Ohio House Committee Backs Private Toll Highway Plan
Ohio House Highway Committee approves a Senate backed bill to permit private construction of a toll highway across the state modeled after the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Sponsor Sen Ralph W Winter claims no state cost and toll funded. The measure awaits next week’s full House session.
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House
Ohio
Columbus
Pennsylvania
House Highway Committee
Ralph W. Winter
Medina
Winter
John L. Marsh
Youngstown
Petroleum Industry Committee of
Frank Kirby
Ohio Association of Commercial Haulers
Thomas McDonald
Public Roads Administration
Washington
Harold V. Martz
Warren
Senate
Senate Taxation Committee
Thomas J. Herbert
Cuyahoga
Franklin
Hamilton
Lucas
Mahoning Montgomery
Summit
Stark
Farm Bureau
Wilberforce University
Senator Roosevelt memorandum questioned by Brewster
Senator Brewster said a Senate committee should judge whether to observe President Roosevelt's order that certain papers should never be made public. The memorandum in the war investigating committee notes an exchange with the King of England and the late Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago.
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Washington
Brewster
Senate
Roosevelt
War Investigating Committee
King
England
Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Divorce Suit Filed Against Dorothy Parker
Las Vegas report states Dorothy Parker 53, noted wit and poetess, was sued for divorce by writer Alan Campbell who says wartime separation made them strangers and alleges mental cruelty. Hearing expected next week.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Dorothy Parker
Alan Campbell
Scotch ex editor dies in Aberdeen
Sir William Maxwell aged 85 longtime director and former editor in chief of Aberdeen Journals Ltd died yesterday in Aberdeen Scotland. He led the paper during a pivotal era and was a prominent figure in Scottish journalism.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Sir William Maxwell
Aberdeen Journals, Ltd
Northwest Wheat Yield Cut by Rainless Spring
The Pacific northwest wheat crop suffers from a dry early spring with thousands of acres already yielding less. Rain in coming days could salvage fair to good crops, but areas like western Washington’s big bend and north-central Oregon face ongoing reductions. Some districts report up to 50 percent damage while Palouse and Camas prairie regions remain in better condition.
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Spokane
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Washington State
Big Bend
Oregon
Weather Bureau
Washington-Idaho
Washington
Camas
Idaho
Envoy William S. Howell Dies in Texas
William S. Howell, 54, noted business man, attorney, and U. S. Diplomatic Service veteran, died at 5:30 a.m. in Bryan, Texas, just before leaving for his post as U.S. ambassador to Uruguay. His stepmother found him unresponsive. heart trouble is suspected.
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Bryan
Tex
William S. Howell
U. S
South America
Uruguay
Howell
W. S. Howell
Court Rules on Payment of Gambling Debts
Ohio's supreme court reversed a Ross County ruling and held that property or value posted as bond for gambling debts may be recovered by the bond payer. William C. Gemres posted a $540 bond for a $225 debt and demanded return after paying the loss, while Alter argued the bond stood as money lost in gambling.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
a_ Ross County
William C. Gemres
Raymond S&s. Atter
Alter
Prison laborers at West Virginia Ordnance Works work with unusual freedom
SAM SIMMONS observes that prison laborers dismantling the TNT area fence at West Virginia Ord nance Works progress rapidly with minimal supervision. Guards ensure they do not escape while workers freely handle tasks, drive trucks, or perform other duties, and penalties are limited to loss of time off for good behavior.
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TNT
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Siberia
Disabled Vets Slighted Says DAV Commander
National Commander Lloyd F. Oleson of the Disabled American Veterans urged manufacturers to educate themselves about wartime disabled veterans. He cited a DAV survey of 1,000 plants employing 330,000 workers showing only 45 percent of plants employed handicapped veterans, who make up two percent of payrolls.
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Cincinnati
Lloyd F. Oleson
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Canada to Send Argentina Newsprint Agreement Reached
Canada and Argentina reached a deal to ship 9 000 additional tons of newsprint this year in exchange for Argentina selling 9 000 metric tons of edible oils. Finance Minister Douglas Abbott informed the House of Commons last night.
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Ottawa
Canada
Argentina
Douglas Abbott
House of Commons
Former Dayton Pastor Elected Methodist Delegate
Dr Hazen G Werner former Grace Methodist Church Dayton was elected a delegate to the General Conference by the Ohio conference on the first ballot The convention will be held in Boston in 1948
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Cincinnati
Hazen G. Werner
Grace Methodist Church
Dayton
General Conference of
The
Methodist Church
Ohio Conference
Boston
Nine Unions To Bargain Rail Demands Under Act
Five big unions prepared to bargain under the Railway Labor Act delaying any strike for about six months. A F Whitney said the unions will start from scratch and seek changes in 44 working rules with hopes for settlement or breakdown by November 1. The stance mirrors Alvanley Johnston of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
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Washington
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Whitney
Alvanley Johnston
Cleveland
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
Truman
Army
Identity clue proves false at Ravenswood Ohio River death
Police concluded the drowned man found in a rough wood box in a Ravenswood cemetery is not Oliver Calvert of Belpre Ohio. H Lee Calvert said his son had upper and lower false teeth, while the body had natural teeth, undermining an earlier belt buckle lead.
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Ravenswood
Ohio River
Oliver Calvert
Belpre
C. C. Stewart
H. Lee Calvert
Ohio
New Martinsville
George Bateman
Athens County
West Virginia
Calvert
Scientists To Study Kentucky Virgin Forest Tracts
A team of scientists from the United States and Canada will conduct a five day field study of fast disappearing virgin forests near Pineville Kentucky. Dr E Lucy Braun of the University of Cincinnati will lead the expedition into remote mountain tracts in the state's southeast.
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Cincinnati
United States
Canada
Kentucky Mountains
Pineville
E. Lucy Braun
University of Cincinnati
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Akron Detectives Face False Arrest Suit Over Shooting Case
Six Akron detectives including Capt. John F. Struzewski Lt. William Hoogerwood and Detective Nick Vanderos face two common pleas damage suits totaling 12500 alleging false arrest and unlawful imprisonment in an East Akron shooting case. William Slack claims he was held 44 hours in February on a suspicious person charge linked to Arthur Lowe's wounding.
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AKRON
East Akron
William Slack
John F. Struzewski
William Hoogerwood
Nick Vanderos
Arthur Lowe
86 Taxicab Drivers Strike Again in Canton
The on again off again strike by 86 AFL taxi drivers continued in Canton after unionists failed to ratify a deal reached by union reps and Yellow, Check er and Auburn Cab officials. The drivers have been on strike for 30 days over cab rental demands.
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Canton
Yellow
Checker
Auburn
Ohio tornado damages Chatfield area farms and trees
A spring tornado struck Chatfield southeast of here yesterday, leveling hundreds of trees and damaging farm buildings. The Chatfield farmers elevator roof was blown off exposing thousands of bushels of cloverseed. No injuries were reported.
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Chatfield
Here
Court Clears Ohioan of Janitor Murder
Thayer H. Evers, 55, was acquitted yesterday by a criminal court jury of second degree murder charges in the fatal shooting 15 months ago of Harvey E. Leffler, janitor of the Wilson Ave. Church of Christ of Columbus.
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Columbus
Thayer H. Evers
Harvey E. Leffler
Wilson Ave. Church of Christ of Columbus
Jurors Defy State Demand in Lynch Trial Acquitted
In Greenville South Carolina twenty eight white men were acquitted of murder and conspiracy charges for the lynching of Willie Earle after a nine day trial. The jury found no guilty verdict despite the state’s demand and regional climate.
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Greenville
S.C
Greenville County
Willie Farle
Pickens County
Samuel Watt
Robert Ashmore
South Carolina
Thomas Wofford
John B. Culbertson
Willie Earle
J. Robert Martin, Jr
Columbus to Seek Grand Jury in Teen Shooting
Columbus acting police chief Thomas A. Scully announced plans to press for a grand jury probe into the fatal shooting of 15 year old Donald Dethy on the west side. Detective findings said Watts acted after encountering the youth as a presumed prowler and Watts said he fired in self defense.
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Columbus
Thomas A. Scully
Donald Dethy
Scully
West Side
Joseph E. Watts
Watts
Donald
Lutherans Call for U S Resettlement of Europeans
A resolution urging resettlement of displaced Europeans in the United States was prepared for adoption at the Lutheran Welfare Conference in America. Dr C E Krumbholz led the welfare division in presenting the proposal and Rev C F Schaffnit of Detroit endorsed it after returning from advising 150000 Baltic DPS in Germany.
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Columbus
United States
Lutheran Welfare Conference In
America
C. E. Krumbholz
Conference
C. F. Schaffnit
Detroit
Germany
Auto Workers Accept Contract to End Bendix Strike
Elyria reports UAW local members approved a settlement ending the April 16 strike at Bendix Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co. The agreement includes 11 percent wage increase, six paid holidays annually, a maintenance of membership clause, and additional provisions as stated by Carr.
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United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Murray
CIO
Atlantic City
Cleveland
Association of Communication Equipment Ment Workers
Ind
Western Electric Co
ACEW
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Columbus
Lancaster
Richard C. Sines
Central Ohio
Elyria
United Auto Workers (Cio
Bendix- Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
Carr
Wage Increase Ends 70 Day Electric Strike
Cleveland reports a 212 member CNO-United electrical workers union ended a 70 day strike at the W D Anderson Co after ratification of a new contract. The agreement provides a general 12 cent hourly wage increase and was announced by union officials.
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Cleveland
Cno-United Electrical Workers
W. D. Anderson Co
German Food Relief Ships Reach Occupation Zones
Bremen Port authorities report 116 vessels carrying nearly 1 million tons of food will arrive May 1 to July 18 to ease shortages in the American and British occupation zones. Ships belong to multiple nations and aim to relieve wartime famine.
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Berlin
Bremen
Brakeman Michael Casey Killed in Freight Car Fall
Michael Casey a 45 year old brakeman was killed yesterday after falling from a freight car into the path of another car in Youngstown.
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Youngstown
Michael Casey
Brass executive dies in Cleveland at 76
Anthony Arth, 76, president of the American Brass Manufacturing Co., died yesterday in Cleveland. The end came after a long career leading the company. Arth was a prominent figure in the regional metal industry and had guided growth and modernization efforts at American Brass. He is survived by family and business associates.
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BRASS
Cleveland P
Anthony Arth
American Brass Manufacturing Co
Eastern Rails Raise Fares 10 Percent
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission authorized eastern railroads to raise basic passenger fares about ten percent with five days notice. One-way coach fares rise from 2.2 to 2.5 cents per mile and sleeping car fares from 3.3 to 3.5. Round-trip coach fares up about 15 percent and pullmans about 4 percent. minimum ticket price rises from 10 to 15 cents. Interstate travel only. intrastate rates may follow.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Ohio and
Potomac Rivers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
New Haven Railroad
Atomic Energy Exhibit Opens in Cleveland Public Hall
The second annual Mid-America Exposition opens in Cleveland Public Hall to show peacetime atomic energy uses. Warren R. Austin, chief American UN delegate, will press a button from the Empire State Building to trigger the ribbon cutting and start the atom splitting machine via a Western Union wire.
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Cleveland
Warren R. Austin
United Nations
Empire State Building
New York City
Western Union
Hotel Carter
Ford Production Rolls Despite New Walkout
Ford production lines at three major plants continued as supervisors staged a walkout, about 3800 foremen on strike into a second day. Analysts questioned the impact on auto output for a car hungry nation while management monitored the situation.
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Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
America
Advertising Manager Booth Dies in Ossining
OSSINING N Y Paul Lincoln Booth 49 longtime eastern advertising manager for Printers Ink died last night in Ossining New York after a brief illness A member of the advertising profession Booth was known for his work with Printers Ink and served as a key regional executive for years He is survived by his wife and children.
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Ossining
N.Y
Paul Lincoln Booth
Eastern
Printers Ink
Truman Signs Greek Turkish Aid Bill in Move Toward Peace
President Truman signed a 400 million dollar Greek Turkish aid bill to support weak nations against aggression and help build peace under UN auspices. He also backed a 350 million dollar foreign relief authorization aiding Italy Greece Hungary Austria Poland and China. A House panel approved a State Department public information and educational program for foreign countries.
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Kansas City
Truman
United Nations
United States
Italy
Trieste
Greece
Hungary
Austria
Poland
China
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Mrs Truman Improves Slowly at Grandview Hospital
Mrs Martha E Truman, mother of President Truman, rests in an oscillating bed in Grandview Missouri as doctors express cautious optimism. Brig Gen Wallace H Graham notes gradual recovery after a Sunday setback, with some urging a potential return to Washington in a few days if progress continues.
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Grandview
Truman
White House
Washington
Martha E. Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Peanut king Amedeo Obici dies in Wilkes-Barre
Amedeo Obici aged 69 founder and president of Planters Nut and Chocolate Co died last night in Wilkes-Barre. Known in the industry as the pea nut king, Obici led the Suffolk Virginia based company.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Amedeo Obici
The
Planters Nut and Chocolate Co
Suffolk
Attorney Clark Blasts Parents in Youth Crime Address
Cleveland report notes Attorney General Tom C. Clark claiming over 100,000 juveniles were convicted last year and that American parents have largely lost leadership and control. He criticizes family disintegration and institutionalized homes blaming schools for youth failure.
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Cleveland
Tom C. Clark
National Conference On Catholic Youth Work
Clark
Truman Names Emmet O'Neal Philippine Ambassador
President Truman announced the appointment of former Democratic Representative Emmet O'Neal of Kentucky as ambassador to the Philippines to succeed Paul V. McNutt. The nomination likely goes to the Senate the next day.
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Kansas’ City
Truman
Emmet O’neal
Kentucky
Philippines
O'Neal
Paul V. McNutt
New Republic
Senate
Rockefeller Foundation Funds Westward Writing Aid
The Rockefeller Foundation allocated fifty thousand dollars today to support writers in producing creative books about the Middle West, aiming to enrich regional literature. The grant notes focus on regional topics and authorial development.
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Chicago
Rockefeller Foundation
Middle West
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