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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1951

Page

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Housewives Eye Poultry Fish Pork Spurn Beef

A nationwide AP survey finds beef prices rising push housewives toward pork poultry and fish while questioning if buyers still resist higher costs. Reports from Washington New York Indianapolis and other cities note little beef price grumbling yet some shoppers cut other groceries. Beef supplies vary from scarce to ample as demand exceeds supply and cattle deliveries to major markets fall sharply ahead of the fall slaughter season.

Washington, D. C New York City Indianapolis S. Department of Agriculture

Mrs Roosevelt approves filming of FDR life story

Hyde Park New York Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt widow confirms producer Stanley Kramer has acquired movie rights to the late president life story She will collaborate in the films production as disclosed in a statement last night by Mrs Roosevelt

Hyde Park N. Y Franklin D. Roosevelt Stanley Kramer Kramer

Walker Will Probate Leaves Kids Estate To Sons

Los Angeles law officers filed the will of actor Robert Walker proving his $100000 estate is left solely to his two sons Robert Jr ten and Michael ten. The mother actress Jennifer Jones is excluded by the terms of the will filed yesterday for probate.

Los Angeles Robert Walker Robert, Jr Michael Jennifer Jones

Aging flagman killed by 10 ton roller in Norwood

Frank Jones, 74, of Batavia, Ohio, died yesterday after slipping beneath a 10 ton roller while directing traffic on a road being resurfaced in Norwood. The incident occurred on a work site with Jones crushed under the weight of the roller. Authorities investigated the fatal accident.

Cincinnati Norwood Frank Jones Batavia, O

Dual-Purpose Plants Urged as Defense Aid

General Motors president C E Wilson urged an industrial preparedness plan of dual purpose plants to switch quickly to war production. Addressing 1800 ordnance leaders, he argued new plants are costly and war focused. the facilities would bolster peace and national security without dependence on wartime factories. Secretary Pace did not speak.

Cincinnati General Motors Corp C. E. Wilson American Ordnance Association United States Wilson Frank Pace

Clark Gable Wife Divorce Battle Moves Nevada Filing

The legal duel between Clark Gable and his wife continues as Mrs. Gable, formerly Lady Sylvia Ashley, files for divorce in Santa Monica. Gable responds by establishing residence in Nevada and filing his own suit in Las Vegas, intensifying the dispute.

Hollywood Clark Gables Gable Sylvia Ashley Santa Monica Calif Nevada Las Vegas

French Repel Red Assaults Near Nghialo City

French Army headquarters said Napalm strikes by air force planes halted two Viet-Minh assaults on Nghialo the largest town in the Thai Federation 90 miles west of Hanoi. B-26 bombers and US supplied fighters aided Thai partisans in fending off ground attacks.

Saigon Nghialo Thai Federation Hanoi United States

Stratemeyer to Retire as FEAF Commander

Lt Gen George E Stratemeyer who led the Far East Air Forces through the first year of the Korean War will retire due to ill health. The FEAF release says he and Mrs Stratemeyer will leave Japan by ship in November for Winter Park Florida where the 61 year old veteran of 36 years service will await orders retiring him for physical disability.

Tokyo George E. Stratemeyer Far East FEAF

Man revived after 15 minutes dead in California

Melvin Hewitt a 28 year old Navy veteran was dead about 15 minutes after collapsing outside a bar and revived after thoracic chest surgery. Doctors warned he may have brain damage or amnesia and possibly a second life. His estranged wife waits at his bedside as prayers go up.

Long Beach Calif Melvin Hewitt Hewitt el Monte Veterans Hospital

Freighter Sinks. Seven Crew Rescued off Cape Hatteras

The Southern Isles split in two and sank about 200 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. Seven of 24 crewmen were rescued by the Charlotte Lykes, five bodies recovered. Coast Guard cutters and PBM aircraft converged on the scene. two freighters, Warrior and Florence Luckenbach, rushed to assist. Cause unknown, ship built as an LST and owned by Philadelphia Norfolk Steamship Co.

Elizabeth City N.C Coast Guard Esichted Rene BR Runee Sepp Charlotte Lykes Southern Isles Cape Hatteras Cherokee Norfolk PBM Martin Jacksonville Fla Florence Luckenbach Philadelphia- Norfolk Steamship Co Wilmington Del

Wisconsin Party Chiefs Endorse Taft for 1952

Thirteen Wisconsin Republicans, once backing Harold Stassen in 1948, urged Taft to enter the April 1 presidential primary. They said they would support his candidacy without obligation on Taft’s part. Taft and Stassen have not announced their intentions but appear to be weighing a run.

Washington Wisconsin Harold E. Stassen Taft Ohio Stassen

Jail Stills Laugh Of Alleged Killer

In Fort Wayne Indiana Ralph Rogers 26 was arrested on a manslaughter charge after a woman in a downtown theater identified him as the suspect in the fatal shooting of his wife. The 30 year old woman, Rachel, was found dead in their home's basement last Saturday.

Fort Wayne Ind Ralph Rogers Rachel

Doomed Ohio Slayer Seeks Court Review

Attorneys for Gerald Killinger 18 sought Supreme Court review of his first degree murder conviction for the Medina County slaying of Harold Mast 23. Killinger and accomplice Max Amerman 27 plotted the killing to pursue Mast s Norwegian war bride Randi 24. Both killers sit on death row at Ohio Penitentiary with claims of coerced confession and a promise of Army entry.

Columbus Gerald Killinger Medina County Supreme Court Killinger Thomas J. Friel Robert L. Johnson Cleveland Harold 23 Max Amerman Amerman Mast Randi Ohio Penitentiary Johnson Inspecto David Cowles Cowles Ohio National Guard

Two Chemistry Grants Listed

Ohio University received two new chemistry research grants from the Research Corporation. Dr. Lawrence P. Eblin and Dr. Fred A. Tate will conduct studies, with Dr. Don R. Clippinger noting the Cotrell Foundation supports these grants.

Ohio University The Research Corporation Don R. Clippinger Lawrence P. Eblin Fred A. Tate Jesse H. Day Maynard Neher Frederick Gardner Cottrell Research Corp Cottrell

Hamburg Inventor Frank Mendes Rites Set Sunday

Akron mourns Frank Mendes age 86 who popularized the ice cream cone and claimed to invent the hamburger. He died yesterday, nearly six decades after saying he sold the first hamburger at a Summit County fair. Burial is planned for Sunday in Akron.

Akron Frank Mendes Summit County

Owens Sees 200 Million Ton Increase in Coal Output

John Owens, secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, told a Columbus banquet that American coal mines could add 200 million tons annually if needed. He credited miners and plants already in use and praised the industry for not seeking subsidies or government aid.

Columbus John Owens United Mine Workers of America National Mine Rescue Owens

October heat wanes as cool air invades eastern states

An October heat wave eases with cooler air moving from the northern Great Lakes into the southern Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Despite the turn, unseasonably warm conditions persist from the Gulf states to the lower Great Lakes. Midwest cities logged record October highs including 92 in St. Louis and Toledo, 99 in Chicago and Indianapolis, and 89 in Dayton.

Great Lakes Mississippi Valley Ohio Valley Gulf States Midwest St. Louis Toledo Chicago Indianapolis Dayton

Child League Chiefs Named Ohio head a dayton report

Mrs E Y Flaning of Toledo was elected president of the Child Conservation League of Ohio. Re-elected: Recording secretary Mrs Aubry Ralph of McConnelsville. district president Mrs Dorcas Winter of Upper Sandusky. New officers: treasurer Mrs Denzil Downing of Zanesville. district presidents Mrs Grayden Biery of New Concord and Mrs Lester Westenbergarer of Lancaster.

Dayton

Route 7 Crash Fatal to Youth in Cheshire

Gerald Berlin Little 19 died in Holzer Hospital from a fractured skull after a Route 7 wreck near Ches hire. The 1941 station wagon he drove struck a guard rail and rolled, with responders including State Highway Patrol and police at the scene. Little, a coal truck driver, lived with his parents and was known as Dink or Squirrel.

Gallipolis Gerald Berlin Little Cheshire Holzer Hospital Route 7 Meigs County State Highway Patrol George Ehman Gordon Fisher Middleport Little Dink James B. Little

Press Search For Slayers Press Search For Slayers

Cliffside Park New Jersey deputies pursue the murder of Willie Moretti with a cross city inquiry into two hats found at the Brooklyn dining spot. Deputy Attorney General Paul V. Huckin will meet with Frank Hogan Miles McDonald and will visit another unnamed agency for more clues.

Cliffside Park N. J Willie Moretti New York City Paul V. Huckin Metropolis Manhattan Frank Hogan Miles McDonald Brooklyn Huckin Moretti

Clinton C. Ames Dies Aged 59 Veteran Ohio State Journal Ad Staff

Clinton C. Ames 59 longtime advertising department employee of the Ohio State Journal died last night. A native of Dunkirk Indiana he began work with the paper in 1912 and was known for steady service in Columbus.

Columbus Clinton C. Ames The Ohio State Journal Dunkirk Ind

Group Will Launch National Protestant Service Program

Cincinnati reports the inauguration Sunday of the United Church Men a nationwide laymen movement linked to the National Council of the Churches of Christ. Backed by 31 million Protestants, the body aims to solve social problems through church and community service. E Urner Goodman of New York leads the program as it holds a two day board session prior to launch. The group seeks interracial, international and interfaith goodwill, community improvement, juvenile delinquency reduction, youth rehabilitation, institutional work, and stronger local churches and missions.

Cincinnati United Church Men National Council of the Churches of Christ U.S.A Taft Audi Torium E. Urner Goodman New York

Athens Woman Becomes Ohio PTA President

Mrs. Lorin C. Staats of Athens, living at 310 E. State St., was elected president of the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers at its Golden Jubilee Convention in Columbus. Previously first vice president, she has long PTA service including district council director and state magazine editor.

Lorin C. Staats E. State St Ohio Congress of Parents and ‘Teachers Columbus Staats Ohio University PTA Ohio

Ohio draft quota increased for November

COLUMBUS Revised selective service calls for November in Ohio will affect 423 more men. The original call was for 2,946 men. State Director Col. Chester W. Goble said he could not account for the increase order from Washington. The revised county quotas include Athens 20, Gallia 12, Hocking 8, Jackson 14, Lawrence 26, Morgan 6, Meigs 10, Perry 12, Ross 19, Vinton 9, and Washington 15.

Columbus Ohio Chester W. Goble Washington Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Lawrence Morgan Meigs Perry Ross Vinton

CIO Workers Strike at Springfield Plant for wage boosts

About 1,100 CIO United Auto Workers struck Robbins and Myers Inc. plant in Springfield last night seeking an average 20 cent hourly raise after a union company conference. Picket lines formed around the plant.

CIO Springfield United Auto Workers Robbins and Myers Inc

Mercury Reaches 92 Degree High in October Record

Students noted a 92 degree high Thursday as records were scanned for Oct 4 with a new daily high. The heat climbed three degrees above the prior day, then dropped to 55 by night and rose again to 72 by 9 am as ex-day uncertainty lingered.

Exiday

Red Buildup Area Facing New Perils

Battered Chinese pull back in two western front sectors as nine nations push into a large Red buildup zone in a new Allied offensive. U S Third Division seizes a key hill and Australian and British forces push toward remaining hills between the Imjin and Samichon rivers. Casualties mount as fighting continues with air and artillery support.

U.S Eighth Army Korea Reds Matthew B. Ridgway Nee Man’s Land U. N U.S. Third Imjin Samichon U. S. First Cavalry Division Third Division Chorwon

House Chiefs Act To Revise Controls Bill

Washington reports House leaders plan to push passage of a bill revising price controls, criticized by President Truman as the Capehart Amendment. The Senate approved the compromise 45 to 2, retaining the core change allowing sellers to pass most cost increases from the start of the Korean War to July 26. Next week, the Senate will address reimposing slaughter quotas and repealing strict import limits on fats oils and dairy products.

Washington House Truman Capehart Senate Senator Capehart R-Ind Trusman

New Hurricane How Aims At Cape Cod And Nantucket

The fringe of hurricane How, the eighth storm of the season, is moving toward Cape Cod and Nantucket Massachusetts. Winds near the center hover around hurricane strength though the edge brings 40 to 60 mph gusts. storm warnings extend from Cape Hatteras North Carolina to Portland Maine.

Washington Cape Cod Nantucket Mass Weather Bureau Cape Hatteras N. C Portland

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Hasan Simpons 11Th Republic of Korea Infantry Regiment U.S. Army Acme Associated Press American Meat Institute AMI Trade Organization of Packers Mrs. Roosevelt Walker Roller Clark Gable Stratemeyer Hamburg Owens Lands Child League Chiefs Senate Foreign Relations Philip C. Jessup Joseph R. McCarthy Jessup Robert Low Slayers National Protestant Service Athens Woman Ohio Pta News Index Chauncey Amnaintiquaegenniae Glos Alleminainae Nelsonville Point Pleasant Eeentnewen Pomeroy-Middleport
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