Springfield Records Heat Across Ohio May 5
Extreme heat swept Ohio with Springfield posting 96 degrees the day’s hottest. Cincinnati reached 93.3 while Columbus tied a May 5 record and water usage surged by 5 million gallons. Two drownings linked to the heat were reported as a weather front promised relief with scattered showers.
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Ohio
U.S. Weather Bureau
Springfield
Cincinnati
Queen City
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Cleveland
Wintry Weather Hits Colorado and Wyoming Areas
Snow and freezing rain disrupted travel as Wyoming and Colorado shivered. Snow drifted along U S Highway 30 east of Rock Springs for about 60 miles, stalling hundreds of vehicles. Temperatures dropped near freezing in Cheyenne and Colorado Springs reported wet snow with a 33 degree reading.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Rock Springs
Wyo
Wamsutter
Colorado Springs
Mercury
Cheyenne
Midwest
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hollywood Park Blaze Destroys California Race Track
In Inglewood California fire swept Hollywood Park burning the clubhouse and turf club, razing the grandstand. About 600 horses were saved as the disaster halted the five week meeting scheduled to begin May 17. Firefighters faced dangerous conditions with a three hour containment effort.
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Inglewood
Calif
Hollywood Park
America
Turf Club
Los Angeles
Little Lakes
Navy Post Vacated by Resignation
President Truman announced a vacancy in the under secretary of the Navy after W. John Kenney resigned. Kenney, currently in Paris, will stay on until a successor is named.
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Washington
Truman
Navy
W. John Kenney
Navy Department
Kenney
Paris
Notable log house and local updates in Chauncey Meigs County
The Osborne siblings occupy a fine new old log house in Chauncey built by Guy E. Osborne who is a prize winning photographer and craftsman. In Meigs County, Vernon B. Hollis and wife own a self built confectionery near Columbia School campus and have a granddaughter Mary Jane. Jacksonville installs metal street signs by council order, marking streets from the south entrance, aiming for clear village navigation.
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Vernon B. Hollis
Tennessee
Columbia School
Meigs County
Leo Dudgeon
Dudgeons
Carpenter
Mary Jane
Jacksonville
Ohio
Four Miners Die After Smoke Filled Shaft in Pa Mine
Four miners were found dead 600 feet underground in a Girardville Pennsylvania coal mine after a fire trapped them two days earlier. Rescue crews battled smoke and used compressors to supply air as they searched from the 800 foot level toward the 600 foot level.
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Girardville
John Cook
Gilberton Coal Co
Joseph Kapulis
More Radios Installed For Erie Rail Crews
Radio communication for crews on the Erie Railroad main line diesel trains was inaugurated over 524 miles from Buffalo to Jersey City. About 85 percent of the Jersey City to Chicago main line is now radio equipped. Eleven freight locomotives and seventeen cabooses east of Buffalo received radios yesterday.
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Cleveland
Buffalo
Jersey City
Chicago
Salamanca
Split Currency Passing Charged Against Two
Two New York Central section hands were jailed on federal charges of passing split currency at filling stations during an auto trip from Virginia. O. Robert Taylor and William H. Bryson, both in their twenties, are accused of patching one high and one low bill to pass as the higher denomination.
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Ashtabula
New York Central Section
Virginia
O. Robert Taylor
William H. Bryson
Parole Considered For Ex Prosecutor Jerome Nevius
The state pardon and parole commission said it was considering parole for Jerome A. Nevius former Clark County prosecutor serving one to ten years for accepting bribes. Nevius has been in Ohio penitentiary since June 17 1947. The 37 year old attorney unsuccessfully fought his conviction up to the Ohio Supreme Court before beginning his prison term.
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Columbus
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Jerome A. Nevius
Clark County
Nevius
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Hamilton Groups To Share In Law Enforcement Plans
State Liquor Director Oscar Fleckner announced a realistic enforcement program in Hamilton County with shared responsibility among the sheriff, prosecutor, Elmwood Place officials, and the liquor department head. The meeting followed charges of poor cooperation by area officers. Fleckner said local agencies can handle their duties without governor intervention and pledged full cooperation on liquor permit premises, unlawful sales, and devices to evade control.
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Cincinnati
Oscar Fleckner
Hamilton County
Fleckner
Dana Tehan
Carson Hoy
Otto S. Hasler
Elmwood Place
Elmwood
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Liquor Department
Frank M. Acton
Acton
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Liqour
Senate Approves Education Bill for Federal Aid
The Senate passed a federal aid to education bill by 58 to 15, authorizing 300 million dollars annually to aid teacher salaries and school operations and sending it to the House. Ohio is allocated about 7.32 million under the measure. Taft voted for it while Bricker opposed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ohio
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
John W. Bricker
Columbus
Unidentified Man Found Dead in Ohio River
The body of an unidentified man with a bullet wound in the middle of the head was found in the Ohio River near Warwood wedged against the lock. Chief W. R. Kennedy said Ohio County Coroner John Dugan would begin an immediate investigation.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio River
W. R. Kennedy
Ohio County
John Dugan
Warwood
Dog’s Yelps Save Couple From Kitchen Fire
Porky the dog barked to wake Michael Ungur and Flora Ungur in Cleveland. They credit the animal with saving their lives as a kitchen fire was discovered after they woke. The couple bought Porky for three dollars nine years ago.
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Cleveland
Porky
Michael Ungur
Flora
Ungur
Ungurs
Ruel's Alibi Questioned In Bribe Case
Hugh H. Ruel faces cross examination over his claimed 100 mile distance when a London hotel operator alleges a bribe solicitation by telephone from Columbus. Prosecutors seek to prove Ruel as the boss who asked Gilbert Shively for $1000 at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel room. A. E. Oppenheimer is co defendant with Ruel in charges of soliciting bribes from Shively and McCall.
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Columbus
Hugh H. Ruel
Scioto County Republican
Portsmouth
London
Ohio
Ruel
Gilbert Shively
Deshler-Wallick
A. E. Oppenheimer
State Liquor Department
Shively
Oppenheimer
Howard McCall
Springfield
Mayor Denies Charge of Fraud Intent
Mayor Roy Howell of Russells Point pleaded innocent to embezzlement and fraud intent in worthless check passing. He is charged with stealing 217.60 from village funds and passing a 150 check at a Bellefontaine clothing store. Howell remained jailed in Logan County on 3500 bonds as state auditors conduct a special examination of village records.
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Bellefontaine
Roy Howell
Russells Point
Howell
Logan County
Children’s Home Sale Being Considered in Cincinnati
Columbus Ohio state director of public welfare J. H. Lam neck said he is considering purchasing the Protestant Children's Home in Cincinnati to use as a receiving hospital. Purchase would depend on the price demanded by current owners and the amount appropriated by the legislature for receiving hospitals.
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Columbus
J. H. Lamneck
Public Welfare
Cincinnati
Crane accident claims Harris-Seybold worker's life
John N. Captino a 34 year old Harris-Seybold Co. employee died after grabbing a high voltage wire while attempting to avoid a 40 foot fall from an overhead crane in Cleveland. His death was caused by electric shock.
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Cleveland
John N. Captino
Harris-Seybold Co
Woman Found Dead After Fire in Cleveland Near East Side
Fire crews extinguishing a blaze in a brick commercial building on Cleveland's Near East Side found the body of Mrs. Helen Woodruff, age 40. The indicates authorities will investigate the death as part of the fire scene.
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Cleveland
Near East Side
Helen Woodruff
Big four CIO unions push for pay boosts and security
Industry leaders led by United Steelworkers seek a fourth wage increase and broader pension and health plans for about 1.1 million members. CIO unions including Auto Workers and Electric Workers push for pension and welfare improvements, with a focus on long term security and shorter work weeks.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
Murray
CIO
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
America
UMW
Ere
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers
Police Seek Abductor of Three Wives Near Fort Benning
Police pursue a tall dark man who abducted three pregnant wives of Fort Benning soldiers, holding them at pistol point in a dark coupe for 12 hours near the Florida line. The suspect wore a khaki Third Division patch, drank heavily, and argued with a fueling station attendant before releasing the women. One victim, Mrs. Mary Ellen Peters of Toronto, Ohio, is due to give birth next week.
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Columbus
Fort Benning
Florida
Army
Criminal Investigation Department
Pistol Point
Mary Ellen Peters
Toronto
Ohio
Slayer of Policeman Begins Life Sentence
Arthur F. Benner Jr began a life term at Ohio Penitentiary for the slaying of a Fremont police officer. He was convicted of first degree murder and, after a mercy recommendation, escaped the electric chair.
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Columbus
Arthur F. Benner, Jr
Ohio Penitentiary
Fremont
Benner
House Passes Sewage Bill in Ohio Legislature
The Ohio House approved a bill by 94 to 4 to ban discharging untreated sewage and industrial waste into public waters. Originating in the Senate, the measure supports the Ohio Valley Watershed System Program and grants the attorney general authority to prosecute upon request by the director of public health. Rep. Guy Hiner urged sending it back to committee, claiming it did not go far enough.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Senate
Ohio Valley Watershed System
Director of Public Health
Guy Hiner
R-Stark
Columbus motor vehicles registrar Cylon A Wal lace dies at 66
Cylon A. Wal lace, who served as registrar of the bureau of motor vehicles from 1939 to 1945, died Thursday at age 66.
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Columbus
Cylon A. Wallace
The
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
VA Orders 8000 Workers Dismissed
The Veterans Administration ordered 8000 employees dismissed to meet FY 1950 budget limits starting July 1. 42 offices in 23 states will close, but hospitals and medical services will remain untouched. Notices go to employees Monday with 30 days’ notice. Kentucky Glasgow, Hopkinsville, Frankfort. Ohio St Clairsville, Tiffin.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Congress
Gray
Kentucky
Glasgow
Gopkinsville
Frankfort
Ohio
St. Clairsville
Tiffin
Train Collision Injures Three Near Croton
A collision between two New York Central freights near Croton, 22 miles from Newark, injured three trainmen. Engineer James E. Carson, 66, D. E. Rickley, 20, and James W. Carson, 35, were treated at Grant Hospital, Columbus. The caboose of the local train was demolished.
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Newark
New York Central
Here
Croton
James F E. Carson
Bucyrus
D. E. Rickley
New Lexington
James W. R. Carson
Carson
James E. Carson
Grant Hospital
Columus
AFL Pay Demands Met by Contractors
Two out of town contractors met wage demands of striking AFL union laborers at the Newark Aluminum Plant of Permanente Metals Corp. About 200 workers were affected by the strike of 35 to 40 laborers. Wages rose from 1.25 to 1.42 1 2 cents an hour for laborers and from 1.43 to 1.62 1 2 cents for masons and specialized workers.
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Newark, C
AFL
Newark
Permanente Metals, Corp
Count Maeterlinck Dies at 86 in Nice
Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck, famed for Pelleas et Melisande and The Blue Bird, died in Nice at age 86, per the French Press Agency. His works are celebrated for fanciful beauty and include The Life of the Ant and The Life of the Bee.
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Paris
Maurice Maeterlinck
Nice
Maeterlinck
Claude Debussy
Ford Rouge Idle as Nationwide Auto Strike Expands
Detroit AP reports Ford Rouge plant halted for a second day amid CIO UAW walkout of about 60 000 workers protesting a speed up. No talks scheduled as both sides seek peace ta ilk. impact could paralyze Ford’s production at the world’s second largest auto plant and its supplier base.
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Detroit
Ford Rouge
America
CIO
United Auto Workers
Pord
Ford
Dearborn
Uaw-Cio
Rouge
General Motors Corp
Timken Cuts Production by Seventy Percent
Timken Roller Bearing Co reports about 70 percent of automotive production halted due to strikes at Ford plants Briggs Manufacturing and Bendix. The cutback equals 956 workers laid off across three plants in Canton Columbus and Zanesville after a prior hour reduction affecting 710 workers.
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Columbus
Timken Roller Bearing Cos
Ford
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Bendix Corp
Canton
Zanesville
Mechanics Strike At Ford Agencies In Cleveland
About 180 mechanics of the International Association of Machinists struck 15 Ford agencies in Cleveland. They oppose Ford dealer price cuts and demand to keep the union repair scale with a 15 cent hourly raise to $1.62. They warn a shift to Ford scale would cut pay by about 40 percent and speed up work.
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Cleveland
International Association of Machinists
Ind
Ford
Ford Dealers
C&O Seeks Halt of Two Logan Pomeroy Trains
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad asked the state utilities commission for permission to discontinue two trains between Logan and Pomeroy. The line says the trains are unprofitable and burdensome and their elimination would cause minimal inconvenience. One train runs Logan to Pomeroy arriving 1 15 p m while the return leaves Pomeroy at 2 25 p m arriving in Logan at 6 15 p m. Trains operate daily except Sunday.
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Columbus
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
State Utilities Commission
Logan
Pomeroy
Weekly forecast for Columbus with above normal temperatures
Temperatures in Columbus to average 5 to 10 degrees above normal with a high around 61 and a low near 42. Expect a warm Saturday, cooler Sunday and Monday, then a warming trend Tuesday and Wednesday with showers bringing a few tenths to a half inch.
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Columbus
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