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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
1
A widening anti Dewey coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats forms amid GOP internecine strife over the House majority leader post. Key players include Halleck Jenkins Dirksen and Brown, with Brown leading anti federal-control aims affecting Truman era policies.
W C Fields, 66, famed vaudeville and film comedian, died Christmas Day in a Pasadena sanitarium after months of liver treatment. Born Claude William Dukinfield in Philadelphia in 1880, he rose from a juggling act to the Ziegfeld Follies and movies. His death follows publicized hospital dispute with a physician over treatment and Fields habit of heavy drinking. Bob Hope joked about him on a Christmas broadcast a day before his death.
The Associated Press reports the Christmas period saw 236 total deaths from all causes, with 199 traffic fatalities and 37 from other incidents. California led with 55 traffic deaths, Illinois 23, and Illinois, Chicago area accounted for much of the toll.
An 18 year old girl from Vinton County was found dead in an outside toilet at Tarr Farm School near McArthur on Christmas day. An autopsy was planned as state and county officials investigated possible murder. no arrest has been made. The victim, Iris Ruth Bowen Barnett, mother of a child, was identified with help from local residents and authorities.
Philadelphia report says 15 year old Aaron Gore Jr of Long Branch New Jersey and 15 year old Keith Donaldson of Elberon New Jersey are held on homicide charges for the killing of Patrolman Henry J Hicks. Hicks was struck with his night stick and shot during a runaway attempt as he tried to guide the youths home.
Albert Stang 48 a roofing contractor died Christmas Eve after a heart attack while playing cards at a family party. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow in Elyria Ohio.
The House committee on un American activities heard a warning from its chief counsel about a conspiracy to foment revolution in the United States through a general strike or similar action. The report by Ernie Adamson cites Communist influence in 17 CIO unions and notes foreign representatives attached to the United Nations at meetings tied to Communist fronts.
House Republicans prepared to broaden the inquiry into the United States Maritime Commission. They aim for the House Merchant Marine Committee to gain authority to extend investigations when Congress reconvenes January 3. Rep. Weichel of Ohio criticized slow progress and said more had not even been scratched.
Charles Ackerman 29 and Rev. Paul Gullitt of Mt. Vernon Ohio died when their trainer plane crashed on a farm near Ellsworth Wisconsin. Ackerman had travelled to Minneapolis to pick up Gullitt and bring him to Mt. Vernon for the Christmas holiday with families.
Washington D C January opening Congress likely to reshape labor law with dozens of proposals aimed at reducing union power. Compulsory arbitration emerges as a key battleground with support and opposition across parties. Proposals include labor courts and the AC-3H Public Rights in Labor Disputes Bill, reflecting a split Republican stance.
Mrs. Anne M. Spaatz 80 mother of General Carl A. Spaatz was found safe in Philadelphia at the 30th Street railroad station after leaving her daughter’s Overbrook Hills home for a walk and not returning. Police found her last night and she is back with her family.
Three Youngstown men expected to sail to the Antarctic on air ships of the Byrd expedition. Joseph Mislevy machinist's mate aboard the U. S. S. Yancey, Robert Allen baker awaiting orders, and Seaman Joseph Svesko 18 scheduled to sail from Boston aboard the carrier Philippine Sea.
Zanesville coroner S. S. Daw ruled Oscar W. Norris aged 26 died by own action from gun wounds at his home. The coroner attributed the death to despondency over domestic trouble.
Senator Butler denounces the sugar program as a terrible mess and urges a plain old-fashioned tariff to shield the American sugar industry. Rep Jenkins predicts wartime sugar surplus fears will fade by late 1947, with rationing and price controls removed. He says households should gain at least 19 pounds of sugar in 1947 versus 1946 and calls for a 20 percent rise in industrial allotments. Butler adds that potatoes were planted on acres that should have grown sugar beets.
The Ohio Education Association opens its annual meeting in Columbus with plans to set a minimum teacher salary and to push state school funding from 59.6 million to 82 million dollars. Executive secretary Walton B. Bliss says the boost could raise average teacher pay by 300 to 600 dollars annually.
Police report Benny D Ed was fatally shot yesterday in Columbus. An tied investigation continues as authorities pursue leads in the terminal incident.
In fog near Shanghai four Chinese transports collided or crashed. Reports list American pilot Captain J. M. Greenwood dead and R. B. Preus seriously injured. One transport missing with at least ten aboard. At least eight casualties overall among 100 plus aboard.
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi plans to answer questions in the Senate War Investigating Committee inquiry into his ties with war contractors. Senator Elmer Thomas says Bilbo will use a record of others to counter attacks as reports on his dealings with Mississippi contractors in the early defense program surface.
In Yonkers New York two former acquaintances surprised Peter Fulton during a Christmas return home. They demanded $75 after a brief talk at the garage. Fulton said the same masked pair stole $360 from him at the same time and place last May.
Hartdale New York Gen Evangeline Cory Booth retiring international Salvation Army commander marked her 81st birthday yesterday.
President Truman wrapped up a Christmas stay in Independence then planned a Washington trip to tackle labor and economic legislation. He will brief Cabinet on Wagner Act revisions, present the state of the nation message, a new budget, and employment data from his economic advisory council.
Judge Lewis H. Miller dismisses Sayre v Mason County Board of Education mandamus action. Court finds Howard Price legally entitled to the seat vacated by Hugh Curry, upholding the board’s chosen member.
In Madison County on Route 142, Charles W. Rowland, 21, of London, died yesterday from injuries after a automobile collision. Thomas Deyo, 20, of London, died earlier in the same crash.
Communist guerrillas launched a surprise attack from the north and captured a village seven miles north of Peiping. The government responded with a sweeping pledge to crush guerrillas along the Peiping Tientsin railroad, reversing prior dismissals of the threats as nuisance tactics.
In New York Mrs Howard Hawks wife of a film producer was chosen by 150 fashion editors stylists and social celebrities as the best dressed woman in the world. The ten best dressed list includes Mrs Cush ing Mortimer Mrs Byron Foy Mrs Thomas Shevlin Mrs Millicent Rogers Mrs Harrison Williams Mrs William Rhinelander Stewart Mrs William Paley and Mrs Clare Booth Luce.
The U S Army in Tokyo increased Japan disaster casualties to 3 650, up 400 from earlier counts. The tally lists 1 108 killed and 2 542 injured, surpassing the home ministry totals of 1 289 killed, 162 missing, and 1 800 injured.
The Rev. Huber E. Williamson age 67, pastor of Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church in Akron, died yesterday of a heart attack. A 43 year minister, he was a trustee of Asbury College Wilmere Ky and served at Canton Warren Marion Baltimore and Greensipaugh.
The Chesapeake and Ohio announces five new Greenbrier type 4-8-4 streamlined engines will run between Richmond Virginia and Hinton West Virginia. Five 4-6-4 streamliners will operate between Hinton and Cincinnati and between Hinton and Toledo.
A New England newspaper reports an Ohio plant sharing profits 50-50 after wages, claiming stockholders gain while workers earn more. The piece questions universal applicability noting unique plant conditions, potential risks in downturns, and broader industry limits to CIO wage demands.
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