Meigs Man Killed in Pomeroy Bus Truck Crash
A truck driven by Joe Rhea of Pomeroy and a Greyhound bus carrying holiday passengers collided on Route 7 near the Pomeroy Mason Bridge. Rhea died at Holzer Hospital. Bus passengers Alice Bradbury and Mrs. Ferrell were hospitalized with fractures. others had minor injuries. Deputy Clark noted 25 injured but many mild. Rhea’s relatives and many others attended services set for Mt. Moriah Church in Middleport.
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Greyhound
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Joe Rhea
Rhea
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Meigs County
Careens Ento Path
Clark
Route 7
Joe Boyd
Pollack
Alice Bradbury
Ferrell
Ewing
Ralph Welker
Walter E. Wolfe
Sgt
Thomas
Point Pleasant
West Virginia ‘State Police
McClure
Middleport
Ewing Funeral Home
Mt. Moriah Baptist’ Church
Middeport Hill Cemetery
Riots In Indian City Leave Dozens Hurt Amid Curfew
A communique reports 81 fatally hurt and 390 injured since Sunday in Hindu Muslim rioting in a crowded city. Troops and police were deployed after new communal clashes flared early today. Police fired three times this morning as disturbances spread beyond curfew zones.
Truman Returns From Delightful 18 Day Vacation Cruise
President Truman said he was rested and refreshed after an 18 day vacation cruise. He told reporters the trip had been delightful as he entered an automobile for a quick drive to the White House from the naval yard.
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Washington
Truman
Navy Yard
White House
Third Case of Polio Reported in Highland
Highland County Health Commissioner Dr. Vv. M. Hoyt announced the third polio case of the year in Highland. The patient, 15 year old David Carroll, was admitted to Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati for treatment. Peru envoy arrives in Washington Jorge Prado, Peru’s new ambassador to the United States, arrived yesterday.
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Vv. M. Hoyt
Highland County
Hoyt
David Carroll
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Peru
Washington
Jorge Prado
United States
Nelson Warns Military Rule Menaces U S
Former War Production Board chairman Donald M. Nelson warns the nation to guard against growing military influence in peace and war. He charges the Army took control of the civilian economy in 1944 and will be an influential government branch, risking the economic and social system if military control persists. He alleges Army and Navy leaders, with James F. Byrnes, ousted him in 1943 and installed Bernard M. Baruch.
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Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Poar
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Army
Navy
James F. Byrnes
WPB
Bernard M. Baruch
Belgrade notes U S on flights over Yugoslavia
Belgrade newspapers publish a Yugoslav government note to the United States dated August 30 requesting a guarantee that no more American planes will fly over Yugoslav territory. The note asks Washington to state what actions it has taken to end unauthorized flights and what guarantees exist that such flights will not be repeated. It adds that no satisfactory reply had been received to earlier notes on August 16 and 19.
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Belgrade
U.S State Department
Washington
United States
Jewish Immigrant Ship Intercepted by British
The 400 ton ship Four Freedoms carrying about 1000 Jews seeking entry to Palestine arrived at Haifa early today in tow of a British destroyer that intercepted her off Tel Aviv. British authorities prepared to deport the immigrants to Cyprus. The interception followed a brief clash with a naval boarding party in which several British sailors were injured, the British government said.
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Palestine
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Cyprus
Quit Meddling America Told In Red Action
Moscow reports Russia rejects American concerns on bilateral Soviet Swedish trade talks. The note says the Soviet government and likely Sweden do not need U S consultation on trade agreement advantages or disadvantages. Sweden had planned talks in Moscow to resume a five year trade deal with Russia despite U S hopes.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
Ta Ming
Sweden
U.S
War Bride Quizzed In Husband Slaying Case
LAS VEGAS police chief said Frank Waters bank employee was killed by a single heart shot. Bridget Waters 25 was being questioned as their 16 month old son Frank Jr was slightly wounded by the same bullet before the fatal shot. A British war bride aspect appears in the report as observers note the family context amid the investigation.
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Las Vegas
George Thompson
Frank Waters
Bridget Waters
Frank, Jr
May Campaign Presses For Probe On Garsson Connection
Washington reports say Rep. May of Kentucky may renew his re election bid prompting new demands for him to appear before the Senate War Investigating Committee to explain his ties to the Garsson munitions group. Aides note May missed a prior appearance due to illness and may campaign from Prestonsburg while awaiting an audit of his finances with Curberland Lumber Co. The committee is watching May closely as it gathers data on expenses of Army officers linked to the Garsson inquiry.
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D-Ky
Garsson Munitions Combine
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Prestonsburg
Senate
Mead
Kentucky
House
Curberland Lumber Co
Munitions Group
Greek King Plans Return to Athens After Plebiscite Victory
London reports King George II, called a very happy man by a confidant, plans to return to Athens in two or three weeks ending his second exile since 1924. Plebiscite results show support surpassing two to one for the king. The Times urges Greek self rule from British guardianship, Telegraph frames the ballot as a rebuff to Russia and communism, while the Daily Worker argues Greece is no longer independent.
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George II
Greece
Athens
George
Times
Daily Telegraph
Russia
Daily Worker
Kid and Goat Leather Shoe Prices Rise Four to Five Percent
Washington officials announced a price boost for shoes made from kid and goat leather. The Office of Price Administration said the increase will average about four or five percent to cover recently granted manufacturer cost hikes.
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Washington
OPA
Mansfield Man Leads 37th Division Group Reunion
Members of the 37th Division Association returned home after a three day victory reunion with Glenn L. Bierly of Mansfield Ohio elected president succeeding Joseph Jeniker of Buffalo New York. The election marked the closing event of the gathering yesterday.
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Mansfield
Toledo
Glenn L. Bierly
Bierley
Joseph Jeniker
Buffalo
Managing Editor Named By Ohio State Journal
Charles M Cummings, 40 year old former Associated Press editor, is named managing editor of The Ohio State Journal, succeeding Robert S Harper who resigned. Cummings has been with the Journal for 20 years.
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Ohio State Journal
Columbus
Charles M Cummings
Associated Press
Robert S. Harper
Cummings
Journal
Labor Day Speakers Voice War Fear and 19 Die in Mishaps
Labor Day speakers warned of a possible third world war unless the United States blocks Russia, with Bricker and Huffman trading views in Ohio. Across Ohio, 19 people died in Labor Day weekend crashes and accidents, including four in a Huron auto-train collision.
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Senate
Bricker
Huffman
Ohio
M. O. Sharpe
South Dakota
Cedarville
Perry County
Ottio
Frank J. Lausche
Hannah
Teamsters’ Union
Ohio Farmers Defended On Food Cost by OSU Economist
In Columbus Professor J. S. Falconer of Ohio State University rural economics argues farmers bear heavy investments and face perishable products. He urges city consumers to rethink blaming farmers for rising living costs, noting only 18 percent of Americans live on farms and land values reach $200 an acre with machinery costs between five and ten thousand dollars.
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J. S. Falconer
Ohio State University
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Falconer
Ohio
Stocks Nose Dive To New Low Levels
New York traders watched a sharp market decline with leaders down $1 to $5 and ticker tape lagging behind floor trades as liquidity pressures intensified. declines hit steels motors rails and industrials as brokers blamed a nearing business peak and earlier optimism for the drop after the holiday.
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New York
Old Air Speed Marks Shattered at Cleveland
Cleveland hosts postwar air racing revival with new records in 4 events. Abin Johnson, Niagra Falls pilot, sets 373.9 mph in a 3.5 mile Thompson Tronche race. Maj Gus Lundquist wins jet event at 5158 mph over 180 miles. Reports note multiple aircraft, including P-39, P-38, P-51, and Corsair, set marks as crowds exceed 60900.
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Abin
Tex
Niagara Falls
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Lendquist
Johnston
Maor
Small Firms Move Ahead in Ohio 1945 46
Ohio small firms with 100 or fewer workers expanded or started in 1945 46. The State Chamber of Commerce released a pamphlet titled What Is Ohio Business noting 4939 establishments grew or opened during Jan 31 1945 to Jan 31 1946. It says ninety five percent of Ohio businessmen employ under 100 people.
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Ohio
State Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Chamber
Truck Drivers Strike Opens in New York Affects Groceries
In New York a 25,300 strong strike by truck drivers began, hitting a major grocery concern as delivery vans failed to depart from warehouses in The Bronx and Queens. Drivers accuse the firm of loading nonperishables contrary to a prior agreement to move only perishables.
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Bronx
Queens
Zanesville Y' Bridge Designer Dead at 91
The designer of the famous Y bridge at Zanesville, Edward J. Landor, 91, Canton building and construction engineer, retired 15 years ago after 55 years in Ohio bridge work. A separate brief notes a Bellefontaine osteopath, Dr. Fred G. Burnett, 70, died of a heart attack.
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Canton
Zanesville
Edward J. Landor
Ohio
Osteopath
Bellefontaine
Fred G. Burnett
Bellefontaine Osteo
Italy Winds Up Armament Limits At 297500 Men
The Big Four approved Italy's war time strength cut to 297 500 total with 250 000 army 65 000 Carabinieri 22 500 navy and 25 000 air force. Land air force caps 200 fighters and 150 transport planes. Carabinieri 65 000. Fleet limits include two battleships four cruisers four destroyers. Surplus ships to US Russia Britain France within three months. No new Italian battleships allowed. Postwar minesweeping adds 2 500 navy personnel. Debates over Trieste free city and international zone proceed.
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Italy
Military Commission
Carabinieri
Cesare
Italia
Vitorio Veneto
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Trieste
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Danzig
Baltic
Adriatic
Ivanoe Bonomi
Yugoslavia
Versailles
Poland
United Nations
League of Nations
Balkan Economic Commission
Romania
Foreign Ministers Council
A Mother Attacks Local Beer Parlors and Billiard Halls
A letter signed by a woman calling herself a Mother criticizes Point Pleasant beer parlors and billiard halls, arguing that larger cities have harsher problems while urging improvement in Point Pleasant Huntington area conditions. She questions how residents endure the local scene and cites crime links in dives, urging reform.
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Flyntington
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Point
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