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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1950

Page

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U S Backing Move to Ease UN Ban on Franco Spain

The United States plans to support a United Nations special committee resolution to revoke the ban on ambassadorial ties with Madrid and permit Spain to engage with non governmental organizations. Britain abstains. Latin American and Arab states back the measure amid Soviet opposition. The plan does not grant full UN membership or repeal earlier condemnation.

Lake Success United States United Nations U.S United Nations Special Political Committee Madrid Spain Dean Acheson Tom Connally D-Tex Senate Foreign Relations Committee Franco U. S Britain Bolivia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Salvador Honduras Nicaranga Philippines Peru U S Russia Andrei Y. Vishinsky

Prisoners Report Chinese Reds Enter Korean Fight

Reports from Kunuri indicate Chinese Reds crossed from Manchuria to aid North Korean forces. A captured prisoner described two mixed divisions, each with NK and Chinese battalions, well armed, amid fierce fighting along the Manchurian frontier near Chosan and Supung.

Seoul Korea Manchuria F. E. Gillette U.S Kunuri Pyongyang Tom Lambert Yalu River Jae Heung Yu Yalu Supung Chosan Jae United Nations General Assembly Republic of Korean Paik Sun Yup U.S. First Corps

Barkley Tours Ohio Advocates Ferguson in Senate Race

Vice President Alben W. Barkley travels across Ohio to urge votes for Joseph Ferguson in the U.S. Senate contest. He avoids direct taft attacks, praising Ferguson from Canton to Akron and ending in Cincinnati. He notes Governor Lausche’s silence on endorsing Ferguson.

Columbus Alben W. Barkley Ohio Joseph T. Ferguson U.S. Senate Barkley Cincinnati Ferguson Robert A. Taft Taft Canton Akron Ohio Democratic Lausche Lucas

Eastern Star approves Marion home for aged members

The 61st annual Ohio session of the Order of Eastern Star approved construction of a $700,000 residence in Marion for aged members. The project reflects the organization’s longtime charity efforts and investments in senior care facilities.

Cleveland CP Marion Ohio Order of Eastern Star

Out-of-town fires damage homes in Pomeroy and Cheshire

Two fires broke out nearly simultaneously affecting Wesley Ward’s residence in Story's Run and the Rucker Neal home in Cheshire. Mrs. Ward and neighbor fought the blaze, two people injured including Mrs. Ward from burns and Wilbur Ashley with hand lacerations, while the Neal fire caused by rags in a flue burned a bedroom but injured no one.

Pomeroy Middleport Wesley Ward Story Ward Neals

Wage Talks Resume Between CIO United Steelworkers and U S Steel

President Philip Murray of CIO United Steelworkers and U S Steel resume wage negotiations for 155000 production and maintenance workers. Industry and union sources say demand hovers around 25 cents an hour. Workers now average $1.70 per hour.

Pittsburgh Philip Murray Cio-United Steelworkers U.S. Steel Corporation U.S. Steel Murray CIO Steelworkers

Truman Political Talk Splits Party Command

Washington report says Democratic high command is divided on whether President Truman should make a political appeal for the November 7 election. Democratic national chairman William M. Boyle Jr. urges a frank political speech while Truman says he is considering the issue after a White House news conference.

Washington Truman William M. Boyle, Jr White House

WCTL Plans Fruit Juice Drive for servicemen

The Ohio Women’s Christian Temperance Union announced a program to provide fruit juice to servicemen to deter beer drinking. President Esther M. Madsen said the group hopes to send a truckload from Ohio and reported a $225 fund toward a $3000 goal.

Akron Ohio Women's Christian Temperance Union Ohio Esther M. Madsen Cleveland Heights

Clupepy’s Mother Dies in Columbus

Mrs M L Duffy mother of Ohio attorney general Herbert S Duffy dies at her Columbus home at 10 a m today.

Clupepy Columbus M. L. Duffy Ohio Herbert S. Duffy

Freak Storm Pummels Western U S Coast and Plains

A brutal Pacific storm battered the northwest and coastal California with winds up to 75 mph. It caused one death and heavy property damage from Santa Barbara to Oregon, flooded basements, disrupted ships, and grounded vessels including a San Francisco bay collision. Temperatures spiked in Wichita and Tulsa amid summerlike heat.

Northwest Pacific California Plains States Wichita Kas Tulsa Okla Santa Barbara Oregon Coast Guard San Francisco Bay

Civilian Goods May Shrink

Columbus report quotes Gen. Robert J. Smith warning that civilian markets and products will shrink as materials grow scarcer and purchasing power falls from higher taxes and savings. He spoke at Ohio State University sponsored sales managers conference urging plant expansion and price control.

Columbus National Security Resources Board Robert J. Smith Washington Conference of Sales Managers Ohio State University Smith

Dayton Wife Goes Modern Dayton Wife Goes Modern

A Dayton woman used a chartered flight to spy on her husband’s whereabouts by looking from the air with field glasses near Wright Patterson AFB. The Miami Valley Flying Service withheld her name and confirmed the flight.

Dayton Miami Valley Flying Service Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Government Plans Curb On 3 Metals

Washington reports a tentative 20 to 30 percent cut in non military use of aluminum copper and nickel to speed munition production. cobalt may be removed from non defense use due to scarcity. impact on consumer goods remains unclear pending substitute options.

Washington William H. Harrison National Production Authority NPA Harrison

King Gustaf V Serious Condition in Stockholm

The ailing 92 year old king Gustaf V showed a serious turn in his condition in Stockholm as coughing increased and breathing difficulties worsened. The report notes his advancing age and the rapid change in health.

Stockholm Gustaf V

Gallia Sheriff Plans Death Investigation for Marvin Thaxton

Gallia County Sheriff George Ehman said he will investigate the death of Marvin Thaxton a Cheshire coal operator who died after a fall during a television party at his home Thaxton was hospitalized after two men tried to revive him and he underwent head surgery Jurisdiction over the death lies with Meigs County Coroner Henry Ewing Thaxton’s coal mine was near Cheshire Route 554 and his wife was reportedly hospitalized days earlier at Meigs General Hospital

Gallipolis George Ehman Gallia County Marvin Thaxton Cheshire Thaxton Meigs General Hospital Ehman Charles Russell Meigs County Coleman Funeral Home Bidwell Henry Ewing Pomeroy

Pact Defense May Be Set In 2 Months

Washington AP reports the North Atlantic treaty organization defense chiefs propose an integrated force for the North Atlantic area with a European section and a supreme commander. Hints suggest a European nucleus and commander could be in place by January, with Gen Eisenhower often named as likely supreme commander.

Washington Western Europe North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Atlantic Treaty Area Western Hemisphere Canada United States Dwight D. Eisenhower

Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Stay Above Normal

Columbus forecast shows average highs 4 to 6 degrees above normal with a normal max of 49 and min of 35. Warmer Saturday followed by cooler Sunday, then warmth Monday and Tuesday, cooling again Wednesday. Precipitation expected at about a quarter inch or less with showers Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday or Wednesday.

Columbus

Churchill Says Stalin Insulted Him in 1942 Memoir Claim

Churchill recounts in his war memoirs serialized in Life Magazine that Stalin insulted him in 1942 during Moscow talks by alleging the British and American armies feared to invade Europe. He notes a later cordial moment over drinks with Stalin and Molotov, while describing Stalin as moody and brusque in disputes.

New York Stalin Winston Churchill Churchill Life Magazine North Africa Russia Moscow Caspian Sea London Sta Lin Red

Don’t Say Call Again Later to Your Carrier

Advice urges readers to prepare weekly payments for newspaper carriers on collection day to keep routes profitable. Emphasizes that repeated calls waste carrier time and reduce returns, urging prompt, ready payments.

Arm Forces ease mobilization pace after Korea invasion

Washington reports indicate a slowdown in mobilization across services. The Army aims to release mobilized National Guard and reservists next summer, with a potential finish before early 1952. The Air Force stops enlistment call-ups, the Navy says no more Naval Reserve airmen are needed, and the Marine Corps will call only a few reservists as volunteer recruitment progresses.

Washington South Korea Pace Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps

Handbook Reported In Chicago Postoffice

The Chicago Daily Tribune said a highly efficient handbook system runs in the main U S Postoffice building. It notes thousands of dollars are wagered daily on horse races by bettors among the 15 000 employees at 435 Van Buren Street.

Chicago Chicago Daily Tribune U.S. Postoffice van Buren St

Tax rate unchanged for Ohio unemployment compensation

The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation announced the 1951 tax rate remains the same as 1950. About 7,800 employers pay the tax.

Columbus Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Ohio

Meat Shortage Predicted With High Prices Seen

Washington reports Carl H. Wilken an economist for the Raw Materials National Council warns the nation may face a meat shortage and soaring prices in 1951 unless the government promotes higher output. The study for the National Independent Meat Packers Association cites projected consumer demand of 155 to 160 pounds per person next year.

Washington Carl H. Wilken Raw Materials National Council National Independent Meat Packers Association

Train Wreck Injures Soldier Near Union Station

A railroad accident east of Union Station injured one soldier as a Norfolk and Western passenger train was sideswiped by the Pennsylvania Railroad Metropolitan. The last two coaches of the N W train derailed and the inbound locomotive of the Pennsylvania train derailed.

Columbus Union Station Norfolk and Western Pennsylvania Railroad Metropolitan Pennsylvania

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