Union Rift Over Unloading of Vessels Confrants CIO in Lake Shipping Strike
A CIO rift surfaces as Great Lakes ship strike widens with NMU aiming to halt freight by next Sunday. Leaders meet New York and Chicago employers on reducing work weeks, while Bethlehem Transport and Standard Oil lines face union tactics amid a largely unorganized lake workforce. The Lake Carriers' Association reports 35 vessels idle, including tankers, as the strike deepens.
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Union
Confrants
CIO
Detroit
Great Lakes
CIO National Maritime Union
SIO
Lackawanna
N. Y
NMU
New York
Chicago
Joseph Curran
Bethlehem Transportation Co
Bethlehem Steel
Standard Oil
Indiana
United Steelworkers of America
Bethlehem
Lackawanns
Frank Leason
Buffalo
Philip Murray
Murray
Lake Carriers’ Association
Cleveland
Aoure Cas
Sam Simmons Praises Local Columns in Messenger
Sam Simmons commends C H Bartlett of Nelsonville and Francis H Klein of Middleport for their Messenger contributions. He praises Mrs Klein for sentiment and knows Meigs County people well, and says Bartlett presents a persuasive view against funding widespread war memorials amid housing shortages.
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Messenger
C. H. Bartlett
Nelsonville
Francis H. Klein
Middleport
Calcutta Riots Kill 2,000 to 3,000. Violence Surges
In Calcutta mobs of Moslems and Hindus clash amid rioting over India’s independence. Four days of bloodshed leave 2,000 to 3,000 corpses, thousands more wounded, widespread looting, and dire epidemic fears as police fire on crowds and property damage runs into millions. Mahomed Ali Jinnah denounces Congress terms in Bombay.
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Calcutta
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
War to Rule World Feared by Atom Scientist
Dr Harold G Urey, a key figure in developing the atomic bomb, warned that three choices face humanity: continue stockpiling bombs, seek adequate international control, or risk war to rule the world. He said there is no military defense against the atom bomb and others will likely discover the secrets anyway.
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Washington
Harold G. Urey
Urey
New School Buildings Approved by CPA in Cleveland District
The Cleveland District Office of the Civilian Production Administration approved thirty five non housing construction projects totaling 757 491 last week. The largest is a 225 000 addition to a Cleveland public school and 105 000 for a new high school building in Brunswick Ohio for the Brunswick school board.
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Cleveland
Civilian Production Administration
Glenn W. Thompson
Brunswick, O
Four Surrounded After Ambush Attack
Four suspects in a Raleigh Mississippi ambush shootout were surrounded in a Woods stretch about 15 miles south of Raleigh after wounding a Smith County deputy sheriff and injuring two other men. The incident prompted Red Cross involvement with later notes on public health assignments. John D. Perry, 25, of Lucasville Ohio, died when his car left a Kentucky embankment near Catlettsburg.
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Raleigh
Miss
Smith County
Catlettsburg
John D. Perry
Lucasville, C
Here
Slaying of Corning Vet Confessed by Westerner
Eliseo J. Mares, 18, of Antonette Colorado, confessed to killing Jack D. Stallings, 21, a Corning, Ohio naval veteran. He claimed the shooting occurred during a rest stop in Morgan County Utah, with charges of first degree murder to be filed after location determination. He led officers from Weber Morgan Summit Counties and the FBI to the scene and admitted taking Stallings' car after dumping the body in an irrigation canal and fleeing to Ogden.
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Ogden
Utah
Clifford J. Keeter
Eliseo J. Mares
Antonztte
Colo
Jack D. Stallings
Corning
Ohio
Keeter
Utah County
Tn Neenbant
Thane Te
Summit
Morgan County
Mares
Weber
Morgan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fort Geiger
Spokane
tWash
Stallings
Summit County
San Jose
Calif
Joan West
iStallings
Farm Wife Is Indicted In Card Game Holdup
WAPAKONETA Auglaize County grand jury returns an armed robbery indictment against farm couple George Curtis and wife, Lawrence Brinkman, Benson Neiford, and an alleged accomplice for a home poker game hold up three weeks ago. Victims lost 543 dollars and a penney in change. Bond set, arraignment slated Tuesday.
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Wapakoneta
Auglaize County
Bobbery
George Curtis
Lawrence Brinkiman
Benson Niefird
Boy Drowns Retrieving Toy at Silica Park
Six year old Robert Hafner of Terre Haute Ind drowned at Silica Park yesterday while wading to fetch a toy sailboat. Parents were sunbathing on shore and did not see him disappear.
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Toledo
Robert Hafner
Albert J. Hafner
Terre Haute
Ind
News embargo lifted on overseas wireless dispatches
The CIO lifted its embargo on foreign news dispatches as transmissions between the United States and overseas began normalizing after a week. The move followed a union agreement to arbitration with Press Wireless, ending the dispute that had disrupted services.
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New York
United States
American Communications Association
CIO
Junion
Press Wireless
Inw
1400 Strike At Ohio Firm
Cincinnati dispatch reports fourteen hundred CIO United Automobile Workers will strike at the Trailmobile Co plant in protest over contract differences. UAW international representative Louis Strickland said the union voted to strike unless a new contract was signed. They did not sign and the old contract extension expired Saturday. Since the plant does not operate on weekends, the strike is effective today with picket lines established.
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Cincinnati
CIO
United Automobile
Trailmobile Co
Louis Strickland
UAW International
Mount Vernon to Enforce 1888 Fair Cry Statute
Mount Vernon police chief William J. B. Jessup announced enforcement of the 1888 statute banning liquor sales within two miles of fairgrounds during the Knox County Fair run August 23 to 2. The notice signals strict compliance for the event, with authorities ready to address violations.
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Mt. Vernon
Mount Vernon
William J. B. Jessup
Legion Parade Marks Climax of Convention
The American Legion Victory Convention in Cleveland culminates with a two hour parade led by Gen. Alexander A. Vandergrift and a posthumous Medal of Honor awarded to Marine Pfc. William A. Foster of Garfield Heights who died on Okinawa. Also scheduled are resolutions on housing and veterans schooling, plus remarks from Senators Huffman and military leaders supporting a strong defense. The Elyria drum corps won the state title, while Sons of the Legion took junior honors and Cleveland’s Clifton post placed second.
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Cleveland
Joho American Legion
Okinawa
Alexander A. Vandergrift
Marine Corps
Vandegrift
Charles J. Foster
Garfield Heights
William A. Foster
U. S
James W. Huffman
Ohio
Russia
America
Huffman
Legion
State Byrnes
Ernest J. King
Robert S. Beightler
Fifth Service Command
Senator Huffman
Willard Morss
Auxiliary Central Division
Drum and Bugle Corps of
Elyria Post
Cleveland Stadium
Sons of the Legion
Toledo
Clifton Post
Ohio Plane Crash Kills Man Near West Branch
West Branch Michigan authorities report Donald L. Bakr of Silverton Ohio was killed and John F Gerdes injured when their plane owned by H A Camp of Cincinnati crashed during an attempted landing at Houghton Lake Airport yesterday. The aircraft departed Cincinnati and United States air authorities are investigating the crash.
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West Branch
Mich
Donald L. Bakr
John F.gerdes
Houghton Lake
Silverton
Cincinnati
H. A. Camp
Hell
UN proposes five Westchester sites for permanent world headquarters
Black map sections in Westchester County New York mark five candidate sites for the United Nations permanent home. Proposed locations include 40 square miles across Yorktown and Somers, a 20 square mile tract in the same townships, 110 square miles in Yorktown and Cortland, and a 5 square mile area in Harrison Township.
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Westchester County
N.Y
United Nations Headquarters Commission
Yorktown
Somers
Cotland
Harrison Fownship
Truman Plan To Open Door Faces Backfire
Washington moves to relax immigration quotas faced swift pushback as Rep. Gossett of Texas reintroduces a bill for a 50 percent cut, claiming wide backing after a near- defeat in the House Immigration Committee. Rep. Rankin of Mississippi said most Southern Democrats would support the measure with many Republicans.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Rep
Gossett
Texas
House Immigration
Rankin
D-Miss
Krebs Named To State Liquor Board In Ohio
Frank M. Krebs, former Dayton mayor, was appointed by Gov. Lausche to the State Liquor Control Board succeeding Harry A. Mettler of Nelsonville. Krebs will serve until February 1, 1949, effective today after Mettler resigned August 15 from the $4900 yearly post.
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Columbus
Frank M. Krebs
Dayton
State Liquor Control Board
Harry A. Mettler
Nelsonville
Frank J. Lausche
Krebs
Mettler
Thirteenth Polio Fatality Reported In Cleveland
Cleveland records its thirteenth poliomyelitis death of the year as 34 year old Mark B. Haselton, a World War II artillery major, dies at City Hospital after contracting infantile paralysis.
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Cleveland
Mark B. Haselton
City Hospital
Plane fires and missing plane over Europe reported
An American Army plane en route from Vienna to Udine reported tracer bullets as it neared Udine and later went missing. Separate reports describe a Yugoslav forces attack on a second American transport Aug. 9, while a Minnesota tornado killed six, injuring about 75, with Patrolman Arthur Danks hailed as a hero for guiding theater patrons to safety.
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Trieste
Vienna
Udine
Austria-Italy
Yugoslavia
European War Transport Service
Klagenfurt
Austria
Venezia Giulia
Mankato
Minn
Wells
Arthur Danks
Refugee Plot To Sink Ship Unsuccessful
British troops sealed Haifa port after a weekend of unrest as illegal Jewish immigrants tried to scuttle a Cyprus bound transport, Empire Heywood, with two bombs. The incident heightened tension over British deportation policy and threatened a nation wide underground offensive. The First Infantry Division guarded the Cyprus bound vessel as it returned to port.
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Haifa
Palestine
Cyprus
Holy Land
London
Heywood
Peace Parley In Low Gear
The peace conference entered its fourth week in low gear as the Italian economic committee debated how treaty chapters should be divided between it and the political committee. Finnish and Hungarian treaty talks also opened. France suggested adding article 72 allowing a conciliation commission for disputes over Italian restrictions on allied property.
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Paris
France
Economic Committee
War Dream Fulfilled: Wet Starts on Voyage
Charles Johnson 26 sets sail on his 26 foot sloop The Three Sheets in the Wind for a two leg voyage to the Philippines, reuniting with wife Sally and dog after four years as a prisoner of war on Bataan, carrying a library, a German sextant and $40.
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Seatile
Charles Johnson
Philippines
Bataan
Sally
Benes Demands End To Minority Troubles
Paris report of President Eduard Benes calling for a final solution to border minority issues between Czechoslovakia and Hungary. He proposed transferring 200000 Hungarians from Czechoslovakia and 100000 Slovaks from Hungary, outlining a population shift to resolve tensions.
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Benes
Paris
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Chemistry award made New York to Roger Lee
The Priestly medal, the highest honor in American chemistry, has been awarded to Prof. Roger Lee of the University of Illinois. Ohio pastor dies in Cincinnati Rev Joseph E Collins of St Patrick Catholics Church died yesterday after illness.
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New York
Priestsley
Roger Lee
University of Illinois
Ohio
Cincinnati
Joseph E. Collins
St. Patrick Catholics Church
Horseless Carriages Headed to Buffalo on Glidden Tour
A caravan of about 80 early automobiles from the horseless carriage era travels toward Rochester and Buffalo as part of the Glidden tour from New York and eastern states to Cleveland and Detroit. The vintage cars, dating to 1904, completed a route along Cherry Valley from Albany where operas gathered.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Rochester
Buffalo
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Cherry Valley
Albany
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Warren F. Draper
Depay
Margarete Roth
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Joseph Co
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NEA Radio-Telephoto
Harry Mettler
Europe
Belgrade
Yugo
Richard C. Patterson
Patterson
Crombie
Foreign Office
Bill McNew
Atlanta
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L. Dahlgren
Cicero
Radio Operator Corp
John L. Dick
McKeesport
Donald Carroll
Elgin
Neb
Tsgt
Joseph F. Hodecker
Richard M. Blackburn
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