Ohio Senate to Reconsider Defenbacher Confirmation
Gov. Lausche said he would resubmit H. D. Defenbacher as state finance director if the Senate does not confirm him. Senator Sawicki reversed and moved to reconsider, keeping the vote alive. The Democratic majority faces a challenge to reach 17 votes without Republican help as lawmakers return for the General Assembly’s fourth week.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
H. D. Defenbacher
State Senate
Defenbacher
Ohio
Edwin F. Sawicki
Dcuyahoga
Sawicki
Senate
Lausche
House
General Assembly
British Airlift Plane Crash Kills Seven in Berlin Zone
A British airlift aircraft carrying German children and sick persons crashed in the Russian sector near Schoenberg, killing seven people and wounding 18. Among the dead were one British pilot and six Germans, including two children. The injured include two more British airmen and 16 Germans.
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Berlin
Schoenberg Hospital
Markets at a Glance Show Broad Weakness Across Commodities
Wheat, corn, and oats posted overall weakness as demand lagged. Hogs slipped up to 25 cents, with a top at 21.50, while cattle held steady to $1 lower. Stocks and bonds fell, rails in supply, indicating a cautious market mood.
CBS Snatches Red Skelton From NBC in Talent Raid
New York report says CBS will broadcast Red Skelton at 8:30 p.m. Sundays next fall, moving from NBC where he airs 9:30 p.m. Fridays. CBS also has Amos ’n’ Andy from NBC and Jack Benny earlier. The network expects Crosby and possibly Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy to switch as well.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Red Skelton
National Broadcasting Company
CBS
Skelton
NBC
Amos ‘N’ Andy
Jack Benny
Bing Crosby
American Broadcasting Company
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Boudreau Signs High Paid Cleveland Contract
Lou Boudreau signed a two year Cleveland Indians contract making him one of the top earners in baseball history. President Bill Veeck called the deal among the highest salaries in the game, edging toward Bob Feller’s 82 000 and Babe Ruth’s 80 000 in a single season.
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Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Bill Veeck
Bob Feller
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Pay Hike Granted to Columbiana County Highway Workers
Lisbon January 25 highway workers in Columbiana County received a 10 cent hourly pay raise. The new wage scale ranges from 1.10 to 1.35 dollars per hour as of today.
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Lisbon
Columbiana County
Ohio Supervisor Denies Liquor Store Payoff Allegations
Claire M. Hall supervisor of Cleveland wholesale liquor stores denies taking or soliciting payoffs amid rumors of shortages. In a two hour hearing with state liquor director Oscar Flechner Hall claims no dollars were received and cites measures to limit contacts between staff and permit holders. Two other bribery and tax evasion claims surface during the session.
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Columbus
Ohio
Claire M
Mike) Hall
Cleveland
Hall
Oscar L. Flechner
Otto Petrak
U. S
Fleckner
Frank Pokorny
Harry E. Hawley
Pokorny
Hidden Mike Arouses Court in Lima Slay Case
A concealed microphone was found last night in the Allen County courthouse third floor jury room used by an indicted slayer Richard E. Snyder and his attorney for conferences. Judge Moran B. Jenkins ordered an investigation and summoned county officials and three detectives for questioning.
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Lima
Allen County
Common Pleas
Moran B. Jenkins
Jenkins
Richard E. Snyder
Charles W. Long
Clerks of Courts Office
William R. Bailey
Lima Police Department
Temperature Drops As Rain Ceases Across County
Rain stopped and temperatures fell with the Hocking River and its tributaries receding. State highway officials reported all county roads clear of water after earlier flooding with only minor damage. The official thermometer read 43 degrees at noon after a 42 degree low.
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Hocking
State Highway Department
State Highway Garage
28 Year Old Murder Mystery Revived With Witness Confession
A 28 year old unsolved killing case is reopened after Roland Lee testified he witnessed the murder of Kansas City jewelry salesman A. J. Siegfried. Lee, 58, is jailed in Jeffersonville on fraud charges and claims Bertram shot Siegfried during a card game. Police seek more evidence before charging.
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Springfield
Dover, O
Kansas City
Roland Lee
Jeffersonville
Ind
Charles
Boots) Bertram
A. J. Siegfried
Gordon Gilmore
Lee
Bertram
Siegfried
Gilmore
George Walker Lee
Britain Seeks 150 180 U S Superforts Bombers
London reports Britain is negotiating to buy 150 to 180 American B 29 Superfortress bombers. Talks began last week in Washington between Maj. Gen. Leon W. Johnson and Air Marshal Charles E H Medhurst, with no decision reached.
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London
Britain
Leon W. Johnson
U. S. Air
Charles E. H. Medhurst
RAF
Joint Services
Washington
Foreign Office
Treasury
Three Black soldiers to face trial on Guam kidnapping case
In Guam on January 25 three Black servicemen are charged with kidnapping in a case involving Ruth Farnsworth a 27 year old San Francisco Navy civil service employee who died December 14 after being beaten dragged into the jungle and assaulted. The suspects’ trial is set for February 10 in the Guam island court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Pretty Ruth Farnsworth
San Francisco
Navy Civil Service
Airplanes drop hay to snowbound western livestock
Emergency funds flow to storm struck plains as 17 C-82 planes airlift five tons of hay to Nevada Utah farms. Truman releases 100000 for immediate aid to snowbound Indians and livestock in the Dakotas Nebraska Utah and Nevada. About a million sheep and 112000 cattle stranded amid ongoing cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Congress
Truman
Dakotas
Nebraska
Utah
Nevada
Western Ranges
Fallon
Ely
Nev
Air Force
Utah National Guard
Salt Lake City
Delta
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Dentist Subdues Gunman In Office Battle
Dr. Samuel R. Gordon 36 fought off an armed would be robber in his Cleveland office. Robert L. Hansen 29, an unemployed painter, was tackled as he counted money and left with scalp wounds in a central police station cell.
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Cleveland
Samuel R. Gordon
Gordon
Robert L. Hansen
Hansen
Columbus Adopts Largest City Budget in History
Columbus Council approves a 1949 operating budget of 6,439,377 with a 728,837 rise from 1948. General fund departments receive small increases due to a 25 monthly pay rise. Auditor Barthalow estimates general fund income at 6,540,549 and the 1948 deficit of 100,871 is ordered liquidated before submission.
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Columbus
R. P. Barthalow
James Rhodes
Goble to Continue As Draft Director in Ohio
Col. Chester W. Goble will remain head of Ohio's selective service system as announced by Gov. Frank J. Lausche. The governor did not decide Goble's status with the state bonus setup. Goble will draw $8,500 including Army service additions.
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Columbus
Chester W. Goble
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Goble
Suburban council approves Bainbridge land buy for waterworks
Chagrin Falls votes to purchase 175 acres in Bainbridge Township for 52000 dollars to enable immediate expansion of the town waterworks and service area.
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Cleveland
Chagrin Falls
Bainbridge Township
Anti-Scott Forces Grow in GOP Nominating Battle
In Washington on January 25 critics of Hugh D. Scott Jr. gain ground as they seek a replacement for the Republican national chairman. Scott, from Pennsylvania, still claims majority support within the 105 member national committee meeting in Omaha, while dissenting voices multiply.
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Washington
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Scott
Pennsylvania
Omaha
Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall Dies at 46
Rev Dr Peter Marshall, Senate chaplain, died of a heart attack at George Washington University Hospital aged 46 after being stricken at home earlier today in Washington. He served as chaplain to the Senate and led prayers and spiritual guidance.
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Washington
Peter Marshall
Senate
George Washington University Hospital
Jap Ex Count Dies
Former Count Nobuaki Makino aged 88 died in Tokyo from pneumonia. He was once the closest adviser to Emperor Hirohito and served in royal circles for years.
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Tokyo
Nobuaki Makino
Hirohito
Government Shifts Seat Toward Canton Amid Peace Talks
Nanking reports a formal foreign office statement confirms the government will move its seat southward toward Canton with a timetable through mid February. Meanwhile Communist radio signals willingness to meet Nationalist peace envoys in Peiping, with talks possible once Peiping is liberated. Li Tsung Jeng’s five member delegation is accepted except Peng Shao Hsien by the Reds.
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Nanking
Chinese Foreign Office
Canton
Peiping
Foreign Office
Red Radio
Yangtze River
North China
Li Tsung-Jeng
Peng Shao-Hsien
Peng
Red
Kuomintang
Ohio River to Crest Short of Flood Mark
The Ohio River at Cincinnati will crest near 52 feet but stay short of the flood mark unless heavy rains come. Meteorologist J Cecil Alter said the river could rise for one or two more days after reaching about 43 feet last night. Over 30 evacuees from flooding inland tributaries may begin returning home today.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
U.S
J. Cecil Alter
Alter
Unseasonably Warm Weather Raises Crop Damage Fear
Blooming pansies and budding lilacs signal warm weather spurring Mahoning County experimental station head L W Sherman to fear serious fruit crop damage in the Youngstown area.
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Youngstown
L. W. Sherman
Mahoning County Experimental Station
Return of T-5 Clarence C. McIntosh Civil War Soldier
The body of Clarence C. McIntosh, 25, of Logan Route 3, killed near Aachen Germany in 1944, will be returned. He served in the 82nd Airborne from enlistment in 1942, and was repatriated from a Dutch cemetery. Funeral services are set for Saturday at Leonard Funeral Home with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville. Survivors include his wife Martha, a son, two brothers, and a sister.
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Clarence C. McIntosh
Hocking County
Aachen
Germany
Logan
82Nd Airborne Division
United States
Holland
Charles McIntosh
Haydenville
National Fireproofing Co
Chesapeake & Ohio
Leonard Funeral Home
DAV
American Legion
VFW
A. N. Grueser
Greenlawn
Nelsonville
Martha
Bert Thomas
Albert
George
Bremen
Julia Smith
Columbus
Truman Names Coffey to National Selective Service Board
President Truman announces the appointment of Martin W. Coffey of Ohio as a member and chairman of the National Selective Service Appeal Board. The action comes as the draft appeals process continues under government oversight.
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Washington
Truman
Martin W. Coffey
Ohio
National Selective Service Appeal Board
Bogus Hero Surrenders Medals to Avoid Jail Term
Walter C. Craine a 54 year old World War I Marine private faced failure since he posed as a war hero to attend funerals and ride in parades. He surrendered his medals and dress uniform as part of a conditional staying out of jail while avoiding a six month sentence. A pawnbroker was fined for selling two medals to Craine.
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Cleveland
Walter C. Craine
Craine
Paul Jones
Act of Congress
U. S
John S. Mudri
Jones
Norman Wollinsky
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