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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1935

Page

1

Court Debates Guffey Coal Tax Bill and NRA Powers

A court opinion discusses the Guffey coal tax proposal and the scope of congressional power under the national industrial program. It notes debates over price controls, production regulations, and federal authority in wage and tax measures amid New Deal era actions, with references to Elwood Hamilton and the NRA framework.

Circuit Court Supreme Court Charles S. Munsel Ted Dawson Congress First Judicial United States

California Wife Plans Separation Amid Celebrity Twist

Unclear excerpts report a wife planning separation amid a tainted marriage rumor. The text references Clark fever of the screen and remarks from Mrs Gable and friends, with a mention of South America and property concerns.

Tork Gable South America

Robbery of Poor Boxes Alarmed Parishioners

A report describes a robbery involving a church poor box and a purse theft during prayer. Police Sergeant James investigates the incident as a repeated offense, noting a suspect linked to prior offenses and tension at the venue.

Comeaux James

NTADS Te big Ne

A fragmented OCR item notes a large event or group involving the NTADS and thousands of families. Details are unclear but reference to a major gathering or initiative appears, with emphasis on extensive participation. No specific dates or named organizations beyond NTADS appear readable.

Sheriff Uses Jail Inmates for Road Work Edict

Sheriff Roscoe Fowler ordered eight county jail inmates to work on county roads as a cost saving measure. He warned that those who refused would face a bread and water diet, following a Board of County Commissioners decision to employ prisoners due to a depleted road budget.

Pomeroy Roscoe Fowler Board of County Commissioners

Pickets Around Moore Enameling Plant As Labor Talks Continue

Union coal miners joined pickets around the Moore Enameling and Manufacturing Co plant in Coshocton as federal labor conciliator L. J. Smith met with union leaders and company officials. President Walter B. Moore said the plant would reopen when former employees return, while leaders claimed a majority joining the company union could force an immediate reopening.

Coshocton Moore Enameling and Manufacturing Co L. J. Smith Stamping and Enameling Workers Union Smith Walter B. Moore Concern Moore Robert Shaw W. M. Reed Enameling Shaw

Fall Business Upturn Strong

Ayres says Cleveland Trust Co review shows a normal autumn rise in activity, first six years with more than seasonal growth. He forecasts corporate earnings and dividends to rise in 1935 and 1936, noting widespread improvement across crops, retail, construction, industry, and rail freight.

Cleveland Leonard P. Ayres Monthly Review The Cleveland Trust Co Colonel Ayres

Girl Flier Forced Down In Brazilian Swamp

New Zealand aviator Jean Batten, first woman to fly solo over the South Atlantic, was forced to land at Praia Sececa, Brazil, about 53 miles north of Rio de Janeiro, due to fuel shortage. She arrived in Rio de Janeiro this morning aboard a Brazilian army plane, leaving her damaged aircraft in a salt swamp.

Rio DE Janeiro Jean Batten Praia Secca Brazil Fiier South Atlantic Praia Sececa

Ohio Governor Davey Sends Regret Telegram Inauguration Message

Governor Martin L. Davey regrets missing President James's inauguration. He sends cordial greetings and best wishes for a successful administration. He notes James leads a highly regarded institution and extends a welcome from trustees, faculty, alumni, and students.

Martin L. Davey James Pr. James Ohio Dr. James

President Roosevelt urges highway safety campaign at AAA

President Roosevelt spoke to the American Automobile Association convention urging an intensive and concise campaign for highway safety to reduce accidents. The message emphasized public awareness and preventive measures for safer driving nationwide.

Chicago Roosevelt American Automobile Association

Harar Near Capture Reported by Italian Allies

Italian correspondents in Ethiopia say the strategic city of Harar is imminent as forces move toward the Addis Ababa Djibouti rail line. The clash on the northern front leaves casualties on both sides and reports of air raids and bombardment near Daggah Bur and Antalo.

Ethiopia Harar Addis Ababa Djibouti Askari Makale Antalo Amba Alaji Daggah Bur Gorrahei Jijiga

Rabbit Season Opens at Noon Across State

Huntsmen head to hills as the rabbit season begins at noon rather than 7 a.m. in Ohio. About 500000 licenses issued promise large turnout, with the law allowing possession beyond five rabbits applying only to hunters, per the conservation department. Judge Frank Slabaugh's ruling awaits possible appeal by Assistant Attorney General C G L Vearick.

Columbus Huntsman Conservation Department Common Pleas Frank Slabaugh Licking County C. G. L. Vearick

College Presidents At Luncheon Listen To Messages

Inauguration luncheon at the Hotel Berry featured A H Upham of Miami University Edward S Parsons of Marietta College Arthur Cutts Willard of Illinois Willfred O Mauck of Hillsdale College Dr Herman G James of Ohio University presiding Gov Martin L Davey delivered a message of regret E L Bowsher introduced and greetings from Columbia University Ohio State University and University of California were engraved the Columbia greeting in Latin

Berry A. H. Upham Miami University Edward S. Parsons Marietta College Arthur Cutts Willard University of Illinois Willfred O. Mauck Hillsdale College Herman G. James Ohio University E. L. Bowsher Martin L. Davey Columbia University Ohio State University University of California Columbia Avery A. Shaw Denison University Granville Cecil A. Thomas Fenn College Cleveland Oxford Charles E. Miller Heidelberg College Tiffin Frederick E. Lumiey Hiram’ College Hiram James Edmund D.soper Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware W. G. Clippinger Otterhein College Westerville Ralph K Hickok Western College Walter L. Collins Wilmington College Wilmington Howard W. Jones Youngstown College Youngstown Joseph Rosier Fairmont State Teachers College Fairmont W. Va Irving Maurer Beloit College Beloit Wis Arthur C. Willard Urbana Karl L. Adams Northern Illinois State Teachers College DeKalb Illinois Willfred C. Mauck Hillsdale, Mich James F. Zimmerman University of New Mexico Albuquerque Charles L. Anspach Ashland College Ashland Homer B. Williams Bowling Green State College Bowling Green

Relief rolls shrink in Ohio counties last week

Columbus reports 9748 fewer persons on the direct relief rolls across Ohio's ten most populous counties in the latest weekly count.

Columbus Ohio

Dr Herman G James Becomes Twelfth Ohio University President

Dr Herman G James took the oath as Ohio University’s twelfth president this morning. He introduced Inauguration Day speaker Dr Harry Woodburn Chase chancellor of New York University who advocated popular education.

Herman G. James Ohio University Lands Colleges of Nation Herman Gerlach James T. R. Biddle Harry Woodburn Chase New York University

Luhrig Man Shot Interceding in Family Argument

Kenneth Francis, 28, of Luhrig, was shot in the abdomen while intervening in a quarrel between William Stone and his wife at Stone’s New Marshfield home. Stone, 33, admitted shooting and was jailed. Francis is in very serious condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital. No charges filed yet pending Francis’s outcome.

Kenneth Francis Sheltering Arms William Stone New Marshfield Luhrig Sheltering Arms Hospital William Albert Stone Officers Sey Athens County Stone Francis Charles Stratton Harold J. Rose Rose Francia

Ohio Prohibition Party Unifies Dry Forces in Ohio

The State Prohibition Party voted to merge with the Commonwealth Party, forming united opposition to alcohol, nicotine, gambling and other evils. Each group will name four delegates to a national convention and a joint platform and state ticket will be framed by a four member committee from each party.

Columbus Prohibition Party Ohio Commonwealth Party United Forms

Bulen reports garage stolen in pieces

Columbus resident J. E. Bulen told police thieves dismantled his two car garage and carted it away in sections, leaving the residence without the structure.

Columbus J. E. Bulen

Dana Walks After Months in Hospital and Barbershop Visit

Dana Lee Tom, recently released from Sheltering Arms Hospital after a gunshot wound, took his first walk with father Fred Lee Tom to the barber shop and back. He weighed 103 pounds after losing about 35, plans include a movie and perhaps the Athens versus McArthur game, aiming to return to school after Thanksgiving.

Dana Lee Tom Fred Lee Tom Dana Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens McArthur

Wages Paid in Silver Dollars Sparks Delaware Trade

A Delaware city plans to pay wages in silver dollars through Christmas as a Chamber of Commerce tactic to reduce holdings and spur Christmas shopping. Employers agreed to the system, hoping the bulky coins would prompt workers to spend.

Delaware The Chamber of Commerce

Ohio University Inauguration Links Past Presidents

Dr. William Henry Scott and Dr. Charles W. Super attended the inaugural of President Herman G. James in Memorial Auditorium. The event honored Ohio’s history with portraits of former leaders and featured remarks from notable alumni and university officials.

Elmer Burritt Bryan William Henry Scott Charles W. Super Ohio University Men's Union Herman G. James Memorial Auditorium Scott Dr. Super James Frank Warner Ohio

37 States Represented at O U Inaugural Reception

Representatives from 37 states and the District of Columbia join Ohio University alumni and faculty for Dr. Herman G. James inauguration. The program includes a Memorial Auditorium ceremony, a Hotel Berry luncheon, library reception, and a Detroit Symphony Orchestra concert. Attending presidents include Avery Shaw Denison University and Arthur Willard University of Illinois among many others.

Ohio University States District of Columbia Athens Herman G. James Memorial Auditorium Hotel Berry James Edwin Watts Chubb Detroit Symphony Orchestra

From College to CCC Camp

A reflective piece by Irvin B. Corb from Santa Monica contrasts the hopeful past of graduates selling bonds with grim postwar disillusion. The author laments a generation burdened by folly, duties to children, and the looming choice between entering a CCC camp or facing bleak prospects.

Santa Monica Calif Irvin Corb

First Poles Erected in Rural Electric Race near Piqua

In Miami County two rival lines race to serve 700 farm families as Rural Electrification Administration funds a 24000 loan for a cooperative project. Dayton Power and Light crews lead, while rights of way and county road franchises prompt legal scrutiny by County Prosecutor Paul Kiopp of Troy.

Miami County Dayton Power @ light Co Co-Operative Project Rural Electrification Administration Dayton Power & Light Co Piqua Paul Kiopp Troy

J P Mohler Suffers Stroke of Paralysis

J P Mohler a 72 year old Pratts Fork resident suffered a stroke on Court Street in Athens as he shopped. He was taken to his daughter Mia Weatherby’s home in Richland Avenue. Clerks noticed his speech faltering before he collapsed near the courthouse. About 25 dollars was in his pocketbook, which may have been dropped in the street.

Court Street J. P. Mohler Pratts Fork Mia J. W. Weatherby Richland Avenue Athens Frank Lowther Mre. Weatherby

Woman Jailed for Illegal Liquor Sale in Toledo

Mrs Cap itolin Kline, 81, jailed for illegal sale and possession of liquor after an inability to pay a $300 fine and costs. Judge Homer Ramey sentenced her to the workhouse late Thursday, marking a fourth offense.

Toledo Capitolin Kline Homer Ramey

Notable College Names Listed Across Several States

The article lists professors and doctors connected to many institutions including Smith College Wellesley College Harvard University and the University of Michigan among others. It mentions numerous colleges in states such as Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey and New York with continued coverage on Page 13.

James L. McCreight Tarkio College Robert J. White William Jewell College Nebraska J. T. House Dean College Nevada Lawrence L. Gill University of Nevada New Hampshire Albert R. Chandler Dartmouth College New Jersey Paul C. Martin Princeton University

Chase Praises Education Aim at Ohio University Inauguration

Dr. Woodburn Chase chancellor of New York University addressed about 2500 at Ohio Universitys Alumni Memorial Auditorium praising widespread schooling as the foundation of opportunity. The oath of office for President Herman G James was administered by Dr. T R Biddle with program notes including Gloria in Excelsis sung by the University Choir and prayers by Dr A A Shaw of Denison University Granville Ohio.

Woodburn Chase New York University Alumni Memorial Auditorium Herman Gerlach James Ohio University T. KR. Biddle Ohio University Board of Trustees James Herman G. James The United States State of Ohio A. A. Shaw Denison University Granville, O

Higher education faces shifting tides in American dream

Dr. Chase addresses a 2,500 strong Athens audience as President James acknowledges trustees and faculty. He traces higher ed enrollment from 3 percent in 1900 to about 18 percent by 1930, notes inflation fears and shifting attitudes toward college in the Depression era, and predicts a renewed rise despite naysayers.

America Chase

Athens Man Indicted For Narcotic Violation

A federal grand jury indicted Clyde Woodruff of Athens in narcotic violation charges. The panel returned 63 indictments including five secret, with other cases citing forging a postal money order by Cleo Webster and Louise Cooper Rider of New Lexington.

Athens Columbus Clyde Woodruff Cleo Webster Louise Cooperrider New Lexington

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Elwood Hamilton Clark Wile NTADS Ne . Ger Meigs County Union Miners Aid Ayres Davey By Henry Cassidy Associated Press Ounty Anchor House Dr. Scott Dickinson College Ohio Uni Super College of the College of Arts Neil D. Thomas Claude Burton Hutchison Hutchison College of Agriculture of U. S O.U Alabama J. Ward Keener Birmingham Southern College California Claude B. Hutchison A. Blias Stanford University Colorado Kinzie B. Neff Colorado College EB. B. Smith University of Denver Janet P. Wilson Colorado State Teachers College Connecticut Edmund 8. Merriam Trinity College E. L. Christie Weeleran University C. N University of Chicago Earle R. Bryant James Millikan University H. F. Scott Illinois College Indiana William A. Manuel DePauw University James FE. Moffat Indiana University Wilmer C. Harris Butler University Owen E. Williams Purdue University Andrew T. Smithberger Notre Dame Iowa J. Ernest Carman Simpson College Harry E. Benz State University of Iowa Kansas Leon E. Smith Ottawa University D. T. Schoonover Washburn College John A. Heas University of Kansas Florence Justin Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science Kentucky Paul P. Boyd University of Lexington R. A. Foster Eastern Kentucky State Teachers’ College Henry K. Beck Georgetown University Louisiana Charles W. Pitkin Louisiana State University Maine Malcolm E. Stickney Bates College Edwin F. Bearce University of Maine Maryland Grace R. Johnson Goucher College John J. Crumley Johns Hopkins University Massachusetts George R. Havens Amherst College W. H Fowler Boston University William A. Matheny Clark University Clarence E. Richards Massachusetts Institute CCC Cobb York University
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