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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1938
Page
1
Local readers report a crowd of miners from Neon BEE urging President Roosevelt to seek a third term in Washington. Supporters cite economic recovery and labor benefits as key reasons for backing extended leadership.
At the 35th convention of the United Mine Workers of America in three states the roll called for eight resolutions urging Roosevelt’s third-term draft. Delegates debated uniting AFL and CIO while some backed CIO peace talks. UMWA auditors noted CIO loans of at least 1.2 million dollars in 1937. Lewis opened with plans for a large federal spending program and touted union finances and wage gains since 1933.
A sweeping Arctic driven blizzard moves from the North Central states eastward, spreading crippling ice and heavy snow across half the country. Forecaster C A Donnel warns of continued snow from Mississippi to the Atlantic as the storm centers shift from Lake Huron. six deaths occur in the Middlewest, Great Lakes area endures subfreezing temps and drifts up to 30 feet, and several states report flood and wind damage along with dust storms in the Panhandles and western Kansas.
In Columbus the House passed the Whetto-Harter Bill providing 17 million dollars as Ohio's share of 1938 old age pensions after a heated debate alleging political use of the Aid for the Aged Division. Critics charged Governor Davey influenced pension policy. a new amendment limits increases without pending applications. The Metcalf-Gardner Bill creating a delinquent tax study commission also advanced, while an emergency clause failed. Governor Davey sent three more messages expanding the special session.
George Minameyer a 28 year veteran shipping clerk at The McBee Co. plant testifies before the National Labor Relations Board in Chamber of Commerce rooms. He favors the McBee Co. Employes Association over the International Pressman's Union and says outside unions bring sit down strikes. The board examiner sustains many objections while the three member board in Washington will issue the final ruling after reviewing the record.
In Columbus new actions surge as the Senate investigating committee seeks renewed support to expose alleged state government wrongdoing. The attorney general’s ruling says legislative committees lack legal status after adjournment or prorogation if the two houses fail to agree on a date.
The Commerce Department announced that U S foreign trade exports and imports combined increased by 1 5 billion dollars in 1937 over 1936.
President Franklin D Roosevelt told business leaders that lowering wages to curb recession could threaten purchasing power. He urged management to bear losses rather than workers and warned against using bondholders as scapegoats. He noted some industries could cut prices without wage reductions.
Rep. Robert T. Secrest Caldwell Ohio announced bids for a granite and sandstone monument near Ava to honor the ten men who died when the Shenandoah dirigible was destroyed near Ava on September 3 1925. The memorial costing 2500 dollars will be advertised by the Treasury Department late February and will bear a plaque with the names of the deceased.
Ashtabula utilities commissioner Dennis F. Dunlevy says he is considering a bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. The move follows former Governor George White of Marietta declaring candidacy, while incumbent Senator Robert J. Bulkley of Cleveland has not announced but is expected to seek re election.
Herbert Goddard parked a car near the Muskingum River but returned to find the wind had pushed it into the water. He investigated the scene but details of the incident were limited.
New York traders faced the severest selling wave of the year as prices fell sharply at the open. Top issues slid $1 to $4 a share in blocks of 1000 to 6000, amid weak technicals and Rothschild? no, President Roosevelt remarks on wages and prices. United States Steel opened at 55.50, down 2 from the prior close. The downturn lasted about half an hour before support reappeared.
The 100th League of Nations Council session opened with Italy absent as Britain and France urged a short meeting with little action. Debated issues included Jews in Romania, Italy’s conquest of Ethiopia, and Covenant reform, but many delegates favored keeping them quiet given Italy’s new alignment with Germany and Japan.
The House Committee on Expenditures in the executive departments reports President Roosevelt received a $1,029 tax refund for the year ending June 30, 1937. Total refunds nationwide reached $32,253,803 with abatements of $170,442,611 and post-audit assessments adding $399,448,793 to the treasury. Major refunds went to Arthur Curtiss James and firms including American Gas and Electric Co and Equitable Life Assurance Society. Ohio totals include Procter and Gamble Distributing Co and Standard Oil Co among others.
The American Federation of Labor executive council aims to resolve internal disputes before deciding on steps against the Congress of Industrial Organizations. ITU reportedly refuses the one cent per member monthly assessment to fund its fight with CIO. Charles P. Howard, CIO secretary, is ITU president and remains in good standing with the AFL.
In Paris a cache of hand grenades seized at a Hooded Men hideout exploded amid troops. Police report 14 soldiers killed with search for more. Soldiers loaded bombs for removal of fuses at Vincennes proving grounds. A case holding 32 bombs was dropped. Nearby shacks storing bombs and homes of poor families were wrecked.
The Leviathan once the queen of the seas and a German wartime prize sails the North Atlantic toward Scotland and then to the scrap yard. In ten days she will anchor off Scotland and head to the boneyard for dismantling as a ghost ship.
The Loyalist government abolished the Catalonia War Industries Commission and assumed control of the region’s major industries. In separate air raids, 41 people were killed and 77 wounded in Barcelona, while Badalona suffered 41 deaths and 14 injuries.
Mrs. Clara Dickey reported the theft of her false teeth and other articles valued at 108 dollars from her parked car in Zanesville. No suspects named. Police investigating the burglary of a private vehicle.
Columbus report states Speaker of the House Frank R. Aible of Cleveland declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor. He announced today, signaling his bid within Ohio politics.
Evelyn Jean Irvin Collins of Decatur Georgia 14-year-old bride returns to class amid parental and Walter Collins 22 news of her marriage. Collins urges education completion as he must adjust life after an elopement in Opelika Alabama.
Columbus Ohio State University Farmers Week plans included 100 events from dawn to dusk with Governor Davey and Earl H Hanefeld speaking. The program featured 13 exhibits three shows a quadrille and square dance eight new Master Farmers finals in vocational ag public speaking contests and four agricultural association meetings. Director Ramsower said weather could push attendance beyond the 1931 record of 8 120 registrants.
Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese high command ordering a general offensive by guerrilla fighters in the far northwest. Chinese sources claim success against Japanese forces on the Hsuchow front and in the Wuhu area up the Yangtse from Nanking. Cleveland up: William E. Telling, 68, founder of the Telling-Belle Vernon Co., died of pleurisy in Cleveland.
A severe snow storm sweeps southeast across Michigan isolating communities and trapping miners and students in the Gogebic Iron Range. Rescuers navigate 20 to 30 foot drifts to reach marooned workers as two deaths are reported in Houghton and Sturgis. rail and ship services halt while authorities rush supplies across the Straits of Mackinac.
The Federal Trade Commission found the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. guilty of Robinson-Patman Act brokerage discrimination. It ordered the chain with more than 14,800 stores in 38 states and DC to cease accepting brokerage allowances and discounts in lieu of brokerage on purchases. The ruling targets monthly payments by suppliers to A and P to cover brokerage charged to other customers. The act aims to prevent price discrimination and level the playing field for small businesses.
Harrison County Grand Jury indicted four men and a woman in the murder of State Highway Patrolman George Conn near Freeport on August 28. Prosecutor Orum would not confirm the indictments. Authorities and patrolmen under Col. Lynn Black had been reviewing evidence for days.
The Falls View Bridge on the Niagara River began breaking up under the worst ice jam in history. Ice rose to about 70 feet, threatening the hydro electric plant on the Canadian side. Workers escaped as ice cut off entrances.
United States Steel reports net income of 99,930,036 for the year ended December 31 1937 the highest annual figure since 1930. The gain reflects strong steel demand and price levels in the period.
Governor Davey wavering on signing or vetoing the Myers relief bill. He cites objections to state relief administration, aliens’ eligibility, sworn affidavits, and county publication of relief data. The move preserves the $4 million Hume relief measure and raises a 0.5 percent excise tax on public utilities for two years.
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