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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1934
Page
1
A heated discussion in the Ohio Chamber of Commerce centers on a temporary relief factory program. Frank D. Hen and Freeman T. Hagle back the plan as a job creator, while critics warn it risks permanent dependence and favors private markets for labor.
Three men robbed the Palmetto Bank at Lake City about 8:15 a.m. seizing bank president J H Carter and his wife after kidnapping them from their home with their three children tied to beds. Carter and cashier Fred Stalvey were forced to open the vault, then released unharmed later after a chase to Lamar.
A woman aged 25 from Os long illness dies at her home. She is survived by her husband Elmer Gardner Weh and parents in Middleport. Funeral services are planned at 4 o'clock Friday at the church in Gravel Hill Cemetery in Miami County. Burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
Athens County received the first state pension checks under the new law totaling 551 dollars for 52 recipients. Individual checks ranged from eight to seventeen dollars. Clerk Investigator Richard W. McKinstry said at least 100 more applications would be approved in September and many would receive first checks soon.
Sheriff Charles Stratton of Athens County announced a confession from Cash Bentz in the July 29 robbery of Martin Koehler’s home in Dutch Ridge with $220 taken from a clock. Bentz, arrested in Delaware, Ohio, and his brother Ward, arrested in Sumner, Meigs County, deny involvement. Bentz claims $90 was hidden under a rug in Delaware and the rest spent. Authorities plan to file grand larceny charges against both men.
Fulton Ill September 5 rage over an unpaid farm debt prompted Fred Blink 45 a farmer to kill five people including his debtor John Hamilton He then exchanged gunfire with Officer Frank Kustes was wounded and later shot himself Doctors said Blink would recover Victims include Harry Minje Belvidere Ill Webb Collier 70 Stering and Mrs Irene Carrick Des Moines Iowa plus Mrs Jennie Walter Sterling Ill
Hyde Park September 5 The mayor of New York Fiorello La Guardia met with President Roosevelt during a Hudson River visit. California gubernatorial hopeful Upton Sinclair also spoke in Chicago Labor Day talks about new party alignments and his Epic plan urging poverty relief and social reform.
Senate Munitions Investigating Committee promised evidence of sabre rattling in arms salesmanship and widespread payments to win munitions contracts in South America. Senator Clark said the hearings will probe bribery as a business tool and the use of threats to secure deals.
A temporary injunction bars John Wrobble, owner of Golden Leaf Bakery in Bloomingburg Fayette County, from further alleged violations of the bakery code. He was charged with selling bread below cost as announced by the Ohio Recovery Administration in Columbus.
Columbus Ohio September 5 The Columbus Academy of Medicine plans to host about 1500 physicians for the annual meeting of the Ohio State Medical Association in the city.
Athens county FERA director H. M. Spang announced the mattress factory in Athens will resume operations next Tuesday after a cotton shipment arrives by Monday. About 25 workers will be hired locally, with 1,400 statewide across 39 city plants.
A headless female torso with both legs missing was recovered from Lake Erie off Cleveland's East Side after being in the water for over three months. Homicide Chief Det Sgt Bernard Wolf said the body likely was dismembered and broken by waves. Identification will be difficult due to the torso being unclothed and scarless.
Athens council voted to equip a new waterworks pumping plant before rehabilitating other parts of the system. They also heard Ohio Fuel Gas Company arguments for a new city gas rate structure but took no decision. A $50 fee for attorney Harry Mettler was approved 4 to 3 amid authority disputes. The city will borrow $10,619.01 to cover bonds and interest, with additional spring refunds due to tax delinquencies. The bid for the new plant totaled $45,000 from L. D. Hetrick, while piping work may be deferred to fund pumping first using PWA funds.
Delbert Johnson aged 15 who was injured when an automobile ran him down was moved from the county jail to McMillan Hospital in Charleston this morning. He is reported slightly improved.
Oklahoma City reports a terrifying incident as Mrs. A. W. Gott, a wealthy paralytic widow, endured hours of red ant assault at her home. Neighbors Pat McGrew and night watchman L M Corbett rescued her after she lost consciousness, her eyes swollen shut and her condition dire.
Will Rogers reports from Helsinki that Finland Integrity plans to repay loans, with a stable government and a clean city. He notes none of the famous athlete Nurmi has appeared yet, and mentions a future visit.
In Lancaster Ohio a clash at the H C Godman Shoe Company plant on the second strike day left a woman worker without her dress after a scuffle at the door. Police used tear gas during noon skirmishes as workers tried to exit and return.
In Fergus Falls Minnesota on September five Dr John Schacht a 55 year old dentist was found dead on the Otter Tail River bank The Otter Tail County Sheriff said he was beaten by two robbers during a struggle in his car last night and the physician was out to collect bills His car is missing and investigators pursue leads in the case.
Ohio Prohibition Party faces a short drive of two days to collect 26 000 signatures on petitions needed to place candidates on the November ballot. Dr Charles A Bame of Ashland closed the convention with the keynote address as the party’s candidate for governor.
Six armed men roped off sections of the North Bergen Trust Company in New Jersey and robbed employees and customers of about $15,000. They fled in a blue sedan after a burst of gunfire during the afternoon heist.
President Roosevelt moves to appoint a three member mediation board to study the textile strike at the request of the national labor relations board and says no federal interference will occur. Employers plan a defense conference with Sloan Besse and Van Horn to counter intimidation claims.
Ohio code group says divisions will meet with the Ohio Coal Conference to decide policy after the National Code Authority resigns in protest of NRA policies. The group warns it may urge abandoning the code if administration remains unfair. NRA plans to run the code with no National Authority while maintaining price controls in declared emergencies.
Four men faced Mayor Len B. McCune with fines totaling 25 dollars plus costs after a poker room brawl at Abe Tatalos pool hall on West State Street near Court. Tatalos, Woodrow Knox, Chester Riley, and Charlie McGinnis were arrested. Tatalos and Knox received fines for gambling and fighting.
Paris reports France hints Germany should begin arranging payment for about 100 million dollars of French mining properties in the Saar Valley, should the region vote to join Germany.
In Kentucky at least a dozen infantile paralysis cases were under treatment as health officials pushed safeguards to the eastern border after three new victims were found near Louisa. Schools faced indefinite postponement and isolation orders were issued for those under observation.
Eugene Skirvin aged 73 a Meigs County sign painter died this morning at his Racine home after a health decline. His signs bearing his signature are seen across Meigs County. He is survived by his wife and his niece Edith Watson of Cincinnati and sister Mrs. Ed Mallory of Racine. Funeral arrangements are being completed today.
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