Flood Seen Unlikely On Slow-Rising Ohio River
Cincinnati report notes rainfall unlikely to trigger Ohio River flood with stage at 43 feet nine below flood level. Meteorologist J Cecil Alter predicts 44 feet by tonight but keeps crest uncertain while urging close condition monitoring amid ongoing upper and lower valley rains.
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Cincinnati
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio River
J. Cecil Alter
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Scioto
Perry Escapee Sentenced for Kidnapping in Ohio
Hugh Dobbins, 39, jailed after pleading guilty to kidnapping tied to a November escape from Perry County jail. He and three others abducted John and Mrs. Sidwell of Crooksville, taking them to an Athens County field before fleeing. Dobbins begins a five to 30 year term at Ohio Penitentiary. His fellow escapees Clyde Kelley, Robert Romine, and William Goodfellow received similar sentences.
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Hugh Dobbins
Ohio
Perry County
Trusty
Common Pleas Court
U. S. McGonagle
John Sidwell
Crooksville
Clair Butts
Sidwell
Crooksville China Co
Sidwells
Athens County
Dobbins
Clyde Kelley
Robert Romine
William Goodfellow
Saltillo
Grand Jury to Probe County Gambling Shutdown
Lawrence County Grand Jury asked to determine if a countywide gambling shutdown is permanent or tied to the current grand jury. Common Pleas Judge James Collier instructed the panel to investigate and report whether the cessation is temporary. Sheriff Peter A. Burke had earlier announced gambling activity had ceased amid visible evidence of extensive operations and large structures along highways.
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Ironton
Lawrence County
Grand Jury
Common Pleas
James Collier
Peter A. Burke
Collier
Police surround drunk at cafe in old custom recall
In an area anecdote a local habit of police avoiding arrests inside cafes is recalled as officers from several towns converge on a drinks buyer. A crowded scene forms around the cafe with the man retreating to doors and booths as officers close in.
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Pomeroy
Order of Police
Ohio
George Engine Co. Advertises Seabee Seaplane Trouble Wagon
The George Engine Co Inc markets a flying Trouble Wagon a new Republican Seabee seaplane promising access to remote or inaccessible locations. The ad targets diesel engine trouble on Oho River tow boats and positions the craft as a versatile support aircraft.
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Oho
George Engine Co., Inc
Ath ens Council Hears Favor for One-Side Parking on Congress
Residents favor a one-side parking order on Congress Street after a petition by property owners. Police report says traffic on narrow streets slows with two-way parking and this rule could speed relief on other streets.
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Congress
Athens
Congress St
Bomb in Mail Parcel Explodes at Kentucky Post Office
In Bowling Green Kentucky a parcel post bomb exploded in the local post office injuring three employees two seriously. William Harry Osborne a 29 year old clerk lost both hands and eyes and is not expected to live. The other injured include Paul Goodrum and Ray Cossey. The package was addressed to a non existent recipient at 14 Laurel Ave. Authorities traced it to an Eastern city but did not name it. The blast shattered windows damaged furniture and spread a TNT like odor.
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Ray Cossey
Cleveland
Ulysses Jones
Laurel Ave
Charles Cossey
Ray
Laurel St
Osborne
Oscar Isbell
Multi Billion Veterans Pension Debate Opens in House
In the House Veterans Affairs Committee the proposed multi billion dollar veterans pension program is prioritized with Gen. John Thomas Taylor from the American Legion slated as the first witness. The plan targets World War I and II veterans and could cost 3 to 5 billion annually by 1959 if longevity remains high. Benefits start at 60 dollars monthly at age 60 rising to 90 at 65, with disability add ons based on percent ratings.
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Knox
Ohio
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Cambridge
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Ohio Coal Association
Robert JL. Quinn
Steubenville
Bernard, Ford, Winter
C. Stanley Mechem
Tax and Revenue Commission
Gas Utility Adds 30000 Heating Customers in Ohio
The State Utilities Commission approved adding 30,000 gas space heating customers for East Ohio Gas Co. and deferred the full overhaul of Ohio gas curtailment rules. A new hearing is set for April 5 for major Ohio companies to show anticipated fuel gas supplies for 1949 and 1950.
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State Utilities Commission
East Ohio Gas, Co
Ohio
Prices Decline In 13 Cities
An Associated Press survey shows staple food items fell on average 9.7 percent across 13 cities from last year. Women’s cotton house dresses dropped 24.5 percent and nylon stockings 15.3 percent. Shirts fell about 7.5 percent, while shoes and suits held steady. San Francisco bucked the trend with a slight overall price rise though a milk price increased.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Chinese Move To Canton In Immediate Government Relocation
The Chinese government will move operations to Canton at once with offices closed by February 3 and reopening by February 5. Foreign offices, including the U S embassy, await instructions as embassies follow the U S lead while reports say Nanking and Shanghai may surrender if peace talks fail. A South China defense organization reportedly led by Chiang Kai-Shek has been established in Fenghwa.
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Canton
United States
Washington
U. S
Shanghai
South China Defense Organization
Chiang Kai-Shek
Fenghwa
Zanesville Man Wins National Jaycee Distinguished Service Award
Zanesville attorney Harold E. Gottleib received the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce distinguished service award for promoting Zanesville's 2.75 million bond issue for a new high school. Presentation was by William Corry of the Zanesville Chamber of Commerce.
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Harold E. Gottleib
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
William Corry
Price Drop Hits Kentucky Burley Market
Kentucky burley tobacco prices fell across most markets with the state reporting an average of 41.11 per cwt, the lowest of the season. A sale of 8,688,972 pounds grossed 3,572,079.84 dollars, reflecting a 1.90 drop from the prior period.
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Louisville
Kentucky
State Department of Agriculture
Two Men Killed in Mine Mishap Near Cheshire
Two miners died and a third was seriously hurt when an eight inch slate slab fell at the Peacock Coal Co mine near Cheshire Ohio on Route 554. Fred Williams 51 Middleport and Clarence Buskirk 25 Rutland were killed. James Morton of Pomeroy was injured. Rescue crews carried victims after the fall. Burial plans for Williams set for Mount Moriah Baptist Church Middleport.
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Peacock Coal Co
Cheshire
Fred Aaron Williams
Middleport
Clarence Buskirk
Rutland
Holzer Hospital
James Morton
Robert Burney
Clarence Freeman
Brown
Kgger Rd
Williams and Buskirk
Burney
Freeman
D. F. Warehime
Paul C. Foster
E. Q. Hall
Moleer Hospital
Miller
Foster
Woodrow Saunders
George Ehman
Clarence Ebershach
Williams
Ewing Funeral Home
Omeroy
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Midedleport Hill Cemetery
Patty
Mary
Miall
Oliver St
James
Nancy Diggs
Carl
Roy Williams
Columbus
Mr. Buskirk
Chase Funeral Home
Six Men Plead Guilty to Gambling Charges
Six men pleaded guilty to gambling charges in Fairfield County Common Pleas Court before Judge Harry Kil burger. Oscar Weidner Spitzer William Loving and Joseph Saylor were fined 100 dollars and costs each. Robert and Martin J. Roshon were fined 50 dollars and costs each. Four others indicted remain innocent.
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Lancaster
Harry Kilburger
Fairfield County Common Pleas Court
Oscar Weidner
Oscar Spitzer
William Loving
Joseph Saylor
Robert
Martin J. Roshon
Gym Balcony Falls Injuring Two During Crowded Night Game
In Richwood West Virginia a balcony section collapsed during a crowded basketball game sending about 15 feet to the floor. Summersville star Glen Drennen suffered a fractured vertebrae and Richwood player Jim Chapman endured chest and back injuries.
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Richwood
W. Va
Glen Drennen
Summersville
Jim Chapman
Suspect ruled sane in Springfield slaying case
State welfare records indicate Dwight David Tudor accused of killing a 14 year old Springfield girl was deemed sane by psychiatrists at Lima State Hospital.
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Columbus
State Welfare Department
Dwight David Tudor
Springfield
Lima State Hospital
Lancaster Eagle Gazette Editorial Denounces Crime Toleration
The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette says Lancaster is a law abiding town and criticizes a state officials raid at the Fagles club. It defends local police amid claims of a nationwide crackdown and denies county gambling clubs run “full blast” in Cuyahoga County.
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Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
State Equor Department
Fagles Club
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Nquor
Frank J. Lausche
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Eagle Gazette
Lausche
Cuyahoga
Rutkowski
Eagles Lodge
Cuyahoga County
Joe Sweeney
Sweeney Abolishes Snoopers in Ohio Election Office
Secretary of State Charles F. Sweeney announces reorganization replacing the investigation department with a department of public relations. The move aims to coordinate the counties election boards and improve communications during a meeting with election officials.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles F. Sweeney
State Department
Association of Ohio
Von Papen Freed by Denazification Court
Franz von Papen, once Hitler’s ambassador to Austria and Turkey, is released by a German denazification court. The court reversed his prior conviction as a major Nazi offender, stating his punishment is served and ordered immediate release. He had been imprisoned since the war’s end.
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Franz von Papen
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von Papen
Austria
Turkey
Riot Fatal at Camp Crawford Under Army Investigation
A riot among U S occupation troops at Camp Crawford on Hokkaido Island Sunday left one soldier dead and five wounded. Four were shot, one stabbed, and another cut diving from a window as MP of the Seventh Infantry Division restored order. The Eighth Army HQ says an investigation is ongoing.
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Eighth Army
U.S
Hokkaido Island
Camp Crawford
Seventh Infantry Division
Chillicothe Hosts South Central Elks Conference
The Chillicothe lodge of the Elks will host the South Central district conference this Saturday and Sunday. The district includes lodges at Marysville Portsmouth Columbus Circleville Newark New Lexington Lancaster Logan Nelsonville Athens Gallipolis and Ironton.
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Lodge of the Elks
Marysville
Portsmouth
Columbus
Circleville
Newark
New Lexington
Lancaster
Logan
Nelsonville
Athens
Gallipolis
Ironton
Grand Jury Recesses In Protection Probe
Pickaway County grand jury recessed last night in a probe into alleged liquor agents pressuring four Circleville nightclub operators. Prosecutor Guy Cline said the recess allows more witnesses and evidence. officials say the panel intends to pursue the case vigorously.
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Circleville
Pickaway County
Grand Jury
State Lquor
Guy Cline
Economist Predicts Low Mood By 1955 In Realty Forecast
Cleveland based economist and realty analyst Roy Wenzlick told 1200 bankers builders and realtors that building costs will rise up to ten percent this year and that a major economic low mood will hit by 1955 while real estate prices will never return to prewar levels despite the trend.
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Cleveland
St. Law
Roy Wenzlick
Five Diphtheria Patients at Quarantined Dayton Hospital
Dayton State Hospital, under 30 day quarantine after four deaths, reports five active diphtheria cases all responding to treatment. A third carrier was found at the institution yesterday. carriers not ill but under observation.
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Dayton State Hospital
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