Suspect Denies Guilt In Holley Death Case
A suspect in the death of Mrs Mary Holley denied guilt after four hours of questioning by Prosecutor John E Halliday and others. He admitted removing two radios from the home with one found at the arrest site. Autopsy results to determine natural death or murder may take a week. Three Gallia Academy High School students who helped start a stalled car near the home testified as to the incident.
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Gallipolis
Mary Holley
John E. Halliday
Halliday
W. H. Harrison
State Highway Patrol
Chester Leaper
George Ehman
Gallia Academy High School
Les White
East Gallipolis
Morgan Editor Appointed to Reclamation Board
Gov. Lausche appoints Wilbur D. Matson of McConnelsville to the reclamation board for a five year term. Matson, editor and publisher of the Morgan County Herald, fills the vacancy created by Mil ton Ronsheim and awaits Senate confirmation. The board operates under the new strip mine control law.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Wilbur D. Matson
McConnelsville
Reclamation Board of Review
Matson
Morgan County Herald
Milton Ronsheim
Cadiz Republican
Ohio Senate
Ronsheim
Reclamation
Senate
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Dip Below Normal
Temperature will average 2 to 4 degrees below normal with a high near 81 and a low around 61. Cooler Saturday, warmer Monday, cooler Tuesday. Precipitation averaged about 4 inches as showers Monday.
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Columbus
Meigs Countian Shot After Escape From Officers
Hobart Stitts 26 of Pity Me was wounded in the right shoulder during a chase in Gallia County after twice escaping from Meigs County officers in Middleport. Stitts and companion Golden Little fled. Little was arrested at Merry-Go-Round, while Stitts was wounded, examined, and jailed.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Gallia County
Hobart Stitts
Charles Russell
Stitts
Golden Little
Russell
Ike Neal
Don Ohlinger
C. E. Parker
Meigs General Hospital
Were
Greece
Senate Panel Backs Clark for Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended confirmation of Attorney General Tom C. Clark as associate justice by 9 to 2, with McGrath’s confirmation as attorney general by 9 to 60. Senators Donnell and Ferguson opposed Clark. action to be reported to the full Senate pending possible delays.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
D-Ri
Clark
McCarran
D-Nev
Donnell
Rmo
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Kilgore
W.va
Magnuson
McGrath
Miller
Idaho
O’conor
Graham
Wiley
Wis
Langer
East End
D-Miss
Jenner
Ind
Wage Measure OK Forecast In Senate
In Washington the 75 cent per hour minimum wage bill faces a Senate path after a 361 to 35 House vote. Senator Taft of Ohio backs the measure predicting broad GOP support and eventual passage. Democratic leader Lucas keeps it on the administration must list while noting about 22 million currently covered and 1 million would lose coverage.
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Washington
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Lucas
Illinois
New Haven Boy Wins Mason County Messenger Race
Eddie Bumgarner a 16 year old from New Haven won the Mason County Messenger boys bicycle championship at Point Pleasant finishing in 1 16 over a half mile. Second place went to Benjamin F. Roush of West Columbia who earned a bike light set. Bumgarner qualifies for the Athens County Fair race on Aug 22 and a Columbus trip for the Ignat. Schwinn Memorial Scholarship race.
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Eddie Bumgarner
New Haven
Mason County Messenger
Point Pleasant
Benjamin F. Roush
West Columbia
Bumgarner
Roush
Athens County
Columbus
Mount Vernon Ave
Pleasant
Lynn Casto
Bertha Jean Casto
Kenneth Ray
Judy Kay Shinn
Fight Hard Limits On Barbiturates In Ohio
Ohio enacts new law to control barbiturates and sleeping pills with prescription-only access and two year recordkeeping. Pharmacists and physicians must inventory stock and allow state board inspections. Violations carry fines up to 500 dollars and or one year in prison.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Pharmacy
Air Force Leaders Back Giant B 36 Bomber
Washington AP generals testifying before the House Armed Services Committee argue the B 36 long range bomber is vulnerable at night and would be hard to hit in daylight. The six engine giant succeeds the B 29 and is under inquiry.
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Washington
Congress
House
Armed Services Committee
Senate to Decide Fate of Basing Point Bill
Senate moves to recall the basing point bill from a joint conference. Legislators debated for two days whether to permit firms to absorb freight costs in pricing, aiming to ease cost factors.
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Senate
Dairy Day Opens With New Airstrip at Ohio Station
Formal opening of a new airplane landing strip today coincides with the 22nd annual Dairy Day at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster.
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Wooster
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Deep Freeze Gifts Target White House Inquiries
Senate investigators reviewed testimony that several Washington insiders received deep freezers, including Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan in 1945. Albert J. Gross testified he shipped units paid by Werley firm. others may be named as records are opened. President Truman said his opinion of Vaughan remains unchanged.
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Washington
Senate
Harry H. Vaughan
Vauggan
Truman
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senator Hoey
T-Nc
Albert J. Gross
Milwaukee
Vaughan
Gross
Albert Verley Co
Chicago
John Maraton
Mundt
Hoey
Mr. Truman
White House
Churchill Hits Limitations at Europe Assembly
In Strasbourg the first Council of Europe assembly debated reforms with Winston Churchill urging a free parliament and a consultative Europe. He criticized a "crippling limitation" on debate by the committee of foreign ministers, the body representing the twelve founding governments.
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Strasbourg
Winston Churchill
Council of Europe
Churchill
Europe
Consultative Assembly of Europe
Council
Committee of Foreign Ministers
Committee of Ministers
European Organization
Assembly
Price Hike Urged For Dairy Farmers
The Agriculture Department recommended a price increase of cents per 100 pounds through January 31 1950 for Grade A milk in the Cincinnati area. The raise would extend into February and March if total producer receipts stay below 130 percent of Class 1 milk sales in November and December.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Cincinnati
Ohio
Capital Street Named After State Of Ohio
Washington designates River side Drive as Ohio Drive ending a long effort by Ohio to have a street named in its honor. Rep. Jenkins of Iro nton led the eight year campaign securing the victory for the Buckeye State.
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Capital Street
State of
Ohio
Washington
Riverside
Ohio Drive
Buckeye
Rep
Jenkins
Ironton
Truman Charges Filibuster Spars with Republicans on Adjournment
President Truman accused Republican filibusterers of delaying money bills in the Senate. GOP leaders rebutted and urged that Democrats stall adjournment to hinder Republican campaigning. Morse warned of a Democratic plot to keep Congress in session, while Taft dismissed filibuster claims and noted two major bills awaiting action.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congress
Morse
R-Ore
Lineas of
Dismois
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Taft
Ohio
Hoover
Nis
McClellan
Arkansas
Donnell
Missouri
White House
Hummel Seeks GOP Nomination for Ohio Governor
Former Ohio secretary of state Edward J. Hummel announced a bid for the Republican nomination for governor in the May 1950 primary. He pledged economy and efficiency in state government, lower taxes, and service to workers, industries, and farmers. Hummel lost his bid for a fourth term as secretary of state last November to Democrat Charles F. Sweeney.
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Columbus
Edward J Hummel
Ohio
Hummel
Charles F. Sweeney
Lawyer claims Columbus police beat him after arrest
Otis C. Buchanan a 35 year old Columbus attorney testified before a three member investigation panel that he was manhandled knocked out and struck by a half dozen or more policemen during his September arrest on an intoxication charge. Police officials contended Buchanan started the fight describing officers subduing him and placing him in a straight jacket. Witness Charles Fouts corroborated seeing Buchanan knock a policeman down and others against a wall. Buchanan earlier signed a release absolving officers of liability and the court later dismissed the case for lack of evidence. The committee's next hearing is scheduled for Monday.
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Columbus
Otis C. Buchanan
James A. Rhodes
Columbus Bar Association
Buchanan
Thomas A. Scully
Charles F. Fouts
Gahanna
Fouts
Glenn Kemp
Stewardess Patricia Donnellan Leads Evacuation After Portland Air Crash
In a Northeast Airliner crash at Portland Municipal Airport a Convair from New York and Boston burned after a landing gear collapse and engine fire. Stewardess Patricia Donnellan, 23, directed passengers to safety through a rear door before flames blocked the exit. Pilot Captain Roderick Cote and 27 evacuees survived. notable passenger included A. I. Spant, retired Akron University dean.
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Portland
Patricia Donnellan
North Quincy
Mass
New York
Boston
Roderick Cote
Melrose
Miss Donnellan
A. I. Spant
Akron (Ohio) University
Auto Theft Ring Men Get Prison Sentences
Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins sentenced four admitted members of an auto theft ring to a total of 14 years in prison for operations across Ohio West Virginia Michigan and Georgia. A fifth man Joseph Winters White 59 of Steubenville Ohio pleaded guilty and will stand trial in October.
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Huntington
W. Va
Harry E. Watkins
Ohio
West Virginia
Michigan
Georgia
Joseph Winters White
Steubenville
Restrictions Tightened On College Automobiles
Heidelberg College announced tighter rules for student car use. Only those living far from campus who need a car to commute may drive, and each instance requires individual approval.
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Heidelberg College
Barkley says no marriage talks with Mrs Carleton Hadley
Vice President Barkley stated he has not discussed marriage with Mrs Carleton Hadley a St. Louis widow. The comment addressed rumors of a possible alliance while the political scene in Washington focused on other matters.
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Washington
Barkley
Carleton
Hadley
St. Louis
Granges Restored to Standing Amid Newark Dispute
In Columbus seven Licking County Granges are back in good standing after paying dues in full. State Grange Master Joseph W. Fichter and the executive committee criticized the Newark Grange for withholding dues, labeling its conduct inexcusable and unprecedented. He said the misconduct was engineered by 33 members of a 400 member group.
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Columbus
Licking County
County Grange
Joseph W. Fichter
Fichter
The
Grange
Newark Grange
Marysville Hospital Ticket Inspection Reveals Final Payment Report
COLUMBUS reports a routine inspection of the Marysville Reformatory for women hospital and security building. State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson and Public Works Director Samuel Linzell will conduct the inspection next Monday. The audit office said no special investigation is underway and final payment on the contract has already been made.
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Columbus
Marysville Reformatory
Joseph T. Ferguson
Samuel Linzell
Ferguson
OU Geo Professor Named to State Resources Commission
Dr. C. L. Dow of Ohio University Athens, chair of geology and geography, was named one of seven members to the state natural resources commission by Gov. Frank Lausche. The governor also appointed A. W. Marion state director of agriculture to head the new Department of Natural Resources. The position pays $10,000 a year.
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C. L. Dow
Ohio University
Athens
State Natural Resources Commission
Frank J. Lausche
A. W. Marion
Department of Natural Resources
Margaret Mitchell Struck by Speeding Car in Atlanta
Renowned author Margaret Mitchell was critically injured when struck by a speeding car in Atlanta on Thursday night. Her husband John Marsh suffered no injuries. Police charged taxi driver Hugh D Gravett aged 28 with drunken driving speeding and driving on the wrong side of the street.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
John Marsh
Hugh D. Gravett
Courts Convict Seventy After July Liquor Raids
State Liquor Department inspectors carried out 69 raids and 8250 inspections of permit premises in July. Seventy people were convicted for liquor control violations, mainly illegal whiskey possession. Fines totaled $8061 and sentences reached 225 days.
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Columbus
Eleven New Polio Cases Reported This Year
Eleven new poliomyelitis cases were reported to the state health department today, raising the year total to 387. The figures show Summit County with three cases, Auglaize two, and one each in Tuscarawas, Miami, Montgomery, Darke, Franklin, and Defiance.
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State Health Department
Summit County
Auglaize
Tuscarawas
Miami
Montgomery
Darke
Franklin
Defiance
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