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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1935

Page

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Nations Seek Joint Berlin Pact To Deter War

A British French Italian diplomatic session hints at a defensive alliance among major powers in response to Hitler's conscription and a potential end to the peace treaty. Officials note an alignment, not an alliance, may form to deter a European war. Kalinin warns Russia to ready its forces as war could erupt at any time.

Hitler Berlin Bay Great Britain France Russia Europe Moscow Michael Kalinin All Russian All-Union Executive Committee Red Cavalry

State Tourney Pairings Made

Columbus hosts the state high school basketball tournament pairings announced Monday. Class A games include Coshocton vs Dayton Stivers and Greenfield McClain vs Lima Central with Lima South facing Columbus Central and Akron North meeting Akron West. Class B features Oxford Stewart vs New Matamoras and Maumee vs Henrietta with Amherst against Fremont St. Joseph and Waterloo vs Groveport on the schedule.

Columbus Coshocton Dayton Stivers Greenfield McClain Lima Central Lima South Columbus Central Akron North Akron West Oxford Stewart New Matamoras Maumee Henrietta Amherst Fremont St. Joseph Waterloo Groveport

Believed kidnappers may be escaped convicts

Police believed two of three men reported to have abducted Mount Vernon High School senior Joseph Stauffer were convicts who escaped from a Grafton farm. Stauffer said two men forced him at gunpoint to drive to Greenup Kentucky after boarding his car on South Main Street.

Mount Vernon Joseph Stauffer Mount Vernon High School Grafton Hornor Farm Stauffer South Main Street Greenup

Post to attempt coast to coast sub stratosphere flight

Wiley Post announced during a East Hartford visit to Pratt and Whitney official that he will attempt a coast to coast sub stratosphere flight within two weeks. The venture, described as a record setting test, aims to showcase advancements in high altitude aviation.

Hartford Conn Wiley Post Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company East Hartford

Sunday Deaths By Accident in State Total 16

Ohio's Sunday toll rises to 16 from automobile and other accidents. Two boys drown near Portsmouth. a woman falls from a window at a Cleveland birthday party. two Hamilton County Home inmates found dead near Cincinnati beside a denatured alcohol bottle. Traffic victims include Eli Ademe 30 of Diamond Mark Marich 52 of Youngstown Joseph Poister 24 of Toledo Roy B Marks 52 of Norwood John Roush 55 near Bellaire Maude Roush 55 killed. Chris Baker 55 fatally injured near Findlay.

Columbus Ohio Portsmouth Cleveland Hamilton County Cincinnati Eli Ademe Diamond Ravenna Mark Marich Youngstown Joseph Poister Toledo Roy B. Marks Norwood John Roush Bellaire Maude Chris Baker Findlay

Cigar Causes Fire That Injures Civil War Vet in Logan

Logan Ohio resident Tom Collins age 90 a Civil War veteran and former Hocking County jailer and James K Rochester Post of the G A R commander was severely burned Sunday night when his bed clothing caught fire from a cigar he was smoking. His wife and daughter heard his cries and beat out the flames. He remains under a physician's care at home.

James K. Rochester

Mrs Levi Ogg Dead at 75 in Sand Rock

Mrs Levi Ogg aged 75 died Sunday morning at her Sand Rock home. She left a husband and two sons, Carl Grandetaff from a former marriage and stepson Carlos Ogg. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM at the Sand Rock church with burial in the local cemetery.

Amesville Levi Ogee Sand Rock Carl Grandetaff Carlos Ogg Nelsonville

Eurepe's Troubles Cause Drop in Stocks

New York stocks and commodities fell amid European economic and political tensions. Wheat futures at Chicago declined about 1 2 cents per bushel as markets opened and major indices moved lower on cautious trading.

Eurepe New York Wall Street Europe Chicago A& Ve Bundy

St Patrick’s Day Wit Amid Headlines From Hitler to Stalin

A Santa Monica note from Will Rogers uses a humorous clash of headlines to praise St Patrick's resilience. He jokes that even as Mussolini Stalin and Hitler vie for front pages, St Patrick stands firm with Irish wit and defiance.

St. Patrick Hitler Santa Monica Calif Mussolini Abyssinia Stalin Red Army Stoudh Will Rogers

Radio Trucks Aid U S in Crime Cleanup Effort

Government forces used fast radio trucks and air power in a nationwide anti crime drive. Treasury agents with state and local police captured mountaineer Thomas Quisenberry near Leesburg after a long chase through the Catoctin Mountains. He is accused of wounding a federal officer and the killing of Alexandria officer Clarence McClary. Morgenthau reported 2389 arrests since the drive began and pledged united action against crime syndicates.

Washington Treasury Alexandria Virginia Thomas Quisenberry Wes Morgenthau

William Baker Found Dead at Farm Home

William Jesse Baker, 33, was found dead Monday morning in an outhouse on his parents farm at Fisher Station. He had been missing since Friday and his wife had stayed in New Marshfield. Coroner L F James ruled acute myocarditis as the cause. He is survived by his wife, parents, three sisters, and three brothers.

William Jesse Baker Fred Baker Fisher Station New Marshfield Baker Wie Parente L. F. James Fred Cleveland Ralph Kansas City Ruth Taylor Alexander Mary Narmey Athens Mra W. H. Brown

Greek officers face court martial over civil war charges

Thirty former army officers stand trial before a military court in Athens on charges of complicity in the Greek Civil War. The proceedings mark a landmark legal action against veterans amid ongoing political tensions.

Athens

Ohio Governor Faces Impeachment Over Hopkins Libel

Ohio Governor Martin L Davey faces impeachment charges after Federal Relief Administrator Harry S Hopkins accused him of political corruption in relief administration He filed a criminal libel warrant against Hopkins in Newark Ohio Bricker expects affidavits to be supplied pending state inquiries and possible grand jury action Jets transfer of the 37 prisoners from county jail after a Sunday fire in Steubenville.

Columbus Martin L. Davey Harry S. Hopkins Ohio Hopkins Roosevelt Davey Newark Frank Bolton Ohio Relief Administration John W. Bricker Kenneth Kreider Dennis Dunlavey Ashtabula County Kreider Dunlavey Bolton Licking County Bricker Bhowsh Fran .K Donald J. Hoskins General Assembly House Senate Paul P. Yoder Dayton J. Freer Bittinger House of Representatives Steubenville

Governor Davey Demands Arrest Warrant for Hopkins

The governor broadcasts a telegram blasting Hopkins for allegedly libeling his integrity. He accuses Hopkins of insinuating wrongdoing by associates of Ohio Democratic committee and the relief setup, threatens criminal libel charges and extradition challenges and urges public defense of his name.

No Shakedown Here on Relief Surprises in Athens

Athens Monday saw no evidence of a relief office shakedown as D L Rardin and H M Spang denied any solicitation from relief workers or firms. They noted a post primary campaign fund was raised, not for relief business, and expressed surprise at newspaper charges.

Rardin Spang Obie D. A. Rardin Athena County H. M. Spang Bardin

Bandits seize $20 000 and abduct messenger in Youngstown arcade

Two men and two women grabbed $20,000 from the Strauss-Hirshberg Co. downtown store in the arcade before noon. They abducted Louis Chabut, the money carrier, and dumped him from a car about a mile west. Guard Ben Lewis was forced to surrender the money at gunpoint.

Youngstown Strauss-Hirshberg Co Louis Chabut Ben Lewis

Barbara Hutton Medivant Keeps Princess Title Amid Divorce Plans

Barbara Hutton Medivant seeks divorce from Prince Alex Mdivani while insisting she retain the title Princess. Hotel staff are told to use the title as she speeds toward Reno for a third marriage attempt. She denies any Woolworth fortune compensation and says the couple were mutually unsuited.

London Barbara Hutton Medivant Reno Mdivani Prince Barbara Woolworth Paris Alex

Findlay 92-year-old Civil War veteran dies of heart attack

f John 4H King, a 92 year old Civil War veteran, died Sunday from a heart attack. He was elated about being elected commander of the Ohio Department of G A R for next year.

Showdown Looms as Nazi Clampdown Hits Churches

Berlin reports a mass arrest and house arrest of about 1,000 clergymen across Prussia and Saxony amid anti Nazi protests. Revered leaders like Martin Niemoeller were detained, several pastors taken to police HQ, and Catholic and Masonic leaders also targeted in a sweeping crackdown.

Berlin Nagi Prussia Saxony Martin Niemoeiler Dahlem

Mrs George Coffman Dies Sunday Evening

Mrs George Coffman aged 83 died Sunday at 5 30 p m at her home on Irish Ridge two miles northeast of Burr Oak after months of ill health. Funeral service set for Trimble Church of Christ Tuesday at 7 p m with Rev Gilbert Courtney. burial in Sande Cemetery at Trim Die. Survived by husband two sons Karl and George Jr a daughter Mrs Raphael Vena two sisters and four brothers.

Glouster George Coffman Coffman Karland George, Jr Raphael Vena Cheater Davis Huntington W. Va Della Thompson Athens Elmer Biddison J. Biddison Stewart Cydnor Biddison Clarksburg Geitield Biddison Akron

Impeachment Threat Visible Over Ohio Governor Davey

Ohio Governor Davey faces impeachment threats as federal charges allege a corrupt alliance of politics and relief he received from Hopkins to the Bricker case. Bricker may present evidence to a grand jury while Ohio lawmakers push for an investigation amid party maneuvering and campaign finances.

Columbus Davey Ohio Harry L. Hopkins John W. Bricker Charls C. Stillman Ohio Relief Organization Roosevelt Hane Mars Old G. Mosier J. Freer Billinger House Assembly Robert A. Polinek Francis Poulson Demersrath Poulson Hopekins Brickerwatthe Bricker Hopkins Bis FERA

Believe Army Flier Perished in Lake Erie

In Leamington Ontario a strip of airplane fabric from Lake Erie fuels belief that Cadet Milton A Lampl 23 United States Army flyer may have perished on a Cleveland to Selfridge Field flight over a week ago. The fragment found near the government dock was red colored with a black letter RH. Ralph Rover commander of Selfridge Field advised awaiting identification.

Lake Erie Leamington Lica Cal Ralph Rover Selfridge Field

Gallipolas Man Dies After Heart Attack Near Vinton

Tanae Evang aged 7 former Republican County treasurer and merchant died after a heart attack at a home near Vinton. The death occurred at her residence and authorities are investigating the cause of death.

Gallipolas Tanae Evang Republican County Bla Hore Ag Vinton Here

May Bring Changes in Family Roles Across Society

A reflective column notes shifting views on gender equality at home with wives increasingly seen as equal partners. The piece cites social and economic pressure, hints at ongoing debate, and humorously dubs The Messengers classified ads as a rare space where equality appears in practice.

Dieftain U. S

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Sider Hitfogram PTAIN Suhi Mary Captain Ray Peasy Messenger Greenfield Tom Collins Logan Levi Ogg U.S William Baker A.m Democratic State Committee of Democratic Committee Ohio Relief Mdivant Navi Sprvices Saac Evans
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