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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1935
Page
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The piece notes mass opposition from labor groups and figures like Wagner against a proposed bill. It mentions political maneuvering in the Senate and White House, with plans to push or veto depending on votes. Journalistic tone reflects uncertainty about ultimate success or passage.
Ohio City reports a stalled effort to secure initial funding for a new hero monument project. City officials and supporters debate financing terms as residents express mixed enthusiasm for the plan.
C. C. Stillman will stay with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration through September as requested by Hopkins. Ohio State University trustees extended Stillman’s leave as director of the school of social administration from June 17 to September 30. Reports that Frank Henderson would replace him were denied.
Farmers who supported the AAA gathered to plan a new nationwide agrarian group after praising a Roosevelt speech defending continue policy. About 4000 marchers crowded the White House grounds declaring the program would endure, with Senator Dickinson calling the event inspired from the capital and noting corn hog contract holders from Iowa.
Ohio House opposition halted a milk marketing reform after a legislative committee urged a law with teeth. Rep. Hugh R. Fuller challenged the speaker as the gallery reacted to the defeat. The proposed measure would have increased enforcement. the current law expires July 1.
Manila reports the plebiscite approved a new constitution paving the way for a Philippine president to replace the American governor general as the nation moves toward full independence within the 10 year commonwealth framework.
Victor Hein cut his hand fixing a fence and the doctor closed the wound with seven stitches. While watching the doctor, Clyde Hein fainted and fell through a glass instrument case, suffering cuts and requiring twenty stitches.
Rome asserts Mussolini will brook no interference in the Ethiopian situation and that his 900,000 modernized troops can guarantee Italy's security in the colony and in Europe, as announced before the Senate Tuesday.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Co authorized the usual quarterly dividend of $2.25 per share bringing nearly $42 million. For the quarter ended March 31 net income was $30,007,288 or $1.61 a share, down from $32,992,340 or $1.77 last year, as higher labor and operating costs offset gains in business.
ARCADIA Calif an old Horicon Wis factory owner Van Brunt ran for 65 years gives 90 workers and five widows 3000 each. Rogers argues government steps in when business owners fail to serve workers and society.
John Lee former hay buyer for the State Relief Commission surrendered in county criminal court posting a $1,000 bond on an indictment accusing him of obtaining money under false pretenses. He has been missing for nearly two months as the grand jury also charged forgery and a public contract interest. The case hinges on an affidavit about purchasing ensilage at $8.50 a ton from Earl Pyle, with the indictment alleging the deal was with Roxanna Canning Co. for $4 a ton and that Lee signed Pyle's name to a $1,429.55 voucher.
Cleveland. Leonard P. Ayres argues in May review that recovery hinges on restarting production. He says people spend on new cars more than other purchases and automobiles alone do not drive recovery. Restoring work for producers is the key to lifting unemployment and improving service sectors.
Marvin J. Franklin aged 35 former secretary treasurer of a Welch West Virginia lumber company was convicted of manslaughter for shooting to death James Walker age 3% in Cincinnati. A seven hour jury deliberation saw initial 9 to 3 vote for first degree murder before manslaughter verdict. The state sought the death penalty.
The Ohio State Utilities Commission approved rate increases for interstate rail shipments, effective June 1, risking thousands in lost business to trucks. George K. Smith of Sunday Creek Coal Co warns freight shifts to trucks could be inevitable as operators plan to modify loading to suit trucking.
Cincinnati report from the American Mining Congress session quotes Eugene McAuliffe of Union Pacific Coal Co disputing unemployment figures and warning that finding mine labor will become a problem again. J A Luse of Algoma Coal and Coke Co argues wage gains cannot lift living standards and warns 30 hour workweek plans could reduce production.
In San Jose California the state weighed retrying David A. Lamson for wife murder after a protracted second trial ended with a nine to three deadlock. The seven men and five women jurors had urged release after failing to reach a verdict in the case tied to Memorial Day 1923 at the Campus Home.
Another graduating class of Big Prairie High School faced the future after commencement exercises in the theater Tuesday night. C. B. Starner, president of the board of education, handed diplomas to Virginia Allman age 18 and Bruce Schmidt age 17, completing the class of 1935.
Admiral Kanji Kato condemned U.S. naval maneuvers in the northeastern Pacific likening them to drawing a sword before a neighbor's house. He warned such actions risked escalating tensions as tensions rose in Shimonoseki, Japan.
Ohio House approves amendments to use liquor revenue to fund the state old age pension system. A Bel bel amendment would earmark about 3 million dollars from the liquor monopoly for pensions and raise permittee costs. A separate move would lift the 3.2 beer age to 21, while a compromise sets 14 for sale.
In Columbus Ohio federal relief chief C C Stillman sought to resolve who will oversee Pickaway County relief administration after residents protested county officials plan to run it. Stillman named W T Utley to succeed H F Irwin but county commissioners refused, threatening to cut federal funds. 200 relief clients were transported home after the march. Meanwhile in Chattanooga Tenn Rev Billy Sunday recovering from a heart attack after a three week revival pause.
A woman whose mind improved after removal of almost all of the thinking portion of the brain is described by Spafford Ackerly and Glen Spurling. The Austro Hungarian 35 year old wife lost the right prefrontal lobe and much of the left lobe to remove a tumor. Postoperative years show fuller intelligence, sharper concentration, memory for recent events, stronger reading, and steadier temperament, with new religious devotion and occasional perceived superiority.
A national planning board was proposed to study population and business trends and to advise the President regularly. Senator Copeland of New York introduced the measure on Wednesday as part of a broader national planning initiative.
A Thursday hearing will consider a court order restraining Stanley Mathewson, regional director for the National Labor Relations Board, from conducting an election among Dayton employees of Dayton Power and Light Co. for union representation.
Arkansas City Kansas. City Judge J W White, blind, uses his beard as a time indicator. He wakes and assesses his beard length by touch to tell the hour, shaving at a regular morning time and relying on his whisker clock by nightfall.
Governor Davey seeks powers to reorganize state government via a bill before the House Organization committee. The plan aims to cut 10 to 15 million dollars annually by reducing staff, consolidating agencies, and giving the governor authority to approve hires after department surveys.
Toledo Chevrolet plant resumes operation with 1,100 workers returning on the day shift and 2,300 total for the next shift. James Roland, head of the strike committee, reports reconciliation with the majority as the minority joins the workforce.
The War Department awarded a contract for Mohicanville Dam near Mohican ville Ohio to Winston Brothers Company Minneapolis Minnesota for 28017 The same department awarded a contract for service tainter and emergency gates and accessories for multiple dams including Dover Senecaville Wiles Creek Beach City Mohawk and Charles Mill in the Zanesville Ohio District to Hardie Tynes Manufacturing Company Birmingham Alabama for 112178
A long standing record for never failing to charge a grand jury was broken when Judge Walter D. Jones became too weak to deliver the charge. Judge L. C. Bodey of Urbana filled in and delivered the charge in Troy Ohio.
In Manila officials report four men shot dead in an ambush near Laguna Province, close to the Sakdalista uprising site, and authorities blame communists rather than Sakdalistas for the attack.
In Columbus the Ohio General Assembly moved toward adjournment amid a flurry of bills. The House approved the Lawrence Refunder Bill while the Senate re enacted the Ohio Recovery Act. Debate over a $55 million biennial budget and school foundation funding drew intense discussion, with governors and senators weighing taxes to fund pensions and services.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith battles engine trouble over the Tasman Sea as the Southern Cross returns to land with crippled power. A cargo of Jubilee matt is dumped at sea to gain altitude before the landing, with the pilot exulting after the ordeal.
The Ohio House passes a resolution naming the State Tax Commission to issue saléea tax cards and abolish private cards. Rep. John T. Werlgiver says private cards favor big business. the move targets widespread card issuance and regulation changes.
Federal labor conciliator Harry EF Scheck pressed efforts to end the Tuscarawas County clay workers strike now in its fourth week. Manufacturer Samuel McClare warned local firms would not grant closed shops or check-off clauses in proposed working agreements amid the dispute.
Coroner Edlard E. Smith reports Mrs Kathe Secrest aged 32 stabbed herself to death after a quarrel with her husband W. Secrest in Columbus area. Police found no sign of foul play. The dismissal of any third party involvement was noted.
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