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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1933
Page
1
A gun battle left multiple officers wounded during a chaotic spree by highwaymen and kidnappers who clashed with police across several states. In Lafayette Indiana a bystander described a dramatic confrontation as assailants opened fire in a doctor’s office and fled, while other incidents involved a ransom case in Minnesota and a kidnapping plot tied to Verne Sankey.
General John W. Bricker advised the Ohio Patrol Commission on issuing permits for selling 3.2 beer at diners. The hearing sought to set blanket limits based on estimated diners, aiming to determine the greatest number of permits allowed at any one time.
A June report cites Dr Goebbels claiming Europe will be under Nazi rule as Hitler transforms regimes. The article notes preparations by the Nazi leadership and anticipates widespread obedience across occupied territories.
The United States delivered sharp notes to France and Italy on debt defaults, praising Finland's full payment and offering to confer. At the World Economic Conference, U S negotiators urged a 10 percent global tariff cut and bilateral reductions, extending a trade truce among 41 nations.
Kenneth C. Ray, acting superintendent, elected superintendent for a three year term starting August 1. Ray, former head of Troy Township schools, was chosen after serving during Alex Root’s illness. J. G. Russell reelected county attendance officer. Eleanor Minister to serve another year.
Albany Ohio reader Howard T. Woodyard used a Messenger classified ad to sell leghorn cockerels. The ad offered weeks old birds suitable for breeding stock at a per bird price, with calls invited in the evenings. By the third day all cockerels were sold.
The Tuesday issue of The Messenger will print the official wage scale and working specifications for the Southeastern Ohio coal mining district. It will be distributed widely to about eleven thousand homes and is expected to be eagerly awaited by workers and operators alike. Readers are urged to order copies from the Messenger carrier.
President Roosevelt called for cooperation to restore the market by raising consuming capacity and warned against feverish speed. Administrator Hugh Johnson and industry representatives prepared to implement the Emergency Transportation Act while highway, navy spending, and wage safeguards were outlined. Congress and investigators prepared for summer probes into rackets and Kuhn Loeb & Co. and related interstate crime concerns.
John Dwyer, 67, a night watchman, was bound and gagged in a warehouse as heavy trunks hung above him. Two men, claiming a union affair, overpowered him and fled before a fire started. Firefighters rescued Dwyer as flames neared his clothes. no loot was taken.
Washington reports an expected official announcement that Ohio will receive about 15.48 million dollars from a 400 million highway fund under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Funds would be available immediately for approved projects once formal notification is sent to the Public Roads Bureau. Ohio’s highway department already has a broad construction program ready for approval.
In Dayton on Friday two men tried to extort 1500 dollars from Richard Donovan. Frank McCros son of Dayton was killed and Lonnie Carner of Newport Ky was wounded. Meyer Ostrow of Dayton was charged with murder.
In Los Angeles on June 17 a color expert advised shy lovers to wear an orange yellow necktie to boost nerve and confidence. Fred J. Schwankowsky of the University of Southern California suggested the tactic during a Western Psychological Association session.
Gunmen in an automobile opened fire on a policeman and a bystander in St. Louis as officers questioned them. Officer Frank Munsel was wounded in the side and the bystander was seriously hurt and unconscious at the hospital.
Beverly Hills dispatch notes a controversial letter attributed to Will Rogers praising Finland for paying debts and mocking certain nationalities. The piece references Mae West and jokes about hitchhiking preference for Finns, with a satirical slogan about race and travel.
James Arbor aged 65 killed Albert Newton 58 with a pistol then died by his own hand in his wife’s apartment. Arbor shot Newton after Newton tried to intervene as Arbor fired at his wife who escaped to a porch roof. Arbor reloaded the pistol before turning it on himself.
In Cleveland the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers predicts presidential intervention to stop a 12 1 2 percent wage cut for rail workers. Grand chief engineer Alvaniey Johnston said Roosevelt would meet Tuesday with labor and employer representatives after Perkins attended Chicago talks. Wages had already fallen 10 percent below 1931 levels.
New York June 17 UPI psychiatrist Dr Harry Stack Sullivan reports a surprising drop in public goofiness after years of craze. He cites the 1929 tree sitters and 1930s Tarzan stunts as past fads and blames tamidity and beer for the current lull, noting no fresh outbreak of stunt goofiness this summer.
Gen. Hugh Johnson warned of an economic relapse at the critical stage of the low mood unless wages rise with prices. He spoke after his public appointment as administrator of the Industrial Control Bill. C. E. Bockus of New York was elected president of the Coal Operators' Association.
Ten thousand Bostonians pause for a Roosevelt welcome as he honors Bunker Hill. He then tours Groton to see his sons, sails on a schooner along the New England coast toward Campo Bello Island, with two navy destroyers along. Franklin and John Roosevelt join in Portland. The President will ride the Indianapolis on a speed run from Eastport to Hampton Roads.
In Cleveland on June 17 1940 Charles Manderbach 49 Oscar Pansera 30 of Akron and Albert Taylor 28 of Cuyahoga Falls pleaded not guilty in Federal Court to charges of making counterfeit ten dollar bills at Manderbachs home. Sheriff Potts and Secret Service Agent William Harper arrested the three May 11 at Mand erbachs house and seized a counterfeit outfit. They face trial June 26.
Washington reports on June 17 that representatives of the World Economic Conference offered monetary stabilization proposals to the United States, but Treasury officials said the plan is not acceptable and will be discussed today.
In Columbus on June 17 officials signaled the administration’s 40 million dollar sales tax bill faced collapse as the House passed amendments removing the food exemption. Leaders planned to press further exemptions removal on Monday amid expectations the measure could lose its support.
Chicago June 17 Rail road labor groups plan a vigorous fight against a proposed 124 percent wage cut from rail executives. A F Whitney chairing the Railway Labor Executives Association said after a meeting with officials of 15 of 21 unions. The plan would take effect November 1 and reduce basic scales by 22 percent, on top of a prior 10 percent cut.
Four peace officers died in a cross fire at Union Station Plaza in Kansas City while escorting Frank Nash a captured escapee from Leavenworth. Two gunmen fled in a car as Nash and officers were fatally shot. Lackey was wounded.
In Chicago on June 17 oil producers led by the American Petroleum Institute and Independent Oil Producers stalled efforts to draft a fair competition code. George Hill Jr. of Houston argued the plan grants excessive federal power and infringes on states’ authority, forcing a recess without consensus.
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