Dodds Counsel Is Appointed Hearing Stated
Judge Roy D. Williams appointed Athens County attorneys Samuel B. Erskine and Francis D. White to defend Harry Z. Dodds Jr. in a first degree murder case tied to Eleanor E. Gifford's death. Dodds and co defendant Grover E. Rawlins were in court as deputies removed them for arraignment earlier. the appointing judge noted alphabetical assignment and possible assistant attorney Finsterwald to aid.
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Frank Joyce
Elza Linscott
Dodds
Williams
Columbus
Ray E. Hughes
H. Alfred Glascor
Common Pleas
Erskine
John Bolin
Erle Bridgewater
Foster B. Cornwell
Bridge
R. W. Finsterwald
Finsterwald
Charlies R. Henderson
Athens County
Rowland
Bridgewater
White
Marker sought for Major Goodale tale near Belpre
A marker may be set near Belpre to recount the case of Major Goodale a Northwest Territory pioneer who vanished while plowing his field. His team stood idle in a light snow and moccasin tracks were found in the woods. Years later a Detroit friend told the Goodale family that he was captured by Indians while plowing carried to Upper Sandusky where he died after illness.
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Belpre
Major Goodale
Northwest Territory
Detroit
Goodales
Hocking
Upper
Sandusky
Bierce Early Life Outlined Near Chester Ohio River region
Biographical sketch notes Ambrose Bierce born about 1840 on Horse Cave Creek southeast of Chester in Meigs County. The piece calls him an odd genius of American literature and details little of his early life near Chester, the county seat.
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Ambrose Bierce
Orn
Horse Cave Creek
Chester
Meigs County
Bierce
Old Barton burying ground marks Bedford Township’s pioneer past
The Barton burying ground near the Porter Midkiff home in Hem lock Grove, Meigs County, is the oldest cemetery in Bedford Township. It began about Bs years ago and lists pioneer surnames on its tombstones including Quimby Bing Dailey Biggs Barton Aten Johnson Nelson Piles among others. The first Athens Chester mail route passed this site. Nearby Atlantic seaboard homes are noted for hosting long ago notables, and Our House at Gallipolis hosted a future ruler of France Louis Philippe along with General Lafayette and Jenny Lind.
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Bedford Township
Meigs County
Barton
Porter Midkiff
Hemlock Grove
Quimby
Bing
Dailey
Biggs
Aten
Johnson
Nelson
Piles
Athens
Chester
Atlantic Seaboard
Gallipolis
A An
Ing of France
Louis Philippe
General Lafayette
Jenny Lind
Plantings by State Highway Dept Notable in Southeast Ohio
Plantings along the Athens Vincennes county line west of Albany stand as the most notable in Southeastern Ohio. Pine trees near two concrete bridges nearly conceal the structures while honeysuckle along the roadside has flourished in many spots along this east-west highway.
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State Highway Department
Athens-Vintin
Albany
Ohio
Athens Airline Sets May Start for Washington Route
The first route of All American Airways regional service will begin Monday, linking Washington and Baltimore to Pittsburgh via Frederick, Hagerstown, Martinsburg, Cumberland, and Connellsville Uniontown with 24 passenger planes. By mid May, plans call for a Pittsburgh to Cincinnati leg via Wheeling, Parkersburg, and Athens.
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Washington
All American Airways
District of Columbia
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Frederick
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cumberland
Cincinnati
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Athens
Ohio
Union Representative Cleared of Charge
An assault and battery charge against Vincent Keegan 34 of East Paterson New Jersey a CIO Smelter Workers international representative was dismissed by Municipal Judge Charles R Petree in Columbus The case arose from a disturbance during a dispute between the union and the American Zinc Oxide Co.
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Columbus
CIO
Charles R. Petree
Vincent Keegan
East Paterson
N. J
American Zinc Oxide Co
Progress on Strip Mine Law Reforms Reported
Sen. Clingan Jackson reports progress on an operator approved bill to regulate strip mining. Gov. Lausche and stakeholders review the measure which may be substituted for a new strip mine control bill in the House Conservation Committee. A five hour conference and continued talks follow.
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Columbus
Clingan Jackson
Mahoning
Frank J. Lausche
James Hyslop
St.Clairsville
Hanna Coal Co
House Conservation Committee
Ray M. White
Holmes
Kenneth F. Berry
Coshocton
Lausche
97Th General Assembly
Hyslop
Jackson
White
Berry
Murderer Of Preacher To Die Tonight
Lester Nichols 43 was scheduled for execution by electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary for the 1947 Lima shooting that killed Rev. Lewis Whitaker 76 and wounded Nichols wife Nora. Sheriff Dailey noted the preacher had tried to shield his daughter as Nichols wounded himself. The U S Supreme Court refused to review. Nichols faced Indiana charges the day prior for shooting his wife in 1946. Nichols remained calm in death row cell with visitors including an aunt and Rev. Homer L Griggs.
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Columbus
Lester Nichols
Ohio
Nichols
Lima
Lewis Whitaker
Pentecostal Church of God
West Newton
Nora Nichols
Ray Dailey
Allen County
Whitaker
Dailey
U. S. Supreme Court
Indiana
Ralph W. Alvis
Death Row
Homer L. Griggs
Spencerville
Kansan Drowns Self Under Ohio River Log
Cincinnati police recovered the body of Fred B. Clark of Salina Kansas after he held his head under a log in the Ohio River Thursday. Clark was identified by an American Legion card and his body was found about 15 feet from where he entered shallow water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
American Legion
Fred B. Clark
Salina
Kan
Ohio River
Pyramid Club Seen Costing Million Dollars
Columbus police warn about pyramid clubs resembling chain letters but not mailed promotions. About 1090 clubs with thousands donating $1 each, risking gambling charges for participants and hosts. Each new member must recruit two more, aiming for a $2048 return in 12 days as one winner per fourth meeting. Promoters allegedly moved into Columbus recently from the West Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
B. P. Smith
Frank L. Harrison
Smith
West Coast
Five Firemen Die In Charleston Blaze
Five firemen were trapped and killed as a $500,000 blaze swept two downtown stores. Nine firefighters were hospitalized. The Woolworth’s basement collapse trapped several crew members, with George Coates reported missing. The fire began at Woolworth’s on Capitol Street and spread to Kresge’s, whose loss was described as considerable.
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Charleston
W. Va
Woolworth
Kresge
Frank Sharp
Richard McCormick
Freddie Summers
Frank Miller
George Coates
Woolworth’s
Capitol St
Charleston National Bank
William Opitz
Kresge's
New Liquor Job Created in Cleveland Area
The state liquor control department created a new enforcement post to strengthen liquor law enforcement in the Cleveland Akron and Canton districts. John S. Weaver was named to lead the effort, moving from inspector-in-charge of the Cleveland district. He is 58, from Sandyville, Tuscarawas County, and joined the department in 1934.
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Columbus
State Liquor Control Department
Cleveland
Akron
Canton
John S. Weaver
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Weaver
Sandyville
Tuscarawas County
Department
Teachers Demand Proof of School Finances in Wapakoneta
About 40 teachers in Wapakoneta's public schools asked to take a 10 percent pay cut but demand more proof that the district faces a need for the salary reduction. Board Clerk A A Klipfel cited a $12 000 deficit for the year and proposed the cut between January 1 and September 1.
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Wapakoneta
A. A. Klipfel
Six To Be Investigated In Divorce Racket
Musk ingham County Bar Association will investigate six Zanesville attorneys over an alleged divorce racket in Columbus. William L. Weber and Thomas A. Joseph are indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury for subornation of perjury. five more individuals are also indicted.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County Bar Association
Columbus
William L. Weber
Thomas A. Joseph
Franklin County Grand Jury
Seismograph Records Pacific Quake at Okinawa region
John Carroll University seismograph reports a strong earthquake near Okinawa Japan. Father Henry Birkenhauer notes it occurred at 5 32 45 a m EST and rumbled for about two hours about 7500 miles northwest of Cleveland.
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Cleveland
John Carroll University
Okinawa
Japan
Henry F.birkenhauer
West Virginia Senate Approves Secondary Road Funds Plan
The West Virginia Senate tentatively adopted county shares for a $50 million secondary road fund with per county limits of 200 000 to 1 100 000. A new distribution formula would allocate 39 million more by a set share and retain the five cent gasoline tax.
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Charleston
W. Vae
State Senate
Senate
Death Penalty Demanded for Bulgarian Ministers Trial
In Sofia the Communist prosecutor called for the death penalty for the four of fifteen Protestant churchmen charged with spying and treason. Dimiter Georgiev argued the case involves attempts to foment revolt and to invite U S and British intervention. He cited names of American and English figures alleged in the spy network linked to Evangelical leaders and church boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Dimiter Georgiev
United States
Britain
World Council of Churches
Timken Found Guilty of Anti Trust Violations
Federal judge in Cleveland ruled the Timken Roller Bearing Co of Canton violated the Sherman Anti Trust Law by controlling the world market for tapered roller bearings through an unlawful international cartel since 1928. No fine was set. a hearing on outlawing the cartel was scheduled.
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Cleveland
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Canton
Emerich B. Freed
Investigation Reopens Probe Into Slot Baron's Murder
Lt. Martin P. Cooney said the Cleveland inquiry into the 1945 murder of slot machine magnate Nathan Weisenberg has been reopened. He named Frank Tabone, held in Danbury Conn for deportation, as a person of interest tied to a 1945 break in to hijack slot machines, alleged by inmate Roy Alton Stout.
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Cleveland
Martin P. Cooney
Nathan Weisenberg
Frank Tabone
Danbury
Hamilton Man Is Held After Admitting Bigamy
Cleveland police report 25-year-old Raymond H. Monroe admitted a bigamous marriage to Ruth Huntoon 17 whose body was found in the Chicago River last week. Monroe allegedly married Miss Huntoon while already married with two children in Hamilton Ohio and then took a Cleveland woman as a third wife after her death.
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Cleveland
Ruth Huntoon
Chicago
David E. Kerr
Raymond H. Monroe
Miss Huntoon
Hamilton
Ohio
Kerr
Monroe
New President Elected for CROP in Columbus
The state committee of the Christian Rural Overseas Program elected Frank Earnsworth, former state agriculture director, as president in Columbus. He succeeds the Rev. Wade Koons of Carey.
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Columbus
State Committee of the Christian Rural Overseas Program
CROP
Frank Earnsworth
Wade ‘Koons
Carey
Truman Names Johnson to Lead Defense, Seeks Expanded Power
President Truman announced Louis A. Johnson will replace James Forrestal as Secretary of Defense at month’s end and may seek Congress to grant the new chief broader authority. Johnson, 41, an ex-assistant secretary of war and former national commander of the American Legion, is seen as key to unifying the U S defense establishment per Hoover Commission recommendations. Meanwhile Norway rejects a Soviet non aggression pact and joins Washington talks on a North Atlantic defense alliance while Denmark accepts an invitation to participate.
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Oslo
Norway
Russia
Washington
United Nations
Louis A. Johnson
Truman
Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Restal
Congress
Mr. Truman
Commission
Herbert Hoover
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Armed Forces
Eisenhower
Sawyer
Democratic National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Col. Johnson
Ohio
Infant Given Even Chance After Surgery
Six day old Merle Ullum of Marietta received a 185 mile police escorted ambulance dash to the Cleveland Clinic where surgeons operated to relieve a throat obstruction in the esophagus. Doctors said the operation succeeded with survival odds slightly favorable for the infant who weighed six pounds twelve ounces at birth and had fallen to five ounces.
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Cleveland
Merle Don
Marietta
Ohio
Donald Ullum
B. F. Goodrich Plastics
Ullum
Merle
Cleveland Clinic
Woman on Relief Hoarded $1000 Cash Found in Corset
A bank book and $1000 in cash were found Thursday in an old corset belonging to Mrs. Sophie Froelich 66 who had been on relief. Deputy George Jones identified the items as her property. Froelich is in Longview Hospital after an automobile crash.
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Cincinnativn
George Jones
Sophie Froelich
Longview Hospital
Woman Bitten by 200-Pound St Bernard In Cincinnati
Miss Anna Marie Schmidt 26 sustained severe injuries after a 200 pound St Bernard bit her Thursday requiring twenty five stitches to close wounds. The article notes the incident occurred in Cincinnati and identifies the victim. no further details on the dog are provided.
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Cincinnati
Anna Marie Schmidt
St. Bernard
Judges Fine 3 Law Officers In Lima Case
Three Allen County law enforcement officers were fined 300 each for contempt of court after being found guilty of concealing a microphone in a Lima courthouse jury room. Sheriff William R. Dailey and Lima detectives J Robert Neely and Bernard L Burkart faced verdicts from three judges who cited the microphone installation as a fundamental breach of the legal process.
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LIMAU
Allen County
Lima
William R. Dailey
J. Robert Neely
Bernard L. Burkart
Court House
Chester Pendleton
Hancock County
Pendleton
Moran B. Jenkins
I. P. Culbertson
Ashland County
Finger Men Held in Columbus Tavern Robbery Case
Columbus police report two men, William J. Bohn and Woody Murphy, held in connection with an attempted robbery of Earl C. Ambrose, who was killed during a separate later tavern robbery. Ambrose’s death ties to a summer murder spree with six slayings.
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Columbus
Lawrence Herschman
William J. Bohn
Woody Murphy
Zanesville
Pikesville
Herschman
Bohn
Murphy
Earl C. Ambrose
Ambrose
Robert M. Daniels
John CC. West
Former Yale President James Angell Dies at 79
James Rowland Angell, president emeritus of Yale University, died at his New Haven home Friday at age 79. He led the university and influenced American higher education through long service and scholarly work.
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YALE
New Haven
Conn
James Rowland Angell
Yale University
U S Defense Measures Before Rules Group
Four bills to bolster national defense passed to the House Rules Committee. They propose a new assistant secretary of national defense to rank beside the secretary and above the service secretaries, authorize a wide radar screen, and begin a 4000 mile proving area for guided missiles. A hush hush spying project is also included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Rules Committee
National Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
11000 Cases of Drink Destroyed by Customs
U S Customs crushed 11000 cases of tequila totaling 132000 bottles in a Cleveland vacant lot Thirty seven owners nationwide chose destruction over paying 52000 in duty and 234060 in internal revenue tax on alcoholic beverages
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mexico
U. S
Internal Revenue
38 Senators Oppose Anti-Filibuster Rule
Washington reports 38 of 55 senators stated they will likely vote against a ruling to curtail a Southern Democratic filibuster. The debate centers on Democratic leader Lucas of Illinois seeking a rules change to end the filibuster.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures and Rain
Columbus forecast shows near normal highs around 35 and lows near 19. Warmer Saturday followed by a colder Monday and milder Wednesday with 1 to 1.5 inches of rain likely Monday to Wednesday.
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Columbus
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