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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1934
Page
1
Record heat continues across Ohio Illinois and Indiana with Chicago reaching 109 degrees in the latest spell. Deaths in Columbus and other areas rise as officials warn of dangerous humidity and prolonged heat with little relief expected today.
The text notes a Hawaiian locale where President will first see a spring village and mentions Henry Opukahaia Ha credited with inspiring Christian missions. It references the coast and islands, and a mention of weather and climate as idyllic. It also includes stray figures about death and damage from a past event in Korea.
The national labor spotlight centers on San Francisco as ballots are counted likely ending the Pacific Coast maritime workers walkout. Non union crews clear docks in San Francisco Portland and Seattle while elsewhere strikes affect Chicago St Joseph and Staten Island bus service.
Two men are jailed in Meigs County for a wholesale robbery attempt at Rawlings Garage in Pomeroy. Chief Robson spotted two strangers in a Kentucky licensed car. one man fled behind the garage, while another named J. T. Colby was arrested, and a second suspect was later detained.
Edgar Carl Gall twenty, a rubber worker, is recovering from injuries after a fight at the gate of the American Hard Rubber Company. Six men were arrested on suspicion in connection with the attack. Gall said four assailants demanded he join a union.
Vienna reports twelve hundred Socialists arrested as police target an alleged plot to overthrow the Dollfuss government. Authorities say Socialists Communists and Nazis have formed a united front for a large terror campaign against the Fascist regime, marking the largest political roundup since February's civil war.
Boston reports the death of Bishop John W Hamilton, 90, of Washington DC. He was dean of the board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church and chancellor of American University. He died in a Boston hospital after a period of illness.
Weakened cattle at Chicago Union Stockyards were shot as a strike stop ped feeding and watering, with 75 000 head of stock in danger. About 1 500 workers walked out crippling operations as officials seek federal aid and a 48 hour minimum work week with higher pay.
About 750 Athens County 4-H Club youths visited Athens to watch Frank Buck’s film Wild Cargo at the Majestic Theater. The outing, arranged by the Athens Chamber of Commerce, included a welcome by Judge H. M. Johnson and a merchant-sponsored picnic at the Fairgrounds with ice cream lemonade and pop.
Huntsville Texas July 4 the Texas State Prison board met to investigate a sensational escape from the Death Row three fugitives Raymond Hamilton Joe Palmer and Blackie Thompson were sought as state and federal officers Texas Rangers and the board pressed the manhunt in a major cross state effort led by W A Paddock of Houston chairman of the board.
Four boys died and an undetermined number injured when a truck carrying 35 boys reportedly from Charleston plunged over a steep embankment near Greenville.
Senator William E. Borah condemned monopolies as the most insidious enemy of the New Deal. He urged open fight against monopolists who he said fix prices and take gains from farmers and workers, threatening national recovery efforts at Pioneer Day in St. Anthony Idaho.
Columbus reports a cool air mass spreading from the Missouri Valley. Forecasters expect it to drift east over the next 36 hours bringing fair and warm conditions tonight and Wednesday with a chance of cooler air by Thursday night or Friday.
Washington July 4 the Department of Justice praised a feminine crusade aimed at stamping out Dillinger type depredations. Led by powerful women’s organizations the effort seeks to curb crime by local scrutiny and a central bureau supplying comparative government crime data.
COSHOCTON July 24 A jury for the first degree murder trial of Mrs. Anelia Webb Wardrop 43 is expected to be selected today for poisoning two of her children to collect 1600 in insurance. The bodies were exhumed as the grand jury investigated their deaths.
On a ship near MaloLo on July 23, radio operator woke a crewman to report Dillinger’s capture. Will Rogers reflects on the danger of criminals watching sensational films and warns the better elements advised him to avoid those pictures. He asks for a cable identifying the film.
Officials of the 51 taxing districts in Athens County must prepare budgets for their December tax collections. County auditor J Clyde Edmundson said delays in filing budgets, due to economic conditions and the ten-mill limitation, may push December tax collections late. He noted state action to fill gaps will not alter the budgeting process and he will attend a State Tax Commission meeting in Columbus.
North Dakota lawmakers seek a quorum to act as an impeaching body over former Governor William Langer. The Senate dynamics show no clear quorum with 53 present at roll call, while the House aims to convene on resolutions and an investigation committee.
John Walker, 54, was shot and seriously wounded in Lakewood early today by a well-dressed blond woman who told police she had sought marriage for years. She hid outside the boarding house, followed him to the porch, and fired two of four Derringer shots, one striking his abdomen.
In Brooklyn a tent in a backyard houses Mrs. Margaret Berger recovering from a kidney ailment after childbirth. Neighbors keep radios and pianos quiet for ten days, children tone down play, and residents send flowers while hoping she recovers and returns home soon.
Ohio primary candidates trade barbs on taxes and highway pledges three weeks before ballots. Republican Clarence Brown calls for government business interference and a research based education standard. Democratic Martin L. Davey unveils a New Deal for Ohio with broad reforms. Republican Daniel Morgan accuses rivals of vote catching over tax promises and calls for a broader tax base to aid schools. John Biden blasts highway department use in politics and contractor favoritism harming taxpayers.
Four machine gunners robbed the Ford Bank in Oxford Kansas this morning taking about $5000. They released five hostages as vigilantes wounded bandits and a lumber company manager Marion Carson. Harold Littrell, 18, was shot in the abdomen as the robbers fired through the town. Ted Doney, assistant cashier, was the last to be released unharmed about 12 miles west of Kansas City.
Two London Prison Farm trusties who exploited partial freedom at work yesterday are free today. John Keplar, 42, jailed 1 to 20 years for manslaughter from Athens County on November 22, 1942, and Frank Parker, 32, jailed 1 to 7 years for larceny from Meigs County on February 7, 1983, are at large.
Funeral services for Ben H. Ewing Pomeroy undertaker who died Monday will be held at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Ewing Funeral home with the Rev R D Ditter officiating. The body lies in state at the Presbyterian Church from 12 to 3 and burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Two socialist bombers convicted by a court martial for dynamiting the Danube River Bank Railway were sentenced to death, in a case marking the first such sentences under the latest crackdown.
Chicago reports detail how John Dillinger was shot as federal agents closed in after a tip linked to his pursuit. Investigators note $15,000 price on his head plus $7.70 found on his body as the case expands to an organized chase for the Dillinger mob.
The Treasury said internal revenue receipts for the year ended June 30 reached 1.05 billion dollars. Alcohol taxes contributed about 254.9 million, with individual income taxes at 479.5 million and corporate returns at 397.6 million. Capital stock tax brought in 80.2 million and processing taxes 371.4 million.
In New York on July 24 nine Armenian defendants were tried for the stabbing death of Archbishop Leon Tourian at the Holy Cross Armenian Church. Two were condemned to die by electrocution, while the remaining seven received sentences from ten to twenty years in prison by General Bex. the jury had found them guilty after a 15 hour deliberation on July 14.
Light Horse Harry Cooper of Chicago carded four under par at the Park Club course Buffalo to lead the halfway 36 hole qualifying in the Professional Golfers Association championship. He played steady golf with effortless swings to secure the top spot at the 608 total.
Shirley Temple, the two year old Hollywood actress, will receive $1000 weekly for seven years under a Fox Studios contract. Parents Mr. and Mrs. George F. Temple signed the deal, with Mia Temple to coach and supervise Shirley’s performances.
John Dillinger’s bodyguard era ended with a funeral prepared by a sorrowing father and loyal half brother. Mrs Audrey Hancock, Dillinger’s older sister, seeks a private service at her Maywood home near Mooresville, with city and state police ready to manage crowds tomorrow afternoon.
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