Pendry Steps Down as Athens School Chief
The Athens City Board of Education announced the resignation of Pendry after 17 years as superintendent. Wil lard P. Barker, 12-year Canfield superintendent, was chosen as replacement with a three year, 5800 dollar annual contract. Pendry will retire at 53 after 30 years in public schools.
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Harper C. Pendry
Athens City
Athens
Pendry
Barker
Ironton
Xenia
Bowersville
Greene County
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Canfield
Canfield High School
Wooster
Kent State
Ohio State University
University of Colorado
Philadelphia
American Association of School Administrators
Ohio
American Council of Education
National Education Association
Board of Education
Ohio Association of Colleges
Husband Freed In Slaying The Eloise Snyder Case
Richard E. Snyder, 26, was freed by Judge Moran B. Jenkins after the Common Pleas court dismissed a first degree murder indictment over insufficient evidence. Eloise Snyder, 26, was found stabbed to death in a family automobile on Aug. 29 near Lima.
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Lima
Richard E. Snyder
Eloise
Common Pleas
Moran B. Jenkins
Jenkins
I. B. Steele
Snyder
Kermit L. Westbay
Allen County
Carl McMillen
Grand
Timbering changes farming in Southeastern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio farmers convert woodlots to lumber for home use or sale. Some selectively harvest to allow regrowth, others strip hillsides. New farm buildings will rise across several counties. In Athens two parking spaces on South Bridge recently appeared unused. James Crossen, longtime poultry breeder, shifts to rearing broilers on land near the Cumberland Presbyterian Church once owned by his family.
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Southeastern
Ohio
Athens
South Bridge
Richland Ave
James Crossen
Alexander Township
New Hampshire
Mr. Crossen
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Drake
Drakes and Crossens
Bricker Two Step Plan to Eliminate Federal Excises
Senator Bricker warns against new tax increases and calls for persistent federal economy. He predicts Truman’s $4 billion tax hike will fail and urges gradual elimination of wartime excises such as transportation and tires. States could reclaim liquor and cigarette taxes when feasible.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Truman
Ohioan
Czechs Sentence U S Soldiers in Spy Case
In Prague two American soldiers were sentenced to 10 and 12 years for spying after a secret trial. Arrested Dec 9 for crossing the border they were described as on a secret mission while absent without leave from their units. Clarence R Hill of Jackson, Minnesota and George R Jones of Owensboro, Kentucky were named.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Saki
Germany
Alexander Jones
Hunter
Clarence Hill
Clarence R. Hill
Jackson, Minn
George R. Jones
Owensboro
Ohio Bell Granted Phone Rate Increases
The State Utilities Commission approved Ohio Bell Telephone Co. rate increases averaging nine percent. The higher charges take effect immediately and apply on April bills with increases from 25 to 30 cents per month per customer.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Families of Air Crash Victims Awarded Damages
The families of Wellington Ohio residents Walter Hyde Jr. and Joanne Kyle were awarded 19 882 in damages against the government for a 1947 mid air collision near Wauseon Ohio. Hyde 22 Kyle 21 died when Hyde s light plane collided with an army Black Widow fighter piloted by Capt Lawrence R Lockwood of Lansing Michigan.
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Cleveland
Wellington
Ohio
Wauseon
Walter Hyde, Jr
Joanne Kyle
Hyde
Lawrence R. Lockwood
Lansing
Mich
Traffic Lights Proposed For Ohio River Locks
Ohio navigation director Capt. W. S. Chandler said red amber and green lights would be placed on lock walls at river dams to regulate boat traffic once funding becomes available.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
W. S. Chandler
Ohio Navigation
Judge Sentences Man In Girl's Drowning
Lawrence Everett Lowe of Middletown was sentenced to one to 20 years for manslaughter in the drowning of Vera Ingram last July 25. Common Pleas Court denied him a trial.
Ford President Hopes For Possible Price Reduction
Henry Ford, 88, head of Ford Motor Co., signals a possible reduction in Ford prices, indicating the company may lower vehicle costs amid market pressures and consumer demand.
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Boston
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Administration Leaders Predict Quick Rent Control Approval
Senate and House leaders forecast passage of a 15 month rent control extension to the president by nightfall. The measure would extend federal controls through June 1950 with a home rule provision allowing localities to drop controls, while a “fair net operating income” rent floor raises uncertainty among lawmakers. Ohio liquor permits total 34 702 with 8057 for hard liquor and 11 453 for private and night clubs.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor Department
Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Lucas
Rep
McCormack
Mase
House Democratic
Bricker
White House
Congress
Senate House
County and State Officers Raid Slots Across Hamilton County
Police and state liquor authorities conducted six raids in Hamilton County uncovering slot machines and handbook equipment. Cincinnati sites including the Sunset Club and Bader's Cafe were raided as sheriffs targeted two Fairfax locations. City Councilman Jesse D. Locker proposed state gambling licensing in the legislature.
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Cincinnati
State Liquor Department
Hamilton County
Walter Mitchell
State Liquor Control Board
Sunset Club
Bader
Sheriff's Office
Fairfax
Jesse D. Locker
Council
Ohio
Man Fulfills death by own action Threat
Arthur Welsh 50 in Cincinnati threatened to kill himself with a knife when police tried to arrest him. He was jailed and hours later found hanged in his cell. Deputies Moser and Bowersox had picked him up on a charge of failure to provide for his wife in Jackson City Michigan.
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Cincinnati
Arthur Welsh
Welsh
City
Louis Moser
Elmer Bowersox
Jackson City
Mich
Moser
Price Tapering Off Seen Avert Crash
Senator Taft says a tapering off in prices may avert an economic crash. He drafts a minority report for the Senate Economic Committee and plans to criticize President Truman on standby price wage controls and government authority to build industrial plants.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House Economic Committee
Truman
Woman seeks chief of police job in Evarts Ky
A 41 year old Lexington woman, Mrs Pearl Katherine Burrus, pledged law enforcement without bloodshed and applied for the Evarts Kentucky police chief position. Evarts has seen five chiefs of police since last August, and Burrus sent her letter to the Lexington Herald explaining her candidacy.
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Lexington
Evarts
Pearl Katherine Burrus
Lexington Herald
Three Inmates Escape Chillicothe Reformatory
Chillicothe reported three inmates escaped late yesterday from the federal reformatory after climbing a six foot fence. The escapees Delbert Sterling 21 Lima Edward Gotwall 21 Philadelphia Pa and Marion J Kirtland 18 Savannah Ga are serving sentences for auto theft.
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Chillicothe
Federal Reformatory
L. Clark Schilder
Delbert Sterling
Lima
Edward Gotwall
Philadelphia
Marion J. Kirtland
Savannah
Georgia
Ohio House Praises Hamilton High Big Blue State Champions
The Ohio House adopted a resolution praising Hamilton High School's Big Blue basketball team for capturing the Class A state championship.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Hamilton High School
Big Blue
Ohio election law changes advance in Senate committee
A strengthened bill proposed by Secretary of State Charlies F. Sweeney would restore counting ballots where voter intent is clear, curb independent electors by petition, require tax levy certification 90 days before votes, allow polling booths away from precincts, drop write in rules for central committees, and set declaration petitions to five to 25 names with no notarization.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate Committee
Charlies F. Sweeney
Senate Elections Committee
Carl D. Sheppard
R-Summit
Henry Wallace
Can't Beat Slow Freight Can't Beat Slow Freight
In Massillon a speeding 18 year old rammed a freight train after a 12 mile chase by two policemen. He pled guilty to reckless driving, fined 50 dollars, and lost his license for a year. In Los Angeles Colleen Gray testified her husband disliked her hats, leading to a divorce. In Columbus Ervin Stewart faced charges for breaking into three downtown parking meters.
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Massillon
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomas Helline
Los Angeles
Coleen Gray
Columbus
Westerville
Ervin F. Stewart
Down Payments Cut On Stock Purchases
The Federal Reserve Board eased stock purchases by allowing a 50 percent cash down payment starting today, down from 75 percent in the prior two years. The move aims to ease inflation fears while noting the overall credit situation.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Ex Ambassador Smith To Head First Army
Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, 53, who resigned as ambassador to Russia, was assigned command of the First Army with headquarters at Governors Island, N Y. He succeeds Gen Courtney Hodges who retired January 31. Smith served as chief of staff to Gen Dwight D Eisenhower during the North African, Mediterranean and European Theatre operations.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Russia
First Army
Army Department
Smith
Governors Island
Courtney H. Hodges
Dwight, D. Eisenhower
Coroner Rules Death by Own Action in OSU Student
Jefferson reports coroner C C Roller ruled Mary Russell Wilson a 17 year old Ohio State University freshman died by her own hand. Roller stated she shot herself at her home Saturday amid study worries. Local authorities noted her academic pressure was a factor.
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Jefferson
C. C. Roller
Mary Russell Wilson
Ohio State University
Train Robber Faces Court At Fairmont
George L Ashton 20 of Youngstown Ohio scheduled for arraignment in federal court here for his role in the March 9 holdup of a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train near Martinsburg. Luman Ramsdell 25 also of Youngstown indicted in the same case. Ramsdell wounded while captured. recovering in Washington hospital after a shootout with police.
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Fairmont
W. Va
George L. Ashton
Youngstown
Ashton
Luman Ramadell
Baltimore and Ohio
Martinsburg
Detroit
Ramsdell
Washington
D. C
Woman 86 beaten with stove shaker in Cincinnati
An 86 year old woman identified as Mrs Sally Thompson was beaten in her apartment near downtown Cincinnati. She was reported in serious condition at General Hospital with head injuries. Her 52 year old son William Thompson was detained for questioning and to undergo a lie detector test.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
Sally Thompson
William Thompson
Mayor Faces Warning Over Police at Strike Site
Cleveland Brooklyn Mayor John M. Coyne says he received several phone threats to pull police from entrances to the Fawick Air Flex Co strike site. He plans to ignore them as CIO United Electrical Workers have clashed with police in three confrontations since the 22 day strike began.
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Cleveland
John M. Coyne
Brooklyn
Fawick Air Flex Co
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Jackson Man Found Dead in Parked Car
Elmer D. Yinger, 29, of Jackson Ohio, was found shot to death in his car parked on the outskirts of Springfield yesterday. Clark County Coroner Austin Richards said a gun was found with Yinger.
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Springfield
Elmer D. Yinger
Jackson
Ohio
Clark County
Austin Richards
Yinger
Columbus Area Extended Forecast With Mild Week
Temperatures will run 2 to 4 degrees above normal with a normal high of 53 and low of 34. Expect mild conditions through Thursday, cooler Friday, then warming for Saturday and Sunday. Precipitation totals 0.5 to 1 inch, with rain periods late Wednesday and Thursday and again Sunday.
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Columbus
Woman Dies in Cincinnati Drugstore Fire
A 68-year-old woman died Monday night in a fire that gutted a drugstore in Peebles Corner, about two miles from downtown Cincinnati. Police identified her tentative as Virginia Crosby. The store owner Paul Streicher was previously crippled by a bullet fired by Louise Sharpe. The woman slept in the basement. fire cause not determined.
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Cincinnati
Peebles Corner
Virginia Crosby
Paul Streicher
Louise Sharpe
Trial of Accused Slayer Slated for April 25
Fremont authorities say Arthur Benner Jr of Detroit will face a jury on April 25 for first degree murder in the November slaying of Policeman George Bigge. Benner’s attorney notes a jury trial was preferred over a three judge court.
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Fremont
Arthur Benner, Jr
Detroit
George Bigge
Benner
Louis Johnson Is Sworn In As Defense Secretary
President Truman said he is building a cabinet to meet Americas great age and praised Louis Johnson at a testimonial dinner after Johnson was sworn in to succeed James Forrestal who resigned. Forrestal received the Distinguished Service Medal from the president in a surprise White House ceremony.
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Washington
Truman
America
Defense
Louis Johnson
Johnson
James Forrestal
Forrestal
White House
Jim
Forerestal
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