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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1935
Page
1
Martin Luther Davey becomes the forty-ninth governor of Ohio in a noon inauguration. Crowds fill Columbus as he takes the oath before Chief Justice Weygant and delivers an inaugural address stressing relief funding as the top priority for 1935.
The marriage of Prince Ales na, son of New York's former ruler, to In of Spain, daughter of Alfonso, was held in Rome. The ceremony drew Europe’s royal elite with Emmanuel II and the Princess of Spain in attendance as nobles gathered to witness the union.
Jan 14 report states E. M. Newark and Langdon T. Columbus, ex-officers of the closed Columbian Loan Company, received commutations for embezzlement. They are to be released Feb 15 from Ohio Penitentiary after weeks in Farm confinement.
Classified notice describes buttons for shirts and dresses as standups and neck details offered through Isenger's, with potential future listings. Mentions apartment space TE-3 or 4 rooms for rent and a garage at 24214.
Two sisters from Ohio, Elizabeth Rose 86 of Glouster and Emma Bobo 68 of Columbus, died within 26 hours. Rose found dead at her son's home Sunday morning. Bobo died of pneumonia at St. Francis Hospital Columbus. Burials set in Athens and Columbus cemeteries respectively.
Hugh G. Jefferson of 53 North Lancaster Street was injured Saturday afternoon when a partition in a coal room fell on his head. He suffered a gash and a slight concussion but was recovering and expected to return to work at the Stedman Company in a few days.
Charlies Reineke, 74, was cast into the Auglaize River after being struck by a car along a Wapakoneta road. He remained in serious condition from exposure as Adrian Wingett, the driver, was exonerated by police.
Four convicts tunneled from the Oklahoma state penitentiary in McAlester during an early morning break. Three seized a taxicab while the fourth fled on foot. Inmates from the tubercular ward, they were part of the seven man group that escaped last September 27. Names include Coney Coffey, Charlie Points, Vern Brothers, and Earl Williams with varied sentences.
Fire swept the Buntio building on North Main Street in Piqua causing about 175000 dollars in damage. Firefighters from Dayton Troy Sidney and Covington battled the blaze for three hours before gaining control.
Two escaped convicts from Lima State Hospital were captured in Chicago after a telegram to a relative misled them. Prisoners Jack Green, 25, and Walter Gideon, 21, were returning to Ohio authorities when authorities traced the call and seized them.
John A., longtime Senate doorkeeper, age 66, died in Columbus after a two-year illness. He served 18 years guarding the chamber and is survived by his family and colleagues. Funeral arrangements are pending with local authorities.
In SAARBRUECKEN the Saar plebiscite results loom as anti Nazi leaders concede defeat while claiming voter duress. About 98 percent of 530000 eligible voters participated with counting under guard and anticipated release of results by morning.
Amelia Earhart, exhausted after her Pacific solo flight and coast trip, hinted at a Washington, D C trip but said she wanted to sleep. She left Union Airport in Burbank after weather forced a pause and her husband George Palmer Putnam rushed by boat to rejoin her.
Chicago report details studies by University of Illinois physicians showing half normal oxygen levels can impair judgment and provoke irritability. Experiments used rooms with thin air and tubes from tanks to measure effects lasting up to two minutes.
Will Rogers writes from Beverly Hills that Congress, newly composed with two Democrats per Republican, will face steady taxing and lobby pressure to shift the burden away from their own businesses. He predicts intra party trading and a contentious session ahead.
Congress faces social security questions and the Townsend plan for 200 a month pensions. White House discussions reportedly consider 40 or 30 dollars for eligible seniors. The House Ways and Means Committee will tackle the $2.1 billion soldiers bonus while World Court entry debates loom. Veterans flood offices with pension demands.
London dispatch reports the British cabinet weighing a proposal to grant Germany equality in armaments in exchange for re entry into the League of Nations. A unanimous cabinet is said to back the move if the Saar Basin votes to return to Germany, aligning with actual equality.
John J. Way Jr and his former wife pursued a marriage license in Cleveland on January 14 193? arguing Gov George White should commute Way s sentence for maiming her with acid They believed the five day license law could be bypassed and that their reunion would end the strange saga The former chemical engineer and WWI aviator had been convicted in November 1928 and fled to Texas in 1933 since then both had remarried and divorced multiple times The couple remained intent on living together and hoped to start anew in Lakewood soap manufacturing plans later discussed in their suburb home
Akron reaches a 30 day milk delivery truce easing shortages. union delivery men and milk dealers held a seven hour meeting to resume home delivery by midweek. Firestone Tire workers also limit strike power sending a three member delegation to Washington to pursue talks.
The steel industry moved into the profit zone two months earlier than last year as production rose to 45 1 2 percent last week per Steel magazine. Demand grew for replacing worn manufacturing equipment amid the upward swing in steel operations. Dr HG Southard of Maryville was named to the state public health council by Gov. George White, succeeding the retiring health director.
John W. Bolin, former Athens County prosecutor, assumes direction of the January Grand Jury in the absence of Harold J. Rose whose grandmother died at Glouster. In Columbus, Melvin P. Spahn of Hocking County, convicted of robbery, was among seven penitentiary prisoners released by Governor White, bringing total commutations to 58 since December 1.
Frank M. Gas son, a 70 year old retired farmer from near Versailles, was missing for over 12 hours before his body was found in a field. Coroner Raymond Marker returned a verdict of death by exposure.
Bronx dress model Hildegarde Alexander testified she saw Dr. John Condon with a man she identified as Bruno Hauptmann in a March 1932 Bronx telegraph station. Handwriting experts called the ransom notes irresistible and overwhelming, while defense cross examined and questioned Fisch writings and chart evidence. The state maintained Hauptmann wrote all 14 notes. prosecutors hinted at clemency offers for a full confession.
A collision between a coupe and a truck trailer near Piqua last night killed Miss Imogene Cowan and Lester CBurketh both of Piqua and injured three others. Other Ohio traffic deaths reported include Mrs Anna Gieselman of Springfield and two year old Eugene Asman of Marysville.
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