Fire destroys Nelsonville VFW Post 3467 clubhouse
Nelsonville reports the Nelsonville Post 3467 Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse on Riverside was wrecked by fire in the early hours. Equipment, trophies, records, and furnishings were lost or damaged, with the roof collapsing and walls saved. Cause suspected as defective wiring. replacement cost runs into thousands. insurance partially covers losses.
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Nelsonville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Riverside
City Hall
Charles Dorst
Robert Bumgardner
Clarence Hall
Lexington
The
Post
Athena Brick Corporation
Pierce
Carl Jewett
Brick Corporation
Donahey
Nelsonville Post Vfw
Donahey’s
Fate of County Seaman Aboard Hobson Unknown
The destroyer Hobson collided with the aircraft carrier Wasp in the Atlantic, sinking the Hobson. Navy says 176 missing, 61 rescued. fate of Athens County man Harold Morgan unknown, not listed among missing. Weather rough, search called off. many details released as list of missing posted.
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Washington
Hobson
Wasp
Atlantic Ocean
Navy
Athens
Harold Morgan
New Marshfield
Navy Department
Gum Down
Mediterranean
United States
Boston
Azores
Department
Reds Seek Indefinite Truce Pause At Panmunjom Talks
United Nations Command offered the communists an overall solution to three sticking issues blocking a Korean armistice. The plan was presented at Panmunjom as talks resumed after more than two months, with secrecy agreed and staff discussions suspended.
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Munsan
United Nations Command
Peiping
Pyongyang
William P. Nuckols
Panmunjom
Russia
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Korea
Enemy Builds Defense Line Across Korea
Stormy weather limited air and ground action in Korea. Fifth Air Force reported 29 Red supply vehicles destroyed at Wonsan, while overall air strikes were largely fruitless. Ridgway’s HQ said a crude Siegfried Line defense belt has formed since truce talks began, but an army analysis says it does not yet threaten UN forces. Communist strength exceeds 750,000, with over half of their 1500 air planes jet powered.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Wonsan
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Torch Slayer Seeks Appeal From Ohio Supreme Court
Victor L Justinger of Grand River Lake County appealed his first degree murder conviction to the Ohio Supreme Court. A jury recommended mercy and he received a life sentence for the Nov 16 1950 murder of Thomas Eggleston. Eggleston's body was found in a burned automobile used during joyriding. Counsel argued insufficient evidence in Lake County Common Pleas Court.
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Columbus
Victor L. Justinger
Grand River
Lake County
Ohio Supreme Court
Mercy
Justinger
Thomas Eggleston
Eggleston
Ben Joyriding
Lake County Common Pleas Court
Classified ad opportunities in The Messenger
A note promoting the Messenger Classifieds promising new horizons for readers and urging contact to place an advertisement in the Want Ads by dialing 31242 for business opportunities.
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Messenger
Blood Bible dispute ends in transfusion in Odessa
Grace Marie Olliff 20 received a blood transfusion after a conflict with Jehovah's Witness relatives who opposed it as a scripture violation. Her father William Olliff and brothers Ben and John Olliff were jailed in Midland on disturbing the peace charges after a scuffle during the first transfusion.
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Odessa
Tex
Grace Marie Olliff
Brooklyn
N. Y
Midland
Jehovah's Witnesses
William Olliff
Ben
John
Jail Breaker Returns To Cell After Escape
Homer Jones of Colliers West Virginia is back in Jefferson County jail after breaking an ankle during a jail escape. Jones, held on a burglary charge, sawed out window bars with a smuggled hacksaw Friday night and jumped 20 feet to the ground before ending up at Ohio Valley Hospital where staff identified him.
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Steubenville
Homer Jones
Colliers
W. Va
Jefferson County
Jones
Ohio Valley Hospital
Three Area Veterans Return From Korea
Columbus reports Gen. William Weigel landing in San Francisco with 4123 Marines, the largest Korea return since the war began. Area servicemen listed include Lt. Robert A. Gowdy of Nelsonville, Cpl. Harry A. Miller of Marietta, Sat. Ernest E. Whitehead of Reedsville, and Cpl. Phillip A. Schaffner of Barnesville.
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Columbus
William Weigel
San Francisco
Korea
SEC
Robert A. Gowdy
Fourth Street
Nelsonville
Harry A. Miller
Marietta
Ernest E. Whitehead
Reedsville
Phillip A. Schaffner
Barnesville
Art Exhibits Soar at Cleveland May Show
Cleveland's 34th annual May show at the Museum of Art reports 4153 entries and anticipates more than 100000 visitors to view the exhibits.
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Cleveland
The
Museum of Art
Japan Wins Peace Treaty Full Sovereignty Restored
The United States signed and enacted the Japanese peace treaty at 8 30 a m EST ending Pacific WWII phase for ten nations. Secretary Acheson deposited US ratification in a State Department ceremony with witnesses including Joseph Grew. A security pact keeps US forces in Japan and paves Japan rearmament for self defense.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Acheson
State Department
Truman
U. S
Joseph Grew
Tokyo
Japanese Islands
Korea
Asia
John Foster Dulles
Three Republicans Enter Governor Race in Ohio
Ohio's Republican nominees Taft Thomas Herbert and Walcutt attacked Governor Lausche's Democratic administration on radio and TV. They targeted welfare and highway programs and backed a proposed 300 million turnpike across northern Ohio while criticizing delays in starting the project.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Thomas J. Herbert
Cleveland
Roscoe R. Walcutt
Steel Verdict Expected Soon
Washington report on the three week steel seizure controversy. Judge David A. Pine weighs the case brought by steel producers seeking surrender of seized facilities. Truman’s administration argues broader presidential powers in the dispute.
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Washington
Truman
David A. Pine
Pine
West Virginia GOP gap widens in presidential primary race
Charleston report shows W V Republicans nearing the end of the presidential preference campaign with W Hallanan seeking to retain control over the party. Eisenhower supporters split on the issue while Millspopson and other anti Hallanan backers argue the fight overshadows the Eisenhower boom. Youths escape injury after a coupe crashed through a bridge railing and landed on a coal car below.
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Charleston
W. Va
Walter S. Hallanan
National Committee
Eisenhower
Hallanan
Steel
Thomas E. Millsop
Weirton
Cleveland
Eagle Ave
Heavy GOP vote predicted in Ohio primary balloting
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown forecast a 3 to 2 GOP majority in the May 6 primary with about 1.5 million ballots cast, of which 900,000 would be Republican and 600,000 Democratic. He cited county reports and historic trends, noting the first year with concurrent Republican and Democratic contests since 1928 and heightened interest due to presidential races.
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Columbus
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Aly
Cuyahoga County
U. S
Ohio
General Grow faces army court martial over diary charges
The Army charged Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow former Moscow military attaché with improperly recording classified information and failing to safeguard secrets. The charges followed investigations here and abroad tied to a diary copied by communist agents in Germany. Grow, who saw war with Russia as imminent, has been at Fort Meade since returning from Europe.
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Washington
Army
Robert W. Grow
Moscow
Germany
Pace
Grow
Russia
Second Army
Fort Meade, Md
Europe
Stowaways Aboard B-29 Reach Guam
Two young women who stowed away on a U S Air Force B-29 aboard a Sacramento area bomber reached Guam. They traveled with two airmen who helped them hide on the 600 mile flight via Hawaii and Kwajalein and shared meals. The Air Force holds two airmen for investigation.
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Guam
Pacific Island
Air Force
McClelland Field
Sacramento
Calif
Hawaii
Kwajalein
Dewey H. Meeks
Greenwood
Robert L. Quick
Cole
Tacoma
Lila Settle
Supreme Court Appeal Planned in Brehm Case
Lawyers for Rep. Walter E. Brehm of Ohio prepared to seek Supreme Court review after the U S Court of Appeals affirmed his 1948 conviction for illegally taking $1000 in political gifts from Mrs Emma Craven, a former clerk in his congressional office.
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Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Rohio
Supreme Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
Brehm
District Court
Emma
Craven
Clarence G. Pechacek
Oil Producers Predict Minor Rise in Demand
The Independent Petroleum Association of America reports that U S independent oil producers expect about a 4 4 percent rise in demand this year and plan moderate expansion over the next 12 months The group represents about 40 000 producers drilling roughly 75 percent of wildcat wells at its mid year meeting in Columbus.
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Columbus
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Wilson resigns over nine byes in wage talks and steel dispute
Former national defense mobilization chief Charles E. Wilson said he quit last month after being bypassed in wage price negotiations and seeing a presidential decision change in the steel dispute. He recounted flying to Key West on Truman's orders to avert a strike and later reporting to Economic and Price stabilizers before the administration shifted course.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
National Defense Mobilization
Wilson
Truman
Key West
Fla
CIO
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Defense
Roger Putnam
Ellis Arnall
Philip Murray
Ridgway Picked to Lead NATO Forces in Europe
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway is expected to succeed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe with Gruenther possibly staying on in a staff role. Ridgway, 57, gained fame commanding the 82nd Airborne in Sicily and Normandy and parachuted into France on D-Day.
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Paris
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eisenhower
Europe
NATO
Alfred M. Gruenther
Ridgway
United States
Truman
North Atlantic Treaty Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rome
Gruenther
Gen. Ridgway
82Nd Air
Sicily
Normandy
France
Korea
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Jenkins Seeks Constitutional Counsel on Steel Seizure
Rep. Jenkins of Ohio called for a panel of constitutional lawyers to decide if President Truman violated the law by seizing the steel companies. He said a determination is needed before any further steps. Rep. Hale has opened an impeachment inquiry into the action. Jenkins, a lawyer, noted the Taft Hartley law might apply.
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Washington
Rep
Jenkins
Ohio
House
Truman
Hale
League Taft Feud Over Eisenhower Telecast Forum
The League of Women Voters affirmed a stand in for General Eisenhower on its radio television presidential forum while demanding all other candidates appear in person. Taft questioned the fairness, noting only Eisenhower and Russell have asked not to attend. The forum airs Thursday as the league marks its 20th biennial convention. Akron to host Army Navy Union national encampment August 19 24.
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Cincinnati
League of Women Voters
Dwight D. Eisenhower
League
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Senator Russell
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Europe
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Portsmouth Group Plans Meeting With President Over Atomic Plant
Portsmouth's Atomic Plant Development Committee prepares to press for a site in the area for a proposed billion dollar gaseous diffusion plant. A delegation will meet President Truman to stress local employment gains and concern over housing and traffic during construction.
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Portsmouth
Atomic Plant
Atomic Plant Development Committee
Washington
Truman
J. Wepertons Thomas
Atomic Energy Commission
Thomas
Four Ohioans Listed Missing After Hobson Sinking
The Navy tentatively listed four Ohio men aboard the Hobson as missing after it sank Saturday. Fireman Paul L. Cole of Springfield, Boilerman Third Class Samuel Earnst of Brookville, Electricians Mate Third Class James Flannery of Cincinnati, and Robert D Kreger of Akron are named as missing. A second note says the National Railway Historical Society Midwest chapter plans a Sunday excursion on the last steam locomotive built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Washington
Navy Today
Ohio
Hobson
Paul L. Cole
Richard Claire Cole
Columbus Ave
Springfield
Eula M. Cole
Woodstock
Samuel Paul Earnst
James W. Earnst
Brookville
James Alois Flannery
Bart T. Flannery
Cincinnati St
Robert Duncan Kreger
Janes
Ruth Helen Kreger
Akron
Canton
National Railway Historical Society
Midwest
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
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Torch Slayer
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