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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1936

Page

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Landon Promises End To Political Debauchery In Relief

Gov. Alf M. Landon campaigns through industrial Ohio toward Michigan pledging to curb relief abuse and protect workers while criticizing the New Deal as a failure. He says relief must be decentralized and targeted to those in need with state and merit-based federal aid and improved employment services.

Gop Landon Detroit Alf. M. Landon Ohio America Cleveland New Deal

Carey pushes demand for public inquiry into Black Legion

Vice Mayor John Q. Carey announced plans for a council inquiry by a special committee into Black Legion activities in Toledo. The move targets public concerns and seeks official examination of local extremist activity.

Toledo U.P John Q. Carey Black Legion

City report links waste with food usage decline

A Los Angeles department survey finds people wasting more food than in several years. In Painesville Ohio UK coast yards at Fairport Harbor report the season's first snow has fallen.

Los Angeles Painesville Fairport Harbor

Police cordon seals off 25 mile area for Dillinger imitator gang

Indiana State Police believe Alfred Brady and two accomplices have holed up within a 25 mile radius northeast of Lafayette. Aircraft and road patrols will probe the zone as heavily armed guards seal highways and byways hoping to flush the fugitives into custody. Captain Matt Leach warns the group is the worst yet and far less crafty than the Dillinger gang.

Lafayette Ind U.P Alfred Brady John Dillinger Matt Leach Brady Clarence’ Lee Schaffer James Dalhover Logansport Dillinger Leach

Dog saves boy from drowning near Alexandria farm

Fifteen year old Eugene Keckley and his German Shepherd Captain rode a pony to round up cows when the pony balked at returning. Eugene slipped into a rain swollen creek, struck his head and was knocked unconscious. Captain jumped in and dragged him to the bank.

Newark Eugene Keckley Alexandria High School Captain A. C. Keckley Eugene Alexandria

Labor Federation Leader Proposes Plan to Solve Lewis Rift

William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, wheeled out a plan approved by the federation's executive council to arbitrate the dispute with John L. Lewis and his Committee for Industrial Organization. Lewis offered no clear stance, saying he has no attitude yet and his acceptance seemed unlikely.

Washington UPA William Green American Federation of Labor Federation Executive Council John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization Green Lewis Council

Trench Death Traps 22 Month Old Mary Johns

In Delaware Township a three foot unfinished rear yard sewer collapsed into a mud filled pit. Mary Johns, age 22 months, toppled and drowned after slipping into the excavation during rains.

Cincinnati Delhi Township Mary Johns

Loyalists plan counter offensive west of Madrid

Loyalist authorities report a mass counter-offensive along the Madrid front as insurgents consolidate gains in Navalperal San Martin and other towns. A northward push from Toledo is awaited while forces in the west near Burgos engage Moorish and Foreign Legion units. Oviedo relief remains a strategic objective.

Gibraltar Madrid Navalperal San Martin Toledo Burgos Oviedo

Coughlin Attacks FDR as Caesar at Boston Rally

Father Charles E. Coughlin denounced President Roosevelt before 25 000 in Boston calling him a Caesar and labeling Monsignor John A. Ryan The Right Reverend New Dealer. He accused the administration of Communistic tendencies and cited Roosevelt’s January 3 speech on expanded public power.

Cleveland Alfred M. Landon Euclid Ave Harold H. Burton Landon Boston U.P Roosevelt Caesar John A. Ryan Catholic University Charles E. Coughlin Congress Coughlin United States

Funeral Services for William Neutzling Held

POMEROY. Funeral services for William Neutzling a 67 year old father of ten living children were held at St Paul Lutheran Church with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery. He died Monday night in Holzer Hospital after a brief illness. He leaves a wife and ten children including Raymond Florence Hood Norman Clarence Rolland Walter Hilda Rose Louise McElhinney Ruth Karr and Harold who preceded him in death.

Pomeroy William Neutzling St. Paul Lutheran Church Beech Grove Neutzling Holzer Hospital Raymond Florence Hood Norman Clarence and Rolland Walter Zanesville

Man Forced at Gunpoint to Aid Robber

Springfield automobile salesman Kenneth Bright told authorities he was held captive by a gunman who forced him to drive to Dayton and take part in several attempted robberies. Bright said his wife Orrisa watched as he zigzagged the car and alternated its lights to lure victims, but no one stopped.

Springfield A.P Kenneth Bright Dayton Orrisa Bright

Aged Brother and Sister Reunite After 52 Years

In Joplin Missouri Henry Schaffer 73 and Anna Schaffer 70 reunited today for the first time in 52 years. He left Peru Indiana at age 21. An accidental correspondence record via the Red Cross arranged the meeting. Anna also met his children grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Joplin Henry Schaffer Anna Schaffer Schaffer Peru Ind Red Cross

Landon rails against relief during Cleveland address

Governor Alf Landon denounces federal relief spending while pledging a balanced budget. He criticizes the administration for diverting funds to politics, calls for self reliance, and argues relief plans must not compel citizens to sell votes for bread. He asserts no citizen should face coerced political fools.

Cleveland Alf M. Landon

Mate Awarded $1,000 For Contracting Itch

Ralph Compton the second mate aboard the Vessel Covena will receive 1000 dollars after the Oregon Supreme Court affirmed a lower ruling that he contracted the itch from the ship's cook. The U S Supreme Court refused to review the Oregon decision.

Washington U.P Ralph Compton Covena Supreme Court of the United States Oregon Supreme Court

Schools Teach Pagan Faith Says Pastor At Convention

Rev W H Greever reports to the United Lutheran Church in America that a four year study finds teachers in many American schools and universities discredit religion by promoting agnosticism and atheism. He cites state schools as more affected and notes a decline of Christian instructors in higher education.

Columbus Ll.p Convention of the United Lutheran Church In America W. H. Greever New York City Greever

Dykes Burst Adding To Typhoon's Toll

The Arnedo and Agno dykes along the Pampanga River broke tonight flooding thousands of acres in Central Luzon. Deaths rose past 300 with hundreds more missing as mud waters and ruined villages spread destruction in a major Philippine typhoon siege.

Manila P. I U.P Arnedo Agno Pampagna Luzon

Ohio crop yield likely up three percent on Oct 1

Columbus report from the Federal State Crop Reporting Service predicts a three per cent rise in the prospective yield for all Ohio crops on October 1 compared with September. The increase comes from favorable weather and late September field crops maturing without frost damage.

Columbus U.P Ohio Federal State Crop Reporting Service

New Standard For Currency Agreed Upon

United States Britain and France agreed to a new gold standard to stabilize world currencies and aid foreign trade. The three nations will exchange gold for their paper currencies and set a daily gold price. Morgenthau said the change affects only external dollars and has no impact on ordinary Americans.

Washington U.P United States Great Britain France Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr Morgenthau

Bulkley to Lead Democratic Rally Speakers at Fairgrounds

U S Senator Robert J Bulkley will head the Democratic rally program at the Fairgrounds Thursday afternoon with Ohio Secretary of State George 8 Myers as principal speaker at the dinner in Hotel Berry Dan A Bardin Athens County chairman announced Nine other Ohio Democrats will speak during the noon picnic lunch program Music will accompany the event with band concerts and amplified sound planned for the Fairgrounds and hotel first floor seating and refreshment tents will be set up for attendees

U. S Robert J. Bulkley Fairgrounds Ohio George 8. Myers Hotel Berry Dan A. Bardin Athens County

Black Legion Probe Pushes to Toledo from Mansfield

Mansfield Police Chief Merle D. Unkle has been given birthday leave to return to Toledo for a special investigation into Black Legion activities. Mayor Earl A. McFarland announced the move today.

Mansfield U.P Merle D. Unkle Mansfield Department Toledo Black Legions Earl A. McFarland

Press boss charges Roosevelt aimed to control U.S. press

E. H. Harris of the Inland Press Association says the Roosevelt administration used the Communications Act to force the press into submission. He claims government propaganda branches, union influence, inspector visits, and threats to columnists curb press autonomy, warning against echoing European dictatorships.

Chicago E. H. Harris Inland Press Association Roosevelt Washington Harris Rickgaand, Ind Aress

Sought trio tied to Greenfield jailbreak and Lima jewelry heist

Sought Al Brady, 26, and two companions after a Greenfield jail break in Indiana. They allegedly forced a sheriff's party to release them, fled in a stolen car, with targets in Indiana Ohio and Chicago. The Brady gang later connected to a $51,000 Lima jewelry holdup.

al Brady John Dillinger Kentucky Hills Indianapolis Chicago Greenfield Ind Brady James Dalhover Clarence Lee Schaffer Indiana Ohio Lima

Reed Says FD Has Betrayed Nation and Party

Former Sen. James A. Reed of Missouri charged that President Roosevelt betrayed the Democratic Party by supporting fusion of Minnesota Democrats and Farmer-Laborites. He spoke in Minneapolis as chairman of the National Jeffersonian Democrats attacking the deal that swapped Senate and governor candidates for Farmer-Labor support of Roosevelt. Reed argued Roosevelt aims to control party lines and align with Communists and Socialists, claiming the New Deal shows Roosevelt’s self interest.

Minneapolis U.P James A. Reed Missouri Roosevelt Minnesota Reed National Jeffersonian Democrats New Deal Farmer-Laborites

Hawaii Clipper to Start Final Ocean Leg in Globe Race

The Hawaii Clipper will depart Cavite Marine Base shortly after midnight with H R Ekins and two New York reporters for the final over water lap of a round the world race. Pan American Airways announced the schedule. Weather could alter the timing and allow rivals to close a two day lead or more.

Manila P. I U.P Hawaii

Activities Suspended During Bricker Talk

All festival activities in Gallipolis will halt by 2 p.m. Wednesday for John W. Bricker GOP candidate for Ohio governor to speak in City Park. Judge Henry W. Cherrington will introduce Bricker and his companions as the public address system broadcasts the talk over the park.

Gallipolis John W. Bricker G.O.P Ohio Henry W. Cherrington Bricker

Alliance obituary for Dr J L Shun Greek professor

Dr J L Shun 92 former Mount Union College Greek professor dies at his Wilmot home Monday following a 44 year career. The retired professor passed quietly at home with family present.

Alliance U.P J. L. Shun Mount Union College Wilmot

Brakeman Killed in Columbus Yard Accident

Luther E. Hodge 47 a Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman died after being crushed between a switch engine tender and a cement wall at the East Columbus stockyards Monday authorities said the incident occurred in Columbus Oklahoma.

Columbus Luther E. Hodge Pennsylvania Railroad East Columbus

Roosevelt Warns Kansans of Fear Tactics in Campaign

President Roosevelt, speaking in Wichita, used Kansas as an example to defend New Deal policies and attack Republican leadership. He accused them of spreading fear and said their 1932 actions caused the crisis, outlining plans to curb individualism and push social security. He then listed travel plans to Emporia, Kansas City, and Missouri.

Wichita Kansas Roosevelt Alf M. Landon America Washington Emporia Kansas City Kans Missouri Illinois St. Louis Chicago

Knox Invades South Asks Bolt by Dems

Frank Knox Republican vice presidential nominee traveled the Southern states urging voters to bolt the Democratic Party following Alfred E. Smith. He warned Roosevelt’s re-election could destroy the Democratic Party and accused the administration of losing its party identity.

Knox South Bolt Knox Special U.P Frank Knox Alfred E. Smith Roosevelt

Police Use Split Board Clue in Man's Death

AKRON U P authorities use a split board found with the body of 75 year old Frank George, a pistol range watchman, as a clue in his death. George was found in a ditch near the pistol range with a crushed skull and his pockets turned inside out. A mongrel dog stood guard over the scene.

Akron U.P Frank George George

Marion physician Dr Carl Sawyer re elected Harding memorial head

Dr Carl W. Sawyer of Marion, son of the late Brig. Gen. C E Sawyer and once personal physician to President Harding, was re elected president of the Warren G. Harding Memorial Association at its annual meeting on Monday.

Marion Carl W. Sawyer C. E. Sawyer Harding Warren G. Harding

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