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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1931
Page
14
Havana reports say Cuba’s revolutionary flare up is suppressed and quiet has returned. Government sources warn opposition may renew activity and that constitutional guarantees could be revoked if new disorder arises.
Beverly Hills report asserts Los Angeles has shed the country town image and joined the modern industrial giants. It claims the coast now attracts major industry and even racketeers are present as part of the new urban energy.
The writer argues against importing high priced outsiders to supervise a gangster project. He insists on employing those already working locally and presents the city as finally modern and self reliant. The tone is assertive and celebratory of internal capacity.
L. E. Evans of Wheeling West Virginia died in a six foot fall just 24 hours after arriving in Youngstown Ohio to take a construction position.
In Chillicothe the Ohio man received the gold medal of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. The award, granted in New York on May 22, honors his contributions to the field and marks a high point in his career within the association.
Columbus May 22. Appointment of George York of Starke County as a member of the State Board of Agriculture was announced today by Governor White. York succeeds W. W. Ellenwood of Coalton who recently resigned.
Colomon Barnato Joel, wealthy head of the Diamond Syndicate controlling South African diamond and gold output, dies at his Newmarket residence. Born in London East Side, he rose from poverty to immense wealth and influence in global mining and finance.
Hamilton Ohio May 22 William Cassell was killed in a farm blast while dynamiting groundhog dugouts. Parts of his body and gear were found 50 feet away. Sheriff confirms Cassell used no grounded explosives. alternative theories involve a buried explosive or a bomb dropped from a plane.
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