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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
1
Washington AP Bowles authorized ceiling increases for milk by one cent per quart butter by about 11 cents per pound and cheese by six cents per pound with the higher prices to take effect in early June. He also ordered butterfat use controls to boost production.
Continental Bank in Ohio was held up by two men who escaped with about $14 000 in cash. Sheriff Potts and regional highway patrols pursued in a wide search after the 1 15 p m incident. Police say the robbers fled in a large black sedan with the motor running. Six bank staff and a customer were forced to lie against a wall during the robbery.
The Susquehanna River rose further flooding Sunbury and Harrisburg after causing deaths and widespread destruction. The flood and its tributaries killed at least 11 people and displaced thousands in Pennsylvania and New York with damage exceeding 3 million dollars. Red Cross officials were among the victims, and the Weather Bureau warned of a crest around 26 feet at Harrisburg, keeping residents on alert.
The Presbyterian Church in the USA warned at its 158th general assembly that within 20 years it must fight pagan interpretations of life or risk violence revolution and destruction. A committee said the era demands new testament urgency and presented a crucial historical opportunity despite atomic fears.
STANFORD Ky. West Kentucky court sentences life terms to Mrs Leota Queen 22 and Don Breitigan 20 for the hammer slaying of Otto Jaeschke 55 Cincinnati trucker. Breitigan who testified for the commonwealth also pleads guilty to wilful murder in the Sonia case.
U S Public Health Service said Mrs Hans Hornbostel and seven other leprosy patients would depart by train tonight for the federal Leprosarium at Carville Louisiana. Major Hans Hornbostel a Bataan and Corregidor veteran will accompany her as a private escort. the wife contracted the disease in a Japanese prison camp.
The White House announced the signing of an agreement ending the long labor dispute between Railway Express Agency Inc and 75 000 employees. The pact provides an 18 percent pay increase with 16 cents per hour retroactive to January 1 and 2 1/2 cents per hour retroactive to May 22.
Washington DC John D Small civilian production administrator ordered a 45 day deep slash of non housing construction authorizations. Agencies must cut dollar value of non-housing authorizations by two thirds from their two week period ending May 23 due to strikes on construction materials and high volume under way. The measure will be reviewed after 45 days to assess relief.
The AFL UMW warned anthracite operators they would not accept extending the current contract and 76000 hard coal miners would strike at midnight Thursday. Thomas Kennedy announced the plan after talks, with maintenance workers allowed to stay on duty pending retroactive wage adjustments. The operators agreed to this. President Truman and family will spend Memorial Day aboard the Presidential yacht Williamsburg, per White House plans.
Memorial Day observances across Ohio honor the war dead with prayers parades and services. Veterans groups plan ceremonies in Cleveland and Cincinnati while Columbus hosts a downtown parade and Catholic memorial at the Red Bird Stadium. The article notes war dead totals and National and international memorials as part of the observance.
Washington reports former Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr declared on Wednesday that President Truman has renounced the Roosevelt philosophy and policy, leaving the nation in a state of crisis. Morgenthau cited a shift in administration priorities as the cause of ongoing tensions.
In Allentown a 24 year old wife of a soldier with brain injuries from a November crash gave birth to a four pound daughter. The mother remains critically ill though semi conscious, with vital organs functioning despite paralysis. The infant spent its first day under an oxygen tent and is reported in good condition.
Brussels reports the Inter Allied Reparations Agency allocated 249 German ships totaling 689 286 gross tons to 18 allied nations. The S S Eurena, used by the United States as a troopship since last September, was assigned to France. Other ships including fourteen steamers, 30 tankers, nearly 200 cargo boats and two floating whaling plants were distributed among the recipients.
Conneaut Ohio coroner ruled the death of Leo F. Pomela 51 of Lorain an accidental drowning. Pomela, third assistant engineer on the ore carrier Thomas F. Cole, fell into 25 feet of water in the Conneaut River while walking toward the ship’s gangplank late last night.
A five year old Hereford cow gave birth to four calves on Monday, three females and one male. Veterinarian Dr J L Wood said the rare event occurs about once in a million births. The report comes from Wellsville activity this week.
Peng Hsueh-pei, minister of information, reaffirmed the central government's plan to take over all Manchuria. He urged the Chinese Communists to withdraw their troops from Harbin and Tsitsihar peacefully, expressing belief in a bright prospect for a peaceful settlement. The demand is for the Communists to respect the January cease-fire and permit Nationalist movements to restore sovereignty.
The House of Lords advanced a bill placing British coal mines under government ownership after a decisive second reading. The House of Commons has already approved the measure, awaiting formal third reading and the king's assent to become law.
The Senate rejected President Truman's strike-induction plan 70 to 13 as part of a broader labor bill while a coal strike settled after weeks of disruption. The Case Bill passed the House 280 to 106, providing mediation boards, anti violence provisions, and a 1.85 per day wage boost for miners with a new welfare fund.
Washington reports the Office of Defense Transportation revoked an order requiring a 25 percent cut in coal burning on a railroad passenger service. The reversal was issued late Wednesday, restoring service levels.
New York AFL announces activation of its own air force to help keep peace in the union. Four five passenger Cessnas will serve as trouble shooters to handle grievances before they grow. S. L. Newman, vice president, explains the plan. Executive dies in Pittsburgh W A Givens, executive vice president of Al Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., died Wednesday.
A Washington spokesman forecast soft coal prices to climb 35 to 50 cents per ton following the government pact with John L. Lewis. Operators, sidelined since government seizure of their properties six days ago, planned a conference and warned they would not predict if the contract would shape their settlement with Lewis or the mines’ return to private ownership.
Ohio Supreme Court took up whether Youngstown can tax light gas and telephone bills amid a suit by Raymond Holcomb. Lamar Jackson argued the state already taxes gross receipts, while Youngstown asserts home rule grants equal sovereignty to tax locally. Several Ohio cities have or plan utility levies.
Washington reports an All lied dispute over Emperor Hirohito grew after Moscow protested his electioneering style travel during Japan's recent campaign. The Soviet complaint was raised with the Far Eastern Commission as General MacArthur signaled agreement on closer cooperation and efforts to improve liaison with the Commission.
A British government spokesman said Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten, supreme allied commander in Southeast Asia, may return to that post after visiting London for the victory celebration. The spokesman noted the main job in the area was done and suggested Mountbatten could command a British fleet.
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach said both Allis-Chalmers and J. I. Case faced possible government seizure if they do not settle long standing wage disputes by the weekend. He told reporters the firms had resisted attempts to reconcile the wage conflicts.
Thirteen key prosecution witnesses refused to testify at a court martial over alleged abuse of G I prisoners at the Lichfield England detention camp. The trial was halted and adjourned to Friday as witnesses face disciplinary actions and the judge advocate oversaw next steps. Other trials were postponed to June 3 and witnesses remain confined to the guardhouse amid claims of mistreatment and retaliation.
The Daily Express described a new germ weapon said to be a deadly in fabri paralysis virus with mass production claimed in Indiana. A Washington army chemical warfare spokesman dismissed the Daily Express report as not true.
A gasoline truck overturned on State Route 142 one mile east of London. The driver, B. F. Morris, 52, of West Jefferson, was burned to death. Passengers Myrtle Harris, 28, and Sara Morgan, 19, both of West Jefferson, were seriously burned and listed in fair condition at Columbus Grant Hospital.
U S military authorities say an American MP struck a Russian diplomatic courier carrying mail to Paris at Ciampino Airport near Rome after the courier refused to identify himself aboard a plane. The MP also struck a Russian diplomat outside the plane, actions deemed unlawful by the American.
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