Soft Coal Stump Seen In Nation
Nationwide survey finds some unemployment and shorter work weeks in soft coal as 70,000,000 tons sit above ground. Unseasonably warm weather and year end inventories blamed. Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky and Maryland report limited downturns while most major producers keep output near normal.
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Pitts Burgh
New York City
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania Anthracite Committee
West Virginia
Ohio River Tonnage Reaches New High in 1947
Ohio River freight totaled 41,396,738 tons in 1947, a record cited by Maj. Gen. Josephs V. Mehaffey. He attributed the rise to a business upswing, higher rail rates, and a rail-car shortage, with tributaries Monongahela and Cumberland also posting sizable gains.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Army
Josephs V. Mehaffey
Ohio River Division
Ohio
Mehaffey
Monongahela
Kanawha
Tennessee
Cumberland
Prison Inmate Decapitated in Texas Mess Hall
ANGLETON Texas authorities report Clarence William Redwine a notorious inmate was decapitated in the mess hall of the Retrieve Prison Farm last night. Prison general manager C B Ellis said details are sketchy and listed Redwine as a top troublemaker serving five terms for robbery by assault. He entered the prison on June 28 1941 from Harris County and was killed as other inmates gathered for the evening meal.
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Angleton
Tex
Retrieve
C. B. Ellis
Clarence William Redwine
Ellis
Redwine
Texas
Harris County
Airlift Skymasters to Hit 225 Total by Monthend
In Wisbaden Germany the U S Air Force announced the airlift to Berlin will be expanded to 225 C 54 Skymasters by month end. The fleet now numbers 206 aircraft assigned to the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisbaden
Germany
Berlin
U. S. Air Force Headquarters
Producer's Agent Sues Airline for $2,012,000
SCRANTON Pa An agent for Earl Carroll show producer killed with 42 others June 17 in an airplane crash near Mt Carmel Pa has filed suit against United Airlines for more than $2,000,000 The complaint in federal court seeks damages of $2,012,000 for negligence and wrongful death by the Carroll estate executrix Mrs Jessie I Schuyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Earl Carroll
Mt. Carmel
United Airlines
Jessie I. Schuyler
Carroll
Woman Guilty in Death of Newborn Baby Case
Mrs. Mary Bednarowski 41 was found guilty of first degree manslaughter in the death of her newborn. Judge Frank J. Merrick postponed sentence pending probation department review. The infant was choked with paper wad and found in bushes.
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Cleveland
Mary Bednarowski
Common Pleas
Frank J. Merrick
Ohioan Sentenced to 121 Years for Embezzling City Funds
F H Geneisen former Alliance city auditor was sentenced to a one to twenty one year Ohio penitentiary term after pleading guilty to embezzling 1794 dollars of city funds. He also was fined 3588 dollars. Geneisen was indicted after state examiners reviewed records turned over to the current city auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
F. H. Geeneisen
Alliance
Ohio
Geneisen
Oregon Flood Waters Not Serious In Capital Area
Flood waters of the Willamette River moved into Salem without threat of serious damage. The river is falling rapidly upstream and more lowlands are being inundated. Red Cross officials anticipated no distress calls from farming districts warned three days ago.
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Salem
Ore
Willamette River
Oregon
Red Cross
Gladys Glad Weds Arthur Gottlieb In Ottawa Ceremony
Miss Gladys Glad widow of Mark Hellinger and Arthur F Gottlieb Toronto film executive announced they had just married in Ottawa. The ceremony united two notable figures with ties to media and entertainment.
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Gladys Glad
Ottawa
Mark Hellinger
Arthur F. Gottlieb
Toronto
Zinc Plant Strikers Face Ultimatum and Violence
The American Zinc Oxide Co. issued an ultimatum to strikers to return by tomorrow or be dropped from the payroll. Four clashes have occurred since the Aug. 13 strike, with five non-strikers injured in a raid and five strikers arrested. Police call for a thorough investigation as attackers used pipes bricks and clubs near the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
American Zinc Oxide Co
CIO Smelter
Ralph Perkins
Cole
H. H. Black
Black
Temperature Dips Across Northern Tier In Deep Freeze
Cold air grips the northern tier with 21 below at Cut Bank Montana and 14 below at International Falls Minnesota. Southern regions enjoy mild weather as New England and Mid Atlantic expect further drops and reduced visibility prompts travel disruption in Cincinnati Hamilton County.
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Chicago
Cut Bank
Mont
International Falls
Minn
New England
Middle Atlantic
Burley Tobacco Prices Rise in Kentucky Market
Louisville reports Kentucky burley tobacco prices rose 99 cents from the prior Friday. The average price reached 47.61 dollars per hundred pounds, with 11,801,257 pounds sold for 5,618,321.57 dollars. Department figures show Friday’s revised average was 46.62 dollars.
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Louisville
Kentucky
State Department of Agriculture
Hollywood to Brighten Berlin Airlift Christmas
Hollywood will add its touch to the Berlin airlift Christmas celebration. Bob Hope Irving Berlin and Jinx Falkenburg will tour Berlin as entertainers and are expected to return to the United States by New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Berlin
Hollywood Coordinating Committee
Bob Hope
Irving Berlin
Jinx Falkenburg
Trial Witness House Bombed in Cleveland
The home of Charles Fellows, a prosecution witness in the Molnar bribery case, was bombed on Cleveland's East Side. The lower floor was wrecked but no injuries were reported.
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Cleveland
Charles Fellows
Fellows
Ernest L. Molnar
Marketing Specialists Sought by Government
The Board of U S Civil Service Examiners for Agriculture reports jobs as marketing specialists with a starting salary of 2974 a year in Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ohio Michigan and Wisconsin. Details from W H Oldfield at the local post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Examiners For Agriculture
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
W. H. Oldfield
Hamilton to choose new city manager tomorrow
Hamilton plans to name its fifth city manager since February 1946 with a vote set for tomorrow. The move comes as the city seeks stable leadership and a clear path forward amid ongoing municipal challenges.
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Hamilton
Peiping besieged as Communists close in on capital
Nationalist forces report heavy mobilization as Peiping braces for major assault. Gunfire rings from South Air Field and west field closed. Rail traffic halted on the Peiping Tientsin line while troops rush reinforcements and civilians fill sandbags.
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Peiping
South Air Field
Peiping-Tientsin
China
Nanking
12Th Army
Kichen
Pengpu
Chinese Central
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chiang Wei- Kuo
Sixth Army Group
Paochiahi
China Peace Rumors Sweep Nanking Amid Talks of Coalition
In Nanking rumors of a coalition government or negotiated peace to end China’s civil war circulate amid a stern denouncement by Chiang Kai shek. High officials, and reports of Communist victories near Peiping, fuel the peace wave similar to the prior Suchow episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
Chiang Kaishek
Peiping
Suchow
Chiang
Ohio Prosecutors Push Stricter Contractor Law
Dayton report states the Ohio State Prosecuting Attorneys' Association backs tougher rules for builders who fail to honor contracts. Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias Heck, association president, announced a resolution to allow criminal charges against unreliable "fly-by-night" contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio State Prosecuting Attorneys’ Association
Mathias Heck
Montgomery County
Kidnaped Woman Dies From Shock and Beating
Ruth Farnsworth a 27 year old San Francisco woman died from shock after a kidnapping and brutal beating. A search for the killer or killers intensified after paratroop boots found near the jungle spot where she was left to die. Boots and other evidence are being sent to the FBI in Washington for study, the Navy reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Ruth Farnsworth
San Francisco
FBI
Washington
Navy
Italy and Russia Sign Trade and Reparations Pacts
Italy and Russia signed a series of trade and reparations agreements in Moscow on Sunday, according to the Italian foreign ministry. The documents cover economic cooperation and settlement terms between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Russia
Rome
Moscow
Actress Patricia Styles dies after shooting incident in car
Patricia Styles 25 an actress and daughter of Hal Styles died after exchanging shots with her estranged suitor Nathan N. Sugarman 43 head of a liquidation firm who was wounded. Detective Lt. E W Smith said Styles fired as they talked in a car then collapsed beside it. Sugarman’s condition was reported good at a hospital.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Styles
Hal Styles
Nathan N. Sugarman
E. W. Smith
Miss Styles
Sugarman
Lt. Smith
Mental Health Group Drafts Three Year Budget
An advisory council proposed government spending of 1 621 735 dollars on mental health work over the next three years. The plan would lift total outlays since 1946 to over 8 million dollars for research and undergraduate training in psychiatry. The recommendations were drafted at a two day meeting of the National Advisory Council on Mental Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Advisory Council On Mental Health
Elector Seeks College Change or Abandonment
Alfred M. Cohen, an 89 year old Cincinnati attorney and longtime Democratic elector, urges revising or abandoning the electoral college after Ohio gave all 25 votes to Truman. Cohen notes the 1948 result does not reflect the statewide popular vote and cites the narrow margin of Truman over Dewey among 13 million ballots.
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Columbus
U. S
Alfred M. Cohen
Cincinnati
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Ohio
Alben W. Barkley
Cohen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Recording Ban Ends as Union Approves 5 Year Contract
Government approves a five year contract ending the 11 month recording ban by James Petrillo's American Federation of Musicians. A $2 million annual welfare fund financed by royalties will hire jobless musicians for free public concerts and other union welfare work. Major labels RCA Victor Columbia Capitol plan quick recording starts. Decca delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Phonograph
AFL
Tom C. Clark
William S. Tyson
Labor Department
Samuel R. Rosenbaum
Rca-Victor
Columbia
Capitol
Decca
RCA Victor
Musicians Union
Petrillo
All Cry at Raising Of Christmas Tree
In Youngstown Mahoning County Courthouse custodians raised a large Christmas tree in the courthouse lobby. A tear gas cartridge discharged accidentally from a sales tax office representative’s device, sending gas through the area and causing widespread emotion among onlookers.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Labor Groups Map Strategy For 1950 Political Drive
The AFL and CIO held strategy meetings in Washington with goals to repeal Taft Hartley and expand labor influence. CIO President Murray pressed nine vice presidents to implement Portland convention mandates. AFL plans a 14 month political education program funded by 10 cent member dues. Kee nan expects to raise at least $650000 with $125000 raised in three weeks for voter education and registration efforts.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Philip Murray
Portland
Ore
Joseph D. Keenan
AFL Political League
Governor Defers Pardon in Case of Escaped Convict
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert will not rush a clemency decision on the escaped convict who surrendered after 26 years of freedom. W. H. Bucksburg, from Pittsburgh, checked into Ohio Penitentiary to serve a one to seven year term for a $50 theft, having fled in 1922 while a trusted worker at Columbus State Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
W. H. Bucksburg
Pittsburgh
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus State Hospital
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Orders Two Week Layoffs
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will suspend 10 percent of its clerical staff and 2755 shop workers for two weeks starting next Monday due to a slump in freight revenues. The breakdown includes 75 workers at Chillicothe. The spokesman did not estimate total clerical cuts.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chillicothe
King George Observes Birthday Quietly at Home
London reports King George VI turning 63 today with signs his dangerous leg ailment is improving. The royal family plans no public celebration, keeping the event a subdued, private affair as usual.
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King George
London
George VI
Extended Forecast for Columbus Weather
Temperatures to run 3 to 5 degrees above normal with warm highs near 36 west 32 east and lows around 23 west 17 east. Colder tonight and Thursday with colder periods late Saturday into Sunday. Precipitation from Wednesday night through Saturday, with rain or snow and light snow flurries Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Spy Probers Hear New Witness In HUAC Inquiry
Congressional spy probes sought a new witness as they weighed lie detector tests. The House Un American Activities Committee pushed for a breakthrough before the New York grand jury ends its term, while the panel investigates 1930s Soviet links involving Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.
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Washington
Congressional
House UN- American Activities Committee
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Moscow
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Hiss
Chambers
The
Endowment
Husband Gets Life For Shooting Wife
William E. Mullenix, 26, was convicted of first degree murder for the June shooting death of his former wife Betty Virginia Barnett. The three-judge panel recommended mercy, avoiding the electric chair, and he received a life sentence in Ohio Penitentiary. He initially pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity before changing to guilty and seeking mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
William E. Mullenix
Betty Virginia Barnett
Mullenix
Ohio
General Says Reserve Is Vital To Defense
Brig. Gen. Wendell Westover, adviser to Army leadership on Reserve and ROTC, states the organized reserve corps is no longer a vague line of defense and will participate in the initial phase of future mobilizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Army
Organized Reserve Corps
Wendell Westover
Kenneth C. Royall
Omar Bradley
Phone Union To Vote On Labor Affiliation
The Communications Workers of America, 230000 members strong, will vote on CIO or AFL affiliation before bargaining with the Bell System next spring for a fourth round pay raise. President Beirne backs affiliation without a stated preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Communications Workers of America
CIO
AFL
Bell System
Joseph A. Beirne
Prince to be christened at Buckingham Palace
Princess Elizabeth's four weeks old son will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday at 3 30 p m local time 10 30 a m EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elizabeth
British Empire
Archbishop of Canterbury
Buckingham Palace
Canton City Council Bans 42 Comic Magazines
Canton Ohio officials ban 42 comic magazines labeling them obscene or criminal literature, citing public morals concerns and possible legal action against distributors and retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Fire destroys Carroll-Ames Hardware Co. building in Bryan
A three story Carroll-Ames Hardware Co. building on Bryan Public Square burned with an estimated loss of 250000. Fire Chief Walter McFadden led crews from Bryan West Unity Archbold Montpelier and Defiance. The blaze gutted the Eagles Lodge toyland and offices of U S Employment Service and Dr Vance Hartley. Five hours to control. Fifty hotel guests awakened but hotel survived.
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Bryan, O
Carroll-Ames Hardware Co
Public Square
Walter McFadden
McFadden
Bryan
West Unity
Archbold, Montpelier
Defiance
Eagles Lodge
U. S. Employment Service
Vance Hartley
Fred Wolfe
Elder
One Killed Four Hurt In Coal Mine Gas Blast
A gas explosion at the Goody, Kentucky mine of Pond Creek Collieries Co. killed one worker and injured four others. The blast, called a small gas pocket event, occurred three miles back in the drift mine near the Kentucky border in Pike County. The mine employs about 708 and yields 3000 tons of coal daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson, W. Va
Goody, Ky
Pond Creek Colleries Co
Pike County
A Hero's Death in Railroad Tragedy Near Lowellville
Youngstown Ohio reports foreman Michael Ruddy 66 of Lowellville died heroically near Lowellville while attempting to push Pete Baransky 60 of New Castle Pennsylvania from the path of a fast westbound freight train on the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie tracks. Ruddy and Baransky were killed. The incident happened at quitting time as a crew repaired the track, with a nearby Baltimore and Ohio train muffling the approach of the engine.
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Youngstown
Michael Ruddy
Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie
Ruddy
Lowellville
Pete Baransky
New Castle
Here
Baltimore and Ohio
Bavansky
Buddy
Cowkin
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Kle
Ku Klux Klan
Macon
Macon City Auditorium
Oscar C. Badger
Western Pacific
U.S
Shanghai
Ohio Grange
Ohio State Grange
Joseph W. Fichter
Fichter
Chester B. Alspach
Canal Winchester
Thomas A. Burke
Public Hall
Stark County
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