Unclear text cites change in exemptions and tax bill
Fragmented report notes a proposed levy affecting non-exempt authorities. Mentions a 1 percent assessment and a political gesture. References President Roose and a disputed revenue item.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
1
Webb Sentenced in Beating Case Involving Daughter
Robert W. Webb, 8, faces jail after a Juve case cited witnesses and alleged belt beating at home. The incident center on Webb’s treatment of his daughter in a domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Webb
Nis
A. Bennehort
Full Committee to Discuss Coal Bill and its Changes
The Guffey Bill for a government backed coal industry faced a full Ways and Means committee review after a Hill led sub committee removed a plan to buy up coal mines. No position was urged as constitutional questions cited. Backers include United Mine Workers and several operators while others warn of a roughly 500 million dollar rise in annual coal costs about 1.55 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel B. Hill
Hill
House
Jary
Interior
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
Claypool Questioned Over Utility Lobby Activities
In Washington the Senate Lobby Committee questioned Garett Claypool of Chillicothe Ohio a lawyer for Ohio Fuel Gas Co and Southern Ohio Electric Company He said he advised about a dozen House members against the utility bill and incurred about 1000 in expenses from April to July while earning 11000 annually from the companies He claimed the bill was poorly drafted bureaucratic and unnecessary and denied calling members from the House corridor or knowing utility bill conferees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Garett
Claypool
Chillicothe D
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Congress
O'o House
Four Days Left for Real Estate Payments
Athens County treasurer G. D. Gorham announces only four days remain to pay last-half real estate taxes without penalty. Books close Monday August 5. He was in Nelsonville collecting about $8,000 from taxpayers in Nelsonville Buchtel and York Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Gorham
Athens County
Nelsonville
Buchtel
York Township
Sportsmen Get Relief Money
The Works Progress Administration approved 19.1 million dollars for athletic fields stadiums pools golf courses armories and tennis courts in ten states this month. About 8 million will fund swimming pools 6.09 million for playgrounds 2.14 million for golf courses and 1.3 million for athletic fields with more funds possible later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt
Logan and Nelsonville Couples Obtain Licenses
Marriage licenses were issued at St. Marys West Virginia to couples from the Athens District. On July 19 James Robert Smith and Lillian Juanita Howard of Nelsonville were licensed, followed on July 20 by Carl Hammers and Ruth Spears of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
W. Va
Athens
James Robert Smith
Lillian Juanita Howard
Nelsonville
Carl Hammers
Ruth Spears
Logan
New Official Publication Opens Democratic Re-Election Drive
The Democratic State Committee issues The Ohian praising Gov Davey as fighting governor and signals a 1932 re election bid. James Farley letters urge campaign to defend Roosevelt era democracy against privileged class interests while Davey vows a solid Ohio delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt
Davey
Democratic State Committee
The
Ohioan
Francis W. Poulson
James A. Farley
Davey Toledo
Ethiopian Rejects League Mandate in Global Row
Addis Ababa reports the Ethiopian Foreign Office rejects any proposal for an International League of Nations mandate over Ethiopia. The note says no foreign domination can compensate for independence. Emperor Haile Selassie convened the nation's great council after the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis
Foreign Office
Haile Selassie
League of Nations Council Seeks Evade Italo Ethiopian War
Geneva reports the League of Nations Council in private session at 5 p m discusses averting a potential Italo Ethiopian war. Britain demands more than promises while France hints at adjournment and a plan to add a neutral fifth member to the conciliation commission under the 1906 Anglo French Italian treaty framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League of Nations Council
League
Italy
Great Britain
Strena
Britain
Conciliation Commission
Ethiopia
Showboat Struck by Car On Ohio River
An automobile hit Billie Bryant and sent the Show boat on the Ohio River crashing into the riverbank. Cast members including Lady Raohel Archibald Carlysie Barbara Hare were distressed but the show continued despite the collision. Robert Harrison, 20, owner of the car, thought it parked safely but watched it roll into the water and strike the boat during the East Lynne performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Billie Bryant
Ohio
Lady Raohel
Archibald Carlysie
Barbara Hare
Broadway
Dowell Chooses Graduation Speech Topic at Athens High
Dowell, social studies instructor, selects Character Versus Intellect as the theme for Athens High School summer commencement. The ceremony, Thursday at 10:15, will feature instrumental and vocal numbers by students and diplomas plus special awards presented by Oliver L. Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Senor High School
Dowell
Athens High School
Oliver L. Wood
Puactpal
Highway Expansion Not To Begin Until Spring
Counties seeking mileage added to the state highway system must wait until late next spring. Highway Director John Jaster Jr said he will survey all county needs before acting. A legislative bill provides for adding 5 090 miles to the system by June 30, 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John Jaster, Jr
Jaster
Linco Oil Edges Pittsburgh Plate Glass 1–0 on Errors
In a Twilight League game Linco Oil beat Pittsburgh Plate Glass 1 to 0 with no hits recorded. Curtin reached on an error in the sixth, advanced on a hit batter, and scored when a baserunner and the Glass first baseman collided at first.
Nazi Radicals in Heated Debate Over Targets in Germany
Berlin reports show Nazi radicals and moderates clashing over aggressive campaigns against Jews political Catholicism and “state enemies” with unsure prospects for a split. Dis putes within Stahlhelm and Veterans Unita persist as local actions continue despite moderates claiming the main struggle subsided. Willyn Zeya is expelled from the National Fifth Federation for anti Jewish rhetoric as Hans Hinkel takes stand over non Aryan art. Franz Sildte returns from meeting with Hitler and signals possible curtailment of Steel Helmet actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Veterana Unita
Willyn Zeya
National Fifth Federation
Hans Hinkel
Franz Sildte
Reichefuehrer
Hitler
States Plan To Purify Rivers
Sanitary engineering chiefs from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana met in Cincinnati to push a regional river cleanup of the Oto and its tributaries. West Virginia pledged cooperation though not present. Several cities plan sewage plants with federal aid and self liquidating loans, including a Columbus plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Oto River
Ono
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Columbus
Scioto River
Ohio
Man Receives Broken Leg In Night Auto Crash
Nelsonville dispatch reports Mont Anderson of Goose Run suffered a broken right leg and serious cuts when struck by an automobile driven by Matt Check at the Canse Run and Route 2146 intersection around 11 PM Tuesday. He was taken to Nelsonville then Cherington Hospital Logan for treatment. Floyd Wall had dropped him off after leaving a Murray City card party. Police Chief George Bateman investigated the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Mont
George Bateman
Hocking Relief Head Transferred to Athens WPA Office
Chester Miller, longtime relief director of Hocking County, moves today to lead labor relations at the Athens County WPA office. The Fairfield County relief chief will oversee both Hocking and Fairfield Counties for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Chester Miller
Hocking County
Athens County
WPA
Fairfield County
Hocking
Fairfield Counties
Frederick H. Gillett Dies at Age 88 Former U.S. Senator
Frederick H. Gillett, age 88, former U.S. senator from Massachusetts and six-year speaker of the House, died early today in Springfield Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Frederick H. Gillett
U. S
Massachusetts
National House
Wheat Acreage Cut Announced for 1914 Contracts
The AAA declares a 15 percent wheat acreage reduction for farmers who sign 1914 contracts. Chester Davis says if the Supreme Court voids the AAA, the government will pay for compliance up to the decision date. Ickes pushes for more FWA projects as PWA funding tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington-Iu
AAA
Chester Davis
Supreme Court
Water Supply At Lancaster To Be Tested
Lancaster residents face health precautions after the Hocking River flood with state officials analyzing city water supply and reporting in 14 days. Sheriff Behorn will search Mocking River for Claude Carpenter, the flooded grocer. Red Cross sent two relief workers to oversee emergency care and food for hundreds of affected families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Hocking Valley
Hocking River
William Behorn
Claude Carpenter
Lancaster Grocer
Red Cross
Washington
Dorothy Alherton
F Cc. Dixon
Red Crone
Alan Seid
Lancaster-Logan
Shafer Company Buys New Cold Storage Unit
The C. DP. Shafer Company near Athena has nearly completed a new cold storage unit for its plant. The 6000 cubic feet facility uses wood and cork insulation and will store prunes raisins and other grocery items. The latest refrigeration machinery was purchased for the new unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. DP. Shafer Company
Athena
Arkansaw Hillbillies Face Persuasive Tactics, Will Rogers Claims
Will Rogers asserts Arkansaw hillbillies resist redemption and liquidating tactics saying Arkansaw hillbillies are deeply loyal and hard to move. He recalls personal ties with Arkansaw figures and warns outsiders about challenging their resolve.
Abducted Doctor Walter Bauer Murdered After Wedding
Dr Walter Bauer a 34 year old newlywed was abducted in Chicago and killed after a five hour delay following an attack in a secluded South Side location. He claimed he was taken from Ann Arbor Michigan by a jealous man linked to his marriage. His bride Marie, a nurse, was not with him at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Walter J. Bauer
Jackson Park
Caid
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bauer
Marie
Laughlin Hospital
Kirkeville
Howard Doyle
Merc Bower
Doye
Ir. Bawer
Laughlin School of Osteopathy
Kirkaville
University of Michigan
Businessman Carl Fuller Dies After Illness
Carl Fuller longtime Athens Brick Company official and Athena Hotel operator died Tuesday night at 115 Franklin Avenue after a long illness. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at the family home under Knights Templar auspices. burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Born in Millfield he was the youngest of 12, survived by wife Diane Brooks Fuller and two daughters Carolye and Francia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Fuller
Athens Brick Company
Athena
Franklin Avenue
Athens
Knights Templar
West Union Street
Mr Fuller
Millfield
Austin Fuller
Misa Mary Puller
Diane Brooka Fuller
Fuller
North Court Street
Carolye
Francia
Bank Guards and Messengers Union Strike Ties Up Money
Members of the Cleveland Bank Guards and Messengers Union declared a strike today threatening a citywide halt to money transportation and dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
API
Bank Guards and Messengers Union
Treasurer Reports Slump In Collection of Sales Tax
Ohio State Treasurer Harry Day reported a weekly sales tax slump with receipts about 91940,000 versus the prior 25 week average and a year-to-date total near 24,388,454. A regional plan by Steubenville leaders urges reforms to improve the levy, including exemptions for out of state purchases and deliveries outside Ohio, and campaigns to boost compliance and reduce tax evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harry
Saagan
Ohio
Day
Steubenville
Ohio survey urges broad highway department reorg to save millions
A Ohio state government survey committee chaired by Col Cy. OQ Sherrill recommended a wide reorganization of the State Highway Department, aiming to save about 2.51 million dollars annually and cut expenses across divisions. It calls for personnel reductions, shorter work weeks for some, merit hiring, and a standardized equipment plan, with 75 percent of recommendations deemed doable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Davey
State Highway Department
Cy. OQ
Sherrill
Cincinnati
US Services
Ohio
Eaid
State Highway Patrol
Senate Advances Gold Clause Bill After Committee Vote
Washington Senate Banking Committee reported a revised gold clause measure. it would allow suits on government obligations for twelve months after enactment. The move marks a setback for the administration as the bill heads to broader Senate consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Call of Circls Is Not Dead Yet
Nine year old Bob Crawford wandered to Clyde Beatty Circus near Athens County Fairground, could not find his brother, and spent the night at Utley police station before a neighbor later took him home to Mr and Mrs Elmer Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Crawford
Utley
Athens County Fairground
Cole Brothers Clyde Beatty
Bob
City Hall
Elmer Crawford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walt
Fvasion
Goseve
Corporation
Levy
N—(Ap
Roose
Richard Hornock
Mattituck
S. 1
Tae
Bn Porter
Western State
Guffey ‘Littlke Nra
Quiz Claypool
Logan and
Council
Rome
Mussolini
Popolo D’ Italia
Tr Duce
Sckes
PWA
Ickes
Secretary of Agriculture
Shafer Company
Arkansas
Santa Monica
Calif
Almeas Semple McPherson
Ozarks
Arkansanyers
Joe Robinson
Arkansaw
Will
Rogers
Ann Arbor, Mich
Brick Company
Met
Department
Utley Lad
Sure
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