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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1948
Page
1
Ohio 1947 vital statistics show heart disease as the leading killer with 15 660 men and 10 735 women dying. Cancer totals 10 995. cerebral hemorrhage 8 362. nephritis 4 678. pneumonia 2 933. Auto fatalities peak 5 to 24 age group. tuberculosis most fatal for 25 to 34. premature birth dominates under one year.
Ohio election boards were told by Secretary of State Edward Hummel to disregard an attorney general opinion on counting ballots with cross marks. The ruling said votes would count for Wallace electors only if voters crossed to Henry Wallace electors after a split in party columns. A test case has been filed in Lima, delaying the ruling until further notice.
Cincinnati city officials anticipate state construction on the Mill Creek expressway. Earl Reeb says local governments must pay their 25 percent share of an estimated 12 million dollar project before work begins.
Capt Charles Yeager of Hamlin West Virginia piloted the rocket powered X-1 as it reportedly reached speeds between 763 and 1000 miles per hour during tests at Wright Patterson Air Base. Yeager, a 64 mission World War II veteran, has flown most of the X-1 tests at Muroc California and is married with two children. He earned his wings in 1943 and served 16 months in the European Theater, being shot down and evading capture before returning to duty.
Washington report shows Ohio members of Congress disagree on the economy with Rep Elston and Rep Carson predicting continued prosperity while Rep Huber foresees a bust or recession. They differ on price leveling and the role of price supports for farmers in food costs.
Mrs. Jane Knox Skinner 76 a Greene County resident and noted collector of early Ohio and Kentucky history died at her daughter’s home in Cincinnati after a heart attack. She had previously lived in Yellow Springs and Oxford Ohio and contributed many historical notes to local papers.
Former Gov. Frank J. Lausche urged all citizens to register to vote at a Young Democrats rally in Cleveland. He said the outcome of the governor’s race between him and Republican Thomas J. Herbert mattered but emphasized that turnout would benefit the nation if the majority remains fundamentally good.
Funeral services were held in Gustav Vasa Church Stockholm for Count Folke Bernadotte the assassinated U N mediator for Palestine. The aged King Gustaf V diplomats and representatives of the United Nations attended the last rites.
SANTA MONICA California actress Jane Withers gave birth to an eight pound eight ounce daughter Wendy Leigh yesterday.
The U N Security Council confronts a renewed East West Berlin crisis after the State Department released a 8000 word note accusing Russia of bad faith and a 24000 word record alleging the blockade aims to oust the Western powers. Truman and Dewey monitor as fears of clashes rise and Soviet throughlines remain uncertain.
Settlement ends a six week strike at the B F Goodrich plastics plant in Marietta. Manager Burt S Taylor says work will resume with a full production date uncertain. AFL organizer James E Stewart says the local accepted a company proposal giving 11 cents an hour in raises and benefits for about 220 workers. The strike began August 15 over wages and other conditions.
Switzerland refuses asylum to former German Finance Minister de jalmar Schach after he sought settlement via an intermediary. A German appeals court recently acquitted him of Nazi offense, and the Swiss Foreign Ministry disclosed the inquiry and decision to Parliament.
Rumor circulated in Tel Aviv claiming an unsuccessful attempt was made on Premier David Ben-Gurion. Government officials and the Israeli general staff offered no confirmation of the threat and said security was being reviewed.
British Foreign Secretary Bevin pressed rapid United Nations action on Count Bernadotte’s Palestine recommendations calling it the best hope to heal Arab Jewish rift. A US poll among UN delegations showed broad support for the Bernadotte plan amid debates on Israel Arab refugees Negev Jerusalem and an international force for the capital.
Belgrade reports allege Albania has declared a terror reign after breaking with Yugoslavia and Tito. Militia orders to shoot pro Yugoslav sympathizers are said to be in effect, with refugees including officers fleeing toward Yugoslavia. Albania aligns with Cominform as border tensions rise.
Milwaukee report details the death of 46 year old stunt flier Dick Powell. While performing a head down hang from the wing of a plane before a crowd of about five thousand in Wisconsin he slipped from the bottom wing during ascent and fell 250 feet to the ground. Powell was from Waukesha and his wife Margaret watched the fatal stunt.
Donald P Howe of Zanesville aged 29 died when his auto racer plowed through a wooden fence during a race at the fairgrounds. The accident occurred yesterday prompting an investigation by local authorities.
Five Fresno State College students died when a private plane crashed in the southwest Portland hills after attending a football game against the University of Portland. The scene bore school pennants caps and megaphones from the students' rooting efforts.
The House Un American Activities Committee says a partial spy confession will highlight a congressional report on efforts to steal U S atomic secrets. The panel is drafting the document after a three month inquiry into an alleged Russian spy ring and plans to release it this week.
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. will start a new compressor station at Pleasant Valley near Mansfield on Wednesday. President C I Weaver said the station cost 1 200 000 dollars and took one year to build. An additional 1 500 000 dollars funded a new pipeline network. The station can push as much as 60 000 000 cubic feet of gas into underground storage daily.
New York reporting that the Air Force Association calls for a single national air force. The AFA, with 74 000 officers and airmen from both world wars, says the National Security Act of 1947 is saturated with waste and should be reformed.
A Berlin motion picture theater roof collapsed killing eighteen people and injuring nine others last night. Fire crews and rescue teams evacuated victims as investigators examine building failures and safety measures.
Moscow diplomats debate whether Russia will withdraw from the United Nations over the Berlin crisis. They note the Soviet press has not referenced Western moves to refer Berlin to the Security Council and deny any mention of four power talks ending.
Louisiana lawmakers approved a bill to restore Truman to the ballot without designating him a Democrat. Supporters must file by October 5 with 100 qualified voters signatures, but cannot use Democratic labels or rooster imagery, reserved for Thurmond and Wright.
Benjamin F. Owen Mansfield Reformatory business manager for 13 years died after illness in Columbus. He became business manager in 1935 after three years as chief clerk and joined the State Welfare Department in 1925. A Cincinnati Law School graduate he practiced law in Urbana and served in the Third Ohio Infantry during the 1916 Mexican border unrest.
Fire swept through a garage adjoining the Charles A. Miller and Sons funeral home in Cincinnati causing an estimated 25000 dollars in damage.
British Foreign Secretary Bevin warns the U.N. that Western powers may force a Berlin debate risking a Soviet veto or walkout. He accuses Moscow of threatening world peace with Berlin actions and warns Russia would bear sole responsibility for any atomic war.
Western powers vow to stand firm in Berlin against the Soviets with a strong airlift to keep the city supplied. U S and Britain are expected to push a sustained effort while four power talks have broken down. The crisis may affect citizens’ pocketbooks and even risk a world war. some see UN intervention as a last resort.
James Boyd Martin 76 founder of a contracting firm for church buildings died Saturday night, three days after his wife Anna Laura Martin. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Columbus.
At least 20 Ohioans were killed in traffic accidents over a brutal weekend on highways and streets. Eight died Saturday, three more Saturday night, and the rest Sunday in crashes across the state, including a girl named Judy Blackford age 6 in Newark. The Saturday victims include Lester Woster 36 of near Zanesville whose truck was struck by a car.
Tel Aviv reports that an Israeli fighter downed an Arab plane after it ignored a warning signal. Two British correspondents, David Woodford of the Daily Telegraph and John Nixon of the BBC, were killed when the craft crashed. Arab planes had been observed near Jewish lines in Safad in recent weeks.
Dr. Francis E Townsend marked the movement's 15th anniversary praising his pension plan while decrying profit as the root of global unrest. He told a Cleveland Public Hall audience that profit is a legalized form of robbery and that profit takers fuel dissension at home and abroad.
The two major party presidential contenders resumed campaigning after Sabbath peace pleas. Truman urged world peace at a San Antonio dinner, while Dewey spoke from San Francisco of unity on the Paris peace front and urged joint prayers for peace amid Berlin tensions.
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