Fire Claims 92 Year Old Theodore Rowell Near Frost
A Christmas Eve house fire near Frost killed Theodore Rowell, 92, who perished when a wall collapsed as he attempted to fight the blaze. Rowell survived his wife Myrtle, 87, and the couple’s home was destroyed. Funeral rites set for Wednesday at White Funeral Home with Dean Cemetery burial.
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George Bateman
Theodore Rowell
Troy
Rowell
Myrtle
Clyde
Rowells
Walter Collett
Marjorie Frasier
Hethle
Fire Levels Three Blocks In Pennsylvania Town
A Christmas Eve blaze in Hyndman Pennsylvania destroyed three blocks of the business district. The bank and about 12 stores plus 20 homes and the post office were damaged, with losses estimated near 1 million dollars. The fire began from a tree in Sum mers Fisher’s home, killing Fisher’s wife Corrine and injuring Fisher. The town plans rebuilding, with the high school remaining intact and a new central effort led by merchants and officials aided by Red Cross disaster relief. The bank will reopen in a temporary location, and community members vow to build a better town with new stores and a new high school building.
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Hyndman
Charles O. Burns
George Keller
Social High School
Keller
Toopen
Red Cross
Pennsylvania
Summers Fisher
Fisher
Corrine
Emorial Hospital
Cumberland
Einstein Proposes Generalized Theory of Gravitation
New York reports Albert Einstein has unveiled a generalized theory of gravitation describing gravity as a universal force. If proven, it could become a universal law and explain all motion from atomic to cosmic scales, completing his pursuit of a unified field theory. He cautioned no experimental proof yet.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Einstein
Pension Bill Action Seen in Congress for Veterans
Washington reports the Senate considers a pension bill while the House weighs an insurance measure as top veteran priorities in the new session. A World War II bonus bill looms in the background with estimates of about 8.5 billion dollars in costs over 50 years.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rankin
D-Miss
House Veterans’ Committee
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Amvets
Beckley Editor Dies of Heart Attack in Charleston
Ted McDowell 47 editor of Beckley Post-Herald died Monday night of a heart attack in a Charleston hotel. A Sistersville Kentucky native and 1926 University of Kentucky graduate, he became editor in 1930 and came to Charleston recently seeking rest after directing the Christmas toy fund campaign in his column.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ted McDowell
Beckley
W.V A
Post-Herald
Sistersville
University of Kentucky
McDowell
Post- Herald
Pt Pleas ant Woman Dies
Mrs Frederick L. Johnson 74 of 1209 Viand St died after a long illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev. Gerhart and Rev. Rexrode officiating. Burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Survived by husband, two daughters Dale Casto and Christine Johnson, and brother Charles Maxwell. A Mason County native, she had lived in Point Pleasant 25 years.
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Point Pleasant
Frederick L. Johnson
Viand St
Trinity Methodist Church
Gerhart
Mason City
S. D. Rexrode
Lone Oak Cemetery
Johnson
Dale Casto
Charleston
Christine Johnson
Charles Maxwell
Mason County
Son Delivered After Mother's Death in Salem
A six pound baby boy born by Caesarean section minutes after his mother Mrs Annie Mae Lutz died during an emergency operation at Salem Central Clinic. The mother from near Lisbon died attempting to clear a blocked windpipe. The infant has a good chance for a healthy life.
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Salem
Ohio
Annie Mae Lutz
Lisbon
Salem Central Clinic
Transit Leaders Call Strikers to Return to Work
Cleveland transit officials and AFL Transit Union Local 268 leaders petitioned 4200 strikers to resume service within four hours under a judge’s injunction. Thomas Meaney pledged no punishment or renewed vacation disputes, while Mayor Burke eyes potential Taft election impact as traffic chaos affects 1.3 million residents.
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Cleveland
Afl-Transit Union Local 268
Common Pleas
Joseph A. Artl
Artl
Cleveland Transportation System
Thomas P. Meaney
Transit Board
Meaney
David Ralph Hertz
CTS
Judge Art
Ohio
Thomas A. Burke
Burke
Robert A. Taft
Robio
Taft
Eight Die as Japan Earthquakes Hit Central Region
Heavy snow blankets central Japan after about twenty temblors kill eight people, leave hundreds homeless and damage ninety plus homes. National rural police report one missing, many injured, while Tokyo reports a 40 second quake briefly cutting power. Epicenter lies about 65 miles north of Tokyo with about 100 American residents in the area escaping harm.
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Tokyo
Japan
Central Meteorological Observatory
U. S. Army
Newspaperwoman Slain. Ranch Foreman Held in California
Santa Rosa report says Carl Schwartz 39 ranch foreman faced murder charges for the Christmas Eve killing of Jane Maggard Dickson 30 a prominent Bay Area newspaperwoman. She was shot as she prepared Christmas dinner at the Black Point ranch home with her husband Fred W. Dickson, mother of two children and expecting a third.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Carl Schwartz
Jane Maggard Dickson
San Francisco Bay Area
Dickson
Black Point Ranch
Fred W. Dickson
Robert Dollar
Tito Signs Five Year Trade Pact With Britain
Marshal Tito announces a new five year trade pact with Britain along with a healthy budget surplus to shield Yugoslavia from Cominform pressure. Officials say the deal envisions sales of 560 million dollars, while London estimates two way trade at about 616.2 million dollars over five years.
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Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Britain
Yugoslavia
London
Board of Trade
Head Strikes Tub Man Dies After Fall
Cincinnati report states Eliud Steelman 32 of West Milton Ohio died after falling at his parents home in Cincinnati. He struck his head on a tub and collapsed Monday. He worked as a civilian employee at Wright Patterson Field Dayton and is survived by his widow and two children Susan eight and Raymond twelve.
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Cincinnati
Eliud Steelman
West Milton
Ohio
Wright Patterson Field
Dayton
Sam Steelman
Steelman
Susan
Raymond
General MacArthur Allows Japan to Spend 8.6 Billion Yen on Merchant Marine
General MacArthur approved Japan to allocate 8 600 000 000 yen nearly 24 million dollars to strengthen Nippon's merchant marine network aiming to boost postwar trade and resilience.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Nippon
Marietta Man Dies After Auto Crash
Homer Connery of Marietta dies at Memorial Hospital from injuries in a traffic accident. He was about 60 years old. Local authorities reported the collision occurred earlier today.
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Marietta
Homer Connery
Memorial Hospital
Legion To Collect Toys for Europe Tide of Toys Drive
Ohio American Legion posts collect new toys this week for shipment to Europe as part of the Tide of Toys project. Toys gathered nationwide go to Philadelphia to be placed on a ship bound for Europe and each donor is asked to include a handwritten greeting for a child recipient.
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Columbus
Ohio American Legion
Europe
Legion
Philadelphia
School Fireman Foils Arson Attempt at North High
Columbus police said Willard Swisher a school fireman foiled an arson attempt at North High School Monday. He found smoke from ignited clothing in a boy's locker and William A Harrold the school engineer noted lighted matches shoved under the locker door.
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Columbus
Willard Swisher
North High School
Swisher
William A. Harrold
Salem News Publisher Ralph Hawley Dies at 61
Ralph W. Hawley 61 publisher of the Salem News died Monday in City Hospital after a four month liver illness. He joined the paper as a reporter in 1926 and became editor in 1921. He later served as managing editor of the East Liverpool Tribune and the Youngstown Telegram.
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SALEM
Ralph W. Hawley
Salem News
City Hospital
Old East Liverpool Tribune
Youngstown Telegram
Weather Forecast for Columbus Sees Cooler Nights and Rain
Extended forecast notes temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal with normal highs around 35 and lows near 21. Expect minor daytime changes, a slightly colder Friday, and near normal days with above normal nights. Rain or snow periods likely Wednesday through Friday with frequent precipitation.
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Columbus
Ohio counts 33 killed in weekend accidents
Heavy Christmas weekend traffic in Ohio produced 28 highway deaths and five more from other accidents and a residential fire during a three day period. Across the nation 500 plus people died in violent incidents with highways bearing the heaviest toll, totaling 387 highway fatalities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Woman Recovers After Being Held by Car Thief
Mrs Ruth E Laughlin 43 told police she was held captive by a thief who stole her husband s car near Grant Hospital in Columbus Sunday night The thief drove her about 45 minutes before she jumped out at a traffic light The car was recovered later
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Columbus
Ruth E. Laughlin
Japanese War Trial Claims Use of American Prisoners as Guineas
Radio Moscow reported during a trial of 12 Japanese officers that prisoners from the United States and Britain were used as human guinea pigs in germ warfare tests. The broadcasts allege deadly germs such as plague and cholera were studied for germ bomb attacks in World War II. General MacArthur’s HQ in Tokyo said no records exist of experiments on American prisoners.
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London
Radio
Moscow
Siberia
United States
Britain
Tokyo
MacArthur
Delayed War Tragedy Death by Hanging Reported
Coroner Paul Hohly said James Ignatius Zygula, 25, took his own life on Christmas Day after leaving a Christmas party. He had been in a Nazi forced labor camp in Poland eight years earlier, described as a delayed tragedy of the war.
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Toledo
Paul Hohly
James Ignatius Zygula
Hohly
Zygula
Poland
Crooksville Native Dr Burley Dies at 75
Dr Samuel Vincent Burley aged 75 died at his home in Lorain on Friday夜. A Crooksville Ohio native he had practiced medicine for 50 years and served as president of Burley Clay Products Co of Zanesville. His three brothers are involved in the business.
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Lorain
Samuel Vincent Burley
Crooksville, O
Burley Clay Products Co
Zanesville
Rites Set in Marietta For Theater Producer
FOSTORIA Ohio Francis P Brush Gorman 52 director of the John B Rogers Producing Co of Fostoria died in a hospital here Saturday He started in show business with the Al G Fields Minstrels Services were to be in Marietta Ohio his home town
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Fostoria
Francis P. (Brush) Gorman
John B. Rogers Producing Co
Gorman
al G.fields Minstrels
Marietta
Ohio
Woman Dies After Plunge From East Side Apartment
A 58 year old woman died Tuesday after plunging from her East Side apartment building where she resided. Police report indicates the incident is being treated as a death by fall with no immediate foul play suspected.
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Cleveland
East Side
Unique Senate primary draws attention in New Hampshire race
Senators and their staffers watch a Republican contest in New Hampshire where Tobey, the 69 year old incumbent, faces J. Wesley Powell, 34, former Bridges aide and WWII veteran. Powell quit a $10 000 annual post to bid for Tobey's seat, a landmark bid by a Senate administrative assistant.
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Washington
Senate
New Hampshire
Charles W. Tobey
Congress
J. Wesley Powell
Tobey
Styles Bridges
Powell
Bridges
O'Mahoney
Dwye
Toney
House
Bullet Misses Heart. Logan Man Hospitalized
Walter McVey, 47, of E Main Street, Logan, was in serious condition at Hocking Valley Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left side that narrowly missed his heart. The incident occurred at 8 30 p m Sunday according to hospital officials.
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Logan
Walter McVey
E. Main St
Hocking Valley Hospital
McVey
U.S. Arms Aid To Europe Delayed Five Months
American officials estimate U S arms and equipment will begin moving to Western Europe about February with five months to spend the 1 billion dollar Congress appropriated for rearming Atlantic Pact nations. If not earmarked by June 30 the funds return to the Treasury. Officials say much paperwork is done and rapid orders will follow after aid agreements are signed. Delay mainly from lengthy talks with Britain over explicit terms.
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Washington
United States
Congress
United States Treasury
Father Held After 16 Year Old Bludgeoning near Death
Police holding 59 year old Charlie Eubanks of Union for questioning after his 16 year old daughter Virginia Grace Eubanks was found near death from a skull fracture on Christmas Eve. Investigators had not established a motive and had found no weapon.
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UNION
Virginia Grace Eubanks
Charlie Eubanks
Indonesia Declares Independence Under Queen Juliana
Queen Juliana proclaimed independence for 77 million Indonesians in a palace ceremony ending Dutch rule in the East Indies. The signing established the United States of Indonesia as a sovereign republic and began a Dutch-Indonesian union under the crown.
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Amsterdam
Juliana
The
Netherlands
Pacific
East Indies
United States
Indonesia
Experts See U S Losing Five Billion
Congressional tax experts warn the government may lose about five billion dollars yearly to tax evasion and loopholes. Rep Forand says collecting legally owed taxes could balance the budget without new tax increases. The White House and lawmakers study excise cuts on furs jewelry luggage and transport as possible revenue options.
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Washington
Congress
Rep. Forand
D-Ri
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Congressional
Citot Hill
Demeocrate
Truman
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
GOP
America
Martin
Nis
Cary Grant and Betsy Drake Secret Runaway Marriage
Hollywood reports reveal Cary Grant and Betsy Drake wed in a secret one day ceremony at a desert home near Phoenix. Drake, 26, is to return to her studio today for a role while Grant, 46, prepares to begin a film in the coming weeks.
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Hollywood
Cary Grant
Betsy Drake
Miss Drake
Grant
Phoenix
Second Set of Twins Born Within Ten Months in Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Jesse Kohai announce their second set of twins in ten months. On Monday after their third wedding anniversary Jeffrey and Michesl were born each weighing just over five and a half pounds. Mother and babies are reported doing fine. Last February 9 Mrs Kohal aged 27 gave birth to twin girls.
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Los Angeles
Jesse Kohai
Monda
Rea
Jeffrey
Michesl
Kohal
Air Force dismisses saucer theory amid True Magazine claim
True Magazine portrays flying saucers as interplanetary craft in a January article by Donald E. Keyhoe citing an eight month study. The Air Force counters that evidence does not support extraterrestrial origin and notes Project Saucer investigations continue with reports of sight ings reviewed by Air Intelligence teams.
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New York
Air Force
True Magazine
Donald E. Keyhoe
Aeronautics
WU. 8
Commerce Department
Earth
Keyhoe
U. S. Army Air Force
Wright Field
Project Saucox
Keyshoe
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