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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1935

Page

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Davey to Speak at Athens Rally In Election Drive

Governor Martin L. Davey will address a rally at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Saturday near Court Streets starting around 11:30 AM. The event, part of a statewide effort, includes music by the Whites Band and a march by the drum corps from Murray State Democrats, with Carroll Gallia Jackson Krence Counties invited to attend. This marks Davey’s first public appearance since budget cuts for 1935 1936.

Martin L. Davey George Ohio State Democratic Gallipolis Tee Athens Gallia Jackson Krence Trmer Gene Turner Ohio Davey

Drowns in New York prompting rescue at lake

A small group of youths capsized a steel boat on a Bear Lake incident near Athens Ohio. Three younger boys were in the boat when it capsized. A farmer rescued one survivor who then aided others toward shore for help. Authorities believe one body was recovered.

Lay, Jr Erie Ohio University Bear Athens

NDAY SENGER PPioned in Before Thousand We Families

Community notice describes a local gathering with emphasis on family roles and upcoming events. Names or exact dates are unclear in the readable text, but the item centers on a scheduled meeting and involvement of residents.

Twenty five chosen for CCC service interview

Thirty two men from a 600 person applicant list will be interviewed Saturday morning by W. R. Shafer Athens County selecting agent at relief headquarters Mill Street at 9 o clock. Shafer will select 25 to enroll at Camp Athens if they pass Monday physical exams and five alternates are named.

CCC W. R. Shafer Athens County The Mill Street Shafer Camp Athens

Bowman Defense Files Petition for Rehearing

Attorneys for Neal Bowman filed a petition for a rehearing with the clerk of the Court of Appeals in Frankfort Kentucky. The death sentence imposed on Bowman by Mercer Circuit Court for the slaying of Comer Franklin was affirmed by the Appellate Court on May 17. Stanley Mercer, 17, convicted in the same case, was given the death sentence but recently commuted to life imprisonment by Gov. Ruby Laffoon due to his tender age.

Frankfort Neal Bowman Oday Court of Appeals Bowman Southeastern Ohio Desperado Mercer Circuit Court Comer Franklin Stanley Mercer Ruby Laffoon

Ohio Minister Still After Clark Gable

The Rev. Samuel Williams from Hopedale Ohio seeks a personal meeting with film star Clark Gable at Catalina Island. If the attempt fails he has written a 10 000 word prayer to leave for Gable.

Hollywood Samuel Williams Hopedale Ohio Clark Gable Catalina Island

Hands Off the Cop Who Wears His Gloves

Cirilo Henriquez Diaz of Havana demonstrates a police electric glove claimed to incapacitate a person without injury. He notes the glove idea originated from Ohio mill riots in 1930 and is shown to police in New York.

New York Cirilo Henriquez Diaz Havana Cuba Ohio

Survey Expert Sees Waste in State Expenses

Columbus Ohio chief of state government survey urges applying proven business principles to cut millions. Col C O Sherrill says experts found some expenditures unnecessary and some programs inefficient while others are well run. He aims to save about five million annually with simple, obvious measures.

Columbus Ohio C. O. Sherrill Davey

Finlaw Funeral in Pomeroy Saturday

Body of Celia Finlaw who died Thursday at her home in Weillsburg West Virginia will arrive in Pomeroy Saturday at noon for funeral services at Ewing Funeral Home at 2 o clock Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery She is survived by brothers Ray Ernest Elmer Wilbur Finlaw and sisters Mrs Guy Martin Wellsburg Mrs Ed Arnold Pomeroy and Mrs T H Leigheit Pomeroy

Pomeroy Celia Finlaw Weillsburg W. Va Ewing Funeral Home Beech Grove Miss Finlaw Ray Ernest Elmer Wilbur Finlaw Guy Martin Wellsburg Ed Arnold T. H. Leigheit

Death of James L. Henry at 68 in Lima

James L. Henry 68, a well known retired engineer of Buckeye Pipe Line Co., died Thursday in Lima due to a heart ailment.

Lima James L. Henry Buckeye Pipe Line Co

Feminine Coal Miner Seeks Return to Work in Fall

Miss Ida Mae Stull 32, not in the mine this summer, tends cherries and plans a two story house. She opposes Geneva conference opposition to women in coal mines, questions the logic, and says a legal case for damages is set for next week.

Cadiz Ida Mae Stull Miss Stull International Labor Conference Geneva Cosmings Ohio Bureau of Mines

Lindy Turns From Air To Aid Science

Col Charles A Lindbergh shifts to science at the Rockefeller Institute where he and Dr Alexis Carrel unveil a mechanical heart and lungs enabling organs to be kept alive outside the body. Experiments with kidneys heart thyroid ovaries and suprarenal glands show reduced infections and sustained circulation in artificial chambers.

Howard W. Blakeslee Associated Press New York Charles A. Lindbergh Rockefeller Institute Lindbergh Alexis Carrel Doctor Carrel

Yoder Denies Daveys Claim On State Taxes

Dayton report: Senator Paul P Yoder disputes Governor Daveys assertion that new taxes are needed to fund state government. Yoder says enforcement of the sales tax could yield about 70 million dollars, with 50 million in prospect now, to cover pensions, relief, and the school foundation program.

Dayton Paul P Yoder Montgomery Davey Traxler-Kiefer School Foundation School Foundation

Car Stalls Bring Mother and Son Reunited in San Diego

Arthur H. Lowry of San Diego encountered his mother Minnie Brown of Roseville Ohio and sister Lenore Scott while they were stalled in a car. After noting their Ohio plates, he revealed his identity and they were reunified after 25 years apart.

San Diego Calif Arthur H. Lowry Roseville Lowry Ohio Lenore Scott Minnie Brown

Davey Rules Out Prison. Seeks Park or Hospital for Island

Governor Martin L. Davey told the Ohio Educational Association at Cedar Point that the state will build either a hospital or a park on Johnson’s Island in Lake Erie rather than a new Alcatraz style prison if funds allow. He cited economic constraints delaying all improvements.

Sandusky Martin L. Davey Ohio Educational Association Cedar Point Alcatraz Island Lake Erie Johnson's Island Davey

Tillicum Club Dance at Shifiet Hall Friday

Middleport notes a June dance sponsored by the Tillicum Club at Shifiet Hall Friday evening. Pete's Orchestra will provide the music for the event.

Middleport Tillicum Shifiet Hall Pete

Million Dollar Jewel Stays Safe as Guards Police Display

The $1,000,000 Jonk-Wer diamond remains on display at the American Museum of History with 4,000 visitors the first day and no theft attempts. The gem sits in bullet-proof glass and would vanish into a vault if touched. Guards nearby practiced sharpshooting before duty.

New York American Museum of History

Lorain Editor Attacked Amid Scribes Strike

Frank Maloy editor of the Lorain Journal was attacked by unidentified men entering the plant during a strike. Police restored order as editors and mechanical staff faced intimidation and resignations amid a labor dispute. guild chair John Dunn condemned violence and pledged future safety.

Lorain Frank Maloy Lorain Journal Maloy John Dunn Lorain Guild Dunn

Roper Refuses Graft Charges Before Senate Panel

Secretary Roper defends the Commerce Department against graft allegations by ousted assistant Ewing Y. Mitchell. He accuses Mitchell of obstructive tactics causing a log jam while asserting he investigated irregularities and acted when justified. Mitchell portrayed as suspicious and inclined to believe rumors.

Washington Commerce Department Ewing Y. Mitchell Roper Mitchell Senate Commerce Committee

Hickey Rules Columbus Must Replay 3 Games

President Thomas Hickey of the American Association voided three Columbus wins for using ineligible player Don Hurst. The affected games were Toledo 7 2 and 6 4 wins from last Sunday and Columbus 7 5 against Kansas City last Wednesday. they must be replayed.

Chicago Thomas Hickey American Association Today Columbus Club Don Hurst Columbus Toledo The Mudhens Kansas City Hickey

Youth Shot After Resident Claims Prowler Seen

Middletown police say 17 year old Robert Sta bier died early today after a resident who reported seeing a prowler near a window shot him three times. The youth was identified by police as Robert Sta bier.

Middletown Robert Stabier

Taxes on Wealthy May Be Major Issue in 1936 Campaign

A June photo shows workmen clearing a 40-foot snowdrift on MacKenzie Pass in Oregon while political discussion notes taxes on the wealthy could shape the 1936 presidential campaign. Ohio weather aside, the item links tax policy to the race.

MacKenzie Pass Oregon Ohio

Sock the Rich Tax Concept Impresses Will Rogers

Will Rogers jokes that a tax on inheritance is the closest to painless saying people won’t feel it until after death. He imagines Huey long surprised by the President announcing the plan in a late night chat.

Will Hollywood Calif Huey Will Rogers

Court To Rule On Hauptmann Plea In Lindbergh Case

Hauptmann faces a delayed ruling as New Jersey's Court of Errors and Appeals weighs his request for a new trial in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. If conviction is upheld, defense lawyers will pursue the U S Supreme Court appeal, they say.

Trenton N. J Bruno Richard Hauptmann Court of Errors and Appeals Hauptmann David T. Wilentz United States Supreme Court

Thirteen Tax Law Violators Caught in Columbus Drive

Thirteen Columbus merchants faced charges for violating the state sales tax act in a drive led by R. P. Barthalow of the State Tax Commission. Three other merchants were fined 25 dollars plus costs.

Columbus R. P. Barthalow State Tax Commission

Guffey Bill Opposed In Subcommittee Hearing

J. V. Norman, attorney for Louisville operators, argued the Guffey coal stabilization bill would drive 40 percent of soft coal producers out of business by forcing prices below production costs. He warned courts would face confiscation cases and called the bill unconstitutional in fundamental aspects.

Washington J. V. Nornam Louisville House Ways and Means Norman Norman E

Yale Takes First Two Races in Annual Regatta

Yale swept the 73rd annual regatta on the Thames in New London defeating Harvard in the Freshman race by eight feet and the Junior Varsity by just over six feet. President Roosevelt attended to watch his son Franklin Jr. row amid the loss of Howard Junior Varsity. Andre Spada, a Corsican bandit chief, was executed by guillotine in Bastia after at least six slayings.

New London Conn Yale Harvard Thames Roosevelt Franklin, Jr Howard Bastia Andre Spada

One-Man Filibuster Halts Jump From Cincinnati Ledge

A 45 minute one man filibuster at Cincinnati's busiest intersection halted a shell shocked veteran's 300 foot leap. William L Hayden, 47, threatened death after loss of wife job and home. Carl Anderson and William Burke saved him pulling Hayden to safety. He blamed himself but lived to be observed at General Hospital.

William L. Hayden General Hospital Carl Anderson Air Line William L. Burke Ander Anderson Hayden

Democrats in Congress Debate Roosevelt Tax Plan Timing

Congress wavers on whether to push Roosevelt tax proposals now or defer to next session. Some aides hint the president favors immediate action, while others fear a 1956 campaign year delay. Senate Finance rejected wider wealth taxes, and supporters push bonuses tied to Treasury plans.

Washington Roosevelt Congress White House LDI Charles Michaelson Democratic National Committee Burns Senate Finance Committee LaFollette

Lutherans Ballot for New Synod President

Delegates at the Missouri Synod convention in Cleveland resumed balloting to elect a new synod president. Four names remained after an unusual session where none of the original five candidates won an absolute majority.

Cleveland Misouri Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church

Dayton Youth Drowns After Illness Struggle in River

George Engle, 17, drowned in the Stillwater River north of Dayton late Thursday night after apparently failing in the stream amid an attack of influenza.

Dayton Cgeorge Engle Stillwater River Here

Riot at Holmes Eureka Lumber mill leaves man dead

An unidentified man died and three others were seriously wounded in a riot at the Holmes Eureka Lumber Company mill in Eureka California. Four policemen were injured during the incident as authorities investigated the unrest.

Eureka Calif Holmes- Eureka Lumber Company

Longest Day Observed Across New York State

The astronomers and almanac authors declare today the longest day of the year. The sun rose at 4 24 a m and will set at 7 31 p m Eastern Standard Time. Summer begins officially at 3 38 a m Saturday. Saturday will be nearly as long, while Sunday will be a full minute shorter.

New York

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