Mine Owners Seek Court Action To Boost Coal Output
Washington AP report says major mine owners press for NLRB to sue to force United Mine Workers to return to full five day week and halt alleged unfair labor practices. Denham may seek injunction if law is violated. Truman defers national emergency claim. Sacrificed by Lewis return from Illinois trip as about 16,000 Illinois miners quit work and are ordered back next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Truman
Denham
United States Steel Corp
Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers Association
NLRB
Illinois
Far West
Washington
Armed Men Rob Couple Take 600 Dollars Near Point Pleasant
Two masked assailants robbed an elderly couple in the Mercer's Bottom area about 18 miles east of Point Pleasant. They tied the couple to a bed and escaped with 600 dollars after taking 15 dollars from the husband. The victims, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, ages around 74, live alone at a rural dirt-road home with no telephone. Officers noted the unmasked suspect was unknown to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mercer’s Bottom
Here
Charles Johnson
Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Baltimore and Ohio to Cut Cincinnatian Service
COLUMBUS The Baltimore and Ohio railroad said it would discontinue at midnight Sunday its streamlined Cincinnatian between Cincinnati and Washington and Baltimore. The move follows a government order to slash passenger service due to coal supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
Washington
Baltimore
Census Takers Attend School in Columbus Training Session
In Columbus a census training school for supervisors and assistants runs through Friday led by J. D. McPike of Detroit. More than twenty district offices in Ohio prepare to hire about 7000 enumerators for the population housing and agriculture census beginning April 5 with average pay near eight dollars a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
J. D. McPike
Detroit
Mich
Ohio- Michigan
Ohio
McPike
Old Ritz-Carlton Hotel To Be Razed for New Office Tower
New York reports the Ritz-Carlton, a luxury landmark for 40 years, will be torn down to make way for a 25 story office building. Demolition starts early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Jessup Set For Talks On Formosa
U S Ambassador Philip C. Jessup arrives in Japan on an Asian survey trip and will meet General MacArthur to discuss Formosa, the Chiang Kai-Shek government’s last holdout. He reiterates U S support for China, cites a Far East policy, and notes Soviet China policy mirrors czarist imperialism while opposing imperialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Japan
Formosa
MacArthur
Big Island
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Jessup
State Department
China
Yokohama
Far East
Local juniors seek 200000 signatures for Hoover Commission plan
The Columbus Junior Chamber of Commerce on January 16 begins a state drive to collect 200000 signatures across Ohio urging adoption of Hoover Commission economy recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
100 Suits Stolen From Logan Men’s Shop
Thieves stole one hundred suits six top coats 25 pairs of trousers and 10 sport coats from Achauer's Men's Shop at 80 E Main St in Logan. Police value the loot in the thousands and believe clothing was moved by an adjacent alley via vehicle. The break in was detected around 12:50 a.m. by patrolmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Achauer
E. Main St
Charles Achauer
Wilbur Stout
Harry Snyder
Hockman
Hocking
Employes
Logan Theater
Main St
Flying Arrow Sails Friday Amid Crew Walkout
The Is brandtsen Line ship Flying Arrow will sail Friday from Hong Kong to Red Shanghai with nine of its 43 crew having signed off to avoid the voyage through a Nationalist mined approach to the Communist port. A. P. Pattison Company said the departure follows a State Department notice allowing seamen to sign off if they refused the risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Isbrandtsen Line
Flying Arrow
Red Shanghai
A. P. Pattison Company
Line
U. S. State Department
GOP Lawmakers Seek Democratic Help To Balance Budget
GOP lawmakers urge Democratic support to trim the 1951 budget and avoid a deficit. They argue bipartisan action can cut more than four billion dollars, leave some for debt payments, and avoid Truman’s proposed tax hikes. Rayburn pegged the 1951 request at just over 42 billion with cuts in foreign, defense, and a boost in domestic outlays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
GOP
Rayburn
D-Tex
Truman
State of the Union
Crats
Rep. Halleck
R-Ind
Rep. Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Taft
Ohio
Dwindling Coal Stock Top Worry Grips Ohio Roads
The Associated Press reports Ohio faces winter fears as coal shortages loom amid a freezing rain and sleet. Temperatures dropped sharply from the 50s and 60s to freezing or below across cities like Toledo Columbus and Cincinnati. The Ohio River rose but is not expected to exceed 30 feet, while several roads were blocked by high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Toledo
Columbus
Ohio River
East Liverpool
Wide Areas Hit By Cold and Floods Across States
Winter weather battered wide areas from Southern California to the Midwest with subfreezing temperatures and rain sleet and snow. Flood risks rose as the Wabash and White rivers threatened Indianapolis prompting National Guard alert. Temperatures plunged to 26 below zero at International Falls and Bemidji while Eastern cities posted record highs for the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
California
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Midwest
Arctic
Montana
Iowa
Rocky Mountain
Appalacians
Ohio Valley
Memphis
Mississippi Valley
Middle
North Atlantic
Gulf States
Florida
South Atlantic States
Ohio
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Indianapolis
Henry F. Schricker
National Guard
Wabash
White Rivers
Weather Bureau
International Falls
Bemidji
Minn
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Washington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
New York City
Baltimore
Huntington
W. Va
Moscow Endures Sharp Cold Wave
Moscow faced its coldest spell since 1941 42 with temperatures plunging to 31 degrees below zero after Christmas marking a deepening winter chill меш.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Temperature Plunges to 60 Below Zero in Sweden
Temperature drops to 60 degrees below zero in Central Sweden near Alvros pan as reports from Stockholm note severe cold. Local weather authorities warn of continuing frigid conditions across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Alvrospan
Last Convicts Caught In Arkansas Manhunt
Four convicts who shot their way to freedom during a five day Arkansas manhunt are in custody. Two leaders Rheuark and Williams were wounded. both described as not in critical condition. Dyer of Oklahoma City and Eaton of Pratt, Oklahoma were captured earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
North
Jack Rheuark
Sapulpa
Okla
Lee Hensselee
Rheuark
James Perry Williams
Sheridan
Henslee
Williams
University Hospital
David Dyer
Oklahoma City
Odus Eaton
Prin Jit Okla
Dyer
Fort Knox Soldier Fined for Drunk Driving Incident
William Snyder, 23, a Sophia West Virginia soldier on furlough from Fort Knox Kentucky, was charged with intoxication driving while intoxicated and assault and battery after a Tuesday traffic accident in Hamilton. Municipal court fined him 417.55 dollars, revoked his driving privileges for five years, and ordered him to the Cincinnati workhouse until the fines are paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
William Snyder
Sophia
W. Va
Snyder
Cincinnati
Fort Knox
Air Force reviews 25 sites for proposed academy
The Air Force says 25 sites are being surveyed this week as potential locations for a new United States Air Force Academy. These first inspections come from a list of over 150 candidates reviewed by a site selection board. Ohio sites and dates announced include Akron January 6 Columbus January 6 and Dayton January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Air Force Academy
Ohio
Akron
Columbus
Dayton
Johnboat Upsets Two Swim to Shore in Ohio River
MIDDLEPORT The town emergency squad rushed to the riverbank after a johnboat overturned this morning near the coal loading dock in the Ohio River. Two men, William Doc Motley and Dawes Durst, both of Middleport, swam to shore alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio River
William
Doc) Motley
Dawes Durst
Risng
Truman declares hands off policy on Formosa crisis
President Truman announced an American hands off policy toward Formosa to avoid involvement in China’s civil conflict. The United States will not deploy armed forces there but will continue economic assistance to Chiang Kai Shek’s government on Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Formosa
United States
China
Chiang Kai Shek
United
Automobile Overturns In Creek Fatal Crash Near Athens
A 42-year-old Shade resident, Joseph Orrin Chappell, died after a 1937 sedan overturned into rain swollen Long Run Creek three miles southeast of Athens. Dale Morris, 39, Athens Route 5, survived and was jailed. Rescue personnel spent over two hours freeing Chappell from the front seat as authorities investigated possible drowning after Morris drove the car off the road. The coroner planned further inquiry before ruling on the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
Athens County
Long Run
Athens
Joseph Orrin Chappell
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff’s Department
Chappell
John H. Elias
Dowler and Ferguson
Elias
Dale Morris
Atheny
George Batem
Frank Joyce
James Gibbs
Morris
George Tucker
Tucker
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gibbs
Bateman
Gordon B. Gray
Gray
Iici
Tax Appeal Chairman Dies at Convention
Frank J. Fleming 62, chairman of the State Board of Tax Appeals, died Wednesday night of an apparent heart attack while attending the Ohio probate judges convention. He collapsed in his Deshler-Wallick Hotel room in Columbus. A Marietta native, he lived here with his daughter Mrs June May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank J. Fleming
State Board of Tax Appeals
Ohio
Deshler-Wallick
Marietta
June May
Kroger workers to vote on union shop agreement
Employees of Kroger Company food stores in Western Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia will vote Thursday and Friday on whether to adopt a union shop agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Kroger Company
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Half-Dozen Plans Seen Rejected In State of the Union Review
Congressional leaders dismissed about six Truman proposals including higher taxes and draft continuation. They favored reduced spending and signaled only limited action on Social Security and non Communist aid. Key Republicans criticized the president while Taft warned of inconsistent liberal agendas. The budget slated for Monday will shape early legislative battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Trumann
Congress
Taft-Hartley
House
GOP
America
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Byron
Leaders Back Present Plan Against Brannan Proposal
Congressional farm leaders voiced support for the current policy while rejecting voting on Brannan's plan. Chairman Cooley of the House Agriculture Committee said no move to bring Brannan to a vote. Brannan would fund direct subsidies. existing policy uses crop loans and purchases to sustain parity prices for farm goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Brannan
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Railroads Seek Major Mail Pay Increase Before ICC
The nation’s major railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington to nearly double mail pay from the levels at the start of 1947. They contend a permanent adjustment is needed after years of requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mine Owners Act
John L. Lewis
White House
U.S
Angus Ward
Mukden
San Francisco
Wilson
Joseph O. Chappell
Messenger
E. E. Davis
Ft. Knox
Bulletin
Tax Appeal
Messenger News
Chauncey
Glouster
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Eee
Een Wesores Point Pleasant
Waewupinthal
Radioenna
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!