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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1937
Page
1
The Guffey-Vinson Coal Bill, regulating the $11 billion bituminous coal industry, passed the House and awaits Senate action. It seeks maximum coal prices and severe tax penalties for noncompliant operators, aiming to curb cutthroat competition and improve working conditions indirectly. A companion Senate measure is expected to advance soon.
Hosea Q. Morton 97 wearing civil war uniform and G A R hat appears in Los Angeles court in arrears of 165 dollars in alimony to Sarah Morton 73. The case highlights veteran pensioner obligations and family financial disputes in a civic proceeding.
Clarence Addison Dykstra, Cincinnati city manager, is expected to be offered the University of Wisconsin presidency within a week. If he accepts, the board of regents would likely approve him to succeed Dr. Glenn Frank, who was removed on mismanagement charges.
Glouster physician Dr. A. J. Crawford long-time local doctor in frail health for months was stricken by an attack early today. A doctor was called and a short time later his condition showed a slight improvement.
Ohio lawmakers move to curb county sales tax revenues as the Davis Bill clears the House and moves to Governor Davey for signature. The measure would force the state auditor to withhold sales tax allocations from counties in debt for maintaining wards in state institutions, estimated at 3.15 million dollars. The House also approves notes for anticipated revenues and a universal hunter license fee parity bill. Senate backs a reform of the Supreme Court, urging federal action. both chambers adjourn until Monday.
Madrid faced a brutal artillery assault as Nationalist batteries bombed the business district. Fighting persisted along the Guadalajara front northeast of the city with government aviation attempting to disrupt Italian troops advancing toward Guadalajara. General Jose Miaja warned the fifth offensive on Madrid would be frustrated, despite 30 000 Italian troops arriving on the front.
Findlay U P R P Bremer president of the Cooper Corporation announced the payroll would rise by about 50000 dollars in 1937.
Herman Hatfield, 16, of Adams County, left the Boys Industrial School in Lancaster Thursday night, prompting a search by authorities and school staff.
Washington reports William Green AFL president weighs emergency convention to expel CIO affiliated unions. He will observe CIO growth in Maryland Ohio and other states as CIO outlines new national structure and drives for membership. CIO seeks new name and dues structure while adding welders barbers and teamsters among applicants.
Detroit report says United Automobile Workers and General Motors clash over post-strike talks as 78,000 workers remain out. GM accuses the union of 18 sit-downs in 20 days while union leaders say layoffs and company unions threaten a settlement. Sit-downs persist at Chrysler, Hudson, and Reo plants. UAW seeks exclusive bargaining rights for 67,000 workers.
A lively Class A basketball tournament night drew about 1,500 spectators to the Ohio University Gymnasium. Pomeroy fans in purple and gold led cheers for their team as Logan and others filled the stands. Police patrolled the hall while vendors sold hot dogs and ice cream. gate receipts and candy sales tallied through the evening with Marietta eyed as a potential victor.
A Gallia County young man paid cash for a car at Gallipolis Motor Co with about 700 dollars kept in a glass pickle jar. The buyer invited salesman Ed Judy to his home to fetch the money, saying the jar was hidden and could not burn or be eaten by animals.
Chicago dispatch reports at the fourth annual Woman Congress Socialist Norman Thomas and educator Glenn Frank critiqued President Roosevelt's Supreme Court plan. Frank denounced the plan, calling liberals fascistic without admitting it. Thomas supported it as better than nothing amid cries of strongman risk.
Santa Monica Calif A strike at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation ends after talks with the United Automobile Workers Union affiliate the CIO Recognition of the union was a chief issue in the two week dispute Two hundred fifty sit down strikers were evicted and jailed earlier in the conflict
Chicago report says John J. O'Brien known as One Play Johnny, 31, assistant Notre Dame football coach and former end under Knute Rockne, died when his automobile hit a railroad viaduct. He earned his nickname in a game versus Army for a crucial pass.
Twenty five CIO organizers were sent to Kanawha Valley to unionize large workgroups starting with chemical workers. They will later target employees in utility companies and several oil refineries.
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska urged the administration to back a constitutional amendment and expand the Supreme Court. He argued action is urgent to let Congress address labor, agriculture, and unemployment, criticizing the judiciary for lagging behind progress and clinging to outdated views.
About 20 000 of 30 000 American Bar Association members voted six to one against Roosevelt’s plan to expand the Supreme Court. Edward E. Fairchild said the court plan faced opposition amid fears of unchecked judicial authority. Norris and former Justice Devaney testified to Senate critics, warning constitutional amendments could threaten civil liberties.
Mrs. Luetta Magruder, superintendent of the State Division of Charities, was dismissed today by Welfare Director Margaret M. Allman with the governor’s approval. Described as a storm center, Magruder’s appointment two years earlier drew protest from welfare organizations over political motives, and two removal attempts had failed.
Federal conciliators brought taxicab strikers and their employers together for arbitration of a week-old dispute. Nearly 100 men have been arrested, almost a dozen cabs stoned or overturned, and cab transportation severely curtailed.
Dr. Francis E. Townsend old age pension leader was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $100 after being found guilty of contempt of the House for walking out of hearings. Judge Peyton Gordon stayed Townsend’s bond pending appeal from the lower court conviction to the D C Court of Appeals. Townsend refused to fully comply with a subpoena to testify before a committee investigating his pension plan.
Mrs. Rose Cable, 42, wife of Canton steel contractor Ch. B. Cable, was shot through a living room window Thursday night and died at a hospital. Police sought motive as her husband headed a major strip mill project in Cleveland. The couple were active locally and have a daughter at Heidelberg College in Tiffin.
Five people died in a sedan truck collision in Santa Ana Canyon. Victims include Mr and Mrs George Strong of Long Beach and Mr and Mrs George Adelas berger of Benwood West Virginia, plus driver Glenn Rogers 25 of Fullerton California. Gasoline exploded and flames engulfed the wreckage.
Oklahoma lawmakers scorn theater passes as T B Noble tries to curb gifts by issuing 16 1 2 percent of passes on yellow placards. Officials balk at passes leading to suggestion of bans and fines, while Noble proposes ropes around necks to enforce rules.
Rescue crews recovered the bodies of Floyd Fields, Joe Frye, and Troy McCoy after an explosion at Hutchinson Coal Co. mine in Macbeth. Fifteen miners remain trapped two to three miles from the surface as black damp and debris hinder the salvage effort.
The Mc Reynolds neutrality bill was presented to the House amid disputes on keeping the nation from war. Chairman Samuel D. McReynolds of the foreign affairs committee said action unlikely before late next week and that changes would be settled in a conference between House and Senate drafts.
In France, 20 prototypes of a new long range naval shell vanished while being moved from Bordeaux to Lorient via Nantes. Counter espionage and military intelligence personnel were mobilized to locate the missing shells and secure the secret weapon project.
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