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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1933
Page
1
A summary notes Ohio Farm Bureau leaders and Palmer criticizing government tax policy and NRA credit programs. They call for limiting real estate taxes and shifting focus from income tax to fund New Deal initiatives, while warning against overburdening taxpayers.
Disjointed notes describe a fence on Union Street near the Athens County Courthouse. The plan includes a wire fence fronting Union Street and a meeting time at 9 to hear a report from P Slaughter, secretary of the board.
The report notes pardons issued in a November case involving E. Hering and others linked to a conspiracy and lottery charges. One individual was sentenced previously, with additional actions by the Fraternal order noted.
A rough text fragment notes blizzard conditions and gale winds affecting a team and meteorology. It mentions depictions of wind, cold, and weather impact but lacks clear specifics or dates.
The U S domestic gold price rose to 33.56 per ounce boosting the dollar's value to 61.59 cents in gold, the lowest since March 1865. Treasury approval of Roosevelt's price plan reduces opposition while linking currency value to gold.
Beverly Hills column quotes Will criticizing leaders in Europe after Germany votes on League of Nations exit. He laments loss of faith in “guys with silk hats” and notes rising self protection and distrust, contrasting Swiss independence and global disarmament debates.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union denounces the Rockefeller control report as unscientific and announces a nationwide mobilization for prohibition. It warns Rockefeller education ideas would produce a nation of drinkers and drunkards, and outlines 25 regional conferences to begin the campaign.
The Athens County Election Board will meet at the Courthouse Monday at 9 am to decide three tied contests by coin flip and recount the Coolville mayoral ballots. In Athens Third Ward council race Eva Van Dyke and Charles Day tied at 193 each. Trimble Township trustees G W Cavey and John H Gachel tied at 699. Coolville council Ralph Cheviar and D C Davis tied at 67. King requested recount for Coolville mayoral race where write-in King had 104 votes vs 108 for Walden. King paid $10 for the recount.
In Shelton Connecticut on November 14 194? tuberculosis experts described new bacilli forms cocci and diplocei as potential destroyers of tubercle bacilli. Dr Stephen J Maher outlined the technique developed after 25 years of research noting these bacteria can destroy TB bacilli in humans cows and some birds via feeding sterile milk through the Maher Process.
Miss Catherine Gilbert a 24 year old New York manicurist sues Cincinnati union organizer Thomas J Farrell for breach of promise seeking 30000. She alleges he posed as unmarried and claimed he was single while making loans to her. Farrell denies marriage proposals and accuses her of blackmail.
Seven counties gather in Marion to discuss forming a group to push inclusion of the Scioto and Sandusky Rivers in Ohio flood control plans. The Miami Conservancy District and a Columbus based Ohio Valley Conservancy and Flood Control Congress have already conducted surveys and planning.
Mrs Kathryn Kelly 24 wife of George Machine Gun Kelly a convicted kidnapper and gangster was removed from the Cincinnati workhouse by federal authorities. Destination of the prisoner was not known. She was sentenced to re imprisonment in connection with a recent southwestern kidnapping.
Southern California endures extreme heat with Los Angeles tying a 33 year high at 96 degrees and Santa Ana reporting 110. Beaches fill as desert winds push the mercury higher, threatening further records.
In Cincinnati on November 14, workers at Herman Elseser dairy farm say a playful wild deer wandered into Miamitown last week and now supposedly impersonates a calf. The deer was driven into the barn with the herd and only detected when it leaped through a window.
Senate investigators revealed that on October 24 1928 a signed syndicate agreement to take over 1 130 000 shares of Sinclair Consolidated Oil at 30 a share led to profits of over 6.25 million for Harry F Sinclair and associates as market manipulation drove the stock above the syndicated price. The group including Arthur W Cutten Chase Securities Blair and Company began unloading as the price surged, finally netting about 12 million in profit for insiders.
Christian Arthur Wellesley fourth Earl of Cowley plans to give up his House of Lords seat and settle on a Washoe Valley Ranch He has applied for American citizenship and bought the Lakeview ranch In Washoe Valley He married Elsie May Himes the Reno hat check girl and his divorce from Lady Mae Josephine Cowley produced a settlement of 18000 dollars per year for Lady Cowley and their three children The new Lady Cowley was born on the old May Ranch in Reno
Miles Frank Yount, 53, prominent oil magnate and president of Yount Lee Oil, died suddenly at his Beaumont residence. Reports say he rejected a $120,000,000 bid for his Texas and Louisiana oil holdings.
The Chatfield village election signified the intention to place 104 persons in office. The county board announced that 95 voters cast ballots for six councilman posts. one woman was voted village marshal and another for constable.
Arvid Werner Jacobson 29 an American school teacher and University of Michigan graduate was arrested in Helsingfors Finland. His wife was taken into custody. The Jacobsons are suspected of Communist affiliations by Finnish police via a cable to Detroit.
A diphtheria epidemic is reported in Athens County with three deaths in the past month and 19 new cases. County health officials urge keeping children in classrooms and emphasize localized school closures where advised, with Stewart schools already closed and public gatherings forbidden.
Berlin reports say Adolf Hitler intends a drastic reorganization of the storm troop units after a strong plebiscite showing. He would disband most of the elite corps, retaining a bodyguard nucleus for Nazi leaders as allies watch Germany's military ambitions.
The wealthy parents of Brooke L. Hart, a 22-year-old model son, appealed directly to his alleged abductors to begin confidential negotiations for his return. After five days of police activity, no trace of Hart was found. the ransom demand of $40,000 is mentioned in the lone kidnapper message. The mother has been under medical care since the abduction.
L B Palmer of Pataskala announced he would resign the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation presidency at the end of his current term after serving ten years.
Lancaster officials cut the city gas rate to 35 cents per thousand cubic feet after an emergency ordinance. The gas department reported a $33,000 profit over 10 months, with reserves totaling $309,923 in bonds notes and cash. City wells number 175 and cover nine months demand, with Ohio Fuel Gas Company purchases in winter.
State Relief Commission offices in Columbus received numerous project proposals for funding under the federal Civil Works Program. Henderson and Braught will meet Howard O. Hunter in Washington to review the plans, which include sewer construction airport grading park beautification and street repair and aim to provide employment for thousands of men over two to three months.
Robert White 21 youngest child of Governor White will be laid to rest beside his mother in Marietta after funeral services this afternoon. He was killed in a late night automobile crash near Belle Meade New Jersey while returning from Princeton University where he was a senior en route to New York City. Governor White will then travel to Washington and Summit New Jersey for his son George Jr wedding to Miss Carolyn Lawrence of Summit.
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh reportedly plan a nonstop flight from Lisbon to New York, a three thousand mile leg across the South Atlantic, marking a new westward route in Lindbergh style.
Mrs. Mary Prince, wife of Rev. Timothy Prince, charged with assault after she brought a butcher knife to a Sunday School convention in St Clairsville. Deputies quelled fighting as Deacon Henry Cooper and others were injured. Prince alleged a family dispute over eight dollars missing from the exchequer.
In Columbus Navy reports that emergency passage of Ohio liquor laws is possible so they take effect upon governor signature rather than after 90 days. Senate polls show 24 voting for the emergency clause, 22 needed. House support uncertain, 90 votes required. House sentiment shifts after last Tuesday's election. The governor’s liquor advisory commission met to draft recommendations for a December 6 special session.
General Hugh Johnson told about 20 000 listeners in Louisville that the NRA seeks fair competition not restrictions on individualism. He said self regulation under government supervision need not hinder American institutions such as individualism liberty of speech and action. Johnson planned to report to President Roosevelt after the tour as the Midwest largely backs his recovery program.
In Washington on November 14 officials said negotiations with Commissar Maxim Litvinov should end successfully before the President’s trip to Warm Springs Friday. White House and Soviet spokesmen insisted that no fixed appointment with Litvinov had been set for today.
The Navy staged a major simulated battle in the Pacific off Point Arguelo. Warships attacked to test air base invasion defenses while the dirigible Macon prepared for its first war condition test.
Mansfield authorities chase two men believed to have buried the bomb that wrecked the Mansfield News-Journal mailing room on Sunday. The newspaper resumed street circulation Monday with a front page editorial denouncing the gangsters responsible.
Columbus report states, on November 14, Attorney General J. W. Bricker ruled that a bill of sale is necessary to establish a claim of ownership of an automobile. The ruling clarifies required documentation for vehicle ownership disputes.
Alan Jordan secretary of the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress spoke to 75 Engineers Club members outlining a 250 million flood control program for central and southern Ohio. The plan would build 39 reservoirs, employ 20 000 people for three years and require 10 000 to 50 000 engineers with federal funding awaiting approval.
Senator Dickinson of Iowa announced he will seek a bill when Congress reconvenes that would abolish the NRA and everything it stands for. He criticized the Blue Eagle and argued England’s progress with no NRA shows the country is floundering.
A eight year old girl, Ruth Slewczynski, made a stunning Town Hall debut and was hailed by critics as a genius. She played a full sized concert grand, sitting on the bench edge to reach the pedals, marking a rise from child musician to top concert pianist.
Mussolini dissolves the Chamber of Deputies and transfers national legislative powers to a system of trade and commercial guilds. The guilds central council will replace the chamber in the new corporative state, evolving the foundations of Fascism.
In Eure France on Armistice Day a 31 year old cheese dealer named Charles Paul threw a corrosive chemical at the statue of Aristide Briand during its unveiling protest against Briand’s foreign policy. The statue was damaged seriously.
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