Meyer Starts Testimony After State Rests Case
In Logan on the first degree murder trial of Benjamin E. Meyer the state rested at 9 26 a m. He took the stand reciting his marriage to Velvia in Greenup Kentucky on November 23 1945 and a Navy stint with a bad conduct discharge He described prior divorce suits and arrests for assault and battery The only eyewitness Delores Sniff testified detailing her actions with a hair brush during the shooting and the events around the Sniff home continuing on page 16
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India and China Open Historic Talks in New Delhi
In New Delhi Prime Minister Nehru welcomes Chinese Premier Chou En Lai for a three day meeting that could reshape Asia. Observers expect discussions on Korea Indochina and possible shifts away from neutrality toward Asia for Asians.
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Red China
Chou Enlai
Raram Amner
Ane
Vitemunist Party
Chou
Churchill
Eisenhower
Korea
Indochina
Geneva
Dr. F F Sheets Dies At 75 Former Ohio Vet Leader
Van Wert Ohio notes the death of Dr. F F Sheets aged 75 a past president of the Ohio Veterinary Association. He was a longtime veterinarian and prominent state figure.
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van Wert
Ohio
F. F. Sheets
Ohio Veterinarians Association
Freckles and Friends Featured In Vacation Paper
The Messenger will mail daily copies of Freckles and Friends and other comics to readers on vacation. Subscribers can request delivery by calling 31243 for the newspaper during their time away.
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Oldsters
Freckles
Burglar Apprehended After Economy Grocery Break-in
A 15 year old Henderson juvenile was taken into custody for breaking into Economy Grocery in Point Pleasant A 10 pm entry damaged a panel and unlocked the door The thief stole pennies knives cigarettes chocolate milk and lunch meat Constable George Borrer assisted by Officer Morrison recovered the loot at the old railroad station in Henderson The youth is suspected of other burglaries.
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Morrison
Sai
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Precautions For Eyewear During Upcoming Solar Eclipse
The AMA House of Delegates urges viewing the eclipse with heavily smoked glass to protect eyes. It notes colored glasses are not protective and suggests using previously exposed X ray film as an alternative option. The eclipse will be visible in the United States from Nebraska northeastward.
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Nebraska
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Opthalmology
Two Athens County Residents Die in Route 33 Crash
A convertible carrying Mia Blanche Rutter 34 and Mose Rosser collided with a parked Continental Baking Co truck near Myers Crossing on Route 33. Rutter died at the scene, Rosser died at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Rutter’s 11-year-old son and a passenger Juanta Kirkendall survived injuries. Officer statements cite another car forcing off the road. investigation ongoing.
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Blanche Rutter
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Nelsonville
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Jumnita Kirkendall
Athens
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Harold Conaway
Set
It. K. Jones
State Highway Patrol
Jackson
M. M. Robinson
Bernard Porter
Jones
Jackson Oi
Green Lawn Cemetery
Jan Viant
Romulus
Mich
Handart
Air Force Academy Site Picked Near Colorado Springs
Secretary of the Air Force Talbott announced the selection of a site near Colorado Springs for the Air Force Academy after years of bids. The 15,000 acres near Pikes Peak will host the academy, authorized for 136 million dollars with a potential higher final cost and a mid-1957 readiness target, with a temporary Denver home planned at Lowry Field.
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Churchill and Eisenhower Open Talks in Washington
Prime Minister Churchill arrived for talks with President Eisenhower to align on “family matters” and avoid misunderstandings. Eden accompanied Churchill as they planned a luncheon and a dinner with officials ahead of possible communique on Sunday night.
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Vennari Returns as Rutland Coach Next Fall
James H. Vennari will return to Rutland High School as head coach next fall after resigning as head basketball and assistant football coach at Chesapeake High School. He previously led Rutland to five championships in six years and plans return citing lower pressure and focus on character and scholastic standing. Vennari has coached at Rutland since leaving War WV and also teaches social science and physical education while scouting for major league baseball in summers.
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James H. Vennari
Rutland
Chesapeake High School
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W. Va
Expensive Operation Closes Old Coal Mine
The Willow Grove mine of the Hanna Coal Co. in Clairsville is scheduled to close permanently today after extensive depletion. About 600 workers formerly employed there may be reassigned to the New Castle mine near Harrisville as the company shifts operations.
France Shaky Leader in Western Defense Says Paris
In a concluding report from Paris the author argues France is the weak link in Western defense. He notes Indochina and North Africa’s unrest threaten Western unity as Communism gains ground and Nationalist movements grow stronger.
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Faitor
William L. Ryan
Indochina
North Africa
Paris
Death Takes Jed Webster After Illness
Jed C. Webster 66 Meigs County deputy auditor and Pomeroy resident died Thursday evening at Meigs General hospital from a heart ailment. Survived by wife Eulalie Oliver Webster a son Jed Jr two grandchildren a brother Rob R Webster of Westerville and four sisters all of Columbus. Funeral tentative 2 p m Sunday at Ewing funeral home with Rev J Leslie Kunze officiating, burial Beech Grove cemetery.
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Jed C. Webster
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Ewing Funeral Home
J. Leslie Kunze
United Methodist Church
Beech Grove Cemetery
Rebels Set To Mass for Full Scale Attack at Chiquimula
Guatemalan rebel command said its forces massed for a major assault on Chiquimula as government troops reinforce the area. Exiled Colonel Castillo Armas claimed rebels hold 16 towns seized since last Friday’s border invasion aimed at toppling President Arbenz Guzmán.
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Perry Area Declared Surplus Unemployment Region
The Labor Department designates Newark Ohio Industrial area including Perry and Licking counties as surplus unemployment with 6 to 12 percent jobless. Industries in the area become eligible for set aside contracts. Ohio has five such areas: Toledo Canton Steubenville Wheeling and Springfield.
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Labor Department
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Ohio
Perry
Licking
Toledo
Canton
Steubenville
Wheeling
Springfield
Accident injures teenager during hunt in Gallia County
Charlie Grover, 17, son of a former Gallia County treasurer, accidentally shot his right foot while hunting on Johnson Ridge. He was admitted to Holzer Hospital for treatment.
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Charlies Grover
Gallia County
Johnson Ridge
Holzer Hospital
State Narotics Laws Urged for Stronger Enforcement
Columbus report shows Atty. Alvin I. Krenzler pushing a statewide Citizens Narcotics Advisory Committee to study enforcement and treatment. He backs a strong uniform Ohio law and notes current statutes fail to distinguish violators from users and addicts. Gov. Lausche and Atty. General O'Neill attended, with a returning advisory panel and a revealing movie featuring the governor and Dr. John C. Baker.
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Alvin I. Krenzler
Cleveland
Citizens
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Krenzler
Ohio
C. William O'Neill
Lausche
John C. Baker
Two West Virginia Convicts Nabbed at Gallipolis
Gallipolis police captured two West Virginia convicts who escaped from a road gang in Evans West Virginia. Mack Coleman Jr 27 and Albert Stavekey 28 were found on the Ohio River bank near Circle T Restaurant in East Gallipolis after eluding a Jackson County deputy near the Silver Bridge. The men reportedly had been working on a road at Flat Rock.
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Circle T
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Mack Coleman, Jr
Albert Stavekey
Eveans
W. Va
Jackson County
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Flat Rock
Crash Kills 2 Instantly In Middletown Crash
Two cars collided at an intersection near Middletown killing Thomas Earl Ross of Cincinnati and Ruby Proffit 42 of Middletown. Proffit, a passenger in the other car, died with her baby after being taken to Mercy Hospital Hamilton.
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Here
Hamilton
Midedletown
Thomas Earl Ross
Cincinnai
Ruby Proffit
Mercy Hospital
Teen Agers Missing From Meigs County
Two Meigs County teen-age girls Ada Anne Hysell 16 of Athens Road and Eva Mae Crooks 19 of Syracuse are reported missing. Sheriff Charles Russell asks anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact him.
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Charles Russell
Ada Anne Hysell
Athens Road
Eva Mae Crooks
Syracuse
Russell
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