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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1935
Page
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AP report notes a Finance Committee delay as the legislature grapples with old age relief funding and a tax proposal. A large veto threat from Governor Q indicates potential changes to the eight million dollar budget, while debates over license fees and permanent tax plans stir a pre November session.
Williams acting administrator appealed to allies to extend work relief amid talk of liquidation and cuts. He cited 15,000 federal and state workers affected and warned many towns face decline as unemployment support narrows.
A report details an operation carried out at Shelt i on Sunday. The item notes the action and timing without revealing confidential details or outcomes.
Miss Charlotte Wassas, 18, competed as Miss Egypt in Brussels and was acclaimed Miss Universe, linking ancient Cleopatra with a contemporary beauty contest star.
Germany ceased to be a member of the League of Nations at noon today, following a two year notice of resignation filed by the German consul two years earlier. German sources said the Reich will observe a neutral stance similar to the United States and will avoid using the Italo Ethiopian conflict for political or economic gains.
The 1936 Ohio Baptist Convention will meet at Ninth Street Baptist Church in Cincinnati with exact dates to be set soon. The selection came at the closing session of the 1935 convention held at First Baptist Church, Canton, as more than 500 church leaders prepared to return home after the three day gathering.
Hardin County officers sought John Coffman for questioning in the fatal shotgun attack on Anna Smallwood Keith and her infant Charles. The mother trying to mediate a quarrel at their Elizabethtown home was shot, as both victims died at a local hospital.
In Columbus Elmer Ed Martin a 38 year old Warren Ohio man jailed for murder told Warden James Woodard he would rather die in the electric chair than serve a life term. Convicted last November for slaying Charles Campbell in Warren on August 28 1934 he originally faced death on April 28 but the Supreme Court ordered a new trial. A jury again convicted him but recommended mercy.
Chicago police report Detective Chief John L. Sullivan said Samuel Goldsteine confessed to a $12000 bank robbery in Wayneville Ohio, detailing the alleged plan and getaway. Police plan to arraign him as details emerge from the case.
Washington reports the Farm Administration moving to speed tabulation of 48 state referendum results on a corn-hog adjustment program. Polls close at 10 pm local time. unofficial returns will flow via county agents, with official counts to be released by state extension offices around Oct 28 or 29.
Helena experiences a fresh series of earth tremors shattering windows and rattling structures. By 9 a.m. 264 shakes had occurred since Friday night, 323 since October 12, with 400 to 500 refugees in tents near the city enduring cold as officials plan to demolish badly damaged buildings.
The fall duck hunting season opened at 7 p.m. across 29 northern zone states under tight regulations. A New York foundation, America Birds in America, predicted good sport this year, citing a duck census estimate of about 65 million birds expected to fly south.
Covington Kentucky notes Elijah D Salt began as organist at First Presbyterian Church in 189? and will complete fifty years of service next Sunday. He had previously resigned after two years saying it was long enough, but remains at the one keyboard.
A $42 412 highway bridge at the south end of Franklin north of Middletown is set for dedication on October 31. John J Jaster Jr director of highways is expected to attend.
Reports of cut trolley ropes overturned outbuildings missing furniture and other Halloween pranks sent police cruisers scurrying in search of early celebrants Sunday night in Columbus.
Mrs. Jean Rosen aged 22 stands trial for alleged burglary described as the most beautiful defendant Chicago criminal court attaches have seen.
Eight ships comb the Atlantic 400 miles west of the Hebrides for 37 men feared lost after a freighter foundered in a northern gale. SOS signals were sent Saturday as Vardulia's crew abandoned ship. one body is recovered from Riveravon.
Peoria district court held the amended Frazier Lemke farm debt relief law unconstitutional. Judges Briggle and Mayor ruled against William W. Young of Fulton County who sought court access under the amended act after the Supreme Court nullified the original measure. Creditors challenged the law’s legality.
River traffic along a 20 mile stretch of the Ohio River resumes cautiously after a buckled lock gate drained water from the Cincinnati pool. Water level equalizes with the pool below and a normal one foot rise is restored as gauges show six feet at Cincinnati harbor suitable for coal barges.
The State Utilities Commission dismissed a protest by 523 Lorain residents over a light rate contract between the city and Ohio Public Service Co. The citizens argued a June 17 agreement was invalid because the company had an appeal from a prior rate set by the city council.
Ohio farmers will nationwide vote October 26 on a ballot question asking whether to approve a corn hog adjustment program under the 1935 program. The measure prompts farmers to decide on federal farm policy changes.
Arthur Henderson known as Uncle Arthur, longtime Labour leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died at 72 after a lifelong quest for world disarmament. His death deprives Britain of a revered labor statesman who shaped foreign policy from 1931 onward and inspired a generation to seek peace amid rising tensions.
Chicago mourns Sidney Smith creator of The Gumps who entertained millions with Andy Min Chester Uncle Bim and Mrs De Stross. He died in a head on crash near Harvard Illinois while en route to his Lake Geneva summer home. He was 58. The second driver Wendell Martin of Watseka was injured with possible internal and external injuries.
Miss Myrtie Ellis age 49 died Saturday night in Athens after a brief illness. The body was taken to Hoodlet Funeral Home in New Marshfield for viewing until 1 pm Tuesday. She leaves sisters and brothers in Athens Rural Routes Albany and Alliance. funeral is Tuesday at 2 pm at Temple M. E. Church Meigs County conducted by Rev Ray W. Huff with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
City Service Director G. W. Gross urged residents to stack leaves at the curb to aid removal. City trucks will haul away the leaves all week, he said.
Belmond County Common Pleas Judge Harry D. Tyler died Sunday at age 60 while serving his first term. He is survived by his widow and two children, a son and a daughter.
Middletown police and railroad detective Perry Neil search for the brother of a local resident after the kin's car overheated on railroad tracks when a tire blew out. The incident left the vehicle stranded and under investigation.
Ohio Government Survey remains nonpartisan in aims and methods according to D. C. Keller of Cincinnati, treasurer, in a letter to the East Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. Keller says reports judge government operation, not individuals or parties, and warn that partisan use harms the public. Governor Davey previously accused a political opponent’s publicity agent of coloring survey reports as an attack on his administration.
Ruth Nichols and five others were seriously injured when Nichols plane crashed at Troy airport around 10 15 p m Capt Harry Hublitz acted as pilot with two mechanics and two passengers all survived after being rushed to Troy Hospital where Nichols faced serious injuries though not immediately fatal Fire destroyed the two passenger Condor after it came down near the ground and flames enveloped the wreckage
Marietta reports Dr. John C. Swan 81, inventor of oil well drilling tools, died Sunday. A native of Ireland he came to America as a child. He practiced medicine in Pennsylvania and Colorado before retiring to devote time to inventions.
The Canaan Juvenile Grange will present a program after the regular meeting of Canaan Grange on Tuesday night at the hall in Canaanville.
John Trushell, 32, whose twelve year old son Eugene killed himself after offering his rabbit for dinner, was recalled by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to work as fireman on a rail cutting machine being restored. The family, previously in hardship, now has a stocked pantry after neighbors sent baskets of food.
Culver City column quotes Irvin Cobb arguing Britain will gain from conflicts in Ethiopia and elsewhere by absorbing territories and mandates. He likens England to a tapeworm rather than a lion, praising benevolent absorption as her lasting policy.
Tokyo reports a Foreign Office spokesman says Japan has received no clear answer from the Soviet ambassador regarding Outer Mongolia. He cites rumors of Japanese forces possibly invading the republic and notes Manchukuo seeks to expose Mongolia to the world as the United States once did Japan.
Coroner Philip Peasy ruled Edward Grosbeck age 14 of Girard Ohio died in an accidental shooting during a hunting party near Burton Station. The boy wandered away from his party and was mistaken for game, leading to the fatal shot while with his father Charlies Grosbeck and Edward Gordon, both of Girard.
Professor L. J. Corbly aged about 70 and head of the German department at Marshall College died at his Huntington home. He served as Marshall College president, earlier led Clarksburg Public Schools, and edited the Public School Mirror. Funeral services will be held in Huntington.
Akron Ohio Kiwanis Club members begin their four day convention with the first business session. The program peaks with a midnight old timers party for members with six or more years of membership.
A holdup at an East Side residence left one gunman near death while the other two were taken into custody. Police report says Joseph Hicks shot one of the trio during the attempted robbery.
In Eritrea reports say Emperor Haile Selassie may sue for peace yet no confirmation exists. Laval’s bid to end Ethiopia war gains new life as Mussolini’s forces mass for a southern push. London, Paris and Rome discuss a possible peace plan while British parliament opens with debate on the international crisis. Graziani reports Ethiopian forces defeated at Dagnerres with heavy Italian casualties.
Dr. Herman G. James, president of Ohio University, will deliver a talk at the Marietta College convocation Tuesday morning.
Major General Adolphus W. Greeley Arctic explorer and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient dies at Walter Reed Hospital after a two week illness. He was 91.
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