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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
1
Ohio mining unions after a joint conference approve a state wide scale contract. Morris secretary reports 75 yes votes and one negative with plan to implement uniform wages and working conditions pending state or federal legislation.
Mayor Robert Wood urged residents to cut weeds on all owned or rented property and notify the health department of unkept lots, especially those owned by outsiders. The city and health department will clear right of ways, with most growth to be moved within ten days and by June 25. The campaign runs despite a late start due to long rains.
Akron reports the airship Macon completed a 48 hour 50 minute endurance test cruise with no trouble. Commander B M Kraus and Lieut W E Zimmerman of the Navy Board praised the ship's performance and dismissed reports of rudder issues as unfounded. The test is the fourth of several required before official Navy acceptance.
The Ohio Supreme Court held that a party in a Cleveland case may demand a 12 member jury regardless of prevailing court rules. The decision affects a four suit brought in Columbus with implications for jury size and trial procedures.
A Messenger classified ad from Hopkins Radio Shop on West State Street describes an ad that failed to sell chairs yet succeeded in moving a refrigerator in one day. The note reflects aggressive local selling tactics and quick turnover of household appliances.
Davenport lists Fireside chair and Coxwell chair for sale at very cheap prices. Contact dial 22583 for details and availability.
Beverly Hills dispatch reports President fears Congress will take drastic steps when debt due day arrives. He seeks to move Congress off the Potomac to avoid bad news and potential self destructive action. The writer notes worldly chatter and a tinh
Secretary Swanson announced a Navy building program under the Industrial Recovery Act to construct 32 ships in three years. The plan covers four 10,000 ton light cruisers, 20 destroyers, two 20,000 ton aircraft carriers, four submarines of 1500 and 1600 tons, and two Chinese port gunboats, aiming to employ labor heavily.
Cleveland Trust Company vice president Col. Leonard P Ayers says the country needs saving from its rescuers. The bank bulletin reports 12 weeks of steadily improving business driven by bank reopenings resumes in auto buying and production and renewed confidence in bank soundness. Prices of securities and commodities rise on belief in monetary inflation.
The Goodyear No. 8 airship, the world’s largest of its type, crashed today on the Lake Shore Electric interurban tracks in Bay Village near Cleveland. Seven aboard including the pilot, a newspaper man, and five students, were unharmed as they sought emergency experience during the flight.
David Lamson, Stanford University minor executive, faces preliminary hearing on murder charges over his wife Allene Thorpe Lamson’s death found in the Stanford campus bathtub. The defense summoned 25 witnesses hoping to compel disclosure of the case against him.
Scioto County Grand Jury was instructed to probe affairs of the First National Bank in Portsmouth. A depositors committee statement accused two bank directors of loans under different names without posted collateral, and Henry T. Bannon charged directors were unaware of activities behind the cages before a conservator was appointed.
Philadelphia report says a youth who spied on couples in Fairmount Park confessed to the January 5 slaying of Rose McCloskey, 19, a ten cent store clerk. The victim was beaten and knifed after her escort Dennis Boye, 30, was stunned with a brick by the attacker.
In Columbus on June 15 the fate of an 8 million dollar administration appropriation bill hinged on the Senate. The House passed it 76 to 46 amid party lines. A caucus to decide immediate passage was scheduled, with Democratic loyalties stressed and a push for a separate education funding bill debated.
A $100000 damage suit brought by five representatives of Commonwealth College Arkansas against Pineville city officials over their alleged ejection during an investigation of Kentucky miners was dismissed by Judge D C Jones.
Death from heat prostration last week and a drastic temperature swing this week in Ohio. Temperatures plunged from 100 degrees to 36, with Perry County reporting heavy frosts and the lowest date reading for June. The abrupt change was widespread across the state.
Frederick Slabaugh 20 of Akron pleaded guilty to a robbery charge before Police Judge Oscar C. Bell in Cleveland. He was held for the grand jury and placed under a $5000 bond after eloping with his high school sweetheart a week earlier.
KHABAROVSK Siberia JUNE 16 Jimmy Mattern took off at 5 30 a m for Nome Alaska in a second attempt to complete the Khabarovsk Nome leg of his world flight. He was forced to return Tuesday by fog and winds hours after departure. The distance to Nome is about 2300 miles.
Legal authorities in Columbus interpret the Master Bill on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment as mandating delegates for a repeal convention be elected by November 7. The Anti-Saloon League has enough signatures to force a November referendum on the Mo sier Bill.
President Roosevelt prepared to veto a veterans compensation amendment after a 51 to 39 Senate vote added 30 million more to veterans funds. Conferences with Senators Cutting and Steiner failed to reach agreement, delaying a House vote and heightening party tensions in Washington.
James Roosevelt denied reports that threats to kidnap the President’s granddaughter Bara Delano Roosevelt prompted a Secret Service guard. The White House said the President was in contact with his son regarding the situation and the family, including Sara Delano Roosevelt, 14 months old.
Gallipolis Ohio June 15 Rio Grande College trustees reappointed W A Lewis as president. Lawrence Howr Ironton was named a new board member to replace the late W A Holmes of Granville.
Marietta growers report the highest cabbage prices in over TM years on June 15. A 2 pound crate sold for 2.25 dollars and a 100 pound crate for 3.50 dollars, marking a peak for the date.
Captain William P. Wright, 98, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, died in his sleep at a Pittsburgh hotel last night. The obituary notes his long service and leadership within the veterans' organization.
Tiffin report says three Heidelberg College seniors who were to graduate at the annual commencement were denied their degrees because college fees remained unpaid.
At the Ohio Bankers' Association convention in Columbus on June 15, leaders urged President Roosevelt to withhold approval of the Glass-Steagall Bank Reform Bill. W. T. Holliday of Standard Oil of Ohio argued for united support of the Federal Industrial Recovery Act to curb wage decline and restore employment and purchasing power.
Britain sends 10 million dollars in silver and Italy pays 1 million as token amounts toward June war debt. France Belgium Poland and others show varying defaults and partial payments. The United States urges at least partial payment before final settlements amid amidst global negotiating talks.
Nine ex service men from Athens County will be accepted for emergency conservation work in Ohio. Miss Pearl French Athens County Red Cross secretary reports Franklin County may hire 73 men. Registrants should file blanks with Miss French before June 17 with first selections by July 6. State quotas mirror 1930 census. county quotas based on local population. Eligible veterans served in WWI Spanish American War Philippine Insurrection Moro Expedition Boxer Rebellion. Preference to unemployed veterans with dependents or high need. Col Robert Houdrick will assist Miss French in this district.
In Des Moines Iowa on June 15 wet and dry factions mobilized after repealists billboards were burned in Washington County. Campaigns mounted to elect delegates to a convention to vote on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, five days before the statewide vote. Caravans of speakers traveled the state to rouse voters.
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