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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1951

Page

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Marietta Man Killed In Auto Crash Near Minersville

Everett Pape 31 of Marietta died after being thrown under a car that swerved out of control on Route 124 near Minersville. The vehicle driven by William L. Urban crossed the highway hitting poles. Urban was arrested then released as authorities continued the investigation. Urban and others had been visiting Great Bend before returning.

Marietta Pomeroy Everett Pape Route 124 Minersville Charles Russell William L. OW Russell

Freight Train Strikes Man at Ambrosia

Seventy nine year old John Cadle was killed Sunday afternoon when struck by a double engine New York Central freight train as he walked across the tracks near his home at Ambrosia. The accident occurred around 3:15 p m. Cadle, a retired farmer, lived with his sister Miss Alice Cadle seven miles southeast of town and was crossing Route 35 when hit.

Point Pleasant John Cadle New York Central Ambrosia Robert C. Dilley F. A. Morrison H. M. Roush Charleston Road Here

Two Gallipolis Institute Patients Found Drowned

Two Gallipolis State Institute patients were found drowned Sunday at separate spots. Thomas Adkins, 24, recovered from Chickamauga Creek below the Gallipolis Boat Club at 7 45 am. Clarence De Vore, 50, found in the reservoir atop a hill on institute grounds at 4 pm. Coroner D R Warehime called both accidental drownings. Police and volunteers dragged the river again later to search for a second body. Adkins, born July 26, 1927, was from Springfield, Ohio. De Vore, born January 16, 1901, admitted May 31, 1938 from Franklin County.

Gallipolis de Vore Leaner John Thacker Adkins Cor Lauper Chesapeake Springfield Ohio Bellefontaine Onio Franklin County O. D. Neiswander Columbus

Two Car Passengers Die In Student Bus Crash

A chartered bus carrying 25 Union Furnace High School seniors home from a Washington tour collided with an automobile in West Virginia near Capon Bridge on Route 50. One man and his wife, Frank Stanley Safford and Mr. Safford, were killed. No students were seriously injured. The seniors, with two teachers, Byron Eby and Nevada Smith, continued home on a different bus and arrived in Athens, Ohio, early today.

Union Furnace Washington West Virginia Frank Stanley Safford Health and Physical Recreation Department U. S. Office of Education Safford Byron Eby Nevada Smith Athens Capon Bridge W. Va Winchester Greyhound Lines June Adcock Meri Carr Carol Hinerman Mary Levering Emma McVey Donna’ Spillman Mary Stewart Anita Tolliver Dixie Weaver Fern Cruise Norma Edwards Robert Baker William Beavers, Jr Lafayette Eggleston Jack McVey Charles Price Kenneth Rheinscheid William Robinson Frederick Sheline Douglas Sigler, Jr Charles Stanley Donald Todd Robert Walter Donald Warren Chester Wood

Remains of 126 U.S. Servicemen Arrive in Oakland

The bodies of 126 United States servicemen killed in Korea will be unloaded at Oakland Army Base today aboard the transport Victory. Defense officials said the remains will be sent to locations selected by next of kin.

Oakland Calif United States Oakland Army Base Ocaig Defense Department

Ex Ohio Liquor Agent Sentenced for Bribe in Sandusky

Sandusky judge sentenced former state liquor agent Nicholas E. Lister to the Ohio Penitentiary after his conviction for soliciting a 500 bribe from The Barn owner in Sandusky. The case centered on an attempted pay to overlook liquor violations at the city nightclub.

Sandusky Nicholas E. Lister Ohio The

Ohio Reserve Officers Elect Cincinnati Man President

Col. Alfred Gus Karger of Cincinnati is named president of the Ohio Reserve Officers Association succeeding Lt. Col. Anthony J. Wilde of Waynesville who becomes secretary. Mrs. Joseph Nagy of Akron is elected president of the association's auxiliary.

Cincinnati Alfred Gus Karger Ohio Reserve Officers Association Anthony J. Wilde Waynesville Esterday Joseph Nagy Akron

Administration Drives To Control Labor Wages, Agriculture Prices

Washington reports the Truman administration gears to tighten inflation controls by freezing further living-cost wage increases and parities for labor and agriculture. A Wage Stabilization Board will set wage limits, with parity freezes likely. Johnston cites overall stabilization as essential to support wartime defense while warning against piecemeal fixes. Di price ceilings move ahead under Price Director Michael V. Di.

Washington Truman Congress Office of Price Administration Michael V. di

Three Ohioans Die in Crash

A twin engine B 26 bomber on a routine training flight from Lockbourne Air Base near Columbus to Newcastle Delaware crashed into a rugged mountainside near Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Three Ohio National Guardsmen were killed: 1st Lieut William F Phelan Newark Staff Sgt Robert W Howman Ashland and Cpl Thomas F Wilcox Dayton. Eyewitnesses said the aircraft rammed the mountain while circling at low altitude. The crash occurred about eight miles northeast of Harrisburg.

Harrisburg Here Ohio National Lockbourne Field

Republican Leaders Endorse Urbana Man for State Central Committeeman

In Springfield nine county Republican committees unanimously back N. C. Bean of Urbana, president of Peoples Savings and Loan Co, for state central committeeman of the Seventh Ohio District. The GOP central and executive committees will meet to name a successor to Raymond B. Howard who recently left as assistant Ohio Secretary.

Springfield Republican Central N. C. Bean Peoples Savings & Loan Co Urbana Ohio GOP Raymond B. Howard Howard Eee

Death of Newark Woman Studied by Grand Jury

Mary Adele Loewendick, 25, was killed by strangulation in Newark early Saturday. Robert Jamison, Jr., 25, a neighbor and friend, surrendered at police with blood on his hands claiming he had killed a woman. Coroner Dr. M. H. Koehler ruled death by strangulation with no evidence of assault. Jamison claimed he blacked out after drinking at taverns. Jamison had attended Ohio University for three years. his Athens address is listed as 4 Nogress Lt.

Newark Licking County Mary Adele Loewendick Robert Jamison, Jr Loewentick Loewendick

Wife Waits for Release of Vogeler

The Belgian-born wife of American business executive Robert A. Vogeler waited anxiously for news of his release from a Hungarian prison after 17 months as a U.S. spy. Budapest gave no release timing or location, and Austrian border police reported no sign of Vogeler on the frontier. U.S. Minister Nathaniel P. Davis said further word would come from the Hungarian government, which had been silent.

Vienna Austria lPi Robert A. Vogeler Vogeler Budapest U.S Bucharest Jenna Paris Sey Sompi Telephone and Telek Co Nathaniel P. Davis

Army Troops Hunt Hukbalahap Killers Near Candaba

Philippine army troops swept the Candaba swamp fringe seeking the Hukbalahap ambushers who killed five American airmen and a woman and wounded a second woman, who were wives of the victims, in a Saturday night attack.

Manila Philippines Candaba

Quake Shakes Downtown Hilo Windows Shattered

A two minute quake struck Hawaii's Big Island at 2 52 p m damaging windows in downtown Hilo the island s largest city with no other damage or casualties reported and sparking speculation that Kilauea could erupt after 16 years of quiet.

Honolulu Big Hawaii Kilauea Hilo Isl

OU Student Struck By Auto Near Grille

An Ohio University student, Richard Fassberg, 18, from Spring Valley New York, was struck by an automobile driven by Noah Arthur Gibbs Jr., 32, of 57 Stewart St., as he crossed FE Union Street near the Student Grille. Fassberg suffered a leg injury and was treated at the University Health Center.

Ohio University Union St Richard Fassberg Spring Valley N_ Y Noah Arthur Gibbs, Jr Stewart St Gibbs Fassberg University Health Center

Brehm Trial Continues In Federal Case

Washington reports Mrs Enma S Craven a former clerk for Rep Walter E Brehm resumes testimony on payments she says she made from her salary in 1928. Craven testified she turned back 3210 monthly from February through July 1948. Mrs Soliday testified she returned more than half her salary over three years. The trial enters its second week with government believed to wrap its case soon.

Washington Enma S. Craven Walter E. Brehm Ohio Brehm Craven Soliday

Ohio Induction Numbers Reduced for May in Ohio

Selective Service said Ohio inductees for May rose from 3,849 to 13,041, reflecting a substantial increase in the national draft pool and shifting local expectations for the upcoming induction cycle.

Columbus

Assault Stopped but Red Forces Press Front in Korea

UN troops withdrew as much as 12 miles under a major Red offensive along 100 miles of the Korean front. The Reds crossed the Imjin River on a 15 mile front and were checked by UN air and artillery fire as Allied forces held the east central front and fought to straighten the line.

Tokyo United Nations Redy Imjin Seoul Hantan River Hantam East Central Injenome Far Korea U.S. 8Th Army China South Korea John Randolph Korangpo

Chicago Welcomes General MacArthur on Big City Visit

Chicago prepares a vast welcome for General Douglas MacArthur with a noon landing at Midway Airport and a mass civic reception at Soldier Field. A 17gun salute and a parade to the Stevens Hotel are planned as 3,000,000 residents watch.

Chicago General MacArthur Soldier Field Lake Front Bataan Midway Airport Charles G. Dawes Robert E Wood Near North Bataan-Corregidor Bridge Chicago River Stevens Hotel Martin H. Kennelly MacArthur Milwaukee Marquette University

Joint Chiefs Face Congress Over Korea War Policy

Washington AP The four man Joint Chiefs of Staff unlikely to speak freely about postwar Korea strategy may be compelled to reveal views to Congress. MacArthur and Secretary Marshall expected as star witnesses as Chiefs hold unusual pentagon meetings amid the rising pressure for disclosure.

Washington Joint Chiefs of Staff Congress Truman Douglas MacArthur Defense Department MacArthur Hig ICS Capitol Mil Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations House Defence Marshall Joint Chiefs Etter Pentagon

Blair Moody Named U S Senator for Michigan

Blair Moody, longtime Detroit News Washington correspondent, was appointed by Governor William M. Williams to fill the Michigan Senate seat succeeding the late Arthur H. Vandenberg. Moody, 49, has headed the News Washington bureau since 1933 and served as a war correspondent during World War II.

Lansing Mich Blair Moody Washington Detroit News Mennen Williams U.S Michigan Arthur H. Vandenberg Moody News Allance

Dulles Questions War With Russia Doubts Rise

John Foster Dulles doubts a broad war with Russia as Soviet leaders spread fear of direct aggression to frighten free peoples into vulnerability. A special ambassador told the United Nations Association of Japan that Moscow seeks to weaken democracies from within.

Tokyo John Foster Dulles Russia United Nations Association of Japan

Fire destroys $45,000 in wine and beer warehous

Youngstown firefighters investigated a blaze at the General Distributing warehouse that ruined about $45,000 worth of beer and wine. The building sustained roughly $4,000 in damage and remained under study by crews using a roof floor as railroad crew quarters.

Youngstown Lyrie Railroad

Detroit Transit Strike Shuts Down City Buses

A 3700 AFL transit workers walkout began early Saturday, crippling Detroit’s city owned street railways. All-night negotiations failed to settle demands, affecting about one million bus and streetcar riders and prompting hitchhiking and share-the-ride plans.

Detroit AFL Department of Street Railways

Chinese Reds Accused of Wiping Out Village

Taipei Formosa The Nationalist defense ministry said Chinese Reds killed every inhabitant 1309 men women and children of five villages near Chaoping in Kwangsi province after a clash with guerrillas on April 9 The Reds wiped out the villages because they suspected residents had links to the guerrillas.

Taipeh Formosa Nationalist Defense Ministry Chaoping Kwangsi Province

Death of Helene Morgan Fine Fills Philadelphia Obituary

Philadelphia obituaries report the death of Helene Morgan Fine age 42, widow of Pennsylvania Governor John Pine, at her home yesterday. The article notes her service and survivor details, reflecting the governor's prominence in public life.

Philadelphia Helene Morgan Fine Pennsylvania John 3 .Pine

Students Told To Take Tests For Deferment

Washington report shows Brig. Gen. Louis H. Renfrow, deputy director of the Selective Service, urging all eligible college students to take the aptitude tests for deferment, regardless of scholastic standing. He warned boards may require both test results and grades if pending legislation changes the standard.

Washington Eligie College Selective Service Brig Get. Louis HH Renfrow Focal Renfrow

AP News Service Faces Strains From Global Instability

The Associated Press board reports ongoing dangers and pressures on news gathering amid strife and unsettled world conditions. It commends the staff for handling extraordinary strains while striving to report honestly and objectively.

New York Direct The Associated Press Boar

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