Steel Tie-Up Looms as Pay Rise Is Denied
U S Steel rejects CIO United Steelworkers demands for a fourth wage increase and company financed pensions and insurance. Union calls July 13 wage policy meeting to decide on a possible strike, with contract talks recessed and no immediate resolution in sight. The stance comes as temperatures soar in Athens with a heat wave and local scenes show residents cooling in heat.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
The
Steel Corporation
U.S. Steel
Board of Conciliation and Arbitration For
Defense Quizzing Brings Tears from Accused's Mother
The sobbing mother of Harry Zelmar Dodds Jr testified in a common pleas court during the murder trial, recounting a troubled upbringing, unsteady behavior, and discipline at home. She described his difficult early years and a history of staying out at night, amid defense claims of illegal arrest and medical backstory.
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Common Pleas
Hazel Dodds
Samuel B. Erakine
Erakine
Eleanor Gifford
Deids
Detroit
Ersking
Mansfield Row
Dodds
Marry Dodds, Sr
Athens
Dan
Paul Brown
Nelsonville
Don Bumgardner
Harry
New Straiteville
Carbondale
New Straitaville
Perry County
Bumgardner
Dodda, Sr
Brown
Mansfield
Athens County
T. Vinecent Martin
Prominent Americans Back Schwinn Memorial Scholar Ships Race
National bicycle races for newspaper boys receive endorsements from J Edgar Hoover Paul Brown Eddie Rickenbacker and others. The Messenger runs seven county preliminaries in Athens Gallipolis Logan Pomeroy Point Pleasant with races for children and boys, prizes include a Schwinn Super Deluxe and scholarships to colleges for the top three at the nationals in Columbus on August 28.
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Patton St
Athens
Tommy
Athens County Fairgrounds
Ignaz Schwinn
James A. Rhodes
Columbus
Newspaperboys Sports Scholarships, Inc
Rhodes
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Paul E. Brown
Ace
Boys of America
The
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Gallipolis
Logan
Pomeroy
Point Pleasant
Meigs
Vinton
Hocking
Perry
Mason Counties
Berry Picking and Local Travel Habits in Middleport Area
The hills around Middleport attract many for black berry picking as rain is hoped to ripen the crop. Mineral residents drive to Columbus daily for cheaper living, a pattern echoed by wartime labor. A B&O tunnel project near Mineral has wrapped up with workers living in rail cars and commuting home most weekends.
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Middleport
Mineral
Columbus
Athens County
B&o
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Farmer Walter Headley Dies After Wagon Collision
Walter H. Headley age 58 a Cannesville farmer died in a local hospital from injuries after a team of horses bolted and knocked him from a hay wagon.
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Zanesville
Walter H. Headley
Cannesville
Mental Patient Facilities Sub-Average in Ohio
Welfare Director J H Lamneck said Ohio has 2178 mentally ill patients per thousand population in state hospitals, about 38.7 percent below the 1946 national average of 3.87 per thousand. He estimated Ohio needs 9438 more beds and urged reallocation of county hospital service areas.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. H. Lamneck
Calvin Baker
Lamneck
Baker
Blaze Hits Ross Village in Clarksburg Garage Fire
Firemen from six nearby communities battled a four hour blaze in Clarksburg Ross County destroying a garage and threatening a 2000 gallon gasoline tank. Sheriff Radcliff warned the tank explosion could have sent flaming gasoline over the village and saved residents from catastrophe with no injuries reported.
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Chillicothe
Ross County
Clarksburg
Charles Radcliff
Pickaway County
Housing Bill Reaches Final Congress Stage
The administration's large housing bill enters the final stretch in Congress. Democratic leaders expect to send the trimmed measure to President Truman after approval by a House-Senate conference committee. It marks a major Fair Deal milestone with differing Senate and House versions already approved.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Retired Police Chief Arthur J. Kane Dies
Arthur J. Kane, 81, longtime Ashtabula police chief for 35 years until his 1945 retirement, died yesterday. He led the department through major local events and was active in community affairs after retirement.
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Ashtabula
Arthur J. Kane
Lyesterdam
Toenail trimming incident ends in fatal wound
In Oakland California the coroner reports Emmett Counihaw a 44 year old teamster fatally wounded himself trimming his toenails. He slipped and fell on his scissors puncturing his left chest above the heart in an incident dated July 1.
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Oakland
Calif
Coroner's Office
Emmett Counihaw
Labor Unions Seek Opponent for Taft
Cleveland unions debate a candidate to oppose Senator Robert A Taft in his reelection bid. Support is reportedly found for Murray D Lincoln Columbus insurance head. Mayor Thomas A Burke of Cleveland. and State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson.
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Cleveland
Robert A. Taft
William E. Finegan
Cleveland Federation of Labor
AFL
Murray D. Lincoln
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co
Columbus
Thomas A. Burke
Joseph T. Ferguson
Potters Accuse Two of Union Violations
The National Brotherhood of Operative Potters AFL fined a member $50 for violating the union constitution and placed another on four years probation. Harry Gill, spokesman, said the charges arose from traveling through Tennessee, Ohio and Pennsylvania distributing handbills opposing union president James M. Duffy of East Liverpool.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
AFL
Harry Gill
East Liverpool
Ohio
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
James M. Duffy
Taft-Hartley Policy Fight Returns to Congress
President Truman said he has left Congress Democratic leaders to decide whether to pursue repeal of the Taft-Hartley act this session. He still favors the repeal as a campaign pledge and noted discussions with leaders on labor legislation in the House. The Senate passed a Taft bill, raising doubt about an administration acceptable version.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Wabash River Pollution Study By Ohio River Commission
A survey of pollution in Indiana's Wabash River will be the first project of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. The eight-state body met here and voted to determine the pollution load industries may dump and the treatment needed. The findings will guide other Ohio Valley areas.
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Cincinnati
Indiana
Wabash River
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Ohio Valley
Alliance Leader Charles Casselman Dies at 83
Charles W Casselman 83 longtime hotel operator and former president of the state Elks died here yesterday He previously operated hotels in Fostoria and Zanesville Ohio
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Alliance
Charles W Casselman
The
State Elks
Fostoria
Zansville
Rainstorm Eases Athens County Heat and Powers Outage
A passing thunderstorm cooled Athens County with nine tenths of an inch of rain and lowered highs from around 100 to the upper 70s. Power briefly lost at the Floodwood plant near Columbus due to a lightning strike, while nearby towns reported showers and cooler temperatures. The heat wave across Ohio contributed to at least 12 deaths, raising the statewide toll to 20 for the week.
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Athens County
C. N. France
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Glouster
New Marshfield
Federal Area
Logan
Middleport
Graham Station
W. Va
Ohio
Congress Cool To British Aid In Latest Finance Plight
Washington reports Congress reaction to Britain’s claim of only 1.642 billion dollars in gold and dollar reserves. Lawmakers doubt new U S support and say Britain must solve the problem herself. Secretary Acheson notes Britain cutting purchases as income falls.
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Washington
Great Britain
Congress
Britain
U.S
Acheson
Truman Foresees Bright Economic Outlook
President Truman expressed optimism about the economy during a news conference. He said to await his upcoming economic message to Congress and urged reporters to review recent stock market developments.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Adjourning Fuss Hits Legislature in Ohio
Ohio state senators and House members clash over adjournment dates and funding as the 27th week of session ends. Senate votes to appropriate 61 million for July August and the House pushes 5.7 million for pension payments while checks may be delayed for over 125 000 old age pensioners. The budget totals 646 million for two years with a 96 million revenue cushion forecast.
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Columbus
House
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Senate House
John H. Lamneck
Ohio
Finance Committee
NEA panel refuses to defend teachers charged as Communists
The Tenure and Academic Freedom Committee of the National Education Association said it will not defend teachers charged with Communism. Chairman Martin W. Essex stated the committee will investigate charges and will not defend a teacher who admits Communist membership or is proven to hold such membership.
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Boston
National Education Association
Martin W. Essex
Anthracite Parley Opened Amid Three Day Work Week Debate
United Mine Workers board of strategy and anthracite operators open contract negotiations in Philadelphia. A three day work week is a key issue while the current five day week remains in effect in the anthracite fields. The Pennsylvania Anthracite Committee set a weekly production quota at 1,207,000 tons this week.
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Philadelphia
United Mine Workers Board of Strategy
Pennsylvania Anthracite Committee
Auxiliary Maintains Decision On Girls Nation Trip
Mrs. Carl W. Zeller of Gibsonburg, director of Buckeye Girls State, said the American Legion Auxiliary will stand by its decision not to send a 16 year old Negro girl to the Girls Nation in Washington.
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Columbus
Carl W. Zeller
Gibsonburg
Buckeye Girls’ State
American Legion Auxiliary
Washington
Acting mayor named for New Philadelphia
Fred Schneider, an assistant cashier of a bank, has been named acting mayor. The appointment places Schneider in the city leadership role amid ongoing municipal affairs.
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New Philadelphia
Fred Schneider
Eting Imayor
Boy Loses Part of Leg In Mowing Mishap
Eight year old Billy Dowell of Leon lost part of his left leg above the ankle when he struck a horse and fell onto a mower cutter bar while his father Mr C E Dowell cut hay. He is being treated at the Point Clinic.
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Point Pleasant
Billy Dowell
C. E. Dowell
Leon
Austria Exempted From War Reparations Agreement
London reports the Big Four deputy foreign ministers exempt Austria from war reparations to the Allies. Russia accepted the provision and the West approved a Soviet safety clause allowing Yugoslavia to retain Austrian properties rights and interests in Yugoslav territory.
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London
Austria
Russia
Yugoslavia
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