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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1948

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Russians Leave Allied Berlin Building as Four Power Authority Ends

The Russians evacuated the Allied Kommandatura Building in Berlin and removed their flag, signaling a de facto end to four power administration in the city. An Army spokesman reported a US cargo plane crash-landing safely at Templehof as airlift continued, while Americans favor a firm stance against the Soviet Union and four of five back staying in Berlin despite risk.

Berlin Fourpower Kommandatura Kommandatura Templehof Airfield Allied Control Council Germany Allied Control Authority Allied Secretariat U.S Russia United States Soviet Union Moscow U. S V. M. Molotov Walter Bedell Smith London Molotov Stalin Foreign Office Ruhr

Russian teacher leaps from Soviet consulate guards at hospital

A Russian woman teacher, Mrs. Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina, leaped three stories from the Soviet Consulate on East 61st Street after alleged imprisonment. Police guard her room at Roosevelt Hospital as U S Russian tensions rise over custody and safety concerns.

New York Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina East 61St St Fifth Ave Kosenkina Zot I Chepurnykh Valley Cottage N.Y Russia Yakov Lomakin U.S. State Department

Cone pioneer Weatherly dies in Portland at 80

George Warren Weatherly aged 80, an early creamery owner who popularized the ice cream cone, died last night in Portland Oregon. Weatherly's work helped shape the confectionery industry and his invention left a lasting mark on frozen desserts.

Portland Ore George Warren Weatherly

Canada Lifts Export Control On Livestock

Ottawa reports Agriculture Minister J. G. Gardiner announced the lifting of Canadian export controls on beef cattle calves and related products effective next Monday. The move opens the U S cattle market, raises domestic beef supplies abroad, and may push Canadian retail beef prices up 20 to 30 percent. Export permits will be freely issued for oats and barley and equalization fees on these grains have ended since August 1.

Ottawa J. G. Gardiner United States Canada U. S Gardiner

Forecast Warns on Polio Rise in Ohio

COLUMBUS State Health Director John D Porter said the next two weeks will reveal if Ohio’s polio outbreak will match last year’s severity. He noted a 1947 early surge led to a record 1480 cases, and this year’s rise began in July with 21 new cases yesterday and 296 total for 1948, versus 81 by this time in 1947.

Columbus John D. Porterfield Ohio Health Department

Superficial Examination Made of Daniels

Dr. R E Bushong and Dr J F Bateman at Lima State Hospital conducted a superficial examination of Albert Murl Daniels the alleged slayer of three people but reached no conclusions on his sanity Daniels admitted killing John E Niebel 51 Mansfield Reformatory farm superintendent and Niebel s wife and daughter aged 21

Lima R. E. Bushong Lima State Hospital J. F. Bateman Albert Murl Daniels Daniels John E. Niebel Mansfield Reformatory Niebel

Price Drop Prediction Disputed by Truman on Inflation Bill

President Truman voiced doubt that consumer prices will fall as he prepares to act on the Republican anti inflation bill. He diverged from Senator Taft on price stabilization and signaled likely veto or approval actions amid GOP arguments over controls. The bill seeks to extend wartime credit curbs and tighten reserve requirements to curb inflation.

Washington Truman Taft Ohio Ohioan Congress Watkins Utah Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve

Ruth Condition Unimproved as Ruth News Update

Babe Ruth remains in Memorial Hospital with no improvement in his condition and a moderately high fever. Earlier bulletins claimed rally and improvement, but hospital officials offered no elaboration beyond the logical conclusion that his status had not improved since yesterday.

New York Babe Ruth Memorial Hospital Ruth

Boy Drowns in Schoonover Lake

Wendell Bowden age 7 drowned yesterday in Schoonover Lake Lima when he fell from a dock. Authorities investigated the accident as a drowning and reported rescue efforts unsuccessful.

Lima Wendell Bowden Schoonover Lake

Clergy Blames Officials for Newport Robbery Fallout

Newport Ky clergy say vice and gambling fostered the conditions behind last Monday’s $4,000 hold up of Chicago industrialist Avery L. Hack. Rev. Ted Dougherty of Ft. Thomas blamed city officials’ gambling stance but said no action would be taken. Two Middletown men, Raymond White and Irvin Turvey, faced armed robbery charges and were being returned from Charlotte, N C. Hack remained hospitalized in serious condition with wounds to head and chest.

Newport Campbell County Ministerial Association Ted Dougherty Ft. Thomas Middletown Avery L. Hack Alton Charlotte N. C Raymond White Irvin Turvey Hack St. Elizabeth Hospital Covington

Univis Case To Be Decided By Five Arbitrators

Cincinnati reports that five potential arbiters were named to decide the status of 11 Univis Lens Co. employees accused of picket line violence during a 97 day strike. The firm and CIO United Electrical Workers union agreed to submit the case to arbitration. Other striking workers were rehired without prejudice.

Cincinnati Univis Lens Co CIO United Electrical Workers Union American Arbitration Association New York

Reformatory Escapee Returns Voluntarily

Timothy Sams, 24, of Cincinnati, who escaped Mansfield Reformatory on August 4, returned of his own accord. Fellow escapee Jack Kidder, 21, also of Cincinnati, was captured in La Grange, Indiana, but Sams eluded patrolmen then. Officials said he gave no reason for returning.

Mansfield Timothy Sams Cincinnati Mansfield Reformatory Jack Kidder la Grange Ind Sams Indiana

Motorcyclist Glen Miller Killed in Loveland Collision

Cincinnati news reports 19 year old Glen S. Miller died in a head on crash with an automobile near Loveland after completing a 10 000 mile western motorcycle tour.

Cincinnati Glen S. Miller Loveland

Currie Denies Communist Spy Ties Amid HUAC Hearings

Laughlin Currie former Roosevelt aide testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee that he is not and never has been a Communist. The hearing covered Soviet protests and a tense exchange over two Soviet teachers involved in a transfer saga and a Moscow protest to the US ambassador.

Washington Walter Bedell Smith Molotov United States New York State Department Smith Kremlin Michael Ivanovitch Lamarine Oksana S. Kosenkina Alexander S. Panyushkin Anders Robert A. Lovcett Samarine Kosenkina Marshall Michael McDermott Moscow Russia FBI House Un-American Activities Committee Duncan Lee Office of Strategic Services Elizabeth Bentley Lee Laughlin Currie Roosevelt Elizabeth T. Bentley Miss Bentley Currie Communist Party Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina Roosevelt Hospital V. M. Molotov Michael Ivanovitch Samarin Un-American Activities Committee For Protection Samarin House Committee Thomas

Officials Seek Poison Clue In Mrs Gillette Death

Poison tests of Mrs Birdie Gillette's stomach continued in Cleveland while Verlin Adkins 26 is held in Wooster on a murder charge. Wayne County Coroner L A Adair waits for Cuya hoga County lab results to rule on cause of death of the 34 year old Rittman woman.

Ohio Wayne County Ed Mills Adkins

No Pylon Jet Event In 1948 Air Races

Cleveland officials announce no jet plane race at the 1948 national air races. Director Frederick C. Crawford says last year’s Shooting Star jet event proved the closed course too dangerous for high speed planes.

Cleveland Frederick C. Crawford Air Force Shooting Star

Republicans Pressure Spy Probe as Political Issue

President Truman challenges the congressional anti-Communist hearings as a red herring while GOP leaders push to turn the spy investigations into a major political issue. Dewey campaign aides say Americans are shocked by the president’s stance and want evidence on espionage activities. Mundt hails a counter challenge to reveal or refute government leaks to Moscow.

Washington Truman Senate House GOP Thomas E. Dewey Albany Herbert Brownell, Jr Rep. Mundt R-Sd House UN- American Activities Committee Mundt FBI Mr. Truman

Dr Carl W Brown Dies at 60 Bone Specialist

Lancaster reports the death yesterday of Dr Carl W Brown a 60 year old bone specialist who died in a local hospital.

Lancaster Carl W. Brown

War Veteran Killed In Fifth Floor Jump

Columbus police identified Harry Edward Grubbs a 28 year old Springfield war veteran who jumped to his death from a five story downtown hotel window last night police said he left three notes including one to a brother in Springfield

Columbus Harry Edward Grubbs Springfield

Boys Return from Trip to New York and Athens

Twenty nine Messenger carriers returned home to Athens at 6 42 a m Friday after a New York vacation aboard the Diplomat streamliner They had dinner on the train and half a day sightseeing including a Statue of Liberty trip The group visited the McBee Company offices on Madison Avenue prior to the voyage and viewed ships in New York Harbor

New York Athens Battery Park Europe Hudson River Pier McBee Company Madison Ave Gathens

Injured in Strike Site Suits Filed Against Steel Union

Eight damage suits totaling 64000 were filed by William and Reid Williams Anthony Schialdone and Harry Failor against the CIO United Steelworkers Union and Mahoning County Commissioners. They allege injuries suffered during a plant strike in Youngstown a year earlier.

Youngstown CIO United Steelworkers’ Union Mahoning County William and Reid Williams Petersburg Anthony Schialdone Harry Failor Enon Valley

World War II Ace Killed in Plane Crash

Alliance, Md. two war veterans died in a crash four miles north of Alliance. W C Canoles of Baltimore a Distinguished Flying Cross holder and C L Cockey of Pikesville Md were killed when their aircraft went down in a cornfield yesterday.

Alliance W. C. Canoles Baltimore C. L. Cockey Pikesville Here

Extended Columbus forecast with cooler spell ahead

Temperature will average 2 or 3 degrees below normal. Normal maximum 78, minimum 58. Cool Saturday followed by a slow rising trend Sunday and Monday. Cooler Tuesday. Precipitation will average 1-10 inch, occurring as showers Monday through Tuesday.

Columbus

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