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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1935
Page
1
A dispute at a jal conference pits miners and operators over jurisdiction and wages. The Mine Workers, Fairmont area, and allied operators clash on north south terms with no agreement after an all night session.
Officials announced a rural rehabilitation plan under the AAA and federal relief programs. The initiative aims to aid about 75 000 families with self sustaining support by extending purchases of equipment and farm aid.
Albert Douglas, longtime Ohio figure who represented the Mona District, dies at his home after years of public service. He had been considered active in the United States government and served as ambassador during a significant period of the century.
Disjointed lines reference revenue figures and approvals, mentioning years and government actions. The text is garbled but implies financial collections, expenses, and official sanctioning. No clear individuals, dates, or places are discernible.
Will Rogers argues states bond to cover their share of relief while some rely entirely on federal funding. He predicts public backlash and a political test at the 1936 ballot box as inequality fuels discontent among states receiving unequal relief biscuits.
Columbus 44 A demand for a general taxation program in Ohio grows louder as Governor Davey is urged to submit a tax plan. Rep. Hugh R. Fuller cites the Democratic platform calling for taxes by ability to pay and a list of revenue sources for Legislature.
Fremont area story reports Jasper Schwarzmiller 61 died after leg amputations begun a year earlier due to infection from a cow herd incident. The piece notes a prior leg loss and cites his death as a result of the latest operation. A separate Youngstown item describes Thomas Fleetwood reporting a robbery of his car and $2300 after a nightly pay-off run between Youngstown and Steubenville.
Local shoppers embrace quilted coats after Olivia Jenkins notes royal origin. The Messenger promotes spring quilted apparel and will feature more on fashion in upcoming issues.
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company filed with the State Utilities Commission on Friday seeking increased rates for Marion as part of the Logan case aftermath. The move follows a similar filing for Lorain and affects Marion, Lorain and 14 other Ohio cities, with possible compromises noted by vice president FE M Tharp. The Marion proposal lists tiered charges from 20 cents per hundred for 500 cubic feet to five cents for excess, and Athena seeks a rehearing with a hearing set for March 19.
Eight-year NRA chairman Clay Williams told the Senate Finance Committee that Congress must enforce social benefit codes and protect labor, insisting the government may destroy inefficient businesses if necessary to sustain the code and workers' hours and wages.
Lisbon reports the County Relief Administration will take all coal output from a local mine to supply warmth for relief households for the rest of March. Officials say the move comes after coal truckers in Southern Columbiana County failed to agree on delivery pricing to relief families. Independent truckers will be hired to handle distribution.
In Columbus 165 Ohio State University seniors received diplomas on Thursday and the campus entered a 10 day vacation period for the student body.
Fair weather returns to Ohio as the first spring flood threat eases. The Ohio River falls from Pittsburgh to Portsmouth and rises slowly toward Mayville Kentucky. Mississippi tributaries crest and drive refugees from Missouri Illinois and Arkansas as levees remain stressed and engineers forecast a fall next week.
Ontario legislature advanced a measure to place the Dionne quintuplets under guardianship of David A. Cro by a third reading. Five girls, seen as wards of the King, provoke serious deliberations in the welfare ministry.
Police searched the Ohio River for a car that plunged from a Route 52 bridge believed to contain two men. The vehicle was said to belong to Lt Lezelie Ganano of West Virginia, assigned to Camp Bean CCC near here.
A Cuban army official told trials for anti-government strike participants that those convicted of complicity must pay and pay heavily. The remarks followed arrests related to the protests as authorities moved to court.
Charles Pfeifer sued the city over septic odors from the municipal sewage plant that lowered his property value. He won a $2,000 verdict on Thursday.
Lorain officials prepared to renew a decade long battle with Ohio Fuel & Gas Company over a proposed rate increase to an average 75 cents per 1000 cubic feet for home users. City solicitor Wesley Grills said the move aims to deter Logan city opponents from pushing lower rates. Logan cities plan to urge councils to adopt new lower ordinances and present a united front before the Utilities Commission.
Wilburn Scott a 27 year old Negro auto washer and radio entertainer pleaded guilty to first degree murder of W. A. Wilson a Delaware merchant. The killing occurred Feb 9 in Wilsons basement after Scott entered seeking food and hid as the merchant tended the furnace.
The Official Gazette states Italy's East African military operation will exceed the current budget by about 6.5 million dollars across the army navy and air ministries, with the overrun to be absorbed before June 30.
In Columbus, Governor Davey is left out as Senate Democratic leader Senator Paul Yoder announces a group is crafting a relief program. The plan would create a new relief commission, grant broad powers, use highway funds for relief shortages, and split costs between federal and state funds with savings reducing appropriations.
Clarence Darrow, famed Chicago lawyer, accepted a Senate inquiry invitation to testify about the Blue Eagle and NRA codes. He said he would appear Monday, while opponents seek to scrap the NRA. Ten months ago Darrow criticized NRA codes for monopoly and harming the small man. President Johnson dismissed his report as superficial and inaccurate.
Mr and Mrs John J Bernel and their nephew Thomas Henry age nine were killed Thursday night when their car was struck by a Pennsylvania railroad gas electric train at a suburban Cuyahoga Falls crossing. Bernel 58 was an automobile service man. His wife was 44. The boy had lived with them since age two.
Col Leonard P Ayres reports in his monthly business survey that Sweden and four other nations show stronger industrial recovery than the United States since 1925. He cites doubts about business conditions, potential banking legislation, and New Deal rules as dampening factors while crediting automobile production and railway freight growth as sustaining forces.
Los Angeles flier Wiley Post began a second attempt to fly solo across the continent from Los Angeles to New York City in about eight hours aboard the Winnie Mae. He lifted off from Lindbergh Field Friday seeking a faster, higher speed crossing through upper air regions toward Floyd Bennett Field.
William B Shearer, a navy advocate, testified that nine Senators had past Communist Party ties per Justice Department records. He cited Reds in America 1924 edited by R M Whitney, listing McKellar Frazier Aashurat Kendrick Howell Ralaton Dill Wheeler La Follette Brookhart Norris Shipstead Johnston Swanson, with Swanson now secretary of the navy.
In Stockholm the engagement of Princess Ingrid second daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and Iceland was announced. Ingrid 2 years old with golden hair is famed for charm and sports such as tennis and riding. Frederick aged 36 is described as tall and handsome. He is a great nephew of Queen Alexandra and a distant cousin to the Prince of Wales.
Mr and Mrs Robert Jorden Switz of East Orange New Jersey and New York were named in an indictment with 30 others on charges of belonging to an alleged Soviet spy ring.
Three thousand fans crowded the Ohio University gym as the Southeastern District tournament advanced to the semifinals in both classes A and B. Four games set for Friday night feature Beioetoville versus Ames Bern and Waterloo versus South Webster in Class B, followed by Millaboro vs Gallipolia and Chillicothe vs Greenfield in Class A. The tournament has drawn near 10,000 total attendance through two days with upsets highlighting the action.
The January term special session of the Athens County Grand Jury opened Friday in the city building. Forty five cases were to be considered with more than 12 percent of witnesses to be examined, according to prosecuting attorney Harold J Rowe. The jury is expected to report late Saturday.
A bustling Messenger's Index edition previews district, national, and world news and highlights spring shopping items. The issue promises a quick guide to reading choices despite a busy, mixed edition.
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