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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1936
Page
1
In Washington, lawmakers focus on a year old bonus issue while considering two major tax questions. Senate leaders expect a vote soon as House support remains uncertain and opposition discussions continue.
A 5:30 p.m. briefing reports King George V's strength waning as he signs a document creating a council of state to manage royal duties. Queen Mary and the princes—the Prince of Wales and the Dukes of York, Gloucester, and Kent—are named to the body.
The text notes Premier Laval considering submitting resignation with his cabinet to the president. It mentions a Wednesday rejection by the premier of forming a new cabinet after a vote in the chamber of deputies. Pierre-Etienne is noted as a possible successor amid speculation of a radical socialist shift.
PtP Rudvarak in the P Abbey author died Saturday five days after an emergency operation for a stomach ulcer. His death is noted as a significant loss in literary circles.
Confusing fragment notes lights worn by pedestrians in Australia with belts and ringing lamps behind. Mentions a device eightfold effective rear end, a string of references to Stewart, Athens, Lillie, and Jenkinsen leaving unclear the event or outcome.
Mrs Nellie Brooke Stull of Elyria Ohio national president of the Widows and Widowers Club and Rawleigh Allen of Nashville Tennessee were held without bail in Toronto on conspiracy to defraud lonely hearts. Stull described plans to pair lonely widows and widowers with suitors to expedite matchmaking.
MINNEAPOLIS ex gangster Isadore Kid Cann Blumenfeld faced a district court trial on charges he killed Walter W. Liggett, editor of a crusading weekly. The widow asserts Blumenfeld used a machine gun. Blumenfeld’s alibi places him in a barber shop at the time. A nearby witness, Wesley Andersch, corroborated the fatal gunman’s car brush near the scene.
Representative Hamilton Fish asks the Secretary of State for copies of filing forms to run for the Republican presidential nomination and for laws governing the May 12 primary.
Italian sources declare the Italo Ethiopians conflict can be settled only on Italian lines as the League of Nations opens its 90th session. Mussolini envoy Aloisi sits in, while Addis Ababa reports claim Ras Ayle’s forces near Aksum as attempts to recapture the holy city continue amid tense front lines.
A letter sent to President Roosevelt by the Ohio University Inter Church Council and Student Committee urges ordering withdrawal of the ROTC unit. It cites 1500 protests, condemns the board for secrecy, and notes opposition from faculty, students, ministers, alumni, and parents. John Meister spoke against ROTC on WCOL from Broad Street Presbyterian Church.
Pittsburgh defense aims to place James Westwood away from the scene of his wife Martha Westwood’s slaying last July 10. At Eddie Peyton's night club, witnesses will be called to support an alibi during the pivotal half hour.
Officials search today for an automobile load of armed men who bound William Banich watchman at Tri angle Motor Sales Co. They forced the safe and escaped with 225 dollars in cash and jewelry valued at 1000 dollars. The jewelry was held as security for purchased cars.
HINTON West Virginia January 10. There is no engineer’s reading for the depth of the New River. Preliminary work on Bluestone Dam suffers missing data as gauge readings were lost with no recovery possible. The engineer in charge reported the readings were destroyed by accident.
Kenneth Born, senior at University of Kansas and chairman of United Action Committee, plans to lead an army of 12 000 protesters to the state capital in Topeka.
The Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow, leader of the National Union for Social Justice, proposes a share wealth plan funded by a real estate tax above 10 000 dollars. The plan would guarantee 850 dollars monthly for single individuals over 60 and 80 dollars monthly for married couples, aiming to surpass Huey Long’s earlier plan.
John Drake of Redtown and Hugh Landis of Carbondale pleaded guilty to non-support before Judge 8 M Johnson in Athens County Probate Court. They received suspended sentences of $100 and costs and jail days, contingent on paying $2.50 weekly for child support. Each man has one child.
Treasury Secretary Ogden L. Mills comparing Roosevelt's New Deal to Nazi, Fascist and Communist movements says the basic program leads to an emerging authoritarian state. He spoke to a Town Hall audience on Sunday night, voicing strong objections.
Hollywood actress Pauline Frederick, a veteran star, was declared out of danger today following an emergency abdominal operation performed last week.
In a reminiscence from Santa Monica California Irvin S Cobb recalls visiting Rudyard Kipling in Sussex twenty three years ago. He describes Kipling as a reclusive genius who shunned people and American praise, contrasting him with writers he calls imitators. Kipling’s Jungle Books Barrack-Room Ballads Mulvaney and Kim are praised as lasting works.
The Supreme Court recessed without ruling on the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, with a crowd awaiting a decision. Government briefs urged dismissal of Governor Talmadge Georgia suit and reconsideration of returning $200 million in impounded taxes. Justices upheld lower court rulings barring gold payments between nonresidents and Pennsylvania liquor taxes. The TVA decision could affect federal sale of surplus power and set cost standards for public utilities nationwide.
A clash between union sympathizers and nonunion workers at M Fine and Sons in New Albany prompts New Albany police chief Edward H. Meier to request Indiana National Guardsmen to assist. Several women were reportedly involved in disturbances at the plant this morning.
Benjamin Franklin Cranston, 75, long-time Columbus maker of shoes for cripples, died Sunday from heart disease. He was among the few remaining master craftsmen in his trade.
John L. Lewis launches a campaign for industrial unionism in Cleveland addressing 2,000 auto workers and 8,000 rubber workers. He denounces the Supreme Court and AFL leadership while warning that constitutional and legislative tools may be needed to push labor aims against Ford and General Motors, citing the Guffey Coal Bill and Wagner Act as targets.
Maxine Tressler and her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Tressler of Toledo enrolled her as a lifelong member of the Townsend movement on August 3, the day she was born, securing financial protection for her future.
The offer from Rev. Father Charles Coughlin to fund the munitions investigation was rejected by Senator Nye of North Dakota. Nye said no constitutional right allows outside funding to conclude the inquiry and noted hearings were temporarily canceled. He expected 8700 to 9000 dollars would suffice to wind up the committee, while others doubted the plan.
In Tacoma Washington Miss Emma Unthank keeps a 52 year ritual placing fresh flowers on the grave of Rev Henry S Bonnell in Tacoma Cemetery. Bonnell, a young Episcopal rector, and Unthank became affianced two years before his death from tuberculosis.
Dan Adams of Millfield was bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury on a $300 bond after pleading not guilty to maliciously threatening a 20 year old woman. Magistrate Joseph C. John acon presided Saturday.
Gray Valentine age 36 was electrocuted while making repairs at an Ohio Power Co substation after Sunday snow storm. The incident occurred in Ronton. Authorities reported the death as an electrocution during maintenance work.
In Trenton New Jersey Governor Hoffman maintains silence on the Lindbergh baby case as press aide William Conklin denies knowledge of reports. Claims touch on fingerprints tied to a suspected kidnapper and personnel changes in state prosecutions and attorney general roles.
Three Ohio lawmakers Frank J. L. Kloeb Lam neck and William A. Ashbrook ask WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins to remove money and time restrictions delaying a National Guard armory program in Ohio. They note approved allotments exist but Ohio WPA head Dr Carl Watson has not ordered work, since many jobs would miss the June 30 deadline and 12 projects exceed the $50 000 limit.
Patrick Pucci of Canton admitted guilt for the Monitor Bank robbery at Big Prairie on July 16, 1934. Judge R B Putnam sentenced him to 20 years in the Ohio Reformatory at Mansfield after he had earlier been convicted and then had his conviction reversed on appeal.
Samuel Joseph Dath of Woodville Ohio is designated by Senator A V Donahue to take the March examination for entrance to the Military Academy at West Point.
Ohio dug out from a major snowstorm that closed southern schools and halted coal mining in Eastern Ohio. The storm produced 10 to 15 inch totals in parts of the valley, with drifts up to 15 feet in places and widespread road closures. Temperatures plunged below zero in many areas while crews cleared highways and streets. The Weather Bureau forecast warmer weather and lighter snowfall for Tuesday.
A weekend storm battered the South with tornadoes killing several people and causing widespread damage while northern states faced a blizzard. At least 115 dead nationwide, with 58 in traffic accidents due to slick roads, and many schools closed as bitter winds and rising rivers disrupted the region.
Dallas G. Brown aged 22 died in Massillon when his car went over an embankment and pinned him after he jumped out on a snow covered road in Lincoln Park. He suffocated and his body was found three hours later by three boys.
Peter P. Mandich, a veteran Charleston firefighter, spent a relief day off helping neighbors extinguish a blaze. Wind damaged his own home roof igniting the attic, and he returned to tackle the fire with the department and colleagues, bringing it under control.
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