Labor meeting stirs Chauncey-Dover school row
About 200 residents and United Mine Workers officials gathered to discuss the Chauncey-Dover school administration and a petition to remove Superintendent W. G. Davis. The board did not attend, citing unrest, while three citizens’ candidates—LeRoy Bricker Dan Simpkins and William Leffler—led the rally.
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Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover
Chauncey- Dover Board of Education
W. G. Davis
Board of Education and Citizens
Columbus
United Mine Workers of America
Citizens’ Committee Schools Board
Citizens
Leroy Bricker
Dan Simpkins
William Leffler
Chester Howard
Jack McCafferty
Frank J. Lewis
Howard
C. N. Sanders
Bert Watkins
Albert Jackson
B. W. Simpkins
Pete Ferrer
Jackson
DeWitt Walker
Moon
Citizens’ Committee
Davis
Bricker
Leffler
UMW
Chauncey-Dover
Adolph Pacifico
United Mine Worker
Cooper
Simpson
Tito Vows Long Fight Against Stalin in Belgrade Speech
Marshal Tito pledged to oppose Moscow's push for dominance in Yugoslavia after a Moscow paper accused Yugoslav soprano Zinka Milanov of lavish spending. He told Italians who fought with partisans that Kremlin leaders pursue unconditional subjugation of small socialist states, risking fractures among socialist partners.
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Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Moscow
Zinka Kune Milanov
Moscow Literary Gazette
Kremlin
Russia
Man Rests His Case in Sister's Slaying Trial
In Harrisville West Virginia 79 year old William Alfred Blackford faces murder charges for the July 23 killing of his sister Cleopat ra Cunningham 62 at her Pennsboro home State testimony closed yesterday Donald Davis a Marietta taxi driver testified he drove Blackford from Marietta Ohio to near the residence waited and then returned hearing shots while waiting Defense lawyers indicated they might finish their case today.
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Harrisville
W. Va
William Alfred Blackford
Coal Run
Ohio
Cleopatra Cunningham
Pennsboro
Donald Davis
Marietta
Blackford
Cunningham
William J. Neal Dies at 44. Grange Leader and Rural Electrification Official
William J. Neal, 44, national deputy rural electrification administrator since 1943 and former master of the New Hampshire State Grange, died Wednesday night. He was active in the National Grange.
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Las Cruces
N. M
William J. Neal
New Hampshire
State Grange
National Grange
Coffee Prices Jump as Eggs Slump in Wholesale Market
Sharply rising coffee costs hit many markets while wholesale large grade A eggs fell up to 16 cents a dozen over eight days. Retailers then cut prices by as much as 10 cents per dozen in some chains amid abundant egg supplies and consumer resistance to higher egg prices.
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New York
Consumer Food News
Eight armed convicts escape New Castle County Prison
Eight inmates led by a life term prisoner escaped through the front gate after seizing guards and arming themselves with weapons from the arsenal. Five rode a freight train toward Reading, two forced a clerk to drive, and authorities set roadblocks as a nationwide manhunt spanned Delaware and Pennsylvania.
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Wilmington
Del
New Castle County
Harry Harrington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading
J. L. Elliott
Kennett Square
Harrington
Danny Norris
Thomas Conaty
Harry Beck
Beck
Norris
Charles Lynch
Lynch
Elwood H. Wilson
Raymond Pritchard
Elliott
Woman Fatally Stabbed Near Home in Chicago
A 26 year old mother was stabbed near her home after leaving work. Mary Lochrrco, returning to her stepfather’s grocery, collapsed and died an hour later at a hospital. Police suspect a purse snatching motive.
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Chicago
Mary Lochrrco
Bradley warns guardsmen war could come suddenly
In Montgomery Alabama Gen Omar N Bradley told National Guard delegates that miscalculation or an unfortunate incident could trigger wartime mobilization without warning. He urged guard readiness to move divisions to combat areas on short notice.
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Montgomery
Ala
National Guardsmen
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Joe Louis Exhibition Cancelled in Columbus
Joe Louis has cancelled his scheduled exhibition bout in Columbus due to illness, promoter Jerry Weiner of American Sporting Enterprises reported. The illness is not specified.
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Columbus
Joe Louis
Jerry Weiner
American Sporting Enterprises
First Killing Frost Hits Ohio Areas
Ohio farms report the season’s first killing frost with 18 to 26 degree readings in Columbus Cleveland and East Liverpool Mount Vernon and Columbiana County record low temperatures and a shortened growing period compared to normal 145 days versus 180 days this year.
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Columbus
Central
Ohio
Vicinity
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Mount Vernon
Arta
East Liverpool
Ohio Valley
L. H. Copeland
U. S
Columbiana County
Ford Ratifies 100 Dollar Monthly Pension Plan for Ford Workers
Ford’s 100 dollar monthly pension plan for 115,000 production workers wins UAW CIO vote. Company funds about 30 million yearly, 8 percent hourly contribution, workers pay nothing, retirement at 65 optional, 68 mandatory, two and a half year contract.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ambulance Delay Leads to Man's Death in Dayton
Dayton police investigate a five minute delay in an ambulance run Wednesday. Unidentified persons let air out of a tire and tied a tree stump to the rear of the vehicle. By the time the crew arrived at Joseph E. Loraine's home, 64, he had died.
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Dayton
Joseph E. Loraine
Loraine
Recruiting Hoped To Offset Army Strength Cut
The Army plans to rely on recruiting and a backlog of volunteers to offset a loss of 30 000 draftees and one year enlistees in the coming months. Officials say these methods should help maintain the force at 630 000, the revised level after a reduction from 677 000 for the year.
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Washington
Widow killed in Cleveland Clinic travel crash
A 41 year old widow traveling from Fredonia New York to Cleveland Clinic for treatment was killed in a Thursday automobile collision.
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Cleveland
Fredonia
N.Y
Cleveland Clinic
Peace Efforts Bog Down in Coal Walkout
Washington reports differ on President Truman plan for mediation in steel and coal strikes. Officials say no fixed deadline while others push for week’s end action. CIO president Murray meets with U S Steel while Ching negotiates pension terms as coal talks stall and freight and fuel shortages loom.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
New York
Three Nabbed After Warren County Jail Escape
Sheriff Gerald Couden recaptured three of six escapees from the Warren County jail after they dug out a stone block. William Ballard 20 of Kentucky surrendered in Franklin Ohio while Harry Ferguson Jr 20 of New Burlington Ohio and Albert Williams 18 of Kentucky were arrested nearby. Officials consider fencing or reinforcing the jail wall to prevent further breaks as the escapees used cement gaps in sandstone blocks.
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Lebanon
Gerald Couden
Warren County
William Ballard
Kentucky
Franklin
Ohio
Harry Ferguson, Jr
New Burlington
Ferguson
Albert Williams
Five Injured In Collision Near Logan
A collision near Logan on Route 33 at Route 664 intersection left five injured. Emerson Truax 33 and Zelma Truax 27 sustained multiple injuries, while Virgil Tolliver avions and Dorothy Ogg 22 also wounded. Howard Dicken 23 escaped with minor injuries as his stalled car was struck rearward.
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Logan
Here
Lloyd Frazier
Howard Dicken
Thornville
Emerson Truax
Zelma Truax
Hocking Valley Hospital
Gandhi Assassinators to Hang November Fifteenth
New Delhi authorities announced that N V Godse and Narayan Apte will be hanged November 15 for the January 1948 murder of Mahatma Gandhi.
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New Delhi
India
Home Ministry
N. V. Godse
Narayan Apte
Mahatma Gandhi
Johnson warns against defense duplication across services
Secretary Louis Johnson states America cannot afford a defense setup with competing services and duplicating roles. He says honorable roles belong to each service, assigned by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to ensure teamwork and prevent double taxation amid unification tensions.
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New York
Louis Johnson
America
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Johnson
New York Herald-Tribune
Navy
Firm Denied Permit To Ship Wine To Ohio
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control denied Canandaigua Industries Co. of Canandaigua New York permission to ship wine into Ohio. Earl C Nietert said nine types of gross violations were found and producers must meet state standards.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
New York State
Ohio
Canandaigua Industries Co
Canandaigua, N. Y
Earl C. Nietert
Ohio Beer and Wine Division
Right Wingers Plan Ouster of 3 Unions
In Cleveland the CIO’s right wing moves to expel three unions for pro Communist sympathy. The plan targets United Electrical Workers Farm Equipment Workers and Mine Mill and Smelter Workers with about 550000 members combined. Walter Reuther leads the drive at the UAW convention with possible broader expulsions if left wing unions defend them.
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Cleveland
CIO
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Philip Murray
United Electrical Workers
Urray
New York
Reuther
Springfield Lawyer Faces Influence Case
Springfield attorney Stanford L. O Harra 61 faces a preliminary hearing November 4 in Municipal Court on a charge of obtaining 3500 from Toledo restaurant owner Archie Perry by false pretense. Perry says he paid for influence to win a state liquor license. O Harra pleads innocent. The director notes possible liquor department interference and investigators discuss case.
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SPRINGFIELD A_ Springfield
Toledo
Stanford L. O'Harra
Archie Perry
O'Harra
Perry
State Liquor Department
Oscar L. Fleckner
O’harra
Perry's
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Liquor Department
Springfield
Detroit Police Guard UAW Leader Amid Threats to Reuther Family
Police posted a guard at Kenneth Bannon Ford director for the UAW home in Detroit after a prowler was seen near his residence. This follows repeated threats against Walter Reuther UAW president and his brother Victor in the past 18 months.
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Detroit
Walter
Victor Reuther
CIG United Auto Workers
Kenneth Bannon
National Ford
Rowler
Walter Reuther
UAW
Victor
Unconscious Man and Woman Found in Car in Hocking Hills
A man and a woman were found unconscious in a parked car in the Hocking Hills region last night. Deputy Lloyd Frazier investigated and both were taken to Hocking Valley Hospital for treatment with details limited.
Timken Strike Threat Looms Over Ohio Plants
The CIO United Steelworkers set November 4 as the strike date against Timken Roller Bearing Co in five Ohio cities including Columbus Wooster Zanesville and Mount Vernon If pension demands are not settled by then Timken may shut down at midnight The move follows talks in Cleveland with CIO President Philip Murray and Timken leaders as relief efforts grow strained in Youngstown amid a broader steel and coal strike wave across the state.
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Ohio
Timken Roller Bearing Co
CIO United Steelworkers
Timken
Dan
Mony
Youngstown
Steel City
Young
Sires
Abel
W. E B. Wycoff
Big Timken
Canton
Cleveland
CIO
Phillip Murray
Steelworkers Union
Wycoff
John Pokorny
Cleveland Industrial Union Council
CIC
James C. Quinn
Pokorny
Ney
Retail Board of Cuyahoga County, Inc
Truman
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Ohio Cio Council
Lausche
C. Emory Glander
Mahoning
Belmont
Trumbull
Steubenville
Jefferson
Cincinnati
Albert Cash
Newark Stove Co
Newark
Foster H. Guthrie
Seek bail for 11 convicted Communist leaders
About 200 people boarded a train for Washington D C today to seek release on bail of the 11 convicted Communist leaders.
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New York
Washington, D. C
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