Jungle Inn Hearing Set Today
Columbus AP reports a fire marshal hearing on the Jungle Inn at Hall's Corners Trumbull County appealing destruction of the two frame buildings used for bingo horse race book making and a restaurant. The state raid seized gambling equipment and ordered razing to remove fire hazards.
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Columbus
Hall’s Corners
Trumbull County
State Fire
Harry J. Callan
Callan
Grace Farah
John J. George
Mazeed J. George
Army and Navy Garrison No. 504
Inn
Russel G. Mack
Youngstown
Donald Delbene
George Buchwalter
John H. Anderson
Warren
Mounds Club
Oscar L. Fieckner
State Liquor Department
Ohio
Scientists To Visit Strip Mine Operations In Ohio
About 250 to 300 scientists and engineers from 50 countries will visit Columbus and Central Ohio on September 7 as delegates to the United Nations Scientific Conference on Resource Conservation. Some visitors will go to Zanesville to inspect strip mining operations reclamation projects and Ohio Power Co forest plantings.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Nations Scientific Conference On
Zanesville
Ohio Power Co
Parkersburg Man Receives Irish Civic Welcome
John M. Crawford of Parkersburg West Virginia, 82, returned to Limavady Londonderry County where at a town council meeting Chairman Thomas L. Teevan praised his emigrant story. Crawford left for America at 15 with a brother to found the Parkersburg Radiant Reel Co.
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Belfast
John M. Crawford
Parkersburg
W. Va
Limavady
Londonderry County
Thomas L. Teevann
Crawford
America
Parkersburg Radiant Reel Co
Hurricane Near Bahamas Threatens Florida East Coast
The Florida East coast braces for a renegade hurricane packing 110 mph winds. Warnings extend from Vero Beach to Lake Okeechobee with Nassau nearby as the center shifts on a west northwesterly path. Gales reach 200 miles outward, weather bureaus urge precautions along the coast.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Miami Weather Bureau
Vero Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Nassau
Bahamas
Cat Island
Safeguards Urged Again for Dark Hollow No 2 Mine
A Bureau of Mines reinspection of the M. C. Hobart Coal Co. Dark Hollow No 2 mine near here cites a single improvement since July. The mine, with 25 workers, produced about 120 tons daily and faces recommendations on timbering, removing dangerous roof, safer explosives, enhanced ventilation, and gas hazard examinations.
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Pomeroy
Dark Hollow
M. C. Hobart Coal Co
Bureau of Mines
J. B. Vanity
House Takes Vacation Without Senate
WASHINGTON House members headed home for a 25 day vacation without Senate approval. They will not return until Sept 21 except a few who stay for formal no business sessions twice weekly to cope with the Senate's refusal to agree to outright adjournment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Finishing touches set for Ohio State Fair opening
The 95th Ohio State Fair opens at 6 a.m. with Howard B. Foust confirmed as director of agriculture. The preview highlights a new junior fair hog barn, a large cafeteria, and improvements in horse and hog barns. A five day harness meet with $34 500 in purses runs Monday through Friday and the All American Newspaperboys Bicycle Derby debuts Sunday at the track. Health officials have sprayed the grounds for insects, and exhibits run 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily.
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Columbus
Ohio
Howard
Foust
Plain City
Frank J. Lausche
State Department of Health
Puerto Rico
Senate Moves Toward Passage of Massive Defense Bill
Senate races to finish a $14.8 billion defense appropriation for the armed services as part of a larger funding package. The panel slashed House totals by about $1.2 billion and eyed further cuts, including $275 million from stockpiling funds. President Truman backed a White House economy push and the Air Force and Navy personnel reductions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Interior Department
Elmer Thomas
Thomas
Defense Johnson
Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Truman
White House
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Suit Is Filed Against Nye In Ohio Court
Two Waverly men filed a taxpayer suit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court seeking 9050 from Lt. Gov. George D. Nye. They accuse Nye of conspiring with Pike County officials to build a private road and secure services in his private law office. Nye called the suit meritless.
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Columbus
Waverly
Ohio
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
George D. Nye
Kenneth
Forest Litterest
Nye
Pike County
Lake White
45 Foot Fall Causes Fatal Injury at Plant
Mathias Gossett, 40, fell 45 feet from a chemical tank at the Ironton plant of the Femet Solvay Co and died from his injuries Thursday. Authorities investigated the accident and notified his family.
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Tronton
Mathias Gossett
Ironton
Femet Solvay Co
Notable Ath ens area homes and gravesite notes
Travelers park near Court St as several cars from Florida Michigan Virginia and other states pass through. The Colmer home at 9 Pratt St. Athens is a well kept country place with antiques roses and a thriving garden. The Elmer Pierce farm near Union remains in the Pierce family with a burial ground nearby in Holmes Cemetery and gravesites marked by tone.
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Athens
Court St
Florida
Michigan
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Iowa
District of Columbia
Clarence L. Colmer
Pratt St
Colmer
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Fire Department
Colmers
Ohio
Elmer Pierce
Route 56
Union
Athens County
Pierce
A Pierce
Ohio Company
Larry
Wagner
Holmes
Tone
Injuries Fatal To Boy Six In Chauncey
Chauncey Ohio six year old Chauncey McKee died at home after injuries from a March fall from his father's moving car. Survived by parents Gerald and (illegible) McKee a sister Patricia grandparents Maude Bray Columbus and Roy and Mrs. McKee Chauncey. Calling hours after 7 p m at Jagers funeral home with services Saturday at 2 p m Rev Ray Pidcock. Burial Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Chauncey
Je Lee McKee
Gerald McKee
Patricia
Maude Bray
Columbus
Roy McKee
Jagers Funeral Home
Ray Pidcock
Greenlawn Cemetery
Truman Sets Next Term Speculation
Washington AP reports that President Truman’s closest companions think he will not announce a run in 1952 and will campaign in 1950 to win backing for his fair deal. They admit he may or may not seek a second term, with timing and influence in Congress uncertain.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
American Legion Auxiliary
Mr. Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Setion
American Legion Opens 31st National Convention
Delegates to the 31st national American Legion convention arrive in Philadelphia amid a holiday mood. Veterans of World War II vie for the top post as possible new commander. A third candidate is expected to set up campaign headquarters by night.
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Philadelphia
National American Legion
World War II Vets Win Five National Offices
The Veterans of Foreign Wars narrow down their Golden Jubilee convention results electing younger leaders. World War II veterans won five of seven national offices in yesterday's roll call vote amid a heated contest. Frank C. Hilton of Womelsdorf Pa was chosen junior vice commander.
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Miami
Fla
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank C. Hilton
Womelsdorf
Fire destroys cabins and car at Camp Lazarus
A blaze Thursday at Camp Lazarus Boy Scout Reservation four miles south of Delaware consumed two cabins and a 1949 automobile.
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Columbus
Camp Lazarus Boy Scout Reservation
Delaware
Foundation Warns 1949 Polio Year Tops All Time
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis calls 1949 the worst polio year in U S history with 17 306 cases by mid season and 3 422 new cases in the last week the highest weekly total on record Dr Hart F Van Riper Medical Director notes peak may occur between mid August and mid September and final results depend on timing while medical care improves and calls for help rise across states.
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New York
U. S
National Foundation For
Hart F&. van Riper
Foundation
van Riper
Statisticiana of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Hearings On B-36 Fraud Claims Go On Ice
Congressional investigators pause hearings on the B 36 bomber probe for six weeks as they seek more witnesses and facts. The panel unanimously clears Defense Secretary Johnson Air Secretary Symington and Floyd Odlum of corruption claims. Cedric Worth retracts a memo alleging irregularities with help from counsel Joseph Keenan. The Navy orders its own inquiry.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Johnson
Air Symington
Floyd Odlum
Navy
Cedric Worth
Joseph B. Keenan
Guided missiles seen as key air combat weapon
Dr Karl Compton, head of the defense department R and D board, disclosed a new air to air missile described as exceedingly important. He said the weapon could be used by B 36 bombers against jet fighters and may become the principal artillery of air combat.
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Washington
United States
Karl Compton
Defense Department
Snow on Pikes Peak Advises Chains for Drivers
Light snow fell on Pikes Peak Thursday night in Colorado Springs. Drivers were advised to use chains when ascending the mountain, though the snowfall was light.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Pikes Peak
Fires Still Menace Brush Across Western States
Western fires remain active with new blazes in California near Stanislaus National Forest and large outbreaks in San Diego Riverside counties. Total burn area tops 20,000 acres in Idaho Payette National Forest while two deaths are linked to Payette fires. Yellowstone and Black Hills areas see improved control as tempers ease.
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New York
United States
California
Stanislaus National Forest
Stanislaus
San Diego
Riverside
Idaho
Payette National Forest
Hell's Canyon
Salmon River
Payette Forest
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
South Dakota
Dutch Housewife Begins Swim Across Channel
CAP GRIS NEZ FRANCE Mrs Willi Croes Van Rijsel a 31 year old Dutch housewife entered the water at 3 45 EST to try crossing the English Channel She is the third swimmer this week with Philip Mickman an 18 year old Brit achieving 23 hours 48 minutes while Cuban swimmer Jose Cortinas quit after nine hours twenty minutes in the cold water.
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Cap Gris Nez
France
Willi Croes van Rijsel
van Rijsel
England
Philip Mickman
Jose Cortinas
AMVETS shifts to packaged clubhouses after car deal fails
AMVETS announced the car and airplane sale plan for members collapsed. The organization will proceed with selling packaged clubhouses to posts, enabling a post to buy a prefabricated building with furniture installed on AMVETS land for a fixed price.
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Washington
Amvets
Ronald Leslie Coffee Killed Riding Bicycle Near Port Columbus
Eleven year old Ronald Leslie Coffee died after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle in front of the Curtiss Wright plant near Port Columbus on a Thursday.
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Columbus
Ronald Leslie Coffee
Curtiss Wright
Port Columbus
Testimony on Income Heard in Senate Inquiry
John Maragon refused to answer questions, invoking self incrimination. Accountant Carmine Belline testified Maragon deposited 119608.61 over five years while claiming income near 30 000. The hearings explored peddling of influence in government and Maragon noted a San Antonio account later.
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Washington
John Maragon
Senate
Maragon
Belline
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
San Antonio
Belling
Greece
Kansas City
White House
Defense
Johnson
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
Harry F. Grady
Partment
Truman
Albert Verley Co
Chicago
Mundt
R-Sd
Vau
Eee
Auditor urges 14 percent rate cut and surcharge removal
Keyser auditor J. Paul Blundon told Columbus Council that Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric should cut electric rates by 14 percent. He urged removing a 6.4 surcharge added to all electric bills since February 2 as part of a franchise renegotiation with the utility.
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Columbus—U
Keyser
W.va
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
J. Paul Blundon
Uncil
Eman
Loophole Chance Seen In Red Oath Provision
Rep. Nixon calls for House Labor Committee and Justice Department probes into resignations of three CIO union officers from the Communist Party to permit them taking the non Communist oaths required by Taft Hartley.
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Washington
Nixon
Calif
House Labor Committee
Justice Department
CIO
Communist Party
Extended Forecast for Columbus City
Weather outlook for Columbus shows warm conditions with highs near 75 and lows around 55. Temperatures average 5 to 10 degrees above normal, with mainly mild days and a cooler spell Sunday and Monday. precipitation expected at or below a tenth of an inch with scattered showers possible Saturday night and Wednesday.
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Columbus
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