30 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
1
State Treasurer Don Ebright reports a downshift in Ohio sales tax receipts since mid 1948, despite higher year end totals. Declines since August are blamed on business slack and tax changes, with only automotive and building sectors showing resilience.
The U S population rose to about 148 million by end of 1948, an increase of about 3 million for the year. The civilian labor force climbed to 63,842,000 in July, the highest in the nation’s history per Census Bureau statistics.
Columbus reports the police department will operate three fire department emergency squads to improve police public relations. Officers will be assigned to mercy missions in addition to making arrests.
Elliott Roosevelt answers accusations about his wife Faye Emerson’s self inflicted wrist cut. He says the injury was accidental and there was no family disagreement. Dutchess DA Grady and Sheriff Close weighed in before Roosevelt held a courthouse news conference in Poughkeepsie.
President Truman lands safely in Washington after a fog shrouded radar approach to a National airport. He prepares for the 81st Congress opening January 3, delivering the State of the Union in person and submitting the economic report and budget requests for the new fiscal year.
Shumei Okawa, the Japanese propagandist who slapped Hideki Tojo at the wartime trial opening, was released from an insane asylum. He had been among 19 named in a general amnesty order after being declared insane following the incident.
The American Zinc Oxide Co in Columbus resumed operations yesterday after a strike since August 13. About 140 production workers are employed. The AFL Chemical Workers Union was recognized as the bargaining agent, while the Ohio Smelter Workers Union had led the strike demanding renewal of the expired contract.
Effective January 1 the carrier delivered price for the Messenger rises to 30 cents per week. Track delivery becomes 1.30 dollars per month and the single copy price moves to 6 cents daily and Sunday. Rising costs across products justify the change and newspaper boy earnings will rise with the new rate.
Ohio cities facing higher costs push for 1949 state aid increase with a goal of 30 percent of net sales tax receipts for local governments. They seek more equitable poor relief funding, adjusted utility valuations, and eased bond and tax levy thresholds, plus a state tax study commission and parking lot flexibility.
U S soldiers in Yokohama are forbidden to act as motormen on the city’s rickety trolley cars. The provost marshal issued the order after reports that Japanese passengers become nervous and exit at the next stop when a GI grabs the controls and “guns” the aging vehicles.
A New York life executive warned of a mild 1949 business decline, with most Americans noticing only through newspapers. Others forecast a move toward a war economy and an easing boom, while Harvard’s Seymour Harris urged inflation guards even if 1949 sees price balance or decline.
Cleveland report shows Andrew J. Seman a 52 year old Pennsylvania railroad clerk recovering at Deac onness Hospital after leaping 200 feet from the Brooklyn Bridge into a 15 inch creek following a note to his wife. Meanwhile Jane Straley a 42 year old former secretary died after a 90 foot fall from Hotel Hollenden amid described nervous breakdown.
Winter delivered sub zero temperatures across Northeastern Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Southeastern Minnesota, Central Wisconsin and Northern Lower Michigan. Federal forecasters predicted a quick rebound with readings near the freezing point as conditions eased.
Eunice Keup, 23, rolled a 742 for a new national season high in Wisconsin women’s bowling. Her games were 233 223 and 286 with 10 consecutive strikes to start the final game and a later spare sealing her top score of the night.
A. A. Gibson, a Zanesville farmer, lost 900 cans of meat fruit and vegetables when a fire yesterday destroyed the summer kitchen next to his home.
A 12 member Air Force team including rescuers and rescued from the Greenland ice cap will land at La Guardia today. Lt. Col. Emil C. Beaudry of Massachusetts and Lt. Charles H. Blackwell of Texas command the rescue plane crew. Arrival depends on weather. some rescued may not travel to New York due to family locations in Greenland.
Reno Nevada reports ongoing tremors after a strong quake that struck yesterday across North Central California. Seismologist Vincent Gianella warned of further quakes possibly heavy, noting the initial quake spared dense areas by luck and a crack was found near Verdi northwest of Reno.
Willis M. Townsend, 90, former Columbus Central High School principal and Zanesville native, died yesterday.
A Columbus girl aged 15 died last night from burns she received when she tossed kerosene on a coal stove fire Tuesday. The incident occurred at her home in Columbus and is being investigated by local authorities.
Secretary of Defense Forrestal urged Congress to amend the unification law to give the defense secretary direct authority over the Army Navy and Air Force. He warned of hard domestic choices to rearm Europe and proposed an under secretary to act as chief in the secretary’s absence. He also backed federalizing the air National Guard while opposing full federal control of the ground National Guard.
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation trustees criticized a proposed rigid 90 percent parity crop support plan. They favor a flexible price support approach backed by the Hope-Aiken act of 1948 and align with the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange.
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Augie Galan, who played the last two seasons with Cincinnati, became a free agent. Warren Giles, Reds president, mailed the release to Galan in Berkeley, California. Galan, a 15 year National League veteran, sat out most of 1948 with a sore throwing arm.
Pomeroy mayoral dispute escalates as Delmar A. Canaday returns to city hall on November 29 and asserts he remains mayor despite suspension by Gov. Herbert. He demands keys to the door and safe, overruling Sidney Spencer who acted as mayor after Canaday’s resignation. A council meeting on a police cruiser had been planned for tonight.
government spokesman Shen Chang-Chuan said Chiang Kai-shek did not call a conference with his lieutenants but held consultations with Chinese military leaders. The public awaits Chiang's first year statement on whether to continue fighting the Communists or seek peace amid war-weary millions.
Ohio mine output reached an estimated 38,387,000 tons of bituminous coal in 1948, per the state industrial relations department. The report traces 110 years of mining from 1838 through 1948, noting peak output in 1918 at 47,919,202 tons and 800 mines operating in the latest year with about 18,000 workers.
Time magazine names President Truman as Man of the Year for 1948 marking his second such honor after 1945. The selection notes his election as a personal victory "almost without historical parallel" and credits the president's fighting spirit.
Fire destroyed eight buildings in Pikeville with unofficial damage estimated at 200000 dollars. Fire Chief O W Lawton said defective electrical wiring started the blaze in a fruit market located about a quarter mile from downtown.
The Associated Press reports ham remains abundant nationwide for New Year's Day with smoked ready to eat ham at 59 to 69 cents a pound and fresh ham around 59 cents. Canned apple sauce complements ham at 27 cents for two 20-ounce cans. Prices mostly hold from prior weeks while some vegetables edge up. Officials urge cooperation to curb costs as meat output rises slightly next year.
Coast Guard and military aircraft sweep hundreds of miles of Cuban coast after a report survivors were seen on a beach. The DC-3 with 29 Puerto Rican passengers vanished two days earlier after a 4 13 a m position fix 50 miles south of Miami.
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