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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1935
Page
1
Reports describe a powerful hurricane striking the Florida Keys from Matecumbe to Plantation Key with widespread destruction. Rescuers search Upper and Lower Keys as death toll rises and dozens are injured or missing. the storm leaves wreckage and damaged rail lines, with survivors evacuated to hospitals and improvised shelters.
The National Association of Letter Carriers approved a resolution mandating carriers walk on provided walks. It notes no rule covers crossing lawns or other property, but trespassing criticism and hazards affect the department and uniforms.
Ohio Unemployed League leaders led a relief march to the State Capitol asking for unemployment relief. Governor Davey met about 250 marchers on the steps and agreed to forward their demands to a special legislative session in about ten days. The group dispersed to the State Fair grounds Coliseum after the briefing.
Common Pleas Judge Walter B. Wanamaker fined A F Hoch $25 after Hoch admitted he opposed capital punishment to avoid jury duty in the first degree murder trial of Ollie J. Lewis. Lewis is accused in the slaying of restaurant proprietor John Mastrojohn.
Northern Ohio milk producers and distributors met for five hours in Cleveland on Tuesday but failed to reach a deal. Producers sought $2 a hundredweight for Class 1 milk and $1.40 for Class 2 milk.
Cincinnati report says Mrs. Neilie Poliwine Kelsey faced a false pretense charge. Federal relief investigator Richard G. Pfeffer alleged she applied for and accepted Ohio industrial commission relief while receiving 18.75 per week.
Anthony Eden assured the League of Nations no conflict looms between Britain and Italy. The Standard Vacuum Oil cancellation of a large Ethiopian concession is seen as easing tensions and aiding Western efforts to calm East Africa. Roosevelt reportedly pleased, observers note the move clarifies the dispute and reduces risk of war.
Hamilton report states Mark Spray 28 was killed when a bakery truck struck a pole five miles northwest of Hamilton near Millville. The crash snapped the pole and a high tension line fell. Spray stepped on the live wire and burned, while his wife trying to pull him away was shocked and thrown to the ground.
Sheriff Arthur Oakes questioned two men here today in connection with the beating and robbery of an elderly brother and sister. Martin Conley, 4, said he and his sister Ella, 76, were robbed of $1,000 and left bound with barbed wire.
Air reconnaissance over the Dixie liner Morgan reports 372 aboard as the storm lashes the Florida Keys. Passengers wave from the rail and appear cheerful while surrounding ships cluster for aid amid widespread destruction and high death estimates.
Italy filed a memorandum at the League of Nations accusing Ethiopia of placing herself outside the league and violating relations in four ways. The document cites territorial infringements, offenses against Italian officials, and economic restrictions, signaling an airing at the Geneva council meeting. Mussolini ordered censorship of the league radio station as Eden pledged no political or economic clash between Britain and Italy.
City and county officials quarrel over stone from the City Workhouse quarry as 809 WPA workers sit idle. Armed guards under Charles Mathews, welfare director, guard the pile to bar county and township trucks from taking stone until payment is arranged. Mathews seeks a negotiated solution to advance the WPA program.
Sandusky veteran leader Frank C. Cooper objects to Sherrill survey committee plans to turn the Soldiers and Sailors Home into a hospital for the mentally ill. He says the home was dedicated to care for war veterans, not the mentally ill.
Eugene Douglas, arrested by Police Chief E. B. Finsterwald on a charge of driving while intoxicated, is free on $200 bond for a Friday hearing before Mayor Len B McCune.
Fayette County prosecutor Browning was in a drug store in Washington C H Tuesday night when three young men held up proprietor Don Armbrust and his brother Lewis and fled with 100 dollars Browning reported losing 27 dollars.
This city received permission from Fayette County Commissioners on Tuesday to secede from Union Township and establish a new township.
Cleveland report notes members of the Professional Air Race Pilots Association debated women pilots entering the events. Some supported women racing in the Bendix Derby with proper experience, but most opposed women in pylon racing, fearing interference and intruding on male pilots.
Cincinnati Reds catcher Hank Erickson, 26, was gravely injured when his car collided with a truck 26 miles northeast of Louisville. Doctors at St. Joseph's Infirmary said his season is over. His wife Roma Wilson Erickson and seven year old nephew Wilson Abbott were also injured.
Columbus report on Lawrence-Armbruster road bond refund bill shows opposition split over testing constitutionality. About 40 counties' executive committee weighs suing in State Supreme Court or county common pleas to challenge the act. The law requires eight counties to fund 10 percent of apportioned amounts to a State Road Bond Retirement Fund. Losses for 34 counties with no or soon cleared bonds could range from 37000 to 300000, while Gallia Hocking Jackson Vinton and Perry have already paid or will before the first distribution.
Jack Leahy of Calvert High School suffered a broken right leg during the opening football practice of the season in Tiffin. The injury occurred in the first session with the squad, and teammates and coaches reacted with concern as medical staff tended to him.
Raging Sea prevents transfer of 372 persons from the Morgan Line flagship Dixie to rescue craft. The Dixie remains aground on a reef 60 miles off the Florida coast as rescue operations await cleared passages and a map shows the reef location.
State Auditor Joseph T. Tracy reports Ohio sales tax during the first 31 weeks averaged under one million dollars per week, totaling 28 488 822. August receipts total 4 078 613 distributed this week to local governments and schools. County relief and state deductions are itemized with county and school allocations, poor relief figures, and quarterly distribution based on attendance.
TRONTON Charles Stewart a Hanging Rock constable shot and killed his nephew Elden Stewart 26 after Elden drew a razor while resisting arrest for terrorizing the neighborhood in an intoxicated condition. Elden on parole from Mansfield Reformatory.
Five generations from the Smith family gathered for a Thompson reunion Tuesday, spanning decades of family history in the east area.
Rescue ships swung Life boats over their sides and prepared to aid the liner Dixie grounded on French Reef with 372 aboard. The Coast Guard Cutter Carrabassett fought high seas and a 585 mile wind as crewman Claude Simmons suffered a leg cut from shattered glass. Seas were moderating but wind remained stiff.
Hyde Park New York President Roosevelt ordered all emergency federal agencies placed under the Budget Bureau to reduce personnel as the peak of the emergency ends. He said overlapping must end and expenditures must be budgeted, signaling the end of emergency work.
In Hamburg Nazi authorities intensify discrimination against Jews and Catholics. Brown Shirt leader Von Jacow proclaims that no foreign race will be allowed to live among the German people as authorities tighten restrictions on Catholics.
A study by Professor Harvey C. Lehman of 1,264 famous individuals found that the golden age for creative productivity often occurs around 35, with poets peaking younger and astronomers after 40. The research suggests creative output can occur at any age, though volume declines with later years.
Surging flood waters in the Hocking Valley devastate crops and block highways. The Hocking River rose to 18.05 feet in Athens with 36 hours of heavy rain, flooding basements, farms, and streets from Mineral to Amesville. Dozens of highways closed and miners kept at home as storms continued. Local authorities warned of continuing rainfall and escalating damages.
An invited passenger seeks 53000 in damages for injuries from a July 4 auto wreck near Lafayette. Robert Thomas says he was riding with Carl Foody in a car owned by Fred Foody. both he and Carl Foody were seriously injured and Thomas permanently disabled.
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