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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1935
Page
1
Government action resumes with measures on public aid and schooling funds. Bills address refunding, denominational college aid, and highway package liquor provisions. Senate and House debate and pass or kill items, including a special order for a May vote and clerical routine actions.
The article notes calls for a fair balance between conservation and production in coal, with leaders seeking federal regulation in an inquiry. It mentions proposals to set up a committee or panel, possible press briefings, and NRA influence affecting employment in the coal sector.
A fragmented report shows Rep en 7 D Lawrence opposing a county lake plan tied to highway funds. The dispute centers on a dam contract named for White and Bricker mentioned in a wavering passage as retirement of White looms.
The United States Forest Service announces a new Athens sub headquarters in Ohio to operate from 81 East State Street after taking over the old brick plant warehouse. Inspectors will be stationed there and Ohio National Forest equipment will be shipped to Athens before distribution to needed points. The move accompanies a push to accept options or sales of sub marginal lands in the Hocking Valley Unit and other areas totaling about 335 000 acres.
President Roosevelt announced executive orders creating the Rural Re settlement Division to oversee a 4 billion work relief program. Rexford Tugwell will head the division with Morris Cooke tapped to lead rural electrification. funds include 10 million for setup and 100 million relief needs, with July 1, 1936 as a spending target.
The Athens City Council passed a compromise natural gas rate ordinance after withdrawing an application for rehearing. The State Utilities Commission approved the rate on March 26, aligning it with the Logan case in 16 Ohio cities. Samuel B. Erskine and Freeman T. Eagleson ratified the agreement noting revenue cliffs depend on consumption.
Mansfield Ohio Arthur L. Glattke, Superintendent of the Mansfield Reformatory, plans to seek extradition of fugitive Lawrence Smith from Michigan after Smith escaped in 1925 two months before parole. A Detroit circuit court judge ruled Smith reformed and should not be returned.
Secretary Hull sent the first message over the new direct printer circuit to Robert W. Bingham the American ambassador to Great Britain signaling the start of direct cable communication between Washington and London.
The Chamber of Commerce met to craft a platform amid calls to be patient about recovery. Secre tary Roper urged patience in the general readjustment period while administration spokes men warned against attempts to Sovietize America. George H. Davis of Kansas City urged untrammeled production and free exchange of goods, criticizing price and production controls.
Mrs Harriette Drury, Troy postmistress 1867 to 1875, may be the first woman to hold a federal office in the United States. Records uncovered Tuesday challenge Belvidere Illinois residents who credited a local woman postmistress from 1871 to 1875 as the first.
Adit W. W. Hinshaw of the Salvation Army appeals for furniture for Mr and Mrs Harry Barnes near Canaanville after a week old house fire. The couple lost nearly all property from a defective fire source and plan to live in a barn while remodeling. Needed items include a coal cook stove two beds and bedding cooking utensils and other furniture with contact to donate at 20652 this week.
Pi Wylie M Stickle of St Louisville Ohio received a bronze medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for saving a companion from a enraged dog last May 16 at Pittsburgh.
Beverly Hills readers note a letter claiming German sub marine forces push European diplomacy into tighter talks as nations fear submarines, with the author Will Rogers mocking the wartime ethics and listing weapons of war.
May Day movements reveal a world tense over conflict. Hitler proclaims Germany seeks peace before mass crowds in Berlin as 700 military planes rove Moscow skies and May Day parades draw tens of thousands. Austria reports an official injury from a Vienna bombing amid widespread policing in New York and Paris.
The body of an unidentified man was found in the Ohio River at Belpre. Washington County authorities report possible ties to Nelsonville residents naming him as Frank. no missing person in Nelsonville fits the description. The deceased, about 60, six feet one inch, 180 pounds, with no teeth, was said to have a son and daughter in Nelsonville. The body appeared to have been in the water about ten days.
Ohio milk interests oppose features of a proposed new control system. Industry representatives testified before the special milk marketing investigation committee in Columbus. Burt Ashernat of Cleveland said the Northern Ohio Milk Association opposed the compulsory area pool and favored optional or dealers pool.
Delegates to the International Cotton Congress report that demand, driven by war fears, kept the European cotton market from dipping last year.
In Cleveland Daniel F. Morgan a former city manager told Republicans the party will win the next state campaign by contrasting a Democratic governor’s record with that of Republican attorney general John W Bricker Bricker, re elected, urged Republicans to oppose the national administration and predicted a Republican return to power in Ohio and possibly nationally
Representative William L. Fiesinger of Ohio said 400 Army engineers will file a new report on the 34.9 million Scioto Sandusky conservancy plan. After a meeting with General F E W Markham, engineers’ new data reportedly counters previous War Department objections and stems from earlier canal proposals linking Portsmouth on the Ohio River to Sandusky on Lake Erie.
A bomb exploded in a loaded moving van parked at a gasoline station near Norwalk Tuesday night. No one was injured though the driver Don Richmond of Milwaukee was showered with glass from the station windows. Richmond said he had been warned in Cleveland that van men there did not want outsiders taking their business and that he was told not to return.
The Senate Finance Committee rejected the administration’s two year NRA extension and voted to maintain current law with three changes until April 1 next year. It urges price fixing prohibition, limits to interstate business, and a brief Roosevelt review period to align codes with the changes. The move aims to await Supreme Court rulings before broader action.
Prime Minister Rayne MacDonald stated in the House of Commons that his article in the Labour Party newsletter reflected government views. He defended denouncing Germany’s air rearmament and said publication served the public interest.
Columbus Ohio tax officials report a sharp rise in state sales tax receipts for the week ending April 27, totaling 114,415.68 dollars versus the 12 week average of 912,416 dollars. Treasurer Harry Day cites Easter shopping and stronger enforcement as the cause.
Buffalo New York centenarian Emanuel Josef, veteran of the Civil War, marks his 100th birthday and says he does not know why he lived so long. He has willed his body to a medical society to aid science in discovering longevity factors.
Three children aged up to four years died when fire destroyed the Fellure home near Moggeett in Mason County. Marvin Pierce, 24, was severely burned in Happy Hollow near Rutland and rescued by bystanders. Officials say the father left to cut firewood, returned to find the dwelling in flames.
Police held in readiness as labor groups plan a May Day gathering on Public Square in Cleveland. Organizers expect about 25 000 people with a united front demonstration by the Communist and Socialist Parties and labor groups including 13 AFL locals. the Cleveland Federation of Labor chose not to participate.
London sources said the British cabinet plans to protest Germanys submarine build up and seek Reich cooperation in a collective security system. The move could be linked to a potential peace effort without German collaboration if Hitler persists in acting alone.
East Liverpool doctors from the Columbiana County Medical Society telegraphed Harry J. Hopkins on Wednesday demanding an investigation into alleged failure by state and county administrations to pay relief medical bills. They say providers were offered only 26 cents per call and that is insufficient to cover material costs.
Federal mediator Edward F. McGrady arrives in Detroit to handle strikes affecting over 13,000 General Motors subsidiaries. Toledo Chevrolet plant idled 2,500 workers. Fisher Plant in Cleveland closed. Cincinnati plants idle with 2,300 on sympathy strike. Flint unrest and closed conference between workers and management. Factory leaders urge slower action. industry groups call Toledo strike troublesome.
Mary Dawson 81 died Tuesday night at her Middleport home from pneumonia. A lifelong resident she celebrated her eighty eighth birthday on April 26. Survived by two sons William and Edward of Columbus, two daughters Elizabeth Jenkins of New Lexington and Louis Seyfried of Middleport, and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending today.
Columbus Ohio Preston EB Thomas who led the Ohio Penitentiary for 23 years officially resigned as warden on Wednesday. He retained full pay and civil service rights, defeating opponents who sought to oust him on charges of misconduct and malfeasance.
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