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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1947

Page

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Greek Loyalists Close Pincers as Epirus Battles Loom

In Epirus Greek Army units tightened around guerrilla columns driving toward Ioannina as two major engagements near. Government claims guerrillas invaded from Albania with possible Yugoslav-sourced reinforcements. British reports discuss a potential international brigade. Athens eyes clashes 15 to 20 miles north of Ioannina.

Athens Panayotis Canellopoulos Epirus Ioannina Janina Greece Albania Yugoslavia Second Army Corps Konitsa Kalpaki Voisi Foreign Office London Britain United Nations Kalamas

Injuries From Collision Fatal to Galloway Man

Col umbus reports say Clyde M. Miller 43 of near Galloway died from injuries after an auto truck crash on June 1 near West Jefferson Route 40. His 11 year old son Robert Clyde Miller also died in the same collision.

Columbus Clyde M. Miller Galloway Robert Clyde Miller West Jefferson

Flash Flood Strikes Circleville Ohio One Dead

A heavy rain and wind storm washed away a bridge on Route 22 in Circleville. A farmer George Goeller was electrocuted after aiding a trapped truck driver. Gas service was cut as mains flooded four to five feet in main streets.

Circleville Hargus Creek Route 22 Charles R. Radcliff George Goeller State Highway Patrol Columbus Lancaster Chillicothe Mingo Street Sugar Grove Ben Gordon

Senate Vote Dims Hope For Tax Bill

The Senate rejected attempts to override President Truman with a 60 to 32 vote on a 4 billion income tax cut. Supporters vow a fighting chance as Senator Elbert Thomas returns from abroad and Taft and Millikin keep hope alive. The House previously passed the bill 302 to 112 and action may reach the White House this week.

Washington Truman Senate White House Capitol Hill Elbert Thomas Utah Switzerland Millikin R-Cole Taft Ohio Republican Policy Committee House

Stick Up Man Shoots Columbus Dentist

A 78 year old Columbus dentist, Dr Edwin C Mann, was shot in the abdomen early today while reading a paper at his east side home. Police Capt William Murphy called the incident a would be bandit attack. Mann underwent an operation at St Francis Hospital and was described in fair condition.

Columbus William Murphy Captain Murphy Edwin C. Mann Mann St. Francis Hospital

British War Bride, 20, Is Object of Search

Columbus police hunt for Faye Ann Crow a 20 year old British war bride missing since Thursday from her home. Her husband Ralph Crow formerly with the Eighth Air Force in England reported she vanished and police have no clues to her disappearance.

Columbus Faye Ann Crow Ralph Crow Eighth Air Force England

Ex Navy official Satterlee dies at 83 in New York

Herbert L. Satterlee 83, son-in-law of the late J. P. Morgan and former assistant secretary of the Navy under Theodore Roosevelt, died Monday in New York.

NAVY NEW York Herbert L. Satterlee J. P. Morgan

Rain Causes $118 Million Loss to Ohio Corn Crop

Ohio crop reports show two thirds of 1946 corn yield with a projected 119 million bushels and an estimated loss exceeding 118 million dollars. Weather delayed plantings. oats and soybeans affected. winter wheat up. other crops forecast with varied changes across hay potatoes sugar beets and fruits.

Ohio Columbus Chicago Ohio Cooperative Crop Reporting Service

Paris Group To Continue Needs Survey

A Paris conference source said the Organization for European Recovery would proceed despite doubts over US funds for the Marshall Plan. Officials expect a survey of resources and dollar needs among 16 nations to be completed by Sept 1, with the executive committee and four subcommittees chosen by the rules committee.

Paris Organization of European Cooperation For Recovery Marshall Salt Lake City Congress

AFL Flour Workers Seek Wage Settlement To Avert Shutdown

Officials of Local 21021 AFL flour workers and representatives of Pillsbury Flour Mills Co and Washburn Crosby Division of General Mills met with U S Conciliator O W Rider in Buffalo seeking a wage agreement to avert a shutdown in the nation’s largest flour milling center.

Buffalo N. Y AFL U. S O. W. Rider Pillsbury Flour Mills Co Washburn Crosby General Mills, Inc

Milwaukee Back MacArthur in Wisconsin Primary

General MacArthur told visiting editors he would like to live in Milwaukee after retirement and Milwaukee supporters announced they would back him for president in 1948 by entering his name in Wisconsin's Republican primary in April. Chairman Lansing Hoyt of the Wisconsin MacArthur for President Club said he would be available for the ticket.

Tokyo General MacArthur Milwaukee Wisconsin Lansing Hoyt Wisconsin MacArthur For

Child Dies After Eating Mother's Pills in Ohio

In Xenia Ohio a coroner ruled accidental chemical poisoning in the death of 17 month old Sandra Jean Harris after she ate 40 pills belonging to her mother Mrs Richard Nooks. The pills were used to treat the mother's high blood pressure.

Xenia UPI H. C. Schick Sandra Jean Harris Richard Nooks

Temperature Outlook With Slight Cooling Later Week

Forecasts call for near normal temperatures with minor fluctuations and a brief cooling spell Friday or Saturday. Highs near 82, lows around 62, and about one inch of rain from frequent thundershowers.

New Policy Defines US Aims for a Stable Germany

A State Department directive outlines US goals for a stable and productive Germany to support an orderly Europe. It directs Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay to seek economic unity with other zones, maintain disarmament, and prioritize economic rehabilitation while Europe seeks lasting peace.

Washington United States Germany Europe State Department Lucius D. Clay Russia France

Blimp K-99 Dives Into Pacific Then Reaches Shore

Navy airship K-99, cruising off Eureka on a California Fisheries mission, plunged into the Pacific after a sudden down draft. Eleven crew escaped unharmed. the craft later rose and landed eight miles north of Eureka. Pilot Lt. D. E. W. Devaney and co pilot Lt. B. A. Goetz survived after being jettisoned into the sea and the remaining crew used a rubber raft or reboarded briefly before the blimp drifted away.

Eureka Calif Here D. E. W. Devaney San Jose California Bureau of Marine Fisheries Devaney B. A. Goetz Minneapolis Navy

St Lawrence Seaway Approved by Senate Subcommittee

A Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee endorsed legislation to authorize the St. Lawrence Seaway and power project. Chairman Wiley called the move a major step toward completing a long dreamed project vital to U S and Canada plans.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations St. Lawrence Seaway Wiley R-Wis United States Canada

Attorney and WRU football star Carl L. Erb dies

Carl L. Erb former Western Reserve University football standout in 1915 and 1916 died at his Bratenahl home yesterday. The Cleveland attorney had gained fame as a gridiron player before his passing.

Cleveland Carl L. Erb Western Reserve University Bratenahl

Fire Destroys Gore Building

A combination store and service station owned by Clyde McMannis burned last night after a fire began around 10 p.m. The cause is not definite but a short circuit during a heavy storm is suspected. The brick veneer structure was a total loss and nearby fire units did not respond.

Gore Clyde McMannis

Middletown Man Killed in Elevator Shaft Fall

Lee R. Nichols 44 died after an apparent fall into an elevator shaft at Sorg Paper Co where he worked. Coroner Dr Edward Cook announced an accidental death verdict.

Middletown Lee R. Nichols Sorg Paper Co Edward Cook

Petition Seeks End to All Auto Taxes by Congress

More than 400 national and state highway user organizations filed a petition with Congress demanding abolition of all special federal taxation on automobiles. The move targets fuel and vehicle taxes and aims to reduce costs for drivers and motorists nationwide.

Washington Congress

US urged aid to Europe as Marshall warns session

Secretary of State Marshall told governors the United States stands at a turning point in European relations and must extend aid to friendly nations or risk losing its stake. He outlined an economic rehabilitation plan supported by Republicans and Democrats, amid bipartisan backing for action next year.

Salt Lake City Marshall United States Europe America Washington Russia Congress Thomas E. Dewey New York Earl Warren California Warren Dewey James F. Byrnes Associated Press Deseret News Salt Lake Telegram Robert A. Taft Ohio Harold E. Stassen Minnesota Dwight Green Illinois Leverett Saltonstall Massachusetts Sen Edward Martin Pennssylvania

Infants at Massillon Hospital Strike Suit Over Deaths

Parents of Rosemary Morton and Diane Brand sue Massillon City Hospital officials and staff for 200000 alleging unlawful conspiracy with willful intent to obstruct justice after two infants died June 6. Plaintiffs name Edward Lincke Jay Lester Marian Silleck Myrna Corft and James Dooley as defendants. Coroner ruled homicide due to crushing force. No arrests reported.

Canton Massillon City Hospital Stark County Common Pleas Court Harry E. Morton Rosemary Leo Brand Diane J E. C. Reno Edward J. Lincke Jay G. Lester Marian Silleck Myrna Corft James Dooley

Death Ends Honeymoon As Car Strikes Couple

Canton mourns for Mr. and Mrs. William C. Graber killed when an automobile struck them near Amarillo Texas as they returned from a wedding trip to California. Funeral services are set for Thursday in Canton.

Canton William C. Graber Amarillo Tex California

Quake Strikes Pasto Colombia with Widespread Damage

Government rushes medical supplies to quake hit Pasto after tremors severed contact with Bogota. Unofficial reports say hundreds of buildings wrecked in Pasto, 50 000 residents near Ecuador border, with Ipiales also affected. Electric and water services fail. telegraph center, government house, hospital, market, university buildings damaged. Church dome collapsed. Pasizara airport damaged.

Bogota Colombia Pasto Ipiales Mt. Pasto San Filipe Pasizara

Fire Threaten Kenai Village as Forest Fire Advances

Firefighters retreat toward Kenai as a Kenai Peninsula forest fire nears the Cook Inlet village. Army engineers and Alaska road commission crews push to create a new firebreak four miles from town. A backfire may be set if winds stay favorable.

Anchorage Alaska Kenai Kenai Peninsula Cook Inlet Fort Richardson Alaska Road Commission

Cinder in Queen's Eye Forces Royal Train Stops

Queen Elizabeth suffered a cinder in her eye on a royal train to Scotland prompting three emergency stops. Five doctors and eye specialists boarded the special train to treat the queen as U S Secretary of State Marshall addressed Europe.

Edinburgh Scotland Elizabeth London U. S State Marshall

Village Founder’s Heir Mary Kinsman Dies at 84

Mary B. Kinsman, great granddaughter of John Kinsman founder of the Trumbull County village, died at 84 in a Massillon rest home. Funeral services are scheduled for Kinsman tomorrow.

Warren, O John Kinsman Trumbull County Mary B. Kinsman Massillon Kinsman

6900 Volt Power Line Fatality Near Dayton

A Carrollton man William M. Bowen, 23, was killed when he accidentally touched a 6900 volt feeder line of Dayton Power and Light Co. north of Dayton. Bowen worked for a construction company repairing power lines.

Dayton William M. Bowen Carrollton Ohio Dayton Power and Light Co Here

Driver Killed in Truck Crash in Cincinnati Area

William T. Young 36 of Lockland was killed when his truck overturned at a curve and struck a steel pole last night, authorities said.

Cincinnati William T. Young Lockland

Canton City Workers Plan Pay Hike Strike

About 250 union workers in Canton city street water and garbage departments plan a strike for higher pay. The action was authorized by a unanimous vote of the United Public Workers Union CIO local.

Canton L. A. Blackledge United Public Workers Union CIO

President faces coal wage increase cost dispute

SAM SIMMONS argues the president will not raise prices to fund wage hikes claiming industry can absorb them. He notes miners gained 1.20 dollars per day versus 45 cents per hour and estimates a 600000 dollar daily labor cost impact, far beyond coal earnings of about 60 million dollars yearly. He suggests operators could sell assets to cover the cost.

John L. Lewis AFL United Mine Workers Lewis UMW Wilkes-Barre J. B. Warringer Lehigh Navigation and Coal Co Thurmond Truman Steel Internal Revenue Department Informaion

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