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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1948

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U S Effort Seen Futile In Palestine

Washington report says American bid to halt Palestinian bloodshed faces setbacks as Britain nears mandate end next week. Truman asserts U S continues efforts while officials fear Arab Jewish clashes may intensify. New UN four point plan proposed by U S seeks truce talks and extended mandate.

Washington Palestine Truman Holy Land United States United Nations New York U.N. Assembly Assembly Haifa Great Britain Jewish Agencys Haganah Nazareth Christ Sea of Galilee Safad Sejera Arab el Edha Tel Aviv Ramat Naftali

School Teacher Found Dead in Lake Erie

The body of 31 year old Ruth Lichtenberger, a North Bass Island schoolteacher for two years, was recovered from Lake Erie near North Bass Island. Ottawa County coroner Dr. George A. Poe identified her as the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey L Lichtenberger of Waldo.

Port Clinton Lake Erie North Bass Island George A. Poe Ottawa County Ruth Lichtenberger Harvey L. Lichtenberger Waldo

Army Transport Arrives With Pacific War Dead

The Army transport Cardinal OConnell docks in Oakland with the fifth shipment of 2023 World War II dead. The bodies were assembled at Honolulu from graves in the Solomons Australia New Zealand the Central Pacific India Burma and the Hawaiian Islands.

Oakland Calif Cardinal O'Connell Pacific Honolulu Solomons Australia New Zealand Central Pacific India Burma Hawaiian Islands

Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperature Trend

The forecast shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal with highs near 66 in the west and 62 in the east and nightly lows around 46 west and 42 east. Warmer Saturday and Sunday, cooler Monday with minor fluctuations. Showers likely Monday and Tuesday with precipitation around an inch.

Columbus

Rent Board Shakeup Sought for Gallia Masons Board

Gallia Mason rent advisory panel eyed changes to be more representative. Tighe E Woods housing expeditor said Governor Thomas J Herbert would receive the plan. Current board has two landlords and three public reps with no tenant. new plan calls for two landlords two tenants and five public representatives.

Point Pleasant-Gallipolis Ohio-West Virginia Tighe FE Woods Associated Press Thomas J. Herbert Gallipolis-Point Pleasant Herbert

KCC Probed as Red Network Suspected in FCC

The House Un American Activities Committee investigates the Federal Communications Commission after Rep Hebert requests inquiry. A source says the FCC has been under quiet scrutiny amid concerns tied to five radio permits granted to Edward Lamb of Toledo and his alleged Communist ties.

Washington House UN - American Activities Committee Federal Communications Commission Hebert D-La FCC Edward Lamb Toledo Communist Party In America

Ching Seeks Conference Over Boeing Strike

Concilia tion Director Cyrus S. Ching invited Boeing Airplane Dec and union officials to a Washington conference next Monday. The strike at Boeing blocks production of B 50 bombers. Ching wired William M. Allen and Harvey W. Brown urging their attendance. The wages dispute began at the Seattle plant April 22.

Washington —(P Cyrus S. Ching Boeing Airplane Dec Boeing Ching William M. Allen Harvey W. Brown Machinists’ Union Seattle, Wash

Dayton Employe Drowns in Sewage Vat at Plant

A 33 year old city employee Elzie Hogan drowned yesterday in a 14 foot sewage vat at the Dayton garbage disposal plant.

Dayton Elzie Hogan

Mental expert counsels parents on child behavior patterns

Cleveland speech by Dr. Luther E. Woodward urges parents to ignore early thumb sucking and minor aggressions. He says society labels actions as harmful but such patterns are harmless and insists parents should treat early hostility with lightness. He spoke to the Family Service Association.

Cleveland Luther E. Woodward National Committee For Mental Hygiene Woodward Family Service Association

Radio Giveaway Prank Ends With Housewife Refusal

Philadelphia radio announcer Ed Hurst recounts a quip from a housewife who refused to answer his question while she was busy dusting. He offered to send a radio-phonograph worth 130 dollars if she could answer, but she hung up.

Philadelphia Ed Hurst Hurst

Contamination Warning Sent Health Chiefs

State Health Director John D. Porterfield sent a warning to 161 county and city health commissioners against hospital use of contaminated intravenous products after Cutter Laboratories of Berkeley advised a recall of dextrose solutions. The FDA previously halted use of dextrose 5 per cent solution. Porterfield commended the firm for acting in the public health interest.

Columbus John D. Porterfield Cutter Laboratories Berkeley Calif Porterfield Federal Food and Drug Administration

New Chairman Seen for Dems

Columbus reports the likely selection of Eugene H. Hanhart of Dover as the next Democratic state chairman as former Gov. Frank Lausche seeks the governorship. Albert A. Horstman of Dayton is not expected to seek re election. Both parties must hold state central committee meetings by May 19.

Columbus Eugene H. Hanhart Dover Hanhart Frank J. Lausche Albert A. Horstman Dayton Horstman Lausche Fred H. Johnson Zanesville

Speeding Train Kills Two Boys in Detroit

In Detroit a passenger train fatally struck ten year old George Lastos and 13 year old Ernest Byar Jr as they crossed the tracks after a holiday hike with their Boy Scout troop. Both had attended Holy Cross Church services earlier that day.

Detroit George Lastos Ernest Byar, Jr Holy Cross

Students End Strike at Copley High Reopen Classes

Akron report says two thirds of about 300 pupils failed to attend classes Tuesday after principal Frank Weiss' contract renewal. The strike ends as the board agrees to study the firing case, with Superintendent E R Malone saying the action stemmed from a leadership lack.

AKRON Copley Frank Weiss E. R. Malone

Municipal Judge Rules Gambling Checks Not Collectible

Cleveland Ohio Municipal Judge Andrew M Kovachy ruled that checks issued in gambling transactions are not legally collectible in Ohio. The decision impacts ongoing disputes over recovered funds and enforcement in local courts.

Cleveland Andrew M. Kovachy Ohio

14 Year Old Shoots Pair To Get Car

In Bryan Ohio a 14 year old junior high athlete Ervin Arthur Ingle confessed before midnight to shooting and killing John Gabriel and his wife Pearl to take their car for a dance. He is held without charge as probate officials move the case toward William County Common Pleas Court.

Bryan Norman A. Barnes Ervin Arthur Ingle Williams County Barnes Ervin John Gabriel Pearl John Piffer William County Common Pleas Court Gabriel Gabriels

Air Force Expands Purchase Plans After Senate Vote

The Air Force readies orders for 2,727 new planes and prepares a 70 group peacetime air armada after Senate approval of a 3.2 billion expansion fund. Congress aims to resolve differences as a House Senate conference panel acts swiftly. White House signoff appears likely with added funds to start the larger force.

Washington Air Force Truman Senate Senate House House White House Secretary of Defense Forrestal

Dewey Frames Russia Policy Amid Secretary Pick Talk

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey signaled a firm Russia stance if elected president saying his secretary of State must say No to Joseph Stalin. He named John Foster Dulles and Senator Arthur Vandenberg as two capable contenders for the post.

Eugene, Ore Thomas E. Dewey Joseph Stalin John Foster Dulles Vandenberg R-Mich Senate

Oberlin College Hosts Two Day Mock Republican Convention

Oberlin College opens a two day mock Republican convention with debates and candidate discussions. The event gathers students to simulate party proceedings and articulate policy positions.

Oberlin, O Oberlin College

Homing Pigeon Returns After Nine Year Jaunt

In Cleveland Frank S and Wellman's pigeon completed a 100 mile race begun in 1939. The well fed bird landed at its perch, prompting the owner to remark that few pigeons come back after nine years. He noted the bird may have been lost or kept penned.

Cleveland Frank S&s. Wellman

Senate backs two year extension for Lilienthal and others

In Washington a bipartisan push supports a compromise to extend the terms of Atomic Energy Commission members including David Lilienthal from August 1948 to July 1950. Senators Vandenberg Taft and Hickenlooper back the plan, with McMahon opposing any shortening of terms amid election-year politics.

Washington Senate David E. Lilienthal Vandenberg Mich Taft Ohio Lilienthal Hickenlooper Iowa Senate House Atomic Energy Committee Edwin C. Johnson D-Cole Commission Truman

Veterans May Request Review of WWII Bonus Amount

Ohio veterans may request a review of their World War II bonus checks within 60 days of receipt if they clearly state reasons. Checks may be cashed even with a question about the amount. Officials note the checks represent full settlement for service from Pearl Harbor to V-J Day.

Columbus Ohio Chester W. Goble Goble Pearl Harbor

Compromise Refused In Feud Over Housing

Senate and House Republicans remain deadlocked as Senator Taft refuses to compromise. Chairman Walcott indicates House GOP leaders will yield no ground and Taft says he will make no effort to settle the dispute.

Washington Senate House Taft Ohio Walcott Mich House Banking Committee Senate Republican Policy Committee

Miss Kellems Will Pay Says Secretary Snyder

Secretary of the Treasury Snyder pledges enforcement to collect taxes from Vivien Kellems a Westport Connecticut manufacturer who had stopped deducting taxes from her 100 employees pay envelopes The note follows past IRS seizures and sales of delinquent firms property.

Miss Kellems Snyder Washington Secretary of the Treasury Vivien’ Kellems Kellems Westport

Larson OK'd As WAR Chief

The Senate Expenditures Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Jess Larson of Oklahoma to be War Assets Administrator. The panel also recommended confirmation of retired rear admiral Paul L. Mather as associate WAA administrator. Senator Tydings had urged disapproval over concerns about the Kalunite sale in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Washington Senate Expenditures Committee Jess Larson Oklahoma Senate Paul L. Mather WAA Tydings D-Nd Larson Kalunite, Inc Salt Lake City Utah Aiken R-Vi

Man Sentenced to Pen After Pleading Guilty

Thomas G. Malcolm of Johnstown Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Cincinnati. He was sentenced to one to 20 years in Ohio Penitentiary after shooting James Irwin following a struggle for a weapon on March 13.

Cincinnati Thomas G. Malcolm Johnstown Ohio William E. Bowman Kenneth Mooter Joseph H. Woeste Malcolm James Irwin Irwin

Herbert Praises Ohio School Safety Patrols Day Proclaimed

Thomas J. Herbert commended Ohio school safety patrols and urged public cooperation as May 15 was designated School Safety Patrol Day. About 30 000 students have served in the patrol since its 25 year establishment in the state.

Columbus Thomas J. Herbert Ohio

Philanthropist Miller Dies in Columbus at 68

Frederick A. Miller a Columbus shoe manufacturer and civic leader died yesterday at 68. The philanthropist gained national prominence for his three million more war chest drive during World War I.

Columbus Frederick A. Miller

Automobile Truck Crash Kill Mrs. Hall Near Evansport

Mrs. Homer Hall a 66 year old Evansport resident died in a head on collision with an auto truck on U S 6 seven miles east of Bryan during the night police said the fatal crash occurred last night.

Bryan Homer Hall Evansport Here

Strikes Pivot in Stockyards and Auto Plants Amid Wage Disputes

CIO stockhandlers threaten a national meat strike at Chicago and six other centers as 100000 workers seek wage concessions. CIO Auto Workers end talks with Chrysler and plan a 75000 worker strike in 16 plants if no deal by May 12. NYC bus strike averted as transit workers win 24 cent an hour raise.

Chicago CIO CIO United Packinghouse Workers Union AUTOS United Auto Workers Chrysler Corp Transit New York City CIO Transit

Penitentiary inmate guilty of selling inhaler drug strips

Columbus prison warden reports a convicted inmate placed in solitary confinement for peddling drug strips taken from nasal inhalers. The Dayton convict, who worked in the prison post office, arranged sales from inside the facility. Officers confiscated 800 shots across 100 strips and seek outside suppliers.

Columbus Ohio Penitentiary Ralph Alvis Alvis Dayton City Post Office

Greek Death Total Rises After Executions in 1945

Fresh executions boosted the death toll to 213 Greek prisoners since Justice Minister Christos Ladas was assassinated on Saturday. The latest 18 prisoners at Aegina Prison were executed this morning. The government calls those executed murderers, many convicted for crimes during the 1944 leftist revolt. The British embassy asked for details and explanations from Vice Premier Constantin Tsaldaris.

Athens Christos Ladas Clifford Norton Constantin Tsaldaris Aegina

Oleo Hearings Planned by Senate Finance Panel

The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously to hold two days of public hearings starting May 17 on the house passed oleo margarine tax repeal bill. Chairman Millikan said time will be equally divided between supporters and opponents.

Washington The Senate Finance Committee Millikan R-Cole

Truman weighs rail seizure as Brotherhoods threaten walkout

President Truman and cabinet review the rail crisis while labor leaders and railroad heads bargain. Attorney General Clark says wartime power to seize rails exists under a 1916 law but no seizure orders are prepared. Steelman and Farley discuss potential pathways as talks continue.

Clark Brotherhoods Steelman Truman W. T. Farley Association of American Railroads President Truman Solicitor General’s Office Supreme Court United States Farley Johnston Cleveland Washington

Rescue Ship Nears Vessel Nears Icebound Tootsie

The Coast Guard cutter Bitter communicates with Lt. Comdr. Donald M. Morell reporting the 13 crew Tootsie cannery tender in Bristol Bay Alaska is icebound. Weather is deteriorating and could trap the Tootsie further as it drifts 30 miles north of Port Heiden after sending a distress call Wednesday night.

Seattle Coast Guard Bittersweet Tootsie Donald M. Morell Alaska Bristol Bay Port Heiden

National Cemetery Bill Referred to Public Works Committee

Representative Walter E. Brehm of Logan introduced a bill to locate a national cemetery in Southeastern Ohio. The measure was referred to the Public Works Committee and Brehm expects unanimous reporting within a few weeks.

Churchill prods Europe for assembly and Council of Europe

Winston Churchill urged a 22 nation forum to form an immediate European Assembly as a first step toward a Council of Europe free from past jealousies. He outlined a three part world organization with regional councils and called for an Emergency Council to direct economic recovery and defense while ensuring democratic freedom.

Hague Winston Churchill European Assembly Council of Europe Churchill Europe World Organization World Organization of the Future Soviet Union Great Britain Commonwealth Western Hemisphere Britain West

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