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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1933
Page
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Roosevelt's plan to extend taxation into 1955 faces House action as Ways and Means delays a bill to prolong excises. The measure includes new taxes to fund a vast public works program and stabilize the economy with income and gas taxes.
The mangled body of John Varegan Jr. was found along New York Central tracks near the Bridgewater Mine north of Morrow town after an evening disappearance. Coroner L F Jones notes he was last seen after 8 pm. death manner unknown. Body moved to Glouster for burial preparation.
In Geneva on May 23 Norman H. Davis the U S chief delegate to the Disarmament Conference won support from leading European powers to discuss disarmament immediately while security talks proceed in public. He secured a private joint discussion on disarmament with public security talks.
Joseph W. Harriman banker, indicted on federal charges of falsifying bank books to mask stock deals, is recovering at Nassau Hospital after attempting self harm. He has a week adjournment for his trial in New York, likely to be released before next Monday.
Agnes Remsik of Chicago took poison tablets that doctors say may kill her within a week. The poison is identified as one that causes certain death. Miss Remsik, 22, is in a Detroit hospital where doctors cannot help.
Rabbi Jacob Tarshish urged Rome High School graduates to focus on life skills over crammed facts. He spoke of a era of economic, religious, and international brotherhood and predicted greater interfaith goodwill as sectarian lines fade. Diploma list and program details followed with Kennedy Ray presenting diplomas.
Rome Grange welcomes Trimble Grange for degrees on May 24 at the Rome Grange Hall. Third and Fourth Degrees will be conferred by Trimble with several candidates, and a lunch will follow the ritual work.
The 1934 Athens yearbook of Ohio University was distributed yesterday by editor Jack Morgan and business manager Arthur Briggs. A Silver Mirror beauty contest announces winners Jane Donaldson, Brice Michael, Arabelle Chute, Nellie Kapp, Mary Kathryn Chute, Miriam Donaldson in order of selection.
In Columbus on May 23 the legislature heard pleas to allow beer retailers to sell as few as two bottles per customer and to adjust garnishee laws. A bill was offered to extend county auditor terms to 1936, with clerks and recorders already approved for four-year terms and prosecutors also supported.
Distribution of ae and potatoes will occur this week in Athens Township with pickups scheduled at Mechanicsburg Wednesday Union Thursday and Theil Friday starting at 2.
A special Summit Grange meeting set for 7 30 PM Wednesday night at Pay 2 aims to confer first and second degrees.
White uses influence to push sales tax before the House as Ways and Means outlines higher income tax plans. Proposed rates rise to six percent on the first 4000 and ten percent above, with exemptions unchanged at 1000 for single, 2500 for married, and 400 per dependent.
J Pierpont Morgan testified before the Senate Stock Market Investigating Committee, opposing tighter bank controls and defending private banking and interlocking directorships. He refused to reveal partnership articles, citing counsel. The inquiry centers on Morgan holdings, including Allegheny Corporation and United Corporation, and the structure distributing profits across Morgan entities.
Zaleski May 23 The national reforestation army contingent arrived Sunday morning with 212 officers and men. They disembarked and moved to the camp northeast of town on Old Furnace Hill. The site was very wet after Saturday’s heavy rain, hindering setup. Many locals have visited the camp or observed it from afar.
The Admiralty said on May 23 that submarine L-23 collided with a trawler seven miles off Kinnaird Head in thick fog. The sub took on water but did not need help.
Charles H. Lake, first assistant superintendent for 13 years, is named superintendent of Cleveland schools effective September 1. Robison G. Jones, who has led as superintendent since 1919, becomes director of public relations.
Washington reports a possible clash between Japanese and Chinese in the Peiping Tientsin area could threaten American civilians and about 25 million dollars in property. Foreign legations would coordinate to protect evacuees, with a special train to the coast or concentration in the Legation Quarter under troop protection.
Hervey Macdonald was arrested last night on a charge of intoxication and confined to the Athens City Jail.
In New York the author argues the Roosevelt administration’s popularity hinges on where new funds will come from. If Roosevelt can extract money without losing public approval, he would be deemed a Messiah, since taxpayers cheer from their pocketbooks rather than the heart.
Ohio Attorney General John W. Bricker filed an injunction in U S District Court to block the Interstate Commerce Commission order on intrastate coal rates. The suit claims the I C C ruling discriminates against Ohio mines and sets June 10 as the effective date.
GLOUSTER May 23 Charged with robbing Mrs. Mary Stiers of 57.26 the trio Henry Six Woodrow Rush and Clarence Rutter were bound over to the Morgan County grand jury Bond set at 500 each they could not furnish They allegedly robbed the bears burr oak home Sunday afternoon tearing a petticoat and taking money and papers Authorities captured Rutter at Joy Creek Mountville about 41 am and Six and Rush at Derthick later The men pleaded not guilty and were committed to jail.
Sources close to the Chinese government approached Sir Miles Lampson the British minister to China seeking British mediation to stop hostilities with Japan in the Peiping area. Lampson has informally discussed the Chinese aggression with Japanese officials.
Japanese newspapers publish sensational charges that Eric Crowe third secretary at the British Embassy and his wife Virginia conducted four photographic expeditions into forbidden areas of the Yokosuka fortified zone.
Mutlina Manufacturing announced a ten percent wage increase today highlighting a raise for its workers. The announcement cites improved labor costs and aims to boost morale across the plant.
Morgan, head of the House of Morgan, confronted Senate Banking Committee investigators as the inquiry into the world’s leading private banking firm began. He read a prepared statement at the hearing opening.
Bishop James Cannon Jr. condemned Alfred Smith, Andrew Mellon, and Herbert Hoover along with metropolitan newspapers for fueling opposition to the Eighteenth Amendment. He cited fund shortages for enforcement and alleged missteps by the speakers while noting a New York resolution attacking Roosevelt's repeal stance.
Rescue squads searched debris strewn Liberal business district for missing persons after a tornado struck yesterday. Three known dead, at least three feared buried, more than 150 injured. Earlier, a tornado near Tryon Nebraska killed eight and injured ten.
New York voters chose delegates to a state prohibition repeal convention as experts predicted a wet landslide of at least six to one. James A. Farley, postmaster general and Democratic chairman, urged support highlighting liquor tax revenues for reconstruction and the moral impact on borderline states.
Peruvian Ambassador De Freyre y Santander was informed in Lima that Peru accepts the League of Nations formula to settle the dispute with Golorabia over Leticia. The move signals a formal diplomatic opening as Lima backs international mediation.
Governor White plans to press a $40 million general retail sales tax through the Ohio legislature, dropping the coupon feature. The redraft taxes tangible personal property at 2 percent on total monthly sales receipts with deductions, extending to services like labor costs. House committee urgency and a Wednesday joint session drive the vote, as canvassers and vendors would face licensing and monthly reporting.
CADIZ May 23 A bridge at Kenwood near Cadiz collapsed sending two automobiles into the stream. Clyde Simms of Proctor West Virginia and Albert Cossman were injured when Simms and his companions twice fell into the water. Two other occupants disappeared and are believed seriously injured.
Shade may 23 program at Jerseyville Church features a Salvation Army skit Christ's Cross and Mine with Sue Reif in the lead role. Capt Fred Reif preaches. Songster Brigade provides songs, Athens Girls' String Band plays, plus Bible reading and prayer.
The Athens Kiwanis Club held its weekly meeting Monday night at the Ames Inn in Amesville. Guests included Frank Philips of Athens, R. D. Weaver of Lancaster, and J. W. Graler of Chicago after a tour of natural gas property nearby.
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