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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1946

Page

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Plans Renew Columbus Walkout Talks Hit by Doubt

Columbus workers brace for renewed talks as the Clo-Transport Workers Union and Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co renew negotiations over a 30 cent an hour wage increase a closed shop and reduced hours. The strike has left 640 idle workers with 200 streetcars and buses in the barn while downtown traffic rises and taxis fill demand.

Columbus Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Clo-Transport Workers Union C. Cole Cole Warren Warren Transportation Co AFL Howard M. Metzenbaum Security Service, Inc Youngstown Metzenbaum

Covington Newspaper Sold to Dayton Men

Troy report says Joseph J. Lee and H J. Miller announce sale of the Stillwater Valley News in Covington to Dayton investors John T. Phillips and Daniel J. Beckner.

Covington Dayton Men TROY Joseph J. Lee H J. Miller Stillwater Valley News John T. Phillips Daniel J. Beckner Dayton

SAM SIMMONS Predicts Science Shapes Future History

The writer contemplates a distant era dominated by scientific progress. He believes medicine will extend lifespans and that automation could free people from work. He notes potential shifts in political focus and the enduring question of how idleness and culture will evolve.

Jesus Christ Washington Lincoln

Meat shortage relief unlikely this week

Washington officials report no clear plan to ease the meat shortage. Proposals include easing controls to boost marketing or government seizure of livestock, with Secretary Anderson noting possible market action but not a total supply increase.

Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson White House Spence D-ay

Paper Shortage Probe Opens in Congress

A congressional subcommittee convened to investigate current paper shortages, focusing on newsprint as well as cleansing and toilet tissues. CPA Chief John D Small assured no publications will halt due to paper scarcity, while discussions include lifting price controls to ease the shortage. Rep Clarence Brown, a publisher, notes newspapers with controls removed argue newsprint price is not a major production cost.

Sioux City Congressional Food Study Committee Midwest Thomas L. Jenkins Ohio Allan B. Kline Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Kline Washington CPA John D. Small Boren Americcan Puoblishers Association

Raid Decision May Be Halted In Akron

In Akron UFI reports Republican gubernatorial candidate Thomas Herbert predicts the Trumbull County liquor board will delay raid decision outcomes until after the November election. He notes the board took months to respond after the raid and cites 46 certified liquor violations in Cleveland with only four responses.

AKRON UFI— Liquor Board Trumbull County Thomas Qd Herbert Thomas Governor's Liquor Board Cleveland Police Department

Father Slaying Trial Lacks Jury Selection

The case of Harry McKeever Jr., aged 23, charged with second degree murder in his father’s death on July 5, enters its second day in Common Pleas Court as jurors await selection. Nine of a tentative twenty jurors were excused after defense attorney Roy Roof and Prosecuting Attorney Rex Hanna questioned them.

Kenton Harry McKeever, Jr Common Pleas Court Roy Roof Rex. Hanna

Ex-GIs Seek Old Jobs Back at Akron Tavern

U S District Attorney Don Miller filed in Federal Court a petition for a mandatory injunction to restore ex GI workers to pano flayer jobs at Riley's tavern in Akron. Named individuals include Joseph DiNuaro of Akron and Calvin B Conway of Alliance.

Clevelani Taro Pano Akron U.S Don Miller Riley Joseph Duiauro Calvin B. Conway Alliance

Death of 10 year old burns victim in hospital

Coroner Herbert P. Lyle reports Joseph Metzcar of Middletown died at Children's Hospital from burns he suffered last week.

Cincinnati Herbert P. Lyle Joseph Metzcar Middletown Children's Hospital

Early Shipping Walkout Pact Evidenced by Union Leaders

Leaders of AFL and CIO unions and government officials reported the maritime commission may enforce contract changes on all government vessels. The dispute centers on East Coast shipowners versus Pacific Coast owners, with last minute settlement talks promising a possible end to the walkout. Separately a car crash left Leroy Libomb, 23, injured with chest and shoulder injuries after colliding with a utility pole.

FRESS AFL CIO Maritime Commission Wold Pacific

Sabotage Rumor Flanks Pittsburgh Power Line

A Duquesne Light Co spokesman suggested sabotage after a 22 000 volt line failure left about 28 000 residents in Clairton and Wilson Borough without power for over 30 minutes. Officials and union leaders met with mediators to resolve a trolley and bus strike that has crippled city transit and spurred unemployment claims. the utility continued limited service to vital users.

Pittsburgh Independent Association of Employes of Duquesne Light and Associated Companies U. S Power Union Patrick J. O'Brien International Union W U. S. Employment Service Duquesne Light

Draft Dodger Turned Artist Pleads Guilty in Detroit

Lloyd Iring Chavis, 33, a self styled poet and artist, pleaded guilty in Detroit to violating the Selective Service Act. He dodged the draft for five years with help from two school teachers and was arrested at his Ann Arbor girlfriend's apartment. He blamed his wife's blue eyes for starting his trouble and argued that artists are more important than soldiers. He remains held on $1,000 bond awaiting sentencing.

Detroit Ann Artor Lloyd Iring Chavis Theodore Levin

Trieste Statute Clash Hampers Big Four Plans

Yugoslav delegate Pijade accused the United States and Britain of betraying the Big Four accord on Trieste to favor a Anglo American military base. He warned the city should not endure a colonial style regime under foreign troops and urged drafting Trieste’s statute to Free State status with democratic governance.

Paris United States Great Britain Free State of Trieste Adriatic Pijade Foreign Ministers Council U. S Yugoslavia Tom Connally Gladwyn Jehbb Thescene Free ‘State Foreign Ministers’ Council

Ohio Valley Power Plant Planned in Pleasants County

Monongahela Power Company plans a 2.7 million dollar modern power plant in Benzinger Township Pleasants County to supply current for new industries in the Ohio Valley. The project has advisory committee approvals in CPA groups in Charleston Parkersburg and West Virginia, with state Civilian Production Administration support expected in Morgantown. The plant would include a powerhouse coal handling and task disposal facilities, touted as among the nation's most modern.

Clarksburg W. Va UPI Pleasants County Ohio Valley Monongahela Power Company CPA Central West Virginia Charleston Parkersburg Alex Cooper Civilian Production Administration Morgantown Benzinger Township

Arab Parley Suspended with Indefinite Adjournment

London reports the Palestine conference adjourned for an indefinite period as Arab delegations may return home. The sixth meeting, attended by Foreign Secretary Bevin and Colonial Secretary Hall, began 22 days ago. A press conference is planned tomorrow to unveil the Arab plan for settling the Palestine problem.

London Ernest Bevin George Hall

Dairy Prices Eyed by OPA

OPA examines dairy prices in a closed Price Decontrol Board session as producers seek higher ceilings. The board previously left dairy prices free of caps, with a 27 percent rise in chocolate and related products taking effect today.

OPA Washington

Lake States Agree on Streamlined Unemployment Tax Plan

Eight Great Lakes states and the Lake Carriers Association agreed to a reciprocal plan simplifying unemployment payments for seamen. Under the scheme taxes are paid where the employer’s office is located and cover all seamen in member states. Police Chief Otto Dvorak of Seven Hills Village faces probation for alleged negligence after missing school bus duty, spending time at liquor permit premises, failing to appear in traffic court, releasing a prisoner without bond, and delaying an accident report.

Mernberg Germany Allied Control Council Clem Hermann Goering Joachim von Ribbentrop Berlin Gersiman Martin Bormann Power Commission Council Nuernberg Hjalmar Schacht Franz von Papen Rhine Hans Fritsche Marishal Wilhelm Keitel Gol Alfred Jodl Fritz Sauckel Bolester Britain France Russia United States Berelin Adolf Hitler Fuehrer Ware Goering von Ribbenstrop Keitel Ernst Kaltenbrunner Hans Frank Wilhelm Frick Alfred Rosenberg Cleveland Great Lakes States Lake Carriers Association Lakes Otto Dvorak Seven Hills Village Raymond J. Calvin Dvorak

Water Company Appeals City Takeover Ruling

Circleville Ohio Water Service Co. says it will appeal to the Court of Appeals after Pickaway County Common Pleas denied its bid for an injunction to stop the city from taking over and operating Circleville's water system.

Circleville Ohio Water Service Co Pickaway Counts Common Pleas Circleville Water System

Police Nab Shoplifter With $2000 in Goods

AKRON A 53 year old man described by police as a shoplifter had more than $2000 in stolen merchandise when arrested. He claimed to be from Zanesville. The items, seized in eight suitcases and a trunk, were described as varied and believed stolen from stores in Akron Cleveland Pittsburgh Warren and Mansfield.

Akron Zanesville Cleveland Pittsburgh Warren Mansfield

Tobacco Manufacturer George Stevens Is Dead

Cincinnati business leader George Hilary Stevens aged 68, head of the G. H Stevens Tobacco Co. in Cincinnati and Lexington and president of the Huntington Tobacco Co. in West Virginia, died Monday night at his home. He also owned several racehorses.

George Stevens Cincinnati George Hillary Stevens G. H Stevens Tobacco Co Lexington Huntington, W. Va

Prize Jersey cows flown in from Ontario to Columbus

Seven prize Jersey cows were flown into Columbus yesterday from Ontario, California, arriving in about 12 hours as a crowd gathered for the landing of the bomber Truculent Turtle. The cattle were housed in pairs with heads pointed forward aboard the two engine transport.

Columbus Colume Ontario Calif

Hull Urges Big Five Unity On His 68th Birthday

Gravely ill former Secretary of State Cordell Hull counseled the Big Five to replace dangerous differences with mutual confidence or risk impalpable disaster. He spoke from the U S Naval Hospital where he recovers from a stroke while drafting experiences for a postwar world peace lesson. Hull warned that national point differences loom larger than common interests and urged continuous cooperation to restore and sustain peace and security.

Washington Jpi Carter Hull Hull U. S. Naval Hospital Roosevelt United Nations Alles Truman Henry Wallace Byrnes Rawiq

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