Logan man freed in Huntington court on 1947 burglaries
Alfred J. White 46 of Logan was acquitted in Huntington West Virginia court of two burglaries from 1947 after the state's key witness refused to testify. The jury found him not guilty in the B and B Food Market break in, and the Montgomery Ward case was nol pressed. Judge directed verdict and White walked free with his wife.
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Alfred J
al) White
Logan
Huntington
W. Va
Cabell County
Edward H. Greene
Common Pleas Court
Switzer Bias
White
B. and B. Food Market
Montgomery Ward and Co
Food Market
Greene
Montgomery Ward
Nolle
Bias
B. and B
West Virginia
Moundsville
Ohio
Clifford Hopkins
Wilbur Stout
S. B. Whitehart
First 1950 Wheat Reaches Logan Mill in Fair Shape
The first 1950 wheat arrived at Keynes Bros. mill in Logan. Robert Keynes says the crop is in fair shape despite Hessian fly in some fields. Irvin Risch delivered the first local wheat. moisture runs 12 to 14 percent with test weight 57 to 58 pounds per bushel. Weather delayed Hocking County harvest, affecting market timing and prices.
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Keynes Bros
Logan
Robert Keynes
Irvin Risch
Ball Schoolhouse
Mr. Keynes
Hocking County
Ohio
Bread Prices Rise at Two Downtown Bakeries
Bread prices increased by one cent per loaf at two Youngstown bakeries. Ward Baking Co. raised the 20 ounce loaf to 17 cents while Schwebel Baking Co. lifted 16 ounce loaves to 15 cents and 18 ounce loaves to 16 cents.
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Youngstown, O
Ward Baking Co
Schwebel Baking Co
Ohio Population Grows 14 Percent in Ten Years
Ohio's population rose 14.3 percent to 7,901,791 in ten years, but Gov. Frank Lausche warned of depopulation in 18 counties, 16 in the southeast. He urged action to restore lumber lands and improve strip mine laws to stop further migration to industrial areas.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Adams
Athens
Belmont
Gallia
Guernsey
Harrison
Henry
Hocking
Jefferson
Meigs
Monroe
Morgan
Noble
Paulding
Perry
Pike
Scioto
Vinton
Slaybaugh
Machinery Ready For First Recruits Draft
Washington July 11 draft machinery to supply about 20 000 recruits was in motion as military leaders sought ships to deploy trained troops for defending Southern Korea against communists. Induction centers may be unnecessary unless enrollment volume surges. Four training divisions remain deployed near major population centers Fort Ord Fort Dix Fort Riley and Fort Knox. Maj Gen Hershey said it would take about 60 days to reactivate selective service before recruits can be turned into soldiers.
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Washington
Korea
Fort Ord
Calif
Ninth Infantry
Fort Dix
N. J
Tenth Infantry
Fort Riley
Kans
Fort Knox
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Army
District of Columbia
Hershey
Defense Department
Truman
100 GIs Account For 1 000 Reds
New York dispatch reports from the front describe battle weary survivors of the lost battalion in South Korea facing overwhelming odds near Suwon. A third of 32 treated by an Army medical unit suffered battle fatigue after being cut off by communist armor and spearheads. Lt. James L. Glawson of Godley Texas says they fought against odds better than 15 to one but ran out of ammunition facing tanks.
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New York
South Korea
War Front
New York Times
Richard J. H. Johnston
Suwon
James L. Glawson
Godley, Tex
Glawson
Europe
Report: 18 GIs Killed by North Korean Captors
An American base in South Korea reports 18 U S soldiers bound and slain by North Korean captors. Witnesses describe bindings and gunshot wounds in front line areas as U N forces vow to enforce civilized warfare rules.
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South Korea
U.S
U. S
North Korean Push Drives Han American Defenders Back
North Korean forces unleashed a massive assault near the Kum River in South Korea with about 80 Russian made tanks and strong infantry. U.S. troops withdrew to prepared positions after heavy fighting around Chonui and Chochiwon as MacArthur approved efforts to stabilize the front.
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Tokyo
Kum River
South Korea
Chonui
Chochiwon
Kum
Taejon
U.S
MacArthur
Russians to Attend Atomic Power Talks
Three Russian scientists have visas to visit Britain this week to hear Western specialists discuss atomic energy. Led by W. A. Colb ston, they will join the World Power Conference attended by 1 600 delegates from about 50 nations.
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London
Britain
W. A. Colbston
Ohioans among wounded in Defense Department report
Two Ohioans are listed as wounded in the Defense Department casualty report released yesterday. Sgt. First Class Thomas N. Corn, son of Mrs. Cora K. Corn of Avon Route 1, and Pfc. Richard E. Phillips, son of Charles E. Phillips of Lima, are named.
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Washington
Defense Department
Thomas N. Corn
Cora K. Corn
Route 1
Avon
Richard E. Phillips
Charles E. Phillips
Lima
Ohioan Dies in Korea Crash Leaves Last Letter
Pvt. Edward Peska of Cleveland wrote family not to worry as his plane headed to a South Korean airfield. The aircraft crashed with all aboard killed, making him the first Cleveland soldier to die in the Korean conflict after 32 months in Europe.
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Korea
Cleveland
Edward Peska
Tokyo
South Korea
Peska
Lima drives for 50,000 census mark with unofficial drive
In Lima Ohio a civic campaign organized an unofficial census booth in Public Square for 12 days to register uncounted residents for 1950. Over 900 registrations were collected including a figure dubbed Mr 50 000. Officials plan name by name reviews with the federal census to decide if a secondary count is needed.
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Lima
Association of Commerce
Association
Grover C. McDaniel
Washington
A. Ross Eckler
U.S. Bureau of Census
Eckler
Ohio
Chillicothe
Ross County
Mingo Junction
Jefferson County
House kills FSA plan with Truman health department proposal
Washington July 11 Congress votes 249 to 71 to veto transferring all Federal Security Agency agencies to a new department of health education and security. Rep Walter E Brehm voted with the majority amid opposition to socialized medicine and Oscar Ewing leading the FSA.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Department of Health, Education and Security
Oscar Ewing
House
Federal Security Agency
FSA
Social Security Administration
Office of Education
The
Public Health Service
Ewing
Walter E. Brehm
Ghio
Family Quarrel Ends in Double Slaying at The Plains
In The Plains area near Athens Ohio a family quarrel led to a double killing. Martin Hunter, 49, shot his estranged wife, 32, with a shotgun after a chase, then killed himself. Coroner Dr. John H. Elias ruled murder followed by self-inflicted death. Mrs Hunter had been seeking a divorce.
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Athens
the Plains
John H. Elias
Martin Hunter
Two Fishermen Fined For Book Limit Violation
Fremont Ohio July 11 Mayor Harold Whitcomb fines Edwin Hartz of Shelby and William Lantzer of Marion twenty five dollars each for violating a state law restricting trot line books to fifty.
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Fremont, O
Harold Whitcomb
Edwin Hartz
Shelby
William Lantzer
Marion
Quake Toll Rises 270 in Colombia Coffee Region
Colombia sped relief today to the rich coffee growing section 230 miles northeast of here where 270 persons were killed and 40 000 left homeless in devastating earthquakes Sunday.
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Bogata
Colombia
Here
Korean War at a Glance
Front news shows Communist tanks breaking American lines with red troops pushing south on the east flank. Air war support disrupts enemy units with 39 tanks and other vehicles destroyed in 315 Monday flights. B 29s pound targets behind lines as jet fighters appear. U.S. lawmakers predict a 100000 man force increase and immediate draft mobilization. Cairo reports Egypt backs UN denunciation of North Korea but withholds approval of force. Moscow denounces UN flag use and unified UN command in Korea.
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Washington
Defense Department
U. S
Korea
Pyongyang
Umsong
Chungju
South Korea
Red
Pyongtaek
Incon
Suwon
Chinchon
MacArthur
Cochiwon
Chonul
Taejon
Chongan
Utchin
Pusan
Fifth Air Force
Associated Press
U.S
Cairo
Egypt
North Korea
Security Council
Moscow
Burial field for fallen GIs in Korea described
In a broad Korean soybean field a temporary graveyard holds newly buried American soldiers. Unmarked graves lie beside crosses and dog tags detail names and faiths while distant city life and a church spire frame the quiet graves. The scene recalls a brutal war's toll.
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South Korea
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Farm Bureau
D. C. Gates
Joinerville
Tex
William R. Moore
Gates
Moore
Donald Duerk
Long Island
N. Y
Pfe
Jack Higdom
Owensboro
Donald Odle
Portsmouth
Pfc
Arthur Allyn
Fort Meyer
United Nations
Umsong-Chongju Area
Edward Sheese
Terre Haute, Ind
Brehm
Broad Plain
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