Man Found On Route 50A Dies After Exposure
Oak Grove man Virgil Hamilton aged 33 was found semi conscious on Route 50 A by four Sugar Creek youths who took him to a car and later left him. He died from exposure and injuries after being struck earlier. The four said they mistook groans for drunkenness and returned later to find him dead. Funeral set for Sunday at Oak Grove Church.
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George Bateman
Oak Grove
John H. Elias
Virgil Hamilton
Sugar Creek
Bateman
William Evener
Hamilton
Sugar Creek School House
Evener
Fred Evener
Phelbert Brookhart
Florabelle Cruise
Kimberly
Athens County
Alice
Lanna Gertrude
Jack
Virgil
Wayne
Richard
Marjorie Carpenter
Worthington
W.va
John Hamilton
the Plains
Maywood Byers
Nelsonville
Pullman Car Breaks Loose Then Falls in Alleghenys Tragedy
A Pullman porter is killed and 11 passengers injured when the last car of the Sunshine Special brakes failed and rolled down the Alleghenies near Gallitzin Pennsylvania. Investigators probe automatic airbrakes and why the car uncoupled while at the mountain summit. Injured passengers are treated in Altoona and nearby hospitals.
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Gallitzin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bensington Curve
PRR
Railroad Age
Pittsburgh
Here
Altoona
Accient
New York
Harry G. Willis
Jersey City
N. J
Willis
Union Official Proposes Congress Action on Labor Reform
Walter W. Cenerazzo of Wal tham Mass heads the American Watch Workers Union and urges Congress to restrict industry wide bargaining outlaw jurisdictional strikes and require a 30 day cooling off period before walkouts or lockouts He opposes all labor bills and calls for banning Communists from unions and federal laws to enforce democratic union elections
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Washington
Congress
Walter W. Cenerazzo
Waltham
Mass
American Watch Workers Union
Senate
Cenerazzo
Painters and Glaziers File Strike Notices
Two AFL building trades unions filed 30 day strike notices to back wage demands averaging 2 dollars a day and an employer financed health and welfare fund. The Painters District Council and the Glaziers Union issued the notices as their contracts expire tomorrow in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
AFL
Painters District Council
Glaziers Union
Senator McCarthy says sugar stockpiled in Java
Senator McCarthy asserts 1.5 to 2 million tons of sugar lie in Java interior and could lift sugar rationing controls if U S could seize the stock. He spoke after a Banking Subcommittee hearing in Washington.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wis
United States
Java
Senate Banking
Purdue Names Holcomb as Purdue Football Coach
Purdue University announces Stu art K. Holcomb former Army assistant at West Point has signed a five year contract to serve as head football coach. The agreement was disclosed by Purdue athletic director Guy Red Mackey.
Missing Tiffin Couple Harlan and Ruth Morris
Relatives say Harlan Morris a 64 year old Tiffin carpenter and his wife Ruth 56 have been missing since last Monday. Police have been alerted and investigations are underway.
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Tiffin
Harlan Morris
Tiffin Carpenter
Ruth
Armory to Be Built Conton
Construction of a semi permanent Naval Reserve Armory here is to begin shortly after April 1.
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Conton
Naval Reserve
Ohio teachers threaten strike over pay crisis warns governor
A group of 20 Ohio school officials warned Governor Thomas J. Herbert that teachers may strike if wage gaps persist. They cited stagnant funding, rising living costs, and reduced state aid as blights on finances, urging legislative relief for the upcoming school year.
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Columbus
Ohio
George C. Berry
Franklin County
Thomas J. Herbert
Berry
Sam Dillon
Hocking County
James Turner
Maria McConnelsville
Dillon
Grand jury returns 25 true bills in Gallia
After four days of deliberation the Gallia grand jury reported 25 true bills with several secret. Fifteen of 40 cases reviewed involving 38 persons were not indicted. Indictments include Irvin Saunders for obtaining money by false pretenses and larceny by trick, Marie Russell for robbery, and Bessie Conner on three forgery counts.
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Gallipolis
Irvin Saunders
Lewis Saunders
Marie Russell
Orin Thomas
Court St
Here
Elmer E. Hatfield
George M. Marks
Wilbur Comer
Thomas Lowe
Earl Wall
Martin George
Homer Fillinger
Elmer Skinner
Dixie Dotson
Loren Layne
Bessie Conner
William “Red” Peppers
Robert Betz
Lewis C. Warden
W. S. Westerman
Foreman
J. A. Shafer
Gilbert Millican
Pearl Day
J. E. Walters
Minnie Meadows
Alfred Burke
Edward Morgan
Alice Wolfe
Odessa Rinehart
Bertha Myers
Ira Neal
Alta Shoemaker
Arnold Dickerson
Lena Booth
Parley Seen As Last Hope To Avert Steel Plant Strike
A conference among CIO United Steel Workers, Jaeger Machinery Co. officials, and a U S conciliator was said to be the final hope to avert a strike at Jaeger Machinery in Columbus involving about 700 workers. If no contract agreement or extension is reached, employees would strike at midnight.
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Columbus
CIO
United Steel Workers of America
Jaeger Machinery Co
U. S
Howard Porter
21 More Indicted In Illegal Sugar Dealing
In Chicago the Federal Grand Jury returned twenty one more indictments in the illicit sugar ration stamp ring. The new charges name eighteen defendants including a truck driver supervisor four truck drivers and thirteen bakers and dairy operators accused of trafficking counterfeit stamps valid for ten thousand pounds of sugar. Forty four have been indicted since Tuesday.
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Chicago
Court Rules Republican To Fill Lucas Post
Ohio supreme court today ruled Samuel Mc Kee a Republican is the rightful claimant to Lucas County engineer, dismissing Melvin Rice a Democrat who was appointed to fill the vacancy on Sept 9 1945.
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Columbus
Samuel McKee
Lucas County
Ohio Supreme Court
Melvin Rice
State Institute Worker Dies at Gallipolis
James Faulkner 64 a retired attendant at Gallipolis State Institute died early today at Holzer Hospital after a stroke. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p m at Wetherholt funeral home with burial in Pine Street Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
James Faulkner
Gallipolis State Institute
Holzer Hospital
Wetherholt Funeral Home
Pine St
Former pastor Herman C. Kuechle dies at 89
The Rev. Herman C. Kuechle, a longtime preacher who served as a pastor for 44 years, died yesterday in Cleveland. He was 89.
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Cleveland
Herman C. Kuechle
Liquid Fuel Tax Re enacted by Ohio Legislature
Ohio lawmakers adjourned after the House passed a measure to re enact the one cent liquid fuel tax for two more years. The package with cigaret and utilities taxes would raise about 32.5 million annually from three sources. The cigaret tax becomes permanent. the others run two years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House of Representatives
Logan Man Dead at 62
Harley G. Amerine, 62, died at his Logan home after a four year illness. He lived at 582 West Front Street and was a native of Benton township. Amerine worked in the oil fields and for the Old Hocking Valley and C. & O. railroads for about 30 years. Survived by wife Mary, daughter Jean Bucknell, mother Mrs. Amanda Amerine, and brother Acel of Cambridge. Funeral at Heinlein funeral home Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial in McArthur Cemetery.
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Logan
Harley G. Amerine
West Front St
Benton Township
Amerine
Hocking Valley and
Mary
Jean Bucknell
Amanda Amerine
Acel
Cambridge
First Methodist Church of
Heinlein Funeral Home
McArthur Cemetery
Toledo Couple Seek Custody of Infant in Kidnap Case
In Neosho Missouri authorities report Mr and Mrs Robert Humburger of Toledo freed of kidnapping charges remain in town to pursue legal custody of 14 month old Donald Waltman. Prosecutor Wayne Stankard says the child's mother misrepresented facts in pressing the charge.
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Neosho
Robert Humburger
Toledo
Donald Waltman
Wayne Stankard
Railroads Seek ICC Allowance for Higher Passenger Fares
Eastern railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise basic passenger fares from 2.2 to 2.5 cents per mile in coaches and from 3.3 to 3.5 cents in parlor or sleeping cars stating the hike is needed to cover rising operating costs and maintain service levels.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Power Agency Curb Sought Over Gas
Washington report says legislation to restrict the Power Commission's authority over natural gas use will be taken up soon by the House Interstate Committee. Rep. Henderson Carson Republican of Canton reported today.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
House Interstate Committee
Henderson Carson
Canton
Woman Killed by Car in Delaware Front of Home
Mrs. Anna Catherine Evans, 62, was struck and killed by an automobile in front of her Delaware home last night. Police reported the crash occurred in the residence area with emergency responders pronouncing her dead at the scene. Evans was known in the community and the incident is under investigation.
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Delaware
Anna Catherine Evans
Cancer detection clinic to open at Elyria Memorial
A new cancer detection clinic will be established at Elyria Memorial Hospital in April, expanding medical services for cancer screening and early diagnosis. The plan outlines improved access for residents and a focus on early intervention.
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Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Capital Outlook Tense Secret Meeting Called
Hoover testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee amid a tense Washington scene driven by domestic economics and diplomacy. Britain reportedly proposed U S aid to assume Greece commitments and regional roles in the Near East and Turkey, while questions linger on Soviet moves after joining the Pacific Islands trustee issue.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Capitol Hill
White House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Britain
United States
Greece
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Marshall
Moscow
Debris Cleared In Fire Area on Vine Street
Gallipolis reports debris cleared by Thursday noon in the half block on Vine Street between Third and Fourth Avenues south side after a Wednesday fire. Mrs. Ira Swisher said her second-floor apartment furnishings were damaged but the ground-floor cafe remained largely intact. City workers watched for further fires. the Maggied Brothers office, though badly damaged, was in use Thursday.
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Gallipolis
Vine St
Third
Fourth Avenues
Ira Swisher
Bell & Shaw Mill
Maggied Brothers
Hood Chemical buys wartime shell plant in Lisbon Ohio
Hood Chemical Co of Pittsburgh announced purchase of a Lisbon Ohio plant used for shell production during the war. The deal transfers ownership of the facility with the aim of resuming civilian chemical manufacturing.
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Hood Chemical
Lisbon
Hood Chemical Co
Pittsburgh
Ohio liquor sale reform proposed amid anti intoxicant plot warning
Lt Gov Paul M Herbert warned on radio that a plan to outlaw intoxicants in Ohio is developing within the state liquor sales inquiry. He urged a reform of liquor administration including creating a seven member liquor commission and job protections for department staff while outlining four phases of the alleged plot from abolishing the Department of Liquor Control to reviving the old saloon and driving public anger to vote out liquor sales. He noted ongoing scrutiny of alleged scandals across administrations since 1933.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate Liquor Investigating Committee
Paul M. Herbert
Herbert
Department of Liquor Control
Red Air Army Of 100 000 Reported In Soviet Union
Washington reports that the Soviet Union may field up to 100000 trained airborne troops, a force far larger than any other nation. By contrast the United States has a single airborne division, the 82nd at Fort Bragg with about 13000 authorized, likely below that figure due to use in occupation duties in Germany and Japan.
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Washington
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
82Nd
Fort Bragg
N. C
Germany
Japan
Senator Jones in Serious Condition in Columbus Hospital
State Senator Tom W. Jones, 73, Meigs County Republican, collapsed yesterday in his hotel room and was admitted to Doctors Hospital. Dr. Maurice B. Rusoff said diagnosis not completed and Jones remained in serious condition early today during his 12th term in the General Assembly.
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Columbus
Tom W. Jones
Meigs County
Maurice B. Rusoff
General Assembly
Jones
Suspect Held After Fatal Fight In Canton
A 37 year old man was held by detectives in the death of Paul Nikocis a 60 year old steel worker who died at Mercy Hospital after a northeast end case fight. Detective Sgt Joseph Scrimo said the suspect is detained pending an autopsy by Coroner E C Reno to determine the cause of death.
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Canton
Paul Nikocis
Mercy Hospital
Joseph Scrimo
E. C. Reno
Nikocis
Blaze Damages Home on Elm Street in Late Afternoon Fire
Damage estimated at 50 dollars occurred yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wilkinson 195 Elm Street when a furnace pipe caught fire. Firemen under Chief Roy Stallsmith were called to extinguish the blaze.
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Logan
Joseph Wilkinson
Elm St
Roy Stallsmith
Tax Office Hours Announced Ahead of Filing Deadline
Deputy Collector Herbert J. Kelly announced the Athens office will close at 5 p m on March 15 instead of staying open until midnight as in prior years The office will be open 8 am to 5 pm on two Saturdays March 8 and 15 for filings and assistance.
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Internal Revenue Office
Herbert J. Kelly
Athens
Itwo
Hawaii to New York by P-82 sets nonstop record
The Army P-82 Betty Jo, with fuel nearly exhausted, landed at La Guardia Field at 11 06 a m after a 14 hour 30 minute non stop flight from Honolulu covering 4978 miles. Lt Col Robert E Thacker, El Centro Calif, piloted through 65 mph headwinds and low fuel risk. Paul Mantz then took off from Burbank at 9 28 m EST seeking a new transcontinental record for propeller craft.
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New York
la Guardia Field
Honolulu
Robert E. Thacker
el Centro
Calif
Pennsylvania
la ‘Guardia
Burbank
Paul Mantz
Cleveland
Choice of Dem o State Post Is Ruled Out
Ohio Supreme Court rules Republican Frank J. Raschig may hold state public works director post until July 22, invalidating Democrat John L. McCormick’s appointment by former Gov. Lausche. Court settles six week battle over the $6,500 post after hearing arguments.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Frank J. Raschig
John L. McCormick
Ravenna
Frank J. Lausche
Supreme Court
McCormick
Lausche
Cincinnati
Ohio Seeks Definition of Fletcher Status
State Welfare Director Charles Sherwood asked the War Assets Administration to clarify Ohio’s position on acquiring the former Fletcher Army Hospital near Cambridge. He said Ohio had received no official word from the WAA about a reported offer to complete the sale with some limiting restrictions.
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Columbus
Charles Sherwood
War Assets Administration
Ohio
Fletcher Army Hospital
Cambridge
Sherwood
WAA
Washington
Two Passengers Injured In Vinton Collision
In a head on crash three miles south of Vinton on Route 160 two passengers sustained minor injuries. Mrs. Tracy E. Wood 50 and Mary Vell Wood 18 both of Vinton were injured. The auto driver Clarence Wood 17 of Vinton was uninjured. The truck owner was Vale Cattrell of Hamden.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Route 160
Tracy E. Wood
Mary Vell Wood
Clarence Wood
Vale Cattrell
Hamden
Zaleski Resident Dies at 78 at Home
Velinus James Zaleski, 78, died at his home on Wednesday. He is survived by two brothers Euclid W. of Milwaukee and Albert of Columbus and one sister Cleire of Zaleski. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the residence with burial in Zaleski.
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Zaleski
Velinus James
Euclid W
Milwaukee
Wis
Albert
Columbus
Cleire
Baker Art Gallery President Lorenzo Baker Dies in Bermuda
The Bermuda death of Lorenzo P. Baker, 53, president of the Baker Art Gallery in Columbus, was announced here yesterday.
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Columbus
Bermuda
Lorenzo P. Baker
Baker Art Gallery
Telephoning Don Juan Locks Teen In Store
In Columbus Ellis Harrison aged 16 spoke to his girlfriend from a drug store telephone booth when the manager locked up. Harrison then called the police to gain his release and was freed.
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Don Juan
Columbus
Ellis Harrison
Harrison
Father Son Accused of Striking Bus Driver
Ele wood Henry and his son James of Lisbon Ohio were held on $1000 bond each by the Columbiana County Grand Jury. They pleaded innocent to assault and battery charges for allegedly striking a school bus driver.
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Lisbon
Elewood Henry
James
Columbiana County
SAM SIMMONS on winter, aging, and death in rural Ohio
The speaker laments harsh winter, notes older people suffer and die, cites Florida and California retirees, and contemplates his own death. He favors a traditional burial on a Spencer hill lot in a horse drawn wagon, rejects modern conveniences as spiritual degradation, and seeks a solemn, unmoved farewell.
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Ohio Valley
Florida
California
Spencer
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