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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1935
Page
1
A fragmented Republican scene forms around 1936 nominations as Midwest rallies press a hard line against Roosevelt. Speakers urge unity, defend the party’s platform, and pressure for decisive action at the convention while factions debate strategy and future alignments.
Fragmentary OCR text outlines relief plans and eligibility for months and duties. Mentions Ohio campers and new designation, unclear dates or persons.
A damaged note mentions a bottle traced to a boy named John R. Sprague aged 10 and linked to Athens and the Hock River. The record notes disposal and a letter destination. Further readable fragments reference a river obie and movement to a final location.
Authorities arrest Harmon M. Waley and his wife Margaret for involvement in the George Weyerhaeuer kidnapping. They confess their part and face possible death penalty as a consequence of their brief criminal career.
The Wheeler Rayburn bill to abolish unnecessary utility holding companies wins Senate passage 56 to 32 but faces a sharp House Commerce Committee battle. Debate in the Senate used charged terms like fraud and thieves, while supporters warned the measure would lengthen breadlines and harm national welfare. President Roosevelt opposed a key dissolution provision guiding the securities commission.
SALT LAKE CITY The search for William Mahan in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping eased as police presume he slipped through patrols near Butte Montana. Jere Murphy says the 32 year old ex convict may have hitchhiked out of the country while Harmon M Waley and his wife remain under arrest. Federal officials expect charges under the federal kidnapping law to move the couple to Tacoma for removal.
In St. Clairsville Roy Applegarth was fined $25 and costs after a jury convicted him of throwing a beer stein that killed George Blacker in a Fairport beer parlor brawl last year. Judge Tyler said Ohioans bear moral responsibility for Blacker’s death for permitting alcohol sales and drunken gatherings.
Finland officially notified the state department it will pay its semi annual war debt installment of 165 453 dollars on June 15. Great Britain Italy Czechoslovakia and Romania have announced default on payments due June 15 and other European war debtor nations are expected to default.
A Common Pleas Court jury found H. E. White not guilty on bribery charges tied to last November’s election fight over centralizing schools in Perry Township. The result clears White of alleged improper influence in the school controversy.
Governor Davey pledged to implement economies in state government linked to the forthcoming report by the committee of business executives led by Col. C. O. Sherrill. The tax commission cut 27 more staff, bringing total layoffs in the sales tax division to 108, with 29 salaries reduced by an average of 00 per year.
Novelist Pearl Buck married Richard J. Walsh, New York publisher, in a Reno ceremony soon after divorce decrees freed them from prior spouses. The couple left Reno by car the same night, honeymooning immediately.
Police hunt Anthony Madona a 28 year old man in the witness slaying of Celia Venable 29 a Union County native and night club singer. Venable was staying at a hotel when Madona forced Harry Keeney the night clerk to lock doors as he fired five shots. Police describe Madona as a disappointed suitor.
President Roosevelt spoke to the United States Military Academy graduating class at West Point, urging peace based on mutual understanding and respect. He outlined steps to strengthen the army and lauded friendship with neighbors as 276 cadets received diplomas from Commander-in-Chief.
Mrs Thomas Arnold six year old daughter at Mineral was bitten on the right arm by a copperhead snake as she reached for a frightened chick at home Tuesday evening. The snake three feet long was shot by a son. Mrs Arnold is in Sheltering Arms Hospital with a swollen arm and monitoring for complications.
Funeral services for John Leach a gardener at the Athens State Hospital will be held Thursday at 3 30 p m at the White Funeral Home in Coolville. He was found dead in bed Tuesday and died of heart trouble. He leaves a wife and two daughters.
The City Globe prints a letter from a distressed mother in Dodge City asking for the return of her kidnapped "big doll" Bonnie Lee Reekie, a six year old girl offering her pennies as reward.
In Washington the NRA extension plan faces defeat as Huey Long backed filibuster and a Gore rider threaten the measure. Long and GOP allies supported the rider to require Senate confirmation for federal officials earning 4000 or more. Democratic leaders recessed after a 43 to 38 vote, seeking to rally for reconsideration before Sunday midnight deadline.
Ohio grapples with securing relief funds as officials pledge 15 million dollars to supplement federal aid. Legal barriers loom over Carey Relief bonds limited by county debt limits, with only about five percent qualifying without voter approval. Governor Cavey signed the bill amid calls for a special session as relief costs run about 1.1 million needy cases monthly. In Cincinnati, Herbert Mooney of Columbus, longtime Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home leader, wed Miriam Smart of Marton.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports Ohio crops were in the best condition in a decade as of June 1 despite cool wet May. Winter wheat rye oats and other crops were above the 10 year average with 92 percent condition, though rust and apple scab appear in some orchards and June drop may be heavy. Pasture stood at 78 percent of average.
The Bureau of Mines estimates a 38 day coal stockpile as a nationwide walkout nears starting Monday June 17. Officials expect substantial tonnage mined during the strike while noting regional variations in impact and potential presidential intervention.
ELKTON Md One person burned to death and six others injured one seriously in a fireworks plant explosion early today in a garage building where they were employed during the rush season State's Attorney Rollins was probing the explosion at the Victory Fireworks and Special Company June 4 when one person was killed and 12 others were injured three seriously Its cause has not been determined.
Will Rogers of Beverly Hills mocks the Grass Root Boys unemployed activists in a lighthearted column. He notes both sides of politics use the same insults toward President Hoover and treats political discourse as a rough contest between rivals.
Jack Ashworth a 12 year old caddy at Athens Country Club died at his home after a bicycle crash on Bower Hill in Baker Settlement. He sustained internal injuries though initial exams showed rib fractures. He left behind parents and five siblings. funeral set for Friday at Hebbardaville Church with burial there.
Residents from Licking Muskingum Guernsey and Belmont Counties delivered 10000 signatures to Highway Director John J. Janter Jr claiming Highway 40 requires urgent reconditioning. The delegation led by Paul Waddell urged full route improvements from Hebron to the state boundary, but Jaster cited funding shortages delaying immediate work.
Tokyo reports via Renga dispatches that influential Chinese and Japanese in areas under Japanese control advocate a new independent Chinese state in north China. The proposed state would be friendly to Japan and Manchuria and not aligned with the Nanking government.
In Chicago Morris Goldstein’s tailor shop faced a picket line from the Retail Cleaners and Dyers’ Union. The march grew when Morris’ wife and two children joined, bearing signs declaring opposition to organized racketeering and unfair labor practices.
Ohio Governor Davey signed the Traxler-Kiefer-Mathews bill providing 48 million dollars for public schools. The measure funds elementary high school and kindergarten programs, allows reorganizations, and aims to prevent unpaid teacher salaries. He cites three main reasons: school support, urgent need to pay teachers, and budgeting foresight. He notes flaws needing future fixes and opposes centralized control while urging fair local participation and adequate funding.
The Reverend Samuel Williams of Hopedale Ohio seeks a private audience with Clark Gable to persuade the star to abandon acting for evangelistic work. Gable is busy filming on Santa Catalina Island, delaying any meeting and the proposed conversion.
Columbus report shows state sales tax collections since January rising to 17,762,711.29. State Treasurer Harry Day released the figures while a bill for 20 million dollars funds Veterans Administration hospital and domiciliary facilities and Chiot Chillicothe projects are noted in the proposal.
The Porsgury and RFcelivia today signed the place protocol to close their long and bitter war in the Ciigco Boreal, bringing an end to hostilities.
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