School Chief Davis Faces New Assault Charge in Chauncey
W. G. Davis Chauncey-Dover school superintendent filed assault and battery charges against Leroy Bricker after a Saturday night scuffle near the post office. Davis also pleaded innocent to a separate assault and battery case from Mrs. Bricker, bond set at $300, while Bricker claims self defense and denies intent to injure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Davis
Chauncey-Dover
Leroy Bricker
Davis
Bricker
Chauncey
Court of Athens
W. P. Mickle
Charles Wadley
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
Wadley
Bridgewater
Columbus
John Smart
Band Boosters
Smart
Speed Limit Reduced for Steel Carriers in Ohio
The State Utilities Commission lowered truck speeds carrying steel from 50 to 45 mph, effective December 1, as part of four safety rules on state highways. A January 1 rule requires steel hauling trucks to have skidding prevention and a bulkhead to protect the cab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Board Hearing Held On Student Beating Charges
The Cleves North Bend Board of Education heard testimony Monday night but announced no decision on charges against Verne Ullom Taylor High School football coach and athletic director for beating a student named Ronald Wilcox who attended the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cleves- North Bend Board of Education
Verne Allom
Taylor High
Ullom
Ronald Wilcox
SEO Citizens Protest C&O Rail Abandonment
The State Utilities Commission opened hearings on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway abandoning two trains between Columbus and Athens. Delegations from Logan, Lancaster, Nelsonville and Athens protested the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Athens
Logan
Lancaster
Nelsonville
Miller Estate Probated in Cleveland Court
The estate of George Heyn Miller, 71, president of the Musterole Co., valued about $597,000, is probated in Probate Court. He died October 8.
Final push for coal and steel settlement under Taft-Hartley
Government labor officials plan a last major bid to settle the steel and coal strikes. If mediation chief Cyrus Ching fails this week, President Truman may invoke emergency powers to end the disputes. Ching to meet U S Steel in New York on pension costs. coal talks at White Sulphur Springs and Bluefield, with miners seeking bigger pension funds and shorter work weeks. AFL's Green questions Murray Lewis ties and urges unification of AFL and CIO. Local items note CIO auto workers seeking area pension plan and Timken Co demands, while Rubber Workers and U S Rubber negotiate a new contract for about 30,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
President Truman
Truman
Ching
New York
U. S. Steel Corp
Philip Murray
CIO Steelworkers
Murray
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
White Sulphur Springs
Bluefield
W. Va
West Virginia
Lewis
AFL
AFU
William Green
Green
Fuel Supply Held Ample
Dayton inventor Charles F. Kettering told 850 people at Oil Progress Week dinner that America’s total mineral fuel reserves could last over 1000 years at current use. He said shale coal and natural gas can be converted to liquid fuels if needed and noted ongoing studies to improve engine efficiency and prepare for higher octane fuels to boost mileage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
America
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors
Daytonian
Kettering
Lausche Urges Economy Over Shrinking State Revenues
Governor Frank Lausche told department heads to economize as state revenues fall. He cited new obligations from 1947, including soldiers' bonuses and higher school and pension costs, and warned on future deficits while noting mixed tax revenue data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Sporn Power Plant Aerial Photo Shown
An aerial view of the Philip Sporn power plant near Graham Station West Virginia in the Pomeroy Bend area is highlighted. The multi million dollar generating station is described as one of the world’s largest and is under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Valley
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
W. Va
Pomeroy Bend
Trial Opens On Slots Charges Against Moose Lodge Officers
Defense witnesses testified in the case of four Moose lodge officers charged with permitting slot machines. Ben Tracy a Moose governor claimed no vote in lodge affairs. Secretary-manager Hutchinson pleaded nolo contendere and was fined 150 dollars with two years probation. Other defendants Wadear Thabet James Hall and John Gerwig also testified as to duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Moose Lodge
Ben Tracy
Moose
Tracy
John Clay Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Nolle Contendre
Wadear Thabet
James Hall
John Gerwig
Moose, Eagles and Legion
Leo H. Choquette
Choquette
The
Eagles
B. S. Smith
Rev. Co. G. Billups
Chamber of Commerce
T. Stribling
Richard Startzman
H. A. Johnson
Group To Investigate President Succession
A 10 member Senate House committee may be formed to study replacing the electoral college. Senator Green says the aim is to ensure government continuity if an atomic attack wipes out Washington officials. Senator Myers adds the plan would create machinery to keep the government functioning after such an attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Green
House
Myers
Farmer Dies of Burns In Attempt To Save Wife
The death toll from a residential fire near Van Wert rose to two as Walter Blythe a 47 year old farmer died at Van Wert County Hospital. His wife 58 died hours earlier after a kerosene can exploded while she tried to light the kitchen range. He suffered facial back and hand burns while trying to extinguish the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Walter Blythe
van Wert County Hospital
Blythe
Lelythe
Red Troops Extend China Coast Control
Communist amphibious forces seized Amoy extending coastal control from Canton to Amoy. In Chungking acting President Li Tsung Jen urged urgent political reforms to revitalize the faltering Nationalist government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Canton
Amoy
Li Tsung-Jen
India to steer clear of cold war disputes
Prime Minister Nehru said India will take no sides in the cold war but will not be neutral when man’s liberty or peace is in danger. He warned neutrality would betray what India has fought for and stood for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nehru
India
Senate accord funds 58 combat groups in record peacetime spend
Senate and House committees reached agreement on a $15.59 billion military appropriation to fund 58 Air Force combat groups and broader defenses. The package includes $1.91 billion for allied nations, $157.6 million for Alaska Okinawa construction, and a $50 million line for a radar air defense screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Russia
House
United States
Europe
Alaska
Pacific
Okinawa
White House
Air Force
Truman
U. S
Army
Navy
Alaska- Okinawa
Senate group quits talks on farm bill negotiations
Senate and House conferees failed to bridge demands over price supports. The Senate vote to report a breakdown ended talks with House negotiators. Rep Pace expressed hope for later conferences while Chairman Elmer Thomas pushed to resume in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Congress
House
Senate House
Rep
Pace
D-Ga
Lucas
Illinois
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Director names reclamation aide in Ohio appointment
Agriculture Director H. S. Foust announced Dwight P. Miller of Columbus as field assistant in the state division of reclamation. Miller, 54, formerly an agricultural agent in Harrison and Darke Counties, will work in the south and southeast sections of the strip mine area with an annual salary of 3670 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
H. 8S. Foust
Dwight P. Miller
State Division of Reclamation
Miller
Fairfield County
Harrison
Darke
Patrolman Extinguishes Bowling Alley Blaze
Night Patrolman D. M. Harshbarger spotted smoke at the Twenty-Second Street Bowling Center and called firemen. He entered and found a waste basket burning. five firemen responded and the scorched floor was the only damage. The center is owned by F. W. Quillen of Ohio River Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Twenty-Second Street
D. M. Harshbarger
Harshbarger
F. W. Quillen
Ohio River Road
Wife of Industrialist Killed on Subway
Mrs. Ruby Burroughs Batt, 62, wife of SKF Industries president William L. Batt Sr., died after leaping from a Broad Street subway platform as a City Hall Station train rounded a curve. Witnesses told police she leaped onto the track. Batt headed the War Production Board during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ruby Burroughs Batt
William L. Batt
Broad Street
City Hall Station
Batt
SKF Industries, Inc
War Production Board
Truman Names Mon Wallgren to Federal Power Commission
President Truman names former Washington governor Mon C. Wallgren to the Federal Power Commission to fill the term expiring June 22, 1954. The move follows rejection of Leland Olds for a third term on the same commission. Mead is also nominated to the Federal Trade Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
Federal Power Commission
James M. Mead
New York
Federal Trade Commission
Wallgren
Leland 8. Olds
Power Commission
Senate
Francois de Menthon Rejects French Premiership Offer
Paris reports Francois de Menthon declined the offer to become premier of France. He said no member of the Catholic Popular Republican Movement wanted the job after President Vincent Auriol proposed him following Jules Moch's inability to form a cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Francois de Menthon
France
Popular Republican Movement
Vincent Auriol
de Menthon
Charles de Gaulle
Jules Moch
17 Seamen Rescued In North Pacific
A government vessel rescued 17 seamen in stormy conditions in the North Pacific after they abandoned their felled wooden schooner Salina Cruz which caught fire. The U S Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Black Douglas picked them up as one lifeboat washed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
North Pacific
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Black Douglas
Salina Cruz
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperature Trend
The forecast shows temperatures averaging 5 to 8 degrees above normal with a normal high of 62 and low of 46. Expect mild conditions through Friday then cooler Saturday and Sunday. Precipitation around a fraction of an inch with scattered showers Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Taft Supports Moderate Farm Price Plan in Ohio Tour
Senator Robert A. Taft campaigned in Ohio advocating a moderate farm price support program as an alternative to Brannan Plan. He addressed 1500 at Findlay High School and spoke in Kenton about Russia and U.S. aid to Europe, arguing against immediate military conquest and questioning taxpayer burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Ohio River
Taft
Findlay High Seciol
Brannan
Kenton
Russia
U.S
Europe
Air Secretary Defends B 36 Against Navy Attacks
Air Secretary Symington rebuts Navy criticisms of defense policy calling them old false tales that reveal how the country would be defended. He cites a second anonymous document The Strategic Bombing Myth and says it is more dangerous. The hearing also covered the B 36 long range bomber and strategic bombing theory amid unification debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Symington
Navy
Air Force
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy Air Force Row
Capitol Hill
House Committee
Cedric Worth
Navy Department
Worth
Franklin D’olier
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Defense
Johnson
Armed Services
Churchill Daughter to Marry Photographer in Georgia
SEA ISLAND Ga P A slender English actress and Winston Churchill's daughter Sarah Churchill will wed British photographer Antony Beauchamp in Georgia today. This is her second marriage after divorcing Vic Oliver in 1945. COLUMBUS Protestants from across the nation gathered to seek a unified Protestant stance on child welfare during a two day conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Sea Island
Sarah Churchill
Antony Beauchamp
Britain
Winston Churchill
Beauchamp
Miss Churchill
Vic Oliver
Columbus
America
Bell Union To Vote On Tentative Accord
Niagara Falls NY CIO United Auto Workers strike ends likely as members vote tonight on tentative terms agreed by Bell Aircraft and union leaders. Spokesmen said terms were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Bell Aircraft
CIO
United Auto Workers
Eight new polio cases raise state total to 1582
In Columbus the state health department reports eight new polio cases this year. The tally reaches 1582, up from 1008 at the same point in 1948. New cases are in Montgomery County and one each in Butler Fulton Perry Putnam and Stark counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Health Department
Montgomery County
Butler, Fulton
Perry Putnam
Stark
Lustron Employees Return to Work in Columbus
Several hundred Lustron Corp. employees who walked off their jobs Monday afternoon returned to work today. Union and company officials met for two hours last night and resolved the dispute. A company spokesman cited frayed tempers on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Lustron Corp
Plane Crashes Into Sea Near Provincetown
A small chartered plane plunged into the sea off Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod on Monday. The report lists three adult fatalities and possibly two babies among the missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Cape Cod
Also Mentioned on This Page
C-D
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Yakima
Wash
Mildred
Fern Ferris
SEO
C&o
U. 8S
Steel Accord
Toledo
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Co
Plasken
United Steelworkers
Timken Roller Bearing Co
United Rubber Workers
U. S. Rubber Co
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Spe
Chamber
Herbert D. Defenbacher
Defenbacher
Farmer
Red
China Coast
Halsey
Melvin Price
D-Ill
Paul J. Kilday
D-Tex
Carl Vinson
Dewey Short
R-Mo
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Subway
Mon Wallgren
Air
Bell Union
Today’ S Messenger News
Page
Omnia Chauncey
Ees
Gallipolis
Snow
Pomeroy-Middleport
Cig
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!