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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1935
Page
1
An historic move under Roosevelt refines New Deal legislation as Supreme Court review and an advisory council shape early codes. Key figures include James L and Charles Cheney guiding fair competition, labor leaders Bair and Walton H aiding administration.
John L. Lewis and Senator Joseph F. Guffey of Pennsylvania walk out of the White House after a threatened mine strike was called off. Both men stay cool in light suits as they discuss avert action.
In Canton a group of disabled veterans elected new officers for 1994 led by Commander John W. Brown and Senior Vice Commander W. K. Brown. Other officers named include Jack Widding, Fred Forman, Otis Hess, and Cincinnati delegates.
Officials report ongoing employment in the Watershed Con Eleven project with steady work through the summer. The Re-Employment program details the workforce and projected outputs as workers toil to maintain progress.
Brief notice describes a missing three year old girl reported in Des Moines authorities seek clues. Details are unclear due to garbled text but emphasize urgency and request for information from the public. Local police and park officials are involved.
Governor Cochran orders swift arbitration of Omaha street car strike under martial law after two deaths. He insists both sides accept a six point plan within 11 hours and complete arbitration by Thursday midnight or answer to military authorities. Civil unrest continues with additional casualties and a military court convened to try liquor ban violators.
ANN ARBOR Mich a Secretary of State Hull warned graduates that pursuing self sufficiency could push nations back to barbarism and savagery, risking decline and the unraveling of long standing intercultural ties. He urged moving forward to greater material and spiritual exchange among nations to avoid a dark age.
Charles Marshall attorney for West Ohio Gas said the company aims to reach a compromise on Lima gas rates. He met with the state utilities commission amid a Supreme Court chain of rulings on Lima and Kenton rates. The state commission set rates approved by the state supreme court but deemed too low by the U S Supreme Court.
Gustave Metz, 66, longtime president of General Machinery Corporation maker of brewery equipment, died Sunday after a three day illness. He collapsed in his office and was found by colleagues. Metz led the firm for 14 years and was widely known in the industry.
Miss Marie Corne, 19, of Columbus, asks police to help locate eight men who she says ejected her from a moving car Sunday night. She sustained minor injuries and was a magazine selling crew member operating in Northern Ohio cities.
Rengo reports the high military council at Hsinking orders Gen Sung Cheh Yuan to quit as governor of Chahar Province. If Nanking does not remove him, Japan will act to place its control over Chinese officials and garrisons. Britain seeks clarification from both governments on Beijing and Tokyo influence in North China.
Mrs Adda Preston Fills Ellis 5? wife of M T Ellis of 10 President Street dies at home after two months illness. She and her husband ran Ellis Furniture Store on South Court Street for two decades before her health failed. Born in Chauncey daughter of late William and Mrs Preston. Married 38 years ago in Chauncey. No children. Funeral Wednesday at home with Rev A Wilcox. Burial West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may visit Tuesday.
Washington AP reports administration leaders push to liberalize the Roosevelt Social Security bill ahead of a Senate vote. Debates center on boosting old age assistance, private company pension plans, and proposed taxes to fund benefits amid opposition from Senator Long and allies Clark and George.
Ohio suffered a weekend spate of drownings and highway crashes. Five drownings and five highway deaths were reported across several counties, with victims from Findlay Cleveland Athens Toledo Columbus and nearby areas.
Washington reports former assistant Secretary of Commerce Mitchell, removed last week by President Roosevelt, launching a public attack on the department and Secretary Roper. He charges special interests influence the Leviathan contract, implicating P. A. S. Franklin John M. Franklin Vincent Astor and Kermit Roosevelt. Also dies Colonel Albert O'Farrell Fremont Messenger sports editor famed for Sports Kernels after bronchial pneumonia.
Two Athens youths aged 17 and 20 were injured Sunday afternoon on East State Street at Madson Avenue when a coach driven by Ss K F Timmons struck their motorcycle. Williams suffered a right leg fracture and remained in Sheltering Arms Hospital after an X-ray. Gibson was treated for cuts and released the same night.
Clara Phillips, once known as the hammer slayer, walked out of Tehachapi prison on parole. She said she bears no bitterness and hopes for an even break from the public as she plans to see her mother and possibly resume dentistry studies and take the state exam.
Former President Herbert Hoover addressed nearly 1,000 Stanford graduates and about 15,000 attendees, warning that freedom must be zealously guarded. He spoke against bureaucratic overreach and warned that both right and left threaten social and economic security, urging self-government and constitutional checks.
Letter from Santa Monica argues nations like England and Italy are wrong over Abyssinia and Japan's stance after history teaches many powers have gobbled territories. The writer contends returning the Philippines could ease consciences and that small nations hide pride in not conquering.
A remark to a woman sparked a fight in Fast Millfield early Sunday. Tony Baranasky and Roy Patterson were stabbed, Baranasky with a skull fracture and upper body injuries, Patterson with ten head and face wounds. Lee Love jailed after the incident near Baranasky’s home. Deputy Gardner investigates.
Mexico City reports General Plutario Elias Calles resigns from public life after a five day crisis with President Lazaro Cardenas. Cardenas forges a new government to be named tonight with ministers favorable to pro labor policies and disfavoring anti religious policies. General Saturnino Cedillo and General Andreu Almazan are named among likely ministers.
Cleveland based Steel magazine notes the steel industry largely operates on small, miscellaneous orders that cushion a potential downturn. It reports overall production at 39 percent last week, with declines limited due to limited automative, railroad, and structural tonnages.
Columbus report quotes Ohio Anti-Saloon League chief 8 P McNaught denouncing the state liquor monopoly as a failed substitute for prohibition. He calls the experiment less successful in promoting sobriety and less noble in operation than any method tried before.
A 16 year old girl, Mary Michael of The Plains, drowned after slipping over White's Mill dam on the Hocking River near Athens. A large search with six boats and volunteers continued as authorities and river men worked through the flood-churned current aided by divers. Vere Smith, a local student, survived by grabbing hair and pulling himself to shore.
Ohio CCC enrolls new recruits as three camps begin construction. Details outline plan for arranging 24 additional camps totaling 61 statewide. Affected sites include Athens County near Buchtel and near Stewart.
Nearly $100 was raised in Athens Saturday by the Salvation Army tag day, reported Monday by Adjt. W. W. Hinshaw. Members of the Athens corps were helped by Marcetta workers in the sale. The drive aims for $400 to fund this year’s program, with about halfway reached.
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