Nation's voters give Dems control of House
Oral Daugherty, longtime Hocking Valley leader and former mayor of the city, died at 60 from cancer of the spine after a long illness. Born in Wirt County West Virginia, he moved to Buchtel as a teen and built a wide civic and business legacy, supporting education and regional development. Funeral arrangements set for The First Presbyterian Church with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Oral Daugherty
Hocking Valley
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John Lloyd Evans
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Oraj Daugherty
Wirt County
W. Va
Sam
Emma Daugherty
Buchtel
Ohio University
Bender Appears Set to Win Taft Seat Over Burke
In Ohio a near complete unofficial count gives Rep. George H. Bender the edge over Sen. Thomas A. Burke for Robert Taft's Senate seat. Gov. Lausche leads Rhodes by 213,119 votes as polling places from 11,347 report, with 80 in Cuyahoga County still outstanding. Lausche’s total stands at 1,254,544 to Rhodes 1,145,775.
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Columbus
George H. Bender
Ohio
Thomas A. Burke
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Frank J. Lauache
Burke
Taft
James A. Rhodes
Lausche
Laueche
Rhodes
State Asks Ouster of Juror In Sheppard Murder Trial
Prosecution seeks to remove juror James Manning amid questions about a 11 years ago morals conviction and false testimony during jury service. Judge Blythin considered disqualifying Manning as witnesses prepare to testify. The case concerns Dr Samuel H Sheppard charged with first degree murder in Marilyn Sheppard’s July 4 slaying.
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Cleveland
John J. Mahon
James KR. Manning
Manning
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Barkley Regains Senate Seat In Kentucky Victory
In Louisville Kentucky voters chose 76 year old former vice president Alben W Barkley to serve six more years in the U S Senate. Barkley defeated Republican Sen John Sherman Cooper as Democrats also won five House seats and preserved the eight member delegation in the commonwealth.
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Alben W. Barkley
U. S. Senate
Senate
Veep
Commonwealth
Barkley
John Sherman Cooper
House of Representatives
Detroit Negro Leads In Race for Congress
Charles C. Diggs Jr., a 31 year old Detroit undertaker, becomes the first Negro to represent Michigan in Congress. He defeats Republican Landon Knight in Detroit’s 13th District with a decisive margin as 165 of 261 precincts report. Diggs tallies 40,283 votes in the Negro district to Knight’s 19,425.
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Charles C. Diggs Jr
Michigan
Diggs
Landon Knight
John S. Knight
The
Detroit Free Press
13Th Dist
Knight
Democrat Wins Gettysburg District Seat in Ike Area
In York Pennsylvania a Democrat, James M Quigley, defeated Republican incumbent S Walter Stauffer for the 19th District seat. Stauffer had held the seat since 1952 after it flipped from a Democrat despite President Eisenhower’s earlier plea to re-elect Stauffer.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg
S. Walter Stauffer
James M Quigley
Stauffer
Woman killed in Route 25 crash near Bowling Green
Two cars collided on icy Route 25 near Bowling Green injuring and killing Fiona Castineau 56 of Norwalk California. Police report the crash occurred yesterday causing fatal injuries to the California woman.
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Fiona Castineau
Norwalk
Calif
Harriman Wins Thrilling New York Governor Race
Averell Harriman was elected New York governor in a close race over Irving M. Ives by about 10 000 votes out of more than five million. The GOP also won the attorney general race with Jacob K. Javits defeating Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. Dewey ordered guards over voting machines during the recount.
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Averell Harriman
Moscow
Secret of Commerce
Irving M. Ives
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Jacob K. Javits
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
Harriman
Ives
Power Commission OK For New Ohio Gas Pipeline
The power commission authorized Ohio Fuel Gas Co of Columbus to build 1 774 700 dollars of new natural gas pipeline in Ohio to supply the winter market. About 28 miles of pipe will run through Ashland Cuyahoga Delaware Hardin Lorain Medina Ross Sandusky and Champaign counties. A compressor station will be built in Guernsey County and about 10 miles of pipeline in Hocking and Fairfield counties.
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Fairfield
Burglar Muffs Cleveland Woman in Home Invasion
A bungling young gunman forced his way into Ruth Grove's Cleveland home and fired a shot into the floor as she fled. He demanded money, learned she kept some in the kitchen, and planned to tie her up with clothesline from the basement. Grove escaped, and the intruder fled through the back door, possibly still at large.
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Ruth Grove
Aoene
Democrats gain Senate control in cross trend election
In a off year test Democrats wrested House control and moved toward Senate gains. The AP report notes Democrats held 218 seats to Republicans 175 with 41 races undecided. Worthy gains in New York Connecticut and Pennsylvania challenged GOP grip while endorsements from Eisenhower influenced some races.
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Eisenhower
New York
Connecticut
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Nixon
Family of Six Die in Flames in Hamilton Home
Six people perished when a frame house burned early today on the edge of Hamilton. Victims identified as Ulysses Mullins 70 May Mullins 69 Ellen Mullins daughter-in-law 20 and her three children Glenda 3 Joan 2 Denise 4 months. Cause of the fire was not determined. Glen Mullins was at work at the time.
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Neely Wins Re-Election For Fifth Term Senator
In a statewide vote Democrat Matthew M. Neely was reelected to his fifth term in the U S Senate. He defeated Republican Tom Sweeney though Sweeney led Neely in Mason County with four precincts to go. Burnside clung to a narrow margin over Republican Will Neal in the Fourth District as precincts remained.
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U. S
Matthew M. Neely
Tom Sweeney
Neely
Sweeney
Mason County
GOP
M. G. Burnside
Burnside
Will Neal
Polled Hereford Sale Opens at Ohio State Fairgrounds
The 33rd annual National Polled Hereford Show began today at the Ohio State Fairgrounds after two days of exhibition. Champion female J. R. Dandy Maid XII, bred by John E. Rice and Sons of Sheridan Wyoming, was selected yesterday. Rice also exhibited the champion male. Prospective buyers included cattle breeders from Australia New Zealand and Canada.
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Ohio State Fairgrounds
John E. Rice and Sons
Sheridan
Wyo
Rice Ranch
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Youngstown Voters Retain Housing Site
Youngstown residents defeated a plan to rezone a 28 acre East Side site for private housing. The $3.5 million public housing project, opposed by locals, failed 27,241 to 19,079. Steinle Wolfe of Fremont was named contractor for the project.
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Steinle-Wolfe
Fre‘mont
Senate gains shift, Republicans edge to majority
AP reports at 9:30 a.m. EST Republicans win 49 seats with 1 independent, Democrats hold 46, independent holdovers 1. GOP gains include Colorado and Iowa, while Democrats pick up Kentucky and Nevada. Majority threshold reached with 49 seats.
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Associated Press
Senate
Senate control hangs in doubt as midterm tabulations progress
With six Senate seats still undecided, Republicans lead in New Jersey Ohio and Oregon while Democrats press in Montana Wyoming and potentially Ohio. Outcome hinges on Morse of Oregon and the VP Nixon tie break to determine Senate control.
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Patrick V. McNamara
GOP
New Jersey
Ohio
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Ayne Morse
Senate
Nixon
Morse
Monarch Tool Co. declares extra dividend alongside regular payout
Directors of the Monarch Machine Tool Co. announce an extra quarterly dividend of 30 cents in addition to the regular 30-cent dividend. Both payments are due to holders of record on Nov. 19, increasing the annual dividend to 1.50 per share from 1.45 last year.
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Sidney
Monarch Machine Tool Co
Farm Belt Gives GOP Significant Victories
Washington reports show GOP gains in farm belt states despite controversy over flexible price support. Democrats win urban areas. observers see no broad repudiation of new farm policies. Utah picks two GOP House members while Midwest sentiment remains cautious about price guarantees.
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Douglas Stringfellow
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Harry S. Truman
Thomas E.dewey
Ohio Native Is Arrested for Deportation
Warren born seaman Leonard Cavaliere, who served in the Italian Navy during World War II, was arrested by Cleveland immigration officials for deportation. He had returned to the United States briefly this year and again three weeks ago aboard a Norfolk docked freighter. Cavaliere, born 1916, left the United States with his family as a child and entered the Italian Navy in 1940, later discharged in 1943. he reportedly claimed to have served under duress and sought American citizenship after the war but did not pursue an appeal.
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Cleveland
Leonard Power
Italy
Cavilier
Norfolk
United States
Jenkins Wins Decisively in Ohio District Race
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of the Tenth Congressional District defeated Truman A. Morris in unofficial returns. Jenkins, Ironton Republican, held a lead in seven counties with 42 157 votes to Morris 25 692. Strong county margins included Athens Gallia Jackson Lawrence Meigs and Vinton.
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Californians Re Elect GOP Governor News Brief
Californians re elect Gov Goodwin Knight and Sen Thomas H. Kucher as Republican gains hold in the state. The GOP may lose one of its 14 districts while Democrats lead in eight seats, seven currently Democratic.
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Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
GOP
San Francisco
Thomas H. Kucher
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Drowning at Mau Mee River After Duck Hunt
James Steinand, 20, of Toledo, drowned yesterday when a boat capsized on the Mau Mee River during a duck hunting trip. Two companions survived.
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Bowling Green
James Steinand
Toledo
Maumee River
Michigan Democrats win sweep across state ticket
Detroit papers report G M Williams reelected governor to a fourth term and likely led a Democratic sweep of Michigan with Homer Ferguson facing defeat in Wayne County. Patrick V. McNamara named as U S Senator by a wide margin while Ferguson’s chances are described as endangered.
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Detroit
G. M Nen Williams
Michigan
U. S
Homer Ferguson
Republican Policy Committee
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Detroit Times
Patrick V. McNamara
Detroit News
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Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Canton Voters Approve City Income Tax Plan
Canton residents will pay a six tenths of one percent city income tax for three years starting January 1. Returns show Perry Dee approved the tax to fund a North South expressway and general operating expenses. The tax also applies to nonresidents who earn pay in Canton.
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Pee Dee
Patrolman Finds Son Hart at Mishap Scene
Fort Frances Ontario constable Larry Sutton answered an accident call and found his five year old son Bobby as the victim. He was struck by a car while running between parked cars and died an hour and a half later in hospital.
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Ont
Larry Sutton
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Two Firemen Injured in OSU Fair Grounds Blaze
Two firefighters were slightly injured fighting a blaze that gutted the maintenance building at the Ohio State Fair grounds. Equipment valued at $19,000 was destroyed, and a full damage estimate was not yet available. The injured men were treated at University Hospital and released.
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Ohio State Fairgrounds
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