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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1952

Page

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Gore and Clement Triumph in Tennessee Democratic Primaries

Albert Gore wins a sweeping Democratic primary for U S Senate over Kenneth D. McKellar in Tennessee. Frank G. Clement defeats Gordon Browning for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, as Clement leads in Memphis returns and Browning stays silent. Boasting veteran TVA ties, Crump supports Clement and McKellar amid a scrambled state political scene.

Nashville Tenn Albert Gore Tennessee Finis Kenneth D. McKellar U.S. Senate Ins Frank G. Clement Gordon Browning Browning Gore McKellar

Veteran Pilot Dies in Crash Near Mount Baldy

A light airplane crashed and burned near Mount Baldy thirty miles southeast of Seattle killing the pilot E W Cleveland of Cleveland Ohio and two women. Cleveland 62 known to aviators as pop had logged over 10 000 hours in 41 years of flying. Mrs Annamay Endle later identified the women as Lucille Cleveland and Annabelle Elmslie 43.

Seattle Mount Baldy Here E. W. Cleveland Cleveland Lucille Annabelle Elmslie

NYC Strike Call Issued

A strike by engineers, firemen, enginemen and conductors on the New York Central Railroad east of Buffalo will begin Monday at 1 p.m. EST. Union officials said they would not comment on mediation board efforts to postpone action and to organize a conference today.

New York New York Central Railroad Buffalo National Mediation Board

Stevenson's Defense of Alger Hiss Rapped

Baltimore Governor Theodore R. McKeldin attacked Adlai Stevenson for defending Alger Hiss and urged Republicans to make the issue a campaign plank. He also charged Stevenson's reluctance to accept the nomination reflected a Fair Deal deception.

Baltimore Theodore R. McKeldin Alger Hiss Maryland Illinois Adlai Stevenson

Bible turns up as stash of numbers in Blair home

Baltimore police found slips with numbers on them on 41 year old Burney Blair and in a Bible during a search with a warrant. Lt Joseph Byrne said the discoverer quoted Take my slips but don't take my Bible.

Baltimore Burney Blair Blair Joseph Byrne Byrne

Eisenhower Nixon and Dulles Plan Foreign Policy Attacks

GOP nominees Eisenhower Nixon and Dulles meet to map a campaign attack on Democratic handling of foreign policy. They discuss rallying against Truman era policy, with Dulles aligned with platform criticisms and Eisenhower weighing critique of Korea policy.

Ike Nixon Dulles Denver Dwight D Eisenhower John Foster Dulles Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon California West GOP

Vanadium Corp Sues UMW Officers in Chancery Case

The Va nadium Corporation of America filed a chancery suit in Circuit Court against officers and organizers of the United Mine Workers of America and the union itself after picketing at the Graham Station plant. Charles Neal, regional UMW director, and others are named as defendants. Plant operations ceased July 31 as District 50 members formed a picket line around the installation hindering construction workers. The union seeks recognition at the silicon alloy plant.

Point Pleasant Vanadium Corporation of America United Mine Workers of America UMW Graham Station Charles Neal District 50

Fourth of July air battles push U S jet ace to fifth MIG kill

The U S Fifth Air Force reports three Communist MIGs downed by American pilots in North Korea marking a fifth straight day of jet combat. Captain Clifford D Jolley of Salt Lake City claims his fifth MIG, earning ace status as U S and Allied airmen tally 18 destroyed and 19 damaged in five days. The July 4 clashes near the Yalu River set a new high for aerial losses in a single day.

Seoul Korea U.S Fifth Air Force North Korea America Clifford D. Jolley Salt Lake City Air Force Yalu River U.S

Tobacco Heir Richard Reynolds Jr Divorces for Two Million

Miami divorce ends marriage of Marianne O'Brien and tobacco heir Richard J. Reynolds Jr. She secures two million dollars as part of the settlement. The proceedings conclude here on Thursday.

Miami, Fla Marianne O’brien Richard J. Reynolds Jr

Mock Bombing Raids Level Eastern Cities

Fort Worth dispatch reports New York and Philadelphia reduced to simulated ruins after a mock bombardment by two squadrons of giant B36 bombing planes.

Fort Worth Tex New York Philadelphia

McGowan Suspended Indefinitely After Writers Incident

Bill McGowan longtime American League umpire is suspended indefinitely by league president Will Harridge following an incident at Sportsman's Park in which McGowan allegedly insulted sports writers. The suspension came after protests from the Globe-Democrat and East St. Louis Journal about his handling of a Tigers Browns game.

ST. Louis Bill McGowan Sportsman’s Park McGowan Will Harridge Globe- Democrat East St. Louis Lil) Journal Billy Hoeft Detroit Tigers St. Louis Browns

See It All Model Lake In Progress

CHARLES W. REAMER presents a tour of Lake Burr Oak in Southeastern Ohio describing 664 acres of reservoir at conservation pool and 1197 acres at flood level. The piece notes incomplete access roads, boat tours, and 100 boats licensed for use as locals promote the project as a multi purpose development for flood control water storage and recreation.

Ohio Owen Lake Burr Oak Shucks Lake Hope Howard Antle Sunday Creek Valley Sportsman's Club Burr Oak Gordon K. Bush The Messenger the Messenger

Justice Dept Firings Loom

Washington report says a new round of top level resignations is expected at the Justice Department and some U S district attorneys outside Washington may also be replaced. Ross L. Matone of Roswell New Mexico was slated to become deputy attorney general replacing A Devitt Vanech who resigned to pursue the Democratic nomination for the Connecticut seat. The changes forecast amount to a nearly complete turnover of McGrath era officials.

Washington Justice Department U S Ross L. Matone Roswell N. M A. Devitt Vanech Vanech Len Brien McMahon Connecticut McGrath

Hundred Men Return To Perry Plant Jobs

One hundred Diamond Pottery Co workers agreed to return to work Thursday after a walkout caused when plant general manager James McLane struck an employee. McLane was convicted of assault and battery, fined $200, and given a one month suspended sentence. He was bound over to the grand jury on another assault with intent to kill charge. Cyril Penrod filed the cases.

Crooksville, O Diamond Pottery James McLane Cyril Penrod

Heroic crewmen save Boxer as fire kills nine on carrier

Navy reports heroic crew actions aboard the carrier Boxer after a dawn explosion and fires near the hangar deck 90 miles east of Wonsan Korea. Nine sailors including a Navy doctor died while 62 others were rescued. a court of inquiry was ordered to investigate the blaze and damage.

Tokyo U. S. Far East North Korea Navy Washington Navy Department Naval Court of Inquiry Herbert C. Regan Carrier Division One Marshall B Gurney Japan Wonsan

Adlai Plans Dixie Tour Next Month

Governor Adlai Stevenson readies a Labor Day speech in Detroit to launch his presidential bid with a swing through the South to win CIO labor support. Campaign chief Wilson W Wyatt coordinates the itinerary from Louisville as Stevenson meets Truman in Washington before heading south.

Springfield Ill Adlai Stevenson Detroit Wilson W Wyatt Louisville Stevenson Ilinois Alben Barkley Richard Nixon California Nixon Barkley Truman Washington Len Blair Moody Michigan Motor City CIO

Reds Face Prison Fines In Conspiracy Case

In Los Angeles 14 leading communists including Frank Spector receive maximum five years in prison and $10,000 fines under the Smith Act of 1940 after a six month trial for conspiring to overthrow the government. The judge upheld the guilty verdict and all defendants plan to appeal to the U S Circuit Court. Spector, 37, claimed party founding status dating to 1919.

Angeles California Prussia United States William C. Mathes Frank Spector U. S. Circuit Court Communist Party Spector

Ohio hog herd quarantines for vesicular exanthema

More than 40000 dollars worth of Ohio hogs are quarantined and headed for destruction as no slaughterhouse wants the task of processing them. State veterinarian Dr. Harry C. Geyer seeks legal procedures for compensating owners before the destruction. tests are underway to confirm the vesicular exanthema in two herds in Franklin and Lorain counties.

Columbus Ohio Harry C. Geyer Franklin County New Jersey Lorain County

Polio Forces Medina County Fair Cancellations

Medina County cancels its annual fair after 69 polio cases are reported in the county and nearby Wayne and Holmes counties also end fairs due to infantile paralysis outbreak. This marks the first cancellation in 17 years of the Medina event.

Medina Medina County Wayne Holmes

Five-Day Forecast For Ohio With Cool Weekend Dip

Temperatures will run near normal with a cool spell Sunday and Monday. Normal highs range from 87 to north and 63 to 65 for the lows. Showers or thunderstorms are likely Saturday into Sunday and again Tuesday, with total precipitation around half an inch.

Greek Bulgarian Skirmish Near Evros Border Sparks Cold War Tension

Washington reports a skirmish over Gamla Island in the Evros River as nearly 300000 troops face off along the Greek Bulgarian border. Greece and Bulgaria mobilize along the frontier amid Western concerns of a larger conflict should Moscow widen its gamble.

Washington Gamma Island Evros Mediterranean North Sea Europe Kremlin Balkans Greece Russia United States

Western Union Plan Dropped

Fanney N. Litvin of the FCC condemned a Western Union plan to restrict race wire rentals to press services pubs with second class mailing privileges and licensed broadcasting stations. She told the commission such common carrier restrictions would be illegal and unconstitutional and fail to deprive bookmakers of rapid horse and dog racing results.

Washington Western Union Fanney N. Litvin Federal Communications Commission

Police nab five in Columbus in grand larceny probe

Columbus police arrested five suspects Thursday as part of an investigation into grand larceny. Investigators said they believe they have busted an interstate shoplifting ring.

Columbus

Legion convention opens in Columbus with 4000 delegates

The American Legion opens its annual convention in Columbus with over 4000 delegates expected over three days. Curtis E. LeMay of Strategic Air Command is to address the first session as plans discuss 1954 convention sites and several charter changes. new posts include Community Memorial Jewell Glenmoor Nord East and Neal while Walnut Hijie Evanston Bartz and Bat ford Smith Colima lose charters for lack of members.

Columbus Onto American Legion Curtis E. Lemay Strategic Air Command Omaha Neb Legion Legion Auxiliary Fight and Forty Legions Cleveland Community Memorial Jewell Defiance County Glenmoor East Liverpool Nord East Neal Kingsville Ashtabula County Poste Walnut Hijie-Evanston Cincinnati Bartz Youngstown Batford-Smith-Coliina Columbua

Ohio welfare director denies relief check charge

Ohio welfare director John H. Lamneck rejects Taft claims that old age pension checks are late and politically motivated. Lamneck says payments remain timely despite reports of delays and notes a $5 increase in benefits effective October 1 in line with federal law.

Columbus Ohio John H. Lamneck Charles P. Taft Taft Akron Lamneck

Finn Latva Fights Deportation Appeal Sought

Carl Latva a Finnish born mill worker and veteran faces deportation under the McCarran Act for signing a 1934 communist membership card. His sons Carl and Paul Latva vow to appeal to President Truman and press for clemency. Latva plans to consult attorney Frederick Frank Cohen in Boston. Judge Wy revisions ordered deportation, citing the act’s ban on former communist party members.

Wendell. N. H Carl Latva Truman Carl Paul Finland Boston Frederick Frank Cohen U S. Circuit Court of Appeals George Dorr Dorr Wollen Goshen Latva Charlee FE. Wyvanski Jr

O Mahoney Says Plan Is Futile

Democratic leaders dismissed Truman’s call for a special session on inflation controls. Senator O Mahoney said action now would be futile, while Senator Monroney urged hawk-like watchfulness on living costs. Republicans warned against using a special session for political attacks as Stevenson preparations continue.

Joseph C. O'Mahoney Nyoming Senate House Economic Committee Mike Monroney Oklahoma Washington Truman Adlal EK Stevenson Kinots White House Democratic Congress Mahoney Cone Kren

Rhee Remains As President

Seoul Korea President Syngman Rhee reiterates that peace in Korea depends on Russia's realization it cannot defeat free nations. He expresses hope UN forces will defeat the communist threat in his second term and honors Gen James A. Van Fleet for his earlier efforts with the Eighth Army.

Seoul Korea Syngman Fihee Republic Newse Russia Free Nations Hie United Nations Oes. T James A. van Pieet U. S&s. Eighth Army

Government aids move to ease drought struck farms

The Agriculture Department offers a survey of excess hay in the Midwest and urges state machinery committees to assess hay supplies. The Farmers Home Administration plans accelerated loan programs to support farmers facing feed shortages and livestock stress.

New England South Agriculture Department Midwest Iowa Wisconsin Michigan Farmers Home Administration

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Young Foe Nyc Book of Numbers Druid Hills East Branch Sunday Creek North Atlantic Congress Far East Republian Manchuria Charles W. Reamer Justice Dept Perry George. McArthur Yugoslavia Albania Salonia Bulgaria Turkey Ayana Gamma Land Tes Frvos Adlai Dixie Medina County Fair Ry Russell Brines Mmonths Balkan Legionnaires Finn O Mahoney Rhee Associated Press Pace Athens Sscsnensenansee Nelson Middleport
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