Rawlins Pleads Innocent Amid Delay Attempts
Grover Rawlins pleads not guilty to two counts of first degree murder in the Eleanor Gifford slaying. Defense seeks to refile a motion to abate, overruled by Judge Williams. prosecutor criticizes the delay tactic. Court records show continued proceedings with family and bar association members present.
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Grover Rawlins
Martin
Rawlins
Fort Knox
Rowland
Franklin County
Harry Dodds, Jr
Jimmy Stewart
Frank Joyce
Meigs County Places Mapped From 1883 Chart Data
E A Dodderer of Olive Township clarifies old Meigs County communities by listing Valley Ford Martinsburg Danville Millersburg Hoyttown New England Martinsville Carletonsville Condeville Fayal and more with post office associations and location hints Along the Hocking River the West Athens bridge traffic note warns on two cars passing at speed due to heavy trucks frequenting routes 33 680 and 124.
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E. A. Dodderer
Olive Township
Meigs County
Valley Ford
Columbia Township
Old Cross Roads
Dyesville
Martinsburg
Salem Township
Dexter
Danville
Alberta
Millersburg
Bedford Township
Darwin
Hoyttown
Hemlock Grove
New England
Salisbury Township
Middleport
Rutland
Martinsville
Orange Township
Tuppers Plains
Dr. Deem
Paul Andrews
F. C
Frank) Andrews
West Athens
Hocking River
Soviet frees U.S. soldier after four days in Berlin
Pvt. Fred J. Jacobson of Birmingham Alabama was released from Russian custody in Berlin after four days. Col. Thomas F. Lancer said he was seized after missing duty and held under questioning about life in the United States. The turnaround came via four power channels with assurances against harm to his family.
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Berlin
America
Fred J. Jacobson
Birmingham
Ala
Thomas F. Lancer
Jacobson
Germany
Lancer
United States
Mason Man Dies Aged 82 At Point Pleasant Home
William Robert Stephenson 82 a Mason County resident died at his Kanawha Eight Mile Creek home Wednesday at 4 30 p m after a yearlong illness He is survived by his wife Mae two sons Harry of New Lexington and Charles of Point Pleasant Route 2 two daughters Kathleen Stephenson of New Martinsville and Mrs William Latta of Alexandria Va and four sisters in Muncie Ind Funeral services will be held at Heights EUB Church Saturday at 2 p m with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery Friends may call Franklin funeral home at any time
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Point Pleasant
William Robert Stephenson
Mason County
Kanawha Eight Mile Creek
Four People Fined in Alliance Clean Up
Four persons were fined in Alliance municipal court on vice and gambling charges. They were the first arrests since Mayor Robert A. Althouse ordered a city clean up two weeks prior.
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Alliance
Robert A. Althouse
Four Demos Block Liquor Fee Increase
Ohio Senate Democrats block a liquor license fee rise as four holdouts stall Lausche program. With 19 Democrats needing 17 votes, the measure stalls until next week amid GOP calls for a roll call while Lausche touts no new taxes and local government funding gains.
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Four Demos
Columbus
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Democrats
Arthur Blake
Belmont
Nicholas P. Bernard
Mahoning
Edward Welsh
Montgomery
Emmett R. Guthrie
Coshocton
Tax Receipts Still Decline
Columbus report shows sales tax for the week ending March 5 at 2,035,964.28 and a 1949 total of 16,825,848. This compares with 2,242,661.58 and 18,442,016.78 for the same period in 1948. Assessments and prepayments totaled 2,266,629.87 and use tax 1,046,642.16 for a grand total of 20,273,276.93, down from 22,646,236.14 a year ago.
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Columbus
Don H. Ebright
Missionary's Wife Shot Dead in Korea Home
Mrs. Jorace H. Underwood wife of the former adviser to the American occupation government and former president of Chosen Christian College was killed at her Seoul home by two gunmen. She died en route to a hospital after being shot once in the side. Dr. Underwood was teaching at the university at the time. Police noted no robbery and considered possible political motives while Mrs. Underwood, born Ethel Van Wagoner of Kingston Michigan, held degrees from Albion College and New York University.
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Seoul
Jorace H. Underwood
Chosen Christian College
Underwood
Brooklyn
Ethel van Wagoner
Kingston
Mich
Albion College
Albion, Mich
New York University
Five Room Home Burns At Millfield
MILLFIELD The five room frame house of Mr and Mrs Rex Nagle was destroyed by fire this morning. Nearly all contents were lost in the blaze believed to have started in a bedroom. Only a sofa and floor lamp were saved. Fire Chief Pearl Loper said a sum of money hidden in the house was destroyed and the property was only partially insured.
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Millfield
Rex Nagle
Nagie
Chauncey Fire Department
Ed Evans
Pearl Loper
Loper
Anthracite Operators Urge End to Mine Shutdown
A group of coal operators from the Anthracite Operators Association urged UMW President John L. Lewis to call off the two week work stoppage in eastern Pennsylvania. They warned homes hospitals and schools face fuel shortages and questioned future markets while pleading for a timely end. A district UMW leader said the stoppage could end as planned on March 28 despite fears it might extend beyond the deadline for mines east of the Mississippi River.
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Pittsburgh
UMW
John L. Lewis
Anthracite Operators Association
Wichilkes- Barre
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River
Three Inmates Of State School Still Sought
Columbus police pursued remaining escapees from Columbus State School for the feeble minded. Nine inmates escaped. three were re captured and a fourth who escaped Feb 26 was recaptured. At large were Kenneth Johnson Toledo Akron Fred Morris Martins Ferry Fred Perkins Ashland.
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Columbus
Columbus State School
West Side
Kenneth Whittacre
Toledo
Bexley
Kenneth Johnson
al- Toledo
Akron
Fred Morris
Martins Ferry
Fred Perkins
Ashland
Four Nations Invited To Join North Atlantic Pact
Denmark Iceland Italy and Portugal were invited to join the United States and seven other nations in a North Atlantic security pact. The four are expected to join and sign the treaty, with details to be made public Friday. In Rome a Communist filibuster delayed a Chamber of Deputies vote on Italy's adherence to the pact.
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Washington
Denmark
Iceland
Italy
Portuual
United States
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Columbus seals boiler to curb city smoke
Columbus sealed a boiler at the Soy Extracting Corp plant as part of a smoke reduction campaign. The boiler will stay sealed until modified to meet city rules, with substitute equipment already installed at a cost over 35000 dollars to reduce smoke and dust.
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Columbus
Soy Extracting Corp
Four Men Abandon Treasure Hunt Near Zanesville
In Zanesville four men ended a fruitless dig for buried treasure linked to Jesse James. A metal detector and an empty chest marked the effort before spokesman Lee Hawk said they would search briefly in Indiana at a site tied to the outlaw’s visits.
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Zanesville
Jesse James
Lee Hawk
Indiana
Slot Machines Banned In Ohio Eagles Lodges
The Grand Worthy President of the Fraternal Order of Eagles banned slot machines in Ohio lodges and ordered an internal investigation of practices. The move follows a request by Rep. Edward De Chant of Lorain for a legislative inquiry into the order’s Ohio activities. The president’s mandate forbids machines and any lodge pressure to transact with specific firms, while Lorain case details cite an injunction against lodge interference.
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Columbus
Ohio
Order of Eagles
Devere Watson
Council Rieifs
Eagles
Watsons
Kansas City
Edward A Chant
Lorain
de Chant
Loerain
Watson
Grand and Ohio
Lorain Lodge
Matthew L. Brown
Springfield
Chage
Acta
M. I. Brown
Brand Aerie
United American Mechanics
Ohio Council of the
Eagles Club
Solons Debate Senate Filibuster Rules Amid Stalemate
Washington reports a protracted fight over changing Senate rules to curb filibusters. 22 Republicans and 30 Democrats pressed for a vote while some lawmakers sought further debate to challenge the winning bloc.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Lucas
Illinois
Dixie-Gop
Senators Myers
Douglas
Pepper
Neely
W Va
GOP
Taft
Ohio
Prosecution in Ferrell murder trial wraps first day
In Zanesville the state plans more prosecution witnesses today in the first degree murder case of Alfred Spooky Ferrell 43. A jury of 10 women and two men heard fourteen prosecution witnesses testify yesterday. The defendant is accused of killing his 71 year old widowed mother in her Dresden home on January 28.
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Zanesville
Alfred
Spooky) Ferrell
Ferrell
Dresden
Wheeling Race Track Owner Indicted for Tax Evasion
William G. Lias of Wheeling, owner of a race track, was indicted on five counts charging evasions totaling 903974.64 in income taxes. He pleaded innocent to all counts before Judge Harry E. Watkins and was released on a 10000 dollar bond. trial set for April 25 in federal court at Fairmont, West Virginia.
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Fairmont
W. Va
William G. Lias
Wheeling
Lias
Harry E. Watkins
Lorain Group Seeks Park for Admiral King in Ohio
A Lorain delegation urged Ohio to acquire and dedicate a state park honoring Admiral Ernest J. King, WWII U S Navy chief. They testified before the Senate Conservation Committee for a 500 acre Beaver Creek area park in Lorain County.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ernest J. King
U. S&s
Lorain
Fire Follows Timken Plant Explosion in Canton
An explosion and ensuing blaze ripped through two floors of the Timken Roller Bearing Co. office building in Canton. Firemen estimated losses around 100000 dollars. Technician William C. Schroeter was rescued from the third floor metallurgical laboratory. All 175 other employees had left before the fire. The cause of the microphotography laboratory explosion was not determined. Vice-president John Fick declined to quantify damages beyond noting it would be high.
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Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
William C. Schroeter
John Fick
S Teel and
Fire Destroys Majestic Building and Five Firms in Minneapolis
Fire swept the Majestic building in Minneapolis early Thursday destroying five businesses and a hotel in a three story structure. Loss was estimated at $500000 as all city fire apparatus responded and embers threatened adjacent structures.
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Minneapolis
Majestic
Five hour blaze at Howard Farbach Co office storage
Firemen fought a five hour fire yesterday at the Howard Farbach Co office storage building in Cincinnati. Loss was estimated at 50000 dollars and the cause was not determined.
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Cincinnati
Howard Farbach Co
Rail Backers Hit Belt Line Contention in Ohio Rail Project
Railroad lobbyists sparred over a 130 mile Lake Erie Ohio River conveyor belt line. Proponents seek public utility status as a common carrier to condemn land for a 210 million dollar coal and iron ore hauling system from Lorain to East Liverpool with spurs to Cleveland and Youngstown.
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Columbus
State Senate
Judiciary Committee
Lorain
East Liverpool
Cleveland
Youngstown
Blackburn College appoints Ludlum as new president
Dr. Robert P. Ludlum, Antioch College vice president, is set to become Blackburn College president in Carlinville around June 15. Tallulah Bankhead sues New York Supreme Court for 1 million dollars over a radio shampoo jingle using her name, saying she was distressed by the line Tallulah the Tube.
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NEW College
Yellow Springs
Robert P. Ludlum
Antioch College
Blackburn College
Carlinville
Tallulah Bankhead
New York Supreme Court
New York
Tallulah
City Council grants nurses wage boost at Berger Hospital
City officials approved immediate pay increases for 27 Berger Hospital employees in Circleville. Most workers are registered nurses whose monthly wages rose from 167 to 182.50 dollars, after a threatened mass resignation.
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Circleville
Berger Hospital
Jury Probing Gambling Recesses Until Friday
The Lawrence County Grand Jury investigating organized gambling recessed late yesterday to allow the sheriff time to summon additional witnesses. The panel questioned 27 witnesses yesterday.
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Ironton
Lawrence County
New Trial Sought for Convicted Slayer Tudor
Springfield reports attorney David Carter will file today for a new trial for Dwight David Tudor 26 of Columbus who faces the death penalty for the slaying of 14 year old Mary Ann Page after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder without mercy recommendation Tuesday night.
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Springfield
David Carter
Dwight David Tudor
Columbus
Tudor
Mary Ann Page
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Staten Island
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Gram
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Ragan
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Franklin
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Michigan
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Mineola
N.Y
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Brandt
Nassau County Detective Bureau
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Albany
Korea
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Oakland Army Base Port of Embarkation
Npper
Charles FE. Smith
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Robert L. Bacon
Gregrennel White
Pisto
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