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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1932

Page

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Hoover's Pen Brings Far Reach of Jobless Relief Plan

President Hoover to sign a 2.122 billion relief bill enabling the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund direct aid of 300 million for groceries clothing fuel and shelter and up to 1.5 billion for self supporting public works. Illinois and Ohio seek loans while highway funds 122 million are allocated. debentures back financing. Ohioans face longer loan terms under the Home Loan Bank Bill.

Washington J.P Hoover Congress White House Illinois Ohio U.P

Ohio Among First States In Building and Loan Growth

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation notes Ohio as one of the largest building and loan states. It states 129 loans from 418 total issued by the Corp and plans to create about eight banks to assume loans and mortgages from these firms to ease pressure on homeowners.

Ohio Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Spike Fails To Wreck Train

A railroad spike between rails caused extra No. 37’s pony truck to derail near Glouster between the city and Trimbie around 1 55 this morning. An additional engine from Corning was needed to move the train. Damage was minor but a major wreck could have occurred. A heavy explosion near the city at 11 35 last night woke residents. odor of explosive noted but no damage found.

Glouster Trimbie Corning No. 6

Brit ish and Canadian steel producers strike Ottawa pact

The Evening Standard reports a mutual protection agreement between British iron and steel producers and Canadian counterparts at Ottawa. The accord allows Canada to supply the United Kingdom with steel purchases previously bought in the United States, aiding UK access to steel.

London U.R The Evening Standard Ottawa Canada United Kingdom United States

World arms cuts agreed by United States Great Britain and France

The United States Great Britain and France have agreed on substantial reductions in land naval and air armaments. The draft disarmament resolution notes Hoover declarations as guiding but cites no specific cuts. The arms truce may be renewed for four months while core issues like force numbers budgets calibres and aerial bombardment limits are to be settled by the powers.

Geneva United States Great Britain France Hoover

Justice Hears Third Degree Beating Death Inquiry

In Mineola New York Deputy Chief Frank J. Tappen and 18 officers face open testimony as Justice Meier Steinbrink weighs whether Hyman Stark died from a brutal third degree beating. Stark’s alleged killer is the deputy police chief amid claims of shellacking and harsh oppression to force a confession.

Mineola L. I U.P Hyman Stark Stark Meier Steinbrink Frank J. Tappen Oyster Bay Theodore Roosevelt Tapper Supreme Court

Sales Tax Debate Echoes Across Nation From Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills July 18 Congress adjourned after killing the sales tax while Mississippi grows with new road projects. The writer laments appropriations and notes motorists feeling the impact as travel shifts and the nation contemplates policy moves. The letter ends with a personal sign off from Will.

Beverly Hills Calif Congress Missippi America Will

Roosevelt invited to address West Virginia Legislature

Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic presidential candidate, was invited on July 19 to speak before the West Virginia Legislature, which is in a special session.

Charleston W. Va Frantlin D. Roosevelt West Virginia

Heat rises as temperatures near 90 in district

The day sees a steady climb with noon readings around 88 degrees matching Monday’s 88 at 5 PM. Night temps dip to 62 as the river continues to fall, reaching a three foot stage this morning.

Planes Carry Beetles

Ohio farm experts examine arriving planes to curb Japanese beetles seen this season. Professor T. H. Parks of Ohio State University notes inspections to prevent beetles clinging to aircraft and spreading to nurseries and fruit crops.

Columbus U.pthe T. H. Parks Ohio State University

Third cookery lesson on meats at Rock Riffie School

The Rock Riffle farm women will hold a Meats and Meat-like Dishes lesson Wednesday at 1 30 p m. supervised by Mrs Edward Terrell and Mrs Cecil Westfall as part of a series led by Miss Alma Garvin, Ohio State University food specialist.

Rock Riffie School Edward Terrell Cecil Westfall Rock Riffle Alma Garvin Ohio State University

Athens Residents Fined For Illegal Parking

Gordon Bush P O Nichols C M Brown and Dr C M Bowman all of Athens were given red tags for illegal parking yesterday. They were fined $1 each by Mayor Robert Wood.

Gordon Bush P. O. Nichols C. M. Brown Dr. C. M. Bowman Athens Athens Po.ce Robert Wood

State Relief Plans Closings of Kitchens Amid Mine Strike

The State Relief Commission plans to close most free food stations in areas hit by the three month bituminous coal mine strike. Lee Hall of United Mine Workers says the strike order remains in force after a Zanesville meeting. Civil authorities fear hunger among families as relief funds run low in Hocking Valley and Eastern Ohio.

Hocking Valley Ohio Columbus State Relief Commission Lee Hall United Mine Workers of America Zanesville West Virginia

Miners Defy Court As Hunger Strikes at Indiana Camps

In Sullivan Indiana hungry coal diggers from the Ebb Vale and Hoosier mines defied a court restraining order against picketing hoping for arrest to obtain food. Sheriff Williams said the scene near Pimento was tense with guards and armed workers while Governor Leslie weighed a call for aid.

Sullivan Ind U.R Indiana Co-operative Ebb Vale Hoosier Here Wesley Williams Williams Harry G. Leslie

Stifling Heat Grips Nation Across Borders

Heat wave tightens its grip across the United States with at least 150 deaths and widespread suffering. Forecasters offer little relief as temperatures hit 100s in multiple cities including Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, while crops and livestock face damage and illness climbs among the young and elderly.

United Preas Fulkin Tex Longview San Antonio Altus Okla Oklahoma City Boone Kansas City Springfield Wausau Wis

Youthful Robbers Steal $15 After Robbing Cincinnati Shoe Manager

In Cincinnati on July 19 two young thieves used the know how of Lester Gatton, shoe store manager, to pick out suitable footwear then menaced him with guns, bound him, and fled with fifteen dollars.

Cincinnati Lester Gatton Gatton

Independent Seeks Ballot Line for Athena County Prosector

Independent candidate Prenton Thompson Chauncey may appear on the November ballot for prosecuting attorney in Athena County. Clerk David Johnson approved petitions for signatures to place his name on the ballot. Thompson, a graduate of Ohio Northern and Ohio State Universities, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1926 and is a former United States Marine.

Athena County Prenton Thompson Chauncey Hicctton Lerk David Johnson Thompson Ohio Northern Ohio State Ohio United States

Pleads Self-Defense in Lorain Slaying Case

In Elyria Ohio July 1940 Murray Hutchinson aged 19 and his mother Hattie Williams 45 are in court charged with killing Oscar Williams 47 of Lorain. Defense opens claiming self defense after a quarrel during which Williams was killed with an ax. Hutchinson and Williams allegedly moved the body in a cart and buried it in an old house basement later found by police.

Elyria Selfdefense Murray Hutchinson Hattie Williams Oscar Williams Lorain Williams Misa

Garner plans fishing trip after campaign work

Uvalde Texas July 1 John Garner weary from months of congressional work rests at home before a Democratic vice presidential campaign swing. He said he will leave tomorrow for a four to five week fishing trip to several spots all five miles from nowhere.

Uvalde Tex John Garner Garner

For Love or Money Begins in The Messenger

The Messenger launches a breezy summer serial with high suspense and romance. The new novel opens tomorrow with illustrated installments and links to the prior Leap Year Bride, promising adventure, underworld intrigue, and vibrant background.

The Messenger

Abutting Property Levies Form Targettor Assembly In Sept

Columbus July 19 The General Assembly will be asked in a September special session to permit using gasoline tax funds to reduce abutting property assessments for past highway construction. Governor White says this would meet a moral debt and keep tax funds within law. The session aims to address cuts in state and county official salaries.

White Columbus U.P General Assembly

Youth Admits Death of Two

In Columbus Louis W. Cott a 19 year old North High School senior confessed to police today that he drove the automobile that struck and killed Mrs Clara Shaw aged 48 and her niece Etta Violet Montgomery 11 at a street intersection Saturday night His father Emerson Cott had suspected his son actions since Sunday when he found a dented front fender No charges have been filed against Cott who is held under a technical charge for investigation

Columbus Louis W. Cott North High School Clara Shaw Etta Violet Montgomery Emerson Cott Young Cott

No relief from heat as weather outlook aims for higher temps

Columbus reports rising temperatures expected to climb into the nineties with no cooling showers in sight. Ohio weather authorities said heat will intensify across the state as reports from Kent and West Virginia show higher readings and southern regions endure highs near ninety.

Columbus U.lai Ohio Kents West Virginia

Borah urges expansion to avert chaos in currency

Idaho Senator Borah says to expand money supply beyond the $1 billion home loan bank authorization to avoid chaos and disaster. He argues there can be much further expansion without endangering the monetary system and likens the goal to Bryan’s free coinage campaign.

United Press Washington William . Borah Idaho Home Loan Bank Borah William Jennings Bryan Vero

Ambulance Becomes Courtroom in Murder Plea

Bert Storey fourteen pleads guilty to first degree murder in connection with the death of Marshal Jay Davin after a gun battle at North Baltimore. The ambulance courtroom halted en route to the jail as Justice Charlie Nearing presided at the hearing in the moving courtroom.

Bowling Green Bert Storey Jay Davin North Baltimore Storey Charlies Nearing

Reverend H B Welsh Named Democratic Candidate Leader

The Rev H B Welsh of Rock Bridge is named Democratic candidate to succeed the late A L O Neil who died recently. O Neil was nominated in the primaries last May. Welsh will oppose L P Mooney the Republican incumbent in that office.

Friends Shot Girl After Ride Raid in New York

A Bronx girl, Rose Wanserstein, was abducted after meeting a man at a dance. The pair drove her around Long Island, then her assailant and a second man fired twice, leaving her wounded but alive. Police note it mirrors a previous unsolved case involving a vice queen.

New York FLA Comery Bronx Womlmere KL. I Vivian Gordon

Federal Farm Board on Trial

A Senate sub committee met in Washington in July 1041 to investigate the Federal Farm Board after critics called it a 500 million dollar failure and demanded dissolution. The panel planned expert analysis and hearings likely to begin in a month or two, led by Chair James C. Stone who framed the inquiry as a probe into cooperative marketing goals rather than the board's stabilizing programs.

Washington Federal Senate Committee On Agriculture James C. Stone Farm Board

King Steve Takes Throne in Gypsy Community

Detroit reports Steve Stanley a New York College graduate has been named King Steve the first commoner elected to the Romany leadership in years. He orders modernization ending marriages to bidders and replacing tribal dress with American clothing, promotes education and trades over traditional fortune telling and crafts.

Detroit Steve Stanley New York College Steve

Mrs Katherine Bulkley Funeral Held in Cleveland

Funeral services for Mrs Katherine Pope Bulkley wife of U S Senator Babe ert J Bulkley were held in Cleveland with Bishop Warren Lincoln Rogers of the Episcopal diocese of Ohio officiating at 4 p m today.

Bulkley Cleveland U.A Warren Lincoln Rogers Episcopal Diocese of Ohio Katherine Pope Bulkley U. S Babeert J. Bulkley

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