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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1934
Page
1
A municipal council meeting on Congress Street addressed proposed salary reductions for city workers and a tentative plan to widen Congress Street. Mayor Len B.Laren supporters argued for cuts while opponents urged delay. The council adjourned without final action, with a vote tally reported amid public interest.
A fragment indicates Bell Telephone case activity with an order or decision by a commission. The wording is garbled but suggests regulatory action affecting telephone services or rates. Further readable details are unavailable in the text.
Columbus dispatch reports the Civil Works Administration awaits Hopkins' word on applying the stagger system to rural CWA projects in Ohio. Henderson declined to comment while EO Braught cites approval of additional projects across 12 counties. A federal grant of 228 thousand dollars funds under way Ohio CWA work this month.
Beverly Hills Calif Sunday we saw our first professional football game in California 25 000 fans left raving about it. The pro game is for an audience with play rules that allow passing anywhere anytime. Colleges developed the yelling but the pro game developed the game. Wake up or lose your doors.
Gallipolis has hired Wesley Ridenour of Portsmouth to draft architectural plans for a new city building with costs at least $60,000. The project is part of the CWA program for Gallia County, aimed at improving city services and the Onto Hospital for Epileptics through coordinated construction and operations.
Calcutta India January 16 Deaths from yesterday's disastrous earthquake rose to more than 134 with 48 in Jamal-pore Patna and 19 in Gaya. Over 400 injured in Patna city and district, thousands homeless. Government pledged relief efforts as preliminary work began for municipal lighting and public utilities after the quake.
Hollywood stars Greta Garbo and companion are rumored married after travels in the Grand Canyon area under assumed names Mary Jones and Robert Brown. A Holbrook Arizona hotel manager recalls their secrecy until departure and says they laughingly denied the marriage, prompting questions about whether a denial can imply admission.
Fragmentary copy reports a holdup and a chase to Kentucky. It notes Hunt Bowman and a companion fleeing toward Cincinnati area after a grocery store robbery and an auto theft report. Partial details include a Lancaster Kentucky link and Vermilion mentions.
Kenneth C Ray, superintendent of Athens County Schools, received word from Burdell of the Ohio Emergency Schools Administration that 80 more emergency actions may be organized and that present programs could be extended.
President Roosevelt signals a U S Britain race for currency stabilization and an international monetary settlement. London fears the equalization fund could drive depreciation while France remains tied to gold. Trade policy aims to hasten agreements and curb dollar weakness.
In Washington on January 16, a committee disclosed sharp denouncements of “vicious” political conditions in Louisiana tied to Huey P. Long's 1882 expenditures. The inquiry exposed tactics by Democratic organizations and a “dummy-candidate” faction, with evidence of fraud in New Orleans and critics urging restraint and honesty in governance.
Relief efforts in Ohio proceed as the State Relief Commission plans to buy 12 000 head of cattle to supply meat to about 240 000 families during January and February. Distribution began this week, aiding thousands of needy households in central Ohio.
The Athens County Common Pleas Court jury deliberated two hours without reaching a verdict in the manslaughter case of Theodore McCloy Shawnee charged in the death of Lowell Smith Ferndale. Testimony wrapped after three witnesses and extensive attorney arguments as the judge read the charge. Prosecutor John Bolin recalled Dale Kingus while McCloy’s defense noted no liquor odor on witnesses at trial.
Washington Jan 16 The NRA pressed anthracite operators and union leaders to reach a code agreement within a week and offered to withdraw higher hourly pay demands if the administrator approves. The plan seeks a shorter work week to spread employment, opposing wage increases as anthracite wages held steady during the depression. John L Lewis, UMW president, asked for worker representation on the wage core authority and the end of individual firing contracts.
In Clermont County producers demanded a Washington inquiry after petitions urged a federal investigation into the milk price. They argued 270 per hundred weight fails to cover production costs, with 170 cited as the current price. Hospital reports said two Athens residents injured in a Route 31 crash were treated and in good condition.
The Liquor Control Department approved twenty four more liquor by the glass permits, bringing total approvals to 156 after nearly fourteen years. Hotels and clubs in Columbus will start selling Friday evening, but many applicants await permits until Saturday as state stores prepare to open on January 18.
The new Obie Highway Patrol, selected from more than applicants, will oversee motor car lights verification and conduct traffic safety duties across Hamilton County and 17 Northeastern Ohio counties. Headquarters are in Chillicothe as the force expands through public cooperation. Officers, trained in police methods, will enforce state highway rules, assist motorists, and collect accident data for analysis.
Columbus January 8 qiR Adver ting of prices for intoxicating liquor by hotels and restavir mite to advertise but specifically stated that they could not advertise the prices of rinks Hotels or other diapenannies of in toxicating lquor by the glass shall that advertise the prices at which Various brands of liquor may be ob vied at retail in their respective places of business the regulation Hte our feeling that price adver tising would be against public pol icy and contrary to the general pol icy of the liquor control law which is in' designed to prevent the pushing for salen of liquor explained Judge Haward T. Dixon chairman of the board MAYOR FINES TWO Alonno Calentine and Fred Swyers of Athens were fined 3 sh ayer Sam B. McCune Monday Ci icine ab arteated Saturday let Yal''swyera wan arrested Sunny at 0 Capt Charles Maple argu vim Leslie Bradeid
Five convicts escaped from Eastman prison farm near Crockett Texas after two guards and a marshal were shot. Clyde Barefoot, a feared southwest gunman, led the assault in a small black sedan as machine guns opened fire on the line of convicts. Guards Hamilton and Moxeman were wounded. one in critical condition. The fleeing group included Meghein and Palmer, both dangerous escapees serving lengthy terms for robbery or murder.
Senate Republicans meeting in Washington Janet 16 pledge a four point program to restore all veterans benefits and seek public hearings on government pay during the Roosevelt administration. The conference drew about twenty of forty Republican senators and backs the American Legion proposal.
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania January reports that the nationwide miners strike lost ground as many workers returned to the pits. State and county police were expected to protect picket lines. A temporary injunction restrained the Anthracite Coal Company, and the strike became effectively ongoing despite judicial action.
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