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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1936
Page
1
Budapest's Franz Sargas says he has 100 engagements and will fight mostly with sabers. His next duel, with Laszlo Gebel, is a family affair and will be quiet. He plans card indexed opponents for future encounters as his secretariat tracks remaining challenges.
Jonesboro Ark U P The case against Paul D Peacher city marshal of Earle Ark concluded with seven guilty counts of aiding eight Negroes to be held as slaves The jury urged fines over prison, leading Judge Mar tinea u to impose 3500 fine and two years per count then suspend jail via probation The district attorney alleged Peacher used false arrests and vagrancy convictions to force labor on his farm nominating the penalties and the probation outcome.
Martin Moore, convict in Helen Clevenger’s slaying, lost his last court bid against execution in the state gas chamber. The state supreme court set Dec 11 as automatic date but left Moore’s fate uncertain, pending Gov Ehringhaus review through normal channels.
Ohio's fishermen gain access to at least 155 state controlled stream tracts with completed easements by the State Conservation Division. The conservation council plans to spend 100000 dollars next year to acquire fishing rights on additional streams for Ohio anglers.
The Navy Department opened bids for a massive Pearl Harbor drydock to serve the Pacific fleet. Bethlehem Steel Corp. bid 21 312 000 for the 1016 foot repair shop, with five other bids for varying completion. The lowest was 16 604 000 for a bare hull. The project supports a broader aim of a dominant sea power as 79 ships were under construction.
Defiant peasants of Chauvirey Le Chatel in eastern France guard the 300 year old Chapel of St Hubert to prevent its transfer to John D Rockefeller Jr. after the government decided to give the shrine in gratitude for his France aid. They oppose funding Rockefeller philanthropies and question why the village must bear the loss. A Rockefeller spokesman in the United States denied any official offer of the chapel to the family.
Rheba Crawford Splivale longtime Angelus Temple associate pastor filed a slander suit for 1 080 000 dollars against Aimee Semple Mc Pherson in Los Angeles. The complaint cites remarks allegedly spoken in front of her daughter Roberta Semple and temple associates.
Charles Latham an 18 year old University of Illinois freshman from Aurora and Gene Labey a 38 year old Hoopeston canning company official were killed when the car they rode in overturned after a tire blew out Wednesday near Champaign Illinois.
Loyalist forces stopped two rebel offensives in Madrid and Talavera de la Reina as hours of fighting left hospitals bombed and districts wrecked. Rebels claimed heavy losses while planes dropped bombs and aid packages amid ruined streets and shattered buildings.
A recount in New Hampshire’s First District shows a tie between Alphonse Roy and Arthur Jenks at 51 679 votes each. Attorney General Che ney says a special election may be needed unless an appeal on disputed ballots gives a clear margin.
The October share of the state relief adjustment fund totaling 252 497 was announced by the State Relief Commission. Allocations listed include Belmont 5975 Coshocton 2722 Meigs 1666 Morgan 890 and other distressed counties.
Officials announced pay raises of five to 10 percent for 8000 Selby Shoe Co. employees at its Portsmouth and Ironton factories, boosting workers' wages across the plants.
Texas Ranger mediation followed a mob threat as farmers and vaqueros gathered to raid the King Ranch 1 000 000 acres along the Gulf. Luther Blanton aged 57 and his son John aged 2 vanished after entering the preserve last Friday while hunting game. Rangers and Highway Patrol conducted searches across a 30 mile stretch of ranch and nearby lands with no results.
Dr A O DeWeese head of Kent State University health department warns after Thanksgiving overindulgence can harm the body. He advises a rest after the meal and an hour of exercise to avoid after effects for as long as a week.
Berlin reports Germany and Japan declare open warfare on Communism. They sign a treaty to share information on Comintern and pledge harsh measures to combat its influence. Diplomats say the pact links Berlin and Tokyo as potential military allies against Moscow.
The Chicago Weather Bureau predicts a mostly snowless Thanksgiving with only portions of Michigan and northern Minnesota and Wisconsin seeing snow. Temperatures rise slightly from 30 to 35 degrees, with little snow expected elsewhere.
In Northampton Massachusetts authorities extradited Frank A. Gordert a 35 year old Columbus Ohio resident to Farmington Connecticut to face statutory charges connected to his relationship with Clementine Esther Fountain 23 of Detroit Rounding them is three year old Jimmy Gordert and a baby born three weeks earlier in Schenectady New York who is in Hartford at St Agnes Home with Fountain.
Columbus report says the State Highway Department will trim 2000 jobs by January 1 as part of annual winter staff reduction. Highway director John Jaster Jr. confirms the payroll cut. In Racine Wisconsin UAW members at J S Case petition the regional labor board to determine a majority Case union to end a month long plant shutdown.
Business and professional leaders from Athens and Nelsonville launch the 1936 Christmas Seal Campaign with about 500000 seals mailed to supporters. Alpha XI Delta at Ohio University makes the first donation, funding anti tuberculosis work planned through Christmas. The drive runs to Christmas with 20 local supporters backing the effort.
In Dry Ridge Kentucky two year old Elsie Dunn accessed a dark bottle of strychnine candy from a medicine cabinet. She ate the pink shiny candy while her mother was away drawing water and died soon after the mother returned.
Mme. Du Fau, 47, resident of Valieres in Chinon, France, set her house alight to avoid paying taxes. She warned she would burn the house and kill herself, then acted when firefighters were at their annual banquet, ending both lives.
Moline Illinois Ten thousand and John Deere will share a $1,000,000 Christmas bonus and a salary increase. The bonus will be divided among the company's ten American factories.
At the AFL convention in Tampa the vote reaffirmed nonpartisan policy and rejected starting a Labor or Farmer-Labor party. Peace efforts to reconcile with John L. Lewis’s CIO rebels made little headway as flags were raised on the risk to the union movement. John L. Lewis had opposed talks until suspensions were lifted.
New York report says Simplicio Godi returned to surgery to reconstruct a shared body part with his deceased twin Lucio. After a two hour operation he was described in good condition.
Soviet authorities have commuted the death sentence of German engineer Emil Stickling, convicted of sabotage, to ten years in prison. The ruling was confirmed today in Moscow.
New York Central System and Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad placed 110 locomotive orders the largest daily total since 1929 as recovery accelerates. The Central bought 60 passenger lodge motive units and 50 switching engines for 8.6 million dollars while Wheeling & Lake Erie ordered 10 from American Locomotive. Rails orders also rise with 82 150 tons of rails.
Joseph P. Ryan of the International Longshoremen's Association met with insurgent strike leader Joseph Curran to discuss possible participation by longshoremen in the East Coast walkout. Tensions rose as 250 longshoremen refused to lead a strike picket, and shipping delays followed with the American Export Line delaying the Miner Excalibur and the President Harding pending.
Columbus Ohio federal case blocks the State Civil Service Commission from grading exams or scheduling further steps for appointments to state and county public assistance positions under the Social Security Act. Judge Charles A. Leach enjoined the commission pending final hearing.
A monoplane with 11 passengers and two crew, missing since Monday amid a heavy storm between Cordova and Juneau, was reported safe. Fishermen later sighted the aircraft on a beach near Hoonah, Icy Straits, Wednesday night and informed airport officials.
Bendix plant in South Bend, Indiana ends six day sit-down protest as workers vote to accept a company settlement proposal and plan to return to work Friday morning.
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