Senate defeats Truman cabinet welfare plan in vote
The Senate rejected President Truman's plan to create a cabinet department for health education and welfare and move the Employment Security Bureau from the FSA to the Labor Department. The vote tallied 60 to 32 against disapproval, with notable bipartisan opposition and calls for plans closer to the Hoover Commission recommendations.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Bureau of Employment Security
Federal Security Administration
FSA
Labor Department
Lucas
Executive Expenditures Committee
Health, Education and Welfare
Taft
Ohio
Hoover Commission
Hie Hie Hoo ay Hiccup Ends After Five Days
Springfield man John R. Sanford died after a five day hiccup episode that failed to respond to medical and home remedies. His wife Frances recalled trying carbon dioxide breathing, medicine, tongue pulling, and elevator rides without success. Doctor C S Ramsay noted four or five days marks a serious hiccup attack with little known effective treatment.
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Springfield
John R. Sanford
Sanford
Frances
C. S. Ramsay
State Employment Up 6.1 Percent in April
The Census Bureau reports state governments employed 982000 persons in April with a 197 million monthly payroll a record for both headcount and pay compared with April last year up 6.1 percent or 56000 jobs.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Official Says Deal Made
Columbus police brutality hearing hears attorney Otis B Buchanan would lose his job if convicted of drunkenness. Prosecutor Kemp testified he told Buchanan’s lawyer Tarburton he would not prosecute in exchange for releasing 14 officers from liability. Charles Elmore testified a policeman struck him in the mouth without provocation last September.
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Columbus
Glenn E. Kemp
Otis B. Buchanan
Buchanan
Kemp
T Columbus Bar Association
George T. Tarburton
Charles E. Elmore
Port Columbus Naval Air Station
GOP Delays Aims Statement For 1950 Campaign
Republican leaders reached general agreement to postpone any formal statement of party aims for the 1950 Congressional campaign until spring. Senator Taft said informal talks with Guy Gabrielson showed sentiment against drafting a principles platform at this time.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
GOP
Guy G. Gabrielson
Comptroller R. E. Hammond Dies at GM in Detroit
General Motors Corp comptroller R. E. Hammond died unexpectedly early today in Detroit. He was 53 years old.
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Detroit
R. E. Hammond
General Motors Corp
Sixteen Messenger Carriers Qualify for State Fair Trip
Sixteen Messenger newspaper carriers including fifteen boys and one girl qualified for an August 28 trip to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Winners earned five or more new subscriptions and will cheer the Messenger Champion in the Ignaz Schwinn Memorial Scholarships National Championship bicycle race at the fairgrounds. The group will enjoy fair rides meals and grandstand access and tour exhibits. Qualified carriers include Leslie Thomas Jr Millfield Melvin Pyle Hemlock Addison Davis Trimble Richard Dalton Gloucester Jimmy Point Pleasant Franklin Brown Point Pleasant Ernest Garvin Pomeroy Ben Roush West Columbia Dwight McCune Trimble Howard Brown Athens Harry Ward White Athens Eddie Newman Buchtel Prentice Newman Buchtel Bill Stone Murray City Scotty Howard Athens.
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Messenger
Columbus
Fred W. Weber
Ignaz Schwinn
Leslie Thomas, Jr
Rockbridge
Melvin Pyle
Millfield
Jerry Wilson
Hemlock
Addison Davis
Trimble
Richard Dalton
Glouster
Jimmy Ye
Point Pleasant
Franklin Brown
Ernest Garvin
Pomeroy
Ben Roush
West Columbia
Dwight McCune
Howard Brown
Athens
Harry Ward White
Eddie Newman
Buchtel
Prentice Newman
Bill Stone
Murray City
Scotty Howard
Hocking Board Invalidates 13 Election Petitions
The Hocking County Board of Elections tossed thirteen nominating petitions for November. Salt Creek Valley School District Board of Education candidates failed to specify long or short terms. Murray City council entrants missed filing fees. Green Township Education candidates lacked sufficient signatures. Falls Township constable contender Charles Stephenson’s petition rejected.
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Hocking County Board of Elections
Dean Collison
Salt Creek Valley
Murray City
Elections Board
Walter Lauriskey
Guy Tedrow
Ed Banik
Green Townshi Board of Education
JL. M. Ingram
Homer Carter
Ralph Rieinscheld
Charles Stephenson
Falls Township
Boater Discoveries Body in Kanawha River Identified as Sawyers
Three Leonate residents found a man’s body in the Kanawha River near Ten Mile with a wallet bearing the name Joseph Wilson Sawyers. Police estimate 35 to 40 years old, 5'10", 160 pounds, brown hair and a forearm tattoo Betty. Body at Raynes Funeral Home pending relatives.
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Point Pleasant
Joseph Wilson Sawyers
Kanawha River
Kanawha Ten Mile
Raymond Casto
Joe Wolfenbarer
Ed Duesser
Leonate 2
Set. D. G. Wilfong
Betty
Wilfong
Dilly
Charleston
Raynes Funeral Home
Viand St
Governor Lausche Meets New Natural Resources Commission
Gov Frank Lausche chaired the first meeting of an eight man advisory Natural Resources Commission. They reviewed duties with director A W Marion who heads the new division created by the legislature. Professor C L Dow of Ohio University serves on the panel.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
New Natural Resources Commission
Natural Resources
A. W. Marion
Commission
Marion
Division of Natural Resources
Duffy Asked To Rule On BUC Pay Boosts
Attorney General Herbert Duffy must decide if the new unemployment compensation law increases benefits for about 130,000 Ohioans currently drawing benefits or only for future jobless applicants. The law takes effect Monday.
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Duffy
BUC
Columbus
Herbert
Longshoremen and Employers Meet in Hawaii Dock Strike Talks
In Honolulu longshoremen and waterfront employers met at a peace table to end Hawaii’s 109 day CIO dock strike, seeking a resolution and restart of port operations.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
CIO
Six Die in Car Train Collision at Ogallala
Six persons were killed Tuesday night in a head on collision between their automobile and the Union Pacific Overland Limited at a railroad crossing in Ogallala Nebraska.
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Ogallala
Springfield man gored by bull on farm near South Vienna
Joseph Cave 80 was fatally injured Tuesday when gored by a bull while doing chores on his farm near South Vienna.
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Springfield
Joseph Cave
South
Vienna
Ohio Moves To Three Year Driver Licenses
Ohio adopts a three year license plan with Sept 30 1950 as a cutoff. Motorists born Sept 30 receive two years on a new license, while those born Oct 1 get only one year. About 800 deputy registrars start issuing permits Sept 6, then drop to about 300 after September to reduce fall lines.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bureau of Motor Vehicle
Truckers Told to Observe Weight Limits in Circleville
Pickaway County authorities issue notices to truckers on US Highways 22 and 23 warning against overloads and stripped mufflers. Police Chief William McCrady announces letters sent and arrests to begin August 25.
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Circleville
Pickaway County
William McCrady
McCrady
Young Girl Drowns In Watering Trough
Sixteen month old Beverly Jo Pennypacker drowned in a three foot deep cattle trough at her grandparents home in Cedarville. Coroner H C Shick ruled the death accidental, noting the trough contained about three feet of water. Parents are Mr and Mrs N C Pennypacker. grandparents Mr and Mrs Raymond T Williamson.
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Cedarville
Beverly Jo Pennypacker
N. C. Pennypacker
Raymond T. Williamson
Greene County
H. C. Shick
Chief named at Wright Patterson flight test division
Franklin K. Paul was named chief of the Air Materiel Command's flight test division at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
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Dayton
Franklin K. Paul
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Indictment Demanded In Five Percenter Inquiry Rise In Sugar Case
Senator McCarthy urged perjury charges against John Maragon in the five percenter inquiry after Milton Polland testified paying Maragon $1000 to seek a sugar rationing suspension order in 1946. The hearing traced payoffs and Maragon’s denials, with details of a Milwaukee brewery party and ties to Harry Vaughan.
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McCarthy
Wis
John Maragon
Senate
Milton R. Polland
Milwaukee
Maragon
Polland
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Kansas City
White House
Folland
Maragon Gove
Francis D. Flanagan
Justice Department
Flanagan
Alfied Molasses Company
Perth Amboy
Justice
Agriculture Department
Wesley McCune
Jungle Inn Is Nuisance Closing Set
State industrial relations director Waldman will issue an order closing Jungle Inn as a public nuisance. Fire Marshal Callan inspected the club and will report findings. Gambling charges were filed against 20 men after a raid on the Halls Corners nightspot. Judge Griffith authorized entry for investigation. The building and factory division chief spent hours inside with aides. closure to stay until code compliance. The nearby Lake County Mounds Club faced a similar order last month.
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Warren
Jungle Inn
Albert A. Waldman
Harry J. Callan
Halls Corners
Callan
Common Pleas
Lynn Griffith
Woldman
Robert A. Skipton
Swank Lake County Mounds Club
Police Recover Loot From Nashville Bank Find
Louisville police said June Bircham, 26, led officers to a country hideaway where $10,000 to $15,000 in cash was cached. The loot allegedly came from the robbery of the American National Bank Centennial Branch in Nashville. Earl D. Bircham, the accused robber, is held on murder charges.
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Louisville
June Bircham
American National Bank
Centennial
Nashville
Tenn
Earl D. Bircham
U S Housing Chief Ends Rent Controls in Athens
Federal rent controls in Athena County were ended today by Housing Expeditor Tigher E. Woods, acting area rent director John Lane said a local rent advisory board will guard against rent spikes. Lane noted demand was met and contacts will move to Meigs County and the Pomeroy mayor’s office each Friday. The Athens board, formed last November, may urge restoration if rents rise. members include H. H. Townsend, Arthur Cornwell, Edward Cole, Ernest McGraner and Rev. Sidney J. Browne.
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Athena County
Tigher E. Woods
John Lane
Charleston
W.va
Associated Press
Wooda
Athena
Lane
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Athens Board
H. H. Townsend
Arthur Cornwell
Edward Cole
Ernest McGraner
Sidney J. Browne
Mr. Browne
Appleboro
Mass
Athens
Major Changes Not Expected In Arms Bill
The administration seeks 1.45 billion in military aid for Western nations Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines. Debate opens with hopes no major changes. amendments may attempt to trim funds or impose limits. Speaker Rayburn says little change likely. McCormick warns against riddling the bill with amendments. Rep Richards pushes for new restrictions.
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House
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
McCormick
Massachusetts
Rep. Richards
D-Cs
Injuries Fatal To Author Murder Charge Filed In Mitchell Death
Atlanta police say taxi driver Hugh D Gravitt, 28, is charged with murder after fatally injuring Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With The Wind. Mitchell died at Grady Memorial Hospital five days after being struck on Peachtree Street. Grand jury slated to review case.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Grady Memorial Hospital
Peachtree Street
Hugh D. Gravitt
Herbert Jenkins
Grafitt
Tire Rim Injury Fatal To Trucker
Independent trucker George W. Kline aged 40 was struck in the face by a steel tire rim when a tire he was inflating blew out at a Loudonville location. He died eight hours later at Ashland hospital from a skull fracture.
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Loudonville
George W. Kline
Cline
Ashland
Woods Pledges to Continue Vets Housing Program
Woods pledged at the Disabled American Veterans convention that no veteran will be dropped from the veterans housing program while the budget shortage is addressed. He outlined two options, choosing to reduce areas under federal rent control, affecting only communities with populations under 100 000, and indicated further nationwide application after study. He noted the budget cut from 26 million to 17.5 million and called for guarantees for home buyers against construction defects. General Jonathan Wainwright urged more beds for veterans, clashing with Veterans Administration head Carl Gray over staffing, after beds were cut from the hospital program.
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Cleveland
Woods
Jonathan Wainewright
National
DAV
Bataan
Corregidor
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Gray
Acheson urges restraint as Germany faces freedoms
In Washington Secretary of State Acheson warned Western Germans against abusing new freedoms under occupation. In Columbus Ohio polio cases rose to 543 with 47 new infections reported. State Highway Director Kauer announced iron lungs would be transported from division headquarters in emergencies. President Truman asked Premier Stalin to speed action on measures against jamming Voice of America broadcasts.
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Washington
State Acheson
Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
T. J. Kauer
Highway Department
U. 8
Alan Kirk
Stalin
Olce of America
Fire Destroys About 100 Washing Machines in Columbus
A three alarm blaze swept the Good Housekeeping Shop service department, destroying about 100 washing machines. Firemen estimated damage at 10 000 to 15 000 dollars. One firefighter was lightly injured and a neighboring state liquor store suffered smoke damage. The cause was not immediately learned.
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Columbus
Good Housekeeping Shop
Truman nominates Gen Benjamin Childlaw to lead Air Materiel Command
President Truman named Lt Gen Benjamin Wiley Childlaw as commanding general of the Air Materiel Command, Air Force, proceeding in the ongoing postwar reorganization of military logistics and aviation control.
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Washington
Truman
Benjamin Wiley Childlaw
Air Materiel Command
Air Force
Brown Opposes Base Removal protest filed with Air Force
Representative Clarence J. Brown of Blanchester protests moving to abandon Clinton County Air Base near Wilmington Ohio. He filed with the Air Force to keep the base open and oppose closure plans.
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Brown
Washington
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
Air Force
Clinton County
Wilmington
Ohio
Gas Restored In Portsmouth
Gas service in Portsmouth and New Boston, interrupted when a dredge bucket broke a 10 inch main under the Ohio River, was restored last night. Families ate at restaurants or used electric hot plates until 6 p.m. Normal pressure returned as United Fuel Gas Co workers completed repairs after checking all homes.
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Portsmouth
New Boston
Ohio
United Fuel Gas Co
Ironton
Channel Swim Delayed By Weather
Shirley May France will not attempt the English Channel swim tonight due to unfavorable weather. She planned to depart from Cap Gris Nez around midnight, but the manager announced the delay.
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Eng
Shirley May
France
Cap Gris Nez
Stench bombing hits home of Barons goalie in Cleveland
The East Side home of goalie Roger Bessette of the Cleveland Barons hockey club was struck in the 17th stench bombing scene at a newly painted house.
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Cleveland
Roger Bessette
Cleveland Barons
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