Classes Halted At Haydenville and Union Furnace
Health department called for school closings in Haydenville and Union Furnace due to influenza and colds. Over 100 absences at Union Furnace and 85 at Haydenville prompted closures through Monday as other nearby districts report rising illnesses and various absences across Logan and Hocking counties.
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Haydenville
Union Furnace
County Health Department
Union Furnace School
Logan
Hocking County
East School
Central School
West School
Gibisonville
Court clears beer and wine permit issuance in Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the liquor department may process applications and issue permits to qualified applicants though no new licenses will be issued. It upheld Board quotas set as of April 11, 1949 and confirmed transfer authority over existing permits as non dependent on permit holder will.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
William C. Bryant
Board of Liquor Control
Common Pleas Court
Supreme Court
High Court
He's The Best, Also The Worst He's The Best, Also The Worst
Robert Fryberg tops his Santa Monica Somers school class and will march alone on graduation day as the only pupil in the class. The 12 year old is both valedictorian and the sole graduate.
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Los Angeles
Robert Fryberg
Santa Monica
Fire Destroys Corby Home At Carbon Hill
A carbon Hill blaze caused by a defective coal stove flue destroyed the Mike Corby residence. Mrs. Corby was treated for shock at Mount St. Mary Hospital. The family of eight escaped from the lower floors as upstairs furnishings burned. firemen saved the garage. The attic fire started and neighbors reported flames by 7 p.m. The Corbys began moving into another house today.
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Mike Corby
Carbon Hill
Nelsonville
Corbys
Taft enters New Hampshire primary race against Eisenhower
Senator Robert A. Taft will challenge Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Republican presidential nomination in the New Hampshire primary on March 11. Taft vows not to withdraw and will run with preference votes, while Harold Stassen is also entered. Fourteen delegates are at stake.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Harold E. Stassen
Taft
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Tobey
New
Goading Witness Ruled Illegal in Kefauver Hearing
In San Francisco on January 30 Federal Judge E Goodman ruled that goading a witness is illegal and acquitted David N Kessel and William Pechart of contempt charges after they refused to answer Kefauver Committee questions.
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San Francisco
E. Goodman
David N. Kessel
William Pechart
U. S. Senate
Kefauver
Hiccuping Champ Drops Weight After Long Attack
Los Angeles report on Jack O Leary who weighed 135 pounds before a three and a half year hiccuping spell began June 13 1948. He now weighs 78 pounds after an appendix rupture triggered the condition and hiccups occur about once per second.
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Los Angeles
Jack O'Leary
H Bomb Plant Costs Soar Beyond Earlier Estimate
Washington report shows the national hydrogen bomb plant will cost about 1.25 billion dollars, more than double the 600 million dollar guess from 18 months earlier. AEC Chairman Gordon Dean cites reactor costs and design delays as reasons for the higher estimate and notes progress across the atomic program including weapons, reactors, uranium production, and radiation research.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Gordon Dean
AEC
Dean
South Carolina
Congress
Dixiecrats Urge Russell To Run
Southern Democrats press Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgia to enter the party race. Senator Maybank of South Carolina denies that supporters aim to block Kefauver or Truman and says Russell’s backers include friends beyond the South.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Senator Maybank
D-Sc
Russell
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Truman
Maybank
Fair Board Expands September Fair Program Plans
Enthusiasm grows as the Hocking County Fair boards details a five day event from September 18 to 22. Harness racing, stock car races, wrestling and radio talent shows join new contests and a band contest with Gooding Amusement Company supplying rides. Plans call for more contests and no private grandstand firm.
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Fair Board
Hocking County
The
Gooding Amusement Company
Gooding Outfit
PUCO Approves Emergency Rate Hike for Ohio Consolidated
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted Ohio Consolidated Telephone an emergency 11.43 percent rate increase, adding 221,871 annually. The move covers 39 exchanges and supports bond interest and dividends amid higher costs, with hearings held in November and a larger prior request pending. The company serves Clarksville, Dillonvale, Holloway, Maria Stein and many other communities.
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Columbus
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Ohio
Commission
Clarksville
Dillonvale
Holloway
Maria Stein
Mt. Pleasant
New Athens
Port William
Adena
Flushing
Laurelville
Martinsville
Millersport
New Vienna
Pleasantville
Scio
Smithfield
Williamsport
Ashville
Blanchester
Brilliant
Eyesville
Convoy
Leesburg
New Bremen
New Concord
Sabina
Tiltonville
Baltimore
Cadiz
Greenfield
Circleville
St. Marys
Wilmington
Cambridge
Lucasville
New Boston
Portsmouth
Sciotoville
Taft and Lewis clash over coal mine safety at hearing
Senator Taft and UMW leader John L. Lewis exchanged sharp accusations at a Senate committee hearing on coal mine safety. Lewis called the Taft Hartley law a slave act and cited mining deaths and injuries while Taft defended the labor law and challenged Lewis to a later hearing.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
John L. Lewis
Senate
Lewis
UMW
United Mine Workers
Movie Chiefs Eye Own TV Circuits
Movie exhibitors plan a half billion dollar coast to coast television network. The industry petitions the FCC for six high frequency channels to transmit closed circuit TV into theaters. Sports events will be major attractions on the theater TV service.
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Los Angeles
New York
Simon H. Fabian
Federal Communications Commission
Theater TV
Double Reversal Moves by Chinese Reds in Armistice Talks
Chinese negotiators agreed to rotate 25 000 Allied troops a month during an armistice and join in administering the demilitarized zone. They balked at secret troop concentrations and resisted weekly unit reporting. Allies seek 75 000 monthly rotations with rest and recreation provisions for personnel.
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Munsan
Panmunjom
William P. Nuckols
Japan
New Egyptian Premier Frames Talks With Western Powers
Aly Maher Pasha, Egypt’s new premier, met with ambassadors from the four Western powers who suggested Egypt join a West backed Middle East defense command for the Suez Canal. He told the London News Chronicle he is ready to discuss such a command. Izvestia claimed the United States influenced King Farouk to replace Premier Nashas Pasha with Maher Pasha, citing Jefferson Caffery’s interview.
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Egypt
Aly Maher Pasha
Middle East
Suez Canal
Maher Pasha
London News Chronicle
Moscow
Izvestia
United States
Farouk
Mustapha Nahas Pasha
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Nashas Pasha
Zanesville Avenue Resident Dies After Clothes Catch Fire
Maggie Nisley age 75 died at 428 Zanesville Avenue after clothing ignited at a kitchen stove. Coroner says second and third degree burns caused death, instantaneous. She lived alone, formerly Lancaster resident, survived by siblings and two sisters. Leonard Funeral Service handling arrangements.
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Zanesville Avenue
Maggie Nisley
Logan
C. H. Nisley
J. Ward Doering
Hocking County
Hysell
Lancaster
Nisley
James Reedy
John Reedy
Lydia Walt
Emma Mast
Columbus
Leonard Funeral Service
Judge Awards Showgirl 2500 After Theft Claim
State Supreme Court Justice James B M McNally ruled the showgirl Rosemary Williamson receive 2500 in insurance for a stolen fur coat and diamond ring amid a dispute over a 3856 claim. He criticized her conduct but ordered the insurer to pay, citing protection of both wrongdoers and the righteous.
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New York
51St Street
State Supreme Court
James B. M. McNally
Rosemary Williamson
Sidney M. Levy
McNally
Pantywaist Town remark stirs LA council debate
Los Angeles Councilman Ed Davenport denounces proposed ordinances to recover parade expenses, claiming the city is losing its appeal to tourists. He warns parades are among the few attractions left and criticizes measures to curb them.
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Los Angeles
Ed. J. Davenport
Death in Paris Theater After Robbery Shocks New York
A Paris Theater patron found cashier Walter Heyer bound and gagged by bandits on a Tuesday night. He freed himself, collapsed, and died. Police report $250 stolen.
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New York
Walter Heyer
Paris
Heyer
Ohio Floods Crest as Cold Weather Recedes
The Ohio River flood crest reached near 58 to 59 feet at Portsmouth and Cincinnati thresholds as bitter cold limited damage. About 250 rural families near Portsmouth would be sheltered by a 77 foot flood wall. refugees increased upstream. Crests also hit Marietta and Parkersburg before subsiding Tuesday.
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Portsmouth
Ohio River
Gallipolis
U. S. Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Marietta
Parkersburg
W. Va
Burr Oak Dam Closes Gates to Hold Back Floodwaters
Natural Resources Director A W Marion ordered the U S Army engineers to keep Burr Oak Dam gates closed as flood waters rise. The action is credited with protecting Glouster and other properties along Sun Day Creek and could reach a permanent pool before summer vacation if engineers approve.
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Natural Resources
A. W. Marion
Burr Oak Dam
Athens
Marion
U. S. Army
Glouster
Sunday Creek
Morgan
Athens County
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