Democratic Leaders See Signs of Unity in Committee Vote
Senate Democrats, within two votes of upending GOP plans, showed new unity as they backed the Brewster war fraud inquiry and prepared to support an eight month small business investigation. Whip Wherry warned Republicans they will face tighter party discipline on major issues. Aiken, Cooper, Morse, and Tobey broke with the GOP on the 47 to 45 vote.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Brewster War Investigating Committee
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Brewster
Expenditures
Wherry
Tobey
RNH
Banking
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Cooper
Tennessee
Morse
Oregon
Death Claims Anna Wellman
Miss Anna Wellman longtime Logan resident died at her home 187 South Spring Street after a year of declining health. Funeral arrangements by Woodard Funeral Service to be announced. She was daughter of John and Rosannah Wellman, sister to E M Martin Emma Mayme and Ben Wellman, Logan. A 1886 Logan High grad, she belonged to First Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Guild Logan Garden Club and the Delphian Society.
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Anna Wellman
Hocking County
Logan
South Spring Street
Woodard Funeral Service
Miss Wellman
John Wellman
Rosannah Andregg Wellman
E. M. Martin
Emma
Mayme Wellman
Ben Wellman
Logan High School
First Presbyterian Church
The
Presbyterian Guild
Logan Garden Club
Delphian Society
Union Dues Checkoff For City Workers Out
Ohio municipalities can no longer check off union dues for un ionized civil service employees. The state supreme court reversed lower courts in a suit brought by Dayton Finance Director Earl E Hagerman.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
Earl E. Hagerman
Dayton
Tipsy Truck Driver Gets on Wrong Rail
In Zanesville Ohio on January 23 police stopped a truck driven by Charles F. Irvin from Gratiot after Baltimore & Ohio Dispatcher Ed win Staley spotted the vehicle on the railroad right of way near the signal tower. Irvin was charged with driving while intoxicated as officers halted the real Old 36.
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Zanesville, O
Edwin Staley
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Staley
Charles F. Irvin
Gratiot
Columbus to Get Moon for the Misbegotten Premiere
Columbus hosts the world premiere of Eugene O Neill play A Moon for the Misbegotten on February 20. Hartman Theater manager Robert F Boda announced the booking after confirmation from Lawrence Langner and Theresa Helburn of the Theater Guild in New York.
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Columbus
Eugene O’neill
Robert F. Boda
Hartman Theater
Boda
Lawrence Langner
Theresa Helburn
New York
Theater Guild
Senate Group Ponders Labor Policy Split in Committee
The Senate labor committee opens five weeks of hearings on a maze of labor questions but not a bill to outlaw strikes in essential industries. Senators Murray and Ball reveal divergent views, with Ball urging wide changes and Murray urging caution while Ferguson backs a separate compulsory arbitration system.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
House
Senate Committee
Labor
Schwellenbach
David A. Morse
Murray
Ball
Ferguson
R-Mich
Coroner Rules Death Of Woman Natural
Zanesville Ohio reports that coroner rules Myrtle Haines died of heart congestion and drops first degree manslaughter charges against her husband Daniel Haines, age 27.
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Zanesville, O
Myrtle Haines
Daniel
Astronomers Plan Planet Peeking Campaign
Cincinnati January plans reveal a major observation program of minor planets directed by Dr. Paul Herget of the University of Cincinnati and backed by the American section of the International Astronomical Union. Institutions across the nation will join, aiming to reobserve hundreds of known asteroids and improve tracking where gaps exist since 1937.
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Cincinnati
American Science
Paul Herget
University of Cincinnati
International Astronomical Union
Herget
Yerkes
Univer
Strike curb legislation proposed in Assembly
Ohio lawmakers unveiled a bill to curb strikes and limit union power. It would outlaw strikes unless a majority vote approves, ban closed shops without a four fifths local ballot, and impose penalties for blocking voting. Peaceful picketing would be allowed for two people at each entrance.
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Columbus
Ohio
William R. Wa Aken
Cleveland
House of Representatives
State Director of Industrial Relations
Hocking County Coal Sent to Newcastle, Florida
Louis M. Seidenfeld of Murray City wrote to friends in Lakeland about Florida’s winter season. Days later he received a package from Murray City containing two pounds of Hocking Valley coal for warmth and comfort as the temperature read 90 degrees. He proudly displays the coal to Florida natives.
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Lakeland
Fla
Louis M. Seidenfeld
Murray City
Florida
Mr. Seidenfeld
Hocking Valley
Experiment Proves Conservation Value Boosts Farm Income
In Coshocton County Ohio a 1945 conservation trial on 52 farms showed a $5.48 per acre income increase. Melville H. Cohee of the U S Soil Conservation Service presented the findings at a meeting with Ohio Bankers Association Ohio State University Extension Service and Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank representatives. Half the farms used erosion control like contour planting grass strips and permanent pasture on slopes.
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Columbus
Coshocton
Melville H. Cohee
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Cornbelt
Cohee
Ohio Bankers Association
Ohio State University
State Extension Service
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
Victim Exonerates Kidnaping Suspect in Lodi Case
Alice Dean Devine, a 17 year old Lodi high school student, publicly exonerated Earl Shelton of San Francisco in her kidnapping case. She identified a smooth talking middle aged man as the likely kidnapper who demanded 10000 dollars ransom. Her mother supported the exoneration and recalled seeing a man who arranged a picture session the night she disappeared.
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Lodi
Calif
Alice Dean Devine
Earl Shelton
San Francisco
Shelton
John E. Devine
Alice Dean
Izaak Walton Dinner Tickets On Sale Here
Tickets went on sale today in Logan for the district Izaak Walton dinner to be held Friday at 6 30 P M at the Christian Church in Athens. Members from Hocking Ath ens Meigs and Gallia counties will attend. Kenneth A Reid national executive director will speak. The Izaak Walton chorus of Logan will be featured. Hocking County Waltonians will meet Friday evening at the Sportsman for the trip to Athens and transportation will be provided. Tickets are on sale at the Sportsman office of Dr C F Rauch and at the Logan Daily News office.
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Logan
Izaak Walton
Christian Church
Athens
Izaak Walton League
Hocking
Meigs
Gallia
Kenneth A. Reid
Izaak Walton Chorus
Hocking County
Waltonians
Ferry Boat Burns on Ohio River Route
The wooden steam-powered ferry John W. Lane, long serving between Gallipolis Ohio and Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia for over 30 years, was destroyed by fire yesterday.
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Gallipolis O
John W. Lane
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Cold Snap Eases Yet Gas Shortages Cause Jobs Losses
The cold snap in Ohio has eased slightly but temperatures stay below freezing, failing to relieve a gas shortage that led to lay offs for several thousand workers in Cleveland and Toledo. Readings ranged from 14 to 16 degrees above zero across major cities, with Cleveland showing a rise from six degrees to 27 by midmorning and expected gradual warming through Friday.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Cincinnati
Columbus
Youngstown
Dayton
Findlay
Akron
Zanesville
East Liverpool
Wilmington
State Highway Garage
Gas shortage halts thousands as 600 firms cut off
East Ohio Gas Co. shut off 600 industrial users causing an unofficial 10 000 workers to be laid off. Cleveland officials warned of continued stoppages if end‑of‑line gas supply remains pressured. Company VP blamed reserve gaps and material shortages after a November conversion surge amid the coal strike. Toledo layoffs rose to 2 265 in automotive and allied plants as disruptions lingered from pipeline bottlenecks and a frozen Arkansas line plus a Texas feeder break.
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East Ohio Gas Co
Harry Jaffi
Ohio
Cleveland
Lee C. Howley
W. G. Rogers
East Ohio
Texas
Toledo
Automotive
Allied Industries
I. A. Ludwig
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ludwig
Big Inch
Arkansas
United States Extends Credit to Finland in New Loan
Washington reports the Export-Import Bank will provide Finland with 32 million dollars in new credits. Finland has never defaulted on a debt with the United States after World War I. The funds will support lumber, pulp, and paper exports as the Baltic nation rebuilds.
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Washington
Sam
Finland
Treasury
Attractive Bank Bandit Nabbed in Des Moines
Des Moines police seized Opal Dixon a 35 year old mother of two after a daylight bank holdup using a syringe as a weapon. She admitted the Des Moines Bank and Trust Company robbery and a prior armed holdup of a St Louis bank on December 26. She was confronted by her two daughters before confessing.
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Des Moines
Jack Brophy
Opal Dixon
Des Moines Bank & Trust Company
United Bank and Trust Co
St. Louis
Dixon
Brophy
Pennsylvania Ends Whiskey Rationing Ends Wartime Rationing
Harrisburg Pa Jan 23 war time whiskey rationing ends in Pennsylvania Saturday after over three years of restrictions. State liquor control board says ration books and substitute cards will be abolished at close of business at state stores this week. The order excludes Scotch bourbon Canadian and Irish whiskies.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Liquor Control Board
Soap Shortage Persists Amid Rising Raw Material Costs
New York January reports from the American Soap and Glycerine Producers association show no full recovery in soap supply. Producers cite higher raw material costs, notably tallow rising from 9 to 22 cents per pound, driving prices up about 50 percent.
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New York
Association of American Soap & Glycerine Producers
OPA
New York Solon Spurs Drive to Balance Budget
Rep. Taber of New York pledges to balance the federal budget this year by slashing unspent 1947 appropriations and reviewing 1948 plans. He cites large untapped savings across OPA, Commerce, Social Security, and Navy, urging quicker tax cuts if these savings materialize. He challenges current year figures and says 15,000 OPA workers and other overstaffing hinder efficiency.
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Solon
Washington
Taber
House
Senate
OPA
Commerce Department
Army and Navy
The
New Yorker
Philip B. Fleming
Office of Temporary Controls
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Wife Slayer Guilty Plea in Murder Case at Circleville
Harvey B. Julian, 26, pleaded guilty to first degree murder of his divorced wife Pearl near Circleville Ohio. He surrendered voluntarily and confessed beating and shooting her after she refused to remarry him. He was held for the grand jury without bond after arraignment before Justice Harold Eveland.
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Circleville
Harvey B. Julian
Pearl
Charles Radcliff
Julian
Here
Justice of the Peace
Harold O. Eveland
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Case School of Applied Science
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Washington, D. C
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