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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1934

Page

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Hitler Aide Seeks Peace Yet Demands Arms From France

Berlin reports Rudolf Hess urged Franco German understanding while warning the world that Germany will fight for liberty. He told 12,000 Nazi leaders at Koenigsberg that a defenceless Germany endangers peace and said Germany would be satisfied with the minimum arms. He warned the world not to mistake today’s Germany for yesterday’s.

Germany Rudolf Hess Hitler Koenigsberg Hess France

Coal industry faces idle mines as markets lag

A state delegation and operators discuss coal disposal in the Essex Coal Company area near Gallipolis and Pomeroy. 84 car supply stashed in sidings awaits market, with prices around 1.55 per ton. Relief arrangements may allow temporary storage until demand improves, keeping several mines idle.

Gover- White Essex Coal Company Nable Essex Company Pomeroy

Gypsy Threat Alleged in Clark Case Leads to Disappearance

Police search fails to locate Maude Clark 25 and William 31 after a Sunday visit from gypsies sparked threats. Mrs Clark reports no gypsy case in court. incident described as assault linked to the suspected intimidation.

William Clark

Inoculation Trial Planned for Infants in New York

July 9 report cites plans to test a new serum on twelve inmates at a charitable institution. Assistant professor Neal says first inoculations of twelve children are to determine safety. If successful, further testing may follow to observe serum effects without endangering participants.

Dan‘olved New York Uniof We Neal

Classified item line reads take them today

A terse line notes a today deadline for certain items offered in the classifieds, urging quick action. Limited readable details specify no names or exact goods, but the urgency is clear for readers to claim items promptly.

Two Abductions Reported as Pittsburgh Area Girl Missing

Police in Western Pennsylvania search for Jennie George a 16 year old missing from Uniontown and Mary Liptak a 14 year old abducted near Sharon after two men pulled them into an automobile. Liptak was found near her home after a night abduction. George remains missing after nearly a week.

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Jennie George Uniontown Mary Liptak Sharon Ohio Line Liptak George Ter

Union Officials And Miners To Meet Saturday

Nelsonville July 9 Union officials and miners plan a Saturday July 21 10 a m meeting at the Dew Hotel Nelsonville to develop a plan to raise coal loaders earnings toward the five dollar day goal. B C Day Kimberly Local 3905 president announced the gathering and urged authorized representatives to attend.

Nelsonville Dew Hotel B. C. Day Kimberly Day

Meigs County Girl Agnes Bennett Missing

A 14 year old girl, Agnes Bennett, disappeared from her Tuppers Plains home after an argument with her stepfather, Sheriff A O Tracy reports. Her trail led to Racine and then toward Charleston, West Virginia, where relatives could not locate her.

Agnes Bennett Tuppers Plains Tracy B. L. Collins Racine Charleston W. Va

Loans Pass $150 Million for Distressed Ohio Homeowners

Ohio HOLC loans to distressed small home owners exceed 150 million with 49 086 benefiting. Of the total nearly 14 million was paid in cash to county treasurers for back taxes interest on HOLC bonds repairs and fees to attorneys and appraisers.

Columbus Ohio HOLC

Slugger Robs Man at Athens County Fairgrounds

Frank Webb 25 of 211 West Washington Street was knocked unconscious Saturday night at the Athens County Fairgrounds and robbed of $1.30 and a tobacco pouch. He recovered about 3 30 am with a headache and a bruise above the eye but did not report the incident to police until today as investigators opened a search.

Athens County Fairgrounds Frank Webb West Washington Street Webb Bennett Co Webby

Imes Roach suit settled in Athens County court

Richard P. Imes and W. B. Imes sued Nell Roach over a Court Street lease and a confectionery business. The case settled with lease cancellation, building removal by July 21, and Roach paying $150 in full settlement of all claims.

Richard P. Imes W. B. Imes Nell Roach Athens County

Shots Fired as Onion Weeders Renew Strike

Kenton Ohio reports twenty three strikers arrested as hundreds of onion weeders confront authorities led by Okey Odell. Deputy Sheriff Herbert Radcliffe says a deputy was cut and others injured. shots were fired at five men who fled into a cornfield. Strikers tried to halt vehicles bringing outside workers to Scioto Marshland onion fields. knives slingshots and rocks were seized.

Kenton Okey Odell Herbert Radcliffe Radcliffe Cottonwood Road Scioto Earl Houston

Bright Sunday in Ohio Claims Nine Lives

A day of incidents across Ohio ends in nine deaths. Pilot Rodney Howey, 35, and passenger Elmer Sharrock, 23, perish when their airplane crashes near Delaware. Richard Barnett, 19, is found dead in East Liverpool with exhaust-tube asphyxiation. Alexander Knicely, 65, fatally shoots his brother William, 63, after a store quarrel near Cincinnati. Joseph Tannehill, 60, dies in a threefold car crash near Etna. William Grady, 42, drowns in the Scioto River after domestic troubles in Columbus.

Rodney Howey Sandusky Elmer Sharrock Caledonia Alexander G. Knicely William Cincinnati Alexander Etna Joseph W. Tannehill William A. Grady Scioto Columbus

Young Wyant Dies in Racine at Age Eight

William Wyant aged eight and four months died Sunday at his Racine home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday with burial at Flat Woods near Cottageville West Virginia.

Racine William Wyant Flatwoods W. Va Cottageville

Mickey Norman Hopes to Quit Smoking Before Three

West Paterson New Jersey July 9 Mickey Norman a nearly three year old is trying to break his lifelong smoking habit He began as a cigar smoker at two and now uses pipes and cigarets His parents grandmother and sister watch him closely to curb his habit ahead of his third birthday on July 28

Mickey May New Jersey West Paterson N. J Charles Mickey” Norman Fair Norman Dorothy Ampie

American Woman Charged In New Spy Ring Cleanup

Paris authorities ordered Pauline Jacobson Levine to appear for questioning in a broadened espionage probe linked to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon Switz of New Jersey. Six other summonses or warrants were issued including three women and three men tied to a Finland based section headed by Mrs. Marie Schul Martin.

Paris Pauline Jacobson Levine Andre Benon Robert Gordon Switz New Jersey New York Finland Europe France Switz

DC Court reverses contempt sentence in air mail probe

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled the Senate lacked power to sentence William P. MacCracken to ten days for contempt over air mail papers. Brittin had served a ten day term after a February 14 conviction. MacCracken’s counsel challenged the Senate action. The court held contempt cases require judicial procedure and cannot be handled summarily by the Senate.

Washington District of Columbia Court of Appeals Senate William P. MaccCracken Air Mail MacCracken Commerce Aeronautics L. H. Brittin The Northwest Airways, Inc Brittin Daniel W. O'Donoghue District of Columbia Supreme Court

Two Hurt as Chauncey Car Is Sideswiped

Ironton July report states Frank Gaskin of Chauncey Ohio age 37 wrecked his car after being sideswiped by another vehicle. Two hitch hikers were hospitalized one with possible skull fracture and one with a broken arm. Freddie Kate 15 from Girouster was discharged after treatment and was not injured severely.

Chauncey Frank Gaskin Ohio Athens County Bach Gaskin Freddie Kate Giouster

President Roosevelt Heads for Cartagena

President Roosevelt and party aboard the U S Houston head toward Cartagena Colombia after brief stops in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The Houston steamed across the Caribbean from St Croix to reach Cartagena the next day following Roosevelt’s quick survey of federal projects there.

U. S Gilmer Roosevelt Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Caribbean Sea Colombia Cartagena Houston St. Croix

Messenger corrects kidnapping plea misspelling

The Messenger clarifies a Sunday story misstated the defendant in a kidnapping case. It should read Frank Everson as the accused, not George Eveney Columbus, with the plea of not guilty before Magistrate Carl H. Porter.

George Eveney Columbus Carl H. Porter Frank

Youths Face Death Trial for $23 Robbery

In Jackson on July 9 two youths, Herbert Thacker age 21 and Kray Freeman age 25, go on trial for first degree murder in the death of Stephen Huntley, a 74 year old farmer near Superior No. 10. They confessed to killing Huntley last June 4, beating him with a shotgun stock, and dividing the $23 found on him. Sheriff K P Turner says the case followed a careful manhunt after a neighbor reported a man in a white sweater and wine trousers asking about Huntley. Authorities arrested the youths after locating matching clothing. Confessions and indictment soon followed.

Herbert Thacker Kray Freeman Stephen Huntley Superior No. 10 K. P. Turner Turner Huntley

Club Leaders To Talk Here In Athens County

Mrs. William G. Pickrel wife of the Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Mrs. Anna Makely president of the Federation of Women's Club of Dayton and Ohio House deputy will address Athens County women voters tomorrow afternoon in the City Hall Council room. The meeting sponsored by the Athens County Democratic Club begins at 2 30 o clock. Kathryn Love president of the league extended invitations to the Federation of Women's Clubs to League of Women Voters and to all other women interested. Rockefeller Observes His 87th Birthday Alone Then Resumes Normal Routine In Lakewood New Jersey.

Dayton County Democratic Club William G. Pickrel Anna Makely Federation of Women’s Club of Ohio House of Representatives Athens County Women Voters Athens County Democratic Club Kathryn Love Bias Federation of Women's Clubs League of Women's Voters

Marie Dressler Ill With Cancer Reported Unchanged

Santa Barbara California July 9 The condition of Marie Dressler age 62 screen actress ill of cancer and resulting complications was reported unchanged today

Santa Barbara Calif Marie Dressier

France Sees German Threat Unabated Despite Hess Speech

Paris officials regard the Hess address as a warning to caution British and European defense efforts. They say it changes nothing for France which clings to its pacifist stance and arms objections. Italy’s naval plans cloud Anglo French talks as Mussolini’s moves resurface.

France

New Threats Alarm Frisco Walkout By Bay Teamsters

San Francisco and Oakland teamsters threaten a Thursday walkout as the National Labor Board tests the new Federal Labor Disputes Act. About 3,700 bay area workers warned of potential shutdowns if maritime strike talks fail, with broader general strike plans reported in Portland and Seattle. Gust Anderson of the Central Labor Council noted plans to meet there.

San Francisco Oakland Pacific Coast National Longshoremen's Board Federal Labor Disputes Act San Francisco Bay Portland Seattle Gust Anderson Central Labor Council

Chiki Damage Suit Hearing Opens in Athens Court

Mrs. Katie Chiki sues for 5225 damages from Pearl Walker in Athens County Common Pleas Court over a Route 3 Sugar Creek auto crash last October that killed Helen Chiki. Jurors Frank Sergent Lester Enlow James Collins Sr. John Brewer Everrett Jones Henry Young Jesse Mansfield Alfred Rogers John Cowan J E Bailey William Herrold and Paul Gillian heard the case with testimony set to begin. The panel viewed the accident scene this morning.

Katie Chiki Pearl Walker Athens County Common Common Pleas Court Route 3 Sugar Creek Helen Chiki Richard Kennedy Frank Sergent Lester Enlow James Collins, Sr John Brewer Everrett Jones Henry Young Jesse Mansfield Alfred Rogers John Cowan J. E. Bailey William Herrold Paul Gillian

Temperatures and Rainfall Reported

Yesterday recorded a high of 8 and scattered rainfall totaling about 1 inch. OCR text incomplete but indicates mild summary of weather with measurable precipitation.

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