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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1933
Page
1
Affected retailers will be exempt from certain provisions under the new code for small stores under 2,500 population with prices not lower than code minimums. The delay in publishing details and the impact on hours, wages, and chain stores prompted officials to emphasize exemptions for small independents and phased implementation.
Richard Kennedy 17 was bound over to Common Pleas Court on a delinquency charge after his car struck and killed 12 year old Helen Chiki on Sugar Creek Road. Three others on the truck faced intoxication charges. one man unidentified. Funeral services for Helen Chiki's death were planned in Glouster with burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
A brief notice reports the death of 75 year old Dixon on a Sunday morning. Details on residence or funeral arrangements are not provided in the fragment.
The crash on Corning-Glouster Road left Lowell Smith 26 of Ferndale dead. His wife and two children injured. The truck driver is jailed on manslaughter charges. two other riders face intoxication charges. The truck crossed onto the wrong side and struck the Smith vehicle.
Relief in eight Ohio cities served 114000 families in September, up from 112700 in August, with costs $60000 higher. Nationally, relief caseloads fell 3 percent and spending dropped 5 percent from August to September as Hopkins notes a census of relief data proceeds.
Owen Matthews aged 18 and Lamar Radcliff aged 19 of Ray eight miles west of McArthur were hurt when their auto ran off a road Sunday. Matthews suffered fractures of the right arm and right knee cap while Radcliff had a fractured left arm. Another youth in the car sustained a slight injury and was taken home.
Isador Matin, a 23 year old golf instructor, was held for Washington authorities after allegedly confessing to killing Beulah Limerick on New Year’s Eve nearly three years earlier. He claimed jealousy motive and described shooting her in bed. police said the confession was a publicity stunt.
Edward J. McCann of Detroit, 53, confessed to slaying his wife and dismembering her body in Detroit on Sept 1. Police traced the murder via fingerprints on file at the Detroit Federal Immigration Bureau and arrested him in Chicago on information from Lauretta Hickman. He claimed surprise at the arrest.
Major Charles H. Schoeffel said John Goreh, 37, was arrested in Boston at the request of Lt. Arthur Keating. Keating, long involved in the Lindbergh kidnapping probe, has not revealed the reason for the arrest.
In New York on October 23 the United States dollar fell sharply in foreign exchange trading after President Roosevelt announced authority to purchase newly mined gold. The move aims to raise commodity price levels and influence the economy.
In Frankfort Kentucky a state reformatory escape was stopped when a guard armed with a rifle opened fire as four convicts tried to breach a 20 foot wall. A railroad crew aided in rounding up the fugitives after two men were wounded.
In Des Moines Iowa on October 23 farmers halted a convoy of trucks and clashed with deputies near James Indiana. The Farm Holiday Association led by Milo Reno asserted a regulated dollar and higher prices would not curb the strike. Trucks were turned back and livestock returned to farms as violence occurred but authorities said the strike was not yet general.
Washington Oct. 23 Up Criticism of Robert L Immell vice president of the regional farm loan bank in Louisville Ky led to an investigation by Farm Credit Administration officials. Ohio lawmakers said loan applications from farmers were disregarded and unqualified appraisers evaluated property. Blame was placed on Immell Chief Appraiser Neely and first assistant Stokesbury both of Columbus.
The United States Senate crime subcommittee opened its Midwest inquiry in Chicago with Senator Royal Copeland leading testimony from hundreds of officials and law enforcement officers across Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin. The hearing aims to curb racketeering and kidnapping through federal action.
William Nickles Doak former secretary of labor under Hoover died at his Potomac area home of a heart ailment. He was 51 a Rural Retreat Virginia native and son of a Confederate soldier.
Washington officials announce a government drive against wheat processing tax evasion. Commissioner Guy T. Helvering compares enforcement to income tax crackdowns and says bootlegging occurs by buyers moving wheat to mills and by growers selling flour after grinding their own grain.
Washington reports progress in re employment with President Roosevelt citing 4,000,000 and AFL leader William Green 3,600,000 workers back at work. Figures vary: Roosevelt based on government data possibly NRA census. Green on union reports.
Senate investigators reveal that Enoch H. Crowder threatened immediate protest to the State Department in 1926 to block Blair and Company and the Chase Securities Corporation plan to float a 100 million dollar loan to the Island Republic.
Senator Robert M. La Follette after a Lancaster talk warned the recovery program is at a danger point. He urged speeding public works, higher minimum wages, and further shortening of working hours under the NRA to put more money in people's hands.
Government officials expect repeal of prohibition to create thousands of jobs and to drive rehabilitation and construction of liquor plants. Dr James M. Doran reports 200 license applications, predicting at least 50 distilleries soon operate. Past figures show 434 distilleries, 318 wineries, 97 breweries employing tens of thousands, with grain and other raw materials heavily utilized.
Prices climbed in New York during active trading as Roosevelt announces higher commodity prices and a sound money policy. Mining shares led gains with large blocks traded, cotton rose about 1.25 a bale, and futures markets reacted positively to the administration’s stance.
U. P. Bishop James Cannon Jr a reform leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was granted a Supreme Court review of a District of Columbia indictment accusing him of violating the corrupt practices act in his 1928 election campaign activities. The case is set for argument December 4.
Five bandits armed with a machine gun robbed the First National Bank of Brainerd Minnesota of 28000 dollars. A guard named Robert Titus held prisoner for an hour fired as the robbers fled, and a fusillade of bullets came toward him in the street battle.
Vatican City October 23 Pope Pius received James A Roosevelt son of the President and his wife in audience. They were accompanied by Count Enrico Galeazzi representing the Knights of Columbus. The Pope welcomed them warmly noting interest in Roosevelt’s work and sympathy shown to Catholics in the United States.
AUPr Langeford Ramsey, a Memphis attorney, and Jonny Tichenor, an auto salesman, were jailed without bond awaiting appeal after a federal jury found them guilty of harboring George Kelly. The panel convicted them after 15 minutes of deliberation and set a two and a half year term.
Principals of Athens County high schools meet tonight at 7 40 in the office of County Superintendent Kenneth C Ray to discuss matters of district coordination.
Mrs. Milnie Laurer aged 33 died at 7:15 this morning at Athens State Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. Her home was near Colville Ridge.
A Philadelphia case reports would be abductors sending a note to Thelma Jarvis's father demanding $25,000 to insure her safety. The warning suggests a possible kidnap plot and seeks payment to prevent harm.
A letter from Will notes massive turnout for Farley in Santa Monica and Los Angeles. It describes air travel comfort, a coast tour, and crowds hoping for a post office while praising Farley as a potential presidential maker.
Washington dated October 28 reports the Supreme Court refused to consider a challenge to Missouri state legislation for ratifying the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. The ruling left intact the convention procedure set by Missouri authorities and attacked by P. A. Tate who sought to refer the issue to voters at the November 6, 1944 election.
Prohibition laws appeared doomed in Iceland after early returns from the national referendum held Saturday. Reykjavik and four major towns backed repeal by 8.674 to 4.468, but full results were unavailable for weeks due to communication difficulties.
Two women were hurt in an automobile collision on East State Street near Home Street Sunday at 10 am. Edna Haten of Athens suffered a left leg injury. Amariah Burchfield of Athens Route 3 suffered a back injury. Both vehicles sustained about 5 damage. Floyd Hatch of Athene owned one car, William Fleck of Athens drove the other.
Officials report 6 000 spectators in stands excluding band members for the Ohio vs Miami game, about 500 Miami contingent, with other estimates as high as 10 000. The physical education director Dr O C Bird disclosed the figure today.
President Roosevelt召 convenes Jesse Jones Dean Acheson and Henry Morgenthau to discuss a government market for newly mined gold and a managed currency to stabilize purchasing power. The plan links gold content changes to a broader price index across about 700 commodities and aims to keep the dollar’s buying power steady over years.
BUTLER Pa Get 23-1 Sias teen Patay Perfecio of Cane ton Ohio held by state police as second suspect in the Fredonia Nations Bank robbery. Arrest followed his spending nickels and dimes at home. He is brother of Angelo Perfecio 27 detained the day after the $1000 holdup. bank patrons identified the pair.
The Frank Walton League will hold its regular business meeting at 7 o clock Tuesday evening in the City Council room. Members are urged to attend to help formulate the fall weaving.
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