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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1949
Page
1
John L. Lewis announced a return to work by 380000 striking soft coal miners until November 30 while negotiations continue. The policy committee met and approved the move as a goodwill measure to aid public convenience, with a possible resumption of the strike after November 30 if no settlement is reached.
In Columbus the apostolic delegate to the U S Amleto Cicognani urged Catholic youth not to desert farms for city life without careful thought. The message came during a Youth Day session at the National Catholic Rural Life Conference.
John G. Blackman age 23 of Detroit was killed when his automobile was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train. He burned to death in the wreck shortly after impact.
Government mediators invited Northern and Western coal operators to meetings with Cyrus S. Ching directing talks. John L. Lewis and CIO leaders prepared for possible Chicago discussions while U S Steel and Bethlehem move toward peace terms similar to pension deals. 380000 miners strike. 185000 back to work in steel.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration assumed air traffic control of military craft as a safety measure following near collisions involving an Eastern Constellation and an Air Force bomber near National Airport. The move, effective today, extends a weather-based safety procedure to fair conditions after weeks of talks with Air Force and Navy officials.
Workers in Bucyrus report the collection at $13,644 toward a $14,440 goal. A spokesman said the effort fell short by $796 but achieved 95 percent of the target.
The Associated Press reports Democrats scored big victories in New York's U.S. Senate race and many city elections, boosting Truman's Fair Deal stance. Lehman defeated Dulles in New York, while Lehman and O'Dwyer wins signal a national Democratic trend. New Jersey reelected Gov. Alfred Driscoll, and Boston ousted Mayor Curley.
POMEROY Ohio an election worker was seriously injured while alighting from a taxicab near her home on East Main Street. Bert Webster 812 East Main Street was taken to Meigs General Hospital with a fractured left leg deep scalp lacerations leg injuries and a right knee injury. Richard Schoonover 27 Rutland was charged with reckless operation after an oncoming car struck the worker as it tried to pass between the cab and a utility pole. Marvin Price 26 Rutland was held for investigation. Cab driver Carl Nelson aided the injured woman and police investigated with assistance from area residents.
Columbus voters sustained a five cent bus fare and backed a 27 percent cut in electric rates. The figures show 22,075 in favor and 15,457 against the fare, and 25,205 in favor and 11,751 against the rate cut, with results pending state utility court review.
A 55 year old pedestrian Ever Ett Black died Tuesday from a fractured skull after being struck by a car while crossing a Portsmouth street Sunday. The report notes the incident and lists political context about Harry A. McDonald becoming the first Republican chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission appointed by President Truman in 1947, with observers commenting on the commission’s party balance.
Kansan Senator Clyde M Reed, 78, died of a heart attack last night after collapsing on stairs at his home in Parsons. Elected to the Senate in 1938 and reelected in 1944, his term would have ended January 3, 1991. He had a 30 year career in the railway mail service before politics and newspaper work.
Russell Weisman, 59, longtime chief editorial writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, died yesterday after guiding the paper’s editorials since 1941. An associate editor, he served nearly 30 years with Ohio’s largest morning daily, shaping opinion and editorial work.
Samuel Meryn of the U S Embassy was freed from prison and expelled from Czechoslovakia after spying accusations in Prague. He left with his Austrian wife for Western Germany. Ten days after his arrest the State Department demanded Prague recall two Czechoslovaks from the United States.
Gov. Frank J. Lausche appoints R. Kenneth Kerr publisher of the Lancaster Eagle Gazette to a one year term as trustee of the Ohioana Library Board. Kerr replaces a retiring member and will serve beginning this month.
In Cincinnati early returns show Charter Party candidates with 52.7 percent of first choice votes across 75 precincts, Republicans at 45.2 percent, and independents 2.1 percent. Mayor Albert Cesh heads the field, Charles Taft sits seventh in first choices, with labor’s Harry Proctor and Rollin Everett among top contenders.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad recalls about 978 workers at nine centers for freight car maintenance and repair as part of a broader return from furloughs caused by coal and steel strikes. Total shop personnel furloughed reach about 9500 with clerks and others adding to 13,000.
Capt. John G. Crommelin was disciplined for releasing confidential Navy correspondence. He received a sharp reprimand, was restored to active duty, and Admiral Forrest P. Sherman issued the written rebuke citing Navy regulation violations.
Ohio voters favored colored margarine by a wide margin with 1 251 559 votes to 783 722 and rejected the measure to add a second probate judge in most counties. The office-type ballot proposal also advanced while rural counties mostly opposed it amid mixed mayoral results in Cleveland Youngstown and Akron.
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