Athens Flood Deluge Drops Nearly 3 Inches In Two Hours
Athens received 2.94 inches of rain between 2:30 and 4:30 pm yesterday. Streets flooded basements yards and low areas as water cascaded down W Union Street and High Street. A storm sewer broke near the Ohio University power plant and ten feet of brick wall at the Crippen building site collapsed.
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Athens
C. N. France
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Middleport
Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Pierce
University Terrace
Race
W. Union St
H. M. Crippen
Richland Ave
Frank Cross
High St
Ohio University
Laverne Lausche
Ingrid Bergman to Divorce Lindstrom and Quit Movies
Ingrid Bergman announces he will divorce her husband Dr. Peter Lindstrom and retire from films. Sources say she plans to wed Italian director Roberto Rossellini after the divorce, statement issued by her representative Joseph Steele.
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Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Joseph Steele
Roberto Rossellini
Officials Cancel Fair Due to Polio Outbreak
The 94th Darke County Fair was canceled Thursday amid a regional polio outbreak. Health authorities ordered the ban. Frank Heistand, fair board secretary, said the fair scheduled to open August 21 is canceled as Darke County reports its 22nd polio case.
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Greenville
Darke County
Frank Heistand
Fair Board
Counterfeit $20 Found at Police Picnic in Hamilton
A passer used a fake twenty at a Hamilton police picnic. City detective James Parker, treasurer of the local Fraternal Order of Police, detected it when depositing picnic receipts. Parker quipped about the possible source and harshly critiqued the offender.
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Hamilton
James Parker
Order of Police
Parker
Tito Ready To Defend Yugoslavia
Belgrade reports Premier Marshal Tito says Yugoslavia remains alert to guard against provocations by Soviet dominated neighbors. He cites clashes in Macedonia and warns of prevention against provocations while defending Marxism Leninism against even its creators.
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Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Tanjug
Marshall Tito
Macedonia
Balkan
Bulgaria
Albania
Greece
Tito
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Yugoslavia
Red Army
Moscow
Senate probes contract fees target Johnson witness
Secretary of Defense Johnson will be the first witness as the Senate opens a public inquiry into the activities of so called five percenters. Investigators seek to determine if intermediaries charged fees to influence government officials for contract awards. The typical commission cited is five percent of contract value.
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Washington
Defense Johnson
Senate
Congressional
Timken Has Month To Fight Cartel Ruling
Timken Roller Bearing Co. has until Sept. 1 to object to a proposed federal court order demanding it cut its foreign holdings. Judge Emerich B. Freed ruled in March that the company, a maker of tapered roller bearings, engaged since 1928 in an unlawful international cartel to control world markets.
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Cleveland
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Emerich B. Freed
Cambridge Prisoner Caught in Muskingum
Jack Anderson, 23, of Zanesville, who fled the Cambridge jail July 23, surrendered to Muskingum County Sheriff Harry Bealmear. Anderson escaped with Donald Morrow, 20, also of Zanesville, who is still at large. Anderson faced an auto theft charge and will be returned to Cambridge.
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Zanesville
Jack Anderson
Cambridge
Muskingum County
Harry Bealmear
Anderson
Donald Morrow
Morrow
Bealmear
Fortress Falls as Reds Advance toward Canton
A report states Changsha fell to the Reds today and a Nationalist Army revolt may open the road toward Canton. The scene suggests the front may soon loosen defenses and permit a swift advance toward the city.
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Canton
Changsha
GOP Elects Gabrielson By 5 Votes
The Republican National Committee elected Guy G. Gabrielson of New Jersey as chairman by five votes, over Axel Beck of South Dakota. The shift places Taft allies in control, with Beck backers including Dewey supporters and Scott forces defeated.
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Washington
Guy G. Gabrielson
New Jersey
Gabrielson
Axel Beck
South Dakota
Congress
A. T
Bert” Howard
Nebraska
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Pennsylvania
Thomas BE
Dewey
New York
Taft
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Reece
Harrison Spangler
Iowa
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Col
R. B. Creager
Texas
Party
Beck
Dick Tracy In Trouble Testing an Accident Claim
In Zanesville Patrolman Dick Tracy tested a car wreck claim by driving toward a guard rail at 25 mph. Leslie Burchett, 40, of South Zanesville, had failed brakes and slid down a slope into a stream, causing minor vehicle damage.
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Zanesville
Dick Tracy
Leslie Calvin Burchett
Tracy
Burchett
Union Opposes New Ballot in Ohio Elections
The Ohio CIO executive board urged its nearly half million members to oppose a Massachusetts type ballot. It says the plan aids Senator Robert A Taft by harming Governor candidates and could confuse voters leading to invalid Democratic votes. Petitions circulate to place the issue on November ballots.
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Columbus
Ohio Cio
Massachusetts
The
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Man Found Innocent By Reason of Insanity
Floyd Prude aged 33 was found innocent by reason of insanity in the June 17 slaying of his wife Edith 28. Marion County Common Pleas Judge Paul D. Smith ordered recommitment to Lima State Hospital after 30 days observation.
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Marion
Floyd Prude
Edith
Marion County Common Pleas
Paul D. Smith
Prude
Lima State Hospital
Lima
Arm aid limit seen in Europe program debate
U S lawmakers press to cut the proposed 1.45 billion arms for Europe package, arguing for a smaller, more limited plan. President Truman says he will not insist on blanket authority to send arms anywhere, signaling potential compromise with critics. Senator Vandenberg calls the move a sign of progress toward passage.
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Washington
House
Truman
U. S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Atlantic Pact
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Lancaster Restaurant Operator Faces Second Trial Over Stolen Meat
Lancaster defense witnesses are set to testify today in the second trial of John L. Johnson, a local restaurant operator accused of receiving stolen meat.
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Lancaster
John L. Johnson
Farm Insurance Head Considers Running Against Taft in GOP Senate
Murray D. Lincoln, 57, president of Farm Bureau insurance companies, says he is seriously considering a run for U S Senate against Robert A. Taft in the Republican primary. Labor leaders floated his name as a potential Democratic rival despite Lincoln’s Republican registration. Lincoln seeks farm and labor backing, aims to decide soon, and notes some farmers oppose his ideas while others back substantial agricultural backing. He acknowledges Taft’s strength and says labor sees him as a possible vehicle for a farm labor coalition.
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Murray D. Lincoln
U.S
Robert A. Taft
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Lincoln
Otto
Taft
Labor
Des Moines
Iowa
Iberafs
Ohio Farm Hureau
Farmer Labor Coalition
Senate Threatens France Penalty Over Moroccan Trade Rights
The Senate moved to block a multi million dollar aid package to France over alleged discriminatory treatment of 37 American businessmen in French Morocco. Senator George urged action, while Democratic leader Lucas sought a recess to delay the vote amid disputes over Marshall Plan fund use and ECA control.
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Senate
France
Morocco
Lucas
Ilinois
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
French
George
D-Ga
State Department
Bat
Convict Killed In Gun Battle At Chicago Station
Edward Shumak, 22, a felon with prior burglary term, was killed in a 20 minute gun fight at the North Western Railroad freight shed after barricading in a washroom. Police and bystanders report over 50 officers used machine guns rifles and tear gas. Officer William Quinn was wounded earlier in the incident.
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Chicago
Edward Shumak
North Western Railroad
Shumak
Shtumak
William Quinn
Farm minded Senators invite Brannan on long-range price support plan
Senators invite Secretary of Agriculture Brannan to review a new model of a long-range, variable price support program aimed at farm stability. The plan envisions flexible pricing to cushion farmers from market swings while maintaining supply.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Thirteen New Polio Cases Boost Total to 250
Ohio reports thirteen new polio cases raising the state total to 250. Four cases came from Cuyahoga County, two from Mercer, and one each from Fairfield, Licking, Tuscarawas, Williams, Auglaize, Van Wert, and Greene counties, 1948 comparison noted.
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Ohio
State Department of Health
Cuyahoga County
Mercer County
Fairfield
Licking
Tuscarawas
Williams, Auglaize, van Wert
Greene Counties
Queen Elizabeth Marks 49th Birthday Quietly at Buckingham Palace
London observers note Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 49th birthday at Buckingham Palace with no public ceremony or official events.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Gallipolis Boy Wins Messenger Newspaper Boys Race
A 15 year old Gallipolis boy Frank Young won the Gallia and Vinton county championship in Messenger newspaper boys preliminaries to the national race. He defeated John and Roger Barron of Hamden and earned a spot at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Aug 22 for the challenger event.
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Gallipolis
Dan Beachout
Frank Young
Messenger Newspaper
Pine St
Gallia
Vinton
Messenger
John
Roger Barron
Hamden
Gallipolia
Athens County Fairgrounds
Columbus
Ignaz Schwinn
Young
Gram
Bobby Hill
Richard Earl Smith
James Davis
Police suspect arson at Maywood Park grandstand fire
Police and fire officials say an attempted arson occurred early today at the Mutuel Plant in the remodeled grandstand of the Maywood Park Trotting Association. The blaze was put out within ten minutes after discovery at 2 30 a m with gasoline spread over about 200 feet of the 7000 seat grandstand.
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Chicago
Maywood Park Trotting Association
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Rise Through Midweek
Temperatures will average 5 to 7 degrees above normal from Saturday through Wednesday. Normal highs reach 78 and lows 59 with a gradual warming trend after Sunday. Little or no precipitation expected except a few locally isolated thunderstorms Tuesday or Wednesday, with amounts under 1 to 4 inches.
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