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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1948

Page

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Univis Plans Replacements as Strike Continues

Univis Lens Company under National Guard protection announced it will immediately replace striking malfunctions to boost payroll. President M H Stanley expects 150 to 200 hired, total payroll near normal. 390-hour workers have returned, aiming for about 450. He said no new settlement talks with CIO United Electrical Workers. Gov Herbert, who sent guards after failed talks, rejected union request for another conference. U E field leader Lou Kaplan released after a night in jail. bond set at 1,000 pending appeal. Kaplan fined 100 for court order violation and jailed 10 days for late court appearance. Union attorney D Arnold Davis criticized proceedings, noting bondsmen told not to bail Kaplan and others.

Pivoss M. H. Stanley Stanley CIO United Electrical Workers Rec Thomas J. Herbert Arthur L. Garfield U. K Columbus Lou Kaplan U. E William C. Wiseman District Court of Appeals Kaplan Common Pleas Paul T. Klapp Wiseman D’arnold Davis Davis Dayton

Italy backs lead in surrender of sovereignty for united Europe

Rome AP reports Foreign Minister Count Carlo Sforza, 74, urged immediate steps toward a European union. He said Italy is ready to curtail political sovereignty to end frontiers and duties, provided other nations do the same, seeing unity as Europe’s only cure for war and economic ills.

Rome Italy European Union Carlo Sforza Union Europe

Kinney Refuses to Disclose Age in License Alteration Case

Miss Rhoda J. Kinney of Monroe Falls told Justice O. C. Franks she would rather never drive again than reveal her age after being charged with altering her driver’s license by erasing the age and birth date. The justice suspended the fine of ten dollars.

Wooster Rhoda J. Kinney Monroe Falls O. C. Franks

Guard Stationed At Vital Bridge In Dayton Labor Dispute

Middletown National Guard Company x on strike duty in Dayton guards a heavily traveled Mad River bridge between Univis Lens Co and CIO HQ. Twenty four picked men under Lt Donald E Howard patrol the bridge and aid Dayton police. Firemen with hoses and a fully manned tank stand nearby with a platoon of Company F armed for final resort. About 1500 troops are on guard around the Unions Company as the labor dispute nears its third month.

Mad River Univis Lens Company CIO Company x Middletown Dayton Abor Donald E. Howard Patterson Blvd Webster St Thomas Herbert 147Th Infantry George Schiele Ellerton

Mother Held After Fatal Buckeye Lake Shooting

Betty Gest, 29, held in Fairfield County jail after admitting she fired a shotgun at her husband, David Gest, 46, in their Buckeye Lake cottage. Sheriff deputy Ted Mithoff said the couple’s three children slept nearby as Gest, a machine construction worker for Stemple Construction, was found dead in the bedroom following a quarrel. Two other children live in Amanda.

Lancaster, O Buckeye Lake Ted. W. Mitchoff Fairfield County Betty Gest David T. Gest Gest Stemple Construction Company Amanda Mithhoff

City to weigh earned income tax at special meeting

AP reports City Council will discuss a proposed ordinance at a special Monday night session to impose a tax on earned income within the city. The move aims to raise revenue for municipal programs and services.

Warren, C

Royal romance rumors swirl as Princess Margaret linked to Blandford

London society buzzes over a reported romance between Princess Margaret and the Marquess of Blandford, Churchill’s young cousin. The queen keeps quiet on the birthday, with family gifts and no public engagements planned. In Washington, Nathan Silvermaster denies espionage, cites past removal attempts, and faces questions about Communist ties while Elizabeth Bentley reiterates her accusations.

London Margaret Marquess of House On American Activities Committee Silvermaster Elizabeth Jr. Bentley U. S. Secret Service War Patterson Patterson Lauchlin Currie C. B. Baldwin Naval Intelligence

Arraignment Postponed for Mansfield Family Murder Case

Rob ert Murl Daniels, 24, ex convict, has arraignment postponed in Mansfield to enter a plea to an indictment charging him with killing John E Niebel, superintendent of the Mansfield reformatory farm, his wife, and their daughter Phyllis.

Mansfield, D Robert Murl Daniels Daniels John E. Niebel Mansfield Reformatory Farm

Cincinnati Teen Dies After Jump From Car

An attractive 16 year old, Carol Marx, died from skull fractures after leaping from a car on Saturday when the driver failed to stop as promised. Patricia Brown, also 16, was injured and told police the girls had missed a dance pavilion bus and accepted a ride from the car line before jumping out.

Cincinnati Carol Marx Carol Patricia Brown Miss Brown

Race Segregation Banned in Democratic Headquarters

Washington AP The Democratic National Committee bans race segregation among headquarters staff, aligning with Truman era civil rights policy. National Chairman J Howard McGrath says the move consolidates workers, abolishes the Negro division, and promises no discrimination in hiring for stenographers clerks and other employees.

Washington Democratic National Committee J. Howard McGrath Truman McGrath Republican National Committee South

Drowns in Lake Waverly OAP report details

Mrs Ethel Irene Sheley 27 of Chillicothe drowned yesterday in White Lake two miles west of here AP reports in a briefLocal authorities stated she was alone at the time and the cause of the drowning remains under investigation The incident occurred near Lake Waverly in Ohio as investigators assess weather and water conditions for possible contributing factors

Lake Waverly Ethel Irene Sheley Chillicothe White

Texas Meat Boycott Expands Across Cities

Dallas leads a meat price boycott as housewives spread the campaign by phone to Beaumont Galveston Abilene and Hamlin with similar action in Orange Paris Corpus Christi and Waco. Dallas chamber president Mrs R D Vaughn organized volunteers to call women and mobilize support while Dallas butcher Wallace Shanks laments high costs and other expenses. In Miami Florida chain calls spread the idea with E A Daly asking 32 friends to refrain from meat for a week and to recruit others.

Dallas Tex Texas Mew Beaumont Galveston Abilene Hamlin Orange Paris Corpus Christi Waco R. D. Vaughn Dallas Women’s Chamber of Commerce Wallace Shanks Miami Fla E. A. Daly Daly

SOS Heard From Missing Air France Flying Boat

Paris reports an SOS picked up from the Air France flying boat missing since Sunday with 52 aboard. The distress signal allegedly came from the search frigo Le Verrier area in the South Atlantic. No further details yet as ships and planes hurry to the probable location.

Paris Air France South Atlantic le Verrier

Veterans win in primaries across Missouri Kansas and Virginia

Associated Press reports voters in Missouri Kansas and Virginia backed veteran candidates in primaries. Forrest Smith won Missouri Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Murray Thompson led GOP House speaker race. In Kansas Andrew Schoeppel won the Republican Senate nod over Harold Malone. George McGill defeated E K Dean for the Democratic nomination. In Virginia Senator A Willis Robertson gained a two to one edge over James P Hart Jr.

Missouri Kansas Virginia Forrest Smith U.S Dan M. Nee Roy McKittrick Smith Kansas City Murray Thompson House of Representatives Manuel H. Davis Andrew Schoeppel Arthur Capper Washington Capitol Hill Schoeppel Wichita Harold Malone Capper George McGill E. K. Dean Virginia Democrats A. Willis Robertson James P. Hart, Jr Roanoke

Riots Quelled In Liverpool

An uneasy quiet settled in Liverpool's south end after three days of race riots. Chief Constable C C Martin vowed full police resources to stamp out the violence as about 50 men, many West African, were jailed for trial next week on various charges. Police recovered iron bars swords and knives from clashes near the docks where many hundreds of Negro residents live. Investigators said white women who associate with Negroes in clubs and on streets were responsible for some of the incidents.

Liverpool Eng C. C. Martin

Talks Feared to Bring Agreement in Moscow Talks

Informants say talks between Western envoys and Soviet leaders may yield an agreement. Envoys Smith Chataigneau Roberts await possible further meetings with Stalin or Molotov as Berlin’s crisis intensifies and London Washington Paris coordinate. Smith is said to be driving the effort.

Eddie Gilmore Moscow Stern Stalin V. M. Molotov Molotov U.S Walter Bedell Smith Yves Chataigneau Frank Roberts Ambassador Smith Smith Berlin London Eisenhower Whitehall Britain Germany Foreign Office

Life sentence for Cincinnati killer of child

Walter Benson, 51, received a life term from Criminal Court Judge Louis J. Schneider after being found guilty of first degree murder in the death of George Cannon Jr. The child died from burns suffered when a gasoline spill ignited at his home on May 3.

Cincinnati Walter Benson Criminal Court Louis J. Schneider Benson George Cannon, Jr

Measure Calls For Return Of Buying Control House ac

Washington AP reports Senate Republicans abandoned efforts to pass an anti poll tax bill in the extra session. The move follows a GOP conference and marks a victory for southern Democrats whose filibuster reaches a fifth day.

House Congress Yes Washington Senate Co Oe Walcott (Reich House Banking Wolcott Truman Doe GOP Taft Ohio Morse Ore

German Reds Rage for 1st Constitution

Communists in eastern Germany rush to complete a draft for a German Democratic Republic constitution targeting mid September while Western plans for a rival German assembly in September loom. Berlin hopes Moscow talks may lift the Berlin blockade and widen East West compromise. Western powers and Berlin wait for a Big Four meeting date as occupier tensions persist.

Berlin Moscow Stalin People’s Council Communist People's Congress Germany

Woman Found Dead in Bath Tub in Los Angeles

The nude body of Lavonne Silvers, 31, estranged wife of Lou Silvers, was found in a bathtub a week after her death. Detectives reported tablets on the bathroom floor and think she accidentally overdosed on sleeping medicine.

LOS Angeles Lavonne Silvers Lou Silvers

Reds Say General Clay To Be Replaced Without Authority

Russian papers in Berlin claimed without authority that the United States plans to replace General Lucius D. Clay as military governor. Italy’s Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza offered to surrender sovereignty for a European union if others join. UN charges from Yugoslavia accused the U.S. and Britain of planning to cede Trieste to Italy in violation of peace terms. Belgrade Danube talks aimed to keep a Communist grip on navigation. British troops clashed with Malayan Communists 80 miles from the Siam border. A Red plan for a Malaya republic was blocked by reverses. Open but undeclared war raged in Kashmir among India and Pakistan. Jerusalem demilitarization talks were reportedly agreed in principle by Jewish and Arab leaders. The UN and Red Cross moved to avert a typhoid outbreak among 300,000 Palestine Arabs driven from homes.

Associated Press Berlin U. S Lucius D. Clay Carlo Sforza Italy Yugoslavia United Nations Britain Trieste Russia Belgrade Danube Europe Siam Malaya Kashmir India Pakistan Jerusalem Red Cross

Bullet Examined In Man's Death

Carrollton area police report a tavern operator Hire am Berlin male 53 shot in his car. Four bullets were found in his body and the car shows close range shooting damage. Berlin co managed the Blue tea room with Helen Nelson. Motive not yet known.

Carrollton Berlin Blue Tea Room Helen Nelson Roy Orwick

Eckener Cleared Of Nazi Charges

Stuttgart Germany AP An American zone denazification court cleared Dr Hugo Eckener 79 year old German Zeppelin designer of Nazi charges yesterday.

Stuttgart Germany Hugo Eckner

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Univis Company National Guard Herbert Dwight Pitkin Dayton Emmalhccan Univis Ohio National Royal Romance London Society Nathan Gregory Silvermaster Mussia Navy Civil Service Commission Sos State Department Lynn Heinzerling Pars Clay Eckener
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