Criminology Experts To Aid Investigation In Gifford Slaying
Athens County officials credit a fiend or maniac theory for the death of Eleanor E. Gifford 52 at her home. Coroner Dr John H Elias ruled death from an intracranial hemorrhage due to a skull fracture after an autopsy. Sheriff Bateman said criminology experts from the London Prison Farm were summoned to assist the probe.
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Athens County
Eleanor E. Gifford
Here
John H. Elias
Elias
George Bateman
Rising Temperatures Aid Speed Relief In Flooded Regions
Rising temperatures eased relief work across the West storm belt and four Southern states hit by floods. Flooding left about 3000 homeless in the Tombigbee Valley area of northeast Mississippi, with more in Columbus. Death toll reached 17 nationwide, including nine in Wyoming and six in Colorado.
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Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
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Colorado
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California-Arizona
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western
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Pasadena
Calif
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Columbus
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Warrant Held In Shooting In Lorain
Sam Cimesa 51 faces a charging warrant in the shooting that killed his wife Katie 44 and wounded him. He remains in critical condition with a chest wound and is reportedly in a coma at St Joseph's Hospital as investigators pursue the couple's disputed account of two masked intruders.
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Lorain
Sam Cimesa
Katie
Vernon Smith
Cimesa
St. Joseph's Hospital
Confessed Robber Placed on Probation in Akron
John Turvey 44, who confessed to taking part in a daylight payroll holdup worth 7262 at a department store in Akron 16 years ago, was released today after a suspended sentence. Common Pleas Judge Frank H. Harvey placed him on five years probation, stating society would not benefit from prison.
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Akron
John Turvey
Common Pleas
Frank H. Harvey
Marshall Lovett Quit as Acheson Webb Named State Department
Secretary of State Marshall and Undersecretary Lovett resigned today and President Truman named Dean Acheson to head the State Department. He also appointed Budget Director James E. Webb as under secretary. The changes take effect January 20 at Truman’s inauguration for his new term.
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Marshall
Lovett
Truman
Dean Acheson
State Department
James E. Webb
Nickel Plate Railroad President John Wysor Davin Dies
John Wysor Davin 57 president of the Nickel Plate Railroad died at his Cleveland home. He led the company and was a prominent figure in regional rail circles. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Cleveland
John Wysor Davin
The
Nickel Plate Railroad
Four-County Hocking Flood Control Association Proposed
Lancaster hosts 54 officials and residents from Fairfield Hocking Athens and Perry counties as they endorse forming a four county watershed conservancy district to tackle Hocking River flood issues. Army engineers in Huntington WV study earlier public hearing data and will advise on possible federal aid. Local officials discuss dredging levees reservoirs soil conservation and small farm ponds as a combined solution with a proposed master plan tax of up to 30 cents per $1000 valuation.
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Hocking Valley
U. S.army Engineers
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W. Va
Walter W. Graf
Hocking River
Graf
Logan
Athens
Nelsonville
Stanley Mechern
Lava Flows From Mauna Loa Threaten Keokea Region
Lava from Mauna Loa raced down three streams 12 to 15 miles long on the western slope. Authorities estimate it could reach the island’s western coast near Keokea later today if trends continue. Monitoring pilots from the Air Force described the eruption as violent and ongoing.
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Mauna Loa
Air Force
Orval D. Collings
Los Angeles
Big Island
Keokea
U S Gift Parcels Piling Up in Sweden
Stockholm reports hundreds of thousands of American gift parcels bound for Berlin and East Germany pile up in Sweden after the Russians refuse delivery. Authorities say 31 170 bags of U S packages reached Malmoe on Christmas Eve and were sent on to Sassnitz on Germany s Baltic coast from Trelleborg.
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Berlin
East Germany
Sweden
U. S
Malmoe
Sassnitz
Germany
Baltic
Trelleborg
Jewish Troops Ordered Cease Fire in Southern Palestine
The Israeli General Staff ordered Jewish troops in Southern Palestine to cease fire at 2 p.m. local time today and to hold positions while returning fire only if attacked, aligning with United Nations calls for a halt in weeks of fighting with Egypt.
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Israel
Palestine
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Egypt
Hawthorne Kin Dies. Edith Carrigues Hawthorne Passes
Mrs Edith Carrigues Hawthorne 73 widow of Julian Hawthorne and daughter in law of Nathaniel Hawthorne died last night in San Francisco. She was a writer and member of the Hawthorne literary circle.
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Edith Carrigues Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
New England
Julian Hawthorne
Blinkerless Cow Causes Damage Claim in Akron
Irving H. Howells sues for 131.74 after his car hit an unlit cow driven by farmer Holly Laughlin. Howells alleges failure to provide illuminating devices while guiding the animal across the road in municipal court.
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Akron
Irving H. Howells
Howell
Holly Laughlin
Use of Radio Saves Town From Fire
West Jefferson Ohio mayor credits quick radio use on a circulating truck with saving a 2000 resident town from a downtown fire that destroyed a bowling alley and a grocery, leaving about 100000 in damages. Fire spread halted by Columbus London and Rome departments. No injuries beyond a smoke encounter.
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Homer Braithwaite
Richard Meriman
Braithwaite
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Columbus
Columbus Fire Department
London
Rome
Ohio
Ellis Chambers
Cyril Fisher
State Highway Patrol
Ohio Bell
Six Found Guilty of Strike Violence in Columbus
Six former American Zinc Oxide Co. workers were found guilty of 15 charges including assault and battery and destruction of property in municipal court. They were accused of attacking Henry H. Black, the company assistant general superintendent, on December 13 during a strike.
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Columbus
American Zinc Oxide Co
Henry H. Black
Chillicothe Area Crash Injures Two Flyers
A light airplane struck a power line and crashed on railroad tracks five miles south of Chillicothe during takeoff. Emory Fairchild 33 of Richmond Dale and Robert Clark 27 of Route 3 Chillicothe were injured. Clark was in critical condition at City Hospital.
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Chillicothe
Emory Fairchild
Richmond Dale
Ohio
Robert Clark
Route 3
Norfolk and Western Railroad
City Hospital
Clark
Gunmen Hold Up San Francisco Employment Office
Two gunmen robbed the State Department of Employment office at 1609 Mission Street, San Francisco. They escaped with between 30 000 and 40 000 in state unemployment funds moments after an armored car delivered the cash.
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Mission St
Four Men Accused of Trying to Fix Madison Square Garden Game
In New York two of four men charged with attempting to bribe to fix a Madison Square Garden college basketball game with Manhattan College were released on bond at $20,000 each after a judge cut bail from $50,000. The other two defendants remain in jail. All deny the bribery charges.
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U?p
Manhattan College
Missing Miss Gifford Searched. Car Allegedly Involved
State-wide hunt continues for Miss Gifford and a 1948 green Chevrolet Fleetmaster sedan bearing X 86 K. The car alarm was issued at 2 30 p m after the body was found at the church premises in Athens. Police, deputies, and church members questioned friends about her last seen movements and a possible children's meeting.
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George Bateman
Columbus
Buckeye State Sheriff's Association
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Body Found After Woman Miss Gifford Missing From Church Meeting
Miss Gifford did not attend Wednesday auxiliary meeting nor Thursday church service. A light burned in her living room and, when found Thursday morning, her body lay at the foot of an unfinished attic stairs with her position described by investigators. Authorities entered the unlocked back door and found the scene.
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Church of the Good Shepherd
Browne
Frank Joyce
Theories Emerge In Gifford House Death Probe
Officials assess how Miss Gifford was found in the house noting blood on the bedroom door and stair wall and blood on steps. Initial basements stairs doubt leads to alternate theories about a fall or medical incident. Doors and locks are described as at odds with an intruder scenario.
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Miss Gifford
Joyce
Neighbors Questioned After Slaying At Gifford House
Police questioned neighbors as they pursued a possible clue in the brutal death of Miss Gifford. Witnesses recalled a car with engine trouble stopping near her home at about 1 a.m. Wednesday and a black Plymouth seen near the scene, with the victim noted for her public service and devotion to youth.
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Carbondale
Gifford
Athens
Route 56
Truman Forecasts 1949 Jobs and Production Records
President Truman outlined a 1949 goals package with aims for another million jobs and 3 to 4 percent production increase. He pegged the halt in price rises as a sign of stable prosperity and said the Fair Deal remains a two edged weapon against low mood and inflation. Prices and profits draw concern as inflationary pressure persists.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Bivins
Second Peace Statement Seen In Nationalist China
The Nanking Evening News reports a second peace statement to clarify Chiang Kai-Shek’s New Year message amid a stalemate. Shen Chang-Huan denies plans, but sources say a formal utterance is likely while Communist forces press Red attacks. Government troops near Suchow appear to be retreating.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Shen Chang-Huan
Chiang
China
Suchow
Ohio Pension Checks Delayed Due to Pending Appropriations
About 45,000 Ohio old age pensioners will see January pension checks delayed by one week to 10 days. State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson withholds monthly vouchers until appropriations are made, as the legislature has not acted yet.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Youth steals safe to buy gift in Portland burglary case
Portland youth George C. Lyons, 23, admitted breaking into the Alaska Distributing Co. Tuesday night and hauling a 300 pound safe in his car. He was charged with burglary and grand larceny. Detectives Herman Beck and John Donahue reported the case in Columbus.
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Columbus
Portland
Ore
Herman Beck
John Donahue
George C. Lyons
Alaska Distributing Co
Lyons
Extended Forecast for Columbus Sees Warmer Temperatures
Temperatures average about 6 degrees above normal with normal highs 35 in the west and 33 in the east. Lows range 21 west to 19 east. Mild weekend, colder start to next week, slight precipitation turning to snow Monday.
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Columbus
C-47 Missing Near Tacoma Band of Seaports
Unheard from since midnight a C-47 Army transport plane and its crew of three are missing in the vicinity of Tacoma. Search efforts are underway along the rugged coast and inland areas as teams coordinate with local authorities.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Lausche Names Welfare Chief In New Administration
Gov elect Frank Lausche selects John H. Lamneck Tuscarawas County judge as welfare director to replace Charles L. Sherwood. Lamneck, 57, author of the Ohio Juvenile and Child Welfare Manual, has served on Ohio State University staff and chaired the probation and parole advisory committee.
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John H. Lamneck
Tuscarawas County
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Lamneck
Herbert D. Defenbacher
Charles L. Sherwood
Common Pleas Court
Ohio
Ohio State University
Pomeroy Friends Propose Library Book Memorial for Dr Lasher
Pomeroy residents plan a book or donation drive in memory of Dr George Lasher a Rutland Township resident and state leader in conservation. The idea received backing from the Pomeroy Library board and local residents with librarian Mrs Jesse Gainer assisting.
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George Lasher
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Friends
Pomeroy Public Library
Lasher
Rutland Township
Columbus
Pat Lochary
The
Hebrary Board
Jesse Gainer
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