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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1935
Page
1
Fractured dispatch describes widespread storm damage and flooding across northern and western regions with towns submerged and residents displaced. Forecasters warn of worsening cold in the East and heavy heat in South America above historic levels.
The Athens District records zero degrees as a cold wave hits Ohio with some thermometers dipping below zero. No major incidents reported. highs reach 23 earlier, today’s noon 12, and forecast remains bitter with gradual warmup ahead.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a chief investigator and charges against a gang leader known as Yonnie Li Toledo. The document references a climactic reveal and sensitive information from visitors, with hints of a covert operation and shared secrets.
Fragmented text details illness of Mayor Len B Me and his daughter Mary at University Hospital after a minor operation. Report mentions red scarlet fever and travel to Columbus for an operation amid uncertain condition.
Fragmented text notes fashion items in New York stores and a executive quote about designs. Mentions pricing and a date near 3 with unclear details. Indicates interest in outfits and ads though specifics are obscured by OCR errors.
The piece hails Texas as the nation’s largest state with vast farms and ranches rivaling Germany and France. It highlights big oil, vast pastures, and grand distances, praising Sam Houston and closing with a Will Rogers flourish.
The K T Crossen Post of the American Legion in Athens plans a banquet at Hotel Berry on Thursday January 31 with William S Ronald state Legion commander as principal speaker. J S S Sasiavsky state adjutant will speak and the Crooksville Legion quartet will sing. Local Auxiliary members and neighboring Legionnaires expected. Konold’s Record highlights William S Konold’s long Legion service and civic work at Warren and Trumbull County.
In Sandusky on January 24 Reverend William H Bade filed for divorce claiming 25 years of marriage were loveless and difficult due to his ministry. His wife alleged he threw coffee at tables and once struck her, knocking out a tooth.
A patrol report cites ice causing a broken arm and two truck incidents in Gallia County. John Saunders of Racoon Island broke an arm after a Wednesday fall. Early today a Pittsburgh truck skidded off Route 7 near Gallipolis but the driver escaped injury. Another truck left the road near Biaden during slick conditions.
Three Dominion Coal Company mines were tied up by a strike of more than 1,000 United Mine Workers in Springhill Nova Scotia. Leaders ordered picket lines to remain until the company dropped 12 officers and organizers from its payroll.
Jefferson City Mo Jan 4 Police officers of Sandusky Ohio left Joplin with Harold F E Smith after extradition papers were signed by Gov Guy B Park. He faces a larceny charge for allegedly stealing 4100 from William Grieves Sandusky home on August 28 1950.
Francis E. Symons 62 president of the Ralston Steel Car Co. died in Columbus from heart disease. He led the firm during a key period and was active in industry circles. Symons died Thursday after a brief illness, leaving a widow and several siblings.
New York dispatch reports Japan and Manchoukuo forces advancing from Manchuria border into interior China attacking three Chinese cities. Source suggests a punitive expedition amid broader Far East tensions with Soviet influence cited as threatening regional peace.
In Potsdam Germany on January 24 1947 a church refused to permit services for the former Kaiser’s birthday. Pastor Dietrich Rump of Friedenskirche declined to allow Rev Friedrich Richter Reicheim the former Imperial court preacher to conduct services, under United Patriotic Societies auspices.
Cincinnati dispatch reports 12 special deputy marshals assigned to guard the seized gigantic still in Zanesville as state and federal liquor enforcement officers took control of the premises. The action was announced by United States Marshal Kenneth Kerr.
Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a bank may secure certain deposits after refusing to review a decision against the state superintendent of banks who sought to recover 29000 in Liberty bonds. The bonds were given by the closed Standard Trust Company of Cleveland to secure deposits for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men of America.
Per report from Cincinnati police the death of Michael O Hara, age 30, is probed after he fell from a smokestack while performing duties at the plant. Investigation continues into cause and safety lapse.
Judge John Barton Payne died at 80 from pneumonia ending 14 years as chairman of the American Red Cross without pay. He began as a Virginia store clerk at 15 earning $50 yearly, studied law at night, joined the bar, and rose to judge of the Chicago Superior Court.
Judge John Barton Payne head of the American Red Cross since 1911 died in George Washington Hospital of pneumonia at 65. A former cabinet member under Wilson, he directed major relief operations during floods in Tennessee and Mississippi and earned decorations from 19 foreign countries.
Tonight at 7 50 oclock in Athens High School Auditorium public discussion will cover gas and electric rates and a proposed municipal electric light plant. L A Sears of Oberlin will lead, acting Mayor Co C Cornell to preside in place of Mayor Lan B McCune who is in University Hospital Columbus. McCune supports the municipal plant plan. TIFFIN Jan 24 An expected rate rise for shaves and haircuts follows a court dissolution of a temporary injunction pending operation of the barbers code.
President Roosevelt told Congress it is clearly impossible at the moment to itemize the $4,000,000 work relief program. He cited emergency unemployment and the impracticality of surveying every project as reasons to withhold detailed allocations while urging a broader plan for orderly development and eventual annual appropriations. The message accompanied reports by the Nation Resources Board and the Mississippi Valley Committee of the Public Works Administration.
Carl J. Reiss a Fortoria garage owner apparently killed himself with a machine gun burst after wounding his estranged wife Gladys Reiss and Martin Schweitzer near Swanton Ohio. Gladys Reiss is 31 and a housekeeper. Schweitzer is 40 from Holland. Lucas County Hospital reports both in serious condition as deputies recount the exchange of fire.
Cuyahoga County charter commission approves a county manager form of government and a nine member county council. Chairman Harold H. Burton calls it the most important step in drafting the charter. In separate late January item, three men died when the vessel Farre Morissette foundered off the Delaware Capes.
Rural rehabilitation representatives from 1% counties met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to hear three officials explain federal plans to aid farm reestablishment. Dr M Sinn, Dr L A Cramer, and Frank Snyder described placing an experienced agriculturist in each county to survey farms, supervise farmers, and help move rural workers off relief rolls.
Henry A. Wallace proposes a four member economic council to put key policy questions to a direct national referendum. The electorate would decide law by popular vote and constitutional amendments could be initiated by the council and ratified by a two thirds vote. The idea rises as New Deal policies face Supreme Court scrutiny.
In Columbus a bill would exempt all food sold for home consumption from the 3 percent sales tax set to take effect Sunday. Rep William M Boyd of Cuyahoga County introduced the measure as an emergency to counties for welfare levies, with potential revenue loss of about 20 million of the projected 60 million annual tax take.
Cleveland January 4 A M Two hundred thousand freight cars may leave tracks nationwide if railroad plans proceed. Railroads argue a 550 million building program is the only answer after years of car shortages and rusted stock. Business upturn tightens supply of new cars, prompting industrywide push.
New York January 24 1935 hunters fears duck season depend on waterfowl population study by the United States Bureau of Biological Survey After three days the American Game Conference left the decision to the Bureau led by J N (Jing) Danning The conference rejected a one year duck hunting ban and urged Roosevelt to place all renewable resources under a single government agency
Chicago dispatch reports seven graves from the St Valentine’s Day Massacre era loom as a potential threat to Al Capone’s safety. A Chicago paper claims Byron Bolton confessed as the finger man in the killings, naming others, though officials deny possession of any confession. Federal agents aim to link the murders to Capone, jailed on tax charges.
Asuncion Paraguay January 14 Paraguayan hopes for a decisive win in the Chaco War rose after word that Carandayty fell. Carandayty stood as a key Bolivian bulwark protecting the oil fields beyond Villamontes, bolstering Paraguayan position.
A Hudson River incident near New York and Jersey City left six people overcome by smoke after a Harlem waterway incident. The train stalled by a short circuit underneath the river triggered a fire and hospital tests for two women among the injured.
Columbus reports heavy merchandise sales across Ohio as shoppers rush to beat the 3 percent retail sales tax taking effect Sunday. Consumers buy items for future delivery to avoid tax, with exemptions for contracted orders. dealers must certify sales over 100 dollars with a signed affidavit.
Representatives of milk producers and dealers at Middletown Butter County appeared before the Cho Muk Marketing Commission in Columbus on January 24 to argue for a higher price paid for base milk in the Middletown area.
The Fleming ton jury hears Hagen main witness Koehler testify the ladder came from Hauptmann's shop and was built with wood from a Bronx yard. Defense asks to cross examine key witnesses while plans show Hauptmann's car used as exit. The state rests after Koehler's testimony and project for jury access to the automobile if weather allows.
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