Vinton County Vet Fatally Shot. Charges Expected Today
In Vinton County a 31 year old World War II veteran Willard Muncy was shot to death during a fight near Clyde Barnett’s farm on the Hamden Elmsville road. Ward Skinner faces imminent charges after reportedly claiming self defense. Sheriff William Brown tied the fatality to a pre dawn confrontation linked to a Saturday night party and a detour to Barnett’s residence.
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McArthur
Willard Muncy
Clyde Barnett
Hamden-Elmsville
Ward Skinner
Hamden
Associated Press
William Brown
Vinton County
Brown
Skinner
Barnett
Muncy
Louis Seymour
Washington Township
Jackson County
Seymour
Wayne Weese
J. E. Strong
Rail Crossing Crash Fatal Train Car
Four people died in a Springfield train automobile collision at an unguarded New York Central crossing. Others perished in Ohio over the weekend in Akron Cincinnati Toledo Ottawa Hills and Celina area crashes.
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Springfield
Ohio
Charles Callison
Mary
Maxine Kadel
John A. Kadel
Austin Richards
Callison
New York Central
Newark
Raymond H. Clem
Edith Mae Clem
Hebron
Union Street
Toledo
Charlotte Farner
Ottawa Hills
Mcconnellville
Celina
Coldwater
Dale Christman
Akron
Holcum J. Luck
Luck
Cincinnati
Donna Sumner
Raymond Sumner
Four Power talks heat up as Bevin backs Marshall
MOSCOW AP reports early meeting between Stalin and Marshall hinting at wider Soviet US relations. Bevin aligns with Marshall against Molotov on China, promising front against Big Three in China. Conference aims to tackle Germany Austria reparations while handling Albania deadlock with small nations included.
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Moscow
Stalin
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
V. M. Molotov
China
Germany
Austria
Soviet Union
Bevin
Marshal
Molotov
Albania
Russia
Britain
U.S
Ohio Budget Reaction Eyed In Columbus Session
Ohio lawmakers resume tonight as they compare constituent reactions to Gov Herbert’s 532,942,420 budget. Leaders hope these responses shape House views on potential cuts exceeding 20 million, amid disappointment that the governor recommended using all projected two year revenues for current operations.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Thomas J. Herbert
Sam Simmons Warns Against Appeasement Amid Cold War Risks
Sam Simmons argues the nation must confront Russia rather than retreat. He warns propaganda and agitators could erode morale, urges continued scientific and military vigilance, and questions recommending invasion or appeasement while debating future installments.
Judge Rowland Ill Causes Pig Trial Pause
Athens County pig larceny case against George G Gaul Nial Koehler and Arthur Hines was halted after a recess as Judge O F Rowland lay ill with pneumonia or flu like ailment. Jurors were told to report at 9 am Wednesday while court considers impact on venue and potential re hearing of evidence.
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Athens County
Canaan
George Bateman
O. F. Row
Holzer Hospital
Rowland
George G
Gaul
Nial Koehler
Arthur Hines
J. G. Hope
Gordon B. Gray
Paroled Ex-Convict Plans Swift Release Backed by Detroit Business
Mel Shane 37 formerly fled a state prison farm in 1935 under the alias George Mason. He built a Detroit factory career and a $500,000 machine tool business, now optimistic about parole based on his postescape success and enterprise.
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London
Mel Shane
Detroit
George Mason
Shane
Labor to Heed Public Opinion, Official States
Columbus report quotes Jules D. Lippmann of Textileather Corp saying labor must bow to public opinion, as business did, and accept corrective legislation. He calls for greater labor management harmony and participates as a speaker at a Columbus town meeting broadcast.
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Columbus
Jules D. Lippmann
Toledo
Textileather Corp
Lippmann
Dayton Public Service Union votes to strike April 17
By a 184 to 19 vote the Dayton Public Service Union AFL approves a strike set for April 17. The union cites city wage talks failures and claims about 600 members across city departments except police and fire. City Manager Fred O. Eichelberger declined comment.
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Dayton
Dayton Public Service Union
AFL
Clayton Gantner
Fred O. Eichelberger
Former Kiwanis Leader Joshua Jones Dies at 66
Joshua L. Jones 66 longtime attorney and banker and former president of Kiwanis International died yesterday in Green Bay Wisconsin. He led Kiwanis International during a period of growth and served in local civic roles.
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Kiwanis
Green Bay
Wis
Joshua L. Jones
Kiwanis International
Rubber Union Threatens Wage Strike by 100000 Workers
About 100000 CIO United Rubber Workers in Goodyear Goodrich Firestone and U S Rubber plants plan to strike at midnight next Sunday unless a 26 cent hourly wage raise is granted. Nearly half the workers are in Akron with others nationwide. The average Akron wage is $1.34 per hour.
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Cleveland
CIO
United Rubber Workers
L. S. Buckmaster
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
U. S. Rubber
Akron
OSU Blaze Started By Workman's Spark
A fire at Ohio State University forced 44 male students from their dormitory near the stadium. They will be moved to an unused dining room in the Stadium Tower Club. Losses run into thousands, including construction materials for three new dormitories. Fire Captain John E. Jordan said a spark from a workman’s salamander started the blaze.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Stadium Tower Club
John E. Jordan
Mrs. Amanda Pullins Rites Slated for Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda E. Pullins are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Herman United Brethren Church with Pastor Mathais officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
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Chester
Amanda E. Pullins
Mt. Herman United Brethren Church
Mathais
Marshall Wins Hoop Crown
Marshall College of Huntington West Virginia clinched the National Intercollegiate NAIB Basketball Championship for 1947 with a 73 to 59 victory over Minnesota State Teachers College of Mankato. Arizona State Lumberjacks beat Emporia State 47 to 38 for third place.
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Kansas City
Herd
Marshall College
Huntington
W. Va
Cam Henderson
s_ herd
Minnesota State Teachers College
Mankato
Arizona State Lumberjacks
Flagstaff
Emporia
Kas
State College
Hornets
Marshall
Hall
Andy Tonkovich
Gene James
Irvin Leifer
Easter Washington College of Education
Cheney
Bill Litchfield
Emporia State
Memorial money funds library in Youngstown college
Clarence J. Strauss, merchant and civic leader, died recently. The family requested cash donations to the Youngstown College library in lieu of flowers. Dr. Howard W. Jones, college president, announced the collection reached 637 dollars.
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Youngstown
Clarence J. Strauss
Youngstown College Library
Howard W. Jones
CIO Threatens To Sue Columbus Hotel For Alleged Racial Discrimination
National CIO leaders said they would sue the Neil House in Columbus under Ohio civil rights laws over alleged discrimination against Negro delegates who were denied table service at the hotel coffee shop. A sit-in by 150 CIO education conference delegates kept the coffee shop closed for eight and a half hours as seven nonunion white waitresses refused to serve Negroes. The hotel manager said the action was a labor matter, while CIO officials argued the policy reflected discrimination.
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Columbus
National Cio
Neil House
J. Robert Penebaker
CIO
Penebaker
Orville C. Jones
Ohio Cio Council
Allan Haywood
Helen Gahagan Douglas
D-Calif
Indianapolis
Road Strikers Talk Peace With Herbert
Labor leaders and state highway officials planned a meeting with Gov. Thomas J. Herbert in Columbus to seek a settlement of a strike by about 300 highway department workers in southern Ohio. Samuel A. Anderson of the AFL said the conference would be in the governor’s office and no change in the strike was noted. The Chillicothe area workers had remained off the job in Division 9, claiming they were discharged for political reasons.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Thomas J. Herbert
Highway Department
Ohio
Samuel A. Anderson
Ohio State Employes Council
AFL
Chillicothe
Division 9
Margaret Truman Debut Praised by Detroit Symphony
Margaret Truman, 23, daughter of the President, delivered a triumphant soprano debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Karl Krueger and a host of tributes greeted her coast-to-coast broadcast appearance as a big thrill.
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Detroit
Margaret Truman
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Karl Krueger
Ohio Racer In Critical Condition After Jacksonville Crash
Gene Springfield of Sulphur Springs Florida and Zanesville Ohio remained in critical condition in a Jacksonville hospital today after injuries from a crash in the feature event at Jacksonville Speedway yesterday.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Gene Springfield
Sulphur Springs
Zanesville
Jacksonville Speedway
Robert Haskell Cory Dies At 65 In New York Firm
Englewood New York Robert Haskell Cory age 65 president of Lamont Corliss and company manufacturers agents died last night in the city He led the firm known for representing multiple manufacturers and was a prominent business figure in his field.
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ENGLEWOOD, N._ Y
Robert Haskell Cory
Lamont, Corliss and Company of
New York
Hissong Ouster Advocated Over Tax Duplication Claim
Cincinnati report says Ohio education director Clyde Hissong should resign after he urged counties to lower duplicate valuations to gain more school funds. Republican rep William H. Deddens of Hamilton County declares a duplicate cut reduces the tax structure and notes counties with low duplicates would gain under the Daniels Cramer bill discussed in January.
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Cincinnati
Clyde Hissong
Ohio
William H. Deddens
Hamilton County
Hissong
Schoolmasters’ Club
Gallia Schools Reopen After Flu Epidemic
Gallia City schools reopened this morning after being closed since March 7 due to a flu outbreak. Ninety one percent of students returned, following a survey of absences that led officials to close the schools until today.
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Gallipolis
Home of Eaton Eagles Destroyed by Blaze
The two story brick home of the Eaton Fraternal Order of Eagles was destroyed by fire yesterday. Aerie President H. P. Pratt estimated loss at 60000 dollars.
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Eaton Eagles
Eaton
Eaton Fraternal Order of Eagles
Aerie
H. P. Pratt
Rural areas found more dangerous to sanity in study
Ohio researchers report rural Miami County shows higher mental illness risk than urban areas. Findings include one in five schoolchildren with poor mental health, more untreated insanity in open country, and benefits from education and city life. recommendations call for child guidance, school study service, and marriage counseling programs.
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Columbus
Miami County
Dayton
Miami
Ohio
John H Saltz 70 Dies in Nelsonville Prominent Citizen
Nelsonville resident John H. Saltz died at his home from complications of a brain blood clot. At 70 he was executive secretary of the Nelsonville Home & Savings Association and a director of First National Bank of Nelsonville. He served as elder, treasurer and Sunday School teacher at First Presbyterian Church and held Masonic and Knights of Pythias affiliations. He helped develop local transportation, founded and ran the Saltz Insurance Agency, and co owned the Pritchard Saltz Agency before reorganizing as the John H. Saltz Agency. He is survived by his wife Lulu Woodard Saltz, a daughter Kathleen Hartley, a brother and two sisters. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church.
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Nelsonville
John H. Saltz
W. Washington St
Saltz
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Mr. Saltz
Vinton County
Dundas
Nelsonville Brick Co
Nelsonville Home & Savings Association
L. G. Matheny
Pritchard & Saltz
Hocking and Sunday Creek Traction Co
Athens
Nelsonville Transportation
First Presbyterian Church
John Lloyd Evans
Jewish War Veterans Plan Cleveland Convention
The Jewish War Veterans of Ohio will hold their state convention in Cleveland this year. The state council of administration decided here yesterday to meet in Cleveland, with dates in June yet to be set. The group last met in Cleveland in 1946.
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Cleveland
Jewish War Veterans of
Ohio
State Council of Administration
Fresh Republican proposals on Greece Turkey aid and U N report
Republican lawmakers urged Truman to officially report the $400 million Mediterranean aid plan to the United Nations and to appoint Herbert Hoover to direct relief. Senator Smith warned against bypassing the UN while Senator Moore proposed Hoover lead relief and rehabilitation funds alongside military aid. Congress awaits Porter Macveagh and Wilson returns for testimony on Greece policy and the shift in foreign policy.
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Washington
Truman
United Nations
Herbert Hoover
Congress
H. Alexander Smith
U.N
Moore
R-Okla
Hoover
Paul Porter
Greece
Lincoln Macveagh
Edwin C. Wilson
Athens
Anekara
Porter
Mag Weagh
Wilson
Palestine a haven for 1 5 million Jewish survivors says pioneer
Dayton Ohio audience hears Reuven Dafni a Palestinian pioneer and ex British paratrooper tell 310 delegates at a United Jewish Appeal spring drive meeting The gathering supports the joint distribution committee of the United Palestine Appeal and United Service for New Americans to aid refugees.
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Dayton
Palestine
Europe
Reuven Dafni
Ohio
United Jewish Appeal
United Palestine Appeal
United Service For New Americans
Milk prices cut by Defiance Dairy and ARPS Jersey Farm
Defiance Dairy Co. and ARPS Jersey Farm raised prices cut one cent per quart. The new standard milk price is 17 cents per quart in Defiance Ohio.
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Defiance, CO
Defiance Dairy Co
Arps Jersey Farm
Osteopath Dr Arthur Dow Becker Dies at 68 in Florida
Dr Arthur Dow Becker aged 68 a former president of the American Osteopathic Association and ex president of Still College of Osteopathy and Kirksville College of Osteopathy died last night in Gulfport Florida The obituary notes his prominent roles in osteopathic education and professional leadership.
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Osteopath
Gulfport
Fla
Arthur Dow Becker
The
American Osteopathic Association
Still College of Osteopathy
Kirksville
College of Osteopathy
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