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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1934
Page
1
In a turbulent session the House backed payment of the veteran bonus and restored government pay, with 295 for and 125 against. Democrats gained a partial victory amid debate over Roosevelt administration plans and warnings of a presidential veto. The debate centered on a $2.4 billion package as supporters touted relief while opponents cried political maneuvering.
State overview by the Service Commission indicates hundreds of clerk candidates for jobs. George O'Brien, a member of the liquor control board, notes seven clerks for large stores and four for others. A supervisor will oversee stores with a rate of ten per day after hiring.
Fragmented report notes Athens officials and Pe I guarding a troubled individual amid fears of fear and attempted actions involving Chicago utilities. The text hints at regulatory irregularities and a man seeking refuge before returning to a city setting.
In UM B ig on March 13 a state investigation committee plans to resume hearings. Special committee member White, named by former Governor James Yton, will lead plans as the panel meets to outline new steps. The governor disclosed reports of dishonest employers manipulating compensation claims and payments reaching millions of dollars.
Ohio legislators reconvened after a weekend adjournment to decide the bond refunding bill aimed at aiding financially pressed cities. The House also planned final passage for the Douglas tax bill and debated a substitute program favoring an income tax, chain store license, gross receipts tax, utility tax hikes, and real estate recording taxes while reorganizing the state school system.
In Rome on March 13 premier leaders from Italy Austria and Hungary opened a conference framed as practical diplomacy to discuss economic relations. The meeting signals a shift from idealism to realpolitik with potential impact on German Nazism Central Europe and the disarmament outlook.
Pleasant weather in the Athens District today hinted at the end of winter as spring nears. Forecasters warned of colder air tomorrow after a 40 degree high on Monday and a low around 28 last night.
SASEBO NAVAL BASE Japan March 13 All resources of the naval base concentrated today in penetrating the hull of the stricken Japanese torpedo boat Tomozuru as continued tappings deep in the interior of the vessel convinced naval officers that additional survivors may be added to the list of three men miraculously saved from death.
Beverly Hills letter from Will Rogers notes air mail halts, streamlined trains returning, and railroads speeding up while cutting rates to compete with buses and trucks. He quips transportation rivals distract travelers with excuses to travel.
James R. Murphey a 60 year old CWA employee died after being run over by a truck carrying workers near Coolville. He fell under the rear wheel as the driver started the machine and died at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg. Funeral plans set at White Funeral Home Coolville with burial in Calhoun County West Virginia.
A $5,000,000 federal subsistence homestead project for 500 homes on a 3,000 acre site near Cleveland Akron and Youngstown was tentatively approved in Washington. Each 5 or 10 acre tract includes a five room house and utility building. Two factories will provide part time jobs to residents, with financing via federal grant and self amortization in 25 years.
Columbus reports no liquor shortage as state stores prepare to open. Ohio Liquor Control Board adviser Matt Hinkel says about 115000 cases are stored and an additional 70000 arrive this week for distribution.
Harold Holcomb a 17 year old from Owens Station was sent to Mansfield Reformatory on an indeterminate term after being convicted of killing with an automobile and leaving the scene. The crash killed Ralph Emmons a 25 year old Boy Scout executive.
In Washington on March 13 a group of Democrats fault President Roosevelt for asking party members to back authority to negotiate reciprocal tariff agreements. Some lawmakers plan amendments to curb the administration tariff bill when it reaches the Senate for a vote this session.
A mother and her three children were burned to death when a fire destroyed their small frame house in Indianapolis. The blaze occurred today and emergency crews found the victims inside.
The District of Columbia Grand Jury investigating War Department contract matters announced there would be no indictments after months of inquiry.
County administrator Theodore H. Smith reports a state plan to classify counties by urban or industrial status. He cites a survey showing 84.5 percent of Athens County’s 44 175 residents live in industrial townships and urges Chamber of Commerce backing to keep CWA aid beyond March 31.
Cincinnati report says Ohio industry cannot survive a state corporation tax. Randolph Sellers of the Property Owners' Association testified to Hamilton County legislators at a hearing on a proposed tax program. He urged replacing lost revenue from a new real estate mileage limit with a federal sales tax distributed back to states and taxing districts.
Cincinnati notices announce the sale of Eureka-Security Fire and Marine Insurance Co to Pearl Assurance Co Ltd of England. About 2 million dollars involved. purchase includes the entire capital stock issue of 500000 from Pure Oil Company, former owners.
Warm winds and clear skies marked the Midwest second day of spring. Illinois Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and Kansas reported temperatures from 50 to 72 degrees, bringing a mild regional spell.
Dr. Carl A. Frey an associate professor of bacteriology at Ohio University underwent an appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital at 11 30 o clock last night. He is reported to be progressing well today.
In Lima Ohio Judge Emmit E. Everett admitted fear of a Dillinger raid as Charles Makley faces trial for murder. Authorities reported Dillinger with armed men approaching Lima while Brigadier General Harold Bush reinforces National Guard at the jail amid security concerns.
POMEROY Ohio March 12 State Special. Court of appeals affirms common pleas ruling that Ebersbach Construction Co receives 240 dollars from a test bribe inquiry. Karr failed to prove ownership of funds or title to money held by court stenographer Sybil Ebersbach. Judges Blosser Middleton and Mauck concurred.
Athens County will send at least 30 delegates to a Columbus Republican meet at the Columbus Auditorium Thursday with about 3000 expected. The morning has no set program while afternoon features lunch and a meeting. Candidates won’t speak. A Wednesday night event at the Elks Club by the Young Republicans and War Veterans clubs has 1000 reservations and invites each gubernatorial candidate to speak.
Three men were severely harmed by a medieval battleaxe at Ploetzensee Prison near Berlin. Richard Bahr a Communist, was executed for arson against barns and farmhouses. Friedrich Mann and Alfred Schulz were executed for the taxicab driver case.
The army restarts skeleton air mail service on nine routes with safety of personnel first. Feeders to the basic net will be added as pilots and equipment are ready. Secretary Dern says Congress plans to return the task to private lines and has appointed Lindbergh Wright Chamberlin and Drum to study air mail operations.
A G P A program in Ohio aims to deport 8 000 to 10 000 foreign born relief recipients to their homelands. H L Hardesty will head the program with railroads offering half fare and steamship lines expected to cooperate. Braught says state relief could save about $200 000 monthly if aliens are sent home.
In Cincinnati on March 13 a fox terrier woke W. F. Lucas by barking wildly and tugging at his bed clothes, helping him escape a fire that engulfed the second story of his seven room frame house.
Fire swept through a New York tenement today, killing two women and pushing the month’s death toll from tenement fires to 17. The blaze underscores deteriorating housing conditions in the district.
In Biarritz on March 13 a 23 foot long sea serpent was washed up on Basis Rock. Authorities report three others found recently as sightings of sea serpents near French shores grow more frequent.
Prison authorities reveal a coded letter from Howard Man to his brother Neal describing dynamiting plans for the Ohio Penitentiary. Officials say the message could have enabled a wholesale delivery if executed.
In Columbus Ohio authorities disclosed a coded note outlining a plan to blow open the Ohio State Penitentiary walls. Howard Bowman allegedly led the plot with at least seven inmates involved and Neal Bowman named as the fugitive executor. Further ties to other inmates are under investigation.
The retrial of Father Filley Nelson ville on a manslaughter charge is postponed as two key State witnesses cannot be located. He faced conviction for the fatal shooting of Margaret Green in November after a 12 hour jury deliberation without a verdict. Carrie Chappel of Lodi Township was acquitted of forgery after a jury deliberated under 30 minutes on a check amount raise.
Police disclosed a purported plot to abduct Alvin Factor eight from his uncle Robert Cowan's Beverly Hills home. Factor had been kept under guard after his father John Factor testified against the Roger Touhy gang in Chicago last summer following his own alleged kidnapping.
The Daily Herald reports that former Kaiser Wilhelm and his family will meet at Doorn to discuss plans for his funeral amid his failing health. Negotiations are said to be under way between Nazi representatives and Wilhelm’s circle on burial in Germany.
Ohio teachers are underpaid unless the foundation school is adopted. Former state representative Virgil Cramer told the Senate Taxation Committee of instances where city teachers earned about 2.25 dollars less per week than CWA workers over a year, highlighting salary inadequacies.
A 16 year old youth who fired at a sparrow on a post is blamed for the death of Pat Downey, 50, of Toledo. The incident occurred in Napoleon, March 13, as reported by The Inquirer.
French explorers Andre Malraux and Capt. Corniglion Molignier, who recently located what they believe is the lost capital of the Queen of Sheba in the Arabian desert, arrived in Cairo en route to Paria. They said nomads fired on their airplane over the desert and that hostile tribes will make the buried city expedition difficult and dangerous, but they intend to attempt it soon.
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