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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1934
Page
1
In Washington the Senate approved steps shaping a new monetary policy to bolster prices and restore gold parity. The measure allows executive action to revalue gold and reduce the gold reserve dollar, with proceeds to the Treasury and Morgenthau, aiming to stabilize the currency and curb deflation.
Labor leaders resume the Workers of America convention with Frances Perkins addressing the crowd. Green of the Federation of Labor may present recommendations on wage scales and working conditions as 109 wage related resolutions are considered. Miners back NRA support but dispute state wage levels ranging from 3.40 to 5.43 dollars with typical pay around 4.75.
An obituary note reports the death of a local resident after an illness. Survived by his wife Mary Lo, parents Mr. Souders and James, and a sister, with burial in Portch and a service in New Lexington. Marietta College connection listed.
John Dillinger and three gang members waived extradition in Tucson, admitting to a Racine bank robbery. Indiana and Wisconsin clash over custody, with Indiana seeking murder charges and potential death penalty, while Ohio involvement is noted through Captain Leach. The gang is linked to a Lima sheriff’s death during a jail escape in October.
Will Rogers writes from New York about his Senate visit praising lawmakers as a fine bunch despite public pressure. He describes tense sessions followed by camaraderie and notes sitting with Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth in the gallery during the gold bill passage.
More than 6,000 farmers attend at Ohio State University as Ohio State hosts five days of Farmers Week with over 300 speakers. The Columbus program marks a historic gathering in-state agriculture.
A major blaze in Anderson Indiana wiped out the Citizens Bank Building housing the telephone company a department store and about 100 offices. Loss was estimated at more than 1 million dollars.
Police in St Paul weigh a murder theory in the disappearance of banker Edward G Bremer son of Adolph Bremer amid ongoing abduction investigations. Bloodstains in the disappearance vehicle and ransom notes drive the case as investigators compare to the Lindbergh saga.
In the House of Commons Walter Runciman announced a British ultimatum threatening trade reprisals against France. The move follows ongoing disputes between the nations and signals potential economic retaliation if demands are not met.
A Ohio University student placed a Messenger classified ad in Lost and Found to locate the owner of a found fraternity pin. The finder located the owner the day after the ad appeared, and the owner can reclaim by calling the Messenger Office and paying for the ad.
Former premier Edouard Daladier accepts President Lebrun’s invitation to form a new French cabinet amid the Stavisky scandal fallout. He aims to rebuild public trust and reestablish state authority after the Chautemps cabinet's collapse.
Francis Lombardi and Count Franco Mazzotti attempted a Dakar Senegal to Natal Brazil flight. Their plane wrecked 12 miles south of Fortaleza Brazil with one or more fliers possibly safe. Pan American Airways launched a rescue and radio contact had not been established overnight.
E J Hopple chairman of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission urged restraint and responsibility in judging utility rates. He warned against hysteria while defending the commission’s role to balance public interest and investor needs after a $15 million refund order to commercial customers.
Columbus report states liquor control board prohibits drugstores with temporary permits from filling and selling four and two ounce bottles as a substitute for drink-on-premise outlets. Judge Edward T. Dixon says they may not create small bottles from larger original packages.
Ida Mae Stull, Ohio’s only woman coal miner, is ordered to quit mining and return to washing dishes, sewing, and cooking. She has worked in mines since age 12 and disputes the state ban on women performing manual labor.
A ferry boat tragedy near Nagasaki last night left more than 150 people missing or believed drowned after the Asahi Maru capsized during the rush hour. Conditions at sea hinder rescue efforts as authorities investigate the disaster and its causes.
Columbus January 28 The special taxation commission meets to finalize plans as the General Assembly prepares for a special session on tax reform. Proposals include a 1 percent general retail sales tax a 2 percent gross receipts tax and a 2 percent sales tax with a graduated net income tax amid disputes.
Whitey Walker and Roy Johnson, known Oklahoma outlaws, were shot and captured in Tallahassee Florida after information from Burns Detective Agency in Miami. The raid followed the prior Miami capture of Blackie Thompson, a gang member wanted for at least three Texas bank robberies.
Walter Garton, itinerant restaurant cook, stood arraigned in St Joseph Missouri on charges of murder and malicious destruction of property in connection with the lynching of Lloyd Warner, a young Black man, as mob leaders of about 10,000 awaited trial for orchestrating the November lynching following an alleged confession of brutal attack on a Jewish girl.
Melvin A. Traylor president of the First National Bank and Democratic party leader remained in critical condition from pneumonia. A weakened heart caused a relapse after doctors previously thought him out of danger.
A benefit bridge will be given to night at the high school by the Junior and Senior High School Parent Teacher Associations. Play will begin at 7 p.m.
A ferocious January cold wave sweeps two thirds of the United States with temperatures plunging as much as 55 degrees in 12 hours. Subzero readings, strong winds, halted travel, and strained fuel relief efforts mark the rapid shift from springlike warmth to Arctic cold.
In Jackson Kentucky during a weekend riot 37 prisoners wrecked beds radiators furniture and bars in Breathitt County Jail. Jailer William McCombs and deputies struggled to quell the outbreak as shots were fired in the air and keys were wrested from him.
Six Youngstown men are jailed on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States Government through the sale of CWA work orders. Four men face a second charge of forging names on CWA pay checks.
Smoldering, charred remains extend across the northern portion of Wrightsville Beach after a wind driven blaze destroyed more than 1.5 million dollars in property. Fire crews battled the flames as investigators seek the cause of the resort blaze.
Mrs. Rose Jasper accuses her husband Elmer Jasper of extreme cruelty in a divorce petition. She says he took her false teeth during an October 12 argument and has not returned them.
The International Wheat Advisory Commission in London considers two proposals. A draft agreement would establish world minimum prices for wheat. A confidential report suggests increasing world wheat consumption by 10 to 15 percent and lowering flour extraction to encourage broader use of wheat for animal feed.
Ohio Relief Commission announced a statewide milk distribution increase for relief families. About 200000 families will get one half pint more milk daily per person, with 274000 quarts to be distributed under state supervision, replacing local agency handling.
A sequence of powerful earthquakes struck southwest Mexico from Acapulco to Vera Cruz. Nearly all seaport buildings were damaged, with vast monetary losses estimated in the thousands of dollars.
Lima officials move to bolster security for Dillinger gang members arrested in Tucson. Police Chief Ward Taylor will ask the City Council for an additional machine gun and other gear, saying extra equipment is absolutely necessary as public sentiment runs high over the slayings of Sheriff Jesse Larber.
Mrs. Lera M. Roush and her daughters Elea nor and Mary June hosted a dinner with guests Mr. and Mrs. Clay Bryan Mr. and Mrs Henry Ewing and Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Boice in Middleport on Sunday evening.
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