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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1946

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Condemned Nazi Leaders Ready for Hangings at Nurnberg

AP reports indicate 21 condemned Nazi ringleaders will be hanged at Nurnberg prison starting at 12:01 am local time. Timeframe is about three hours with no official completion notice. Names include Goering, Ribbentrop, Keitel, Jodl, Rosenberg, Frank, Sauckel, Seyss-Inquart, Streicher, Frick, and Frick.

Nuernberg Four Power Commission Hermann Goering Adolf Hitler Joachim von Ribbentrop Naz Wilhelm Keitel High Command Alfred Jodl Ernest Akkenbrunner Alfred Rosenberg Hans Frank Poland Fritz Sauckel Arthur Seuss-Inquart Netherlands Julius Goering Frank Rome Hitler Rudolf Hess Hess St. Peter's Seyss-Inquart Sauckel International Tribunal Keitel Seriou Sam Binder Binder Frick Rosenberg Ribbentrop

Selective Service Urges Registration Despite Calls Canceled

Col C W Goble Ohio state director of Selective Service said registration remains required for all males reaching age 18 even after the War Department canceled all calls for the year. He notified 330 local boards in Ohio citing a telegram from national headquarters.

Columbus C. W. Goble Selective Service War Department Ohio Goble

Two Youths Injured When Auto Overturns

In Circleville area a two vehicle accident on U S Route 23 left Charles R Chevalier 19 of Marion in serious condition at Berger Hospital and June Kerr 15 of Marion with multiple abrasions. In Columbus detective Joseph D Cleary 60 died Sunday of a heart ailment.

Circleville Charles R.chevalier Marion Berger Hospital June Kerr Ma Tion Columbus Joseph D.cleary OPA

Sabotage Cuts Pitt Power Ends Strike Move

In Pittsburgh the Duquesne Light Co reports a high powered bullet hit a large outdoor transformer at Colfax Station, cutting power to the industrial area and forcing Pittsburgh Railways to reduce trolley service to about 100 units. The strike by 3200 workers continues amid a union affiliation vote and arbitration push.

Pittsburgh, Pa Strikehound Duquesne Light Co Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Railways Co Colfax Independent Association of Employes

Wage Stabilization Board Members Stay On

Industry members of the Wage Stabilization Board volunteered to withdraw their resignations and remain in place as President Truman signaled the eventual end of federal pay controls. A. Colman Barrett spoke for Hart N. Cannon, noting the move follows their initial resignations submitted last Wednesday and Truman’s speech outlined the path to lifting controls.

Washington Wage Stabilization Board Trusman A. Colman Barrett Hart N. Cannon Truman

Runaway Freight Derails on Pennsylvan ia Line West of Pittsburgh

Five wrecking crews cleared the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad west of Pittsburgh after a runaway freight derailed a height train tearing up the right of way and spilling hundreds of tons of coal. Main line passenger traffic was stopped for eight hours. No injuries were reported.

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Railroad

U S Officers Warn of Potential Unrest in Germany

American intelligence officials warned of possible bad unrest in Germany this winter due to overcrowding hunger and economic strain though Nazi subversion is not expected to pick up. They cited population growth housing shortages food supply and a potential crime wave as factors. They emphasized readiness to counter any trouble in the American zone.

Frankfurt Germany U.S America

Highest Paid Private Hunts Home for Family

Nevin R Haudenschild 35 seeks a home for his wife and 13 children after getting orders to leave the parish where they have lived since May He earned 320 monthly during six months Army service and paid no rent while living there Justice of the Peace Paul Ebel stated. James E Markham, property custodian, quit his post and resigned to President Truman in a White House call. An FBI police school for Northern Ohio will be held in Fremont in November.

Tiffin Nevin R. Haudenschild Parage Haudenschild Justice of the Peace Paul Ebel Washington Alea James E. Markham Truman White House

Lausche Attacks Herbert Over Gambling Probe

Gov Frank Lausche at a Democratic rally denounced Thomas J Herbert for a years old Youngstown gambling inquiry he says yielded only a few insignificant victims and was a travesty on justice. Herbert then attorney general and Lausche’s Republican opponent faces election.

Rorain Thomas J. Herbert Youngstown Frank J. Lausche Herbert Lausche

Vet Prisoner’s Father Hopes to See Son Soon

J C Betz, father of Ralph Betz, an ex-GI charged with illegal entry into Germany, says he received a letter saying his son probably would be home this week. The Supreme Court refused to intervene in the case.

Willoughby—P Supreme Court Ralph Kbetz Germany Ralph J. C Sala

Super Boy Stull Lives Child Run Over by Train

Lancaster report states 20 month old Edgar Angus was struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train Sunday. Two engines and three cars passed over him before stopping. Doctors say he appears to have a broken leg and head cuts. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Everett Angus.

Lancaster Little Edgar Angus Corp John McCrate State Highway Patrol Chesapeake and Ohio Everett Angus

Dreamboat Hurtles for Atlantic Record in Paris Flight

The Pacusan Dreamboat set out from Orly for New York to break the 14 hour 39 minute Atlantic speed record. Smoke drifting from sparkplugs forced a return to Paris after under three hours. Col. C. S. Irvine and crew may attempt the journey again tomorrow in the B 29 Superfortress capable of over 400 miles per hour.

Paris U. S New York Army Transport Command Orly C. S Bill TWA

Slav Delegates Boycott Paris Peace Meeting

Yugoslavia officially withdraws from the Paris peace conference final session. Delegates of 21 nations concluded talks. Deputy Premier Edvard Kardelj cites protest against unjust decisions and outvoting as Yugoslavia refuses to participate in final approvals.

Paris Yugoslavia Trieste Quo Tai-Chi China Edvard Kardelj Marshal Tito

Police Nab Romance Patcher With $750,000

CHICAGO Elmer Stewart Hurt 22 waived extradition to Miami to face forgery charges after police found him with more than $725,000 in embezzled currency and money orders. He had a belt with 7900, and his hotel room held 28,820 cash. A locker at Grand Central Station contained 697.10 in uncashed express money orders. The second item notes Katharine Kennedy Brown of Dayton being reelected to a seventh term as president of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Organizations.

Chicago Elmer Stewart Hurt Miami Fla Grand Central Station GOP Columbus Katharine Kennedy Brown Dayton Ohio Federation of Republican Women’s Organizations

Ohio Leaders Split Over Truman Meat Plan Too Late Claim

Ohio politicians react to President Truman removing meat clamps. Taft and Bricker say it comes late while Lausche urges voluntary restraint to ensure fair meat shares. Local grocers warn counters won’t be full immediately but some say meat will return by Friday. others note no overnight backlog.

John W. Bricker Taft Senate Washington Clarence J. Brown Blanchester Republican National Committee Truman James W. Huffman Columbus Lausche Lorain Cincinnati Gus Juengling Cincinnati Wholesale Meat Dealers’ Association Cleveland Adam Guth National Retail Meat ‘Dealers’ Association Harry A. Nation Columbus Retail Grocers’Association Ieity

Truman ends meat price controls in sweeping move

President Truman announced the removal of meat price ceilings as the first step in scrapping wartime controls, signaling a broader end to restraints on prices and wages. He blamed selfish interests for inflation and warned meat prices may rise. a ban on Mexican cattle quarantine is also to be lifted, with meat supplies not expected to surge for days.

Washington Truman OPA Agericulture Department de Lacy D.-Wash Monroney D.-Okla American Meat Institute Congress AFL William Green Eric A. Johnston United States Chamber Mexico Agriculture Department

Bands Attack Greek Towns In Northern Greece Fight

Divisional headquarters reported three northern Greek villages attacked and one burned over two nights by bands alleged to be directed by Communist agents infiltrating Greece from Albania and Yugoslavia. A Greek post near the Yugoslav frontier repelled about 500 attackers. Exohi was burned by 200 assailants shouting Yugoslav yells, and six outlaws died in a two hour engagement at Krievrissi.

Kozane Greece UPI Albania Yugoslavia Exohi Krievrissi

Akron Men Charged With Theft of Calf

Two Akron men William Eldridge and Howard Baker were jailed on a charge of stealing a 300 pound calf from a Hartville farm. Sheriff France said they admitted the theft and said they released the calf near the Summit County line.

Canton Akron William Eldridge Howard Baker Charles Moore Hartville Dick France Summit County

Teachers Strike for $400 Pay Increase Continues

In Uniontown Pennsylvania the 111 Redstone Township teachers received back pay totaling more than $60,900 for three months while the walkout persisted for a $400 cost of living raise. Schools stayed closed affecting 3,224 students.

Uniontown Redstone Township

Lucasville Man Held For Beating Constable

PORTSMOUTH Dean Noel 22 of Lucasville is held on a 1.9 NA bond for Grand Jury action on assault charges against Walter Conley 65 Lucasville constable. He pleaded innocent at municipal court arraignment yesterday. Deputy Brandle said Conley was struck with a pistol knocked down and kicked while trying to break up a cafe fight early Sunday.

Portsmouth Dean Noel Lucasville Walter Conley Earl Brandle Conley

Falling Slate Kills C Buck At Bailey Run

A slate fall at the Bailey Run mine this morning fatally injured Charles L. Buck 32 of Bailey Run. Buck's body was taken to Rawlings Coats Funeral Home for burial arrangements as his wife Anna and seven children, plus a brother and three sisters, survive.

Middleport Bailey Run Charles L. Buck Rawlings Coats Funeral Home Buck Anna Pauline Haley Crooksville Eloise Chapman Frances Brown Fred Buck William Buck Odessa Roush Freda Mae Whittington Fomeroy Frank Buck Fearl Jacobs Pomeroy Maggie Buck Columbus Jessie Archer

Prohibition Warning From Ohio Liquor Director

State Liquor Director Robert N Sohngen warned tavern operators that prohibition could return if they do not obey the law. He spoke to trustees of the Cleveland Crime Commission urging stricter controls on permit holders and support for an amendment to bar anyone with a felony record from managing a bar. The department also proposed extending liquor permit revocation to three years.

Cleveland Robert N. Sohngen Ohio Cleveland Crime Commission Sohngen H. J. Chapman

Sam Simmons Reflects On Football Night Conduct

Sam Simmons notes a force of 60 state and city police heading to Charleston to keep order at a football game amid intoxicated crowds. He recalls past games where drinking was rampant, with fans in stands and hotel lobbies hosting unsanctioned revelry, praising police presence as revolutionary for good order.

Charleston Lady Godiva

Four Nations Opposed To Spain's Court Entry

France and Mexico reportedly joined Russia and Poland in opposing Spain's admission to the International Court of Justice on a non-member basis as the Security Council prepared to discuss Poland's question on non-member access to the court in The Hague. A farm tragedy follows, as Paul Conner, 35, was fatally burned in a farmhouse fire on Floyd Chapman’s farm near Hartville.

Lake Success France Mexico Russia Poland Spain International Court of Justice Security Council Hague Canton Paul Conner Jdeath Floyd Chapman Oh Hartville Soe

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