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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1934
Page
1
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 ruling, upheld Minnesota’s two year moratorium on mortgage foreclosures and signaled support for similar emergency laws. Chief Justice Hughes authored the majority, stating emergencies do not create power but may justify its exercise, with each case judged on its merits.
Officials announced that permits were filed with the department and red bonds must be submitted within 15 days pending investigation. The filings include about 15 permits with total bonds around $85,000 and pertain to regulatory actions awaiting further details on the process and organization.
MUS January 9 reports show a net rise in truck registration fees for 1934, despite fewer trucks registered than 1933. State registrar M Dally notes higher revenue due to new methods of registration and weighing, with weights and tonnage checks tightening records and ensuring correct weights on plates.
Reports from Lhasa say a newborn infant is hailed as the reincarnation and successor of the Dalai Lama, the religious and political ruler who died recently, with sect followers declaring divine confirmation. The infant’s origin is near Lhasa, amid ceremony and belief in the rebirth.
Report from IKINGTON Pennsylvania says Henry Ford plans to purchase the old log homestead where the author of Mc readers was born. The note cites a reprint from Jefferson College Ohio and Miami University related to the born author and early public school education.
Vision engineers will meet with Highway Director Merrell to map an extra highway beautification cam for Ohio. The first beautification project approved covers about a mile of U.S. 3 through Rossford near Toledo. It involves grading seeding and a 14-foot Parkway strip with elm maple and evergreens from Jan 9.
In Columbus, Ohio, Joseph W. Fichter announced that three years of operations cut school costs from 112 million to 85 million dollars annually. He credits efficiency, closing extra schools, and urges better building maintenance and transportation, warning a ten-mill amendment could reduce revenue and require further cuts or new funding.
Washington reports a committee of government experts at the NRA is studying a national fuel and energy planning board. Representing the Federal Power Commission, Geological Survey, Bureau of Mines, and Petroleum Board, the panel would tackle stability and employment in coal, oil, and power sectors. William H. Davis disclosed the idea to anthracite operators and UMW officials while expediting a mine code.
The Smith family of Millfield lost three members to carbon monoxide from a running car after a crash and rain. Dempsey Smith, 12, died after arrival at Sheltering Arma Hospital. Thomas Smith Jr., 14, and their father, Thomas Smith Sr., 38, perished earlier. Funeral plans announced for the father. the boy's service pending. The family had recently reunited at Christmas after seven years in care at Perry County Children's Home. the father had bought the car as a Christmas present and worked at the Bridgewater Mine.
UPA reports a United States engineers sub office in Zanesville to survey the Muskingum Valley Conservancy District. Major Fred Herman of Huntington WV leads about 100 engineers and assistants to survey the district with contracts expected this week. The goal is flood elimination via storage basins in certain seasons.
In Columbus on January 9 reporting that eleven men have been killed and 2476 injured on Civil Works Administration projects across 55 counties since the program began. Dependents of the dead receive two-thirds of the deceased’s salary. widows keep benefits for life while minor children receive benefits until 18. Injured dependents также get two-thirds of wages that would have been earned. County tallies include Athens 24 Meigs 28 Perry 17 and Washington 144.
In San Diego a navy flying boat led by Lieutenant Commander Kneffler McGinnis took off for San Francisco signaling the start of a massed flight to Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Admiral David F. Sellers and five other planes followed the lead.
New Marshfield Grange met for a regular session with new officers in charge. Members answered roll call with Why I belong to the Grange. Faye McNeal read The Brother who’s doing his best. Mrs Mildred Judy played a piano solo The Bell of Avalon. Walter Barrett won a contest prize as jokes were told by Mrs Flora Jones. Refreshments served to 33 members and visitors. next meeting set for January 20.
Edith Christman a 50 year old accused of murdering her husband and his sister was moved from a hospital in Massillon to Stark County Jail Canton. She is expected to be arraigned today.
The House Steering Committee members in Washington called on President Roosevelt to pledge wholehearted cooperation during the new session. Led by Rep Crosser of Ohio, the group includes Reps Cox of Georgia Lozier of Missouri Taylor of Colorado and Sabath of Illinois. Crosser said the committee named them to inform the President of their determination to cooperate as far as possible.
Funeral services for Joseph N. Howell, who died Sunday night, will be held at 1 30 o clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence 167 North Lancaster Street.
Absecon New Jersey January 9 U P Somewhere in the Klondike dike regions is a reputed gold hoard two nuggets worth a fortune which may never be found Christian Kummerie once prosperous farmer at Germania told friends of the cache he made while prospecting in the North Country He never revealed the location expecting to return to recover his find Kummerie committed suicide last night.
Bands of armed men control Chicago milk supplies as dairymen clash with Pure Milk Association members. Plants halted trains destroyed trucks as pilots and farmers join a blockade to force higher prices for producers. The Wagner Dairy Company chartered a freight plane to move 2000 pounds of milk per hour from an undisclosed source.
Ten conscientious objectors to compulsory military training at Ohio State University remain in class today awaiting official notices from President Rightmire on expulsion. The board of trustees left the matter to the president who warned expulsion if students refuse training. Protests from ministers and various groups across the state were directed to university officials.
County re employment bureau managers and office forces gathered at the Armory in Athens for a district meeting led by William V. Walsh who oversees Athens Hocking and Vinton counties. He reported governor White and state CWA administrator Frank Henderson praised the bureaus as over 240000 men found work in 25 days statewide.
The NRA modified the automobile code to permit a 40 hour work week instead of 35. Administrator Hugh S. Johnson said industry reemployed many workers under 35 hours but now needs more manpower for higher production schedules.
New York reports leading tobacco companies announcing a price increase to six dollars and ten cents per thousand cigarettes. The move affects a wide range of brands and is part of a broader industry pricing trend.
Athens plans a public poll of water customers to decide on a Public Works Administration funded water softening system. The $50,000 loan and grant must be accepted within 15 days, with a return postcard voting approval or disapproval sent to every customer. Forty men would work six months on construction with annual maintenance around $11,600.
Lewia Unroe of Portsmouth Road was arrested by Patrolman Chester Leaper and Night Officer James Roberts for breaking and entering the Butt and Saunders Service Station on Garfield Avenue at midnight. The proprietors were inside when the intruder entered through a coal chute, after loitering near the station the previous day. The station had been entered December 4 and robbed of 25 dollars.
In Gallipolis Robert Wells, 6, and Chauncey Evans, 22, were cut and bruised when a truck driven by Harley Wells collided with James Robinson's car at Second Avenue and State Street Monday at 7 pm. The incident involved the elder Wells' vehicle at the intersection.
Riverside California notes mention Dr Carry Grayson of Washington DC, President Wilson’s private physician and adviser to Senator Carter Glass. The letter recalls Grayson’s humor and ties to Washington figures, including anecdotes about his meetings with Wilson and Jesse Jones at Buckingham Palace.
Thirteen true bills naming 12 persons were returned after the January session. Two manslaughter indictments included Kethel Filley and Milton Patton. Patton accused in the death of Fred Haumgerdner after a car collision on The Plains Road. Filley charged with shooting Margaret Green in Nelsonville. Other indictments cited include Ralph Smith, Lawrence Whiteman, Henry Boudinet, John Farnon, Raymond Smith, Frank Quinn, Donald Lyons, Troy Tenner, Mike Kachman, and Leonard Dunfee with burglary and related charges. Dunfee arrested after burglary on Hooper Street. items stolen included a watch and revolver.
Washington January 9 Senate Republicans move to use restoration of veterans benefits as a lever against Democratic leadership. Supporters urge restraint on demanding full benefit return to avoid past abuses. House introduces a bill by Rep Stephen M Young Cleveland to abolish interest on loans to veterans on adjusted compensation certificates.
Dr. B O Skinner state education director denied rumors that delinquent taxes in state aid school districts are paid from state funds. He said the state cannot pay delinquent taxes due to constitutional prohibition on assuming subdivision obligations.
Ohio highway director O W Merrell and patrol commander Captain Lynn Black take charge of a statewide search for Neal Bowman, an escaped inmate. They arrive in Marietta with six patrolmen and radio-equipped cars linking to WIW. Authorities seek aid from sheriffs and police chiefs as reports spread of Bowman's movements across southeastern Ohio including robberies and a kidnapping in Vinton County.
Bowman, an escapee from Lima Hospital for the criminal insane, stole a Lima car and four pistols and eluded capture as officers, state patrol and local police from Guernsey Belmont and Harrison Counties intensified a wide search. A deserted house at Smyrna, Harrison County, was surrounded but found empty.
Columbus report states that closed Ohio banks may be repurposed as liquor stores in their communities. Deputy State Superintendent J. C. Van Pett says liquidators have been sent bidding forms to tie bank properties to the State Liquor Centre Board for liquor dispensary sites.
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