Mass Channel Swim Sees Six Finishers and Two Record Races
In an historic mass crossing of the English Channel, seven men and two women began from Cap Gris Nez and Dover. Hassan Abd el Rehim set a record time of 10 hours 53 minutes from Cap Gris Nez to Dover, with Eileen Fenton becoming the first woman to finish, each winning 1000 pounds prizes. Fahmy Attallah failed near the end after 27 hours in the water. Alfonsi and Van Waal withdrew, while Fernand du Moulin planned a return swim after rest.
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England
English Channel
Georges Alfonsi
Joseph van
Waal
Cap Griz Nez
France
Fernand du Moulin
Moulin
Canton
Alfonsi
van Waal
Wissant
Hassan Abd-el Rehim
Rehim
Cap Gris Nez
Dover
Roger le Morvan
le Morvan
Paris
George Michel
Fahmy Attallah
Eileen Fenton
London Daily Mail
Ohio Bell Names Milner To Chief Engineer Post
Carlisle K. Milner is named chief engineer for the northeastern area of Ohio Bell Telephone Co. He has served as general plant manager for that area and will be succeeded there by Lewis G. Winter, division plant superintendent at Akron. The former chief engineer Warren H. Chase becomes assistant vice president.
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Cleveland
Carlisle K. Milner
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Milner
Lewis G. Winter
Akron
Warren H. Chase
Senate backs G I allotments boosting U M T hopes
In Washington Aug 23 swift Senate approval of monthly payments to families of enlisted men lifted backers of Universal Military Training. The dependents allowance bill passed the Senate in under an hour and heads to the House for action. The measure ties pay relief to lower grade soldiers with higher sums for dependents of upper grade personnel.
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Senate
House
Armed Services Committee
Tydings
Maryland
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.M.T
Hunt
Wyoming
Armed Services
Russell
Georgia
Lucas
Illinois
Democratic Policy Committee
House Committee
Most Military Hospitals Now Closed to Veterans
The Defense Department and Veterans Administration announced a policy shift closing most continental U S military hospitals to veterans except emergencies. Army facilities will end availability immediately while Navy hospitals follow soon as space is redirected to Korean casualties and staff deployed to the Far East. VA operates 138 hospitals.
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United States
Defense Department
Veterans Administration
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Far East
Glennan Confirmed as AEC Member after Lilienthal
The Senate confirmed Thomas Keith Glennan for a five year term on the Atomic Energy Commission. Glennan, president of Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, succeeds Lewis L. Strauss who resigned last February leaving the AEC with a full slate.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Thomas Keith Glennan
Case Institute of Technology
Cleveland
Glennan
Lewis L. Strauss
Eastern Ohio Restaurant Association Holds 18th Outing
Two hundred members and guests attended the 18th annual summer outing of the Eastern Ohio Restaurant Association at Alliance Country Club. The event featured golf, softball, contests, dancing to Bob Nesbeth’s orchestra, and dinner. Charles Miller served as chairman with A A Thomas as co chair.
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Eastern Ohio Restaurant Association
Alliance Country Club
Bob Nesbeth
Charles Miller
A. A. Thomas
Andrews Named Acting Dean at Flora Stone Mather
Miss Emily A. Andrews, professor of physical education, was appointed acting dean of the women's college at Flora Stone Mather College. The announcement places her in the leadership role amid the college’s administration.
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Cleveland
Emily A. Andrews
Women’s College
Flora Stone Mather College
East Canton Man Denies Shooting
Earnest A. Eggert, 39, of East Canton, pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to shooting with intent to wound. A preliminary hearing was set for Sept. 6 after he was arrested Tuesday on a charge filed by partner William M. Owen. The incident at a coal mine near Robertsville on Aug. 17 followed a tools dispute. Eggert allegedly fired twice after retrieving a .32 caliber revolver, with both shots striking Owen’s car door. Owen, recently ousted as CIO president at Ford Motor Co., was not injured.
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Earnest A. Eggert
AD 1
East Canton
Eggert
William M. Owen
Smith Are SW
Robertsville
Owen
C.I.O
Ford Motor Co
Man Finds Live Bomb Hidden in New Home Closet
E S Winter of San Bernardino California bought a house and while cleaning a closet his hand brushed a cold unfamiliar object. It proved to be a live bomb sixteen inches long and weighing thirteen pounds prompting an immediate alert and police removal.
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San Bernardino
Calif
E. S
Jenkins Demands Probe of Jenkins Ironton Candidacy
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton, Ohio, urged a real investigation into how Thomas B. Jenkins of Oak Hill was deceived into filing as an independent candidate for Congress. The Oak Hill man withdrew after petitions were ruled invalid and state officials threatened a severe inquiry.
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Ashington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
House
Thomas B. Jenkins
Oak Hill
Congress
Thomas Jenkins
Ohio
Thomas B Jenkins
Jenkins
Why I Believe in God reader’s digest excerpt
A young medical student and unbeliever from Cronin's past changes stance after experiences and others faith. The condensed Reader's Digest article reports how autopsy doubts give way to belief in a soul and God.
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A. J. Cronin
Reader’s Digest
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