Bodies of Two Heroes Returned From World War II
The bodies of Logan soldiers Sgt. Robert O. Collison and Sgt. Robert W. Nelson, killed in France in 1944, have been returned aboard the U S Army Transport Lawrence Victory. Collison, born 1922, was a Logan High School graduate and Silver Star recipient. Nelson, a 1935 Logan High School graduate, had Purple Heart honors. Funeral arrangements will be announced upon arrival in Logan.
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Logan
France
United States
Lawrence Victory
Robert O. Collison
Verna Collison
Errol Collison
Robert W. Nelson
Carl Bartlett
Slee
de Woodard
Nelson
Sgt
Collison
Logan High School
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Camp Young
Calif
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Anzio Beach
Italy
Joseph Schrader
South
Camp Forest
Tenn
Camp Philips
Kansas
Arizona
Elnora Redhenwaldt
Edward Nelson
Navy Gas Tanks Explode on Guam
A blaze at a Navy gasoline tank farm in Guam killed three sailors and left a fourth missing after a series of explosions. Officials attributed the fire to sparks from a jeep entering the area to rescue men overcome by fumes. The flames started around 1 15 A M and burned for over five hours.
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Guam
Death Investigated in Cincinnati Case
Coroner Herbert P. Lyle and the homicide squad examined the death of 51 year old William Bellamy found in his room. Investigation focused on determining cause and circumstances surrounding his passing.
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Cincinnati
Herbert P. Lyle
William Bellamy
Bombings Rock East Cleveland Police Probe
Police rounded up 17 policy figures in Cleveland after high explosive blasts damaged the homes of Councilman Charles W. Carr and former policy operator Buster H. Mathews. Injuries were avoided. investigations target policy racketeering and efforts to slow probes.
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Cleveland
East Side
17Th Ward
Charles W. Carr
Buster H. Mathews
Mathews
Mamie McDonald
Laura Brookins
Alvin J. Sutton
Sutton
Ict
Carr
Los Angeles
Molnar
Charles O. Nevel
Mother Strangled By Cellar Window Near Home
SHARTLESVILLE Pennsylvania August 23 A young mother attempting to enter her home through a cellar window after forgetting her key was strangled to death when her neck was caught between the window sill and frame Deputy coroner Peter Ricker reported State Police Corporal Irvin L Rothermel said Mrs Gladys Marie Strickler 22 apparently was crawling into the cellar when the window dropped on the back of her neck pinning her against the sill
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Shartlesville
Peter Ricker
State Police Corp
Irvin L. Rothermel
Gladys Marie Strickler
Weekend Accidents Kill Eight Persons in Ohio
Eight people died in Ohio area accidents over the weekend. Notable deaths include five year old John Estes from Cleveland after a roller coaster mishap at Brady Lake. eight year old Donald Honneycutt drowned near Batavia. six year old Sarah Berry from Claysville Pennsylvania and others in separate crashes.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Ohians
John R. Estes
Cleveland
Brady Lake Amusement Park
Portage County
John F. Estes
Donald Honneycutt
Stonelick Creek
Batavia
Ernest Honneycutt
Sarah Berry
Claysville
Elsie Berry
Eighty-Four
Stephen Mitchell
Alliance, C
Carrollton
Robert M. Berry
Berry
Robert
Rebecca
Mitchell
Carl Satcher
Cambridge
Guernsey County
Wilmer O. Oliver
Alfred Davis Micks
Union
Montgomery County
Richmond
Ind
Patricia Lois Fail
Crooksville
Zanesville
Roseville
President Truman Meets Midshipman John Paul Jones at Naval Academy
President Truman visited the Naval Academy and greeted a tall plebe from Piqua Ohio, saying he hopes the cadet lives up to his name. Midshipman John Paul Jones, regimental commander for the week, told reporters he is not a descendant of the Revolutionary War fighter.
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Annapol . Ma
Truman
Naval Academy
Piqua
John Paul Jones
Sta
Burns Prove Fatal To Mrs. Joe Mount
Mrs. May Mount age 31 of Greendale died at Hocking Valley Hospital from burns suffered Friday when kerosene exploded in her kitchen stove. She reportedly threw kerosene on burning coals causing second and third degree burns to back arms and legs. Neighbor Dick Dye heard screams and found her on the floor with clothing aflame. he put out the fire and summoned an ambulance. The home sustained only minor fire damage. Funeral services are being arranged by Leonard Funeral Service and will be announced later.
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May Mount
Joe Mount
Greendale
Hocking Valley Hospital
Mount Home
World Council of Churches Organized at Amsterdam
In Amsterdam on August 23, the World Council of Churches formally began after a decade as a provisional body. About 450 delegates from 40 countries gathered to set the first agenda, with 145 churches represented in a move to create a permanent worldwide fellowship and cooperation under spiritual guidance. The session noted the absence of Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox, Southern Baptist, and Missouri Synod Lutherans.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
World Council of Churches
Archbishop of Canterbury
Concertgebouw
World Council
Samuel McCrea Cavert
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Roman Cathlic
Ceates Baptist
Misso Synod
Lutheran Church
Americans Snatch At Canadian Meat
Americans flocked into FORT ERIE Ontario near Buffalo after a lifted embargo and changed rules. Canadian meat became cheaper for U S shoppers as the tariff on beef and veal dropped to three cents a pound.
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Fort Erie
Ont
Buffalo
United States
Markets at a Glance Shows mixed grain oils bonds and livestock
Wheat and corn slide to seasonal lows with July futures down over five cents. Hogs ease while cattle hold steady with tops near 41.25. Stocks dip and oils stay under pressure as bonds mix with rail gains.
Leasing of Cleveland Blast Furnace to Kaiser Frazer Faces Senate Look
The Senate small business committee will hold a public hearing on the lease of the government owned Cleveland blast furnace to Kaiser Frazer Corp, with concerns that pig iron supplies could be cut off. Republic Steel currently operates the plant and will stop deliveries after August 31, affecting gray iron foundries and tens of thousands of workers across the east and midwest.
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Washington
Senate Small Business Committee
Cleveland
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Wherry
Rneb
Chambers of Commerce
Kaiser- Frazer
Republic Steel Corp
Kaiser-Frazer
War Assets Administration
Senate
New York State
New England
Republic
Collier
East
Middle West
Oregon GOP Leaders Die in Plane Crash
A private plane sank into a lake near Klamath Falls killing four Oregon Republican leaders. Rep. Earle Johnson 40 Corvallis William H Fluhrer 47 Medford the senate nominee and H H Evans Waldport house nominee died. The body of Rep. John Snellstrom 53 Eugene was being searched for.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Senate
House
Oregon
Earle Johnson
Corvallis
William H. Fluhrer
Medford
H. H. Evans
Waldport
John Snellstrom
Eugene
Funeral services for Air Board head Col George Stone
Funeral services are planned in Washington D C for Col George A Stone 46 chairman of the Ohio aviation board killed in a plane crash. He and two Army men died when their twin engined bomber fell and burned near Fairfax Virginia on Friday. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Columbus
George A. Stone
Ohio Aviation Board
Washington, D. C
Arlington National Cemetery
Stone
Washington
Fairfax
Fire destroys Tom's Steak House at Buckeye Lake
A fire at Tom's Steak House in Buckeye Lake near Newark destroyed the restaurant early yesterday. Operator estimates losses at twenty thousand dollars.
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Newark
Buckeye Lake
Guidepost Farm Values Explained By County Agent
County Agent Harold Ruggles outlines Guidepost Farm aims for Hocking County focusing on hay and grass as main crops, plus cattle and dairy potential. The plan covers soil improvement, lime and fertilizer use, soil conservation, field layout, crop handling, livestock breeding, marketing, buildings, labor-saving devices, cost accounting, and family health upgrades with public field day to launch August 26.
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The
Daily News
Harold Ruggles
Ohio
Hocking County
Bodies of War Dead Arrive in New York
The remains of 2,000 American war dead arrived in New York on the Carroll Victory from Antwerp. The 50,000th soldier to be returned from the European theater was among those aboard. Memorial services were scheduled today at the Army Base in Brooklyn.
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New York
Antwerp
Brooklyn
National average income figures for 1947 released
The Commerce Department reports that average annual income per person in 1947 was 1323 dollars, with total individual incomes reaching a record 190 billion dollars nationwide. The data cover men women and children across the United States.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Eastern Berlin Police Chief Freed as Tensions Rise
Soviet forces released three U S Military Government officials and freed Franz Erdmann head of Eastern Berlin crime division. Other officials including Thomas P Headen Lt Sherman Turner and Roland Myers had been seized or later returned amid cross zone border actions and clashes in central Berlin. Headen expressed relief at returning to American authorities.
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Berlin
U.S
Germany
Franz Erdmann
Thomas P. Headen
Potsdam Platz
Sherman Turner
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Roland Myers
Brooklyn
Mellrichstadt
Frankfurt
Paul Hoppe
Kreuzberg
Hoppe
No-Man’s Land
Potsdamer Platz
Headen
Heiress Turns Back on Fortune To Enter Convent
Southampton New York August 23 A 19 year old heiress Constance Murray daughter of Mrs John F Murray announces she will enter a Roman Catholic convent next month. Her grandfather left the family fifty million dollars and the debutante plans a religious life instead of continuing society duties.
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Southampton
N. Y
Constance Murray
John F. Murray
Murray
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Los Angeles Children’s Hospital
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Navy
Police
David L. Cowles
Cowles
Selective Service
J. W. Hart
Selective Service Information
R. S. Stiles
International
Midshipman
Burns
Kaiser-Fraser
Raymond L. Collier
Gray Iron Founders’ Society
Republic Steel
GOP
Free Eastern Berlin
Turner and Myers
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