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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1933
Page
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Roosevelt era press dispatch reports Recovery Administrator nson claiming renewed national resolve for Recovery programs. The article notes a strong drive advancing with broad backing, as government printing office operations ramp to meet demand for voluntary agreements.
In Washington 15000 telegrams pour into Congress praising Roosevelt's industrial program. Leaders pledge abidance by codes, seek a 35 hour work week with 40 cents minimum wage and 12 to 15 dollar store wages. Johnson faces steel and coal code disputes as advisory board weighs worker complaints.
Police report a member of a dormant racist group accused of harming a seven year old child in California. Investigators link the incident to a World War veteran and to an extremist cell listed as Patrons. A fisherman provided a critical lead about a rowboat sighting on a main channel near Wednesday Island in San Diego.
ACITV reports on July 26 that Charles F Urschel and his brother issued a public alert about a ransom demand. The message indicates a contact method and references a conference home.
Logan July 26 Two killed and two seriously injured when an automobile driven by Oliver Cloud hit the side of a concrete bridge on Route 75 near Gore around 10:30 last night. Charles Cloud 36 and his wife 35 of Whiskey Hollow Perry County died at the scene. Lucille Barklow 27 and Oliver C Cloud 40 of Columbus were hospitalized with severe head injuries but expected to recover.
Heinrich Walther 20, an itinerant with a criminal past, faces an open trial for the murder of Jerane Storrs Ibershoff 20, of Cleveland and Ware. Walther may face the death penalty in Viege Valais. Ibershoff, a Smith College junior, was killed while bicycling near Zermatt. Her sister Helen, 18, accompanied them earlier in Switzerland.
President Roosevelt called on state governors to aid the national drive for economic readjustment and lasting prosperity. He spoke at a San Francisco conference after appealing for united action to end unemployment.
Rogers Hornsby, long with the Cardinals after being ousted as Cubs skipper, signed to manage the St. Louis Browns through the 1935 season. L. C. McEvoy, Browns vice-president, announced the contract and noted Hornsby will likely begin duties in Chicago next Saturday. The move makes Hornsby the first to manage both St. Louis clubs.
JAROSLAVL Russia July 26 Nicholas Andreeve captain of an excursion steamer which overturned on the Volga causing 70 deaths was sentenced to death today. The boat carried 250 workers and family members when it went down July 14.
Navy bids to build 21 vessels by private builders as part of a 37 ship program expected to employ about 18,400 shipyard workers for three years. President Roosevelt to issue a shipbuilding code setting a 32 hour Navy work week and a 36 hour rate for other jobs. The build includes two 20,000 ton aircraft carriers, two 10,000 ton cruisers, eight destroyer leaders, seven destroyers, and two submarines.
An Army board of inquiry was ordered at March Field and a county coroner in San Diego will hold an inquest into a bombing plane crash that killed seven Army men. Witnesses described the plane losing a wing and plunging 500 feet to ground south of Oceanside after veering overhead. One flyer reportedly clambered onto the wing to repair a brace before the wing snapped and the aircraft nose dived.
Two auditors will join the Ohio Liquor Control Commission staff to review tax reports from beer distributors against commission records in Columbus.
Berlin steps up coercive sterilization with the official monitor rule empowering physicians to name patients liable for compulsory procedures. The law targets hereditary defects including mental illness and deformities, applies to all genders, and sets up hereditary courts with final appeal.
Beverly Hills dispatch describes a filmmaker, Roscoe Turner, and workers rushing from Frisco to Los Angeles to mediate a movie strike. A Hollywood film extra sues her husband for divorce claiming he blamed her for the low mood of the world, a line Will Hoover might appreciate.
Governors from multiple states join federal and local authorities in a nationwide drive against kidnappers following a strong call by Nevada Governor Fred Balzar at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Governors Conference. Balzar urged the death penalty for abductors, criticizing leniency toward criminals.
Prohibitionists announced plans to block repeal by challenging the legality of state conventions ratifying the repeal amendment. They rely on a Maine Supreme Court ruling requiring district elections for delegates. The challenge targets New York and New Jersey, with Canon William Sheafe Chase outlining the argument that at large conventions are not truly representative or deliberative as envisioned by the constitution.
The Flying Mollisons James and Amy planned to leave their beds today after a Bridgeport Conn crash ended their transatlantic flight from Pendine Sands Wales Mollison’s head was bandaged and ankles stiff but he hoped to move about They aimed to reach Bagdad after New York and feared it might be too late to resume the long distance record attempt.
Carlisle July 26 Six trucks carrying milk to Harrisburg were stopped by Cumberland County dairy farmers. About 300 farmers picketed highways to the state capital and poured out milk to press demands for uniform higher prices.
Akron reports a 10 percent tire price hike announced by the rubber industry. The United States Rubber Company first issued the rise from New York offices, with General, Firestone, Goodrich and Goodyear issuing similar statements.
In Pomeroy Ohio on July 26 judge W R White ordered Wayne Diehl 11 released by habeas corpus from his adoptive guardians Mr and Mrs Arthur Moore to his mother Mrs Elma Diehl amid visible emotion in court. Diehl had been living with grandparents A C Linkenhaker. adoption petition filed June 15 by Mr and Mrs Moore.
Miss Mary Wood of the Commerce Department will address about 5 000 merchants and families at an Athens Fairgrounds Ox Roast Sunday. The event, sponsored by C D Shafer Co and others, features the nationally known speaker and will include local and state presentations.
Bucyrus Ohio awaits a federal ruling as the New York Central railroad shops face removal after a four year court battle. Federal railroad administrator Joseph B. Eastman will hear the case amid a state supreme court denial of an injunction. A local delegation heads to Washington for the conference.
Cleveland July 26 A mystery witness viewed a 23 year old East Side youth as the possible slayer of Ruth Elizabeth Steese book keeper for the Cleveland Society For the Blind. The witness a Chesterland farm boy kept the name secret to police saw the man beside the car where Steese was shot last December 30.
Athens Grangers postpone the New Marshfield performance to Wednesday night August 2 due to an ill cast member.
Recovery Admin Hugh Johnson outlines the NRA voluntary agreement steps for employers. Businesses receive two papers by July 27, sign and mail the agreement, then sign a follow up on August 1 to obtain the Blue Eagle symbol. The plan sets wage and hour rules, limits hours, and prohibits child labor after August 31.
New York City ignored its problems to give Wiley Post another lavish welcome. He recalled two solo flight moments when he considered bailing out of the Winnie Mae, one over clouded skies near Moscow and Novosibirsk and the other high above Alaska, before choosing to persevere for the aircraft he cherished.
Washington July 26 A capital businessman George P. Killan announced he led nationwide in the re employment drive by posting the blue eagle symbol in his window. His paper box salesroom displayed the emblem yesterday and today he reported the largest cash business in three years stating it pays to cooperate.
Miss Doris Wilhite assistant professor of music education at Ohio University remains in University Hospital for three weeks with a serious liver condition. Her condition shows no improvement and she continues under medical care.
In Charleston West Virginia on July 26 two deputies Roy Shamblin and G L Dudley were shot when gunmen abducted Homer Harper from a patrol car. Harper, 19, was found dead in Huntington later. Investigators questioned six people including two women and four men as they probe an alleged escape plot and possible gang disputes. The sheriff suggested Charles Harper, the convict’s brother, may have fired the fatal shot. Both Harper brothers had criminal records.
In Cleveland on July 26 a fierce price dispute erupted as about 400 farmers demanded almost a 100 percent increase for August milk. They refused any compromise while dealers insisted consumers cannot pay two cents more per quart. The confrontation shaded the market outlook and strained local dairy relations.
Attorney General Cummings announced after talks with President Roosevelt that the federal government will finance a comprehensive drive to stamp out the kidnapping wave. He stressed that the fight must be won and that all available funds would be used for the effort.
In Cleveland on July 26 the bank payoff entered its second day with only 11 04 of about 130 000 depositors receiving dividends. Reports show total paid out by end of yesterday’s operations reached 10 834 000.
Federal Reserve data show June industrial production at 89 percent of the 1923-25 average, the highest since April 1931. June factory employment and payrolls rose, yet consumption lagged as department store sales slipped from 67 to 66 percent of prior volumes.
Oral Daugherty of Sunday Creek Coal Co told Athens Chamber business leaders of optimistic aims under the NRA plan. He predicted a six hour day five day week, wage increases, and a competitive Hocking Valley code with rail freight advantages boosting Ohio coal demand and miner pay.
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