Time change sentiment grows in Ohio Senate
In Columbus the Bricker administration faces rising support to revert Ohio from eastern to central time. Farmers and school officials press the issue while the War Production Board favors daylight saving for wartime. Governor Bricker expects a likely bill to pass to turn back the clock, pending adjournment and talks with state leaders. The treasury surplus near 40 million dollars partly influences debate.
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Ohio
War Production Board
John W. Bricker
Harry Kelly
Michigan
Bricker
State Utilities Commission
Treasury
German Troops Destroy Bridges and Highways in Caucasus Drive
Soviet dispatches report a rapid German retreat in the Caucasus as Red Army forces push ahead. The Red Army claims several towns fell, with Nalchik and Prokhladnenski captured, and Germans suffering heavy losses as a Don region push tightens west of Stalingrad.
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Caucasus
Osetia
Ordzhonikidze
Nalchik
Red Banner
Terek
Stalingrad
Don-Volga
Red Army
North Caucasus
Prokhladnenski
Kotlyarevskaya
Maiskoye
Central Caucasus
Tsimlyansk
Morozovskaya
Middle Don
Grozny
Rostov
Don
Sheriff Duffy Praised For Jail Administration In Ohio County
Hocking County grand jury toured the jail during a regular session and a formal report by Ed Kemper found Sheriff Floyd Duffy complied with all laws governing penal institutions. Also noted is Pfc Clarence McIntosh training at Maxton Air Base for the 81st Airborne Battalion who provided a Christmas menu featuring roast turkey with giblet gravy and oyster dressing, candied yams, creamed peas, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, fruits, coffee, and bread.
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Floyd Duffy
Pfc
Clarence McIntosh
Latumburg-Maxton Air Base
North Carolina
81St Airborne
A.a.attalion
Six Die In Chicago Bowling Alley Fire And Blast
Fire and explosion at a South Side bowling alley killed six people and injured many more as about 200 patrons fled onto icy streets. The sixth body, Joseph R. Bingham, was recovered. damage estimated at 150000 dollars. Several victims were treated at Mercy Hospital with seven in critical condition.
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Chicago
Joseph R. Bingham
Anthony Mullaney
William Gutrich
Thomas Podzimek
Carl Peter Deddo
Anthony Erris
Phillip Gardner
Little Company of Mar
Investigation leads to libels over misbranded servicemans gifts
Letters from disappointed soldiers and sailors prompted libels in Federal District Court in Cincinnati alleging 576 packages of Christmas gifts for servicemen were mis branded, carried misleading weights, and packaged to mislead buyers. The Deluxe Dainties Inc. R L Albert and Son Inc. and The United States Candy and Food Corp. were named in the libels filed by U S Attorney Calvin Crawford yesterday.
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Cincinnati
Federal
New York
Deluxe Dainties, Inc
R. L. Albert and Son, Inc
United States Candy and Food Corp
U. S
Calvin Crawford
78th Congress Opens Amid Domestic Policy Divisions
The 78th Congress convenes amid strong wartime resolve and sharp home front policy splits. Speaker Rayburn signals Congress will reassert itself against bureaucracy, while Republicans attack waste. Roosevelt’s state of the union address is anticipated, with leaders wary of social security changes during wartime. Gavel drops mark immediate organizational matters in both Houses.
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House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Congress
FDR
Roosevelt
Senate
Ohio farm group seeks maximum war crop output
Ohio Farm Mobilization Committee members met to draft a program for peak war crop production amid labor shortages. The plan will be presented to farmers next Tuesday. Governor Bricker has proclaimed Mobilization Day for Agriculture in Ohio, as Roosevelt to address the nation on all-out production.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Mobilization Committee
Ohio
Elmer Kruse
State Agricultural War Board
John W. Bricker
Roosevelt
United Nation
Senator O'Daniel seeks ban on beer in Army and Navy camps
Washington January 6 Senator O Daniel a Democrat from Texas announced plans to reintroduce a proposal to ban beer and stronger alcoholic drinks from Army camps naval stations and surrounding territory The move aims to curb alcohol use in military areas and enforce stricter regulations on servicemen.
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Washington
O’daniel
D-Tex
Congress
Jenkins Named GOP House Leader in Ohio Delegation
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton will head Ohio's Republican delegation in the House as the new session opens. He was elected at yesterday's organizational meeting, described by Jenkins as the most harmonious gathering ever held by Ohio Republicans, with the delegation winning 20 of the 23 seats.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Ohio
Gation
Jenkins
Marsh hare delicacy ships muskrats from Louisiana
Louisiana Conservation Commissioner McHugh says large numbers of muskrats, dressed as marsh hares, are being prepared in New Orleans for shipment to eastern and midwestern states to fill meat stock shortages.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
McHugh
Dr George Washington Carver Dies at Tuskegee Institute
Dr George Washington Carver, famed African American scientist, died at his Tuskegee Institute home. Born to enslaved parents about 1864 in Diamond Grove Missouri, he rose to prominence in agricultural chemistry, discovering uses for native crops and aiding Southern farming economies.
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Tuskegee, Ala
George Washington
Carver
Tuskegee Institute
South
Diamond Grove
Arkansas
Skinner Passes Exam For County Home Post
The State Civil Service Commission announced Clarence W. Skinner of Logan Route 3 has passed the examination for the Hocking County Home superintendent post. The $1080 yearly job plus maintenance vacancy followed the resignation of the former superintendent and matron Bert Arnold. Skinner was the sole applicant.
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Clarence W. Skinner
Logan
Hocking County
Skinner
Civil Service Commission
Bert Arnold
Weather Delays African Offensive In North Africa
Glenn Babb notes weather and terrain will delay Allied efforts in North Africa for weeks or months. He cites muck hindered tanks, ongoing reinforcement and supply needs, and the activation of the US Fifth Army under Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark as a sign of steady preparations alongside Montgomery’s Eighth Army.
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Fifth Army
Mark W. Clark
Tunisia
Libya
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Tripolitania
Crest of Ohio River flood ebbs toward Louisville
The crest of the worst Ohio River flood since 1937 moved southward today, leaving mud and debris. Water remained high below Louisville but was expected to begin falling within 48 hours as conditions eased.
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Louisville
Hatch Act Violation Charged Over Ohio Rehire
The Civil Service Commission charged that the Hatch Act was violated in Ohio by reemploying Harry J Patterson after his removal as manager of the Cincinnati office of the state Bureau of Unemployment Compensation.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Ohio
Harry J. Patterson
Cincinnati
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Retired Educator Dr John O Creager Dies in Eldora
Dr John Oscar Creager a 70 year old retired Cornell University professor who died at his Eldora Ohio home will have funeral services Friday He previously taught at National Normal University in Lebanon Ohio.
Judge Overrules Demurrer in Disbarment Case
In Zanesville Ohio on January 6 a demurrer by Judge Charles C. Lemert of the Fifth District court of appeals seeking to halt disbarment proceedings was overruled by Common Pleas Judge Fred H. Wolf of Fulton County. The bar association argued the proceedings concerned an estate and Lemert claimed he acted as an individual, not an attorney.
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Zanesville, O
Charles C. Lemert
Fifth District Court of Appeals
Common Pleas
Fred H. Wolf
Fulton County
Bar Association
Butter Rationing Seeks War Needs for 1943
The United States will divert about 30 percent of creamery butter and nearly all canned citrus juices to wartime needs starting February 1. Civilians could receive about 13 pounds of butter per person in 1943, while two thirds of the ration goes to military forces and most of the rest to Russia. Canners are restricted on grapefruit juice to reserve supply for civilians later in the year.
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Washington
America
Wickard
Russia
Charles Anson Founder of Men’s Clothing Chain Dies
The body of Charles Anson founder of a men’s clothing chain bearing his name arrived in Columbus from Wilkes Barre Pa where he died yesterday after an operation. He was , native of .
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Columbus
Charles Anson
Wilkes Pa
First Woman Printer Dies in Ohio History
Mary Briggs Walker 79 native of Upper Sandusky and first woman printer on a local newspaper, died yesterday in Tiffin. The pioneering journalist was remembered for breaking gender barriers in the printing trade.
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Tiffin
Mary Briggs Walker
Upper Sandusky
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