Clash Over Draft Bill Delays House Action in 1940s Congress
Washington AP reports a clash between the Rules and Armed Services committees threatens to delay draft legislation as Truman seeks 2.434 billion more for defense. The dispute centers on Universal Military Training and a draft bill with volunteer bonuses. no hearing date is set.
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Washington
Rules and Armed Services Committees
House
Truman
Congress
Armed Services Committee
Rules
Leo E. Allen
R-Ill
Walter A. Andrews
R-Ny
Armed Services
Allen
Andrews
Rules Committee
Martin
R-Mass
VA Replaces Hospital Head at Fort Custer Mental Hospital
The Veterans Administration announced the replacement of Dr. Roger P. Hentz as manager of the Fort Custer Michigan Mental Hospital after an abuse investigation. Dr. Edward Stanfield Post, previously chief of neuropsychiatry in Chicago, will take over.
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Columbus
Veterans Administration
Roger P. Hentz
Fort Custer
Mich
Hentz
Edward Stanfield Post
Chicago
Post
The
Waco
Texas
Chillicothe
Ohio
Cleveland
Mob Breaks Into Plant At Newport Causes Heavy Damages
In Newport Minnesota a mob of about 200 forced entry into the Cudahy Co packing plant at midnight. The interior was heavily damaged and thousands of dollars worth of hogs were released. About 30 workers were abducted as hostages. General manager R. J. Swenson said he would ask Governor Luther W. Youngdahl to summon National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Minn
Cudahy & Co
R. J. Swenson
Luther W. Youngdal
National Guard
Man Drowns in Muskingum River Near Zanesville
The body of 47 year old George M Bethel of Zanesville was found in the Muskingum River three miles south. Coroner S S Daw stated the man drowned about ten days ago.
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Zanesville
George M. Bethel
Muskingum River
Muskingum County
S. S. Daw
UN Representatives To Visit OU Campus
Col Brooke E. Allen head of the U.S. UN Military Staff group arrives with two staff members and three delegates from each of the British French and Chinese missions for the World Affairs Lecture series at Ohio University. The visiting party will be hosted at tea and a buffet supper before attending a Memorial Auditorium program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke E. Allen
U.S
United Nations
Ohio University
Col. Allen
Ohio U
U.S. Air Force
New York
University of Kansas
Fu Dei
Wen Kwei Lin
Chao Lin Hau
P. Fay
M. Penette
W. Marchal
E. Eiles
Royal Air Force
G. C. M. Jameson
H. Firth
Royal Navy
Gordon K. Bush
Ohio
Memorial Auditorium
World Affairs Committee
E. B. Smith
Rail Dispute End Is Seen in Early Settlement
Cleveland report says President Al vanley Johnston of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers foresees an early end to the nationwide rail dispute with renewed negotiations among the three unions and railroads. Senator Taft of Ohio opposes applying the Taft-Hartley Act, arguing current labor laws suffice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Convict Pleads Innocent Incellmate Murder Case
Paul Skarpusis, 25, an Ohio Penitentiary inmate, pleaded innocent to a first degree murder charge in the fatal April 24 stabbing of cellmate Andy Nahalka, 27. He was arraigned before Criminal Judge John R. King. Also, four ex convicts pleaded innocent to a $10 000 Ritz Club robbery: George McGahan 61 Howard Bowman 38 William Green 28 Walter Flory 37.
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Columbus
Paul Skarpusis
Ohio Penitentiary
Andy Nahalka
John R. King
Ritz Club
George McGahan
Howard Bowman
William Green
Walter Flory
Extended Columbus Forecast Temperatures Rise Then Cool
The forecast notes temperatures near normal with a high around 65 and a low near 44. Expect warming Saturday through Sunday, then cooler late Tuesday and Wednesday, with 0.1 to 1 inch of precipitation mainly Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
York School Recommendations in State Report
A state education department survey proposes consolidating York Township into a single Nelsonville area school system. It urges new Nelsonville elementary facilities, abandonment of Murray City and Carbon Hill high schools, and potential joint high schools with Nelsonville or Gloucester. Recommendations discuss district boundaries, bus routes, and future district options.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Murray City
Carbon Hill
Glouster
Hocking County
Athens County
R. M. Eyman
State Department of Education
Columbus
Buchtel
Nelsonville City
Ward Township
Dorr Run
S. Murray City
National Cost of Living Report Recommends Moderate Policies
The Congressional Economic Committee urged business to adopt moderate price and profit policies and labor to show reasonable wage attitudes to curb living costs. The Taft headed panel favors voluntary measures, hints inflation is checked, and recommends extending the 40 hour work week where feasible through bargaining, with no broad legal controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional Economic Committee
Senate House
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Baldwin
R-Conn
County Fairs Must Battle Livestock Ills
Ohio farmers face disease risks as the State Agriculture Department tightens health rules for county and independent fairs. Health certificates required for animals, with inspectors briefed and outreach to 4-H, FFA, and farm groups before July fairs begin. The 88 fairs run July through October, with the state fair in Columbus Aug 28 to Sept 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Agriculture Department
Ohio
Allan E. Fogle
Agriculture Department
Future Farmers of America
United States Department of Agriculture
Athens
Hocking
Logan
Jackson
Wellston
Boy Slayer Sentenced Second Time to Life
Canton Ohio report: John H. Haley aged 17 was again convicted of first degree murder by a common pleas court for participating in the October 14 1945 robbery slaying of a confectionery store owner. The court sentenced him to life, after the U S Supreme Court had set aside the prior verdict for coercion in obtaining a confession and granted a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, CO
John H. Haley
Common Pleas
Haley
U. S. Supreme Court
Ohio Cities Association Calls for State Aid
The legislative committee of the Ohio Association of Cities urges a special state legislature session to relieve immediate financial distress in cities. The resolution cites increased sales tax revenues beyond state budget estimates as a basis for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Legislative Committee
The
Ohio Association of Cities
Two Youths Sentenced in Kicking Death Case
In Mansfield Reformatory two youths Marvin Giresis 18 and Donald Slaiie 17 pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Albert Hertzel 61 a city garbage disposal worker. They were sentenced to indefinite terms for the street fight incident occurred last November 19 in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Mansfield Reformatory
Marvin Giresis
Donald Slaiie
Albert Hertzel
State Bonus Commission Sends 23613 Checks to Veterans
In twelve working days the State Bonus Commission mailed twenty three thousand six hundred thirteen checks to waiting war veterans, Assistant Director Courtney Kirby reported yesterday.
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Columbus
State Bonus Commission
Courtney Kirby
Chief of Staff Appointed for Colombia Army
Gen. Miguel San Juan aged 50 was named chief of staff of Colombia's army replacing Gen. Carlos Vanegas Montero who was appointed after the April 9 uprising. The change marks a high command shift amid ongoing security concerns.
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Bogota
Colombia
Miguel San Juan
Carlos Vanegas Montero
Toledo Lawyer EbeLing Elected Ohio Bar President
Phillip C. Ebeling of Dayton was elected president of the Ohio State Bar Association, announced in Toledo. The new leader succeeds the former president and assumes duties for the upcoming year.
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Toledo
Phillip C. Ebeling
Dayton
Ohio State Bar Association
Sen John H Overton of Louisiana Dies at 72
Senator John H Overton of Louisiana, 72, died early today at Bethesda Naval Hospital following an abdominal operation on May 5. A longtime foe of daylight saving time, he served in Congress since 1931 and led river and navigation projects on the Senate Public Works Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H. Overton
Louisiana
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Overton
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Huey P. Long
Edwin S. Broussard
District of Columbia
Senate Public Works Committee
Mississippi River Valley
Conduit Makers Ordered To Stop Price Fixing
A federal trade commission order against 14 steel conduit manufacturers including three Youngstown firms to halt alleged price fixing was upheld by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel found the firms controlled 93 percent of the market and delivered prices to the Navy contract bid to the fourth decimal place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Youngstown
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Price Support System Urged by Truman
President Truman asked Congress to enact long range farm legislation that matches America's rising farm output. He called for a price support system to steer production toward the farmers market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Congress
Child Killed by Truck In Adams County Crash
Three year old Ronald Eugene King died from internal injuries after a truck driven by his father Harold King ran over him in Blue Creek Adams County. Coroner Virgil Fowler identified the driver as the boy’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ronald Eugene King
Virgil Fowler
Harold King
Blue Creek
Adams County
Former British Ambassador Sir Robert Clive Dies at 70
Sir Robert Henry Clive, 70, veteran diplomat who served as ambassador to Japan and Belgium, died in Sussex England. He began his diplomatic service in 1902 and had a lengthy career representing Britain abroad.
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Sussex
England
Sir Robert Henry Clive
Japan
Belgium
Coroners Association Reelects Lyle as President
The Ohio Coroners Association re elected Dr. Herbert P. Lyle of Hamilton County to serve another term as president, strengthening leadership among county medical examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio Coroners Association
Herbert P. Lyle
Hamilton County
Athens Student High Scorer In State Test
Edward D. Taylor of Athens topped Ohio state scholarship honors with 98 of 107 in Latin I amid 244 top scorers from 12 264 entrants across 21 subjects. Other top scholars include George Edward Mitchell Albany Lawrence Joseph Schaad Logan Autumn Joy Stanley Jackson J Robert OBrien Athens Betty Anne Schaad Logan Charles Marvin Frank and David Lowell White Athens Lois Ann Swisher Corning. State recognitions honor the top 10 percent and 20 highest in each subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D. Taylor
Athens
Ohio
Clyde Hissong
Associated Press
Messenger
George Edward Mitchell
Albany
Lawrence Joseph Schaad
Logan
Autumn Joy Stanley
Jackson
J. Robert O’brien
Betty Anne Schaad
Charles Marvin Frank
David Lowell White
Lois Ann Swisher
Corning
Parole Hearing Delayed for Ex-Clark County Prosecutor
Jerome A. Nevins, former Clark County prosecutor now in prison for bribery, must wait until May 1949 for parole consideration. The State Pardon and Parole Commission unanimously deferred the decision. Nevins entered Ohio Penitentiary in June 1947 to serve one to 10 years after being accused of taking money from owners of the Silver Dollar gambling house near Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jerome A. Nevins
Clark County
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Nevius
Ohio Penitentiary
Springfield
Utility Seeks $10 Million Bond Issue Permit
The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. asked the State Utilities Commission for permission to issue $10,000,000 three percent first mortgage bonds for private sale. The company says the issue will capitalize expenses incurred for improvements over the past five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
State Utilities Commission
Gallia and Washington County Men Granted Paroles
Clarence Wheeler of Gallia County and J. T. Coole of Washington County were granted parole by the State Pardon and Parole Commission. Wheeler faced charges of issuing a check without funds. Coole faced the same charge. Parole effective June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wheeler
Gallia
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Associated Press
J. T. Coole
Washington County
Jackson County Youth Dies After Scooter Accident
A Jackson County youth, 18 year old Frank Smith Jr of Cove, died after a rented motor scooter struck concrete steps in Portsmouth. Coroner Virgil Fowler stated the brakes failed at a stop sign and the death occurred three hours after the crash.
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Portsmouth
Frank Smith, Jr
Cove
Jackson County
Virgil Fowler
Ohio Junior Chamber Opens Three Day Convention
The Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce begins its three day annual convention in Cincinnati tonight with nearly 1,000 delegates expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce
Motorcycle Fatality Shocks Elyria
Charles E. Willett, 29, of Elyria was killed when his motorcycle collided with a truck today. Police reported the crash occurred in Elyria Ohio. Willett was a resident of the city and the incident is under investigation.
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Elyria
O.—P
Charles E. Willett
Grotto Leader Gomer Evans Dies at 58 in Youngstown
Gomer D. Evans, 58, longtime president of the Ohio State Grotto Association since 1946, died in Youngstown after a heart ailment.
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Grotto Head
Youngstown
Gomer D. Evans
Ohio State Grotto Association
Jews Proclaim Israel as British Quit Palestine
Haganah braces for Arab invasion after the British high commissioner leaves. The Jewish provisional government proclaims the Jewish state in Palestine called Israel, while Syrians and Egyptians maneuver near borders and Arab League nations declare war. Bethlehem area sees the first major Arab advance as fighting intensifies after UN partition vote.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
United Nations
Israel
Sir Alan
Gordon Cunningsham
Euryalus
Haifa
Haganah
Negebi Desert
Iraq
Trans-Jordan
Arab League
Arab League Nations
Palestine Jewry
Syria
Lebanon
Amman
Bethlehem
U. N. Assembly
Partia Tion
Fred Johnson Again Seen As GOP Head
The 44 member New Republican State Central Committee meets in Columbus to likely re elect Fred H Johnson of Zanesville as chairman. He was district 15 committeeman winner May 4 and has led the state party for three years succeeding Ed D Schorr. Ward did not seek re election. a successor to treasurer J Chester Ward must be chosen. The body includes one man and one woman from each of 22 districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Republican State Central Committee
Fred H. Johnson
Zanesville
Johnson
John Beckett
Guernsey County
Ed D. Schorr
Cincinnati
Frank J. Lausche
Florence G. Morris
Toledo
Albina Cermak
Cleveland
J. Chester Ward
Mount Vernon
Ward
5 Air Mishaps Claim Lives Of 24 Persons
New York dispatch reports 24 people killed in multiple air crashes. Among victims were Kathleen Kennedy, two crew members, and a passenger on a London to Riviera flight. Other deaths included a B 29 crew of 13, three Army fliers, two pilots in Alaska, two Swiss Army airmen, and a Sabena liner found wrecked in the Belgian Congo.
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New York
Kathleen
Lady Hartington
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Riviera
Air Force
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Northampton
Mass
Anchorage
Alaska
Switzerland
Sabena
Belgian Congo
Newsmen Exempted From Secrets Penalties
The House voted to exempt reporters from penalties under the secrets bill. The measure bars fines and imprisonment for making public information given to a Congressional committee and marked confidential by the committee. It also requires government agencies to provide information to committees on demand.
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Washington
House
College Actors Revive Showboat Tradition
A Kent State and Hiram College group led by a speech professor will revive the old touring showboat tradition on the Ohio River this summer. They begin June 7 aboard the Majestic skippered by Capt. T. J. Reynolds, with Point Pleasant West Virginia as the first stop and travel along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers.
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Kent
Ohio River
Kent State
Hiram College
T. J. Reynolds
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio
Kanawha
Cuffs or Columbus Allow Liquor Purchases Statewide
The state liquor department admits no law prohibits buying drinks on the cuff. This admission notes citizens can purchase alcohol freely under current statutes, reflecting a policy interpretation rather than a statutory change or new regulation.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Rittberger Brothers Wholesale Robbed in Zanesville
Burglars pried open two safes at Rittberger Brothers wholesale and retail meat company in Zanesville early today and stole $17,000 in cash. Police found fingerprints. two to three men suspected. A nearby gas station operator recalled seeing three nervous men after midnight. Scattered notes indicate only a small safe contained cash. $3,000 was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Rittberger Brothers Wholesale and Retail Meat Company
Carl C. Rittberger, Jr
Democrats Call for New Hearings on Air Force Purchases
Four Democratic members of the old Senate War Investigating Committee urged new hearings on air force buying methods and personnel. They issued a caustic minority report blasting the Republican majority findings from the Howard Hughes aircraft inquiry last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Howard Hughes Aircraft
Chrysler Strike Locks In Third Day As Layoffs Grow
Detroit reports a 75,000 Chrysler workers strike extending into a third day with no talks in sight. Toledo notes 2,500 Autolite employees to be laid off due to Chrysler disruption affecting Autolite’s operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
Detroit
Chrysler Auto
Toledo
Electric Autolite Co
Chrysler Corp
Autolite
Strip mining seen at 20 million tons in Ohio
Ohio mining officials estimate about 20,000,000 tons of coal will be mined this year by roughly 200 strip operators across more than 4,000 acres in 22 eastern and southeastern counties led by Harrison County. Bonded operators must rehabilitate land within a year, planting trees or grass, and post bonds of 100 dollars per acre with a $1,000 minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Division of Mines
Ohio
Stephen Williams
Williams
Columbiana County
Ohio River Valley
Athens County
Harrison County
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Ohio Cities Association
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Washington Co
Jaycees
Fred Johnson
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