Officials Claim Ore Is Frozen Rumors False
In Point Pleasant 191 cars of chrome ore bound for U S Naval stockpiles are stranded on sidings due to freezing. An additional 120 carloads were en route from Baltimore to swell stockpiles, with officials denying any use for the ore beyond storage. In Fremont, Ohio, two ex offenders were linked to multiple robberies, and police recovered tools from the crime spree.
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Point Pleasant
U.S. Naval
Parkersburg
Baltimore
Navy Yard
Russia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Soviet Union
Marietta
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Ravenswood
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Veterans Receive Over 2 Million in Last Year
A Veterans Administration report shows Ohio veterans were paid more than 262 million dollars in the year ending June 30. The VA also underwrote 132 million in 50 300 GI loans, with Ohio administration costs at 37.8 million including hospital operations. Beneficiaries include dependents of deceased veterans and survivors of Civil, Indian, Mexican wars, plus World War I and Spanish American War participants.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Ohio
Veterans Administration
Fears of Ice Movement Eases Upstream Jam
In Cincinnati area ice on the Ohio River receded as reports showed a general movement of ice beginning at Madison Indiana. The jam extends 65 miles upstream to Addyston Ohio threatening about 2,000,000 dollars of merchandise in Cincinnati harbor barges.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Madison
Ind
Addyston
Congressmen Back Flood Control Plan for Ohio River
U S Senator Chapman Revercomb pledged support to a flood control program for the Wheeling area. Plans include a 20 million dollar flood wall along the left bank of the Ohio River. Rep Francis Love also pledged support to the project.
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Wheeling
W.va
U. S
Chapman Revercomb
Rwva
Senate Public Works Committee
Ohio River
Francis Love
R-Wva
No Helicopter Taxis Planned for Cleveland
The Yellow Cab Co. disclosed it abandoned plans to offer helicopter taxi service in Cleveland this year, signaling a shift in local transportation proposals and potential regulatory considerations.
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Cleveland
The
Yellow Cab Co
Hunter Takes to Air Brings Home Foxes
Percy O Harbage of London Ohio flies a rented plane with a pilot to spot foxes over fields. He collected 75 in bounty this week and has shot 79 foxes since 1945. He uses aerial hunting instead of traditional horse and hound.
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London
Percy O. Harbage
Harbage
Truman Presses Price Controls Amid Commodity Break
President Truman urges continued price controls despite a grain market slide. Republican leaders in Congress doubt chances for action while Senator Young and Bushfield seek repeal of a two month old law restricting exports. House Banking Chair Wolcott suggests a brief pause to reassess inflation, with rent control extension possible.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Wolcott
House Banking Committee
GOP
Young
Bushfield
Workers Rebuild Scio Pottery Reopens after Fire
Scio Ohio Pottery Co. resumes production two months after a devastating fire. Four kilns lighted today with three more ready by March 1. celebration features speeches by Gov Hersbert, ex-Gov Lausche and Rep Lewis and delivery of 51 new cars to workers.
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Scio, CO
Scio
L. P. Reese
Scio-Ohio Pottery Co
Reese
Thomas J. Hersbert
Frank J. Lausche
Earl Lewis
Ohio
Basic Grades Need Mentors
Ohio officials report a rising demand for elementary teachers with a minimum need of 3000 new instructors per year for five years. Harold J. Bowers of the State Education Department notes elementary enrollment grows while high school numbers slip, creating the strongest opportunities in elementary education.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio Education Association
Harold J. Bowers
State Education Department
Bowers
Weekend Cold Air Followed By Snow Flurries In Columbus
Extended forecast for Columbus shows temperatures about 8 degrees below normal with highs near 33 to 35 and lows 15 to 18. Colder Saturday night through Wednesday with precipitation about a quarter inch as rain or snow Saturday and snow flurries Sunday and Tuesday.
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Columbus
Ohio PTA to award ten 1948 teacher training scholarships
The Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers will grant ten scholarships worth 200 dollars per year for training teachers at accredited colleges for the 1948 academic year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Gunman kills Cleveland Vet
Four gunmen attempted a cafe robbery in Cleveland on the East Side. A 29 year old war veteran, Paul Cencel, was found shot in his apartment bedroom with a loaded German Luger near his hand. Detectives described a fleeing car as the suspects escaped after the fatal shot.
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Cleveland
East Side
Paul Cencel
Cendel
Victoria Solpa
Tiffin Woman Dies After Auto Skid Into Guard Rail
Mrs. Clara M. Huffman, 38, died yesterday from injuries after her automobile skidded into a guard rail west of Tiffin. The crash statement indicates she was hospitalized earlier.
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Tiffin
Clara M. Huffman
Senators Demand End to Wheat Export Ban Policy
Two Midwest senators seek repeal of a 150 million bushel export ban tied to U S wheat reserves. Senator Young notes the rule depresses prices and drives foreign buyers to other exporters. He teams with Senator Bushfield to abolish the carry-over clause and curb speculative harm to farmers.
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U. S
Senator Bushfield
R-Sd
Dewey Aims to Transform Truman Foreign Policy
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey asserts he will make foreign policy a dominant issue in the 1948 campaign if he secures the Republican nomination. He accuses President Truman of bungling international affairs and calls for a complete overhaul of current administration policies.
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Boston
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Truman
Jobless Benefits Drop 63 Percent in 1947
In Ohio total unemployment benefit payments reached 19 million dollars in 1947, down 63 percent from 52.3 million in 1946. Director Frank J. Collopy of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation attributed the fall to rapid peacetime industrial conversion.
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Columbus
Frank J. Collopy
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Air Force Expands Electronics Work in Rome New York
The United States Air Force plans to expand its electronics activities at Rome New York as part of an ongoing modernization program. The project aims to boost research and development capabilities and create additional employment opportunities in the region.
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Dayton
US S. Air Force
Rome
N.Y
Hiding Places Yield Money Rings Gold
The home of Mrs. Lizzie Schilling in Springfield reveals a treasure hunt by Miss Alice Carr of Yellow Springs. Over three months, $4,000 in cash and coins were found in the heating system and other spots, plus gold coins and diamond rings valued at $3,000. The finds were reported by the estate administratrix, Lizzie Schilling’s niece.
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Springfield
Lizzie Schilling
Alice Carr
Yellow Springs
Five Marines Captured in North China Report Confirmed
Chinese radio confirmed the capture of five U S Marines in North China after a Christmas Day incident. One Marine Pfc Charles Brayton died of wounds. Captured Marines named include Cpl William Pollard Pfc Carroll Dickerson Pfc Robert Hart and Pfc Thomas Kapodistria. The U S Navy said no confirmation of Brayton's death.
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Red Radio
China
San Francisco
U.S
U.S. Navy
Charles J. Brayton
Fort Jay
Governor's Island
INS
Charles N. Cooke, Jr
Shanghai
Associated Press
Peoples Liberation (Communist) Army
Wanglintao
Tsingtao
Shantung Peninsula
Peoples Liberation Army
Kuomintang
Brayton
Navy
William L. Pollard
Fort Worth
Dickenson
Carroll W. Dickerson
Olathe
Kans
Hart
Robert Hart
Pittsburgh
U. S
Taft Opens Nebraska Campaign With Hard Boiled Plan
Taft begins a two month push in Nebraska with speeches in Omaha and Council Bluffs aiming to win the state's 15 delegates. He seeks to limit foreign aid, calling for cuts to the Marshall Plan and opposing world government, while facing Dewey and Stassen for nomination.
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Omaha
Taft
Ohio
Nebraska
St. Paul Minn
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Ohioan
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Ten Missing In Utica Fire
A western Utica two story frame dwelling burned after a flash fire near Cedar Street. Ten people were missing and a three year old child Dana Lois Hoage died. Fourteen escaped. three family members jumped from a second floor window and were hospitalized. The building collapsed trapping occupants. Dana Page Jr identified the victim.
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Utica
N. Y
Leo Barry
Dana Lois Hoage
Dana Page, Jr
Cedar St
Panhandle Pipeline To Supply Ohio Fuel Gas
The Federal Power Commission ordered Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co to continue delivering 15,000,000 cubic feet of fuel gas daily to Ohio Fuel Gas Co of Columbus. The order stays in effect through February 22.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Kansas City
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
Official Solves Scio to Death
Coroner Virgil Fowler ruled the death of 27 year old Mildred Rogers Harris as an attempted murder and death by own action after tests showed she fired the fatal shot. Her companion Robert Nolan, 25, was treated for a shoulder wound. Grady Harris, the husband, said he would fly east.
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Portsmouth
Virgil Fowler
Mildred Rogers Harris
Robert Nolan
Fowler
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
London
Long Beach
Calif
Grady Harris
Congressman Warns of Russian Prowess at Lincoln Day Banquet
Columbus banquet heard Representative James G. Van Zandt of Pennsylvania warn that Russia could seize Europe and part of Asia in three weeks by force. He cited 175 divisions 14 500 planes and 260 submarines in the Soviet armed forces.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania
James G. van Zandt
Russia
Europe
Asia
Soviet Union
Jehovah Minister Sues Two Ohio Draft Boards
Wooster Jehovah’s Witness member seeks 10000 dollars in U S District Court accusing two Ohio selective service boards of malicious persecution after being denied exemption as a minister. The plaintiff, George W Dodez, had his conviction for draft law violation set aside by the U S Supreme Court.
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Cleveland
Jehovah’s Witnesses
George W. Dodez
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. District Court
Ohio Selective Service Boards
Towboat Sinks At Huntington Harbor
The towboat Sam P. Suit of Island Creek Fuel and Transportation Co. sank in Huntington harbor when seacocks froze and burst letting water flood the boiler deck. Officials say cabins remained dry and the hull is valued around 50 thousand dollars.
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Huntington
W. Va
Sam P. Suit
Island Creek Fuel and Transportation Co
Huntington Harbor
Huntington- Cincinnati
Island Creek Coal Co
Early Morning Fire Destroys Knights of Pythias Lodge
A 60 year old Knights of Pythias lodge building was wrecked by a four hour fire starting about 1 20 a m. The three story brick structure was under control by 5 30 a m. Officials value the building at 70000 with stock worth 10000 lost in a paint store on the first floor.
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Shelby, C
Knights of Pythias
Aviation clinic in Ohio to honor Wright brothers
Ohio hosts its third annual aviation clinic at Bowling Green State University on June 29 and 30. The event honors the Wright brothers, pioneers of flight, and gathers enthusiasts and researchers from the region.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bowling Green State University
Kansas Wheat Farmers Seek Cause Of Sudden Skid
Kansas wheat growers in Garden City questioned the week long price decline amid high demand and cautious 1948 yield outlook. Farmers urged quick probes while noting no panic selling and predicting tighter belts if income drops. Cooperatives reported about 2,000 members pressing for investigation into price break and tighter commodity regulations.
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Kansas
Garden City
Kas
John Boyd
Guy Sitto
iPratt
Equity Exchange
J. H. Dean
Dodge City Cooperative Exchange
Kansas Wheat Belt
Dean
Union Votes To Absorb Railroaders
The CIO shipbuilding workers convention in Cleveland elected officers led by President John Green and prepared a big new organizing drive among railroad workers. The union voted to absorb the CIO United Railroad Workers, about 70 000 members, boosting total affiliated members to about 185 000 after absorbing 25 000 metal workers.
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Cleveland
CIO Shipbuilding Workers
John Green
John J. Grogan
Ross D. Blood
CIO United Railroad Workers
Green
CIO
Russian Zone Sets Economic Commission in East Germany
Marshal Sokolovsky ordered a Soviet zone economic commission to control German industry and coordination with central German authorities. He rejected integration with Western zones and tied the unit to peacetime industry, reparations, and the needs of Soviet forces.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
Sokolovsky
Herbert Addresses Lincoln Day Dinner in Cincinnati
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert spoke at the Hamilton County Republican Club Lincoln Day dinner in Cincinnati urging the United States to defend itself from any attack and to protect and assist others seeking peace.
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Cincinnati
Thomas J. Herbert
United States
Hamilton County
Republican Club
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Schnieder
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Dewey
Allensville
Amos Dozier, Jr
South Bloomingville
Vinton County
Wayne Weese
Thomas A. King
Dozier
Boyd B. Tatman
Tatman
Justice of the Peace
Ambrose Jenkins
McArthur
King
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Arthur Wolfe
Melba Sowers
Panhandle Pipeline Co
Ohio Fuel
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Union
Herbert
Edward Joseph Conradson
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