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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1946
Page
7
Washington AP report on John L. Lewis proposing a $70 million annual welfare levy for soft coal miners triggering operator skepticism and a two week strike truce in negotiations. Ministers of wages and welfare items dominate the bargaining as talks resume amid warnings of a possible general agreement delay.
The House approved a 45 day stopgap extension of the draft as Senate debates its fate. President Truman reportedly considers an executive order to keep Selective Service intact if Congress fails to act. The stalemate centers on extending the law until February 15 next year and potential July 1 continuance.
Rep. Jenkins of Ohio, chairing the Republican Food Study Committee, warns that any return to food rationing would be due to administration bungling of production. He says rationing cannot increase supply and that only higher production can ease hunger while noting government interference worsens shortages.
Police held a suspect for questioning over the fatal shooting of 70 year old Frank Dorbree. Dorbree’s body was found yesterday in a bed at his Reading home, prompting an investigation into the suburban Cincinnati case.
Former President Hoover urged delaying renewed famine relief rationing until after this year’s world harvest. He returned from a global survey predicting better food production and said an early decision was premature. President Truman and Secretary Anderson supported the cautious stance as experts expect voluntary conservation to remain the main aid. Hoov er spoke after presenting his findings to Truman and called for an appraisal after the 1946 harvest before any action.
Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee outlined a plan to draft their own OPA bill aiming to attract Democratic support for floor action. Sen Taft urged including a provision toward phasing out food subsidies currently totaling about 1.6 billion dollars yearly, with a tentative program ready as the committee resumes work.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov proposed a swap: Russian forces to leave Bulgaria if Allied troops quit Italy. Byrnes and Bevin rejected the bargain, equating it to Moscow pulling from Romania if the Allies depart Italy.
PORTLAND The Siamese twin girls born here a week ago to Mr and Mrs Edward Horse died in a hospital today Hospital attendants said the 26 year old mother both saddened and relieved at the news She dreaded it yet felt it would be best The report notes the emotional reaction and the loss.
The House considered a quick vote on the 3.75 billion British loan as Rep. Knutson seeks to nullify Senate approval. Speaker Rayburn took command of administration forces while Vinson urged enactment before the House Banking Committee amid a jurisdiction dispute.
In Tokyo an American officer defending five top-ranking Japanese charged with war crimes argued that Pearl Harbor was not mass murder, comparing it to Hiroshima’s atomic bombing. Chief Prosecutor Joseph B. Keenan rejected the defense move to dismiss aggression charges against all 28 defendants as premature.
Claudius Chappel county recorder will represent the 10th District at the Young Republicans Convention in Charleston West Virginia starting May 17. Homer Adams of Nelsonville is named as first alternate. Young Republican clans in each district may send two delegates. Chappel heads the reorganizing young GOP group.
Washington figures from the Internal Revenue Bureau show whisky output for March at 14,974,294 gallons, down 2,118,028 from February. End of March stocks stood at 364,538,808 gallons, a decrease of 5,681,330 from the prior month.
Two persons died in an auto-train collision five miles south of Marietta last night. Identified as G. L. Powell 56 Holidays Cove West Virginia and Herbert Fetty 63 Toronto. Charles A. Roode 58 Montpelier, patient in a sanatorium, was killed yesterday by a train.
Corpus Christi mobilizes three hundred state guardsmen to block roads and exclude non residents as a polio like illness spreads from South Texas to the Panhandle. Quarantines are declared in Rockport and Kleberg County near the King Ranch, with San Antonio banning gatherings and Corpus Christi Naval Air Station halting events. San Antonio reports 12 cases and 3 deaths, Amarillo cites a death, Dallas receives two critically ill patients, and Corpus Christi lists five victims.
ATLANTIC CITY P Some 2600 delegates to the CIO United Steelworkers biennial convention accepted a 52 page union report charging President Truman with pushing for a fact finding law and backing anti labor legislation. The report signed by CIO president Philip Murray criticizes Truman foreign policy as increasingly negative since Roosevelt's death.
Five hundred Ohio high school instrumentalists, winners of district master competitions, will play next Saturday at Ohio State University in the annual state contest. Final ratings in the vocal section were awarded last Saturday to 400 high school singers.
Five children of Frank Ickes played near his truck in Mineral City when brakes slipped. A three year old was crushed under the wheels. The coroner heard the fatal accident details. Earl L. Brown, who bilked a Japanese bank manager of 500000 yen, received a 15 year sentence in Tokyo.
Washington dispatch reports the emergency home building bill reaching the White House amid protests from housing authorities. The National Housing Agency warns nonresidential construction approved by the CPA may drain materials needed for new houses, despite seven weeks of a partial freeze on industrial and commercial projects.
Lewis W Baldwin 71 longtime head of Missouri Pacific Lines dies at home after weeks of illness. In Celina Anthony Crow Jr 12 dies from head and arm injuries after being caught in a corn grinder Saturday.
Chicago report that more than 1.1 million members of 15 non operating railroad brotherhoods will vote on a wage increase. Ballots are due by June 20 as part of the bargaining process under the Railway Labor Act with a 30 day cooling off period before any strike may take effect.
The Messenger continues conserving newsprint due to transportation uncertainties. Today's issue is smaller than usual as coal shortages and rail disruptions threaten supply. The paper will remain trimmed until railroads regain reliable coal and operations.
Chauncey resident Clarence Simmers aged 50 was found dead at his home from an apparent sleeping tablets overdose. The County Coroner ruled accidental death. He leaves a wife Elizabeth Shea Simmers, three sons, a daughter, a sister and a brother. The body rests at Stout Funeral Home Nelsonville, with funeral plans to be announced.
Columbus reports Albert A Horstman has agreed to run again as Democratic state chairman in a peace move by Ray T. Miller of Cleveland to mend party unity. Clarence H. Kinsley is expected to be named campaign manager.
Logan resident George Weiss died Monday evening at 8 at Hocking Valley Hospital after several weeks of illness. He never married and lived on North Orchard Street. Survived by one sister, Mrs Margaret Thew of San Bernardino, California. Services to be announced by Woodard Funeral Directors.
Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler will stay at Fort Hayes as his Fifth Service Command converts to an area command of the Second Army. The new organization keeps the same boundaries Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and Indiana. In Philadelphia detectives probe a second mystery stay on city streets.
Tehran pledges peaceful Azerbaijan talks as the Iranian Army speeds war prep. Premier Ahmed Qavam says negotiations stalled over three key issues, including land redistribution demands by Azerbaijan, while officials seek a peaceful settlement of the Azerbaijan problem.
The Rt. Rev. Wm. T. Manning, Episcopal Bishop of New York, urged a reunion of all Christians into one great church of God. He cited closer ties between Anglican and Eastern Catholic Orthodox churches and argued reunion comes from renewed adherence to revealed truth in Christ, not creed compromise.
Congressman George H. Bender faces a pivotal showdown to retain the Cuyaoga County Republican Central Committee chairmanship. He contests opposition from gubernatorial nominee Thomas J. Herbert and senator nominee John W. Bricker as the precinct committee meeting nears. An opponent's court bid to block the convention failed.
Washington UP The National Labor Relations Board today certified the Independent Alliance Porcelain Products Employees Association Inc as the collective bargaining agency for production and maintenance workers of Alliance Ware Inc Al Hance.
Rose I. Korb of Gary Indiana a War Department civilian was in an Army jeep in Nuernberg Germany when bullets struck killing two of three American soldiers present Miss Korb and two British army women escaped injury the attack believed to be by a German sniper who mistook the women for fraternizing Germany
Sheriff Floyd Duffy reports two men, Frank Osler and Rowland, admitted entering a car theft case and were sent to serve terms. Forrest Bolen of Buchtel was restrained in Canton and brought to the county seat on a port charge. Vernon Keiffer and Bateman, residents near Murray, were connected to probate and arrest proceedings in Athens and Murray respectively.
Berlin reports Allied Control Council orders destruction of Nazi era memorials and literature. In other news Pastor Walter P. to Lancaster named for Street Methodist Church, while full time veterans centers planned in Columbus and allied areas.
New York dispatch reports an emergency food program launch as part of European relief efforts. The note mentions city actions, funding hints, and coordination with aid agencies to mobilize supplies for Europe.
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