Student Slain Ivy Takes Life in Local Incident
Fragmentary OCR indicates a student named Ivy Parker died by self-inflicted action. The brief notes mention a local incident with limited readable details and no further names or dates.
16 May 1935
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1935
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR indicates a student named Ivy Parker died by self-inflicted action. The brief notes mention a local incident with limited readable details and no further names or dates.
Beverly Hills columnist Will Rogers argues for an early soldiers bonus funded by new money, predicting rapid exchange in the first weeks and noting higher taxes will funnel funds back to Treasury Secretary Morgenthau. He signs off advocating printing money to test effects.
The Senate debated whether the Agriculture Department subsidized the March on Washington as Senator Hastings pressed for data. Secretary Wallace welcomed inquiry and denied AAA involvement while Hastings and Senator Lewis sought proof of presidential influence on the 1930s protest.
Ohio Supreme Court unanimously upholds diverting automobile license fees from road use to broader relief for the poor. The ruling allows legislators to allocate funds for relief programs in cooperation with the Federal Relief Administration, affirming an appellate decision against taxpayer William T. Calderine.
MILWAUKEE The Gehl Dairy Company received a suspended sentence for selling cream richer than permitted. A test showed butterfat at 23 percent, exceeding the 19 percent legal limit.
A hoodlum and an unidentified young blonde woman were shot to death from an ambush at dawn in Sunnyside Long Island as they left their automobile to enter an apartment. The killers remain at large. A separate item notes dust storms ending after rains in Dodge City Kansas and Fred Bailey cleaning his home with a suction pump removing 4 300 pounds of dirt.
In Lima Antonio Miro Quest 44 a prominent Peruvian publisher and statesman and his wife were killed by a youthful assassin using a revolver. The crime shocked Peru as investigators pursued leads and described the suspect's actions.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen listed Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana Rev Fr Charles Coughlin of Detroit Senator Huey Long of Louisiana and Congressman Sienn Griswold of Indiana as attendees to an advertising convention in Cleveland detailing their roles and positions in the event.
Miss Gladys Pratt of Glendale California heads to Africa to supervise a mission colony of 250 native lepers in Nyasa land. She cites her Mexican leper colony experience as training to protect herself and says she fears no infection.
Dr. John W. Finch of the U S Bureau of Mines told the Coal Division of the American Mining Congress in Cincinnati that the United States has coal to last 100 to 300 years and demand will grow as oil reserves dwindle. He predicted oil production will level off and fall within 12 to 15 years, boosting coal use. Dr Jamieson Jr noted coal’s rising value as a sales stimulant for operators.
President Roosevelt and the NRA board backed a seven point plan proposing a two year extension and three to six months to revise codes. The plan, announced by Donald Richberg at the White House, targets inter state business and voluntary codes on wages hours and small enterprise protection. Senate approved Clark plan faces White House opposition as Richberg calls for major House changes.
In Georgia, repeal supporters held an 8 130 vote lead in the 27 year old prohibition repeal referendum as officials anticipated a full tabulation to determine the final result. It marked the first statewide vote on the issue since 1907 when Georgia went dry.
Governor Davey announced the appointment of Dan W. Duffy of Cleveland as a judge of the Cleveland municipal court, replacing Thomas B. Greene and naming Duffy as secretary.
The White House confirmed President Roosevelt will veto the Patman Bonus Bill and hopes Congress will back the veto. Secretary Stephen Early cited political reasons for opposing an override and said the message will present a forceful argument when sent to the White House.
Senator McCarran announced he would oppose a proposed wage scale for the four million dollar work relief program. The plan would set hourly rates 30 percent below current construction wages. Officials said if approved by the President payments would range from 29 to 35 cents for unskilled, 50 to 60 for semi skilled, and 70 to 85 for skilled workers, with monthly totals from about 16 to 96 dollars depending on location and job level.
Judge Charles W. Hoffman heard details of a Donkey game described as strip poker that cost the losers clothing. James C. Rice 42 seeks divorce from Mrs. Rice 50. testimony notes Mrs. Rice participated and shed some apparel, with Major Shueve Wolfe and Mrs. Wolfe present.
Washington reports Harry Hopkins announced federal government to oversee all municipal projects funded by the 4 billion Works Progress Administration. Public Works Administration to handle loans and grants while Progress Administration officers review applications locally. Hopkins noted Ohio relief factories closed to avoid private competition and dismissed talk of Henderson succeeding Stillman in Ohio.
In Philadelphia Mr. and Mrs. William Miller faced a ducking under a 10 year old statute cited by 40 neighbors as profound nuisances and common scolds. Judge Howard A. Davis ruled the law no longer in effect, sparing them immersion.
The Nelson McCoy Pottery Co of Roseville Ohio was found to violate Section 7A of the National Recovery Act and was ordered to reinstate Ralph Slagler with back pay within seven days or face action. The NLRB ruled the firing occurred a month after his election as vice president of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters.
Washington report from the Business Advisory Council urges changes to stimulate employers to provide steady work while acknowledging sympathy with the President's social security goals. Senate Finance Committee edits for unemployment reserves and blind aid accompany a broader bill shaping federal state pooling and age and disability protections.
In Columbus the Ohio Senate, amid a comedy of errors, passed 61 bills then adjourned until noon to consider six more before a week recess. Two main measures, refunding highway bonds and increasing state highway patrol, passed with minimal opposition. patrol numbers rise to 120, bonds may amount to over 20 million refunded.
Viscount Cecil of Chelwood attacked Premier Mussolini over Ethiopia policy and urged Italy to honor League vows before criticizing German rearmament. Britain reported to Rome on Anglo French talks seeking peaceful settlement while pressing East Africa tensions. Debate grows over possible Suez Canal and port restrictions on Italian forces.
Cambridge case records Orria P. Bris ten aged 52 a Cambridge bachelor was ordered to Lima State Hospital for examination by the common pleas court. Prosecutor Milton Boyd quoted Bristen saying he shot 15 year old Charles Paden of Cambridge over a grudge.
Seville reports 21 year old Juan Ignacio Pombo, a Spanish aviator, took off in stage one toward Villa De Cisneros and Mexico City to ask his sweetheart to marry him. In Washington, Burton L. French of Idaho became a political economy professor at Miami University.
Col Theodore Roosevelt assails the NRA and AAA in an Ohio speech before about 1000 Republicans. He accuses President Roosevelt of undermining Republican institutions and warns the programs threaten equality of opportunity and liberty. He calls for dismantling what he calls the Brain Trial and asserts danger to the republic.
The army stratosphere gondola heads to Rapid City and DC for an ascent attempt after tests on conditions. The trip started by truck yesterday. Capt. A. W. Stevens fight commander and Capt. Orvil Anderson plan to depart by plane Friday. The balloon will be shipped from Akron later.
State Highway Director John Jaster Jr names Frank W. Turner division engineer for Division Six in Columbus. He also reappoints John W. Alaniva as Ross County resident engineer and Boyd V. Wright as Hocking County resident engineer.
A Tokyo spokesman said naval circles in the United States and Japan were little alarmed by each other’s Pacific maneuvers, reflecting calm assessments amid ongoing exercises in the ocean.
Three badly decomposed bodies found by a byway near Middlebury Vermont are believed to be one man and two women. Lt Ralph H. Sweet says they were bound in an Army Duffel bag and show bullet holes in the head. Six firemen were injured battling a blaze at Adams Recreation Palace in Columbus. Pro proprietor George Adams estimated losses at about 145000 dollars.
In Columbus the House endorsed a plan to refund ten years of road assessments and reimpose rent liquid fuel taxes as a permanent levy. The $53 million biennial budget advances amid splits on parochial school funding and denominational colleges, with threats of a tight fight over the foundation program and district consolidation plans.
The Wagner Labor Relations Bill faced a late Senate decision as advocates urged quick passage. The measure would establish a permanent national labor relations board and bar certain employer practices, signaling a possible climax after lengthy industrialist and union leader opposition.
A recall movement against Mayor William P. Wetherald in Zanesville took definite form with 125 petitions seeking his removal. Foes target him since taking office in January 190. Wetherald has weathered investigations tied to his administration.
Marion authorities report livestock thieves used a makeshift runway to steal 67 sheep from the A. T. Thompson farm. Thompson notified Sheriff Fred F. Miller that the robbers crossed the fence and deployed along the rand to stage the operation.
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