Fichter reports European hospitality amid cautious views on world power
Joseph W. Fichter, former Ohio State Grange master, described Europeans as friendly yet anxious about U S influence. After a four week trip to Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, England and Ireland, he attended World Council of Churches and Church and Rural Life meetings. He noted postwar recovery, rural depopulation, and ongoing hunger. he urged overcoming social and political obstacles to feeding the world, while praising European efforts to live normal lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio State Grange
Fich
Ter
Miami University
World Council of Churches
Germany
Italy
France
Switzerland
England
Ireland
Geneva
General Assembly of the World Council
Evanston
Fichter
United States
Greece
Turkey
Soviet Restores Three Ministries After Stalin Era
The Soviet government reestablished three ministries abolished in the March reorganization following Stalin's death. Auto transport and highways will be led by Ivan A. Likhachev, geology and resource protection by P. V. Antropov, and aviation production by P. V. Dementiev. Changes also affect foodstuffs supply, consumer goods, and domestic and foreign trade as part of boosting production.
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Moscow
Stalin
Yesteray
Ivan A. Likhachev
P. V. Antropov
P. V. Dementiev
Kremlin
Aviation
Armaments
Highways
Transport Ministry
Ministry of Food and Light Industry
Ministry of Foreign and Internal Trade
Ministry of Agriculture and Procurement
Crab Grabs Cop During Evidence Search
Baltimore Sgt. Paul Aires led a numbers writer raid and found a crab gripping his finger after lifting a stovetop pot lid. Officers recovered five numbers books, and the defendant Alford Jasper, 67, was ordered held for the grand jury under a $3,500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Paul Aires
Aires
Alford Jasper
Repairs Rushed On Sinking Ship Marte
The 3,744 ton Spanish freighter Marte was reported sinking 560 miles southeast of St Johns Midwest. The U S Coast Guard cutter Yakutat stood by as mid ocean repairs were rushed to stabilize the vessel carrying 38 crew members and a cargo of wheat from Canada to Spain after taking on water through a waterline hole.
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Halifax
N. S
U. S. Coast Guard
St. Johns
Mld
Canada
Spain
Central PTO Holds First Meeting of School Year
Central School PTO met for its first session of the year. Money from sales tax receipts was distributed among classrooms to fund supplies and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central School Pto
Massillon Girl Killed by Freight Train Near School
Massillon Ohio, Massillon high school pupil Esther McCleary 16 was killed today while three students crossed at a grade crossing two blocks from the school. Police say the group waited for an eastbound train then appeared to walk into the path of a westbound freight. two others were injured, one seriously.
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Massillon
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Massillon Hospital
Esther McCleary
President Elected By Ohio Doctors
Dr. Herbert W. Salter was elected president elect of the Ohio Academy of General Practice at a Cleveland dinner meeting. Dr. George H. Lemon of Toledo became active president, succeeding Dr. Thomas E. Hardin of Columbus. Earl D. McCallister of Columbus was re-elected secretary treasurer.
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Cleveland
Herbert W. Salter
Doctors Hospital
Ohio Academy of General Practice
George H. Lemon
Toledo
Thomas E. Hardin
Columbus
Earl D. McCallister
Rodney Faces Major Skull Reconstruction Surgery
Rodney, a two year old, will undergo extensive skull reconstruction after a birth defect. Surgeons plan to raise the skull sides and cover with a roof like structure using bone from elsewhere or a bone bank, while metal or plastic are avoided. He remains active in pediatrics and shows improved muscle tone through therapy, with a left side weakness nearly gone.
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Rodney
Ohio man electrocuted erecting antenna in camp near Circleville
Ohioan Nice Handley, 66, of Columbus was electrocuted last night while erecting a television antenna that touched a high tension line at a trailer camp near Circleville.
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Circleville
Ohio
Nice Handley
Columbus
Ere
Stock Market Advances For Second Time
New York stocks rose for the second straight session from the year’s low amid broad activity. Major gains peaked at 1 to 2 points with many advances but limited late momentum. Heavy volume at about 2 million shares. railroads steels and motors led, with oils coppers chemicals distillers and aerospace strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
American Telephone
New York Central
Sinclair Oil
Union Oil of California
DuPont
Boeing
Radio Corp
Cap Misfire Splits Hunt as Squirrel Cap Triggers Accident
Warren County reports an accidental shooting when Eddie Wells mistook Harry Pressler’s cap for a squirrel and fired a 16 gauge at close range. Pressler, 61, suffered pellet wounds to back, scalp and cheek while resting on a log near Oregonia. Dr. James Arnold treated the injuries. condition not serious.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Harry Pressler
Kaufman's
Oregonia
Pressler
Eddie Wells
James Arnold
Community meetings and club events listed for Wednesday and Thursday
National Guard Company D 107th Armored Cavalry meets at 7 30 p m at the Armory Knights of Columbus at 8 p m K of C auditorium Order of AHEPA 8 p m Nelva Center American Legion membership 8 p m Legion Home Thursday Kiwanis and Lions noon Manchester Hotel Toastmasters 7 15 p m Gardner Board conference IOOF Lodge 7 30 p m hall Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37 7 30 p m Castle Hall Alpha Council 326 Jr QUAM 7 30 p m 19 North Broad St Alcoholics Anonymous 7 45 p m Moose Lodge and officers 8 p m hall Blythe Williams Post Auxiliary American Legion 8 p m Silver Leaf Social Club 9526 Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron 8 p m Legion Home Tried Stone 83 Masonic Lodge 8 p m AFL Hall State Patrol Auxiliary 8 p m Legion Home
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National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
Armory
Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Auditorium
Order of Ahepa
Nelva Center
American Legion
Legion Home
Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
Manchester
Toastmasters Club
Gardner Board
Ioof Lodge
Hall
Knights of Pythias
Lafayette Lodge
Castle Hall
Alpha Council
Blythe
Williams Post
Silver Leaf
Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron
Stone
Masonic Lodge
AFL Hall
State Patrol
Middletown teen heads to Springfield Junior College
Martha Jayne Russell daughter of Mr and Mrs R R Russell Sr of 823 Tenth Ave left Monday to attend Springfield Ill Junior College majoring in music and taking a business course. She is a Middletown High School 1952 graduate and was a Wright Patterson AFB summer employee. She serves as pianist for New Hope Baptist Church. The Rose Bud Club meets 8 30 p m at 420 North Broad Street. Reverend H L Buckman of St John’s Baptist Church Dayton to conduct services Friday 730 p m at Peoples Friendship Baptist Church 1404 Garfield Street. Elizabeth Jones returns home after a two week vacation with husband Pfc Herman Willard Jones at Fort Belvoir Va including a tour of Washington DC.
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Martha Jayne Russell
R. R. Russell
Tenth Ave
Springfield, Ill
Miss Russell
Middletown High School
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
New Hope Baptist Church
H. L. Buckman
St. John’s Baptist Church of
Dayton
Peoples Friendship Baptist Church
Garfield St
Elizabeth Jones
Pfc
Herman Willard Jones
Fort Belvoir
Jones
Washington, D. C
National
First Patients Due at Portsmouth Mental Hospital
PORTSMOUTH Ohio the $400 000 120 bed mental receiving hospital now under construction will accept its first patients on January 1 welfare director John H Lamneck said yesterday construction will be completed within 60 days The project aims to expand local mental health services and relieve overcrowding in nearby facilities.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
John H. Lamneck
Retailers Battle Army AF Liquor Sales Policy
Assistant Defense Secretary John A. Hannah said liquor retailers are opposing the Army and Air Force policy allowing liquor sales at officer and noncommissioned officers clubs and messes. He cited alliances with groups like the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and noted liquor distributors’ use of varied motives. The policy mirrors Navy shore practices, while Navy ships prohibit alcohol. Hannah spoke at a news conference on manpower and morale issues.
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Washington
John A. Hannah
Army
Air Force
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
WCTU
Navy
Hannah
Defense Department
Ohio Spokesmen Attack State's Gas Restriction
Ohio and Northern and Southern Ohio spokesmen opened the semiannual hearings on the state gas furnace installation restrictions. Lorain city councilmen criticized Ohio Fuel and urged more gas supply for housing, while builders urged lower income housing and gas units over oil. Utilities officials warned of tight gas supplies next winters as hearings extend through Thursday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lorain
State Utilities Commission
Commission
John A. Repko
Edward Osko
Osko
Replo
Repko
John Friedman
Cincinnati Home Builders Assn
Forrest Archer
Troy
Paul M. Walton
National Gas & Oil Corp
Newark Consumers Gas Co
Texas Eastern
L. E. Heckman
Columbia Gas System
The
Utilities Commission
Ohio Fuel
Columbia
Cincinnatian Tells Probers He Is Now Anti-Communist
Rep Scherer stated James McNamara former U S labor mediator told a House Un American Activities sub committee he is now anti communist McNamara named about 12 people he once knew as Communists He quit his $9800 a year post with the Federal Mediation Service in Cincinnati after a subcommittee subpoena McNamara testified he could have belonged to the Communist Party in the 1930s as a Washington union organizer and admitted taking help while new to labor union work Subcommittee chair Scherer said questioning was done but officials will probe why he passed loyalty checks despite his political past Cincinnati citizens reportedly regard him as a capable mediator
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shington
Rep
Scherer
Ohio
James McNamara
U. S
McNamara
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Federal Mediation Service
Cincinnati
Communist Party
Washington
Muscular Burglar Steals Bar Bell In Detroit
Police hunt a muscular burglar who broke into a city athletic equipment storage last night. The thief ripped siding from a wall and left with a weight lifter bar bell and twelve weights among the missing items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Bucket Of Paint Lacquer Explodes In Canton Home
In Canton Ohio a bucket of paint lacquer exploded in a basement killing 64 year old grocer R Earl Studer and critically burning his wife Bertha also 64. Firemen say he carried the lacquer from a 50 gallon tank in his garage to the cellar. it exploded when fumes reached a pilot light in a gas furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
R. Earl Studer
Bertha
Studer
Cincinnati Policeman Dismissed From Force
Cincinnati police lieutenant Joseph A. Seiler was dismissed after the city civil service commission found evidence sufficient. He had been accused of soliciting a girl to remove clothing after telling her and her boyfriend to go home late at night.
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Cincinnati
Joseph A. Seiler
City Civil Service Commission
Force
Knights Of Pythias To Open Convention
The Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters begin their annual state convention in Cleveland with a devotion service. About 2,000 delegates are expected for the 84th Knights gathering and 63rd Sisters meeting. George H. Thompson of Columbus will be installed Saturday as the new grand chancellor.
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Cleveland
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Knights
George H. Thompson
Columbus
Satray
Glidden Tour Sputters Through Ohio Route
The 50 car Glidden Tour, a 150th birthday salute to Ohio, departs Cleveland for Columbus and rides on to Detroit. The convoy left Cleveland yesterday morning and reached Columbus for a capital parade last night, continuing the Cleveland Columbus Detroit leg this morning.
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Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
Detroit
Cleveland
Deaf and Blind School Openings Delayed in Columbus
The fall term openings for the new state schools in Columbus for the deaf and blind were postponed due to delays in moving from previous sites. The blind school may start two weeks late, with a revised date around two weeks beyond Sept. 14. The deaf school targets an Oct. 18 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Welfare Department
Milk Prices Rise in Cleveland and Akron
Milk prices advance a cent a quarter in Cleveland and Akron as major dairies set home delivered milk at 21 cents a quart for standard and 22 cents for homogenized.
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Clevcuandp
Cleveland
Akron
Dairies
School Superintendent Frank H. Close Dies
Medina Ohio obituary notes the death of Frank H. Close at age 68. He was retired as superintendent of Wadsworth public schools and formerly served as Holmes County school superintendent. He had a long career in Ohio education.
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Medina
Ohio
Frank H. Close
Wadsworth
Holmes County
Nehru negative stance toward foreign funded delegations
New Delhi Prime Minister Nehru criticized abroad financed goodwill delegations from India to Red China and the Soviet Union. He defended passport controls after questions about MPs traveling abroad, saying many leave at another country's expense and some would denigrate their own nation abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Communist
Red China
Soviet Union
CAB Asked To Regulate Liquor Sales
Capital Air lines asks the Civil Aeronautics Board to regulate serving of liquor on commercial airlines after protesting Northwest Airlines advertising and sale of alcoholic beverages. CAB enforcement declined. Capital urges reconsideration citing state liquor law conflicts in seven of ten states. Northwest maintains compliance with all laws on in flight service.
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Washington
Capital Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Capital
Northwest Airlines
CAB
Northwest
Ringrose Circus Auction Draws $20,000 For Credit Union
Baltimore notes the Ringrose Circus visit tied to the auction of Naomi Martman Ringrose assets. Prosecutors say Ringrose stole about $350,000 from a social security workers credit union and she serves a five year sentence. Auction proceeds totaled about $20,000 including a $1,700 mink cape selling for $630 and a $400 camera selling for $225.
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Baltimore
Ringrose
Naomi Martman Ringrose
Chrysler May Get Defense Contract
A UAW official said reliable sources indicate Chrysler Corp would be awarded a defense contract for its M47 tank plant in Center Line. The deal would keep 4,000 workers employed through the tank contract completion on November 1, per Norman Matthews, UAW Chrysler department director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Norman Matthews
UAW
Chrysler Department
Danish Motorcyclists Arrive in San Francisco on World Tour
Two young Danes Svend E Pedersen 28 a mechanical engineer and Niels N Anderson 27 a clerk arrive in San Francisco aboard the SS President Cleveland turning from Copenhagen where they started May 27. They have journeyed through Germany Austria Yugoslavia Greece Turkey Iran Pakistan and India on their round the world ride.
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San Francisco
Cleveland
Svend E. Pedersen
Niels N. Anderson
Copenhagen
Germany
Austria
Yugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
India
Ex POW Makes Wish Come True Buy a New Car
Grand Rapids Michigan Sgt. Robert Hesselink formerly of Big Rapids Michigan, a prisoner of war in Korea, fulfilled his dream of owning a shiny new car. On his way home he stopped in Grand Rapids to place the order with a salesman saying the wish kept him going through months in captivity.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Korea
Robert Hesselink
Big Rapids
Paperworker William Barnett Files Bankruptcy Petition
A Middletown paper worker William Barnett of 3221 Mohawk Street filed a bankruptcy petition in U S District Court in Cincinnati. He reported assets of 50 dollars against 1550 dollars in liabilities. Other petitioners include David D Woods of 927 Central Avenue Hamilton and William H Addison of Oxford.
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Middletown
William Barnett
Mohawk St
U. S. District Court
Cincinnati
Barnett
David D. Woods
Central Ave
Hamilton
William H. Addison
Oxford
Woods
Addison
Lunch Prices Hold as Ohio Cuts School Cafeteria Aid
Middletown High School and Roosevelt and McKinley junior highs lose state financial support for 1953 54 lunch programs due to a smaller U S Agriculture Department appropriation. Prices stay unchanged for at least two months while cafeterias run on reduced funds.
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Ohio
Middletown
Roosevelt and
McKinley
Elizabeth Shearsley
Agrica
Lincoln and Field
Central
Washington Sct
M Sheatsley
Kiwanis To Reveal New Officer Slate Thursday
Kiwanis Club of Xenia will present a new officer and director slate for 1954 at a noon luncheon tomorrow. Candidates include Charles Egelston Ralph Grimes for president Julius McIntosh Edward Cohn and more. Edward Herschede of Cincinnati to speak on Diamonds in Rough. The meeting also will report on state Kiwanis convention delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Elections Committee
Manchester
Charles Egelston
Ralph L. Grimes
Julius A. McIntosh
Edwward N. Cohn
Ralph E. Kah
Norman G. Kerr
Albert E. Hohl
Charles J. Reuthe
Frank T. Shinn
Robert B. Mallernee
Ralph Bauer
William J. Saunders
Robert G. Turvey
Harold R. Calvin
Louis Agoston
Howard H. Hoffman
Britt Kendrick
William S. Helton
W. C. Thompson
Harold L. Young
John O. Taylor
Frederick Stork
Edward H. Hammon
J. C. McClure
Gordon C. Reed
Earl D. Mendenahil
John A. Diggs
R. Hunter
Paul Gaylord
Presidel Decatur
Carl Benner
Xenia
Edward Herschede
Cincinna
National Gem Foundation
Kenneth Smith
Decatur
da’ Delvar
Charles Egelst
Kiwanis Vention
Cincinnati
Champion Paper outlines 914 million expansion plans
Champion Paper and Fibre Co reveals a 942 million gradual expansion across its Ohio Carolina and Texas divisions. President Reuben B. Robertson Jr cites a strong US economy, while delaying nonurgent projects. During the quarter employment tops 9,000 with a 1.5 million payroll increase and record pulp and paper production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champion Paper and Fibre Co
Reuben B. Robertson, Jr
Ohio
Carolina
Texas
Champion
Korea
Robertson
Hamilton
Canto N. C
Pasadena
Tex
Oder
Generi
Dean Vetoes Big Welcoming Party
BERKELEY Calif Dean Vetoes Big Welcoming Party Dean Dean Committee revised plans because the recently freed prisoner of war in Korea did not want a large celebration. He is expected in about two weeks and is in Tokyo for amoebic dysentery treatment. Public reception planned after arrival. first night home banquet canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Wlliam F. Dean
Korea
Dean
Tokyo
A. Lee Oder
Water Source Dry Closes Attica School for Week
Honey Creek, Attica’s normal water supply, has run dry causing the central school with 605 pupils in a 900 population village to close for likely the rest of the week. Supt. G. R. Dennis notes the town trucks in water and sees no benefit in also transporting students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Ohio
Honey Creek
Supt
G. R. Dennis
Siam
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Onford State RD
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Rev
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Cincinnatian
Probers
Amr
Ringrose Circus
Credit Union
Chrysler
Paperworker
Trenton Church
OF the Nazarene
A. M. Wilson
Kiwanis
Thursda
Chie
Monrof Lumber CO
Monrof, Ohto
Streifthaus
Grimes
Mr. Jack Bierce
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