Cross Burning Drives Family From Ohio Farm After Threats
Sheriff moves Reynolds family of eight from Route 7 near Coolville after a five foot cross burned in their yard. A carload of men shouted curses and ordered them away as the kerosene torch was lit. The mother and seven children, alone at home, were relocated to relatives in Belpre, Washington County.
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Athens, O
Athens County
George Bateman
Reynolds
Route
Coolville
Tuppers Plains
Athens
Bateman
Strip Miners Ignore Law on Replanting
Ohio Governor Lausche said only 10 percent of the state's 400 strip mine operators filed replanting reports last year. Of 40 reporting, only a few claimed any replanting. officials cited inadequate laws and funding limits at Ohio State University and the Wooster Agricultural Experiment Station hinder enforcement.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Ohio
L. L. Rummell
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
John D. Bragg
The
Agriculture College
O. A. Alderman
State Forester
Wooster
Film Actress Says She'll Wed Mickey Rooney
Film actress Martha Vickers 23 says she is engaged to actor Mickey Rooney 29 but no definite wedding plans yet. Rooney's divorce from Betty Jane Rose, Birmingham Alabama, becomes final in May, while Vickers' divorce from A C Lyles won’t be final until September.
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Hollywood
Martha Vickers
Mickey Rooney
Rooney
Betty Jane Rose
Birmingham
Ala
Miss Vickers
A. C. Lyles
Yellow Fever Kills 5 in Panama Jungle Clearing
Five people have died in Panama in a localized jungle yellow fever outbreak. All deaths occurred among farmers working in a jungle clearing about 25 miles from Panama City.
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Panama City
Panama
Meat Prices Fall Sharply Across Cuts
The American Meat Institute reports a 20 percent drop in overall wholesale meat prices from the September peak. Retail prices show sharp declines, with pork chops down 26 percent, round steak 25 percent, loin roast 22 percent, leg of lamb 17 percent, and lamb chops and hamburger 13 percent.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
North China Shifts as Nanking Faces Dispersal Plans
Nanking reports show north China in fracturing amid plans to disperse the government for safety. Foreign diplomats expect notification that Nanking will be dispersed while remaining the capital if Chiang Kai shek stays. Embassies likely to stay as the government cannot guarantee safety for those who stay.
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Nanking
China
Foreign Office
Chiang Kaishek
Heavy Storm Sweeps Hawaiian Islands
A heavy storm swept Hawaii with rain and strong winds. Two people died and five were injured as Kaneohe on Oahu reported 25.44 inches of rain in 24 hours and winds reached 40 to 60 miles per hour.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Navy
Kaneohe
Oahu
Lausche Urges Social Welfare Program in Ohio
Governor Frank Lausche presented a State of the State address urging a broad social welfare program funded without new taxes. He proposed higher old age pensions and expanded unemployment and workmen’s compensation benefits, drawing praise from Democrats and criticism from Republicans.
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Columbus
Frank J. Jausche
Ohio
Lausche Criticizes Senate Vote On Finance Director Pick
Gov Frank Lausche voiced distress after the Ohio Senate failed to confirm H D Defenbacher Columbus Republican as state finance director. The 14 to 10 vote fell short of the required 17 affirmative votes, with four Democrats joining six Republicans in opposing the appointment.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
State Senate
H. D. Defenbacher
Defenbacher
Lausche Seeks Higher Pay, School Funding and Local Aid
In a joint Senate House session Lausche urged higher pay for state workers, more school funding and greater aid to local governments while stressing the need to live within income. He proposed authority to remove sheriffs who fail to enforce gambling laws and noted governors may also suspend mayors for similar failures. He warned that extra spending for this year would be limited to about four million dollars.
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Senate House
Lausche
Timken Estate Could Become New Canton College
Timken estate valued at 189 900 may serve as the nucleus for a four year college in Canton Ohio. W Robert Timken chairman of the Timken Foundation told the city council in a letter he supports using the estate for that purpose. The 52 acre site includes a 40 room mansion and was donated by the late Henry Timken’s three sons to the foundation created for civic improvement projects in Ohio cities.
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Canton
Timken
W. Robert Timken
Timken Foundation
Henry Timken Roller Bearing Co
Ohio
Ponzi Dies in Brazilian Charity Ward After Swindles
Charles Ponzi, famed for the 1920 get rich quick schemes that victimized thousands, died in a Rio de Janeiro hospital charity ward at 71. Deported to Italy earlier, he later lived in Brazil teaching English and receiving modest unemployment pay.
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Ponzi
Rio DE Janeiro
Charles Ponzi
Boston
Europe
Plymouth
Brazil
Hangover Holiday For Inauguration Rapped by Ohioan
Rep. Vorys of Ohio attacked inflated inauguration plans as a post election band wagon rush. He also opposed a four day holiday for government workers after the event during a House debate on voting funds.
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Washington
Truman
Rep
Vorys
Ohio
House
Markets At a Glance Slips Mixed in Early Trading
Stocks show irregular early rally faltering while bonds hold steady and rails improve. Wheat closes higher on flour export demand, corn moves with wheat, oats demand remains light. Hogs steady to 25 cents lower with a top of 21.35. Cattle show uneven strength to weakness.
Ohio Men Drafted Under Postwar Selective Service
Ohio states 1 071 men were inducted in November and December under the postwar draft act. Col R E Clouse said quotas were not population based and that men were taken where available. 20 to 80 percent of examined men were rejected, and county totals varied. Inductees by county included Athens 3 Franklin 23 Gallia 3 Hocking 1 Jackson 4 Meigs 1 Scioto 20 Ross 11 Vinton 2 Perry 0 Pickaway 0 Pike 2.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Ohio
Armed Services
Col
R. E. Clouse
Chester W. Goble
Army
Clouse
Athens
Fairfield
Franklin
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Perry
Pickaway
Pike
Ross
Scioto
Vinton
McCormack presses for rapid minimum wage rise
Democratic leader McCormack told the House he hopes to see a vote next week on boosting the federal minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents. He urged the labor committee to act with no more than one day of hearings.
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Washington
McCormack
Mass
House
Labor Committee
Midwest Snowstorm Buries Midlands Deepening Across Kansas City
A severe winter storm slammed the Midlands with heavy snow, forecast to reach up to 12 inches in parts as travelers faced blocking roads and schools closed. Authorities urged caution as snowfall intensified through the day.
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Midwest
Kansas City
Midlands
Rotarians Hear Auditor Explain Appraisal Plan
Logan Rotary Club heard County Auditor Harry Smith discuss the forthcoming real estate value appraisal for Hocking County. He reviewed the 1949 Logan city tax rate and budget as an example, showing the division of the 10 mill limit among county schools township and city.
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Logan Rotary Club
Harry Smith
Hocking County
Hubert Lappen
Smith
Logan City
Benton Township property ownership changes brief
Albert Seabright told Rotarians that Benton Township saw ownership changes in three days. He noted ninety percent of township property has changed hands since 1935.
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Albert Seabright
Benton Township
Mr. Seabright
Logan budget outlines 16.5 mill tax rate and real estate valuation shifts
Logan officials explain the 16.5 mill tax mix 5 mills for schools 1 for general fund half mill for cemeteries with 1949 budget estimates showing real estate tax 16293 for general fund cemetery levy 3669 bond retirement 43034 other sources. County valuation totals and property class shifts are highlighted noting real estate values down from 1928 to 1947 and 70 percent valuation for new properties now used for taxation.
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Hocking County
Smith
Mae West Improves Conclusion of Baltimore Stay
Mae West is very much improved and will probably be able to get up within a few days, says her physician Dr. W H Townsend Jr.
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Baltimore
Mae West
W. H. Townsend, Jr
Tyrone Power and Linda Christian to Wed in Rome
Friends received announcements that film star Tyrone Power and Linda Christian will marry in a Rome church on Thursday January 27 following their engagement.
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Rome
Tyrone Power
Linda Christian
Falcon at Ohio Statehouse Feasts on Pigeons
A peregrine falcon perched atop a Buckeye State Building & Loan ledge near the capitol has become a regular predator. Report says the bird's daily meals include pigeons and peanuts, fed by locals along with popcorn, effectively subsidizing its appetite.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye State Building & Loan
Statehouse
Milk Prices Cut at Lake Shore Creamery
Geneva Ohio reports the Lake Shore Creamery reduced milk prices by one cent per quart. Homogenized milk now costs 19 cents and regular milk 18 cents.
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Geneva
Lake Shore
Auditor Smith Signs Contract For Appraisal In Hocking County
County Auditor Harry L. Smith announced a contract with Cole-Layer-Trumble of Dayton for real estate appraisal and equalization in Hocking County. The $27,250 agreement, approved by the State Tax Appeals board, seeks a complete uniform valuation of all real estate including industrial and public utility properties.
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Harry L. Smith
Cole-Layer-Trumble
Dayton
Hocking County
Smith
Board of Tax Appeals
State Department of Taxation
97Th General Assembly
Wealthy playboy shot dies on Florida trail mystery
Grenville Baker 27, heir of a New York banking family, was found with a pistol wound beside his wrecked jeep at Horseshoe Plantation. Coroner’s jury cites an unknown party. waitress Thelma Griffin testifies Baker fired a pistol to attract help before losing control and dying minutes later.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Grenville Baker
New York
Baker
Horseshoe Plantation
Dutchess of Windsor
Thelma Griffin
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