Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

We found your results!

Page 1

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1958

Page

1

Youth active in racial crisis across states

Virginia and Arkansas youths joined the integration push as Florida Governor Collins warned of a national catastrophe. Norfolk and Charlottesville pupils petitioned to open schools while eight Negroes returned to Van Buren High and three to nearby junior high amid minor protests. In Little Rock teens rallied against integration as Governor Faubus eyed reopening private schools. East Tennessee State welcomed five Negro undergraduates and Ernest Green began at Michigan State University with a white roommate.

Virginia Arkansas Florida Leroy Collins Southern Governors Conference Norfolk Charlottesville van Buren, Ark Little Rock Orval E. Faubus Gover Nors Lexington Collins Congress Faubus Johnson City Tenn East Tennessee State College East Lansing Mich Ernest Green Central High Michigan State University

Adams Quits as Ike Aides Grapple With Resignation

Washington AP Adams resigns as President Eisenhower’s top aide after pressure from Republicans and Democrats. Eisenhower accepts with sadness and mentions an orderly transition. Speculation points to Gen Alfred Gruenther as a possible successor.

Permnara Woidiine Eisenhower Adams White House Alfred M. Gruenther American Red Cross

Clevelander Kills Family in Suburban House

Police found Matilda Wein 38 and her sons Robert 4 and Neal 8 strangled in a Shaker Heights home. Harry Wein 41 hanged himself in the bathroom after the killings. Investigators noted no struggle or note and work to determine motive.

Cleveland Shaker Heights Matilda Wein Robert Neal Harry Wein Wein Edward Havel Havel

West Virginia Ohio Weather Summary

Fair tonight with fog in valleys and mild lows in the 40s to 50s. Wednesday brings increasing clouds and warmth with showers at night. Ohio sees fair conditions and a bit warmer, lows near 54 to 58 and highs around 83.

West Virginia Ohio

Explosive Found On Eiffel Tower Amid Terror Wave

Police uncovered a five pound dynamite time bomb atop the Eiffel Tower as France faces Algerian nationalist terror amid a constitutional referendum. In Algeria, authorities found a mass grave of 400 to 500 rebels with notes claiming they were killed by former comrades. De Gaulle's Algeria policy remains unresolved.

Paris Eiffel Tower France Charles de Gaulle Mediterranean Algeria de Gaulle

Photo Ban Case Closed in Greensburg Litigation

Seven defendants paid a total of 1900 in fines ending a long western Pennsylvania photo ban case. They were convicted of contempt of court for taking news photos of a murder defendant outside a Greensburg courtroom in 1954. The ban on photographs outside courtrooms was upheld by state and federal courts of appeal.

Pittsburgh Western Pennsylvania Greensburg Westmoreland Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Greensburg ,Tribune Review

Spaak Visits Greece to Resolve Cyprus Issue

North Atlantic Alliance secretary general Paul Henri Spaak flew to Athens today seeking a solution to the Cyprus problem. He aims to mediate among Greek and Turkish interests and ease tensions in the region.

Athens Paul Henri Spaak North Atlantic Alliance Greece Cyprus

Sir Lancelot In San Rafael Divorce Saga

In San Rafael California James C Hamm and Ruth Hamm divorce after 30 years marriage. Ruth cites hardship and seeks custody of two children as Hamm, 42, a real estate broker, faces allegations including a July domestic incident. A white horse incident with a cardboard shield noted in court. Judge N CharlesBrusatori grants $375 monthly support and custody.

San Rafael Calif Lancelot Gwenivere James C. Hamm Ruth San Francisco Albert Building N. Charles Brusatori Hamm

ONeill backs union shop ban proposal in Ohio

Gov. C William ONeill endorses a constitutional amendment to ban union shops in Ohio. He stresses the stance is personal and will not campaign for it. GOP leaders say the convention will decide if the plank appears in the party platform. Opponent Michael V Disalle opposes the measure, urging targeted labor reform instead.

Columbus William O'Neill Ohio O'Neill Ray C. Bliss GOP Platform Bliss

Britons Hope Comet Makes Atlantic Jet First

London papers tout a British edge in the race for the first jet crossing. The De Havilland Comet leads headlines over Boeing 707 as Pan American plans the first New York Paris flight on Oct 26 and New York London service on Nov 16.

London News Chronicle Daily Express Daily Herald Britain America New York-Paris Pan American World Airways New York-London

Recession Still Alive Says Senator Douglas

U S Senator Paul Douglas told a Stark County Democratic dinner audience that the nation still faced a formidable recession. He cited nearly five million unemployed and several million more who are partially employed, despite optimistic newspaper talk.

Canton U. S Paul Douglas D-Ill Stark County Democratic

Cousin Of De Gaulle Wounded While Posting Posters

In Ajaccio Corsica on Monday night Henri Maillot a cousin of Gen Charles de Gaulle and founder of the Corsican Public Safety Committee was slightly wounded by a revolver bullet while putting up De Gaulle election posters. The attacker escaped.

Ajaccio Corsica Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle Henri Maillot Corsican Public Safety Committee

Dr. Hughes Dies At 85 Former Miami and Iowa State Leader

Dr. Raymond Molyneaux Hughes aged 85, former president of Miami University in Ohio and Iowa State College, died Monday in a suburban Chicago nursing home after serving 16 years as Miami's president.

Chicago Raymond Molyneaux Hughes Miami Ohio) University Iowa State College Hughes

Adams Resignation Referred to as a Crime by Goldfine

In Boston friends of Bernard Goldfine quoted him saying what a crime when Sherman Adams announced his resignation Monday night. No direct comment was attributed to Adams himself regarding the events or his generosity linked to the affair.

Washington Sherman Adams Eisenhower Moeeb Boston Bernard Goldfine

Freighter Boswell Intercepted by Fire in Liverpool

The 3111 ton British freighter Boswell entered Liverpool harbor with a blazing cargo including rosewood logs cotton and peanuts from South America. Firemen battled the blaze for eight hours before it was controlled.

Liverpool England Boswell

Chehab Installed as Lebanon President Amid Tense Inauguration

Gen Fuad Chehab was sworn in as Lebanon’s third president and vowed to withdraw American troops. He was elected by Parliament to quell four months of rebellion, as Beirut endured gunfire and a citywide curfew following regional tensions.

Beirut Lebanon Fuad Chehab Chehab Camille Chamoun Gamal Abdel Nasser United Arab Republic Chamoun

Southern Ohio Still Scene Of Manhunts

Ironton remains the focus as lawmen search for two Lawrence County Jail escapees William Pennington and Raymond Adams among other statewide fugitives. Pennington 18 allegedly used a makeshift gun to force a deputy into a cell. Adams 28 from Waverly faces a 1 15 year term at the Ohio Penitentiary. A 16-year old girl Pennington visited in Ironton is being investigated. Also at large are nine prisoners from Scioto County Jail Portsmouth and two of Coshocton County Jail escapees.

Ironton Ohio Lawrence County William Pennington Raymond Adams Pennington Ashland Adams Waverly Ohio Penitentiary Scioto County Portsmouth Coshocton County

Elderly Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Freight Train

An elderly man in Hanging Rock walking near railroad tracks was struck and killed by a freight train amid construction activity and limited crossing safety. Authorities say age and reduced hearing contributed to the accident.

Ironton Hanging Rock Joe Curry

Polio Vaccine in Nation Grabs Attention at Market Bargain

News notes from The Messenger include items on the polio vaccine's prominence in virus research and a completed installation. Ohio U game coverage begins with state leading early in the nation. Local towns Athens Glouster Point Pi Chauncey Logan Pom-Mid and Gallipolis are listed with page references. TV Women’s News appears on pages 7 10 11 and 12.

Ohio

Talks Between Chiang and Felt on Formosa Crisis Continue

Taipei reports President Chiang Kai-shek and Adm. Harry Felt held a three hour meeting on Formosa Strait tensions. They discussed boosting supplies to the Quemoy and Matsu islands under Communist bombardment and the ongoing risk to Nationalist and civilian casualties while U.S. support for air attacks remained limited.

Taipei Formosa Chiang Kai-shek Adm Harry D. Felt Formosa Strait China U.S Pacific Aya U. S Quemoy Little Quemoy Little Islands Quemoys Defense Ministry Chiang

Automakers Await UAW Contract Signals

Detroit reports the auto industry watches Chrysler to settle with the United Auto Workers by noon Wednesday or shift focus to General Motors talks. Walter Reuther warns a possible back burner if Chrysler stalls. UAW plans strike dates at GM and Chrysler if no new pacts are reached. Ford reached a settlement last Wednesday.

Detroit Chrysler Corp United Auto Workers UAW General Motors Walter Reuther Chrysler Reuther AUTO Ford

Czech Soldier Seeks Asylum in West Germany With Dog

A 21 year old Czech soldier crossed into West Germany at Passau with his army dog and asked for political asylum. He said he feared imprisonment over anti Communist activity. Border police said asylum will be granted but the dog will be returned to Czechoslovakia.

Passau Germany West Germany Czechoslovakia

Lodge and Gromyko Clash Over Formosa in UN Debate

In a tense UN General Assembly session United States envoy Henry Cabot Lodge rebutted Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko who accused Washington of firing up the Far East while Gromyko urged U S forces on Formosa be withdrawn. Lodge defended U S policy and framed Gromyko’s remarks as an attack on Washington’s stance.

Soviet Union United States Formosa Strait U. S Henry Cabot Lodge Andrei Gromyko Far East Lodge Gromyko Formosa VU. S

Third Round Ends No Breakthrough in Talks

Washington reports no fresh hopeful signs after the third round of United States and Red China talks. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles plan a critical review on return from Newport. Ambassadors Beam and Wang Ping-nan discussed in Warsaw with Red China firm on abandoning Formosa, while the U.S. presses for a cease fire to halt shelling of Quemoy.

Washington United States Red China Warsaw Formosa Eisenhower State Dulles Newport R. I U. S

Negro Leader Is Recovering From Stab Wounds

NEW YORK The Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr a stabbing victim is recovering rapidly doctors say he walked 30 feet to an X ray exam then was wheeled back to his police guarded room His condition was marked by a touch of pneumonia which doctors expected and not serious He sat up for about an hour Monday night and 20 minutes this morning reading newspapers

New York Martin Luther King, Jr King

Democratic spokesman to receive equal time on MBS

A Democratic Party spokesman, unnamed, will get 10 minutes on the Mutual Broadcasting System tonight at 5 35 p m EST in response to a request from Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler. The network noted the equal time follows the same duration given Sherman Adams.

New York Democratic Party Mutual Broadcasting System Sherman Adams Paul Butler

Best-Selling Author Mary Roberts Rinehart Dies at 82

Mary Roberts Rinehart famed mystery writer for 50 years dies at 82 in her Park Avenue apartment after a long career that produced 60 novels and countless short stories. Her life included personal tragedy and a burst of prolific work across decades in New York Florida and Bar Harbor.

New York Mary Roberts Rinehart Park Avenue Florida Bar Harbor Yellow Room Stanley Rinehart

Smugglers Get a Life in Formosa Drug Case

In Taipei Formosa three persons were sentenced to life imprisonment while six others received lighter terms on narcotics smuggling charges. The court handed down the verdicts in the Formosa case.

Taipei Formosa

Secretary Flemming Speaks At Catholic Charities Meeting

Secretary Arthur Flemming addressed delegates at the 44th annual National Conference of Catholic Charities in Columbus. Monsignor Wozniak and Monsignor Kappes were reelected leaders as sessions on aging blindness and welfare programs concluded.

Columbus National Conference of Catholic Charities Society of St. Vincent de Paul Charities Conference William L. Wozniak Buffalo N. Y William E. Kappes Arthur 8. Flemming U.S Ohio Wesleyan University

Also Mentioned on This Page

Associated Press Clevelander Albany Bismarck Indianapolis Memphis Milwaukee Omaha Portland Ore Richmond Salt Lake City Tampa Spaak Sir Lancelot Aurania Nichols Venable Elementary O’neill Michael V. Disalle Toledo Douglas Dr. Hughes Goldfine Gen Uss J. P. Wentworth Nicosia United Nations N.Y General Assembly Democrat Flemming Catholic Conference
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication