Rome Canaan plan to curb typhoid findings
In Athens County, Ohio a state health push targets the Rome Canaan School District with a water chlorinator and stricter controls on unpasteurized milk for restaurants. Officials aim to keep students away from infection as they study school lunch programs. In Hungary, Cardinal Mindszenty was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason and plots against the Communist government after a swift trial.
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Columbus
Rome-Canaan
Athens County
John D. Porterfield
Porterfield
H. G. Southard
Budapest
Hungarian People’s Court
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Gyula Elapi
Paul Esterhazy
Hungary
Ondras Zakar
Miklos Nagy
Catholic Action
Bela Ispenky
Father Nagy
Justin Baranyay
Budapest University
Laszlo Toth
Nemzeti
Arpad Szakasits
Olthys
Cardinal
United States
Selden Chapin
United States of America
Cardinal Mindszenty
Catholic Church
Sacred College of Cardinals
Father Zakar
House Democrats Seek Delay on Labor Bill
In Columbus the House Democrats push to delay a vote on a labor backed bill to repeal the Ferguson act which bans strikes by government workers. Majority Leader A G Lancione calls a caucus to decide whether to return the measure to the House Labor Committee while Republican Leader C William O Neill opposes delaying the floor vote and plans to oppose repeal.
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Columbus
A. G. Lancione
Belmont
House Labor Committee
House
C. William O’neill
Marietta
O'Neill
Lancione
Juvenile Rawlins Cleared by Court in Gifford Murder Case
Grover B Rawlins was found to be a juvenile at the time of the Eleanor F E Gifford murder and the case was sent to common pleas court Judge Francia D White ruled eight days separate his juvenile and adult status The decision clears Rawlins and Harry Z Dodds Jr for further proceedings Dodds will be arraigned after Sheriff Bateman returns with Miss Gifford's car from Smyton The hearing revealed misstatements about Rawlins age and his military record with officials noting the case now proceeds under juvenile-to-common pleas jurisdiction
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Eleanor FE. Gifford
Francia D. White
Grover EB. Rawlins
Rawlins
Gordon B. Gray
Rawling
Harry Z. Dodds, Jr
Dodds
P. Mickle
George Bateman
Dayton
Miss Gifford
Gray
Rowland
Rowling
William Rawlins
Jacksonville
New Straiteville
Fort
Judge White
New Straitaville
Fort Knox
Athens County
Jackson
Columbus
Paul E. Brown
Third Armored Division
Kentucky
Ex-Officer Faces Stolen Meat Charge In Lancaster Case
Former Lancaster policeman Hu bert B. Jeffers, 38, returned from Pontiac to face charges of receiving and concealing $125 worth of meat stolen from Swift and Co. in Columbus. He resigned from the force last July 27 and was linked to a Fairfield County grand jury investigation alongside John L. Johnson and Fred Snyder, with Johnson to be arraigned today and two others set for trial February 15. Jeffers also faces a separate indictment for non-support.
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Lancaster
Pontiac
Mich
Dudley Crider
Hubert B. Jeffers
Swift and Co
Columbus
Jeffers
Fairfield County
Common Pleas
Harry Kilburger
John L. Johnson
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Fred Snyder
Johnson
Carbondale Mournful Aftermath Draws Curious Crowds
After Eleanor E. Gifford murder solved, hundreds of cars roll past the former home and the killer’s residence in Carbondale. Following Harry Dodds confession crowds resemble funeral processions. Also noted: a sugar drop in Middleport and a landslide transplanted apple tree near Rocksprings School thriving despite years of movement.
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Eleanor E. Gifford
Carbondale
Harry Dodds
Middleport
Covert Baking Company
U.S. Route 33
Rocksprings School
Missing Twenty Miles to Athens Sign Remains a Local Legend
Motorists on U S Route 8 recall a bright barn sign reading Twenty Miles to Athens on Long Lane. The roof sign is gone and the barn rusts. Athens police court heard a man claim moving a car four feet in 24 hours counted as moving and fined him $1 among many similar cases.
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Athens
Pomeroy
Parked in Zanesville Youth Dies of Monoxide Poisoning
Howard Newton Jackson aged 19 from Nellie Coshoc ton County died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a parked car on a downtown Zanesville street. Coroner S S Daw ruled. Companion Floyd Ridenbaugh aged 18 from Nellie survived. Police report the car motor was running and the incident occurred as the youths looked for work yesterday.
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Zanesville
Howard Newton Jackson
Nellie
Coshocton County
S. S. Daw
Floyd Ridenbaugh
Jackson
Ridenbaugh
Farm Blaze in Campbellsville Kills Seven
A farm fire near Campbellsville Kentucky killed seven people yesterday. Six victims were members of one family. Local emergency crews responded to the blaze and are investigating the cause.
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Campbellsville
Mrs. McClure Dies in Marietta
Mrs. Walter W. McClure, wife of a Marietta funeral director, died unexpectedly Monday night in the city, authorities said.
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McClure
Walter W. McClure
Marietta
Winds Pile Fresh Drifts In Western Blizzard
Strong winds piled fresh snow drifts across the Western states causing renewed hardship. Relief efforts were halted or cut back as blizzard conditions snarled transportation. About 25 Union Pacific trains were snowbound in Wyoming, stranding over 4000 travelers, while Idaho declared a state of emergency and Rawlins faced weather driven destruction.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Idaho
Rawlins
Wyo
Mrs Watts Marries Murder Trial Witness
Mrs Mary Clay Watts 43 wed Lawrence Damen 38 a defense witness in her first degree murder trial over the poison death of her 11 year old daughter Barbara Ann. The jury acquitted her on Nov 20. Damen, a dairy truck driver, had roomed at Mrs Watts home for over a year.
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Cincinnati
Mary Clay Watts
Lawrence Damen
Barbara Ann
Goble Cancels Army Induction Orders In Ohio
State Selective Service Director Chester W. Goble cancelled all orders for Ohioans to report for Army induction or physical examination. Exceptions apply to those delinquent in registering. Goble said the action follows Washington directives and is temporary. Registrants may still enlist.
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Columbus
Chester W. Goble
How About It Got an Answer
Cincinnati detective Floyd Niswonger questioned a man picked up on suspicion of illegal entry. The man claimed to be a full-blooded Sioux born in the United States and refused to explain how he arrived in the country.
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Cincinnati
Floyd Niswonger
United States
One Man Survives Crossing Accident
Clyde Bowers 40 of Lock Haven Pa is the sole survivor in a railroad crossing collision at the airport road crossing. Three Piper Aircraft Corp officials from Lock Haven were killed when their car was struck by the Pennsylvania Railroad Golden Arrow near Toledo. Bowers is listed in critical condition at St Vincent's Hospital.
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Toledo
Clyde Bowers
Lock Haven
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Piper Aircraft Corp
Pennsylvania Railroad
Airport Road
First Joint Hearing Set On Oleo Bill
Ohio lawmakers open joint hearings in Columbus to debate a bill permitting colored oleo production and sale. Urban rural divides emerge as sponsors seek 200000 signatures to place the issue before voters. A turnpike bill and local aid plans also feature in the legislative schedule.
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Columbus
Senate
House Labor Committees
98Th General Assembly
Ohio
House Labor Committee
House
Charges Proposed In Microphone Case In Lima
An Allen County Bar Association committee recommended contempt of court charges against Sheriff William R. Dailey and detectives Bernard Burkart and J. Robert Neely in Lima's courtroom microphone case after a five day hearing.
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Lima
Allen County Bar Association
Bar Committee
William R. Dailey
Bernard Burkart
J. Robert Neely
Jewelry stolen from Overturf home found in alley
Jewelry valued at nearly 7500 dollars from a 13500 dollar haul reported stolen from Gerald J. Overturf's home was recovered yesterday in an alley in Columbus. Police traced the items to the theft and recovered the property.
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Columbus
Gerald J. Overturf
Akron Landlords Threaten Vacancies Over Rent Controls
A group of Akron landlords announced plans to let rental units stand empty as a protest against rent controls. They will list vacant addresses on a downtown billboard and have 300 attendees at a Summit County Rental and Home Owners League meeting.
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Akron
Spon
Summit County Rental and Home Owners League
Weat High School
E. L. Marting
Marting
Truman
George McClane
William Link
League
CIO
Vote Expected On Bonus Tax
The West Virginia House of Delegates weighs a test vote on adding a tax plan to a $90 million veterans bonus bond measure. The Veterans Affairs Committee endorsed the bond issue without tax provisions after American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars officials opposed any tax plan. A separate joint hearing debated site location for a new medical and dental school and related hospital between Charleston and Morgantown.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Finance Committee
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House
Senate
Morgantown
Extended Forecast for Columbus With Temperature Variations
Temperatures will average near normal with a high near 32 and a low near 16. Colder conditions expected Wednesday, rising temperatures Thursday and Friday, then turning colder by Saturday. Precipitation around 0.4 to 0.7 inch with light snow Wednesday and rain or snow Thursday night and Friday.
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Columbus
Cleveland Press staged fake divorce to probe court process
The Contempt case opens in common pleas court against editor Louis B. Seltzer city editor Louis Clifford reporter Leonard Hammer and editors Richard Campbell and Florence Campbell over a staged uncontested divorce. Hammer used a journal entry to secure the decree before Judge Samuel H. Silbert to highlight alleged weaknesses in divorce procedures amid a crowded docket. The Campbells remarried to correct the record and avoid further issues. the press argues the action was meant to expose procedure flaws. The maximum penalty is 500 dollars and 10 days in jail.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Press
Common Pleas Court
Louis B. Seltzer
Scripps-Howard
Louis Clifford
Leonard Hammer
Richard Campbell
Florence
Hammer
Campbells
Samuel H. Silbert
Silbert
Sil
Bert
Cleveland Bar Association
Tighter Divorce Laws Sought in Assembly
Ohio lawmakers consider reform after Gov Lausche called a conference amid complaints of divorce mills. Sen. Margaret A. Mahoney says legislation to tighten divorce laws will be pursued, proposing a six month gap between filing and hearing compared with the current six weeks.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Margaret A. Mahoney
Cuyahoga
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Defense Opens Case For Alleged Kidnappers
Four Ashland men face kidnapping assault and robbery charges after Eldon Gore 41 testified he was forced to drive them from Ironton Ohio to Princess Boyd County Kentucky. Gore identified his alleged abductors in U S district court during testimony.
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Catlettsburg
Ashland
Eldon Gore
Kitt’s Hill
Ohio
Gore
U. S
Princess
Boyd County
Ironton
New Layoff to Idle 300 Newark Workers
Newark Stove Co of Sears Roebuck confirms a fresh layoff idling 300 shop and office staff tomorrow due to weak demand. The prior layoff, affecting 600 workers, occurred six weeks earlier with both closures listed for an indefinite period.
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Newark
Newark Stove Co
F. H Guthrie
Stove Company
Sears and Roebuck Co
Guthrie
Defense Pact Nations Called Into Conference
Ambassadors from nations negotiating a North Atlantic defense alliance were summoned today as Washington discussed the proposed pact with Norway.
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Defense Pact
Washington
Norway
State Board Denies Pardon to Solly Hart
The State Pardon and Parole Commission denied parole for Solly Hart of Youngstown who is serving a life term for the murder of Roy Happy Marino. The commission unanimously deferred Hart's case in June 1949 for further investigation.
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State Board
Solly Hart
Columbus
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Youngstown
Roy
Happy) Marino
Hart
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