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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1933
Page
1
Athens County plans extensive road and park work funded by Ohio CWA, with projects totaling about $60,000 for public works such as surface smoothing, brick and asphalt repairs, and curb realignment. State officials indicated labor funding may vary by job, and several projects target streets, parks, and maintenance with deadlines near January to February.
Will praises Senator La Follette for opposing both parties and backing revocable NRA licensing. He notes La Follette’s intellect and broad support among elderly Californians. Will predicts strong Army support in the New Year football game against Stanford.
Five persons were injured when their car struck a cement bridge abutment on U S Route 50 at Prattsville and rolled over. Irene McVay 19 Albany skull fracture, Fern McVay 17 Albany severe facial injuries, Thomas Quick 21 Racine cut and bruised, Delbert Pierce McArthur driver hospitalized at Logan, Stanley McVay serious injuries. The group, siblings and friends of Albany residents, met at the McVay home to attend a Chillicothe church service.
John M. Weed of Ohio State University urges using Civil Works Administration funds to build sidewalks along dangerous highways. He cites thousands of annual accidents and heavy pedestrian traffic on main roads into towns. CWA chief engineer C J Kane promised to consider the idea.
Ohio State Restaurant Association conducts a survey of restaurants to determine preferred liquor sale controls. Secretary T. T. Frankenberg says results will guide the association while it maintains no position yet. Six forms of liquor control have been suggested by the group.
Richmond Indiana November 28 expert on rose culture E G Hill died at age 86 after paralysis. He devoted life to rose varieties noted for blossoms and color including Columbia Premier Butterfly and his new Forcing Roses.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Senator Robinson says Congress will support President Roosevelt's monetary program. He cites overwhelming national support for the President's leadership and for his plans as the best and most reliable at this time.
In San Jose the lynching of Brooke Hart killers ends as town returns to its quiet pre kidnapping pace. Gov Rolph's stance sparks national criticism while unpunished ringleaders brag of their actions and youths boast of leading the mob. The Hart family burial plans are not announced. The elm trees used for hangings will be cut down.
Cleveland workers at White Motor Company voted to strike after meetings last night. About 1800 employees would be affected, with no strike date set. The union demanded a return to 1929 wage levels and a minimum weekly wage of $22.50.
In Havana on November 28, Benjamin Fernandez Y. Medina, Uruguayan minister and mediator, voiced strong hope for an early settlement of Cuban political chaos. He said conciliation between the government and political leaders was virtually reached and that final acceptance by the ABC revolutionary society should follow within a day or two.
Riot squads were called to the Chicago stockyards as livestock handlers strike risks violence. A 3 PM conference was planned while farmers halted shipments. about 5 000 hogs entered the market and packers said no immediate meat shortage due to on hand supplies.
The U S Bureau of Mines reports Ohio coal production for January through October reached 16 005 million tons, up from 9 977 million in 1932, marking at least a 60 percent year gain. The increase follows freight-rate cuts by Wheeling and Lake Erie and other railways, boosting shipments to northern industrial buyers.
In New York, Father Charles E. Coughlin led a large audience at the Hippodrome defending Roosevelt's monetary policy as three national groups challenged it. At Carnegie Hall AFL leaders pressed for openness of the Administration plan while American Legion and Crusaders urged inflation be avoided.
Mrs Madeline Force Astor widow of John Jacob Astor and Enzo Fiermonte Italian prize fighter wed in her hospital room after a marriage license was issued at her bedside The ceremony was postponed until the bride heals from a September fall a romance long denied by the principals and widely reported in society circles
Gov. George White backs low retail prices for beer wine and liquor in Ohio while withholding full support for state monopoly features. He favors a 100 license fee for beer and wine and a 200 fee for permits to sell both, aiming to keep costs down and eliminate profits.
Several Southeastern Ohio men were granted paroles from the Ohio Penitentiary and Mansfield Reformatory. Delbert Swiers of Athens is to be freed December 10 for aiding in a jail break. Elmer Hamilton of Hocking County, jailed for larceny, is paroled December 15. Elmer Grimm of Meigs County, for burglary, and Clarence Casey of Gallia County, for auto theft, are paroled December 15.
Allen Jordan of the Ohio Valley conservation and flood control congress outlined plans to build control dams along the Ohio River in Ohio and neighboring states. The project would create work for thousands of men and aim to reduce flood losses measured in millions of dollars.
Floyd Sailor Baldwin was sentenced to life in the Ohio Penitentiary for the murder of Toledo insurance salesman John L. Parker during a Sept. 12 robbery on the 15th tee at the Sylvania Golf Club Course. Baldwin, pale and with head hung, faced the judge as his wife and child looked on.
Two cases of ameobic dysentery were reported to the state health department in Cleveland Heights. Mrs Marjorie Stonehill, 24, and her husband were diagnosed by Dr Rosenberg after visiting the Chicago World's Fair between September 15 and 20.
County Superintendent Kenneth C. Ray announced Athens County schools will close Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Classes will resume Monday morning.
A New York clergyman praised Governor James Rolph Jr of California for backing the San Jose mob that lynched two allegedly kidnapped victims. The reaction included condemning voices from leaders nationwide, while martial law was proclaimed elsewhere to arrest mob participants. The piece notes mixed opinions and cites Clarence Darrow and The New York Daily News in its coverage.
Athens County Grand Jury returned four true bills today including manslaughter charges against Ted McCloy and Richard Kennedy for fatal crashes on October 21. Other indictments included failure to provide, larceny, assault and battery, intoxication, and forgery across 24 cases with testimony from 124 witnesses. 10 cases were ignored.
Gallipolis voters approved the city commission purchase of a 1,000 gallon pumper from General Fire Equipment Co. of St. Louis for 9,995 dollars. Delivery expected in 60 to 90 days. The unit can discharge four 250 pound streams from rivers or open water, 400 pounds pressure from hydrants, and up to 1,600 gallons per minute from hydrants. It carries a 90 gallon booster tank and is the first of its kind in the territory.
Columbus men propose government action to stimulate remodeling and maintenance of millions of small homes as a supplement to New Deal programs. They urge rapid rebuilding in building trades and materials industries and suggest organizing architects into a corps with nominal salaries to contact property owners through canvassers.
The Aeronautics Division of the Department of Commerce plans to spend 10000000 dollars on 2000 airports in the United States as part of the civil works program. Captain Fred Smith Ohio director of aeronautics says Ohio seeks its share. About 630 dollars per airport will go to material. the rest covers labor.
Cleveland report says Clifford Marbach a 33 year old insurance collector was found shot to death in his car on Brook Park Road. His wife Ruth Marbach feared a kidnapping after he phoned her at noon saying he would be home later due to accounts to collect.
Basil Cochran 37 pleaded guilty to assault and robbery of his aunt Miss Carrie Cochran near Lima. He forced entry on Oct. 24, drugged her, wrapped a garment over her head, and stole her fur coat and car. Arrest followed in Fort Wayne, Ind after a telephone operator heard groans and notified authorities.
Chicago reports that Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop and her son Earle face possible indictment for the killing of Rheta Gardner Wynekoop. Dr. Wynekoop allegedly admitted chloroform use and a postmortem shooting. Earle confessed then recanted, with police placing him out of the city during the death.
Hollywood wages code for the motion picture industry approved by President Roosevelt. The code requires investigation and reporting of industry unfair practices including salaries within days. Marie Dressler and Eddie Cantor are named in the code authority. Dressler visited the White House. Cantor was a visitor at Roosevelts Warm Springs resort.
Columbus on November 28 State Welfare Director McSweeney announced plans to work with the Public Works Advisory Board to secure about 4 million dollars in federal funding for construction of state penal and mental hygiene institutions.
Columbus November 28. John McSweeney state welfare director said he would investigate the trusty system at Ohio Penitentiary after it was disclosed that trusties at the state university were allowed to witness the Ohio State Illinois football game.
Salisbury Maryland dispatch reports state militiamen ferried four alleged lynchers out of town after a mob burned and dragged the body of George Armwood. Tear gas bombs and a military cordon controlled the crowds as Brig. Gen. Reckord ordered the prisoners moved to Baltimore.
Fire in Norwood, a Cincinnati suburb, kills one man and displaces ten families from an apartment house. The blaze caused extensive damage and forced evacuations as investigators began work at the scene.
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