U S Steel Opposes Board Pension Plan Near 1946 Strike
Pittsburgh AP report says a nationwide steel strike on Sept. 25 looms as U S Steel resists the presidential board peace plan. Philip Murray presses for bargaining while Benjamin Fairless warns against industry financed pensions and insists on contributory social insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Murray
Benjamin F. Fairless
U.S. Steel
Fairless
United States Steel
Presidential Steel Board
Hanover Man Faces Manslaughter Charge
Edward T. Rector of Hanover was indicted by the Licking County Grand Jury on two counts of second degree manslaughter for the February death of 16 year old James Johnson who was struck by Rector’s car while riding his motorcycle east of Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Edward T. Rector
Hanover
Licking County
James Johnson
Rector
Taft tells farmers they are pretty well off on campaign swing
Senator Robert A. Taft dismissed farm price concerns during a 100 day Report to the People tour through Highland and Warren Counties and nearby areas. He opposed Secretary Brannan’s farm plan, arguing it would cost about six billion dollars and shift prices via subsidies. Taft noted farm parity payments and cited local price context as he pressed reelection aims in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Franklin County
William Schneider
Columbus
Ohio
Taft
Washington
D.H
Highland
Warren Counties
London
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Madison County
Pennsylvania
U S Opposes Gold Price Boost Plan at IMF meeting
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder informed the International Monetary Fund that the United States will veto any general increase in the price of gold. South Africa pressed for a study of a higher price, while Fund delegates work on loosening currency controls hindering world trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
International Monetary Fund
United States
48- Nation Fund
Union of South Africa
Fund
World Bank
Fire destroys Walter Bland cottage at West Columbia
A cottage owned by Walter Bland in West Columbia was destroyed by fire early today. Fire Chief Vernon Miller of the Point Pleasant Fire Department said the blaze was fought but the structure was a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walter Bland
West Columbia
Vernon Miller
Fair Practices Code Seen for Car Buying
Washington report shows automotive industry leaders and government officials meeting to draft a fair practices code to shield buyers from hidden financing charges. An FTC spokesman says the meeting does not indict the whole industry, though complaints cite overcharges from a few dollars to hundreds due to undisclosed financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commission
FTC
Right Cited On Slots Charges
Eight Nelsonville lodge officials pleaded guilty to exhibiting gambling devices at arraignment before Common Pleas Judge Roy D. Williams. Three Eagles trustees and five VFW officers faced informations filed by Prosecuting Attorney Gordon B. Gray after raids that seized machines at the Eagles and VFW lodges. Bond set at 300 dollars each. sentence deferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville Lodge
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
Nelsonville Aerie 391
Order of Eagles
Post 3467
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gordon B. Gray
VFW
Donald R. Gully
Raymond Juniper
William Reed
George Blimes
John Riley
Eagles
Ben Bailey
Homer Adams
Watson Wolfe
Hubert Lappen
Logan
Francis D. White
Athens
Williams
The
Gray
FOE
Nelsonville
Operator Agrees To Close Parrot Club
Lawrence County Prosecutor Louis Sheridan said the Parrot Club operator near Procterville will close the establishment and leave Ohio after a raid by Romeer Rigney who claimed slot machines were present. Rigney, who reported three shots fired at him, is reluctant to press a shooting charge against James Tost, the operator, and has not been called as a witness for the September grand jury reviewing local gambling reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironton
Procterville
Ohio
Lawrence County
Louis Sheridan
Rome
ITU Strike Accord Seen Near Settlement in Chicago
AFL printers on strike against Chicago's five major dailies move toward settlement after 22 months. About 1500 workers will vote Sunday on terms agreed last night, including a $10 weekly wage increase. The AFL ITU executive council approved the provisions, which echo a rejected March proposal the union had called a yellow dog contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
AFL
AFL International Typographical Union
No Disciplining Seen For Outspoken Captain Crommelin
The Navy will take no disciplinary action against Captain John G Crommelin after his public scolding of military leaders. Secretary Matthews questioned the captain’s judgment for saying the Navy’s striking power was being nibbled to death but stated that no disciplinary action is planned at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
John G. Crommelin
Secretary of the Navy
Matthews
Crommelin
Pentagon
Youth 17 Killed In Russian Roulette At Falls
Akron report states Gordon Co. King, 17, was teaching Lynn Hastman, 13, Russian roulette when a seven shot .22 pistol misfired first attempt. He removed all but one bullet, spun chamber, and died on the second pull as the hammer fell on empty chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Cuyahoga Falls
Gordon Co. King
Lynn Hastman
Nebraskan Hails GOP Election Win
Senator Wherry of Nebraska lauds the Pennsylvania 26th District victory as proof that Republicans must press a hard line against Truman. He argues Democrats should be opposed vigorously to win next year’s Congress, noting Dewey’s campaign contrasted with Truman’s stumping. John F. Saylor’s defeat of Coffey strengthens GOP stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Philip Saylor
Congress
Pennsylvania
Robert Coffey, Jr
Saylor
Robert L. Coffey
Washington
Truman
GOP
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
Polio Rate Falling Across Nation Amid Seasonal Peak Drop
Washington reports the national polio rate is down for the third straight week from 3119 to 2628 cases. Pennsylvania is not yet included, with year to date totals before Sept. 10 at 26,384 versus 14,132 last year. Ironton notes two polio cases prompt school dismissal through Sept. 26. New York says the Infantile Paralysis emergency drive has received generally encouraging response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Pennsylvania
New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Former Husband Kills Estranged Wife in Store Shooting
Hamilton-(?) Lee Gibson, 40, facing divorce papers, shot and killed his estranged wife Margaret, 35, at a Goodwill Industries store in Hamilton and wounded himself. Three patrons and the acting manager hid behind counters as bullets flew. a child in a nearby upstairs apartment narrowly missed. In Mokpo, 430 prisoners staged a jail break, killing and wounding seventy-eight people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Lee Gibson
Margaret
Goodwill Industries
Gibson
Seoul
Mokpo
Here
New Meeting of Ministers Seen in UN Session
MOSCOW AP reports Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky will push for an early formal meeting of the Big Four Foreign Ministers Council during the UN session in New York. He seeks progress on a Japanese peace treaty and a German vision within Allied postwar plans, while Acheson Bevin and Schuman favor keeping Japan talks to the Far Eastern Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U.N. Assembly
New York
Council of Foreign Ministers
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Vishinsky
Germany
Paris
Berlin
Foreign Ministers Council
Japan
Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
Far Eastern Commission
Australia
Philippines
New Blows Forecast Against Communism in Europe and Asia
Washington officials forecast new blows against Communism in Europe and the Far East as the cold war strategy talks near a climax. Secretary Acheson and British Foreign Minister Tuesday broadened discussions to include French Foreign Minister Schuman. Topics include Western Germany’s state, Austrian treaty talks with Russia, Yugoslav split from Russia, and Far Eastern barriers against communism beyond China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Far East
Acheson
Kevin Tuesday
Robert Schuman
Russia
Yugoslavia
China
Bearded Man Seeks Freedom After 29 Years in Prison
August Pascal, age disputed at 64 or 74, testifies in U S District Court that he was coerced into admitting to the 1920 kidnapping of a baby. He seeks release after an 8 percent completion of a prison term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
August Pascal
U. S
Two Officers Acquitted Of Murder Charges In Evarts Ky
In Hazard Kentucky a circuit court jury acquitted Isachar Combs 29 the Evarts police chief and his assistant Lewis Deaton 32 of murder in the December 17 fatal shooting of Bryan Middleton 47 an Evarts restaurant operator. The pair announced they would leave police work after the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazard
Strike Vote Proposed For Electric Workers
New York 4 A strike vote for about 200000 workers at General Electric and Westinghouse Electric has been proposed by negotiating committees of the CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers in response to the companies refusal to grant a $500 a year benefits package for each employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
CIO
CYO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Miami Hurricane Damage Reported in Southeast
The hurricane that swept Florida into Georgia and the Carolinas on August 26-27 caused crop and property damage estimated at 52.35 million dollars across the affected states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Suit Filed To Break Up A and P
Attorney General J Howard McGrath filed a federal suit in New York to break up the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. The action seeks to separate manufacturing and processing from buying and selling and to split seven retail divisions into seven independently owned chains, with A and P limited to one division. It follows a prior criminal conviction in Danville Illinois and a $175,000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Federal District Court
New York City
A. and P. Company
Danville
Ilinoia
U. S. Court of Appeals
Chicago
New York
A, and P
Justice Department
Atlantic Commission Company
A. and P
Truman Names Minton to Supreme Court and Lindley to Court
President Truman announced new court appointments naming Sherman Minton to the Supreme Court. Walter Lindley will replace him on the U S Circuit Court in Illinois, and Casper Platte will succeed Lindley. Minton, 58, was a Democrat and former senator who served 1935 to 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Sherman Minton
U. S
Chicago
Supreme Court
Walter ©. Lindley
U. S. Court
Tlmois
Minton
Casper Platte
Ilinois
Lindley
Wiley Rutledge
Senate
Mr.Truman
Ernie Bonham Dies After Appendectomy
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ernie Tiny Bonham, 36, died at Presbyterian Hospital after an appendectomy for appendicitis. Doctors cited complications from the operation. Bonham was put in an oxygen tent as his condition turned critical after the Sept. 9 procedure lasting three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Ernie
Tiny) Bonham
Pittsburgh Pirates
Presbyterian Hospital
Bonham
Norman Oschenhirt
Heart Attack Claims Life of Jackson Man
COLUMBUS George C. Moore 63 of Jackson died Wednesday night at the Deshler Wallick Hotel. Coroner Dr. Robert A. Evans attributed death to a heart condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
George C. Moore
Jackson
Robert A. Evans
Auto Inventor Chadwick Suffers First Wreck in 50 Years
Cleveland report says Chadwick, 73, inventor of the Chadwick automobile, had his first auto accident in half a century when his car was struck after a vehicle ran a red light. Police indicate no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Chadwick
Welfare Payments Involves Coal Industry Dispute
In Bluefield West Virginia John L Lewis and Southern coal operators clash over overdue welfare pension royalty payments threatening a regional conflict. Negotiations resume with United Mine Workers and Southern Coal Producers Association as talks continue amid warnings of a possible strike and delayed August welfare payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W.va
John L. Lews
Lewis
Cleveland Trust Co
James D. Francis
Welfare
Francis
Island Creek
Pond Creek Pocahontas
West Virginia
Aston
L BE. Holden
Cleveland Trust Board
J. F. Preesberger
Hut Freiberger
Cleveland Trust
Holdenust
Island Creek Coal Company
Pond Creek Pocahontan Company
Frei
John Owens
Southern Association
Joseph EB. Moody
Association
Moody
Owens
SCPA
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Northern
Woman hit in head at Gilkey restaurant
Mrs. Dale Gilkey suffered a head cut when a man struck her with a heavy coffee cup at the Gilkey restaurant in Gallipolis at 3 a m Sheriff George Ehman said she was treated at Holzer Hospital where X rays showed no fracture but a possible complication loomed The assailant was one of two diners who left without paying after eating at the Steak House earlier, Ehman added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dale Gilkey
Gilkey
George Ehman
Holzer Hospital
Pital
Warmer Air Ends Midwest Cool Snap
A batch of warm air from the Southwest moved into the Midwest ending a mid September cool spell. The warmer air was forecast to cover most of the North Central region by tomorrow. Early morning readings stayed below normal from the Great Lakes east to New York and Pennsylvania with Chicago reporting a low of 43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
North Central
Great Lakes
New York
Pennsylvania
Construction to begin in August on 98,000 homes in Washington
The La Department said construction will start in August on about 98,000 houses or apartments across the state. The announcement outlines large scale housing development planned to address demand, with emphasis on urban and suburban projects and potential job creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
la Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S. Steel
Sen. Taft
U. 8S
Atlantic City
N.J
Parrot Club
ITU
Joe Fields
Kitts Hill
Fields
Reed
Austria
Pacific
Bearded Man
Maurion
Malkin
Communist Party In America
Han Red
Communist Party
Ernie Bonham
Auto Inventor
Messenger
Ence
Chauncey
al Gallipolis
Sindebaai
Pomeroy-Middleport
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!