Grand Jury Rejects Gambling in County Ballot
Washington reports the House backed the Wood labor bill 217 to 203, preserving most Taft-Hartley provisions. A recommital motion looms as party lines again split Ohio reps, with amendments offered to permit state specific closed shop laws and other changes before final passage and Senate consideration.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Truman
House Labor Committee
Ohio
Senate
House
Rep
Priest
D-Tonn
Hays
D-Ark
Rayburn
D-Tex
Lesinski
D-Mich
Athens Area Found Free Of Organized Games and 11 True Bills Returned
An Athens County grand jury found no commercialized gambling in the county after a two day session investigating rumors. Foreman Jerry Priser of Nelsonville led 24 witnesses including mayors and police officials in a report urging stronger enforcement to maintain the current condition.
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Athens Area
Bills
Athena County
Athens County
Roy D. Wileliam
Chey Aleo
Jerry Priser
Nelsonville
Willams
Williams
Kart Gardner
Paul B. Brown
George Bateman
Vern Coakley
Jack McClell Glouster
John Aiken
Marshal Henderson
Coolville
W. P. Mickle
Joseph B. Grogan
Athens
Grover Koons
Buchtel
Terry Bunting
Theft of Two Tractors Brings Prison Sentence
Delaware Ohio report says Alvah Jiiden 29 of McArthur Ohio received an indeterminate term in Ohio Penitentiary after pleading guilty to stealing two tractors from Delaware County farms. Brother William 24 and Burtis Nettles 28 also pleaded guilty to similar charges and face sentencing later.
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Delaware
Ohio
Alvah Jiiden
McArthur
Delaware County
Common Pleas
Fred McAllister
Jiiden
William
Burtis Nettles
Action To Ban Arrests By Liquor Officials Seen
Columbus reports rapid progress on a bill to strip the state liquor department of police powers and ban arrests by liquor inspectors. The measure heads to a Senate Liquor Committee hearing Monday amid inquiries into liquor permit grants and alleged Elmwood suburb gambling issues.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Senate Liquor Committee
Charles L. Bartlett
Hamilton
House
William H. Deddens
Deddens
Sens
David Meeh
FEPC Replacement Bill Moves Through Senate
In Columbus the Senate considers replacing the compulsory FEPC bill with an educational program. A split in the majority could allow a substitute with Republican support. The measure mirrors the House version, and Gov Lausche pushed for action. Senate Labor Committee kept most house provisions.
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Columbus
Lausche
Senate
House
Frank J. Lausche
Senate Labor Committee
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Senate Committee
Chief Engineer Appointed for Highway Bureau in Columbus
Karl L. Rothermund of Newark was named chief engineer of the Highway Department's Bureau of Location and Design in Columbus. The position pays $6000 annually.
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Columbus
Karl L. Rothermund
Newark
Highway Department
Bureau of Location and Design
Mrs. Hade Scott 81 Dies After Heart Attack
Mrs Harriett Wiley Scott aged 81 wife of H H Hade Scott veteran Ohio newspaperman died suddenly yesterday from a heart attack in Lancaster She had worked for Newark Ohio papers for forty years before retiring in 1946.
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Hade’ Scott
Lancaster
Harriett Wiley Scott
H. H
Belt Line bill killed by House committee in Ohio
Ohio House Commerce and Transportation Committee voted 12 to 4 to indefinitely postpone the 210 million dollar conveyor belt project that would give public utility status to a Lorain East Liverpool route. Railroads opposed the plan, warning of job losses and land seizures.
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Frank J. Lausche
Liverpool
Cleveland
Youngstown
Senate Judiciary
Maurice E. Niehaus
D-Hamilton
Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
H. B. Stewart, Jr
Akron
Riverlake Belt Conveyor Lines, Inc
Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad
Ohio
Ohio House
Stewart
U. S
James W. Huffman
Columbus
Garland E. Eliot
Gallia
State Rests In Bribe Trial
In Columbus the defense faces trial for A. E. Oppenheimer and Hugh H. Ruel on bribery charges. After the state rested, defense sought acquittal but was denied. Witnesses described a hotel operator receiving a bribe demand of 1000, with months and amounts tied to liquor and night club permits.
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Columbus
A. E. Oppenheimer
Hugh H. Ruel
Cecil J. Randall
Gilbert Shively
London
Shively
Openheimer
Howard McCall
Springfield
Oppenheimer
Lake Net Fishing Bill Is Blown Off Course
Ohio lawmakers delay a bill to ban commercial net fishing in Lake Erie's Sandusky Bay as a subcommittee advances a substitute to form a commission to study the issue. Rep. L. P. Mooney helped draft the study proposal.
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Columbus
Lake Erie
Sandusky Bay
House
Rep
L. P. Mooney
R-Hocking
Construction Workers Strike for Wage Increase in Newark
Between 35 and 40 AFL construction workers at Permanente Metals Corp. in Newark walked out on Tuesday. Union business agent T. J. Watkins says they seek an 17 cent raise to $1.42 per hour.
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Newark
AFL
The
Permanente Metals Corp
T. J. Watkins
150 Names Are Chosen For Dodds Rawlins Trial
A county jury pool of 150 Athens Countians was drawn for the first degree murder trial of Harry Z. Dodds Jr. and Grover E. Rawlins over 45 minutes. Prospective jurors include residents from Athens Hildreth, Nelsonville, Chauncey, Glouster and several villages, with areas listed for each name. The pool will determine a jury of up to 13, amid legal proceedings with Judge Roy D. Williams and officials present. The case concerns the Jan 2 murder of Eleanor E. Gifford, a church field worker.
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Athens
Harry Z. Dodds, Jr
Grover E. Rawlins
Mca Silane
Sonlalives
Athens County
Dodds
Rawlins
Eleanor E. Gifford
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
George
Mary Wigal
Eleanor Beckler
Ford Strike Authorized Amid Rouge Plant Talks
Negotiators raced to avert a 60 000 worker walkout at Ford River Rouge as talks resumed at 2 p.m. after the UAW CIO authorized a strike and extended the deadline to tomorrow. Ford Local 600 planned a noon walkout in defiance before the international board intervened.
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Ford
River Rouge
CIO
United Auto Workers
Uaw-Cio
UAW International
Ford Rouge
Man Identified as Abe E. Abraham Falls to Death at Hotel
Police identify Abe E. Abraham, 45, as the man who died after plunging from his sixth floor room at the New Amsterdam Hotel on Wednesday. The investigation continues into the circumstances of the fatal fall.
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Cleveland
Abe E. Abraham
New Amsterdam
Car Gets New Look In Stolen Vehicle Return
Mel Reed's 1942 grey coupe recovered after a month missing. The car was repainted green, gained an extra seat, one wheel replaced, and a rear compartment ripped out. Police had searched since April 4, and an anonymous call led to its street-side discovery near Reed's home with original plates attached.
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Zanesville
Mel Reed
Reed
Man Given 15 Year Term For Knifing
Allen pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in circuit court after fatally knifing Don Buckle on June 4, 1947, at Millatone Church. He was sentenced to one to five years in the state penitentiary with credit for time served.
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Point Pleasant
London
Allen
Don Buckle
Millatone Church
Buffalo Road
Supreme Court
Four Trapped In Burning Coal Mine Near Girardville
Four men are entombed 800 feet underground in the No. 5 colliery of Gilberton Coal Co near Girardville Pennsylvania as a fire rages. Rescuers pump compressed air for ventilation while water pumps fail. officials fear drowning. Mine officials suspect a short circuit caused the blaze. Michael Caufield escaped with three others.
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Girardville
Gilberton Coal Co
Pennsylvania
Elmer Christ
Michael Caufield
Girrardville
Light turnout marks Ohio primary in three cities
In Ohio 92 municipalities held primary elections with light overall turnout. Youngstown Mansfield and Portsmouth drew the political spotlight while Pleasant Grove Plain Township saw no votes in 12 hours. Roy W Vaughn lost to Thomas B Wright in Mansfield.
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Columbus
Ohio
Youngstown
Mansfield
Portsmouth
Stark County
Pleasant Grove
Plain Township
Roy W. Vaughn
Thomas B. Wright
Donald Wagner
Train Robbers Face Possible 40 Year Term
Two Youngstown men Luman Ramsdell and George L. Ashton pleaded guilty to three charges each after a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train robbery near Martinsburg on March 9. Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins scheduled sentencing for 1 30 p.m. EST.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Youngstown, Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Martinsburg
Luman Ramsdell
George L. Ashton
Harry E. Watkins
Prison Farm Parole Clerk Dies of Heart Attack
Austin K. Chen oweth parole and record clerk at London Prison Farm died at his desk from a heart attack. He served as parole and record clerk since 1939 after earlier editing the Madison Press. Survived by Mrs. Ellen Foulk of Portsmouth.
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London
Austin K. Chenoweth
Madison Press
Ellen Foulk
Portsmouth
27 Year-Old Slayer To Get Chair Tonight
Ralph Reed, 27, condemned for the February 6, 1948 Cleveland murder of Arge Margulis, secretary at a steel firm, is slated for execution by electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary after a $60 holdup and deadly shooting.
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Columbus
Ralph Reed
Cleveland
Ohio
Reed
Arge Margulis
Cleveland Jsteel
City Shaken By Steel Blast At Republic Plant
A blast at Republic Steel No 4 blast furnace in Youngstown sent smoke and steam into the sky as residents gathered. Officials said the site was too hot to estimate damage, no injuries were reported, and damage runs into thousands with a possible major overhaul.
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Youngstown
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Man Gets 120000 For Loss of Legs
Charles Di Giovanni a 41 year old brakeman from Poland Ohio received 120000 from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the loss of both legs. He says a train jolted him into a moving freight car while working at Youngstown yards on April 27 1948. Settlement was arranged out of court.
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New York
Charles di Giovanni
Poland
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
di Giovanni
Youngstown
DPs Bound For Ohio Arrive in Boston En Route
Thirty nine displaced persons are scheduled to arrive in Boston on Thursday for relocation to new homes in Ohio. The transfer underscores postwar resettlement efforts and the ongoing movement of DP groups to established communities in the Midwest.
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Ohio
Washington
Boston
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