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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1934
Page
1
Gov announces call for an emergency session to address a looming school funding crisis. Officials report rising district debt and frozen assets at risk as the state weighs tax measures and a possible state program bailout.
A report from Hillsboro notes officials from Troy Springboro Portsmouth Athens and Lancaster discuss the National Re-employment Service and its plan to place people in short term odd jobs. William Muldoon attends amid talks of publicity to encourage applications for garden work and similar tasks at local offices and Armory facilities.
About 200 children will take part in the first outdoor May Festival on the school lawn. Guests will be present at 5 pm as pupils perform songs and play four games from different countries.
McKibben, 79, longtime resident and civic figure in Baltimore, died Thursday morning after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are planned in Chesapeakeport Sunday.
Fragmented OCR notes show inmates in Ohio receiving reprieves or paroles. Mentions burglary theft and jail terms with names and dates garbled. Reading suggests a brief record of clemency actions and pending appeals affecting inmates at Gaylord Rad and related facilities.
A blaze at the No 1 Mine of the Ohio Mining Company in Jacksonville caused $100,000 in damage to the engine house and electric room. About 200 workers were employed at the site. The fire, perhaps starting from the power house stack, reached by 2 15 a.m. as Jacksonville and Glouster departments struggled to reach water. The transformer was saved and mine operations eyed a power change to Southern Ohio Electric to resume production.
FERA director T H Smith told Athens County workers they are protected on the job with state medical and hospital costs covered and family support if incapacitated or killed. He warned against political motives and urged 200 men to report to work on Monday.
Diplomats from war debtor nations urged that payment in silver could avert a universal default by 13 European nations owing the United States in June. The risked default would cost the treasury about 174.65 million dollars. A plan proposed payment in silver bullion at a premium would let debtors pay at about one dollar per ounce and cover more than half the June installments while claiming full payment.
HARRODSBURG May 11 Mercer County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Neal Bowman Ohio outlaw with the murder of Comer Franklin 17 whose body was found weighed down in Herrington Lake Bowman also is accused of slaying George Kaufman Camp Nelson storekeeper The Jessamine County Grand Jury does not convene until next month Mercer County authorities hope Bowman will be tried first He is held in the Frankfort Reformatory for safekeeping
Two more defendants from the May term Athens County Grand Jury were arraigned before Judge O F Rowland in Common Pleas Court. Charles Cole faced assault and battery charges while Roy Butcher admitted intoxication, receiving a 10 fine plus costs. Cole pled not guilty and posted 200 bond. Overall arraignments total 13 with 28 indicted. remaining defendants expected arraignment Saturday.
Washington May 11 A proposed NRA policy would retreat from regulation of small business and service industries and focus on major codes. Dyers laundries barber shops hotels and restaurants would be freed while administration concentrates on large industries like steel coal auto graphic arts and lumber.
The piece traces Mother's Day from its 1907 origin with Miss Anna Jarvis in Philadelphia to its 1914 national status via President Wilson. It notes Philadelphia's 1908 observance, state adoptions in Washington and Oklahoma, and the 1914 proclamation directing flags on government buildings and civic homage to mothers.
In Mt Gilead on May 1 the local one room school house fights for survival as County School Superintendent Hanna announces that schools with fewer than 40 pupils will be abandoned. Morrow County has 36 such schools facing closure.
Columbus May 11 Average daily liquor sales by state stores from April 30 to May 5 were 248 dollars per store Col John A Hughes state liquor control director announced. Six day totals include Athens 864 Chillicothe 1169 Lancaster 604.
In St Andrews on May 11, Johnny Goodman and W Lawson Little led the United States in Walker Cup play, defeating Roger Wethered and Cyril Tolley 6 and 4 after building an early eight to ten hole advantage. Gus Moreland and Jack Westland added a second U S point with a 6 and 5 win over Harry Bentley and Eric Fiddian. Eric McRavie and Jack McLean handed GB its first victory, defeating Francis Ouimet and George Dunlap Jr 4 and 2.
A brunette woman is detained in the William F Gettie kidnapping case in Los Angeles. Police say she is being questioned along with six others after a daytime dragnet. Ernest E Noon, attorney for the kidnapped millionaire, said he obtained important information that could identify the kidnapers.
Mayor Len B. McCune returned to Athens from Washington D C where he attended the White House reception and Shoreham Hotel banquet presenting the Warm Springs Foundation Fund to President Roosevelt. Several hundred guests joined the celebration as birthday bell committees across the country were recognized. McCune toured Mount Vernon and Arlington Cemetery with Marietta committee chairman William Corry and student Henry Hardem.
Thousands of acres of virgin timber in Scioto Adams Lawrence Jackson and Pike counties smolder under smoke as rains ease fire danger. Civilian Conservation Corps youths gain relief from battling fires while D B E Leete estimates over 25 000 in damage. Chester Tracker 20 pleads not guilty to starting a blaze with warrants issued for seven others.
Chauncey defeated The Plains 9 to 3 as W. Kollister drove four singles and a walk. Lynchburg exploded for 17 runs in the last two innings to beat Wayne 17 to 14 in the SE Ohio scholastic athletic meet at Ohio University, with Beatty starring for Wayne and Patton handling Chauncey’s pitching.
Western Kentucky mines plan to resume operations today as workers seek to muster a proper size crew for a seven hour day while awaiting a court injunction against the $4.60 seven hour code. About 1,650 Hagard Field miners have struck over coal sales at prices 15 to 20 cents below the code to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Safety Director Scott Maney announced a parking ban on Court Street between Union Street and State Street from noon to 2 PM due to the American Legion parade Sunday afternoon. The restriction affects all parking in the specified section during the stated hours.
A San Francisco letter argues President Roosevelt should handle foreign debt settlements with a commission to secure payment or trigger J P Morgan foreclosures. The tone reflects pressure from taxpayers and Congress and hints at further loans to secure debt cancellation.
Gasoline in Cleveland and bread in Akron trigger mediators and officials to act as strikes expand. In Cincinnati 1,100 Remington Rand workers walk out over union recognition. Police arrest 133 at Formica Installation after picketing. 1,000 Mansfield Tire and Rubber employees strike. Buick plant in Flint closes following Fisher Body walkout at Buick bodies plant.
In New York on May 11 Roy Barry a six month old twin died after a two day battle using modern science and police and gas company experts to treat pneumonia. His brother Ross survived but was in treatment and not yet released.
In Tucson on May 11, Fernan do Robles pleads with his daughter's kidnappers to accept a $10,000 ransom for 6 year old June who was abducted 16 days ago. He fears for her safety and says there is no reply to the appeal. Robles hopes captors will lower the initial $15,000 demand. his wealth resides in land holdings preventing immediate cash.
Seven former CWA workers in Athens County will share a state compensation fund totaling 97.76 dollars for injuries on CWA projects earlier this year. Compensation officer Miss Dasa Long announced the checks will be available at the local office today. Local authority may pay disabled CWA employees for 18 days before national authorities take over. Payments are two work days per week, or five dollars and seventy five cents weekly, until the fund is cleared.
The Grand Encampment of the IOOF sponsors an educational film on the organization’s homes and temples across the country. A related story accompanies the showing to boost educational value. Athens will host the event next Tuesday night with location to be announced.
A colossal dust storm 1500 miles long and 900 miles wide swept from the Plains to the East, darkening skies from Montana to Pennsylvania. Farmers faced $2,000,000 daily losses as crops burned, cattle perished, and health concerns rose while wheat futures jumped and rain prospects faded.
Turmoil over teachers' jobs cooled as Wilberforce University students and schoolchildren in three Northern Ohio towns briefly used the strike. At Wilberforce 850 undergraduates cut classes to protest the demotion of Howard D. Gregg, dean of education, while signs appeared in Lucas and demonstrations prompted appeals to boards of education in Galion and South Amherst.
In New Orleans on May 11 a two year old boy named Davis Townsend was struck and killed by an automobile while fleeing from his grandmother's gate. The tragedy occurred a few hours after observers noted his growth from babyhood to a “real boy.”
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