Draft Law Expires If Senate Fails To Act After House Vote
The draft law hangs on Senate action as House extends 45 day stop gap while Truman eyes an executive order to keep Selective Service operating. House bans drafting fathers and extends the act until February 15, with July 1 continuance possible absent Senate approval. Debate centers on whether the law can endure another stalemate and what powers survive if it dies.
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Washington
Senate
House
Chamber
Truman
Congress
Hoover opposes renewed famine rationing until harvests rise
Former President Hoover advised against immediate rationing, urging wait for world harvests to assess needs. The survey praised by President Truman and Secretary Anderson supports voluntary conservation and existing grain-use restrictions, with a formal decision possible after the 1946 harvests.
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Washington
Uwi
Hoover
Truman
Clinton P. Anderson
Rep Jenkins Blames Food Bungling Over Rationing Threat
Rep. Jenkins of Ohio, chairing the Republican Food Study Committee, warned that government interference could force return to rationing to meet famine commitments. He argued rationing would not increase world food supply, only boost production and alleviate hunger, even as housewives struggle to buy meat and butter.
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Washington
Jenns
Ohio
Republican Food Study Committee
America
Police hold suspect in Cincinnati murder case
In Cincinnati suburb Reading police detained a suspect for questioning in the fatal shooting of 70 year old Frank Dorbree. Dorbree's body was found yesterday lying in bed at his home.
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Cincinnati
Frank Dorbree
Reading
GOP Senators Seek to Draft Own OPA Bill
Senate Banking Committee Republicans announce plans to write a separate OPA bill to win Democratic support. Senator Taft says minority members are coordinating and aim to present a tentative program when the committee resumes. He pushes including language to phase out food subsidies, currently about 1.6 billion dollars annually.
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GOP
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Taft
Ohio
Banking Committee
Allies Spurn Molotovs Evacuation Bargain
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov proposed withdrawing Russian troops from Bulgaria if Allied forces leave Italy. Byrnes and Bevin rejected the plan, noting a swap of Bulgarian lines for Austrian access. Bevin linked Romani a withdrawal to Britain exiting Italy, saying Britain would depart Italy if the Soviets left Romania.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
Bulgaria
Italy
U. S
State Byrnes
Bevin
Byrnes
Molotov
Austria
Romania
Britain
Siamese Twins Die Relieved Mother In Portland
The Siamese twin girls born a week earlier to Mr and Mrs Edward Horse in Portland died in a hospital today. Hospital attendants said the 26 year old mother felt sadness and relief at the news she dreaded yet believed might be best. Crowned Queen Columbus U June Rich man a 19 year old brunette from Dunbar WV was crowned Queen of the May last night at Ohio State University.
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Portland
Edward Horse
Columbus
June Richman
Dunbar, W.va
Ohio State University
House Enemies Push for Vote on Loan Bill
Washington report describes Rep. Knutson's maneuver to block Senate approval of the 3.75 billion loan bill. Speaker Rayburn leads administration forces asserting the first House attack will fail, while Treasury Secretary Vinson testifies before the Banking Committee urging enactment.
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Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
Senate
Rayburn
Texas
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
House Banking Committee
Accused Japs Ask Dismissal In War Crimes Trial
An American officer defending five top Japanese charged with war crimes argued Pearl Harbor was not mass murder, likening it to Hiroshima. Chief Prosecutor Keenan opposed, while defense pressed for dismissal of aggression charges claiming unfair Allied court trials.
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Tokyo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Hiroshima
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Chappel to Attend Young GOP Meeting in Charleston
Claudius Chappel, county treasurer, will represent the 10th District at the Young Republicans Convention in Charleston West Virginia starting May 17. Homer Adams of Nelsonville will attend as first alternate as Young Republican Clubs in each district may send two delegates. Chappel serves as president of the reestablishing local Young GOP group after years of inactivity.
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Claudius Chappel
County Record
Charleston
W. Va
Homer Adams
Nelsonville
Chappel
Young Gop
Whiskey Production Drops in March 14.97 Million Gallons
Internal Revenue Bureau figures show whisky production for March at 14,974,294 gallons, down 2,118,028 from February. End-March stocks totaled 364,538,808 gallons, down 5,681,330 from the prior month.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Strike ballots ready for 1.1 million railroad workers
Chicago reports strike ballots prepared for 15 non operating railroad brotherhoods totaling more than 1,100,000 members. The vote, to consider a wage increase and follow a March pay raise, will finish by June 10. In Marietta two motorists died in an auto train collision near Hollidays Cove West Virginia and Toronto Ohio, amid broader railroad wage dispute with a 30 day cooling off period and possible fact finding and arbitration.
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Chicago
Marietta
G. L. Powell
Hollidays Cove
Nego
W.va
Herbert Fetty
Mystery Illness Spreads Through Texas and Quarantines
Three hundred Texas guardsmen were mobilized in Corpus Christi to block roads and keep non-resident youths out of Nueces County amid a polio like illness spreading from South Texas to the Panhandle. Quarantines were declared in Rockport and Kleberg County, while San Antonio imposed bans on gatherings and closed amusement venues. Deaths were reported in San Antonio and Amarillo. Dallas received two seriously ill patients.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Nueces County
South Texas
Panhandle
Rockport
Gulf of Mexco
Kleberg County
King Ranch
Kleverg
Nueces
San Antonio
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Amarillo
Dallas
Steelworkers blast Truman at convention in Atlantic City
About 1,600 delegates at the CIO United Steelworkers third biennial convention received a 62 page union report led by CIO president Philip Murray. The report accused President Truman of seeking a fact finding law triggering anti labor bills in Congress and criticized his foreign policy as increasingly negative since Roosevelt's death.
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Atlantic City
UPI
CIO
United Steelworkers
Truman
Philip Murray
Steelworkers Union
Roosevelt
Ohio high school musicians vie at state contest
Five bonated Ohio high school instrumentalists, winners of district music competitions, will perform Saturday at Ohio State University in the annual state contest. Final ratings in the vocal section were awarded last Saturday to 400 high school singers.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Ohio State University
Truck Brakes Slip and Kill Child Near Mineral City
Five children of Frank Ickes were playing near his truck in Mineral City when the brakes allegedly slipped and a three year old child was crushed under the wheels. The coroner was told the accident occurred yesterday. In Tokyo, Marine Pfc Earl B Brown was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for bilking a Japanese bank manager of 500000 yen.
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New Philadelphia
Frank Ickes
Mineral City
Tokyo
Pfc
Earl &. Brown
Truman Gets Housing Bill Faces CPA Complaints
Washington reports the emergency home building bill reached the White House amid housing authorities complaints that non-residential construction is being allowed by CPA. The National Housing Agency says activity during a partial industrial freeze threatens materials for new homes. Lewis W. Baldwin, 71, longtime Missouri Pacific president, died in St Louis after illness. Anthony Crow Jr 11 died from injuries after corn grinder accident in Celina.
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Washington
White House
CPA
National Housing Agency
Civilian Production Administration
ST. Louis
Lewis W. Baldwin
Missouri Pacific Lines
Celina—Anthony Crow, Jr
Montpelier Man Killed by Train in Tragic Mishap
Charles A. Roode 58 a Montpelier resident and patient at a Senia prin facility was killed yesterday when struck by a train. Authorities reported the accident occurred near the rail line as the man attempted to cross.
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Marion
Charles A.roode
Montpelier
Newsprint Saving Continues at The Messenger
The Messenger continues to conserve newsprint due to transportation uncertainties. Today's paper is smaller than usual as railroads remain hampered by shortages and other factors. The policy will stay in place until there is definite indication that rail service is restored.
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The
Messenger
Dover Man Found Dead In His Home
Clarence Simmers of Chauncey, 50, was found dead at home from an apparent sleeping tablet overdose. An accidental death verdict was given by County Coroner Dr. John B. Elias. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, three sons William Harrison Kenneth, John. a daughter Roberta. a sister Bernice. and a brother John. The body was taken to Stout Funeral Home, Nelsonville, with funeral arrangements pending.
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Chauncey
Clarence Simmers
John B. Elias
Simmers
Elizabeth Shea Simmers
William
Harrison
Ark
Kenneth
Mason
John
Akron
Roberta Ormont
Bernice Keeton
the Plains
Aurora
Stout Funeral Home
Nelsonville
Horstman to Accept Democratic Re-Election in Ohio Move
Columbus reports that Albert A. Horstman agreed to seek re-election as Democratic state chairman in a peace move led by Ray T. Miller of Cleveland. The plan aims to heal a party unity break. Clarence H. Kinsley is expected to be named campaign manager.
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Columbus
Albert A. Horstman
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Clarence H. Kinsley
George Weiss Dies In Hospital Monday
Logan resident George Weiss died Monday evening at 8 p.m. at Hocking Valley Hospital after several weeks of illness. He never married and lived on North Orchard Street. Survived by one sister, Mrs. Margaret Thew of San Bernardino California. Funeral services to be announced by Woodard Funeral Directors.
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Logan
George Weiss
Hocking Valley, l Hospital
Weiss
N. Orchard St
Margaret Thew
San Bernardino
Calif
Woodard Funeral Directors
Beightler to Stay at Fort Hayes as Ohio Area Command
Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler will remain at Fort Hayes Columbus as the Fifth Service Command is converted to an area command of the Second Army. The Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and Indiana boundaries remain the same under the new organization announced in Washington. Detectives probe second mystery death in Philadelphia as authorities investigate third strange incident.
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Columbus
Robert S. Beightler
Second Army
Fort Hayes
Washington
Fifth
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
70 Million Per Year Welfare Fund Demanded by Lewis
Washington reports that John L. Lewis seeks a seven percent payroll levy to fund a welfare program for 400000 miners. The plan covers life insurance health care and sanitation. Operators call the demand ridiculous while talks aim to avert a broad strike.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Truman
Rogram
Bishop Calls For Reunion Of Churches
The Rt. Rev. Wm. T. Manning, Episcopal Bishop of New York, urged a reunion of all Christians in one great church of God. He cited closer ties between Anglican and Catholic Orthodox churches in the East and said Protestantism is moving toward orthodoxy and away from humanism. Reunion, he said, will come through fuller appreciation of Christ's truth, not creed compromise.
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New York
Wm. T. Manning
Episcopal
Church of God
East
Bender Fights for Cuya County GOP Chairmanship Showdown
Congressman George H. Bender faces a pivotal battle to keep the Cuya hoga County Republican Central Committee chair amid opposition from Thomas J. Herbert and John W. Bricker. Bricker and Herbert back opponents as Jost fights to block the convention.
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Cleveland
George H. Bender
Cuyahoga County
Republican Central Committee
Thomas J. Herbert
John W. Bricker
Bender
Jost
Alliance Workers Vote For Independent Union
The National Labor Relations Board today certified the Independent Alliance Porcelain Products Employees Association Inc as the bargaining agency for production and maintenance workers of Alliance Ware Inc Alliance in Washington.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Alliance Porcelain Products Employees Association, Inc
Alliance Ware, Inc
Alliance
Army Jeep Attack in Nuernberg Kills Two Soldiers
Witness Rose I Korb War Department civilian from Gary Indiana rode in an Army jeep at Nuernberg Germany when enemy fire struck the vehicle killing two of three American soldiers present. Korb and two British army women escaped injury in what is thought to be a German sniper attack mistaken by the women.
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Rose I. Korb
War Department
Gary
Ind
Nuernberg
Germany
Miss Korb
Ito
Prisoners Delivered to Mansfield and Athens County Arraignments
Sheriff George Bateman reported Saturday that two prisoners were sent to Mansfield Reformatory to begin terms for stealing a car and breaking and entering after guilty pleas. Two others were returned to Athens County for arraignments and hearings, including a non support charge and a statutory case.
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George Bateman
Mansfield Reformatory
Athens County
Frank Osler
Robert Stilwell
Mansfield
O. F. Rowland
Forrest Bolen
Buchtel
Canton
Bateman
Bolen
Woodworth
Vern Keiffer
Athens
Meiffer
Murray City
Floyd Duffy
Hocking
Purge of Literature Ordered in Germany by Allied Council
Four power Allied Control Council orders destruction of Nazi and German militarist works and memorials from World War I and II.
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Germany
Berlin
Allied Control Council
Food Drive Begins for Europe Relief Campaign
A national Emergency Food Collection Drive started today to aid starving Europeans. Lee Marshall and UNRRA head Fiorello La Guardia urged cash donations over canned goods, saying money enables wholesale purchases. The drive will be organized in about 16,000 cities and towns.
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New York
Lee Marshall
Fiorello H. la Guardia
UNRRA
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