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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1947

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Georgia Governor Attacks Talmadge on White Supremacy Bill

Atlanta, Ga. Gov. Melvin E. Thompson declares that Herman Talmadge and allies cannot speak for the Democratic party and labels the white supremacy legislation as inviting fraud and stolen elections. He hints at vetoing the white primary bill while favoring a white primary with safeguards and calls for voting reforms. He endorses Senate bills to advance a white primary law and urges passage this session.

Atlanta Melvin E. Thompson Herman Talmadge Democratic Party Georgia State Supreme Court Talmadge Thompson Senate

Vinton Killing Hearing Set

Arraignment for Ward Skinner of Hamden is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a m on a first degree murder indictment for the fatal shooting of Willard Muncy of Jackson County last Sunday. Gordon B Gray Athens County prosecutor is special prosecutor. Funeral services for Muncy were held Wednesday at 2 p m at Gaskill funeral home Wellston with burial at Byer Cemetery.

Wellston B. H. Wibbeler theMethodist Church Byer Cemetery

Two College Students Held in Parent Deaths

In Santa Ana California two engaged college students were jailed as police investigate the yacht explosion that killed the girl's parents in Newport Harbor. Sheriff Musick and Newport Beach Police reported 30 sticks of dynamite and a wired clock found at the scene.

Santa Ana Calif Orange County Newport Harbor James Musick Newport Beach R. R. Hodgkinson

Ohio Subcommittee OKs ten dollar a month veteran bonus

Ohio Senate and House Military Affairs subcommittees agreed on a cash bonus of 10 per month for World War II service from December 7 1941 to September 2 1945 with a 50 minimum and a maximum about 450. The plan also limits eligibility to captains or below, inland recipients must have resided in Ohio a year, and survivors of dead service members could receive 500. The bills await a floor vote before adjournment.

Columbus Senate House Ohio Thomas J. Herbert Senate Finance Committee Walton Bliss Ohio Education Association Yes

Rural economists warn farmers of 1947 price outlook

Ohio State University expert J I Falconer predicts grain prices may stay firm into 1948 due to high demand, public costs, and war relief exports. He flags wage, employment, and labor management harmony as key to maintaining consumption and prices, noting policy and crops will drive future levels.

Columbus, CO Ohio J. I. Falconer Department of Rural Economics Ohio State University Falconer Dr. Falconer

Gallia Infant Dies After Flu

Gallia infant Thomas Judson Allison died at 1 10 a m after influenza. He was 22 months old today and is survived by his parents Dr Judson and Mrs Raymon d T Allison two sisters Marilyn and Margaret and his grandparents Mrs T J Allison of Gallipolis and Mr and Mrs W F Clark Nelsonville Route 1 Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Miller funeral home with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery

Gallipolis Thomas Judson Allison Raymond T. Allison Judson City Board of Commissioners Marilyn Margaret T. J. Allison W. F. Clark Nelsonville Miller Mound Hill Cemetery

Worker gets 18000 for loss of arm

A federal court jury awarded Orval L. Patch of Springfield $18,000 for the loss of an arm while working for the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad. The injury occurred in November 1945 when a car was switched beside the track he was inspecting.

Toledo Orval L. Patch Springfield Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Patch

Influenza Closes Circleville Schools

Circleville public schools closed at noon and will remain shut until Monday due to influenza. Three hundred thirty five of 1492 students were absent yesterday. Two Pickaway County schools Duvall and South Bloomfield also remained closed.

Circleville Pickaway County Duvall South Bloomfield

Recluse Frances Rettig Found Dead Under Stove

Hamilton Ohio coroners office ruled that 76 year old Frances Rettig died of exposure after being found under a stove in her home. He noted she had crawled under the appliance to keep warm and had likely been dead about three weeks.

Railroaders Train to Columbus for State Final

Corning's Perry County town of 1500 goes wild as the Railroaders advance to the state finals in Columbus. Mayor Frazure confirms a 10-coach NYC special leaves Friday at nine and returns six, with townwide holiday and shops closing, as fans rally behind the team.

Columbus Persh Rohrer Corning Perry County Sam _ Frazure Sunday Creek Columbiana Garrison Corning Columbus Rosary Athens Frazure Pat Clifford NYC

URW Strike to Affect Car Industry

Akron reports a Sunday midnight strike against the four major rubber makers Goodrich Firestone Goodyear and U S Rubber will halt supplies of over 200 vital rubber items beyond tires including caskets hose spring snubbers fan belts and motor vibration blocks The auto industry lacks inventory to stay in operation due to restricted tire stocks and in transit needs amid government limits.

Akron Goodrich Firestone Goodyear U. S America

Ohio bill seeks probe of communism in schools

Sen. I. E. Baker of Montgomery introduced a bill to form a nine member commission including three senators and three representatives plus gubernatorial appointees to investigate alleged un American activities in all Ohio schools colleges and universities. The panel could subpoena witnesses and records and cooperate with the federal committee on un American activities.

Columbus I. E. Baker Montgomery Ohio Baker Congressional Committee On UN

Buxton, Johns Town Bank President, Dies in Columbus

Norman G. Buxton aged 75, longtime president of the Johns town Bank in Ohio, died yesterday at University Hospital in Columbus.

Columbus Norman G. Buxton Johnstown, Ohio University Hospital

Taft criticized for housing stance in SAM SIMMONS remark

SAM SIMMONS argues Robert A. Taft should not be considered a Republican president candidate. He cites Taft's claim that government should not provide housing and that private industry must supply for low income groups. The piece contrasts this with FDR era demagoguery and warns against eroding governance.

Robert A. Taft Republican Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Taft

Navy man appointed on science dean

Capt. E. J. Taylor Jr. U S Navy (Ret) named dean of Ohio University College of Applied Science and will join faculty April 1. A 1924 Annapolis graduate and postgrad at Columbia, he served 23 years at sea including command posts and staff roles in battleships and cruisers. He led efforts in campaigns from Guadalcanal to Leyte Gulf and took part in Iwo Jima Okinawa and Japan’s surrender.

E. J. Taylor, Jr U.S. Navy Ohio University College of Applied Science John C. Baker Taylor Ohio U Bismarck N. D Capt. Taylor A. H. Armbruster College of Commerce Applied Science W. W. Young Army Col. Young Baker Capt Navy U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis Columbia University New York Ninth Naval District Chicago Arizona Mississippi Alabama South Dakota Gilbert, Marshall, Caroline Marianas Islands Philippine Sea Leyte Gulf Cruiser Division Five Iwo Jima Okinawa Ominato Japan Dean

Plane Seeds Mine Lands in Eastern Ohio by Air

Seed sowing by plane on over 1000 acres of strip mined lands begins in eastern Ohio. The Ohio Reclamation Association says about 800 acres will be seeded for Hanna Coal in Harrison and Belmont counties, while Jefferson Company at Betsy Mine in Jefferson County seeds 200 acres as a preliminary cover for trees.

ST. Clairsville Ohio Ohio Reclamation Association Hanna Coal Company Harrison Belmont Jefferson Company of North American Coal Corp Betsy Mine Jefferson County

Founder May Rebuild Defunct Aviation Firm

Cleveland report notes Taylorcraft Aviation Corp. founder C. G. Taylor may help revive the light aircraft maker. The sale of the firm's trade name goodwill jigs and dies for 65 000 dollars under bankruptcy trustees could trigger a rebirth with former affiliates, including Taylor.

Cleveland Taylorcraft Aviation Corp Alliance, C Taylorcraft Good Will Taylorcraft Aviation C. G. Taylor

Dover craftsman Moon Ey Warther honored at banquet

Ernest Moon ey Warther, famed for ebony and ivory locomotive carvings praised by the Smithsonian, will be honored at the Dover chamber of commerce banquet on April 7.

DOVER Ernest (Mooney) Warther Smithsonian Institute Dover Chamber of Commerce

Pupils Strike To Have Court Hearing In Cincinnati

In Cincinnati the North College Hill school strike over the superintendent contract moves to common pleas court. Judge Thomas H. Morrow will hear a suit filed by local residents seeking to restrain the board from opening the superintendent position for candidates after the board voted to terminate the contract. The strike followed a 3 to 2 vote to not renew Dr. William A. Cook's contract, amid claims tied to local church and student matters.

Cincinnati North College Hill Board of Education Common Pleas Court Thomas H. Morrow Education Board William A. Cook Walter Hughes Hughes

Embargo on Freight Put in Effect in Cleveland

A voluntary embargo on freight shipments not in carload lots is now in effect in Cleveland. Major railroads imposed the restriction last night because terminals were flooded with freight amid a boxcar shortage.

Cleveland

VA Inquiry Suggests Crile Limit Crile Hospital Admissions

A Veterans Administration Investigating Committee recommended Crile Hospital Cleveland limit psychiatric admissions to those needing immediate and urgent treatment. It upheld three charges against administrator Maladministration claims by Dr. Alan B. Adam were partly sustained, with morale declines and staffing issues cited.

Columbus Crile Hospital Cleveland Special Veterans Administration Alan B. Adam Adam Crile Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home Sandusky James DeLong Marie Heaton Thomas J. Herbert DeLong

Atomic Power In Cities Seen

Notre Dame chemist Prof Milton Burton predicts a citywide atomic energy operation within five to ten years. Speaking to the Cleveland section of the American Chemical Society he said a federally subsidized municipal plant could power a city while handling sanitation water purification waste sterilization and production of new products.

Cleveland Milton Burton Notre Dame University American Chemical Society

Legion Show Set for Georgetown Ohio June Dates

The American Legion announces its annual carni val and horse show will be staged at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown on June 5 6 and 7.

Solons Study Greek Turkish Aid Program

Moscow reports Deputies of the Four-Power Foreign Ministers agreed that allied belligerents and former enemy states may voice views on the German treaty. Moscow trends toward an anti-Soviet line as US Greece Turkey aid plans raise questions about Moscow conference and postwar policy. House Foreign Affairs Committee opens Greece Turkey aid scrutiny with Under Secretary Acheson as first witness to discuss world impact and strategic stakes.

Moscow Geremany Truman United States Germany V. M. Molotov U. S George C. Marshall Council of Foreign Ministers Washington House Foreign Affairs Committee Greece Turkey Britain Europe Dean Acheson Dardaenelles Patterson Navy Forrestal Acheson Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers

Boredom Proclaimed Enemy of Longevity at 103

Mrs. Kate Miller Stanbery of McConnelsville Morgan County celebrates her 103rd birthday while sharing a yearly creed that boredom shortens life. She has lived in the community since birth and maintains that avoiding boredom keeps one youthful.

Mcconnelsville Kate Miller Stanbery Morgan County

Youth and Girl Die in Car From Poison Gas

Joseph Hufnagel aged 24 and Bernice Iona Queen aged 22 were found dead in a car in a Cincinnati garage. Police say monoxide poisoning caused their deaths possibly several days earlier. Queen was from Wheelersburg Ohio. Captain George Schattle stated the investigation continues.

Cincinnati Joseph Hufenagel Bernice Iona Queen Wheelersburg Ohio Hufnagel George Schattle

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