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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1935
Page
1
incoherent OCR text outlines leaders aiming to extend the Dealers Act, with House Ways and Means panel advancing a session bill. NRA alignment with the President and filibuster threats loom as strategists weigh extending provisions while preserving existing codes amid Recovery era tensions.
In a series of wrecks along major roads yesterday at least thirteen people died and others were injured. A tractor trailer and several cars collided near a railroad pole, with one driver dying hours after the crash. A separate incident on Columbus Street left a teenager dead and a Mitakip driver injured, while another vehicle rollover on Stras Street claimed a life.
A hospital report recounts Roman Zielinek guiding a crisis at Voluntari where a patient was saved by quick action. The incident occurred days ago and involved a supervisor from Monda and an ARO team.
George W. Markey accuses the New York park department of using garbage rather than ashes as the foundation for a Bronx roadway under construction. He says foul odors wake his family nightly and warns he may inform the grand jury if no action is taken.
In Pasadena a wounded man named Jack Williams became the FBI and San Marino police key in a $72 000 extortion plot against Herbert D Ivey a wealthy Southern California banker. Agents think Williams is the extortionist or informant while they pursue the “10 of us” mentioned in letters to Ivey. an ensuing shootout left Williams and Detective-Lieutenant Perry Archer wounded. A car linked to the ambush contained a gunny sack tape rope and chain.
In Hagerstown Maryland a murder warrant was prepared for Annabelle Godar 38 pending an inquest into the death of her husband Austin Godar 40 The inquest will be held Tuesday The warrant will be served after the inquest Police Captain Clarence Emmett signed the document and county investigator Clarence Baker quoted Godar threatening harm before the shooting The wife admitted firing a single shot from a pistol under a bed pillow after her husband returned home intoxicated She called police and surrendered to arrest
Ohio House members weigh forcing a special session over the 97 million dollar biennial budget affecting state operations and salaries. Senate leaders added nearly a million extra for appropriations, while a conference committee plan stalled. Speculation circulates on education post and candidates to replace state director of education B O Skinner.
London officials floated the plan for a seven power naval conference before year end. The move follows Berlin's report that Anglo-German talks open June 4 to seek inclusion of Germany and Russia with the five treaty powers United States Great Britain Japan France and Italy. Britain insists a five or more power meeting is required under the London and Washington pacts amid Japan's earlier denunciation of the latter. Marion doctor Louis D Hamilton, 78, veteran physician of Marion, died Monday after a 10 week illness.
Washington report says the AAA plans a four year continuation of the wheat adjustment program after a landslide voter referendum. Unofficial returns show 179 029 in favor to 28 330 against. The plan sets annual acreage adjustments not to exceed 2 1/2 percent with yearly benefit determinations.
Fleming publisher of the Ohio Examiner and his editor William Snyder filed a motion for a new trial in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Judge Roy J. Gillen set June 6 for hearings. Attorneys alleged trial errors including wrong indictment, improper charges, excluded evidence, and improper instructions.
The Frazier Lemke Act granting a five year moratorium on farm mortgage payments was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision. The case, Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank versus William W. Radford Sr., involved vast farm debts estimated at 12 billion dollars. Higher courts had split on the act before the ruling.
Fire early Monday destroyed Fred Wolfe’s repair garage and the home of Mr and Mrs Ashbury McCombs on Mason City Hill. Neighbors formed a bucket brigade and drained a cistern to save the Wolfe property. Fire cause undetermined. many tools and equipment in the garage were lost. Both buildings burned to the ground. owners believed their fire insurance policies would cover losses.
A Athens County Common Pleas Court jury convicts Grover W. Fleming and editor William Snyder of publishing obscene material in the Ohio Examiner. The May 25 issue teased an extra edition as readers awaited the verdict. The jury’s guilty verdict ends their expectation of a final acquittal in the trial set to begin Thursday.
Governor Park commuted Walter Mee Gee's death sentence for the Mary McElroy kidnapping to life in prison. The case drew national attention as the governor granted clemency after considering the plea from Miss McElroy.
Paris reports the French cabinet ties its fate to defending the franc as premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin wins approval for full powers. The council of ministers, with President Lebrun presiding, will formally adopt the program tomorrow.
Yee Kim Wing age 45 among four Chinese arrested in a Saturday raid hanged himself in a Cincinnati jail cell using improvised clothing late Saturday night after pleading guilty to violating federal narcotic laws. He was held to the grand jury on a 7900 dollar bond.
A drastically revised Guffey coal stabilization bill was presented to a conference of soft coal operators led by T G Essington of Chicago. The plan would replace federal land purchases and allocation with tougher penalties, include a 25 percent tax with a 0 percent drawback, and establish a bituminous coal commission to issue cease and desist orders. The joint conference reported no progress on new contracts as operators warned of a potential strike if agreements with the United Mine Workers are not reached.
Lois McCalanhan of Canaanville suffered severe cuts to her legs in a collision at the Poplar Street Buchte Road junction Saturday night. She was treated locally and later sent home. Richard Jackson, also of Canaanville, and the Dutch Zimmer Orchestra were involved when their cars collided. Jackson pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
In Los Angeles a breezy Sunday pages mix sports and world affairs. Babe Ruth homered in imagined limits, and Lawcen Little repeats at Stanford. Owens breaks records, while Congress, Hitler, and Mussolini are noted in passing. Will Rogers signs off.
Coast guard seaplane searched the rough seas Monday for the five or six man launch carrying William B. Leeds Jr. from Miami toward the Moana yacht at Bimini. Two other men were aboard and one returned to Palm Beach as the search continued at dawn.
Rioters injured several workers at the Berger Manufacturing Co plant as strikers blocked non union workers entry. William Demas, 39, suffered head injuries. pickets surrounded the four entrances while Loyalty Local 14803 pushes for recognition as bargaining agent for all employees. The union cites 5 percent of 450 workers. company says at most 35 percent belong to the union.
Brush fires roared toward the Dionne homestead near Callander Ontario as the Dionne quintuplets near their first birthday. Firefighters battled flames through the night with the hospital and babies considered safe. The birthday observance at the hospital is set for 6:45 p.m. with David Croll, Ontario Minister of Welfare, as speaker. A high mass is planned Tuesday at the Corbeil church.
Tacoma police warn the public ransom note in the George Weyherhauser kidnapping may delay efforts to recover the boy. The missive demanded 200000 dollars, gave five days to raise funds, and warned investigators to avoid private detectives. The note signed Egoist Egoist and unsigned by authorities.
Police confront Jean Wilson a 35 year old resident dubbed the mystery woman as her burning home is threatened with entry. She denies awareness of the fire though neighbors report a filled house with papers to the ceiling and blocked entry for fire crews. Weatherly quips on her breeding and education while she remains silent on origins.
In Cincinnati the 147th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A entered the second half of its seven day meeting with the policy committees silent on eligibility to commissionerships for three fundamentalists. The panel was to rule late Friday or Saturday but no word was forthcoming.
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