Truman cries for aid as Europe faces critical danger
President Truman urged Congress to pass a temporary draft law and universal military training and to accelerate the Marshall Plan for Europe. He cited the Western European pact for defense, pledged U.S. support for free nations, and accused Russia of not cooperating in efforts toward world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
4Vick
LLU Wells Uelule
United States
Free Nations
Iag
United Nations
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Scandinavian
Greece
Italy
Truman urges action after new European pact announced
President Truman praised a newly announced European security pact among Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The five nations commit military aid and establish a consultative council to address threats to peace with room for others to join while Truman warned action is wiser than delay despite risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Congress
President urges universal training and swift action on Europe
The President called for urgent steps to secure peace and prevent war. He pledged U.S. support for the United Nations and pursuit of international accord, plus universal training, temporary draft revival, and quick action on the European Recovery Program to counter communist threats to democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Nations
America
Steel Leaders Face Coal Strike Dilemma In 1946 Echo
With eight of ten soft coal miners idle, steel executives weigh production cuts to conserve fuel as the walkout enters its third day. UMWC pension demands, government mediation, and potential court action shape a cautious pause before actions escalate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO United Packinghouse
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Lewis
Huntington
W.va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Russell
Chicago
Illinois Central
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Washington
Ezra van Horn
van Horn
Truman
Cyrus S. Ching
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Marietta College to Close Vet Guidance Center
Marietta College will close its Veterans Administration Guidance Center on March 31 as Director John F. Whan announced. Area veterans will be transported to Athens or Zanesville for services to reduce costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Marietta College
Veterans Administration
John F. Whan
Athens
Zanesville
House Rent Bill Sparks Senate Clash Over Authority
The House passed a Home Rule Rent Control Bill 251 to 132 to strip federal powers and put rent decisions to state governors' local boards, while the Senate opposed this shift and extended controls to 1949 under its own bill. The expiring stopgap rent control act looms March 31. Conference committee faces showdown to reconcile final authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Conference
Next of Kin Forms Ready for Ohio War Veterans
Ohio survivors of about 23 200 deceased veterans may now obtain state bonus application forms. Courtney E. Kirby, assistant bonus director, said forms are with county bonus representatives. Regular bonus applications total 300 000 with an estimated 860 000 expected. County counts show World War Two deaths for Athens 175 Gallia 95 Hocking 65 Jackson 95 Meigs 100 Morgan 40 Perry 105 Vinton 40 Washington 160.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Courtney E. Kirby
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Morgan
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Two Women Arrested For Setting Dog On Fire
In Gastonia North Carolina two women were arrested on charges of setting their German shepherd on fire. Police say they poured chlorine bleaching on the dog and then lit a match. The dog cried out as it fled the streets and died behind a storefront after officers destroyed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
N.C
J. C. Elliott
Aid from Marshal Plan nations helps stave off European collapse
Paris reports short term aid from the United States prevented a serious downturn in Europe. The Big 16 nations say interim funding exceeded 500 million dollars for France, Austria, and Italy and enabled other countries to endure. The working party of 16 officials begins work to assess external aid needs as the plan moves into its first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U. S
Europe
France
Austria
Italy
Claude Bouchinet-Serreules
Foreign Ministry
CEEC
Germany
Meat Strike Investigation Is Planned
President Truman names a three man Taft Hartley Act fact finding board to probe the CIO meat packing strike that halved U S meat production. The board will report by April 1 and could lead to injunctions or Congress action if unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
CIO
Truman
CIO United Packing House Workers of America
Congress
AFL
Stassen Plans First Ohio Appearance
Harold E. Stassen will address Ohio audiences in Cleveland tomorrow marking his first appearance since joining the state primary against Taft. He will speak at a joint Advertising Club and Rotary Club luncheon on Freedom's Future and later at Public Auditorium on Republican Issues in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Sen
Taft
Minnesota
Advertising Club
Rotary Club
Public
Cuyahoga County
Stassen
Carrington T. Marshall
Ohio Supreme Court
Earl Hart
Youngstown
Dayton
Toledo
Italian labor leader denounces U S pressure on Italians
In Rome Guiseppe Di Vittorio head of the Communist labor federation denounces a U S Justice Department statement barring Italian Communist immigration. He accuses Washington of applying electoral pressure to aid Italian reactionary parties and reacts swiftly to the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Guiseppe di Vittorio
United States
Confederation of Labor
U. S. Department of Justice
Japanese admiral hanged for wartime killings in Hong Kong
Rear Adm. Tamura Ryukichi was hanged at Stanley Prison for the strangling of Australian internees at Kavieng New Ireland during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Tamura Ryukichi
Stanley
Kavieng
New Ireland
Injuries Fatal in Motorcycle Accident Claim Life of Teen
Injuries from a motorcycle crash Monday proved fatal yesterday for Charles Fulton, 17, of Troy. He sustained severe injuries in the collision and died at an area hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Charles Fulton
Edward Peck 60 Wins NRA Honors Dies Yesterday
Edward C. Peck, 60, winner of top honors in National Rifle Association contests, died yesterday. In Canton, five fire companies fought a blaze that swept through the Canton Provision Co. yesterday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Edward C. Peck
National Rifle Association
Canton
Canton Provision Co
Ohioans Seek Millions To Aid Waterways Bill
Ohio lawmakers press for approval of an extra 3.565 million for waterways. Senators Bricker and Taft and Representatives Carson McCowen Lewis push the plan while the House has already passed 10.9236 million for flood control and navigation projects including Muskingum River reservoirs and the Dillon Dam near Zanesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Robert A. Taft
Henderson H. Carson
Edward O. McCowen
Earl R. Lewis
Senate Appropriations
House
Muskingum River
Dillon
Zanesville
J. Harry McGregor
McGregor
P. W. Griffiths
William M. Corry
Zanesville Chamber of Commerce
Budget Bureau
Group Attacks Ohio Gas Tax
Ohio petroleum leaders criticize high gas taxes citing 1947 receipts of 64.7 million dollars and a 5 percent tax per gallon. Executive secretary John L. Marsh argues motorist burdens are heavy, with 49.4 percent of trips for business and farm vehicle usage at 21 percent of trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Petroleum Industry Committee
John L. Marsh
Marsh
Bus Passenger Held in Slaying of Driver
Akron police report Harster Harris 36 was arraigned on second degree murder charges for fatally shooting bus driver Richard Williams 35 during an argument over exit doors. Passenger Walter Rennie 28 was also shot in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Harster Harris
Harris
Richard Williams
Walter Rennie
Athens Court Dismisses Suit Against BUC Board
Edwin Malone of Nelsonville sued the Board of Unemployment Compensation of Ohio to overturn an earlier decision. Common Pleas Court Judge Oliver F. Rowland dismissed the case as not within jurisdiction after the board's motion alleging Malone failed to file his appeal properly. Malone was employed by Starr Jackson Mining Co. and Hawk Coal Co. at the time of his original claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Malone
Nelsonville
Board of Unemployment Compensation of
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Oliver F. Rowland
Malone
Starr- Jackson Mining Co
Hawk Coal Co
Marines wounded as rifle grenade explodes in China
Six U.S. Marines sustained injuries from an accidental rifle grenade explosion near Tsingtao China with three in serious condition. Marine headquarters did not release the names of the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsingtao
China
U.S
Marine Headquarters
No Early Bird Is Earlie Byrd
Knoxville tax office reports Earlie Byrd was the last person to file his 1947 income tax return before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlie Byrd
Knoxville
Tenn
Ohio counties plot steps over tax problem after court ruling
A subcommittee of 61 counties appointed three officials to draft proposals for a Columbus meeting on April 27. They seek relief from a state Supreme Court decision allowing transfer of property from real to personal class to ease tax burdens. The move targets millions in lost taxes and focuses on legislation. The appointees are Lorain County Prosecutor William G Wickens and Assistant Cuyahoga Prosecutors Ralph W Edwards and Saul S Danaceau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Columbus
State Supreme Court
Roseville Pottery Co
Muskingum County
Lorain County
William, G. Wickens
Cuyahoga
Ralph W. Edwards
Saul S. Danaceau
Hanna Relative Sought by FBI
FBI seeks Mark A. Hanna III great-grandson of Senator Marcus Hanna of Ohio on charges of depositing forged checks totaling 60000 dollars. Two checks for 30000 dollars bore forged signatures of his uncle C. H. Hanna of Cleveland. Hanna was arrested January 31, 1937, in New York City as a Cleveland fugitive, later given a suspended forgery sentence and two years probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N.Y
Mark A. Hanna, III
U.S
Marcus Hanna
Ohio
FBI
Hanna
Henry W. Killeen, Jr
C. H. Hanna
Cleveland
New York City
Wage contract talks resume between Westinghouse and CIO
Negotiations between Westinghouse Electric Corp and the CIO United Electrical Workers resumed in Pittsburgh as talks continued over wage contracts and labor terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Cio-United Electrical Workers
Old Friend Turns Up Murky Rifle Found in DAV Shipment
McArthur resident Frank M. Wallar a Vinton County probation officer and DAV officer discovered a Springfield 1903 rifle with serial 39689 bearing his initials F M W carved on the stock. He had carried the rifle in World War I at St Mihiel and the Argonne and turned it in at Camp Sherman May 11 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
St. Mihiel
Czech Leaders Face Treason Trial After Immunity Vote
A Prague parliamentary committee moved to strip immunity from five lawmakers amid expected arrests for treason. Fled suspects include Vladimir Krajina and Alois Cizek, with Jan Ursiny and Fedor Hodza named among the accused, as Prace reports a broader exile tied to the recent Communist coup and a fear of a right wing putsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Vladimir Krajina
Czech National Socialist Party
Jan Ursiny
Fedor Hodza
Slovak Democratic Party
Alois Qgizek
Krajina
Prace
Cizek
Jaroslav Drabec
People’s Court
Karl Frank
Bohemia
Cepika
House Seeks ERP Solution for European Recovery Plan
GOP leaders wrestled with cost and length of the European Recovery Program bill aimed at aiding 16 western European nations to stave off communism. The Steering Committee met again as Foreign Affairs and other panels remain undecided. A bipartisan push backed by fourteen members proposed revising the UN charter to curb Soviet veto power and call for an international military force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
GOP
Senate
Foregin Affairs Committee
Vorys
Ohio
Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
United Nations
County Options Urged by WCTU President in Ohio
Miss Mary B. Ervin state WCTU president asks Ohio members to vote the next six months for county option. She says the program would show the new day spirit of early crusaders. 1948 marks the 75th anniversary of the WCTU founding at Hillsboro Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Mary B. Ervin
WCTU
Ohio
Hillsboro
Jenkins Cigaret Tax Passed by Committee for House Debate
Washington report says a bill to tax cigarettes purchased outside Ohio won committee approval 22-2. Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins estimates the move could add at least 250000 dollars annually to Ohio revenue and the measure goes to the House floor for debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Thomas A. Jenkins
House
Rep. Jenkins
Cargo Planes for Hire at Wright Field
Air Materiel Command at Wright Field offers 75 C-46F twin engine cargo planes for lease to established airlines at 300 dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Air Materiel Command
Wright Field
Execution date set for murder case in Cleveland
Harold A. Beach was sentenced today to die in the electric chair on June 28 for the knife murder of eight year old Sheila Anne Tuley in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Harold A. Beach
Sheila Anne Tuley
Truman calls for universal training and selective service
President Truman argues for universal military training and temporary selective service to keep armed forces strong, asserting Russia obstructs the UN and Eastern Europe suffers under Soviet actions. He warns that without readiness the world pays for peace with war and emphasizes a need to back peace with strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Truman
Pact Signing Seen Occasion in Ohio River Pact
Cincinnati leader Hudson Biery, head of the state stream pollution commission, urged a civic observance for Ohio signing the eight state Ohio River Valley sanitation pact. Gov Herbert has yet to sign formally as the compact awaits formalization across Ohio and partner states including Pennsylvania Indiana West Virginia Kentucky New York Virginia and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hudson Biery
State Commission On
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Indiana
West Virginia
Kentucky
New York
Virginia
Illinois
Ohio Educator Sees Shortage of Teachers
Canton report cites Ohio Department of Education official Harold J. Bowers stating a shortage of 4,775 teachers this year. He notes 9,362 instructors are needed now, with only 4,857 new teachers expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education
Harold J. Bowers
Supreme Court Orders New Trial in Slaying
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Ben F. Moore of Cleveland must receive a new trial in the slaying of Herman Hall on June 9, 1946. Moore was convicted of manslaughter, the appellate court reversed and ordered a new trial for improper evidence, and the Supreme Court affirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court Today
Ben F. Moore
Cleveland
Herman Hall
Moore
Supreme Court
Victim Identified in Parkersburg Route 7 Fatal
A man killed on Ohio Route 7 near Parkersburg Monday night was identified as John S. Smith 61 of Parkersburg. Identification was provided by his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Here
John S. Smith
Old Time Song Service in New Marshfield Church
An old time song service will be conducted in the Methodist Church here Thursday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Democratic Leaders Snub Lausche in Ohio Gubernatorial Bid
Former Ohio governor Frank Lausche spoke to about 100 supporters after Democratic leaders in the Fourth and Fifth Districts declined to attend a meeting backing his gubernatorial candidacy. Friction with party operatives over patronage surfaced as Lausche criticized alleged blacklisting tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausche
Lima
Frank J. Lausche
Democratic State Central
Francis W. Durbin
Lena Siford
Walter L. Buchholz
Defiance
Mary Kennath
Ottawa
Democratic Party
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Harry R. Meredith
Allen County
Durbin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Des Moines M
Iowa
Mont
N. Dak
Iminneapolis
Idaho
Utah
Ariz
Wyo
Colo
Denver
Kansas City
Okla
Oklahoma City
N. M
Texas
FT. Worth
Milwaukee
Glouster
Drydock
Samuel Green
Ku Klux Klan
Wrightsville
Georgia
Athens Court
BUC Board
Jenkins
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!