Fire destroys Henderson Post Office and apartment
An $8500 blaze ripped through the Henderson Post Office and the adjoining upstairs apartment of Mrs. Shirley L. Diddle in Point Pleasant. Fire officials reported two firefighters injured, while occupants escaped unhurt. crews from multiple towns fought the fire as it spread through the two story building, with water supplied from improvised gasoline engines and wells due to lack of city water.
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Henderson
W.va
Point Pleasant
Shirley L. Diddle
Carroll Kennedy
Diddle
Vernon Miller
Leon
Rodney Wamsley
Kennedy
Jenny Guy
Harry
John Lasley
Maxie Johnson
Pomeroy
Middleport
Gallipolis
National Guard
Point Pleasant Navy Yard
Berlin Airlift Reduction to Start Monday
American and British military governments announced that the combined Berlin airlift will be reduced in gradual stages beginning next Monday. Berlin holds a stockpile of essential supplies built up since the Russian blockade ended May 12, with the framework kept to revive quickly if new blockade tactics arise.
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Berlin
Cleveland Executive Plunges to Death in Detroit Hotel
John O. Keim 49 a vice president of the John S. Oram Co. Cleveland machinery makers, died after leaping from the 14th floor of a Detroit hotel. Inspector George Kimball said suicide was the cause, and Keim’s body struck the sidewalk close to a pedestrian.
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Detroit
Cleveland
George Kimball
Detroit Police
John O. e.Keim
Keim
John S. Oram Co
Monopolistic Power Charged Over UMW Domination Claim
A coal operator told the Senate Banking Committee that the United Mine Workers wield monopolistic power over the economy through its three day work week ordered by John L. Lewis. He warned government inaction could let the union dictate coal output and fuel supply, threatening national industry.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Justin Potter
Kentucky
Senate Banking Committee
UMW
John L. Lewis
Robertson
D-Va
Jesse V. Sullivan
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Sullivan
West Virginia Coal Association
Communist Party of West Virginia
Lewis
Congress
Ohio
Big Gambler Is Target Lausche Says
Governor Frank Lausche frames his anti gambling drive as targeting crooked racketeer gamblers not casual bettors. Speaking at the Lawrence County Fair he cited closing the Mounds Club and repeatedly acting to curb racketeers while warning of gambling rings moving toward Huntington across the Ohio River.
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Proctorville
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Lawrence County
Mounds Club
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Akron Workers Back Strike Vote At B F Goodrich
CIO United Rubber Workers said workers at B F Goodrich Co plants in Akron are voting overwhelmingly for strike action seeking better pay and conditions.
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Akron
B. F.goodrich Co
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Peronistas Proclaim Perón Back for 1952 Reelection
In Buenos Aires the national convention of the Peronista Party proclaimed President Juan Domingo Perón as their candidate for reelection in 1952.
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Buenos Aires
Peronista Party
Juan Domingo Peron
Attorney General Chosen For Supreme Court Spot
President Truman selects Attorney General Clark for the Supreme Court and Senator J Howard McGrath for attorney general. Clark, 49, would fill the seat left by Justice Frank Murphy. McGrath would become solicitor general and head the Justice Department. Moscow-era details missing. McGrath expects to discuss final decision with Rhode Island family before final acceptance.
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Washington
Truman
Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Texas
Frank Murphy
Democratic National Committee
Rhode Island
Judge Tipped As Taft Fee Judge Zimmerman in 1950 Senate race mood
Springfield Ohio Charles B. Zimmerman an Ohio Supreme Court judge 58 is courted as a potential Democratic nominee against Republican Senator Robert A Taft for 1950 The Springfield jurist has not decided and names like Murray D Lincoln State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson and William L White are also mentioned Zimmerman has sat on the bench since 1933 after appointments by Gov George White He previously sought nominations in 1922 and 1926 without success
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Springfield
Charles B. Zimmerman
Ohio
Supreme Court
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Murray D. Lincoln
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Joseph T. Ferguson
William L. White
Newark
Zimmerman
George White
Ohio Hospital Care Cost Averaged $12.56 Daily
Ohio general hospitals in 1948 averaged 12.56 dollars per patient per day. Patients accumulated 6,860,892 hospital days as total operating costs reached 86,170,437.35. The figures come from annual reports filed with the Ohio Department of Health.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Health
Lausche Signs Bill Increasing Local Aid to Cities
Governor Frank J. Lausche Friday signed into law the aid to local governments bill boosting annual assistance by six million dollars. The measure raises total aid to eighteen million dollars per year from the previous twelve million.
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Lausche
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche Fricay
Boy Killed In Traffic Crash Near Carey
Robert Wages three years old son of Mr and Mrs Wilson Wages of near Carey was killed Thursday when he ran from behind a parked car into the path of another vehicle driven by a neighbor.
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Upper Sandusky
Robert Wages
Wilson Wages
Near Carey
Johnson says no new American troops for arms aid program
Defense Secretary Johnson testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the military aid package to Europe involves no U S troop deployments. He stressed the program is equipment and training oriented with only a limited number of technical specialists.
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Washington
Defense
Johnson
Congress
Europe
House Foreign Affair
United States
Armed Services
Truman
Legionnaires to Hear Lt Gen Eichelberger in Ohio Convention
Lt Gen Robert L. Eichelberger retired will be principal speaker at the 31st Ohio American Legion convention in Columbus August 6 to 8. He led Army ground forces in the Southwest Pacific in World War I and later commanded ground forces in Japan, and is a native of Urbana.
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Columbus
Robert L. Eichelberger
Ohio American Legion
Eichhelberger
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Urbana
Representative Seeks Treasurer Nomination
Columbus reports Rep. John L. Smith of Summit will seek the Democratic nomination for state treasurer next May. The 36 year old naval veteran, in his first term in the 98th General Assembly, lives in Barberton with his wife and two sons. Clarence H. Kinsley of Bainbridge is his campaign manager.
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Columbus
John L. Smith
Marietta College Inauguration Set for New President
Stanley C. Morris of Charleston will serve as reception chairman for the inauguration of Dr. W. Ray Irvine as Marietta College’s 12th president slated for October. The event marks Irvine’s formal installment as head of the institution in Marietta Ohio.
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Marietta
Stanley C. Morris
Charleston
W. Va
Marietta College
W. Ray Irvine
Cincinnati Man Drowns in Ohio River Incident
Charles Miracle, 23, drowned in the Ohio River as his wife and young son watched from a nearby beach. Police said he stepped into water over his head while wading.
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Cincinnati
Charles Miracle
Ohio River
Talks Seen On Sharing A Secrets
President Truman announced exploratory talks to set long range cooperation with Britain and Canada on sharing atomic information and raw materials. The discussions aim to define future cooperation while assuring Congress no secrets will be shared without approval. Britain and Canada indicated readiness to participate.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Canada
Truman
Belgian Congo
Congo
Blair House
Congress
Acheson
Foreign Office
London
Ottawa
Gambler's Henchman Dies of Gun Wounds
Edward Neddie Herbert, henchman of gambler Mickey Cohen, died of shotgun wounds suffered July 20 in a gang shootout with rivals in Los Angeles. Cohen himself was wounded but recovering after the attack. Herbert had previously escaped a separate 11 shot ambush a month earlier while entering his apartment.
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Los Angeles
Edward
Neddie) Herbert
Mickey Cohen
Herbert
Cohen
Sailor Loses Foot After Lake Erie Boat Propeller Hit
Dutch seaman Tony Miller of Rotterdam had his right foot amputated after being struck by a motor launch propeller while swimming with sailors from the Ravnefjell in Lake Erie. The injury occurred Thursday night as he dove to avoid the approaching boat.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Tony Miller
Rotterdam
Ravnefjell
French Ratify Atlantic Pact In Parliament Vote
The French Upper House approved the Atlantic Pact by 284 to 20 and sent the treaty to President Vincent Auriol for formal ratification after the lower house had already endorsed it. The approval motion also urged the United States to back the treaty with arms.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
United States
Northern to Build Temporary Girls Dormitory
Ohio Northern University president Dr. F Bringle McIntosh announced a $20 000 temporary dormitory to house 20 girls. The new building will replace Turner hall which was destroyed by fire last March and should be completed by mid autumn.
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Ada
F. Bringle McIntosh
Ohio Northern University
Turner Hall
Boy Loses Eye After Gun Cartilage Blast Incident
James Ashton aged 10 underwent emergency surgery to remove his right eye after being struck by a .22 caliber cartridge placed in a vise and hit with a hammer in Mount Vernon. The accident reportedly occurred as the boy attempted to load or test the cartridge.
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Mount Vernon
James Ashton
Heat wave deaths mount in eastern cities
The late July heat wave caused at least 28 fatalities in eastern cities as temperatures hit the 90s and records fell from Boston to New York. Relief appeared in the Midwest as a Canadian air mass lowered readings there, but forecasters warned of limited cooling for the East and South.
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New York
Midwest
Mississippi
Missouri
Michigan
Ilinois
Indiana
Federal Weather Bureau
Rockies
Atlantic
New England
Boston
Washington
Federal
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Banker Held In Crooked Numbers Ring
New York poser Den nison Duble a Cincinnati Clearing House official faces conspiracy charges over a vast crooked numbers scheme. He is accused of rigging Clearing House totals and Wall Street bond sales to influence lottery style wins as arrests widen across New York New Jersey and Ohio. Abe Goldberg and Irving Bitz are among those held on bail.
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New York
Dennison Duble
Cincinnati Clearing House’ Association
Ohio
Elizabeth St
Cincinnati Clearing House
Clearing House
Wall Street
Duble
Newark
N. J
New York City
Abe Goldberg
Irving Bitz
Columbus Area Extended Forecast Sees Cooler Start
The forecast calls for temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal with a normal high of 78 and low of 58. Expect a cooler Saturday then warming Monday, followed by cooler Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation around a quarter to one inch, with showers on Saturday and again Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Columbus
Norman
Man Drowns After Swimming at Forbidden Quarry
Ralph Black, 48, drowned Thursday night while swimming in an abandoned quarry eight miles northwest of Van Wert. Authorities recovered his body Friday and noted the quarry is forbidden for swimming, owned by the County Conservation Club.
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van Wert
Ralph Black
Black
County Conservation Club
Here
Spencer's Return Indicated In Athens County Murder Case
Athens County authorities expect Delbert Spencer to return from Lima State Hospital as two first degree murder trials proceed. John LaCorte, found legally insane for the killing of Mrs. Anna Lewis, will stand trial September 6. The 1946 case involved the slaying of Mrs. Mary Bailey near Glouster.
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Delbert Spencer
Lima State Hospital
Athens County
Pauline Bailey
Glouster
George Bateman
LaCorte
Gordon B. Gray
Spencer
John LaCorte
Lima
Eane LaCorte
Anna Lewis
John W. Bolin
Athens
Bolin
Paulinesley
R. E. Bushong
Common Pleas Court
Rene
Gray
Bushon
Spe
Anti
West Virginia
Mrney
Monsarat
Red House
W. Va
Haggard
Ripley
Bateman
Charleston
Waee
Meson County
Lausche Vetoes Pre-Audits Measure in Ohio
Gov. Frank Lausche vetoed a pre-audit bill for county and city welfare expenditures citing no limit on examiners. He approved a state job reclassification reducing titles and realigning salaries for about 26,000 workers, with a projected cost over $3 million in additional salaries. Other measures were disapproved or budget cuts made.
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Lausche
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Joseph T. Ferguson
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