Man Held In Slaying Of Woman
Police hold former convict Claude Ramsey in the Waldo Hotel stabbing death of Esther Seibert 28. Ramsey admitted accompanying her to the hotel and was arrested at his Columbus home. Investigators link him to a 1948 nude body found at the nearby Ohio Hotel and note prior Mansfield Reformatory sentence for armed robbery. Ramsey faces upcoming charges.
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Columbus
Se Waldo Hotel
Esther Seibert
Glenn C. Hoffman
Hoffman
Claude Ramsey
Asaying
Mona McBride
Ohio Hotel
Waldo
Ramsey
Mansfield Reformatory
Ohio Hospital
Gallipolis
Waldo Hotel
Miss Seibert
Ohio
Freshman Reporter Pens First Post Feature
Gallipolis student at Ohio University lands first by line in The Ohio University Post. She interviews peers about funny class happenings and asks a chemistry question on humanity’s greatest contribution, with the answer Blondes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Frogale
Gallipolis
Ohio University
Ohio University Post
Power project sparks growth in Mason and New Haven area
In Mason and New Haven West Virginia the large Graham Station power project drives strong housing demand and boosts business. Officials cite need for expanded schools and post office boxes while extra state road work and street improvements are anticipated for Mason New Haven and Hartford areas.
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Mason
New Haven
W. Va
Hartford
Graham Station
Mason Post Office
Church of God Bus Makes Weekend Route Along Ohio River
The Hartford West Virginia church operates its own white bus, smaller than a school bus, to shuttle members from distant points. The route runs several miles along the Ohio River to serve attendees and supporters.
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Church of God
Hartford
Mason County
W. Va
Ohio River
Memorial marks New Haven roadside park in West Virginia
A Route 83 roadside park near New Haven West Virginia features a marble memorial circle with plantings. One side lists 16 district war dead from New Haven Graham and the other side records the district honor roll. Traffic on the Pomeroy Mason bridge has picked up since toll removal though not matching wartime levels near Point Pleasant. A motorist noted a recent crossing with 15 cars on the Kio River bridge.
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New Haven
W. Va
New Haven-Graham
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Point Pleasant
Kio River
Lausche Signals Tough Ohio Finances This Session
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche warned that the state’s financial cupboard is bare for significant new appropriations this session. He said the current surplus funds about $72 million should cover capital needs, not current expenses, and he opposes new taxes as demands for funds near $150 million rise. Finance Director Defenbacher will join a 19-person briefing to review figures and two-year budget prospects.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Lausche
H. D. Defenbacher
Appointments Of Registrars Announced In Ohio
State registrar Frank M. Quinn says about 800 deputy registrars will issue 1949 auto license plates. Plates go on sale March 1. Appointments listed by county include Athens and Hocking with named deputies and offices in Albany Amesville Chauncey Glouster Nelsonville Logan Laurelville Oak Hill Wellston and Jackson with cars and trucks licenses.
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Columbus
Frank M. Quinn
Athens County
Albany
Arthur A. Chesser
Wilkes St
Amesville
Arthur Quinn
Athens
E. B. Young, Jr
Chauncey
Portsmouth St
Oak Hill
Virgil Smith
Front St
Wellston
Paul E. Rupert
Ohio Ave
Route 50 to be named The George Washington Highway
The Ohio Senate approved a bill to name U. S. Route 50 across Southern Ohio as The George Washington Highway. The measure passed 29 to 0 with Sen. C. Stanley Mechem and Sen. Albert L. Daniels as co sponsors. Route 50 Association leaders proposed the name, expecting broader state action along the corridor.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Albert L. Daniels
Highland
Police Hunt Strangler In Mardi Gras Crowd
Police hunted through New Orleans crowded Mardi Gras crowds for a strangler who killed Virginia millionaire James A. Mahoney in a French Quarter hotel room. A bellhop found the nude body of Mahoney, 535, Bristol, on the Virginia Tennessee border, after a dawn wake up request.
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New Orleans
French Quarter
James A. Mahoney
Bristol
Virginia-Tennessee
Ohio moves on armory plan and GI housing probe
The Ohio House Military Affairs Committee approved a $3,000,000 state armory program and a GI housing probe 11-0 and 13-0. The housing inquiry aims to purge irregular practices amid criticism of past county fund transfers. A six-member joint committee would report by May 15, with $5,000 for the investigation. The armory funding would back new facilities in Middletown Portsmouth Lebanon and Painesville and leverage federal aid to cover 2.25 million for 11 more locations statewide.
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Columbus
G.I
House
Military Affairs Committee
L. C. Washburn
D-Summit
F. K. Cassell
R-Wyandot
Common Pleas
Clifford L. Belt
Belmont County
Senate
Washburn
Middletown
Portsmouth
Lebanon
Painesville
House Finance Committee
Adj
Leo M. Kreber
Kenneth Cooper
Ohio
Congress
Krener
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio National Guard
Tiffin
Ashtabula
Urbana
Lorain
Willoughby
Wooster
Springfield
Newark
Chagrin Falls
Barberton
East Liverpool
Cooper
Clayton
Vets Pension Vote Expected
Washington lawmakers prepare for an early vote on the Rankin veterans pension bill. Rep. Sabath signals clearance as the measure would grant a $90 monthly pension to 18.8 million World War I and II veterans at age 65, with first year costs estimated from 62 million to 129 million dollars.
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Washington
P— House
Rankin
Rep. Sabath
D-Ii
Rep
D-Miss
Egypt Approves Armistice With Israel Reported
Egypt has approved an armistice agreement with Israel, a disclosure made today. The announcement notes mutual ceasefire terms and regional implications reported by sources close to the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Egypt
Israel
Taft Attacks Truman Plan as Most Radical
Sen. Robert A. Taft told the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association the Fair Deal would shift government toward a labor socialist welfare state. He warned of a controlled economy with union bosses guiding industry and called the program the most radical totalitarian plan before Congress. Taft defended his Taft Hartley law.
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Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association
Great Britain
American Congress
Taft
Truman Defends Aide Against Critics at Dinner
President Truman blasted critics of his administration noting no S O B will influence his choices. About 200 Reserve Officers Association members and spouses heard an earthy, impromptu speech honoring Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, the military aide. The event followed Pearson’s criticism of Vaughan over a Peron medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
S.O.B
Reserve Officers Association
Drew Pearson
Vaughan
President Peron
Argentina
Bolivia recognizes Israel government
Bolivia's Council of Ministers voted to recognize the government of Israel. The decision was announced last night and marks a formal shift in international relations for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Israel
Lapaz
Council of Ministers
Soldier breaks window during failed leave ride
Circleville police report Pvt William Hill 28 escaped Fort Knox MPs after over staying leave. At the station he leapt through a glass door to flee, both he and Patrolman John McGinnis tumbled to the sidewalk. Hill suffered minor scratches and was jailed awaiting MPs arrival. McGinnis is a former Army second lieutenant.
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Circleville
William Hill
John McGinnis
Hill
Fort Knox
McGinnis
West Virginia votes on sales tax for veterans bonus plan
Opponents of tying a tax to the veterans bonus argued they gained strength after a one day delay but expect the Senate to decide today whether to let voters choose an increased sales tax to back 90 million dollars in bonds for former service members. House supports only a bonus payment plan and may seek higher hunting and fishing license prices.
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Charleston
W. Va
State
Senate
House
Rubber Workers Seek Pay Boosts and Pensions
The CIO United Rubber Workers press for 25-cent hourly raises and $100 monthly employer-paid pensions for about 180,000 rubber workers. The demands anchor a seven-point program approved by the union's 164-delegate international policy committee after two days of talks in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Anna Louise Strong Flies to New York from Paris
American journalist Anna Louise Strong departed Russia on spy charges and left Paris early today aboard a Trans World Airlines plane for New York. An airline official said she arrived late last night from Warsaw aboard a Polish plane.
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Paris
Anna Louise Strong
Russia
Transworld Airlines
New York
Warsaw
Champ Clamps Down at International Clam Eating Show
Seattle reports Joe Gagnon a 26 year old carpenter won the second annual clam eating contest after Downing 167 steamed little neck clams in eight minutes. The event drew spectators and highlighted seafood speed eating.
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Seattle
Joe Gagnon
Carpenter
House Group OK Is Seen For FEPC
Ohio House Labor Committee is expected to approve FEPC legislation today after final hearings. The bill would prohibit firing or hiring discrimination based on race creed national origin or ancestry and create a Fair Employment Practices Commission with court enforcement. Two clergy members spoke for and against. supporters see a path to equal opportunity while opponents fear factory friction.
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Columbus
House Labor Committee
Ohio
FEPC
Ed Witmer
D-Stark
Witmer
Fair Employment Practices Commission
House
Senate Labor Committee
Lausche
Phil Hannah
Ohio Federation of Labor
Jacob Clayman
Ohio Cio Council
Rocky Fork Dam Urged For 732500 Federal Aid
Ohio lawmakers and Scioto-Sandusky Conservancy District officials press to include a 73250?0 appropriation for the Rocky Fork dam on the Scioto near Portsmouth in flood control legislation. Budget officials removed the item from the president’s January budget, citing no new projects unless urgent. Pretzman will testify March 2 before a House subcommittee, with Reps. Polk and Brehm expected to urge swift action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Scioto-Sandusky Conservancy
House
Rocky Fork
Pretzman
Polk
Ohio
Brehm
Soviet Army Alerted for Constant Combat Readiness
Moscow reports an order by Minister of the Armed Forces Nichol A Kulgarin calling for constant combat preparedness against the United States. The day ends with 20 artillery salvos to mark the army’s anniversary as Pravda and Tavastia echo warnings of U S aggression and world domination.
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Moscow
Nicholas A. Kulgarin
Armed Forces
Russia
United States
Pravda
Tavestia
Soviet Union
Four Arrested For Violence At Oxide Plant
A national union representative and three Columbus men were arrested after a flareup at the American Zinc Oxide Co. plant. Vincent Keegan 31 of East Paterson New Jersey a representative of the International Mine Mill and Smelter Workers and Claude Smith 48 Albert C Bell 24 and Burton Skelton 21 all of Columbus were charged with assault and battery or carrying concealed weapons. Police said Bell Kelton and two other employees were attacked on their way home from work by Keegan Smith and another man. CIO smelter union workers had struck last Aug 13. In December the company reopened and recognized an AFL union as bargaining agent.
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Columbus
American Zinc Oxide Co
Vincent Keegan
East Paterson
N. J
International Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
CSO
Claude Smith
Albert C. Bell
Burton Skelton
Bell
Kelton
Keegan
Smith
CIO
AFL
O'Mahoney Suggests Charter Controls on Monopolies
Columbus reports Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyoming proposed using a national charter to curb monopoly power by large firms. He spoke yesterday, outlining legislative avenues for controlling corporate concentration.
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Columbus
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Secret Nazi liquid death spray linked to Tabun
Maj. James M. Graham described Tabun, a nerve poison possibly developed by Germany and later found in Bavarian caves, as a fast acting lethal liquid that can penetrate clothing and masks. He noted Russia could possess the secret, but usage risks long lasting contamination. details were shared at a San Jose chamber event.
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Mountain View
Calif
Russia
Germany
James M. Graham
U. S. Army
Berlin
Graham
Chamber of Commerce
San Jose
Montain View
Aberdeen
New Names Are Chosen For Jury In Gifford Case
A new grand jury draw is underway in Athens County as officials prepare to indict the third man in the Eleanor E. Gifford murder probe. Sheriff Bateman declined to identify the suspect or define “short time” while 25 residents were listed for possible grand jury service.
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Eleanor E. Gifford
George Bateman
Harry Koas Jr
Grover E. Rawlins
Dodds
Rawlins
William C. Bryant
Attorne
Herbert Duffy
T. Vincent Martin
Bryant
Martin
Gifford
Frank J. Lausche
E. R. Walker
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
Phyllis LaVelle
Fr. Sells
Bateman
Mabel Jeutter
Grosvenor St
George Smith
W. Union St
A. L. Linscott
N. Congress St
Dorothy C. Fulton
E. State St
Athens
Elizabeth Bell
Phil Weller
Fred Mulligan
Mary B. Stout
Nelsonville
Guy King
Flossie King
Shade Route 1
Grover Koons
L. G. Carey
Trimble
Harold Vaughn
Glouster
Frieda Bean
P. G. Chapman
Guysville
Alfred Russell
Coolville
Rexel Boggs
Lowell Christman
Amesville
Estella Seamon
Stewart
George Dicken
New Marshfield
T. C. Kinkaid
R. D. Crislip
Carlos Dorr
Robert Antle
Alice Sayre
Ohio Veterans Unemployment Surges in January
Veterans Administration figures show Ohio jobless veterans rising from 7,700 in October to 29,300 in January. The national survey notes veterans' unemployment more than doubled in four months, signaling a sharp downturn for former service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Washington
Une
Veterans Administration
Sweeney Names New Cashier and Assistant Counsel
Secretary of State Charles F. Sweeney announced the appointment of Mrs. Winifred M. Kelley of Youngstown as cashier and F. Fleming of Marietta as assistant corporation counsel. Kelley has served as deputy auditor of Mahoning County for three years.
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Columbus
Charles F. Sweeney
Winifred M. Kelley
Youngstown
F. Fleming
Marietta
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