State Fair crowds to peak as Athens entry tops pony section
Ohio State Fair officials forecast record attendance surpassing 71 000 with Governor Herbert visiting to view Belgian Percheron and Red Poll shows. Junior Fair trophies were awarded, and Bernadine Parson was named queen. Winners include Supreme Roscoe Du Malmaison and Baron De Saints among others from Ohio and Indiana.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Bob Jones
Herbert
Fairgrounds
New York
Bernadine Parson
Rising Sun
Supreme Roscoe du Malmaison
A. L. Henise
Russellville
Ohio
Jay Farcour II
C. O. House of Arcadia
Ind
Marle Pifer
Kenton
Baron de Saints
Eaglemere Farms
Findlay
Young Bride and Father Killed in Shelbyville Roller Rink Shooting
A 16 year old bride Jacqueline Helton and her father in law Walter Knearem were shot at a Shelbyville roller rink. Donald Helton 22, identified as her killer, later found at farm home with mother wounded. Police also found the young husband in critical condition with .32 caliber pistol nearby. A jeep he drove away from the rink was found abandoned near Helton's machine shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville, III
Jacqueline Helton
Walter Knearem
Young Knearem
Cecil Clausen
Donald Helton
Earl Helton
Donald
Helton
Florence Helton
Clausen
Young Helton
Shelbyville
Doctor Denies Assault Charge In Gettysburg Trial
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania Dr Robert S Lefever 28-year-old physician testified he did not give a woman patient a white pill nor assault her in his office after she sought treatment for a headache He denied immoral relations with Rita Dryer 23 on November 21 1946 during the trial opening.
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Gettysburg
Robert S. Lefever
Rita Dryer
U S Outlines Three Pointers For Europeans
Washington reports that the United States urged Europe to craft a realistic plan for Marshall aid with three core ideas. The State Department official emphasized self help and mutual aid, prioritizing domestic needs in screening requests, and readiness to provide friendly aid at Paris to finalize European estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
United States
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
Congress
Paris
Traffic Fatalities Predicted for Labor Day Holiday
The National Safety Council estimated thirty million cars will be on the highways over the Labor Day weekend and about 250 people will be killed in immediate traffic accidents. The figure covers only immediate fatalities, not later deaths from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Hercules Steel to Acquire Star Manufacturing Co
New York based Hercules Steel Products Corp. of Galion said it will acquire Star Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis around Oct. 1. The deal aims to expand its steel product line and market presence in the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hercules Steel Products Corp
Galion
Star Manufacturing Co
St. Louis
Reporter George Tracy Garrett Jr. Dies at 31
George Tracy Garrett Jr., a 31 year old reporter for the West Palm Beach Post-Times, died Wednesday in Miami Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
George Tracy Garrett, Jr
West Palm Beach Post-Times
European black market hampers food survey data
An Agriculture Department confidential report for a congressional committee notes that black market activity across Western Europe distorts production and supply figures. Government intervention and compulsory farm collections drive surpluses into illicit channels, skewing official estimates and complicating domestic hunger assessments.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congressional
Europe
Minister of Agriculture
Collec
International Emergency Food Council
TEFC
Clares
Norway Flight Crash Kills 35 in Lofoten Mountains
A Sandringham flying boat crashed in fog and rain in the Lofoten Mountains killing all 35 aboard. The flight from Tromsoe to Stavanger carried 27 passengers and eight crew, including chief inspector Jarle Ebbesen and Capt Buer. An American passenger Mrs. Jess was among the dead.
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Oslo
Norway
Lofoten
Sandringham
Stavanger
Tromsoe
Greenwich
Buer
Jarle Ebbesen
Jess
Two New Polio Cases Reported in Akron Area
Akron reports two new polio cases increasing the infantile paralysis total to 104. Sixty four cases are in Children’s Hospital from Akron, seven from Barberton, two from Tuscarawas County, one from Columbiana County, and the rest from Summit County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Children’s Hospital
Barberton
Tuscarawas County
Columbiana County
Summit County
Farm Laborer Ramsey Found Drowned in Maumee River
The body of 62 year old farm laborer L. G. Ramsey, who lived near Sherwood, was recovered from the Maumee River. Sheriff Bridenbaugh said he apparently drowned while fishing and the body likely washed into the river about a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
L. G. Ramsey
Sherwood
Maumee River
John K. Bridenbaugh
OPA Suit Dismissed Against Baking Firm
Cincinnati report says a settlement out of court led U S District Judge John H Druf fel to dismiss a $3390 suit by the Office of Temporary Controls against Robert E Lewis of the Robert E Lewis Pie Co Portsmouth for pies sold in 1946 above OPA ceilings with costs to be paid by the defendants
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U. S
John H. Druffel
Office of Temporary Controls
Robert E. Lewis
Robert E. Lewis Pie Co
Portsmouth
Leonard Koplin dies at 78 longtime Akron paper bag exec
Leonard C. Koplin, 78, president of the Thomas Phillips Co. paper bag manufacturers, died yesterday after a month long illness in Akron. He led the firm and was a notable local business figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Leonard C. Koplin
Thomas Phillips Co
American Legion Convention in New York Turns On Communism and Defense
American Legionnaires gather in New York City for a convention focused on national defense and confronting Communism, with leaders like James Forrestal and Harold Alexander expected to speak. The Foreign Relations Committee backs the Marshall Plan, and awards and elections loom as a large Fifth Avenue parade unfolds.
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Legion
The
American Legion
Paul H. Griffith
New York
James F. O'Neill
Manchester
N.H
Griffith
Martin V. Coffey
Middletown
Perry Brown
Beaumont
Tex
Robert Colflesh
Des Moines
Bascom Jones
Nashville
American Legionnaires
New York City
Madison Square Garden
James Forrestal
Defense
Viscount Harold Alexander
Canada
Fred M. Vinson
United States
Edward Martin
Fifth Avenue
May Athens Grand Jury Indicts 7 in Several Cases
The May Grand Jury returned seven indictments, two defendants charged together. Notable cases include Marion Hetheo Pickett and Bill Pickett, both of Nelsonville, for breaking and entering larceny and arson. One count involved 750 pounds of pellet powder stolen from Hocking Valley Mining Co. plant near Kimberly.
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Athens
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Marion Hetheo Pickett
Bill Pickett
Cousins
Nelsonville
Harry Edward Gabriel
Lower Plains
W. Union St
Victor Wetzel
Buchtel
Frank Rife
Truman Trip To Conference Is Prepared
The White House plane Independence is outfitted with bolo knives carbines and parachutes as Secret Service finalizes security for President Truman’s trip to Brazil. He will depart Washington at 8 a m Sunday bound for Rio De Janeiro to attend the Inter American Defense Conference arriving the next day after a Trinidad overnight stop. He plans to speak Tuesday and stay until Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Independence
Secret Service
Truman
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Inter-American Defense Conference
Rio
Trinidad
Army Withdraws Fort Hayes From Surplus List
The War Department removed Fort Hayes from surplus status effectively ending Columbus plans for veteran housing. The post had been listed for future use by civilian components of the Army including the National Guard. About 30 state office staff and 18 Guard unit headquarters will move after October 1 with no permanent troop garrison planned.
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Columbus
Fort Hayes
War Department
Army
National Guard
Organized Reserves
Adj
Chester W. Goble
Legion Auxiliary Hike In Membership Listed
Mrs Norton H Pearl of Detroit national president told the 29th annual convention that auxiliary membership rose from 800000 to 920000 in the past year and would reach 1900000 in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norton H. Pearl
Detroit
The
American Legion Auxilary
Legion
Auxiliary
Earthquakes Likely Near Japan, Seismology Station Records
Fordham University seismological station logged two sharp quakes at 2 02 30 am and 2 12 32 am about 6800 miles from New York, with the analysts saying the events were probably in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fordham University
Japan
BPOE to Conduct Hixson Memorial Rites
Athens Elks will conduct a memorial service for Dr. P. E. Hixson who died yesterday. Exalted Ruler Paul W. Carpenter leads the Elks at the Woolley funeral home tonight at 8:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Hixson
Athens Elks
Woolley
The
Elks
Paul W. Carpenter
Funeral Home i
Prices Down Hemlines Up Rally in Louisville
In Louisville the Little Below the Knee Club and a men's auxiliary led a downtown rally to oppose longer skirts. Speakers argued Paris styles should not dictate fashion, clothes makers hoodwink buyers, and long skirts are unattractive and uncomfortable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Paris
Belle Evans
W. H. Anderson
Men’s Auxiliary
Columbus Man Named To Head Mason Group
Roscoe R. Walcutt of Columbus was reelected president of the Ohio Masonic Home Board of Trustees. Other officers include James W. Morgan of Jackson as first vice president L. M. McDonald of Bryan as second vice president and Dillon Crist of Alliance as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Roscoe R. Walcutt
Columbus
Ohio Masonic Home Board of Trustees
James W. Morgan
Jackson
L. M. McDonald
Bryan
Dillon Crist
Alliance
Old Indian Food Pits Uncovered in Ohio
Ohio State Museum officials planned a study of prehistoric village refuse found in a series of food storage pits. The pits were uncovered during six weeks of digging on the Walter S. Cole farm at Marlborough, five miles north of Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Museum
Walter S. Cole
Marlborough
Delaware
Grand Jury Frees War Bride in Shooting
Crestview Florida Okaloosa County grand jury frees Margaret Irene Poland British war bride of charges in fatal shooting of her American soldier husband at Fort Walton Beach on July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crestview
Fla
Okaloosa County
Margaret Irene Poland
Fort Walton
Mrs Landis Dies Widow of Baseball Chief
Mrs Winifred Reed Landis, 75, widow of Kenesaw Mountain Landis the first commissioner of organized baseball, died Wednesday in Chicago after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements were pending.
Fire destroys Mowrey Foundry in Ashland
Fire swept the Mowrey Foundry in Ashland, a producer of aluminum castings for toy makers, gutting the plant and disrupting local manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland, CO
Mowrey Foundry
Pope and Truman Exchange Letters on Peace Effort
Vatican and Myron Taylor released an exchange of letters with President Truman urging unity of moral forces for peace. Truman pledges to work with Pope Pius XII for enduring peace based on Christian principles. The Pope warns against state supremacy over God and laments the danger of war from such subversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vatican
Myron Taylor
Truman
Pius XII
Mr. Truman
Pope
Castel Gandolfo
Tru
Lasbor
National Survival Urges Scientists Steelman Says U S Must Boost Research
President Truman faces a call from John R. Steelman to raise science funding to 1 percent of national income by 1957, about 2 billion dollars annually. The plan includes a National Science Foundation, more basic and medical research, scholarships, lab funding, and a coordinated federal research committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John R. Steelman
United States
Steelman
Truman
National Science Foundation
Congress
Science Foundation
Blast Hits Stan dard Oil Plant in Whiting Ind
An explosion at the Standard Oil Co of Indiana plant in Whiting damaged a processing section and halted 24,000 barrels daily capacity. One worker Julius Kopaz, 52, is missing as firefighters battled flames. Three others were lightly injured and treated on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiting, Ind
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Julius Kopaz
Whiting
State Landlord Refuses To Pay Rent Refund
Philadelphia court holds Abraham Weiner in contempt after he allegedly said the moon will turn green before refunding rent overcharges to nine tenants. Judge James P. Mc Grannery ordered jail until compliance with the court order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
James P. McGrannery
Abraham Weiner
Jury Probe To Go Deeper Into Housing
A Federal Grand Jury, already indicting two real estate groups on anti trust charges, reconvened to probe the national housing price situation. The National Association of Real Estate Boards and the Washington Real Estate Board face accusations of fixing commissions in DC, with broader studies including Chicago and California. The indictment claims ethics codes compel local boards to set commissions and that since February 1943 brokers’ commissions on local house sales rose 25 to 50 percent by price class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Washington Real Estate Board
District of Columbia
H. Clifford Bangs
Washington Board
Chicago
California
National Association
Code of Ethics
Ohio Solons End Two Day Reunion In Cleveland
Elective and appointive officials of Ohio wrapped up a two day reunion after attending the Cleveland Philadelphia baseball game. Speaker C William O'Neill of Marietta praised the gathering and hoped the reunion would become a biennial affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
C. William O'Neill
Marietta
House of Representative
Dayton records 47th traffic death as Jerome Christman dies
Montgomery County reports the 47th traffic fatality of the year after Jerome Christman Sr 58 of Vanadlia was struck by a hit skip truck last night in Dayton.
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Dayton
Montgomery County
Jerome Christman, Sr
Vanadlia
Cold Front Pushes East Across Midwest Weather
Cooler air moved into the Midwest as a cold front crept across Southern Iowa and pushed southeast. Minnesota, Northern Iowa, the Dakotas, Wisconsin and Michigan reported cooler temperatures, with Illinois and Indiana to see later relief. The Weather Bureau said temperatures wouldn’t drop sharply but would curb heat. Most of the nation remained fair and near normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
Chicago Weather Bureau
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakkotas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Slot machines ordered destroyed by Steubenville judge
Municipal Judge William Downer ruled today that six slot machines seized from the Steubenville Moose Club must be destroyed. The order follows a destruction process authorized by local authorities with no immediate appeal noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Moose Club
William Downer
Car Truck Collision Kills Cleveland Man in Solon
A collision last night between a truck carrying steel and an automobile in Solon killed Woodrow W. Russell, 30, of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Solon
Woodrow W. Russell
Air Race Entries Promise Action at Thompson Trophy
National Air Races officials expect a dozen pilots to qualify for the Thompson Trophy 300 mile event, with Monday’s windup flagging the speed program. Four fliers have qualified, speeds range from 356.6 to 390.9 mph, and several pilots are set for trial runs as officials enforce the 5 p m deadline.
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Cleveland
Tony Sevier
la Canada
Calif
Paul Penrose
North Hollywood
Ivis H. Hill
Houston
Tex
Ray Demming
Niagara Falls
N. Y
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Sion
Walter C. McCoy
Washington D.H
Stuckey Farms
Wilmington
Barrows Cross
Beau Val
Max O. Bonham
Indianapolis
Oklahoma Melody
Richard E. Lavery
Strongville
Windy Hill
Sun Beau
Sterling Smith
Ravenna
U.S
OPA
Vppy
America
Legion Honor Organization
Legion Auxiliary
BPOE
Hixson
Grand Jury
Constantin Tsaldaris
Themistocles Sophoulis
Greece
Tsaldaris
Sophoulis
Blast Rocks Oil Company
Jim Ruble
Los Angeles
Solons
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