Northwest Airlines crash explodes into Minneapolis home
A Northwest Airlines Martin 2 0 2 Mars crashed near Minnehaha Parkway during a blizzard, killing 15 aboard and trapping two children inside the burning home of Franklin Doughty. The jet originated Washington, with stops including Pittsburgh Cleveland Detroit and Madison. Victims include Matilda de Beck of Arlington and Sigma Chi Epsilon member C H Pafford. Fire Chief Reynolds Malmquist noted heavy wreckage impeded identification.
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Sigma Chi Epsilon Fraternity
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Ford Motor Co
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Ryall Sentenced in Ashville Shallow Grave Case
Amos Ryall and Cecil Martin faced murder charges after Theodore White was found dead in a sandy grave near Little Walnut Creek. Ryall, 42, of Columbus, received a sentence ranging from one to 20 years in the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Amos Ryall
Ohio Penitentiary
Ashville
Ryall
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Red) Martin
Theodore B. White
White
Little Walnut Creek
Senate Bill for Whiskey Bottle Injury Victim
The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill to pay Carl Lexauer of Canton Ohio 3732 for injuries from an empty whisky bottle flung from a troop train in 1945. Lexauer suffered a fractured left cheekbone and other injuries.
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House
Senate
Carl L. Yexaver
Canton
Ohio
Rep
McSweeney
Lexauer
Expert Faces Stiff Gross-Examination In Murder Trial
Harvard pathologist Dr. Richard Ford testifies in the Sander murder trial at Manchester New Hampshire. He rejects air injection as the cause of death for Abbie Borreto, listing alternative factors such as inanition bronchial pneumonia and liver destruction by cancer. The cross examination and anticipated summations mark the 13th trial day as the case heads to a verdict.
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Manchester
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Harvard
Abbie Borreto
Sander
Richard Ford
Harvard Medical School
Hermann N. Sander
Phinney
Hillsboro County
Gas Furnace Explosion Burns Clergy Couple at Chapel
In Newark Ohio the St Edward s Catholic Chapel basement explosion injured a minister Rev H E Mattingly and housekeeper Mrs Sarah Brailer. Brailer is in fair condition at Newark Hospital with severe facial and hand burns. Mattingly suffered lighter hand burns. The chapel doubles as the minister s residence.
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Ohio
St. Edward's Catholic Chapel
Granvile
Sarah Brailer
Newark Hospital
H. E. Mattingly
Officials Reconsider Sale of Stray Dogs
Middletown Butler County commissioners revisit plans to sell stray dogs to an Indiana firm for experiments. They expected $1 per dog to offset pound costs but faced strong opposition from Henry Riley of the Humane Society who cited multiple complaints and questioned legality.
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Middletown
Butler County
Indiana
Henry Riley
Humane Society
GOP Organizer Mary Barthalow Dies in Columbus
Funeral services are arranged for Mrs. Mary Mellyar Barthalow 92 a longtime organizer of the Women’s Republican Club of Ohio. She died Tuesday in Columbus.
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Columbus
Mary Mellyar Barthalow
Women's Republican Club of Ohio
Man Claims Sanity as Messiah Faces Death Sentence
Lew Wolff a Montreal contractor is defending his sanity in a murder trial by cross examining a psychiatrist who had deemed him insane. The case, tied to his claim of being "The Messiah," prompted two additional psychiatric experts to be appointed after judge Louis Goldstein adjourned to March 16.
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Lewis Wolff
Montreal
Wolff Eeen
Great
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Jesus Christ
Kings County
Brooklyn
Louis Goldstein
Mattewan State Hospital
Goldstein
Midwest Hit By Another Cold Blow
The Associated Press reports a severe winter storm sweeping the Midwest from the Northern Plains to Iowa and Lake Michigan. Blizzards and high winds stranded motorists and students, closed hundreds of towns, disrupted travel and communications, with Red Cross alerted as dust storms and prairie fires affected Texas and surrounding states.
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Iowa
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Minnesota
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Plains States
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New Mexico
Colorado
Texas
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Prairies
Panhandle
Pawhuska
Okla
Oleomargarine Bill Passes House in Party Line Vote
The House approved a conference report on the Oleomargarine Bill by 262 to 106. Republicans Walter E. Brehm of Logan and Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton opposed the measure and also opposed Hawaii statehood. The bill moves to the Senate as Alaska statehood was recently approved in the House.
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House
Walter E. Brehm
Logan
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Brehm
Jenkins
Hawaii
Senate
Alaska
Ohio Turnpike Origin To Be Determined Soon
In Columbus the Ohio Turnpike Commission hears that the extension from the Pennsylvania Turnpike will begin at an Ohio point. State Highway Director T. J. Kauer notes the turnpike will start there. The Turnpike Act's constitutionality awaits a Supreme Court ruling possibly today. A tentative commission meeting is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike Commission
T. J. Kauer
Commission
Supreme Court
Sawyer to Leave Christ Hospital After Gallbladder Operation
Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer is expected to leave Christ Hospital Saturday after undergoing an operation to remove gallstones. The healing timeline follows the recent procedure.
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Cincinnati
Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Christ Hospital
Ohio Coed Named Queen Candidate For Cherry Blossoms Festival
Ohio will be represented in the 1950 Cherry Blossoms Festival contest. Miss Helen Ruth Polk, daughter of Rep. Polk of Ohio, is the Buckeye State entrant. The Ohio Society of Washington chose a George Washington University coed as Ohio Princess. The Queen will be chosen by lot. Festival runs March 30 to April 2.
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Ohio
Buckeye
Helen Ruth Polk
Rep. Polk
Restaurants Warned Of Illegal Liquor Sales
Cleveland safety director Alvin J. Sutton warns bootleg joints where illegal liquor was seized by state agents are closing their food operations. Licenses at such spots will be lifted as cases come to light, with commissioner Stanley P. Nemec instructed to follow up weekend activity reports.
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Alvin J. Sutton
Sutton
Stanley P. Nemec
Freight Train Derails Near Crooksville
Five cars of a 44 car New York Central freight train derailed near Crooksville spilling 140 tons of coal into a creek. The Misco mine coal caused damage but no injuries. One hundred fifty feet of rail were torn up.
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New York Central
Crooksville
Misco
Ohio National Guard to establish center in Cincinnati
The Ohio National Guard plans a training and operational center for its aircraft control and warning services in Cincinnati, aiming to bolster readiness and air defense capabilities in the region.
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ONG
Cincinnati
Ohio National Guard
Supreme Court Upholds City Right To Levy Income Tax
The Ohio Supreme Court unanimous ruling upholds city income taxes under home-rule powers. Toledo mayors payroll tax stands, Dayton's 0.5 percent tax failed without voter approval, and the court notes state preemption remains possible. It also clarifies nonresidents earning through a city can be taxed.
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Ohio Supreme Court
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Dayton
Chorster
Ohio
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General Assembly of Ohio
General Assembly
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Youngstown
Warren
Ohio Clties
Angell
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Warren City
Railroads recall furloughed crews as coal strike eases
The nation’s railroads recalled thousands of furloughed workers as government curtailments ended. ICC lifted freight restrictions and most passenger limits for coal using lines, with some trains still limited on coal burning routes. Key railroads like B and O and Chesapeake and Ohio rehired hundreds and aimed to restore normal traffic by week’s end.
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Steel
United Mine Worker
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B. and O
Western Maryland Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Virginian Railway
Princeton
W.va
West Virginia
Island Creek Coal Co
Washington
Pennsylvania
Pottsville
Free Lance
Ex Translator Sentenced to 15 Years in Bulgaria
Michael Shipkov, former Bulgarian translator for the U S legation at Sofia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying for the United States. Four co-defendants received 12, 10, six years eight months, and four years six months plus fines up to 8000 leva and civil-rights loss.
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U. S
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Sofia
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Stefan Krat Utov
Kneila Tzanov
Vassil Nalchev
Ebright Calls for Long Range Ohio Highway Plan
Middlefield event features Don H. Ebright stressing a non political road program for Ohio. He cites U S public roads commissioner Thomas H MacDonald and warns against short sighted planning. Clarence Kinsley of Columbus also criticizes the highway department and alleged favors by a governing clique.
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Don H. Ebright
Ohio
Geauga
Thomas H. MacDonald
U. S
Ebright
Frank J. Lausche
Highway Department
Clarence Kinsley
Columbus
Bidault Orders 100000 Public Utility Draft Amid Strike Wave
Premier George Bidault's government ordered the draft of 100000 public utility workers to avert a nationwide gas and electricity stoppage as France endures its worst strike wave in three years. Nationalized power plant workers were set to strike at midnight. both Communist and non Communist unions backed wage demands.
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Paris
George Bidault
France
Cowboy Actor Jack Evans Dies at 57 in Hollywood
Cowboy actor Jack Evans died Tuesday at age 57 in Hollywood. Known as the Peete of Gower Gulch, Evans rose to fame in Westerns and local film circles.
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Jack Evans
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Gower Gulch
Tuesay
Personnel Cut Forces VA Clinic Closure in Dayton
The Veterans Administration announced the medical and dental clinic in downtown Dayton will close on April 7 due to staff reductions. Regional VA director Dr. Frank E. August said Cincinnati and Columbus clinics will remain open.
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Veterans’ Administration
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Frank E. August
Columbus
Transmitter Burns Out at WLW in Cincinnati
The low power stage at WLW in Cincinnati burned out Tuesday night forcing a 13 minute air outage. Permanent repairs were underway the next day.
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Cincinnati
WLW
Coal Study Plan Faces GOP Scrutiny Over Strikes
President Truman’s proposal for a coal industry study commission met Republican pushback seeking scope to address national emergency strikes. GOP Senators Butler and Watkins urge including permanent government seizure provisions and anti-trust review of unions. hearings planned alongside related bills.
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Nebraska
Watkins
Utah
Senate Interior Committee
Humphrey
D-Minn
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R-Ore
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Rayburn
Congress
Coal Study Commission
Commission
Steady Demand For Qualified Persons In Ohio Jobs
Ohio faces a steady demand for qualified workers to fill good paying jobs. The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation says 200000 unemployed are registered in public employment centers. Jobs paying 4000 to 9000 dollars annually remain unfilled due to required education and experience.
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Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
BUC
Congressman Cites Road Repair Needs
Michigan Congressman Jesse P. Wolcott told the American Road Builders Association that Ohio requires more than 4.5 billion dollars for road and street construction and improvement work. He cited findings from the Congressional Joint Committee on the Economic Report, of which he is a member.
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Michigan
Ohio
Jesse P. Wolcott
R-Mich
American Road Builders’ Association
Congressional Joint Committee On the Economic Report
California professors refuse to sign oath
BERKELEY Calif Nine hundred University of California professors stood united against a special non Communist oath and against Communists on the faculty. They said the oath was discriminatory and a threat to academic freedom and would dispossess many professors on contract letters.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Federal aid refused for parochial school funding
A labor committee refused to approve federal aid for private school purposes, blocking funding tied to parochial education. The decision affects financial support previously sought by denominational schools and related church organizations.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
FHA Appraisers Set To Discuss Farm Properties
Farmers Home Administration appraisers and farm loan chiefs from Ohio Kentucky Pennsylvania and Michigan will meet in Columbus to review realistic appraisals of farm properties. C A Gehrig Ohio director says session covers differences between regular ownership loans and the new farm housing program.
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Farmers Home Administration
C. A. Gehrig
Ohio State Farmers Home Administration
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Miche Igan
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