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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1931

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Conditions in Panama Flawed By Brookhart

Senator Brookhart of Iowa denounces Canal Zone liquor conditions after a Panama visit. He plans a Senate resolution to bar U S soldiers from entering Panama and Colon during the prohibition period, calling current rules outrageous. War Department says the issue rests with Major General Brown. The Chronicle dateline notes Canal Zone tensions.

Panama Brookhart Canal Zone Colon Panama City Fierenis C

War Dept to inter with Canal Zone soldiers drinking issue

Washington reports the War Department will address soldiers drinking in Panama through Canal Zone commander Major General Preston Brown. Military police patrol Panama City and arrest intoxicated soldiers promptly. The prohibition in the Canal Zone is strictly enforced with no liquor allowed into the area.

Washington U.P R Department Canal Zone Brookhart Panama Department Preston Brown War Department Panama City

Mickey Mouse Sues Disney Over Impersonation Claim

In Los Angeles on March 31 U.P. reports a new million dollar suit accusing Pathe Exchanges Inc and the Van Buren Corporation of copyright infringement and impersonation of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Walt Disney Productions seeks injunction and profits, alleging the defendants used the characters in rival films and that damages exceed $1,000,000.

Los Angeles U.P Mickey Mouse Pathe Exchanges, Inc van Buren Corporation Walt Disney Productions Company, Ltd Walt Disney Mickey Disney Minnie Mouse

Believed Dead: Lima Woman Regains Consciousness At Home

The 28-year-old mother of two Toledo women Mrs Lorena Wolfe was mourned as dead for 18 hours before waking in her Lima Ohio home on Saturday. Her daughter Mrs Charles Gray and another daughter Mrs May Moore rushed to her side as relatives summoned the undertaker. The mother whispered I am all right now as doctors monitor her recovery.

Toledo U.P Lima Lorena Wolfe Charles Gray May Moore

Navy Lieutenants Die In Akron Car Crash

Lieutenant Charles F. E. Bausch was killed and Lieutenant Tex Settle seriously injured in an Akron Portage Lakes crash early today. Both were U S Navy officers stationed at the Goodyear Zeppelin dock. Bausch died at St Thomas Hospital after being thrown from the car on the curved road. Settle, Shenandoah crew member, was injured as the vehicle hit a steel bridge end after a dinner with fellow officers.

Akron Charles FE. Bausch Tex Settle Portage Lakes District U. S. Navy Bausch St.Thomas Hospital Shenandoah Crew

Snake Bite Fatal Mystery From Rat Tler Incident

San Gabriel California March 31 authorities and physicians puzzled over how Jim Cash Chinese died after a rattlesnake bite while driving home. He was found unconscious slumped over the steering wheel of his car between here and Indio, his home.

San Gabriel Cal U.P Jim Cash Cash Here Indio

Weather summary for regional forecast period

Yesterday highs ranged from 78 in Miami to 74 in Phoenix with lows in single digits at several stations. Pressure trend favors gradual warming and increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers late tonight and Wednesday. winds shift from north to varying directions with notable values listed.

Miami Los Angeles Phoenix White River Cochrane Goodland Shippers

Wales Cousin Lady Mountbatten Visits Los Angeles

The Prince of Wales' cousin Lady Mountbatten arrived in Los Angeles after a vacation in Mexico with the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland.

Lady Mountbatten Prince of Wales Los Angeles Mexico Duke and Duchess of Sutherland

MacMonnies Bust of Whistler Sets Hall of Fame Tone

Frederick W. MacMonnies completes a bust of Whistler for the Hall of Fame, praised as an ad mirable work that captures the artist’s inner spirit. The piece is highlighted as a major contribution by a sculptor younger than Whistler, with calls to permit reproduction in London and Paris.

Frederick W. MacMonnies Whistler Hall of Fame St. Gaudens MacMonnies Beaux Arts Paris London

Change in Gas Tax Opposed

Columbus March 31 oil companies oppose the Ohio Tax Commission plan to switch gas tax collection from sales to receipts. They seek a three percent evap leakage deduction, not the proposed one and a half percent. The Gillen Bill would tax the amount received by a dealer to curb losses from dishonesty.

Columbus Ohio Tax Commission Tax Commission Gillen Senate

Missing Miss Rutledge Reported In Columbus

Police investigate the disappearance of Frances Rutledge 29 of the Y W C A and State Welfare Department after she returned from Newark and got off a Columbus bus Sunday. Her sister Virginia Rutledge provided details.

Columbus U.R Frances Rutledge Rutledge State Welfare Department Virginia Rutledge Newark

Tax Period Extended in Athens County

The tax deadline in Athens County has been extended to April 10 by County Treasurer W. E. Moler after a conference with County Commissioners J. H. Grosvenor and L. H. Blackwood and County Auditor J. Clyde Edmundson. An additional ten days were granted to collect unpaid taxes due to a large outstanding balance.

Athens County W. E. Moler J. H. Grosvenor L. H. Blackwood Moler J. Clyde Edmundson

Real Copper Draws Story From Burke

U.P. reports Burke told Detroit police lieutenant Frank Holland details about the Miraflores apartment shooting in which three men died. Burke denied involvement in Kelly’s murder and faces a preliminary hearing in April. Sheriff Cutler will decide on moving Burke to Jackson after he consults an attorney.

ST. Joseph Mich U.P Fred Burke Missouri Burke Frank Holland Detroit Fred Armstrong State Police Holland Miraflores Charles Kelly Jackson Fred Cutler

Boy Born Blind Receives New Vision After Surgery

Earl Musselman of Philadelphia, born blind with no pupils, gained sight after a operation by Dr. G H Moore at Graduate Hospital. Six weeks post op, bandages removed revealing color and faces for the first time in his life.

Philadelphia Earl Musselman Musselman G. H. Moore Graduate Hospital

Prediction that Walker will be ousted in 100 days at Carnegie Hall

A mass meeting in Carnegie Hall drew several thousand New Yorkers who cheered a prediction that Mayor James J. Walker would be ousted within 100 days. The forecast came from Dr. John Haynes Holmes, co author of the charges against the mayor and a speaker condemning his conduct and municipal administration.

New York U.P James J. Walker Carnegie Hall John Haynes Holmes Walker

First Automobile in Athens Debuts on Court Street

Twenty eight years ago Dr Cc L Jones drove a four horsepower Oldsmobile down Court Street Athens. The one cylinder car could reach 15 mph and a gallon of gas carried it 25 miles. It was shipped from Cleveland by railroad with no local agency.

Dr. Cc. L. Jones Court Street Athens Ceveland Cleveland

Cherry Blossoms Delay Easter Open in Washington

Washington weather delays the start of the cherry blossoms as government horticulturist Charles Henlock retracts his prediction. Buds may not open before Easter Sunday unless two or three warm days arrive.

Washington Charles Henlock

Welfare of Indians Should Be a Matter of National Concern

Beverly Hills dispatch notes the Indian Affairs Department promises improved service by Indian agents this year. The piece references a new book titled Massacre as a source of context and hints at reactions to federal agency shake ups affecting Osage and Sioux communities.

Beverly Hills Calif Department of Indian Affairs

Mother Keeps Newborn Body 11 Days Amid Grief in Ohio

Cincinnati report says Alma Hall Tepe a 27 year old mother cared for her day old daughter Dorothy Jean for 11 days after birth. Officials say she washed and held the body daily due to lack of money for burial. She is held for mental observation at General Hospital after being taken from Proctor West Virginia.

Cincinnati U.R Alma Hall Tepe Dorothy Jean

Are To Favor Ohio Products Are To Favor Ohio Products

Ohio House committee recommends passage of a bill forcing state suppliers to prefer Ohio products whenever possible. The panel adopted minor amendments to Senator Taft’s four year terms for state officials. Also favored was a city planning powers bill from Senator Dearmond, already passed by the Senate. A separate measure to authorize cities to issue revenue bonds for utilities was killed.

Possible House Committee On Organization of Robert Taft Hamilton County Cities Committee House D. H. Dearmond Butler County Senate George M. Forney Hancock County Kane T. E. Williams Mercer County Taft

Ohio prisoner’s execution may be postponed to next week

Columbus dispatch reports Arthur Hamilton a 41 year old Logan County man condemned for the murder of widow Catherine Bell may have his execution postponed from Saturday night to next week. Local authorities were not definite but indicated a delay.

Columbus U.P Arthur Hamilton Logan County Catherine Bell

Farmers in State To Increase Crops

Ohio farmers on March 1 indicated higher planting intentions across all key crops. Ohio corn acreage rises four percent, oats one percent, barley 14 percent, potatoes 12 percent, tobacco 11 percent, soybeans 30 percent, and tame hay two percent.

Columbus Ohio A. R. Tuttle Federal Crop Reporting Service

Fines in Athens City Court for Parking Ordinance Violations

Eight individuals were fined one dollar each in Athens City Court for overtime parking violations. The list includes Thelma Moore A B Wells Howard Wood W P Junod Thor Olson M J Hunter Wilbur Martin and Wilma Rice. Co L Barker of Parkersburg pleaded not guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a collision on East State Street near the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity House with a Pearl Helwig vehicle. trial set for this afternoon.

Athens Thelma Moore A. B. Wells Howard Wood W. P. Junod Thor Olson M. J. Hunter Wilbur Martin Wilma Rice Co. L. Barker Parkersburg W. Va East State Street Phi Kappa, Tau Pearl Helwig

Charles Shipley Dies in Fairbanks at 68

Charles Shipley, 68, born in Bishopville, died Monday morning in Fairbanks Illinois where he had lived for 19 years. He was a brother of Edward Shipley of Mound Street and W. A. Shipley of Oklahoma. He never married and left two brothers as the remaining family.

Charles Shipley Bishopville Fairbanks Ill Edward Shipley Mound Street W. A. Shipley Oklahoma

Massachusetts Legislator’s Son Surrenders in Tiverton Nurse Killing

Elliot TR Hathaway, son of a state legislator, surrenders to authorities in Providence after 50 hours on the run over the murder of Verna Russell, a girl nurse. He pleads not guilty as investigators piece together bruised body found in bushes near Tiverton Road.

Elliott TR. Hathaway Massachusetts Verna Russell Providence R. I Tiverton R. LL

Duel of Knife Fight Over Girl Ends With Wounds

In Lorain, two Mexican challengers Gregory Ramirez and Michael Vereno fought with knives for a girl's hand. After a days long dispute they dueled in a wooded patch south of the city. Ramirez fainted from blood loss and was taken to a hospital where doctors treated lacerations on his face head and arms. Vereno was declared the winner.

Lorain U.2 Old Mexico Gregory Ramirez Michael Vereno Mmita Ramires Verena Flamitres Field of Honor

Cars May Be Assessed on Weight Basis

Columbus March 31 A Special Joint Tax Committee approved taxing autos and trucks for license fees by weight instead of horsepower. Drafted plans would raise revenue about 7.5 million dollars while eliminating personal property tax. Autos would pay per weight brackets and trucks scaled higher with relief from the personal tax.

Columbus Rilla General Assembly

Hoover Orders Aid to Managua After Nicaragua Quake

President Hoover announced the Army Navy and Red Cross would cooperate to rush assistance to Managua following reports of a destructive earthquake. State Department sources and private advices indicated partial destruction and the White House ordered contact with Managua via cables and radio stations.

Managua Hoover Washington Army Navy Red Cross Nicaragua White House State Department Department State

First Baby Born Aboard Canadian Air Route Over Manitoba

In Winnipeg on March 31 a baby was born in midair aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force Fairchild aircraft over Hudson Bay. The mother Mrs. Alex Miller, 21, gave birth to Lindbergh Wright Cook Miller at about 4 000 feet. Pilot L A Bailey was aboard with the mother and newborn. both mother and child are reported splendidly.

Winnipeg Man U.P Alex Miller Lindbergh Wright Cook Miller Canada Fairchild Royal Canadian Air Force L. A. Bailey

Former Seneca County Man Linked to Villisca Axe Murders

George Meyers, 48, who admitted to Detroit police he carried out the Villisca Iowa axe killings 19 years ago, was identified as a former Seneca County man. Six persons were slain in the 1912 case.

Tiffin George Meyers Detroit Villisca Iowa Seneca County

Red Cross Increases Free Seed Aid To County Farmers

To aid drought stricken farmers, the Athena County Red Cross sent 20 more boxes of seed, bringing total county aid to 90. Miss Pearl French, executive secretary, said seed distribution runs afternoons at her temporary Athens Post Office building office. Hern Township farmers can pick seeds from Miss Lillie Bardin and George Thompson on Saturday, April 4, with applications due before Saturday to prepare slips.

Athena County Red Cross

Students in Recitals Obble Group To Appear At Auditor ium

School of Music at Ohio University presents two student recitals at Moate Hall auditorium. Tonight at 8 o clock features Lacklet Cutler Florine Merritt Kenneth Buckman Ernestine Donnelly Kathleen Conaway Steven Schaefer Jean Mees Elisabeth Swisher Dorothy Webster Martha Poster Robert Price Louise Lorentz. Wednesday afternoon at 4 o clock offers additional performances by the same group.

School of Music Ohio University Moate Hall Auditorium Lacklet Cutler Florine Merritt Kenneth Buckman Ernestine Donnelly Kathleen Conaway Steven Schaefer Jean Mees Elisabeth Swisher Dorothy Webster Martha Poster Robert Price Louise Lorentz

Pigeon killer ends NY Chicago police informant tenure

Max Tenchler, 42, a longtime police character in New York and Chicago, was shot and killed last night while buying a newspaper at a busy uptown street corner near the Loop. He formerly acted as a police informer and helped convict Gyp the Blood Lefty Louis and Lieut Becker in the Herman Rosenthal murder case.

Chicago U.P Max Tenchler New York Uptown Loop Gyp the Blood Lefty Louis Becker Herman Rosenthal

Easter Cantata to Be Presented at Athens Presbyterian

A cantata titled Seven Last Words of Christ will be performed at 7 pm tonight at the Athens Presbyterian Church with guest soloist Harry Nolte of Cincinnati joining the church quartet and student choir. Paul Saylor from Ohio University will play the organ and Prof. C D Giauque will direct. the program repeats at the noon service Wednesday. A mystical play Greater Love Hath No Man by M Creagn-Henry will follow at 7 pm Thursday at the same church by the Westminster Drama Club.

DuBois Christ Athens Presbyterian Church Harry Nolte Cincinnati Presbyterian Church Quartet Paul Saylor Ohio University C. D. Giauque M. Creagn- Henry Westminster Drama Club Presbyterian Church

Ohio University Professors Publish In Journal

Ohio University psychology faculty are featured in the March Journal of Applied Psychology. Prof M Louttit and Prof Stuart M Stoke contribute articles and reviews on psychology topics. Dr James P Porter of Ohio University serves as editor.

M. Loutitt Ohio University Psychology Department Psychological Clinic University of Hawaii Journal of Applied Psychology Porfeasor Louttit Stuart M. Stoke Ohio University James P. Porter Ohio University Department of Psychos OKY G. H. Estabrooks Colgate University

Navy Dirigible Los Angeles Heads Toward Pittsburgh on Training Cruise

The Los Angeles airship, a Navy dirigible, flew westward from Lakehurst on a training cruise aimed at reaching Pittsburgh.

Lakehurst N. J U.P Navy Dirigible Los Angeles Pittsburgh

Addison Jury Trial Bill Headed for Passage in Lower House

In Columbus on March 31 the Ohio House debated several measures led by the Addison jury trial bill. Sponsored by Rep Hugh E B Addison, it guarantees trial by jury in misdemeanor and felony cases, facing opposition from the Anti Saloon League over liquor-law prosecutions.

Anti- Saloon League Addison Columbus House Senate Hugh EB. Addison AntiSaloon League White State Committee On Relief Ackerman Hill Gillen Repre Ohio

Driver in fatal hit and run in San Dimas kills one

In San Dimas California March 31 a hit run driver struck six sleeping Mexican laborers beside the road when their truck broke down killing one man and probable fatal injuries to two others deputies sought the fleeing driver as the victims rested on the roadside.

Sandimas Calif UPA San Dimas

French budget approved after all-night session in Paris

The 1981 budget was approved today in Paris after an all-night session. The chamber granted the government of Premier Pierre Laval a vote of confidence.

Paris U.R Pierre Laval

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