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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1959

Page

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Sidetrack Steel Faces Aluminum Talks Influence

Steel labor talks paused to allow aluminum industry negotiations, which could pressure steel settlements. Finnegan said progress was limited while aluminum talks resume in Chicago ahead of a January 1 deadline. McDonald’s union leads about 33,000 workers at Alcoa Reynolds Kaiser. Kaiser already reached steel pact and could steer aluminum talks toward peace.

Washington Joseph F. Finnegan Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Eisenhower Finnegan Steelworkers Union Major Can Chicago David J. McDonald Clock Steel McDonald’s Kaiser Alcoa

Doctors De Salle Fresh Row Over Aged Medical Pay

Gov DiSalle saved 200 from his pocket but sparred with Southeastern Ohio doctors over Aid for the Aged fees. The dispute centers on a $200 bill from Dr T J Najm for an operation on an 83 year old pensioner and the governor’s promise to pay only for anesthetic.

Jack Gilbert Michael V. DiSalle Southeastern Ohio Division of Aid For DiSalle T. J. Najm Nelsonville Najm Owen F. Yaw Logan Yaw George Watson Adelphi Watson Dr. Yaw

Judge Plastered When Ceiling Fails in Fort Worth

Fort Worth Texas ceiling collapsed in city court Thursday injuring Judge W H Gilmartin with cuts to his head and hands. He quipped that someone disliked his fine decisions as spectators evacuated the courtroom.

Fort Worth Tex W. H. Gilmartin

Marietta College Receives $5000 Gift Toward Growth Campaign

Ohio Bell Telephone Co. contributed five thousand dollars to Marietta College for its thirteen hundred thousand dollar development fund campaign. The drive ends February 14, 1960, marking the college’s 125th charter anniversary.

Marietta Ohio Bell Telephone Co Marietta College

Former prosecutor seeks GOP nomination for Sixth Ohio seat

William Harsha Jr. announced his bid for the Republican nomination to Congress in the Sixth Ohio District. The seat’s former holder, James G. Polk of Highland, has died.

Portsmouth Scioto County William Harsha Jr Ohio James G. Polk

Weather Outlook Five Day Forecast With Temperature Rise

Forecast shows temperatures averaging about 12 degrees above normal. Normal highs range from 37 to 84. A mild start Monday gives way to colder conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect around one inch of precipitation in periods of rain tonight and Saturday, with a repeat around Monday.

Momndey

Ban on Poultry Sales After Cancer Risk Warned

Washington officials announce a ban on poultry fattened with diethyl stilbestrol, with growers removing birds already produced. Authorities assure housewives safety and urge disposal of skin liver and kidneys if a chicken is on hand, noting no residue found in meat.

Washington

Akron Man Seeks Pay In W Va Accident

Harvey Lawrence of Akron filed a $25,000 damage suit in U S District Court against John D Jones of South Charleston charging speeding and reckless driving. Lawrence was listed as a passenger in Jones car when it crashed near Ripley last March 7 and seeks compensation for injuries. A separate report from Portsmouth notes Billy Durham, 11, of near Maysville Kentucky, died after a fire at his grandparents home in Vanceburg Kentucky.

Charleston W. Va Harvey Lawrence Akron Ohio U. S John D. Jones South Charleston Jones Lawrence Ripley Portsmouth Billy Durham Maysville Vanceburg Portsmouth Mercy Hospital

Commissioners Favor Road Aid No Taxes

The County Commissioners Association backs more road funding for counties and townships but rejects using real estate and personal property taxes for highways. They favor financing the Highway Department by other means while a survey seeks fair revenue distribution and costs for road work.

Columbus County Commissioners’ Assn Highway Department Enid Highway Safety Department

Martial Law Deployed At Wilson Packing Plant

National Guardsmen with fixed bayonets dispersed a crowd at the Wilson Packing Co plant in Albert Lea Minnesota to back Gov. Freeman's martial law order in Freeborn County. The plant remained shut to union workers as non union staff continued production.

Albert Lea Minn Wilson Packing Co Orville Freeman Freeborn Wilson Gates Wilson Minnesota Paul V. Meyer Mankato Niles Shoff Atty O. Russell Olson United Packinghouse Workers Union

Three Meigs Countians Seek Damages in West Virginia Case

Three Meigs Countians sue for 311 614 dollars damages in a West Virginia court after a Route 17 crash near Winfield. Plaintiffs Rose Patterson and Judy Slanter, injured, sue Cecil Facemire as Braxton County administrator and Donald Sirk, owner of one car, over the fatal collision that killed Larry Sirk and Mrs Wilma Sirk. Patterson sustained severe facial injuries and fractures. Slawter suffered lacerations. Rose Patterson and Paul Patterson hailed from Rutland and Middleport respectively.

Meigs West Virginia Winfield Rose M. Patterson Paul L Rutland Judy Slanter Middleport Cecil Facemire Braxton County Larry Gail Sirk Sutton Donald Sirk Dock Putnam County Larry Sirk Wilma Jean Sirk Columbus Patterson Miss Slawter Larry Sirk Wee Mrs Patterson

Two Perry County Schools Face Charter Revocation

The Shawnee and New Straitsville districts may lose charters after State Board of Education review of Public Instruction Supt. E. E. Holt recommendation. Holt urged revoking charters for New Straitsville Shawnee Glenford Hopewell Harrison and Junction City Jackson for failing to meet state standards. Similar action last year closed several Hocking County high schools and redirected students to others. Voters previously rejected a district merge bill in New Straitsville Shawnee and Corning.

Shawnee New Straitsville State Board of Education Recommendation of Public Instruction E. E. Holt Holt Perry County Glenford - Hopewell Harrison Junction City-Jackson Hocking County Rockbridge Carbon Hill Gibisonville South Bloomingville

Hoods Didn't Care Where Cash Was

In Lexington Kentucky Stella Starkey called police when burglars ransacked a drug store beneath her home. City and county officers mislocated the scene causing delays of 18 minutes for city officers and 12 hours for county police. The safe containing 1700 dollars and checks was later found abandoned.

Lexington Stella Starkey

Kilauea Ihi Crater Erupts Eight Time

Kilauea Iki crater began another eruption on Thursday night marking the eighth since November 14. Geophysicist Dr. Jerry Eaton notes lava oozing and splashing up 25 to 30 feet, a milder display than earlier eruptions reaching 1600 feet.

Hilo Hawaii Kilauea_ Iki Jerry Eaton

Hamilton Man Killed When Hit By 2 Autos

Hamilton Ohio Lee Gillespie aged 72 of Hamilton was killed Thursday night after being struck by two cars moving in the same direction. Police said the first impact came from Kenneth Van Winkle 30, also of Hamilton, tossing Gillespie into another lane where David H. Weiserborn 50 of Hamilton struck him a second time.

Hamilton Ohio P— Lee Gillespie Gillespie Kenneth van Winkle David H. Weiserborn

New Ohio River Bridge Plans Outline Route and Aid

Huntington officials and Ohio West Virginia leaders meet to study a four lane U S 52 bridge across the Ohio River with traffic circle approaches. Preston says plan includes a Chester area link and a by pass to connect routes 52 and 23 to boost cross river traffic and seek 9 percent federal aid.

Huntington W.va Ohio River Ohio West Virginia Everett Preston Chesapeake Lawrence County Chambers of Commerce Preston Ohio Valley Pittsburgh

Columbus Man Is Arrested At Lake Cabin

A 25 year old Columbus man with parole from Mansfield Reformatory was arrested Thursday in a Burr Oak Lake cabin. Paul Eugene Wemmer was taken into Morgan County custody after deputies found two stolen automobiles near the Dock 2 area property owned by Harley R Bruckner. Wemmer had been living in the cabin after being flushed from another nearby residence. the autos reportedly stolen last week and tied to church break ins at Glouster and the Columbus area were recovered nearby.

Columbus Mansfield Reformatory Morgan County William McCoy Glouster Wemmer Robert A. Warfield

Meat Delivery Is Refused After Truck Accident

The Cee Bee Packing Co refused delivery of 20 000 pounds of beef valued over 12000 held at Lake Motor Freight Lines after a refrigerated truck from Chicago tipped over on Ohio 6 and sank into 18 inches of water. Inspectors said the meat appeared to be immersed and it was destined for several Cleveland supermarket chains.

Cleveland Cee Bee Packing Co Port Clinton Lake Motor Freight Lines, Inc Charles B. Cohn Cee Bee Chicago Ohio 6 City Health Department

East Liverpool Board Raises Pay For 262 Staff

The East Liverpool Board of Education plans raises for 262 staff on February 1 citing a projected $62 576 increase in state aid. Teachers and certified personnel will get $200 more annually while other employees receive $150 extra.

East Liverpool

Confederate Veteran Walter Williams Listed in Critical Condition

In Houston Texas Civil War veteran Walter Williams aged 107 was declared in critical condition by his doctor. He has been on oxygen since Sunday after contracting pneumonia for the fourth time since June.

Houston Tex Walter Williams Wiliams

Ringleader of Escapees Is Captured

Charles W. Yank Stewart 52 the ringleader of twenty North Carolina Ivy Bluff Prison escapees was captured in Martinsville Virginia after a high speed chase. His arrest left six escapees at large with two possibly near Lynchburg Roanoke. Eight others had been captured in Virginia four in Ohio and one near the prison. Stewart was positively identified by State Police Sgt J H Barnes after an initial alias. One escapee still at large is Woodrow Stewart 38 of Boone NC.

Martinsville Charles W Stewart North Carolina Ivy Bluff Wilmington N. C Smith River Lynchburg Roanoke Virginia Ohio Cambridge Yank Stewart J. H. Barnes Woodrow Stewart

GE Plans 800 Layoffs Spark Union Dispute in Cincinnati

General Electric announced 241 hourly workers to be laid off after next week and about 550 salaried and managerial staff around January 1 at its jet engine plant in Cincinnati. Union officials claim discrimination against union members, as layoffs precede Christmas. GE cites military-order cutbacks for jet engines as the reason and says salaried staff receive longer notice.

Cincinnati General Electric Co Robert Lawson United Automobile Workers Arnold Tucker Machinists Union Tucker John MacQueen

Senate Probers Probe Small Drug Firms Versus Big Makers

Senate Antitrust subcommittee investigates how smaller firms fare when facing large drug companies. Seymour Blackman of Premo Pharmaceutical Labs testifies as the panel weighs big ad campaigns and patent handling. Johns Hopkins and Mayo Foundation witnesses clash over Merck circulars for the steroid Decadron and asserted safety claims.

Washington Senate Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Seymour Blackman Premo Pharmaceutical Laboratories Inec South Hackensack N_1 Rand Dixon Auucommittee Premo Blackman Pharmaceutical House Merck & Co, Inc Decadron Louis Lasagna Johns Hopkins University Division of Clinical Pharmacology Subcommittee Philip S. Hench Mayo Foundation

Area Towns Briefed About Aid Program

Forty officials from Ohio towns and counties under 50 000 population learned how to qualify for federal grants to fund future planning projects. Glenn Kershaw of the U S Housing and Home Finance Agency said all applications must go through the Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development, with total grants at 1 7 million dollars and small communities limited to 50 000 or 60 000. Attending communities included Uhrichsville Fremont Westerville Oberlin Barberton Hilliard Cheshire Elyria Middleport Gallipolis Oxford Canal Winchester Logan London and Alliance.

Columbus Ohio Glenn Kershaw U. S. Housing and Home Finance Agency Chicago Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development Kershaw Uhrichsville Fremont Westerville Oberlin Barberton Hilliard Cheshire Elyria Middleport Gallipolis Oxford Canal Winchester Logan London Alliance

Juvenile Runaway Reported From Hocking County

Harvey Chakey age 17 of Trimble Route 1 was picked up on Route 13 in Hocking County Thursday by the State Highway Patrol and turned over to the Hocking juvenile probation officer as a runaway.

Harvey Chakey Trimble Hocking County State Highway Patrol Hocking

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