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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1945

Page

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Both Parties May Gain By Burton's Selection To Supreme Court Post

Ohio observers believe Senator Harold H. Burton's elevation to the U S Supreme Court could indirectly benefit both parties. Governor Frank Lausche weighs a replacement for the Cleveland seat, likely ensuring a Democrat fills the vacancy and potentially reviving former Gov John Bricker's presidential prospects ahead of the 1948 Republican convention.

Burton Supreme Court Columbus Ohio Harold H. Burton U. S Supreme Court Frank J. Lausche Cleveland Lyso John W. Brickers Bricker Lausche James M. Cox Vic Donahey George White Martin L. Davey Hensmen Cincinnati William G. Pickrél Dayton Robert A. Taft Frazier-Reams Robert M.swingen James W. Huffman Dondhey Robert L. Moulton Galton House of Representatives Truman Ratig Washington Senate George Bender Thomas A. Jenkins Robert S. Beightler Luzon Don H. Ebright Paul M. Herbert Thomas J. Herbert Harlan F. Stone United States Supreme Court

Independence Next July Is Opposed in Manila Comment

Cincinnati report quotes John W. Haussermann and Alien Dwyer opposing Philippine independence on schedule. They warn rehabilitation would cost up to a billion dollars and require United States aid and guidance.

Cincinnati John. Ww. Haussermanns Philippine Islands Dwyer Manila Philippines United States Haussermann

War Leaders Predict New Purge Amid Oil Strike

Massive labor action spreads across the United States threatening oil refineries from Texas to Indiana as CIO unions press for a 30 percent wage rise. Japan enters a tense postwar scene with cabinet resignations rumored and demobilization plans under way as Allied forces move to repatriate troops.

Associated Press CIO Tokyo Pa General Oil Workers International Union MacArthur O. A. Aight Asia Enfu Chicago Gary Ind Aera Washington hi-Kuni Ohio River Detroit Prince Higashi-Kuni Allied Cors Army Engineers CIO Red Automobile Pittsburgh Cairo Westinghouse Electric Gaip Tokyo News Nip Pon Times Texas fer@ion

Waiting Three Brothers Doomed To Certain Death

Salisbury report details Pinion brothers aged 19, 15, and 12 living with muscular dystrophy. Doctors deem hopeless cases. David the eldest could die within a year. They remain in a small room with their widowed mother, reading and listening to radio the time passes.

Salisbury N. C Pinion Brothers David Billy Lloyd S. E. Pinion

Stands Pat on Army Forecast in Ohio Political Shuffle

General MacArthur’s 200,008 strong army forecast stands unchallenged as Lausche and Ohio political figures weigh senatorial and gubernatorial options. The piece notes nominations, potential GOP contenders including Bricker, Bender, and Jenkins, and Burton’s Supreme Court elevation amid a tightening race landscape.

Rail Merger Approved by Directors

Directors of New York Chicago and St Louis and Pere Marquette vote to merge with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway creating the twelfth largest U S rail system. The proposed four company merger would unite 7500 miles of track and reshape the eastern rail network.

Cleveland United States News York, Chicago and St. Louis Raiload Company Pere Marquette Railway Company Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

Federal Labor Boss Named By President

Washington reporter notes that Lewis B. Schwellenbach took over as the government's labor chief. He gains broad authority from a White House reorganization folding War Labor Board Employment Service and War Manpower into the Labor Department. Edgar L. Warren was named head of the U S Concilation Service to strengthen the new adjunct.

Washington Lewis B. Schwellenbach Truman U. S Manpower Commission Labor Department Schwellenbach White House Detroit Edgar L. Warren Chicago Regional War Labor Board U. S. Conciliation Service

Part of Gas Merger Is Given Commission O.K.

The West Virginia Public Service Commission approved United Fuel Gas’s absorption of two West Virginia affiliates but disapproved merging three Kentucky companies. The commission said merging all five subsidiaries would not achieve the intended result. The five named subsidiaries include Warfield Gas Co in Kentucky, Central Kentucky Natural Gas Co, Cincinnati Gas Transportation Co, Huntington Development Company, and Point Pleasant Natural Gas Co.

Charleston W. Va West Virginia Public Services Commission United Fuel, Gas Company West Virginia Kentucky United Fuel Warfield Gas Co Central Kentucky Natural Gas Co Cincinnati Gas Transportation Co Huntington Development Company Point! Pleasant Natural Gas Co

Army Waste of Medical Service Cited to Senate and Shirley Temple Weds

Senate testimony by Col W Paul Holbrook accuses the Army of vast unused medical capacity. He says civilian doctors vastly outnumber military physicians and urges mobile medical units to cover emergencies. Shirley Temple, 17, becomes Mrs John Reades, Sgt. John Reades, at Hollywood ceremony. PMID

Army Senate Washington W. Paul Holbrook War Department General Staff Downey D-Calif Hollywood Shirleysey Temple Colonel Holbrook Yesteryear Sgt John U.S Reades Holbrook Navy

River corridor project eyed to boost ship traffic

Engineers foresee savings for shippers outweighing costs as a 1000 mile river channel would be deepened from nine to twelve feet. The long range plan awaits a September report after wartime delays. Chairman Mansfield says studies show economic justification. boats carrying war materiel faced grounding in shallow water.

Congress Mansfield D-Tex House Rivers and Harbors Committee

Drafted Youth Given Time To Earn Diploma

Washington reports that high school students may delay induction until graduation or age 20 if they entered school before 18 and maintain continuous satisfactory study. College enrollees before 18 may defer induction to finish the current term. In Mansfield an explosion from a cook stove killed three year old Mary Jean Costenmeyer and badly hurt her parents.

Washington Mansfield Mary Jean Costenmeyer Roy Costenmoyer

Washington bound B 29s fly nonstop from Japan to US

A squadron of three B 29 Superfortresses roared from Mizutani airport near Sapporo, Japan, on a nonstop 6,500 mile flight to Washington. Led by Lt Gen Barney M Giles they crossed Alaska and aimed for Duluth Minnesota with stops near Green Bay Lansing Detroit Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

Washington Japan Pacific Hieni Alaska Lover Fairbanks Barney M. Giles Nome Giles Curtis E. LeMay Emmett O'Donnell United States Duluth Minn Green Bay Wis Lansing Detroit Mich Cleveland Pittsburgh Army Air Force Mizutani Sapporo Hokkaido Federation Aeronautique Internationale FAI Ismailia Egypt Darwin Australia

Science Not Lawmakers Must Control New Bomb

Dr Harold W Dodds president of Princeton University told 250 rubber leaders at the Firestone Research Laboratory dedication that science must control atomic energy not lawmakers. He warned delegation to Congress or any international body would be folly.

Akron Harold W. Dodds Princeton University Dodds Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Research Laboratory Congress

Critics accuse Reds of Italian move power play

Paris newspapers condemn Moscow and London diplomacy as the foreign ministers conference appears to become a struggle among great powers for the Mediterranean. LB Monde says the San Francisco principles are forgotten. Molotov hints Russia may press claims on Tripolitania amid Eritrean interest.

London Russia Paris Mediterranean LB Monde San Francisco Eritrea Red Sea Tripolitania Vyacheslav M. Molotov

Soldiers receive 15 extra days furlough extension

Soldiers returning from overseas and those on temporary duty will receive 45 days of furlough instead of 30. The extension applies to those already in service and on 3 day tempo rary duty, with officers responsible for notifying personnel of the change.

Washington

Nylons Limited To One Per Woman By Christmas

New York reports a setback in the nylon hosiery dream as the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers says that even with projected production of 3,500,000 dozen pairs by Christmas, fewer than one pair per woman will be available.

Texas Texas Co Port Arthur Pure Oil Company Nederland Houston Corpus Christi Beaumont Chicago Sinclair Refining Co Ind Sinclair East Detroit Toledo Midwest Indiana Ilinois Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Kentucky Foremen’s Association of America Goodrich Co Akron New York National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers

End of World Friday Predicted by Religious Leader

Pasadena based Rev Charles G Long head of the Remnant of the Church of God claims he and his followers will see the end of the world Friday. He, a Turkish born 72 year old prophet, sets times around 5:33 p m Pacific War Time or 7:33 a m Jerusalem Time with possible delays to Sept 29 or fall of 1946.

Pasadena Calif Charles G. Long Church of God Pacific Jerusalem Long

Ohioan plans Peace Bell memorial in Washington

Miller of Elmore Ohio unveils a giant bell memorial plan to unite world labor for peace. The design includes a 750 foot star tower, 110 foot hill, and 48 smaller bells marking states, with a cross of landmarks and a potential broadcast by radio.

Columbus Neal c Miller Arlington Cemetery Washington Truman Miller Elmore Ohio Capitol Wouldington White House Jefferson Bismarck Germany Daty

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