Boy Hunter Killed in SE Ohio Hunting Accident
In Jackson County Ohio Lowell Smittle 16 died when a shotgun discharged during a hunting trip near Kuhn Hill road seven miles southwest of Oak Hill. Hayden Crabtree 16 shot Smittle. another boy, William Crabtree 13, was with them. Causality noted as Ohio's eighth hunting fatality. An earlier incident in Malvern left a three year old Daniel Fritsch critically wounded by a gun fired by an 11 year old. sheriff investigates.
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Jackson
Lowell Smittle
Thomas Smittle
Oak Hill
Ohio
Hayden Crabtree
Oak Hill Route 3
Smittle
William Crabtree
Kuhn Hill Road
Canton
Malvern
John Fritsch
Daniel
Sheriff's Office
Carroll County
Suchow Battle Declared Concluded In China
Tension eased in central China as the government announced a complete victory at Suchow. Chiang Kai-shek received renewed respect while Communist forces were expected to counter with another push toward Nanking. American evacuation plans proceed with ships set to sail from Shanghai and Hankow evacuations beginning.
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Nanking
China
Suchow
Chiang Kai-Shek
U. S. Navy
San Francisco
Shanghai
Simon B. Buckner
Yokohama
U. S
Honshu
Hankow
Fox's Attorney To Seek Writ Of Habeas Corpus
Fred Fox 21 who escaped a Florida prison camp in June will seek a writ of habeas corpus. He was ordered returned by Gov Herbert and held in Cuyahoga County jail. Judge Charles J. McNamee set next Wednesday to hear the application.
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Cleveland
Fred Fox
Florida
Fox
Thomas J. Herbert
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
Charles J. McNamee
Major General Beach Jr. dies at 60 in Washington
Maj. Gen. George C. Beach Jr., 60, commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, died Thursday night in Washington. The high ranking officer led hospital operations and served in multiple military campaigns.
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Washington
George C. Beach, Jr
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Ohio cities push to restore bigger shares of state funds
A five member committee from the Ohio Association of Municipalities opened a drive to secure more state money for cities villages counties and townships. They plan to urge Gov. Herbert to call a special session to fund a 2 million dollar tuberculosis hospital at Ohio State University and possibly a veterans bonus appropriation. They will present 10 proposed resolutions on housing, bid thresholds, building codes by reference, dues funding, home rule, tax structure study, parking lots, urban redevelopment and bond approval thresholds.
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Columbus
Ohio Association of Municipalities
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
Legisla
Association
Herbert May Call Special Session On Recount Plan
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert may announce a special session to fund a tuberculosis hospital at Ohio State University medical center and to authorize a general recount of Nov 2 ballots. A top legal authority says a recount could be authorized to investigate ballots statewide. Ballot confusion arose from a secretary of state ruling on straight party votes and an X marked against Wallace candidates.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio State University
Ernor
Truman
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Dewey
Edward J. Hummel
Henry A. Wallace
Dock Strike Talks Open In Face Of Delayed Settlement
First joint negotiations begin as East Coast dock walkout grimly persists. AFL leader Joseph P. Ryan threatens reprisals against diverted British liners and urges Halifax workers not to break the strike. Federal mediator William N. Margolis warns talks may extend into next week with no quick settlement.
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New York
Joseph P. Ryan
AFL
U. S
Halifax
Nova Scotia
St. John
New Brunswick
William N. Margolis
Premier Spaak Cabinet Resigns in Belgium Crisis
In Brussels Premier Paul Spaak's Socialist Catholic coalition government and its entire cabinet resigned today after a parliamentary debate over clemency policies. Earlier Minister of Justice Paul Struve had stepped down yesterday amid the controversy.
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Brussels
Belgium
Paul Spaak
Paul Struve
Egypt Palace Declares King Farouk Divorced From Queen Farida
The royal palace announced the divorce of King Farouk and Queen Farida. A communique said Empress Fawzia of Iran, Farouk’s sister, was also divorced from Shah Reza Pahlavi. Three daughters were born to Farouk and Farida. only male heirs can inherit the throne under the constitution.
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Cairo
Egypt
Farouk
Farida
Fawzia
Iran
Shah Reza Pahlevi
No Nobel Peace Prize Awarded This Year
Oslo reports the Nobel Peace Prize committee announced no prize will be given this year. The decision ends months of anticipation and leaves observers awaiting next year’s selection.
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Oslo
Ohio River Commission Leads Fight Over Bad Water Taste
The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission seeks an emergency appeal to industries likely to contribute phenol wastes blamed for foul tastes in Cincinnati and towns like Portsmouth Ironton Bellaire and Huntington W V City officials note seasonal taste issues while planning filtration to inject chlorine The commission aims to push eight states to mandatory waste treatment across the river region and keep water safe despite early signs of foul taste.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Hudson Biery
Commission
Portsmouth
Ironton
Bellaire
Huntington
West Virginia
Biery
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fred H. Waring
Columbus
Gineer
State Department of Health
W. R. Kellogg
Waring
Kellogg
Carl A. Wilzbach
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Sanitation Commission
Illinois
Indiana
New York
Virginia
Murder Trial Nears Close in Cincinnati Case
The Mary Clay Watts first degree murder trial nears verdict as defense rests after her testimony. The 43 year old widow testified she never gave Barbara Ann any barbiturates and loved her daughter. Prosecutors allege a dose of barbiturates and mercury caused death while Watts denied guilt.
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Cincinnati
Mary Clay Watts
Watts
Barbara Ann
Barbara
Oscar Award Dinner To Be Private In 1949
President Jean Hersholt announced the 1949 Oscar award dinner will be private and limited to the motion picture industry. The event is set for March 24 on a studio sound stage to be named later with George Jesse serving as master of ceremonies.
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Hollywood
Jean Hersholt
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
George Jesse
Extended Forecast for Columbus
Temperatures will average near normal with highs near 42 east 46 west and lows around 29 east 32 west. Warm weekend followed by colder Monday then a slight Tuesday warmup and colder Wednesday. Precipitation ranges from rain on Saturday and Sunday to flurries Monday and Tuesday with a mix of rain and snow Wednesday.
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Columbus
Norman
Two Jackson Men Die In Auto Crash Near Jackson
In Gallia County Ohio at Buffalo Skull Road, Earl Edison Osler 21 died at the scene and Earnest McGowan died at Holzer Hospital after a car struck a tree. Others including Mrs Vivian Elkins Ronald Sears and Jerry Sears were seriously injured. John Gates the driver survived with lesser injuries. Sheriff Lewis investigated.
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Gallipolis
Jackson
Buffalo Skull Road
Earl Edison Osler
Earnest McGowan
Holzer Hospital
Vivian Elkins
Ronald Sears
Jerry Sears
John Gates
Stanley Lewis
Charles M. Gaskill
Mr. Osler
Mayhew Funeral Home
Jackeson
Midwest Storm Dumps Snow and Disrupts Travel
A major winter storm brings heavy snow and gale winds across the Midwest from Minnesota to Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle. Travel is hazardous, bus schedules disrupted, lines down, and schools closed as 3 to 6 inches of snow fell with winds up to 70 mph.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Colorado
West Yellowstone
Mont
Idaho
Postmaster Of Pomeroy Dies At Age 60
Charles H. Mullen 60 postmaster of Pomeroy died at 12 20 am Friday at his home after illness since 1947. Born in Gallipolis 1888 his family moved to Pomeroy in 1890. He owned Mullen Printing Co for 15 years before becoming postmaster in 1935. Surviving wife Helene and three sons all of Pomeroy funeral plans set at Ewing funeral home.
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Pomeroy
Charles H. Mullen
Mulberry Ave
Mullen
Philadelphia
Gallipolis
Mullen Printing Co
Democratic Committee
Helene Mullen
Don Mullen
Howard Mullen
Ewing Funeral Home
Recaptured Convict John J Sopko Sentenced to 100 Years
John J Sopko 41 was sentenced to 100 years by Common Pleas Judge Howard E Faught in Cambridge Ohio after his five month jail escape. He was convicted of breaking and entering burglary safe cracking and grand larceny and was recaptured Tuesday in Akron.
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Cambridge
John J. Sopko
Common Pleas
Howard E. Faught
Sopko
Akron
No Equipment Trade In Ruled by Jenkins
Attorney General Hugh S. Jenkins ruled that county commissioners may not trade in old equipment when buying new. He advised that the old equipment must be sold at a public auction in a formal opinion to Prosecutor For rest E. Sidener of Madison County.
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Columbus
Hugh S. Jenkins
Forrest E. Sidener
Madison County
Jenkins
Nightingale Collapses After End of Concert
Miss Jean Dickenson billed as the Nightingale of the Airways collapsed at the end of a concert appearance in Youngstown. She lay unconscious for about thirty minutes in her dressing room before medical staff treated her. Dr H W Evans cited a nervous upset as the likely cause.
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Youngstown
Jean Dickenson
Nightingale
the Airways
H. W. Evans
Bill of Rights Day Proclaimed in Ohio
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert proclaims December 15 as Bill of Rights Day in Ohio and urges observance with ceremonies and prayer for the protection of the American way of life and government.
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Ohio
Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
AFL Seeks Hatch Act Repeal Amid Labor Pressure
The AFL debates repealing the Hatch Act to loosen political activity rules for federal workers. Proposals include partial repeal with penalties by the Civil Service Commission or full repeal risking a return to preact restrictions via executive order. AFL cites many government workers opposing current limits.
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Cincinnati
AFL
Carl A. Hatch
New Mexico
Civil Service Commission
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Grange Endorses Flexible Government Price Supports
The national Grange convention in Portland endorses flexible price supports to prevent surpluses and shortages, rejects extending wartime 90 percent parity, and opposes tax cuts during high employment. It did not specify the targeted parity range.
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Portland
National Grange Convention
Grange
Truman Watches World Crises From Key West
President Truman, on a post-election vacation in Key West, kept a close watch on crises in Europe and China. White House aides kept secrecy on Chiang Kai-shek’s appeal for support and on other overseas issues, with no disclosure of his reply or commentary.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Europe
China
White House
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mr. Truman
Convicted Ohio Slayer Receives Indefinite Executive Stay
Columbus reports that Lester Nichols, 43, condemned for the killing of Minister Lewis Whitaker in Allen County, won an indefinite stay of execution from the Ohio Supreme Court after his lawyers appealed to the U S Supreme Court.
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Columbus
Lester Nichols
Ohio Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Nichols
Lewis Whitaker
Alten County
Red Charges Anti-Soviet War Psychosis
At the United Nations General Assembly Andrei Vishinsky accused the United States of building a Western European system against the Soviet Union and said there is a war psychosis in both the U S and Britain. He contrasted this with John Foster Dulles who urged unanimous approval of a majority arms limitation study while Russia defended a counter plan. The Assembly committee backed the majority plan and defeated the Russian resolution.
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Paris
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations
United States
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Britain
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
France
China
Assembly
Continental Air Command Established to Direct Air Defense
The Air Force created the Continental Air Command to direct national air defense with Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer as head. Headquarters will be at Mitchell Field New York, coordinating the Air Defense Command and Tactical Air Command. The move realigns the six US air regions with Army commands and tightens training for the Air National Guard and Air Reserve.
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Washington
Air Force
Continental Air Command
George E. Stratemeyer
Mitchell Air Force Base
New York
Air Defense Command
Tactical Air Command
United States
Army
Navy
Air National Guard
Air Reserve
Great Social Program Enactment Predicted
Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing predicted the new Democratic Congress will enact the administration’s great social programs, saying the election showed the public wants these initiatives carried out and made more effective.
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Cincinnati
Oscar R. Ewing
Democratic Congress
American Federation of Labor
Allies Hang 15 More German War Criminals
In Munich 15 additional German war criminals were hanged today, raising total executions to 73 in six weeks for murders of concentration camp prisoners and American soldiers. Since Oct 15, at least nine persons have been hanged each Friday at Landsberg prison where Hitler wrote Mein Kampf.
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Munich
Germany
Landsberg
Adolf Hitler
Stock breeder dies in Ontario at 83
Norwich Ontario report states James Rettie, an 83 year old noted livestock breeder, has died. He was a prominent figure in local agriculture and breeding circles. The obituary notes Rettie’s long career and impact on the regional farming community.
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Norwich
Ont
James Rettie
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Tri-State
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