Ohio May primary to feature two major contests
Ohio officials filed for the May primary showing two key GOP battles and a Democratic gubernatorial face‑off. Taft vs Stassen vie for 23 of 58 Republican delegates while Lausche challenges Miller for the Democratic governor nomination, with conservative incumbents facing no opposition in the GOP.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Frank J. Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Albert Edward Payne
Springfield
William L. White
Newark
Robert S. Cox
Millersburg
Joseph Torok, Jr
Youngstown
Lausche
Miller
Taft
Stassen
Supreme Court
Carrington T. Marshall
Taft Organization
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
George D
Nye
Waverly
Joseph W. Harding
Cuyahoga Falls
James H. Sullivan
Cincinnati
Charles F. Sweeney
Wakeman
Fred C
Ruth
Elyria
Harry V. Armstrong
la Rue
Thomas Mulcahy
Garfield Heights
Sam A. Anderson
Reed M. Winegardner
Washington Court House
Frazier Reams
Toledo
Paul F. Ward
Steubenville
Herbert S. Duffy
T. L. Thomas
Akron
Stephen M. Young
Charles H. Hubble
Lakewood
Robert M. Sohingen
Hamilton
District
Edwin Jones
Jackson
L. W. Roberts
Athens
Edgar Ervin
Middleport
Delbert Reese
McArthur
Madeleine E. Hoyt
Chillicothe
Horace J. Hamlin
Lancaster
James Miller
Corning
P. L. Vanatta
New Leximpton
Father and three sons killed when train hits car in Porterfield
Edwin P. Carson Sr 47 and his four children all from Porterfield died after a Baltimore and Ohio express struck their 1946 sedan at Route 76 crossing near the Carsons barn. The accident at 4 08 p m amid rain and fog left the father dead at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg and the three sons killed at the scene. Engineer H E Thompson of train No 29 and Washington County patrols investigated.
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Belpre
Ohio
Washington County
Porterfield
Marietta
Edwin P. Carson, Sr
Edwin P. Carson, Jr
George Carson
John Carson
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Parkersburg
Carsons
Carson Yard
Carson
H. E. Thompson
Chillicothe
State Auditor Attacks Bonus Filing Rules in Ohio
Columbus reports State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson, president of the state sinking fund commission, blasts a directive requiring veterans to present original discharge papers to obtain bonuses. He plans to press Goble to change the policy and calls for a meeting with commissioners. Courtney E. Kirby says agencies will meet to plan distribution of application blanks. Ferguson argues originals are unnecessary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
State
Sinking Fund Commission
Chester W. Goble
Goble
Sinking Fund
Courtney E. Kirby
Lu cas testifies in wife shooting case in common pleas
Forrest E. Lucas, 47, a mechanic, testifies he does not recall the shotgun wounding of his wife Clara, 43. His trial in common pleas court is expected to be turned over to a jury today.
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Tiffin
Forrest E. Lucas
Clara
Common Pleas Court
Southern Dems Fight Civil Rights Measures
Rebellious southern Democrats seek to block a Truman civil rights bill creating a national commission against job discrimination on race creed or color. Supporters say the vote this afternoon will be close.
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Washington
Truman
National Commission
Disasters Raise Toll Of 1947 Accidents
The National Safety Council reports 1947 saw 100000 killed 10500000 injured and 6700000000 dollars in economic losses. The rise mainly due to non motor vehicle accidents such as drownings and disasters.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Machinery to be sold in Marion Ohio surplus depot sale
Surplus machinery parts at the Marion Ohio Engineers depot valued at about 546000 will be offered for sale by sealed bid starting Tuesday February 10.
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Cleveland
Marion, O
Burns Fatal in Cleveland Fire Incident
A man identified as Peter Wolugaet died after receiving fatal burns when a lighted match ignited his clothing. The incident occurred Saturday in Cleveland and authorities are investigating the accident.
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Burns
Cleveland
Peter Wolugaaet
Tighter Laws To Curb Reds Is Suggested
Attorney General Clark urged tightening existing statutes to curb communism arguing outlawing the Communist Party is unwise. He proposed annual alien address reporting, temporary holds for unrepatriable aliens, subversive group liability under the Voorhis Act, and strengthened Espionage Act enforcement. He cited about 3,400 aliens detained nationally, with roughly 2,100 deportable to Iron Curtain countries.
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Washington
Clark
Communist Party
Congress
Justice Department
Food Price Rise Seen Across Nation and Cleveland
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Cleveland food prices on December 15 were 42.2 percent higher than June 1946, matching a 42 percent national increase in the same period. The data reflect postwar price movement and rationing changes.
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Washington
Cleveland
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Food Prices To Stay High Despite Crops
Cleveland report notes food prices will remain hard on households in 1948 as demand stays strong. Despite expectations of bumper crops, meat may fall eight percent while poultry eggs and dairy dip slightly. vegetables and a large wheat crop are forecast to rise overall sustenance costs.
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Cleveland
Federal Reserve Economists
Fourth District Bank
Bulgarian prosecutor seeks death penalty for Dimiter Gichev
Sofia Bulgaria state prosecutor demanded the death penalty for Dimiter Gichev former Agrarian party leader and deputy of Nikola Petkov Petkov the peasant leader was hanged Sept 23 for plotting against Bulgaria s Communist government The indictment stirred the diplomatic colony and was expected to provoke protests in the United States and Great Britain both of which protested Petkov s execution
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Dimiter Gichev
Agrarian Party
Nikola Petkov
Petkov
Gichev
United States
Great Britain
Early Morning Fire Damages Building
A fire at the Retail Merchants Delivery Inc building caused partial destruction with damage estimated between 100000 and 250000 dollars. Firefighters sounded a general alarm as winds drove flames 100 feet high. residents fled nearby frame houses but the blaze was contained.
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Columbus
Retail Merchants Delivery, Inc
Kay Francis Leaves Columbus Hospital
Actress Kay Francis slipped from White Cross Hospital in Columbus after a stay for an overdose of sleeping tablets. She was wheeled out a rear door to a waiting car and did not leave a forwarding address or speak to newsmen.
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Columbus
Kay Francis
White Cross Hospital
Two Men Sentenced On Mann Act Charge
In Youngstown Ohio two men received sentences for transporting a 15 year old girl to an Alliance house of prostitution. Joseph Hroblak 32 was fined 1000 dollars and jailed one year. Leonard Constantiane 43 of Campbell drew three to ten years.
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Youngstown, CO
Alliance
Joseph Hroblak
Youngstown
Mahoning County
Leonard Constantiane
Campbell
Burley Prices Higher But Volume Tumbles
Louisville market update reports burley prices rising while trading volume fell. Four state sale centers sold 281,300 pounds for 124,963.20 dollars, averaging 44.42 per hundredweight, down 761,411 pounds from the prior day, as the market shifted amid thinning demand.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Coach Arms To Fight Off Ku Klux Klan
In Lakeview Georgia a coach Walter Rowland and principal John Burks faced threats from the Ku Klux Klan after a gym dispute. Hooded men burned a cross near Rowland’s home on January 16 and his wife defiantly knocked it down. Rowland sought police protection but was refused. He stockpiled shotguns and ammo, while Burks warned he would defend himself with a pistol. Mrs Rowland questioned who the Klansmen believed they were scaring.
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Lakeview
Walter Rowland
Snow and Ice Slow Traffic Across Ohio
Snow and slush disrupted travel in northern and central Ohio while the south faced slush turning to ice. Temperatures ranged from 15 in Cleveland to 32 in Cincinnati. Ice on the Ohio River was breaking up as gas curtailments eased in Toledo and Columbus, with over 10,000 workers returning at Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Norwood Names Hagerty Public Works Director
Mayor R Edward Tepe of Norwood announces the appointment of Charles Hagerty as director of Norwood public works. The decision comes from the suburban Cincinnati community as it strengthens its city services.
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Cincinnati
R. Edward Tepe
Norwood
Charles Hagerty
Public Works Department
Ohio new lemon yellow license plates go on sale March 1
Columbus Ohio motor vehicle officials announce lemon yellow and black license plates go on sale March 1 with two plates required per vehicle and passenger licenses costing ten dollars. Registrar Edward T. Fogo notes plates must be displayed by April 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
Edward T. Fogo
Industrial Farm Output Attacked by UAW Leaders
Walter P. Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers accuses industry and farmers of restricting output to boost profits, calling the situation a creeping Pearl Harbor that endangers European recovery and U S living standards. He tells the Senate foreign relations committee that Marshall Plan costs may need revising. Senator Ball predicts cuts to the starting cost and opposition to the Britain share.
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Washington
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
U. S
Reuther
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Britain
Eniwetok Atom Tests To Be Closed Affair
The government will keep the atomic weapons tests at Eniwetok an American affair with no foreign observers. Only official observers and no newsmen will be allowed on site.
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Eniwetok
Washington
May Wedding Rumors Tie Princess Anne to Mihai of Romania
Copenhagen reports Prince Rene of Bourbon Parma indicated his daughter Anne is likely to wed former King Mihai of Romania in May.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Rene of Bourbon
Parma
Anne
Mihai of
Romania
Tax Cut Hinges On Budget Slash In Washington
Republicans push a 2.5 billion dollar budget cut target for Truman's 1949 budget. The figure, approved by a Senate House subcommittee, must pass a full committee and both chambers, but remains nonbinding. Leaders warn larger cuts may be needed to satisfy voters.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
White House
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
Wherry
Neb
GOP
Nazi General Blaskowitz Dies Before War Crimes Trial
In Nuernberg Germany General Johannes Blaskowitz 64 died by jumping from the top tier of Nuernberg prison just before facing trial for war crimes with 13 other German leaders. Prosecutors opened the twelfth and final case accusing high ranking officers of rearming for war and crimes against peace and humanity led by Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Johannes Blaskowitz
Blaskowitz
Poland
United States
Hitler
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
Five in Black Market Car Ring Begin Federal Terms
Five men convicted last year of leading a 3 million dollar black market used car conspiracy started federal prison terms. They surrendered to the U S Marshals for transfer to Milan Illinois and carry prison sentences ranging from 30 days to 18 months with fines up to 65 thousand dollars.
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Detroit
U. S. Marshal’s Office
Federal Correctional Institution
Milan
Mich
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John D. Lovings
Paducah
John C. Nelson
Henton Farley
Benton, Ky
Noble Dick
Murray
Gordon Ivey
Benton
Ben Fisher
Cairo
Ill
Illinois
German Alien Held For Deportation
A 45 year old German alien identified as Wilhelm Walter Riquarts was held today for U S immigration authorities. Police said he had jumped a federal bond in Cleveland after being held for deportation as an enemy alien.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tom Duckett
Wilhelm Walter Riquarts
U.S
Duckett
Riquarts
Cleveland
Elyria Plant Blast Injures Two Workers
A blast in the General Industries Co plastics department sparked a fire injuring two workers in Elyria. City fire crews quickly confined the blaze to one plant section. cause of the explosion was not immediately determined.
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Elyria
General Industries Co
Mrs Roosevelt to Speak Before United Nations Council
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is slated to address the United Nations Economic and Social Council at Lake Success today, delivering remarks on global economic and social issues. The event highlights her role in shaping postwar international policy.
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Roosevelt
Lake Success
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Meat Usage Proposals Sought in National Ration Plan
Washington AP notes the administration urges nationwide voluntary food rationing to curb living costs. Agriculture Department convenes 18 groups of producers traders and consumers to plan for a spring meat shortage while Congress resists legal universal rationing. Distillery grain use power and inflation measures also face legislative action.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Flanders
R-Vi
Truman
Houses
Senate
Senate Banking
Charles F. Brannan
Asistant
Anderson
House Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Truman Urges Price Halt Amid Rising Costs
President Truman warned that prices are rising fast and could crash unless price controls are authorized. He urged Congress to grant authority for standby controls and rationing, citing budget bureau charts showing steady price increases since November. He did not indicate plans for a new message to Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Budget Bureau
Times Correspondent Ordered Out of Syria
Damascus police give New York Times correspondent Dana Schmidt 24 hours to leave after officials accuse him of associating with suspected persons and reporting military movements. Schmidt said he will depart as ordered.
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Times
Syria
Damascus
Dana Schmidt
New York Times
Schmidt
Miami Dedicates Hall Upham Hall Cornerstone
The cornerstone for Miami University's largest building Upham Hall will be laid Monday in Oxford Ohio. The new hall represents a major campus expansion and will serve as a central facility for administration and classrooms.
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Miami Dedicates Hall
Oxford
Miami University
Upham Hall
Champion Crammer Crowned in Tulsa Contest
Mrs. Harriet Hawk of Tulsa won the Sooner State Business and Professional Women's Club purse crammer title. She counted 218 items in her bag including an old birthday card, a newspaper clipping from Oct. 6, an 18 day diet, and three earrings, winning a purse flashlight.
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Tulsa
Okla
Harriet Hawk
State Business and Professional Women's Club
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Edward C. Turner
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Montana
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Fla
William Green
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Williams Sales & Advertising Co
East Cleveland
Walter Steverding
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Norwalk
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