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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1935
Page
1
Gallipolis Ohio staff special reports two railroad tunnel workers injured near Dye ville. Denver Knapp 30 of Leon West Virginia near death at Holzer Hospital after a dynamite blast loosened rock. A second, unnamed worker sustained lesser injuries during widening work midway through the tunnel.
Logan Ohio staff special reports Judge Harvey M Whitcraft assigns juries for a week of December 9 for four days of trials. Oliver Mills of South Bloomingville faces an indictment charging him with cutting Ray Harper with intent to wound in a 1931 case that was re issued after Mills was rearrested following a Columbus prison release. Other cases include Rutherford vs Murray and others and a few receivership actions. A prior trial ended without verdict.
Calm prevailed at the Athens County Old Age Pension Office as county commissioners handled other duties and no word came from H. J. Berrodin on staff appointments. J. Howard Bell, sent from Columbus, appeared to lead the office with support from Miss Rowena Sprout, a Civil Service investigator. Miss Fannie Matteson was present but not active in duties.
The National Grange outlined a permanent economic structure for agriculture based on AAA groundwork. Key pillars include farmer controlled cooperatives to take over AAA machinery, production reduced by quantity rather than acreage, and protections for farmer labor and seed against crop failure.
The Workers' Alliance voted to delay a proposed strike on WPA projects until after December 1 as they seek wage increases from 33 to 50 cents an hour and collective bargaining rights. Direct relief ends in Ohio then.
Three U S Forest Service officials led by R B McKennan visited Athens to inspect sub marginal lands in the Hocking Purchase Unit. Byron Groesbeck explained sellers benefit from immediate land availability and early cash payments after appraisal and required legal steps. The inspectors planned tours of Muskingum, Vinton, Simmes Creek and Scioto units to promote land acquisition and forest development.
Receipts show the drive reaching more than half of the $1,200 target. The campaign continues through the week and likely to Wednesday of next week. Mrs. L. K. Swaim, chairman, notes some districts and committees 아직未 canvassed and many business places uncontacted. Money receipts go to Mrs. Frank R. Murphey or Mrs. Swaim.
Shawnee report states Pine Run Mine in Eastern Ohio is back in operation after years idle. Morelli Sons Coal & Mining Co leased the site from Sunday Creek Coal Co and plans to employ 150 workers with coal loading set to begin December 15.
Twelve mines operated in the Chauncey district Friday including Nos 24 267 255 107 219 9 10X 1 69 25 with names Hocking and Salem Hollow recorded among operations.
World War memories fade as new conflicts arise but Civil War figures linger in public memory. Solomon Jeffers of Pleasanton Ohio, veteran of the Ninety Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, died at age and was possibly the last survivor of Company I. Details on his exact status remain uncertain.
In Santa Monica Irvin Cobb forecasts winter men’s fashion with a morning suit worn daily and all day. He notes polished park bench lounge effects and bright knee and elbow patina while advising no jewelry and mentions a special pocket for tax notices.
Col. Sherrill told Governor Davey the completed Ohio government survey is conservative about savings, with potential gains exceeding 15 million if all recommendations are enacted. A Get It Done committee will study execution while the 140-member panel notes the work was financed entirely by private contributions and public funds were not used.
The Literary Digest poll from 5 states in the South and West shows 58.28 percent voting no and 46.72 percent yes on approving the Roosevelt New Deal acts and policies. Earlier spring 1934 polling indicated 61.15 percent support versus 38.85 percent opposition among similar voters.
A.B. Wilkes, Athens Route 2, a truck driver for Elmer Tom, was severely bruised and cut on the head when he fell from a stepladder while wiring an electric sign at Joe West Service Station in Athens. He was taken by local ambulance to Sheltering Arms Hospital and is expected to remain for several days.
Athens County farmers and Resettlement Administration representatives will meet Saturday at 7 30 PM in the county extension office for a round table on securing limestone for soil fertilization. Discussion will cover limestone project organization sources in the county quarrying and crushing costs and potential local selling prices.
The polar explorer plans a second air hop to cross Antarctica starting from Dundee Island near Cape Horn. After a fuel leak spoiled the first attempt, he awaits favorable weather to begin as mapped, seeking to determine if Antarctica is one landmass or two large islands.
Parkersburg police seek James New a junk dealer in Parkersburg on a warrant from Magistrate 7 & Bennett for passing four worthless checks totaling 4.20 at the Athens Junk Company Sheriff Charles Stratton announced today.
Mrs. Ollie May Oakes Wyatt, 54, wife of Charles H. Wyatt, died Thursday at the family home 23 Elmwood Place after months of illness. Funeral at home Saturday at 1 pm with interment in Amesville Cemetery. She was daughter of the late Charlies W Oakes and Liza Oakes, a pioneer of Washington County, member of Washington County Pioneer Association and Marietta Baptist Church. Survived by husband, three sisters, a brother, and many relatives. parents and sisters preceded her in death.
A jury acquitted Mrs. Ruby Shaffer on a murder by poison charge in Parkersburg West Virginia. The case claimed she killed her husband to collect insurance and marry Clifford Cauley a boarder in their home who is serving a life sentence for the murder.
The WPA in Meigs County will raise wages for unskilled to 4 and skilled to 63 with professional and technical at 69, aligning with Athens County rates. Ray Noble, Athens district supervisor, was informed by Ohio WPA chief Dr. Carl Watson. The change takes effect at the start of the next payroll period.
Los Angeles reports Senator W. G McAdoo of California urged about 1500 World War veterans to march on Washington at the opening of Congress. He urged them to use military tactics in their fight for adjusted compensation and stay with Congress until a satisfactory bonus bill passes.
Will C. Merritt of Columbus, former Meigs County educator, will speak at the Pomeroy Lodge F. and A. M. installation Monday evening November 25. He will discuss observations from a recent far east journey, focusing on Masonic matters in Jerusalem.
Motorists arriving from Columbus reported that the Rockbridge paving project on Route 31 is open to traffic now that brick laying is completed.
A locomotive at the C. and O. Roundhouse ran away Wednesday night, crashing through four doors and landing in the turntable pit. No one was nearby when it started. the tender dropped into the pit, halting the flight. Wrecking crew summoned to rerail it.
Seven men were delivered Thursday to prison by Sheriff Walter Beckley and deputies after convictions in the assault on H. C. Godman Co. truck driver George Hensel on September 14, 19xx. Otto Corsen Bernard Ebbrecht from Lancaster and Harold Baer man Ross Siler Charles Fieming Claude Mack and Doyte Schaffer from Lancaster received three to two year terms at the Ohio Penitentiary and Manefield Reformatory, respectively, following appeals.
About 125 WPA timekeepers foremen and supervisors attended the Athens Armory meeting on safety practices. Elmer W Thatcher and Raye Welsh spoke on first aid and accident reporting while Athens engineering staff explained timekeeping. The Athens district ranked fourth lowest in October injuries with four workers missing time.
Granville volunteers rushed to a fire when the siren sounded. Denison University student Irwin Evans and William Warren were detained after an investigation into a hoax. John Huntington admitted the hoax, paid a $40 fine and costs.
Ohio University hosts Dad's Day with a pep rally at the Union, football game versus Wesleyan at Ohio Stadium, and campus events from 7 pm Friday through Saturday. Families join fraternities for dances, tours, and a chance to see the Bobcats in action as the season wraps up.
Ohio lawmakers return home after defeating Governor Davey’s relief bond plan and approving the Drivers License Bill. They leave Dec. 1 deadline fears, militia threats if federal dole stops, and await next session with tax bills and extended tax rates under consideration.
Columbus reports show over 2 000 traffic deaths in 1934 and similar figures this year prompting a statewide drive. A license requirement for all motor vehicle operators passed both legislature chambers and awaits House concurrence. Governor Davey backs the measure to back past judgments, revoke driving privileges for serious offenses, and take effect October 1.
U S Labor conciliator Hugh Friel said a strike at the Ohio Insulator Plant could be settled within 48 hours, following a truce arranged Thursday night to prevent clashes between strike sympathizers and company guards.
Logan staff reports Haydenville plant unit shut down after limited operation. Plant No 2 remains active employing about three workers making a new type insulation brick. No date set for restart or further action.
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