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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1935
Page
1
Italian forces tighten stance in East Africa as Haile Selassie mobilizes 12,000,000 men claimed by officials. League discussions stall while European powers seek sanctions amid mounting hostilities and diplomatic maneuvering. A separate local report notes a fatal shooting investigation in Stanly County.
A fragmented short passage discusses inflation concerns and reader notes. The text references a reporter and a Messenger classified section. It mentions a private matter and a call to dial a local number for contact.
Carlos Hernandez slept on subway tracks at Columbus Circle causing a staged disturbance. The motorman stopped the approaching train and a magistrate jailed him to sleep as punishment.
Associated Press report details nine fatalities across Ohio from Friday to Sunday. Victims include Mrs. Pieria Myers of Conneaut in Twinsburg collision, Beatrice Casey of Columbus, Joseph Biemer of Bond Hill, and child William McCoy of Tiffin among others.
Crowds of puzzled voters faced heavy police guard on day two of Memel election between German and Lithuanian candidates. A Sunday breakdown froze balloting leaving about 40 percent unable to vote and forcing a repeat in Juknaiciai amid damaged units and agitated voters. Early returns forecast for Friday.
James Thompson, 25, went on trial on charges of wrecking a passenger train and killing two train crewmen. He faces three first degree murder counts and has confessed to wrecking the train to rob passengers and striking Mrs Callie Rogers to death with a poker during a robbery attempt, according to Sheriff B R Monte.
Sheriff Robert M. Lowe and Brooke County coroner Dr. George C. Eoff tied two recovered Ohio River bodies to a prior Steubenville death, suggesting a four man altercation possibly near the Wheeling Steel plant. They seek a fourth body and note skull fractures in all cases.
Dr. William Daniel Porter aged 75 an obstetrical specialist who delivered over ten thousand babies died at his Cincinnati home. A 1883 Ohio University graduate he earned a Master of Arts in 1886 and later the MD from the University of Cincinnati where he also taught clinical obstetrics. Born January 28 1860 in Zanesville he became a leading figure in obstetrics and gynecology.
Ruble, veteran driver 8.8, was seriously hurt when his horse tripped and fell at Mt Gilead. He struck a rock after being thrown over a fence and suffered a scalp laceration and loss of consciousness. He is staying with his daughter in Bexley after hospital care in Columbus.
President Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam in Boulder City Nevada built with 165 million dollars in federal funds. He urges private industry to accelerate job creation for unemployment relief and notes government spending is boosting consumer demand while public works push private employment forward.
Sylvia Sidney, the film star noted for loving books, will marry book publisher Bennett Cerf in Phoenix, Arizona as soon as she finishes her current film. This marks her first marriage.
CHICAGO AP Mrs. Anna Sage the woman in red who led John Dillinger to his death says she will use all legal means to avoid deportation to Romania. She fears Baby Face Nelson and has a temporary reprieve from deportation after a habeas corpus ruling. She testified of a deal with Melvin Purvis and described moves across Detroit and California to evade authorities.
The Van Sweringen brothers of Cleveland and others qualified to bid on the 3 billion dollar Vans railroad empire. Bids were set for 3 30 p m at J P Morgan & Co, with deposits already made, and Wall Street circles expect little competition from other bidders.
President Roosevelt approved allotments of 16,960,339 to finance 198 Public Works Administration projects in Ohio. The total estimated cost is 27,049,019 with 12,020,539 grants and 4,939,400 loans. 96 projects are funded by loans from the PWA revolving fund, contingent on compliance with cost, employment, and construction schedules. The moves await comptroller general approval.
Chester County District Attorney William E. Parke asked the county court to open an investigation into the death of Broadway singer Evelyn Hoey. The inquest verdict said she died September 11 at Henry Huddleston Rogers III’s country home at the hands of an unknown person, suggesting possible homicide.
An erratic hurricane near Bermuda left 37 dead and 360 injured with extensive property damage, mainly in Central Cuba. It narrowly missed southeast Florida as it veered into the Atlantic, moving toward 20 mph with full hurricane force winds.
Governor Ruby Laffoon signs 35 Kentucky National Guardsmen to quell what he calls the worst reign of terror in Harlan County history. Major Oren Cain commands at the armory as troops, armed with rifles and sidearms, establish headquarters. Officials report quiet in the coal fields and say wage disputes are settled with the Harlan Coal Operators Association agreeing to Washington scale pay.
The Fassett Street bridge at Toledo collapsed this morning causing Carl Heaton the bridge tender to be hurled into the Maumee. He was rescued and taken to a hospital. Police reported several cars on the span but none were in the river.
Walter Sanders, a Texas farmer, missed church for a car salesman appointment. Two men at his Frost home learned he would pay cash for a car, then robbed him with pistols and took 425 dollars, failing to deliver the vehicle.
A three story Chicago tenement fire and blast killed eight people, including four children from the Cappola family and members of the Grasson and Angelasano families. Fire Marshal Corrigan said evidence suggested arson. Frank Vitale, store owner, was questioned after stating he carried 3000 dollars of insurance and had closed his grocery on Sunday.
Levi Galloway of Alia County left his houseboat behind 36 years ago on the Mississippi at Baden Station Missouri with his son William Henry Galloway now 58. They had converted the boat into a home and traveled the river.
NEW YORK The British steamer Ariguani stood by to take off passengers from the Rotterdam Holland-America Line aground 6 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica. Captain Van Dulken reported all aboard well and calm. The ship left New York Sept 21 and was northward behind a hurricane affecting Jamaica and Cuba. The hurricane had caused many deaths and damage in Central Cuba. In Cambridge, veteran reporter Mahion L. Henderson, 41, died Sunday of pneumonia.
Dayton report says Constable Frank Scherbauer of Mad River Township and Deputy Sheriff Karl Frederick arrested each other at the Yellow Springs Pike crash scene. Scherbauer fought deputies at a kangaroo court, was beaten, jailed on assault and obstructing duty charges, and requested a private cell after the usual one dollar fine was imposed.
President Roosevelt announced in a budget summation that federal deficits would be smaller than earlier estimates and that new taxes would not be necessary if the AAA program remains intact. He cited higher tax receipts, a 3.281 billion deficit for the current year, and a faster decline in emergency expenditures with better economic conditions. He warned that if the AAA is struck down, financing existing contracts may require new taxes, and he noted a potential reduction in the income to outgo gap for the next fiscal year.
In MOFFAT Scotland dispatches report the discovery of mutilated human remains believed to be a man and a woman. Police found two heads two feet a forearm and a hand scattered in a rocky ravine below a highway. Doctors could not determine the victims' sex due to the extent of mutilation.
Lorain County authorities hold 56 year old Frank Barath after a fatal shooting of his 76 year old mother-in-law Mrs Elizabeth Phillips. Neighbors recall an early Sunday quarrel as Barath, allegedly intoxicated, returned home and opened fire.
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