Nelsonville Opens Mount St Mary Hospital April 17
Nelsonville dedicates Mount St Mary Hospital a 74 bed unit costing 1.25 million dollars. Open house events precede the April 17 public opening with pledges from Sisters of St Francis and regional towns and strong remarks from Bishop Massie.
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Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and
Christian Charity
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio
Nelsonville School Board Found Guilty of Contempt
The Nelsonville City Board of Education was found guilty of contempt of court for violating a restraining order against transporting York Township students to Nelsonville schools. Six individuals were fined or penalized, including three current and two former board members and the clerk, with Shumaker facing the heaviest sanction. Sentences included fines, suspended jail time, and probation terms extending five months, contingent on compliance with the injunction.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Board
Athens County Bar Association
Shumaker
Bessie Ball
E. L. Murphy
Eva Davis
Raymond Patton
Ruby Cooley
Harold Koker
Leonard Powell
GOP Senators oppose tariff cut plans in Washington
State Department seeks broader tariff reductions for 2500 items and talks at a 40 nation trade conference in Iquay England on Sept 28. Democrats urge caution while Republicans fear rising unemployment from deeper cuts as the administration presses the program as an alternative to ongoing foreign aid in the Cold War era.
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Washington
State Department
Iquay
England
Ution
Department
U.S
Truman
Clue False in Missing Plane Hunt
In Copenhagen authorities or sighting of debris offered a brief lead in the missing U S Navy Privateer with 10 crew aboard. A fragment of wood with an inscription and a smoke flare box were identified by Capt Joseph Kuhn as likely from the plane though searchers faced thick fog and mist over the Baltic Sea.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
U.S
Baltic
Karlskrona
Joseph Kuhn
Baltic Sea
Tudor Awaits on Trial
Dwight David Tudor, saved from the electric chair by a court ruling, is back in Clark County jail awaiting a new trial after transfer from Ohio Penitentiary. The 27 year old, who killed Mary Ann Page of Springfield in 1948, faced a death sentence previously scheduled for that night. He told reporters his mind was blank at the time and that his rifle claim was a frightened, quick statement.
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Springfield
Dwight David Tudor
Clark County
Ohio Penitentiary
Tudor
Mary Ann Page
Ninety Flee Hotel Fire in Bangor Maine
Ninety people fled safely through smoke filled corridors and down ladders as a fire damaged the Windsor Hotel in Post Office Square after its recent renovation.
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Bangor
Windsor Hotel
Post Office Square
Committee Organizes Columbus Hoover Report Group
The Ohio Citizen's Committee for the Hoover Report is to be formally organized today in Columbus, establishing structure for its activities and outreach in the city.
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Columbus
Ohio Citizen’s Committee
Suit Dropped In Portsmouth Elks Country Club Raid
A $3000 damage suit against State Liquor Department agents over a Portsmouth raid was withdrawn after Atty. Gen. Herbert S. Duffy argued jurisdiction lies with Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Judge Vernon Smith approved the withdrawal. the March 17 raid occurred without a warrant and March 19 agents later conducted a warrant search but found no slot machines.
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Portsmouth
State Liquor Department
Elks Country Club
Herbert S. Duffy
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas Court
Vernon Smith
Competitive Fuel Gas Future Held Doubtful
In Cleveland the American Institute of Chemical Engineers heard Dr. John F. Foster of Battelle Institute and Dr. Richard J. Lund say a manufactured coal gas cannot yet compete with natural gas. They warned wholesale natural gas prices would need to double before a coal based fuel gas becomes competitive.
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Cleveland
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
John F. Foster
Battelle Institute
Columbus
Richard J. Lund
Board to Discuss Hotel Minimum Wages Hearings
A nine member board will hold hearings in Columbus on May 2 and 3 to decide if the basic minimum wage for women and minors in hotels and restaurants should be increased. The board includes three members from employers, three from employees, and three from the public and will recommend changes to rates in effect since July 1, 1936.
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Columbus
Plan To Rid Cleveland Of Japplies Is Outlined
Cleveland police outline a campaign to remove jalopies clogging streets and parking. Traffic Commissioner John R Sammon proposes towing cars without 1950 plates and charging a $5 tow fee, with many owners likely to keep the vehicles.
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Cleveland
John R. ‘Sammon
Sammon
Eleven-car crash leaves two injured on icy Springfield hill
Three cars collided on an icy hill Thursday night in Springfield. Police untangled the mess as eight more vehicles piled up at the scene. Two people sustained minor injuries while responders worked.
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Springfield
Charm School for Teachers Promises Pay Increases
Philadelphia board of education unveils a six week after school charm course for teachers. Classes cover clothes, hairdos, voice culture and public speaking. Graduates receive special credentials and may earn promotions and higher salaries.
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Philadelphia
Board of Education
Auto Dispute Reaches 80th Day Near Detroit
The Chrysler strike neared 80 days as a night long negotiation failed to break the deadlock. Both sides remained tight lipped while a late afternoon meeting was planned and officials hinted a possible breakthrough amid pension funding disputes. The walkout idled 140,000 workers with industry estimates placing costs at about a billion dollars in wages and production.
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Detroit
Chrysler
United Auto
Man and Wife Reveal Their First Baby in Warren
Mrs. Clarence B. Lenney, 53, announced at a press conference that she and her 65-year-old husband have their first child, Caroline, born December 8. Lenney, who once ran a tropical bird haven here, gave up keeping toucans cockatoos love birds and parakeets when the baby girl arrived.
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Warren
Clarence B. Lenney
Caroline
Venizelos Government Resigns in Greece
Greece's Premier Sophocles Venizelos announced his cabinet's resignation. General Nicholas Plastiras received a mandate to form a new government.
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Athens
Greece
Sophocles Venizelos
Nicholas Plastiras
Powder Mill Blast Probed in Greenup Kentucky
An investigation began into the cause of a large blasting powder explosion at the King Powder Mill near Wortland. Two workers were injured Carl Daubert and John Holt. The blast was heard in Ironton Ohio ten miles away. The blazing mill was destroyed and another building caught ember fire but was not heavily damaged. A 65 member crew dug fire lanes to protect 30 powder houses on the reservation.
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Greenup
King Powder Mill
Wortland
Carl Daubert
John Holt
Ironton
Ohio
Traffic Safety Groups Urged by Road Chief
Columbus road director T. J. Kauer urged traffic safety organizations in all 12 highway districts during the All-Ohio Safety Congress. He warned traffic deaths could reach 2000 this year, highlighting the need for a coordinated safety network.
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Columbus
T. J. Kauer
All-Ohio Safety Congress
Kauer
Conversation Recorder To Be Viewed Sunday
Columbus airport executives will view a magnetic tape device that can record up to 14 simultaneous pilot controller conversations. Demonstrated at Port Columbus the multi channel recorder aids investigations of airplane accidents and is already installed at three West Coast airports.
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Columbus
Port Columbus
West Coast
Federal conciliator schedules Akron meeting to end sewer workers strike
A federal conciliator calls a meeting in Akron next Wednesday to resolve a two week old strike by 3000 day sewer pipe workers across 26 scattered unions. The stoppage has disrupted municipal projects and prompted union leaders to seek arbitration.
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Akron
Body of Man 75 Found Near Gallipolis
The body of Elsworth Dickey, about 75, was found near Gallipolis early today. Coroner D R Warehime said death appeared to be from natural causes. Dickey lived in the Dickey Church area and was walking toward Crown City when he died.
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Gallipolis
Elsworth Dickey
D. R. Warehime
Gallia County
Dickey
Dickey Church
Crown City
Coroner Rules Inmate Died of Pneumonia
Fairfield County Coroner Joseph Geer ruled pneumonia caused the death of 16 year old William Howard, an inmate at Steubenville Lancaster Boys Industrial School. The death occurred Wednesday night at the school and the autopsy was performed in Columbus with no evidence of foul play found.
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Columbus
William Howard
Steubenville
Lancaster Boys Industrial School
Joseph Geer
Fairfield County
Geer
Unseasonal Cold Grips Ohio and Nation This Spring
Winter persists across Ohio and much of the nation with record low readings in Toledo Columbus and Cleveland. The Weather Bureau forecasts normal spring temperatures by next week as outbreaks of snow and icy roads hinder travel and threaten early season baseball.
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Ohio
Columbus
Buckeye
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Margaret Wack
Madison County
State Highway Patrol
Mercury
Toledo
Cleveland
Daytona
Cincinnati
Champaign County
Urbana
Akron
East Liverpool
Highway Patrol
Atlantic Seaboard
Plains States
Dakotas
New England
Kansas City
Chicago
Cubs
White Sox
U. S. Weather Bureau
Canada
Florida
Texas
Great Lakes
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Grand Forks
N. C
Yuma
Ariz
Rio Grande Valley
Dewey Attacks Selfish Aims Within GOP
At Princeton, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey criticized some Republicans for selfish motives behind the push for free enterprise. He argued the GOP is the party of individual freedom but noted members sometimes fail to act selflessly, while both parties agree on essential government services and differ in problem solving.
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Princeton
N. J
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Princeton University
Free Enterprise
Party of Individual Freedom
Boy Killer Is death by own action
Huntington West Virginia police report 18 year old William Billy Blanks Jr murdered his parents a ten year old sister Brent then set the house on fire and killed himself seven hours after a self inflicted gunshot wound detectives said he had prior car theft arrests and was cornered by officers after the rampage early this morning at a garage behind the family home.
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Huntington
W. Va
William
Billy) Blanks, Jr
Azel Bryant
Brent
Billy
Building Boom in Ohio Surpasses Last Year
Ohio cities report a building boom higher than the first quarter of last year. An Associated Press survey shows construction value and permits well ahead of early 1949 due to material and labor availability, stable prices, and postwar productivity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
Financial Aid Voted To Methodist Colleges
About 300 Ohio Methodist lay leaders gathered in Columbus to back Methodist colleges with increased financial and other support. The meeting of the Methodist Commission on the four Ohio colleges marked a first joint effort by church leaders and college officials to chart relationships.
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Columbus
Methodist Commission
Methodist Colleges
Ohio
Kauer Holds Answer To Turnpike Survey
In Columbus State Highway Director T. J. Kauer considers spending 600000 for a proposed Ohio Turnpike survey after receiving certification from State Finance Director H. D. Defenbacher. Governor Lausche recently opposed the expenditure pending constitutional ruling on the Turnpike Act.
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Kauer
Turnpike Survey
Columbus
T. J. Kauer
H. D. Defenbacher
Frank J. Lausche
Family of Three Die In New Trailer Fire
Elyria reports a fatal trailer blaze claimed the lives of three residents, Hubert Daulton 25 Louretta 19 and Kristine 3, one day after moving in. Assistant Fire Chief Archie Phipps cited an overheated oil stove as the cause.
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Elyria
Hubert Daulton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Louretta
Kristine
Archie Phipps
Robbery Charges Faced After Steubenville Incident
Two men charged with robbing a motorist of cash and forcing him to drive them in his car were sent to Canton to answer additional charges.
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Steubenville
Canton
Contempt Action Plea On Loyalty Files Draws Pushback
Representative George of Georgia said it would be a waste to pursue contempt against officials who ignored Senate subpenas for loyalty files. The files were blocked by President Truman who instructed the State Department and Civil Service to shelve the subpoenas. George said release would cripple the FBI and the loyalty program, predicting the president’s stance would prevail in court. McCarthy tied proof to FBI files and other agencies.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Congress
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Truman
Acheson
McGrath
Civil Service Commission
FBI
Trueman
Inquiry Committee
Pt. Pleasant Commissioner Resigns Job
Fred H. Buxton resigned as city street commissioner citing busy garage work. The move, the fourth municipal resignation since July 1, also includes leaving the local Citizens Party. Clerks John Brown and Robert Mann had resigned earlier, and Mayor William Bardin quit. council will discuss the latest resignation April 19.
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Point Pleasant
Fred H. Buxton
Buxton
Citizens Party
John Brown
Robert Mann
William Bardin
Clifton G. Hatton
Senators split over Truman bid for bipartisan foreign policy
Three Republican senators accuse President Truman of seeking a Congress to rubber-stamp foreign policy without debate while another GOP member defends efforts for bipartisan cooperation. Morse defends admin by saying Republicans are increasingly consulted on foreign affairs.
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Washington
Truman
GOP
United Nations
Ferguson
R-Mich
Wherry
Nebraska
Knowland
Morse
R-Ore
Aid 15 Million Planned for Indo China Conflict
The United States plans a 15 million dollar arms aid package for Indo China to aid French led forces fighting Communist guerrillas. The aid will mostly include cargo planes trucks and medical supplies with initial shipments possible within a month.
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Washington
United States
Unseasonably cold forecast for Columbus this week
The extended forecast shows temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below normal with a normal high of 54 and low of 35. Snow flurries possible through Saturday, with slow warming afterward and rain likely after Monday.
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Columbus
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Budd Sweeney
WHKC
Massie
Henry O’donnell
Charles Szymanski
Edwin F. Murphy
Marietta
Wm. A. Kelly
Jimmy Whyte
Don Cavote
St. Vincent’s Orphanage
Angela
Charles
Patricia
Justine
Estelle
Holy Cross
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Sisters of the Poor of
St. Francis
St. Francis Hospital
St. Anthony’s Hospital
St. Mary’s of the Springs
Sisters of Charity
Mt. Vernon
Julius Shamansky
lAs
Ann Carleton Hadley
Alben Barkley
Winchester
Sophie Newcomb College
New Orleans
Baltimore
Departent of
Justice
J. Howard McGrath
University of Maryland Law School
Department of Justice
Methodist
Pt. Pleasant
Indo-China
Messenger
Alelilepie
Chauncey
Glouster
Logan
Justo
Pomeroy-Middleport
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