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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1935
Page
1
A Senate committee urged measures to curb profiteers in shipbuilding profits and ensure government costs are disclosed. The push targets high bids and hidden expenditures by shipyards and calls for stricter oversight of naval construction pricing.
Auditor survey details that payroll operations and fairGround maintenance generated combined losses over fourteen years. Reported figures show a total payroll related loss near 1.1 million with grounds upkeep at 540 thousand and yearly attendance figures ranging from seventy four thousand to three hundred six thousand three hundred sixty seven in various years.
Fragmentary classified item notes a Ford bed condition and price in a local ad. Mentions Griffin Ath near Canaan Coal with unclear buyer outcome.
Eastern National Women's Party delegates at Atlantic City urge uniform legal treatment for men and women and equal pay for equal work. Amendments seek equal alimony in divorce and equal breach of promise consideration for men.
James P. Wood, , son of the late Judge J. M. Wood and former Athens County prosecuting attorney, died suddenly in Denver after a health-related trip to Arizona. He practiced law in Cleveland with Tolles Hogsett Ginn. Survived by widow May Reah and daughters Grace and Mary Jo. brother Robert S. Wood, Athens. Funeral planned for Cleveland with return from Denver Tuesday morning.
The death of Long Island broker John Lyon Burness, 30, was found in a garage with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Nassau County District Attorney Martin W Littlet on questioned the maid Dorothy Kassady’s confession of hammering Burness and her claim he killed himself to cover the act. Autopsy suggested facial marks came after death.
The Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union urged President Roosevelt and Labor Secretary Perkins to mediate a dispute that closed 18 large Cleveland bakeries and left about 2,650 workers unemployed. Union official Harvey Friedman said the closed plants cover roughly 75 percent of the city’s bread supply.
Negotiations on Appalachian soft coal miners wage and hour contracts were delayed as southern producers requested a caucus. Union leader John L. Lewis urged continuing talks, with contracts due to expire next Sunday midnight. Key issue remains price controls under the Guffey bill and a 5.50 dollar daily pay with a 30 hour week in the north versus current terms.
Rome sources report Mussolini in talks with Anthony Eden to seek exclusion of Ethiopia from the League of Nations if the matter is raised. Officials hope the topic stays off the agenda while the leaders discuss the Anglo German naval pact and a western European aviation accord.
Vatican prelates stated intervention by the Holy See over Rev. Father Charles Coughlin was extremely unlikely. They said no Canon Law violations were found by the radio priest and noted the Pope seldom disciplined parish priests since a bishop is the chief ecclesiastical ruler of a diocese.
Athens city waterworks officials announce a water shutdown from 7:30 to 1:00 Tuesday morning affecting Lancaster from Fremont to State, all of Mound Street, all of Fremont, and Carpenter Street from Lancaster to Congress due to main repairs.
Loans totaling 618487 were disbursed to 195 small home owners in Ohio during the week ending June 20. Henry G Brunner, Ohio manager of the HOLC, announced today.
In Tacoma Washington photos show Mr and Mrs Harmon Waley a confessed kidnapping pair of George Weyerhaeuser. Mrs Waley sobbed as her husband was sentenced to 45 years after a guilty plea was denied by the court.
Washington AP reports studies based on 1931 and 1932 corporate returns show earnings power tends to rise with company size, though data cover depressed years. Harvard and National Bureau analyses note profits may differ in normal years and debate utility, foods, tobacco products and chemicals as still profitable sectors. Larger firms show pronounced power in utilities, especially in power.
Judge John L. Sumner set aside life terms for two Huntington boys who pleaded guilty to kidnapping Ed Leugers in Dubois county. Bascum Ray Jr. 14 and Maurice Sheridan 17 face lesser charges to be filed later by Prosecutor A. R. Stimson Jr.
Frank Gladden died suddenly Sunday night following a heart attack. He is survived by his wife two sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
Preparations for a strike by 500 northwestern Ohio sugar beet workers loom ahead of a potential bumper harvest. Organizer J M Rizor says workers will walk off Wednesday if no wage increases are agreed. A growers committee and a workers committee plan talks by Tuesday, but settlement looks unlikely. Ohio beet crop expected to reach 435000000 pounds, placing the state sixth in production.
Funeral services were held for George Miller age 174 Salt Creek Township farmer found dead in a field near his home Saturday afternoon Coroner Vance Brian ruled the death a heart attack He is survived by his wife Frances and two sons Miller had been ill for two months.
Ohio State University braces for a $1,266,500 funding slash as trustees consider a special session before their July 8 meeting. Governor Davey criticizes administration while President Rightmire and alumni rally behind continued university programs amid the pay cut.
Lima plans gas service from the Pan-Handle district joining Toledo Indianapolis and St Louis to Detroit. Residents could pay 22 to 26 cents per thousand cubic feet, city officials estimated. London Wimbledon results show Wilmer Allison ousted in first round by Vivian McGrath 6 4 6 3 7 9 7 5.
In Manchester Kentucky Bobby Baker was buried Sunday after dying in an automobile slayings linked to Clay County feud violence. Dozens of family members and authorities recall a long line of Baker relatives killed in the same feud, with the area marked by repeated gunfire and unsolved indictments.
In Beverly Hills a reader letter argues for immediate action on tax policy, urging Congress to disclose costs and avoid postponement. The author mocks delays and cites uncertainty about dying costs as a metaphor for economic fear, with Joe Robinson praised for addressing the issue.
Former federal securities investigator William A Raybel, 41, of Pelham New York was held as a federal prisoner after being accused by his captor of leading a $27,500 bribery plot. Raybel allegedly offered to fix things for $27 000 and tipped on points of the commission case. Local authorities waived prosecution in favor of the government.
Reinforced police guards at the United States Embassy in Mexico City followed an explosion that damaged windows and a private office. A dynamite and cap bomb was thrown from a car into the embassy garden, ripping a wall and prompting an official inquiry. Authorities traced clues and anticipated arrests.
Mac Donald Smith the veteran Scot based in Glendale California shot 66 in the first round of the British Open qualifying at Gullane far ahead of the field. Cedric Sayner of Birkdale posted 68 while Joe Kirkwood and Lawson Little also posted notable scores.
Senator LaFollette leads a push to speed a separate tax bill as Borah backs inher itance tax and higher levies on large incomes. He proposes raising 500000000 to 1000000000 in revenue to fund the New Deal, arguing the program is moral and economically sound and not a soak the rich scheme.
Grand jurors near Pomeroy indict J Smith for arson tied to a Peacock Avenue fire that destroyed a home. Earlier actions include indictments of his son Lawrence and David Nipper, who pleaded guilty, plus charges against Clarence Lawson and Russell Beckett for forgery. Marty Carleton of Racine was sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory for 1 to 20 years.
A mansion on the Stacre seashore estate of William P. Abnelt in New Jersey was destroyed by a blaze that raged over four hours. Abnelt, retired president of a publishing company, estimated the loss at 450000 including silver, a 25000 fireplace, the library, portraits and personal effects.
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