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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1936
Page
1
Ohio A A A backed plan proposes cash payments to World War veterans. The bill, presented in the House today by Representatives Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky and John W. McCormack of Massachusetts, both Democrats, aims to extend a veteran bonus.
Senate hearing reveals tension over whether finance and munition firms steered the United States toward war. Morgan argues war was driven by German insults and the need to protect peace, while Nye’s committee pressed questions on government arms programs.
Investors reacted with caution as government relief measures and AAA backing influenced commodity shares. Trading showed heavy selling in districts amid expectations of lower prices and ongoing processing adjustments.
The House considers seven appropriation bills totaling 43,905 for two dozen agencies and undertakings. The spending plan, approved by the appropriation committee, seeks 74,509,747 more than last year but 47,601,861 less than the president's approved budget for the year.
Sam Stevens, a former mail carrier from W. Washington Jt. and colored, was amputated after his feet froze during a recent thaw. He reportedly lives alone in a heated home with no heat, and one leg required removal at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
A fragmented notice references many Smiths and a furnished apartment ad. It mentions a contact phone number and hints at a want ad or classified placement. The text contrasts personal name prestige with actual listings and a first caller.
Napoleon O Neill admitted giving a fictitious name after a Hutchinson Kansas check charge. He said a prior police encounter where he told a cop his name was Napoleon and was punched for being funny.
In Washington 135 railroads join with the Pullman Company and others to seek a permanent injunction against taxes funding a pension system for railroad workers aged 65. The suit argues the 1935 rail pension laws unjustly tax to fund pensions, mirroring grounds of the 1934 act later ruled unconstitutional. They aim for a decision by March 1 and request restraint against the railroad retirement board and internal revenue commissioner.
New Jersey Court of Pardons awaits Gov. Hoffman’s choice of meeting place to hear Bruno Hauptmann’s clemency plea. If held at the state prison, Hauptmann may be brought before the court. otherwise the hearing is unlikely. Execution timing has been deferred to late next week with Friday night a possible date.
Syracuse man Adam Lallance was injured at a Syracuse mine when a heavy coal piece struck his leg. The leg was broken in two places above the knee and he was taken to Gallipolis Hospital for treatment.
Justice A C Hess in Reno Kansas says he will marry any couple for three cents aiming to make Reno famous for marriages. The statement links the quirky cost to a local plan to draw attention similar to Reno Nevada's divorce notoriety.
Frost Dayton Frost has succeeded C. C. Stillman as administrative liquidator of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration setup in Ohio. Stillman withdrew completely Jan. 1 to devote more time to his work as director of the department of social administration at Ohio State University.
Bolinas California report says Dr. Southworth aged 95 died Monday. He was once mistaken for John Wilkes Booth, the Lincoln slayer, and was seized by police at Niagara Falls before friends proved his identity.
Dr J F Baldwin, veteran Giant Hospital surgeon in Columbus, aged 89, is seriously ill with congestion of the lungs at his home on East Town Street in the capital city. He is known to many Glouster residents and is near death within a few days.
Gallia County Agent R R Starbuck said no comment was prepared for the AAA setback in court Monday but noted that approval of 11000 in tobacco checks to AAA growers had been received and would arrive soon.
The Associated Press reports mixed reactions to the Supreme Court decision invalidating the New Deal agricultural adjustment program. Senators Costigan and White, farm groups, and leaders like Charles Hearst and Hugh Johnson urge varied remedies from constitutional amendments to a rebuilt program.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan to pay 3,000,000 World War veterans cash now, with immediate outlay anticipated at 1 billion dollars. Vinson Patman and McCormack will introduce the bill as leadership seeks quick House floor action and Senate transmission.
Washington reporters say a large farm meeting will assess the Supreme Court AAA ruling and map future national farm legislation. Delegates include officers of the American Farm Bureau Federation the National Grange the National Co Operative Council the Farmers National Grain Corporation and the American Agricultural Editors Association. Some observers think a constitutional amendment may be required for federal aid despite Grange and Farm Bureau opposition.
Leo Hill, 38, was fined $10 and costs by Municipal Judge A. J. Stormont after a Sunday evening intoxication charge. He allegedly lured four year old John Foster with six cents from a home lawn. Foster reported the missing boy while in Huntington, West Virginia, with possible further charges pending. Hill had recently been admitted to the Gallia County Infirmary.
In Idaho Falls Idaho CCC workers struggled to reach a remote Wyoming ranch house with food for 17 marooned coal miners and their families. Snowdrifts and a snow slide blocked trails as a heavy tractor moved slowly, covering 1 mile per ten gallons of gasoline, still 20 miles away after three days.
Columbus reports the United Lutheran Church of America with over a million members faced unemployment among clergy. Presidents of the churchs four synods opened a two day executive conference to address the issue on the agenda. in Canandaigua New York a man named Robert McKee found a blue white diamond worth about five dollars inside a banana split sundae.
Hog farmers faced a price spike after the Supreme Court invalidated the AAA removing production controls and payments. The Chicago market saw disrupted trading with early tops around 10.25 per hundredweight, a 70 cent gain, while buyers stayed on the sidelines and packers held back waiting for normal demand. Grain prices slipped as expectations of larger U.S. crews rose.
Italian attacks on U S neutrality policy are reported as Mussolini's regime is said to know of the move in the Fascist press. Paris reports a British oil embargo plan against Italy possible before February 1. Ethiopians celebrate Christmas amid rain and renewed hopes of victory over Italian invaders. Seven British destroyers reach Greek waters, stirring Mediterranean sanctions talk.
Gallipolis reports the top price this season for Burley tobacco at the local warehouse. W H Fulks of Crown City sold an excellent grade for 46 dollars per hundred pounds, with overall sales averaging 17.19 per hundred and 26 638 pounds sold on the floor.
Franz Suesz aged 36 was executed in Berlin for betrayal of military secrets after a conviction. The case followed a military tribunal ruling and the sentence was carried out today.
Louis J. Taber and Ohio leaders react to the Supreme Court decision ending the AAA. Grange chief calls for a new program to honor contracts, while officials urge a voluntary twofold plan to boost farm income and soil fertility. The Little AAA proposes cutting Ohio corn, wheat, and oats acreage to restore fertility and stabilize prices.
New York police clung to a theory that ten month old Jackie Horowitz was abducted by a demented woman who pushed him into the East River to drown. Gus sie Friedman, 45, offered incoherent babblings but failed to solve the case as authorities could not prove the child is dead. The infant vanished Sunday with the baby carriage on an East Side sidewalk.
Mrs Harriet Webb widow of Conrad Webb was found dead in the coal bin at her Logan home on West Hunter Street Monday night. Coroner Vance Brian ruled death from a heart attack. Surviving daughters Lulu Woodruff Kirby Snyder Myrtle Lowney Marie Strantel and son Capt Overton Webb. Funeral at 2pm Thursday at the residence with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Hollywood writer Irvin S. Cobb muses that ancient Trojan wooden horses may mirror race entries at Santa Anita. He jokes about a nag named Ride-a-Wee and notes actors own horses, studio playwrights pranking, and the lure of the track as a great place to write.
Columbus residents hear a House resolution urging a special committee to report on Ohio relief administration after last summer. Rep. H. T. Phillips says findings support some governor charges of waste and acknowledge possible truth in Hopkins claims of fund shakedowns.
Renewed wrangling in the 91st General Assembly marks its first year as Sen. Harold D. Nichols proposes a 4 million dollar relief appropriation funded by sales tax revenues plus 1.5 million as an advance. Sen. James Metzenbaum seeks more for large industrial centers and amends the biennial bill after Gov. Davey vetoes.
L E Rainey sues his wife for divorce in Nevada Missouri on grounds of desertion after a marriage begun in 1885. The petition outlines the dissolution of the relationship and seeks legal separation.
Mrs. Margaret Healey of Athens underwent a major surgical operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning.
Ann Cooper Hewitt, a 21 year old heiress with two thirds of a 10 million dollar trust, accuses her mother Maryon McCarter and two San Francisco surgeons of sterilizing her during an alleged appendectomy in 1934. She claims long abuse and neglect and says she will pursue an accounting of funds in New Jersey.
Washington dispatch notes a 6 to 3 Supreme Court ruling wiping out the AAA and NRA, halting farm program cash flows and cutting staff. Hoover-era style concerns renew on social security, work relief, and labor laws as Roosevelt aides weigh reimbursements while legal actions loom.
Twenty seven relief chiselers who took government funds totaling 2491 dollars are to repay the money. Administrator George M. Curry said the men, who worked while on relief, can avoid prosecution by making regular repayments according to income.
Observers along the Ohio River note noon readings at normal levels anticipated after the Eureka dam is finished. Water rose to 366 feet with stages of 35.9 feet at the oy dam and 38.1 feet at Dam 2.
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