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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1933
Page
1
Admin and advisors outlined a measure combining planning expenditure and federal supervision to shorten the work week. It proposes a 30 hour schedule financed by new taxes and bonds for public works. Roosevelt aims to pressure Congress and push consolidated legislation through a White House draft.
An agreement between the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and Philadelphia manufacturers secures higher wages and shorter hours. The 1910s dispute left Philadelphia clothing shops idle as the strike spread and factories closed temporarily.
Rardin seeks the mayoral office in Athens with community petitions backing his campaign at 109 Morris.
Columbus May 11 Henry T Rainey Speaker of the National House told 500 Manufacturers and Wholesalers' Association members the United States came closer to Communism last year than any country except Russia He blamed Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans to banks insurers and railroads for the risk noting private capital would still control key resources He credited President Roosevelt with preventing Communism and urged passage of the Economy Bill Farm Mortgage Relief Bill and currency inflation while opposing war debt cancellation.
New York reports that investigators say revenge spurred the killings of Edward Ridley, 68, and secretary Lee Weinstein, 43, whose bodies were found battered and bullet-riddled in Ridley’s lower Manhattan real estate office. A prior secretary, Herman Moench, was shot dead two years earlier, with Ridley vowing vengeance but no clue was found.
Temperature fell after heavy thunder showers with noon reading at 64 degrees, down from 71 on Wednesday. The district recorded 1.02 inches of rainfall since Wednesday morning, most between midnight and early morning. The Hocking River fell over two feet from 10.70 feet Wednesday to 6 feet this morning.
A U S proposed economic armistice aims for universal action at the World Economic Conference. Eight governments on the organizing committee pledge an immediate truce and urge the remaining 58 nations to follow suit. Germany's June import restrictions of 50 percent drew surprise from sources close to Norman H. Davis.
State Highways Director C W Merreltto announced an agreement between the state and the New York Central Railroad to eliminate the grade crossing on state Route Seven at Hobson Meigs County. The Siding crossing will be removed and a turnout placed to reduce to two tracks. The plan also removes rail super elevation and adjusts the highway profile.
Judge Walter Wanamaker from Akron will join common pleas judges from 17 Tuscarawas Muskingum Valley counties in New Philadelphia on May 29 for hearings on a conservancy district that could secure a 51,000,000 dam for the Akron district.
Athletes from 30 high schools in Southeastern Ohio will compete in the district sports carnival at Ohio University Friday and Saturday. Track events headline the program with 23 schools entered. 17 Class B and six Class A. Baseball and tennis also feature, with golf dropped. Semi finals and finals are scheduled for Saturday after preliminary rounds on Friday. Marietta and Wheelersburg defend track titles in Class A and B respectively.
Warrant Officer Ugo Traviglia was executed by firing squad in Rome for military espionage said to aid France. His mistress Camilla Agliardi received a death sentence, but her execution was postponed pending a clemency bid to the king.
More than 100000 protesters led by Major General John F. O'Ryan marched through New York yesterday to condemn antisemitic excesses in Germany. The display underscored broad civic support for Jewish communities and international outrage.
Athens City will use relief funds to pave and repair streets under plans by Mayor Robert B. Wood. A committee of citizens may survey projects, with work to begin as weather allows. May and June relief pay is $3 900 for the city. First Street paving and Elmwood Place improvements are planned.
Chicago letter writer WILL predicts the upcoming Chicago world’s fair will still thrill the public. He notes the fair is an association effort, not city led, and suggests sharing any profits with teachers if they are unpaid by opening day.
A joint congressional committee investigating the Akron disaster will hire an attorney to collect data. The counsel will be named at the next meeting Friday. The panel will also study dirigible feasibility for national defense and review the Los Angeles operating record, helium monopoly, and plans for Lakehurst Sunnyvale and the Macon, sister ship to the Akron.
The Pure Milk Association covering 18 000 dairy farmers in Chicago won a 6 cent per hundred raise in market price from 1 45 to 1 75 per hundred pounds. A 1 cent per quart rise in Chicago retail milk is anticipated after a Washington conference on farm legislation to curb cut price competition.
Mahatma Gandhi grew weaker and ill on the third day of his purification fast in Poona India. Reports from authorities indicate increasing concern as followers monitor his condition and await further updates.
Lieut. Ray Noble announces seed distribution for Athens County families with garden ground or access to gardens. Seeds aim to produce vegetables for summer and for canning next winter. Grocers may accept food orders, with checks issued, but prices will be monitored and high prices may remove stores from eligibility. Orders should be sent to township trustees or Noble’s office after the 1st and 15th of each month.
Shade Consolidated Schools were recognized as a six by six system of elementary and high school grades. L W Reese state high school inspector presented the charter to the district and B C Skinner state director of education granted it after Reese's report. Twenty Shade High School graduates received diplomas and the program included invocation salutatory class history prophecy and valedictory.
Norman Moore, 25, described as mentally deficient, confessed to starting the Sunday night blaze in Ellsworth, Maine, which caused about $2,000,000 in damage, authorities said today.
A subcommittee of the Ohio General Assembly's Joint Education Committee will meet to discuss economy measures for schools. The full committee asked the Joint Taxation Committee to propose funds for education. A 15 to 9 mill real estate levy reduction is proposed with earnings to be used for relief and school needs.
United Press reports Peiping area as Japanese scouts bomb the Rockefeller Foundation Field Hospital at Chinchow. Five patient fatalities occur with others wounded as Japanese forces attack toward Nantienmen and the Great Wall while Chinese defenses hold.
Senator Robinson of Indiana introduced a constitutional amendment in the Senate to empower Congress to regulate the insurance industry. He cited alleged gross mismanagement at unnamed companies and urged protection for policyholders against misconduct and extravagances by company officials.
May 11 in New Orleans reports an optimistic trend in Southern business news with mentions of garage activity and employment growth, signaling improving economic sentiment.
Harry Murch, 16, known as a boy gang leader, testifies in New York on charges of murdering 12 year old William Bender. He recounts binding, gagging, and stabbing the victim and leaving the boy in a Richmond Hill deserted house as his family and spectators watch.
Dr. BE B Bryan president of Ohio University addressed the Ames Bern High School graduating class at Amesville last night. More than 7 percent of the personas attended the commencement exercises in the high school auditorium. Diplomas were presented by BEL Keirns to Paul Cain Holland Cook Raymond Dean Reba Dickson Victor Herrold Irene Jago Pauline Joy Edward Keirns Marjorie Keyser Eleanor Keirns Harold Riker Harry Lee Glen McDaniel Charlies Montgomery Charlotte Robinson Garnet Sedwick Lascille Starin Lorene Starin Mildred Mae Strode Vivian Taylor Helen Thomas Richard Henthorne and Ralph Wolfe.
Washington May 11 Major and independent oil producers meet with administration officials to draft possible oil legislation to stabilize the industry. A committee led by W T Holliday of Standard Oil of Ohio explores options, while Interior Secretary Ickes assigns Nathan Margold to assemble suggestions. Producers oppose federal control but seek steps to curb oil from East Texas that fuels price cuts. Crude output in East Texas hits the highest since 1929 as prices fall despite rising seasonal demand.
Caston B. Means told District Supreme Court he had reason to believe he knew the Lindbergh baby kidnappers and what became of the $850,000 paid by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. He is serving a prison sentence and testified during the conspiracy to defraud trial with Norman T. Whitaker.
Governor George White plans a radio address to the people after the Joint Taxation Committee rejected his 50 million dollar coupon sales tax and earned income tax plan. A substitute program proposed includes shifting funds to schools, raising intangible taxes, and broadening an earned income tax with revenue aimed at education and relief.
Geneva May 11 A League of Nations council committee recommended a special meeting to act on Paraguay declaration of war against Bolivia in the Gran Chaco dispute. The council was expected to consider possible measures to address the war claim and tensions in the region.
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