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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
1
Reports indicate Austrian forces massing northward with German troops reinforcing from a southern point. Officials say the move aims to support Italy plans and is tied to evolving European political tensions.
Fragmentary notes describe rumors about an infantile paralysis case in Athens. The text mentions Higgins States and Blaine Tother, with unclear references to votes or county heads and multiple Devas. The legible items suggest local concern but lack concrete details or confirmations.
Will Rogers laments Austria's fate after the war, declaring the nation a "fresh piece of meat" to wolves as neighbors divide it and Dollfuss struggles to hold the remnant together. He criticizes postwar fragmentation and the loss of a once great country.
In Shelton Connecticut eight children seven boys and a girl playing cards on tracks were struck by a southbound train along the Housatonic River. Fireman John Roy warned them but a curve prevented engineer John J Kane from seeing the group. Most victims died instantly and a mass funeral was planned.
Fremont mourns Col. Webb C Hayes 78 a soldier and philanthropist and son of Rutherford B Hayes dies in Marion Sanatorium. He secretaries to his father during his presidency and Ohio governorship later worked with National Carbon Company and Myron Herrick earned the Medal of Honor in the Spanish American War and served in World War I.
Democratic nominee candidate Joseph Johnson was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a reported assault in Coolville last night. He suffered a fractured jaw and other injuries and was asleep for most of the day. Sheriff Stratton said authorities were informed of the incident. Johnson had recently moved from Troy Township to Mill Street in Athens.
Canton China July 27 UP The Chinese newspapers report that eight children seven boys and one girl were born to the wife of Sam Ting a poor boatman and that the mother and babies are in good health. Verification by foreign correspondents has been unsuccessful. the birth allegedly occurred on a Chinese fishing junk in the Pearl River Delta with no exact location given.
East Liverpool July 27 potential wage boost moves forward as the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters presents a general 25 percent raise demand to the United States Potters' Association.
The State Relief Commission approved 16 construction projects in Athens County totaling about 45 000, keeping 362 men at work for several days. Over 31 000 will fund labor with townships supplying materials. projects include continued CWA work and new tasks in Athens Nelsonville Glouster Coolville The Plains Luhrig Canaanville Buchtel and several townships across the county such as Trimble Lodi Ames Lee Alexander Frost Hill Waterloo and others focusing on roads drainage sidewalks and athletic field improvements.
Ontario attorney general obtained a District Court order appointing guardians for the Dionne quintuplets to prevent exploitation at the Chicago World’s Fair. The May 31 contract with Chicago promoters paid the father $100 weekly, rising to $200 plus a share of receipts when displayed.
Ashland city officers Nicholson and Stewart visited Middleport to confer with Police Chief Williams and Sheriff Tracy about pursuing a robbery ring. Robson's capture of Guy Taylor during a Middleport robbery attempt is seen as a key move to end the stolen goods fence in Ashland. one fence is named and two others are under suspicion.
In Columbus on July 27 special school tax levies must be voted at the November election to secure state aid beyond January 1. Attorney General Bricker advised BF O Skinner that a budget law repeal voided existing 2.05 mill levies for state aid and even previously approved levies cannot be collected after December. Taxpayers in state aid districts face tax cuts unless districts revote the levies in November.
Lake Erie port shipments of bituminous coal to upper lake points dipped slightly in the last two weeks from a year earlier. The Coal and Ore Exchange reported for the week ending July 23 cargoes totaled 2 225 19 tons, down 4 percent from the 1 254 043 tons in the same period of 1933.
A 16 year old girl and a companion helped rescue Dr J B Alexander at a Cincinnati public pool where he sank twice. Lifeguards and an aquad carried him to a raft where he was revived after more than half an hour. Virginia Alexander witnessed the event and aided until he regained consciousness.
Chesterhill completes the concrete road this week with intersections and new sidewalks under construction. The pavement varies in width from forty feet to twenty feet as work continues.
Washington July 2 AP Republican National Committee Chairman Henry P Fletcher says a revolt against the New Deal is growing in the Midwest and Northwest. He forecasts increased relief spending before fall elections to aid Republican gains and says funds will flow from government programs for drought relief reclamation and tree planting. He accuses the Farm Administration of delaying crop reduction checks and notes farmer opposition blaming drought on policy.
Lawrence Hartinger of Middleport received a 5000 payment from the Meigs County Board of Commissioners for injuries suffered when a bridge near Apple Grove he was crossing in a truck collapsed ten months ago. The payout funded a county fund transfer to cover the claim, not relief work.
Federal investigators track a Chicago plastic surgery clearing house used by criminals to alter appearances. The probe follows James Probasco’s fatal leap after using his home for facial operations for Dillinger faction members. Dillinger and gang may have sought disguises, while the surgeon remains at large amid unconfirmed reports.
The State Department said about 1200 dollars worth of Bolivian purchased war munitions before May 2 were exempt from the May 2 ban on arms shipments to Paraguay. All other pre May 28 contracts totaling about 2 075 million were blocked and refused. The department noted 3 million dollars in munitions contracted in good faith before May 2 and said excluding them from the ban would be inequitable.
In Minneapolis on July 27 the National Guard moved into downtown to quell a truck drivers strike. The third battalion of the 4th infantry with shock troops entered armed, wearing steel helmets, as Gov. Floyd B Olson imposed military rule and restricted crowding and parking near the heart of the city.
A Cincinnati grand jury indicted eleven police officers, John W Driskill a former assistant county prosecutor, and three others in a case alleging police collusion with crime figures. The indictment targets officials tied to an ongoing cleanup and corruption probe.
A Swiss tri motor aircraft crashed north of Pristnenabaice in Wuerttemberg Germany today killing twelve people including seven Germans and two Swiss passengers as well as the Swiss pilot co pilot and stewardess. The plane had departed from Burich for Brot tgart and Berlin prior to the crash.
Austrian government under Chancellor Schuschnigg strengthens lines around Vienna as Heimwehr units fortify key districts amid reports of heavy fighting. Nazis and Legions clash with artillery and machine guns. Von Papen named minister to Austria to influence events.
Heat waves caused massive fatalities with 1 268 dead across regions. Cooler breezes lowered heat deaths but did not ease drought damages in farmlands. Thermometers rose to 110 in the Pacific Southwest while Ohio saw relief with cooler readings and rain.
Columbus July 27 Joyce Leonard Joyce a year-old Athena County youth opened a new chapter after a hospital surgery repaired the sclera of one eye damaged by a whiskey bottle fragment during an attempted abduction of Joyce’s cousin Marjorie Joyce 14 on June 30. The eye has regained some sight and the bandage was removed as he recognizes visitors near his bed.
Columbus detectives arrest Wilma Batley age 20 and Oliver Stevens age 21 in Wheeling West Virginia burglary charges. In the house they seized a substantial liquor operation with large quantities of liquid.
Pomeroy announces the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore at 1:30 this morning on Mechanic Street. The child was named John Frederick and is grandson of Mayor and Mrs. Fred Shumway of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilmore of Middleport.
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