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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1935
Page
1
Kansas Governor outlines pay-as-you-go financing and cautions against public debt growth. He calls for fiscal restraint while praising economic security, arguing against Fascist influence and urging continued progress in state governance. Col. C O Mati chairs a survey urging savings in government spending.
The Dayton meeting will feature Rev J of Dayton and a keynote address by Fisher of 48 taxation matters. Party leaders plan to mobilize support, with Wesely chairing and Troxel listed as trustee among veteran members.
Fragmentary OCR text references a mascot event involving eagles or eagle imagery at Golden Eagles, with mentions of miles, harnesses, and a sudden appearance. Details are unclear due to damaged source text.
A crowd of more than 1,000 women attends the third big program of the Athens Cooking School. Mrs Thurn, a renowned homemaking authority, inspires with demonstrations and new recipes to aid meal planning and housework. She urges attendance at the final session and to bring neighbors.
In San Francisco the New Order of Cincinnatus, after a surprising municipal win, outlines plans to spread its civic improvement creed nationwide. Dewey Mead, 37, Painters Local Union business agent and father of two, won with 58,197 votes. the group vows committees free of prejudice to promote efficient, forward-looking city government.
Washington report says the Roosevelt administration plans a more flexible neutrality law to empower the President with broader embargo powers. Secretary Hull argued on a radio address that each war varies in circumstances making rigid rules unsuitable.
In Moscow Red Square the Soviet army paraded its modern weapons on the eighteenth anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. War commissar Klementi Voroshiloff spoke from horseback to massed troops affirming readiness to defend the frontier of their sacred land at any moment.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cleveland Boxing Commission, withholding purses of Ben Jeby and William Jones for stalling in a 1933 bout. The decision upheld lower courts in Hocking County granting William Loomis & Son $2,000 against National Union Indemnity Company, related to a Frank E. Roush project.
Kellogg in Battle Creek announced an average 12.5 percent wage increase for all men employees and said the six hour day, pioneered by the company, appears to be the best solution to unemployment.
Sheriff investigators recount a near triple tragedy in Columbus as Merrill Spurgeon, a 42 year old Portsmouth widow, attempted to drown her two daughters Ruth ten and Marlyn ten with the man she loved, then confronted bystanders and was detained for inquiry.
Hyde Park report notes President Roosevelt pleased by Kentucky voters approving the state enabling act for the new federal social security program. The president greeted the Kentucky Democratic victory with his usual quiet reaction and signaled focus on foreign affairs over domestic issues.
Nelsonville report that Ohio Fuel Gas Company and Sunday Creek Coal Company leased Bailey Run where a third producing well tested 3 200 000 cubic feet. Gas was struck in the Clinton sand at the same depth as two earlier wells. Frank O Mara on New York Coal Company land drilled 2600 feet with 1200 feet to go to pay sand.
The famed 69 year old evangelist and former major league baseball star Rev William A Billy Sunday collapsed while delivering a sermon in Iowa and died at his California home on Wednesday.
The baseball evangelist Reverend William Ashley Billy Sunday died in Chicago at age 72. Born Ames Iowa November 19 1862 he earned the title The Man Who Saved a Million Souls for his energetic preaching. His death followed angina pectoris with recent campaigns in Indiana and Tennessee.
WPA employment in Hocking County reached 706 men by Wednesday per J R Hickey engineer in charge. Nearly 200 workers operate within Logan city. On Thursday the crew from Johnson Hill Road in Ward Township moved to Zion Ridge Road in Starr Township. Rural projects focus mainly on road repair.
Logan Post of the American Legion will conduct memorial services at 11 a.m. Monday as part of Armistice Day activities. Rev. W. N. Shank will speak at Logan High School Auditorium with student body participation. G. E. Carr and C. Wood Bowen named to organize the program. speaker to be announced later. Previously the services were held in the courthouse auditorium.
In a continued civil conflict the Italian Army advances against Makale, routing Ethiopian forces in a fresh offensive. The report notes shifting fronts as Italy pursues strategic gains in the region amid the ongoing war.
A London Daily Mail report quotes an unidentified English doctor who says he has ended five patients lives he could not cure. He describes a “confession” and cites a push for a voluntary euthanasia society allowing the dying to have the right to die.
Max Krotche was re elected mayor of Puchtel Village for the two year term beginning Jan 1 at Tuesday s general election. Other officers named were Bert Smathers clerk Ed Sohn marshal Ben Wagner treasurer George Schenz James Toliver M L Byron John Turvey Roy Wright George Burgess council members
Berlin with Nazi flags raised across garrisons as Hitler’s conscripts take oaths. The banner features a red field with black and white stripes and a central white circled swastika. a small Iron Cross is in the upper left. Bricker rules PUC can set toll gates for Sandusky Bay bridge.
Len B. McCune Democrat reelected mayor of Athens says he will keep C. W. Gross as service director and Scott Haney as safety director for a two year term starting January 1. He expects no changes in minor positions. Election Board begins vote tabulation while results delay to Sunday. Road levy in the county appears defeated and a $60,000 relief bond likely passed.
Columbus insiders Herbert Duffy and Sawyer rival Charlies Sawyer of Cincinnati are urged to enter the Ohio governor race. Duffy says Tuesday's vote proves Democratic leadership under Governor Martin L. Davey is ineffectual. Sawyer counsels careful consideration per Lima News editor Earl R. Leach.
Pittsburgh report quotes Leland Hayward, Katherine Hepburn's manager, calling claims of their marriage "bunk" and untrue as of today.
Cincinnati reports Paul Derringer became the first to sign a Reds contract for the coming year. In Columbus John C Thompson of the State Liquor Control Board announced plans to push for a sweeping probe into liquor department activities.
A columnist argues Britain campaigns for peace while launching a $1 billion rearmament program. Baldwin defends strengthened defense within the League for international peace, insisting the navy bears the brunt of any trouble. The piece notes Britain mobilizes allies, sanctions Italy, and seeks American goodwill while preparing for potential conflict.
John D. Tipton Republican elected councilman of Logan First Ward will take office January 1 with prior experience from 1910 to 1914 in Gallipolia. He moved to Logan in 1916 as a furniture maker and has since been employed at the local plant. He will join W. D. Braddock, newly elected Third Ward councilman, January 1.
Early returns show A B Chandler a 90 000 vote lead over Judge King Swope with one third of precincts counted. He captures a state ticket majority and the legislature for Democrats while Kentucky votes to repeal the prohibition amendment and approve old age pensions. Ruby Laffoon opposes the sales tax and trails in the Democratic sweep.
Logan staff report commissioners Frank St Clair Emanuel Wolfe and W E Evans with auditor W S Yaw met Dayton Frost relief executive in Columbus to plan for local relief after federal withdrawal. Federal relief may end Nov 15 with possible extension after Nov 1 court ruling. Two weeks ago $20000 bonds were sold under the Carey Bill to seed local relief funds as WPA expansion is hoped to ease the burden.
Charles Ibbotson age 20 of Fremont was injured after falling nearly 100 feet from St. Marys Catholic Church tower to a concrete walk. Doctors said he had a slight chance to recover. His brother Virgil and employer Claude E Hufford of Fremont witnessed the accident.
Columbus dispatch reports Senate leader Paul Yoder cancelled a Dayton session scheduled for next Tuesday over the 107 million dollar state budget. The recess remains in effect with no new call time given. A separate Columbus item says James J. Nolan, 7, died after being struck by a truck while ill, near the city.
Associated Press reports Britain refuses to ease Mediterranean tensions as Mussolini shells Ethiopian fronts. Italian forces under Santini Pirzio Birotti push toward Makale while Ras Gugsa seeks to govern occupied areas. London demands troop reductions in Libya before fleet cuts.
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a two year 3 percent loan of 350000 dollars to Shelby County Ohio Rural Electric Cooperative for 270 miles of line to serve 1006 farms. The Farm Bureau Rural Electrification Cooperative sponsors the project and will be paid 2 mills per kilowatt hour for construction supervision and operation. Transmission lines will connect with the Miami County project for unified operation.
Col. C. O. Sherrill president of the American Retail Federation told Mansfield merchants to take a more active interest in government. He said the newly organized federation marks the first effort to mobilize the retail industry for efficiency and economy in government as a service to customers.
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