Northwestern Bell offers flat pay raise to spark end of nationwide phone strike
The Northwestern Bell Telephone Co proposes a $2.50 weekly raise for 17,500 workers in five Midwest states, announced by Governor Luther Youngdahl. Iowa union officials say they have rejected the offer, while labor leaders in Ohio stage mass picketing at Ohio Bell. Officials urge arbitration. strikers seek higher weekly gains matching other industries.
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Washington
Bell System
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
St. Paul
Minnesota
Luther W. Youngdahl
Des Moines
P— A. R. Toepfer
Northwestern Union of Telephone Workers
Iowa
Cleveland
Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
George Knable
Knable
Sam Sponseller
CIO
Richard Deters
John Carroll University
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Ohio Bell
William H. Smallwood
Southern Federation of Telephone Workers
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Threat of Strike Ends At Rubber Company
In Youngstown the threat of a strike at the Republic Rubber division of Lee Rubber and Tire Co. ended with union members ratifying an 11 cent-an-hour raise for about 1,000 workers. The retroactive increase dates to February 2.
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Rubber Company
Youngstown
Republic Rubber Division
Lee Rubber and Tire Co
United Rubber Workers of America Cio
Four Hurt As Golden Triangle Train Goes Off Tracks
Four persons were hurt seriously enough to need hospital care when the Golden Triangle passenger train of the Pennsylvania Railroad left the tracks at a crossover in central Warsaw this morning.
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Warsaw
Ind
Golden Triangle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Secret Funeral Set for Hope Diamond Owner Evalyn McLean
Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean 60 died Saturday after pneumonia and will be buried in a secret service Tuesday to avoid crowds. The Hope Diamond owner famed for lavish parties leaves survivors including sons Vinson John and Edward Beale McLean Jr and husband Ned McLean who died in 1941.
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Hope Diamond
Washington
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Hope
Camp Bird
Duray
Colo
Bar Harbor
Europe
Ned McLean
Cincinnati Enquirer
Washington Post
Evalyn Reynolds
Jock
Garland
Tex
McLean
Mme. de Montespan
Louis XVI
Francis Pelham Clinton
Vinson
John
Edward Beale McLean, Jr
Power Dive Kills Student Near Elyria
Peter Popovich 24, an Ohio State University student and Navy ensign, died after power diving a fighter near his home in Elyria. He had taken off from Port Columbus on a routine flight. cause unknown though weather is suspected.
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Elyria
Peter Popovich
Ohio State University
Popovich
U. S. Naval Reserve
Naval Air Station
Columbus
Port Columbus
Akron Man Dies From Head Injuries After Beating
Ray Campbell, 24, was found unconscious in a driveway outside a cafe Saturday and died from head injuries. Coroner R E Amos ruled the death a beating caused fatal injuries.
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Akron
Ray Campbell
R. E. Amos
Memorial forest in Ohio honors World War II dead
About 70 000 new trees were planted in a 3500 acre memorial forest donated by the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs to honor Ohio’s 16 800 World War II dead. Maj. Gen. Curtis E. Lemay warned the nation may head toward World War III if disarmament continues, urging continued military strength. Gov. Thomas J. Herbert and Mrs. Clarence Goldthorpe spoke of obligation and hardship, while Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King offered a closing prayer that the dead shall not have died in vain.
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Loudonville
Ohio
Curtis E. Lemay
United States
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Army Air Forces
Japan
Thomas J. Herbert
Clarence Goldthorpe
Youngstown
State Women’s Club Federation
L. L. Kinsey
Akron
Ernest J. King
Price Cutting Moves Spur Widespread Reductions
Merchants across several communities joined the Newburyport plan to cut prices by 10 percent, though former UNRRA director Fiorello La Guardia said retailers cannot do it alone. In Newburyport Massachusetts sales jumped 30 to 45 percent after a 10 day price cut. Additional reductions came from E I Dupont De Nemours in Wilmington Delaware and the Boulevard Glove Corp in New York cutting 15 to 20 percent.
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New York
UNRRA
F. H. LaGuardia
Newburyport
Mass
Wilmington
Del
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Boulevard Glove Corp
Past Brazil Minister To Lead Palestine Meet
Dr. Oswaldo Aranha former foreign minister of Brazil was elected president of the special Palestine session of the United Nations Assembly with 45 votes on the first ballot. Prince Faisal Al Saad of Saudi Arabia and officials from Russia Chile Canada and Sweden received one vote each.
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New York
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
United Nations Assembly
Faisal al Saad
Saudi Arabia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
Herman Santa Cruz
Chile
Lester K. Pearson
Canada
Herman G. Ericksson
Sweden
Steel Foremen File 30 Day Strike Notice In Cleveland
About 90 members of the Foremen's Association of America at Midland Steel Products Co. filed a 30 day strike notice in Cleveland over a dispute with supervisors demanding a shift from hourly to salary pay schedules.
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Cleveland
Foremen’s Association of America
Midland Steel Products Co
Educator Warns Against Witch Hunts in Communist Hunt
Columbus broadcast quotes W Boyd Alexander acting president of Antioch College urging educators not to be hampered by witch hunts or slander. He calls for precise identification of Communists before action and cautions against overreach.
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Columbus
W. Boyd Alexander
Antioch College
Superintendent Named at Youngstown Brier Hill Plant
The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co announces Richard R. Eppley as superintendent of its Brier Hill coke plant.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Richard R. Eppley
Brier Hill
Investment Dealers of Ohio formed in Columbus
Formation of the Investment Dealers of Ohio Inc a state group of securities and investment dealers was announced. Of 75 members the breakdown is 30 in Cleveland 22 in Cincinnati 10 in Columbus seven in Toledo and six in Dayton with offices in Columbus Ewing T Boles of the Ohio Company Columbus named president.
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Columbus
Investment Dealers of Ohio, Inc
Securities and Investment Dealers
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Dayton
Ewing T. Boles
The
Ohio Company
Bequest Funds Shoes for Needy Children in Circleville
The will of William G. Hamilton a 67 year old Circleville businessman who died April 10 leaves $200 to the Elks Lodge to be used solely for the purchase of shoes for worthy and needy children. Hamilton’s estate is estimated at $105 695.
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Circleville
Elks' Lodge
William G. Hamilton
Hamilton
Akron Youth Faces Manslaughter Charge
Akron youth Thomas K. Brooks, 21, faces a second degree manslaughter charge in the deaths of John H. Evilsizer, 51, and Verna Betts, 40, who were struck yesterday while crossing an East Side street in Akron.
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Akron
Thomas K. Brooks
John H. Evilsizer
Verna Betts
Youngstown Tax on Trackless Trolleys Declared Illegal
Youngstown the Seventh District Appellate Court ruled the citys tax on its trackless trolleys to fund street maintenance unlawful. The decision upholds limits on municipal levies and affects local transit funding.
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Youngstown
Seventh District
Baltimore Cartoonist and Political Writer Dies at 77
McKee Bar clay, a former Baltimore Sun cartoonist and political writer, died yesterday at age 77 in Baltimore. His work spanned editorial cartoons and political commentary shaping local discourse.
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Baltimore
April Wage Hikes Set New Pattern
Three new wage settlements over the weekend lifted nearly 1,000,000 workers in the steel, automobile, and electrical sectors with about 15 cent hourly increases when vacation pay and benefits are included. General Electric Chrysler Jones & Laughlin Steel announced the deals, signaling a broader pattern as Ford negotiates.
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New York
General Electric Co
Chrysler Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Centralia
CIO
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
General Motors-Uk
Steel
United Rubber Workers
$80 Million School Bill Vote Forecast
Columbus report notes the House Finance Committee to approve the 80 million dollar public school allotment as urged by Gov. Herbert and cue trimming of the Daniels Cramer school financing bill. It may reduce the 533 million general appropriation by over 25 million and report to the House for a final vote late this week. AFL CIO plan a mass demonstration Wednesday as hearings proceed.
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Columbus
House Finance Committee
Thomas J Herbert
Education Committee
House
AFL
CIO
House Committee On Industrial Relations
Ohio fugitive held in New York after jail break
Fran cis Pat Soda, named as one of four men who escaped Warren Ohio jail on April 24 1946, was arrested in Liberty New York and held in Sullivan County Jail. FBI said Soda worked there since May 1946 as mechanic and handyman. The other three escapees were recaptured earlier.
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N.Y
Francis
Pat
Soda
Joseph Benante
Trumbull
Warren
Ohio
Sullivan County
Liberty
N. Y
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Benante
Cabin Fire Kills Four in Lancaster County
Four people died in a log cabin fire 13 miles south of Lancaster, with deputies unable to explain the blaze. Coroner’s verdict pending as bodies remain unrecovered. six others escaped by jumping through windows. Among the dead are Otto Mink, Effie Pearl Mink, Ruby Sisco, and Bertha Britch. Raymond Sisco survived with burns and recounted the events after a party.
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Lancaster
Here
C. A. Borrow
Rine Agena
Otto Minkc
Effie Pearl
Ruby Sisco
Bertha Britch
Nida
Raymond
Leroy
Harry
Raymond Sisco
Fairfield County
William Pickering
Death of Toddler Gerald Gleason Now Ruled Beating
Toledo coroner, Paul Hohly, said the death of 2 year old Gerald Gleason, brother of 4 year old James Gleason, was caused by a beating overturning the earlier meningitis finding from March 3. Autopsy followed. At the time, coroner was Frank G Kreft who has since died. A six state search for Harold Lehaney family and Wilma 16 Gerald 5 continues with no results.
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Toledo
Paul Hohly
Gerald Gleason
James Gleason
Gerald
Frank G. Kreft
Harold Lehaney
Wilma
Virginia Gleason
Capital Co Eds Boycott Lounge Pending Decree
Coeds at Capital University boycott the Trautman Hall reception room amid student grievances over a rule barring male use of the room. Officials cited mud and furniture damage as reasons for the ban while a conference with President Harold L. Yochum continued.
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Columbus
Harold L. Yochum
Capital University
Trautman Hall
Ohio Payroll Report Deadline for 1947 Quarter
Ohio employers must file payroll and contribution reports for the first quarter of 1947 by midnight April 30. Dale Duniton, administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, issued the reminder in Columbus.
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Columbus
Dale Duniton
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ohio
Employment in Ohio Still Moving Upward
Cleveland bureau report shows 2,206,400 workers employed in Ohio non agricultural industries by mid March. Automobile parts plants lead growth as employment continues upward.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Man killed in crash at Sebring Crossing
An auto train collision at Sebring Crossing yesterday killed Bernard J. Burkey, 21, of North Benton.
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Crash Alliance
Sebring Crossing
Bernard J. Burkey
North Benton
Editor Succumbs in Baltimore at 73
Albert W. Perkins age 73 real estate editor for the Baltimore News-Post died Sunday in Baltimore. He served the newspaper for decades and was known for coverage of city property markets. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Baltimore
Albert W. Perkins
Baltimore News-Post
Akron Bus Strike Paralyzes Public Transport
Akron AKRON All public transportation except taxicabs was tied up by a strike of 142 AFL mechanics at the Akron Transportation Co. Pickets were set around ATC shops at 4 am after rejecting a wage increase of over seven cents hourly. CIO Transport Workers Union head noted no drivers would cross picket lines. A meeting with company and union leaders occurred in Mayor Slusser's office at 9:30 am to seek a settlement following a similar driver dispute last month.
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Akron
AFL
Akron Transportation Co
International Association of Machinists
ATC
W. H. Wright
Cio-Transport Workers Union
Charles E. Slusser
Jews Decline to Attend UN Palestine Session
The Jewish Agency announced it would not be represented at the opening of the Palestine session of the United Nations Assembly. A spokesman said attendance was inappropriate until the agency secured official recognition as a non voting participant. Twenty observer seats were left vacant.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
U. N
Ohio Chiropractors Name New Officers
Dr. Arthur J. Fitzgerald of Lakewood was elected president of the Ohio Chiropractic Physicians' Association at its annual convention. Other officers named include Dr. Richard Gray of Dayton as vice president, Dr. Florence L. Frank of East Cleveland as secretary treasurer, and Drs. L. J. Carr of Oak Harbor and R. A. Wagner of Tiffin as bulletin managers.
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Cleveland
Arthur J. Fitzgerald
Lakewood
Ohio Chiropractic Physicians’ Association
Richard Gray
Dayton
Florence L. Frank
East Cleveland
L. J. Carr
Oak Harbor
R. A. Wagner
Tiffin
Running Gun Fight Proves Fatal to Mar
A head wound from a running gun fight with police on April 19 proved fatal yesterday to Thurman K. Miller, 30, in Columbus. Four companions were bound over to the grand jury under bonds totaling 67,500 on charges including attempted robbery and shooting to kill.
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Columbus
Thurman K. Miller
Name Change Seeker Alleges Unlucky Identity
Miswald Cenda Wrandvakist, a 50 year old Oakland numerologist, petitions a court to change his name to Linkols Disl growels Wrandvaufgilmarkets citing bad luck with his birth name.
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Oakland
Calif
Miswald Cenda
Merchantman Dies Pelham N Y Former Saks Executive
William George Timothy aged 73 longtime general manager and personnel director at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City died Sunday in Pelham New York. He held prominent leadership roles in retail before his passing.
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Pelham
William George Timothy
Saks Fifth Avenue
New York City
Secretary's Radio Talk Due Tonight
Secretary of State Marshall reports to Congress and the nation on the Moscow Foreign Ministers Conference. He advised patience with the Soviets and suggested they may be more amenable by November as Washington weighs Austrian and German peace treaty issues and Greek Turkish anti communist aid.
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Marshall
Truman
George C. Marshal
National Airport
Washington
Moscow
Russia
White House
Europe
London
Train Hits Broken Rail Injuring 36 Near Ontario Cal
The Southern Pacific Argonaut passenger train struck a broken rail near Guasti, California, injuring 36 people, three seriously. The accident happened as the train, traveling about 60 mph, derailed cars and sheared a coach side. 65 year old Louise H. Olmsted of Cincinnati was among the minor injuries.
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Ontario
Calif
Southern Pacific
Guasti
Here
M. A. Nugent
Louise H. Olmsted
Cinccinnati
Eisler to Face Probe in Hollywood Red Hunt
A House Un American Activities Subcommittee will begin an investigation in Hollywood on May 8 into movie composer Hans Eisler and Communist influences in the film capital. The plan is for a preliminary fact finding expedition to build a case for a full public hearing later. Studio unions may receive attention as well.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Hollywood
Hans Eisler
Middle Ohio Valley Progress Association Event Likely Attended
SAM SIMMONS notes strong urged attendance from G. G. Patterson and Barton Jones for the Middle Ohio Valley Progress Association celebration on May 10. Walden Roush also promotes the event. SIMMONS accepts Jones’s leadership and plans to attend if able to reach the celebration.
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Middle Ohio Valley Progress Association
G. G. Patterson
Barton Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Walden Roush
Edgar Bergen
Jones
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