Athens State Hospital to Start Construction of New Receiving Unit
Funds are available to begin a 600000 dollar receiving hospital at Athens State Hospital the eighth in Ohio. The project will proceed when weather allows with bids overran the original 350000 allocation, and contracts awarded to Knowlton Construction Co The National Co L E F Stevens Co Conrath Electric Co and Shepard Elevator Co for a January 15 1949 completion. The unit adds 135 beds bringing southeastern Ohio mental health services and marks Ohio leadership in receiving hospital units.
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Athens
Charles Sh. Sherwood
Athens Hospital
Sherwood
Ohio
Creed
Athens State Hospital
Knowlton Construction Co
Bellefontaine
the National Co
Columbus
L. EF. Stevens Co
Cincinnati
Conrath Electric Co
Shepard Elevator Co
Cleveland
Cuyahoga Falls
Youngstown
Toledo
Cambridge
Dayton
Circuit Court Reverses Award in Ship Company Fall Case
The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a $15,000 judgment against the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. of Cleveland. Otto R. Meyers of Lorain had sued after a fall on ice caused by water discharged from a Pittsburgh Steamship Co. craft at Lorain. The court ordered a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Steamship Co
Cleveland
Otto R. Meyers
Lorain
Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Meyers
Police Move To Stop Youthful Snowballers In Cincinnati
Police chief Eugene T. Weatherly ordered officers to pursue youths who target street cars and buses with snowballs. He said 12 people were injured and 34 transit vehicle windows broken in the last two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Eugene T. Weatherly
Lausche Blasts State Administration in Columbus Speech
Frank J. Lausche, seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, accused the Republican administration of violating a pledge to protect taxpayers’ money and vowed no county organization will ever chain his mind and body. He cited treasury surplus growth from 92 million to 160 million and criticized using funds for capital improvements to aid employment. He aimed at Gov. Herbert and rival Ray T. Miller, who claims party backing.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
15Th Ward
Democratic Club
Frank Lausche
Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Ray T. Miller
Miller
Democratic Organization
Second Nazi Awaiting Trial Dies by Hanged Suicide
Gen Otto Von Stuelpnagel wartime commander in occupied France killed himself in Cherche-Midi prison after being indicted for crimes against international law. He faced trial for ordering hostage executions and was the second officer to die by suicide within two days, following Gen Johannes Blaskowitz in Nuernberg.
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Paris
War Ministry
Otto von Stuelpnagel
France
Cherche-Midi
Stuelpnagel
Johannes Blaskowitz
Nuernberg
Germany
Greater Paris
Bordeaux
Nantes
Rubber union boards study 1948 wage program
Members of the CIO United Rubber Workers executive board meet in Cleveland to consider their version of a 1948 wage program for the rubber industry. The union represents over 200,000 workers, with more than 100,000 based in Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cio-United Rubber Workers’ Executive Board
Akron
Ashland to Get Million Dollar Pilot Iron Plant
Ashland Kentucky will host a $1,000,000 pilot plant to extract iron ore from iron bearing rock. The American Rolling Mill Co of Middletown Ohio announced the experimental facility to convert magnetite bearing rock or taconite into ore suitable for blast furnace processing and expects construction in April or May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
American Rolling Mill Co
Middletown
Pension Plan Seen as Key To Coal Peace
Thomas E. Murray, former impartial trustee of the United Mine Workers pension fund, urges limited concessions to break the deadlock over miners pensions. He warns that failure to agree could trigger a national coal strike. Murray, Lewis, and Van Horn manage eligibility and payments under the 1947 coal agreement.
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New York
Thomas E. Murray
United Mine Workers’ Pension Fund
Murray
John L. Lewis
UMW
Ezra van Horn
Lewis
van Horn
Fire Wrecks Singer Store in Lancaster
A two hour blaze gutted the Singer Sewing Machine store in mid town Lancaster early today. Fire Capt. George Keller blamed a defective neon sign in a three story building between Main and Columbus Streets for the fire. Damages were set at $12,000 to the first floor shop with $4,000 more for smoke damage to second and third floor offices and nearby shops.
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Lancaster, CO
Singer
Lancaster
George Keller
Main
Columbus Sts
Keller
Ohio Road Projects Open for Bids Feb 17
Columbus Ohio state highway program begins new bid process with first bids due February 17 1948. State Highway Director Earl L Reeb said no policy changes from the Shaffer era and announced the bid schedule.
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Ohio
Columbus
Earl L. Reeb
Reeb
Murray D. Shaffer
Mock convention set at Oberlin College presided by Ives
Oberlin College will host a traditional Republican mock convention on May 7 and 8 with Senator Irving Ives of New York serving as permanent chairman.
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Oberlin, CO
Obberlin College
Irving Ives
New York
Chetoan Killed in Japan Jeep Accident
Yokohama report says Army announced that Ran Dall E. Howard of Youngstown was killed near Yokohama when his jeep overturned on January 31.
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Chetoan
Japan
Yokohama
Randall E. Howard
Youngstown
Rent Control Bill Faces Heated Debate in Congress
A bill to extend rent controls 14 months in a relaxed form stirs party lines in Congress. Supporters push for stronger provisions while critics warn landlords could coerce tenants with large increases. Key backers include Senators Cain Bricker Buck and Fulbright. Sparkman urges retaining the 15 percent limit. Senator Taylor was absent due to illness.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Tobey
R-Nh
Banking Committee
Cain
R-Wash
Sparkman
D-Ala
Truman
Subcommittee
Bricker
R-O
Buck
R-Del
Fulbright
D-Ark
Taylor
D-Idaho
Strike Voted By Engravers In Cleveland Newspapers
Members of the AFI Photo-Engravers Union on Cleveland's three daily papers voted a strike in support of a 15 percent wage increase. They rejected an $8.80 weekly boost and seek six days of sick leave and three weeks of vacation. The offer would raise night shift pay to 103.80 and day shift to 98.80 for a 35 hour and 37 1/2 hour week, amid a 78 to 13 vote. 48 journeymen engravers and apprentices are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
AFI
J. W. Riley
Death claims Mrs. I. Dunfee in Ohio town
Mrs. Isadora Dunfee aged 73 died after a brief illness in Pomeroy following years of invalidism. Survived by four sons Earl Urbana Ray Coolville Wade Belpre and Dave unknown and five daughters Edith Boyd Coolville Gladys Dunfee Belpre Mrs Rosa Belle Lindberg Monroe Neb and Nellie Randolph Liston plus 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral set for Sunday 2 p.m. at Coolville Methodist Church with burial in Coolville Cemetery. White funeral home available for visitation.
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Coolville
Isadora Dunfee
Pomeroy
Dunfee
Alex
Earl
Urbana
Ray
Wade
Belpre
Dave
Edith Boyd
Gladys Dunfee
Mabel Schau
Zanesville
Rosa Belle Lindberg
Monroe
Neb
Nellie Randolph
Liston
Coolville Methodist Church
White Funeral
Two Children Die In Car Trailer Fire Near Lima
In Lima Ohio two children suffocated when fire swept the box-like automobile trailer they slept in. A step-brother was burned saving them as Raymond Woodall his wife and five other children slept through the blaze. Officials say the fire started from a kerosene stove explosion.
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Lima
Raymond Woodall
Ex Camp Fire Officer Named to CIT Faculty
Miss Josephine Campbell formerly national field secretary of Camp Fire Girls Inc is appointed assistant dean of women at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. A Dayton Ohio resident she served during the war as a Naval procurement officer personnel officer and women s reserve representative in Pittsburgh and New York.
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Pittsburgh
Josephine Campbell
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Campbell
Dayton
Ohio
Women’s Reserve
New York
Eagles Celebrate 50th Birthday in Columbus Ohio
Members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Columbus Ohio marked the organization’s 50th anniversary with a commemorative celebration. The event highlighted five decades of service and fellowship within the local chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Columbus
Ohio
Order of Eagles
Break in spiraling living costs boosts final price hopes
Financial markets show a drop in wheat and corn prices across Chicago Minneapolis and Kansas City with cotton futures tumbling. Wholesale food and raw materials fall and stock prices slide to their lowest since last June as investors anticipate a true price readjustment amid high money supply and wages. CHICAGO corn hits limit down while wheat weakens and oats vary.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
New York
Woman Killed When Plane Hits House
A Catalina flying boat crashed near Port Columbus while taxiing after takeoff, killing 23 year old Wilma Burris of Columbus and burning her frame house. Six crewmen escaped unharmed, two residents avoided injury. Investigators cite ice and snow on wings as a possible factor. pilot J R Delezene had been allowed to taxi to clear snow and a small left wing patch remained.
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Columbus
Navy Today
Catalina
Naval Air Station
Port Columbus
Wilma Burris
Co. E. A. Brown
Cmdr
J. R. Delezene
Reds Charge British Delay in Palestine Partition Debate
Lake Success Soviet Ukraine envoy Vassily Tarasenko accused Britain of obstructing the UN plan to partition the Holy Land into Jewish and Arab states. Tarasenko, new on the Security Council, offered no further detail in his first American interview since Jan 1. Britain refused entry to the UN Palestine Commission until two weeks before its tentative May 15 withdrawal date.
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Lake
Soviet
Ukraine
Britain
Palestine
Vassily A. Tarasenko
Security Council
United Nations Assembly
Holy Land
Tarasenko
U.N
Palestine Commission
David Ben Gurion
Jewish Agency In
UN Commission On Palestine
Wounding of Wife Bring Pen Sentence
Forrest E. Lucas, 47, an automobile mechanic, was sentenced to one to 20 years in the penitentiary after conviction for shooting to kill. He wounded his estranged wife Clara, 43, by firing a shotgun through a window at her mother's home.
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Tiffin
Forrest E. Lucas
Lucas
Clara
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Below Normal
The forecast shows temperatures 4 to 7 degrees below normal with a normal high of 28 and low of 12. Light precipitation expected as snow or snow flurries around Sunday and again midweek, with slightly warmer conditions Saturday night.
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Columbus
Sheep Killing Wolf Is Shot In Muskingum County
Muskingum County farmers report a wolf that killed about 600 sheep over two years was shot yesterday by 16 year old Jack Newcomb after a 25 hour chase with a group of 20 men and dogs. Newcomb earns a $100 reward.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County
Jack Newcomb
Newcomb
Taft Opposes St. Lawrence Seaway Plan
Washington reports Senator Taft opposes the St. Lawrence Seaway, aligning against Foreign Relations Chair Vandenberg. The Senate plans a Feb 27 vote on the navigable channel project with cost sharing between the United States and Canada. Taft calls power development important but questions the seaway's economic value. navigation costs he deems questionable.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Seaway
Taft
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Vandenberg (Rmich
Foreign Relations Committee
Atlantic
Great Lakes
United States
Canada
Produce Prices Gain In Month of January
Ohio farmers received higher prices for their crops in January compared with December, with new monthly highs for wheat at 2.91 a bushel oats 1.33 soybeans 4.20 and veal calf 28.40 per hundredweight all others higher except wool which stayed even.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Liquor Chief Vows Crackdown on Bootleggers in Canton Area
Howard E. Klinker, newly named state liquor enforcement chief for 14 counties around Canton, declared he has no use for bootleggers. He promised a continued crackdown on cheat spots and said bootleggers are a disgrace to the liquor business and will be treated accordingly.
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Canton
Howard E. Klinker
Scientists Honor Ohioan at Dinner
Newark chemist Games Slayter received the 1948 medal of the Industrial Research Institute at a Rye dinner. He was cited for leadership in developing glass fibers and their commercial use.
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Rye
N. Y
Newark
Industrial Research Institute, Inc
Government sees broad resistance to high food prices
Washington reports show housewives resisting expensive butter and choice meats as the Agriculture Department tracks market trends since January. Demand for meat is described as sluggish in some areas and butter demand fell after year end holidays, with high prices cited as a factor. Secretary Anderson advocates self rationing to curb inflation while the Senate Banking Committee wraps a month of wage price control hearings and clashes over Crisco pricing.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Senate Banking Committee
Tobey
R-Nh
R. J. Wood
Procter and Gamble
Greeks Move To Sink Unknown Submarines In Waters
The Greek Navy ordered warships to attack and sink all unidentified submarines in Greek territorial waters following reports of two strange subs. Troop and supply ships are escorted by destroyers and corvettes with depth charges. a submarine seen between the Peloponnesus and Crete reportedly tried to contact a caique before submerging.
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Athens
Peloponnesus
Crete
Britain Retains Wrights First Plane At Kensington
London officials confirm Orville Wrights will leaves the Kitty Hawk, the worlds first successful plane, to the Kensington science museum. The aircraft has been housed there for twenty years after a lengthy custodial dispute.
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London
Kitty Hawk
Britain
Kensington Science Museum
Orville Wright
Navy Plans Carrier For A Bomb Planes
Secretary of the Navy Sullivan disclosed plans to add a 60,000 to 80,000 ton aircraft carrier plus eight other experimental warcraft to the U S arsenal. The carrier would be large enough to operate planes capable of carrying atomic bombs.
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Washington
Sullivan
Security Week Planned in Columbus for Atomic Age
The first atomic age observance of National Security Week will be held in Ohio from February 12 to 22.
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Columbus
Ohio
Civil rights feud widens as Truman plan attacked
Washington reports a bitter Democratic split over civil rights with Senator Russell accusing President Truman of planning an FBI action to end segregation in the South. Taft and Ball foresee Senate battles on civil rights measures while Mississippi Governor Wright contemplates a Southern governors' plan for an independent Democratic convention.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Truman
FBI
South
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Taft
R-O
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Congress
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Tallahassee
Fla
New York Stocks Rally Amid Mixed Investor Sentiment
In New York trading modest gains followed by investor indifference as many market leaders stayed cool. Buyers remained cautious over business prospects taxes and international issues.
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New York
Second body found in garage fire ruins
In Columbus a second body was recovered from the burned Columbus Retail Merchants delivery garage warehouse. Identified as Sylvester V. Campbell, 46, of Chicago, a representative of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Campbell was visiting Joyce Boyd, 50, the janitor whose body was found yesterday.
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Columbus
Columbus Retail Merchants
Sylvester V. Campbell
Chicago
Universal Negro Improvement Association
Campbell
Joyce Boyd
Newspaper Association To Close Two Day Event
The Ohio Newspaper Association ends its annual two day meeting in Columbus. Lynn H. Holcomb Akron Beacon Journal editor discusses Chicago papers run without composing rooms during the printers strike. Rep Clarence J Brown Ohio talks on newsprint and Congress.
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Columbus
Ohio Newspaper Association
Lynn H. Holcomb
Akron Beacon-Journal
Chicago
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Congress
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