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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1933
Page
1
President Roosevelt unveils an executive order liberalizing veteran aid provisions aiming to trim admin costs as part of the economy program. House leaders expect a showdown as Democratic chiefs back or resist the widened measures amid pressure from veterans groups and party factions.
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Beverly Hills letter writer Will argues Congress overreacted and may force Roosevelt to address lawmakers on air. He notes federal rule banning beer sales on Indian reservations and warns against rushing alcohol policy. He says Congress has overstepped by keeping itself in session two weeks too long.
President Roosevelt, confident budget plans will pass, will depart Washington next week for June 16 graduation at Groton Massachusetts with son Franklin Jr. He will cruise Buzzards Bay from Marblehead then sail to Camp Belle Me., Maine, aboard the Indianapolis cruiser, returning to Washington aboard the Sequoia after a stop at Norfolk Navy Yard.
Friday June 9 marks the final date to file declarations of candidacy for August primaries. In Athens Democrats expect candidates across most offices while Glouster sees record filings. Nelsonville reports a three way Republican mayoral race.
The Senate moves toward granting President Roosevelt control over industry through a licensing provision in the industrial control bill. Aiming to fund vast public works, the package includes taxes totaling 227 million dollars. The measure faces final passage with a liberal Senate majority amid tax shifts favoring gasoline, corporate, and excess profits levies.
Athens County men in the reforestation army, stationed at Camp Knox Kentucky, will head to California for forest projects. A delegation from Athens Meigs Gallia and Washington Counties left May 28 and will depart Friday or Saturday. Washington reports 53 674 men will be sent to Pacific Coast states, with 16 35 from Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia. The current plan aims to place 274000 men in camps by July 1 and 300000 by July 6, followed by a second group of 25000 ex service men for conditioning camps on June 26.
In Paris a fast Montereaux Express sped for miles with no one in the locomotive cab. The engineer died at his post and the fireman leaped to escape, dying after being struck by another train. The conductor acted quickly, pulling the emergency cord to stop the train and avert disaster. An engine back fire set both men aflame.
Chicago area led a strong anti prohibition vote as Illinois became the ninth state to approve repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Results from 6213 of 7248 precincts showed 1 075 414 for repeal and 281 754 against with Chicago favoring repeal about ten to one. Downstate results were expected to balance Cook County’s landslide with an overall near four to one margin. Indiana voters meanwhile faced their first repeal test with a doubtful outcome.
Kansas wheat crop is far below average as unseasonal heat bakes the Southwest. Officials warn of large damage potential with harvests starting in parts, and forecasts offer only slight hope for relief from record highs. Kansas estimates are 60 million bushels versus 280 million two years ago.
Dr William M Leiserson of Antioch College Yellow Springs and George W Rightmire of Ohio State University are named to a temporary arbitration board to set miner wages in Ohio amid the bituminous coal dispute. A third member will be named later and a decision is sought by June 15.
Mrs. John Sneed 21 of Cincinnati left General Hospital after avoiding a nervous breakdown caused by the theft of her five week old baby Pansy. She and her husband 23 urged the kidnapers to return the child offering immunity as police and welfare workers chase a nurse known as the woman in white who abducted Pansy.
The home of James Jim Jennings a Niles political leader in the Third Ward was badly damaged by a bomb early today. Jennings his wife their three children and a maid escaped injury.
The Keifer unemployment insurance bill passes the House 79 to 45 and moves to the Senate. It creates a reserve fund funded by employers and employees, sets payroll rates from 1.5 to 3 percent, and provides benefits after three weeks of eligibility, with a 16 week yearly maximum. Non manual workers earning over 40 weekly and several public or interstate workers are excluded.
Cincinnati dispatch reports charges of assault and battery and driving an automobile while intoxicated filed against a man who bit a policeman’s finger after driving into the Ohio River. A name in his pocket read R. L. Meredith Louisville and a letter indicated he was a Federal prohibition agent with a subpoena to appear before the Federal Grand Jury in Columbus.
Ohio House approves a bill requiring safety glass in all commercial automobiles and in private cars built or assembled for use in Ohio after July 1 1934. The measure passed 72 to 41 and was introduced by Representative Earl D. Haefner Republican from Youngstown.
Governor George White telegraphed I C C chairman Pat Farrell asking that the effectiveness of two IC C rulings on Ohio coal rates be postponed. He cited a high aggravated situation in Ohio's coal industry due to strike threats and labor difficulties.
Eight year old Junior Johnson of Rockbridge is swept to death while wading in the Hocking River. His stepfather Manfield Woltz and another man rescued the body. Coroner Vance Brian and Sheriff Sol Ellinger investigate as accidental drowning. Funeral plans not announced. In Washington, Roosevelt moves toward final passage of several emergency measures including postage cuts, gasoline tax extension, and tax shifts.
Homer Scott of Irving near Luhrig faced a charge of shooting at with intent to kill filed by Erma Kitzmiller. Magistrate H Porter bound him over to the Athens County Grand Jury with an $00 bond and committed him to Athens County Jail for failing to post. Kimberly Breeze sued his wife Martha Breeze for assault with a knife threat. she pled not guilty and posted $200 bond for grand jury appearance.
Gallia County will finish grading one and a half miles of State Route 7 from Millport to the county line by June 15 contractor Miller Cros reports. The project, a sub-contract from Bellefontaine Construction Co, began last fall with Miller Bro.. workers clear a large slip at the grade lower end while concrete slabwork will start after grading completes.
American aviator Jimmy Mattern touched down in Omsk Siberia after racing 1 300 miles from Moscow. He aims to beat the Post-Gatty solo global record and will press west along the Trans Siberian toward Krasnoyarsk and then Nome Alaska. He described sleeping briefly while the aircraft autolyed under instrument control.
The Senate Banking and Currency Committee moved to widen powers for the J. P. Morgan and Company investigation to avoid evidence gaps in sales of securities and tax issues. O. P. Van Sweringen, Cleveland railroad magnate, was summoned to testify about financing the Van Sweringen railroad network.
Governor George White outlines a revised six point taxation program in Columbus seeking revenue for school and unemployment relief. the plan includes a temporary one year sales tax and income tax rates up to thirteen percent, plus re enacted cigarette and higher inheritance taxes and real estate relief measures.
The Methodist Church will not hold its regular Wednesday evening prayer meeting this week due to the Junior High School commencement tomorrow. Rev. G M Coulter announced the change.
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