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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1938

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Fuehrer to Reveal Sudeten Policy at Nazi Meeting

Foreign observers expect Hitler to unveil his Sudeten policy and attack Czechoslovakia in a final Nazi rally speech in Nuremberg. He reviews military power displays as 800,000 Nazis watch, while Goering and Goebbels push Germany’s might ahead of potential expansion.

Fuehrer Nuremberg Germany U.P Adolf Hitler France Czechoslovakia Hitler Air Force United States Europe Herman Goering Paul Joseph Goebbels Zeppelin Meadow National Socialism

New Crisis Rises in Hines Trial Delay

Opening of the fifth week of the Tamany Leader James J. Hines trial on lottery conspiracy charges was delayed as Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora weighed a defense mis trial motion. Pecora conferred with District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey and Lloyd P. Stryker while studying memoranda from both sides in chambers, with a decision expected after in chamber review.

New York Tammany James J. Hines Supreme Court Ferdinand Pecora Pecora Thomas E. Dewey Lloyd P. Stryker Hines Dutch Schultz Dewey

Road Building Program for Ohio Planned

Columbus Ohio officials outline a secret federal state road construction plan that could cost up to 15 million dollars. Jointly financed by state funds and the Public Works Administration the plan awaits submission to PWA authorities as highway director John Jaster Jr confirms anticipated review by L A Boulay before week’s end.

Columbus Highway Department State Public Works Administration PWA John Jaster, Jr L. A. Boulay Ohio

Officials to discuss Ohio relief policy today

Columbus reports Earl T. Hagerman Dayton finance director and Don Ebright Akron finance director meet Att General Herbert S. Duffy and a State Auditor representative to discuss relief administrative policy. Dispute centers on whether local WPA sponsor money counts as local matching funds under state relief law. State Relief Director William C. Dixon's participation unclear.

Columbus U.P Earl T. Hagerman Dayton League of Ohio Municipalities Don Ebright Akron Herbert S. Duffy Joseph T. Ferguson Ebright O. P. van Schoik Ferguson WPA Duffy William C. Dixon

Offer Cones For Old Hats In Athens Fall Style Festival

Old straw hats of any age will earn a big double-dip ice cream cone for boys and girls in Athens Thursday opening the month-long Fall Style Festival. A large bin for discarded headwear will be placed in front of City Hall or the Courthouse and cones distributed there. Hats will be burned in a bonfire that night. Auction bucks will be issued with each $1 purchase and used as legal tender in two auction sales for desirable merchandise.

Athens City Hall

New Deal on Trial in Maryland Primary

Roosevelt backed liberal Rep. David J. Lewis for the Democratic Senate nomination as Maryland voters choose delegates to a Democratic state convention. Maine voters weigh whether Republicans hold officialdom and the three man delegation, while eight states hold primaries Tuesday and Georgia tests Roosevelt leadership against incumbent Sen. Walter F. George and Eugene Talmadge.

Roosevelt South Carolina Georgia New York Maryland Maine House of Representatives David J. Lewis Millard E. Tydings House Senate Arizona Colorado Louisiana Michigan New Hampshire Vermont Washington Utah New Deal U. S Lawrence W. Camp Walter F. George Eugene Talmadge Connecticut

Rutland Man Is Found Dead at Home Saturday

Thomas Barton age 74 was found dead in his Rutland home Saturday night. Officials say heart trouble is believed to have caused the death. He lived alone and left a son Roy of Rutland and two daughters Mrs Garnet Carl and Mrs Shoemaker, both of Columbus.

Pomeroy Thomas Barton Rutland Barton Roy Garnet Carl Shoemaker Columbus

Japs Advance Toward Hankow on Peiping Hankow Rail Line

Japanese forces push north of the Taipeh Mountains in a major offensive along the Peiping Hankow rail corridor Infantry columns move under bomber support Japanese planes bomb rail stations at Hsuchang and Yencheng warehouses and ammo depots are said to have been blown up Fire outbreaks reported amid munitions as the operation continues Also Dr Victor Simiele of Logan underwent an appendectomy in Columbus with a favorable prognosis

Hitler France Germany Shanghai Peiping-Hankow Taipeh Mountains Hsuchang Yencheng Logan Victor Simiele Columbus

Ickes Attacks Phantom Red Hunts at Perry Memorial

Secretary Harold Ickes denounced phantom red hunts by politicians and notoriety seekers during the Perry Memorial and Peace Celebration at Put-in-Bay. He urged sterilizing social soil to prevent Communism and fascism, arguing for solutions to economic conditions to curb extremism.

Put-In-Bay U.P Interior Harold l. Ickes Ickes

Stolen Warrants Recovered Near Columbus

About $30,000 in state warrants taken from a bank messenger during a holdup at the Ohio Capitol entrance were recovered 24 hours later. A girl and boy bicycling on a country road near Columbus found the pouch on Dublin Road. The warrants were from Richard Eckstein, 19, and were worthless due to the bank endorsement.

Columbus U.P Ohio Capitol Richard Eckstein Dublin Road Virginia Holcomb Dean Walcutt

Denies Dropping Free Speech Investigation

Attorney General Homer S. Cummings denied that the Department of Justice dropped its inquiry into alleged civil liberties and free speech violations in Jersey City's Mayor Frank Hague. Such a statement is erroneous and was never made by a DOJ official.

Washington Homer S. Cummings Department of Justice Frank Hague Jersey City

Noise prompts woman to shoot at low-flying plane

Jacksonville police detain 66 year old Sophronia Jones on the charge of firing a shotgun at a plane over her home near the municipal airport. The pilot Laurie Young was wounded in the hand and forced to land safely. Passenger Buddy Anderson escaped harm. Jones cited as saying the noise disturbed her.

Jacksonville Fla U.P Sophronia Jones

President Roosevelt grows concerned over son James condition

Rochester Minn. cabled report says President Roosevelt divided attention between his eldest son James and the international situation. Dr Howard K Gray of the Mayo staff performed the operation and said James’ condition was good and recovering satisfactorily. The operation was advanced 24 hours so the President could spend more time with his son.

Roosevelt James Howard K. Gray Mayo

Neighbor Saves Man From Strangling After Dental Plate Slips

In Columbus a neighbor, George Lucas, saved 64 year old Richard Anderson by reaching into his mouth and removing an upper dental plate containing four teeth that had slipped down his throat. Final preparations were made in Richmond for the Sept. 28 consecration of Rev. Beverley D. Tucker as Bishop-Coadjutor of the Ohio Diocese at St. Pauls Episcopal Church.

Columbus Richard Anderson George Lucas Anderson Richmond St. Paul's Episcopal Church Beverley D. Tucker Ohio

Five Millions Of PWA Fund Already Spent

Washington reports the Public Works Administration has spent only about 5 million dollars of the 750 million authorized for non federal public works loans and grants. Officials say the slow cash outlay reflects staged draws by states and municipalities as construction proceeds, with delays between grants and groundbreaking.

Washington New Deal Congress United Press Public Works Administration PWA

Improvements To Be Dedicated On Federal Route 33

Logan special: dedication ceremonies for improvements at Rock Bridge and Enterprise on Federal Route 33 set for October 4. Program starts at 10 o clock in the morning with a dinner at Enterprise. Afternoon events include a visit to Hocking Valley Country Club and an evening buffet supper.

Logan Rock Bridge Enterprise Hocking Valley Country Club

Heavy Losses Reported in Ebro Front Battle

At the Spanish Civil War Ebro front in its seventh week with little change in position. Loyalist losses claimed at 35,000 since July 30 while Nationalists say Loyalists number 60,000.

Hendaye Ebro

Miss America Crown Sparks Ohio Rival Controversy

New York report says Miss America No 2 Claire James of California and impresarios Farl Carroll and Nils Granlund claim Miss Ohio Marilyn Meseke of Marion Columbus won the Atlantic City pageant. Meseke remains Miss America, while the runner-up prepares to be crowned in a hotel ballroom amid dispute over the title.

New York Farl Carroll Nils T. Granlund Atlantic City Marilyn Meseke Columbus Marion Ohio Carroll and Granlund California Claire James Los Angeles Mary Catherine Campbell Meseke C. H. Meseke Dorothy Miss California Mss Objo

Amos to Broadcast From Hospital Bed

Hollywood reports Amos and Andy star Gosden will broadcast tonight from Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after a minor operation. Doctors say he will perform the program but remain hospitalized for several days for observation.

Hollywood Freeman Gosden Amos Amos and Andy Cedars of Lebanon Hospital Gosden

Posse Seeks 17-Year-Old Slayer Harry Yers

In Deer River Minnesota a posse hunts 17 year old Harry Yers, the suspect in the fatal arson and killings at the Yuma farm. Neighbors found the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Yama and their adopted daughter Aili after a fire gutted the house and barn. A note signed by Yers appeared on a yard pump reading I got mad at the folks and killed them.

Yuma

Butler Urges Defense of American Shores

FAST LIVERPOOL U P Gen. Smedley D Butler veteran war commander dedicated a war veterans monument in Columbiana County Memorial Park Sunday and urged to stay out of foreign wars but strike any attacker who tries to reach American shores.

Liverpool U.P

Request Ban of Liquor Sales Near Churches

Mansfield dispatch reports delegates to the East Ohio Conference of United Brethren Churches presented a resolution urging the Ohio Liquor Control Board to refuse licenses for beer and liquor retailers within 500 yards of churches during the 53rd annual meeting.

Mansfield Ohio Liquor Control Board East Ohio Conference of United Brethren Churches

Mrs. Margaret Hood Dies in Minersville

Mrs. Margaret Hood, 80, widow, died Sunday at her Minersville home. She leaves a son, Thomas, of Racine. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the family home with interment at Beech Grove Cemetery.

Pomeroy Margaret Hood Minersville Thomas Racine Beech Grove Cemetery

Four Dead in Private Plane Crash Near Mena, Illinois

Department of Commerce investigators probed a privately owned plane crash near Mena, Illinois, Sunday night, that killed four people. Officials pursued early leads, while survivors and witnesses described the moments after impact. Local authorities coordinated with federal agencies as the investigation continued.

Danville Iil Department of Commerce Mu- Mena Ayorl

Capitals Brace for War Across Europe Revealed

Dispatches show Hull declining to reveal Kennedy's talks while urging fair play under law. Swiss frontier mines, guarded heavily, prepared to blow routes between Germany and France. France stays calm as Maginot work nears wartime strength. League of Nations assembly overshadowed by looming conflict. Roumanian leaders hint at joining Democratic powers if war erupts. Belgium strengthens frontier defenses fearing invasion.

Washington U.P Cordell Hull U.S Great Britain Joseph P Kennedy Hull Nevile Chamberlain Paris U.R France Europe Georges Bonnet Geneva Maxim Litvinov Nicholas Petrescu-Commnen R. A. Butler League of Nations Assembly League Russia Roumania Czechoslovakia Germany Brussels Belgium

Czechs Refuse Plebiscite as Britain Prepares for War

London reports Czechoslovakia rejects a plebiscite on Sudeten disputes and warns against German encroachment. Jan Masaryk briefs the foreign office while British forces brace for possible conflict. tension rises as crowds gather outside Downing Street and war fears mount ahead of Hitler's Nuremberg speech.

London U.P Czechoslovakia Great Britain Jan Masaryk Foreign Office Royal Air Force Little Downing Street

Illness hits Field Marshal Goering near Nuremberg

Field Marshal Herman Goering has fallen ill at Feucht near Nuremberg since Sunday morning, with authorities reporting the condition as serious though not specified. The report notes the illness as affecting a leading Nazi official during World War II.

Nuremberg U.P Herman Wilhelm Goering Feucht

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