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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
1
The July 1 crop outlook from the Agriculture Department projects a near record overall farm output with record or near record crops in wheat oats potatoes and rice and strong vegetable and fruit production. Grain supplies should help meet foreign relief and restock needs despite reduced oilseed and rye yields.
A US military court convicts 73 Waffen SS veterans, among them three generals, for the massacre of American prisoners and Belgian civilians during the Battle of the Bulge.
A Cleveland survey shows 185 women drivers with Yellow Cab Co during wartime have fallen to 10 still driving, while 346 women in street car jobs keep 229 with the Cleveland Transit System. CTS allowed wartime hires to stay long term as cab firms note women proved capable.
Henry Lustic, president of the Longchamps restaurant chain, was sentenced to four years in prison on charges connected to forcing payments totaling 2872.76. He was also fined 115000 dollars. The report notes tax documentation and ongoing disputes around the case.
Ohio’s 1945 births reached 131,910 at a rate of 187 per 1,000, down from 1944’s 132,531. First four months of 1946 hint at a higher birthrate as servicemen form families. Deaths totaled 17,625 with heart disease and cancer top causes. influenza deaths fell and infantile paralysis declined. Tuberculosis deaths dropped but remain high in ages 15 to 35.
The OPA seeks 1,328,789 in trebled damages for price ceiling infractions by Cleveland Furniture Manufacturing Co. Overcharges totaling 942,925 in the year ending June 30 are charged, marking the largest court action against a furniture firm for price violations.
L Weaver of Columbus takes on duties as president of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce with Herschel C. Atkinson announcing the change. Weaver, head of Ohio Fuel Gas Co. and longtime vice president, will serve until a director‑elected successor for a one year term next fall. Atkinson called the move tentative and noted the late A Graves Williams had been replaced.
General Dwight D Eisenhower told the House Military Committee that the Army cannot be reduced below about 809,090 officers and enlisted men, a strength he called necessary for the foreseeable future.
More than 800 workers fell ill from alleged tainted fish loaves served at 20 factories in Tokyo. Police call it the worst mass poisoning here. no deaths reported. A new high level bridge over the Cuyahoga River planned in Akron Summit County. Albert H. Brant named executive secretary of the Warren Chamber of Commerce.
Ohio evenings bring scattered showers expected to cool temperatures from the 90s. Springfield topped the state with 98 degrees while Columbus logged 37 Celsius? No, 37 Fahrenheit? The text mentions heat relief from a wave and a storm in Cincinnati where six caddies were shocked but unharmed.
Democratic Leader Barkley presses for final action on a new OPA price control bill despite talks of a veto. He faces opposition over rent and profit provisions as Taft seeks reinstatement and talks on permanent employment protections.
Grocer John Stedelin posted a sign on butter priced at 80 cents a pound urging a boycott. He claimed butter rose 14 cents and said consumers should refuse to buy high priced items. The note claimed the store didn’t sell a stick of duster yesterday. A separate dispatch notes the War Assets Administration sold an armor plate plant in Canton Ohio, formerly Diebold Inc, to Babcock Printing Press Corp of New London Connecticut.
Paris dispatch reports Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov urged a four power approach to build a unified self-sufficient Germany with a central administration and strong German industry under control. He opposed dismemberment and called for plebiscites if desired by Germans, while warning against revenge and supporting long term disarmament measures.
In New York the UN General Assembly faced a demand for review of the veto. Soviet Russia failed to bar Canada from Security Council talks and atomic energy, blocked by Chairman Francisco Castillo Najera. Australia urged limiting veto power to major urgent peace questions, with Herbert Evatt leading the push and requesting discussion in September.
Miss Bertha Martin, 67, died at her Rutland Street home after a heart ailment. Survived by sister Mrs. Carrie Crumbaker Detrow and brothers Charles of Orlando and Will of Chatsworth, and niece Miss Mae Crumbaker of Detroit. Body to be sent to Fairberry, Ill for burial. friends may call at Rawlings Coats funeral home.
Cleveland noted speaker Miss Pauline E Mandigo of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs warned that most global upheavals depressions and shortages stem from poor public relations The federation’s annual convention heard nominations for president with Miss Sally Buller and Mrs Marie Schaffter as candidates Voting is set for Friday.
Washington lawmakers consider a $3.75 billion British loan. Rep. Dirksen plans an amendment to require Britain to post collateral for any U S credit advance. A final vote is scheduled for Saturday. Rep. Landis cites a GOP poll showing 141 against extending the credit, 20 for, 21 undecided.
The Agriculture Department forecast an Ohio burley crop of 14,400,900 pounds for 1946, down 3,720,000 pounds from last year. National burley production declined while overall 1946 tobacco output was projected at 2,226,000,000 pounds, surpassing two billion for the first time.
Funeral services for Sidney Hillman will be held at Carnegie Hall at noon tomorrow conducted by Dr. Stephen S. Wise. The body will lie in state at Carnegie Hall until 1 pm today after transfer from Riversife Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in Westchester Hills Cemetery Hastings NY.
Columbus Frank J Lausche signed into law the 10 measures passed by the special session including a 4,469,849 dollar appropriation for state universities. The package largely restores rights forfeited by soldiers who entered military service.
Moscow dispatch claims United States and Britain have jammed UNRRA food supplies to press political influence on aided countries. It accuses Herbert Hoover of using a worldwide famine to spread anti Soviet propaganda.
In Lima a boy drowned yesterday while wading in a pond where he and other youths had gone with his brother Ray was rescued by Charles Green. The boys were supervised by their mother Mrs Sylvester Dodson.
In Holyoke Massachusetts investigators study wreckage after a converted Flying Fortress crash that killed 25. Seven men aboard a two engine Navy R5C in Palmer survived by parachuting when the test flight plane lost a wing. The survivors are engineers from United Aircraft Pratt and Whitney Division in East Hartford Connecticut.
Montreal reports the Abribr Power and Paper Co. raises newsprint by 6.80 dollars a ton from 67, with other producers expected to follow. A further near term increase of about ten percent targets around 80 dollars, to offset higher labor costs.
James M. Cox former Ohio governor and 1920 Democratic candidate will join El Culbertson in Middletown for a town meeting on alarm control and world peace. Lausche is expected to attend as well.
Cleveland police arrested Quin Schindler a 33 year old lifer who escaped from Landen Prison Farm two and a half months ago. He had been sentenced for the Lovers Lane slaying of Joseph Tietera in Peru in 0331.
President Truman nominated Genner T Washington of the District of Columbia to be assistant solicitor general of the United States. He would succeed Harold W Jodson who has resigned. Washington is a native of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio.
Howard Hughes, noted sportsman flier and film producer, remained in critical condition today marking his fifth day under constant medical care after the Army experimental plane crash he was piloting. Dormitory approved at Otterbein College for veterans housing.
Editorial staff continue gathering news but no type was set as Sandusky's Register-Star News remains unpublished for the third day due to a printers strike. Negotiations for a new contract ended Monday with undisclosed dispute issues.
The piece accuses Congressman May of seeking war contract favors for friends and conspirators. It notes a Senate committee investigation led by Democrats and questions May’s voting record. The author dismisses broad claims about Republicans and cites several named Democrats as honest, including Norris Glass Byrd and Summers.
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