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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1931
Page
1
In the bear market the short sale faces new scrutiny as opponents label it gambling while the stock exchange defends it as legal. The method lets traders profit from declines by borrowing shares and selling them before buying back at a lower price, with potential gains and risks outlined.
Senator Watson Republican leader from Indiana told the stock exchange that bear raids will be thoroughly investigated by a Senate committee. His warning followed concerns over selling securities to provoke price drops, which prompted a New York firm to refuse lending for such trades.
Walter G. Smith, bridge engineer, presented to Thomas McDonald in Washington the general specs for Ohio bridges to be built this winter as unemployment relief. About 800000 dollars in Federal funds would finance the project pending federal plan approval, with O W Merrell notified and Kirk of the Associated General Contractors of America endorsing the program.
The Demon Rum verses gain support from Republicans including Senator Dwight W. Morrow as discussions on prohibition in New Jersey seek to legalize beer to curb bootleg whisky. A Massachusetts citizen notes the development with little talk.
The article projects 1936 will pit Coolidge and Morrow for the Republican nomination. Coolidge represents the mid Victorian prohibition era while Morrow backs a modern anti prohibition stance. Both parties may soften prohibition in 1932, but 1936 could demand a clear vote.
New York University philosophy professor CC G Shaw says men who whistle are morons, with exceptions noted for cases like Uncle Toby whistling Lilli Bolero. The remark appears in a continued column on page 4.
Representatives of the PennsylvanIa New York Central Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio Nickel Plate railroads announced an agreed realignment plan to form four major trunk line systems. The presidents said the agreement, after many conferences, would be sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval and to modify the commission's grouping plan for the eastern district.
Chief Tecumseh, a Wenatchee Indian from near Tacoma Washington and a college graduate and war veteran, will plead in Congress this winter for justice for his people who he says were defrauded of their lands half a century ago. He will appear in full Indian garb.
Public Utilities Commission in Columbus considers joint applications for the sale or exchange of electrical properties in Ohio valued at more than 3 million dollars. Edison would acquire and swap several regional properties with Ohio Electric Power and other utilities, with cash differences and listed values ranging from about 113 thousand to over one million dollars.
Rev F J Batterson new M E Church minister will fill pulpit Sunday morning and evening. He and family moved from Defiance and reside on Main Street. Services listed include Sunday School 9 30 public service 10 30 Epworth League 4 00 public service 7 00. Church of Christ charity committee to aid those in need comprises H F Hambel Grant Wallace and Charles Williams.
Dorothy McKinley Wilson 15 sues to void marriage to Hiram E. Wilson 20 of West Jefferson. They wed Aug 15 in Newport Kentucky without parental consent and separated 10 days later. She was not 15 at the time of marriage.
In Urbana Ohio on October 1 the disbarment case against Champaign County Prosecutor William M. Vance began in Common Pleas Court before Judge Hank M. Clevenger. The charges, prepared by a Champaign County Bar Association committee, accuse Vance of misconduct in office and unprofessional conduct as an attorney.
General Smedley Butler known as Old Gimlet Eye at Quantico resigns effective October 1. He retains his fiery language remarking Pacifiata, hell, I’m a pacifist, but I always have a club behind my back.
Yesterday high temperatures reached 100 in Phoenix and 88 in Abilene and Oklahoma City. Today lows are 34 in Winnemucca and Yellowstone and 36 in Sheridan. Forecast indicates continued fair weather with stable pressure and little temperature change for the next 36 hours.
The National Grange denounces brewers’ favored legalizing beer as harmful to farming. It cites studies showing brewing would hurt agriculture, unemployment, and government revenue, and points to a 30 percent rise in dairy consumption since prohibition began.
Athens County ministerial association to begin monthly sessions Tuesday at 10 at Athens First Methodist Church. Speaker for the opening meeting is Major Claude E Bates of Cincinnati Salvation Army. Subsequent talks by Ohio University leaders and local clergy are planned through January. The group aims to build up brotherhood among county ministers.
Four girls and seven men were detained at the Safety Building after a Police Liquor Squad raid on a Toledo area resort described as a popular drinking and dancing spot for local high school students. The 17 to 24 year old females and 18 year old and older male patrons were present when officers entered, and the 17 year old described the venue as frequented by teens from Toledo High School.
London October 1 Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister introduced a bill in the House of Commons to impose heavy penalties for profiteering. The measure authorizes the board of trade to take exceptional steps to remedy food shortages and curb price increases. Profiteers face up to three months in jail or a 100 pound fine, or both.
Edwin R Embree reports in a new book that a 12 000 000 strong new race called Brown Americans has evolved in the United States within a century through mixing of white and African and Indian blood. He cites slave era unions and eugenic theory as the path to this distinct group.
In El Paso Texas a Prohibition era note recalls bootlegging shifting to broader interests. It cites wartime style sums for candy soft drinks and ice cream, claiming the temperance side gains no edge for the wet advocate beyond thirst.
In Ann Arbor Judge George W. Sample wraps up the one man grand jury probe into the Torch Murders amid a jailed witness Anna Odem on contempt. Kate Keller testifies again as Fred Smith’s alleged accomplice while Dr John C Bugher probes the late Judge Darwin Curtiss case and the missing Helen Curtiss.
Forty two people including two women were indicted on riot charges tied to the first fatal disorder of the Western Pennsylvania bituminous strike in Wildwood on June 22. The group includes Thomas Meyerscough, alleged organizer of the National Miners Union, said to have led the strikers. Myerscough and Deputy Sheriff Herbert Rees, held for manslaughter by a coroner’s jury, face no action yet.
Columbus Ohio reporters note that farmers and home gardeners should brace for the first killing frost of the fall, anticipated soon if current conditions stay normal.
Miss Rosa Dow Stansbury of Vicksbury Mississippi plans to contest the will of Ella Von EH Wendel the last member of New York’s famed recluse family who left the bulk of a 75 million dollar fortune to charity. The executors name Miss Stansbury as the sole surviving relative of the Wendels.
St Louis seeks victory with offensive options led by Offen sive players. Lineup includes Bishop Haas Cochrane Simmons Foxx Miller Dykes Williams Grove and others as the teams prepare for a decisive clash.
The 1929 World Series opens at Sportsman's Park with Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics facing Gabby Street's St Louis Cardinals. Grove and Derringer start for the A's and Cardinals. Street likely uses Derringer as opening pitcher. Key injuries and lineups are discussed as both teams enter the series with high hopes and tight racing.
Joe Vallone, 40, was aided by a patrolman after being found drunk at Peitee Beads. He dropped a pint bottle that shattered on the floor as he was escorted from the quarters in Charleston, West Virginia, on an October night.
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