Commencement at Ohio U to honor largest mid term class
Ohio University will award 265 degrees to a record mid term class at Memorial Auditorium on February 5. Henry Wyman Holmes of Harvard will deliver the address titled Democracy Seeks Its Conscience. 267 candidates include 257 bachelors and 7 masters. 200 men and 57 women.
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Henry Wyman Holmes
Graduate School of Education
Harvard University
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Professor Holmes
Robert E. Mahn
School of Commerce
University Madrigal Singers
Evangeline Merritt
G. T. Holst
Thomas Morley
Nancy Troup
Pleasantville
Cutler Hall
Fred Lachs
Athens First
Harvard
Division of
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Flood Threat Prompts Pomeroy Precautionary Measures
Pomeroy Ohio faces rising Ohio River levels with a predicted crest near 47 feet on Saturday morning. Merchants move stock as water threatens basements and the Western Union office. Disaster groups organize under Mayor Sidney T. Russell as nearby towns brace for floods and road closures persist.
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Pomeroy
Main St. Bualeness Places
Western Union
Ohio
Parkersburg
W.va
Point Pleasant
Winger
Associated Press
Wheeling
Louisville
Athens
Hocking River
Pickens Hardware Co
Mercedes
Middleport
J. H. Grate
Sidney T. Russell
Hocking
Middleport volunteers seek old fireman memories
Middleport volunteer firemen plan their annual turkey dinner and call for help from old timers and area residents who can provide information on the first Middleport fire companies. A committee from The Messenger invites clippings, reminiscences, and old papers on former firemen and equipment.
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Middleport
Frank Vroman
Wayne Gibbons
Francis H. Klein
the Messenger
Messenger Carrier Finds Hope in Japan News
Charles J. Sommer, once a Messenger carrier from Toppers Plains Meigs County, now serves as Information Officer in Japan. He notes that receiving The Messenger keeps southeastern Ohioans connected as he works with Japanese media to share American news. Sommer expects continued Messenger issues through 1949.
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Messenger
Japan
Charles J. Sommer
Sommer
Toppers Plains
Meigs County
News of
Yamagata
The
Unusual corn storage on porch at Mason County farm
Last summer and fall farmers nationwide used expedients for large wheat and cord crops. Storage occurred in open spaces and old buildings. The most unusual method noted was on the front porch of an old farm home on the ordnance plant reservation near Kaylong, Mason County, West Virginia. The porch, boarded up between columns, held hundreds of bushels with partial cover.
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Ordnance Plant
Kaylong
Mason County
W. Va
Plan gives trucks special parking near alleys to ease blocks
Some communities troubled by double parking trucks adopt special parking spaces near alleys. Police say blocks are not long enough to hinder deliveries from trucks in these spots. Athens police learned of the scheme at a recent district meeting of officers in Pomeroy.
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Athens
Pomeroy
Lack of Funds Forces New York Star To Quit
The New York Star, formerly PM, closes due to financial difficulties. Today's issue is the last as the paper ends its bid to publish a liberal newspaper for men and women who believe in the future of America.
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New York Star
New York
The
the Star
America
State Liquor Inspectors Visit Gallipolis Elks Lodge
State investigators from the liquor department toured the Elks Lodge in Gallipolis about 11 p m Thursday seeking slot machines. Ernie Davis, the club custodian, escorted the inspectors through the two occupied floors, with other clubs reportedly also investigated.
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Gallipolis
State Liquor Department
Elks Lodge
Ernie Davis
Fire Destroys Sugar Creek Man's One Room Home
A Sugar Creek man, Charles Isenberg aged 67, woke to heavy smoke and escaped in night clothes as his one room house burned to the ground shortly after midnight. Neighbors fought the blaze with buckets but could not save the home. Isenberg suffered minor hand burns and blamed a faulty flue after checking the stove before bed. Neighbors collected clothing and provided shelter for him.
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Sugar Creek
Charles Isenberg
Mr. Isenberg
Isenberg
Innocent Pleas Entered In Meigs County Robberies
Leon and Edna Mae George pleaded innocent to a robbery charge in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Bond kept at 1000 with trial planned for about February 20. Harmon O Brien represents the defendants. Dale Mulford also pleaded innocent to DUI with trial in about three weeks. Cedric Clark represents him. Pearlie F Jewell arraigned on a four minor child support indictment. health issues cited and trial date set for about three weeks if no agreement on payments.
Coroner Finds Woman Dead From Acute Barbiturate Poisoning
Coroner Herbert P. Lyle ruled Neva Doak Ellison 33, assistant professor at University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health, died of acute barbiturate poisoning. He could not determine if accidental or self-inflicted. A Marietta native and Ohio State Nursing graduate.
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Cincinnati
Herbert P. Lyle
Neva Doak Ellison
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health
Lyle
Ellison
Marietta
Ohio State University School of Nursing
Signs Hint Wages Reach Postwar Top
Washington AP reports wages may have peaked postwar as cost of living falls. General Motors auto and electrical workers face a two cent hourly pay cut on March 1 tied to a declining index, with potential three cent cuts if prices trend lower. CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers delay further boosts amid softer demand for clothing.
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Washington
General Motors Corp
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
General Motors
Three Killed in Subway Fire Panic Hits Station
Boston dispatch reports at least three dead with unknown number injured as a subway station fills with smoke and panic. Crowds push toward stairs while construction workers fixing an entrance aid the evacuation amid the blaze.
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Boston
Westinghouse Buys 146-Acre Airport for Atom Plant Lab
Westinghouse Electric Corp acquired a 146 acre airport on Pittsburgh's outskirts to serve as a laboratory for its project to build an atomic power plant for Navy craft.
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ATOM
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Scott Keeps GOP Post After Shaky 54-50 Vote
Scott retains the Republican National Committee chair in a 54 to 50 confidence vote. Supporters call his tenure improving yet warn the divide could trigger another challenge within months. Critics from Ohio and Minnesota urge caution or resignation if the chair slips.
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Omaha
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Republican National Committee
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Dewey
Harry Darby
Kansas
Brown
Robert A. Taft
Leonard Hall
J. Russell Sprague
New York
Dewey
H. Carl Andersen
R-Minn
Andersen
Roy E. Dunn
Jacob France
Maryland
Solons Oppose Mass Evictions in Rent-Control Fight
Washington reports bipartisan support for blocking mass evictions as rent controls near expiration on March 31. Senate Democratic leader Lucas says lawmakers will weigh evictions during debate on extending federal rent controls. President Truman pledges action to halt evictions and notes Tulsa plans sparked the challenge.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Tulsa
Oklo
Tighe Woods
Cleveland rental fight rejects mass evictions plan
The Apartment House Owners Association of Cleveland voted against mass evictions like the Tulsa Plan to oppose rent control. Members chose to pursue rent law opposition through more democratic and practical methods.
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Cleveland (P
Apartment House Owners Association of
Cleveland
Tulsa
Foggrounds Search for Missing B-29 in Atlantic
Fog hampered efforts to locate a U S Air Force B-29 missing over the Atlantic with 15 men aboard. Six planes were to depart from Marham England to join the hunt, but only two could take off before the fog closed in. The aircraft was en route from Dakar French West Africa to England on a 3000 mile flight.
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London
Atlantic
Marham
England
Air Force
Dakar
French West Africa
Indicted trio plead not guilty in Newark court
Three men named Glen Lee Combs Roy Elmer Parker and George Peary McClanahan were indicted last week by the Licking County Grand Jury on charges of burning an automobile for insurance money and pleaded innocent at arraignment in Common Pleas Court yesterday.
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Newark
Licking County
Grand Jury
Common Pleas Court
Glen Lee Combs
Roy Elmer Parker
George Peary McClanahan
Israeli Egyptian Talks Near Collapse Over Territorial Demands
Armistice negotiations between Israel and Egypt reached the edge of failure as the sides refused to budge on key issues. Egypt pressed for relinquishment of southern desert gains while Israel stood firm. The dispute threatened to wreck the conference.
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Rhodes
Egypt
Four Indicted in Greenville Torture Robbery Case
Four persons were indicted by a Darke County grand jury for the November torture robbery of Mr and Mrs Robert Cooper in Greenville. The suspects face trial on charges arising from the violent incident last year.
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Greenville
Darke County
Robert Cooper
Tobin Opens hearings on Taft-Hartley repeal push
Secretary of Labor Tobin testifies before the Senate Labor Committee amid tense debates over repealing Taft-Hartley and restoring the Wagner act with changes. President Truman seeks repeal and improvements, while Republicans criticize the committee's move to limit hearings and focus on Wagner act proposals.
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Washington
Tobin
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Canton Man Confesses to Seven Armed Robberies
Lloyd Steward of Canton admitted to seven armed robberies across Ohio and Pennsylvania in the past month. Police Chief Harold J. Fraley said the claims include an Akron fruit market holdup on January 14, two Stark County robberies, two in Pennsylvania, and one in East Rochester, Ohio.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Harold J. Fraley
Fraley
Lloyd Steward
Canton
Akron
Stark County
East
Rochester
Over 600 Feared Lost In Chinese Ship Collision
Shanghai reports early morning collision between two Chinese ships off Chu Shan Island, about 100 miles south of Shanghai. In the fog bound vessels, 650 people were aboard and by this afternoon only 40 had been accounted for.
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Shanghai
Chu Shan Island
Admiral David Foote Sellers Dies at 74
Washington report reports Admiral David Foote Sellers, age 74, former commander in chief of the fleet, died yesterday in Washington. His long naval career included leading major fleet commands and shaping strategic policy. The obituary notes his service during critical wartime and peacetime years.
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Washington
David Foote Sellers
Roads Closed By High Water In Ohio Report
The state highway department lists roads closed due to high water in several counties. Athens Route 144 from Stewart to Hockingport. Gallia Route 141 at Cadmus and from Gallia to Route 18 at Yellestown. Gallia Route 325 east and west of Vinton. Meigs Route 124 from Long Bottom to Portland. Morgan Route 669 from Malta to Eagleport. Vinton Route 346 from Radcliffe to Meigs County Line. Route 356 from Route 30 to Athens County Line. Perry Route 668 north of Route 204.
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State Highway Department
Athens
Stewart
Hockingport
Gallia
Cadmus
Yellestown
Vinton
Meigs
Long Bottom
Portland
Morgan
Malta
Eagleport
Radcliff
Meigs County
Athena
Perry
Fresh Snow and Winds Hit Western Rangeland
Snow and strong winds struck Nebraska Nevada Utah Idaho and Arizona hampering relief efforts for millions of starving cattle and sheep. federal and state relief funds were mobilized as crews dig out from the storm in the Western plains and Rocky Mountains.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Arizona
Western Plains
Rocky Mountain
Ohio Members Press Milk Price Break for Producers
Five House members including Rep. Polk and Rep. Secrest of Ohio, with Rep. Jenkins, met John S. Thompson of the PMA to seek better milk prices for producer cooperatives. They urged prompt action to secure equitable prices for fluid milk as costs remain high.
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Washington
Polk
Burley Prices Decline Across 15 Kentucky Markets
Kentucky farmers received 2.49 million dollars as burley tobacco prices fell by two cents per hundredweight in 15 markets. State Department of Agriculture reported a statewide average of 41.02 dollars per hundred pounds for 6,075,702 pounds sold yesterday.
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Louisville
Kentucky
State Department of Agriculture
Fife
Weekend and Tuesday Weather Outlook for Columbus
Temperatures to run 1 to 3 degrees below normal with a high near 28 and a low around 10. Colder Saturday and Sunday, warmer Tuesday. Precipitation around a quarter inch west to half inch east, with snow flurries Saturday and rain or snow Tuesday turning to snow flurries Wednesday.
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Columbus
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