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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1936

Page

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Democrats Rally in Athens Endorse Roosevelt and Davey

In Athens two Democratic rallies featured leaders and candidates extolling the Roosevelt and Davey ticket. Speakers lauded the nation’s recovery since Hoover, attacked Republican scare tactics, and urged a straight party vote with updates on Ohio University funding and local officials joining the push.

Herbert Hoover Athens Roosevelt Davey Hoover Ohio George S. Myers State Supreme Court Hotel Berry White House Dan A. Bardin U. S Robert J. Bulkley William J. Kennedy Cleveland Myrna Smith Edward T. Dixon Cincinnati Harold G. Mosier G. W. Savage United Mine Workers W. J. Jones McArthur Court of Appeals Clarence H. Kinsley Bainbridge Gladys Whitlatch Athens County Ea L. Jordan County Central Committee Dewey M. Goddard Athens Countyemocratic Club Len B.mccune 8. G. Holland Nelsonville Atty. Louis Tyroler L. J. Eberle C. E. Handley Glouster Lawrence Goeller Pickaway Jimmy Littler Alice Bardin Dorothy Kishler Alvin Lamborn Senator Bulkley Fairgrounds

Marlin Pew Newspaper Editor Dies at 58

Marion Edwin Pew, 58, renowned newspaper man, died Thursday after throat operation. Native of Niles, Ohio, he recently resigned as Editor & Publisher editor. He began as a Cleveland Press reporter at 16 and held many posts with newspapers and press associations.

New York U.P Marion Edwin Pew Pew Niles Cleveland Press

Hoover to address rally of Pennsylvania Republican women

Former President Herbert Hoover will speak at a Republican women’s rally tonight at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. The address will be broadcast over the radio.

Philadelphia Herbert Hoover Republican Women of Pennsylvania The Academy of Music

Government Loses First TVA Skirmish in Court

In Nashville federal court, Judge John J. Gore denied TVA’s motion to dismiss the suit by 19 private power companies challenging TVA as an unlawful federal monopoly. The case, filed May 19 in Knoxville chancery court, seeks to restore private investors amid a $900 million landscape of competition.

Tennessee Nashville, Tenn Tennessee Valley Authority John J. Gore TVA Act of Congress Alabama Newton D. Baker Gore Bodkins Arkansas Knoxville Tenn Chancery Court

Paris Alarmed Over Newest Belgian Move

Paris faces growing diplomatic strain as Belgium shifts to neutrality prompting possible reorientation of French policy. Germany may declare the Rhineland occupied and demilitarized status ended, signaling a powerful Axis bloc led by Germany and Italy aimed at countering Soviet Russia and France.

Paris U.P Belgium Yvon Delbos Leopold France Foreign Office Adolf Hitler Rhineland Europe Germany Italy Russia

Lutherans Unite in Unified Front Across America

Rev. F. H. Knubel of New York, newly reelected president of the United Lutheran Church in America, pledged to work to merge three major Lutheran groups in the United States and smaller bodies. He said a merger would create a united front with well over four million members, strengthening church influence nationwide.

Columbus U.P F. H. Knubel New York United Lutheran Church In America America

Rebel Planes Spread Ruin Near Madrid

Spanish government forces faced sustained air bombardment from nationalist planes south of Madrid. Ground units pushed loyalists toward the capital along multiple roads while the Madrid East Coast Railway was cut in several places, limiting retreat options to highways or air travel. Nationalists moved toward El Escorial and Navalcameras with a broader plan to converge on Madrid from Toled o northeast and Aranjuez from the northeast.

Gibraltar U.P Madrid Madrid-East Coast el Escorial Navalcamera Toledo Aranjuez

Bricker Defies Letter Writers in Northwest Ohio Campaign

Attorney General John W. Bricker Republican nominee for governor campaigned through Northwest Ohio where audiences received unsigned letters attacking his positions on labor Catholics and Negroes. In Sidney Greenville and Piqua he challenged attackers to reveal themselves and accused Governor Davey and Democratic Chairman Francis Poulson of instigating the letters. He was heckled in Piqua but the crowd drowned out the interruption.

van Werthy John W. Bricker Ohio Bricker Sidney Greenville Piqua Davey Francis M. Poulson

Agriculture Secretary Attacks GOP Farm Plan at Rally

Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace denounced Gov. Alf Landon’s GOP farm program at a Democratic rally in Eaton. He criticized tariff equivalent payments replacing the soil conservation plan and warned they would drive farmers to expand acreage despite a glut in the domestic market.

Youths Death By Self Inflicted Wound In Tulsa Club Fallout

In Tulsa police reports a Hi Hat Club member C. T. Everett Jr. 20 died by self inflicted gunshot in his bedroom closet using a 32 caliber revolver. The case recalls the Kennamer and Born tragedies linked to the Hi Hat Club notoriety two years earlier. Serial gun numbers for the Everett weapon were filed away within 24 hours.

Tulsa C. T. Everett, Jr Sidney Born Hi-Hat Club John H. Gorrell, Jr Phil Kennamer H. F. Wilcox Kennamer Born Everett

British Press Sees Little On Wallis Simpson Divorce

London reports Mrs Wallis Simpson plans divorce from Ernest Simpson slowly leaking through. Archbishops Canterbury and York reportedly declined royal function invitations amid speculation church leaders may pressure the king. British and continental papers largely ignore the divorce news while New York papers circulate overseas gossip.

Lady Furness Wallis Simpson Baltimore Edward VIII Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt New York Prince of Wales London U.P King Edward Ernest Simpson Great Britain Canterbury York Britain British Isles New York World Telegram The New York Times New York Woman

Board Dismisses Case Over Shakedown Claims in Columbus

The State Liquor Board dismissed the case against Clarence B. Harrison, a local liquor permit holder, after evidence from shake down investigations. Harrison accused a representative of The Ohioan, official newspaper of the state Democratic Headquarters, of protection money for his permit.

Columbus U.P State Liquor Board Today Clarence B. Harrison James W. Miller Harrison The Ohioan Democratic

Explosion Blows Four Through Kitchen Door in Cincinnati

Four persons were hurled through a kitchen door by a gas explosion in Cincinnati. Bertha Saylor, 23, suffered serious second degree burns and remained in danger. Nearby victims include Mr and Mrs Guy Irain and their baby Annebelle, all lightly hurt. Also noted, Norma Shearer, recently widowed, was gravely ill with bronchial pneumonia at her Santa Monica home. In Pomeroy, fire department reported interior damage at James Hendricks’s Brick Street residence, owned by John Durst.

Cincinnati Aup Bertha Saylor Guy Iraine Annebelle Hollywood U.P Norma Shearer Santa Monica Beach Pomeroy James Hendricks Brick St John Durst

Woman Rescues Baby From Burning Crib During House Fire

In Youngstown, Mrs Ralph Faber saved her 18 month old daughter from a burning crib as a fire destroyed their home.

Youngstown Ralph Faber

Boy Killed in Collision Near Findlay CCC Camp

Lima report states four year old Lyons Albrink foreman of a CCC camp at Findlay was killed Thursday when his automobile collided with a stone truck. The accident occurred near Findlay and involved the youth who lived in Lyons, Ohio.

Lima R—W Albrink Lyons CCC Findlay

Knox Speaking In Southwest

Republican vice presidential candidate Frank Knox campaigned in the Southwest after speaking to about 4,000 people at the St. Louis municipal auditorium. He charged the Roosevelt administration with fostering revolution and harming the poor through tax increases and reduced living standards.

Frank Knox U.P Tulsa Okla Knox St. Louis Municipal Roosevelt

Russian Influence in Capitol Alleged by Lemke

In San Antonio last night Rep. William Lemke Union Party candidate said the Russian influence predominates Washington's administration. He claimed President Roosevelt surrounds himself with young Russians aiming to overthrow the government, though he stopped short of labeling Roosevelt a Communist.

San Antonio

Moslems Hindus Riot Over Temple Work in Bombay

In Bombay 21 people were killed and 220 injured as street fighting between Muslims and Hindus spread citywide. The clash began when workers started laying the foundation for a new Hindu temple and assembly hall in Byculla, provoking stones from worshippers emerging from a nearby mosque.

Bombay U.P Byculla

Roosevelt Tours Ohio Campaign Promise for New Deal Gains

President Roosevelt, aboard the campaign train, visits Ohio cities Cincinnati Springfield Columbus and Cleveland after Detroit crowds estimated up to 150000. He vows further labor gains and credit for saving the nation through the New Deal and relief programs. He plans upstate New York stops and returns to Hyde Park after a brief Washington session.

Frederick A. Storm United Press Roosevelt Ohio Michigan Detroit Cincinnati Springfield Columbus Cleveland New York Albany Hyde Park Washington Michael J. Gallagher Charles E. Coughlin Marvin H. McIntyre Mr. Roosevelt Cadillac Square Chicago

Borah Backs Townsend Pension Plan Support

CHICAGO A Townsend plan news release says U S Senator William Borah wired his backing for introducing the plan in Congress when it convenes next January. He endorses the basic humane aims and equitable purchasing power while reserving judgment on specific details after study and debate.

Chicago U.S F. E. Townsend U. S William Borah Congress Borah Townsend Organization

Intruder Rescues Victim Then Flees After Fainting

Mrs Velma Rodrigue recounts a burglar entering her Salt Lake City home by a found key. He asks what she is doing and claims to be seeking valuables. After putting on her husband coat, he offers to help with aspirin and water before escaping through a door as she faints.

Salt Lake City Utah U.P Velma Rodrigue

AFL Analysis Likely Praises Roosevelt in Labor Report

Washington U P report on the AFL analysis of presidential candidates signals a pro Roosevelt stance while preserving a non partisan tradition. The anticipated praise for New Deal labor measures follows opposition from William Hutcheson of the Republican campaign, who threatened to pull his carpenters from the AFL and opposed John L Lewis and the CIO unions.

Washington U.P American Federation of Labor Roosevelt William L Big Bill" Hutcheson Federation

Davey Dines At City Hamburger Stand Between Talks

Governor Martin L. Davey slipped out between radio broadcasts in Cincinnati and visited a hamburger stand. Sirens and highway patrolmen escorted him as officers searched for a restaurant, but he found a place and ate sandwiches for about 30 minutes.

Cincinnati Martin L. Davey

Mort Chase Dies Prominent Meigs Countian at 70

Mort Chase aged 70 longtime Meigs County Infirmary superintendent and active Mason and Grange member died at his Harrisonville home late Thursday. He is survived by wife and two children Mrs Weber French of New Holland and Carl Chase of Harrisonville. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 30 PM at Harrisonville M E Church with burial in Wells Cemetery.

Pomeroy Mort Chase Meigs County Infirmary Harrisonville Weber French New Holland Carl Chase M. E Wells Cemetery

Paralysis Epidemic Feared in Marysville

Marysville authorities fear an infantile paralysis outbreak after a fifth case. mayor warns children stay off streets and gatherings until further notice. Public schools remain closed as a precaution.

Marysville U.P George Emmett

Loyalists Turn Fire on Own Men Near Madrid

Loyalist forces fired on their own troops to halt a retreat toward Madrid as Nationalist artillery and air power pounded the front 18 miles west of the city. An emergency defense junta united anarchists, syndicalists, and Communists while Madrid tightened curfews and urged volunteers to fortify the capital amid a massive, chaotic defense.

Madrid U.P Henry T. Gorrell United Press

Landon Plans Los Angeles Swing in California Push

Topeka Kans -(UP) Alf M Landon announced a 6000 mile two week dash to Los Angeles to carry California for the Republican ticket. The move aims to boost his home stretch campaign and prestige while countering New Deal critics. Electoral votes at stake total 22.

Topeka Kans Goy Alf M. Landon Los Angeles California Lanedon Portland Maine Francis E. Townsend Old Age Pension Organization Lemke-O’brien London High Command Pacific Coast Republcan Roosevelt Indiana Illinois

Syracuse Mine Abandoned in Meigs County

The Syracuse Mine in Meigs County owned by New Pittsburgh Coal Company is abandoned after leaseholders gave up the lease. Equipment will be removed and sold as high operating costs and mine age ended production. over 200 Meigs County miners worked there last winter.

Pomeroy Syracuse New Pittsburgh Coal Company Meigs County H. R. Lewis Reemoval Stalter-Essex Co

Senator Donahey Skips Roosevelt Campaign Greeting

U S Senator Vic Donahey did not join President Roosevelt's Ohio campaign events today. He spent the day at his Governor's Island residence away from the public greeting lineup.

Indian Lake U.P U. S Vic Donahey President Roosevelt Ohio

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Marlin Pew East Poulson Agriculture Raps King’s Friends News Review Edward U.S. A Simpson Guards’ Club Capitol Lemke Buckeye State Idaho Townsendites Bill AFL Wimpy Meigs Irving Pflaum Townsend Vic Messenger
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