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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1936
Page
3
Coshocton health officials prepare mass inoculations as 1500 residents report illness. Water tests show colon bacillus in samples, raising typhoid risk. City schools closed, boiling water advised, and extra typhoid serum rushed in while officials test supply.
Ohio's mines will be idle tomorrow after two Saturdays of operation. About 30,000 miners return to a five day week as United Mine Workers president John Owens says the emergency coal shortage that prompted extra work has passed.
Investigators blamed a gas seepage pocket for an explosion that wrecked the Newark home of Earl Garrabrant on Thursday night. No injuries were reported as the family was away, with damage estimated at 10,900 dollars.
In the coldest stretch of the history marked by an extreme ice gorge on the upper Ohio River a massive sand dredge collapsed after being jammed by ice. Engineers dynamited the ice to clear a three mile stretch before Montgomery Dam and relieve the locks. River traffic faced 10 to 15 foot high ice blocks for miles.
Northern Ohio labor troubles spread across five fronts as Goodyear seeks court orders to end Akron plant picketing. More than 16 000 idle, Libbey Owens Ford to close, Barbert on Columbia Chemical plant sits with 400 inside, wage dispute escalates. Union drivers threaten March 1 strike in Cleveland amid stalled talks.
Columbus faces a financial crisis after the levy failure. Safety Director Harry E. French warns that about half of the 329 police and 338 fire personnel could be laid off. Mayor Myron B. Gessman has ordered 400 civilian dismissals to balance the budget and may use 300 student workers via the National Youth Administration. Concerns grow over potential crime rise.
State Auditor Joseph T. Tracy filed Friday petitions with the secretary of state seeking re nomination for a fifth term.
Officers investigate a cave bone find near Hysell Run tied to 1924 Duckworth murder case. They link Otis Chapman of Tennessee to the same region, with confessions and notes suggesting Chapman was shot by John Hedricks and hid in a rock crevice near Vulcan Camp before vanishing.
A Negro suspect in a brutal assault on a wealthy white farm woman, Mrs. Alice Wilson, 31, and her daughter Alice, 6, was shot and wounded by a posse four miles southeast of Blair Oklahoma. Both victims were near death at Mangum hospital. Sheriff E N Clabaugh said Mrs. Wilson briefly regained consciousness but recovery was unlikely.
Columbus reports historians mark the 1776 Ohio River exploration of George Washington noting debated routes. Prof. Guy Harrold Smith argues the party traveled along the West Virginia side with short Ohio side camps near Athens and Meigs counties. The journey lasted about one month and two days from Fort Pitt, with diary notes on weather and river conditions.
Washington—Bituminous Coal Commission members consider sending one or more of its five commissioners to Great Britain to study allocation and production control methods. Percy Tetlow of Columbus Ohio and George E. Acret of Los Angeles are among those being considered for the trip, funded by a 12500 mandate from Congress.
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman said Hauptmann’s silence keeps Luftman’s case unsolved and pressed the inquiry. Leibowitz’s withdrawal from Hauptmann’s defense and belief of guilt did not change the governor’s stance. No reprieve planned. Hauptmann faces execution the week of March.
K T Crossen Post 21 of the American Legion was among the first in the nation to file veterans benefit applications. Adjutant R M Sherman said over 800 Athens veterans have submitted forms to Washington and several have received approval. Applications continue at the Legion Home with aid from Harold Wells J C Johnson Harley Moler Wheatley Link and Oscar Fulton.
Governor Martin L. Davey spoke to Capital University students on Thursday explaining his reasons for entering politics and his views on public service. He said he believed the needs of the people required active leadership.
Gallipolis report notes Mrs. Carrie Stewart had dug a two foot trench across 50 feet of her lot and connected a new pipe with two gaskets before utility workers found the line already repaired and tested the connections.
GEORGETOWN British Guiana P Art Williams an American aviator who taught Redfern to fly said his interior search found no evidence Redfern survived the 1927 Brazil jungle flight He reported ten new Indian villages and that Redfern did not land in that area He denied a Paramaribo paper claim that Redfern was located crippled and held by Indians
Jay N. Ding Darling, noted conservationist, urged governors and the Legislature to back a constructive restoration program for game and fish reserves at the League of Ohio Sportsmen banquet. He blamed conservationists for damage to fish, game and birds and warned against a drift toward desert conditions. Darling cited his resignation from the Biological Survey over a dam project threatening a 35 square mile breeding ground at the Santee River mouth.
David O Seaman longtime Ohio Industrial Commission employee died after an emergency operation. He had been ill since Tuesday and passed away Thursday in Springfield. Survived by two children and siblings. Funeral set for Saturday in Springfield at 1 pm.
Iowa City report quotes Professor George W. Stewart head of the University of Iowa Physics department predicting a future treatment for deafness by grafting skin from the back or abdomen to function as ears. This landmark comment reflects early optimism about bioengineered sensory cures and highlights cross disciplinary work in medical science.
Washington reports House leaders aim to push a $500 million farm bill through tonight by amending a Senate approved measure. The bill extends federal payments to farmers for soil conservation until 1987 and shifts payments to state agencies after that date. An consumer protection amendment is included, with debates over parity income and anti overproduction goals.
Nelsonville resident John Murphy was acquitted by an Athens County Common Pleas Court jury after being charged with driving while intoxicated. The elderly defendant thanked jurors and shook hands with Prosecuting Attorney Harold J. Rose and Judge C. F. Rowland.
Forecaster C A Donnell of the Chicago Weather Bureau warned of another frigid spell across the Plains as a midwestern cold wave loomed Friday. He noted no immediate subzero temperatures but warned of colder conditions ahead.
All federal agencies and banks in Athens will close on Washington's Birthday Saturday. WPA district office and projects FERA County Relief the post office the courthouse and the Reemployment Service will be shut down.
Wintry blasts deter many, but a wrens colony lives inside Toerner Greenhouses on S Mulberry St. Owner reports daily sightings and notes the birds venture out when vents are open but return before evening closure. Their songs echo through the greenhouse.
A 24-year-old chauffeur with an electrical hobby was arrested on suspicion of murder in the rooming house killings of Carl S Barbour and his wife Dorothea in Los Angeles. Detectives said a time clock device ignited the blaze to destroy clues. The victims were found with skulls battered in after the fire.
Italian advance columns report capture of Aderat twenty miles south of Makale marking a key position between Makale and Amba Alaji. Rome regards the area as pivotal after 1895 setbacks. Italian planes patrol the region as a new infantry division Assetta Second sails for Eritrea with potential Libya deployment.
Senator Robert Bulkley stated he would not become involved in the Democratic gubernatorial primary between Governor Martin L. Davey and Lieutenant Governor Harold G. Mosier of Cleveland, who announced his candidacy on Wednesday.
Professor William E. Powers of Northwestern University predicts northern states may see gradually rising temperatures as the end of a glacial period nears. He cautions this does not signal an immediate spring or break in winter, and notes long term shifts could someday bring climates similar to the Carolinas.
President Roosevelt said the tax bill to finance the new farm program would be formulated after his Hyde Park return next week. Conferences with spending agency heads continue through April and lending officers have nearly completed discussions. A billion dollar borrowing cancellation is protected, with no clear indication of further curtailment of direct expenditures. Congress hopes the tax bill will be as small as possible in the campaign year.
EPIC leaders announced they will meet in Los Angeles Sunday to name a Roosevelt pledged delegate slate. Republicans discuss rising tax receipts as a prelude to new levies, with estimates suggesting a 1929 level revenue base and potential $500 million in new taxes pending House action.
Denny L. Lane seeks $4000 damages from Wendell Roush after a January 18 traffic accident that killed Lean der Walker age 48. Lane claims negligence and says he fractured his left arm and suffered other injuries when Roush’s car struck Walker and Lane as they repaired a tire near the Lane home between Evergreen and Porter in Gallipolis.
Mrs. Walter Tibbie 24 of Sandusky died after a two month illness. The body will be brought by train to Athena Saturday morning and taken to the Powell home at 132 West Washington Street. Funeral at Pilgrim Holiness Church Sunday at 2 30 officiated by Rev B H Pugh. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
Found guilty Friday of misuse of dealer's registration on a truck by Probate Judge S and S M Johnson Don Nester 26 First St Athens. Will have toll report to a probation officer weekly.
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