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Coshocton News

Location

Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1946

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President Truman Cancels Florida Vacation Trip

Washington UP President Truman called off plans to travel to Florida due to the immediate critical national strike situation and emergency problems. He will instead operate temporary White House offices by telephone, with two appearances in March still planned at Westminster College Fulton Missouri and Columbus Ohio.

Washington Truman Florida White House Miami Fulton Churchill Westminster College Columbus Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America

GOP Leaders Attack Truman Policies at Lincoln Day Dinner

Congressional Republicans in 1946 accuse the administration of bungling conversion, foreign policy, and labor unrest. House GOP Leader Martin and Rep Luce, along with Gov Edward Martin, condemn labor policies as widening breaches while Luce presses for Negro economic freedom and full emancipation. Gov Martin criticizes the tax and spend cycle.

Washington House Joseph W. Martin J. Mass Martin Clare Boothe Luce Conn Edward Martin Pennsylvania Luce Abraham Lincoln

New Hotel Site Said Chosen for Coshocton Plans

A proposed hotel site in Coshocton centers on the Lews MecClain residence at Third and Chestnut. Cleveland interests have viewed and want to buy the property, with ground breaking possible this summer if the deal closes. In Chillicothe, Harlan C. Jones and Roy W. Ferrin face second degree manslaughter charges over a January 78 accident that killed Mrs. Russell C. Bayne.

Coshocton Lews Chillicothe Harlan C. Jones Roy W. Ferrin Columous A KR Poole Poole Russell C Bayne

New Central Ohio Coal Company Formed in Newark

Three local attorneys from the same firm form a new two and a half million dollar enterprise named Central Ohio Coal Company. Offices will be in Newark with the business to be located in this county. Incorporators are Warner M. Pomerene Lawrence Burma and Margaretia Beynon.

Central Ohio Coal Company Newark Atty Warner M. Pomerene Pomerene

Man Who Shot Self Dies After Delicate Brain Operation

Frank Marx 41 of West Lafayette died after a brain operation failed to save him. He shot himself Monday night in his aunt's bedroom with a .32 revolver and never regained consciousness. He ran a barber shop in West Lafayette for 20 years. Survived by father in Lafayette mother in Orange sister Dorothy Howell and brothers R. L. Marx and J. Robert Marx. Body in Bonnell Funeral Home West Lafayette. viewing after 2 p.m. Saturday.

City Hospital Frank Marx West Lafayette Marx H. H. Schwindt J. G. Smailes Effie Scott John Jennie Mae Marx Lafayette Ind Orange Dorothy Howell Columbus R. L. Marx J. Robert Marx Kennebunk Maine Bonnell Funeral Home

Delinquency Attributed to Parents by Salvation Army Leader

Major Tripp of Cleveland told Kiwanis members that juvenile delinquency rose 16 percent last year due to factors including lack of parental supervision and war hysteria. He urged glamorizing the home and noted Salvation Army workers discussed the issue. Major Hoffman acted as program chairman with remarks from both majors and a Salvation Army youth performance.

Major Tripp Cleveland Kiwanis Club Salvation Army Hoffman

Col Bailey Named West Point Instructor Aide

West Point Military Academy announced the appointment of Lt Col F A Bailey of this city as an instructor at the academy. A 1938 graduate, Bailey served overseas since 1942 in the Mediterranean and European theaters.

West Point Military Academy F A Bailey Col Bailey

Aged man dies by self-inflicted wound in Troy

AP reports Robert J Tait, 70, a former government employee, died here today from a self-inflicted bullet wound in the neck. Sheriff Cecil Marshall said Tait had been despondent over ill health.

Troy Robert J Tait Cecil Marshall Tait

UN Defers Site Action Amid Headquarters Debate

UN leaders moved to adjourn and delay a decision on a permanent headquarters site until the next assembly meeting in September. France proposed empowering the secretary general to pick an interim site, while delaying permanent choices in New York area and Stamford Greenwich were debated amid costs criticisms. Ukraine also pressed charges against Britain over troops in Indonesia, but the case weakened as the Ukrainian delegate retreated from earlier demands.

Arthur Vandenberg Connecticut Assembly Security Council Indonesia Douglas MacArthur

Packers Protest Wage Hike In Government Panel Plan

Washington UP The meat industry may reject a government fact finding board recommendation for a 16 cent hourly wage raise for packinghouse workers. The three man panel proposed five cents absorbed by companies with government subsidies. One union accepted. AMI described the plan as unfair. UWPCO withheld comment pending policy conference.

Washington American Meat Institute Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen AFL United Packinghouse Workers CIO Chicago

Esso to Install Large New Gasoline Tank

Louis Fitzpatrick, manager, announced that the Standard Oil station at Second and Main will add a 4,000 capacity gasoline tank on the north side. Completion is expected in 10 or 12 days. Once finished, the new tank plus the existing three will store 8,000 gallons.

Standard Oil Company Second Main Streets Louis Fitzpatrick

School Children To Collect Paper Drive In March

Coshocton school children will aid local housewives in spring cleaning by staging a city wide waste paper drive in March. Funds from the drive will be used by individuals to buy articles not furnished through normal school purposes.

Coshocton Mermel Beard

Greenwood station wreck crushes depot and burns in Indiana

A derailed troop train plowed through Greenwood station injuring two, destroying the depot and igniting a fire. Union soldiers unloaded at Camp Atterbury prior to the crash. the train’s seven coaches left the rails, four overturned, and two crew members were seriously hurt. The 98th Iroquois division in Osaka will be inactivated February 14 after 41 months of service.

Greenwood Ind Pennsylvania Railroad Indianapolis Arvill J. Bicknell Methodist Hospital Indianapoli Ralph Donica Camp Atterbury Indiana State Police Osana Iroquois Division Osaka Japan

Death by own action ruled in Fort Wayne case

Fort Wayne police concluded the death of Lois Ruth Slain, 26, was by own action. Detective Turner reported the woman could have strangled herself with her pajamas, tying them tightly around her neck in a double knot. A coroner's report was recommended.

Fort Wayne Ind Lois Ruth Slain T. Arnold Turner Turner

Eight Police to Graduate FBI School in Zanesville

Eight local patrolmen, including Roy Miller Emerson Phillips Richard Schumaker Paul Gross Ralph Parrish and Joe Swalley, are to receive attendants certificates at graduation night at the Zanesville Police School. The session marks one week of law enforcement training run by the Zanesville police department with FBI supervision.

Zanesville Police School Harry Harris Glenn Parrish Roy Miller Emerson Phillips Richard Schumaker Paul Gross Ralph Parrish Joe Swalley Zanesville Police FBI

Trio That Aided Newark Jail Break Now Held in Same Prison

Three escapees from Licking county jail remain at large while two women and a man who aided them are in custody at Newark jail. Charity Moler admitted smuggling five hacksaw blades to help the inmates, and Donald Cunningham with his wife aided their escape in a car. The fugitives are Elmer McCurdy Carl Pennington and Norris Westbrook.

Newark Zanesville Licking County Howard R Lewis Norwood Boulevard Lewis North Fourth Here Fraveysburg Gorge Point Hanover Charity Moler Donald Cunningham William McElroy Elmer McCurdy Carl Pennington Norris Westbrook McElroy McCurdy Marengo Kren County

Brother Leo Hopper jailed for fraud in Zanesville

Zanesville police nabbed 37 year old Leo Hopper of 27 Madison Street after he attempted to fraud a local business by posing as another man. Credit bureau staff confirmed the account and Hopper confessed the misrepresentation. He is jailed as investigations continue and charges await filing while his brother Jeroy Hopper faces forgery and embezzlement trials.

Zanesville Credit Department Credit Bureau Hopper Harold Tom Main Street City Prison Con Hopper Leo Hopper Ohio

Admiral Kramer Questioned Over Pearl Harbor Wind Message

Navy Captain Alwin D. Kramer faced sharp questions as lawmakers probed his account that the United States did not intercept a winds message before December 7 1941 indicating Japan had decided on war Senator Homer Ferguson and Representative Frank B Keefe prepared to press him further on his third day before the Pearl Harbor investigating committee Keefe said Kramer’s testimony did not align with his private statements given months earlier.

Washington Navy Alwin D. Kramer United States Japan Homer Ferguson Mich Frank B Keefe Wis Kramer Pearl Harbor Keefe Congressional Committee Dara

Doctor Smaules Plans Fireproof Four-Unit Apartment Building

Coshocton's Dr Smaules, a leading physician, announced plans to build a large fireproof four unit apartment block on a vacant North Fourth street lot near the Senter property. Construction will start when materials are available, likely in spring or summer, as housing shortages grow with GI returns and new industry. Local business leaders note a hotel project and GE plant additions, while 50 homes are promised when materials and labor allow, though city needs reach 1,000 now.

Smailes Coshocton Main Street Cleveland Capital Chamber of Commerce Chamber General Electric

UN Meet Shaken by London Bomb Blast

A buried bomb exploded near St James Park causing windows to rattle at Buckingham Palace and the House of Commons while United Nations delegates in Church House, Westminster, were startled but unharmed. The weapon was neutralized overnight by steam and had no fatalities. A black smoke cloud rose over central London as the blast echoed through the area.

London St. James Park Buckingham Palace House of Commons United Nations Church House Westminster Abbey

Bus Crash Injures 17 In Cincinnati Trolley Collision

A Greyhound bus en route from Chicago to Cincinnati collided with a street car, injuring 17 people including the driver Donald Fisher 37 of Cincinnati. The street car derailed and was jolted to six feet of the curb. Fisher faces a reckless driving charge. One Chicago family was unaccounted for though their luggage was found. The wreck caused a street car delay over an hour and disrupted about 50 cars.

Cincinnati Greyhound Chicago Here Donald Fisher Fisher

Coshocton City Finances See Solvent Month End

Coshocton remains solvent after January per Auditor James Beall. City assets total £166,155.51 held at Coshocton National Bank, less $2,197.28 in outstanding checks. January expenditures reach $18,249.73 while receipts total $14,968.33. Auditor Beall says financially the theory is in good condition.

Coshocton James Beall Coshocton National Bank Beall

Aged Beggar Leaves $70,000 Estate in Mansfield

A 96-year-old Newark beggar widow left $70,000 in stocks and bonds to friends in Pennsylvania in her will, filed after her Jan 23 death. She also left a $5 bequest to her deceased brother, revealed in Mansfield.

Mansfield Mary Creege Pennsylvania

McCarren Company Is Incorporated in Walhending

The W P McCarren company of Walhending was incorporated today with 100 shares no par. Incorporators are McCarren Kenneth W Fisher and Rhea W Fisher all of Walhending. The firm plans general contracting and grave general reed contracting bovines.

W P McCarren Walhending Columbus McCarren Kenneth W Fisher Rhea W Fisher Aaw General Reed Contracting Bovines

Bid received for local water meters contract

One bid for the local water meters contract was received from Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Co, with a deadline set for tomorrow noon. The dirt street improvement program, started yesterday, continues with the service director urging timely care before day end.

Trubenbach Pittsburgh Equiteable Meter Co

Used Wounded Vet as Dupe To Get Dope

Five Toledo men and women were bound over to the grand jury on $2000 bond each after using a wounded soldier as a dupe to obtain narcotics in northwestern Ohio towns. Federal agent Raymond Ripberger said Josefah Villinger, 60, would pose as the soldier’s father during physician visits. Narcotics obtained were to be distributed among ring members.

Toledo Ohio Raymond Ripberger Josefah Villinger Ripberger

Berle Resigns as US Ambassador Stirs Rio

In Rio de Janeiro a terse US report confirms Adolf A. Berka has resigned as ambassador. The announcement came with minimal detail and prompted questions about succession and diplomacy amid ongoing regional tensions.

Berle Rio DE Janeiro Adolf A. Berka Dry United States Ambsenader Beat Venenliy

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