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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1938

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Sudeten Crisis Drive Sealed by British French Pact

London and Paris agreed to yield to Hitler on Czechoslovakia Sudeten areas with Germans forming the majority a plebiscite to decide other regions and an international guarantee for remaining frontiers Czechoslovakia resists warning of possible dictatorship if the plan passes Rome applauds the move as a diplomatic victory with Mussolini pushing for broader plebiscites Hungary and Poland eye potential gains as refugees flee Sudeten zones

London U.P Great Britain France Adolf Hitler Czechoslovakia Neville Chamberlain Hitler Sudeten Russia Britain Chamberlain Daladier Europe Germany Prague Hodza Sunday Rome Benito Mussolini Italy Mussolini Trieste Hungary Poland Czech Republic Budapest

Threats From Social Security Board Fired By Davey

Ohio Governor Martin L. Davey accused the Social Security Board of political bluffing as it threatened to withhold federal old age pensions. He said the board has dodged governance issues, cited political appointments, CIO membership, and alleged coercion of Ohio lawmakers, insisting a fund cut would harm 110,000 pensioners.

Washington Au.p Martin L. Davey Ohio Social Security Board Arthur J. Altmeyer Davey Board State Pension Administration Altmeyer Committee For Industrial Organization Ohio Pension Act American Federation of Labor CIO

Spanish Rebels Begin Attack on Ebro Front

Nationalists opened sharp attacks on government positions in the Ebro River Valley along the Catalonian border. Government airplanes bombed the new rebel positions across the Matarrana but could not dislodge the attackers. Coastal town bombings by the Nationalists were reported but ineffective.

Hendaye U.P Ebro Matarrana

Rain Halts Japanese Advance on Hankow

Torrential rains slowed the Japanese mechanized push toward Hankow with mud trapping units after they had captured Kwangchow and Shangcheng. Despite weather, air bombing continued on Tien kachen forts above Wusueh on the Yangtse as Gen Higashi Kuni’s forces faced delays. In Virginia, R B Alexander 22 faced murder trial in Lee County circuit court for the fatal shooting of his wife.

Shanghai U.P Hankow Maruhiko Higashi Kuni Kwangchow Shanghcheng Tienkachen Wusueh Yangtse Jonesville R. B. Alexander Lee County

UAW Strikers Refuse Truce at Wyandotte Plant

Wyandotte Mich U P reports regular workers crossed picket lines while on strike crews holding out insisted on no agreement to end the strike in effect since Aug 2. The ten tative pact aimed to restart operations and extend a blanket settlement to Wyandotte Detroit and Plymouth Ind plants citing movement of machinery to London Ohio as protest factor.

Wyandotte Mich U.P McCord Radiator Company United Automobile Workers Union London Detroit Plymouth Ind

500 Go to Work Next Week at Modoc Mine

GLOUSTER Staff Special J C Blackburn manager of the George M Jones Company announced today that Mine No 255 at Modoc would resume work next Monday. Blackburn said the mine would employ approximately 500 men.

Modoc Glouster J. C. Blackburn George M. Jones Company Blackburn

Principal Removed, 350 Children Strike in Cincinnati

In Cincinnati 350 Negro pupils at South Woodlawn elementary protested a principal change by going on strike. A separate stoppage occurred in suburban St Bernard schools last Saturday. A collision between a car and a freight train near New London caused Big Four trains to be delayed several hours, but no injuries were reported.

Cincinnati New London UPI Columbus Cleveland

Legion Meets Hears Demand For Big Navy

Sen. David I. Walsh urged at the American Legion convention that the United States maintain a navy strong enough to defeat any rival and large enough to defend Atlantic and Pacific coasts. He linked this to a strict neutrality program suspending trade with belligerents and warned against radicalism as Europe faced new war fears.

Los Angeles David I. Walsh Atlantic Pacific Walsh American Legion Europe

Man Admits Murder He Committed in 1912

Louis Horvath, 47, surrendered to police in Bellevue and confessed the 1912 slaying of Joseph Cecili after a drunken party. He said he later located his widow and tried to make amends with money. Authorities expect to take him into custody in South Bend, Ind.

South Bend Ind U.P Bellevue Louis Horvath Horvath Joseph Cecili

Plane crash kills man in cranberry bog near Berlin New Jersey

A single man died when an airplane crashed into a cranberry bog near Berlin New Jersey. The victim was identified as Howard H. Green of Bradford Pennsylvania.

Berlin N. J U.P Howard, H. Green Bradford

Hitler demands Czech issue settled once and for all

London dispatch reports Adolf Hitler telling Ward Price that the Czech question must end immediately and that Czechoslovakia’s rule over Sudeten Germans is to stop. He defended Germany’s aims, attacked Czech rule, and warned Benes against issuing warrants, while praising Franco British friendship.

Hitler London U.P Adolf Hitler Czechoslovakia Ward Price London Daily Mail Benito Mussolini Price France Great Britain Konrad Henlein Henlein

OFL Backs Bricker Over Green in Ohio Race

John E. Breidenbach, Dayton official of the Ohio Federation of Labor, disclosed that the state AFL heads will back Republican John W. Bricker for governor. The move follows AFL support for Democrat Charles Sawyer by William Green, prompting Breidenbach to say the union wants a candidate free of CIO endorsements. A preliminary vote approved backing Bricker and a larger, rank and file meeting was planned.

Columbus U.P John E. Breidenbach Dayton Ohio Federation of Labor American Federation of Labor John W. Bricker Charles Sawyer William Green A. F

Two Killed in Auto Mishaps in Central Ohio

In central Ohio two Columbus residents died in separate Sunday traffic crashes. Barbara Gassman, 68, of 24 S. Third St., died east of West Jefferson. James P. Kay, 35, of 101 McMillen Ave., died when his car struck a bridge abutment on Route 33 inside Lancaster limits, after apparently dozing off. Kay, a Lima native and washing machine salesman, had been on a business trip and was returning to Columbus from Athens.

Columbus Ohio Barbara Gassman S. Third St West Jefferson James P. Kay McMillen Ave Route 33 Lancaster City Kay Lima Athens

Conference in Toledo Strike Trouble

The Toledo Industrial Peace Board scheduled a conference between Federal Creosoting Co. management and labor representatives today to resolve strike disorders that left 13 workers wounded by company guards. A weekend truce reduced the picket line and led to guard withdrawals after Saturday fighting.

Toledo TTR Federal Creosoting Co Toledo Industrial Peace Board

Retirement Railroad Executive Dies in Cincinnati

The body of Harry A. Worcester, 75, former vice president of the New York Central Railroad, who died of a heart attack in Cincinnati on Sunday, was sent to Tarrytown, New York, today for burial.

Cincinnati AUP Harry A. Worcester New York Central Railroad Tarrytown N. Y

New York Seen As Key In FD Purge Of O Connor

The 1938 primary season ends Tuesday with Roosevelt seeking to unseat Conservative Chairman John J. O Connor in New York 16th District. Four states vote, New Jersey Wisconsin Massachusetts and New York, while New York conventions loom for governor and senator. Dewey may be named for governor prompting Wagner to be drafted by Democrats. O Connor faces Fay in Democratic primary and Dulles in Republican race.

Washington U.P Roosevelt John J. O'Connor House Rules Committee New York New Jersey Wisconsin Massachusetts New York State O'Connor Thomas F. Dewey James J. Hines Tamman Hall Dewey Robert F. Wagner Wagner James H. Fay New Dealer Allen W. Dulles Foreign Service

Princeton Scene of Rites for Former Chief

Funeral services for Edward Duffield, former head of Prudential Life Insurance, will be held Tuesday at Princeton University where he once served as acting president. Duffield died Saturday night from a stroke caused by an attack of acute indigestion, in South Orange New Jersey.

South Orange N. J Edward Duffield Prudential Life Insurance Company of America Princeton University Duffield

Hurricane May Reach Florida with Bureau Warning

A tropical hurricane moved rapidly across the Atlantic toward the Bahama Islands and Florida. If its course holds, it will reach the Florida coast early tomorrow, with the center about 750 miles east-southeast of Miami according to the federal hurricane warning system.

Miami Fla U.P Atlantic Ocean Bahama

Hitler's Ambitions Parallel Kaiser's Doorn Exile

A 1938 column draws parallels between Adolf Hitler and Wilhelm II, noting shared aims to dominate Central Europe while contrasting their fates. It recalls Wilhelm’s exile at Doorn, his silence, and the risks of a Europe repeating the prewar gamble as the Third Reich presses eastward.

Joe Alex Morris United Press Europe Wilhelm II Doorn Adolf Hitler Marne Continents Great Britain Third Reich Hitler Franz Joseph Wilhelm Berlin-Bagdad Britain Austria

EDR Is Silent On War Talk

Washington reports a weekend of silence from President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull on the Czechoslovakian minorities crisis as six peace organizations urge a stay-out-of-war policy and demand that Americans refuse to fight foreign wars while Europe governs its own actions.

Washington -U PR Europe Roosevelt Cordell Hull America Congress Labor Anti-War Council National Council For Prevention of War World Peaceways Fellowship of Reconciliation Women's International League For Peace and Freedom

Czechs confiscate foreign papers and impose censorship

In Prague the Czech government confiscated foreign newspapers and imposed strict censorship. Telegrams were censored and all foreign telephone calls were tapped as officials increased controls.

Prague U.P

Northeast Ohio Conference to Close with Minister Appointments

Cleveland dispatch notes the 27th annual Northeast Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to close today with the reading of appointments for ministers.

Cleveland U.P Northeast Ohio Methodist Episcopal Church

First Suspect In Conn Case Goes on Trial

CADIZ United Press. Almost a year after State Patrolman George Conn was killed near Freeport, the trial of the first of four men accused opened in Harrison County Common Pleas Court. Peter Serino of Pittsburgh faces a 75 member special jury. Jury selection may take two days. trial could last at least 10 days. Other defendants Booker Johnson Bernard Masulla and Charles Ford are indicted. Masulla slated for Oct 10. Ford allegedly confessed and implicated the others. he will be the state's star witness.

Cadiz U.P George Conn Desperadoes Freeport Harrison County Common Pleas Court Peter Serino Pittsburgh Fred Orum Serino Booker Johnson Bernard Masulla Charles Ford Conn Masulla Ford

Ohio Minnesota Most Progressive in REA

The Rural Electrification Administration said Ohio and Minnesota show the most progress in providing cheap electric power to farms. Ohio allotments total 9,655,000 dollars and about 20,000 farms in the state are getting service for the first time through rural co operative lines.

Washington Ohio Minnesota Rural Electrification Administration REA

Democrats Agree To Be Polite to Davey

Columbus reports the state Democratic convention opens Thursday with Governor Davey not invited to speak but to receive courtesies due a governor if he attends. State Democratic Chairman Therth Limbach said today.

Columbus U.P Davey Arethur L. Limbach

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