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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1933
Page
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Philadelphia Jan 12 Trust Company files probate for the late R J Reynolds will amid a heated fight over a 15 to 20 million estate. Smith Reynolds’ posthumous child and Mrs Libby Holman contest provisions as attorneys argue for shares and guardianship.
InWashington, Jan 12 a beer bill linked to the Volstead Act faced subcommittee action. The Blaine subcommittee drafted language shifting to a 3.2 percent traffic framing, with House members reluctant to reword. The measure aims to limit beverage traffic under Prohibition doctrine.
A high profile marriage occurs in Reno as Jose Br Widener and Ak sel C O wed shortly after a divorce case. Widener is described as a Philadelphia heir and former Attaché, while the bride is noted as a Miss Widener, daughter of a millionaire, with the ceremony following a prior divorce.
Two men robbed the Commercial and Savings Company bank in Berea Ohio taking 35200 dollars from the vault. Clarence E. Fox fought the robbers wounding one, the other escaped with a car. Fox and others phoned police and aided by witnesses chased the robbers. The wounded bandit was hospitalized in critical condition.
The House prepared to approve a $1,000,000,000 farm relief domestic allotment bill after Agriculture Committee Chairman Jones kept the measure intact amid earlier amendments. The bill limits bounty-eligible products to hogs wheat cotton tobacco rice dairy and peanuts with farm lobbyists and supporters growing. Word spread that Tammany Hall members were instructed to vote as dirt farmers.
Ohio announces distribution of 5,993,504 motor license tax revenue to municipalities and counties. Cities receive 1,491,900 and counties 4,501,604 to fund relief activities and immediate expenditures. listed recipients include Athens, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, Montgomery, and others, with varied amounts.
Robert Zwick, a Cincinnati and Southern Ohio fugitive, was captured in Toledo after a gun battle in which a patrolman was shot. He was taken to Cincinnati by train with officers early today.
Washington dispatch notes the debt situation highlighted by new congressional legislation. It uses a wheat farmer example to show how a $1,000 debt can become 4,000 bushels as cash value collapses. Creditors may incur dollar losses yet retain real purchasing power through inflation.
Philadelphia detectives weigh Pattie Farren's boast as police wire requests arrive from 55 cities in 35 states. Farren describes a cross country crime spree with his wife Viola and the birth of Pattie Jr. before jail time and a confrontation with Leo Young. Police hold Pattie for extradition while Viola is freed.
Wellington marks the 100th birthday of Reuben Knapp known as Uncle Reuben. Family and friends say he avoids fatigue as he greets many visitors. When asked the secret to long life he quips that breathing and eating keep him well, adding you must ask his Lord for more.
Jean Mermot the famed French airmail pilot led a four man crew from Istres to Buenos Aires with return stops planned within a week. The scheduled Buenos Aires to Paris leg and back aims to complete within the week with four stopovers.
Charles Lee 53 and Robert Woltz 19 of McArthur were killed when their car was struck by westbound Baltimore and Ohio Train No. 3 at a Dundas grade crossing shortly after 11 am. The collision left the car wrecked and bodies on the track. Lee leaves a widow and daughter Mrs. Clark Dickson of Columbus. Woltz is survived by his parents, a brother and sister.
Senator Reynolds of North Carolina questioned Kreuger death in Paris on March 12 1932 saying he is not convinced Kreuger killed himself. He cites possible prior unloading of millions in Kreuger securities and notes French police confirm the death as self-inflicted.
The House Appropriations Committee urged cutting more than 31 million dollars from the Army budget for the next fiscal year. Chief of Staff MacArthur warned world conditions are unsettled and provocative as the panel favorably reported a War Department supply bill totaling 273,079,588 for military activities and 72,753,904 for labor, flood control and other extra military work.
Funeral services for Thomas Metcalf will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 oclock at the United Brethren Church in Broadwell. Burial will follow at Sand Rock near Amenville. The body is at the home of Mrs. H B Seaman, 1 Hocking Street, where friends may call.
Ohio lawmakers adjourn for four days with a 17 million dollar temporary appropriation bill awaiting action. Governor White seeks immediate approval. Jeffersonian Democrat Gus Kasch staged a one man rebellion censuring White, later tabled amid laughter. Senate moves include a study of building and loan firms. tax and auto injury liability measures also proposed.
Lorain County grand jury re opens inquiry into Eva Volpe 21 found dead on the beach near Avon Lake Village. Otto J. Miller of Cleveland Heights and Louis Emery, both connected to the Miller home, are summoned with family and police present.
Direte Street Savings and Trust Co board votes to halt all foreclosures on homes occupied by owners. President A. H. Tinnerman says the move gives owners security and helps them pay taxes, stressing duty to community and mortgage holder.
Three Wyandotte men identified as bank robbers were to be questioned in Detroit over the death of Miss Louise Bell a 23 year old Toledo manicurist killed by machine gun fire on December 1 Investigators linked the suspects Norman Partiett Jack Lupino and Joe Pizzo to a First National Bank of Monroe robbery Bartlett has been positively identified by bank officials according to Prosecutor Harry B Toy as the inquiry proceeds in Detroit
A case of menasies was reported in Athens this morning to Dr. J M Higgins, county beal a officer.
Athens County grand jury returned 15 indictments from 13 persons after reviewing 53 cases and hearing 254 witnesses. It urged a new jail bond issue when conditions permit and outlined seven jail improvements including ventilation, hygiene, daily washing, inmate drills, and window upkeep.
Paris reports a $4,000,000 Japanese contract with a French firm for arms and munitions. The Agence Economique et Financier says the Hotchkiss Armament Works secured the deal. Secret European shipments to the Far East are said to be ample for large scale conflict, with U.S. efforts to trace war materials ongoing.
Dr. Stephen J. Miller of R. G. Dunn Co. told the Youngstown Association of Credit Men that Wausinec should rise about 20 percent in 1933 and that industrial activity would pick up within a few weeks.
Congress rushes to back a three section bill led by LaGuardia and McKeown to postpone and scale down debts for individuals, corporations, and railroads. It envisions court approved debt relief to prevent widespread bankruptcies and reorganization across factories farms railroads with broad cross party support and fast action urged.
Two Pickaway County deputies Mor ris I Boggs and Miller Fissel were wounded by bullets during a pursuit of two men who stole a taxicab in Columbus. One suspect, Gerald McGraw, 22, was captured after the wrecked cab stopped the chase. the other escaped with a woman and child nearby.
Clyde Harmon aged 32 of Chauncey was brought to Sheltering Arms Hospital last night with a broken back following a minor accident.
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