Wreck crashes kill 36 as storm hampers rescue
In Winona Minnesota amid a violent storm an airliner crashed into a ravine killing 36. The plane bound for Minneapolis from Chicago carried 33 passengers and 3 crew with Ruth French of Youngstown and Alice May Johnson of New York aboard.
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Winona
Fountain City
Wis
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Chicago
Ruth French
Youngstown
Alice May Johnson
New York City
Stryker
Ohio
Ohio State University
Sutters Ridge
NWA
Howard Rackow
Walter Haeussinger
Winona Police
Volker
Orient
National Safety Council
Russians Move to Cut Berlin City Finances
Soviet commander in Berlin orders residents of the Soviet sector to pay taxes only in their sector and directs tax funds to benefit that area, aiming to split Berlin’s finance department amid ongoing four power talks. Paris reports Schuman seeking a new cabinet after 32 days out of office. In Cairo Jews and Egyptians agree on peace proposals for Jerusalem neutral zones. UN mediator Folke Bernadotte’s chief of staff says a pact would swiftly end the Jewish Arab fighting in Jerusalem.
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Berlin
Moscow
Paris
Robert Schuman
Jerusalem
Cairo
Aage Lundstroem
United Nations
Count Folke Bernadotte
Carolinas Warned As Tropical Storm Hits Coast
Hurricane warnings cover Wilmington NC to Cape Hatteras NC with winds to 120 mph. Northeast warnings extend to the Virginia Capes while northwest warnings reach Charleston SC. The Federal Storm Warning Service calls the event an emergency and urges life and property protection.
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Wilmington
N. C
Cape Hatteras
Virginia Capes
Charleston
S. C
North Carolina
Federal Storm Warning Service
Annual Meeting Draws St. Andrew Delegates
Delegates gathered for the 50th annual convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew an Episcopal lay organization about 300 lay persons expected at Western College for Women. College Vice President Richard L Dun can said all facilities of the college have been placed at their disposal.
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Western College For Women
Richard L.duncan
Freight strike kills Miss Anna Jones in Painesville
A freight train struck an automobile yesterday in Painesville killing 22 year old Anna Jones. police said the accident occurred near the main road as the car attempted to cross the tracks. emergency crews arrived but she died at the scene.
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Accidents Kill Nine in Ohio Over Weekend
Nine people died in Ohio over the weekend in automobile crashes and related incidents. Patsy Barrett a 27 year old Erie Railroad fireman died at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co when refuse from an open hearth pinned him to a boiler. Others include Daniel Smith 17 Burr Ky and Anthony Verlin 25 near Cincinnati. James E Stewart 42 of Charleston W Va near Manchester. Thomas Schiering 53 of Dunlap. Mrs Ernestine Johnson near Gallipolis. and Zelma Mae Dickson 19 at a crowd edge. Two men were held for investigation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Patsy Barrett
Erie Railroad
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Cincinnati
Daniel Smith
Burr, Ky
Anthony Verlin
Thomas Schiering
Dunlap
James E. Stewart
Charleston
W. Va
Manchester
Gallipolis
Ernestine Johnson
Zelma Mae Dickson
Polio Claims Two Lives in Muskingum County
In Zanesville Rickey Barrel two died in a Columbus hospital from infantile paralysis. He was Muskingum County’s second polio victim of the year. In Cleveland a seven month old baby’s death brings area fatalities to eleven this summer.
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Muskingum County
Zanesville
Rickey Barrel
Columbus
Leonard Barrel
Cleveland
Ohioan Ends Santa Tour for Germans in Berlin
Lewis Warthing of Shelby County Ohio winds up his Santa Claus mission to Germany distributing the final 1 000 of 8 000 food packages. Shelby countians gave 256 000 pounds of food for Germans in eight cities. Berlin marks the end of the goodwill airlift effort.
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Berlin
Lewis Warthington
Shelby County
Ohio
Santa Claus
Shelby Countians
Kaiser-Frazer Plans New Low Priced Car
Kaiser-Frazer Corp plans a new low priced model to compete with Ford Plymouth and Chevrolet. Chairman Henry J Kaiser said the car is drafted and at the clay model stage.
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Kaiser-Frazer
Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Henry J. Kaiser
Ford
Plymouth
Chevrolet
Dalton editor escapes plane fire in Ohio connection
Dalton Ohio editor George Sturgiss, editor of the Day ton News, escaped injury when the plane he was piloting caught fire yesterday.
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Dalton
George Sturgiss
Dayton
Ohio
Registration for Draft Launched in Nation
Washington AP reports the A Day registration begins today across the United States with nine and a half million men aged 18 to 25 urged to register at one of about 20 000 draft centers over the next weeks. Most registrants face no immediate draft, but penalties include up to five years in prison or a $10 000 fine for avoidance.
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Washington
America
Draft registration dates by birth year for men 18 to 25
The notice lists birth year based roll dates for the draft registration. Those born in 1922 register today while those born in 1928 register September 18. Other years have dates spread across September and August with rules for late birthdays and final deadline.
Wallace’s North Carolina Swing Ends Amid Noise
Henry A. Wallace pushed his Progressive campaign into North Carolina with rallies in Norfolk and Richmond followed by a North Carolina convention. He faced a mixed reception with boos and cheers as eggs were hurled and pickets interrupted his speech at a wealthy Negro’s home.
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N. C
Henry A. Wallace
North Carolina
Boo
Wallace
Mason-Dixon Line
Progressive Party
Norfolk
Richmond
Bus Plunge Injures Fourteen in San Diego Crash
A Greyhound bus crashed into a mountain gulley near San Diego injuring 14 passengers, four seriously, as rescue crews worked to reach the stranded travelers.
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San Diego
Calif
Greyhound
Man Shoots Sons in Mojave Tragedy
An Army sergeant, MSgt. Samuel Ray Adams aged 31, shot and killed his two young sons and then wounded himself with a .38 revolver after a religious argument in their quonset hut home in Mojave California. Deputy Sheriff Al Strasner reported the incident occurred after a Sunday school dispute and the wife, Peggy Joe Adams, said her husband had been drinking.
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Mojave
Calif
Samuel Ray Adams
al Strasner
Adams
Peggy Joe
Strasner
Safecrackers Loot $11 500 Safe at Fischer Bakery
Three men overpowered a night watchman and used an acetylene torch to steal 11 500 from a Fischer Bakery safe in St. Bernard. They pushed the safe into the washroom and cut the doors with a torch from the storeroom, police said.
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Cincinnati
Fischer
St. Bernard
Two Ohioans Honored for Study of Mounds
Washington CP The Smithsonian marked two Ohioans for pioneering the study of prehistoric Indian mounds. Dr Edwin Tramm Davis of Chillicothe and Ephraim George Squier 작성 edited the Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley, published by the Smithsonian in 1848, hailed as epochal and foundational to North American archaeology.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Edwin Tramilton Davis
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ephraim George Squier
Mississippi Valley
The
Smithsonian
Davis
Squier
Heat relief to be gradual as Ohio records 12 fatalities
Ohio faced a prolonged heat wave with 12 deaths reported across the state. Forecasters predicted gradual cooling, with fresher air near Lake Erie and showers in central and southern areas. The heat also caused damage from storms, and 119 degrees was the national desert high as the weather pattern shifted.
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Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Dayton
Thomas Lowden
Lake Lespurdsville
Hamilton
Garrett J. Boone
Butler County
William Hilderbrand
Blacklick Creek
Canal Winchester
Earl Butler
Miamisburg
West Alexandria
Albert B. Gossling
Joseph Brown
Bethel
Clermont County
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Rockies
Seaboard
Federal Weather Bureau
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Minnesota
Michigan
Huntington
W.va
Blythe
Calif
Desert
Labor Shuns Taking Stand For Governor
Ohio labor groups remain neutral in the Herbert Lausche race as AFL educational and political league withhold endorsements. CIO-PAC state central committee also stayed aloof, while the Ohio Federation of Labor League backs the national Democratic ticket of Truman and Barkley. District endorsements go to Canaday over Jenkins and Allen over Brehm.
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Ohio
Herbert-Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Frank J.lausche
Ohio Afl Educational
Cio-Pac State Central Committee
Ohio Federation of Labor League
National Democratic
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
League
Delmar A. Canaday
Thomas A. Jenkins
Joseph C. Allen
Walter E. Brehm
Ten Caught In Nudist Raid Near Monroe
Ten people pleaded innocent to charges of indecent exposure after a raid on an alleged nudist camp in Monroe County. Sheriff Ray Gensler said the operation, planned for two months, found ten caught nude while seventeen hid in clothes. all were arraigned at 12 01 a.m. and held on 250 dollar bonds.
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Monroe
Mich
Here
Monroe County
Ray Gensler
George S. Wright
Union Faces Red Inquiry
Rep. Charles J. Kersten said the House Labor subcommittee will begin an investigation of the CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America in Washington. The first witnesses to testify Thursday are James B. Carey and Albert J. Fitzgerald, both subpoenaed.
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New York
Charles J. Kersten
Picnic Feasts At World’s Biggest Two Mile Table
Ontario California reported the first All States Picnic since the war drawing more than 100 000 attendees. The event spanned a two mile long table along a parkway on Euclid Avenue with a giant dining setup and tree shaded surroundings.
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Ontario
Calif
Euclid Ave
Auto To Be Dropped From 83 Foot Height In Demo
A car will be dropped from 83 feet onto a 2 inch steel plate on September 12 to show impact at 50 mph. The Middletown Safety Council sponsors the experiment at Wolverton farm near Middletown.
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Middletown Safety Council
Wolverton Farm
Here
Train derailment near Evanston with no injuries
Westbound Union Pacific City of San Francisco Streamliner derailed near Evanston Wyoming yesterday. No injuries reported and cleanup ongoing as authorities investigate causes.
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Evanston
Wyo
Union Pacific City of San Francisco
Fires Ravage Lakeside Yacht Club Barges and Boats
In Cleveland at Lakeside Yacht Club two pleasure craft were destroyed by fire yesterday and three more were damaged. Local firefighters fought the blaze, with authorities investigating the cause as crews secured the area and assessed losses.
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Cleveland
Lakeside Yacht Club
Lima Woman Found Slain In Vehicle
Mrs Eloise Snyder a 26 year old Lima housewife was found stabbed to death in her own car inside a gasoline bulk plant. Coroner Harry E Lewis said the murder victim was fully clothed and that police were still searching for the weapon. The body was found at 7 30 am by a bus driver after the victim had separated from her husband on Saturday night.
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Lima
Harry E. Lewis
Eloise Snyder
Lewis
P. H. Druggan Dies at 79 in Columbus
P H Druggan of 11 Church Street died Monday morning at White Cross Hospital Columbus aged 72. He was supervisor of the engineering department at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co for 21 years retiring May 1 1946. A member of the First Presbyterian Church board of elders. Funeral arrangements not completed.
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White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Druggan
Athens
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First Presbyterian Church
Rally Goers Halted En Route to Nelsonville Meeting
A school bus carrying 15 to 20 people and band instruments was stopped in Athens by the State Highway Patrol for improper license plates issued for school bus use. Driver George Lewis Harris was fined $10 and costs by Mayor W P Mickle. posters for Delmar A Canaday for representative appeared in the windows. The band members left the bus. Harris, his fine paid by Mayor Canaday, returned to Pomeroy with the bus.
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Nelsonville
Athens
State Highway Patrol
George Lewis Harris
Pomeroy
W. P. Mickle
Delmar A. Canaday
Harris
Canaday
Prisoner Escapes Cleveland Jail Using Release Papers
Robert Stevenson 24 used another inmate release papers to walk out of Cleveland jail last night. It marks the second escape this summer. Captain Manning said charges will be filed against Sgt. Richard FE Scerry and Patrolmen John P. Polewka and Fred H. Dittebrand.
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Cleveland
Robert Stevenson
Thomas Manning
Richard FE. Scerry
John P. Polewka
Fred H. Dittebrand
Subpena Served on Alleged U S Reds Chief J Peters
The House Un American Activities Committee issued a subpena to J Peters described as head of the communist underground in the United States. Peters also goes by Alexander Stevens and was ordered to appear at a congressional hearing in New York. He stated he must consult counsel before answering. Peters is said by authorities to be under Immigration Service jurisdiction.
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New York
House Un-American Activities Committee
J. Peters
Whittaker Chambers
United States
Peters
Immigration Service
Civilian Experts Joins National War College Staff
Washington two civilian experts on Russia join the staff of the National War College for the 1948 49 session. Elbridge Durbrow returns from two years as counsellor at the American Embassy in Moscow and Dr John A Morrison specializes in Soviet geography.
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Washington
Russia
National War College
Elbridge Durbrow
Moscow
John A. Morrison
Soviet Union
Paroling Supported By Miami Educator
Dr. Alfred C. Schnur of Miami University Ohio urged parole for prisoners at the correction congress. He argued records show parolees commit fewer crimes after release than those who complete full sentences.
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Boston
Congress of Correction
Alfred C. Schnur
Miami University
Ohio
Wilhelmina to Begin Final Week as Ruler
Queen Wilhelmina arrives in Amsterdam to mark her golden jubilee and start her last week as Holland's ruler. Juliana will relinquish duties to her mother until Saturday when Wilhelmina abdicates and Juliana becomes queen. Juliana's investiture will occur a week later.
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Wilhelmina
Amsterdam
Holland
Juliana
Guardsmen Recover From Food Poisoning After Camp Atterbury Trip
Twenty two national guardsmen from Newark Ohio recovered from food poisoning on the way home from Camp Atterbury Indiana. Pvt Maynard Johnson 28 remained in City hospital at Springfield in fair condition. Officials suspected tainted cold cuts from lunch near the Ohio Indiana border due to heat.
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National
Camp Attersbury
Ind
Maynard Johnson
Springfield
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