Thousand Witness Blesses Site for Mount St Mary Hospital
In Nelsonville a thousand people attended a blessing ceremony for Mount St. Mary Hospital ground breaking. Rev Father William A. Kelly led the event with Sisters of St Francis and Sisters of Charity present. Local officials credited donors who contributed land for the 26 acre site overlooking the Hocking Valley.
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Thousand Witness
St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
William A. Kelly
St. Andrews Church
Franciscan Order
Lidwina
Stella Niagara
N. Y
Sisters of Charity
Columbus
Nelsonville High School
E. Washington St
Hocking Valley
Oral Daugherty
Sisters of St. Francis
Cation
Daugherty
J. L. Webb
W. H. Hyde
F. E. Dowler
Ida Minner
Wind-Up Seen For Labor Bill
Republican Senators Taft of Ohio and Ball of Minnesota said conferees may finish a compromise labor bill this week. Senator George of Georgia predicted the result won’t be as drastic as last year’s Case Bill and that President Truman will find it difficult to veto. He noted organized labor leaders have bitterly attacked both bills but believes the Senate measure does not unduly restrict union activities.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Ball
Minn
Senate House
George
Truman
Senate
House
Seven Union Workers Face Contempt in Picket Case
Seven members of CIO United Steelworkers Local 3790 are cited to appear in Common Pleas Court in Lisbon to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of court. The charge relates to alleged violations of a restraining order prohibiting mass picketing at the C. F. Russell Co. in Columbiana Ohio.
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Columbiana
Cio-United Steelworkers Local 3790
Common Pleas
Lisbon
C. F. Russell Co
Boy 14 Fatally Shot by Neighbor in Columbus
In Columbus a 14 year old, Donald Dethy, was killed by a shotgun blast fired by neighbor Joseph E Watts after the youth allegedly prowled and did not stop when ordered. Police say Watts fired after the boy failed to halt.
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Columbus
Donald Dethy
Joseph E. Watts
Man Pleads Innocent In Divorce Murder Case
New Bedford Massachusetts. Charles E. Duke, 40, disabled war veteran, pleaded innocent to a murder charge in the sex slaying of a 52 year old divorcee. He was held without bail for a hearing set for June 9 after the body was found in his apartment Sunday.
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New Bedford
Mass
Charles E. Duke
Duke
Pastor Theodore Cord to Lead Steubenville Church
Rev. Theodore Cord, longtime pastor of the Christian Church in Lisbon, will assume the pastorate of First Christian Church of Steubenville around September 1. He has served eight years in Lisbon.
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Lisbon
Theodore Cord
Christian Church
First Christian Church of
Steubenville
Fire Destroys Trailer Plant In Springfield
Springfield fire chiefs estimate losses at over 200000 after a four hour blaze levelled the McCall Coach Co. trailer factory and badly damaged two other plants. Firefighters brought the flames under control early Sunday as 65 workers faced unemployment. The K A Aluminum Foundry and Polamoid Research Labs suffered damage but may be repairable. Parker Pattern and Foundry Co. incurred only minor damage.
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Springfield
Grover L. Frock
Fiemen
McCall Coach Co
K., & A. Aluminum Foundry
Polamoid Research Laboratories
Parker Pattern and Foundry Co
Ohio Chamber Seeks Freeze on Social Security Tax Rise
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce backs a U S Congress plan to hold Social Security tax at current levels. It warns raising the rate from 1 to 2 percent for both employee and employer next Jan. 1 would add about $128.25 million to Ohio payrolls.
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Ohio
C of C
Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Ohio Chamber
Motorcycle Crash Fatal To Seventeen Year Old
Detroit report states Nancy Miller age 17 of Sylvania Ohio was killed and Gail H Clendenin age 27 of Lyons Ohio was critically injured when their motorcycle collided with an automobile yesterday.
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Detroit
Nancy Miller
Sylvania
Gail H. Clendenin
Lyons, O
Circleville Teen Dies From Bicycle Truck Crash
Kenneth Anderson, 16, died in a Columbus hospital from injuries after his bicycle was struck by a truck in Circleville on April 26.
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Circleville, O
Kenneth Anderson
Columbus
Three Acquitted In Lynching Case In Greensville
Circuit Judge J. Robert Martin Jr directed acquittals for three of 31 defendants accused in a Greensville lynching of a South Carolina Negro. Seven others received qualified acquittals on certain counts. The court ruled statements by 26 defendants would be admitted only against the makers, and instructed jurors to disregard those statements as to co defendants.
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Greensville
S. C
J. Robert Martin, Jr
South Carolina
Martin
Miami University Freshman Drowns Swimming
An 18 year old Parma Ohio resident Charles Dodd, a Miami University freshman, drowned while swimming in Tallawanda Creek near the campus. A second fatal drowning, 13 year old Darrel Harmon, occurred in a gravel pit near his home in St Bernard.
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Oxford, O
Charles Dodd
Parma, O
Tallawanda Creek
Miami University
Cincinnati
Darrel Harmon
St. Bernard
Columbus Woman, 75, Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Lillian A Mumm wife of Col William M Mumm dies at her Columbus home after a prolonged illness. The widow of a military officer she lived in Columbus.
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Lillian Mumm
Columbus
Lillian A. Mumm
William M. Mumm
Navy plane crashes at Iowa school air show kills three
A Navy fighter from Lambert Field plummeted during a stunt at a Burlington playground, killing pilot Lieut. (J.G.) John Peeler and two students Roland Hagemeier and Richard Grant. Fourteen more children were injured or burned as debris and flaming fuel spewed across the yard.
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Burlington
Iowa
Lambert Field
St. Louis
J. D. Taylor
Fied
Roland Hagemeier
Richard Charles Grant
Bart Slattery
J.G
John Peeler
Ethel Peeler
Jackie Brunat
Cort Klein
Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette
Perkins
Holy Land Truce Hopes Dashed by Underground Demands
In Jerusalem the Irgun and stern gang rejected a UN backed truce, demanding British armistice and free Jewish homeland. Britain’s interception at sea of 1,141 Jewish migrants sparked clashes in Haifa later blamed on a freak flare in a mine field with no casualties.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
United Nations
Palestine
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Stern Gang
Britain
Cyprus
Genoa
Haifa
Mt. Carmel
Herbert Plans Informal Talk On Bill Dispute
Governor Thomas J. Herbert planned a dinner with opposing lawmakers to mend fences over his 81.5 million capital additions and betterments bill. Rep. Paul Ballard warned the measure would push Ohio into the red by 27 million unless cuts are made. He suggested trimming the soldiers' bonus down payment to cover the deficit.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Paul Ballard
R-Jackson
House Finance Committee
Ohio
Herbert
Akron Fliers Killed In New York Plane Crash
Two Akron men died in a rain soaked hillside crash near Panama New York. E H Fought 42 and Jacob L Martin 30 of Akron were identified by Thomas Bennett another Akron flyer in a following plane on a trip from Akron to Jamestown.
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Panama
N. Y
E. H. Fought
Jacob L. Martin
Akron
Here
Kenneth Mitchell
Thomas Bennett
Ought
U S Goodwill Cruiser Enters Bombay Harbor
The U S heavy cruiser Toledo entered Bombay harbor today on a goodwill cruise. She will proceed to Japan and exchanged salutes with Naval shore batteries in the gateway city. The vessel is commanded by Capt. A J Detzer of Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Bombay
U.S
Toledo
Bombay Harbor
Japan
India
A. J. Detzer
Fort Wayne
Ind
Youths Changing Tire Hit by Auto at Ruggles Beach
Richard Good, 17, was killed and Theodore Clark, 18, injured seriously when struck by an automobile while changing a tire on their car near Ruggles Beach in Willard, Ohio yesterday.
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Willard, O
Richard Good
Theodore Clark
Ruggles Beach
Patron Dies From Coffee Shop Gunfight Wounds
Cleveland police report John Hougasian aged 48 died from bullet wounds suffered May 10 during a gun battle at an East Side coffee house involving police and four robbers.
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Cleveland
John Hougasian
East Side
Rug Cleaner Owner Harold Hagy Dies in Columbus
Harold Edwin Hagy 46 owner operator of Hagy and Sons Rug Cleaners died yesterday in Columbus. He built the family business with his father and brother and was active in local trade groups. His survivors include his wife and two children. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Columbus
Harold Edwin Hagy
Hagy & Sons Rug Cleaners
Coffin with Unidentified Body Burned at Ravenswood Cemetery
Unidentified man found in the Ohio River near Buffington Island was identified as male, 25 to 40 years old, about 150 pounds and 5 7, dead 3 to 6 weeks. The coffin with the body burned at about 9 30 p m Saturday. state police investigate.
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Ravenswood
Ohio River
Buffington Island
Jackson County
Royal Kessel
West Virginia
Kessel
Robert L. Melton
Joe Cook
Fire cripples tanker Pan Massachusetts injuring crewmembers
In Texas City a tanker Pan Massachusetts and a tug and dock suffered major damage as gas lines fed flames four hours into the night as 47 seamen were injured. The town’s volunteer fire department, mourned after last month’s blasts, battled the blaze with 27 members lost in prior explosions. Two tug crewmen were burned critically while leaping into the water. Forty five other crew members received minor burns.
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Texas City
Tex
Pan- Massachusetts
Heroic Volunteer Fire Department
Richard Clarke
Pan-Massachusetts
Methodists To Assign Pastors At Ohio Conference
Cincinnati hosts the Ohio Annual Conference as it plans to assign 600 pastorates and elect lay and clerical delegates for next year’s general jurisdictional conferences during a week long meeting.
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Methodists
Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Methodist Church
Train to showcase original Bill of Rights nationwide
SAM SIMMONS argues the original Bill of Rights will tour states this year on a special train with related documents to educate the public about government. He says courts now favor political ideology over strict interpretation and cites recent Supreme Court actions.
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Point Pleasant
Supreme Court
Three Killed In West Side Party Robbery
In Chicago on a West Side dinner party night, three men were shot and killed during an attempted robbery at Albert Fineberg’s home. Another guest, Lionel Takiff, was hospitalized after an injury. Witnesses described three intruders entering with guns and a hammer, two entering the kitchen while Eisenstein armed as a bailiff moved toward the bedroom.
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Chicago
West Side
Albert Fineberg
Benjamin Eisenstein
George Stanislawski
Lionel Takiff
Eisenstein
Fineberg
Few Grain Purchases For Germany Expected
Washington reports plans indicate minimal further government grain buying for the British American occupation zones this year. A War Department official tied to relief operations said most necessities to sustain rationing until German crops arrive have already been purchased.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
C&O Offers Hotel Reservation Service for Passengers
Chesapeake & Ohio announces a free hotel reservation service for passengers. Available in nine regional cities on the line and five through-car cities, the service coversWashington D C Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Ashland Huntington Louisville Richmond and Charleston plus New York Cleveland Philadelphia St Louis and Chicago.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio
C&o
Washington
D. C
Cincinnati
Columbus
Toledo
Ohio
Charleston
Huntington
W. Va
Ashland
Louisville
Richmond
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Custody Dispute Takes Baby Over 4000 Miles
MERIDEN Conn Six months old Richard Tomczuk has lived more than 4000 miles with his parents in a custody dispute. The baby's father Chester Tomczuk says he and Hazel will try again to provide a home for their son.
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Meriden, Conn
Richard Tomczuk
Chester Tomczuk
Hazel
Mill Addition Approved in Middletown Ohio
The Civilian Production Administration approves a 67000 dollar addition to the American Rolling Mill Co. plant in Middletown Ohio, according to an official company announcement.
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Middletown
Civilian Production Administration
American Rolling Mill Co
Accident Victim Bernard Starchbill Dies in Kentucky Crash
Bernard A. Starchbill, 25, formerly of Elyria Ohio, died after a car crash on a county highway Saturday night in Lexington Kentucky. The victim was identified by authorities and the investigation followed.
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Lexington
Bernard A. Starchbill
Elyria
Unionists Halt ACEW Lines Slowing Ohio Bell Service
Non dial and long distance service remained on emergency status as ACEW pickets block Federations members from returning to work across multiple Ohio Bell sections. Some Cleveland pickets seen near the Huron Road building. Cincinnati court order restricts marching. talks planned to decide challenge to injunction.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell
Association of Communication Equipment Workers
National Association of Telephone Equipment Workers
Youngstown
Western Electric Maintainance
Commercial Department
Toledo
Phone Pickets Ordered Back To All Posts
The ACEW ordered 20 000 Western Electric installation workers to resume picketing across the country at 6 a.m. as a wage dispute with Bell System remained unresolved. A government conciliator reported a wage proposal after 4 30 a m talks, with no details released. Two other Western Electric unions agreed to settlements with about 11 1 2 cents hourly increases and no strike clauses.
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Washington
Western Electric Co
Association of Communication Equipment Workers
Bell System
Ernest Weaver
ACEW
John Murray
Labor Department
Western Electric
Fifteen Coal Cars Derail Near London Ohio on Penn Rail Line
Fifteen coal laden cars of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed four miles northeast of London Ohio just before midnight. No injuries reported. Wrecking crews expected to clear the double track by noon. Columbus Dayton traffic diverted to New York Central routes via Piqua and Urbana, as the line links Cincinnati and Columbus.
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London, CO
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Columbus
Ohio State Limited Kills Boy on Bicycle
The Ohio State Limited train between New York and Cincinnati struck and killed a boy on a bicycle just north of Middletown early today. The boy's name was not released.
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Ohio State Limited Kills
Boy
Cincinnati
New York Central Railroad
Ohio State Limited
New York
Middletown
Motor Firm Employes Accept Wage Boosts
Cleveland accord yields an 11 cent hourly rise for production workers and a 12 cent raise for salaried staff. Some 6 000 CIO United Auto Workers at White Motor Co. approved the deal, local union officials said today.
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Cleveland
Cio-United Auto
White Motor Co
Youth Electrocuted Working at Logan Fairgrounds
William Junior Westenbarger aged 15 of Junction City Route 1 died after an electrocution incident while assisting a carnival crew at the Hocking County Fairgrounds. Sheriff Floyd Duffy and county health commissioner Dr. H G Southard investigated the accident at Logan.
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Logan
William Junior Westenbarger
Junction City
Hocking Valley Hospital
Hocking County Fairgrounds
Floyd Duffy
H. G. Southard
Son Shot Fatally Police Question Mother Held
Ruby Robinson, 37, was held in Belmont County Jail for questioning about the fatal shooting of her son John Edward Mallory, 21, a sailor on leave from Pensacola. Mallory was shot through the heart on a road near Boydsville early yesterday.
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St, Clairsville
Ruby Robinson
Belmont County
John Edeward Mallory
Mallory
Pensacola
Fla
Boydsville
35 Pound Man Dies in New Albany Distinction
FP Vance Swift aged 31 of New Albany died Saturday night. He claimed a weight of 35 pounds and height of 34 inches made him Americas smallest adult man.
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New Albany
Ind
Vance Swift
America
Truman Boosts as Mother Improves in Kansas City
President Truman reports his 94 year old mother Martha Truman is better this morning after a serious heart condition. He spoke to reporters near the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City and said his sister gave the same uplifted impression.
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Grandview
Truman
Muehlebach
Mary Jane Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Martha E. Truman
Margaret Truman
Pittsburgh
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