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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1933
Page
1
Ohio University begins a campus wide commencement weekend with picnics reunions and graduates campouts. The timetable lists football and golf events, Board of Trustees meetings, and an alumni gathering through Sunday. Dr Frank Pierrepont teaching lecturer and education official is the featured guest with the main address on Union Street.
The Commission announced orders reducing rates for Ohio mined Southeastern and to Cleveland and Ohio points. The action follows a recent decision and reflects pressure and external factors influencing the adopted measures. The bulletin cites ongoing investigations into rate structures and the impact on local customers.
In a terse, partially garbled item a note references a state or federal official and a monetary amount of 1.40 tied to a location that appears to be New York. The fragmentary text gives no clear names, dates, or outcomes.
A garbled OCR item mentions a woman and infant, names like Pansy and Wyether, a hospital, and references to a conference or House of Commons. Details are unreadable. cannot determine a distinct event or outcome.
Governor White appointed George Rightmire of Ohio State University to the three member wage arbitration board for Hocking Pomeroy and Crooksville coal fields. The board, with Roosevelt’s appointee and a third non resident, will issue findings by June 15. Meanwhile Mines resume operations with crews returning, and scale talks continue at Shawnee and nearby mines.
Corning reports more miners resuming work with orders for cars to support operation. P. H. Clifford of the New York Central Railroad names New York Coal Co Tropic Mines 51 and 52 with 637 men at Sunday Creek Coal Co Mine 219 Congo 350 men working. Sunday Creek Coal Co No 6 Millfield 500 to return Monday. Sunday Creek Coal Co Mine 24 to follow.
Clark E. Williams sues Knapp & Co the Parkersburg brokerage once branch office here for 200.62 alleging three North American Trust Shares purchases in July and August 1932 were paid for but never delivered. Williams details 50 shares 1956 distribution 70.04 20 shares 1956 reinvestment 33.04 and 50 shares 1956 reinvestment 97.54 plus confirmations on July 22 July 30 and August 15.
J B Swanson of 68 70 M Court Street found brisk demand for his refrigerator through Messenger Classifieds. The item sold early the first day the ad appeared, with 35 other calls received that morning.
An OCR fragment mentions J. B. Swanson as a factory agent and lists a street address 68 19 N Court amid partial identifiers. The readable text is incomplete but presents Swanson in a business agent role tied to a location on North Court.
J E Gifford 74 prominent Northeastern Athens County farmer and stock breeder died at his home in Amesville after a brief illness. Funeral services by Rev Paul Haskin will be held 1 pm Sunday at his home, with burial in West Union Street Cemetery Ath ens. Survived by son Frank and three sisters Mrs Selby Mrs Smith and Mrs Malater.
Washington June 2 The Senate veterans bloc won a key test vote 59 21 to suspend rules and consider the Trammell Amendment to the Independent Offices Supply Bill The measure would limit compensation reductions for veterans with service disabilities to 15 percent.
Senate leaders announced they would accept an amendment to the Independent Offices Supply Bill limiting reductions in compensation to veterans suffering war injuries to 25 percent. They also said new regulations would establish a minimum $15 monthly compensation for Spanish American War veterans over 62. No definite rate for disabled veterans of that age was set, but considerations include widows and service origin disabilities.
Lieutenant Commander Frank Hawks flew from Municipal Airport in a pane piloted by a mechanical robot. He aimed to reach New York non stop to set a record, trusting the robot to steer while he checked the course. Tests claim the device stays within two degrees of the set course, surpassing human pilots.
Police and private detectives joined forces to pursue thieves who allegedly robbed stage and screen comedian Aleppo Marx and his family of 30,000 in jewels in Hollwood on June 2.
Senate inquiry into J. P. Morgan and Company shows Morgan partners profited during downturns. Testimony highlighted 41 market operations since 1926 with a single loss and profits totaling 3,998,014 dollars including during the 1929 crash. Ferdinand Pecora pressed questions as John W. Davis objected. Lamont will be recalled Monday.
SILOAM SPRINGS Ark June 2 UPe Lewis Betchel life term fugitive from Kansas State Prison captured late today at a farm near Dripping Springs Jay Okla June 2 Sheriff Carl Curtis reported he believed a posse led into the Ozark Hills of Delaware County had surrounded three Kansas State Prison convicts
Beverly Hills reports farm prices up 17 percent in the last month. The note adds sharp political sarcasm about Mussolini, Hitler, and U.S. ambassador's reception, with a reader urging Pecora as a Republican presidential candidate.
Palo Alto California June 2 A stubby iron pipe whitened by a bonfire was found in ashes as investigators probe the death of Mrs Allene Lamson a Stanford WPA secretary The 10 inch pipe was recovered from the backyard fire David Lamson tended Memorial Day when his wife s body was found in the bath tub on campus Sheriff Emig cites blood traces on the pipe while Dr Proescher says chemical tests may take days and he also examines charred cloth fragments found in the ashes
Detroit June 2 Automobiles workers nationwide will receive a 5 percent wage increase affecting about 100000 General Motors employees by week end. Michigan plants run at peak production in 24 months, as divisions follow the policy.
Fugitive convicts from Kansas State Prison fired at a speeding truck near Siloam Springs Arkansas while evading pursuit. Five mutineers led by Wilbur Underhill and Harvey Bailey, linked to a Chelsea bank robbery, allegedly took $2,500 and fled through four states. A posse hunted three Kansans in the Ozark Hills of Delaware County.
In New York on June 2, thousands flooded back into the stock market seeking higher profits. Numerous issues climbed to new 1933 peaks as both the public and major operators bought, signaling renewed confidence in equities.
Nancy Osborn, four, daughter of Mrs. Mary Osborn, was admitted to Deaconess Hospital with a bullet wound suffered while playing robber. Teddy Otis, six, found a revolver and fired. the weapon exploded, the bullet ricocheting from a radio cabinet and hitting Nancy.
Three Communist leaning freshmen at Amherst College from New York engaged in a chaotic post demonstration altercation after burning an American flag last night. Police were called as tensions flared and a crowd dispersed across the college area.
A police dog named Hobo saved six year old Willie Lankford from drowning in Newark on Thursday leaping into the water and pulling the child to safety.
Berlin reports government decree to tax employed bachelors and unmarried women to fund marriages of working couples. A 1000 mark loan for brides after six months work aims to stop them from seeking jobs while husbands earn 125 marks or more. Loan for household equipment issued as vouchers at 1 percent interest. 2 to 5 percent taxes on incomes 75 to 130 and above 800 marks.
MECCA Arabia June A tragic desert romance ends with the hanging of former Countess DAndurain of France for murder of her husband an Arabian sheik French officials failed to halt the execution. The countess who wed Ibn Saud after divorcing her first husband followed him to Arabia where he prospered in horse trading. Jealous native wives accused her after the chief died mysteriously and she was convicted.
Washington June 20 more than 11000 banks have reopened on a normal basis official figures showed today about 1900 banks with an estimated 3 billion of deposits still closed or operating under limitations more than 43 billion in deposits nationwide were understood to be freed by reopenings Demands upon the R F C have declined steadily The Reconstruction Finance Corporation in April reported loan applications from only 234 banks and trust companies against 702 in March and a much larger volume in April 1992.
May new car sales rose by one unit over April, per Ruth E. Burdette Athens County clerk of courts who tabulated May bill of sale transactions. Fifty two autos were sold in May while used car sales dropped sharply, with May total transactions at 2 percent of April’s 342. Fishing licenses also lagged, only eight sold, though Burdette anticipated an uptick in the next two weeks as season opens June 1.
Governor Alf Landon and Kansas officials grant six months of good time to more than 1,000 inmates at Lansing State Prison. The reward honors inmates who did not attempt to escape during the Decoration Day uprising after serving more than a year.
The first major filibuster of the current assembly began in the Ohio Senate led by Senator Carl D. Sheppard of Akron. He challenged the rule committee to place the Spaght Addison garnishee bill on the calendar after demanding the entire journal of Thursday’s proceedings be read.
Cyrus H K Curtis publisher is reported dying at his Philadelphia home in the afternoon with officials saying he is not expected to live through the night and no confirmation from family or associates is available United States news service report dated June 2 1LR
Ohio House Taxation Committee voted to appoint a three member sub committee to craft a revised revenue program and submit it next week. The move sparked strong protests from members opposing the governor’s sales tax plan and signals continued battle over tax policy and school financing.
Logan, June 2. George H. Spang reports his cat, eager for a boat trip on the Hocking River, spotted a swimming rat near the boat and dived in to seize it.
Stewart hosted the Romettes 4-H Club on May 31 with seventeen members, leader Mrs RK B Hagus, and visitor Jo Ann Stewart. Demonstrations on sewing machine, bag, and box were assigned to Mary Jane Hayes Edith Leyda and Betty Faulkner. Entertainment and refreshment committees were chosen for the group.
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