Sewage Plant Needs Outlined for Hocking Valley
Logan and other cities in the Hocking Valley face building sewage disposal plants soon as engineer Fred Waring of the Ohio Department of Health spoke at a Logan picnic. He cited current plant status, offered free engineering services under state laws, and noted the Ohio River Valley Compact and planned stream purification efforts affecting the valley.
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Logan
Hocking Valley
Fred Waring
Ohio Det of Health
King County
Ohio
Hocking Hills Country Club
Waring
Ohio River Valley
Logan Clay Products Co
Country Club
Plane Crash Kills Col. George Stone
Col. George Albert Stone chairman of the Ohio Aviation Board and president of the Civil Air Patrol executive board died in a B-26 crash near Fairfax Virginia. T/Sgt. C. E. Chaplin of Lockbourne AAB also perished. Captain H L King of Lockbourne listed as missing after takeoff from Bolling Field in foggy conditions. Stone a Columbus native led Tubular Weaving Co. in Columbus.
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Columbus
George Albert Stone
Ohio Aviation Board
Fairfax
Civil Air Patrol Executive Board
C. E. Chaplin
Lockbourne Army Air Base
Bolling Field
H. L. King
Lockbourne
Colonel Stone
The
Tubular Weaving Co. Here
General Wainwright names Ohioan aide
Gen Jonathan M Wainwright the new national commander of the Disabled American Veterans has appointed Col John P Duffy of New London Ohio as his chief of staff Duffy a chaplain was imprisoned with Wainwright in Japan during the war
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New York
Jonathan M. Wainwright
The
Disabled American Veterans
John P. Duffy
New London
Duffy
Japan
Flood Wall Underway to Shield Point Pleasant
Ohio Valley flood control groups attended ceremonies for a $3,083,000 flood wall project in Point Pleasant West Virginia. The wall aims to protect the city from the Ohio and Kanawha rivers with completion set for 1950.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio Valley Flood Control Groups
Ohio
Kanawha
Perryopolis Faces Five Million Bequest Dilemma
In Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, about 1300 residents anticipate a bequest estimated between 5 million and 10 million dollars from Mrs Mary Fuller Frazier. Howard Adams Michael Karolcik and local miners and farmers discuss how to handle the windfall from her Philadelphia will.
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Perryopolis
Howard Adams
I’m Sorry My God Forgive Me Youngstown Killer Executed
An 18 year old from Youngstown Donald Frohner died in the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary after admitting killing William Spieth in a failed kidnapping plot. He sobbed “I’m sorry my God” as the current stopped. Chapmen, 17, is serving life for his role.
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Columbus
Youngstown
Ohio Penitentiary
Donald Frohner
William C. Spieth
Frohner
Ohio
Spring Street
Grey Old
Donald
Ted
Ohio State University
Spieth
Arthur Chapman
Richard Masters
Chapman
Lomakin Books Passage Home After Expulsion
Soviet consul Jacob M. Lomakin has booked passage on the SS Stockholm from New York to Gothenburg for himself and his wife and two children. The U S demanded his recall amid the Oksana Kosenkina case, and Lomakin declined to comment.
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New York
Jacob M. Lomakin
State Department
Stockholm
Lomakin
Gothenburg
Sweden
Zot I. Chepurnykh
Soviet Union
Oksana’ Kosenkina
United States
Stern
Roosevelt Hospital
Tax Referendum Sought on Portsmouth Payroll Tax
CIO leaders filed petitions with the city clerk seeking a referendum on Portsmouth Ohio one percent payroll income tax. Councilmen say the tax set to take effect October 1 was adopted with the expectation the people would decide.
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Portsmouth
CIO
Radio sabotage theory eyed in farm fires near Macomb
Wright Field officials study possible radio ignition tests after fires at the Charles Willey farm in Macomb Illinois spark speculation of sabotage. A technical expert will test radio frequencies to see if extremely high or short wave signals could ignite materials, though experts caution the idea remains theoretical.
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Dayton, O
Air Force
Wright Field
Charles Willey
Macomb
Ill
Office of Technical Projects
Lewis C. Gust
Gust
Mai
Seventeen Die In B-29 Crash At Air Base
A B-29 crashed and burned just after takeoff from Smoky Hill Air Force Base near Rapid City South Dakota killing seventeen aboard. Four named victims were Lt. C M Thorp Lt R K McClurg T Sg Mason and S Sgt P J Cubilla all from the 2nd Bomb Group. An inquiry was ordered to determine cause as investigators match dental records for next of kin notification.
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Rapid City
S. D
15Th Air Force Base
Here
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Salina
Kas
R. W. Bryant
C. M. Thorp
R. K. McClurg
R. Mason
P. J. Cubilla
Bryant
Smoky Hill
Thomas Siegler
Next of Kin
Newton Succeeds Corbett as World Guides Head
Mrs E Swift Newton of Anselma Pennsylvania becomes head of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Committee in Cooperstown New York succeeding Mrs John Corbett of Montreal.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
E. Swift Newton
Anselma
John Corbett
Montreal
World Association of Girl Guides and
Girl Scouts
Colleges Get Fortune
Eugene Higgins, once New York's most eligible bachelor, left an estimated 40 million dollars to four universities Columbia Yale Princeton and Harvard in his will announced today in New York.
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New York
Eugene Higgins
Columbia
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Cardinals crush College All-Stars 28 to 0 at Soldiers Field
Chicago Cardinals routed Frank Leahy's College All-Stars 28-0 before 101,220 fans in a decisive display at Soldiers Field. Charley Trippi starred with 14 rushes for 80 yards and a 13 yard TD catch from Ray Mallouf as Notre Dame's Bill Gompers and Johnny Lujack contributed early threats, while the NFL champions dominated with strong running and sharp passing.
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Chicago
Chicago Cardinals
Frank Leahy
Soldiers Field
Cardinals
Mammoth Lake Front
Jimmy Conzelman
Charley Trippi
Collegians
Trippi
Cardinal
Ray Mallouf
Notre Dame
Bill Gompers
Johnny Lujack
Lujack
Perry Moss
Dan Edwards
Georgia
Floyd Simmons
Mystery Man Sought In Communist Probe
The House un American activities committee drew up a subpena for J. Peters described as a former head of the communist underground. Peters is elusive and may not testify even with possible immunity from deportation. He was arrested last October and released on $5,000 bond to await deportation decision.
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Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
J. Peters
Peters
Ten Japanese hanged for POW deaths at Sugamo Prison
In Yokohama on August 21 ten Japanese officials were executed by hanging after Eight Army commissions found them responsible for the deaths of Allied prisoners of war. The executions were carried out at Sugamo Prison.
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Yokohama
Sugamo
Gas Blast Wrecks Farmhouse. Six Hurt in Westchester
A gas explosion destroyed an eight room farmhouse in Westchester Pennsylvania injuring six members of a family buried in the debris. The blast occurred on August 21 and left the residence heavily damaged with rescue crews at the scene.
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Westchester
Berlin on Brink of Clash as Russians Kidnap German Police
Russian soldiers abduct four more western sector policemen in Berlin amid rising tension between eastern and western forces. American and British authorities fear a dangerous clash and seek talks to end the border raids and keep order in the divided city.
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Berlin
U. S
Alexander Kotikov
Alexander Jelisarov
Jelisarov
Kurier
Dresden
Saxony
Mecklenburg
Brandenburg
Jury to Hear Hot Ham Case in Franklin County
The Franklin County grand jury will hear the hot ham case Monday with six witnesses. Four Columbus men face charges for taking meat, beef, and eggs from Swift Co. packing plant. two Lancaster men are accused of receiving and concealing the ham. One man admitted selling meat to Lancaster area restaurants. Sheriff Paul and Prosecutor Pickering spoke on ongoing investigations and the seek for sufficient evidence. Police Chief Hutsler sought a transcript of statements from local investigators.
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Columbus
Swift & Co
Lancaster
Ralph J. Paul
Ralph J. Bartlett
William C. Pickering
Fairfield County
Sam Hutsler
Greek Army closes pincers on Reds at Grammos
Greek forces reportedly sealed two arms in Grammos Mountain sector splitting communist lines in two. The general staff could not confirm the report though a historic junction of Greek armies in the area was considered possible.
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Athens
Grammos
Princess Margaret At 18 Takes On State Duties In Britain
On her eighteenth birthday Princess Margaret steps into major duties as Elizabeth reduces public appearances. She will represent King George VI at the investiture of Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, marking her first official overseas visit and a shift in royal responsibilities.
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Princess Margaret
London
Margaret
Commonwealth
Elizabeth
Britain
George VI
Juliana
Wilhelmina
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