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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1936
Page
1
Spain’s civil war nears end of eighth week with 60 000 to 100 000 dead. Rebels besiege San Sebastian and threaten Malaga while loyalists defend Toledo Alcazar Huesca Ovideo and other towns. Madrid remains under stalemate as loyalist forces slow rebel advances along the Madrid line.
Boulder City Nev. United Press reports the Colorado River will be unleashed at 3 25 p m est with 12 outlet valves opening to power a vast region. President Roosevelt will press a button from Washington to initiate the first flow though full power distribution begins Oct 9.
Police questioned Floyd Sargent of Van Wert after Fred P. Morgan, a Lima World War II captain, was shot in Morgan’s head at 1 am in Sargent’s back yard. Morgan, identified by army papers, was in critical condition at Van Wert County Hospital. Sargent claimed the shooting was a suicide attempt and said he did not know Morgan.
A cross was burned Thursday night near the Bedford Township hall while Communist governor candidate An drew R. Onda spoke to party workers.
U P reports nails driven into an electric cable by saboteurs triggered a fire on the U S Cruiser Indianapolis. Captain Charles A Dunn of the Brooklyn Navy Yard said nails were found before further fires occurred during overhaul in New York.
Detroit police and state officers pursued reports of a man with an infant in Michigan and Ohio before halting as the mystery man turned out to be Roy Smith of Detroit. He had taken his own baby to Toledo after a domestic quarrel and was halting at Dearborn when stopped.
Lloyd Wiley an 11 year old of Covington was near recovery at St Elizabeth Hospital after six blood transfusions from his three older brothers. The case paralleled a Chicago boy's illness drawing national attention. The Covington youth was nearly ready to leave the hospital.
Ohio's 360 WPA sewing centers have enabled 13,000 women to support families and clothe the needy. The program claims new clothing cuts truancy and reduces local aid demand while paying workers about 900000 dollars monthly. half are widows and most learned to sew producing 2.6 million garments plus 2 thousand other items.
Frank Knox and Dr. Francis E. Townsend appeared together on a Knox train during a Rapid City stop, amid questions over Townsend's role and no formal agreements. Knox attacked alleged relief promises and vowed to shift funds from politicians, as he continues a 22 000 mile tour across states including Wyoming.
Leon Hall, a former theology student who killed six people at a Bremerton area beach house on March 27, 1934, faced a postponed execution at Walla Walla State Prison as his mother traveled from Olympia for a potential stay by governor Clarence D. Martin.
NUREMBERG Germany Rudolf Hess deputy called on Germans at home and abroad to honor those killed by Jewish hate. He continued the attack led by Hitler and Goebbels against what they termed Jewish Bolshevism.
Allen County authorities search for Nobie C. Magness in connection with the death of Fred Counts. A Lima cigar store clerk discussed offering a reward for Magness as Counts was found in a burning automobile. Magness has been missing since.
Columbus report lists 149064 persons employed on 3427 WPA projects during the week ended September 5. The figures reflect work in progress on federal jobs program across the nation and local projects.
The Literary Digest poll shows Landon at 61 190 votes to Roosevelt 33 423 with Lemke 4 169 out of 99 754 ballots. Maine and New York favor Landon while Ohio shifts early ballots to an 8 to 2 lead for Landon.
The German flying boat Aeolus flew about 120 mph on the trans Atlantic trial between Horta Azores and New York as the Zephyr completed its crossing to Manhasset Bay Port Washington in 22 hours 7 minutes. The Aeolus was catapulted from the U S Schwabenland at Horta to begin the second leg of trials toward regular commercial Atlantic service. Deutsche Luft Hansa, Pan American Airways, and British Imperial Airways sponsor the flights with routes set south of the Zephyr.
Fred A. Herst 26 of Vallejo California and William Fournier 26 a Navy man were killed when Herst’s plane crashed during a take-off from a private Bellaire field. They were en route to Fournier’s Washington DC home. William Phillips owner of the field said Herst planned to demonstrate pulling a plane from a spin.
In Cleveland Ohio a federal judge imposed fines totaling 1000 dollars and a two year term at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary on Rocco Polichene known as the Ravenna bootleg king. Leonard Zito alias William J Leonard also of Ravenna was fined 5000 dollars and sentenced to three years.
Delegates at the ninth annual Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church may vote today on uniting their branch with the Methodist Episcopal South and the Methodist Protestant Churches. A united session of ministers and laymen was slated for mid day with a vote expected at the meeting.
Milwaukee man Frank Wittman claims Lupe Velez is his squaw and calls himself a Heap Big Injune Chief. He remains in county jail after officers investigate his assertion of kidnapping and ob straf?cation.
President Roosevelt spoke before 30 000 Democrats in Charlotte North Carolina praising gains from New Deal programs. He asserted continued prosperity without sacrificing liberties, forecast 1936 gains for individuals and governments, and cited higher farm prices enabling debt repayment and investment.
Cleveland police planned to drain a deep Kingsbury Run pool to recover the head and arms of a decapitation murder victim. The trunk and lower legs were found earlier, marking the sixth victim. two remains unidentified. Detectives seek clues to reassemble the crime and motive, with witnesses noting an unlit truck and a light roadster seen nearby. In Ohio, Portage County Grand Jury did not indict any of 49 rioters from last June's Black and Decker disturbance.
Mrs Jo seph H Thompson of Beav er Falls Pennsylvania became president of Fidac the interallied veterans federation with over a million members in 11 countries She now heads world peace efforts as widow of a World War hero and second U S woman to hold the post in the federation.
Ohio Democrats met in Columbus under Governor Martin L. Davey to adopt a state platform and select 26 presidential electors for Roosevelt and Garner. Guest speaker Senator Alben Barkley attended as party leaders weighed repealing the sales tax on food for home use.
Massillon Ohio Harold Williams 25 was fined five dollars and costs after being convicted of driving 45 miles per hour and crashing a traffic light. Judge George Howells suspended a one day sentence if Williams returned with a note from the theater manager showing he had viewed the film And Sudden Death.
Broadway star George M. Cohan telegraphed Billy Bryant offering to join the Bryant Showboat troupe for the summer. He proposed to perform, accept $12 a week, room and board, and work on deck for the season, recalling boyhood thrills with Daniel Boone on the Trail. Bryant pondered acceptance but declined to admit a decision.
Governor Landon journeys east aboard the Landon Special train to Maine for a pivotal Portland address on government interference with business. The speech aims to repudiation of the New Deal and sets the stage for forthcoming farm policy and social security remarks in Des Moines St Paul Minneapolis and Milwaukee.
The Baltimore Sun announces it cannot advocate Roosevelt’s re election while opposing Hooverism and Old Guardism. It vows support for Landon if he clearly presents his economic liberal stance, noting limited Roosevelt economic features it can back.
George Patterson, head of the steel workers organizing committee at Carnegie-Illinois Steel in South Chicago, was fired for repeated unauthorized absences from work.
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