Winter Storm Abates Over Western Area
The storm eased across the western United States with warnings lowered as temperatures moderated. Snow lingered in the mountains and the Northwest power pool remained fragile while many areas reported rain in California valleys and along the coast. Nebraska towns lifted snowbound status after a 10 day block on the Gordon highway, and several Kansas cities faced widespread outages and ice damage.
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Oceanside
San Diego
Nebraska
Gordon
Taft Criticizes AFL CIO Two Step Labor Plan
Senator Taft of Ohio denounces a two step approach to labor legislation urged by the AFL CIO calling it idiotic. He says major Taft Hartley sections will survive the administration's repeal drive and shares these views ahead of the Senate Major Committee's first session today.
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Taft
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Congress
AFL
CIO
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Senate
Lausche Names Lamneck Successor Judge Hare
Gov Frank J Lausche appoints Jonathan S Hare of Uhrichsville as Tuscarawas County common pleas judge to succeed J H Lamneck now state welfare director. Hare previously served three terms as county prosecutor and will serve until December 31 1951.
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Frank J. Lausche
Jonathan S. Hare
Uhrichsville
Common Pleas
Tuscarawas County
J. H. Lamneck
Hare
Split in Ohio Legislature After Democratic Fracture
A record 145.9 million dollar six month allocation heads to Gov. Lausche amid a Democratic split in the Ohio House. Rep. Carney and a Cleveland faction may hold balance power after Cantwell ousted Carney from speaker. Republicans win on treasurer salary, 40 percent committee representation, and confront wholesale committee realignment in a tight chamber.
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Frank J. Lausche
James M. Carney
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Carney
John F. Cantwell
D-Mahoning
Lausche
House
Don H. Ebright
C. William O’neill
Washington
O'Neil
Fremont Adopts Full Time Mayor and Auditor Posts
The Fremont city council approves making the mayor and auditor positions full time starting January 1. The mayor's salary rises from 1500 to 3600 dollars and the auditor's from 900 to 3600 dollars.
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Fremont
Cincinnati Debates Ending Fraternities in High Schools
The Cincinnati board of education debates abolishing high school fraternities and sororities. Proponents call them "un-American" and a threat to law and order while opponents prepare their counterarguments. Community groups urge abolition citing study interference and financial burdens. Richard Bluestein criticizes such groups for harming student development.
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Citizens’ School Committee
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Woman's City Club
Richard Bluestein
Citizens School Committee
Markets At a Glance See Slump in Soybeans Drive Mixed Prices
Wheat weak on soybean slump and uncertain demand. Corn offers higher cash grain. Oats weak alongside other commodities. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher top 21.75. Cattle steady to 50 cents lower. Stocks lower with leaders down fractions.
Pilot Seeks 5285 Mile Flight Record in Waikiki Plane
William P. Odom pilots the Beechcraft Bonanza Waikiki Beach from Honolulu Airport aiming for a 5,285 mile distance record for small planes. He reports 1,200 miles out at 5,500 feet with Navy PBY escort, planning nonstop to Teterboro New Jersey and later Seattle en route.
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William P
Bill) Odom
Waikiki Beach
Teterboro
N. J
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Odom
Beech Aircraft Corp
Seattle
Acheson Declares Friendship With Hiss During Nomination Hearing
Dean Acheson testified he and Alger Hiss are friends and remain friends while the Senate committee pressed questions about their relations. Hiss faces a perjury indictment over his denial of passing state department secrets to Whittaker Chambers, a known Communist courier.
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Dean Acheson
Alger Hiss
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Services Friday For Elmer Tschappat
Funeral services for Elmer W. Tschappat, 50, former National Supply Co. employee, who died Wednesday at his Glenview Heights home, will be at 1 30 P M Friday at his residence. Rev Rollin S Polk of St Pauls Episcopal Church will officiate. Burial in Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, by Leonard Funeral Service.
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Forest Rose Cemetery
Lancaster
Leonard Funeral Service
Logan war veteran questioned in West Side shooting
Fred Shively Jr a 27 year old Logan war veteran was held for investigation after a fusillade of nine .22 pistol shots shattered plate glass at Justice Radio Service Shop 823 West Hunter Street. No charges yet. witnesses say he denied the gun. Police traced shots to nearby vehicle and service station signs.
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Belle Center
Ohio
West Side
Fred Shively, Jr
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Justice Radio Service
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Carl Justice
Justice
Robert Mohler
Sol Ellinger
Nelsonville Man Elected Lodge Officials for Ohio Knights
Kenneth W. Hess of Springfield was elected grand chancellor by the Ohio Knights of Pythias. Others named include Davis Lemasters Vernon grand vice chancellor F Glenn Sparks Bowling Green grand secretary Clark L Beal Shelby grand treasurer Evan M Owens New Philadelphia grand prelate Leo Schenk Cleveland grand master at arms George H Thompson Columbus grand inner guard Raymond C Patton Nelsonville grand outer guard Charles F Ater Steubenville and Fred Porter Bloomingdale as grand trustees.
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Ohio Knights of Pythias
Kenneth W. Hess
Springfield
Hess
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Davis Lemasters
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F. Glenn _ Sparks
Bowling Green
Clark L. Beal
Shelby
Evan M. Owens
New Philadelphia
Leo Schenk
Cleveland
George H. Thompson
Coeds Advised Homemaking Best Bait for Husband
Mrs. Ruth Baur head of home economics at Baldwin Wallace College Berea says 211 of 256 graduates from her department are married. She reports an 82.4 percent marriage rate among alumnae, arguing homemaking skills help attract husbands.
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Cleveland
Ruth Baur
Draft exams halted by Selective Service order
Selective Service headquarters ordered draft boards to stop sending registrants to Army physical examinations and to halt classifying registrants as 1-A or 1-AO. The measure remains in effect until the Army resumes calls for draftees.
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Selective Service
Army
Ohio CIO Council Sees Taft Defeat in 1950
Cleveland January 13 The Ohio CIO council opened sessions with leader Jack Kroll predicting Taft would lose if he seeks re election next year. He said Taft would have won in 1944 if labor turnout matched 1948. Delegates exceed 1200 as John Brophy outlines agenda including labor cooperative stores and intrastate organizing rights.
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Jack Kroll
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Ohio
Senate Republicans Back Fast Pass On Pay Rise Bill
Republican leaders said they would push a bill to raise the President, Vice President, and Speaker salaries through quickly after a closed door GOP strategy session. The measure also raises cabinet and other senior official pay, but Democrats doubt immediate action despite Truman’s urging.
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William H Bierly Rites Held At St Matthew Church
Funeral services for William H Bierly 76 who died Monday at his home 209 Furnace Street were held at 2 P M today at St Matthew Lutheran Church Rev Paul Varner officiating Music by Mrs William Dennis and Mrs Varner with Mrs Harley Myer at the organ Pallbearers were Leo Miller Pearl Richards Walter Huffman Herbert Blackburn Ed Godfrey Roscoe Mowery Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery by Leonard Funeral Service
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Pearl Richards
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Herbert Blackburn
Ed Godfrey
Roscoe Mowery
Oak Grove Cemetery
Leonard Funeral Service
Girl Fights Fox Near Willow Grove Mine Portal
Ten year old Nancy Adams faced a red fox on an errand near the Willow Grove mine portal in St Clairsville Ohio. She grabbed the fox by the snout as it clamped, her mother Mrs Michael Adams came to aid, a brother arrived and killed the animal with a hoe.
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Willow Grove
Truman Meets British Ambassador on Palestine Views
President Truman and Sir Oliver Franks conferred at the White House for about thirty minutes. Franks said he presented Britain's views on the Palestine situation, identical to those voiced at the State Department to Undersecretary Lovett. Lovett had disclosed U S concern over troop movements in Palestine.
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Truman
Oliver Franks
Britain
Palestine
State Department
Lovett
United States
Unidentified assailant slugs Carbon Hill man on West Main
William Winigman, 61, was beaten on West Main Street in front of Hocking Valley Hospital last night. He suffered concussion and facial injuries after a man who had come from the hospital attacked him as he was wiping his car’s windshield. Two witnesses were in the vehicle. the victim could not identify the assailant.
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Commission backs gas restrictions in Ohio
Ohio's public utilities commission holds power to issue emergency orders allowing gas companies to curb usage during shortages. The state supreme court upheld Summit County court's denial of an injunction against East Ohio Gas from cutting service to Akron resident Joseph C. Ruhlman after he installed a furnace against the company's order. The court refused to review for error.
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Joseph C. Ruhlman
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Church Hires Sleuth To Probe Slaying
The Church of the Good Shepherd in Athens Ohio offered a 500 dollar reward and hired a special investigator to solve the murder of 52 year old Eleanor Gifford. Rev Sydney J Browne announced the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer. The investigator’s identity will not be made public. Sheriff George Bateman said deputies have no new clues and denied reports that Miss Gifford’s missing car has been found.
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Eleanor Gifford
Sydney J. Browne
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George Bateman
Ohio Fair Managers Bring Summer Trappings to Meeting
In Columbus Ohio on January 13 the Ohio State Fair Managers Association held its annual meeting with summer carnival decor and a mechanical clown band. Officers are to be elected with Lawrence P Lake likely to become president succeeding E W Lampson. Delegates will consider two resolutions to ease county fair finances including doubling state aid and boosting county building funds from ten thousand dollars.
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Ohio State Fair Managers’ Association
Lawrence P. Lake
Hamilton
County Fair Board
E. W. Lampson
Jefferson
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