Dynamiters Foiled In Attempt To Blow Up UAW HQ
A cache of 39 sticks of dynamite wrapped in Christmas paper was found at an outside stairway of the CIO United Auto Workers headquarters in Detroit. Fuses had burned down to within inches of ignition. no one was harmed besides two night workers. Police link the incident to earlier attacks on Walter and Victor Reuther and warn of a possible conspiracy against the union.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Union Mhouluilig
General Motors
Auto Union
UAW
Reuther
Walter Reuther
Victor Reuther
Reuthers
Joseph A. Krug
Police Special Investigation Squad
Kreuthers
Union
General Motors Research Laboratory
G.M. Laboratory
Albert Langtry
Police Scientific Laboratory
Government forecasts larger wheat crop and potential surplus
The Agriculture Department projects the 1950 winter wheat crop at about 885 million bushels with a spring crop over 250 million, totaling around 1.13 billion bushels. With weak export demand, domestic and foreign use may reach about 1.0 billion, risking a surplus exceeding 400 million by 1951 harvest.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Oak Hill Powder Supply Co Incorporators File In Columbus
In Columbus a new firm Oak Hill Oak Hill Powder Supply Co filed for 250 shares of common stock valued at 100 dollars per share. Incorporators listed F N Harrison Donald M and Bertha FE Burnsides. David G Howell serving as attorney in Cincinnati. Walter Johnson, age 59, tried for second degree murder in Cincinnati case. Johnson convicted of manslaughter in fatal ten year old shooting of James Wright aged 29.
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Columbus
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Powder Supply Co
Harrison, F.N
Donald M
Bertha FE. Burnsides
David G. Howell
Jackson
Cincinnati
Walter Johnson
James Wright
Kids Will Get It for Christmas Photo Feature
Messenger Photographer E. E. Davis captures unposed candid images showing toys and scenes that attract both children and adults. The photo spread highlights what draws reader attention and invites a turn to Page 2 for more.
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Messenger
E. E. Davis
Truck Driver Held Up Near McArthur
Athens and Chillicothe state patrols along with the Vinton County sheriff search for two armed robbers after a 7:15 a.m. hold up near Allensville on Route 50. Victim Dorsey Elam of Middletown said the men, in a Buick with Michigan plates, fled west after demanding $75.
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Athens
Chillicothe
Vinton County
Dorsey Elam
Middletown
Allensville
McArthur
Elam
Michigan
Taft Opposes Welfare Ideas of Democrats
Senator Taft of Ohio denounces Truman era social welfare plans including free medical care subsidized housing and free food for those who can pay. He argues against nationwide free services while endorsing targeted aid for education and poverty alleviation in struggling states and communities.
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Washington
Ohio
Senate
GOP
Congress
Truman
Three Children Die In Wisconsin Farmhouse Fire
In Wisconsin Rapids, three children were killed when a rural farmhouse burned after lacquer spilled into a stove. Five siblings escaped as the home was leveled. fire officials say the blaze began late at night in the basement where they piled firewood, sparking the deadly flash fire.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Earl Kess
World Reds Hail Stalin On Birthday
Moscow reports a massive celebration for Joseph Stalin as he turns 70. Pravda stresses peace between communism and capitalism while Molotov assails the United States and Britain. Tito severs ties with Stalin, snubbing birthday greetings in Belgrade.
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Joseph Stalin
Georgi Malenkox
Stalin
Pravda
Communist Party
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Malenkov
Molotov
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Russia
Karl Marx
Lenin
Supreme Soviet Presidium
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Salary raise approved for Columbus teachers
Columbus public school teachers will receive a $250 yearly salary increase starting January 7 as the board of education approved the measure. The raise is funded by voters approving a four-mill operating levy in November. Non professional employees get $20 more per month or 10 cents an hour.
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Columbus
Board of Education
Savage Lion Kills Woman During Training Session
In Thousand Oaks California Madam Kovar Schafer 42 a renowned animal trainer was killed during a training session with the lion Sultan. Her children Michael 18 May 14 and Sandra 3 watched as Rudy Miller 59 an elephant trainer with a pitchfork and pipe fought to save her before the lion fled and she was found dead in the cage. Madam Kovar had worked with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey before the war.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
May Kovar Schafer
Sultan
Michael Kovar
May Kovar
Mia
Schafer
Michael
May
Sandra Schafer
Rudy Miller
Miller
Little May
Muller
Mrs. Schafer
Madam Kovar
Believe It or Not Its Winter Tonight Shortest Day Debate
Washington reports winter arrives at 11 24 p m EST ushering in the shortest day of the year. Experts disagree on whether today or tomorrow will be the briefest daylight with only seconds separating the two dates.
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Washington
Miners Ordered To Two Days Work For Two Weeks
UMW district presidents announced that about 480 000 coal miners will work only Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the next two weeks due to Christmas and New Year holidays. They currently work three days weekly under John L Lewis.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
John Busarello
UMW
James Mark
District Two
John L. Lewis
Courts To Consider Housing Tax Exemption
Cincinnati Housing Authority has filed suit to determine if public housing in Ohio will be exempt from state and local taxes. Joseph Sagmeister, chairman, calls it a statewide test and asks the court to rule all Housing Authority property is exempt from real estate taxes.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Housing Authority
Ohio
Joseph Sagmeister
Housing Authority
Divorce Agreement Reported Between Ingrid Bergman and Dr Lindstrom
New York reports Dr Peter R Lindstrom and Ingrid Bergman have reached a divorce settlement. The accord covers property, custody of their 12 year old daughter Pia, and Bergman's plans to remarry Roberto Rossellini. Lindstrom declined comment on the anticipated marriage.
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New York
the World- Telegram
Peter R. Lindstrom
Ingrid Bergman
Lindstroms
Pia
Lindstrom
Miss Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Portsmith approves two mill tax levy for town funds
Voters in New Boston approved a two mill levy in a special election, providing about $30,000 annually for operating funds.
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Portsmouth
New Boston
Clark Gable Marries Sylvia Stanley in Surprise California Ceremony
Hollywood reports Clark Gable wed Sylvia Stanley widow of Douglas Fairbanks Sr in a late afternoon ceremony at a Santa Barbara area ranch. The couple plans a two to four week Honolulu junket aboard the Lurline as they begin their rocky, public romance. Stanley, 39, has a history of high-profile marriages, while Gable, 48, has tied with multiple stars since the war.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Sylvia Stanley
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Santa Barbara
Calif
Lurline
Honolulu
Sylvia Long
Gable
Lord Stanley
Alderley
Lord Ashley
Fairbanks
Josephine Dillon
Ria Langham
Carole Lombard
Miss Lombard
Las Vegas
Nev
Carole
Mia
Elisabeth Peters
Aage Moler
Solvang
Jury Decision Kept Secret on Maragon Indictment
A Federal Grand Jury verdict on indicting Dapper John Maragon remains secret until early next month. The panel questioned 11 witnesses and weighed charges he lied to Senate investigators, with announcements due likely January 3. Maragon, once a White House contact and friend of Maj. Gen Harry Vaughan, surfaced in headlines last summer amid probes of contract-fixer activity.
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Washington
John Maragon
White House
Maragon
Senate
Harry Vaughan
President Truman
Fire damages Perry Theater in New Lexington
Fire damaged the interior of the Perry Theater in New Lexington and caused heat damage to the C. L. Page Shoe and Men's Furnishing Store and the Elks Lodge Hall in the same building. Owner C. L. Page estimated total damage at $20,000. George Williams, a street maintenance worker, discovered the blaze at 2 a.m. Cause was not determined.
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New Lexington
Perry Theater
C. L. Page
Elks Lodge Hall
Cc. L. Page
George Williams
Inventor of Plane Parts Dies at 56 in Buffalo
Gerrit Van Daam, credited with inventing a device that synchronized a gun with an airplane propeller, died Tuesday in Buffalo. The invention played a role in early aerial warfare and integrated a firearm with flight technology.
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Buffalo
Gerrit van Daam
Mine Fire Destroys Coal Tipple at Funk and Elliott Mine
A blaze at the Funk and Elliott mine near New Lexington destroyed the coal tipple power house and generators late yesterday. Estimated loss was $15000 with no injuries reported. Fire departments from nearby towns battled the flames.
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New Lexington
Funk and Elliott
Here
Demos Plan Anti Office Vote Fight In Ohio
Ohio Democratic leaders discuss plans possibly taking their challenge to the U S Supreme Court after a state Supreme Court ruling that endorses the office type ballot. The change would block straight party voting and could aid Sen. Robert A Taft’s reelection bid. Gov. Lausche was reported absent from the meeting.
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Columbus
Democratc
Ohio
U. S. Supreme Court
National
Albert A. Horstman
Dayton
Robert A. Taft
R-Obie
State Supreme Court
Hortaman
Frank Lausche
High Court
U S Protest Hungary Policy Moves Against Travel
The State Department bans American travel to communist Hungary and hints at closing Hungarian consulates in New York and Cleveland. The note seeks release of Robert A. Vogler held for over a month and cites the arrest of Israel Jacobson in Budapest as a related issue.
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Washington
State Department
Hungary
New York
Cleveland
Robert A. Vogeler
Budapest
Israel Jacobson
American Joint Distribution Comittee
Payroll Tax Cut Leads Cincinnati Voters To Levy Vote
Cincinnati voters in a special election approved a 1.63 mill operating levy to avoid a payroll tax. A 2 mill extra levy in Hamilton County for welfare was defeated. Officials warned the tax would have funded fire police and trash services.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Colony Club Raided. 45 Slot Machines Seized in Ohio
State agents raided the Colony Club in Chesapeake after a four week undercover operation led by A A Rutkowski and deputies. Eight club employees, including W P Rollison and Ray Bryan, were arrested though no charges were filed immediately. Machines yielded about 786.80 dollars as bingo drew players. the governor's crackdown on major gambling venues continues.
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Colony Club
A. A. Rutkowski
Peter A. Burke
Lawrence County
C. J. McCombs
Chesnepeace
Ironton
James Collier
Burke
Club Continental
Frank J. Lausche
Huntington
W. Va
Rutkowski
Lausche
Ohio
Ile
Swank Mounds Club
Lake County
Jungle Inn
Youngstown
Continental
Benare Club
Toledo
Pettibone Club
Painesville
State Welfare Department
Steak House Owners Fined for Gambling
Two new owners of Zeller's Steak House in Wheeling were fined on gambling charges. Clarence Mills fined Louis George 1000 and Joseph George 3500 for operating a horse book and slot machines in a Bridgeport Ohio establishment. The brothers purchased the steak house after a $75,000 fire last April.
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Martin's Ferry
Zeller’s
Wheeling
W. Va
Squire Clarence Mills
Louis George
Joseph George
Bridgeport
Ohio
John
William
Nick
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