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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1938

Page

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Eden Blames Italian Attitude for Cabinet Split

A political column argues that Eden blames Italian attitude for a cabinet split amid fears of a new Axis alignment. The piece references a map showing Italo German plans to form a bloc from the Baltic to the Black Sea, reshaping Europe and echoing World War era dynamics.

Eden Hitler Austria Germany Italy Baltic Black Sea Hungary Czechoslovakia Rumania Jugoslavia Poland

Resignation Sparks Commons Debate Over Italy and Britain

In the House of Commons, Foreign Secretary Eden resigns citing disagreement with holding talks with Italy over its recent actions. Prime Minister Chamberlain planned talks with Italy’s Dino Grandi while facing potential shifts in policy toward Germany and Ethiopia. Leaders Attlee Sinclair Lloyd George and Churchill expected to comment, with rumors of a new anti-establishment Conservative faction.

London U.P Anthony Eden House of Commons Italy Britain Eden Germany Grandi Neville Chamberlain Dino Grandi Spain Ethiopia The House Chamberlain Benito Mussolini Mediterranean Maj Clement Attlee Labor Party Archibald Sinclair David Lloyd George Winston Churchill Marlborough Attlee Sinclair Lloyd George Churchill -Lloyd George French Riveria Churchill England Rome-Berlin

Hitler pledges protection to Germans abroad in speech

Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler pledging Germany would shield 10,000,000 Germans under foreign flags and demand colonies while signaling stronger action against perceived slanders. Officials weigh possible moves on Czechoslovakian Germans and army expansion as Europe watches the Fuehrer’s address.

Fuehrer Berlin U.P Adolf Hitler Germany Czechoslovakia der Fuehrer Hitler Austria Great Britain Europe Vienna Arthur von Seyss- Inquart

Accuser Of Governor To Give Answer In Graft Probe

Ohio Senate graft committee extends life to finish Lee Bradley testimony on alleged campaign fund solicitations for Governor Davey in 1934. Bradley faces a perjury warrant after hours of testimony and seeks income tax records to back claims about payments from Francis W. Poulson.

Columbus WUP Ohio Senate Lee Bradley Bradley Martin L. Davey Davey East Cleveland Davey Tree Expert Co L. G. Corlett Senate Committee Common Pleas Charles A. Leach Franklin County Cleveland Francis W. Poulson Bruce Seabright Bridgeport Wheeling, W. Va C. J. Harmon Henry C. Canning

Relief Bill Is Used Against Filibusterers

Senate leaders planned to use the administration's deficiency relief bill of 250 million dollars to break a six week filibuster against the anti lynching legislation. Some western lawmakers sought to raise the relief bill to 400 million, but leaders expected the move to fail. Senators Wagner of New York and Van Nuys of Indiana said they would not yet commit to bringing the anti lynching bill to a vote.

Washington Senate Robert F. Wagner N. Y Frederick van Nuys Ind

25000 Routed By Icy Floods

More than 25000 men women and children were driven from low land homes by icy flood waters and scattered to refugee camps in southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. Army engineers directed levee repairs below Newport while 25000 acres flooded. The Stephen Keel levee failed thirteen miles south of Newport and the Mayberry levee protecting Auvergne Weldon and Tupelo faced seepage threats.

Little Rock Ark Arkansas Oklahoma U. S. Army Newport Stephen Keel Mayberry Auvergne Weldon Tupelo

Teruel Loyalists Resist Nationalist Siege in Spain

Loyalist forces inside Teruel continue stiff resistance against the Nationalist siege as reports reach headquarters in Saragossa. The fighting centers on the city’s defenses with loyal units defending key positions and resisting encirclement efforts.

Saragosa Spain Teruel

Flood Fund Approved for Ohio Emergency Relief

WASHINGTON U P Sen Robert J Bulkley announced Roosevelt approved a WPA project making 548000 available for flood emergency use in Ohio. The aid aims to fund relief and recovery measures in affected areas and support local authorities dealing with flood risks.

U.K Washington U.P Robert J. Bulkley Roosevelt Ohiio

Ohio sleet storm damage estimated at 250000

Northern Ohio communities faced extensive repair after a severe sleet storm over the weekend. Damage topped 250000 across Erie Sandusky Ottawa Huron Seneca Lorain and Cuyahoga counties with hundreds of utility poles down and phone lines out. Repairs consumed Sunday as power and communications slowly returned in places like Norwalk Bellevue and Sandusky to Fremont areas.

United Press Ohio Erie Sandusky Ottawa Huron Seneca Lorain Cuyahoga Norwalk Northern Ohio Telephone Co Bellevue Seneca County Tiffin Ohio Power Co Carey Berwick Fostoria Lake Erie Power Co Woodville Fremont Lake Shore Electric Railway Cleveland Lakewood Rocky River

Two Men Arrested on Bank Robbery Charges

In Charleston West Virginia two men were charged with participating in a $39,800 robbery of a South Charleston bank on January 19. Amos Eugene Ward 26 of Charleston was arrested locally and Leonard C. Jackson 26 of Indianapolis was held in Baltimore by federal agents. A third suspect Ray Duval 29 remained at large.

Charleston W. Va U.P South Charleston Amos Eugene Ward Leonard C. Jackson Indianapolis Baltimore Ray Duval

Ohio Petroleum Holds First Annual Meeting

The petroleum industry committee of Ohio opened its first annual meeting in Columbus with more than 200 members. the organization includes an active body in automotive and petroleum trades and anticipates about 6,000 members from 63 county committees to attend.

Columbus U.P Petroleum Industry Committee of Ohio

Robber Fugitive Escapes Extradition Over Funds

William Baker aged 38 who escaped Mansfield Ohio four years ago while serving 10 to 20 years for robbery avoided extradition after Ohio cited lack of funds to return him. Ohio Welfare Department replied it could not undertake extradition due to financial constraints.

New York U.P William Baker Mansfield Ohio Ohio State Welfare Department

Police seek bombers in Philadelphia doorstep bombing

Philadelphia police sought to identify suspects who set off a shrapnel bomb on the doorstep of the Liedertafel Saengerbund Hall, a German singing society building, as investigators pursue leads in the case.

Philadelphia Liedertafel Saengerbund

Nazi Refugee Doctor Slain in Chicago Mystery

Police summoned the German consul as an inquest opens into the murder of 44 year old Dr Max Sammett a German political refugee and dentistry researcher found dead near college laboratories. He was shot twice in the head with .32 caliber eel jacketed bullets and had been dead about three hours.

Chicago U.P Max Sammett Sammett

Myra North Debuts in The Messenger Comic Strip Mystery

Myra North and Jack Lane debut as secret service operatives in a new adventure The Mystery of Arnold Island. They fly with Mel Nolan to Arnold Island home of H. L. Arnold, face thugs, secret passages, and a basement with gem piles as they uncover a plot around jewel duplication.

Messenger Myra North Jack Lane Secret Service Arnold Island Myra Jack Mel Nolan Nolan H. L. Arnold Arnold Jim Jason Greves Myra, North

King Carol Proclaims Royal Dictatorship In Roumania

In Bucharest King Carol declares a royal dictatorship and a corporative state with a new constitution to be submitted to a plebiscite likely on Thursday. He says the rescue of the fatherland motivates abolition of party and democratic systems and promises equality before the law for all long settled on Roumanian soil.

Bucharest Carol Roumania

Chinese Start Offensive In Southern Anhwei Province

Chinese forces defending the southern portion of the Tientsin Nanking railway south of Hsuchow launched a general offensive in Anhwei Province. The move appears aimed at diverting Japanese attention from the western drive against Chengchow, a junction on the east west Sunghai railroad and the Peiping Hankow line.

Shanghai U.P Tientsin-Nanking Hsuchow Anhwei Chengchow Sunghai Peiping- Hankow

Slayers of Patrolman Face Murder Charges

John W. Cline 24 and Chester Francis 19 of West Elkton face first degree murder charges in the slaying of Patrolman Aaron Laubach during a January 27 gas station robbery in Hamilton.

Hamilton John W. Cline Inlaw Chester Francis West Elkton Aaron Laubach

Roosevelt quiet on Hitler and Eden move

Europe in focus as President Roosevelt weighs weekend developments presidents silence kept by White House. Britain shifts toward Rome Berlin axis after Eden resignation while Italy and Vienna react to Hitler’s stance and Ethiopian conquest signals.

United Press Hyde Park N. Y Roosevelt Marvin H. McIntyre Adolf Hitler Anthony Eden

French govt faces isolation after Eden resignation in Europe

Paris reacts as Anthony Eden resigns, leaving France diplomatically isolated in western Europe. Tokyo reacts to Hitler recognizing Manchukuo by moving to appoint a Manchukuoan ambassador to Berlin and sees a warning for China from the regime’s move.

Paris Europe Anthony Eden Tokyo Japan Hitler Manchukuo Berlin Foreign Office

Military committee calls emergency meeting in Budapest

Budapest reports a parliamentary committee on military affairs will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow on national defense concerns. Prague notes Czechoslovakian leaders fear clarification of Germany's aims toward the German minority in Czechoslovakia.

Budapest Parliamentary Committee On Military Affairs Prague Germany Czechoslovakia

Hitler Speech Seen Favorable on Polish German Ties

Warsaw reports praise for Adolf Hitler's Reichstag address amid hopes that his approach to Pol ish German relations could yield a pacified Danzig dispute.

Warsaw Adolf

U. S. Policy Unchanged by European Political Events

Washington reports say U S foreign policy remains driven by low tariffs and neighborly ties despite a major navy buildup. Former ambassador Dodd described Rome Berlin axis aims for a North African and European empire, naming territories from the Netherlands to the Polish corridor, and warned of possible war if one power gains dominance.

Washington U.P United States Adolf Hitler State Department William E. Dodd Germany Dodd Hitler der Feuhrer Reichstag Berlin House Foreign Affairs Committee United Press Italy Holy Roman Empire North Africa Netherlands Switzerland Czechoslovakia Austria Egypt Palestine Spain Spanish Morocco Great Britain Gibraltar Japan

Jews and Nazis clash in Vienna street riot at university

Panic spread as Nazi and anti Nazi groups clashed in front of Vienna University. Wealthy Jews arranged to flee the country while police dispersed rioters and separated factions. A planned demonstration was to resume Tuesday as Catholic, Socialist and Communist youths mobilized.

Vienna Fuehrer Adolf Hitler Reich University of U.P Tuesay Kurt Schuschnigg Fatherland Front

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