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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1934
Page
1
The national policy proposal contends silver purchases could stabilize commodity prices and curb inflation. It envisions a regulated influx of new money tied to silver reserves with discretionary limits, outlining ownership transfer, taxation on profits, and a two tier gold and silver monetary framework under White House guidance.
The text notes Samuel Insull and associates facing arraignment on federal tax violations. Special counsel Harness reports Insull would appear in court Friday for arraignment with a judge and officials handling the case. Delays and fast action are mentioned as the process unfolds.
In the May night near the Ter m Railroad, patrol officers clashed with unidentified individuals during a tense confrontation. Deputies returned fire after blocking an automobile, with gunfire heard in the vicinity and several figures described as strikers involved.
Midwestern drought relief hopes rise as forecasts predict showers in Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio after light rains in Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota. Experts say only two or three days of heavy rain can save millions in crop losses with European drought also noted.
In San Francisco, Will Rogers weighs the talk of Insull and silver vs inflation. He notes this as a silver town where items under five dollars are silver, while people still request dollar bills. Rogers wryly observes money debates rarely coin real gains.
Hundreds of Southeastern Ohio Legionnaires gather in Athens for an all day Eighth District Conference event. The parade features 11 musical groups including the Ohio University Band starting at 1 pm after morning Legion schools and registration at 9 am. Speeches by Charles Sawyer and John Elden will occur at the high school auditorium.
Nathaniel Clinton Sears a native of Gallipolis and former judge of the Supreme Court of Cook County Chicago died Monday at his Daytona Beach Florida home. Born in 1854 he was nearing his 90th birthday. His father served as principal of Gallia Academy High School for several years.
Arthur Gunther, 43, after spending 22 of the past 25 years in jails, was held in Lima county jail on a charge of stealing merchandise from a Lima store.
In today’s column a listener promotes classified ads featuring shoe resoling at a special price, pedigreed kittens and puppies, home awnings, and good used cars listed in classification No 11 in the Nelsonville Column. The speaker voices strong belief in advertising benefits and urges readers to use it.
Perry L. Green of the Ohio Farm Bureau denounces the General Assembly for not enacting a taxation program. He criticizes the lack of leadership and questions the failure to raise the earned income tax and utilities tax despite real estate tax reductions. He says the assembly has failed to meet voters’ obligations.
In San Francisco on May 9 U P reports Capt T J J Lee a former US navy mathematician and collaborator with Father Ricard the Padre of the Rains predicted four years of abundant rainfall based on sunspot data and historical weather cycles asserting floods will follow drought.
The Ohio Inter-Organization Tax Association representing about 20 groups launches a campaign to form a plan for tax reform to be submitted to the General Assembly. C A Dyer asks members to unite to reduce government costs, noting no economies exist and local budgets face July deadlines.
Lawrence Gilliland, 39, allegedly headed a Cincinnati area counterfeiting ring that produced about $100,000 in gas bills. He confessed from a San Francisco arrest and claimed he ran the plant from a shack near Morrow after receiving government photo engraving training postwar.
Funeral services were held in Detroit for Mrs. Retta Pile Cluck a former Athens resident who died of diphtheria while visiting Milwaukee. She left Athens about 15 years ago and lived in Detroit since. She was daughter of the late Felix Riley and Mrs. Riley. She is survived by her husband a son Ted two brothers W. E. Riley of St. Louis and Harry Riley of Cleveland and three sisters Mrs. O C Ferguson of Detroit Mrs. Pat Griffin of Cleveland and Mrs. Worder Morris of Tennessee.
The Roosevelt New Deal Club endorsed Democratic candidate Vic Donahey for the United States Senate at a City Hall meeting. H. A. Lines of Nelsonville was elected vice-president of the club. The next gathering will be in Nelsonville on a date to be announced.
A bogus call claimed 6 year old June Robles was safe in Chicago, urging parents to bring 25000 dollars to a loop hotel with instructions from Benjamin Franklin. Police traced the call to Oak Park and questioned Barney Franklin who denied involvement. Federal agents fear kidnappers monitor every move as Tucson search continues.
A 14yearlong case on six .32 caliber pistols stolen in 1920 ends near resolution as Clay E. Miller confess es supplying the gun used by three convicts in an Ohio Penitentiary escape on April 29. Miller says Mrs Sarah Deeds paid him 125 dollars to smuggle the pistol to her son in prison. Deeds denies involvement.
Columbus report states nine projects still await award under the original national recovery highway fund grant totaling 15,484,502 dollars. Highway Director O. W. Merrell announced the status today.
Roosevelt war debt advisers conclude the United States cannot accept token payments from debtor nations without deeming them in default. Senator Hiram Johnson argues against token payments and his act’s intent guides the default ruling. Attorney General Cummings says Congress intent must be studied to determine default status.
Tonnage reductions of about 20 percent on all Lake Erie carriers are required this spring due to record low water levels. The shallower draft will boost shipping operations and employment as grass loads are slashed to adapt to the reduced draft.
Chicago prices rallied after an early fall as crop damage reports circulated. Wheat closed near the prior level with losses of three eighths to one half cent, while corn and oats were down one half to three fourths cent. Bullish weather reports offered little moisture relief as trading movement picked up before the close.
Columbus May 9 State Attorney General John W Bricker ruled that county treasurers cannot accept current tax payments without at least one fifth of delinquent taxes being paid simultaneously. The ruling also bars collection of delinquent taxes unless current taxes are being paid or delinquent taxes have been legally summoned.
Paris reports France ready to default indefinitely on war debt unless President Roosevelt accepts a token payment for the June 15 installment. Government officials say public opinion favors full payment, and meeting it could trigger a political crisis and topple the cabinet.
A Medina mother Mrs Ambert Bradway 43 sat on a grand jury that heard evidence against her son Cliffton 22 The mother urged him to plead guilty to burglary to expiate the crime and teach the hard lesson of compensation Rev Herman A Grentzenberg a 98 year old retired Methodist minister died in Cincinnati after Civil War service with General Grant.
Fatalities from yesterday's grain elevator fire rose to six in St. Louis as morning reports confirmed the toll and ongoing rescue efforts.
Irving Cobb, the author, is due back in Hollywood tomorrow to begin his acting career.
In Athens county the league's early move halted West State Street brickwork as about a dozen pickets persuaded workers to quit with no disturbance. Eleven men labored at Athens Airport while league leaders planned further visits. County relief head T H Smith said FERA would expand, adding 300 men three days weekly at six hours daily for May. Other towns reported normal FERA progress. arrests occurred in Pomeroy during strikes.
The Ohio Supreme Court today declared the act extending county recorder terms unconstitutional. The ruling upholds a Franklin County Court of Appeals decision in a suit brought by William Schweiner of Columbus, with the Franklin County Election Board involved in the proceedings.
Federal trade commission findings on underground political activity by public utilities sparked congressional backing for the Johnson Bill. The measure bars utilities from taking rate decision fights to federal courts, backed by the President and New York’s governor, who led the push.
The Navy Department announced that the airship Macon was destroyed by attacking planes during Caribbean fleet maneuvers. Secretary Claude A Swanson said the airship proved not to be of further use to the fleet.
London Ohio May 9 The second meeting of Ohio law enforcement officers will be held in Columbus on Friday May 18. H G Robinson head of the Ohio Crime Centre Commission announced today.
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