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26 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1940
Page
1
Maccombs Denies Bribery at Opening of Defense Testimony
Athens County Commissioner Walter Maccombs rejected on the witness stand today that he solicited or accepted money from agents of Southern Ohio Equipment Co or Ohio River Sand and Gravel Corp or from the sale of crushing equipment on the R G Brawley farm in Ames Township to Gabriel Pincelli. He described a Columbus trip to inspect a roller, denied any solicitations to Paul Watson or money from James R MacSwords, and said Pincelli warned that amounts over 1000 would be turned over to the county. He also detailed a truck transaction and said no money was received beyond credit to his account. He testified about sand and gravel purchase at 85 cents per ton and first learned of French’s commission when a record letter was read. His wife and daughter corroborated parts of the truck deal and Greene’s visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Walter Maccombs
Southern Ohio Equipment Co
Ohio River Sand and Gravel Corp
R. G
Brawley
Ames Township
Gabriel Pincelli
Maccombs
Ira Whitmore
Whitmore
A. B. Wells
Columbus
Paul Watson
Zanesville
Wells
James R. MacSwords
Pincelli
Brawley Farm
Mac Chevrolet Co
Nelsonville
Automobile Agency
Paul E. French
French
John E. Greene
Alice
Greene
Green
Wa will and assess the 2 as ir bef
Wa state officials plan to assess two contested issues as they move forward with a budget review. The action targets funding decisions and policy implications affecting state services. Further details were not provided in the fragment.
Fragmentary note on a quilt and fare in bygone days
A terse fragment mentions a quilt and a fare, hinting at a local craft or market detail from an older era. The unreadable line suggests a customary practice or event tied to a community activity and period etiquette.
Peace Emissary Plans Berlin Visit Amid Frontline Lull
Sumner Welles, U S under secretary of state, ready to meet Adolf Hitler in Berlin after talks with Italian leaders in Rome. Finnish front quietens as Red Army losses mount and Romania’s oil dispute adds tension with Germany and the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Berlin
Roosevelt
Europe
Finland
Sumner Welles
United States
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Ainlamatin Alwalan
Téntee
Umipiuinaug
Cipcics Ilk Ilaly Ula
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Welles
Fuehrer
Mannerheim
Red Army
Viipuri
Taipale
Helsinki
Karelian
Copenhagen
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Balkans
Near East
Karl
Bucharest
Romania
Carol
Special Elections In Ohio Districts To Replace Deceased Congressmen
Ohio voters in the 17th and 22nd districts head to the polls Tuesday to choose short term successors for deceased congressmen. Republicans view the elections as a barometer of political sentiment ahead of the general election, while Democrats expect the established lines to hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Urged to Carry On Tuskegee Agricultural Work
The South was urged to carry on agricultural and chemical research begun by Dr. George Washington Carver, the famed Black scientist of Tuskegee Institute, dating back more than 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
South
George Carver
Tusk Institute
Angry Father Kills Children in Akron Shooting
Akron police say Russell Faulk shot his two young children, Mary Jane 2½ and Warren 7, then wounded Frank Bender and his ex wife Floy Faulk before killing himself. Two men were wounded seriously and the scene occurred shortly after midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AKRON
Mary Jane Foulk
Warren
Russell Faulk
Frank Bender
Marietta Girl Faces New Sneezing Attack at Hospital
Eleven year old Marjorie Ruth Kaneff returned to Marietta hospital for another severe sneezing spell after five days of improvement. Medical authorities suspect brain irritation and have treated her with local anesthetics as scores offer cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Marjorie Ruth Kaneff
Marietta Hospital
Many Guards To Protect Roosevelts
Increased protection for President Roosevelt and his family is funded by a 30.0898 million dollar deficiency bill before the House. The bill includes 90 thousand dollars to pay salaries for 45 additional Secret Service agents for the balance of the current fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
House
Secret Service
Fear of dictatorship and war drift warned in sermon
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin warned in his Sunday sermon of a creeping dictatorship in the nation and increased United States involvement in the European war. His remarks reflect his stance amid mounting tensions and global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Charles E. Coughlin
United States
Sheriff's Son Involved in Kentucky Feud Duel Fatal
Jackson Kentucky U P reports Fred Deaton 27 son of the county sheriff, wounded in a pistol duel over politics at the post office. Opponent Lewis Combs 34, state tax collector, is dead. Feud traces to 1938 Democratic primary amid Chandler and Barkley campaigns. Combs' brother Lee was killed in a related primary day gun battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
U.P
Fred Deaton
Breathitt
Lexington
Lewis Combs
A. S. Sizemore
A. B. (Happy) Chandler
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Combs
Walter Deaton
Lee
McMorrow Rites To Be Held at Dexter Tuesday
Funeral services for William McMorrow will be held Tuesday at two in Dexter. He died at a Pleasantville daughter’s home. The body was taken to another daughter Mrs Samuel Cook’s home. Interment will be at White Oak Cemetery. He had lived in the Dexter area since his wife’s death years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dexter
William McMorrow
Pleasantville
Samuel Cook
White Oak Cemetery
McMorrow
Earl Long Seeks To Stay in State Office
Baton Rouge Louisiana Earl K Long seeks to become secretary of state after losing renomination for governor He was chosen as the Democratic candidate by the Democratic State Central Committee The death of E A Conway Sr last Monday left the secretary of state post vacant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Long
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Huey P. Long
Long
Democratic State Central Committee
E. A. Conway
Two Killed Near Bryan When Train Hits Truck
State Patrol reports Fred Hogue 42 of Chicago and Hendon Youngstown 32 of Merging Ky died when a New York Central train struck a truck carrying Youngstown A and P Market passengers. Fire destroyed a new Sunday at Edger Chief J P Melilo. The incident occurred 12 miles west of Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Fred Hogue
Chicago
Hendon
Youngstown
U.P
Hall
Merging
Youngstown A. & P
New York Central
Edger
J. P. Melilo
Ton
Here
Father of Nine Ends Life After Arrest
Cincinnati report states Robert Long, 39, a glass worker and father of nine, hanged himself in a Central Police Station cell two hours after his arrest on a charge of abusing his family. Police had previously prevented him from jumping from a railway bridge six months earlier, when he warned they would see his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Robert Long
Central Police Station
Lansing Pershing Predictions on Europe Reawakened
Washington reports reveal that Secretary of State Robert Lansing and General John J. Pershing warned in 1918 that totalitarianism could return in Europe and that another war might be necessary. The State Department released the second volume of Lansing’s confidential papers exposing their stance against compromise with those who triggered World War I and their call for the destruction of the German army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Robert Lansing
Woodrow Wilson
John J. Pershing
Europe
State Department
Lansing
Bigelow Seeks State Job To Boost Pension
Cincinnati councilman Herbert S. Bigelow, twice backing a $50 a month pension plan that Ohio voters rejected, says he may run for governor or congressman at large to push his idea. He notes radio stations would bar him from airtime unless he campaigns and hints a friend may enter the governor race soon. He plans to file petitions for congressman at large if he runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
U.P
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Lwice
Ohio
Bigelow Pension Plan
Roosevelt studies mail aboard destroyer Lang
President Roosevelt reviews White House mail while cruising the Central American Pacific coast aboard the destroyer Lang. Two Panama Canal air base patrol planes delivered pouches of mail and documents, which he aims to finish before passing the canal back to the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LANG
U.P
Roosevelt
White House
Central American Pacific
Panama Canal
Canal
Atlantic
Walter Hugh Confesses to $18066 Daylight Robbery
Chicago police report Walter R. Hugh aged 34 a WPA worker confessed to an $18 066 daylight robbery of a cashier in a Loop department store elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
HUP
Walter R. Hugh
WPA
al Cashier
Finns claim wipeout of Russian parachute troops
Stockholm report says Finnish forces hunted down and annihilated nearly all Russian parachutists dropped behind the Mannerheim Line near Viipuri and in Mid-Finland areas. Dispatches note continued Russian bombardment of Viipuri and that Koivisto and Bjorkoe Islands remained under Finnish control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Mannerheim
Viipuri
Helsinki
Tidningen
Rovaniemi
Gulf
Koivisto
Bjorkoe Islands
Clipper Ships Plan Bermuda Stop Omitted on Eastbound Flights
Pan American Airways will drop Bermuda as a stop on eastbound Transatlantic flights after March 15 citing weather reporting needs and safety. The move follows clashes over British seizure of U S mail at Bermuda, which Washington, Bermuda, and London had denied. Britain retains right to search mail aboard Clippers when they enter Bermuda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bermuda
Pan American Airways
United States
Great Britain
U. S
London
Europe
Mid-Atlantic
New York
State Department
Britain
Welfare Chief Reviews Relief With Bricker In Ohio
Governor Bricker and State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood discussed the relief problem in a lengthy Columbus conference. Sherwood said the issue is pressing in some counties, with Finance Director William S. Evatt present. A special legislative session may be called early in 1940 if city relief needs grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Bricker
Charles L. Sherwood
Sherwood
William S. Evatt
Wallace Defends Farm Budget Against House Cuts
Secretary Henry A. Wallace urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to restore 244 million dollars cut by the House from Roosevelt's farm budget. He called the reductions false economy and warned that every dollar saved would cost more in weakening agricultural subsidies and delayed employment and world trade recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Henry A. Wallace
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wallace
Koon Family Member Held After Slaying Neighbor
Massey Koon, 26, of Doaneville, arrested at home for the Sunday morning killing of Hiram Robinett, 56. He is jailed in Athens awaiting manslaughter charges from Prosecuting Attorney Harold J. Rose. The attack followed an intruding Robinett at the Koon residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massey Koon
Doaneville
Hiram
Hi) Robinett
Athens City
Harold J. Rose
Koon
Charles Bayless
B. C. Day
James
Levi Laudermilk
Deanville
Deanville Recluse
Ohio State Penitentiary
Day
Robinett
Mary
Cynthia
Sheriff Bayless
Parish Church Closed Sunday in Cleveland Interdict
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Cleveland remains under interdict from Archbishop Schrembs after a February 18 incident halted installation of a new pastor. Parishioners attended Sunday mass at other churches with no demonstrations as talks continue. Permission was given to some members to join other parishes while pledging obedience to civil and ecclesiastical authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Joseph Schrembs
Floyd L. Begin
Vincent Caruso
Apple Grove Woman Dies in Gallia Hospital
Miss Catherine Hayman 67, a native of Apple Grove and Meigs County resident, died Saturday night at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after being removed Friday. She leaves several brothers and sisters. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 PM at Apple Grove Church with interment in Letart Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Catherine Hayman
Apple Grove
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Hayman
Meigs County
Letart Cemetery
Finland orders 50 million Winchester infantry cartridges
A Finnish official announced substantial U S armament orders, including a contract for 50,000,000 rounds of infantry cartridges from Winchester Arms Co. The announcement highlights Finland's procurement efforts during the current arms program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Finland
United States
Winchester Arms Co
Hull Urges Continuation of Reciprocity Program
Secretary of State Cordell Hull urged extending his reciprocal trade program as key to rebuilding international ties and world peace after the war. He testified before the Senate Finance Committee as it considers a House approved bill to extend the program three years beyond June 12. Republicans privately conceded they could not defeat the administration on this issue after House approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cordell Hull
Hull
Senate Finance Committee
House
Dentist Dies After Gas Explosion Traps Office
Dr L G O'Donnell a 62 year old Greenville dentist burned to death in his second floor office yesterday when a gas explosion started a fire trapping him. Firemen heard his calls for help as they attempted to reach him by ladder but could not rescue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
L. G O'Donnell
Reds catcher Lombardi signs with no salary raise
In Tampa Florida catcher Ernie Lombardi a member of the Cincinnati Reds signed his contract without an increase and remains one of the few holdouts to not receive a salary rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
U.P
Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati Reds
Aman
Mild Weather Returns After Deep Cold Across Midwest
Forecaster A. J. Knorr of the U. S. Weather Bureau in Chicago says milder temperatures replace the recent Arctic chill. The moderation will spread from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast by nightfall, with warmth extending from New England to northern Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
Atlantic Coast
New England
Florida
A. J. Knorr
U. S. Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Atelantic States
Norwegian Steamship Start Lost with 16 Crew
Oslo reports the Norwegian Steamship Start of 1,168 tons has not been heard from since January 29 and is believed lost with its crew of 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
U.P
Start
Old News Man Frederick A De Douglas Dies in Youngstown
Funeral services planned for Frederick A. De Douglas a longtime Ohio newspaperman who spent 61 years in the field. Details of the service and survivors were not fully disclosed in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U.P
Frederick A.de Douglas
Ohio Newsnanerman
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Bigelow
Red
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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A. L. Pritchard
Warren Funeral Home
Hyde
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Rose
Bayless
Gallia
Lombardi
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