Real Estate Tax Collection Sets 15 Year Peak in Hocking County
The 1949 February first half real estate tax intake reached $195 442 96 announced by Hocking County Treasurer Ralph Moorhead. Logan city paid $69 345 26 the largest amount with many subdivisions contributing varying sums across townships and districts. Tax books closed March 15 and the collection was certified to County Auditor Harry Smith.
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Hocking County
Ralph Moorhead
Treaster
Grandmother says plea deal spared Roger Williams in murder case
An 87-year-old grandmother testified to the state pardon commission that a Logan County official promised her grandson Roger Williams would avoid the electric chair if he pleaded guilty to first degree murder. Williams, 33, was convicted in the 1947 slaying of Minta Rothwell and faces execution April 11.
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Columbus
Parol
Logan County
Nancy Williams
Roger Williams
Ohio
Williams
Minta Rothwell
Hillsboro Slaying Trial Starts Monday
Mahlon Wisecup, 49, faces a second trial for first degree murder in the January 2 shooting of Grant Nichols. A mistrial occurred on February 28 after sheriff F F Gustin spoke with jurors at the crime scene. Wisecup is represented by Logan attorney Richard Gerken.
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Hillsboro
Mahlon Wisecup
Grant Nichols
Wisecup
Highland County
F. F. Gustin
Richard Gerken
Logan
Fire Kills Actress Faith Hampton and Husband
Hollywood police report a fire gutted a one room apartment killing actress Faith Hampton and her husband Don Short. The incident occurred today amid a blaze that caused lethal smoke inhalation.
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Hollywood
Faith Hampton
Don Short
Individual Freedom Seen As Mankind's Best Hope
MIT discussion on the role of the individual in a world of institutions emphasizes individual freedom as mankind's best hope. Erwin D. Canham argues that no human institution can rival awakened individual man and calls for greater news objectivity and press freedom as an obligation to the people.
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Cambridge, Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Erwin D. Canham
The
Christian Science Monitor
American Society of Newspaper Publishers
Canham
Employment Up During March Reports Census Bureau
The Census Bureau said unemployment declined by 54 000 in March while employment rose by 479 000, halting a two month job decline. The bureau cited seasonal hiring in agriculture and other industries offsetting layoffs in other sectors.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Mother Sterilized To Escape Prison
Mrs Georgette Brucks a 21 year old mother was sterilized after the birth of her fourth child to escape prison for manslaughter in the death of her infant son The procedure followed a uterine condition doctors described as necessary The baby born six pounds seven ounces had a spinal defect requiring possible corrective surgery and Anderson said she was placed on six year probation with sterilization condition after pleading guilty to manslaughter and a one to ten year term was suspended.
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Los Angeles
Georgette Brucks
Walter S. Anderson
Anderson
Markets at a glance steady hogs and firm cattle
Wheat upbeat on new crop reports with corn following. Hogs steady to 50 cents lower, top 20.75. Cattle steady to firm, top 26.25. Stocks lower in quiet trading. Bonds irregular as rails dip.
Funeral Saturday for John A. Smith former Logan mayor
Funeral services for John A. Smith 83 former Logan mayor and retired state employee will be held at 3 PM Saturday at the Presbyterian Church. He died Thursday at his home 86 West Hunter Street. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. He served as Logan mayor from 1896 to 1900 and retired from the secretary of state's office in Columbus after 27 years.
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Roberts Funeral Home
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Smith
Secretary of State
Columbus
Bertha McCray
Time Change Approved for Washington Daylight Hours
President Truman signed a bill extending daylight saving time in Washington from April 24 to September 25. The change moves clocks one hour earlier and affects the federal capital’s summer schedule starting April 24.
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Washington
Truman
A Bomb Keeping Reds from War Churchill Says
Boston dispatch reports Winston Churchill asserting the atomic bomb deterred Soviet expansion and prevented Europe from becoming communized like Czechoslovakia and London under bombardment. He framed the bomb as crucial in averting war.
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Europe
Czechoslovakia
London
Congress backs Churchill on atomic bomb secrecy
Congressional leaders agreed with Winston Churchill that world peace hinges on continued U S possession of the atomic bomb secret. Supporters of U S foreign policy moves praised the stance while critics led by Senator Langer attacked the wartime British prime minister on the Senate floor yesterday.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
U.S
Langer
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Senate
Churchill accuses Kremlin leaders as imperialist threat in heated speech
At a Massachusetts Mid-Century Convocation, Churchill warned that thirteen men in the Kremlin aim to dominate globally and use fifth column networks to pay old scores, while stressing perseverance against tyranny and the risk to peace if appeasement prevails. Harold Stassen replaced the president as speaker. Newspapers abroad called his speech a recipe for peace. The Western alliance must stand firm.
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London Daily Mail
The
Daily Telegraph
Harold E. Stassen
Churchill
Kremlin
Warmer Weekend Forecast For Ohio Temperatures Rise
Five day extended Ohio forecast shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal with warmer Saturday and Sunday. Precipitation near 2 inches expected as rain from Sunday night through Monday and again Wednesday. Normal highs reach 565 and lows around 36 with colder conditions starting Monday.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Liquor Permits Frozen By Ohio Board
The State Board of Liquor Control in Columbus froze pending liquor, beer, and wine permits at the April 11 outstanding total. No new applications will be accepted while the freeze lasts, though 1,669 pending cases remain valid. The board will study revised regulations and lift the freeze after completion. Walter W. Mitchell said the move aims for a fair review of pending applications. The department spokesman noted the freeze ends when revisions are finished.
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Columbus
State Board of Liquor Control
Walter W. Mitchell
Mitchell
Liquor Department
Clay Workers Threaten Strike Across Five States
Negotiators for 3600 clay pipe firms in Ohio Michigan New York Indiana Pennsylvania and Illinois seek from employers a 20 cent hourly raise and a 20 percent boost for pieceworkers. Fringe gains include a better holiday schedule Christmas bonus and vacation improvements.
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Akron
AFL
Brick and Clay Workers Union
Paul Fuller
Ohio
Michigan
New York
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Senator Taylor Jailed by Alabama Court
Idaho senator Glen H. Taylor was convicted of disorderly conduct by a Birmingham circuit court jury. He received a $50 fine and 180 days in jail, and immediately filed an appeal. Taylor had attempted to enter a door reserved for Black attendees at a meeting of the Southern Negro Youth Congress on May 1 amid his Wallace vice presidential bid.
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Birmingham
Ala
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Henry Wallace
Southern Negro Youth Congress
Later Labor Day Observance Urged as Vacation Aid
The American Automobile Association proposes shifting Labor Day two weeks later each year to extend the vacation season. AAA president R J Schmunk said moving to the third Monday would give workers more planning time and help the travel industry by increasing revenue. It urges Congress and two major labor groups to consider the plan.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
Association
Congress
R. J. Schmunk
AAA
Miners in Valley Observe John Mitchell Day
Adolph Pacifico acting president of District 6 planned to speak in New Lexington Ohio for the UMW John Mitchell Day observance. About 18 000 Ohio soft coal miners took the day off in recognition of the holiday agreed in the union contract.
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Adolph Pacifico
District 6
United Mine Workers
UMW
John Mitchell
Ohio
Milk Prices Cut In Mount Vernon Delivery
Retail milk prices fell one cent a quart to 18 cents for home delivery in Mount Vernon Ohio today.
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Mount Vernon
Spending Plans of Business Signal Down Trend for 1949
A government survey shows American business plans to cut back on new factories and equipment in the latter half of 1949 while first-half 1949 spending remains above 1948. Government spending will rise sharply to offset a projected drop in business outlays, and firms may overestimate or understate future plant expansion.
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Washington
Offiers Raid 35 Gallon Still In Perry County
Federal and state agents raided a rural Perry County site near Bearfield Township and seized a working 35 gallon still. Officers captured Stanley Bowen, resident of a farm near Rose Farm, along with 60 gallons of fermenting mash and five gallons of whiskey. Bowen is to be arraigned in Columbus on evading federal alcohol tax laws. Agents Louis Lindner, Stanley Brown, and Alex Himler assisted in the operation.
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Stanley Bowen
Rose Farm
Tropic
Bearfield Township
Bowen
Columbus
U.S
Louis P. Lindner
Federal Alcohol Tax
State Liquor Department
Stanley Brown
Alex Himler
Taft proposes $3 billion spending cut to tackle deficit
Senator Taft argues that trimming 10 percent from current appropriation bills could save $3 billion and leave a surplus over $2 billion to reduce the debt. He says President Truman's projected $873 million shortfall next year should not trigger new taxes, calling Truman’s deficit a “book deficit.” He warns tax hikes could worsen a price decline environment.
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Truman
Red Cross Drive Ends Thursday in Hocking County
Hocking County annual Red Cross fund drive fell short of the 4140 goal with 2800 reported by deadline. Campaign chair Vaughn Collins noted many chairmen have not yet reported, suggesting a larger final total. People may donate at the county chapter in the McCarthy building or the court house service office.
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Hocking County
Vaughn Collins
Collins
McCarthy
Courity Service
Slot Exhibitor Jailed in Ohio Small-Town Case
Miller J. Boyd, a Willobee on-the-Lake general store owner, began a ten day jail term today for exhibiting a slot machine in Painesville Ohio. The case centers on unlawful gambling equipment in a small retail business.
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Painesville, O
Miller J. Boyd
Willobeeon-the-Lake
Newfoundland Joins Canada as 10th Province
Ottawa reports Newfoundland officially joins Canada becoming the tenth province. The ceremony marks a historic expansion with Newfoundland integrated into the federation and governance structure.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Newfoundland
Canada
Hoover Commission fails to unite on public power issue
The Hoover Commission reports deep rifts on public power with no majority recommendation. Hoover and a bloc urge ending federal hydroelectric operations and prioritizing water projects, while Acheson led dissent insisting Congress decide and avoid bias toward private utilities. Forrestal notes jurisdiction overreach and supports keeping lending power.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Acheson
James Forrestal
U S Doctors Propose Independent Service for Armed Forces
Dr. Richard L. Meiling of Columbus Ohio, member of the armed forces medical advisory committee, said a plan is being drafted to form an independent medical department serving all branches of the armed forces. The proposal will be sent to Defense Secretary Louis A Johnson within about two months.
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Chicago
Columbus
Richard L. Meiling
Armed Forces Medical Advisory Committee
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Rain and Windstorm Damage Washington Cherry Blossoms
Severe weather struck Washington with heavy rain hail and strong winds killing about one third of the famous cherry blossoms. The damage comes as crowds gather to view the blooms ahead of the presidential inauguration period.
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Washington
Pennsylvania crude price slips further in market update
Bradford report notes Pennsylvania grade crude oil fell 20 cents per barrel as trading closed yesterday. The drop widens the week’s price trend and affects local refiners and dealers in the region.
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Bradford
Pennsylvania
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