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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1954

Page

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Eight Nations Ministers Meet To Confer on SE Asia Pact

Foreign secretaries from eight nations gather in Manila on September 6 to discuss SEATO linking the United States Britain Australia New Zealand the Philippines Thailand and Pakistan. Key issues include binding defense commitments anti subversion pledges and ongoing coordination machinery with views split among participants.

S. E. Asia Washington Manila United States Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SEATO Britain France Australia New Zealand Philipines Thailand Pakistan Philippines Dulles Pact Southeast Asia

TV Convicts His Client on TV Show

An attorney protests that his burglary suspect client was arrested tried and convicted on a television program before formal arraignment. The program aired Tuesday night showing Al White and Samuel Hatchell tied to a $3718 payroll theft. both men are held without bail on burglary and larceny charges.

Philadelphia Garfield W. Levy David Keiser Central Police Court Levy Night Squad al White Samuel Hatchell Kelser White

First Ohio license plates unearthed in Columbus excavation

Workmen digging for a new interchange in Columbus found what are believed to be Ohio’s first license plates. The blue porcelain plates lack a year date but are thought to be from 1908. A plate marked No. 1 was among them.

Columbus Ohio

Control of Congress at stake in all out campaign

Republicans and Democrats face a pivotal 84th Congress as 37 Senate and all 435 House seats are up for grabs. Incumbents including Cooper, Gordon, Dworshak, Ferguson, Mundt, Saltonstall, Ruchel, Anderson, Douglas, Frear, Gillette, Humphrey, Murray, Burke and Johnson are named as potential targets in key states and districts across New Jersey, Wyoming, Kentucky, Oregon, Idaho, Michigan, South Dakota, Massachusetts, California, New Mexico, Illinois, Delaware, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York, and Nevada.

Washington Senate House Cme Cooper Kentucky Cordon Oregon Dworshak Idaho Ferguson Michigan Mundt South Virginia West Virginia Florida North Carolina Maryland Missouri Pennsylvania New York Nevada

Cleveland New Site of Probe

A House subcommittee moved its hearings to Cleveland to probe how the Communist Party gained control of Hungary and life under the Red regime. Fifteen witnesses were invited, including Nicholas Nyaradi, former Hungarian finance minister now at Bradley University. Witnesses masked to protect relatives in Hungary may appear.

Cleveland House Communist Party Hungary Nicholas Nyaradi Bradley University Peoria Ill Aes Alvin M. Bentley R-Mich Albert Bereczky World Council of Churches Evanston

Widow Loses $4000 In Confidence Game

Cincinnati report says two women swindled 67 year old widow Mrs. Margaret Burns out of 4000 dollars by promising a share of a found 33 000 in cash and bonds. The money was taken as a good faith token and not returned.

Cincinnati Margaret Burns

Executives Wife Dies in Chicago Railroad Leader's Spouse

Mrs. John D. Farrington, 63, wife of the president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, died Wednesday in Chicago.

Chicago John D. Farrington Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

Cleric Cancels Follies Bookings

In Andover England the Rev Ivor Machin canceled 15 Folies Bergere seats reserved for parishioners. He bought the tickets for a planned Paris tour next month. He cited abusive letters received after word leaked to newspapers.

Andover England Ivor Machin Paris

OSU Student Held for Theft

Ohio State University student Robert Finley and another youth Robert Van Dyke face burglary and grand larceny charges for a $9000 burglary at WOSU. Finley, 19, was arrested on campus. Van Dyke, 19, of Canton, was taken into custody at his home. Police recovered the stolen electronics at Van Dyke’s residence.

Columbus State Highway Patrol Ohio State University WOSU F. C. Moon Robert Finley Robert van Dyke Canton Finley van Dyke Moon H. A. Watson E. A. Valentine Pat Moran Dick Born

Fire Trucks Make Dry Runs to Airport

Fire trucks have made three days of trips to Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem as the water supply well for the airport runs dry. Officials say a city water main to the airport would be too expensive.

Winston-Salem N. C Smith-Reynolds

Ace who downed 16 MIGs dies in jet crash on test flight

Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr., age 32, famed as the nation’s leading jet ace with 16 MIGs, perished when his FS86H Sabre Jet crashed during a routine Edwards AFB flight in the Mojave Desert. His body was found beside the ejection seat. authorities say he likely ejected at low altitude. McConnell had previously served as a bomber navigator in World War II and became an ace in Korea after seeking combat duty despite age.

Edwards Air Force Base Calif Joseph McConnell, Jr Korea Mojave Desert Lake Air Force McConnell Edwards Manchurian Yellow Sea

Ohio State Fair Opens With Family Focus and New Amenities

Gates open tomorrow for an eight day Ohio State Fair highlighting comfort for older guests and kid friendly features. New benches shade areas fresh paint and more restrooms accompany 100 acres of parking and enhanced ventilation at exhibition buildings. Governor presides at Youth Day dedication and events include harness racing Governor's Cup and nightly horse shows with hunters jumpers and ponies.

Columbus Sam C. Cashman 17Th Ave Ohio Frank J. Lausche Armed Forces Leo Kreber Robert Beightler

Theft Suspect Arrested At Racine

Fred Sayre Pomeroy, 45, of Racine, was arrested on charges of stealing 50 from a car belonging to Mrs. Corabelle Russell. Warrants allege theft and car damage from Aug. 15 in Middleport. Arrest followed a lie detector test at London Prison Farm on Aug. 19.

Pomeroy Fred Sayre Racine Corabelle Russell Middleport Charles Russell Russell Court of Justice of the Peace Percy L. Peoples Sayre London

Canadian Mother and Two Children Strangled in Manitoba Farm

Mrs. Olga Storoschuk, 24, and her children Jean 4 and Brian 2 were strangled at a southern Manitoba farm. Her husband Walter Storoschuk, about 24, was arrested and charged with murder after confessing to the killings at a hardware store. No motive is known.

Gardenton Man Manitoba Olga Storoschuk Jean Brian Walter Storoschuk

Man Electrocuted While Repairing Washing Machine

Cincinnati suburb Cheviot resident Harry W. Sparks aged 69 was electrocuted yesterday when his perspiring arm touched copper pipes and a defective outlet during home repairs.

Cincinnati Cheviot Harry W. Sparks

Crackdown in Brazil as Riots Prompt Arrests After Vargas Death

Police rounded up more than 100 Communist suspects after riots sparked by President Vargas’s suicide. Imprensa Popular and a Porto Alegre paper were seized for anti government content as public life slowly returned to normal in Rio de Janeiro. Rio officials faced a tense security situation as new president Cafe Filho seeks a finance minister amid inflation. Vargas lay in state in Sao Borja before burial as church rites were denied due to suicide.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Communist Party Getulio Vargas United States Imprensa Popular Poice Rio Porto Alej Treo Cafe Filho Vargas Oswaldo Aranha UN Assembly Aranha Brasil Varas Pragil Sao Borja

Churchmen to decide on denouncement of communism

Evanston report denouncing communism as a road to totalitarian dictatorship faced vote delays as World Council of Churches delegates from 163 denominations and 48 countries debated its emphasis on Christ as world hope. The 551 page main theme covered contemporary governments, democracy, and cautions on inequality and power.

Evanston, Inc Assembly of the World Council of Churches

Star Pola Negri's Mother Dies in California

Mme. Eleanora Chaluperc, 93, mother of Pola Negri, died Tuesday at her daughter's Beverly Hills home. A longtime Southern California resident, she and Negri were born in Poland. Negri rose to fame in silent films and retired in the early 1930s.

Beverly Hills Calif Mme Eleanora Chaluperc Pola Negri California Poland Miss Negri

Baby Drowned By Mother In Lake Tragedy Near Brainerd

Sheriff says Mrs Archie Sanders admitted throwing her 6 week old daughter Janet Huth into Pelican Lake near the family home after reporting the child missing. She described carrying her two other daughters in the car and walking to the shore before the act.

Brainerd Minne Roy Wickland Archie Sanders Janet Huth Pelican Lake Wickland

Canton firm wins SBA loan and raises funds

Cronin China Co. of Minerva reports a 59000 SBA loan to avert crisis and employees add 50000, totaling 100000 for new china patterns and stock. The company has halved payroll but expects 400 full time workers by November 1.

Canton Cronin China Co Minerva Small Business Administration

Vother Attacks Girl With Hammer

A 3 year old girl near death at St. Anthony Hospital after being beaten with a claw hammer by her mother Mrs. Maxine Gilbertson 29 lawes park deputies report skull fractures and severe facial lacerations while a bloodstained hammer lay in the room the mother claimed the husband sought custody and Gilbertson had filed a $1500 suit against Lawes Park police for false arrest.

Rockford Hle St. Anthony Hospital Maxine Gilberteen Grover Angela Joe Ferena Mike Isparro Gilbertson Lawes Park

Overcrowded Chicago Prison System Strains City Jail and Farm

Warden Frank Sain reports Chicago's City Jail and Correctional Farm overloaded. The farm near Hindewell, designed for observation 180 prisoners, houses 87 inmates while the main facility holds 2426 of an 1800 capacity. The overflow results from the Hindewell nearing or exceeding its capacity, sparking severe crowding.

Chicago Frank Sain Hinedale Ia Sain Samn Hindewell Correcion

Mansfield man charged with second degree murder

George Boggs, 31, of Mansfield was charged with second degree murder for the fatal beating of Patrick Henry Thomas, 41, of Ravenna. The men argued after buying wine, and Thomas was found behind a milling company Monday and died Tuesday from a fractured skull.

Mansfield George Boggs Patrick Henry Thomas Ravenna Thomas

Eisenhower Hoover to Trout Fish in Colorado Rockies

President Eisenhower and former President Hoover plan a trout fishing party in Fraser Colorado next week for several days at a ranch retreat. They will fly to Washington to address the American Legion National Convention and visit Des Moines Iowa then return together, with Dr Riton Eisenhower possibly joining.

Denver Eisenhower Hoover Colorado Rockies White House Fraser Colo Here Continental Divide Washington American Legion National Des Moines Fair James C. Hagerty Hagerty Therty Iton Eisenhower Presi Dent Pennsylvania State College Rockies Aksel Nielsen Carl Norgren

Paper Boy Receives Note From President Eisenhower

A 14 year old paper boy, Eddie Feldredge, delivering at 70 Lafayette St, received a signed note from Dwight D. Eisenhower thanking him for his faithful newspaper delivery. The President and Mrs. Eisenhower are vacationing in the area.

Denves Eddie Feldredge Lafayette St Dwight D. Eisenhower

Youngsters Swim in Flooded Underpass Until Police Intervene

In Fort Wayne Indiana youngsters swam in a flooded underpass after a heavy rain. Sgt Joe Burkhart noticed the water did not drain when the rain stopped and blocked rains with old cement.

Fort Wayne Ind Sherman Boulevard Joe Burkhart Burkhart =o

1925 Model T Sets Rough Route Speed Record

Allen Cherry and Tommy Lovett, both from Bethany Oklahoma, drove a 1925 Model T Touring from Bartlesville to Oklahoma City in 5 hours and 40 minutes. The 164 mile trip averages about 90 miles per hour, showcasing the car’s enduring pace.

Oklahoma City Allen Cherry Tommy Lovett Bethany Okla Bartlesville

Former Executive Laula Larsen Dies in Hyannis Mass

Laula A. Larsen, 79, former president of Superior Coach Corp in Lima Ohio, died Wednesday in Hyannis Massachusetts. Larsen led the Ohio firm for years and remained a prominent industry figure. The notice confirms his passing and notes his leadership role.

Hyannis Mass Laula A. Larsen Superior Coach Corp Lima Ohio

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