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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1947
Page
1
At Hamburg and Lake Success the Exodus 1947 evacuees were unloaded amid clashes. British troops faced resistance from Jews calling the act Hitlerism, with some beaten by clubs and rubber truncheons as they were moved to Poppendorf detention camp.
Three masked men pistol whipped and burned Henry Green 54 and his wife Elizabeth 42 in their home seeking the cash from a shoe box. They seized $15 000 and fled in Green's Cadillac after binding the couple and taking valuables. Police have no suspects.
Akron CIO local at Firestone Tire seeks settlement of a wage dispute under the Taft Hartley act. Firestone Local 7 president I H Watson says the union will sign the non communist affidavit and use the law despite prior by passing by rubber unions. The move follows a demand for a 12 cent hourly raise amid new agreements at Goodyear and Goodrich.
A federal court jury found Morris Klein Henry Burke and Frank L Holmes guilty of vote fraud tied to the 1946 Kansas City primary. They were the first of 34 indicted individuals to go to trial in the case.
Prof. Frank Oakes Ellenwood 69 head of Cornell heat power engineering department died at Strong Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Little Hocking Ohio he graduated Stanford in 1904 and worked in steam power plants before joining Stanford faculty in 1908.
In Guanabara Bay a ferryboat and a launch collided killing at least 17 and injuring about 70. The crash followed hours after the battleship Missouri departed the bay with President Truman and family aboard.
Dr. James C. McCormick, 43, of Zanesville, suffered a jaw fracture and possible back injuries yesterday when a training plane he rode in crashed during a simulated forced landing.
About 20 000 marchers were expected in the six hour VFW parade along Euclid Avenue Cleveland as 60 drum corps and bands participate Officials noted housing legislation Taft Ellender Wagner passed with amendments and private ownership goal within 15 years Truman urged a special session for defense funds En campment Committee on National Security planned mobilization and atomic energy control measures.
President Truman sails home aboard the U S S Missouri after a goodwill tour to Brazil and the signing of a hemispheric defense treaty. He plans 13 days afloat and says no urgent matters require a faster return to Washington.
Akron Mayor Charles E. Slusser calls an exploratory meeting of physicians and health authorities to map the polio battle as 209 cases are reported in the sector. He notes outside sources have been invited for ideas in combating infantile paralysis.
Pope Pius XII addressed 250000 Catholics in St. Peter's Square urging immediate action in religious and moral matters. He said reflection and planning have passed and the time for decisive effort has arrived with fronts in religious and moral life becoming clearer.
In Harrisburg a primary fight unfolds between Phil H. Storch 36 president of the Clo-Lehigh Valley Newspaper Guild and Franklin H. Lichtenwalter 37 Republican speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican spat in Congress is in focus.
Two youths Irving Jablonicky 20 and Nelson Hyatt 17 were wounded by shotgun fire near a country house occupied by two reclusive bachelor brothers Bert Leng 70 and Jesse Leng 60 in Wayne County. The incident occurred while the youths explored a reportedly haunted, cobwebbed residence filled with antiques and junk.
Mounting unemployment hit allied industries as basic steel operations of Carnegie Illinois Corp stayed suspended for the fourth straight day due to a wildcat strike by 1,800 inter plant railroad workers. About 17,500 U S Steel workers were idle, with fears the job stoppage could spread in the Pittsburgh district as negotiators met for the third day.
French police turned over dossiers to the public prosecutor on an American rabbi Baruch Korff and two others in an alleged plan to drop 10 000 Jewish propaganda leaflets from an airplane on London Investigators said the plane would be used to drop leaflets at the British capital Also arrested were Reginald Gilbert and Judith Rosenberger They are to appear before an examining magistrate in Paris Thursday Grand Rabbi Korff in Boston sought U S government help for his son's release.
Three World War II ace pilots with 70 total victories will attend the Air Force Association's first annual convention in Columbus September 15 and 16. Capt. Don S. Gentile 23 victories Lt. Col. Francis Gabreski 28 and Lt. Col. David Schilling 19 will be honored. Eisenhower and Spaatz will lead the military guests alongside about 20 generals. Gentile has retired. Gabreski and Schilling remain in the Army.
The wholesale price of butter rose to 83 cents a pound in Cincinnati today, up four cents. Consumer prices ranged from 85 to 92 cents per pound in various stores. Officials forecast eggs would climb two to three cents a dozen within days.
Dr. William A. Shimer resigns as Marietta College president under trustee pressure over divorce and remarriage and accepts a visiting professor role in philosophy at the University of Hawaii. The Shimers, married last June to Dorothy Blair, traveled from New York to Los Angeles and planned to sail September 19.
A Bazooka rocket exploded killing Calvin Schmidt Carol Louise Schmidt and Paul David Schmidt all members of one family in Newton Kansas. Three other children were injured and the father Arnold Schmidt said he had brought home several dud rockets from Fort Riley. A separate incident in Hot Springs Arkansas involved a 37 millimeter shell exploding as a plaything, injuring six children.
Breezes kept the temperature at 75 degrees by 10 a.m. Monday while clear skies suggested a rise above Sunday's 85 degree high. Sunday low was 64. The river stood at 3.33 feet Monday morning, down from 3.90 feet Saturday, per weather observer Mrs. C. N. France.
William Graf Ford Jr., 22, died when the small plane he piloted from Willard Ohio to Niles Michigan crashed on a farm near here. The single engine craft went down in daylight, and authorities are investigating the cause of the fatal accident.
Columbus report notes the 91 year old ban near fairs ends as the 1947 exemption law takes effect. The new rule requires liquor permit hearings near schools churches libraries and public playgrounds and notifies these institutions of permit applications. Additional laws restore cigarette tax receipts to municipalities expand local shares and set a 300 fine for unincorporated county building code violations.
The AFL top policymakers meet to decide whether to sign non communist affidavits or risk losing NLRB support under Taft Hartley rules. If any officer refuses to sign, NLRB services to AFL unions are denied. CIO leaders voiced opposition but delay decision until the Boston convention after Oct. 13.
State Sen. Roscoe R. Walcutt announced the labor study committee created by the 1947 legislature would meet at 1 30 p m tomorrow at the Ohio Post-war Commission offices to study labor regulatory legislation. The commission is making its facilities available to the new group at Gov Herbert's request until the law creating it takes effect Sept 30.
Sale of Tab or s five to one dollar store to Warrens Stores Inc of Greenville Ohio was announced yesterday in Oxford Ohio.
In Cleveland an argument at John P. Fagerholm’s home ended with him firing a .22 revolver. He wounded neighbor Mrs. Katherine Thayer, 31, and his wife Laila, 39, before shooting himself in the chest. Police Lt. Robert Stank reported the incidents occurred after heavy drinking.
Senator Robert A. Taft arrives in Columbus for a closed door conference with Republican leaders backing his bid for the GOP presidential nomination. Participants include Gov. Thomas J. Herbert state chairman Fred H. Johnson Rep. Clarence J. Brown and adviser Paul Walter.
U S and Soviet relations are expected to enter a rougher phase at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as Secretary of State Marshall leads the U S delegation. A key issue is whether to call a special session of Congress for a temporary European aid fund, amid debate on funding the long term Marshall plan.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold hearings starting January 12 to determine if editorial opinions by radio stations align with the public interest and how such expressions relate to the obligation to present fair and equal coverage of controversial issues. The agency will study whether editorial content respects neutrality and balance in broadcasting.
Theodore Moore, 18, died when a car crashed into a tree at a road intersection in Hamilton. Driver Robert L. Browning, 20, was in critical condition with possible skull fracture and internal injuries. Audrey Gosmeyer, 18, and Nancy Hammel, 16, suffered serious injuries.
Coroner Paul G. Hohly reports Leo Craig aged 52 of Topeka Kansas died after walking into a fast moving train in the New York Central yard at Toledo. Craig was employed as a cook in the railroad yards.
Barbara Jo Walker, 21, of Memphis, Tenn., crowned Miss America 1947 before 18,468 at Convention Hall, says she will marry medical student John Hummel and pursue schooling near his hospital rather than pursue film careers. She plans to complete her Memphis State College studies, obtain a master's, and perhaps teach French and English.
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