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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1935
Page
1
President voices concern over growing federal power and loss of civil liberties. He cites dangers from bureaucracy, intimidation, and economic controls. He warns that only constitutional safeguards across amendments can preserve freedom amid global authoritarian examples.
A Miami University schedule signals the start of a new term with over 1100 classrooms and labs opening on a single day. The plan aims to ease student load and expand lab capacity across campus.
Fragmentary medical note references a patient named enbrunn and vague mentions of doctors, cases, and office visits. The readable text is incomplete and lacks concrete actions, dates, or outcomes to form a coherent report. No identifiable events, locations, or organizations can be reliably derived from the fragment.
Columbus Ohio Works Progress Administrator C C Stillman urged district directors to submit 62,515,489 dollars in additional W P A projects designed to employ 74,406 workers. The program covers 16 types of non construction projects including sewing centers and plant disease and pest eradication efforts.
The Northeast Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church voted to memorialize the Columbus General Conference to oppose new army and navy chaplain appointments. It urged government cooperation for informal ministry to Methodists in service, suggesting church commissions chaplains rather than state. Temperance protests called for stricter liquor law enforcement. Rev. F. W. Haas criticized repeal promises.
Hocking County oil producers welcome the end of the 50 percent proration of crude oil in Ohio. The lift came late this week after local field representatives met to seek relief. A new buyer, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, began using Buckeye produced crude oil for the first time, providing an outlet for local production.
Delaware County prosecutor Lawrence F. Kellar said Roy Clayton age 17 and Samuel Clayton age 12 confessed to burning barns on farms of Lloyd Higgins in Delaware County and Jess Van Fossen in Licking County as retaliation for old grudges.
TORONTO AP A violent struggle on a Detroit to Buffalo flight ended in the death of Len Koenecke 31 a Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder sent home from St Louis The pilot William Mulqueeney stated Koenecke attacked him and the assistant Irwin Davis prompting a forced landing and Koenecke’s death amid a midair brawl with Davis Koenecke reportedly drank prior to the flight and refused to cease the altercation as the plane lurched through the fight lasting ten to fifteen minutes.
Watt Kyle associate editor of The Somerset Press and Marion Bush Snyder of The Athens Messenger will address the Ohio Newspaper Women's Association convention at Springfield on October 4 5 and 6.
On Constitution Day forums across the nation showcased speeches by Herbert Hoover and RNC leaders opposing New Deal policies as threats to the Bill of Rights. Roosevelt administration allies prepared radio remarks, while women’s GOP leaders urged active resistance to what they called a massive propaganda effort. Former Liberty League head Jouett Shouse and ex-governors warned against constitutional changes as 1936 political currents quickened.
Washington reports a sixth stalemate in six months as Appalachian soft coal miners and operators grapple over a wage and hour contract. Miners push for higher pay and shorter work weeks while producers offer contract extension to April 1. The Guffey act’s constitutionality faced a DC District Court challenge, with a deferment of a ruling on a temporary injunction.
Gallipolis report notes early squirrel season violators charged by Game Protector Charien Phillipe. J. J. Stender of Huntington and his wife faced fines totaling 137.40 after admitting violations. The women, Mrs Nettie Campbell and another, had fines suspended at 25 dollars each.
In Gallia County Mrs Irene White waived examination on an assault with intent to wound charge. Bound over to the Grand Jury on a hundred dollar bond. Neighbors alleged she struck a 15 year old daughter on the forehead with a hammer causing multiple stitches and tried to strike a 10 month old baby.
Neil McCaron of the Ohio Fuel Gas Company announced a new ordinance gaz rate to take effect September 26. The increase is about a percent higher than the current charge.
Ruth Phillips sues Clarence Phillips for divorce alleging cruelty and neglect. Married October 31, 1914 in Logan, they have four children. She claims on September 11 he forced her to sign a property settlement while threatening with an ax to destroy household goods. She states he is a licensed exhorter and asks for alimony custody and a restraining order.
In Frankfort Kentucky Judge Joseph C Jones weighs a Commonwealth demurrer to a petition for a sanity hearing filed by Rev L D Stucker chaplain at the state reformatory for Neal Bowman 33 convicted murderer amid questions of Stucker's authority Bowman sits in custody guarded by three guards and Warden Deathcrage while the case proceeds to determine jurisdiction and proper filing party
Louisa Pettit age 66 wife of Attorney John C. Pettit died after a heart attack. Funeral services set for Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. She fractured a hip two weeks earlier in a Buckeye Lake fall. Survived by daughter Mrs Archie Bangert Columbus son Virgil C Pettit Charlenton W Va two sisters and two brothers.
New York report shows 158 steel companies earned $90,923,927 in the first six months of 1935 after charges, up from $25,305,232 in 1934. The survey by the American Iron and Steel Institute covers about 96 percent of ingot and finished steel capacity and over 93 percent of pig iron capacity.
In Columbus Republicans oppose Governor Davey s 20 million building program on the eve of a special session to discuss financing. House Republicans weigh a resolution to require gubernatorial referen dum, while the governor favors a corporate bond setup to bypass debt limits. Clarence J Brown, Davey opponent, Criticizes plan.
Six gunmen robbed the Waldeck Packing Company in Sandusky early today. They tied eight workers, cracked the office safe, and escaped with between 1000 and 2000 dollars. Sheriff Moore alerted the State Police. northern Ohio officers were asked to help. The six men arrived in a sedan and used explosives to blast the safe door.
The uniformed division of the State Highway Patrol added 22 rookies today. There now are 107 members of the patrol and Col. Lynn C. Black expects to reach 120 next month. New members are at the patrol school. The legislature approved raising personnel from 6 to 120. J. H. Gorham of Zanesville was sent to Athens.
Norman Harris of Lima fought a fire on a truck loaded with 6000 gallons of gasoline after a tire blowout ignited flames. Harris, an oil company driver, used three extinguishers before fire crews arrived and stopped the blaze. The incident followed a collision with a hand extinguisher in use.
Felton Castle aged 18 files $1500 suit against Andrew Dodrill of Vinton claiming an unlawful arrest on August 31 without a warrant. Castle alleges Dodrill summoned Mayor George F E Glenn and Marshal Walter Osler, caused his brief custody for 15 minutes, and public humiliation before discharge in the mayor's court.
Thomas Rosser lifelong Athens resident dies early Tuesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital from dropsy and heart disease. A 1888 birth, he served in WWI as a first lieutenant and later worked 15 years at Athens Ice and Storage. Survived by widow Beatrix, three children, mother Catherine Bishop, and brother Bernard. Funeral Thursday at St Pauls Catholic Church 9 am with burial Mt Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday evening at 34 West Washington Street.
In Ontario California nudists of the Arcadian Club fled from Stoddard Canyon as a forest fire swept through, stripping underbrush and forcing quick exits before spectators. Over 2,000 firefighters battled all night to control the blaze, threatening nearby summer homes and prompting some nudists to abandon hides for clothing or run to safety.
New York Roger A Hornsby signed a three year deal to manage the St. Louis Browns through the 1938 pennant campaign. Salary not disclosed but president Louis B. Von Weise says Hornsby received a substantial increase.
Dr. Oscar V. Batson of Philadelphia described five years of plastic surgery research to the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. He showed an artificial ear or nose that can be remolded and worn by the patient, with early examples in Cincinnati. The process begins with a wax cast of the face, then a permanent mold filled with flesh tinted gelatin and glycerin, applied with spirit gum and lasting three to ten days before replacement. He emphasized realistic results and noted his 15 year old son James accompanied him.
Britain and Italy marshal navies as League Council nears decision on the Italo Ethiopian dispute. Mussolini recalls two battleships to Italy and orders Mediterranean and Red Sea squadrons to form compact units. A small British home fleet sails off Portland for maneuvers amid lingering questions of where exercises will occur.
London reports that most of the British home fleet was moved to Gibraltar and the Mediterranean as a precaution. The Imperial Defense Council, summoned by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, met at 10 Downing Street for about ninety minutes to discuss empire policy amid the Italo-Ethiopian crisis. Public word on ship movements was withheld.
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