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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1936

Page

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Major Parties Gear Up for Week of Campaign Events

Roosevelt fights a busy week with two major addresses and a non political event while Landon heads to Topeka for GOP talks. Smith headlines five Jeffersonian stops opposing the president. Wallace launches a five speech Midwest farm tour as Roosevelt eyes western stops.

Washington Roosevelt Alf M. Landon Topeka Kans Alfred E. Smith New York Elkins W. Va Pittsburgh Smith Carnegie Hall Jersey

Coughlin Voices Draw Fire From Church Hierarchy

Bishop Joseph Schrembs of Cleveland urged Father Charles E. Coughlin to keep speeches focused on campaign issues and avoid invectives. Archbishop John T. MacNicholas of Cincinnati also objected to Coughlin's Cincinnati address as heated rhetoric drew criticism from church leaders.

Cleveland U.P Joseph Schrembs Cleveland Catholic Charles E. Coughlin Detroit Schrembs Father Coughlin John T. MacNicholas Cincinnati Roosevelt

Ohio University Dean Ix Named on Committee

CINCINNATI UP John J. Rowe was named chairman of a committee begun to mobilize laymen of the Episcopal Church in Southern Ohio to increase lay service. Other members include Ralph Hollenbeck Springfield Oscar Schodedinger Columbus Allan Dickey Bellaire Dean John R. Johnson Athens R. K. Landis Dayton Alden Graves Worthington and Robert Lucas Columbus.

Cincinnati U.P John J. Rowesas Episcopal Church Ohio Ralph Hollenbeck Springfield Oscar Schodedinger Columbus Allan Dickey Bellaire John R. Johnson Athens R. K. Landis Dayton Alden Graves Worthington Robert Lucas

Body of Unidentified Man Found Near Akron

The body of an unidentified man with a crushed skull was found on a roadside three miles north of West Richfield. Authorities believe his head was battered with a crowbar or hammer and found no other injuries, making motorcycle or bikep incident unlikely.

Akron U.P West Richfield

$35,000 Blaze Sweeps Night Club at Warren

A $35,000 fire swept the lower floor of the Hollyhock Gardens night club in Warren. The building, closed since fall, was under renovation for reopening next month. Assistant Fire Chief George Mack cited oil soaked rags as the likely cause and said a man was seen fleeing before an explosion.

Warren U.P Hollyhock Gardens George Mack

Injuries Fatal to Two Mine Cave In Victims

In Hailey Idaho two of eleven men trapped in a mine cave in at the North Star mine died after rescue efforts by fellow workers. The accident occurred during the night when eighty tons of muck caved in burying the two victims. nine others were buried partially but escaped.

Hailey Idaho U.P North Star

Two Oregon Towns Razed in Forest Fire Tragedy

In southwestern Oregon, fires wiped out the towns of Bandon and Prosper as eight people were killed and 2,000 homeless. Relief teams, Army trucks, and guards moved to aid survivors and control blazes across 6 000 acres in a swift wind storm.

Marshfield Ore U.P Oregon Bandon Prosper CCC Medford Clarence Martin T. E. Rilea Oregon National Guard Coast Guard

Knox Campaign Opens Three Day Drive in Ohio

Frank M. Knox Republican candidate for vice president will renew his vote drive in Ohio Wednesday with a three day campaign. He will stop in 15 cities including Toledo Deshler Ottawa Lima Sidney Troy Hamilton Cincinnati Blanchester Washington D C Columbus Newark Coshocton Steubenville and Akron. Governor Davey plans a Monday night radio talk and Bricker opens a week with speeches in Sandusky Columbus and Cincinnati.

Columbus U.P Frank M. Knox Ohio Toledo Deshler Ottawa Lima Sidney Troy Hamilton Cincinnati Blanchester Washington D. H Newark Coshocten Steubenville Akron Davey John W. Bricker Sandusky Franklin County Knox Hamilton County

Loot Recovered Thief Goes Free in Kansas City

In Kansas City Missouri Sam Robinson a druggist and his clerks missed a $50 box on a counter a delivery boy reported a young man in a tan overcoat taking it. Roy Herndon a Negro porter and the boy chased in his car and caught the man who handed back the box and walked away. They were reprimanded for letting him escape.

Kansas City U.P Sam Robinson Roy Herndon Herndon

Gold Standard Abandoned by Two Countries

Paris reports the French government’s franc devaluation plan facing a cabinet crisis as radicals oppose a wage adjustment, while Holland and Switzerland move toward abandoning the gold standard. Holland embargoes gold exports, Switzerland slashes its franc gold content by a third. markets to close amid currency realignment.

Paris U.P Chamber of Deputies Holland Switzerland Europe France Zurich Amsterdam

Two Die in Flint Gasoline Station Explosion

In Flint Michigan an explosion at a gasoline station operated with General Tire Co offices leveled the site. Two men died and at least 20 were hospitalized with several believed still trapped in debris. firemen searched the ruins after extinguishing the blaze.

Flint Mich U.P General Tire Co Court Harrison Sts

City Water Service To Be Off Tuesday Afternoon

Water will be shut off in the entire city Tuesday between 1 and 2 PM as repairs on a central main near the courthouse are made. C W Gross, service director, announced the outage.

City Water Service C. W. Gross

2500 Forced To Flee From Texas Homes In Floods

Central Texas devastation spreads as the Brazos River floods Waco leaving thousands homeless. Guardsmen police the city while several towns report rising rivers and imminent danger. Damage estimates run into millions as weather continues to worsen across the region.

Waco Tex Texas Brazos East

Officers Narrow Escape As Raid House Burns

In Cleveland a 200 gallon still exploded as agents led by Col. C. E. Whitney prepared to raid a house. The building, owned by Police Capt. Michael J. Harwood who had been relieved from duty over a related bookmaking case, burned to the ground with the raid narrowly avoiding injury.

Cleveland U.P Col C. E. Whitney Michael J. Harwood

Park Superintendent Found Dead in Woods

EAST LIVERPOOLPhysicians said James Hargreaves 50 former city park superintendent died from exposure after a five day search. He vanished last Tuesday and was found by three boys in a woods north of the city. He had previously captained the volunteer fire department and later worked in the floral business.

East Liverpool U.P James Hargreaves Here Hargreaves

Ohio State Optometric Association Conference Slated

The Ohio State Optometric Association will hold its three day annual conference in Columbus from October 11 to 13. Mind Your Own Business is the event theme and the gathering will feature meetings, lectures, and professional updates for optometrists.

Columbus O.P Ohio State Optometric Association

Sailor Lawrence Simpson Sentenced by Nazi People's Court

The Nazi People's Court in Berlin sentenced Lawrence Simpson of Seattle to three years in prison for treasonable activities tied to Communist associations. He received credit for 14 of 15 months already served pending trial. espionage charges were not sustained.

Seattle Berlin Nazi People’s Court Today Lawrence Simpson Reich Munist Pri Simpson Amthor Germany Communist Party In America Hamburg Arother

Ohio University to Advertise Bids for New Men’s Dormitory

The Board of Trustees authorized ads for bids to build the first unit of a new men’s dormitory at an estimated cost of 110000. A 49000 grant from the Public Works Administration was accepted. The 88-bed dorm will echo Memorial Auditorium and Chubb Library, with plans for a quadfronting units on University Terrace, Vears Street, and Poplar Avenue. Initial work covers two sections and inner court entrance.

PWA Memorial Auditorium Chubb Aix University Terrace Vears St Poplar Ave Hoover

Fall of Toledo Report by United Press Wire Correspondent

United Press war correspondent Webb Miller witnessed rebel forces enter Toledo from hills four miles away. He describes the ruined Alcazar and northern wall, ongoing royalist bombardment, and prison reports of cadet survivals. The loss tightens the Madrid siege and enables Rebel General Jose Varela to threaten three routes to the capital.

Webb Miller United Press Toledo Alcazar Jose Varela Madrid Varela Alicante Ota

Typhoid Epidemic Takes Seven Lives

Typhoid fever deaths at Columbus State Hospital rose to seven with Sunday’s passing of 4 year old Arriv Rainkinen and Mrs Edith Lyons. Both from Franklin County. Fifty other inmates listed.

Columbus U.P Columbus State Horpital Arriv Rainkinen Finland Mra Edith Lyons Franklin County

Fall of City Opens Way To Madrid

Rebel headquarters announced the fall of Toledo after heavy casualties among Loyalist cadets at Alcazar. Franco’s forces claimed victory, with 500 militiamen killed and Franco occupying positions between Madrid and Avila. Rebels expected to cut rail lines northeast of Toledo and press toward Madrid.

Madrid Talavera Spain U.P Alcazar Toledo Francisco Franco Marie Christine Avila Franco Toedo Gonzalo Queipo de Liano Serville Bilbao Anarchist St. Jean de Lux Toledo- Madrid Rebbela Aranjuez

Black Legion Trial Heads to Jury in Poole Slaying Case

Detroit circuit court will hear final arguments from twelve Black Legion defendants in the Charles A Poole kidnaping and slaying trial. The nine men four women jury likely to retire before night. Albert Stevens and John B Vincent await Moynihan’s ruling. In Middletown a cave collapse killed 11 year old Fred Fox and injured three companions.

Detroit U.P Black Legion Joseph A. Moynihan Charles A. Poole WPA Cas Albert Stevens John Vincent Moynihan Middletown Fred Fox

Insurance men write record $44 million Bay Bridge risk

California and New York insurers are busy this month writing a major and unusual risk on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge totaling 44 million 990 dollars.

San Francisco U.P California New York San Francisco-Oake Land Bay Bridge

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