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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1950
Page
1
A report notes a chaotic reaction as a large air raid spookily concerns Red forces in Gallipolis. The piece mentions a new Tom Jenkins being sought for the ballot after Thomas B. Jenkins withdrew as fraud charges surfaced.
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey predicts the draft will exceed the 185000 annual total as the international situation remains unsettled. He noted Congress has removed service size limits and that 100000 men were called this September and October.
Red Korean troops retreat across the Naktong River as 98 American B 29s strike a 26 square mile zone with 3500 bombs. The assault, aided by reinforcements including Negro infantrymen, left Reds fleeing in panic and demoralized after heavy air bombardment and accompanying ground actions.
An immense earthquake was measured at about 9 23 a m EST yesterday but scientists have not pinpointed its location. Best guesses place it along the South Pacific or in northern Burma, with no early disaster reports. Seismologists warn such a quake could trigger giant tidal waves threatening coasts.
In Ohio the new office type ballot will rotate candidate names to ensure fairness. Paper ballots rotate within precincts so each candidate leads a share of times equal to their number. Machine ballots rotate by precincts, with each precinct using a fixed rotation and the next precinct shifting the order.
Weston, W V Robert H. Pritchard 58 former president of the National Editorial Association died today at his home. He was a longtime editor and journalist with a national reputation.
A brief message from Henry Hutchinson offering a fresh cow with calf for sale. It notes a low-cost ad and quick results, mentioning Albany and Albany-New Marshfield Road as identifiers and urging interested buyers to respond by phone.
In Denton Texas the mayor proclaimed yesterday as Old Maid's Day. Merchants offered free corsages movies taxicab rides and shampoos while residents celebrated spinsterhood with lighthearted fun. The Denton Record Chronicle provided tea and coverage of the event.
A six-pound girl was born yesterday to Princess Elizabeth, heir to the British throne. A doctor’s bulletin reports mother and child are well and progressing. Names favored include Victoria Anne Elizabeth Mary with Alice Alexandra and Margaret also suggested.
Thousands of Ohio Republicans descend on Cleveland for the statewide campaign kickoff with Senator Taft, gubernatorial candidate Don Ebright, and party nominees set to attend. The rally runs 8 to 10 p.m. with parades leading to the downtown tent.
A premature girl born May 16 weighing one pound seven and three quarter ounces survives and thrives at three pounds four ounces. A twin brother died hours after birth weighing two pounds eleven ounces.
Dr and Mrs H F Snevel of Cleveland survived a fire aboard the Canadian cruise ship Quebec near Tadoussac after sailing with 398 passengers and 150 crew. They described smoke, rapid deck evacuations, a lack of alarms, and borrowed clothing with three deaths reported.
Libby Holman Reynolds arrived from France as Sierra Club members recovered the body of 17-year-old Christopher Reynolds on Mt Whitney’s east face near the summit. Steven Wasserman, 17, was found earlier. both youths were heirs to tobacco wealth. A separate order gave the Pettibone Club 30 days to demolish its Geauga County gambling casino.
Washington reports debate on North Korean and Chinese troop strength with estimates of Red casualties possibly inflated. Analysts cite conscription in Korea and manpower from Manchuria and China, plus new equipment and air and sea dominance by U.N. forces. A U.S. officer notes both sides building up before an expected Korean offensive while the front remains ahead of earlier fears.
The Ohio Turnpike Commission chose a northern Ohio route over a closer option to Cleveland City Hall. The 4-0 vote followed estimates the cost would exceed revenue gains, with higher costs cited at 10.3 to 15.05 million dollars. Commission Chairman James W. Shacknessy said he plans to resign next month after a year.
Common Pleas Judge Walter B. Wanamaker, a Republican nominee for chief justice of the State Supreme Court, withdraws from the race after twenty years on the bench. He was set to oppose Democratic incumbent Carl W. Weygandt in the November election.
President Truman and Congress agreed that speed is needed to set up a system of family support allowances for servicemen. They differed on the method the amount of the payments the GI contribution and the government share.
The forecast calls for extended periods of hot and humid conditions across the country. Temperatures are expected to run above normal, with warmth reaching the Canadian border into the Midwest and South and eastern states as well.
American officials in Europe press Washington for a pledge to deploy five divisions to Europe swiftly citing a rising French defearism echoing World War II. In Tokyo Macinese reports say U S fighter planes killed or wounded about 100 Reds near the Naktong River as tanks were destroyed. Formosa sources quote Wah Kiu Yat Po that Russia and Communist China plan 150000 Chinese Red troops with Russian armor to North Korea if UN forces cross the 38th parallel.
Fort Meade Md report states Ohio receives a 900 man quota in the Second Army first draft for 5300 enlisted reservists. Reservists will report for physicals then await active duty calls between mid September and mid October. Units will call about 50 percent more for exams to offset disqualifications and deferments.
Washington report notes a bill to restore twice daily mail deliveries to city residents is nearing House passage. The House finished debate and will vote today, with 218 supporting members already on record making final passage likely.
About 17,000 worshippers attended the annual Feast of the Assumption at Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey. Attendees came from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania for the August pilgrimage to the Mary image consoler of the afflicted.
NECEDAH Wis a Wisconsin farmwife Mrs Mary Anna Van Hoof told a hushed crowd a vision from the Virgin Mary exhorted them to pray. She said she has seen the mother of Christ six times before in visions. About 100000 spectators left the improvised shrine in disbelief or belief.
Police examine origin of six sticks of dynamite and a 40 foot fuse found in weeds near the new downtown Sandusky Street bridge over the Scioto River. The site lies a few hundred feet from a Naval Reserve training center.
Bernard Baruch, 80, in a New York Journal American interview says the United States can defeat any foe once Americans grasp the stakes and take decisive action. He urges price controls and a standby mobilization plan, warns against wait and see tactics and criticizes past underestimations of war threats.
Washington reports final House approval expected today on a broad Social Security expansion and higher benefits. President Truman and administration leaders back the bill but oppose Senator Knowland's amendment limiting the labor secretary's power to withhold unemployment funds if state systems fail federal standards.
Raymond Demp Emmert 36 who staged a buried alive stunt in Zanesville last summer died in city jail after being picked up on an intoxication charge. Coroner S B Daw was probing the death. Emmert had remained buried 45 days ending July 4 1949 claiming a world record for the stunt.
Senate Democrats confront a hard fight to block a Republican attempt to add an anti-Communist rider to a bill granting Truman broad home front powers. divisions within the party and strong GOP momentum shape a contest over amendments.
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