Tax reduction bill shows broad bipartisanship in House
The House backed a tax-cut measure by a large margin with 40 Democrats joining 233 Republicans while only three Republicans opposed. The piece argues the GOP majority acted decisively within 90 days, facing reorganized committees, and predicts Senate revision and possible political impact for 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Republican Congress
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Hearing and speech disorders in children discussed
A doctor reviews a rural survey of 12 000 children showing one in five with speech difficulties and one in 15 with hearing loss. High tone loss calls for early audiometer testing. immediate treatment may curb progression. Hearing aids and seating changes aid many, while lip reading and speech training help others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiis
Sarvey
Humanizing the Supreme Court Rivals Modern View
The article argues the Supreme Court has shown human frailties and conflicts, notably the Jackson Black clash, framing the justices as fallible yet understandable. It asserts the public can view the nine jurists as human beings, not marble figures, and that the court’s stance against one man wielding tyrannical economic power may gain broad approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
White House
Capitol
Jackson
Black
John L. Lewis
United States
Lewis
Congress
Will Our Country Be Isolated?
A commentary questions America’s role in world affairs amid the Greece Turkey aid debate. It argues Britain’s shift leftward risks weakening the Anglo American alliance and potentially leaves the United States isolated in the Mediterranean while urging voters to read before acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Turkey
America
State Department
United States of America
British Isles
Britain
Politicians Clash Over Tax Cut Plans and Agency Wage Claims
The administration and allies warn of cuts to vital services if Republicans press tax reductions. They point to curbed customs staffing at New York port as proof and charge government agencies exaggerate harm while salaries in agencies like Social Security and VA remain competitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Congressman Bender
Ohio
New York
Social Security Department
War Assets Administration
Veterans Administration
Sai
Edson weighs U S effort to sell democracy against Soviet propaganda
Peter Edson argues that Soviet information spending exceeds Western efforts and that the United States should expand its Greece Turkey aid and worldwide cultural and informational programs. He notes current budgets for Greece and Turkey, Voice of America plans, and a proposed Bloom Bill style expansion costing about 12 million dollars plus 6 million for Latin America.
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Washington
U.S
Greece
Turkey
Ankara
Athens
Voice of America
Latin America
Philippines
Liberia
Truman
State Department
Congress
Reducing Federal Civilian Workforce to Enable Tax Cuts
The speaker argues against wage scale opposition and calls for pruning 2.3 million federal civilians, noting 900,000 workers eight years ago. Reducing this workforce, they say, would create room for tax cuts without cutting essential government activities.
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Aries
Clerk of Draft Board To Stay Until July 1
Mason County selective service records office will keep clerk Virginia Burdette on duty to July 1 to prepare records for storage in the state office. Registration and classification halted at closing. The original board included Pat M. Wilson and B. W. Krodel with Harry L. Dyer. replacements followed Wilson's death in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Virginia Burdette
Mason County Selective Service Board
State Office of Selective Service
Pat M. Wilson
Charleston Road
B. W. Krodel
Harry L. Dyer
New Haven
Mat Stribling
Ashton
Mr. Wilson
Krodel
Donald Roush
New Haven Telephone System
Barbara Fisher
Miss Fisher
Virginia Rice
Williamson
WVO
Three Divorce Suits Filed in Circuit Court
In Point Pleasant three divorce actions were entered Monday. Bonnie Mae Yester of Gallipolis accuses George E. Yester of cruelty. they wed in 1925 and separated this year, with three children aged 16 to 20. Frances G. Mitchell of Cottageville sues Wade Mitchell for cruelty. married 1923, separated 1946 with no issue, and she asks to restore Frances Gerlach. Sylvia Marie Wheeler of Elmwood seeks divorce from Claude William Wheeler, married 1943, separated 1946 with no children, and she requests restoration of Sylvia Marie Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bonnie Mae Yester
Gallipolis
George E. Yester
Frances G. Mitchell
Cottageville
Wade Mitchell
Frances Gerlach
Baltimore
Sylvia Marie Wheeler
Elmwood
Claude William Wheeler
Sylvia Marie Morrison
Speeding Plea Fines $10 in Route 33 Crash
Philip L. Burgess of New Haven pleaded guilty after arraignment on a speeding charge and paid a $10 fine plus costs. He was driving east on Route 33 with Kenneth Roush of Mason City when his car struck a telephone pole. no injuries occurred. State police Sgt. Paul F. Thomas investigated and made the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Philip L. Burgess
New Haven
Burgess
Kenneth Roush
Mason City
Paul F. Thomas
Divorce Commissioner to Begin Hearings in May Term
Divorce Commissioner William H. Bardin will begin hearings on cases maturing for the May term of Circuit court on April 14. Fewer divorce suits have been entered in the past three months. Suits maturing for the May term must be started by April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William H. Bardin
Circuit Court
Man Injured When Struck By Auto
John Bayles aged 20 of Mt. Vernon Avenue was seriously injured early Monday on Jackson Avenue near the Ohio River Bus Co. garage. He was unconscious with a brain concussion after being struck by a car driven by Sammy Doolittle. Doolittle provided transport to Holzer Hospital via Point Clinic. No charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Bayles
Howard Bayles
Mt. Vernon Ave
Jackson Ave
Ohio River Bus Co
Holzer Hospital
Young Bayles
22Nd St
F. W. Quillin
Sammy Doolittle
Paul F. Thomas
Doolittle
Bayles
Point Clinic
Cancer Drive Plans Made in Mason County
Mrs. W. D. Curry chairs the American Cancer Society campaign in Mason County with Lambda Chi Omega Sorority and Mrs. Grover Childress named Point Pleasant commander. The group attended a Parkersburg meeting on March 15 and learned that one in eight deaths in the nation are due to cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. D. Curry
American Cancer Society
Mason County
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
L. W. Getty
Grover Childress
Curry
Childress
Getty
C. L. Head
Parkersburg
Two Men Charged With Woods Fires In Point Pleasant
James Henry Taylor and Lawrence Waugh of Hannan District pleaded guilty to woodlands fires in Point Pleasant. They each paid fines and costs after arrest by Bert L. Dotson of the game warden unit.
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Point Pleasant
James Henry Taylor
Lawrence Waugh
Hannan District
Bert L. Dotson
Game
Greers Buy Carl Gerlach Farm Near Fig Rock
Mr and Mrs John Greer of Ohio Street have purchased the Carl Gerlach farm near Fig Rock and plan to move in a few days. They resided here for 20 years while he worked for United Fuel Gas Co and will retire October 1.
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Point Pleasant
John Greer
Ohio St
Carl Gerlach
Fig Rock
United Fuel Gas Co
Stores Close for Good Friday in Gallipolis
The retail merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce announced that stores in Gallipolis will close from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday in observance of Good Friday.
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Gallipolis
Retail Merchants Committee of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Bank executive returns home after pneumonia recovery
T Stribling executive vice president of Citizens National Bank was discharged to his Main Street home Sunday after a rapid recovery from pneumonia.
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Point Pleasant
T. Stribling
Citizens National Bank
Main St
Margaret Truman Sings, Boosts Detroit Series to Top Fifteen
Margaret Truman makes her singing debut on the Sunday evening Detroit Symphony program raising its Hooper rating to 18 percent and lifting the series into the top 15. The report also shows shifts in NBC CBS and ABC lineups and audience shares across prime time listings.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Detroit Symphony
Hooper Bi-monthly
Charlie McCarthy
Fred Allen
Bob Hope
NBC
Milton Berle
Amos and Andy
Eddie Cantor
Red Skelton
CBS
Mel Blanc
Ft. Knox
Godrey Talent Scouts
One World Flight
New Zealand
ABC
Green Hornet
Boston Symphony Hour
Rex Maupin
MBS
Scotland Yard
U. S
Canada
Jack Kilty
Denver
Lorenzo Jones
Bobby White
Jenny
Hunt Hunt
Blue’ Barron
Funeral services for Amel E. Waugh
Amel E. Waugh 36, Ohio Township farmer, funeral set for 1 p m Wednesday at Paw Paw Church with Rev Earl Cremeens officiating. Burial in King Cemetery. Surviving wife Lyla Beiner Waugh and 11 children plus six brothers and sisters. He was son of Alfred and Mary Smeltzer Waugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Amel E. Waugh
Ohio Township
Paw Paw
Earl Cremeens
King Cemetery
Lyla Beiner Waugh
John Lee
Carl
Eugene
Clarence
Mary Lou
Inez Marie
Beatrice
Amos Leslie
Fern
Karen Joy
Merrill Richard
Amos Waugh
Ashland
John Waugh
Lorton Waugh
Garnet Warren
Bladen
William Waugh
Lillie Holley
Mr. Waugh
Alfred
Mary Smeltzer Waugh
River traffic reports from Gallipolis and Kanawha shifts
Towboat movements on the Ohio River and Kanawha River list down and up passages. Gauges at Gallipolis Locks nine miles below show 17.9 and 25.4 feet with 60 feet on the rollers. Names and times of passing vessels include the Dauntless, Cornell, Millwood, Especo, Atlas, Benwood, Martin, Dawson, Talbott, Hubbard, Little Hocking, Ductilite, Millwood, Ogram, Neville, Shearer, Maysville, Campbell, and the Sulllivan Marmet passage.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Dauntless
Ohio
Cornell
Millwood
W. Va
Especo
Huntington
Atlas
Benwood
Martin and Dawson
Talbott
Marietta
Parkersburg
Hubbard
Little Hocking
Ductilite
Ogram
Neville
Ashland
Shearer
Maysville
Campbell
Augusta
Kanawha River
Sullivan
Marmet
Burns Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Gallipolis Case
Walter Burns pleaded guilty to obtaining money by fraud before Judge Lewis C. Warden in Gallipolis. He was ordered to repay $771 to Anna Morgan and placed on five years of probation.
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Gallipolis
Walter Burns
Lewis C. Warden
Anna Morgan
Luther Dayton Named Rotary Program Chief
Luther Dayton is named new program chair for April Rotary club meetings starting with a 6 p.m. dinner at Island View Inn. The Rotary Bulletin notes an attendance contest will begin next month and lists members with 100 percent attendance including Dayton and many others.
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Gallipolis
Luther Dayton
Rotary Club
Island View Inn
Rotary Bulletin
Clyde T. Mitchell
Bulletin
Barney Adams
Tom Agee
Ray Bailey
Leo Bean
Homer Beckett
Earl Boyer
Carlos Bradley
Forrest Brown
Harold Brown
Lewis Brown
Otto Carter
Lehi Davies
Harry Dexter
Paul Foster
George Fuller
Glen Glennister
Jack Hackworth
John Hannon
Morris Haskins
Ed Higgins
Bill Jones
Paul Jarvis
Ed Judy
Harry King
Bill Lewis
Lavierre Lovette
Avon Lusk
Meyer Maggied
Harland Martin
Jim Martin
Norville Martin
Mae McDermott
Charles
Switzer Named Service Officer for Gallia County Veterans Office
Navy veteran Roger Switzer was appointed by the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission to replace Kenneth Worman as Gallia County Veterans Service Office chief. Worman resigned to join Gus Frye in a dry cleaning business. Switzer will operate from the second floor of the courthouse.
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Gallipolis
Roger Switzer
Atlantic Service
R. M. Switzer
Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission
Kenneth Worman
Gallia County
Veterans Service Office
Worman
Gus Frye
Switzer
Court House
State Patrol Reports Two Arrests
Gallipolis. Fred Kerr Mills aged 88 of Powell forfeited a $15 bond for no operator's license after his non appearance in municipal court Monday. Ben H. Adkins 23 of McVeigh Kentucky was arrested Monday afternoon and posted $10 bond for speeding on a motorcycle in Municipal Judge William Jones court.
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Gallipolis
Fred Kerr Mills
Powell
State Highway Patrol
Ben H. Adkins
McVeigh
William Jones
Innocent Plea Entered in Non-Support Case
Loren Lane, indicted by the grand jury on a non support charge, pleaded innocent before Judge Lewis C. Warden on Monday. His bond was set at 250 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Loren Lane
Grand
Lewis C. Warden
Mary Davis Goes On Two-Week Vacation In Gallipolis
Mary Davis a telephone operator begins her annual two week vacation in Gallipolis starting Sunday as local residents note her long service and plans for leisure activities during the leave.
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Mary Davis
Gallipolis
Gallia Draft Board closes final report listing registrants
Gallia County Selective Service board held a final meeting with 18 year old registrants named including Eugene Hersman in Crown City, Jack Bowes Bidwell, Don Robinson 50 Locust St, Paul Philips Bladen, John Simms Bladen, Richard Simms Glen, and others. Two discharged veterans new registrants Wilmer Lambert Bidwell and Eugene Provens Patriot. Enlistments Daniel Foster Basil Johannesen. Discharges listed Rivers, Drummond, Bosworth and others. Present board members Caudill Worman Cardwell Clark. Gail Russell remains clerk until state records are sent to Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Eureka
Zolman Maggied
Edgemont
Robert Lee Fulton
Lloyd Frederick Rose
Northup
Earl Smith
Dallas Gilber Moss, Jr
Adrian Dell Swindler
Crown City
Wilmer Lee Lambert
Bidwell
Eugene Burke Provens
Patriot
Daniel H. Foster
Basil W. Johannesen
Lawrence H. Scheriver
D. Sheets
Melvin E. Cross
Ray E. Drummond
James E. Bosworth
Delbert H. Brit
Nelson R. Bostic
James L. Franklin
Garland L. Thevenin
Garland Caudill
Keneneth Worman
Herebert A. Cardwell
Joseph W. Clark
Gail Russell
State Department
Columbus
Marie Russell Sentenced for Forged Check and Probation Violation
Marie Russell 18 of Center Point pleaded guilty to cashing a forged check and admitted probation violation. Judge Lewis C. Warden sentenced her to one to 25 years at the Marysville Reformatory for Women after parole officer Cecil Halley presented the case. Russell had earlier been arrested Jan 4 after allegedly holding up the Orin Thomas wallpaper store with a sharpened putty knife.
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Gallipolis
Marie Russell
Center Point
Counery
Common Pleas
Lewis C. Warden
Jackson
Marysville
Orin Thomas
Court St
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Amel Waugh
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