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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1946
Page
1
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Stalin saying the world faces no real danger of a new war and that monopolist possession of the atomic bomb cannot last. He urges the United States to withdraw from China amid rising Cold War tensions.
Stalin says Britain and the U S cannot encircle Russia and urges demilitarization of Germany as a path to lasting peace. He blames talk of a new war on military intelligence agents and doubts atomic monopoly as decisive, noting two remedies. He also affirms potential friendly cooperation with the West despite ideological differences and that Truman will address the nation on October 1 about the Community Chest Drive.
Reports reaching the US embassy in Nanking claim American fivers from 1944 are captive slaves of Loio tribesmen in western China. The captives were sighted southwest of Chengtu along a route used by Superfortresses from India into China.
United Mine Workers officials warn a meat shortage could spark a general walkout by Eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia miners within days. Acting president Adolph Pacifico reports 160 Athens miners already on strike over meat supply and seeks relief from OPA. District 6 officers say conditions worsen and miners refuse to continue mining without meat.
Max Friedman, a jeweler, reported $56,900 in diamonds and $1500 in cash stolen while en route from Akron to Pittsburgh. He testified two men drove him to a point a mile and a half north of Streetshots and met a third accomplice in another car.
The body of 21 year old John E. Little, missing from his Middletown home since last Tuesday, was found yesterday in a gravel pit near the city limits. Coroner Dr. Edward Cook ruled death by self action.
Washington reports CIO and AFL wage actions threaten a nationwide strike at Western Union. The CIO ACA plans a 30 cent hourly demand on Oct 23 when the contract expires, while the AFL seeks a similar raise.双方 conditions include wage stabilization board approval and a moratorium on further demands until 1948 unless prices spike.
Washington report notes cattle on U S farms near 1944 peak while range herds remain high yet slaughterings lag. Officials cite price uncertainty delaying marketings as Secretary Anderson plans to discuss livestock policy on a radio address tonight.
Niagara Falls New York officials said there was no perceptible change in the American Falls after a report of a huge rock fall. Parks Superintendent Francis A. Sesiried announced tests by the army engineers and examinations of surveys dating to 1906 found no break or alteration in the falls.
Great Lakes officials said about 40 percent of terminal pay claims will be delayed due to filing errors. In each case the claim is returned to the veteran who must refile his papers.
In Pittsburgh, Will Steven son 11 used a bow and arrow to kill a skunk that entered the Stevensons home. The family cannot move while eight year old Sherwood rests with chicken pox. Jack Stevenson 16 ate breakfast outside in the rain.
A Pan American Constellation aircraft collapsed its landing gear and split in two after touchdown at Shannon Airport. Twenty six passengers were shocked but unharmed. The flight came from New York to Lisbon on its first Atlantic crossing since Constellation replacements. Airport crews evacuated travelers as the craft broke on the runway. Sister Mary Louis Dimmer, a Toledo native, died yesterday at Ursuline convent, having joined the order in 1881.
Chinese delegate C L Hsia said he would challenge Russia in the United Nations Security Council over a charge that U S troops in China threaten world peace. Gromyko pressed the claim citing eight spots including Iceland and Panama as areas where Western forces might spark friction. Delegates debated inclusion of the Soviet data request and several nations urged caution, with Cadogan and Johnson questioning the move as propaganda.
The peace conference military commission voted 11 to 7 with three abstentions to demilitarize Bulgaria's 180 mile frontier with Greece under a Greek amendment to the Bulgarian Treaty. Only Brazil and the Sfax delegates opposed the measure as foreign ministers discuss Italian colonies delaying progress.
Major General Beightler, commanding general of the Fifth Service Command, will address the Wetzel County observance marking its 10th anniversary on September 28 in New Martinsville. The announcement noted air shows by the Army and Navy units as part of the event.
A nationwide spot check notes rising buyer resistance and a slow housing turnover at current dollar levels. Reports from Boston New York Columbus Cleveland Denver and others describe price plateaus and occasional reductions while some markets see no slowdown.
A skid on Route 7 near the Route 50 intersection sent a car plunging 30 feet into a creek. Injured were Mrs. Warner Stanley of Butternut Ave with a broken back, driver Elmer Beegle, and Martha Ihle with cuts and bruises. Robert Thornton, 11, escaped injury. Mrs. Stanley, in St. Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg, was en route from Pomeroy. The crash occurred about 1:15 pm as Beegle tried to avoid another skidding vehicle.
Philadelphia observers may see a major meteor shower in October if conditions permit. Dr Charles Clivier, president of the American Meteor Society, says meteors from Giacobini Zinner’s comet could produce a spectacular display on October 8 9 and 10, depending on debris from the comet.
A total of 1000 dollars has been raised by residents of Pulaski Tennessee for the arrest and conviction of the slayer of 35 year old Emily Abernathy. The victim was found in the library at Bryan last week after being slashed and beaten.
Mayor Allan Brennan said aid from Rep Alvin Weichel is sought to speed 26 city veterans housing units as materials shortages delay construction. In Warren, Wilbur Hunter, 65, of Jamestown Pa, died in a collision near shore yesterday.
MASSILLON Larry Lee Koehler will celebrate his sixth birthday tomorrow and physicians say it may be his last. The boy suffers from a rare skin disease known as Xera Derma Pegmen sasun. The condition seals skin cells, halts small blood vessel function, and causes dark rough patches and large hemorrhagic tumors that distort his face.
Oklahoma Governor Robert S. Kerr says the Democratic Party accepts the challenge to let the people decide on the records. He declares this is the year for decision and urges Ohio Oklahoma and national voters to choose.
A 10 year old girl Norma Jean Rizer riding the running board of her mother's car was crushed when the vehicle ran out of control and rolled between a post and a chicken house. She died yesterday at Children’s Hospital.
Municipal service department workers resume duties after a two week layoff caused by funding gaps. The return followed receipt of 4000 dollars in gasoline tax money from the state, Service Director John M. Meuigan said.
A third power strike in seven months disrupts steel ops and trolley service in Pittsburgh. Duquesne Light Co workers walk out, Pittsburgh Railways cuts trolley service by 50 percent, and U.S. Steel notes plants like American Bridge shut due to power shortage. About 2,500 workers are laid off at American Bridge. Local courts hear a petition to make an injunction permanent as emergency power helps downtown businesses.
Kansas City report of Mrs Milo Baker 22 indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on kidnapping after her disappearance with three year old Madeline Tobias. Fatal auto collision in Cincinnati claims Herbert Moore 20 of Harrison in a motorcycle crash with a car.
SAM SIMMONS critiques Senator Harley M. Kilgore arguing he is PAC influenced and similar to Wallace and Pepper. TOM SWEENEY rebukes manipulation by political machinery and calls for tough language. The Huntington campaign remarks claim Kilgore benefits from federal press agents and public exposure.
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