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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1950
Page
1
An AP report says a 12 second quake devastated Cuzco and nearby San Sebastian. About 50 killed and 178 injured as rescue teams, doctors, and supplies rush in from Lima led by President Manuel Odria Amoretti.
Mrs. Jo Alice Raper, 23, confessed the 21 hour chase was a figment of imagination after she called her husband from a filling station and tried to seek help. Police feared she had been abducted nude and held as revenge against her husband, though two others signed statements placing Mrs Case with Mrs Raper.
At least 19 Ohioans died over the weekend with 11 traffic mishaps blamed on the deaths from Friday evening to Saturday night. Two or three drowned as warm weather drew people to lakes and streams, including 33 year old ester Michaels near Cincinnati who reportedly sank in the Little Miami River Saturday night.
General J Lawton Collins announced a new army anti aircraft rocket that can reach twelve miles and destroy attacking planes. He noted the weapon is still in testing and withheld details.
Classified note from a buyer seller offering quick ad options. Advertiser asks Messenger Classifieds to stop running an ad after selling a rug last night. Encourages readers to use Want Ads for buying selling renting or trading.
Eugene Francis Bellamy 45 of Huntington died when the hearse he drove collided with a loaded cattle truck on Route 35 while returning from a turtle hunting trip on 18 Mile Creek. Two passengers injured were taken to Holzer Hospital with multiple injuries. The truck driver was treated and released. Hospital officials said Williamson’s condition was not good. The report includes a continuation note for page 9.
Columbus report quotes Tighe E. Woods of the Federal Housing Administration and Rep. Albert M. Cole discussing rent decontrol. Woods argues decontrolling rents now could unbalance the economy while Cole notes decontrol occurred in over 800 localities last year, showing no nationwide emergency.
Joseph B. Schmelzer aged 33 died Saturday from injuries after a two car collision Friday morning near Lancaster. The crash also killed Richard E. Schmelzer 25 and William Johns Jr. 18 who died at the scene. All victims were residents of Lancaster.
In St. Charles Missouri a plane carrying a pilot and three sisters who had just attended a wedding crashed during a thunderstorm. Witnesses describe the craft plunging and burning after a lightning flash. Three victims were burned. the fourth was ejected from the wreckage.
Clifton G. Hatton city clerk of Point Pleasant died at home from a heart attack after reporting illness this morning. Hatton, 39, took over the post April 1 after being appointed March 17. He was active in Scouting and various fraternal orders. He is survived by his wife, daughter Peggy, his mother and several siblings. Funeral arrangements by Crow Funeral Home pending relatives’ arrival.
Former Ohio governor Harry L. Davis, age 72, died in Shaker Heights after a blood clot. He collapsed at home while dining with family days after a hospital checkup. Davis, born January 25, 1878 in Newburgh, served as Cleveland mayor four times and promoted bold state reforms. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST at the Davis home.
President Truman condemned Russia for boycotting U.N. sessions over the Chinese issue calling it willful flouting of the United Nations. He told Congress that 1949 deepened East-West tensions as the Soviets blocked constructive action, and that the U.N. is conducting business as usual.
At Fort Richardson Alaska 13 soldiers held an experimental drinking party using wood alcohol. Two soldiers died this week end and nine were hospitalized with two others in critical condition. Victims’ names were withheld pending relatives’ notification. All men belonged to the 813th Engineer Battalion.
Dayton voters will decide Tuesday on whether the city should collect a one half of one percent income tax.
In Manila three armed men robbed a warehouse last night and escaped with 576000 buttons in what may be the largest button heist on record. In Columbus James Lutz suffered a leg injury when struck by a speeding auto reportedly tethered to a model car.
Crowds flocked to Cartago as bells rang for the recovery of Costa Rica's patron saint the black statue of the Virgin of Los Angeles found in an upper roof pulpit by a church worker. The image, adorned with jewels, was returned by thieves amid thanks from worshippers and a solemn Mass at the Basilica.
South Amboy New Jersey recovers under a state of emergency after Friday night’s blast. Army squads search the waterfront for scattered shells and fuses as 27 people died and 350 were injured.
Labor leader Dan Tobin, AFL Teamsters Union president, writes in The Teamster that he expects Republican Senator Taft to win re election in Ohio. He notes lack of unity in the opposition and urges labor to mobilize against Taft-Hartley, pointing to Democratic candidate Joseph Ferguson.
Senator Taft said he will not oppose most of President Truman's proposed government reorganizations. He backs the rest of the plans after leading the fight against one already killed. The Senate faced five more resolutions to kill or modify reorganizations including the Federal Trade Commission and other agencies.
A truck carrying men women and children returning from a fishing trip collided with a Canadian Pacific eastbound train near Verner Ontario eleven miles east of Sturgeon Falls. Six aboard the truck died and seven were injured as wreckage spread along the track. The engineer learned of the crash after the train stopped at Sturgeon Bay.
House schedule crowded with draft extension, Navy anti submarine program, Marshall Plan, and vast military public works. Senate wrestles with civil rights FEPC and a $3.1 billion foreign aid plan aiding Europe and non Communist areas including South Korea. Senate hearings probe oil imports impact on jobs while Neely cites coal state unemployment and effects on railroads and oil producers.
James L Roundtree, 24, enraged by a umpire decision at a Bradley game, drew a pistol. Umpire James McGowan, 58, fired, killing Roundtree. Sheriff J C White reports the slaying and an inquest is planned. McGowan is held without charges.
Robert Collier a 61 year old night porter died from smoke in a three alarm fire at the Xylos Rubber Co plant. Firemen found his body on the second floor after the blaze was controlled. Coroner C L Martin said suffocation was the cause.
A home made device consisting of an electric light bulb in a stocking soaked with gasoline was tossed into the yard of Geauga County school board member Norman Fulton in Russell Township. Sheriff Stewart Harland said the thrower is unknown as tensions rose after the board announced closing the top six grades due to low attendance.
Margaret Truman cancels her July concert appearances and will not sing publicly this summer. James Davidson, head of her booking agency, says she asked to be relieved of scheduled shows in Philadelphia and New York for personal reasons and plans no bookings until October 6.
The Securities and Exchange Commission starts new hearings into the Kaiser Frazer stock case, aiming to determine irregularities tied to the canceled 1948 underwriting of 800,000 shares worth 10 million dollars. Otis Co. of Cleveland and Cyrus S. Eaton face action to end their involvement in the deal.
A coal mine explosion in the Dahlbusch mine near Gelsenkirchen raised the death toll to 71 with eight more victims dying overnight. Officials said two or three of the remaining 22 injured miners are not expected to survive as mass funeral services are planned. Investigators blamed gas known as fire damp for the blast. The city halted 500th anniversary celebrations amid mourning, marking Germany's worst mine disaster since 1946.
Clyde Ohio fire claims life of James Snay 27 while he stayed to rescue his three children Jane 3 Don 30 months and William 15 months Mrs Snay 27 survives Firemen say a kerosene stove in the children's room likely started the blaze
Rep Crawford accuses the Agriculture Department of swapping 7.6 million dollars of cotton for 4.6 million dollars of soybeans while 2.8 million dollars in surplus soybeans remain. He says the World Commerce Corp earned an estimated profit of over 2.7 million dollars from the deal.
A new contract between Kroger Co and Local 610 AFL Meat Cutters Union raises weekly wages by 3 to 4 dollars for 325 in 199 stores, union official says.
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