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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1939

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Scandinavia Backs Finland as Europe Braces for Clash

Scandinavian nations pledge final support to Finland as Paasikivi returns to Moscow for negotiations on Soviet territorial claims and Red bases. Molotov signals Moscow will aid Germany only if Allied threats arise. Turkey seeks neutral balance while Berlin probes Ankara’s stance and Balkan ties hint at a Mussolini led peace push. Germany needs eastern routes to sustain the war.

Europe Great Britain Germany Scandinavia Dardanelles Finland J. K. Paasikivi Moscow Red Navy Viacheslav Molotov Russia Black Sea Philiate Elias Erkko

Chamberlain Sees Molotov Speech As Soviet Disappointment

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Moscow’s Molotov speech shows no new shifts and aligns with Britain’s aims for peace. He noted Soviet nonparticipation for Germany’s aid causes Berlin disappointment and reported naval anti submarine progress and RAF photo flights amid stormy weather.

London U.P Neville Chamberlain Germany Sovietussia Adolf Hitler House of Commons Viacheslav Molotov Europe Molotov Moscow Royal Air Force Great Britain Lord Nuffield Henry Ford Air Ministry

A Brookfield man sentenced for first degree murder

At 6 p.m. yesterday in Brookfield Judge Harry Libbey sentenced Carl Bivens to a lesser punishment after he pleaded guilty to the first degree murder of Carl Ivens, a 39 year old Brookfield flying instructor. Bivens’s widow Etta spoke of sparing his life but wanted him secluded from harming others.

Macon Harry Libby Carl Ivens Brookfield Vincent Moody Frankfort, Ind

Japs Reply to Grew Speech Sparks Tokyo Debate

The Japanese Institute of the Pacific led by Gen Nobuyuke Abe and former Premier Kenkichi Yoshizawa said America must face ongoing hostilities in China and that peace time privileges do not apply. Abe and Yoshizawa echoed the view in remarks stressing gov ernment efforts to improve ties with the United States.

Tokyo U.P Japanese Institute of the Pacific Nobuyuke Abe America China Joseph Clark Grew United States Kenkichi Yoshizawa Abe Foreign Office

Special Session of Ohio Solons May Be Needed

Governor John W. Bricker said a special session of the general assembly will be called probably in January if the constitutional amendment establishing a state board of education is approved by voters next Tuesday. The amendment creates the state board and tasks the legislature with shaping its organization and authority. If approved, it becomes effective January 1.

Columbus U.P General Assembly State Board of Education John W. Bricker

Treasury to Raise Half Billion in New Money by 1940

Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced plans to raise 500 million dollars in new money by January 1, 1940. He said if market conditions stay favorable, up to 1.37 billion dollars in obligations due March 15 may be refunded in advance.

Washington U.P Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr Morgenthau

Voice of Dead Wife Testifies Against Husband in Trial

In New Philadelphia a phonograph recording of a dying wife’s voice was played in court as she testified against Frank Truman a Negro blacksmith of Dennison who is charged with beating her to death Prosecutor Ralph Finley presented the recording during testimony

New Philadelphia U.P Frank Truman Dennison

House Vote on Embargo Repeal Scheduled Today

The House will vote today on repealing the arms embargo in a key step before Saturday adjournment. Speakers for both sides plan sharp moves as administration leaders seek a final action and conferees prepare for Senate talks.

House Washington Roosevelt Administration House Hacin Watingean Vases Munets Ems OY Senate Congress William B. Bankhead Bankhead Sam Rayburn Tex Republican Party James W. Wadsworth New York Luther A. Johnson Hamilton Fish N. Y

Ohio Thanksgiving Held November Twenty Third

Governor Bricker issued a proclamation designating Thursday November 23 as Thanksgiving Day in Ohio in line with the national proclamation by President Roosevelt.

Columbus John W. Bricker Ohio Franklin D. Roosevelt

Knight Convicted in Cambridge Street Shooting Case

Richard Knight a 19 year old from East Cambridge was found guilty today of assault and battery in connection with the shotgun killing of Ida Arthurs age 19 of Byesville on a Cambridge street a month earlier.

Cambridge Richard Knight East Cambridge Ida Arthurs Byesville

Allies and Germany Await Definite War Action

New York U P president Hugh Baillie said the European war is fought on home fronts as armies stand in position awaiting orders to strike. He noted two months of daily apprehension, long blackouts, rationing, and disrupted daily life across Germany Britain and France. He added the Soviet question unsettles Europe, with no side eager to be first to a major offensive. Molotov’s remarks did not commit the Soviets to war with Germany.

New York Hugh Baillie The United Press Soviet Union Europe Germany Molotov Supreme Council Hitler

British Vessel Reported Safe Coulmore Is Safe After SOS

The British freighter Coulmore, reported safe by Camperdown Radio, sent an SOS in the U S neutrality zone. Coast Guard and Navy craft searched 24 hours with no wreckage found. the crew later advised they were safe at 2 30 a m.

Washington

Magician Vanishes With 15 Dollars at Halloween Show

Bellville village merchants sponsored a Halloween event for 200 children at the high school auditorium. They paid a man who claimed to be a magician $15 for entertainment, but he vanished with the money.

Mansfield U.P Bellville

Claude Gillingwater Dies at 70 in Suicide

Hollywood veteran Claude Gillingwater aged 70 killed himself last night choosing death over aging and illness. The actor who began with Mary Pickford and was known for lovable grouch roles died by his own hand.

Hollywood U.P Claude Gillingwater Mary Pickford

Granny Elizabeth Giragosian Begins Cutting Third Set

Elizabeth “Granny” Giragosian 107 of Racine Wisconsin discards false teeth and starts removing and displaying her first two teeth of a third set.

Elizabeth Giragosian Racine, Wis

Swiss court sentences Costly Virginia Capt Rota in spy case

The Geneva federal court sentenced Costly Virginia Captain Rota, a former dancer described as a pretty divorcee, to five years in prison for espionage after she admitted serving as a spy “just for the fun of it.”

Virginia Rota Geneva

German Guns Bombard First French Town

German artillery shelled Forbach the first time since the war began. Four and six inch guns blasted the town near Saarbruecken. A nearby hill north east of Saarlouis was also shelled. Reports mention many German youths in the ranks and French prisoner exchanges.

Paris Forbach Saarbruecken Saarlouis Saarlautern Western Front

More Men Sought From Fifth Corps Area

The War Department authorized Maj. Gen. Daniel Van Voorhis to recruit 3390 men from Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and Indiana by December 31. The quota includes 1328 for the air corps and 918 for Hawaii and the Canal Zone. Eligible are unmarried men aged 18 to 35 with no dependents.

Columbus U.P War Department Daniel van Voorhis Fifth Corps Ohio Kentucky West Virginia Indiana Air Corps Hawaii Canal Zone

Attempt To Sell Pension Voucher Arrest

Dayton detectives arrested Byron Parks 39 of Columbus after learning he tried to sell a $60 government pension voucher for $10. He had $1,500 in vouchers on him. Checks were addressed to Bellaire residents. Parks formerly lived in Bellaire.

Dayton U.R Byron Parks Columbus Bellaire Parks

Nations clash over Panama declaration and neutral belt

Washington reports European belligerents reject the Panama Decla ration as dangerous to neutrality while Britain and Germany ignore the proscriptions off American shores. Former Gov. Alf Landon criticizes the policy as unenforceable, signaling rifts with President Roosevelt and potential Senate debate.

Washington Panama Coulamore Despatch Emmy Friedrich Caribbean Landon

Record Voting Is Expected in Ohio Election

Columbus Ohio July 3 1936 statistician George M Neffner of the secretary of state's office forecast more than two and a half million votes in the off year election surpassing prior records He predicted the Bigelow amendment on initiative requirements would be decisively defeated and said the $50 a month old age pension amendment would draw a larger vote than any past Ohio ballot He noted the civil service reorganization law referendum would attract attention but be overlooked by many voters and mentioned the education board amendment was submitted by a near unanimous legislature.

Columbus U.P George M.neffner Secretary of State’s Nexr Neffner Ohio Board of Education

Sees Peril of Ship Sabotage

WASHINGTON U R William Co McCuistion a former Communist Party leader told the Dies Committee that strikes and sabotage aboard American ships would break out immediately if war with the Soviet Union occurred He testified from a jail cell where he awaits questioning by New Orleans police about the slaying of a union official last September He warned that one man can sink a ship.

Washington U.R William Co. McCuistion Dies Committee United States Soviet Russia McCuistion District of Columbia New Orleans

Charge Teachers Hit Bigelow Plan in Class

Canton public school teachers are accused of teaching propaganda against the Bigelow pension amendment. The Bigelow Plan Club of Stark County filed the charges with School Superintendent Jesse Mason, who said he would investigate.

Canton U.P Canton Public Jesse Mason Bigelow Plan Club Stark County Mason

Winter Visited Cleveland Leaving Snow and Slush

The article notes winter's arrival in Cleveland overnight with sleet then snow. Snow began about 4 15 a m and peaked between 5 50 and 7 a m leaving a mix of slush on roads.

Winter Cleveland U.P Greater

Wheat Farmers Triple Insurance on 1940 Crop

Ohio wheat growers increased crop insurance participation for 1940 with 28 632 policies, up from 10 285 last year. Total insured acreage covers about 284 965 acres, with payments totaling 99 961 bushels in losses to 1 847 farmers and a guaranteed production of 3 874 897 bushels. Ohio ranks third nationally in insured contracts behind Kansas and Nebraska. The plan covers 50 or 75 percent of the farm's average yield and protects against winterkill flood hail and other hazards but not neglect.

Columbus AUP Ohio Ohio Agricultural Adjustment Administration Committee Kansas Nebraska

Italy Greece reaffirm 1920 non aggression treaty

Athens reports Italy and Greece completed talks reaffirming their 1920 non aggression pact. Officials say exchange of notes stresses friendly relations as a factor for peace in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Italy Greece Athens Mediterranean

Bricker Backs Taft For 1940 National Convention

Governor John W. Bricker agreed to run as a delegate at large to the 1940 Republican national convention and pledged to Taft s favorite son candidacy after a brief meeting with U S Senator Robert A Taft at the Ohio state capitol.

Columbus U.P John W. Bricker U. S Robert A. Taft Bricker Taft

Bricker Won’t Order Early Special Election

Columbus Governor John W. Bricker said he does not plan to call an early special election to fill the 22nd district seat after the death of Congressman Chester C. Bolton.

Columbus U.P John W. Bricker Chester C. Bolton

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