River Drownings Claim Two Youths in Ohio River
Meigs County records a second drowning in 24 hours as 16-year-old Bernard Wells of Long Bottom and 8-year-old James Delbert Motley of Middleport perish in the Ohio River. Motley, a grandson, vanished while wading near a repair float. Wells disappeared while swimming with two oil drums. Fire departments and a coroner investigated, ruling Motley’s death accidental.
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Meigs County
Ohio River
Middleport
Long Bottom
Bernard Wells
Roscoe Wells
James Delbert Motley
William Motley
Front St
Motley
John Henry Motley
Mr. Motley
James
Wells
Edgar Lawrence
Pomeroy
Henry Ewing
Corn Prices Jump at Opening on Board of Trade
Chicago reports Corn moved up as much as eight cents at the opening amid continued dry weather. Wheat and oats showed strength in active trade with gains. September corn prices reached about 2.40 to 2.41, and wheat and oats posted notable increases.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Senior Scouts State Operation Adventure at Carrollton Park
Paul W. Litchfield of Akron will be general chairman as Boy Scouts from Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and parts of Virginia and Tennessee gather at Butter State Park near Carrollton for Operation Adventure from August 28 to 30. More than 1000 senior scouts are expected.
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Carrollton
Paul W. Litchfield
Akron
Butter State Park
Here
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Major Part of New Labor Law Takes Effect Friday
Washington reports that the Taft Hartley Act reaches its full effect on Friday August 22 with unions now subject to NLRB action for unfair practices and jurisdictional disputes. The NLRB will split into a labor court five member board and the Office of the General Counsel led by Robert N Denham. Questions remain on prosecutions under unfair labor practices interstate commerce status and existing cases.
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Washington
America
Congress
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Labor Court
General Counsel
Robert N. Denham
CIO
AFL
Reds Branded Fifth Columns at Inter-American Conference
Panama's Foreign Minister Ricardo Alfaro said Latin American Communist parties act as Russian fifth columns and called for joint hemisphere actions. Alfaro was slated to lead the committee drafting a hemispheric defense treaty as 20 nations prepare the new defense framework. United States delegates were not among the selected presidents and officers in a closed meeting.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
Latin America
Panama
Ricardo Joaquin Alfaro
Alfaro
United States
Woman Freed By Abductor
A 22 year old waitress named Jean Myers of Holland was abducted by a tall soft spoken man in Niles Michigan at about 3 am. She returned home a few hours later. police did not disclose if she was harmed. Sherman Frizzell 22 of Niles was with her. the kidnapper took $166 from him, tied him up, and left in the man’s car.
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Niles
Mich
Don McCray
Jean Myers
Holland, Mich
Sherman Frizzell
Frizzell
Flight to Escape Heat Ends in Tragedy on Lake St Clair
A seaplane carrying a father and his son plus two others crashed in Lake St Clair while escaping heat. Alvin Rowe, 43, of Toronto, and his seven year old son Doug las died. The two other occupants were left critically injured.
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Detroit
Lake St. Clair
Alvin Rowe
Toronto
Ont
Douglas
Rowboat Capsizes Drowning Near Indian Lake
Virginia Lee Ziegler, 23, of Cincinnati, drowned when the six person rowboat capsized about 500 yards from shore at Indian Lake. Carl Keller, state patrol officer, reported the accident occurred yesterday as six people were aboard.
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Russells Point
O.—P
Virginia Lee Ziegler
Cincinnati
Indian Lake
Carl Keller
The
Conservation Department
Democrats meet at Charleston for Sixth District nominee
About 400 Democrats gathered at Mayor Carl R. Andrews country place on Coal River to map the party's future. They selected J Horner Davis II as the Sixth District congressional nominee to replace Dr C H Hedrick of Beckley if plans hold. The gathering sparked debate on payroll loyalties and voter reception.
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Carl R. Andrews
Charleston
Coal River
J. Horner Davis II
Congress
C. H. Hedrick
Beckley
Kanawha
Marooned Couple Rescued From River Car Crash
A Columbus couple Clyde H. Bender and his wife were rescued yesterday from the roof of their car after it plunged into the Olentangy River two miles south of Stratford. Deputies, patrols, and bystanders fought high water for two and a half hours to reach them. Wesley Nickelson of near Delaware suffered a heart attack while swimming with a rope and was listed in fair condition at Jane M. Case Hospital.
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Delaware
Columbus
Olentangy River
Stratford
Earl Fravel
Clyde H. Bender
Fraver
Wesley Nickelson
Fravel
Nickelson
Jane M. Case Hospital
No Trousseau Planned For Princess Elizabeth
London reports Princess Elizabeth will marry Lt. Philip Mountbatten on November 20 at Westminster Abbey. The wedding will be austere with no trousseau. She selected a gown from designer Norman Hartnell for the ceremony.
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Trousseau
Princess Elizabeth
London
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Westminster Abbey
Buckinham Palace
Britain
Hartnell
Admiral King in hospital with serious condition
The Navy reported Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King remains seriously ill after last week’s illness. No overnight change in his condition was noted.
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Washington
Navy
Ernest J. King
Goodyear OK's Union Pact With CIO Rubber Workers
A second 1947 settlement with the CIO signed between Goodyear and the union ends negotiations with six paid holidays per year in place of wage increases for now. G L Patterson says the pact should set a pattern for Goodrich Firestone and U S Rubber as they pursue another wage boost.
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Cleveland
CIO Rubber Workers
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
G. L. Patterson
Goodrich
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
U. S. Rubber
Veterinarians To Take Brucellosis Blood Tests At Convention
About 3000 members of the American Veterinary Medical Association will undergo blood tests during their annual Cincinnati convention to check for brucellosis carriers. U.S. Public Health Service technicians will perform the tests as part of a study on exposure and immunity among veterinarians.
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Cincinnati
American Veterinary Medical Association
U. S. Public Health Service
J. G. Hardenbergh
Chicago
Hardenbergh
Stanley Iverson Dies After Explosion Wrecks Plant
Stanley Iverson 35 publisher of the St. Johnsville Weekly Enterprise and News died from injuries after an explosion wrecked his newspaper plant in Little Falls New York.
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Little Falls
N. Y
Stanley Iverson
St. Johnsville
Weekly Enterprise and News
FTC charges steel firms with price fixing conspiracy
The Federal Trade Commission filed a cease and desist action accusing the American Iron and Steel Institute and its 100 plus members including United States Steel Corp of colluding to fix prices and stifle competition. The case targets the basing point pricing system and requires defendants to answer by Sept. 19.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
American Iron and Steel Institute of New York
United States Steel Corp
FTC
Truman
Iron and Steel Institute
Man's Body Identified As Key Slaying Figure In Cabin Case
In Pinecliffe Colorado a severely decomposed body was found wedged against a rock in South Boulder Creek. Coroner George Howe identified the body as Fred Wright Lundy 65 the missing key figure in the Griffith sisters slaying case. Emily Griffith 68 and her sister Florence 67 were shot to death in their Pinecliffe cabin on June 19.
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Pinecliffe
Colo
South Boulder Creek
George Howe
Fred Wright Lundy
Griffith
Lundy
Emily Griffith
Florence
Father Kills Daughter Over Associates in Sylvania
In Sylvania Georgia deputies report 20 year old Helen Pate was shot to death by her father Joe M Pate 44 while her 16 year old brother watched He allegedly said I d rather see her dead as with the bunch she runs around with He is held on a murder charge by Sheriff W L Crumley
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Sylvania
Helen Pate
W. L. Crumley
Joe M. Pate
Cars Crash on Hill Claims Two Lives Near Mount Gilead
Two people died and six were injured when two cars collided at a hill crest on a country road about 10 miles northeast of Mount Gilead. The deceased were Reuben Emerson Smith, 32, and his son Walter Gene Smith, 9. Four occupants of the Smith vehicle were severely injured.
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Mount Gilead
Here
Reuben Emerson Smith
Galion
Ohio
Walter Gene Smith
Smith
Youth Ends Up on Rail as Train Passes
Coshocton Police seek identity of a young man who placed his head on a railroad rail yesterday. The Pennsylvania locomotive cowcatcher knocked his head off the rail. he was injured critically.
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Coshocton
Pennsylvania
Two Teenagers Drown in 15 Feet of Water Near Loveland
Loveland Ohio reports James Miller 16 and Mary Frances Hughes 13 of Cincinnati drowned in the Little Miami River Sunday after stepping from a ledge into 15 feet of water. Two others failed to drown and were rescued.
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Loveland
James Miller
Mary’ Frances Hughes
Cincinnati
Little
Miami
Here
Founder of firm dies in Columbus at 83
Charles H. Harper, 83, founder of the Harper Engraving & Printing Co., died yesterday in Columbus. His lengthy career included establishing the printing house and guiding its growth in the local industry.
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Columbus
Charles H. Harper
The
Harper Engraving & Printing Co
Delta Delta Delta Officer Muella Latta Dies in Dayton
Muella A Latta longtime national secretary of the Delta Delta Delta sorority died in Dayton yesterday. She served as a Delta Delta Delta officer and was widely known in sorority circles for her leadership and service.
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Dayton
O—t
Muella A. Latta
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Humid Heat Grips Ohio with Relief Seen Wednesday
Heat wave grips Ohio with temperatures in the 90s as a sultry air mass moves eastward from the Great Plains. Relief expected by Wednesday as cooler air pushes in, with Sunday highs 92 in Cincinnati and 88 in Columbus amid widespread humidity and parched crops.
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Associated Press
Yuma
Ariz
LaCrosse
Wis
Minneaplis
Lincoln
Grand Island
Norfolk
Neb
Sioux Falls
S. D
Sioux City
Iowa
Wyoming Valley
Wilkes-Barre
Nanticoke
Dayton Man Held After Stabbing Death
Delmar Blevins, 44, of Dayton was held for questioning in the death of Albert Chancey, 47, of Cleveland Tenn., who died from stab wounds after a fight outside a cafe. Blevins said he struck Chancey with a knife in self defense during interrogation.
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Dayton
Delmar Blevins
Albert Chancey
Cleveland, Tenn
Paul C. Gerlachs
Blevins
Chancey
Clinton Machine Co. resumes production after ratified accord
Clinton Michigan factory returns to full production as workers approve a settlement ending a walkout. The agreement between management and employees ends the stoppage that had halted work at the Clinton Machine Co. facility.
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Clinton, Mich
Clinton Machine Co
Death claims Prince Eugen of Sweden at 82
Prince Eugen aged 82, youngest brother of King Gustaf VI Adolf, died last night in Stockholm. He served as a prince of Sweden and was known for his royal duties and long life.
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Prince Stockholm
Sweden
Prince Eugen
Gustaf of
Moose Rally As 25 000 Attend 59th Convention
Moose registrations for the 59th annual convention were expected to total 25 000 today. A class of about 1 000 initiates paraded through Columbus as the convention opened yesterday. Unions of state associations featured today’s program.
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Columbus
Canada
Joe le Flamne
Elyria Country Club Destroyed by Flames
Elyria Ohio fire gutted the Elyria Country Club last night causing about 100000 in losses. Volunteers from Carlisle Township and Elyria battled the blaze for over three hours.
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Elyria
Elyria, O
Elyria County Club
Carlisle Township
Logan Truck Driver Injured in Wreck Near Route 180
Logan resident Leroy Hartsock 51 of West St sustained shoulder and leg injuries when his semi trailer overturned on Route 180 about 10 miles southwest of here at 9 30 am today. Hocking Valley Hospital authorities reported he was hospitalized.
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Logan
Leroy Hartsock
West St
Route 180
Here
Hocking Valley Hospital
Motorcycle Racer Killed at Illinois State Fair
Kenneth J. Ingle a 37 year old from Columbus died yesterday during motorcycle races at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. The fatal accident occurred on the fairgrounds prompting officials to investigate the event.
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Columbus
Kenneth J. Ingle
Springfield
Plane Lands Near Hawaii Out of Gas
An Army B-17 crash near Pearl Harbor leaves Ambassador George Atcheson Jr. and four others dead or missing after running out of fuel. Ten aboard included three MacArthur officers. nine recovered or rescued, with searchlights and ships continuing in rough seas.
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George Atcheson, Jr
General MacArthur
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Huglin
Atcheson
Naval
Randolph B. Boyer
Audubbon, Minn
Portsmouth
David Larr
Watertown
N. Y
United States
Japan
Washington
Carl A. Russell
Richmond Heights
Little Johnston Island
Oahu
Kwajalein
Navy
Johnston
Hawaiian Sea Frontier Command
Barber's Point
Notable surgeon Dr. Elliott Carr Cutler dies at 59
Dr. Elliott Carr Cutler 59 Moseley professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and renowned heart and brain surgeon died Saturday in Boston. He led pioneering procedures and was a leading figure in American medicine throughout his career.
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Boston
Elliott Carr Cutler
Moseley
Harvard Medical School
ITU chief pushes end of formal contracts for printers
Printers at the AFL ITU convention in Cleveland debate scrapping formal contracts to avoid Taft Hartley liabilities. President Woodruff Randolph says wages and conditions would be set by understanding, not written pacts, predicting no contracts after August 22. Other leaders stress production and craft expansion amid new labor rules.
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ITU
Woodruff Randolph
Chicago
Afl-International Typographical Union
Randolph
Nat R. Howard
Cleveland News
American Society of Newspaper Editors
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