Dems Split Over Civil Rights Rally Pauses Walkout at Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia rebels from the Deep South threatened a Birmingham states rights conference after a split over the party platform. Mississippi and Alabama delegates walked out amid pro and anti civil rights battles while Truman secured the nomination and urged swift action on anti inflation housing measures.
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National Party
Birmingham
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Alabama
Dixie
Mr. Truman
Deep South
Texas
Andrew Biemiller
Wisconsin
Robert Figg
South Carolina
South
Sam Rayburn
Handy Ellis
Harry S. Truman
Democratic Party of
Ellis
Thorugh
Harry Truman
Georgia
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Richard B. Russell
Charles J. Bloch
Bloch
Winder
Russell
Laney
Truman
Congress
Dewey-Wareren
President Truman
Richard Russell
Paul V. McNutt
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Ala
80Th Congress
Trueman
Barkley
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Trusman
General Pershing Dies at 87 in Arlington Funeral Planned
General John J. Pershing 87, World War I commander, died at 2 50 a m. Announcement came from President Truman after the Democratic National Convention. Pershing, long in frail health since 1938, suffered a blood clot ending his life. Burial will be in Arlington with public viewing in the Capitol rotunda.
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Truman
White House
Philadelphia
Tucson
Ariz
Walter Reed Hospital
George Beach
Pershing
Warren
Miss May Pershing
Shelley Marietta
George Washington
George C. Marshall
United States
Germany
Japan
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton, Jr
West Point
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U.S. Cavalry
Senate
New Mexico
Arizona
U.S
Mexico
Pancho Villa
France
Lloyd George
General Pershing
Arlington National Military Cemetery
Mt. Vernon
Capitol
Police Bribes Charged in Cleveland bribery trial
In Cleveland a witness testified that policemen received turkeys for Christmas from operators of policy games. Fletcher Hudson said Sergeant Richard G. Ford supervised turkey distribution, while former Lt. Ernest L. Molnar faced charges of taking about 80 000 dollars in bribes from gamblers and policy players.
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Ernest L. Molnar
Fletcher Hudson
Common Pleas Court
Richard G. Ford
Force
Molnar
Hudson
West Side
Ford
RAF Vampires Cross North Atlantic to New York
Six RAF Vampire jets completed the first ocean crossing by jet power as they flew from Greenland to Goose Bay Labrador in two hours and 49 minutes. The formation was en route from London to New York and was greeted by Lt. Col. David Schilling of the American Shooting Star jets awaiting departure on a West East ocean hop.
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Goose Bay
Labrador
North Atlantic
Greenland
London
New York
David Schilling
Shooting Star
Mansfield Man Denies Smuggling Tools To Ex Jailmates
Virgil Chaney 29 pleaded innocent to smuggling six saw blades into the county jail. He was held for the grand jury in $2,000 bond after sheriff's deputies said he had been released hours earlier and delivered the blades via a window to former fellow prisoners.
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Mansfield
Virgil Chaney
Sheriff's
Ohio Democrats Hopeful for Truman at Convention
A band of Ohio delegates delivered 50 votes for Truman and Barkley and then returned home to campaign for a Truman win in November. They praised Governor Lausche as a strong vote getter and backed civil rights over a states’ rights plank, while opposing Dixie Democrats.
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Harrys. Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Truman
Barkley
W. A. Julian
U.S
Robert J. Bulkley
Julian
Ray T Miller
Cleveland
Ohio
Dixie Democrats
Police and Firemen File Bill to Up Pay
Mansfield police and firemen push for pay increases with an ordinance proposal filed for November vote. The plan would cost about 98000 dollars annually, raising salaries by 29 to 45 percent, averaging about 230 dollars per month.
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Mansfield
Cominform Attacks Tito as Blockade Remains
The Cominform accuses Yugoslav leader Tito of terror and defies Western calls to lift the Berlin blockade. In Italy, a general strike follows Togliatti’s assassination attempt, sparking deadly riots. Russia vows to block UN action while Palestine shifts toward a new stalemate.
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Berlin
United Nations
Palestine
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Communist Information Bureau
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Tito
Yugoslav Communist Congress
Soviet Union
Germany
Western
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
Meigs Commissioner Denies Threatening Jurors in Case
County Commissioner Dan C. Hartinger said Wednesday he knew nothing of any threats to grand jurors and defended his role in lake projects on farms. He described AAA funding details, claimed innocence, and cited indictments involving various crimes including murder and embezzlement.
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Dan C. Hartinger
Dana Peoples
Hartinger
George Perry
AAA
Perry
Old Chesapeake School Closed As Fire Trap
The 80 year old Chesapeake school in Lawrence county was condemned as a fire trap by State Industrial Relations Director William J. Rogers. The two story frame building houses about 150 pupils and safety concerns led to temporary relief discussions with State Education Director Clyde Hissong. Potential temporary facilities were to be found in Ironton and Huntington as Gov. Thomas J. Herbert toured the site and called the structure a fire trap with weak framing.
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Columbus
Chesapeake
Lawrence County
William J. Rogers
Ohio
Rogers
Clyde
Hissong
Ironton
Huntington
W. Va
Thomas J. Herbert
Continuance Granted In Train Cut Hearing
The state utilities commission scheduled a hearing on New York Central Railroad plans to abandon two trains between Columbus and Point Pleasant West Virginia. The hearing was set for July 20 and continued to September 21 by mutual agreement.
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Columbus
New York Central Railroad
State Utilities Commission
Point Pleasant
W. Va
McGuffey Fans Plan Old Time Spelling Bee
McGuffey reader fans will hold an old time spelling bee at their national convention in Oxford Ohio July 24 25. The meeting will be at Miami University where William Holmes McGuffey wrote most of his famous readers. About 150 former students from Ohio Indiana and West Virginia are expected to attend.
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McGuffey
Miami University
William Holmes McGuffey
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Dayton Woman Killed in Route 42 Crash
Lebanon Ohio reports Mrs. Mary Eilerman 52 of Dayton died last night in a car collision four miles south of Lebanon on U S Route 42. No other details provided.
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Lebanon
Mary Eilerman
Dayton
Here
Locusts Ravage Melrose Orchard in Heaviest Loss Yet
Heavy damage reported at the Melrose orchard near Wooster as a locust plague causes the heaviest loss in this area in a year. Early estimates place fruit losses in the thousands, with growers meeting to discuss control measures and compensation options.
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Wooster
Metallurgist Harry Brearley Dies at 72 in Torquay
Harry Brearley, a metallurgist credited with discovering stainless steel, died yesterday in Torquay at age 72. He was renowned for his pivotal contribution to modern metallurgy and metal alloys.
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Torquay
England
Harry Brearley
Miss Anna B Johnson Dies Woman's Leader at 85
Springfield obituary notes the death of Anna B Johnson at 85 a longtime humanitarian. She promoted old age pension and blind relief programs in Ohio and led the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs in 1914 1915. During World War I she was secretary of the Red Cross chapter in Youngstown.
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Springfield
Anna B. Johnson
Ohio
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Red Cross
Youngstown
Leading Lady water taxi returns to Newport Beach
The Leading Lady, a water taxi charter with 24 people aboard, was reported missing in Long Beach California. It arrived at Newport Beach under its own power without further incident.
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Long Beach
Calif
Newport Beach
Defiance Man Killed Painting Bridge Fall
George Elmer Schroeder 49 of Defiance died after falling 30 feet from a bridge he was painting. Authorities reported the accident occurred yesterday with Schroeder succumbing to injuries at the scene.
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George Elmer Schroeder
Minister Edwin Walley Dies After 27 Years Of Service
Edwin C. Walley, 54, longtime minister in Springfield, died here last night after a 27 year career serving his congregation. Memorial details were not immediately released.
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Stu Springfield
Edwin C. Walley
Portsmouth Votes First Reading on 1 Percent Income Tax
Portsmouth City Council gave first reading to a one percent income tax ordinance to raise about 400000 yearly. The tax would run Oct 1 to 1951 and applies to wages salaries and Portsmouth earned incomes and profits by non residents. other Ohio cities with income taxes include Columbus Springfield Toledo and Youngstown.
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Portsmouth
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Ohio
Singleton Victims Settle For Small Payout In Larceny Case
In Cleveland, victims who gave money to John W. Singleton for nearly new cars but did not receive them will settle for a fraction of their claims. Trustee bank bankruptcy attorney Theodore R. Spilka says $82,500 cash is on hand with more possible, while total claims reach $991,369.
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Cleveland
John W. Singleton
Theodore R. Spilka
Major General Assumes New Ohio River Post
Maj. Gen. Joseph Cowles Mehaffey arrived in Cincinnati to take command as Ohio River Division engineer. He had been on 60 day leave after retiring as governor of the Panama Canal Zone and replaces Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Weart who moved to Fort Belvoir, Virginia two months ago.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Cowles Mehaffey
Ohio River Division
Mehaffey
Panama Canal Zone
Douglas L. Weart
Army
Fort Belvoir
Execution Stays Granted To Condemned Youths
Cincinnati based report says Asbell Adams 19 and Charles Sparks 22 were granted stays of execution by the district court of appeals yesterday. They had been scheduled to die in the electric chair on October 1 for the $6 holdup slaying of taxi driver James Case.
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Cincinnati
Asbell
Buster) Adams
Charles Sparks
James Case
District Court of Appeals
Marguerite Morena French Actress Marguerite Moncea Dies at 77
Paris reported Marguerite Moncea known on stage as Marguerite Morena died last night at 77 after a fifty year career in French theater and film.
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Marguerite Moncea
Marguerite Morena
Real Loud Whistle Might Have Helped
Mount Vernon report of James Russell Clay a 15 year old who ran hard after leaving a late movie and fainted in the roadway as he crossed a highway near a cemetery. He was struck and injured by a passing automobile while the State Patrol puzzled over the incident.
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Mount Vernon
James Russell Clay
Bethel Village Plans Four Day 150th Anniversary
Bethel village to mark its 150th anniversary with a four day celebration beginning in July. Denham founded the village after migrating from Virginia to Ohio. Current population listed as 1,771.
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Batavia
Bethel
Denham
Ohio
Virginia
Bus Strike Ends in East Liverpool After 25 Days
End of a 25 day bus strike by 127 drivers of the Valley Motor Transit Co. was marked by the collection of increased bus fares in East Liverpool.
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East Liverpool
Valley Motor Transit Co
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