Stassen Seeks Nomination as Vandenberg Rumors Roil Convention
Harold E. Stassen says he remains a presidential candidate and will be on the nominating ballot. Vandenberg’s camp avoids comment while delegates debate a southern civil rights plank and draft movement momentum at the Republican convention in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Republican Platform Committee
Texas
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Sen. Vandenberg
Dewey
Maine
New Yorker
Taft
Gerry Youel
Washington, D.C
Arthur H. Vandenberg
House Moves to Cut Draft Service to One Year
The House tentatively trimmed military service from 24 to 12 months and scrapped plans to draft medical professionals. Debate focused on delaying drafting until after January 31 1949 or until recruiting targets fail, with Shafer proposing a longer postponement and Andrews arguing the move would gut the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Shafer
R-Mich
Rules
Leo E. Allen
Bill
Rep
Harness
R-Ind
Rep. Coudert
R-Ny
Rep. Short
R-Mo
Coudert
Andrews
House Armed Services Committee
Kilday
D-Tex
Fulton
R-Pa
Senate
Armed Services
Congress
Maine
Congress Overrides Truman Veto on Rail Rate Bill
Congress passes the railroad rate agreement bill over President Truman for the third time in four days. House 297 to 102. Senate 63 to 25. The measure allows railroads to set rate agreements if ICC approves, despite anti trust objections. Earlier vetoes on social security and a labor move became law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Congressional
United States Employment Service
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Woman Held In Finding Of Body In Racine School
A 21-year-old unidentified woman is jailed in Meigs County in connection with the discovery of a newborn’s body at Racine Grade School. No charges yet pending a Columbus pathologist report on the infant’s lungs. An autopsy was performed. details were not released. Burial occurred yesterday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs
Racine
Ralph Welker
Columbus Pathologist
Henry Ewing
Raymond Boice
Hot Angle Seen In Poison Death Case
Cincinnati report says police investigate a "very hot angle" in the poison death of Barbara Ann Watts as two detectives are sent to an undisclosed location. The girl's mother Mrs. Mary Clay Watts remains jailed on murder charges in Barbara Ann's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Charles Fritz
Norwood
Fritz
Richard Stone
Meredith Dockum
Mary Clay Watts
Willis
Barbara Ann
State official issues fifth gas tax distribution
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced a fifth distribution of 1,414,800 dollars in gasoline excise tax funds to counties and townships. Counties receive 10,000 dollars each and townships 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio reports twenty three polio cases through June
Ohio State Health Director John D Porterfield reports twenty three cases of infantile paralysis in the state through June 12. Public health officials monitor outbreaks and urge reporting and vaccination where applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
John D. Porterfield
Taft and Bricker Back Senate Override on Truman Vetoes
Republican senators Taft of Ohio and Bricker joined the majority to override President Truman's vetoes. The actions concerned the Bulwinkle bill and a bill placing the U S Employment Service under the Federal Security Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Senate
Truman
U. S. Employment Service
Federal Security Agency
Housing Bill Drive Started in House Action
Republican leaders opened a new housing bill path aiming for House passage while blocking public housing and slum clearance votes. The House Banking Committee approved it 15 to 11 with 15 Republicans for, 10 Democrats and one Republican against. The long range bill faces parliamentary maneuvers that hinder an immediate floor vote despite Senate passage led by Taft Ellender and Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Banking Committee
Hall
Wisconsin
House
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Ellender
Dla
Wagner
Painesville Posse Catches Tourist Camp Robber
A 30 year old robber was captured in woods near Painesville after an old fashioned posse chase. He robbed a tourist camp office of 50 dollars and said he staged the holdup to fund travel to Buffalo New York for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Sheriff's Deputies
Buffalo
N. Y
Chillicothe Telephone seeks rate increase from utilities board
The Chillicothe Telephone Co. asked the State Utilities Commission to approve higher rates to raise revenue. A hearing date will be set later. The firm serves Ross, Pickaway, Pike and Vinton counties via exchanges in Chillicothe Bourneville Bainbridge Clarksburg Frankfort and Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Chillicothe Telephone Co
State Utilities Commission
Ross
Pickaway
Pike
Vinton Counties
Chillicothe
Bourneville
Bainbridge
Clarksburg
Frankfort
Kingston
Two Killed In Mine Rock Fall Near Carbondale
Two men Otto Dowler and Matthew McBride died in a 10 ton rock fall at White Diamond Coal Co. mine Route 56 near Carbondale. Dowler aged 64 and McBride 57 sustained fractured necks. Coroner Dr. John J. Elias announced at the inquest. Dowler leaves a large family. McBride survived by five sisters and nieces. Funeral plans set for Dowler Saturday 10 a.m. at New Marshfield Methodist Church. McBride's service set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
White Diamond
John J. Elias
Stout
Dowler
Nellie Dowler
Leona Keely
Columbus
Grace Devol
Charleston
W.va
Ralph Dowler
Springfield
Ohio
Clifford Dowler
U.S
Japan
Lawrence
New Marshfield
Edna Edgar
Logan
Robert
John Wigal
Thelma Whipple
Kathryn Brown
Chelsea
Mich
Janet
Eugene Dowler
Chauncey
Clarence
Dorothy Cagg
Cagg
Dowler Ridge
New Marshfield Methodist Church
William Brown
McBride
Inton County
Athens
Charles Stokoe
Ben James
Mine disaster near Welch injures ten and kills one
G R Jennings of Olga Coal Company at Caretta says a motor came loose and struck a man trip. Miners report ten car train crashes into a motor hauling equipment, the motor then colliding with a three car train carrying miners.
Fritz Kuhn Recaptured by Munich Officials
Munich public safety officials said German American band leader Fritz Kuhn was recaptured today. Kuhn escaped from Dachau on February 4 while awaiting trial in a German denazification court and had been convicted in absentia on April 20 to ten years hard labor as a major Nazi offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
Dachau
American War Dead From Britain To Arrive In New York
The remains of 4400 Americans who died in the last war and were buried in the British Isles will arrive June 27 on the Lawrence Victory. The army will withhold identities until three days before arrival to spare next of kin anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
British Isles
Lawrence Victory
Army Port of Embarkation
Bernadotte Heads to Tel Aviv for Peace Talks
UN mediator Folke Bernadotte departed for Tel Aviv to press permanent peace plans with Israeli leaders as the first week of a 28 day armistice concludes. He has spent two days meeting Arab leaders in Cairo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Folke Bernadotte
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Bernadotte
United Nations
Davey Tree Expert Co Shares Profit Bonus to 337 Employees
Bonus checks averaging 245.29 are granted to 337 employees under the firm's semi annual profit sharing plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Davey Tree Expert Co
Funeral services planned for Columbus cartoonist Harry Keys
Funeral services for Harry J. Keys, 62, a Columbus Dispatch cartoonist, were to be held this afternoon at the Berkeley Methodist Church in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harry J. Keys
Columbus Dispatch
Bexley Methodist Church
Chamber votes confidence in De Gasperi government
The chamber of deputies backed Premier Alcide De Gasperi's new Italian government by a two to one margin in a vote of confidence held last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Alcide de Gasperi
Books Won’t Balance For Two U S Seamen
Clarence N. Hohannan 23 of Vallejo California and Robert W. Talburt 22 of Toledo Ohio faced a court martial in Yokohama for illegal sale of cigarettes. Prosecutors said they took 300 car tons of American cigarettes from a merchant ship crew and sold them to a Japanese for 4 dollars per carton totaling 1200 dollars. They were found guilty and each fined 800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Clarence N. Hohannan
Vallejo
Calif
Robert W. Talburt
Toledo
Ohio
Buckeye Boys' State Governor Names Rival to Office
Delaware reports Jack O. Mason, Buckeye Boys' State governor, named two foes for state posts to his cabinet. Charles D. Montgomery of Euclid, rival for governor, named commerce director. Roger Yeary of Euclid, defeated auditor candidate, named director of industrial relations. Other appoints include James Burley of Crooksville as education director and Leroy Slusser of Marietta as health director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Jack O. Mason
Buckeye Boys
Charles D. Montgomery
Euclid
Roger Yeary
James Burley
Crooksville
Leroy Slusser
Marietta
Convicted Murderer Appeals to High Court
Nazarene Cochran of Toledo appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court from a second degree murder conviction for the death of Harry Coombs in a Columbus saloon brawl on May 27, 1947. Coombs died of a cerebral hemorrhage after the fight. Coch rane was indicted for first degree murder and convicted of second degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Nazarene Cochrane
Toledo
Ohio Supreme Court
Harry Coombs
Coombs
Cochrane
Atomic Workers Okay New Work Contract
Oak Ridge Tennessee workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ratified a new three month contract by a 271 to 60 vote. The deal provides an average 15 percent wage increase with rates from 6 to 40 percent for 875 employees ending a labor dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Workers
OAK _ RIDGE, Tenn
Clp
Atomic Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
GE Increases Prices On Broad Range Of Goods
General Electric Co. announced price increases between five and twelve percent across a wide array of household articles and industrial products, signaling a broader move by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Electric Co
Sitdown Strike Ends at GE Plant in Philadelphia
Production at a General Electric Co plant in Philadelphia returned to normal as 700 workers ended a sitdown strike among 5,000 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General Electric Co
Wage Increase Offered to Sun Rubber Workers
The Sun Rubber Co offers striking workers a wage increase of 11 1 2 cents per hour following wage talks. The offer mirrors standard rubber industry pattern and aims to resolve the labor dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barberton
Sun Rubber Co
Retired man dies by own hand in Tiffin
Coroner William H. Benner reports Henry Seims, 66, a retired glass blower, took his own life by firing a revolver bullet into his head in Tiffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
William H. Benner
Henry ID. Seims
Germany Plan Is Approved By French National Assembly
The National Assembly voted 300 to 286 with 26 abstentions to approve a six power agreement creating a semi independent Western German government. Premier Robert Schuman faced strong opposition from Communists and far right amid claims the plan served French interests. France’s yes completes the approval from all six involved nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
National Assembly
Germany
Robert Schumann
France
Council OKs Lake Logan Construction
The Southeastern Ohio Regional Council endorsed Lake Logan in eight counties after a unanimous vote. The plan restores 85 acres to Hocking County Lake and supports Lake Jackson near Oak Hill with 49 000 dollars sought for development. A subcommittee led by Frank Morrow will plan a Great Lakes to Ohio River super highway via Route 75 and 664 to Bremen Newark Mt. Vernon Mansfield Norwalk Sandusky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking
Jackson Counties
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Lake Logan
Hocking County
State
Jackson County
Conservation Department
Lake Jackson
Oak Hill
Frank Morrow
Wellston
Great Lakes
Ohio River
Bremen
Newark
Mt. Vernon
Mansfield
Norwalk
Sandusky
Operation Scheduled For Dr. C. E. Holzer
Gallipolis Dr Charles E Holzer hospital head to undergo abdominal operation at Holmes Hospital Cincinnati on Wednesday. Staff say he has been in and out for observation and is in excellent condition and expected to return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Holmes Hospital
Cincinnati
Holzer
Noted Clinic Founder Dies in Cleveland
Dr. William Edgar Lower aged 81, sole surviving founder of the Cleveland Clinic, died early today in Cleveland. A noted surgeon and physician for 56 years, he had not practiced surgery recently but remained in active practice. He helped establish the clinic in 1921 alongside Dr. George W. Crile and other specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
William Edgar Lower
Cleveland Clinic
Lower
George W. Crile
Clinic
Gallipolis GI Chosen Soldier of the Year
YOKOHAMA an Army ordnance outfit selected T 4 William H Jackson of Gallipolis Ohio as its Soldier of the Year The honor was announced on the first anniversary of the 577th Ordnance Company activation Jackson a Hokushin mechanic is the son of Mrs Esther Morgan 1109 E Long St Columbus Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Army Ordnance
William H. Jackson
Gallipolis
Ohio
577Th Ordnance Company
Jackson
Hokushin
Esther Morgan
E. Long St
Columbus
Eight-Year-Old Boy Killed by Truck in Clifton
Denny Johnson eight son of Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson of Clifton West Virginia was killed when struck by a truck at 10 a m today according to late reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Denny Johnson
Harry Johnson
Clifton
W.va
Bus Strike Drags On as Drivers Reject Wage Offer
Negotiations in a 10 day old strike against Valley Motor Transit Co. broke off yesterday after drivers rejected a 15 cent wage increase. The walkout continues to affect east Liverpool area transit service and local commutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Valley Motor Transit Co
State Bonus Commission Sends 3,253 Checks
The State Bonus Commission mailed 3,253 checks on Tuesday, raising the total distributed to 86,871.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Bonus Commission
Fierce clash over foreign aid in final Senate House talks
Washington reports a heated showdown over a multi billion dollar foreign aid plan for 16 European nations Japan China and Korea. The House trimmed about 1.43 billion and added spending conditions while the Senate restores cuts and pushes a 12 month or 15 month term and outlines differing aid totals and uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
United States
Japan
China
Korea
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas E. Dewey
Clarence Brown
Brown
Roy Marks
ARROW
Univis Lens Co
Dayton
Marks
Painesville Posse
Earl Warren
California
Saipan
Portsmouth
N.H
Naval Base
New Castle
Warren
John M. Dewey
Navy Department
Britain
Luxembourg
Belgium
Netherlands
C. E. Holzer
Boy
U. S
Europe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!