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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1954

Page

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Enrollment projections mark OU conference focus

Ohio University hosts a two day Higher Education Conference with leaders from OU and neighboring schools. Harold E. Stassen arrives to discuss Education and Freedom as enrollment trends show 12 000 to 16 000 potential students by 1972.

Ohio University Harold E. Stassen U.S. Foreign Operations Administration Memorial Auditorium Murphy Collins John C. Baker

Dems Move To Delay Dixon Yates Contract

Senate and House Atomic Energy panels plan to review the 500 million dollar Dixon Yates power contract for 25 years as Democrats seek a delay until after they gain control of Congress. The AEC approved the deal to buy power from a private Memphis plant, aiming to replace TVA output. Johnson urges a quiet burial after January when Democrats take over.

Washington Tennessee Valley Authority Congress Senate House Atomic Energy Committee White House The Atomic Energy Commission Est Memphis Ark Dixon-Yates TVA AEC Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Atomic Committee

Dozen Children Put Theory to Acid Test

Mr and Mrs Joseph C Pauley of Ferguson have a 14 room house but are short four bedrooms Their 12th child was born Sunday The Pauleys joke about children being cheaper by the dozen and plan possible house expansion in the spring The suburb is outside St Louis Missouri

ST. Louis Joseph C. Pauley Pauley Ferguson

Queen's surgeon dies in Indiana at 80

Dr. D. J. McCarthy, 80, personal surgeon to Queen Marie of Romania during World War I, decorated by Serbia for service with a Red Cross unit in Serbia and Romania, died Tuesday in Richmond Indiana.

Richmond Ind D. J. McCarthy Romania Red Cross Serbia

Tragedy Near Indiana Border Claims Lawrenceburg Man

Orville Jackson aged 39 of Lawrenceburg Indiana was struck and killed yesterday after his car stalled on Route 0 near the Indiana border. The accident occurred off the highway and the victim died at the scene.

Cincinnat Orville Jackson Lawrenceburg Ind Indiana

Almanac predicts mixed 1955 weather with a mild March

Lancaster report summarizes the 1955 Almanac predicting storms at year start, a mild March, normal summer temperatures, and below normal rainfall. It notes 130 years of weather and farming guidance and odd domestic tips from the book, including a duck tracking snow formula and a Nixon family recipe.

Lancaster Lancaster Almanac John Quincy Adams Richard Nixon Patricia

Eisenhower to Dedicate Abilene Museum Tomorrow

President Eisenhower travels to Abilene Kansas for the dedication of the Eisenhower memorial museum a 325000 project funded by volunteers and set for Veterans Day ceremonies. He will speak briefly joined by Mrs Eisenhower and Dr Milton S Eisenhower.

Washington Eisenhower Abilene Kan Volun Kansas Miltons. Eisenhower Pennsylvania State University Eisenhower Foundation Boyh

Stevens Sees Dems Back Army Program In El Paso

Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens says Democratic Congresses will aid President Eisenhower's defense program. He told reporters that Democratic control changes nothing for the Army and that under Ike's leadership the military program will be carried out as Stevens toured El Paso area installations.

EL Paso Tex Eisenhower Robert Stevens Congress Stevens Ike el Paso Area

Inmates Spur Building of Columbiana Jail

Columbiana County commissioners seek a temporary holding place for prisoners and have hired an architect to draft plans for a new jail. Prisoners from Columbiana were housed in Mahoning County jail after the 1929 demolition of the old Columbiana facility.

Columbiana Lisbon Columbiana County Prn Umbiana Mahoning County Mahoning

Welfare official urges better care to curb juvenile delinquency

Cincinnati Henry J Robinson director of the state welfare department calls private and public agencies to provide more adequately for juveniles to prevent delinquency speaking at the 64th annual Ohio Welfare Conference where he previously served as president two years ago.

Cincinnati Henry J Robinson State Welfare Department Ohio Welfare Conference

Safety unit urges teens to avoid reckless date driving

Columbus reports the highway safety department urged teenage girls to refuse dates with boys who drive recklessly to cut down teen accident risk. Director U C Felty warned that girls' lives depend on drivers' actions.

Columbus Highway Safety Department U. C. Felty

Senate Opens Rebuke Session Over McCarthy Censure

The Senate begins debate on censuring Sen. McCarthy with a Watkins committee recommendation. McCarthy calls the move ridiculous and warns of Communist victory, while colleagues differ on merits and timing of a vote.

Senate McCarthy Washington Sen Wisconsin Watkins Utah Ralph W. Zwicker Communist Party Watkins Committee Edwir C. Johnson D-Cole Special Committee Johnson Case R-Sd

Meigs Countian Finds Rare Golden Eagles

A Meigs County farmer in Salem Center spotted three golden eagles, protecting his wounded dog. He shot one, two others circling overhead, and the bird was captured for wildlife officials in Athens. Officials note eagles are rare in Southeastern Ohio and warn against illegal hunting.

Wildlife Division Athens Ohio Division of Wildlife Ohio Messenger Newsphote Roy Cross Southeastern Ohio Salem Center Mullins Dalton Division North America Rau Orthern Asia Africa United States

Man Held On 1st Degree Murder Count

Lugene Johnson, 62, is jailed on two first degree murder charges in a double slaying. He awaits a special grand jury session Friday. A companion remains in custody for questioning, with probable release forthcoming. Victims were James A. Lett, 54, shot, and Mirtha C. Jones, 52, clubbed with a shotgun at Lett’s Beaver area home.

Great-Grandmother Takes 1st Plane Ride

Ellen Skinner Carruth aged 91 of Denison Texas took her first airliner flight between Fort Worth and Dallas. Her family notes she had long hoped to fly and called the five minute trip wonderful. Her clan includes eight children 32 grandchildren 26 married and 35 great grandchildren.

Dallas Ellen Skinner Carruth Dension Tex Fort Worth

Democrats See Slim Chance For 1955 Tax Cut Outlook

Key Democrats who pushed a large individual income tax cut earlier this year now doubt any substantial relief in 1955 despite Democratic control of Congress. On the Ways and Means Committee, nine of ten respond, five doubt a cut, three would not forecast, only Rep Dingell says prospects look bright. Dingell plans to introduce a bill to raise exemptions by 100 dollars per year and dependent, replacing the current 600 exemption.

Washington Democratic Party Congress House Ways and Means Dingell D-Mich All 10

Burke Gains In Vote Tally

The official count from seven Ohio counties increased George H. Bender’s lead while reducing Thomas A. Burke’s share. Statewide unofficial totals show Bender with about 1,257,716 votes and Burke with about 1,250,646 after adjustments.

Burke Columbus Ohio George H. Bender Ted W. Brown Bender

Convicts Take Personality Course at Holmesburg Prison

Forty five inmates at Holmesburg Prison are enrolled in a course on winning friends. Deputy Welfare Commissioner Edward J. Hendrick, who oversees city prisons, reported this at a City Council budget meeting yesterday.

Philadelphia Holmesburg Prison Edward J. Hendrick

Nation to Note Ist Veterans Day Observances

Washington observes Veterans Day marking the switch from Armistice Day with a minute of silence at 11 am. The focus shifts to honoring all 231 million veterans across nine wars and the unknown dead in Arlington Cemetery. Living veterans, some 21 million, are also highlighted in national tributes.

Washington Arlington Cemetery Congress America

Ike notes soften Russia attitude after plane incident

President Eisenhower said Russia shows a more conciliatory attitude after the American photo reconnaissance plane was shot down off the Japanese coast. He noted the incident is not entirely clear and that U.S. protests differ from past responses, unsure of what may come next.

Washington Eisenhower Russia

Water District Rejects Girard Membership Over Drought

The Mahoning Valley Sanitary District denied Girard's application for membership. Girard would then rely on district wells, but those wells are drying up, and the district says membership is not a solution to Girard's water troubles.

Youngstown Mahoning Valley Girard Girard Sanitary District Girard

Pilot Parachutes After Wing Collapses

An Ohio National Guard F51 Mustang lost a wing and crash landed in a cornfield at Massillon. Lt. Richard C. Larfert of North Canton parachuted about 5000 feet to safety with scratches and a shoulder bruise. He serves with the 112th Fighter Bomber Squadron.

Firemen Hampered by Turkey Gobblers Blaze in Westmoreland

In Westmoreland California a truck and trailer carrying about 28 000 pounds of frozen turkey was destroyed by fire when a wheel bearing froze causing a tire to ignite. Firemen reported motorists stopped to grab turkeys delaying firefighting efforts.

Westmoreland Calif

Mogadore's Police Chief Ray Saxe Dies at 6

Akron report states Ray F. Saxe aged 6 year old police chief of Mogadore died last night of a heart attack.

Akron Ohio Ray F. Saxe Mogadore

Killer of Five Found Guilty

New York detective story reports John Francis Roche, 27, convicted of first degree murder for five killings. Jury verdict without mercy means a death sentence, pending appeal to the state's highest court. Roche, a plumber's helper, admitted killing Dorothy Westwater, 14, last June, the last in a series police say he confessed. He refused to testify and asked his lawyers he had no desire to live.

New York John Francis Roche Roche Dorothy Westwater

Jane Wyman Seeks Divorce Number 3 in 1952 Marriage

Santa Monica Calif with mental cruelty Jane Wyman sues bandleader Frederick J Karger for divorce. She seeks permission to resume her former name Jane Wyman. The couple wed in 1952 and separated last Saturday. she previously married Ronald Reagan and Myron Man.

Santa Monica Calif Jane Wyman Frederick J. Karger Ronald Reagan Myron Man

Liquor Stores to Close Thursday for Veterans Day

State liquor stores and agencies will be closed Thursday in observance of Veterans Day, the liquor department announced today.

Columbus State

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