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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
1
An Eternal Light atop the peace monument column will shine after a Friday dedication by President Roosevelt. On the Gettysburg field veterans of the Union and Confederate armies gather for a 75 year reunion. Seven tent cities host between two and three thousand veterans and visitors from across the nation.
State Treasurer Kinsley said 3,800 welfare employees may be paid despite a lean general revenue fund by transferring idle funds to cover a $307,000 payroll. Auditor Ferguson noted the general fund is broke and funds were shifted to meet pension grants due to inadequate federal matching. Delayed pension checks will reach recipients in a day or so.
Harry L. Hopkins denied that the Works Progress Administration pressures workers in Kentucky amid a major primary battle. He released a statement with documentary evidence refuting claims of political use of WPA in the state's campaign politics.
Chairman Philip Murray said SWOC leaders have not discussed any price or wage cut in the steel industry with United States Steel Corp. executives. He denied prior talks about a price cut before last week’s big steel announcements.
The 1938 fiscal year saw federal spending at about 14600 dollars per minute while revenue averaged 11862 dollars per minute. The daily deficit rose roughly 2800 dollars per minute, and the national debt neared 285.55 dollars per person.
A search will extend into pinon thickets northeast of Albuquerque for missing millionaire climber Medill McCormick. Police officer William Murphy and Dick Montoya of Bernalillo sighted a strange man across a deep canyon. shots were heard soon after.
Columbus report says Edward Morgan aged 76 died Wednesday, bringing the death toll to six from the auto collision on U S 40 near Reynoldsburg last Sunday. John Gregory, 25, of New Concord, was the sole survivor, in fair condition today.
Columbus U P Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy ruled that sales of materials and other tangible property to metropolitan housing authorities are not subject to the sales tax.
Representatives of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and 142 Class 1 railroads postponed in Chicago a conference on a proposed 15 percent wage cut. The delay delays union action as talks continue.
A tropical cyclone and three days of violent rains killed at least 100 people and left nearly 500000 homeless. Landslides caused most deaths, including 36 in the Kokohama district and 22 near Tokyo. In Kwanto around Tokyo 81 died with 45 missing. Weather bureau calls it the heaviest rainfall in 60 years. Property and agricultural damage spanned Tokyo Ibaragi Tochigi Kanagawa Chiba and Saitama.
Vienna dispatch reports Joseph Buercker, German Nazi trustee for Austria, expresses hope that Kurt Schuschnigg the last Austrian chancellor will be tried on criminal charges. He notes Schuschnigg is imprisoned in Vienna and denies proxy marriage to Countess Vera Fugger.
Nationalist forces using tanks and air power breached Loyalist defenses north of Valencia and attacked Bechi and Artana. Bechi Artana line described as 10 miles deep with concrete positions and entrenched defense. The Pope protested Allied bombing of open cities and civilian populations in a Vatican City statement.
The House resumes work to end relief stalemate with a fresh compromise plan. President Roosevelt criticizes dictatorship while urging free education and liberty, and Ohio discussions outline funding adjustments and bonding limits for local relief programs.
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced the privileges committee found unanimously that a breach occurred in summoning Duncan Sandys. Sandys claimed threats under the official secrets act over a disclosed question about London air defense plans. A military court of inquiry was to meet to assess the army view, with possible court martial for a senior officer.
New York reports a vigorous stock market session with heavy early blocks and broad gains. United States Steel opened 5,000 shares at 58.50, up 1.50, with New York Central at 16.25 and Chrysler at 61.50. Profit-taking faded as prices held firm and volume surged.
In Columbus, civil service examinations begin early in August and run for three months to qualify candidates for up to 4000 new positions in Ohio’s unemployment compensation system. Chairman Charles S. Leasure said exams cover roles in the state employment service and unemployment compensation divisions as payrolls expand with unemployment benefit payments starting next January.
Abra ham Pierce, employe of a newspaper, received two ransom letters demanding 1000 dollars for the return of his wife Marie Pierce aged 41 missing since June 19. Police say she disappeared June 17 and was last seen in Santa Barbara 100 miles away after cashing a check. Detectives note prior similar disappearances and doubt the ransom claim.
Homer C. Martin president of the United Automobile Workers will meet John L. Lewis in Washington to discuss charges of conduct unbecoming an international officer against ousted officials Richard T. Frankensteen Ed Hall Wyndham Mortimer Walter N. Wells and George Addes. The charges followed Martin traveling from Detroit to seek action.
With 109 of 2260 precincts reporting Nye leads Langer by nearly 7 000 votes in the North Dakota primary for the U S Senate nomination. Nye a Progressive Republican and peace advocate had supported several New Deal policies.
The Rev. William A. Marchant, newly assigned to the Church of St. Dominick in Detroit, fell from a fifth floor room at the Hotel Commodore. Police cited a torn curtain as evidence he lost his balance while opening a window.
The United Kingdom France and the United States signed a protocol raising the maximum capital ship size to 45000 tons from 35000. Alfred Duff Cooper announced in the House of Commons that guns remain limited to 16 inches. Germany has signed similarly and Soviet Russia is expected to join.
James Roosevelt, the President's eldest son and secretary, says he is naturally indignant about a Saturday Evening Post article on his earnings as an insurance agent and has asked his attorneys to consider action for future conference.
The Ohio Clemency Board reviewed the plea for mercy by counsel for William Hobbs Hamilton who is sentenced to die in the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary on July 6. Attorney Fred Kramer argued Hobbs was intoxicated during the April 12 1937 robbery in which he is accused of killing Patrolman Arthur Sponsel of Hamilton.
Tragedy strikes the Barlecamp family with the drowning of two year old Glen Barlecamp in a cistern on his father Earl Barlecamp s farm and the death of 11 year old Dale Barlecamp trampled by a team of horses after slipping from a wagon. Survived by parents and four siblings.
SOUTH HADLEY Mass U S police questioned a used car dealer brought here to relate how he bought a sedan from J Paul Bathelt New York sports man held for the slaying of Charles The Jeep Morris whose wire trapped body was cast in concrete and found on the Connecticut River banks last week Morris disappeared from a Springfield Mass hotel about a month earlier police issued bulletins on the car
Chinese units retreated from mud-walled forts at Matang amid Japanese artillery until noon Wednesday. The main body withdrew to Hukow, while suicide troops covered the retreat and linked with entrenched positions around new lines.
The Pope received Don Jose Janguas Messia, Spain's envoy to the Holy See, in Castel Gandolfo. He expressed affection for General Francisco Franco and support for proposals to repair harm done to the church in Spain.
Hobart Manufacturing announced its 101st consecutive dividend today. The company reported steady earnings and signaled continued shareholder returns, with details on payout and schedule expected in forthcoming statements.
A 10 day conference of labor leaders sponsored by the United Rubber Workers CIO affiliate will be held at Antioch College Yellow Springs July 22 through 31. The announcement came in a letter from state headquarters to industrial councils and CIO officials.
Mary J. Lee, 75, a Fulton County Home resident, was struck and killed by a New York Central passenger train on Wednesday. She was deaf.
In Dublin the newly elected Dail backed Eamon De Valera 75 to 74 to continue as Prime Minister Taoiseach of Eire. The close vote confirms De Valera maintains a majority coalition government.
The notice advertises weekend classified ads for vacancies and items for sale or lost found. It emphasizes high readership during the holiday period with special Fourth of July weekend rates and promises strong results.
Classified text offers a four for three deal on running an advertisement. Readers are urged to dial a number to start the ad. Features bold pricing and a direct call to action. The snippet reads like an old fashioned newspaper classified promo.
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