Rail curtailment ordered over coal strike crisis
President Truman ordered drastic curtailment of freight and passenger rail service due to the prolonged soft coal strike. A 25 percent cut in passenger travel on coal burning lines and bans on most freight will take effect in a week, with warned harsher steps if the strike continues. Officials warn industrial slowdown could cripple the economy within weeks.
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Washington
Truman
Office of Defense Transportation
Charles O'Neill
Strike Halts Bus Transport Across Five Cities
About 100 AFL bus drivers halted Valley Motor Transit Co services in East Liverpool Steubenville Wellsville Chester and Newell area population 140 000. Inter city run from Steubenville to Beaver Pa also stopped. Drivers walked out at 2 am leaving steel mill and pottery workers to walk hitchhike or share rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
AFL
Valley Motor Transit Co
Steubenville
Wellsville
Chester
Newell
W. Ca
Beaver
Jobless Pay Fraud Charged to Ohioans
Ashtabula residents Clarence W. Field and Robert Atkins pleaded guilty to illegally receiving unemployment compensation. Each was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail by the Municipal Court after investigators from Ohio's Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Fraud Division filed charges.
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Ashtabula
Clarence W. Field
Robert Atkins
Fraud Division
Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Construction Permits In Ohio Investigated
Construction permits for a supermarket and a church in Mansfield Ohio were being investigated today by the Housing Administration and the Civilian Production Administration CPA was asked by deputy housing expeditor Neil Dalton to determine if the permits conflicted with orders prioritizing veterans housing.
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Washington
Mansfield
Ohio
Housing Administration
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Neil Dalton
Mrs Ruth Ann Mauk Dies in Logan at 84
Logan Ohio obit reports Ruth Ann Mauk 84 widow of John Mauk died at home on North Street after a two week illness. Survived by daughter Ann Schaal and sons Vern and McKinley Mauk all of Logan. Leonard Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
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Logan
Ruth Ann Mauk
John Mauk
North Street
Ann Schaal
Vern
McKinley Mauk
Leonard Funeral Service
Long career as newspaperman ends with Harris retirement
Charles H. Harris, longtime managing editor of The Messenger, retires after a 40 plus year career. A dinner honored him with a gold wrist watch bearing engraved appreciation. Harris, 62, plans to move to Syracuse Indiana with his wife and family to farm fish and pursue antique collecting including Currier and Ives prints.
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Messenger
Charles H. Harris
Charley
Silas Bingham, Jr
Athens
Ohio University
The
Pony Service
Ohio
Columbus
Syracuse
Ind
Lake Papakeechie
Charlies H. Harris
Berry Hotel
Frank J. Starzel
Associated Press
Arthur C. Johnson
Columbus Dispatch Pros
George Starr Lasher
C. H. Bartlett
Nelsonville
Gordon K. Bush
Harris
Charles Rock, Jr
Mr. Harris
Charles Rock Jr
Frederick W. Bush
John C. Baker
Starzel
B. T. Johns
D. David Reeder
Fred Weber
Lasher
Johnson
Ohio University School of Journalism
Bush
Nimitz Seeks Independent Departments in Merger Debate
Admiral Nimitz told the Senate Naval Committee that the Army Navy merger plan has basic defects. He urged restoring independent department status and direct responsibility to the secretaries to avoid Navy weakness. Also noted is a detailed tribute banquet for Charlies H. Harris after 40 years at The Messenger with remarks by AP and university officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Army
Navy
Nimitz
Senate Naval Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Military
Naval
Truman Urges RFC Extension
President Truman urged extending the Reconstruction Finance Corporation beyond January 22, 1947, calling it a key postwar government instrumentality. He also urged premium payment subsidies in Congress to finance expansion of building materials for housing returning veterans, in his budget message for wholly owned government corporations.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Truman
Congress
Three Escapees Sought by Rahway Officials
Sheriff R. R. Milliken and Prosecutor Paul J. Reagen of Trumbull County Ohio sought return of three men captured in Rahway after escaping from Trumbull County jail in Warren. The request underscored cross state cooperation to return suspects.
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Rahway
N.J
R. R. Milliken
Paul J. Reagen
Trumbull County
Warren
Barbert on Match Output Cut in Half
Barbertown reports half of the country s match production halted by an AFL strike. National Union President F B Gerhart says Diamond Match Co workers in Barbertown and Oswego refused a 1 1/2 cent hourly increase and walked out in support of an 18 1/2 cent raise, threatening 85 percent of output.
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Barberton
AFL
F. B. Gerhart
Gerhart
AFL National Council of Match Orders
Diamond Match Co
Oswego
M. D
Negotiations Opened In Canton Meat Strike
Canton Provision Co. and union representatives met in the first negotiation session to settle a week-old strike by 100 ATL packinghouse workers. Workers demand a 16 cent hourly raise plus seven cents for work expenses. County official dies in Hamilton, Edward A. Hamm, former Butler County commissioner and deputy county auditor for 11 years, dies at Mercy Hospital.
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Canton —Up—Company
Atl-Packinghouse
theCanton Provision Co
Hamilton
Edward A. Hamm
Butler County
Mercy Hospital
GOP Out To Win In Congress 48 Talk Is Avoided
Ohio Congressman Clarence J. Brown says Republicans aim to win seats in this year’s elections and will not discuss 1948 presidential candidates. He leads the GOP Executive Committee and congressional campaign, stressing party victory in 1946 over individual ambitions while noting a possible role for service to the party. Brown declined the National Chairmanship, a post left by Herbert Brownell and filled by B Carroll Reece.
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Washington
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
John W. Bricker
Robert A. Taft
Brown
House
Senate
Congress
Herbert Brownell
Eoldma
B. Carroll Reece
Tean
Liquor Department Announces New Blend For Ration Period
Columbus reports a new whiskey blend will join unrationed liquors at the start of the 42nd rationing period. Purchases run Monday through May 25 with a fixed unit limit of one quart one fifth or two pints and permit holders capped at 85 percent of 1942 levels.
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Columbus
Ohio
Liquor Department
Boston man named president of U S Chamber of Commerce
William K. Jackson of Boston was elected president at the annual Atlantic City meeting to lead the U S Chamber of Commerce succeeding Eric Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J William K. Jackson
Boston
Mass
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic City
United Fruit Company
Eric AJ Jonnston
Alcatraz Battle Ends With Death And Multiple Injuries
Prison officers fought a deadly assault at Alcatraz Federal Prison as six top convicts led a hostage taker operation. One guard killed, 14 injured, including three in critical condition, as Marines and police surrounded the fortress island. Hostages rescued, situation ongoing late reports.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Federal Prison
J. A. Johnston
Harold P. Stites
Washington
James! .W. Bennett
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Rugged Island
San Franncisco Bay
Bert A. Burch
Burch
Coy
Peace Talks Lagging at Four-Power Conference
Paris dispatch reports senior delegates at the Four-Power Foreign Ministers Conference say talks lag and no peace treaties are likely this session barring unforeseen events. US Britain France and Russia plan Luxembourg Palace talks with Yugoslav officials on frontier revisions amid Byrnes appeal for broader armistice revisions. Moscow radio signals Russia does not back Byrnes’ strongest proposal for a four power pact to bar German rearmament for 25 years.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers Conference
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Luxembourg Palace
James F. Byrnes
U. S
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Byrnes
Germany
Severe Meat Shortage II Predicted This Summer
Secretary Mark Pickell of the Corn Belt Livestock Feeders Association warned the summer would bring the worst meat shortage in American history. He blamed OPA price ceilings, saying cattle feeders and farmers cannot profit from meat and urged assurance that price controls would be removed.
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Washington
Mark Pickell
Corn Belt Livestock Feeders Association
OPA
Senate Banking Committee
Pickell
Disbarment Proceedings Scheduled for May 20
Springfield reports disbarment actions set for May 20 against former Clark County Prosecutor Jerome A. Nevins. A Common Pleas Court clerk announced the hearing after Nevins was convicted of bribery and charged with unprofessional conduct by a Clark County Bar Association special committee.
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Springfield
Clark County
Jerome A. Nevins
Common Pleas
R. Leigh Swanton
Clark County Bar Association
Truman sparks Washington buzz over press flare up
President Truman’s surprise news conference drew sharp remarks at reporters over questions on a rumored Army Navy merger and a cabinet session. He began with no announcements, then downplayed the timing of naming a new chief justice following Justice Stone’s death.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Harlan F. Stone
Supreme Court
Beef Cattle To Be Tested In Ohio Slaughter Reg
Beef cattle brought into Ohio for slaughter must be tested for Bangs disease under a regulation approved at a public hearing by the State Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Director John M Hodson said the department will file the regulation with the Secretary of State and seek procedures for designated slaughter centers beyond existing inspection points. To cut rations for American occupation troops in Europe, calorie allotments will decrease by 300 daily beginning May 5.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
John M. Hodson
Secretary of State
Frankfurt
Europe
Tojo Gets Slapped On Head In Tokyo War Crimes Trial
In a Tokyo courtroom during the first session of the nine justice international tribunal, Shumei Okawa slapped former premier Hideki Tojo on the head prompting guard intervention. Okawa, barefoot and disruptive, was led away as clerks read 47 of 55 counts. Defendants are expected to plead not guilty.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Pacific
Shumei Okawa
Asia
Okawa
Tojo
S. Kernworthy
Start Of General Arab Strike Shakes Jerusalem
A crowd of over 3,000 Arabs in Jerusalem protested at Damascus Gate against British policy and the Palestine inquiry report. British troops with tommy guns and armored cars contained the crowd behind a barbed wire barricade as stones flew in heavy rain. Jamal Effendi Husseini urged rejection of the inquiry's Jewish immigration recommendation and Arabs warned of renewed struggle if the report is adopted. Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha signaled possible regional support but said fighting had not begun.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Elagsa
Hige
Damascus
Jamal Effendi Husseini
Arab Higher Committee
Palesstine
Holy Land
The
Arab League
Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha
Cairo
League
Egypt
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Saudi
Arabia
Transjordan
Yemen
Farmers Win Recognition for Land Rehabilitation Efforts
Cleveland farmers club honors seven Ohio farmers for reclaiming wornout lands and boosting incomes through efficient management. Joseph F. Cowen of Ashland County wins first in restoration for converting 94 acres to a unit yielding 90 bushels per acre corn and 80 bushels per acre wheat. Other honorees include Wendell A. Milburn Highland County EBG Saxton Clermont Rolland E. Weingart Kent EC Briggs Sunbury George W. Hill Jefferson County and Bert B. Hinkley Brecksville.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Farmers Club
Joseph F. Cowen
Ashland County
Wendell A. Milburn
Highland County
Ebg Saxton
Clermont County
Rolland E. Weingart
Kent
E. C. Briggs
Sunbury
George W. Hill
Jefferson County
Bert B. Hinkiey
Brecksville
Bond Issue Proposals Break Record in Ohio
A pre election survey by the Ohio Municipal Advisory Council of Cleveland shows 133 bond issues totaling 71,072,467 dollars to be submitted to Ohio voters in Tuesday’s primary. Ninety seven subdivisions are slated to place bond issues on ballots, the report filed with the Secretary of State discloses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Secretary of State
Ohio Municipal Advisory Council of
Cleveland
Reservoir to Flood Land Owned by Hero
Melvin Mayfield, a Philippine War Medal of Honor recipient, warns that Dillon Dam on the Licking River will flood his farm. He recently bought eight acres to join 179 acres owned by his father and says the project takes away their homes after wartime service.
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Nashport
Melvin Mayfield
Philippines
Dillon
Licking River
Marfield
C&O Plans Reestablishment of Agriculture Department
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced the reestablishment of an agricultural department after about 15 years. L. B. Allen Jr., a former Cleveland resident, will serve as agricultural agent under the direction of D. C. Boy, industrial commissioner, with offices at Huntington, West Virginia.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
L. B. Allen, Jr
D. C. Boy
I i
Huntington
Jihe Moire Cement Ett. S
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Portsmouth
Scioto Broadcasting Company
Communications Commission
Newark
P.E. L. Emschler
Licking County Common Pleas Court
Miter
Canton
Prexy
James Backus
Karl
Klaire
Jim
Alcatraz
Radio Institute
Ararno Huth
Institution For Education
Stirs
Hero
C&o
Agriculture Department
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