexington to support the new Democratic national administration while reserving the right to criticize its acts. He attacked Republicans in the Senate for voting with Democrats and masquerading as Republicans. He said the party cannot be saved by half breed Republicans and called for more dependable leadership.
Police and firemen wrestled with the wreck to free an unidentified man about 45 trapped beneath a street car after being struck by an automobile. William Trunk, 24, Akron, was charged with manslaughter.
Bogota reports fighting has begun at Leticia between Peruvian and Colombian forces as the government confirms the outbreak of hostilities.
Denver police chairman said Charles Boettcher II would be released within 48 hours. The kidnaped heir to a Denver fortune was seized outside his home after Sunday night, with a $60,000 ransom demanded. The family, fearing for his safety, awaited his safe return as an urgent manhunt continued.
Senator Borah urged the Senate to drop Eighteenth Amendment repeal in this session and focus on relief legislation to prevent a revolution in the United States. He warned that thousands could lose their homes and that state legislatures may not act quickly enough if repeal votes precede March 4. He emphasized expediting relief bills for farmers and others over repeal.
Ohio lawmakers expect sharp debate on prohibition with two wet measures on the calendar. The McCrystal repeal proposal and the Hunter Bill face votes as the House weighs liquor policy and relief measures while the Senate plans early adjournment and prioritizes essential bills.
Hawaii formally closed the Massie assault case as Judge Charles Davis dismissed indictments against four natives for criminally assaulting Mrs Thalia Fortescue Massie. Prosecutor John W. Kelley stated the state had no evidence that Mrs Massie was attacked.
John Manon aged 52, a former convict, was detained in Toledo and to be questioned by Lima authorities about the deaths of two men killed by a mitro-glycerine explosion near Lima Sunday night.
New York report states Ernie Schaaf died of natural causes after an autopsy. The Boston heavyweight collapsed in the thirteenth round of his fight with Primo Carnera, but doctors said an intracranial hemorrhage from a ruptured brain vessel caused a blood clot. Schaaf, 24, died following surgery to relieve a brain clot at Polyclinic Hospital.
In Akron on Monday Joseph Dominic 15 drowned after saving his younger brother John 12 who had broken through ice on the Cuyahoga River. The tragedy followed the boys entering frigid water during an ice break.
Lake Erie froze enough to carry automobile traffic on the ice between Put-In-Bay and the mainland for the second time this winter. Two cars with plank bridges crossed the ice on Monday, linking the bay to Port Clinton as crews noted the solid, safe ice conditions.
The Ohio Legislature gave final approval to the Zeal Resolution memorializing President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt to appoint former Congressman Martin L. Davey of Kent, Ohio, as secretary of agriculture in his cabinet.
A bygone Valentine era fades as hotcha motifs give way to direct messages and pastel cards. The piece notes shifts in romantic greetings from frilly lace to bolder lines, with art influences and evolving consumer products for families and youths in 1933.
Tax rates for the 3 Athens County taxing districts are filed by auditor J Clyde Edmundson. All rates are lower than last year. Readouts include Athens Township 18.5 mills and Athens City 22.2. various special schools and joint schools across The Plains, Daleton, Lodi Alexander, Rome, Troy, Dover, and other townships. Continued on Page 4.
The Gibson Pharmacy at 7 North Court Street changes hands from Thom as E. Gibson to new owners William A. Kenkier and Harold T. Kenkiler, Lancaster brothers, now operating as Athens Pharmacy. Konklers’ first business venture, William Konkler a Ohio State University 1926 pharmacist graduate.
Tokyo reports the Lower House passed the 1933 budget totaling over two billion yen about 410 million dollars, the largest in Japan's history. the budget faces approval by the House of Peers later.
Rollie Hopperly, a Beneca County farmer in Tiffin, created a sausage 75 feet long and weighing 65 pounds. He displayed the giant link to amused locals, turning a kitchen curiosity into a local spectacle.
Beverly Hills dispatch notes a mutiny aboard a battleship and hints at broader Navy budget woes. The writer jokes that if Congress cannot fund a navy, they might offer California to Japan in exchange for ending Hollywood and the Chamber of Commerce influence.
The Athens Kiwanis Club auction and contract bridge tournament enters its third phase Thursday night at Hotel Berry. Proceeds aid health work for needy Athena County children. Eighty players last week. new contestants invited by Kiwanis committee or attendance Thursday night.
Cleveland reports a three day battle to save Jane Mias Nellie Broge 27 infected by a cat scratch gas gangrene. Mt Sinai Hospital physic De Harry Li Rockwood says the germ contracted from soil carried in cat claws. believed to be recovering.
Arthur Miller, 24, an orderly at the Masonic Home in Springfield, was held by police in Columbus for investigation of the death of George E Gilbert, 72, who was struck Sunday night. Miller confessed it was his car and was accompanied by three youths. only he was held. He said he could not sleep.
The Cincinnati Board of Education passed a resolution opposing the Mort Education Equalization Plan, agreeing with state support for minimum educational opportunity but deeming it an inappropriate time to raise taxes. Officials also protested Ohio coal only legislation, arguing it would raise the schools' budget by about 21 000 dollars annually.
President Hoover returns to Washington after delivering a farewell address to the Lincoln Day Dinner in New York. He urges international cooperation to revive economies, stabilize currencies on a gold basis, and find room for silver, while warning the GOP about threats to party leadership and pledging vigilance for public welfare.
The Ohio House of Representatives unanimously approved Sen. E LeFever’s bill authorizing the transfer of title to certain Morgan County lands to Gladys Ahle. The measure, already passed by the Senate, moves to the governor for signature.
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