Veterans of Foreign Wars Encampment Opens in Cleveland
Cleveland hosts the 48th VFW encampment with an expected 60 000 delegates and guests by week’s end. Major events include speeches by Maj. Gen. Robert S Beightler and Defense Secretary James V Forrestal plus committee sessions on rehabilitation housing employment and national security. A torch light parade closes the day through downtown streets.
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Cleveland
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph Nagel
Robert S. Beightler
War Personnel Board
VFW
Defense
James V. Forrestal
Washington
Louis E. Starr
Portland
Ore
Army
Paul R. Hawley
Veterans Administration
Rehabilitation Welfare Committee
Kenneth F. Cramer
National Guard Bureau
National Security Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Office of Selective Service Records
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
House Veterans Committee
Military Order of the Coptie
The
Decision in Two Weeks On Congressional Meet
Secretary of State Marshall is expected to decide within two weeks whether to call a special session of Congress for emergency action on the European economic crisis. The decision hinges on input from George Kennan and final word from President Truman, with a radio briefing on the Marshall plan and European recovery to follow.
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Washington
Marshall
Congress
George F. Kennan
Paris
Truman
Rio de Janeiro
Senator Vandenberg
R-Mich
London
Ernest Bevin
Fort Knox
Mutual
Lovett
Europe
United States
Officer Defied Jap Beating at Navy Court Martial
A Navy court martial heard witness testimony that Lt. (jg) Richard Gascoigne refused to surrender a ham given to 499 prisoners by Japanese captors and was beaten by ship crew with a coal shovel in an incident recounted by Army Maj. Achille Tisdelle during cross examination.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Richard Gascoigne
Army
Achille Tisdelle
Fort Benning
Gascoigne
Loans Total $1,130,509 In State FHA Loans
State Director A. L. Sorenson announced that $1,130,509 in FHA loans were granted to 1,196 Ohio farmers in the last year. The figure covers 17 percent of the state's farming population and reflects activity by the Farmers Home Administration in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
A. L. Sorenson
Farmer's Home Administration
Lost Plane Found After Two Day Search Kills Three
A 21 year old university student crawled from the wreckage and bodies of three Dayton companions after a private plane crash near Kenton. The pilot William Stroop 22 was found dead 15 feet from the wreckage with two women and another passenger aboard. The crash occurred Monday night during a flight to Cleveland for the National Air Races.
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Kenton
Dayton
Charles Wood Gorman
Tucson
Ariz
Walter Getz
William Stroop
Raymond C. Stotts
Mariel Talbot
Stroop
Cleveland
McKitrick Hospital
Gorman
Carl Bidwell
Here
Bidwell
Huge Federal Claim Filed In War Rail Shipments
The government filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a multi million dollar claim against 717 railroads for alleged wartime overcharges on explosives and ammunition shipments. Officials estimate 30 to 40 million dollars involved across previous complaints in a series targeting railroad freight charges.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice Department
ICC
Gandhi Weak as Calcutta Fast Continues
Dr. D K Mehta Gandhi's personal physician said Gandhi has survived on only water since his fast began Monday night and is distinctly weaker than yesterday. Gandhi vows to fast until sanity returns to Calcutta amid renewed communal riots.
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Calcutta
India
D. K. Mehta
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Solon Summerfield Dies Former Gotham Hosiery Founder
Santa Monica California Solon E Summerfield 70 founder and retired board chairman of the Gotham Gold Stripe Hosiery Co died last night.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Solon E. Summerfield
Gotham Gold Stripe Hosiery Co
Realtors Deny Trust Charge
Washington real estate boards pleaded innocent to a federal indictment charging violation of anti trust laws. The two boards allegedly conspired to fix commission rates in the District of Columbia. Lawyers were allowed to withdraw the plea and file an additional plea or motion by October 35.
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Washington— (P
National Association of Real Estate Boards
The
Washington Real Estate Board
District of Columbia
William E. Leahy
Washington Board
Roger J. Whiteford
NAREB
Jennings Bailey
Purchase of Cheaper Meat Products Urged
Armour & Co. president F. W. Specht told the 42nd annual American Meat Institute meeting that prices of choice meat cuts could fall if the public buys more of the industrys low priced products. He noted many items have been in surplus at times.
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Chicago
F. W. Specht
Armour & Co
Meat Packing Company
American Meat Institute
Ferry Plunge Fatal To Three Kentuckians
CALHOUN Kentucky three Kentuckians drowned when a car slid from the Jewel City ferry into Pond River. Joshua Bailey 76 oil operator his wife Ella 52 and secretary Nettie Mae Anster 50 of Owensboro were aboard and perished in the plunge.
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Calhoun
Joshua Bailey
Kentucky
Pond River
Jewel City
Bailey
Ella
Nettie Mae Anster
Owensboro
Man With Two Guns Identified as Beaver Falls Cop
A well dressed man carrying two revolvers asked Akron police to help him recall his name. Investigators identified him as William Feeney, 30, a patrolman from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. His wrecked car was found ten miles west of Beaver Falls Tuesday night.
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Akron
William Feeney
Beaver Falls
Three Tracks Blocked By Freight Train Wreck
Three of the four main tracks were out of service after 26 cars of a New York Central Railroad freight train derailed near Painesville last night. No injuries were reported.
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Painesville
New York Central Railroad
Mullin Manufacturing Corp. Expands Plant in Warren
Work has begun on a substantial expansion and improvement program at Mullin Manufacturing Corp. plant in Warren. The project aims to boost capacity and modernize facilities, signaling ongoing growth for the local industry.
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Warren, CO
Mullin Manufacturing Corp
U S Plans Atom Share For Medicine
The United States begins sharing tracer atoms with 44 nations to aid cancer research and disease treatment. The plan excludes plutonium and uranium and demands progress reports and laboratory access while preventing military use. Dr. C P Rhoads praises the supervisory control as advancing international cooperation on atomic energy.
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ST. Louis
United States
Truman
International Cancer Research Congress
AEC
C. P. Rhoads
Memorial Hospital and Sloan-Kettering Institute
New York
Feud Over Parking Meters In Gilmer Texas
In Gilmer Texas a clash between city and county over meters installed around the courthouse square led to Labor Day road crews removing them with sledgehammers and concrete, leaving meters valued at six thousand dollars in the courthouse basement.
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Gilmer
Tex
Ohio
Texas
Police Probe Story Of Youths Winnings
Three Ohio youths Walter Morgan 16 Kenneth Hull 17 and Dion Hicks 18 of Norwood told Chicago police they turned 10 into 1000 at race tracks this week but later said they lost a wallet containing 375. They were held without charge pending investigation.
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Chicago
Ohio
Walter Morgan
Kenneth Hull
Dion Hicks
Norwood
Seven Day Strike Ends at Ohio Plant Reopens
Massillon Ohio Griscom Russell Co. resumes full operation after a seven day strike ends with an agreement covering 70 office employees. Production halted as workers refused to cross AFL picket lines.
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Massillon
Griscom-Russell Co
AFL
William B. Noyes Dies at Coolville
William B. Will Noyes a lifelong Athens County resident died at his home in Coolville after a two year illness. He is survived by his wife Emma Carleton Noyes and one sister Eva Chase of near Coolville with another sister deceased. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Coolville
William B
Will) Noyes
Athens County
Boy 11 crushed to death in Springfield incident
An 11 year old boy named Ralph Good died from injuries after being crushed between a moving truck and a utility pole in Springfield yesterday. The tragedy prompted a police investigation and concerns about street safety near the accident scene.
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Springfield
Ralph Good
Akon Driver Killed in Maryland Crash Involving Tractor
Hancock Maryland reports the death of 43 year old William Ross Wilson of Akron after an automobile collided with a tractor trailer late last night. The accident occurred on a local roadway and police are investigating the cause.
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Hancock, Md
William Ross Wilson
Akron
Advertisement for Bids On Hocking Lake Slated
Logan Ohio Conservation Commission plans to approve dam plans and advertise for four weeks at the next November meeting. The dam across Clear Fork in Hocking County would create about 400 acres, likely start next spring, finish summer 1948. Moving the dam upstream saves costs but reduces lake area. Land has been owned seven years and wartime delays slowed progress. Hocking County Izaak Walton League endorsed the plan.
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Logan
Ohio Conservation Commission
Clear Fork
Hocking County
Ohio Conservation
H. A. (Buck) Rider
Rider
Highway Department
The
Conservation Commission
Izaak Walton League
Conservation Department
Playwright Emmett Beach Dies at 54 in Saginaw
Emmett Lewis Beach a 54 year old author and playwright was found dead in his cottage at Point Lookout near Saginaw Authorities ruled the death natural causes Beach best known for The Goose Hangs High which began as a novel later adapted for stage and film
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Saginaw
Mich
Emmett Lewis Beach
Point Lookout
Here
Beach
Pin Ball Devices Declared Illegal by Steubenville Prosecutor
Jefferson County Prosecutor C. J. Borkowski ruled pin ball machines illegal in Steubenville and ordered their removal from all venues by September 25. He called the city polluted with machines after reviewing Ohio statutes.
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Steubenville, CO
Jefferson County
C. J. Borkowski
Steubenville
Six Marine Escapees Cornered and Recaptured Near San Onofre
Six escaped Marine prisoners armed with two carbine rifles were cornered in heavy brush on a beach near San Onofre California and captured after about 20 minutes of gunfire. Patrolman Al Bisgard at the scene said one prisoner might have been wounded.
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San Onofre
Calif
Marine Corps
Here
State Highway Patrol
al Bisgard
Truman Climbs Peak To Look at Orchids
President Truman and Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham climbed Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro to view orchids. They brought back one bloom and six plants after reaching about 1,000 feet.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Truman
Corcovado
Wallace H. Graham
Hearings Set On Wage Hikes In Ohio Hotel Industry
Public hearings on proposed minimum wage rates for women and minors employed in Ohio hotels and restaurants were planned today by Industrial Relations Director W. J. Rogers. He received proposals from five members of the nine member board and announced the hearings. Proposals call for increases up to 150 percent for some classes of workers.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. J. Rogers
Rogers
Judge Raps Newspaper For Naming Indictee
Akron Beacon Journal criticized for revealing the name of a bingo game operator under a secret indictment. Judge Walter B. Wanamaker filed a letter to Judge Stephen C. Colopy denouncing the premature release as the grand jury returned the indictment.
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Akron— (P
Akron Beacon Journal
Common Pleas
Walter B. Wanamaker
Grand Jury
Stephen C. Colopy
Boy Dies After Fall From Moving Car in Canton
Seven year old Edward S. Kula fell from his father's car into the path of oncoming autos and was killed last night in Stark County. Deputy sheriffs reported a fatal accident investigation is underway.
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Canton— (P
Edward S. Kula
Stark County
Bender Accuses Truman of Creating Synthetic Crises for Political Gain
Representative Bender of Ohio charges that President Truman is generating artificial international crises to boost political support. He calls for an investigation into the Truman Doctrine and Truman Marshall Doctrine as several committees probe the Marshall Plan and Greece Turkey programs amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
Rep
Bender
Ohio
Truman
Taber
House
Appropriations and
Armed Services Committees
Mantz Sets East to West Speed Record in Propeller Plane
Paul Mantz, 42, set a transcontinental east to west speed record flying a souped up P 51 Mustang. He went from La Guardia New York to Lockheed Air Terminal Burbank in seven hours and four seconds, averaging 460.423 mph on the Bendix winner route from Van Nuys to Cleveland.
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Burbank
Calif
Paul Mantz
la Guardia Field
New York
Lockheed Air Terminal
van Nuys
Cleveland
Toll of Train Wreck in Canada at 31 Dead and Missing
The official toll from the head on crash of a Canadian National Railways vacation special and an east bound transcontinental train near Dugald Manitoba stood at 31, with two names still unconfirmed. CNR said 29 bodies were found among the charred ruins of the 13 car special, only two identifiable, while two others died in or en route to hospital.
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Dugald
Canadian National Railways
CNR
Jet Plane Racing to Continue at National Air Races
NAR managing director Ben T. Franklin said jet plane races will continue as features of the National Air Races unless the air force officially cancels them. The comment followed an anonymous air force observer’s report that a recommendation to withhold jets due to hazards might be made.
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Cleveland
Air Force
NAR
Ben T. Franklin
Indictments Thrown Out in Mason County Court
In Point Pleasant Judge Lewis H. Miller dismissed two indictments against Clifford Plants of Cheshire Ohio and Earl Kemp of Henderson West Virginia for assault on girls under 14 due to dating errors in the indictments. A special grand jury will be drawn by Jury Commissioners George A. Rairden and E. C. Winger, and court adjourned to Saturday morning.
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Point Pleasant
Clifford Plants
Cheshire
Ohio
Earl Kemp
Henderson
W. Va
Lewis H. Miller
Mason County
George A. Rairden
E. C. Winger
Anti Pollution Plea For District Planned
A petition to municipal county state and federal officials to prevent pollution of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District waters will be presented to 57 Ohio conservation district supervisors on the final day of their annual school at Camp Muskingum near Leesville Lake Carrollton.
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Carrollton, CO
Muskingum Watershed
Burke Wins Backing From Cleveland Federation of Labor
Mayor Thomas A. Burke received the endorsement of the Cleveland Federation of Labor as he launches his bid for re election. The federation circle supports his candidacy ahead of the upcoming campaign season.
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Federation
BURKE
Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland Federation of Labor Today
Death in Cleveland Area Highlights Polio Toll in 1947
The Associated Press reports an 8 year old Cornell R Ramba died of polio in the Cleveland area. Akron leads Ohio with 170 plus cases this year. 230 statewide as of yesterday, with Summit County and Cuyahoga County among the highest totals. Schools opened in Akron despite cases.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Akron
Youngstown
Mahoning County
Cleveland
Cornell R. Ramba
Fremont
Painesville
Suffield Township
Portage County
Harris
Summitt County
Cuyahoga County
Franklin County
Hamilton County
Montgomery
Dr. Said
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Porfirio Rubirosa
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Dominican Legation
NEA Radio-Telephoto
U. S
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William B. Noyes
Waukegan
Billy Taylor
Betty
Albert Taylor
Hocking Lake
Judge Raps Newspaper
Boy
Mantz
Canada
Cincinnati
Toledo
Otis C. Hatton
Akron Children’s Hospital
P. H. Harris
State Health Department
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