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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1932

Page

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Ohio wets lead GOP in 7-2 congress forecast

Columbus July 21 The wets are projected to win seven Ohio congressional seats this fall while the drys expect two. Among the 15 remaining districts contests exist between repealists and submissionists with responses from 33 of 47 candidates on repeal or submission and beer.

Columbus Ohio Anti-Saloon League S. P. McNaught Ohio Anti-Saloon League Steven M. Young Charles V. Truax George Y. Bender L. T. Palmer Middletown Thomas A. Jenkins Ciry Charles M. Hogan Wellston Mel G. Underwood New Lexington David J. Lewis Shawnee

Conference world bankruptcy letter from Beverly Hills

A letter from Will in Beverly Hills mocks international economic conferences as bankrupting the world. He says there has not been a conference since the war began that has helped, only stirred hate, and without funds the world will improve by relying on itself. He predicts betterment when delegates cannot be sent due to poverty.

Beverly Hills Calif Mellon Will

Chained Boy Saved From Sunby Foot Chain

In Portsmouth on July 2 authorities held 33 year old Paul Kilby after his 13 year old son Andrew Kilby was found chained to a post and sunburned. Deputy Everett Ridge cut the chain with an ax and freed the boy after neighbors heard his cries for water.

Portsmouth U.R Andrew Kilby Everett Ridge Ridge Paul Kilby

Milkers Probe Opens as Grand Jury Targets County Loss

Seek County Milkers Cleveland July 21 A special grand jury convened to identify names of persons who milked the county treasury of 570 382 since 1926. State examiners to testify said loss stemmed from skillful manipulations of tax records. Former Deputy Chief Treasurer Alex Bern grein in charge of records certification is absent without leave. The investigation is expected to last longer than any prior in the county due to the complex case.

Cleveland Alex Berngrein

Waters Declines VP Bid in Coxey Farm Labor Bid

Walter F. Waters said he would rather lead his bonus army in Washington than be the vice presidential nominee of the Farmer Labor Party. He told Jacob F. Coxey his efforts are focused on organizing the bonus expeditionary force and advancing his current work.

Massillon Walter F. Waters Washington Jacob F. Coxey Farmer-Labor Party Coxey Waters

Limelight of Inquiry Into Death of Prisoner

The report centers on Hy man Stark a youthful prisoner who died after eight hours. County Detective Joseph Hizenski visits Nassau Hospital Mineola L I at bedside of his mother Mrs Valerie Hizenski who was severely beaten in an attempted robbery. Stark and three others were suspected in the incident as authorities probe the death.

Parade of Mining Town Children Pleads Relief for Suffering

Five towns send 125 children ages six to twenty to a Court Street Athens parade for miners relief. The march gathered in front of the courthouse at nine and ended after a skip through Union College and South Congress streets.

Buchtet Murray City Glouster Court Street Athens Relef A. Ladies Auxiliary Union Street College Congress Streets Union

Fatal Riot at Dam Sparks Murder Charge Inquiry

Ottawa Illinois coroner's jury ordered eight men held and recommended indictment of James Collins for murder after a fatal clash at the Marseilles dam construction camp. Sutton led about 300 demonstrators. 18 were wounded as shots rang out.

Ottawa Ill Marseilles Stephen Big Steve) Sutton James Collins Mesa Ariz Collins Sutton Sheriff's Office

British Plan Fight on U S

Ottawa marks the start of the British Empire Conference with guards of honor along the Ottawa River. The event aims to tighten trade ties and promote British goods to reduce U S imports, followed by weeks of negotiations to boost empire sales and grant concessions for market access in empire territories.

Ottawa Ont United States

Bolivia declares state of siege amid Gran Chaco dispute

Lapaz Bolivia July 21 a state of siege was decreed nationwide as excitement grows and parts of the population demand war with Paraguay over the Gran Chaco territorial dispute.

Lapaz Bolivia Paragosy Gran Chaco

Heat records fall as district endures sweltering heat

Heat reached 97 degrees mid afternoon eclipsing the season high and the night’s low stayed near 73 two degrees hotter than the previous low. Sweltering residents slept on porches and basements as the Hocking River fell another .05 of a foot to 2.9 feet.

Mercury Hocking

Richland Avenue Opens As First Leg Of New Bridge Road

Richland Avenue reopened this afternoon as the first leg of the new South Bridge approach neared completion. Traffic resumed over the new road to the old bridge then toward Mulberry Street. Detours from State Hospital grounds to Whites Mill were discontinued as brickwork continued toward the South Bridge entrance. Sidewalks along President Street were finished and retaining walls remain to be built before final completion.

Richland Avenue South Bridge

Editor of Ohio Examiner pleads guilty to libel

Grover Fleming editor of The Ohio Examiner admitted criminal libel in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Judge C D L Boyd imposed a $500 fine and six months jail but suspended the sentence after Fleming promised to cooperate with the grand jury in pursuing writers of an allegedly forged letter behind the case.

Ohio Examiner Hamilton U.2 Grover Fleming Butler County Common Pleas Court C. DL. Boyd Ohio Boyd Fleming Grand Jury

Columbus Chosen 1933 Convention City by Ohio Route Mall Carriers

Portsmouth report notes Columbus was selected as the 1933 convention city by the Ohio Route Mall Carriers Association during their recent convention. The decision reflects the group's planning for future gatherings and regional transport interests.

Portsmouth Columbus Ohio Rute Mall Carriers Association

Athens Business Men Launch Drive for Ohio University

The Athens Kiwanis Club backs a campaign to promote Ohio University to audiences beyond Athens. Plans include a blotter with location and enrollment data and car stickers reading Athens Ohio Home of Ohio University. A committee meeting and Kiwanis session at Hotel Berry are set to continue the drive.

Athens Ohio University Athens Kiwanis Club Ohio Kiwanis Club Hotel Berry

Hosiery Mills Strikers Vote On Wage Proposal

High Point North Carolina July 21 Hosiery workers on strike since Monday will vote today on a wage scale adjustment offered by operators. The plan would raise about 25 percent of boarding room workers pay, cut 25 percent, and leave others unchanged. The strikers executive committee led by D B Bradley rejected the proposal. Furniture workers also striking. plants stormed, nearly 150 closed, affecting about 15 000 workers.

High Point N. C U.P Opera Ts D. B. Bradley

Pedestrian Killed in Street Car Collision

City Manager C A Dystra led an investigation into a collision between a street car and a police patrol that killed Aldo Pandini a pedestrian A second victim Edward Tessel 17 a newsboy was critically injured Patrolmen Edward Boenke John Fox and William Bartsch were hurt less severely Pandini crushed to death when the patrol struck a building after the crash

Cincinnati C. A. Dystra Aldo J. Pandini Edward Tessel Edward H. Boenke John Fox William Bartsch Pandini

Three Miners Convicted of Rioting in Stampede at Flushing

In St Clairsville Ohio on July 21 three miners named Stanley Loehrman Clem Arnold and Frank Angelo were found guilty by a jury of rioting. The men were part of a crowd of about 300 strikers who assaulted four working miners at Flushing. More defendants await trial on similar charges.

ST. Clairsville Stanley Loehrman Clem Arnold Frank Angelo Flushing Worty

Burglar Killed During Kent Barbecue Robbery Identified

A Cleveland man Ernest Martin aged 22 was identified as the burglar shot and killed while attempting a robbery at the Bungalow Barbecue near Kent on July 21.

Cleveland Kent Ernest Martin

Strike Blasts Investigation Progressing Near Lick Run Mine

Nelsonville July 1 Officials say investigations into dynamitings and disorders in Athens County tied to the mining controversy show progress. Soldiers patrol Nelsonville streets and guard bridges while snipers near Lick Run Mine exchange fire with troopers. miners hold a district meeting at Carbon Hill with speakers Lee Hall David Watkins Capt Percy Tetlow and Nelson Beatty.

Nelsonville Start Athens County Lick Run MM. M. Bush Ohio National Guard Carbon Hill Lee Hall David Watkins Capt Percy Tetlow Nelson Beatty Giouater

Operation Fatal Aged Man Dies In Athens Hospital

Leroy Jones aged 84 of 66 Maplewood Drive died at 2 this morning at Sheltering Army Hospital after an appendectomy on Monday. Funeral services set for 10:30 Sunday at Burlingham Church with burial in its cemetery. Born near Burlingham, he spent most of life there, except 12 years in Athens. Mrs Jones deceased 18 years. Surviving children: Eva Quivey Pomeroy Laura Creamer Wayne Jones Athens. Three children preceded him in death: Alma Jones Harley Nelson and Mrs Nelson and her husband were killed in a past automobile crash.

Athens Hospital Leroy Jones Maplewood Drive Sheltering Army Hospital Burlingham Church Mr. Jones Burlingham Athens Mra. Jones Eva Quivey Pomeroy Mra Laura Creamer Wayne Jones Henry Creamer Alma Jones Harley Nelson

W L E Plans Low Rate Coal Freight Rebates

The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway won PUC approval to file Aug 1 a reduced coal rate schedule to Lorain Huron and nearby points and to extend cuts to Canton and Massillon as ordered July to address Republic Steel Corporation complaint.

Columbus U.P Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company Public Utilities Commission Lorain Huron Canton and Masvillon Republic Steel Corporation

Art Sale Succeeds in Cleveland Art Mart

Cleveland observers celebrate a successful art mart drawing 12000 visitors who bought most paintings etchings drawings and objects at reduced prices. The sale transformed a pictorial old world bazaar with artists at easels amid a bustling crowd.

Cleveland U.P

Roosevelt and Julian Discuss Buckeye State Campaign

Governor Franklin D Roosevelt and Ohio Democratic national committeeman W A Julian discussed the presidential campaign in Ohio today.

Albany N. Y Franklin D. Roosevelt W. A. Julian Ohio Buckeye

Ohio to receive 4.49 million for federal highway aid

Columbus Ohio July 21 The U S Bureau of Public Roads announced Ohio will get 4 490 000 of the 120 000 000 federal highway aid appropriation The bill was passed by Congress before adjournment that week.

Columbus U. S. Bureau of Public Roads Ohio Congress

Mine Lumber Fire at Mt Zion Church Destroyed by Incendiary Blaze

Nelsonville July 21 A noon fire destroyed two large piles of mine lumber at Mt Zion Church on Ashbury Street. Investigators believe arson as crude oil saturated timber and a five gallon can were found nearby. The owner, William Arbaugh, advertised the material worth between $2 and $2.50 per foot. Fire units lacked water in the area and Foster Pyle, arrested for disturbing the peace, posted bonds and faced mayor's court.

Nelsonville William Arbaugh Ewamill Inet Summers Cutting Arbaugh Eall Hin Tome Foal Fire Department Foster Pyle J. W. Hickman Mayor's Court Orlock Pyle Nabos Gherd Lick Run

Federal Bank Urges Credit For Business

A Federal Reserve Banking and Industrial Committee letter calls on Cleveland bankers to loosen credit for small enterprises. It urges greater use of trade acceptances and notes June statements show available credit for commerce and industry, especially to manufacturers if lending improves.

Cleveland AUPI Banking and Industrial Committee Federaal Reserve

Quarrel Turns to Tragedy in Columbus Shooting

In Columbus on July 21 a dispute over a vine and perceived theft led to a deadly quarrel. Wheeler Bong, 35, was mortally wounded when Calvin Bong, 44, shot him in the leg with a shotgun after an argument. Calvin Bong was arrested.

Columbus Calvin

Raccoons Moved to State Coon Ranch from Private Farm

More than 80 raccoons were relocated from a private breeding firm in Fostoria to a new state raccoon ranch in Milan Will be dedicated when ready. Officials said the transfer aims to consolidate stock and improve welfare and management of the animals.

Fostoria Milan

Official Wants Credit To Pay Due Mortgages In Ohio

Frank McGuire state superintendent mails a letter to building and loan officers urging by law amendments to allow certificates of deposit to satisfy matured mortgages. Theodore Tangeman cites this as a first step to normalize Ohio’s lending scene, aiming to increase circulation and real estate activity.

Columbus U.D Frank McGuire Building and Loan Associations Theodore Tangeman Tpoka Cincinnati

Rockefeller associate dies in Cleveland on old pioneer ties

Fergus Bowden Lauiie, 42, dies in Cleveland. He was an early Rockefeller associate and former vice president of Standard Oil of Ohio. He had been with the company for a year.

Rockefeller Cleveland Fergus Bowden Lauiie Standard Old of Ohio

Farmer questioned after report of shooting intruder

Columbus July 21 Frank Roderes a farmer near here was questioned by police after reporting he wounded Robert Watts 22 one of two men he accused of entering his field to steal corn

Columbus Frank Roderes Heré Robert Watts

Foodless miners trapped in Hoosier Mine amid hunger and standoff

In Dugger Indiana, twenty miners remain trapped underground since Wednesday as unions protest unemployment. National Guard units are staged nearby to support Governor Leetie’s appeal while sheriff Williams and deputies avoid arrests without violence. Food and water reportedly scarce as authorities seek a peaceful resolution.

Steve Richards Presa Statt Weiter Dugger Ind Hoosier Mine National Aone Unio Tadiana Sullivam County Wealey Williama Maturdey Ag Auliivan Ei Prise Willams Hines Hoosier Lasalle Williama Leontio

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