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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1947

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Britain to end Palestine mandate if UN fails to settle

Britain announced it would withdraw its 25 year mandate over Palestine if the United Nations cannot secure a settlement acceptable to Jews and Arabs. Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech-Jones said enforcement would fall to the UN and Britain would surrender the mandate regardless of final UN decisions.

Creech-Jones Britain Assembly Committee of Inquiry Holy Land Palestine

Mrs Roosevelt Intercedes For Eisler Over Visa Trouble

A 1939 letter by Eleanor Roosevelt to Sumner Welles shows her interceding on behalf of composer Hanns Eisler and his wife as they faced visa issues while HUAC investigated Eisler, who admitted Communist Party membership, and scrutiny of their entry to the United States.

Missing Ohio teen Roxie Green seen with strangers

Columbus police said Roxie Ann Green a 16 year old Prospect girl missing since Friday was identified by a filling station attendant as having stopped at his East Side station with a couple and another man. The attendant said she asked directions to Catlettsburg Kentucky and was called Roxie by the others.

Columbus Madeleine Baker Roxie Ann Green Prospect Ohio East Side Ferguson Catlettsburg Roxie

Gascoigne court martial halts to obtain witness

The Gascoigne court martial adjourned to allow the prosecution to secure testimony from Robert L. Dunlap, a former Army enlisted man who was in Gascoigne's prison camp. Dunlap is from Carlsbad New Mexico and Gascoigne is charged with mistreating prisoners in a Japanese camp.

San Diego Calif Richard F. Gascoigne Lorain Ohio Oscar C. Badger 11Th Naval District Robert L. Dunlap Carlsbad N. M Gascoigne

Columbus Youth Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Robbery

Columbus man Robert W. Frost, 24, pleaded guilty to four counts of kidnapping and armed robbery before Criminal Judge Myron B. Gessaman. He had been indicted for abducting Mrs. Morgan C. Penn and participating in the abduction of John E. Pratt and Jessie Moore in September 1946.

Columbus Robert W. Frost Myron B. Gessaman Frost Morgan C. Penn John E. Pratt Jessie Moore

Plane Passenger Dies When Hit by Propeller

Mrs Florence Wyse, 51, a Wauseon school teacher, was killed last night after stepping into the whirling propeller of a light plane she had just boarded. The craft was owned by her cousin Robert Heise of Alameda, California.

Wauseon Florence Wyse Robert Heise Alameda Alif

Emeritus Professor dies at Oberlin College

Charles Beebe Martin aged 90 died yesterday in Cleveland. He was a professor emeritus at Oberlin College and well known for his scholarly work and teaching career spanning decades.

Cleveland Charles Beebe Martin Oberlin College

Reopening Plans Shelved After Fight at North Electric Co

In Galion Ohio the North Electric Co halted plans to reopen amid a strike. Vice president R K McBerry sought a court injunction to curb violence after being punched by CIO UAW leader George Wilt during a morning dispute. About 300 pickets gathered, with 100 CIO members from Toledo and Marion.

Galion North Electric Co R. K. McBerry Common Pleas Court James L. Walker McBerry Walker CIO Toledo Marion McBerty George Wilt United Auto Workers Union Wilt Appro McBerty Edward J. Duck Uaw-Cio Mount Gilead

Pomeroy Man Found Dead After Search

Pomeroy 58 year old P K Smith was found dead at 8 30 a m on a wooded hillside near Alfred after an all night search by a sheriff s posse from Pomeroy The coroner said Smith a member of a squirrel hunting party apparently died of a heart ailment The cause was coronary occlusion Funeral plans set at Ewing funeral home for Sunday at 2 p m with wife Jennie Louise and sister Mrs Frank Brandenburg surviving

Pomeroy P. K. Smith Alfred W. H. Ewing Smith Ottie Scholl Charles Sprauss William Swatzel Earl Collins, Jr Stumpwater Ralph Welker Frank Clark Dolph Joachim Dayton Ashworth Lee Henderson Jewell Clark Ewing Jennie Louise Frank Brandenburg

Two Injured In Route 33 Crash In Haydenville

Nelsonville men Nelson Lutridge and Foster Tolliver were injured in a two car collision on Route 33 at Haydenville. Eber Poling operated the first car and William H. Evans was cited for unsafe operation after Evans turned left into Poling’s path.

Nelsonville Haydenville State Highway Patrol Nelson Lutridge Hocking Valley Hospital Foster Tolliver Eber Poling Glouster William H. Evans Logan Evans W. D. Weltner

Thre Sales Exceeding 1941 Peak Expected

B F Goodrich executive Joseph A Hoban predicts auto tire sales will stay strong. Akron official notes demand remains high through 1952 due to ongoing auto production needs, with a dip expected in 1949 from 43 million in 1947.

Toledo B. F. Goodrich Company Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association Joseph A. Hoban Akron

Police Force Use by UN Is Foreseen

UN debate on Greece and Palestine signals possible move to use a UN police force in emergencies. Delegations study a substitute arrangement through the General Assembly inviting willing member nations to contribute forces to uphold international peace and security.

Lake United Nations Greece Palestine World Organization Security Council General Assembly Assembly

100 Million Wheat Cut Estimated

Washington AP says the food saving plan hinges on reducing wheat use by about 100 million bushels through voluntary conservation or wartime controls. The Cabinet Food Committee estimates exports may reach 470 million bushels unless Americans cut consumption, with wheat needed for flour and livestock feed rising sharply. options include smaller portions and trimming bread and pastry usage.

Washington Cabinet Food Committee

Jury Clears Ohio Farmer in Manslaughter Case

Newark Ohio Johnstown farmer Jesse Sweeney, 50, was freed after an 11 hour jury deliberation found him not guilty of manslaughter in the death of Col. Clell Perkins 55. Sweeney testified he shot Perkins twice after a threat with a steel folding rule during a dispute. Perkins, a former Army veterinarian in Europe during World War II, rented land from Sweeney.

Newark, CO Jesse Sweeney Johnstown Licking County Col Clell Perkins Sweeney Col. Perkins

Initiation With Lipstick Sends Six to Court

Six Dayton youths and their parents are to appear in Juvenile Court Monday over a street corner altercation after a 17 year old high school senior said she was smeared with lipstick. Maxine Rex alleged she was hospitalized with bruises and chest congestion following the incident after a football game last Saturday.

Dayton Maxine Rex

Congressional Control Of Speculation Seen

Senator Flanders of Vermont warned Congress may seek controls unless commodity exchanges curb excessive speculation in grains and foods. As chair of a joint subcommittee probing high food and clothing prices, he said the reporter he is convinced a bad situation exists in the exchanges.

Washington Flanders Congress Congressional

Extended Forecast for Columbus Weather

The forecast shows temperatures averaging five degrees below normal with a high near 71 dropping to 67 and lows around 50 to 48. Expect warming trends Saturday and Sunday, cooler conditions Monday and Tuesday, and a warmer Wednesday. Light rain is possible Monday with 1 to 10 inch total precipitation.

Columbus

Deportation for Eisler Predicted by House Panel

House un American Activities Committee chair J Parnell Thomas said the panel will likely recommend deportation action against Hans Eisler the German born Hollywood composer As the inquiry closes he argues the case belongs in the justice department and cites sworn testimony conflicting with Eisler’s immigration statements The committee has questioned ex officials and possesses a visa division memo from October 1938 labeling Eisler a Communist and not entitled to permanent residence European-born musician Eisler faces possible removal proceedings coordinated with immigration authorities

Washington J. Parnell Thomas N. J House Committee On UN Ments Thomas Clarence H. Porter Immigration and Naturalization Service P. C. Hutton Guatemala City Guatemala Hanns Eisler Sumner Welles George S. Messersmith

Red Proposes U S and Russian Korea Pullout at Start of 1948

Soviet general T F Shukov urged simultaneous withdrawal of American and Soviet forces from Korea at the start of 1948. He said Koreans could form their own government with allied help after foreign troops depart. US officials offered no immediate comment.

Seoul Korea T. F. Shukov Joint Commission On Shtikov United Nations United States Shukov

Work or Lose Jobs Director Tells Strikers

Five Alliance city cemetery employees who struck over a vacation pay dispute were ordered by Safety Service Director Ray Butler to report to work or be terminated. The notice was issued today as the labor action continued.

Alliance Safety Service Ray Butler

Chief Named By Barristers Chief Named By Barristers

The American Bar Association closes its 70th annual meeting with final business and the presentation of new president Tappan Gregory of Chicago. Lord Chancellor Viscount Jowitt delivers the final address saying Britain will surmount the crisis without totalitarianism and that a planned economy does not threaten rights or rule of law.

Cleveland American Bar Association Tappan Gregory Chicago England Viscount Jowitt Lord Jowitt ABA

Halle Bros. executive cites lower profits in 1947

Cleveland business executive J Henry Dippel testifies before a Midwest congressional subcommittee on prices. He provides data showing department store profits per volume declined in 1947 compared with any year since 1938 as part of maintaining price lines.

Cleveland Midwest J. Henry Dippel Halle Bros. Co

Nelsonville Hospital Drive Named to Raise 200000

A 200000 popular subscription drive for Mount St. Mary Hospital was launched in Nelsonville with Sheriff George Bateman named campaign chairman for a ten week effort. The Franciscan Sisters pledge 600000, and local officials led by Mayor Oral Daugherty urged broad regional support.

Nelsonville Mount St. Mary Hospital George Bateman Athens County Gener Sisters of St. Francis Stella Niagara N. Y Oral Daugherty William Kelly St. Andrews Church Father Kelly Ohio H. T. Rainey United Mine Workers of America Public Health Service Franciscan Sisters Daugherty Hocking Sunday Creek Vale Louis F. Karlsberger Columbus

Solon Says Cowardice Averted War

Rep Jenkins says lack of courage by a Yugoslav Army unit prevented a third world war. He cited Sept 15 Yugoslav moves toward Allied lines and notes protests to Belgrade and Moscow. He describes midnight advance and subsequent retreat, plus street violence near Trieste with a fatal head wound.

Washington Jenkins Rohio Trieste Belgrade Moscow

Jury Set In California Parental Murder Case

In Santa Ana California final arguments will begin Monday and run through Thursday with court instructions to follow. The People of California accuse Louise Overell and George Gollum of murdering her parents and the jury is expected to receive the case this week.

Santa Ana Calif People of California Louise Overell George Gollum

Eavesdropper Jailed After Backfired Dictagraph Plot

Karl P. Hartman 30 was jailed in Springfield Massachusetts under $1,000 bail after being charged with eavesdropping on newlywed neighbors. Police said he installed a dictagraph in their bedroom and sometimes invited friends to listen to the couple. He was friends with the couple.

Springfield Mass Karl P. Hartman Hartman

Man killed in auto truck crash near Cleveland

Rudolph August Rimke, 48, of Parma, died after a collision between an automobile and a truck in Middleburg Heights yesterday. Serious injuries reported for others involved. Police investigated the crash scene andTraffic advisories issued for the area.

Cleveland UP Rudolph August Rimke Parma Middleburg Heights

Taft Seeks Narrow Support in Washington Oregon

Taft travels toward Portland with slim backing from Washington and Oregon delegates. He speaks on foreign policy in Tacoma and Gearhart, endorsing the Vandenberg plan to keep Germany controlled by limiting essential production and remaining in the country to prevent rearmament.

Taft Washington, Oregon Portland Ore Washington Oregon Rohio GOP Gearhart Tacoma United States United Nations Russia Seattle Arthur Vandenberg R-Mich Vandenberg Germany

Polio Toll Reaches 3243 In Akron Case

Yale University researcher J. T. Riordan collected specimens at Akron Children's Hospital to determine the polio virus strain in the infantile paralysis outbreak. The year total rose to 324 cases with the new patient. Riordan works under a Yale study unit funded by a $250,000 grant from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

Akron Yale University J. T. Riordan Yale National Foundation For Children’s Hospital

Rent Hikes Unlikely Within Next Month

Washington report says no general rent increases have been granted under the new control law three months after it took effect and few are in prospect for another month. An aide to Housing Expeditor Frank R. Creedon said local advisory boards in each defense rental area can mainly organize and study the rental situation.

Washington Frank R. Creedon

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Mandate In Sumner The White House Eisler State Department Glon Pos Eislers Labor Department Pomeroy Man Robert A. Taft Six Red U.S Bateman C. H. Bartlett Sheriff Bateman Solon Tacoma World Affairs Council
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