Noted Coal Operator Sumner Cottingham Dies at 80
Sumner Cottingham 80 widely known Hocking Valley coal operator died at Grant Hospital after a year of declining health. He presided over Ohio Mining Co. with offices in Columbus and mines at Kimberly and elsewhere. Survived by wife Geneva and children Edward Charles Robert Harriet. funeral Saturday at Schoedinger, burial in Union Cemetery Columbus.
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Grant Hospital
Ohio Mining Co
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Athens
Mr. Cottingham
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Fulton County
Ohio
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Hanna
Calvin Essex
New Straitsville
Essex
Connett
Cottingham
Ohio Coal Association
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Michigan
Indianola
Geneva Cottingham
Edward A
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Robert
Harriett Tressel
Paul Stillwell
Arthur Murray
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Schoedinger Funeral Home
E. State St
Union Cemetery
UN Debates Ceilings on Military Forces
The United States Britain France Russia and China face proposed ceilings of 10 million for the three powers and 800 thousand for Britain and France. Soviet delegate Malik signals Russia will reject and seeks clarity on whether China refers to the Peiping regime and if disarmament steps align with atomic weapon bans.
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N. Y
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United States
China
Britain
France
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
People’s Republic of China
Peiping
Plane Crash Kills Veteran Yank General
Brig. Gen. Aaron W. Tyer vice commander of the Japan Air Defense Force and a twice wounded World War II veteran died in a jet crash near Komaki Air Base in Central Honshu. Capt. E. R. Crane of Wichita Kansas also died in the accident. The F94 Starfire nosed down after takeoff and burned in a rice paddy. a flameout was suspected.
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Aaron W. Tyer
Japan Air Defense Force
Air Force
Tyer
E. R. Crane
Wichita
Kan
Korea
Komaki Air Base
Honshu
Radioactive Woman Suspected as Thief in Dallas
Police tracking stolen radium followed a tip from a man with a geiger counter. The device reacted wildly near a drug store as Mrs. Viola Hill, an employee there, exited with the suspect radium.
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Dallas
Tex
Viola Hill
Modern Farm In 17 Hours
In Moses Lake Washington workers rush to build a turnkey farm in 17 hours at a $75 000 project signaling irrigation water reach to the Columbus River Basin. A rocket start at 12 01 am launches floodlight aided construction as Donald Dunn and family near delivery of a fully equipped seven room farm home with sprinkler irrigation cows chickens barns and an icebox. Michael Straus Reclama tion Commissioner will preside over the water turning ceremony onto Dunns farm.
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Wash
Columbus River
Donald Dunn
Reclamation
Michael Straus
Columbia Basin
Dunn
DiMaggio's Wife Seeks Full Custody of Son
Mrs. Joe DiMaggio will seek full custody of nine year old Joe Jr in court Monday citing a long series of incidents culminating in a swimming party with Marilyn Monroe. She noted such outings hinder a proper father and son relationship following her 1944 divorce from the former Yankee Clipper.
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Los Angeles
Joe DiMaggio
Joe Jr
DiMaggio
Marilyn Monroe
Taft Votes for Foreign Aid Bill Cut
Sen. Robert A. Taft R Ohio voted for the foreign aid bill passage as the Senate approved 64 to 10. Bricker was listed as not voting but paired for passage. Taft also joined a 37 to 34 majority vote cutting 200 million dollars from the measure reducing it to 6.7 billion.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
John W. Bricker
Sen
Taft
Truman
New Attorney General Begins Agency Inquiry
James P. McGranery took office as attorney general and called for resignations from presidential appointees to give the new boss freedom to reshuffle. He asked division heads to report on the entire situation as he plans possible changes.
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Justice Department
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Truman
White House
Department
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McGrath
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H. Graham Morison
William Amory Underhill
Holmes Baldridge
James M. McInerney
Harold I. Baynton
Alien Property
Joseph C. Duggan
T. Lamar Caudle
Internal Revenue Bureau
Groceries' Price Hike Approved by OPS
Washington allows higher profit margins for food producers, enabling price ceilings to rise on hundreds of items. The order, effective Monday, could lift costs by 100 to 150 million dollars annually, though many items may not see actual price increases.
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Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Ellis Arnal
Enemy Guns Repel Allies In Heavy Korean Clash
Communist fire Wednesday reached 7126 rounds in 24 hours, five times their usual rate, stalling an Allied raid near Korangpo and pounding two sectors east of the Punchbowl as truce talks threatened renewed fighting in Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
Korangpo
Streetcar Dive Kills 30 in Madrid on Toledo Bridge
An overcrowded streetcar plunged 85 feet from the Toledo Bridge in Madrid killing at least 30 people and injuring about 50 as survivors gathered on the riverbank. The disaster occurred Wednesday night amid a crowded car and rushed emergency response.
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Spain
Toledo
Cornell students disrupt WVBR with fake bombing bulletin
Ten masked youths overpowered three students at Cornell University radio WVBR and broadcast a false report of European cities bombed and an approaching air armada. Officials say the incident resembled a practical joke with no widespread alarm. raiders, possibly students, were masked and tied up two announcers while a female engineer was kept in a chair for eight minutes.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
North America
WVBR
R. J. McCarthy
Cornell
McCarthy
Caretakers Post Humorous Keep Off Grass Sign
Buffalo guardians at St. Matthew's Church put up a sign reading Go way I wanna be a lawn to warn visitors during the keep off the grass season. The quirky message reflects a lighthearted approach to church property rules in the city.
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Buffalo
N. Y
St. Matthew's Church
Senate okays foreign aid bill amid likely cuts
The Senate approved a 6.7 billion dollar foreign aid bill by 64 to 10 with 39 Democrats and 25 Republicans backing. House support set 6.163 billion, creating a 537 million delta likely to trigger further cuts. President Truman urged 7.9 billion as minimum for security.
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Senate
America
Olin Johnston
House
Truman
Europe
Morris ship deal inquiry opens in Senate probe
A Senate committee reports the Justice Department is probing possible criminal violations and conspiracy to defraud the government in Morris and Casey ship deals. The inquiry targets profit grabbing, tax avoidance, and schemes to place U S ships in alien hands with tens of millions in proceeds at stake.
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Senate
Justice Department
Newbold Morris
Joseph E. Casey
Casey
Massachusetts
U. S
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
International Revenue Bureau
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B-36 Crashes at Carswell Air Base
A giant B 36 bomber exploded as it landed at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth Texas. Seven crew members were reported missing and ten others were hospitalized after a trio of explosions followed by a heavy blast. The aircraft appeared to be landing normally before the catastrophe.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Force Base
U.S. Views Red Threats Amid Korea Crisis
Washington officials treat renewed Chinese and North Korean threats as a grave danger. They fear a major offensive after a long truce, worsen by stalled repatriation talks and Soviet moves in Germany. Experts think Moscow may keep Western forces tied in Korea.
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Korea
United Nations
Soviet
Germany
Ike Returns Home Sunday in Dual Military and Political Welcome
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives from Paris for a ceremonial military greeting in Washington. The welcome party will pause for a brief meeting with Republican supporters backing his presidential bid, amid a nine‑man group including White House and military officials. A 17 gun salute will mark the occasion.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paris
Defense Department
Eisenhower
White House
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Thin Ranks of Blue and Grey Near Final March
HAL BOYLE reflects on the fading Civil War generation, noting fewer than a baker's dozen survivors and the enduring memory of leaders like Lee, Jackson, and Jeb Stuart. He surveys war tolls, heroism, and Stonewall Jackson's enduring legacy.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Union
Confederacy
Yank Guards Smash Kose POW Parade
KOJE ISLAND Korea A North Korean Red prisoner was killed and another wounded when an American guard accidentally fired an automatic rifle into Compound 66 at the United Nations POW camp Two hours earlier UN troops had broken up a prisoner parade foiled a bed attempt to cut a new gate torn down the command post and dispensary Camp officers said no shots were fired by troops who had entered the compound Earlier guards were changing faces in a high watch tower The Red parade involved 2700 officers and 650 enlisted men held at the camp
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Korea
United Nations
U. S
Pastor Ivie’s 39th Day Fast Draws Church Officials
In Cherryville Missouri officials from the Assembly of God Church, including Rev. David Hastie and Rev. H K Lawson from Springfield, plan to visit Rev J J Ivie, a 57 year old preacher who has not eaten since April 20 and vows to fast until prayers are answered or death occurs. Ivie has lost about 26 pounds, weighs 120, and sometimes sips water while forbidding physicians from his home.
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Assembly of God Church
Ozark
J. J. Ivie
Ivie
David Hastie
H. K. Lawson
Springfield, Mo
Senate panel backs anti seizure constitutional amendment
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a proposed amendment prohibiting presidential seizure of private property except under specific laws by Congress. Introduced by Sen. McCarran Nevada this measure arises from uproar over the government seizure of the steel industry to avert a strike.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Coness
Sen. McCarran
Umans
Paris Police Crackdown After Communist Riots
Paris authorities arrest over 700 demonstrators including Jacques Duclos amid riots linked to Red forces in France. Police seize Communist papers as Marseille Bordeaux and Nice report related outbreaks. One rioter died in Paris with many injured as authorities vow security measures.
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France
Matthew B. Ridgway
NATO
Jacques Duclos
Marseille
Bordeaux
Nice
Mngces Duclos
Charles Brune
Place de la Republique
Ridgway
Gare de l'Est
FFA Conclave Closes With Winners Named at OSU
The 2th annual Ohio FFA convention ends at Ohio State University with judging contest winners announced. Classification winners earn all expense paid trips to the national FFA convention in Kansas City. Five teens honored for proficiency on the farm include Gene Balthaser who wins the Star State Farmer award for his $5000 plus farming investment on an 181 acre farm with his father and 268 rented crop-share acres.
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Ohio Association of Future Farmers of America
Ohio State University
FFA
Kansas City
Ohio Association
Star State
Gene Balthaser
Spencerville
Allen County
Balthaser
Top Allied Negotiator Raps Red POW Demand
Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. urged communists at Panmunjom that few Korean War prisoners want to return home. He noted nearly 100,000 of 169,000 Red POWs and internees refuse repatriation, despite screening agreement.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panemunjom
William K. Harrison Jr
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