Senate liquor probes call former Ohio officials to testify
Ohio Senate probers won approval to expand a liquor department inquiry to include former Governor Lausche and liquor director Robert Sohngen, now an Ohio Supreme Court justice. The five member committee gained full subpoena power to investigate permits issued in the last two years, amid reports of influence and questionable permit practices.
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Columbus
Senate
Hiquor Department
Ohio Supreme Court
Roscoe R. Walcutt
Atty
Hugh S.S. Jenkins
Frank J. Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Jenkins
Frank E. Whittemore
Akron
Walcutt
Raymond E. Hildebrand
Toledo
Kyle F. Rooks
Cincinnati
Carl D. Sheppard
Margaret A. Mahoney
Cleveland
Martin L. Davey
Lausche
Herbert
Robert Sohngen
Department of Liquor Control
Sohngen
State Supreme Court
Ohio
Two Men Convicted in Toledo Bludgeon Murder
A common pleas court jury convicted James Deadwyler and Edward Williams of first degree murder in the April clubbing death of Carl Mazzurco, Toledo importer, at a local grocery. Winston Caffee was acquitted in an earlier trial.
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Toledo
Common Pleas Court
James Deadwyler
Edward Williams
Carl Mazzurco
Winston Caffee
Wage Hour Act Evasion Allegations Rise in Labor Brief
CIO asserts employers gamble on evading the Wage Hour Act with more than 4 billion dollars in back pay claims. Union attorneys argue liability has been clear since 1939 and planned arguments proceed before U.S. Judge Frank A. Picard on the expected hearing day.
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Detroit
Frank A. Picard
Labor
Picard
Car Shortage Delays Lime Production
Fremont reports a severe box car shortage disrupting finishing lime supply. L. E. Johnson, general manager of the Ohio Finishing Lime Association, warns the car crisis threatens plastering materials for home building and glass manufacture.
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Fremont
L. E. Johnson
Ohio Finishing Lime Association
Indonesians Overrun Sangasanga in East Borneo
Indonesian nationalists operating from jungle hideouts overran the Dutch garrison at the East Borneo oil center of Sangasanga and held the town for two days before being driven out, the Netherlands army spokesman said today.
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Batavia
Java
East Borneo
Sangasanga
Delta Queen to sail as fastest Green Line river packet San Francisco to Cincinnati
Capt Tom Greene announces the Delta Queen will be the Green Line’s premier overnight passenger steamer on the Ohio Mississippi run. Purchased from the Maritime Commission in San Francisco, the 285 foot 1800 ton ship will carry about 300 passengers after renovation. Initial voyage estimated mid summer or later with towing through ocean waters by a tug due to government restrictions.
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Cincinnati
Green Line
Ohio-Mississippi
Tom Greene
Cap
Tom
Maritime Commission
San Francisco
New Orleans
California Coast
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleas
Mississippi
Ohio
Greene
Ocean
Gulf
Gordon C., Greene
Delta Queen
Scotland
California Transportation Co
United States
Sacramento River
Navy
San Francisco Bay
State Senate Eyes Salary Hikes for Appointees
The Ohio Senate plans a quick move to raise pay for appointive officials including the Tax Appeals Board and Public Utilities Commission, with increases from 5 000 to 6 000 dollars for board members and other boosts. The House begins counting two years of spending as a finance panel drafts revenue and expenditure projections.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
House
E. E. Addison
Franklin
Senate
Board of Tax Appeals
Tax
Public Utilities Commission
Liquor Board
Addison
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
House of Representatives
Paul H. Ballard
R-Jackson
Finance Committee
Ohio
Slaying Hinted In Charleston Street Death
Miss Elizabeth Sattler 28 a divorcee and daughter of West Virginia labor commissioner was found dying on a Charleston street at 2 05 am police theorized she may have been slain. An autopsy showed severe internal injuries possibly from being run over by a car as authorities questioned five men and four women. Police Chief Harold B Cornwell said the case is viewed with suspicion but details should emerge.
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Charleston
Elizabeth Sattler
West Virginia
General Hospital
Harold B. Cornwell
Labor Curbs Viewed By AFL as Mistake
In Miami AFL leaders call proposed labor curbs in Congress a tragic mistake that would raise strikes. AFL President William Green says the 15 member executive council will oppose injurious bills and shield 7 million AFL members from harm.
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AFL
Miami
Fla
Congress
William Green
Union Interference Charge Filed Against Coshocton Co
NLRB announces a hearing set for February 17 in Coshocton Ohio on alleged union interference by Columbus Coal and Mining Co officials. The United Mine Workers of America District 6 claims the firm tried to deter workers from joining the union.
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Cleveland
Columbus Coal & Mining Co
Coshocton
Ohio
National Labor Relations Board
M. S. Ryder
NLRB
United Mine Workers of America
District 6
Cut in Truman Budget Forecast by Rep Brown
Rep Clarence J Brown of Ohio told a McKinley Day banquet he is confident Congress will greatly reduce the president's 1947 budget request. He cited the request of 37.5 million dollars and said the figure could be cut by five to seven billions.
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Canton
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Congress
Truman
Red Forces Cut Railway in North China
Communist forces severed the Peiping Tientsin railway disrupting the U S withdrawal from Peiping near Weishanchuang between Tientsin and Peiping. American authorities warned of heavier fighting as mediators depart and both sides may push drives in Manchuria and North China. Marines to withdraw after Army personnel leave Peiping quarters leaving few U S forces in China.
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Shanghai
China
Peiping-Tientsin
U.S
Peiping
America
Associated Press
John Roderick
Tientsin
Weishanchuang
U. S
Manchuria
North China
Coal Industry Seeks Changes In Bargaining
The National Coal Association plans to ask Congress to exempt employers from bargaining on health and welfare fund demands and to limit areas covered by welfare plans. The move targets insured groups under employee funds and would challenge the United Mine Workers contract with the government. The industry also seeks limits on portal to portal back pay claims and on bargaining rights for foremen under the Wagner Act.
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Washington
Congress
National Coal Association
Congressional Labor Committees
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Water Pollution Bill Introduced in Senate
Senators Barkley and Taft introduced a bill to provide for water pollution control under the Public Health Service in Washington.
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Senate
Washington
Barkley
Taft
Rohio
Tuberculosis Deaths Decline in Cincinnati
Cincinnati health figures show 258 deaths from tuberculosis last year, down from 287 in 1945, as reported by Dr. Carl A. Wilzbach, health commissioner.
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Cincinnati
Carl A. Wilzbach
Storms in Ohio and Midwest Cause Multiple Deaths
A January blizzard battered Ohio and surrounding states leaving six people dead. The severe weather disrupted travel and damaged properties across the Midwest, with crews assessing widespread power outages and delayed shipments as residents began emergency recovery efforts.
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Ohio
Midwest
Gallia Soldier Dies in Crash Near Cheshire
Gallia soldier Charles Baird 18 on terminal leave from the 88th Division died in a Route 7 crash near Cheshire. He lost control about 2:30 a.m. struck a tree, died from a fractured skull. Cousin Gerald Baird was a passenger briefly prior to the crash. Surviving include parents, four sisters, a brother, and grandmother Mrs. Frank Halfhill. Body to Coleman funeral home Bidwell. services planned Sunday at Campaign Church.
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Gallipolis
Charles Baird
Route 7
Cheshire
Baird
Gerald Baird
Stacey Baird
88Th Division
Italy
Frank Halfhill
Poplar Ridge
Coleman Funeral Home
Bidwell
Campaign
House votes on tax and luxury excise bills
Rep. Engel says House has enough votes to kill a GOP plan to cut individual income taxes 20 percent. The chamber passed a wartime luxury excise bill 373 to 35, with Senator Brewster expecting Senate passage unchanged.
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Washington
Engel
Mich
House
Senate
Truman
Brewster
Newark Pastor Named 37th Division Chaplain
Lt. Col. Joel M. Wareing of Newark, pastor of the First Methodist Church, was appointed chaplain of the 37th division of the Ohio National Guard by Maj. Gen. Leo M. Kreber. Father Ferdinand A. Evans of Cincinnati was named assistant to Wareing with the rank of major.
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Columbus
Joel M. Wareing
Newark
First Methodist Church
Ohio National Guard
Leo M. Kreber
Wareing
37Th
Ferdinand A. Evans
Cincinnati
Coal Mine Fatalities Hit Record Low in 1946
The Bureau of Mines reports 974 deaths in U S coal mining last year, a new record low and the fourth straight annual drop. The 1946 loss rate is 1.64 per million tons, the lowest since 1874, with fatalities declining annually since 1942 from 1,471 deaths.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
U.S
Bureau
Three Judges To Hear Watchman Slaying Trial
William M. Sexton 20 year old Negro is indicted for first degree murder in the slaying of Otto Hoffman 64 a watchman at Brown Industries plant. His battered body was found last Dec 22 and police say robbery was attempted. The trial will be held here February 24 before three judges.
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Sandusky
William M. Sexton
Otto Hoffman
Hoffman
Brown Industries, Inc
Auto Crash Fatal in Columbus Involving Streetcar Worker
Raymond Collins, 37, a streetcar operator, died last night when his car struck a guard rail near Harrisburg. Police said he was alone in the vehicle and the cause is under investigation.
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Columbus
Raymond Collins
Harrisburg
C&O Chairman Claims Power Over NYC Line
Robert R. Young, aiming to build a coast to coast system, emerges as the largest known stockholder of New York Central with about 309,500 shares or 4.8 percent. A show of control over the eastern road signals a looming clash in Atlantic to Pacific linkups.
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New York
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
Young
New York Central
Time Magazine
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Alleghany Corporation
the Central
Farmers Fight Dean Selection at Ohio State College
In Columbus Ohio the 11 man farmers committee opposed Leo L Rummell of Cincinnati for dean of Ohio State University College of Agriculture. Rummell arrived from St Louis after about 100 farmers formed a protest committee in Columbus questioning his qualifications and the canvassing of the field.
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Columbus
Leo L. Rummell
Cincinnati
Ohio State University
College of Agriculture
Rummell
St. Louis
Rummel
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co
Sam Simmons Questions Truman Travel Costs and Dignitary Safety
Sam Simmons questions if public support for President Truman includes his travel by rail, air, highway and warship. The piece notes Roosevelt’s costly 1944 Hawaii Aleutians trip and argues the president should stay in office more, balancing dangers to dignitaries with travel.
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Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Aleutians
George Washington
United States
White House
Tornadic storms lash wide area from Nebraska to Ohio
A massive winter storm system swept from Nebraska into Ohio and beyond, bringing tornadic winds, heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain, thunder, lightning and hail. Six people were killed, with damage across Ohio including Dayton, Springfield and Toledo. temperatures ranged from 60 to sub freezing as roads froze and power lines fell.
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Nebraska
Ohio
Dayton
Corrugated Fiber Box Co
Thomas McGuiggan
Springfield
International Harvester Co
Toledo
University of Toledo
Maumee
Cincinnati
Columbus
L. G. Rodemus
Arkansas
Missouri
Salem
Ark
Thayer
Montier
Hutton Valley
Minnesota
North Dakota
Cutbank
Mont
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Canada
Midwest
Former Sweetheart Of Duce Sentenced In Nazi Collaboration
Mage da Corabeuf Fontages, 37, once Mussolini’s sweetheart, was sentenced in Bordeaux to 15 years in prison for collaboration with the Gestapo. She allegedly hired herself to the Nazis for 42.50 dollars monthly plus expenses as a spy.
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Bordeaux
France
Mage da Corabeuf Fontages
Benito Mussolini
Gestapo
Dust Halliday Appointments Approved by Senators
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert had appointed Harry J. Duss of Athens County to the Mine Examining Board and John E Halliday of Gallia County to the Conservation and Natural Resources Commission, and the Senate confirmed the appointments yesterday.
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Harry J. Duss
Athens County
John E. Halliday
Gallia County
Conservation and Natural Resources Commission
Thomas J. Herbert
Senate
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