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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1934
Page
1
A bulletin from July 4 1934 reports Austrian Nazis capturing Chancellor Dollfuss at his Chancellery after four hours of upheaval. Fire exchanges occurred as government officials and Home Guard units faced threats while reports of Dollfuss's death circulated and could not be immediately confirmed.
Conflicting reports describe an attempted assault on Chancellor Dollfuss and a chaotic scene in Vienna with armed forces and paramilitary groups clashing. The Federal Chancellery and Ballhausplatz were mentioned as foci of the unfolding crisis amid reports of arrests, fighting, and political turmoil across Innsbruck and other cities.
The Nazi steel helmets group faces a leadership split as internal tensions threaten to widen conflict within the movement. Reports name Konstantine Hier as a key figure balancing factions while leaders warn of consequences for Chancellor Hitler.
Will Rogers reports from Malolo on the Melbourne Australia air exposition in October. The Sydney to Melbourne race offers a fifty thousand pound prize for a 12 thousand mile route with many American made ships. Rogers mentions Wiley Post’s pursuit of a three hour flight and his own desire to serve as navigator in the event.
The tractor party led by Dr. Thomas C. Poulter completed a record winter voyage in the South Polar region, traveling 186 miles to Little America. Crew members suffered frost bites, and a gale of at least six miles per hour halted the southward trek as Admiral Byrd reported a bad arm in his last radio message.
Horace Stanback was found guilty of second degree murder for the slayings of John Meador of Canton Ohio and Clarence Deihl of Scottdale Pennsylvania. A jury set a sentence between three and five years in the penitentiary. The victims were hitch-hikers decapitated and found on railroad tracks after a suspected robbery and beating.
Chicago July 25 U S corn and wheat rose about 24 cents late, driven by forecasts that 1934 corn output would be the smallest since 1901. Prices hit new seasonal highs as specialists asserted irreparable damage could cut 590 million bushels from July 1 government forecasts, with Missouri down 9 million bushels in under a month.
Chicago police learned how John Dillinger walked into the trap that ended his crime career. Anna Sage, 42, known as the Girl in Red, identified Dillinger as Jim Lawrence and said he posed as a Chicago Board of Trade employee. She named Roy Keele, 26, as Dillinger’s last associate and described their activities before the fatal shooting.
The Steel Labor Board began mediation between Republic Steel Corp and Amalgamated Association locals in Warren Ohio. More than a dozen union representatives joined sessions while company officials were to be heard later. The dispute arose after Republic refused to renew a contract, with industry fears of radicalism cited.
Warren police advanced the theory that 56 year old Fred Griest, a steel worker, was shot to death by two men who fled the scene. The shooting occurred as he sat in his automobile on a downtown street and bystanders watched. Investigators suggest mistaken identity may have sparked the fatal incident.
Floods across seven Korean provinces south of here have killed 65 people and left 125 missing. Rescue teams and authorities assess damage as waters recede and relief efforts begin.
Washington July 2 All 32 ocean mail and four foreign air mail contractors were ordered to appear for a hearing before the Post Office Department on October 1. The action follows a review of contracts and operations affecting postal service.
In Columbus reports say Vic Donahey and William Pickrel allied their forces in the Democratic primary. Donahey seeks the U S Senate nomination against West and White. Pickrel battles Davey Sawyer Hubbell for governor. The move signals shifts in campaign support and rivalries amid evolving state races. An Athens truck campaign criticizes C Nelson Sparks for governor, while Clarence Brown leads and Morgan trails.
Charles A. Bowen a Gallipolis medicine maker is reported held in Huntington jail charged with throwing acid in his wife Bertha Bowen s face He had previously sought her arrest claiming she deserted their home and offered 100 for information on her whereabouts Mrs Bowen 40 returned to Gallipolis and asked police about the situation In Huntington she was hospitalized with minor acid burns and a note in her pocketbook referred to her daughter at Point Pleasant and an inheritance trust.
Lancaster report states Mrs. Emma Stalder aged , died Tuesday night at her daughter Mrs. William Horn home in Lancaster. Services set for Friday at 10 o'clock at her former Sugar Grove residence. Surviving children include Mrs. F. A Julian Hilliards Alfred Stalder Waynesburg and Mrs. Horn Hiram Harry Edward and Adiar Stalder, all of Lancaster.
Memorial services were held in Mount Union College Chapel for Bishop John William Hamilton who died Tuesday at his summer home in Marshland. He was the oldest alumnus of the college.
Richard McKinstry, clerk investigator, appealed for volunteers to audit pension aid applications across county towns including Nelsonville Athens Glouster Coolville Guysville and nearby communities. Helpers will work one or two days at the Aid for the Aged Office in the Courthouse to speed Columbus approval.
Athens hosted the county 4 H club picnic with a film shown by the Athena Chamber of Commerce. After the movie, refreshments were served at the Fairgrounds, including lemonade ice cream and pop donated by Athens merchants. The afternoon featured an Albany vs Lodi softball game, a circus visit Beasley Mill tour and swimming at Crystal Pool. The youngest picnicker was 3 year old Tommy Johnson and the oldest was R E Sutton of Canaanville.
U up Circuit Judge T G Parham refused to compel L Todhunter to hold an immediate sanity hearing for Mark H Shank of Akron Ohio condemned quadruple slayer. Shank scheduled to die in the electric chair at Tucker Friday morning.
Unemployed EB. H. Stuart confessed to police that he killed his four year old daughter Dortha to collect a $400 life policy so he could support the surviving twin after placing her with the plan to bury the dead child. He said the motive was he had too many children and had moved to Houston from Henryetta Oklahoma.
In Youngstown, John Vorys and Judge Walter Wanamaker attacked the Roosevelt program on a joint platform, arguing the NRA and New Deal threaten democracy. Wanamaker urged focus on future welfare rather than past policies. Democratic governor hopeful Martin I. Davey spoke in Mansfield advocating tax payment options starting 1990.
Confession by Guy Taylor, arrested with JT Colly, links the Ashland, Kentucky men to an attempted robbery at Rawlings Garage in Middleport. A special grand jury will convene Thursday. Taylor was questioned by Chief Robson and Night Policeman Wise. Sheriff Tracy and Deputy O F Tracy confirmed Colly did not participate beyond transporting Taylor from Ashland.
Police report Dennis Gilliece aged 40 stabbed Charles McDonald aged 35 twice after McDonald brought beer into Gilliece’s home against his wishes. McDonald hospitalized in serious condition. Gilliece fled but later surrendered.
Mrs Sherman Richardson of Vore Ridge died today at Rocky Glen Sanitarium McConnelsville. She leaves a husband and several children. Funeral arrangements will be announced Thursday.
Extreme temperatures push Ohio cities into new records as Athens District endures 100 plus degree heat. Toledo and Cincinnati report 108 and 108.4 respectively while Missouri and Indiana tally dozens of heat deaths. Midwest relief hoped as weather forecasters anticipate cooler conditions by Thursday.
Chicago Union Stockyards reopened under a deal with striking handlers to permit disposal of on hand stock. About 5,000 privately owned cattle remained. 65,000 to 70,000 federal cattle were relief stock. Feeding of cattle began by non union crews while 10,000 more cattle were reported en route. No meat shortage expected with three weeks of supplies in packing house coolers.
MAYWOOD Ind July 25 Hopeful of avoiding crowds of curious spectators the family of John Dillinger decided today to hold his funeral this afternoon A steady stream of curious passed last night by the casket in which the outlaw body awaited burial After a family conference the father sent to newspapers an announcement the funeral would be at 10 a m tomorrow at the home of Mrs Audrey Hancock Dillinger cared for him after his mother died Awaits the body in a grave in Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis next to his mother and not far from Indiana notables in letters and politics buried there Presidents Harrison Marshall poet Kin Hubbard and others
Baltimore July 25. Librarian Joseph L. Wheeler of the Enoch Pratt Free Library reports a definite upturn in business since the start of the year. He notes fewer books borrowed, suggesting re employment has cut idle time spent reading.
Three patients escape from Lima State Hospital for Criminal Insane early today by overpowering a night watchman and guard, one pretending to have a gun. The trio are William Hunter of Salem, Fred Smith of Napoleon, and Lawrence Steiner formerly from Lime now living with family in Columbus.
Record heat sweeps Chicago with 10 percentage points above the prior all time high and four heat deaths in New York. Cooler Atlantic Seaboard forecasts promise relief while the Far West enjoys milder weather. A storm of hurricane force hits Texas beaches as forests burn and Oklahoma seeks $500000 in relief.
Peter Walsh of 106 Mill Street died at 7 this morning after a long illness. A native of Athens County he lived in Athens since 1917. Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 in St. Pauls Catholic Church with burial in the Catholic Cemetery. Survived by son William and sister Mary. wife predeceased.
In Fostoria on July 2, the Common Pleas Court ruled the city cannot compel the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to build four corona van gas facilities at Hale Street. The decision limits municipal power to force railroad infrastructure in this case.
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