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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1933

Page

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Local Auto Dealers Adopt NRA Code and Set Wage Rules

Dealers from Glouster to Athens form County Automotive Association to enforce the National Automobile Dealers Code. Officers elected include T. E. Me as president and Henry Stratton as secretary. Wage scales set, trade in values revised, comission-based pay, and new inspection and check up procedures established. Affected contracts to be reviewed by the association and referred to the state agency as needed. The group plans to meet again to finalize the code provisions and scheduling.

Stomobile Ville Glouster Ing Berry Yesoon NRA

Ohio State Coach Change Rumors Spur Athletic Director Action

State paper reports University of Ohio State moves amid criticism of football program at Michigan. Athletic Director Sam Willaman contemplates changes in coaching staff with none of the specifics yet confirmed.

Michigan Sam Willaman Ohio State

Investigators Seek Writer of Gorch Tip in Lindbergh Case

New York and New Jersey officers headed to pursue a clue linked to John Gorch in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Gorch, a 37 year old wrestler questioned in Boston, may have ties to ransom payments and a writer of an anonymous letter. He says his half sister owned a Hopewell farm near the Lindbergh estate and he visited there.

John Gorch Lindbergh Gorch John F Jassie) Condon Evelyn Klimaszweska Boston New York New Jersey U.R Department of Justice Hopewell N. J

Family Heads To Work Out Relief Orders In Athens County

Athens County relief families will earn their orders by road work under a new system tested last week in four townships and now statewide. Township foremen will supervise labor, distributing time proportional to weekly relief, and excess or shortfalls will be balanced by extra duties. County trucks will transport workers to job sites each morning.

Athens County Belford Nelson Nelson

First Snow of Season Hits Cleveland Area

The first snow of the season swept into northeastern Ohio early today, lasting about an hour in some areas as a north wind of 40 mph blew it in. Forecasters expected more snow with rain later and temperatures dropping to the 40s.

Cleveland Ohio

Banking Committee Plans Cleveland Probe

The U S Senate Banking Committee will open its Cleveland inquiry into the Union Trust and Guardian Trust closings. District Attorney Emerich B Freed and committee counsel Ferdinand Pecora will confer in Washington to lay groundwork for the investigation after the committee ordered the inquiry.

Cleveland U.S. Senate Banking Committee Union Trust Company Guardian Trust Company Washington U. S Emerich B. Freed Ferdinand Pecora Senate Committee Cleveland Banking

Outlaws Raid Another Bank in Indiana Escaped Convicts Target Banks

Federal agents hunted a gang of escaped convicts terrorizing Indiana after a Greencastle bank robbery of 74,787 dollars in cash and bonds. Earlier, South Bend’s Western State Bank lost 2,500 and Pa ine sv ille officers pursued three men who robbed Madison Bank of 1,500 in cash.

Indianapolis Ind U.P Indiana Central National Bank and Trust Company Greencastle Western State Bank of South Bend Painesville, C Exchange Bank of Madison

Bankers deny claims of lax loan appraisals at Louisville Land Bank

The Columbus branch of the Louisville Federal Land Bank rejected reports that Kentucky officials assigned unqualified appraisers or disregarded loan applications. It said appraisers are appointed by Washington and delays stem from farmers not submitting abstracts with applications.

Columbus U.P Louisville Federal Land Bank Kentucky Washington

Japs Rescue American Missing Since March

In Makden Manchoukuo on October 2, Japanese soldiers rescued American Dr Nils Neilson who had been kidnapped by bandits on March 23 and took him to army headquarters at Hsiayen.

Makden Manchoukuo Nils Neilson Hsiayen Dr. Neilson

Scores Injured as Japan Trains Collide in Fukui

Scores of casualties reported after an electric train collision in Fukui during a maneuvers event. Railway officials and military personnel coordinate aid as rescuers search wreckage and transport injured to local hospitals.

Japan Fukui Bere

Farmers Press Strike Across Midwest To Force Farm Relief

Farmers dump milk and block shipments as the national Farm Holiday Association strikes intensify. Iowa Wisconsin and Nebraska delegates back protests with calls for cost of production sales points. Wisconsin creameries close for five days in sympathy. Opposition appears from the Wisconsin Co op Milk Pool and NRA board figures critique the effort.

Des Moines National Farm Holiday Association Iowa Wisconsin Milan Sioux City Weillsville Wis Nebraska South Dakota Milo Reno Chippewa and Dunn Counties Bloomer Reno Middlewest Wisconsin Co-Operative Milk Pool Waukesha Milwaukee Washington Keith Neville Nebraska Nra NRA

Vinton Woman Dies After Gall Bladder Illness

Mrs. Ezra Adkins 43 of Vinton died at Holzer Hospital Wednesday night from a gall bladder ailment. She leaves a husband and seven children. Also noted is the death of Dixie Lee Kennard two months old of Apple Grove West Virginia from a sinus infection.

Gallipolis Ezra Adkins Vinton Holzer Hospital Dixie Lee Kennard Apple Grove W. Va

Mild Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles Area After Dark

A mild quake jolted Los Angeles and surrounding area from sleep late last night, shocking residents but causing no injuries or major damage according to a survey released today.

Los Angeles U.R

Bucyrus Collie Bound for Fame at White House

A white collie from Sheckler Dog Farm near Bucyrus is named for a future White House pet. The dog will be shipped a week from today to become the companion of Buzzie Dal, Roosevelt’s grandson, after an order from the White House was received Monday.

Sheckler White House Buzzie Dal Roosevelt

Stock Market Jumps on Rumors, Will Rogers Notes

Will Rogers jokes that stock prices rise on rumors not money or facts. He mocks O P M and O P R as the true drivers of market moves, citing speculative rumors about Ford, Tammany Hall, Bernard Baruch, and government policy to explain market shifts.

Will Rogers Europe Tammany Hall Bernard Baruch

NRA Chairmen Get-Together at Nelsonville Hosts 21 Women Guests

Twenty one women who have served as NRA chairmen in their home communities will gather Thursday afternoon in Nelsonville at the home of Mrs. J. M. Hyde, Athens County NRA Woman's Division chair. Mrs. Hyde praised the work guiding enlistment of consumers and noted the strong faith in the NRA code among participants. Attending from various communities include Mrs. Oscar Simpson Millfield Mrs. J. W. Wright Buchtel Mrs. William Heiser Jacksonville and others from Glouster The Plains Coombe New Marshfield and Athens among 21 listed invitees.

J. M. Hyde NRA Nelsonville Athens Hyde Oscar Simpson Millfield J. W. Wright Buchtel William Heiser Jacksonville Elsie C. Underwood Trimble Warren J. Sprague Chauncey Ralph Williams Carbondale Fred Hoodier M. E. Hoon New Marshfield Robert Graves the Plains Bert Angie Glouster

Beckley Elected Kiwanis District Chief in Ohio

Earl Beckley president of the Athens Kiwanis Club was elected lieutenant governor of District Eleven of the Ohio Kiwanis at the Cleveland state convention. The district includes Athens Glouster Marietta Caldwell Woodsfield Martins Ferry Zanesville Betlaire and Cambridge. Beckley succeeds Walter L Koch er of Martins Ferry. He is noted for leading charity events including a Kiwanis contract and auction bridge fundraiser and the Home Coming Ball. He works with J L Beckley and Sons mens clothing with his father and brothers.

Earl Beckley Athens Kiwanis Club Fleven Ohio Kiwanis Organization Cleveland Athens Glouster Marietta Caldwell Woodsfield Martins Ferry Zanesville Betlaire Cambridge Beckley Walter L. Kocher Athens Club Kiwanis J. L. Beckley and Sons

Old Mine Pay Days Altered in Hocking Valley

Nelsonville October 25 A joint agreement by miners and operators changes pay days for the Southern Ohio mining district from the tenth and twenty-fifth to the fifteenth and thirtieth of each month. Payments on Sundays or holidays shift earlier. December 23 pays. The change is retroactive to October 2 and affects wage schedules accordingly.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley Ohio

Nudist Camp Leader Found Guilty in Allegan Case

Fred T. Ring, founder of Sunshine Sports Club eight miles from Allegan, convicted by a jury of indecent exposure after a Labor Day raid. Ring faces up to $500 fine and one year in prison. appeal planned. Wife charged separately. defense opposed by nudist leaders and INUC observers.

Allegan Mich Fred T. Ring Ring Fred T. Miles Miles Sunshine Sports Club Allegan County Sheriff Office

McCormick Attacks NRA Star Chamber Rule in Speech

Chicago Tribune publisher Col. R. R. McCormick unleashes a fiery attack on government overreach he calls a Star Chamber rule. He cites the Recovery Act and companion laws as eroding contract rights and private property, urging that officials dictate prices and terms.

Russia Italy Germany Col. R. R. McCormick The Chicago Tribune McCormick Congress

Critics to Hear Corn Processing Tax Nov 2

Critics of a proposed corn processing tax will speak at a hearing on November 2, arguing the levy would raise costs and not curb the surplus, as the government aims with a 350 million dollar corn and hog reduction program. If the contention fails the tax of 2 cents per bushel on field corn could start three days later.

AAA Washington Wallace Veohola Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Heiress Named in Alienation Suit in California

In Santa Cruz a $114,000 alienation of affections suit targets the Bor Ami heiress Mrs. Dorothy Childs McLaren. Plaintiff Lucie Haughtelin, a 34 year old Arizona schoolteacher from Yuma, alleges the heiress used gifts and money to win the affections of Jane Haughtelin, former adviser with the U S Indian Bureau in Arizona.

Santa Cruz Calif Dorothy Childs Mclaren Arizona Lucie Haughtelin Yuma Eane Haughtelin United States Indian Bureau

Sarraut Accepts Le Brun Invitation to Form New Cabinet

Paris reports Albert Sarraut accepted President Le Brun’s invitation to try forming a new government cabinet. Sparsely details given, context implies political realignment in France during October.

Paris Albert Sarraut Lebrun

Graf Zeppelin Kept Aloft by Wind All Night

The Graf Zeppelin, buffeted by wind, docked at Akron airport at 6:00 this morning after cruising over the city overnight. It will stay until tomorrow before flying to the Chicago World's Fair, with Doctor Hugo Eckener noting a baby aboard influenced the landing choice. The child is 10 month old William Laurence Mumoon traveling with parents Mr and Mrs Richard Mumoon and siblings from South America.

Akron Graf Chicago Hugo Eckener William Laurence Mumoon South America Richard Mumeon

Country Road Promoters Move to Compile Data on Roads

Representatives from the Tenth Eleventh and Fifteenth Districts plan a 7 PM Thursday meeting at the Athens Courthouse to assemble data for Governor White and the State Highway Department. The Rural Letter Carriers Association backs the effort with a petition for federal funds to improve secondary roads. County officials and trustees join the effort. the campaign began last Friday in Gallipolis with a delegation named for Thursday.

Athens White State Highway Department Rural Letter Carriers' Association Gallipolis

Roosevelt launches open market gold operations in price shift

The Roosevelt administration begins open market gold purchases at 51.96 per ounce as part of a broad price lifting plan. Officials expect the move to influence dollar value and domestic commodity prices while signaling a shift from the gold standard.

Roosevelt Washington

Society Woman Files Suit Against McCormick

Chicago October 25 Mrs Rhoda Tanner Doubleday New York society woman filed a 1.9 million breach of promise suit against Harold F McCormick an International Harvest executive The suit follows Doubledays divorce from a New York publisher and notes his former wives Edith Rockefeller and Ganna Walska.

Chicago Harold F. McCormick International Harvester Company Rhoda Tanner Doubleday New York

Southern Ohio cigar leaf growers receive second AJ distribution

Washington reports that Southern Ohio growers of cigar leaf tobacco shared in a second distribution totaling 177600 dollars from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. The payment supports farmers participating in the 1933 production reduction program.

Washington Ohio Agricultural Adjustment

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fred Beasley T. E. Mechosen Henry Stratton Neln L. C. Bur F. W. Cone Plue Associa Ison National Automobile RA Administration Henry Cleve Hallett C. Burson Maruster Art Donald Albany Emmett Guthrie Clinton Bean A. W. Cone Guy Fierce Heo Hunters Nin Reservoir Bridgeman, Oo Yuc A. Meredith Com. of En Boston Police Gorch Tip Banking Committee Strafford Barron, Runn, Rusk, Polk and Chippewa County Bucyrus Collie Santa Monica, Calif Mr. Ford Will NRA Wo John Clark Hollister-Glouster G. O. Linscott Amesville Ruth McBee Stewart Alyce Chevalier Coombe Freda M. Bean Guysville Irene McDowell Doanville Joe B. Davis Kimberly David Dunkie New Floodwood W. E. Humphrey Circle Hill H. Bing Bare Preserve International Nudiat Conference McCormick Blasts Star Chamber Dieval Graf Zeppelin London and Monetary Program Focal Boards James M. Beck Harding Fortune Magazine Today Beck Supreme Court High Court Society Woman
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