Army Engineers Urge No More Hocking Flood Studies
The Army engineers told Congress there should be no further study of flood control on the Hocking River in Ohio for now. They said additional reservoirs would not be economically justified and costs would be prohibitive, favoring already authorized projects on Sun day Creek and Clear Creek.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Congress
Hocking River
Hocking County
Ohio
House Public Works Committee
Budget Bureau
Hocking Basin
Sunday Creek
Burr Oak
Board of Engineers
Logan
Clear Creek
R. A. Wheeler
Frank L. Raschig
Ohio Department of Public Works
Raschig
Hocking
Canaday Action Silly Plans Spark Pomeroy Mayoral Battle
Ex mayor Delmar A. Canaday declared himself mayor again and outlined a 250000 water works project while Gov Thomas J. Herbert called his move silly. Sidney Spencer remained mayor under council and court dispute as Meigs County Court potential restraining action looms.
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Pomeroy
Thomas J. Herbert
Sidney Spencer
Delmar A. Canaday
Spencer
Canaday
Herbert
Fred W. Crow, Jr
Meigs County
Gov. Herbert
James T. Jebb
No Clemency for Daniels Scheduled Execut ion
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert refused clemency for Robert M. Daniels 24 who faces execution January 3 for a July 21 triple murder. The parole board heard from Daniels' parents arguing mental disorder impairing planning. Daniels and John C. West of Parkersburg were the convicted killers. West was killed by police at a roadblock near Van Wert after their capture.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Robert M. Daniels
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Daniels
Mansfield Reformatory
John Niebel
The
Reformatory
Fewer Jobs Expected Says 1949 May Use Slower Pace
Washington government economist Robert G. Godwin director of the Bureau of Employment Security said 1949 will see fewer jobs than 1948 but the total should stay near 60 million. He added the slackening should not worry the public.
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Washington
Robert G. Godwin
Bureau of Employment Security
Priest at Moxahala Appointed by Bishop
Catholic Bishop Michael J. Ready announced new priest appointments in the Columbus diocese. The Rev. Peter Grabaskas, formerly an assistant at Corpus Christi Church, will become pastor of St. Pius Church in Moxahala Perry County, succeeding the retiring Rev. Lucius Kessler who has served 48 years in the diocese.
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Columbus
Michael J. Ready
Peter Grabaskas
Corpus Christi Church
St. Pius Church
Moxahala
Perry County
Lucius Kessler
War Assets Office Cuts 270 Jobs in Cincinnati
The regional War Assets Administration eliminated 270 positions today as it winds down operations at the local office in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
The
War Assets Administration
Chiang Kai-shek weighs wishes of the people on war end
Chiang Kai-shek on the thirtieth ninth anniversary of the Republic said he is giving careful consideration to the wishes of the people for an end to the civil war. He warned the nation faces a perilous military phase and asked patriotic citizens to reject Communist liquidation methods while hoping for an early peace.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Chinese Republic
Mayors OK Finance Plan for Ohio Municipalities
About 100 mayors and municipal officers approved a 1949 legislative program by the Ohio Association of Municipalities. It seeks a 30 percent share of net state sales tax receipts for local governments, up from about 10 percent, plus redistribution of poor relief funds, fairer grade crossing costs, and lower bond issue and tax levy thresholds.
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Columbus
Ohio Association of Municipalities
Association
Shoe Firm Official 63 to Wed Governess 27
Portsmouth report notes Roger A. Selby 63, board chairman of Selby Shoe Co. taking out a marriage license with Doris Louise Wingo 27, governess to his children. No wedding date set.
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Portsmouth
Roger A. Selby
Selby Shoe Co
Doris Louise Wingo
Selby
Portsmouth Fatality Ruled Accidental
Coroner Virgil Fowler ruled that 17 year old Alfred Riddle of Latham Pike County died when he accidentally fell on a shotgun and discharged it. He died in a Portsmouth hospital.
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Portsmouth
Virgil Fowler
Alfred Riddle
Latham
Pike County
Fowler
Riddle
Messenger Subscription Rates Change January First
The Messenger raises carrier delivered price to 30 cents per week and track delivery to 1.30 dollars per month. Single copy price becomes 6 cents for daily and Sunday. Rising costs of goods and services require the adjustment. The newspaper boy’s weekly earnings will increase with the new rate.
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the Messenger
Retirement planned for Dr. Eckstorm the Pen Physician
Dr. John B C Eckstorm 75 longtime Ohio State football coach and chief medical officer at Ohio Penitentiary announced retirement. He modernized the prison hospital built a world eye bank and hosted entertainers for inmates while earning respect of many inmates and staff in Columbus.
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Columbus
John B. C. Eckstorm
Ohio State University
Ohio Penitentiary
Dartmouth College
Eckstorm
Crash Victims Still Sought In DC-3 Charter Missing
Miami reporters say a DC-3 charter with 32 aboard has been missing since Tuesday. Aircraft searched the Bahamas chain near Andros Island after flares were seen. Seven Air Force planes joined Coast Guard boats to locate wreckage or survivors with no results so far. An unconfirmed Cuban coast sighting was ruled out.
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Miami
Fla
Bahamas
Andros Island
Air Force
Coast Guard
Cuba
Cuban
Sixth Hot Ham Case Gets Probation Referral
In Columbus Jeffers pleaded guilty to stealing meat from the Swift and Co plant. Earlier he pleaded innocent to hot ham charges. Judge Dana F. Reynolds referred the case to the probation department, bringing the total hot ham referrals to six in Franklin County.
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Columbus
Herre
Jeffers
Swift & Co
Common Pleas
Dana F. Reynolds
Probation Department
Franklin County Department
Traffic Death Toll Seen Reaching 170
The National Safety Council estimates 170 traffic deaths over the New Year period from 6 p.m. today to midnight Sunday. The toll could rise, following 276 fatalities the previous Christmas weekend versus the council forecast of 265.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Virginia Mayo Named Miss Cheesecake of 1948
The U S Army Stars and Stripes newspaper cited actress Virginia Mayo as Miss Cheesecake of 1948 in a lighthearted feature.
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Frankfurt
Stars and Stripes
Virginia Mayo
Brookville Crash Kills Three Laurel Men
Three young men from Laurel were killed when their car struck a tree in Brookville. Police described the crash as fatal, with the victims identified by local authorities.
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Brookville, Ind
Laurel
Three Dead In Shooting At Granville
In Granville Ohio a homeowner and two visitors were killed and a fourth man wounded in a late night shooting by Ellis Raymond McLaughlin a Pacific Northwest visitor. Jane Williams Ernest Roley and Ellis McLaughlin died. Jack Hodson was seriously injured. Sheriff Roe Francis noted a failed courtship as the motive. Mary Williams escaped unharmed after McLaughlin entered with a sawed off shotgun and killed himself.
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Newark
Roe Francis
Licking County
Jane Williams
Cleveland
Ernest Roley
Ellis Raymond McLaughlin
Willamette
Ore
Jack Hodson
Ipswich
S. C
McLaughlin
Ohio
Mary Williams
Portland
Copeland
Williams Sisters
Francis
Yellowstone National Park
Granville
Dan Williams
Ernest Tatham
Hodson
Tatham
James Pollock
Brandt Hervey
American plane completes 100000th Berlin airlift flight
An American aircraft from a British base landed at a French airfield in Berlin today marking the 100000th flight of the Berlin airlift.
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Berlin
Truman Convenes Strategy Talks With Top Aides
President Truman holds a strategy huddle with four Congressional leaders to shape a New Deal program for the 81st Congress. The meeting also reviews foreign policy matters, plus domestic issues, with Barkley, Rayburn, Lucas, and McCormack in attendance as key participants.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Barkley
Einstein Survives Abdominal Operation at Hospital
New York reports that 69 year old Albert Einstein underwent surgery for a long standing abdominal condition at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital. Authorities said he withstood the operation well and his condition is satisfactory.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Brooklyn Jewish Hospital
Extended Forecast for Columbus Seasonal Temperatures Shift
Columbus forecast shows temperatures three to six degrees below normal with highs near 32 to 36 and lows around 16 to 22. Little change until colder conditions arrive Monday or Tuesday with light snowfall possible Sunday or Monday.
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Columbus
No Better Use For Police Radio Collision
Dayton police officer Sgt E H Hayne used his two way radio to summon help after a traffic crash pinned him down. Headquarters dispatched units to extricate him from the scene.
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Dayton
E. H. Hayne
Jap Flag Returned By General MacArthur
General MacArthur restored the Japanese flag saying it may fly anywhere without special permission. He framed the act as a symbol of nationalism aligned with universal laws of nations.
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General McArthur
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Spies Still Active Hint Was Left for Incoming Congress
The House Un American Activities Committee signaled that Soviet espionage rings may still be operating in the United States as the 80th Congress ends and the 81st Congress prepares to convene. It urged continued life to pursue spy activities that have breached security forces with alarmingly critical success.
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Washington
House
Congress
House of Representatives
Un-American Activities Committee
United States
Soviet Readies 1949 Trade Cut With Yugoslavia
Moscow announces a trade pact with Yugoslavia will cut 1949 trade to one eighth of this year’s total due to Tito government hostility. The pledge was made in a Soviet foreign trade ministry statement and a visiting Yugoslav delegation signing event.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
Ministry of Foreign Trade
Alberta wind tale wins Burlington Liars Club crown
L W Tupper of Patricia Alberta won the 1948 Burlington Liars Club championship with a tale about 2000 post holes blown out by a northwester. The story, told from Alberta, claimed the world title and marked the first U S. victory since 1929.
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Burlington
Wis
Alberta
Canada
Burlington Liars Club, Inc
L. W. Tupper
Patricia
Tupper
United States
Star Supreme
John Hopley
San Antonio
Tex
Charley Shorpen
Oklahoma
Ohio to Achieve Near Full TV Coverage by Next July
Washington reports Ohio expects about 50 000 television sets and 12 stations either on air or under construction by next July. Four stations now operate in Cleveland Cincinnati and Toledo with more planned to extend reception statewide. A Pittsburgh station starts Jan 12 and a Columbus outlet should appear in June to fill central gaps.
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Washington
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Pittsburgh, Pa
Columbus
Athens Liquor Official On List of Resignations
The Associated Press reports 14 staff members of the state liquor control department under Director Dale Dunifon resigned effective noon January 10. The list includes Athens permit chief Robert S. Wood. Dunifon said the list was given to Democratic state headquarters to enable advance replacements as January 10 marks Lausche’s second term start.
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Associated Press
Columbus
State Liquor Control Department
Dale Dunifon
Robert S. Wood
Athens
Duniton
Frank J. Lausche
Sugar Price Hiked By Refining Company
The National Sugar Refining Co. announced a price increase on refined sugar to 8 cents per pound effective Monday, up from 7.5 cents, following the establishment of a U S sugar consumption quota by the Department of Agriculture in New York.
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New York
One Refining Company
Department of Agriculture
National Sugar Refining Co
Four children die in kerosene heater fire in Monroe
A kerosene heater explosion destroyed a riverfront home in Monroe killing four children. Fire officials said the blaze began in the living area and spread rapidly, with neighbors reporting no adults present at the time of the tragedy.
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Monroe
Good Year Ahead for Average American in 1949
The 1949 outlook suggests a return to a buyers market with improved access to consumer goods and near end to shortages. Incomes may stay high as prices dip, while housing remains hard to obtain and merchants must work harder to capture shoppers. Economists note 1948 was a record year, with a leveling trend into late 1948.
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New York
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