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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1934
Page
1
Chaos spreads from Pekin to Toledo as textile workers protest wage cuts ordered by the NRA. McMahon of the Textile Workers union urges a general walkout, threatening shutdowns of over 1,000 factories. Guardsmen defend plant entrances amid rising tension and possible clashes.
A string of fatal mishaps reported on Memorial Day left at least 13 dead and multiple injuries across states. Incidents included train crashes, drownings in Ohio and Minnesota, falls in Wisconsin, and a deputy shot in Rhode Island.
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Anti-war placards placed on the Soldiers Monument after Decoration Day services were removed by American Legionnaires and Police Chief Robert Parrish during an anti-war rally in Oberlin. The signs cited schools not battleships and transferring war funds to needy students among others as the crowd dispersed.
The House approved the administration silver bill sending it to the Senate. It aims to back a quarter of U S currency with silver and a three quarter fraction with gold. Senate action is anticipated as opponents call the measure a silver brick and worry about monetary principles.
Two 20 year old men, Roger Chew and L. W. Kuhn, died when a plane piloted by 26 year old Harry Russell crashed near Shelby during a short pleasure flight over Mansfield. Russell sustained a fractured pelvis and left hip and ankle and remained hospitalized. Cause of the accident was not determined.
A Nelsonville column underlines daily ads including lost platinum pin notices and listings for used furniture, summer rentals, rooms and houses for rent, and property sales. The writer endorses classifieds as a helpful resource relied on by families.
Athens observed Memorial Day with a parade involving 12 organizations and cemetery exercises on West Union Street. Capt J B Allen organized the program and Paul Shannon led the parade. Rev Coulter delivered the address criticizing aggressive patriotism while honoring soldiers and emphasizing devotion to country and humanity. Military honors included a rifle salute by Company L, Ohio National Guard, taps by the K T Crossen Post, and benediction by Dr A Y Wilcox.
London May 31 F L Cord American auto and airplane magnate described to English acquaintances three attempts to kidnap his family from Beverley Hills California One plan involved a mysterious airplane A California police chief advised Cord to take his family abroad Cord has been in England since mid April to escape the kidnapping panic and summer in Surrey is planned
CHICAGO May 81 An army of school children estimated at 500000 stormed the gates of the Century of Progress Exposition today and fair officials opened entrances to avoid a stampede after 25 were injured. Today is a school holiday and general admission was reduced to five cents for children.
CORBEIL Ont May 31 While aid came from outside world a country doctor fought to save five newborn quintuplets born in a farm home. Three days old the infant girls gain strength though the heaviest weighs only three pounds four ounces at birth. Quintuplets are rare in medical annals and even rarer for allow early care.
In Geneva on May 31 the Soviet proposal to make the World Disarmament Conference a permanent anti war body draws serious attention. A Franco British duel over the plan jeopardizes progress as Louis Barthou ridicules British proposals and attacks Germany. Delegates expect a possible postponement until tomorrow.
Trial of three former Jacksonville Trimble High School athletes Rolland Deal Mark Ginn and John Anderson was postponed as Judge Rowland reviewed a defense demurrer to the indictment claiming the phrase against the will was omitted in count one. Coombs and James pleaded guilty to intoxication and were fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor McCune.
Alameda, May 31 AP. Frank Bennett, exhausted and hungry, sits in a car believed loaded with dynamite and nitroglycerin as police try to dissuade his weird plan to blow himself up. His 14 year old daughter Virginia pleads with him while officers fear a detonation switch could be released at any moment. Bennett refuses to abandon the scheme, tearfully noting his family and stating his hand will trigger the blast in his sleep.
From Gettysburg battlefield Roosevelt urged a new national understanding. In New York he reviewed the fleet and denounced three elements of sectionalism: political distortion, unfair advantage, and narrow self interest dividing Americans.
Kingfisher Oklahoma May 314 Two men robbed Peoples National Bank and escaped with about 1000 dollars. They released a girl clerk and three young male employees who were used as shields. A sheriff's posse is believed to trail the robbers' car about ten minutes behind. No shots were fired. The four were forced onto the car running boards as cash was taken.
The American owned Compania Papelera in Marianao near Havana was destroyed by fire today with an estimated loss of 60000 dollars. Authorities believe the blaze was started by incendiary hands after rumors spread of a planned terrorist campaign of fire.
A man carrying a reckless driving summons in his pocket drove his car into a three vehicle crash that killed three women and seriously injured six others in Woodridge. The accident involved a truck and two cars traveling opposite directions. one car was rolled into the truck’s path. Miss Mildred Davidovitch, 23, of New York, and two unidentified women from Philadelphia were among the dead. Police recovered the Jersey City summons in Michael Arsenovic’s possession. he was critically hurt.
Governor George White ordered one third of Ohio National Guardsmen in Toledo withdrawn as order is restored and sheriff agrees. Henderson said some troops may depart this afternoon or by tomorrow morning. The 24 hour pause in Toledo’s power strike followed a Taft appeal to delay actions against Toledo Edison.
The United States fleet of 9 ships including dreadnaughts cruisers aircraft carriers and support craft met the President in New York Harbor. The steel city at sea housed about 46 000 people with 35 000 sailors and 5 000 officers aboard. Roosevelt witnessed the historic display once seen in 1918, recalling his Navy role then.
Two Protestant protests emerged from the May 31 Presbyterian General Assembly in Cleveland. One opposed merging with the United Presbyterian Church of North America, a key item on the assembly's agenda. The other protested a council report urging penalties and resignations for ecclesiastical discipline. In Mansfield, banks cut savings rates from 3 to 2.5 percent effective July, with semiannual interest payments.
SANTA MONICA Calif President Roosevelt is giving Cuba a new treaty. The godfather clause is taken out. All revolutions are to be strictly home talent. Porta Rica to be wet nursed by the interior department rather than the Army. The Philippines rehearsing for peace. It won t be long till our army will be visiting America all at once. Will Rogers signs off with a satirical note on national security and military deployments.
In Washington on May 31 NRA chief Hugh S Johnson and Amalgamated Association president Michael F Tighe met to avert a steel industry strike. Union leaders Horbeck Spang and Irwin criticized Johnson, hoping Roosevelt would convene steel leaders for a recognition settlement. They planned to meet union mine leaders in Uniontown to seek sympathy action and consider an auto industry strike.
Examinations wrap up for Onin University students in Athens with weekend events planned. Alumni golf at Athens Country Club and trustees meeting precede an Alumni Association picnic for 1,000. Romeo and Juliet performed at Alumni Memorial Auditorium with Yale’s Dr Allan Weigle delivering the baccalaureate address. The president hosts a reception, then Ohio University Band concert. Clinton Poston Biddle of Harvard to speak at Monday graduation exercises.
Ohio officials report a rise in entrants for a judging contest at Ohio State University Agricultural College. The increase is tied to participation by students from OFT and the State Department of Education, signaling a positive outlook for Future Farmers of America activities.
Kansas City dispatch notes drought worsens in Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Texas with heat surpassing 106 degrees. Government projects one million bushels of wheat abandoned daily, while 26,000 head of starved cattle plan to move north to pasture as rail subsidies cover part of the costs.
Two men were injured during an eight mile race at the Fairground in Logan. Harold McClure Springfield suffered internal injuries and a punctured lung while Francis Dean Lancaster broke a right collar bone. McClure's condition was described as serious after being taken to Cherrington Hospital.
Hollywood reports a son weighing eight pounds twelve ounces was born to film star George O'Brien and actress Marguerite Cherisil.
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