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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1934
Page
1
Treasury experts survey the chance of converting 4 1 4 per cent bonds into longer term notes as part of Roosevelt's plan to reduce interest. Banks favored swapping long bonds for shorter units while market opinions split on expanding debt to fund a larger conversion.
William Buttermore of Sand Ridge died not guilty before Magistrate C. H. Porter. Mary Phelps assault case sent to Athens Grand Jury under $100 bond. Deputy R. E. Goldsby led to arrests for driving under alcohol influence. Ralph McCath of Columbus fined $100 by Magistrate Porter. John Clowes Circle Hill pleaded guilty to parking without lights and using plates. fined $10 and costs. Patrolman Sprague cited for displaying another car’s tags. Van Dyke Luhrig fined $25 and costs. A. O. Smith of the Highway Patrol handled arrests.
Chicago officials led by Edward J. Kelly promised no further payless paydays after October 3, saying back salaries would be paid in full. City funds would come from strict economy and tax warrants to restore credit, with teachers already paid via a $22.3 million RFC grant. Harry Carage, 76, a coal miner, earned a safety award from Ohio’s Industrial Commission for an exemplary mine safety order at Wolf Run Mine near Jefferson County.
A society column notes a 62 hunting dogs valued against husbands and mentions the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough living single with 80 brindle spaniels. The item suggests dogs as a humorous measure of divorce outcomes and notes pets for sale or recovery via The Messenger's classified ads.
Jerome Herman Dizzy Dean starts for St. Louis against Detroit as 47,000 fans pack Navin Field. Crowder favored over 22-year-old Rowe. game delayed by umpire conference and late arrivals. First inning sees Gehringer and Greenberg reach, but no runs score.
Jacqueline Sanders a 24 year old Cherokee Indian held in Youngstown jail as a fugitive says Ford Bradshaw was her man for 14 months. She escaped Missouri Penitentiary August 22 and links Bradshaw to bank robberies and a fatal shooting near Fort Smith Arkansas.
Major General Smedley D. Butler was cut off during a speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Louisville after he used the phrase Turning food into fertilizer. Nate C Lord, manager of WAVE WEAF NBC, said the term violated federal law and ordered the action.
Will Rogers savages Detroit as a nutty town in a lampooning letter. He mocks Jerome and Paul Dean from Oklahoma and attacks Henry Ford for spending 100000 on a broadcasting privilege while praising Ford’s wealth, fearlessness, and a Roosevelt vote if held tomorrow.
In Columbus on October 3, United States Senator Simeon D. Fess lashes at Democratic monetary policy during a Cambridge speech. The Ohio governor race pits Republican Clarence J. Brown against Democrat Martin Davey with party lines sharpened by campaign attacks. Brown cites a constructive plan for state economy while Democratic chairman Francis W. Poulson condemns a Brown win as诱 a nest of bossism and lobbyism in Columbus.
In Chicago on October 3 the defense for Samuel Insull and 16 co defendants argued the nationwide recession as the motive in the mail fraud case. Prosecutors alleged Insull and associates sold about 143.9 million dollars in company securities to investors.
Thomas Bannon, 58, was struck by a freight train while riding the rails to Detroit. He fell beneath the train and lost his left foot.
Depositors call for E. M. Baugher and Landgow T. Williams to be returned to the Ohio Penitentiary from London Prison Farm. A Depositors Protective Association vote approved circulating petitions to Governor White, urging the move after their $110,000 embezzlement conviction.
Charles Stellmach 38, a noted airplane transport pilot, was found dead near the Malibu Beach film colony with a stomach wound and crushed head. An autopsy was awaited after police linked a possible suicide attempt by a gunshot. Earlier reports said two men stabbed him at a woman friend’s home on Sept 18 and vowed to finish him.
Supreme Court Justice John F. Carey announced the custody case of Mrs. Gloria Morgan Van derbilt over her ten year old daughter Gloria has been adjourned until Friday.
John L. Lewis leads the United Mine Workers with 3,460 votes as the AFL faces a pivotal choice between industrial and craft unionization. The UMWA urges industrial unions to curb jurisdictional disputes and improve strike effectiveness, while others push to expand the AFL leadership council. Senator James J. Davis and delegates from Canada and London are slated to speak at the gathering in San Francisco.
London notes Neville Chamberlain declares England's recovery program an unquestionable success at a bankers' dinner. He cites exports rising by 100 million in eight months, stronger retail trade, and ship tonnage under construction doubling as proof of improving conditions.
Lieutenant Colonel Isaac FE Titus aged 83, a retired Army officer, vanished while en route to Batavia Ohio to visit relatives. He and his wife had just arrived from Fort Bliss Texas. Titus’s car was found Sunday afternoon parked on a residential street with no trace since Saturday evening.
NELSONVILLE Oct 3 State Special Ohio lies third in relief load behind New York and Pennsylvania H M Spang Athens County relief administrator told Rotary Club members He warned Ohio will shoulder more of the burden after January noting October funding is smaller than August or September and state funds are exhausted while September relied entirely on federal support He traced relief aid from 1932 under Hoover and CWA aims of quick relief with local accountability and warned of wasted funds if communities cannot show proper expenditure.
Police and Remington Arms workers warn that twenty pounds of the most powerful explosive are missing from the U M C reservation in Bridgeport. Officials urge thieves to return the powder to safeguard residents and promise immunity from prosecution.
Akron prepares for the Democratic campaign kickoff in the Armory tonight at 9 o clock with Governor hopeful Martin L. Davey and U S Senator Vic Donahey as lead speakers. More than 15 000 voters are expected, with state Democratic leaders and local officials in attendance. Donahey spoke last night in Akron pledging support for the President.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania a high profile trial advances toward its climax as Bobby Edwards admits killing one lover to marry another. The Commonwealth plans to introduce four statements made by the young coal surveyor after Freda McKechnie is found dead in Harvey's Lake following a July 30 swim during a thunderstorm. The defense says the statements were obtained by force and is ready for them. Medical testimony will include a post mortem report noting McKeehnie was an expectant mother. The state promises the true cause will be exposed after the medical record.
DETROIT Oct 3 Mounted policemen moved to contain a nervous mob of over 10 000 gathered for the unreserved ticket sale to the World Series opener. Police closed Navin Field streets as fans waited through the night, with 28 mounted patrols dispelling a flying wedge attempt and helping calm the crowd. More than 1 000 women sought 20 000 seats, some bringing chairs pillows and even mattresses.
In New Philadelphia Ohio four miners were burned today when a blast ignited a box of powder at the Blueshaft Coal Company mine near Roswell. Officials described the accident as a powder explosion with injuries to the workers.
Fans gather at Navin Field for the Tigers versus Cardinals World Series opener. Crowds spill into a 44 000 seat stadium despite rain and cold with $1.10 unreserved seats selling fast. The mood is confident as Cochrane and Frisch’s lineups anticipate the first pitch at 1 50 p m.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved rate cuts for rail transport of feed and livestock in drought affected western and southwestern counties. Agreements with Agriculture officials and railroad firms set feed rates until April 30, 1935 and livestock rates until December 31, 1954 with hay and alternative feeds set at 50 to 64.3 percent of the hay rate units.
Treacherous mountain currents were blamed for the collapse of a bomber wing near Bishop California. Three Army aviators died when their aircraft crashed during a mass flight toward Yosemite Valley. One crewman survived by parachute jump.
The United Textile Workers offered in a letter to President Roosevelt a six month truce with capital, hoping to extend it toward permanent industrial peace. The move comes as labor and management seek avenues to curb conflicts and stabilise the industry.
Harold Krell, a Cincinnati organist, sat before a keyboard and played a 25-bell carillon telegraphed from the Century of Progress Exposition grounds in Chicago, without hearing the sound.
Bronx Judge James M Barrett set October 11 for Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s trial on extortion charges connected to the Lindbergh kidnapping. New Jersey plans to extradite Hauptmann for kidnapping and murder charges once the New York proceedings proceed, while prosecutors push the Bronx case quickly. Hauptmann appeared in court clean shaven and more worried, with officials noting possible cross jurisdiction actions and witness questioning slated by psychiatrists from three states.
General Electric said Herbert Hoover and boxing champion Max Baer will speak with Admiral Byrd and his men in Lith America during the semi monthly broadcast Sunday night. The San Francisco Chronicle sponsors the program airing 11 30 p m to 12 midnight FEantern Standard Time.
Frost predicted for Athens and vicinity did not arrive last night as temperatures stayed above 40 degrees. The previous night’s low reached 42, with a daytime high of 72 and a steady rise in temperature today.
The Pius XI Catholic mission ship returned to Churchill with a gaping hole in its side after attempting to reach Father H N Bazin stranded at ice locked Tybolik. The crew fought pumps for six days, three men hospitalized, while Basins’s location remains uncertain.
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