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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1947

Page

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U S seeks UN condemnation of Soviet satellites over Balkan border clash

The United States presses the UN to condemn Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria for Greece border troubles as a border watch commission gains approval. Russia opposes while several nations abstain. the plan moves to the general assembly.

U. S Balkan United States United Nations Balkans Greece Yugoslavia Albania Bulgaria Border Commission Boris Athanassov U.S Greek Border Watch Political Committee Assembly Russia Security Council Border Watch Commission Ukraine Poland Czechoslovakia Arab Bloc Sweden Norway Denmark

$90 Stolen From School Office in Nelsonville

A filing cabinet in Junior High School principal J. K. Kinneer’s office was broken into last night and $90 in cash disappeared. Entry was through a back basement window reported at 6:30 a.m. by janitor Irvin Pritchard. A hammer and two screwdrivers were taken from a basement workshop and used to breach the upstairs office door before the loss was discovered.

Nelsonville J. K. Kinneer Everett Hewlett Irvin Pritchard Hewlett Kinneer

Workers Hurt In Strike Row At Lake City Malleable

About 100 strikers blocked entry as workers tried to return to Lake City Malleable Inc. Ten to twelve men were cut or bruised in the clash. President H. J. Redhead reported 15 to 20 autos damaged by missiles in the first scuffle since Local 3375 of the United Steel Workers struck seven weeks ago. Ted Weiss said the clash was a mistake and that peaceful negotiations had failed.

Ashtabula Lake City

Company Robbed Twice In Six Month Period

Interstate Securities Co. in Middletown suffered a second holdup within six months. A lone gunman stole $345 on April 10, and yesterday two gunmen took $777 from the firm, despite its offices being within a block of the Middletown Police Station.

Middletown Interstate Securities Co

Haynam 85 Dies After Fall From Hay Mow

Tobias M. Haynam, 85, died yesterday after a fractured skull sustained in a fall in a hay mow. He lived in Alliance. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Man Tobias M. Haynam

DC-4 Antics Investigated After Upside-Down Flight

In El Paso 53 aboard an American Airlines DC-4 escaped serious injury when Captain Charles Sisto wrestled the airliner from a steep climb to a controlled descent and an emergency landing after the plane briefly went upside down 8,000 feet above ground. Emergency handling by the pilot followed a period where automatic pilot reportedly sent the craft into a dive.

EL Paso Tex Airlines Charles Sisto American Airlines Sisto

AFL Teamsters Sign Wage Hike Agreement

Thomas E. Flynn said the two year contract provides 15 cents an hour raises and benefits for 28 000 truck drivers in 12 central states, bringing the scale to 1 32 an hour. The agreement was concluded in Chicago on July 15 and goes into effect November 15.

San Francisco Thomas E. Flynn AFL Teamsters Central States Chicago Teamsters Flynn

Oberlin College Employees Accept 10 Percent Pay Increase

The Oberlin College Employees' Association has approved a ten percent cost of living raise for staff members, enhancing wages amid ongoing negotiations.

Oberlin Oberlin College Employes’ Association

Reverend John H. Clymer Dies at 69 in Andover

The Rev. John H. Clymer, 69, who retired last June, died of a heart attack yesterday in Andover. He served as a clergyman and was widely known in the community.

Andover John H. Clymer

Ball Defends Free Labor Press Rights Under Taft Hartley Act

Senator Ball of Minnesota told unions no interference with freedom of the labor press is intended by the Taft Hartley Act. As chairman of the watchdog committee, he said the panel will avoid current disputes, that most cases under the act involve employers against unions, and that the law is working with no major defects to date.

Washington Ball Minn Senate House Committee Congress

Paper Price Hikes Hinted by Publishers at Congress

In testimony before a U S congressional committee both American and Canadian paper publishers signaled an imminent rise in newsprint prices. Dayton producer George H Mead told lawmakers that a price increase is inconceivable given current costs. Canadian producers avoided firm statements on future price changes.

Toronto U. S George H. Mead Dayton

Typhoon Strikes Iwo Jima Causing Severe Damage

A vicious tropical typhoon with 160 mile winds battered Iwo Jima today causing severe damage to American installations and unknown casualties. The storm cut communications with the small army caretaker garrison on the World War II battleground.

Guam Iwo Jima

Butter Prices Fall for Second Straight Day in Columbus market

Butter sold at 73 cents a pound for cartoned quarters on the Columbus wholesale market, down two cents from yesterday. The decline marks the second consecutive drop in the current period.

Columbus Revere Mass

Experts Plan Automatic Control Tests for Jet Flight

Air Force engineers announce plans for automatic flight experiments using jet fighters and large transports after the C 54 Skymaster completed an 8000 mile push button test flight to England. Officials from Wright Field and Clinton County Air Base acknowledge the program while citing ongoing refinements and applications for approach and landing procedures.

James Strebig Associated Press Wilmington Air Force England Wright Field Clinton County Stephenville N. F Benjamin S. Kelsey

Liquor Shutdown Date Set Amid War Food Conserve Drive

A two month liquor distillery shutdown to save grain for Europe was reportedly in prospect for Oct 25 as brewing interests meet in Chicago to decide on the plan. President Truman and the Citizens Food Committee support the move with major producers voting, while agricultural groups pledge full cooperation to conserve grain and aid Western Europe. Ohio restaurateurs back the drive though predict uneven compliance with meatless and poultry rules.

Washington Europe Joseph A. Engelhard Louisville Distilled Spirits Institute Truman Citizens Food Committee Charles Luckman Food Committee Brewing Industry Chicago Luckman Meanewhile National Grange American Farm Bureau Federation National Council of Farm Cooperatives Congress Eaton House Foreign Affairs Committee Ohio Restaurant Association Robert H. Williams Association

Henderson Denies Guilt In Murder

Charles R. Henderson, 23, Athens Route 5, pleaded innocent to second degree murder in Common Pleas Court before Judge O F Rowland. Bond set at 10000. trial slated for Oct 27.

Charles R. Henderson Athens John Gwinn Henderson R. W. Finsterwald Common Pleas O. F. Rowland Rowland William Matheny Nelsonville Earnest Evans Sand Run John Ashton John W. Bolin Matheny Evans Floyd Leffler Columbus McLeffler

Federal Agents Nab 2 Suspects In Atom Theft

Federal agents arrest two suspects connected to thefts of confidential material from the Los Alamos Atomic Project. The FBI identified George Wellington Thompson and Ernest Lawrence Paparello as former Army photographers at Los Alamos. Thompson pleaded guilty to Los Alamos thefts but denies taking photos at the base. Paparello’s hearing was continued to next Monday.

Albuquerque N.M Los Alamos FBI Thompson Paparello

County School Officials Plan Meeting Monday

The Southeastern Ohio County School Superintendents Association will hold a regular meeting Monday at 10 a.m. Glen Hanes, Athens county superintendent, announced. The session takes place in Dean Evan R. Collins’ office in the Edwin Watts Chubb Library basement on the Ohio University campus.

Southeastern Ohio County School Superintendents Association Glen Hanes Athens County Evan R. Collins Edwin Watts Chubb Ohio University

Joe Kuhel Named Senators Manager in Washington

Joe Kuhel 41 former first baseman of the Washington Senators was named manager of the club today. He succeeds Ossie Bluege, who becomes head of the Senators farm system.

Washington Joe Kuhel Washington Senators Kuhel Ossie Bluege Senators

AF of L Lawyer Joseph Padway Dies at 56

Joseph A. Padway, 56, general counsel of the American Federation of Labor since 1938, died last night in San Francisco. He wrote much labor legislation in Wisconsin and served as a former Milwaukee County civil court judge.

San Francisco Joseph A. Padway American Federation of Labor Wisconsin Milwaukee County

Grape Harvest Expected To Quad In Lake County

Lake County grape crop should be at least four times larger than last year, County Agent F. Glenn Haskins said today. He urged growers to begin picking immediately and estimated the harvest would last about three more weeks.

Painesville Lake County F. Glenn Haskins

Golf Champion Peyton Hurt In Auto Crash

George Peyton aged 24, winner of the Virginia state open golf title, was reported in critical condition after an automobile accident yesterday near Chicago.

Chicago George Peyton

Lausche Considered for Truman Ticket

Former Ohio governor Frank Lausche, a White House visitor over the past year, is discussed as a potential Democratic vice presidential nominee for 1948. Supporters cite his vote-getting record and East-region appeal though he previously failed to win the governorship. Kirwan backs Lausche as strongest gubernatorial candidate and urged a Columbus party meeting.

Washington Frank J. Lausche Ohio White House Lausche Thomas Herbert Truman East Averell Harriman Michael J. Kirwan Youngstown Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Kirwan Columbus

Cuban Celebration Delays Yacht Murder Trial in Havana

Patricia Schmidt, 22, a Toledo dancer, recounts aboard Mee yacht Laura the April yacht killing of Chicago lawyer John Lester Mee. Trial paused by Cuba’s independence day festivities. prosecutor seeks 30 year maximum and $5,000 indemnity as she admits affair and hidden marriage.

Havana Cuba Patricia Laura) Schmidt John Lester Mee Chicago Toledo Mee Jose Manuel Fuentes Carretero Miss Schmidt Laura

Beer Workers File Taft-Hartley Notices

Four general officers of the United Brewery Workers CIO mailed non-Communist affidavits to keep the union’s 60 000 members under the National Labor Relations Act. The officers named are William J. Kromelbein Carl Feller Ed Heghlett and Charles H. Lindberg.

Cincinnati United Brewery Workers, Cio William J. Kromelbein Carl Feller Ed Heghlett Charles H. Lindberg

Sixty Ohio police chiefs gather in Springfield

Springfield Ohio, sixty police chiefs and their wives will attend the 16th annual conference of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police tomorrow and Saturday, according to Springfield Police Chief Walter L Sweet.

Springfield Ohio Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police Walter L. Sweet

State Officials Decline Comment on Liquor Aide Replacement

State officials declined to comment on reports that Assistant Liquor Director Ralph Dombey of Cleveland would be replaced before November 1. Dombey has held the post since January after Stanley Cofall of Cleveland served as liquor director.

Columbus Ralph Dombey Cleveland Dombey Stanley B. Cofall

Plane Crash Claims Life of Student Flyer in Hamilton

A 24 year old student flyer named Jack Penny of Hamilton died when his plane caught fire in midair and crashed on a farm north of Hamilton. Dr. Edward Cook Butler County coroner identified the victim.

Hamilton Here Edward Cook Butler County Jack Penny

Florence Cavanaugh widow of famed coach dies

Newton Massachusetts reports the death of Mrs Florence E Cavanaugh widow of Frank Cavanaugh the well known football coach associated with Dartmouth Boston College and Fordham University She died on Wednesday in Newton Mass death noted in local obituaries with brief career reference

Coal Executive Frank A. Taylor Dies at 65

Frank A. Taylor 65 coal company executive and prominent bituminous coal industry figure died last night in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Frank A. Taylor Coal Company

Naval Officer Cleared After General Court Martial

Lt. (j g) Richard F Gascoigne of the supply corps was acquitted of all four specifications alleging mistreatment of prisoners in Japan and of conduct prejudicial to good order. The seven officer board delivered verdicts on the second day of deliberations, ending a trial that began September 2.

San Diego Richard F. Gascoigne Navy Japan Supply Corps

Cleveland Lawyer Heads Ohio Army Advisory Commission

Cleveland attorney Robert H. Jamison was named head of Ohio's Army Advisory Commission after the resignation of Rev. Dr. Donald Timerman who called the panel a propaganda agency for military training. Governor Thomas J. Herbert announced Jamison's appointment yesterday.

Columbus Robert H. Jamison Cleveland Ohio Army Advisory Commission Donald Timerman Jamison Thomas J. Herbert

Diamonds Missing at Hamilton Jewelry Store

William Seidensticker, owner of a Hamilton jewelry shop, reported a tray of diamonds valued at 5000 dollars missing after three men asked him to check an account. Police investigating leads and possible suspects.

Hamilton William Seidensticker

Autopsy Awaited in Akron Newborn Death

Coroner R. E. Amos awaited an autopsy report in the death of a newborn child found near State Routes 261 and 21 with the head resting on a bloodstained rock.

Akron R. E. Amos

Two Yugoslav Envoys Expelled By Chile for Communist Plot

Chile expelled Yugoslav charge d affaires Andrej Cunja and Dalibor Jakasa for allegedly taking orders from Belgrade to foment a Communist campaign against the United States. They were driven to Mendoza, Argentina. Chile cited a Soviet-led revolutionary plan and linked it to a 16 000 miner strike seeking higher wages.

Santiago Chile United States Hemisphere Solidarity Andrej Cunja Dalibor Jakasa Legation Buenos Aires Communist International Belgrade Cunja Jakasa Mendoza Argentina Gabriel Gonzalez Videla Juan D. Peron Communist Party Peron Gonzalez Videla

Robots Break Sonic Barrier Flight Speeds Reported

A Detroit News report from Cleveland cites a government official stating American robot rocket planes shattered the sonic barrier at about 1700 mph. Tests have run for months from a Virginia coast island where NACA operates a small experimental station. The official predicts a piloted breakthrough in months, flying a turbo jet with rocket boost.

Detroit News Cleveland Virginia National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics NACA

Husband Held After Wife Is Found Dead

Robert Kelble, 31, held on a homicide charge after his 25 year old wife Roseanne was found strangled in their Toledo home. Sheriff’s Lieut. Alfred Bartkowiak said Kelble admitted he might have killed her and described an argument over family finances and a prior self inflicted wrist slashing.

Toledo Robert Kelble Alfred Bartkowiak Roseanne

Communists Break Into Yingkow, Shanghai Dispatch Says

Pro government dispatches reported that Communist forces breached Yingkow as tensions rose. The claim described rapid advances and heightened security measures in the port city, with officials promising further updates.

Shanghai Yingkow

Prisoner Free on Bail After Self Blinding in Cell

Jerome Poster, 24, jailed for forgery totaling $1,000, blinded himself with a syringe to obtain surgery. His attorney says he won release on under $500 bail to pursue medical treatment. The incident occurred while awaiting trial in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Jerome Poster

Brazilian President's Wife Dies at 63

Mrs Carmela Dutra wife of Brazil's president died shortly before midnight following an operation for appendicitis. She was 63 and had been in ill health for more than a year.

Rio DE Janeiro Senora Carmela Dutra Brazil

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