Blizzard Strikes West Floods Hit South in Severe Weather
Weather upheaval effects reach Rocky Mountain states and Western Plains with heavy snow. Southern states Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Georgia face floods displacing thousands. California Arizona citrus belt suffers losses near twenty million dollars as Northeastern floods loom. Red Cross and Army aid efforts continue as rail and road traffic disrupts amid frigid conditions and five deaths.
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Rocky Mountain
Plains
California
Arizona
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
California-Arizona
Carolinas
Atlantic
New England
Dakotas
Nebraska
Utah
Nevada
Milford
Ely
Nev
Red Cross
Columbus
Miss
Birmingham
Gadsen
Ala
Army
Wyoming
Ohio River Flood Threat Ended by Colder Weather
Colder weather ended the major flood threat along the Ohio River as crests expect near 38.5 feet in Cincinnati while smaller streams like Great and Little Miami and Scioto rose elsewhere. Roads reopened in some counties, but numerous closures remained with 15 homes flooded at New Burlington and Shawnee Creek repairs pending in Xenia.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Miami
Licking
Mill Creek
Miamitown
Harrison
Xenia
Shawnee Creek
Spring Valley
Greene County
Little Miami
Chillicothe
Scioto
Marietta Pike
U. S. 23
South Bloomfield
U. S. 50
Bainbridge
New Burlington
Communists Reject China Peace Pleas Escalate Shelling
In Nanking report, Communist troops, ignoring Chiang Kai-Shek's peace offer, shell Tientsin and encircled forces southwest of Suchow. Peiping council asked for terms. Gen Fu Tso Yi authorized air drops of the peace plea amid renewed fighting.
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Nanking
Tientsin
Suchow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peiping
North China
Fu Tso-Yi
Red
Tu Li-Ming
Salem Adopts 24 Hour Traffic Light Schedule
Salem will operate traffic lights around the clock under a new schedule. Lights have previously been turned off at 10 p.m. in outlying districts.
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Salem
Largent to be arraigned Friday on embezzlement charges
Athens County indictments include Helen Largent former Nelsonville water works clerk facing eight counts of embezzlement totaling 13255.86 over six years. Also to be arraigned are four McWilliams brothers H Lewis Fred Floyd and Robert and George Smith Duane Welch Clarence Burns Floyd Gabriel Dale Patton on larceny malicious destruction and non support charges.
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Athens County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Oliver F. Rowland
Gordon B. Gray
Helen Largent
Nelsonville Water Works
W. P. Mickle
Athens
McWilliams Brothers
H. Lewis
Fred
Floyd
Robert
George Smith
Duane Welch
Clarence E. Burns
Chauncey
Floyd Gabriel
Dale Patton
Nelsonville
Cancer Takes 12 000 Ohioans During 1948
L E Herget of Cleveland said 12 000 Ohioans died of cancer in 1948. He noted rising case numbers due to an aging population and estimated about 3600 deaths might have been prevented with early treatment.
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Cincinnati
L. E. Herget
Cleveland
French Load Box Cars For U S Generous Country
Paris observers described a line of 49 box cars carrying over one million gifts from France to the United States. The train will sail January 13 from Le Havre aboard the Magellan to New York, destined for the District of Columbia and then to the states. Each car bears a plaque thanking the American people for help in World War I.
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Paris
France
America
le Havre
Magellan
New York
U. S
Jefferon Caffery
District of Columbia
Michele Rennou
Alfred Blalock
Baltimore
Andre Marie
Republic of the United States of America
Two Placed On Probation In Meat Thefts
In Columbus two former Swift & Co. workers, Paul Thacker and Theodore Cooper, were placed on six months probation after guilty pleas to theft of meat. Cooper agreed to repay 125 dollars and Thacker for two hams. They were part of 12 indicted for grand larceny linked to meat thefts from the plant and sales in Lancaster. four others await sentencing.
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Columbus
Swift & Co
Common Pleas
Myron B. Gessaman
Paul Thacker
Theodore Cooper
Cooper
Thacker
Swift
Lancaster
Fairfield County Grand Jury
Thacker and Cooper
Gessaman
Lausche to keep State Finance Director Defenbacher
Gov elect Frank J. Lausche of Ohio says he will retain Finance Director Herbert D. Defenbacher in his cabinet when he takes office January 10. Lausche cites Defenbacher's experience handling state fiscal problems as vital to addressing the upcoming two years. Defenbacher has served since Bricker's tenure and continued under Herbert and before.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Herbert D. Defenbacher
Lausche
Ohio
Defenbacher
John W. Bricker
Thomas J. Herbert
Reds Raid Orani Leaves 13 Dead and 400 Homeless
The Philippine Red Cross reports 13 killed and 23 wounded after Communist led Hukbalahap dissidents attacked the town of Orani, 35 miles north of Manila. Homes burned totaled 70, leaving about 400 homeless.
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Manila
Philippine Red Cross
Orani
Red Cross
Holiday Sales Taxes Jump Quarter Million
Ohio sales tax receipts for the holiday week rose to 3,361,259 ending Dec 25 from 3,116,970 in the prior year. State Treasurer Don H. Ebright announced the higher totals for the week, marking a strong holiday period.
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Columbus
Ohio
Don H. Ebright
Wholesale Butter Price Drops in Cincinnati
The wholesale price of butter fell four cents a pound to 66 cents in Cincinnati. This price is 26 cents lower than a year ago and 13 cents below the level of January 6, 1847, following a two-cent rise earlier this week.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Rail Freight Hike Authorized by State Panel
The Ohio State Utilities Commission granted a six per cent temporary rise in steam railroad freight rates, bringing cumulative increases to 50 per cent since June 1946. Railroads had sought 13 per cent. the move follows a week after interstate rate hikes by the ICC. The commission called the increase temporary pending ICC review and set January 11 as the effective date.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
President Truman Clinches Election As Votes Counted
Washington reports that President Truman officially clinched the election as the Senate and House convene to count electoral votes. The tally shows Truman and Barkley 303 to Dewey and Warren 189, with Governors Thurmond and Wright 39 for the States Rights Democrats.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Barkley
Dewey
Warren
J. Strom Thurmond
Fielding Wright
Body of New Baby Found in Field Near Gano
The body of a newborn infant was found in a field near Gano in Butler County. Coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone indicated the infant appeared stabbed over the left eye or struck by a blunt instrument and had lain about 24 hours with no identification.
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Hamilton
Gano
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
German girl found hanged at St Hilda's Church
A 24 year old German girl was found hanged from the altar post in St Hilda's parish church yesterday authorities reported today.
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Preston, Eng
St. Hilda's
Get Well Mission Tragedy Claims 12 Year Old
Detroit report states twelve year old Clara Ann Jodoin went to a drug store to buy a get well card for a relative. On her way home she was struck and killed by a car in an accident marked by tragedy and mourning.
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Detroit
Clara Ann Jodoin
Youngstowners Lungs Black Says Physician
Dr. A. E. Rappoport of Youngstown Hospital Laboratories directs a public smoke abatement campaign. He warned that coal dust organic and inorganic matter and solvents from flues can cause lung cancer, stating many Youngstowners would be surprised their lungs are black.
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Youngstown
Twenty Two Hungarians Flee Communist Terror from Hungary
A group of 22 refugees fled Hungary aboard a commandeered plane landing in Munich. They claim to escape communist terror and three of the fugitives intend to return to Hungary.
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Munich
Germany
Hungary
Hungarian National Airways
Ungary
German Baby Born With Two Heads And Three Legs
In Frankfurt a baby born Tuesday night with two heads and three legs died after one hour. Doctors called it an arrested Siamese twin case. The 27 year old German mother is reported recovering.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Celebration Set Moscow
Soviet churches plan Christmas Eve observances in Moscow tonight with services and festive events across the city. Church leaders urge peace and unity as the holiday begins in Russia.
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Moscow
Woman Found Dead at Route 56 Home Near Athens
Eleanor E. Gifford a field worker for the Episcopal Church was found dead at her Route 56 home near Athens. Deputies say she likely died Tuesday with head injuries and her car missing. Gifford 50s had lived in the area about 18 years teaching religious education and organizing youth groups across the county. She was a former Indiana native who had resided in Cincinnati before coming to the Athens area.
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Eleanor E. Gifford
The
Episcopal Church
Route
Athens
Frank Joyce
John H. Elias
Miss Gifford
Church of the Good Ewe
New Marshfield
Mineral
Poston
Shade
Indiana
Cincinnati
Taft Says Public Housing Plan Is Too Big
Senate foes of Truman housing push back as Taft argues the 1,000,000 low rent units plan oversteps limits. Ellender leads a Democratic bill for 18 billion over 40 years with local authorities to build and run the homes. Taft and Flanders warn the program would socialize the industry despite support from nine senators.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Truman
Flanders
Ellender
D-Law
Taft- Ellender-Wagner
Senate
Conservation Leader Dr George H Lasher Dies at 60
Dr George H Lasher a Rutland Township Meigs County resident and Ohio conservation and rural health leader died at 4 am in Deshler Wallick Hotel Columbus. He chaired the Ohio Forestry Association Executive Committee and the Ohio Rural Health Council and served on the Farmers Bank Pomero y board. Funeral arrangements are by Rawlings Coats Middleport.
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Rutland
George H. Lasher
Ohio
Deshler- Wallick
Columbus
Lasher
Rutland Township
Meigs County
Ohio Forestry Association
Ohio Rural Health Council
Farmer’s Bank and Savings Co
Pomeroy
State Conservation Division
Chas
Sarah Bailey Lasher
Bertha Titus Lasher
Frank Goebel
Tuppers Plains
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Middleport
Sewage Plant Aid Favored by Ohio River Commission
The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission urged federal aid for river communities unable to fund sewage disposal plants. Chairman Hudson Biery said all basin cities were advised to pursue sanitation programs already adopted by multiple states along the river.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Hudson Biery
Biery
Ohio River Basin
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
New York
Ohio's first Democratic controlled Legislature adjourns
Columbus reports the first Democratic controlled Ohio legislature in ten years adjourned after organizing. Inauguration day for Governor Elect Frank J Lausche is set for Monday with business resuming the next day. A six month appropriation bill for 145,798,000 awaits House action. Senate backs it. Cantwell names new House Finance Committee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
House
Thomas J. Herbert
Senate
John F. Cantwell
House Finance Committee
Poultry thieves indicted in Dover grand jury
Six men accused of forming a poultry stealing gang have been indicted by the Dover grand jury.
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Dover
Continued Bipartisan Foreign Policy Seen
Washington reports indicate plans to push ahead with bipartisan support in the Senate despite Republican anger over distribution on the Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Vandenberg condemned the partisan action while Democratic leaders defended proportional representation and a cooperative approach to foreign policy.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Vandenberg
Mich
Democrats push 41 Billion budget as Truman plans rapid actions
Democrats unveil a sweeping program to push the 41.9 billion dollar budget and major welfare tax proposals through Congress. Senator Lucas signals swift action as the party reshapes Senate committees and tames opposition to advance the president’s early term agenda.
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Washington
Trueman
Congress
White House
Truman
Lucas
Senate
Governmnt
GOP
Tidelands
St. Lawrence Seaway
Truman Populion
Sai Galea
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Ohio
Herbert Makes Two Eligible for Parole
Gov. Thomas J. Kert made Frank Gelardi and Joseph Pertersak eligible for parole. Their life terms for first degree murder were commuted to second degree murder in a 1930s case involving holdups in Summit and Montgomery counties.
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Columbus
Frank Gelardi
Joseph Pertersak
Thomas J. Kert
Gelardi
Summit County
Pertersak
Montgomery County
Frank M. Quinn Named Motor Vehicle Registrar
Columbus announces Frank M. Quinn is appointed registrar of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles under the Lausche administration. Quinn succeeds Edward T. Fogo of Wellsville and previously served as registrar under the former Lausche administration.
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Frank M. Quinn
Columbus
Aintment
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Lausche
Theodore J. Kauer
Nene
Quinn
Edward T. Fogo
Wellsville
Tax Collector Warns Wrong Form Used for 1948 Taxes
Cleveland internal revenue head Thomas M. Carey warns taxpayers filing form W-2 as their income tax return for 1948. W-2 cannot stand alone. it must be attached to form 1040 or 1040A showing amount paid and amount withheld.
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Cleveland
Internal Revenue
Thomas M. Carey
Carey
Notable Tragedy Reported At State School
An elderly patient died last night in a bathroom at the Columbus State School, with authorities noting a fatal incident on site and launching an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Coutmeeswena
Alumbus State School
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