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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1935
Page
1
State lawmakers debate a $1 million budget increase and related appropriations as Governor Davey vetoes several items from the earlier bill. Senate Finance and House committees push for higher totals, with reductions and restorations across education welfare and state agencies.
A fog disrupted sight and contributed to a deadly crash reported by Russell Michael. The incident occurred on a roadway near The Plains, killing one person and injuring others as authorities opened an investigation.
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A special meeting of all township trustees and clerks in Athens County was called by Clarence E. Wolfe and John Aiken for Saturday at 1 pm in the Courthouse court room. The session aims to discuss the two mill road levy vote next Tuesday and other taxation issues with county officers invited and the public welcome.
George Tolliver of Luhrig is jailed in Athens County after allegedly threatening his family and neighbors Wednesday night. Officers Rolland Ruth and Harry Risley arrested him on a complaint by Mrs. Tolliver, who described a drunken disturbance and arson attempt in his home and nearby houses.
A silver airliner on a trial flight crashed on a snowy knoll six miles south of Cheyenne killing four airmen. Investigators face questions over the low altitude dive explosion and subsequent fire as two crashes in the Cheyenne area this month.
Athens city records will receive a new deal Monday as WPA laborers begin constructing shelves in the fire proof vault of the City Auditor’s office at City Hall. The shelves will allow chronological filing by city employees after years of haphazard stacking. Additional approved work includes rewiring City Hall and washing the walls.
Washington AP report says James W. Carter seeks Supreme Court review of the Guffey Coal Act after being denied due process by the District of Columbia Supreme Court. The act imposes a 15 percent tax on coal value as of midnight and Carter’s Carter Coal Co faces enforcement.
Dayton report says one killed and two fliers clung to life after a Wright Field crash of America s largest bombing plane. An Army board probes behind secrecy while two other crew members recover from burns. Two lieutenants who helped rescue others are also recovering.
Ezra Van Horn of Cleveland heads a twelve member Ohio coal operators board for industrial relations with miners under the Guffey Coal Act. Other elected include F. H. Davis Columbus Whitney Warner Cleveland Elliott Willard Cleveland George K. Smith Columbus Walter Robinson Cleveland D. P. Loomis Canton John Miles Akron William Emery Jr. Cleveland A F Burns Coshocton and G L Hawk Athens.
The Rosewood United Brethren Church told members that livestock chickens grain and potatoes could be used to pay church dues.
Eleanor Hazlett describes Halloween as the night when witches ride the moon and saints and evil spirits watch from above. The piece traces Halloween origins to Druid rituals across Ireland Scotland and Wales and notes customs like nut cracking and apple bobbing in England while Athens revelers celebrate with masks and confetti.
Columbus Ohio reports the federal government has allotted 42,992,881 for additional WPA projects. C C Stillman ends his term as Ohio works administration chief handing over to Dr Carl Watson of Findlay who will mobilize 213,200 eligible WPA workers before winter. Also lists county quotas and relief cases for Athens Gallia Hocking.
In Western Kentucky the Williams Coal Mine remains under guard as Governor Ruby Laffoon weighs a soldier request from Southeastern Kentucky operators. UMWA president John L. Lewis protests what he calls the shooting of union miners at Mannington by gunmen hired by non-union companies, drawing no comment from the governor on the telegram.
The Ohio University Miami game is expected to have ideal football weather with clear skies and falling temperatures on Saturday. Tonight’s Athens District rain gives way to colder air Friday. at noon today the thermometer showed 68 degrees.
The Ohio State versus Notre Dame tilt will be aired by WOSU in Columbus, WSBT in South Bend, and WOWO for Mutual Broadcasting System. The arrangement covers local stations and a national network for the Saturday game.
The Will Rogers Memorial Fund is established by notable Americans including Vice President Garner and Henry Ford. Gifts received Nov 4 to Nov 28 will support charitable educational and humanitarian projects and be sent to the national committee. The Athens Messenger serves as fund depository with a contribution coupon printed elsewhere.
Bourne White of Louisville Kentucky prepares for her marriage to Colonel E W Starling head of the White House Secret Service in Washington society circles awaited the union is expected to be a notable society event in the capital.
Washington President Roosevelt’s 1936 relief budget will be a campaign issue as he plans next year’s spending. Officials expect similar federal outlays for ordinary activities, while the budget summary points to a faster decline in emergency expenditures and a narrowing gap between income and outgo. The American Liberty League warns that without policy changes, 1937 spending could mirror 1936 levels.
Former New York mayor James J. Walker and his wife Betty Compton arrived aboard the liner Manhattan at noon after nearly three years abroad. They were greeted by two pleasure yachts and a welcoming flotilla as the ship passed Ambrose Light into quarantine in New York.
Lawrence A Baumlin aged 24 of River Rouge Mid h died after a fall into a coal pile in the hold of the steamer Fontant. The incident occurred today and authorities continue to investigate the accident.
The administration aims to revive private lending for government housing loans as a housing shortage grows. Peter Grimm, assistant secretary of the treasury, will coordinate efforts with the National Emergency Council to encourage lenders to refinance maturing government loans. Grimm’s tour of large cities highlighted the need for more living space as families who doubled up seek room. The Commerce Department has preliminarily approved a $17 million WPA airport program, with 250 airports planned and five hundred similar projects under review, funding for improvements only.
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce proposed a resolution asking the Ohio Legislature to consider a general tax program at a special session rather than a regular session. Delegates at the 42nd annual Cleveland meeting on Nov. 6 will review this and 22 other issues, including seven tax items. One resolution argues such a plan avoids trades and other objectionable practices tied to other subjects. Another tax measure supports opposing higher taxes on Ohio business.
Athens High School Girl Reserves turned their weekly meeting into a Halloween Fun Fest at the high school. The event featured stunts tricks and a tap dance by Yvonne Meister. Brightly colored jack o lantern programs served as favors and hot chocolate pumpkin pie and candies were served at the close.
Upton Sinclair travels across the country and the author laments news coverage while discussing policies. The column mocks gun control and Niagara Falls traffic laws and references the Dionne quintuplets in a satirical style.
George W. Siegrist of Parkersburg, 38, facing a first degree murder charge for the death of Marie Beck, 33. Alleged confession says the killing occurred near Mineral Wells, body hidden in a raincoat then transported to Racine. authorities say the body was found in the Ohio River below Racine Dam. The crime date is Sept 19 and the suspect was said to be intimate with the victim.
Athens County election clerk C. L. Jordan reported 225 people applied for absent voters ballots at his office. More than 100 had already cast their ballots, with voting required by Saturday and return to the election board by Thursday noon for counting.
Mrs. Bianche L La Du of Minneapolis is named president of the American Prison Association becoming the first woman to hold the office. She introduced beauty parlors in hospitals for the insane.
The Messenger team stalls a cooking school at Athens Senior High School Building next week. Mrs. George Thurn promotes home making news recipes and new kitchen equipment with demonstrations. Free seats begin Tuesday at 2 o clock with gifts from local merchants and questions answered from the platform.
Mussolini signaled a willingness to negotiate peace with Ethiopia amid growing League of Nations sanctions and a Western push for restraint. The Geneva talks followed new British and American cautions, while Italy prepared for potential Mediterranean war and moved naval forces toward the region.
FRANKFORT Kentucky Neal Bowman a Southeastern Ohio gangster who fled into Kentucky saw his bid for asylum refused in a court of appeals decision. He remains under sentence of death and faces execution by electric chair after his crime expedition into Kentucky.
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