Daniels Pays Murder's Price
Robert Mur Daniels died in the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary after a July capture near Van Wert. The 24-year-old Columbus slayer faced witnesses as he prayed, clenched a cross, and paid for a 14-day murder rampage that included the Niebel family killings. Witnesses recalled his cocky bravado at capture and his calm exit in final moments.
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Columbus
Robert Mur Daniels
van Wert
Ohio Penitentiary
C. V. Lucier
F. Roy Shaffer
Daniels
John Niebel
Mansfield Reformatory
Nolanda
Phyllis
Shaffer
Father Lucier
J. B
Eckstrom
L. D. Conn
John Coulter West
West
Conn
Admiral denies Marines leaving China amid rumors
Vice Admiral Oscar C. Badger stated no withdrawal of U S Marines from China, citing rumors tied to leased campus facilities. He said negotiations were about returning Shantung University buildings for educational use but not a force withdrawal.
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Shanghai
Oscar C. Badger
China
Badger
U.S
Shantung University
Tsingtao
Rep. Thomas Wins Seven Day Trial Delay
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey won a seven day postponement of his fraud trial. District Judge Schweinhaut granted the delay to January 17 amid defense claims of possible danger to Thomas due to a nervous or mental disturbance while Thomas lay in Walter Reed Hospital.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
Walter Reed Hospital
Schweinhaut
House UN- American Activities Committee
Thomas
Braves to Open Non League Twinbill With Bremen
Logan High School Chieftains return after a holiday layoff with Bremen visiting the hill top gymnasium for two non league games. Logan aims to rebound from a 1-3 start as Fred Jacoby leads the Oilers and Wellston stands as the Braves lone league victim. First game at 7 00 P M between Oiler reserves and the Papooses.
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Logan High School Chieftains
Bremen
Hilltop
Braves
Oilers
Fred Jacoby
Logan
Purple and White Cagers
Columbus Central
Columbus West
Gallipolis
Wellston
Oil
Papooses
Rep Brehm Votes With Democrats in House Rule Vote
The Ohio delegation split on a House vote to curb the Rules Committee. Democrats for include Breen Crosser Feighan Hays Huber Kirwan McSweeney Secrest Wagner Young. Republicans for include Brehm McCulloch McGregor. Totals were 274 for and 142 against.
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Washington
Ohio
House
House Rules Committee
Breen
Crosser
Feighan
Hays
Huber
Kirwan
McSweeney
Secrest
Wagner
Young
Brehm
McCulloch
McGregor
Bolton
Brown
Clevenger
Elston
Jenkins
Vorys
Weichel
Anglo Polish Trade Pact Expected To Be Signed Soon
A five year Anglo Polish trade pact setting up the biggest East West commercial deal since the war's end is expected to be signed soon, a British official said today.
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London
Ohio labor commission finds no new laws needed
A nine member labor legislation commission says no legislation is needed now in Ohio. The panel notes uncertainties of federal jurisdiction and declines in strikes and labor disputes locally. It cites a trend of NLRB taking jurisdiction in matters once local.
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Ohio
Commission
Columbus
General Assembly
Thomas J. Herbert
van Aken
Labor Legislation Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Canaday Barred By Court from Mayor's Office
Delmar Canaday a former mayor of Pomeroy Ohio is restrained from acting as mayor after a court order. Governor Herbert suspended him in November and Sidney Spencer remained acting mayor. Canaday plans to fight the order while arguing for progress in the town.
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Pomeroy
Delmar
Kaye Kid
Canaday
Ohio River
Canada
Thomas J. Herbert
Sidney A. Spencer
Council
Deting
Herbert
Frank J. Lausche
Columbus
Spencer
Cold Wave Forecast Extends Five Days in Ohio
The weather forecast shows a five day period with temperatures 4 to 7 degrees below normal. Normal highs are 32 to 35 degrees. Colder midweek with a deep freeze Thursday, gradual rebound by weekend. Precipitation about 0.04 inch, rain Tuesday night turning to snow Wednesday, with more snow possible later.
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Ohio
Earthquakes Shocks Felt in El Salvador at Night
Strong earth shocks were felt in San Salvador last night at 7 o clock and again at midnight with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Tornadoes and Blizzard Roil Nation Across Plains to Midwest
A mid winter stormfront brought tornadoes from Arkansas to Kansas and a major blizzard sweeping Nebraska to Minnesota. Deaths numbered about 45 with hundreds hurt homeless and thousands stranded while property losses ran high. Temperatures plunged to 23 below zero in Butte Nebraska reports noted 32 inches on Chadron ground.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Plains States
Texas Panhandle
Minnesota
Butte
Mont
Dakotas
Wyoming
Colorado
Mercury
Chadron
Neb
Iowa
North Central States
Scandal Hinted in French Ministries Over Spending
Paris reports auditors probe spending by multiple ministries after 1946 47 audit found billions of francs wasted or unaccounted for. Government under Premier Henri Queuille not responsible for period, though several current ministers held office then.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
Rites Held Today For Mrs. Eli Booth
Funeral rites for Elma C. Booth 70 wife of Eli Booth of 153 West Second Street were held at 2 PM at Leonard Funeral Home Dr R B Wilson officiated Daughters of America memorial services followed by grave side rites by the Degree of Pocahontas Music by Mrs Keith Schultz and Mrs Oliver Wills Pallbearers named David Donald Frank Fling George Tipton James Keeler and Paul Hite Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery
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Elma C. Booth
Eli Booth
West Second Street
Leonard Funeral Home
R. B. Wilson
Daughters of America
Pocahontas
Keith Schultz
Oliver Wills
David
Donald
Frank Fling
George Tipton
James Keeler
Paul Hite
Oak Grove Cemetery
Nathan P Conrad Funeral Named 91 Held Today
Funeral services for Nathan P. Conrad 91 were held at 10 30 AM at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev Beecher Morgan officiating Music was provided by Hat tie Bickel Pearl McGuire and Edith Worthman with Mrs Morgan at piano Pallbearers included Roscoe Wayne Griffin Stanley George Chauncey and Clinton Huston Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Nathan P. Conrad
Leonard Funeral Home
Beecher Morgan
Hattie Bickel
Pearl McGuire
Edith Worthman
Morgan
Roscoe
Wayne Griffin
Stanley
George
Chauncey
Clinton Huston
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Lindbergh Arrives in Germany as Air Force Adviser
Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Wiesboden Germany unannounced to serve as a special adviser on technical matters to the U S Air Force chief of staff. Only high ranking Air Force officers were informed of his arrival yesterday.
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Lindbergh
Germany
Air Force
Wiesboden
Charles A. Lindbergh
U. S. Air Force
Fire damages Columbus cleaners at $20,000 loss
A blaze swept the basement and first floor of the French Cleaners and Tailors in downtown Columbus near the state office building. Damage was estimated at $20,000.
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Columbus
French Cleaners & Tailors
State
Truman to Go on Air State of the Union Address
President Truman will deliver the State of the Union address to Congress tomorrow. The four major radio networks will carry the speech starting at 1 PM EST.
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Truman
New York
Elberfeld Heads School Board Members Reorganized
Earl Elberfeld renamed president of the Logan city board of education at a re organization meeting last night at the high school. Dr. C F Rauch re elected vice president and Robert Spar re appointed clerk. The board approved 235 011 for city schools 1949. Details include salaries 173 760 supplies 14 350 equipment 9 620 insurance 1 200 capital outlay 1 200 lunch room 13 000 veterans training 8 400 pool 2 800 rehabilitation 6 000 contingent 5 141.
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Earl Elberfeld
Logan
Logan City Board of Education
C. F. Rauch
Robert Sparnow
President's Pension Bill Introduced in House
The first of 400 plus bills introduced in the opening session would grant a $25,000 annual pension to President Truman on retirement. The measure would apply to all former presidents, including Herbert Hoover, and was introduced by Rep. Do Toole.
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Washington
House
Congress
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Rep
Do’ Toole
Ohio Ed Director Reports Consolidation of Districts
State education director Clyde Hissong announced a total of 1 540 school districts in Ohio, down 54 since 1947. The breakdown shows 113 city districts, 88 ex empted village districts, and 1 339 local districts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clyde Hissong
Hissong
Western Allies Demand Count of Russia's War Prisoners
In a four power move the United States Britain and France pressed Moscow for a precise tally of German POWs still held in the Soviet Union. Washington called for numbers on remaining captives plans for repatriation and death toll with Tass replying most Germans have been repatriated and the rest will be by 1949. Allied and German sources estimate over 200000 POWs remain in Russia.
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Russia
Washington
Soviet Union
Germany
United States
France
Britain
State Department
Moscow
Tass
Hocking County Board Keeps All Appointive Jobs
Hocking County commissioners held their first meeting in the courthouse and adopted a 1949 operating appropriation of 440 683.99 plus 1948 balances. Anticipated income includes auto gasoline tax 227 725.33 dog and kennel receipts 2 054 state aid for poor relief 35 475 county real estate taxes and other levies 174 979.63. Changes include a new collection rule for grey fox bounties requiring severed heads delivered to the sheriff for certification of payment and a $2 bounty. The board will meet on the first four Thursdays each month with a monthly inspection visit to the county home. J Walter Voris named vice chairman, Harry Smith clerk, and Jacob Gleason as third member.
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Hocking County
Board of Commissioners
Harry Smith
J. Walter Voris
Smith
Jacob Gleason
Congress Favors Truman Proposals
House Speaker Sam Rayburn said he expects all of President Truman's legislative proposals to be received with considerable favor. He noted no priority list has been set and there has been no high level discussion of the House Un American Activities future. Rayburn declined to predict Truman's State of the Union message contents.
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Washington
Jan
House
Sam Rayburn
Truman
Rayburn
House un-American Activities Committee
Congress
Ohio youths drink less say state health chief
Dr. Howard E. Hamlin of Columbus, supervisor of health and narcotic education for the State Department of Education, reported today a decline in drinking among Ohio youngsters.
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Washington
Ohio
Howard E. Hamlin
Columbus
State Department of Education
Stronger Laws Sought for Secrets and Intelligence
Secretary of Defense James Forrestal urged Congress to enact stronger laws protecting the nation's secret codes and intelligence activities. The request highlights the push to bolster security measures and deter leaks.
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Washington
James Forrestal
Congress
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