Democrats Say Business Safe From New OPA
Democrats assured business there will not be another war time OPA while Congress gears to pass major parts of Truman economic program. A party leader urged a middlemen probe to curb price spread. Republicans urged caution and study before any price controls.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Bank
Sparkman
D-Ala
Godman Shoe Co Declares Dividend
Directors of the H. C. Godman Co. shoe manufacturers declare a 15 cent dividend on common stock payable February 1 to shareholders of record January 20. The board also authorizes 37.5 cent per share on preferred stock payable March 1 to holders of record February 19. Factories operate in Logan and Columbus.
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Columbus, O
H. C. Godman Co
Logan
Columbus
Lausche Names Liquor Director for Ohio
Governor elect Frank Lausche designated Oscar L. Fleckner city manager of Springfield as Ohio liquor director. Fleckner will resign Monday to head the liquor department, succeeding Dale Dunton. his background includes service in the Navy and as Springfield city manager since 1947.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Oscar L. Fleckner
Springfield
Liquor Control
State of
Ohio
Fleckner
Dale Duniton
Thomas J. Herbert
Ottawa County
State Service
State Securities Division
Navy
Carrier Aircraft Service
Hawaiian Islands
Ohio Hotels Deny Low Wages Claim Amid Wage Debate
A spokesman for the Ohio Hotels Association rebutted claims that Ohio hotels and restaurants pay below livable wages. Captain H. Mowrey said the survey cited by W. J. Rogers is misread and noted no local hotels pay under 35 cents an hour, challenging the reported figures from the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Columbus
Ohio Hotels Association
Ohio
Capt. H. Mowrey
W. J. Rogers
Rogers
Quest
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mowrey
Auto Clue Sought In Athens Slaying Of Miss Gifford
Missing 1948 Chevrolet with Ohio plates X866K is sought after the murder of Episcopal Church field worker Miss Eleanor E. Gifford. Found beaten to death at her church cottage two miles west of Athens, investigators suspect robbery and hunt the car as a key lead. Coroner calls it homicide. sheriff cites no progress.
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Athens
Ohio
Eleanor E. Gilford
Episcopal Church
Here
Gifford
Bateman
John H. Elias
Miss Gifford
Pennsylvania Pike To Reach Ohio Line
Gov. James M. Duff announced the western extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will run 60 miles to the Ohio line near Wampum in Lawrence County. He said Ohio may consider a similar westward highway, with Ohio’s plan possibly financed as a privately funded toll road before state transfer.
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Harrisburg
James M. Duff
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Funeral rites Sunday for Mrs Ellinger
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah L Ellinger wife of A M Ellinger will be held at 2 PM Sunday in Trinity Lutheran Church Sponagle Fairfield County Rev Paul D Holtzen will officiate and burial will be in the adjoining cemetery by Leonard Funeral Service.
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Sarah L. Ellinger
A. M. Ellinger
Trinity Lutheran
Four New Quakes Reported Near Reno Verdi Area
Four earthquakes were reported near Reno in Verdi nine miles west of the city. Two quakes produced a rumbling explosion sound. One was felt sharply in Reno. No damage was reported in Reno or Verdi.
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Reno
Verdi
Cleveland December industrial employment falls about two percent
The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce reported a two percent decline in industrial employment in greater Cleveland for December, based on a survey of 100 major plants.
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Cleveland
Greater
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Truman Bill Aimed at Raising President Salary
Congress likely to take up next week a bill to raise President Truman’s annual salary from 75000 dollars.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Fearful Hawaiians Flee Mauna Loa Lava Path
Fleeing residents abandon Hanainau and Keokea as Mauna Loa lava advances toward the 7,000-foot level. Volcanologist Ray Finch says lava will not reach beyond that mark, while signs describe a dramatic eruption with a mile-wide cloud plume and four lava streams descending the west slope. Four deaths reported as indirect eruption toll.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Hanainau
Keokea
Anthony Cambra
Kona
Ray H. Finch
Hawaii National Park
Red Stinson
Frank Lee
Honolulu
James Redman
Bill Holloway
Hawaii Aeronautics Commission
Finch
Mokuaweowee Crater
B. F. Moomaw, Jr
June in January Theme Song Sparks Springlike Ohio Weather
The article notes unusually warm weather in Ohio with Logan and Hocking County enjoying a second straight springlike day. The thermometer hit 52 at 11:30 A.M., after a 57 degree high yesterday, with a 32 degree low last night.
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Logan
Hocking County
Ohio
Ohio to Launch Deer Management Program for First Time
The State Conservation Commission approved a deer management plan after lengthy debate. It authorized selling 22,433 hunting permits at five dollars each, directing funds and past collections exceeding fifty thousand dollars to deer management. An initial census is planned after a regional decline from 5,000 to about 2,000 in 13 northeastern counties due to hunting.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Conservation Commission
Man Dies After Train Strikes Auto in Ohio
William Thompson aged 54 of Fullerton Kentucky died at Portsmouth General Hospital from injuries sustained when his automobile was struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train at Fullerton.
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Portsmouth, O
William Thompson
Fullerton
Portsmouth General Hospital
Chesapeake & Ohio
Wildlife to Be Fed in Largest Winter Program
Ohio's State Conservation Division announced readiness to run the largest winter feeding program in the state's history to help wildlife endure the cold season. The plan aims to support diverse species across counties during the harsh months.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Conservation Division
Republicans Cool Toward Truman State Nominee
Senate prospects for Dean Acheson as secretary of state face Republican skepticism after President Truman named him and moved James Webb to under secretary. Connally will chair a hearing with Acheson and Webb to appear in person. Critics doubt Acheson’s fit, while others note bipartisan tensions in foreign policy planning.
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George C. Marshall
Marshall
Washington
Senate
Dean C. Acheson
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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James E. Webb
Capitol Hill
Truman
Webb
Secretary of
Robert M. Lovett
U.S
China
Gen
Alger Hiss
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Hocking County Dairymen Prepare For Grade A Milk
Information from the county health office states Tom Vancurren of Logan Route 4 has finished modern dairy facilities to meet Grade A milk standards. Construction began November 26 and the milk house is equipped to comply with county regulations. Several other local dairymen are pursuing similar upgrades at Guidepost Farm and beyond.
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Tom Vancurren
Logan
Vancurren
Hocking County
Sweeney Retains Aide in New Executive Secretary Post
Secretary of State elect Charles F. Sweeney announced the retention of Le land S. Dougan of Columbus as executive secretary and office counsel with a $6750 salary to handle election matters. Jesse J. Gilbert of Columbus will replace Dougan as assistant secretary of state.
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Columbus
Charles F. Sweeney
Leland S. Dougan
Dugan
Sweeney
Jesse J. Gilbert
Montgomery County
U. S
U S Grants For Italian Reconstruction Funds
The Economic Cooperation Administration announced the release of 35 million dollars in Marshall Plan counterpart funds to finance reconstruction in southern Italy. The funds to be spent equal 20,000,600,000 Italian lire Italy deposited to match U S aid under the European recovery program.
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Washington
Economic Cooperation Administration
Italy
United States
ECA
Motorist Killed in Route 348 Crash near Lucasville
Raymond Chestnut, 31, died today when his car left Route 348 and struck a private garage near Lucasville, Portsmouth authorities reported.
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Portsmouth
Raymond Chestnut
Lucasville
Ohio Cities See $25 Million Property Tax Increase in 1948
Ohio cities and counties collected about 25 million dollars more from property taxes in 1948 than 1947, according to state Commissioner C Emory Glander. The gain stems from industrial expansion and a property tax enforcement program, with more revenue expected in 1949 if growth continues.
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Ken Davis
Columbus
Ohio
C. Emory Glander
Glander
Associated Press
Department of Taxation
Air clash raises tension amid Middle East hostilities
Britain accuses Israel of unprovoked attacks after five RAF planes were shot down near Rafa. A Jewish spokesman says four pilots were British and one Egyptian. Israel says the planes carried wing bombs and were on armed reconnaissance. Britain alerts air force. Trans-Jordan to guard Aqaba. Ground fighting in Palestine quiets. Third World crisis widens with China mediation talks and U S policy shifts.
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Britain
Israel
Palestine
Rafa
Egypt
Ernest Bevin
Trans- Jordan
el Arish
National Geographic Society
Trans-Jordan
Negev
Iraq
Nanking
United States
Russia
Lausche Names Aid John W. Peck Cincinnati Executive Secretary
John W. Peck of Cincinnati named executive secretary to Governor-elect Frank J. Lausche. Peck is a nephew of the late U. S. district judge John Weld Peck of Cincinnati.
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John W. Peck
Cincinnati
Frank J. Lausche
Peck
U. S
John Weld Peck
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