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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1932

Page

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Senators Join 0 Out Millions From Budget

An economy coalition of Senate Democrats and Progressive Republicans discussed a plan to cut $500 million from federal costs, aiming to limit budget balance needs to about half of the previously estimated $53 billion. President Hoover urged nationwide support for balanced budget efforts, calling it the keystone of recovery. The Senate cut all appropriation bills by 10 percent, while the House debated a 10 percent tax on coal and coke imports and moved to replace the failed sales tax with a new taxation approach.

Iy Lyle C. Wilson Washington Senate Democrats Gdendy Hoover Congress Senate McHellar Tennessee House Yaad Special House Ways and Means

Sealed Powers Letter Bared by WV Warden Before Execution

Sealed letter presented to Harry F. Powers, "Quiet Cell Bluebeard," is released by Warden A C Scoggins of the West Virginia State Prison. In the letter Powers admits killing two women and three children but declines to explain how. He describes a lack of remorse at crimes and says he is not legally insane but not normal, claiming a born condition and overpowering urges.

Mcundsville W. Va A. C. Scoggins West Virginia Han Harry F. Powers Bluebeard

Sales Tax Vanquishers Will Stay at Home the Next Four Years

Beverly Hills letter from Will argues Democrats defeated the sales tax and predicts lawmakers may stay home next four years as voters realize tax on gasoline and cigarettes is uneven and even toothpaste could cover the debt. He questions the sales tax reach and calls for broader fiscal fairness.

Rogers Beverly Hills Calif House of the Senate St Rouge Will

Pandana bib dress and other notes from Miami and Washington

A columns page from Miami Beach discusses a new dress called the pandana bib aimed at modesty and sun exposure. It also notes Hoover era musings by ET Du Valle on songs to lift spirits, plus reflections on American resilience, work, and self-reliance. A dispatch mentions plans to boost cattle and livestock in Russia and a U.S. reindeer program in Alaska.

Jaml Beach Fla Maan Russia Robert P. Lamont, Jr Moscow Alaska

Idle Millions Of Ohio Could Be Spent Now

Former Governor Myers Cooper urged immediate release of 10 million dollars idle in highway funds to fund road construction and create jobs for the unemployed. Speaking at Meigs County Courthouse he argued for state purchases from Ohio manufacturers and coal use in public institutions to aid mining communities and bolster industry.

Ohio Pomeroy Myers Cooper Meigs County Macs

Divers Find Possible Body in Ohio River Search

Divers spurred their river hunt along the Ohio River after hooking fragments of a body believed to be Dr Carol C. Cole a St Louis physician killed when a plane crashed near Brown's Island last Monday. The object near the Harold George wreckage was thought to be the plane motor and the remains were analyzed by Dr F B Harrington who believed they found Mrs Cole.

Weirton W. Va Ohio River Carol C. Cole St. Louis Brown's Island Cecil Pankhurst Robert Higgins Harold George Columbus F. B. Harrington Divera

Bank Failures Fall to Lowest Levels in Four Years

NEW YORK March 26 U P I Bank failures in the past week dropped to the lowest pace in months with seven banks closing and six reopening per figures from the American Banker. Since March began there have been 31 failures, the smallest monthly total except for August 1928, as January showed 372 and February 128.

New York U.pi

Miners Leader Claims Witness in Dynamiting Case

Herman Theisen Sr. cites an affidavit from a man who says he saw Sunday Creek Coal Company workers at the Millfield switch before an explosion. Theisen asserts striking miners did not dynamite the switch and says the affidavit suggests company involvement, while officials question the claim.

Herman Theisen Sr Millfield Sunday Creek Coal Company Herman Theisen Hocking Theisen Columbus National Guard White

Whisky bottle and janitor spark Rogers Park church dispute

In Chicago a conflict at Rogers Park Congregational Church centers on the resignation of Dr. Howard Dobbs who built the Sunday School from 60 to 300 in five years. A janitor claimed overwork and found an old whisky bottle in the washroom Schism proposals surface as church leaders accuse the director of prioritizing recreation over religious training.

Chicago U.p Rogers Park Dr. Dabba Dr. Dabbe Dr. Dabbs

Question Authority Objections on Beer Interim State Official

Columbus March 26 UPI Attorney General Bettman was asked by Governor White to rule on Charles Beer Ashland assistant state director of agriculture acting as director during Guthery's absence Beer who served as state fair manager last year was dismissed by Guthery but reinstated at White's request Guthery was sidelined at home and turned duties over to W D Leech chief of the division of funds and duties

Columbus U.P Bettman George White Charles Beer Ashland Guthery Beer White Steixen Oll Larne Ohio W. D. Leech Fonda and Dauries

De Valera Presses Oath Removal From Constitution

Eamonn De Valera, newly elected president of the Irish Free State, reiterated the government’s plan to remove the oath to the king from the constitution. He said the oath must be removed at all costs and called it an offensive feat the Irish people cannot tolerate.

Dublin Pi Eamonn de Valera Irish Free State DeValera

First Crew Mother And Two Children May Have Gone Over Niagara

The Niagara Palls dispatch reports the discovery of Mrs Mildred Briggs pocketbook aged 29 and her two small children who vanished from Tonawanda last Monday near the Niagara River rapids. Police refrain from confirmation but fear they may have leaped into the river and been swept over the falls. The mother was described as despondent and last seen crying on the reservation.

Niagara Niagara Palls Mildred Briggs Tonawanda Niagara River Niagara Reservation

Gang Sets Man Afire In Indianapolis Beatdown

William Murphy, 23, of the South Side, was beaten by a gang and set aflame as he walked through Garfield Park. He was dragged to railroad tracks, his clothing doused with oil and ignited, and he remains in critical condition at City Hospital babbling about pigeons and gangsters. Doctors say recovery is not likely.

Indianapolis Ind William Murphy South Side City Hospital Iepa- Haolonel A. Linalberg Willy Tesidenia Frank Norfolk Harry Fietacher Detreitta ‘Iarple Gang Abe Woener New York Hewthe Ger Startford Connecticut Tia Lindbergh Bilna Png Bacher Dette Gaw Nannie

Weather forecast for Oto Valley shows rain and cold spell

The United States Weather Bureau forecasts for the Oto Valley this week a generally fair pattern with rain in the south and possible rain or snow in the north in the middle of the week. Temperatures will be below normal at the start and again later in the week with a rise expected Tuesday or Wednesday.

Washington U.R United States Weather Bureau Oto Valley

Wolter declines Bible-reading job offer in hunger strike

Washington March 26 A hunger striker Dr Frederick F Wolter rejected a church offer to read the Bible for 10 a week, saying he will continue fasting until he receives suitable work or a guaranteed income of 600 a year.

Washington U.P Fredenc F. Wolter Walter

Campbell mayor seeks talks to avert police firemen strike

Campbell March 26 U P Mayor Joseph Julius plans a special council meeting to stop a threatened strike by police and firemen on April 1 after notice that seven and a half months back pay is owed. Force Captain John Parke delivered the notice. The service men will quit unless paid. city hopes to raise funds by selling the waterworks, with about 20,000 needed for back salaries and 300,000 potential from the sale.

Campbell U.P Joseph Julius Fo-rce John Parke Sullus Julius

British Papers Highlight U.S. Tax Fight

London editors react to the U S tax battle as the Times reports that even full soldier bonus payments could imperil the gold standard. Critics in Manchester Guardian and Saturday Review call the budget deficit staggering and the outlook collapse threatening.

London United States America London Times Times Washington Timea Congress Manchester Guardian The Saturday Review

Style Houses Work Late On Bits of Easter Finery

Paris fashion houses toil into night refining Easter display pieces for tomorrow's show. Designers split into two schools: frivolous ensembles and strictly tailored looks. Hats shrink in prominence while Patou wearers favor ears and Schiaparelli followers showcase small knitted shapes. Printed chiffons and silks dominate over less popular fabrics.

Siary Knight Paris Schiapparelli

Outcast Sect Begins Weird Easter Rites

In Santa Fe New Mexico March 8 a sect conducts brutal Good Friday rites with penitent lashings and a crucifix act, drawing government intervention. Separately in Bethlehem Pennsylvania March 2 Moravians gather to greet Easter with a dawn procession and a brass trombone call as they mark the risen Christ.

Russia Moves Toward East Front Strengthened Far East Defense

Moscow reports steps toward reinforcing the Far East frontier with more technicians engineers chauffeurs aviation mechanics and doctors joining military service. The government confirms intensified Eastern frontier forces amid declared protective measures and recent Savestin statements.

Moscow Touay Wan Fascon Savestin

Probes salary cuts Norwalk and other briefs

Wire briefs report Frank W. Forsythe of the Ohio Civil Service Commission investigated complaints that John Clarke and his wife, superintendent and matron of the Huron County Home, received unreasonably severe salaries due to county commissioners. In Richwood, Joseph Otts faces trial April 4 on bank robbery charges with firearms. Frank Ciccone and two others convicted of the same bank robbery serve terms in Ohio Penitentiary. Quincy Wallender, Cuban, 42, to die in the electric chair in Bellefonte after July 12, 1931 murder of his wife Carrie, despite heart trouble and tuberculosis. Income tax for March 24 totalled 1,522,225.76, bringing March total to 186,864,067.31, about 14 million above original estimates. Erna Schumann-Heink, ill with gappe and laringitis, may develop pneumonia and rests at her hotel.

Norwalk Maroh Frank W. Forsythe Ohio Civil Service Commission John Clarke Huron County Homie Joseph Otts Richwood Farmers Deposit Bank Frank Ciccone Omo Marysville U.P Philadelphia P— Quincy Wallender Bellefonte Washington Princome Treasury

Colonel May Make Another Direct Appeal

A report cites Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh planning a further direct appeal regarding the Lindbergh baby case. Names linked to alleged tips include Abe Woener and Harry Fietacher, with Detroita gang connections and a suspected setup involving Lindbergh’s nanny.

Inventor Tied Beaten by Men In Los Angeles

Los Angeles on March 26 inventor T. W. Parka said two men forced entry to his sister’s home and beat him until unconscious after he refused to reveal a explosive formula. He claimed the formula was in the hands of government officials and that the intruders searched the house. The assailants, described as shabbily dressed foreigners, may have been foreign agents.

Los Angeles T. W. Parka Bond Howe Parks

Pomeroy and County News Index Report

News index items discuss peaceful picketing at Mine 16 and a Saturday address in Pomeroy, with farming activity and pond news. Other notes cover armistice urges in coal disputes, religious services in Nelsonville, chicken theft probes in Hocking County, and local officials addressing highway work.

Myers Y. Cooper Pomeroy Joans Pomeroy Pond Conelly Varius Preachers Nelsonville Hocking County Loran White Tennessee Kentucky Chauncey Dover Township Morristown Glouster Bank High Street Bridoa Naan

Miners and Operators Meet in Nelsonville Connelly Observes

In Nelsonville on March 26 General Prank HMeraderaen and Brigadier General Connolly met with operators and miners to discuss the coal district. A joint meeting of executives from Ohio and Panhandle Districts was called for Columbus to address employment, wages, and welfare of workers and families amid ongoing unrest.

Nelsonville Goneral Hmeraderaen Connolly National Guard Coat Ming Worksra Amerelea Hud Aperetura Mimercd Ohto Panshatdle Weat Virginis Columbus Wadnestas Marek JO Hacking Valley Cambridge, Berehoix Ameaterdam Ohio Panhandle West Virginia Conelly Gpernicra Minera Hungary

Police siege as Reds clash near Japanese embassy

Washington dispatch reports a street clash between police and Communists and supporters around the Japanese embassy. Police seized banners, used clubs, and scattered the demonstrators after about 10 minutes of fighting. Occurred as youths and Negroes protested imperial Japan and Soviet solidarity. A second item notes the death of Pantel W. Lippincott, 23, found shot near the Mississippi Meramec confluence. Police report cites an apparent self-inflicted death.

Washington U.rhk Soviet Union ST. Louis Pantel W. Lippincott Isaac Lippincott Washington University Meramec

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