Coal Firms File Eight Million Damages Suit Against Lewis and UMW
Five Eastern Ohio coal companies sue John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers leaders for nearly 8 million dollars claiming lost tonnage from strikes and the three day work week. Companion suits seek injunctions to bar obedience to union directives. The Valentine act is cited to prohibit restraint of trade.
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Cambridge
Ohio
Common Pleas
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Union
Treasury
Lewis
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Co
Warner Colleries Co
Y. and O. Coal Co
Jefferson Coal Co
Cadiz Mining Co
John Owens
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Truman Predicts Income Hike and Stable Economy
President Truman told Congress the United States can offer 61 million jobs this year rising to 64 million in five years with the goal of eliminating poverty. He urged cooperation from business, labor and government to raise national income and employment while keeping prices stable and promising a moderate tax increase.
New Housing Program Seen for Moderate Income Families
Washington reports a new administration housing bill to Congress aims to build thousands of homes for moderate income families. Senator Sparkman says the plan, approved by the administration, could provide 2.0 to 2.25 billion dollars in loan guarantees to cooperative and non profit groups over two years. The exact income range is undecided but may cover households earning about 2,000 to 5,000 dollars yearly.
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Washington
Administration
Congress
Sparkman
D-Ala
Truman
Arson Trial Set for Youngstown Man Stephen Bauman
Stephen G. Bauman of Woodworth faces arson charges in a house fire that killed his 16 year old son. He will stand trial January 16 before Common Pleas Judge John W Ford. The August 27 blaze occurred after a drive by Justice of Peace Richard Bauman to clear slot machines from the Woodworth area.
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Youngstown
Stephen G. Bauman
Woodworth
Common Pleas
John W. Ford
Bauman
Justice of Peace
Richard Bauman
Professor Must Repay Civil Service Salary
Ohio State University professor Harvey J. Walker must repay $1500 to the state after being found to have drawn extra pay for part time Civil Service Commission work. Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson said the civil service law forbids such double compensation and noted Walker’s regular university pay was $525 monthly, with $350 of that as his standard salary.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Civil Service Commission
Joseph T. Ferguson
Harvey J. Walker
Walker
Ferguson
Commission
Human Finger Found In Gutter In Hoboken
A human finger, attached but not severed, was found in a gutter in Hoboken New Jersey on Thursday. Police seek the owner while the chief requests hospitals and doctors nationwide to report any hand injuries.
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Hoboken
N.J
Arthur Marotta
Milford Mail Sack Scatters on Rail Line Mess Crops Up
Milford mail from a westbound train was dumped, burst sack sent letters scattering up to four miles. Mud and water erased many addresses while canceled checks were found and returned to the First National Bank of Milford. Postmaster Frank wae aided the Federal Reserve Bank in retrieving the mail.
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Cincinnati
Federal Reserve Bank
Milford
Pennsylvania
First National Bank of
Frank Wae
Prefab Homes Future Slated for Discussion
Lustron Corp. president Carl G Strandlund to confer with RFC officials on the future of the prefab homes concern. RFC loaned about 37.5 million dollars and says the company is in default on 22 million of the loans.
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Washington
Carl G. Strandlund
Lustron Corp
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
Strandlund
Lustron
Publisher Dies After Heart Attack in Arkansas Hotel
Dave Gideon a 76 year old Huntington West Virginia publisher prominent in Republican circles died Thursday night in an Arkansas hotel He was president of the Huntington Publishing Company and publisher of the Huntington Herald Dispatch a morning newspaper He will be buried in his hometown of Huntington West Virginia.
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Huntington
W. Va
Dave Gideon
West Virginia
Arkansas
Huntington Publishing Company
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Department Store Sales Drop in Final Week
Department store sales in the Cleveland Federal Reserve district fell about 10 percent in the week ending December 31 from a year earlier, according to the Federal Reserve Board. National totals show a 3 percent drop for the same week in 1948, with a three percent increase over the four weeks ending December 31, 1949.
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Washington
Cleveland
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board
Fichter Case Is Continued in National Grange Dispute
Ohio Grange master Joseph W. Fichter faces continuing charges amid a dispute within the National Grange. Wade Moreland of Granville quotes Herschel D. Newsom as saying the charges were not dismissed and the ouster demand stemmed from a local Ohio clash. Moreland expects a clarifying statement from the Washington committee soon.
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Columbus
National Grange Executive Committee
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio
Fichter
Wade Moreland
Granville
Herschel D. Newsom
Washington
Moreland
Executive Committee
Ohio Vets Received 228 Million in Bonuses
Ohio paid 228,403,016 in war veterans bonuses between April 28, 1948 and January 1. Director Leslie G. Scrimger of the World War II Compensation Fund reported the totals. Payments averaged 305 to 721,344 living veterans and 380 to a veteran for 30,121 next of kin of 21,305 deceased veterans.
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Columbus
Ohio
Leslie G. Scrimger
Police Chief Warns Force To Be Good
Youngstown Ohio police chief Edward J. Allen urged officers to be good or leave. He blasted gold bricking and drinking on duty and called for resignations from those who cannot meet high standards.
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Youngstown
Edward J. Allen
Ross County GOP Backs Don Ebright For Governor Nomination
State Treasurer Don H. Ebright reported that the Ross County Republican central and executive committees endorsed his candidacy for the GOP nomination for governor. It marked the 27th county Republican group to publicly support his campaign.
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Columbus
Don H. Ebright
Ross County
Republican Central
GOP
Hell freezes over as deep winter hits Norway
Temperatures plunged to 40 degrees below zero in Hell yesterday prompting warnings and travel disruptions. Local residents reported frigid conditions as officials urged warm clothing and limited outdoor activity.
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Hell
Norway
U S Evacuations Stated For Formosa Policy Clash
Washington officials urge Americans to leave Formosa amid a Truman decision not to send military aid or advice to Chiang Kai-shek. Republicans accuse the move of bypassing Congress. Democrats defend presidential prerogatives as the Formosa question remains unsettled.
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Washington
Formosa
U.S
Kai Shek
Chiang
Truman
Senate
Congress
Mr. Truman
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Jessup Sticks by Statement on China
Ambassador at Large Philip Jessup reaffirmed that the United States has not abandoned China and will not. He said there is no reason to change yesterday statement that China is not written off though Communists control most of the country. He noted U S policy remains friendship with the Chinese people and opposed to forcing revolutions by force. MacArthur's headquarters outlined Nippon policy and a Japanese peace treaty will be discussed.
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Tokyo
Philip Jessup
United States
China
Jessup
Truman
Formosa
U. S
America
MacArthur
Nippon
Japan
General MacArthur
Democrats End Fight Against New Ballot in Ohio
Ohio voters will use the office-type ballot in the next general election. Democratic leaders decided to end opposition to the ballot. Albert A. Horstman of Dayton announced an appeal to the U S Supreme Court of a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling that the ballot was adopted at the November election.
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Columbus
Ohio
Albert A. Horstman
Dayton
U. S. Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Two Are Held On Suspicion In Robbery
Two men are jailed in Mason County on suspicion of robbing Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson of Pliny Route 2. The victims identified one suspect as unmasked, the other as masked, with $600 stolen and threats of a blackjack. Police declined to release names or recovery details.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Charles Johnson
Johnsons
R. C. Dilley
T. L. Morrison
Mercer’s Bottom
Mr. Johnson
Pact council moves to approve secret Western defense plan
The Atlantic Pact Council met in Washington to finalize a secret plan for defending Western Europe. Secretary Acheson would preside as allied leaders earlier approved the proposal in Paris on December 3. The plan, awaiting quick approval, calls for pact nations to pool defense forces against Russian aggression in the North Atlantic area.
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Washington
Pact
North Atlantic
Frances Taft Edwards Dies at 83 Sister of Taft Family
Frances Taft Edwards sister of the late President William Howard Taft and aunt of Senator Robert Taft died Wednesday at age 83.
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San Diego
Frances Taft Edwards
William .Howard Taft
Sen
Robert Taft
Truman Economic Message Aims Growth and Stability
President Truman said the nation has beaten recession and achieved greater stability. He urged business expansion to a $300 billion annual output, projected 61 million employed this year and 64 million in five years, with a $1000 per family income boost potential. He calls for credit restraint but easing inflation efforts.
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Associated Press
Truman
Taft Confident of Agreement on GOP Platform
Senator Taft of Ohio said he is confident Republicans in the Senate can agree on a campaign platform for this year’s Congressional elections. Taft was named chairman of the 15 member Senate policy group forming the platform with National Chairman Guy Gabrielson. The Senate conference voted to cooperate with Gabrielson’s plan to align platform proposals with committees in the Senate and House.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
GOP
Congress
Guy Gabrielson
House
Gabrielson
Millikin
Rcolo
Ptomaine Blamed for Deaths at London Prison Farm
London officials blame ptomaine poisoning from delayed Christmas packages for the death of William Smith of Cincinnati and illness to four other inmates at the London Prison Farm. Four more inmates recover as a food ban on perishable items sent through the mail is issued by acting superintendent F. E. Rosnagle, while visitors may bring candy cookies and cured meats on visiting days.
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London
William Smith
Cincinnati
F. E. Rosnagle
Victor J. Monte
Lausche Calls Ohio Citizens to Aid March of Dimes
Gov. Frank J. Lausche issued a proclamation urging Ohio residents to support the 1950 March of Dimes from January 16 to 31. The appeal seeks voluntary contributions to aid crippled children nationwide.
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Lausche
Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Britain Recognizes Peiping Government Head of Red China
Britain grants de jure recognition to the Peiping People’s Republic, becoming the first major Western power to acknowledge Mao Zedong’s government. The move ends formal ties with Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist regime and widens a rift with the United States on recognition policy.
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London
Great Britain
Peiping
China
Britain
Dean Acheson
Washington
Foreign Office
Peiping People’s Republic
Cheng Tien-Hsi
Chiang Kai-Shek
India
Pakistan
Burma
Europe
Oslo
United States
Palestine
Ohio River Flood Prospects Rise at Pomeroy
River observers report rapid rising levels along the Ohio and tributaries with Parkersburg predicting an Ohio River crest near 30.5 feet by Saturday evening while Pomeroy shows 35.5 feet and rising. Rainfall totals in the region reach several inches as roads close and schools shutter in Athens County and nearby towns.
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Ohio Valley
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
Parkersburg
Pomeroy
Ei Ys
Hee
Dae Ao
Ohio
Athens
Gallipolis
Glouster
Point Pleasant
E. C. Wingert
Hocking River
Lancaster
Hocking
Red Cross
Athens County
Carthage - Troy
Canaan
Jacksonville-Trimble
Hollister
Sunday Creek
W. Main St
College Hill
Trimble
State Highway Patrol
Coolville
Stewart
Guysville
Allany
Canaanville
Amesville
Federal Creek
Meigs County
Keno
Tuppers Plains
Allia County
Raccoona
Mudsock
Cnn
F. A. Ae County
Gallia
Ose Hocking
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New York Coal Co
Lorain Coal and Dock Co
Powhatan Mining Co
Hocking Valley
St. Louis
Ft. Worth
Texas
Don Ebright
Today’s Messenger News
Nelsonville
Pomeroy-Middleport
The
Hermann Sander
Candia, N.H
Sander
Hillsboro County
Abbie G. C. Borreto
Manchester
N.H
Council Plans
West Defense
Ptomaine
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