Power Plant Work Stops In Dispute
A labor dispute halts work at the Philip Sporn power plant at Graham Station West Virginia with 550 to 600 workers absent. Workers refused to cross a picket line by steamfitters union over job assignments, while wages were not cited. Company officials and labor reps expected a settlement today as friction between Parkersburg and Point Pleasant locals is noted.
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Pomeroy
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
W.va
Steamfitters
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Solite Construction Co
Jeneral
Appalachian Power
Ohio Power Co
Mason County
Toral Morrison
Man Sentenced After Thefts In Gallipolis
Ned Clark 26 was sentenced to four concurrent terms at the Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield for thefts from Gallipolis schools and a business on Dec 12. His brother George Clark pled innocent to four counts and was held on $600 bond. Alfonso Johnson Jr. was ordered to Lima State Hospital for observation after arraignment on grand larceny. Robert Howell received probation on a non support charge.
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Gallipolis
Ned Clark
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Clark
Peebles
Ohio
Gallia County Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
George Clark
Alfonso Johnson, Jr
Lima State Hospital
Robert Howell
Landmark Destroyed In Ohio Northern Fire
A 2:45 a.m. blaze at Turner Hall on the Ohio Northern University campus destroyed the landmark building built in 1888. The fire routed 16 co-eds, caused about 25000 dollars in damage, but there were no injuries. Miss Cattie Lou Craft, the Colum, Ohio house mother and teacher, discovered the fire.
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Ada
Turner
Ohio Northern University
Cattie Lou Craft
Colum
Ohio
S.C
Ohio Northern
S. H. Lehr
Fountain Figure Returns to West State Street Court area
A statue once atop the Courthouse Corner fountain was saved when the fountain was removed and now sits at the waterworks plant lawn near West State Street. George Miller, longtime water plant chief, paints the figure each spring. Farmers and poultrymen buy cotton bags printed with designs for feed uses, while demand for paper bags wanes as housewives reuse cotton bags.
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West State St
George Miller
Athens official cites strain from new rural homes demand
An Athens County official notes that new rural homes and old farms across districts create service demands on the treasury. He cites cases where property bought for $500 prompts requests for new roads costing up to $5000. He compares Michigan practice of transferring such land to forestry instead of building roads.
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Athens County
Michian
Forestry Department
Lausche Seeks 50 Percent Boost in Liquor Fees
Gov. Frank Lausche urged a about fifty percent increase in all liquor license fees. Senator Robert C. Ragan introduced the Senate bill to carry out the plan. Lausche noted licenses can fetch high sums and argued 1949 dollars are worth less than 1933 dollars. He said a similar House bill would follow.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Senate
Robert C. Ragan
Dlucas
Lausche
Oscar L. Fleckner
Ragan
Vets Group Seeks $100 Monthly Pensions for 65 Year Olds
Washington A World War II veterans group urged Congress to grant 100 monthly pensions for 65 year olds until Social Security is broadened. Harold A. Keats of AMVETS said broadened Social Security should cover all Americans but veterans need protection until then. General Jonathan M. Wainwright of DAV said the DAV has no recommendations on pension proposals.
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Washington
Congress
Harold A. Keats
Amvets
American Veterans of World War Iti
Keats
House Veterans Committee
Jonathan M. Wainwright
The
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Mindszenty Treason Trial Opens. Adjournment Denied
In Budapest the treason trial of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty began as he offered to drop opposition to a church state pact if the case were delayed. Judge Olthys and four lay judges retired briefly and then refused the adjournment, and the trial proceeded.
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Budapest
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Olthys
Navy to lay up 72 ships cut force for 1950 budget
The Navy will lay up 72 ships including 15 top-line vessels and reduce personnel by 30,000 to meet President Truman’s 1950 budget. Secretary Sullivan said three Essex-class carriers nine light cruisers and three anti air craft cruisers are chosen for inactivation and reductions start at once.
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Washington
Truman
Sullivan
Life's Savings Lost At Huntington Movie
Mrs Otto Wilson of Huntington reports losing her life's savings last night at a local theater. She claims about ten to twelve thousand dollars in cash and five thousand in bonds vanished while she and her husband planned to invest in Oregon tourist cabins near Portland where their son resides. The couple is in their late fifties and both work as craftsmen.
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Huntington, W. Va
Otto Wilson
Portland
Ore
Davis named city solicitor and assistant attorney general
Miss Gladys E. Davis of New Boston was appointed today as city solicitor for Columbus and as assistant attorney general by Attorney General Gabert S. Dulfy.
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Columbus
Gladys E. Davis
New Boston
Ma Gabert S. Dulfy
CIO Endorses Truman Labor Bill in Senate Hearing
The CIO backed the Truman labor bill and pledged constructive edits. Debate focused on government power to block strikes with potential court orders, while Attorney General Clark argued for broad presidential powers to obtain injunctive relief. Senator Taft rejected the notion of an inherent presidential right to injunctions amid the dispute.
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Washington
CIO
Congress
Arthur Goldberg
Senate Labor
Mittee
Goldberg
Clark
Senate Labor Unit
Taft
Ohio
Clevelander Dies in Chair For Killing Girl
Harold A. Beach Jr., 24, of Cleveland, was executed at Ohio Penitentiary for the murder of eight year old Sheila Ann Tulley. He entered the chamber at 8 03 p m with a grim smile and prayed as the mask covered his face. Witness John J Galagher said he attended to push for abolition of capital punishment in the legislature. Beach's body was claimed by his mother Evelyn Kimball. Burial place not disclosed.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Sheila Ann Tulley
Ohio
Harold A. Beach, Jr
C. V. Lucier
John J. Galagher
Cuyahoga County
Beach
Evelyn Kimball
Alvis
Electric Firm To Add Charge In March
Columbus Ohio Electric Co announced a two percent surcharge on all consumers in March to cover higher operating costs. The March bill will rise 6.4 percent total, combining last Augusts 4.4 percent surcharge. Revenue from the 4.4 percent surcharge is held in a bank pending an injunction suit filed by City Attorney Richard W. Gordon.
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Columbus
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Richard W. Gordon
Idle mine cave in leaves sixty homeless in Carbondale
An idle anthracite mine collapsed in Carbondale causing sixty people to lose their homes. The ground split eight feet, a house dropped into the mine shaft, and thirteen nearby structures were damaged in a three block area. Police place surface damage at one hundred thousand dollars.
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Carbondale
Cincinnati Council Approves $500000 Housing Stimulus
The Cincinnati city council voted yesterday to spend 500000 dollars to stimulate housing development. The measure aims to boost construction, create jobs, and expand affordable housing options within the city limits.
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Cincinnati
Liquor Hearing Resumes After Circleville Inquiry
The Ohio Liquor Board will resume the hearing into non cooperation charges against Circleville officials on February 9. Harold Greenburg said official notices are being mailed. Circleville officials had threatened an injunction to halt the proceedings if needed. The department alleges Circleville police refused to cooperate during a raid at a local drinking place violating state liquor rules.
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Columbus
Circleville
State Liquor Department
Liquor Board
Harold Greenburg
Circleville Council
Liquor Department
Decline Continues On Burley Market
Louisville report shows Kentucky burley tobacco prices slipping as 13 sales centers sold 4,756,640 pounds for 1,796,419.04 dollars, averaging 37.77 per hundred. The statewide average fell 87 cents from Tuesday.
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Louisville
Kentucky
State Department of Agriculture
Bell Boy Douses Fire at Local Hotel
Youngstown report says Troy Grove, 29, a hotel bell boy and college student, closed the room door to confine the flames and used a hand extinguisher to put out the blaze. Firemen revived him after he fainted from smoke inhalation. six companies responded.
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Youngstown
Troy Grove
Grove
Outlaws Join Government in Burma Karen Conflict
Report says members of an outlawed private army have joined government forces in Rangoon to fight Karen rebels. The move signals a new alliance as clashes intensify in Burma’s border region.
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Rangoon
Burma
House Asks Repeal of Ferguson Act in Ohio Assembly
The House Labor Committee voted 5 to 4 to repeal the Ferguson act banning strikes by public employees including teachers and to back a measure recognizing workers right to join labor organizations. Support came from both parties. several Republicans opposed repeal. Ferguson defended the act, citing government stability and taxpayer interests.
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Columbus
Ferguson
Duffy Duffy
Ohio
Franklin B. Roosevelt
Duffy
Carl Tangeman
Ohio Manufacturers Association
Nelson Watkins
Ohio Civil Service
William D. Donovan
D-Lucas
King
Floyd I. Rittenour
Rross
Rittenour
H. E. Abele
Vinton
Roger R. Cloud
Logan
John J. Farley
Hamilton
Robert L. Johnson
Medina
Witmer
Avellone
Michael J. Damas
Lucas
Joseph A. Dubar
Stark
Frank E. Simpson
Milton D. Tobin
Guy C. Hiner
Innocence Pleaded in Poisoning Charge at Akron
Miss Marilyn Stevenson, 23, pleaded innocent in municipal court to a charge of administering poison to Dr. Charles F. Jones, a 36 year old veterinarian. She was bound over to the grand jury by Judge Owen M. Roderick who urged a mental examination. Police said she admitted putting poison in a bottle of milk at the Jones home.
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Akron
Marilyn Stevenson
Charles F. Jones
Owen M. Roderick
Jones
Escort's Brother Held After Woman Is Slain
In Columbus Miss Jean Lee was slain last night and her escort Jesse Lee Parker aged 22 was wounded critically. John W. Parker aged 26 was held for investigation after police said the woman was stabbed with a bayonet during an attack by her escort's brother.
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Columbus
Jean Lee
Jesse Lee Parker
John W. Parker
Ohio Lawmaker Proposes Jobless Benefit Rule Change
Rep Harold Storger drafts a bill to require unemployed Ohio workers to be available for local work to receive benefits as lawmakers debate raising unemployment pay. A group of Lucas County Democrats seek to boost benefits to 32.50 monthly for a year. A separate measure aims to curb Tulsa Plan evictions amid rent controls. The Senate OK’d a pay raise for probate judges starting new terms Feb 9. In Washington, Acheson rejects Stalin’s peace maneuver and urges unity among Western powers.
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Stoteer
Ohio
Florida
California
Lucas County
Michael J. Dumas
Frank W. King
Morton Neipp
Tulsa
William Saxhe
Champaign
Senate
Washington
United States
Acheson
Stalin
Pruman
Western
Europe
Soviet Union
Voice of America
Truman
Usua
Stelin
Os Stalin
Russia
Ted States
United Nations
Jury Box To Jail in Knotty Vinton County Case
Grand Juror Raoul Roof of Hamden faced a non support charge while serving on the grand jury in Vinton County Common Pleas Court. Sheriff William Brown attempted service, failed several times, then Roof was sworn in as a panel member and later cited again on the non support allegation. Roof could not be located during multiple attempts.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Roof
Common Pleas
Arlo L. Chatfield
West
Hamden
Brown
Court House
Dayton Adopts Earned Income Tax to Raise Funds
Dayton approves a 0.5 percent earned income tax on individuals and on professional and business firm incomes as an emergency measure to relieve financial trouble. The vote was 4 to 0 with one commissioner absent. collections begin April 1 and the city expects about 1.6975 million dollars this year.
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Dayton
Danight
Ohio
Wife Dies Soon After Ex-Minister's Death
In Louisa Kentucky a retired 85 year old Methodist minister Rev M G Griswold collapsed on his porch after a walk and died. His wife Lydia Angie Griswold 79 died five minutes later in the driveway returning from a neighbor's house where she had gone for help.
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Louisa
M. G. Griswold
Lydia Angie Griswold
Two Air Force Men Die in B 25 Collision Near Shreveport
Two Air Force airmen were killed when two B 25 bombers collided about five miles southeast of Shreveport. Five crew parachuted to safety as one aircraft exploded and the other fell to earth around 1 20 p m yesterday.
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Shreveport
Air Force
Road to Reopened Portsmou th Y Road West of U S 52
The Y Road, U. S. 52 west, across the Ohio River bottoms, will reopen to traffic today after being closed for more than a week due to the river condition.
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Portsmouth
U. S. 52
Ohio River
Not Treated Cruel Says Ex Prisoner At Wolford Trial
Freddie Bowles, 20, of Ironton Ohio testified at Capt Samuel H Wolford court martial that Wolford did not mistreat him during six and a half days in solitary confinement at the Army stockade in Wurzburg Germany. Bowles said he was cold and did not ask for more blankets but denied cruelty claims amid frostbite and possible gangrene among other prisoners in January 1947 proceedings.
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Fort Meade
Samuel H. Wolford
Army
Wurzburg
Germany
Wolford
Freddie Bowles
Ironton
Ohio
Clear Springs
Bowles
Filipina Widow Wins Annulment Bid Reversed in W V
Jesuita Torresa Robinet ex guerrilla captain aged 23 gained in law support from in laws as Morgan town West Virginia judge refused to annul her marriage to Blair Robinett Army veteran of the Bataan death march He claimed forced wedding and no children but Robinett parents testified the couple had two children and the union continues.
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Jesuita Torresa Robinett
Blair Robinett
Morgantown
W.va
Bataan
John W. Robinett
Cumberland
United States
Senators With Secrets Fear No Soviet War
Senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee held a secret briefing with Defense Secretary Forrestal and top Army Navy and Air Force leaders saying they fear no immediate war with Russia or any other nation. The lawmakers spoke only on condition of anonymity.
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Washington
Russia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Forrestal
Army
Navy
Air Force
GIs to Testify on Axis Sally Treason Trial
Former soldiers Gilbert Hansford John Lynskey and Paul Kestel will testify on Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally. They recount a visit by Gillars to a Paris hospital to obtain prisoner messages for Nazi broadcasts to America. The indictment says those messages formed part of Nazi propaganda.
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Washington
Mildred FE. Gillars
Paris
America
Miss Gillars
Gilbert Lee Hansford
Cincinnati
John T. Lynskey
Etna
Paul G. Kestel
Detroit
Small Parts Firm Shortens Work Week
A Weatherhead Co union spokesman said the Weatherhead Co shortened the work week to three days for 1200 workers and laid off about 200 since Christmas. The plant makes small parts for the auto industry. fall-off in orders due partly to retooling at Chrysler and General Motors drove the reduction.
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Cleveland
United Auto Workers Union
Weatherhead Co
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
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Harold F. Storger
Fulton
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