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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1936

Page

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Strikers Barricade American Hospital在 Paris

American colony aids exhausted doctors as 100 workers strike at Paris American Hospital blocking hospital areas. 60 occupy wards. hospital refuses new patients. Strikes spread to Paris fashion houses and Riviera shops amid wider unrest linked to Blum government crisis.

Paris Foreign Office U. S Jesse Isidor Straus Gabrielle Chanel Volunpth Els Riviera Marseilles Algeria Rocco Croix de Feu Leon Blum Pilgg Front

British To Recognize Ethiopian Conquest

London reports Anthony Eden told Parliament Britain does not plan war over Ethiopia and favors lifting League sanctions on Italy while seeking European settlements. In Harrisburg delegates at the Democratic National Convention urged a national flood-control policy from the United States Flood Control Federation.

London U.P Italy Ethiopia Great Britain Mediterranean Anthony Eden House of Commons League of Nations Europe Harrisburg United States Federation

Delay Action On Proposed Repeal Of Tax

Columbus dispatch reports House Taxation Committee will defer action on Governor Davey’s plan to repeal food sales tax until after June 30. Rep. Ward contests governor’s higher revenue claim, citing lower receipts from tax commission figures. Revenue supports schools but risks lowering minimum foundation aid. adjournment planned by June 29 week.

Columbus U.P House Taxation Committee Davey P. E. Ward Geauga County Frank Aible Cuyahoga County Ward Tax Commission House Finance Committee House

Buckeye Boys State Opens At Ohio State Fairgrounds

Five hundred Ohio junior and senior high school boys assemble for Buckeye Boys State, a ten day American Legion sponsored model government at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. They form cities counties and a full state government electing councils commissioners judges mayors clerks and state officials.

Columbus U.P Ohio American Legion Ohio State Fairgrounds State of

Six States Conceded To F D by Hamilton

National Republican Chairman John D. M. Hamilton began organizing the eastern campaign with a prediction that President Roosevelt will carry only six states in November. He said the West warms to Governor Landon and Frank Knox and noted Farley may name the states.

New York U.P John D. M. Hamilton Roosevelt East Landon Frank Knox Farley

Democrats Plan Campaign In Ohio For Fall

The Ohio Democratic congressional delegation today adopted organization plans for the fall campaign in the state.

Washington U.P Ohio

Eleven Deaths From Heat Wave Across Ohio

Ohio's heat wave broke June records with at least 11 deaths. Temperatures hit 97 in Columbus and 105 at Gallipolis as storms and wind swept the state. Drownings occurred in Lake Erie, the Ohio River, and the Miami River. a Dayton lightning strike killed John Duke and a boy named George Kennedy drowned in the Miami River.

Columbus Ohio State Weather Bureau Gallipolis W. H. Alexander Alexander Lake Erie Cleveland Norman Malacek Henry Bender Ohio River Cincinnnati Nelson Mason Joseph Geeks Earl Randall Akron Mike Wasko Russell Shaeffer Richfield Otterbein College Westerville Frank Misch Scioto Eugene Hayes Xenia Dayton John Duke George D. Kennedy Miami

Heavyweight Title Fight Delayed by Rain in New York

The Joe Louis versus Max Schmeling bout was postponed from tonight to Friday due to rain, delaying the heavyweight showdown in New York.

New York Joe Louis Max Schmeling

Belgium Requisitions Food as 200000 Strikers Spread

The Belgian government drafted decrees authorizing food requisition as a 200,000 strong strike broadens across textile factories. Emergency food transport measures were prepared amid limited disorders.

Brussels U.B Belgium

Ohio Exhibit Funding Passes House for Great Lakes Exposition

The Ohio House approved a bill providing 75000 dollars for an Ohio exhibit at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland this summer and sent the measure to the governor for approval.

Columbus U.P House of Representatives Ohio Cleveland

Holt Fights Guffey Act In Washington Battle

West Virginia Senator Rush D Holt opposes the Guffey Coal Bill, warning price fixing risks across industries. House and Senate wrangle delays adjournment as mine workers press for swift passage and confer on a 2.58 billion relief bill and a tax plan.

Senate Copeland Rush D. Holt West Virginia Holt

Right of Way Troubles Plague Athens County Officials

Athens County officials explained to the Chamber of Commerce that securing 60-foot right of way along 56 miles of county roads bound for state system transfer by June 30 poses impossible costs. A conflict between 60-foot and 50-foot minimums threatens hundreds of homes and buildings. A state highway official is to visit for talks.

Athens Athens Chamber of Commerce C. M. Gill Ohio

Mob Fails in Lynch Attempt at Wharton Texas

A mob of about 250 sought ten Negro suspects in the Tim Simmons slaying and set fire to a Wharton cafe dance hall. The blaze was quickly put out. The group surrounded Matagorda County Jail earlier, but the suspects had been removed for safekeeping. Ten suspects, six men and four women, were arrested for questioning. Simmons was killed while trying to stop a drunken brawl after a bonus payment celebration. Sheriff Koehl and County Atty Willis explained the jail search and dispersal to the mob.

EL Campo Tex U.P Tim Simmons Wharton Simmons Matagorda E. J. Koehl George P. Willis, Jr No Man's Land Cleveland Ravenna A. F. Waassilak

Movement for Third Party Is Taken Lightly

Washington seethes with cautious curiosity as Congressional progressives show aloof or tentative support for Father Coughlin s proposed third party alliance. His promise to name a presidential candidate Friday drew little serious interest. doubts linger over a merger of Union for Social Justice Townsends old age pension group and Huey Long s Share the Wealth remnants. Rep William Lemke endorsed the move but tied his backing to his own farm relief plan, and said he had not heard of himself as the third party candidate.

Washington U.P Charles E. Coughlin Coughlin Union For Social Justice Francis E. Townsend Huey P. Long William Lemke N. D Lemke

Paid Organizers Are Among Steel Workers

Thirteen paid organizers began a membership drive today as industrial unionists aim to unite 500000 steel workers into one giant union. In two weeks the steel workers organizing committee expects 200 organizers in the field to boost paid-up membership in the Amalga mated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers by a factor of forty five.

Pittsburgh U.P Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers

Russian Dramatist Maxim Gorki Dies in Moscow

Maxim Gorki a renowned Russian short story and drama master and champion of Soviet proletariat died in Moscow after a lengthy illness at age 68.

Moscow U.P Maxim Gorki

Hottest June day in memory as storms fizzled

A midweek heat wave sent Ohio soaring with Gallipolis recording 106 degrees and Athens near 98 as thermometers baked. Despite dark skies and distant thunder the promised rain failed to arrive, leaving residents drenched in sweat and dust.

Playgrounds Are Planned In Four States

Champaign Illinois reports the Resettlement Administration regional HQ announced plans to set aside more than 50,000 acres across Ohio Indiana Illinois and Missouri for recreation. Of 15 land conservation projects under way six are for recreation only and three partly recreational. A large portion of the 13,600 acre Ross Hocking Forest near Chillicothe Ohio will be devoted to recreation.

Champaign U.P Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Resettlement Administration Ross- Hocking Forest Project Chillicothe

Black Legion Outrage Tied to New Terror Campaign

Detroit authorities intensify efforts to crush the Black Legion amid renewed violence linked to Charles A. Poole’s murder. An assassin testifies in court as officials consider obstructing justice charges against lesser-known Legion members. Mrs. Guthrie, 33, grievously beaten and gagged in her home, with evidence tying the assault to Legion shroudlike costumes and propaganda traced to her husband’s basement printing press.

Detroit U.P Black Legion Legion Charles A. Poole WPA William Guthrie Guthrie

Gable Admits Separation From Wife in Property Suit

Hollywood star Clark Gable admits separation from wife Mrs. Rhea Langham Gable in a declaratory relief petition. The suit says Gable has been paying his estranged wife large monthly sums and seeks legal recognition of a property settlement made on September 28.

Hollywood Clark Gable Rhea Langham Gable Gable Cadiz

Agents on Look-Out For Fish Dynamiters

State Conservation Commissioner Lawrence Wooddell issued a warning that agents will search for individuals dynamiting fish. verdicts were returned against four persons for setting off ten dynamite charges in Little Salt Creek, Ross County.

Columbus L.P Lawrence Wooddell Wooddell Little Salt Creek Ross County

Gizzard of Chicken Yields Long-Lost Diamond Ring

NORWALK aup the gizzard of a chicken today proved a first class jewel box for Mrs George Johnson. Two years earlier she had lost a $200 diamond ring and ceased the search. While cleaning a chicken raised by the family she found the ring none the worse for wear.

Norwalk George Johnson

Baldwin Assures British Rearming Speed Up

Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told Lord Winterton in the House of Commons that Britain is accelerating re-armament. The statement follows war minister Duff-Cooper's warning that the European situation is graver than in 1914.

London Stanley Baldwin Lord Winterton House of Commons Alfred Duff-Cooper

Six Hour Battle Ends As Pickets Force Stop to Strike Breakers

Pickets at the Black and Decker plant in Kent ordered to cease firing after a six hour battle with strike-breakers left about 14 wounded or gassed. Sheriff Burr and officials drafted a plan to remove the strike-breakers while National Guard observers awaited a decision. Two dozen strikers were wounded earlier, with armed pickets surrounding the plant as tensions rose in a wage-dispute.

Emil Marx Ohio National Guard Columbus National Guard Electrical Equipment Company Davey

Landon Plans Family Move to Mountain Ranch

Governor Alf M. Landon, the Republican presidential nominee, said he will step back from the national spotlight as the Democrats convene in Philadelphia to renominate President Roosevelt. He announced his family will relocate Wednesday night to the 1,200 acre McGraw Ranch near Estes Park in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado.

Topeka Kan U.P Alf M. Landon Philadelphia Roosevelt Landon McGraw Ranch Rocky Mountains Estes Park

Fireman Electrocuted Attempting Rescue in Rossford

Edward Brown chief of the Rossford Volunteer Fire Company was electrocuted early today while attempting to rescue his 22 year old son William. The youth walked into a sagging roof wire which started the fire. Five volunteers responded including both Brown brothers.

Toledori Edward Brown Rossford William Brown

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Ann Harding Noel Coward Lilian Gish Finance Committee House Taxation Group Legion Project F. D Hamilton State Newsboy Guffey Treasury Senate House Cill Chamber of Commerce Athens County Congress Coughlin Alliance Marian Mometer Lipolis Edward McCormick E. V. Wolfe Lower Plains Mre. C. N France Mato Middle West Imaeea Baldwin Mountain Ranch
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