29 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1939
Page
1
London reports say Britain will reject the Russo German demand for immediate peace despite a Nazi Soviet pact threat. The arrangement allegedly offers Poland to be erased and divides its territory, with Italy or the United States invited to a peace conference.
Hugh Baillie notes from New York after returning from Ireland present Britain’s aim to redeem Europe from German aggression. He cites potential western front delays awaiting peace movements and a likely decisive German offensive against the west with London defenses reinforced for a knockout blow, as Poland lies defeated.
Raymon J. Kelly of Detroit is elected new commander of the American Legion at the organization’s Detroit convention. He is pictured in the center waving to the crowd after his election, with retiring proxy Stephen Chadwick beside him.
President Roosevelt restates stance on staying out of the European war as Senate debate opens on the neutrality bill. Administration expects votes to repeal the arms embargo while isolationist senators push to keep it. The bill allows cash sales of munitions with shipments by buyer ships and extended credits.
A spy scare grips Norway as three Norwegian steamers are sunk by German submarines and a mine. Takstaas and Jern were torpedoed in the North Sea while Solas fell to a mine at Skagerrak. Officials tighten harbor surveillance amid claims the U boat commander knew ship positions and routes.
In Cincinnati the AFL resolutions committee submitted a resolution to the building and construction trades department opposing any sensational congressional inquiry into the building construction industry.
In Cincinnati a three and a half pound infant delivered five minutes after the mother died is described as in quite satisfactory condition in a local hospital today.
Thomas Vance age 39 died in Chillicothe hospital after falling beneath a freight train while crossing the tracks. He passed away about six hours after the incident.
Emil Re vyuk of Svoboda testified before the Dies committee that Ukrainians in the United States are being urged to form an international group led by a Fuehrer. He said about 800,000 Ukrainians could be organized and that roughly $20,000 collected locally in the past year was sent abroad to support political agitation.
About three thousand bankers ended the American Bankers Association convention in Seattle with a unanimous call for restraint on trade industry agriculture and securities to slow any war boom. Robert M. Hanes of Winston-Salem was installed as president succeeding Philip A. Benson of Brooklyn.
Paris dispatch says French troops advanced about a mile on a five mile Moselle Valley front and captured 50 German villages to date.
State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood said he agreed with eight Ohio cities to develop a formula fixing responsibility between counties and cities for relief funds.
German high command announced disarmed Polish troops began leaving Warsaw today and will move for two to three days. Berlin said German forces likely to occupy Warsaw by October 2. Prezemysl was handed to the Red Army after a ceremony as the Soviet demarcation line moves. Formal capitulation of Warsaw and Modlin marked the end of Poland’s conquest in four weeks.
The State Pardon and Parole Commission in Columbus adopted regulations to curb parole abuse. It bans petitions for paroles and requires cases to go before the commission automatically when inmates become legally eligible for a hearing. No petitions or applications for parole will be considered.
In Toledo a farewell dinner was held for John N. Edy who resigned as city manager to take a government budget post in Washington. Relief pickets stood outside the hotel with banners reading Re-Hitlerize Toledo and The Chamber Deplores We Welcome His Departure.
In Columbus the Charles Sawyer faction won the first skirmish to retain control of the state Democratic Party by electing Miss Catherine Carter of Norwood as president of the Federated Democratic Womens Clubs of Ohio. Carter defeated Mrs Lucille Elliott Cameron of Canton 419 to 278.
Pittsburgh reports Frank Frisch the Fordham Flash will replace Harold Pie Traynor as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates next season according to a reliable source.
Investigations sought to determine the cause of a light training plane crash near Pittsburgh in which two Cleveland brothers were killed and the pilot injured.
In active dealings today the market fell as investors reacted to a peace scare. Stocks declined by about 1 to more than 3 points amid broad selling across sectors.
Berlin reports five British war planes were shot down by German pursuit planes after an attack on German warships near Helgoland yesterday. The announcement attributes the losses to German air defense and notes the recent naval action off Helgoland.
Street watchers spot blacked out eyecatchers in London styles. White belts or jackets aid motorists identifying trends.
Cincinnati Reds manager Bill McKechnie named Bucky Walters Paul Derringer and Gene Thompson as his World Series starters against the New York Yankees. The right handers have combined for 64 wins in 95 victories earning the National League pennant. McKechnie hinted Thompson would start in the second or third game with Walters and Derringer lined up for potential early games.
A bronze plaque was unveiled on the east wall of the Courthouse at 3 p m honoring Athens County s first settlers from New England. Mrs John Cross led the ceremony with a presentation address and Mayor C C Cornell accepted for the city. Prof T N Hoover spoke for the Northwest Territory Commission noting New England contributions to religion and human rights in the area. The inscription lists Alvan Bingman William Harper Isaac Barker John Wilkins and others and is dated 1797 1939.
Parole granted today to a fraction of inmates at the Ohio Penitentiary. Among those paroled is Athens resident Howard Ashcraft in a non support case dated November 1 1939.
The Bigelow Old Age Pension Plan seeking 50 dollars monthly for singles over 60 and 40 dollars for each married couple will be on the November 7 ballot in Ohio. Secretary of State Earl Griffith certified enough valid signatures to place the measure before voters, along with a companion proposal to cut signature thresholds for constitutional amendments and initiated laws.
Columbus report says the state sales tax plan boosted revenue by 3.149 million dollars from May to September, with at least 80 percent due to the stamp redemption program. By mid period, 33 thousand dollars in payments had been made, including a 320 dollar grant to Cincinnati's Jewish Hospital.
French reconnaissance aircraft reported that German troops were advancing toward concentration bases on the western front. German anti aircraft fire damaged several French planes but they all returned to their bases.
In a check disclosed today Australia pledged to Britain four bombers and two fighter squadrons. The force includes 150 pilots, 250 crew members, 150 administrative officials and ground crew to total 3,000 personnel.
Charles A Hess Jr of Bellaire was arrested on burglary charges for the Port Washington post office and brought to county jail to await trial.
The text notes Poland has suffered four partitions since 1772 with 1938 adding Teschen while Germany claimed the western three-fifths and Russia the eastern two fifths, leaving Poland eliminated once more.
The piece argues that Germany and Russia seek a European peace conference, with Nazis and Communists aiming to dominate any settlement. It notes Britain and France would resist Hitlerism and may face prolonged conflict, while a possible Soviet aid to Germany and a potential modern alliance between Hitler and Stalin loom as unlikely but real possibilities.
William Z. Foster, chairman of the Communist Party USA, told the Dies Committee that Soviet Russia was justified 100 percent in occupying Poland to establish a free government, denying a united front with Fascism despite recent Soviet German treaties.
Direct relief orders will be distributed in Athens County on Monday October 2 and Tuesday October 3. The plan lists township and village allocations with specific times for Waterloo Lee Alexander Lodi Ames Bern Trimble Dover York Buchtel Canaan Rome Carthage Troy and Athens Township locations, including city hall drop times.
The New York commodities market reports sugar futures for May or nearby contracts down four points, signaling a modest drop in early trading. Traders note weak demand and pressure from export competition as prices ease.
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