Major land sale unites 10000 acres in Ohio counties
The Buckeye Furnace Mining Co of Wellston announces purchase from the McKell interests of Chillicothe of about 10 000 acres in Jackson and Gallia counties. The Baker Wood Preserving Co of Columbus will own timber and perpetual timber growing rights, with Buckeye Furnace reserving mineral and development rights. The deal aims at sustained yield and planned reforestation with immediate mineral development. The property lies in Mil ton and Bloomfield townships in Jackson and Huntington Township in Gallia.
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Jackson
Gallia
McKell
Chillicothe
Buckeye Furnace Mining Co
Wellston
Baker Wood Preserving Co
Columbus
Baker Company
Buckeye Furnace
McKell Family
D. B. Frampton & Co
Marion
McArthur
Vinton County
Immeral
Milton
Bloomfield
Jackson County
Huntington
Gallia County
Truman Cabinet Talks Legislation and Business Policy
President Truman met with his cabinet for a preview of the State of the Union as advisers urge close cooperation with business. The council's Fourth Annual Report calls for free government and free enterprise, with rent controls extended, early expansion of Old Age Security, steady business expansion policies, and tax planning.
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Truman
Cabinet
Washington
Cil
Leon Keyserling
John D. Clark
White House
Taft Moves to Halt Nationwide Chain Letter Campaign
Senator Taft asserts he is trying to stop a nation wide chain letter fund drive asking recipients to donate $1 for his re election expenses and to forward the plea to ten others. He says labor groups plan to spend millions against him in Ohio while supporters raise cash nationwide through similar letters.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Cincinnati
Organized Labor
AFL
CIO
Hawkes
New Jersey
National Association of Manufacturers
T Taft
Missouri
Chicago
Ohioans To Organize State Folklore Group
Ohioans plan to form a state folklore society to preserve hill people stories and teach folklore in colleges. Dr. Francis Lee Utley of Ohio State University notes Ohio’s diverse lore among Indians whites and negros in Southern Ohio and urges creation of a state group.
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Washington
Normal Closing Set For Ohio Taverns
Ohio taverns with state night club or late hour permits may stay open until 2 30 a m Sunday. Private clubs and by the drink licensees must close by 1 a m Sunday. Local Saturday night closing rules apply to all taverns.
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Columbus
Ohio
Oscar L. Fleckner
Suny
Fleckner
Radio TV Strike Threat Averted in Broadway Networks
New York reports that a potential radio and television strike against four major networks was postponed for a month after negotiations continued. Frederick H. Bullen of the state board of mediation announced that networks and the AFL Radio and Television Directors Guild agreed to extend negotiations and operations until January 31.
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New York
Frederick H. Bullen
State Board of Mediation
AFL Radio and Television Directors Guild
Boy Chokes to Death on Flavored Aspirin
In Cleveland a two year old boy, Russell Garver, son of Mr and Mrs Clayton E Garver of Lakewood, choked Thursday on an orange flavored aspirin tablet that lodged in his vocal cords causing instant throat muscle relief and air loss.
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Cleveland
Russel Garver
Clayton E. Garver
Lakewood
Red attack smashed on two islands near Hong Kong
Government reports say Chinese Communist forces failed to land on two Nationalist retreat islands off the mainland as red attempts were repelled.
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Hong Kong
Similar Surnames On Payrolls Stir Nepotism Debate
The Associated Press reports 78 House payrolls in November show workers sharing surnames with their lawmakers. Some cases involve spouses and relatives, raising questions about patronage while noting no current law prohibits hiring relatives. Case specifics include Walter F. Brehm and James F. Brehm with Reva L. Brehm earning 505.38 and 445.68 dollars respectively.
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Associated Press
House
Walter FE. Brehm
Ohio
J James F. Brehm
Reva L. Brehm
T Day Set in East Liverpool for Christmas Tree Cleanup
East Liverpool officials designate January 7 as T Day when city trash trucks collect discarded Christmas trees from about 6300 households. The move aims to prevent trees from cluttering vacant lots or sewers and posing fire hazards during bonfires.
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East Liverpool
James A. McKinnon
McKinnon
World's Champion Liar crowned for fishing tall tale
An Ohioan named Honest John Goerlich of Toledo won Burlington Wisconsin's annual Liar's Club award for a fish story about catching a Colorado trout with a cane pole, then stabbing it to death from the pole tip after lifting the fish from the water.
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Burlington
Wis
Colorado
Liar’s Club
John” Goerlich
Toledo
Goerlich
Queen Resigns After Orange Bow Pageant Controversy
Miami report says winner Blonde La Dene Van Wagoner, 23, from Salt Lake City, resigned as Orange Bow queen amid protest by 17 unsuccessful contestants who met an attorney to file a petition. The group accuses her wardrobe fittings occurred two weeks before coronation on Wednesday night.
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Miami
Fla
la Dene van Wagoner
Miss van Wagoner
Salt Lake City
Convicted Slayer Seeks Stay of Execution in 1948 Slaying
Springfield report: Dwight David Tudor of Columbus, on death row for the slaying of 14 year old Mary Ann Page on October 3 1948, asked Thursday for a stay of execution. Tudor faces electrocution at Ohio Penitentiary on January 6 after being convicted March 15 of first degree murder with no mercy recommendation.
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Springfield
Dwight David Tudor
Columbus
Tudor
Ohio Penitentiary
Mary Ann Page
Extended Forecast for Columbus Warmer Weekend Then Colder Week
Temperatures will average 2 to 5 degrees above normal with normal highs near 35 and lows around 20. Saturday will be warmer followed by a gradual cooldown into midweek. Rain is expected to mix with snow by midweek as precipitation shifts from rain to snow.
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Columbus
U.S. Shapes Sea Policy For Asia
The United States plans a stronger Asia policy backed by a larger Asiatic Fleet to stop Communism in the Far East. The 27,000 ton carrier Boxer and two destroyers were dispatched to reinforce the Seventh Task Fleet in the Philippines after a NSC session. The State Department also relayed to shipping lines a China Nationalist warning that approaches to Shanghai have been mined and blocked.
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United States
Far East
Navy
Boxer
Philippines
Truman
National Security Council
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State Department
U. S
China
Shanghai
Pentagon Critic Gets Lesser Post
Navy orders and promotions shuffle high officers after a row over unification policies. Vice Admiral Gerald F. Bogan moves from Pacific command to a shore post, while Captain Arleigh A. Burke and 23 others are nominated for rear admiral. The memo criticizing morale resurfaced earlier with Adm. Denfeld’s comment under Crommelin.
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Pentagon
Gerald F. Bogan
House
Pacific
Arleigh A. Burke
Navy
Congress
Senate
Bogan
Matthews
Naval Operations
Adm
Louis Denfeld
John G. Crommelin
GOP Leader Sees Excise Tax Slash Ahead
Senator Milli kin of Cole says a strong chance exists Congress will cut excise taxes at the next session. He notes taxes on telephone bills electric light bulbs furs jewelry and transportation tickets could be reduced. Millikin leads the Republican Senate conference and sits on the Finance Committee. He recalls the 1948 income tax cut and doubts any tax increase will pass next year.
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Washington
Truman
Millikin
R-Cole
Congress
River Pier Groans Under Pile of Toys
Philadelphia ships flood of toys for Europe under the American Legion Junior Marshall Plan. Final shipment date extended to January 15 as officials manage the growing pile of picture books dolls blocks and cowboy outfits bound for children overseas.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Europe
American Legion
Legion
Record December Sales Seen To Beat 1948 Peak
December sales may set a new record for the 12th straight year depending on this week’s after Christmas bargain offerings. A late surge in Christmas shopping lifted department store sales 14 percent above the year 1948 peak, per Federal Reserve Board data.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Train collision leaves one dead in sub zero weather
A heavy January crash of two Canadian Pacific Railway trains near Calgary Alberta killed one man and injured more than forty others in sub zero conditions about 95 miles southeast of the city.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Here
Prominent Doctor Held in Mercy Death Bed Slaying
Dr. Hermann N. Sander a Manchester physician is held on a first degree murder charge in the mercy death bed slaying of 59 year old Mrs Abbie Borreto. An air injection killed her within 19 minutes. Sander admitted the act stating it ended her suffering.
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N. H
Manchester
Hermann N. Sander
Abbie Borreto
Hillsboro County
Wil
Liam H. Craig
Sander
Craig
Dr. Sander
Sanders
Borreto
Robert FE. Biren
Biren
Air Force denies X-1 hit speed over Mach 2 search
The Air Force rejected a Los Angeles Times report that the X-1 rocket plane flew 1989 mph over Muroc Dry Lake California. Experts doubted engine changes could yield such speed in the short time since a 964 mph flight. The service is gathering data for improved models and cites security for withholding speed specifics.
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Washington
Air Force
Marvin Miles
Los Angeles Times
Muroc Dry Lake
Calif
Stronger Effort Asked In Finding Architect
Mrs Kate Field wife of architect Herman J Field who vanished while traveling in Eastern Europe last August says he is held in communicado behind the Iron Curtain She urges stronger U S action to determine his fate and what happened to him She had kept silent until now believing officials were pursuing the case actively
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Landon
Europe
U. S
Herman J Field
Kate Field
Tobin Set to Address CIO Convention in Cincinnati
Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin will address the 11th constitutional convention of the Ohio CIO Council in Cincinnati from January 12 to 15. Tobin, former Massachusetts governor, tops a roster of speakers announced by Treasurer Jacob Clayman.
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Columbus
Maurice J. Tobin
Ohio Cio Council
Jacob Clayman
Cincinnati
Tobin
Massachusetts
Rites Slated Today For Adverse Author William Hervey Allen
Funeral services are set for 4 30 p m at the Allen home The Glades Coconut Grove for William Hervey Allen 60 author of Anthony Adverse and other works who died at his home Wednesday He will be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date
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Miami
Fla
William Hervey Allen
Anthony Adverse
Allen
Glades
Coconut Grove
Arlington National Cemetery
States Rent Control Seen
Washington reports speculation that President Truman will ask Congress to extend rent controls. A possible shift would appoint rent control to the states to ease Congressional opposition and support broader housing aid for low and middle income families.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Administration
Job Reclassification Results Are Awaited
About 28,000 state employees will learn next week how they fared in a job reclassification and whether their salaries will rise or fall. The Civil Service Commission said the process standardizes positions titles classes and wages for all non elective state workers and takes effect January 1.
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Columbus
Civil Service Commission
General Assembly
India Recognizes Chinese Communist Government
New Delhi reports India has recognized the Chinese Communist government and will sever diplomatic ties with Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalist regime. Nehru’s cabinet makes India the first Commonwealth nation outside the Soviet bloc to acknowledge Mao Zedong’s government. Burma also followed suit.
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New Delhi
India
Chiang Kai-Shek
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mao Tuzi-Tung
Burma
U. S. Decides No Emergency In Transport
Washington says three shift coal mine week has not yet caused a transport crisis. ICC delayed rail cuts but warns next week possible if coal stocks fall. Cincinnati officials report a 30 day coal cushion above ground. City leaders and industry figures attend a protest meeting led by Walter Busch.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Cincinnati
Walter A. Busch
Cincinnati Coal and Merchants Association
Fred Heitzman
Cincinnati Coal Exchange
Robert Moulton
John Keefe
Frank J. Lausche
Charles H. Elston
W. R. Kelloge
Ohioans Approve 622 School Bond Issues
Ohio voters approved 622 of 630 special school levies submitted in 1949. The 622 issues totaling 60,701,000 dollars were backed by the electorate, according to the Bureau of Educational Research at Ohio State University.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bureau of Educationalesearch
Ohio State University
Bureau
Transfer of WBEX Station Approved by FCC
The Communications Commission approved the transfer of radio station WBEX in Chillicothe from C. Summerford and partners to Walter Abraham for 68000 dollars. The deal involves Shawnee Broadcasting Co. and affects the station's ownership, pending final registration.
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WBEX
Shawnee Broadcasting Co
Chillicothe
Cp. C. Summerford
Walter Abraham
The
Communications Commission
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