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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1932

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Stalder Essex Mines Near Pomeroy Closed

The Stalder Essex mines at Pomeroy Bend shut down by company order after a miners strike. About 500 workers, mainly family heads, are idle. Operations will shift to Kentucky and West Virginia mines, with two catchers left at each mine.

Pomeroy Stalder-Essex Company Pomeroy Bend Kentucky Syracuse Rutland West Virginia Stalder-Essex Suerintendent West Lee County Red Cross Stalder-Essexnes Headquard the Gas Company Colums

Cooper Calls 25 Percent Tax Reduction Plan

Ooper Y. Cooper Republican candidate for governor urged a twenty five percent tax cut for farmers owners and business men at a Tuesday Republican club meeting in Minnesota. A former governor said the cut would be just and vital to prosperity while proposing new revenue forms and preserving tax equity.

Mncaster U.P— S

Next Decade Promises Major Road Upgrades Says Merrell

Ohio highway director O. W. Merrell told a Logan Rotary meeting that the next ten years will bring the most constructive road work yet. He noted current funds from gas and motor taxes are insufficient and urged building roads to meet present needs and future demands.

Merrell Ohio Hocking Valley Ohio River

Uncertainty over Lindbergh Child Case Noted

Amid police guard at the Lindbergh home and broad prayer services a letter to newspapers invited assistance from Irving Bitz and Salvatore Spitale, two New York underworld figures, to help recover the child.

Irving Bitz Salvatore Spitale New York

Racketeers Endorse Bitz and Spitale in Lindbergh Case

Absolute crime bosses rejected public involvement in the Lindbergh case, calling newspaper front pages poison, yet they reportedly approved Bitz and Spitale. The rulers seek to use them to curb rising hostility toward racketeering and keep control intact.

Lindbergh Bitz and Spitale Bitz

Noted Gangster Spitale Switch Discussed by Observers

A source notes that Spitale aligning with law and order may deter informants from aiding gangsters. If kidnapers are amateurs they would fear racketeers. if professionals, using two underworld intermediaries could be a strategic move.

Spitale Underworld

Reverend Coughlin counsels on Lindbergh kidnapping case

The Reverend Father Charles E. Coughlin of Little Flower Detroit, speaking on radio, condemns Lindbergh’s use of underworld figures and urges kidnappers to abandon the child at a Catholic orphanage or confide in a priest.

Charles E. Coughlin The Little Flower Detroit Colonel Lindbergh

Salem man built industry from wreck to national impact

William H. Mullins of Salem Ohio died Sunday leaving a record of public benefaction and employment creation. He started by repairing a salvaged locomotive and built a factory that produced cornices statues boats and metal automobile bodies. His work ethic and profit sharing shaped local industry and national projects including Kruger statues and Liberty on New York City Hall.

William H. Mullins Salem Ohio Kruger South Africa Liberty New York City Hall Pago

Roger Connor to Speak at Athens Woman's Dinner Event

Roger Connor will speak on Woman's Place in the Business World at the Athens Business and Professional Women's Club dinner at Hotel Berry. The program includes mixed vocalists, a sextet, and Hotel Berry orchestra with 126 guests expected. art exhibit proceeds aid needy school children.

Athens Business and Professional Women’s Club Hotel Berry Gladys Jones Roger Connor Ethel Beekman Lucille Duffee Howard Bobo D. I. Gandee Mr. Gandee Florence Kimes Goldie Edwards Ramona Hughes Lipilile Duffee Esther Wilson Hotel Berry Louisa Steele Myrta Ashworth Gladys Brooks Hulda Murphy Miss Jones Garnet Hatch Geneva Jones Emma Hatch Robert Wood Athens Edwin Watts Chubb Athens Club National Federation

Roosevelt Wins New Hampshire Primary In First Presidential Vote

Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt carried New Hampshire eight convention votes in the first presidential preference primary. Incomplete returns from 247 towns showed Roosevelt leading Alfred E. Smith about two to one, boosted by strong support in rural areas and smaller communities.

Concord N. H U.P Franklin D. Roosevelt New Hampshire Roosevelt Alfred E. Smith

Fourteen Die as Gas Explosion Hits New Jersey Factory

Camden, N J March 9 A gas plant explosion at the Public Service Corporation claim ed fourteen workers dead and five seriously hurt. Most casualties were unemployed laborers drafted for temporary jobs. Bodies burned and unidentifiable, some escaped before the blast.

Camden N. J U.P Public Service Corporation

Hoarded Cash Flows Back as Prosperity Campaign Spreads

In a nationwide push led by the Citizens' Reconstruction Organization thousands of workers visit 1300 cities urging return of hoarded dollars. The drive prompts deposits to rise as people reclaim savings from safes and nooks, reviving circulation and even rediscovering old goldbacks from the Depression era.

Citizens’ Reconstruction Organization

Sousa’s Memory to Will and Millions Of Others Is Sweet

Beverly Hills notes the death of John Philip Sousa, praising his modest life yet praising his enduring music. His marches like El Capitan Washington Post and Stars and Stripes Forever are celebrated as timeless national symbols.

Sousa Will Beverly Hills Calif el Capitan Washington Post Stars and Stripes

Veterans Here Get Allowance in Athens County

Fifty four service men in Athens County receive a total of 526 dollars monthly since January 1 as veterans disability allowance from the government. The Red Cross handles all claims under chapter obligations to assist servicemen and families. Eligibility covers World War veterans with 90 days service, enlisted before March 11, 1914, and disability at least 25 percent. Payouts range from 12 to 40 dollars monthly. accrued compensation from the Veterans Administration adds to totals. Four men in the county have accrued 487.92 dollars. The allowance is for non service connected disability, separate from regular 10 percent service connected compensation. Veterans are advised to file for both forms if uncertain which to pursue.

Athens County Miss Pearl French Red Cross Athena County Veterans Administration

Mass funeral planned for four slain communists

Detroit dispatch reports Communists defying police with plans for a mass funeral for four comrades killed when a mob stormed the Ford River Rouge plant. A Friday meeting to outline future demonstrations was announced, with the funeral set for Arena Gardens. Sixty alleged mob members remained jailed as authorities seek federal help to arrest five alleged Communists accused of inciting the riot.

Detroit U.P Ford River Rouge Arena Gardens Dearborn Wayne County

Attorneys Clash as Final Arguments Heard in Hart Murder Trial

Attorneys in the Harrison Hart murder case concluded final arguments before a noon recess. Prosecution and defense traded rebukes while Judge Rowland prepared four defense charges. The defense argued Hart acted to protect his family from Crippen and Standeberry as the shooting occurred.

Harrison Hart O. F. Rowland Tuesaday John W. Bolin R. Db. Williams Rowland Williams Mart Crippen Hart Jim Standeberry

New Conflict Seems Likely Near Shanghai

TOKIO ordered Shanghai representatives to press for a permanent armistice with China via neutral powers. Mamoru Shigemitsu received the instruction while Gen Yoshinori Shirakawa warned Chinese forces not to threaten zones held by Japan.

Tokio U.P Shanghai Mamoru Shigemitsu Yoshinori Shirakawa

Renewal of Chinese Police Duties Stirs Shanghai Tension

Shanghai reports that Chinese police will resume duties in areas evacuated by the army, with Japan restricting entry by pass. Renewed clashes between Chinese and Japanese, notably in Chapei, threaten to escalate the dispute in the International Settlement.

Shanghai U.P Wee Ween Chapei

Institutions Being Probed

The Senate Welfare Investigating Committee examined the Columbus State Hospital and the State Institution for Feeble Minded, reporting overcrowding concerns. It plans a statement on its Maryville Reformatory inquiry and heard testimony about an alleged inappropriate association between a female life prisoner and a male employee, husband of a matron.

Columbus Senate Welfare Investigating Johnson City Columbus State Hospital State Institution Marynville Reformatory McSweeney

Holmes Lit One Flame for Justice at 91st Birthday

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes marked his 91st birthday with a pledge to live as long as he can contribute “a spark of the flame” in the heart. The absentee guest of honor spoke via radio as he remains under a strict regimen after retiring from the Supreme Court.

Washington U.R Oliver Wendell Holmes Federal Bar Association Supreme Court Holmes

Relief Moves To Be Mapped Out Thursday

Columbus March 9 U P Plans for relief legislation enactment would be discussed Thursday afternoon by Senate and House leaders with Governor White and advisers. The talks follow a meeting with the Joint Legislative Tax Committee and aim to decide if a special session is necessary. Speaker Arthur Hamilton said a session should last no more than two weeks, pending committee review.

Columbus U.P Arthur Hamilton Lebanon House Hamilton

Fears Policemen Reported By Columbus Child

Martha Ford, 10, ran away to be with sister Marjorie 12 living with their grandmother. A police inquiry into a 24 hour absence led to Martha's claim of kidnapping, later retracted as fear of telling the truth. Stepmother May Ford faces trial over a poker incident.

Columbus Martha Ford Mabel L. Riebel Marjorie May Ford

Weather report highlights across cities

Yesterday and today summary notes show Miami reaching 74 and El Paso 70 while Edmonton minus 24 Battleford minus 26 and Medicine Hat minus 26. The report mentions general weather for 36 maate and a snow hazard with unclear phrasing and references to hurricane activity.

Miami el Paso Phoenix Edmonton Battleford Medicine Hat

Secrecy Veils Hurried Trip Of Legal Aide

A hurried trip by a legal aide draws secrecy surrounding the aid decision. The selection of Mrs. Morrow’s estate remains unconfirmed as authorities probe a woman’s charges.

Lindbergh kidnapping rumors focus on Englewood delivery site

Reports circulated that baby Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. might be surrendered in Englewood New Jersey at the home of his grandmother Mrs Dwight Morrow amid ongoing investigation. State police said they knew nothing of such plans as Col Lindbergh and his adviser Breckinridge pursue leads while police monitor developments.

Henry Red) Johnson Petty Gow Gow Maine Lindbergh Thomas W. Lamont Johnson Lamont Hopewell N. J Hartford Conn Trenton Englewood Charles A. Singh, Jr Dwight Morrow A Bergh Col Henry Breckinridge Underworld Colonel Henry CO. Breckinridge Inridge Lindbergh Estate Princeton

Colchester Woman Tells of Lindbergh Baby Financier Claim

In New Haven authorities examined Victoria Burba who said Tony Melao of Colchester pressured her last spring to aid financing the Lindbergh baby case.

New Haven Conn U.P Victoria Burba Colchester Tony Melao

Faces Deportation Man Implicated in Bombing Plots

Federal agents pursued two more suspects after Boris the confessed anarchist was arrested in the nationwide bombing investigation that killed three in Easton Pennsylvania last December. Boris faces deportation and is linked to the December plot. Investigators found a bomb factory at his home with shotguns automatic weapons nitroglycerin detonators powder and pipe pieces along with anarchist literature.

Chicago U.P Federa Boris Easton Een

Professionals blamed in fraud schemes in Trumbull County

Authorities in Youngstown on March 9 blamed a group of professionals for a new extortion fraud in Trumbull County. They identified James DeJute, a doctor from Nites, as part of the recent series of crimes.

Youngstown Trumbull James DeJute Aril

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