Dixiecrats Open Plan to Fight Truman Across 15 States
In Birmingham today Southern Democrats formed a bloc to remove the Solid South from the regular ticket. They aim to defeat Truman by running anti Truman electors in 15 states including Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Kentucky Tennessee Florida North Carolina Virginia Oklahoma Maryland and possibly Missouri. Gov Fielding L Wright of Mississippi leads the effort after leaving the Democratic convention with his delegation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Philadelphia
Deep South
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Oklahoma
Maryland
Fielding L. Wright
Wright
Swank Modern Hotel Opens in Cincinnati Terrace Plaza
The Hotel Terrace Plaza in Cincinnati opened for a media preview with praise for its design, organization, and modern amenities. Built by Thomas Emery Sons Inc at about 12 million dollars, it features an eighth floor entrance lobby and beds that transform into lounges by day, with electricity as a keynote. The official opening is set for Monday.
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Cincinnati
Terrace Plaza
Thomas Emery Sons, Inc
Gubernatorial candidates to attend Hub Bard homecoming
Two gubernatorial candidates will attend the annual Hub Bard homecoming near Warren Ohio. Gov Thomas J Herbert and another candidate are slated to participate in the event. The appearance highlights the local political scene during July.
Big Steel Loses Fight Against Inflation Yet Grants Raises
The CIO United Steelworkers hailed a victory with pay raises for about 345,000 steel workers while US Steel says it lost its bid to curb inflation. Ford boosts salaried staff and faces a possible strike by 116,000 production workers. Republic Steel matches increases for 65,000 workers. Weirton and Portsmouth announce modest hikes. Armco weighs raises as contract nears expiry. overall average production wage rises to 1.68 dollars per hour. Fronting wage talks, unions seek larger gains and security.
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Associated Press
CIO United Steelworkers
US Steel
Cio-Usw
Ford Motor Co
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
U.S
Weirton Steel Co
Weirton
W. Va
Steubenville
Portsmouth Steel Corp
Portsmouth
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Ford
Cio-United Auto
Ohio Flying Farmers Open Annual Meeting
Ohio's Flying Farmers opened their annual meeting at Ohio State University airport in Columbus. State Sen. Roscoe Walcott, chair of the Ohio Postwar Planning Commission, was the featured first day speaker.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Roscoe Walcott
Ohio Postwar Planning Commission
Fighting Halts In Jerusalem Amid War Across Palestine
Arabs and Jews ceased firing in Jerusalem after a wild night of combat though fighting continued elsewhere in Palestine. UN deadline loomed at 4 AM as Bernadotte returned hopeful for a truce while Nazareth remained contested and Damascus reports cited air raids.
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Cairo
Jerusalem
Palestine
Arab Legion
United Nations
Nazareth
Damascus
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Bernadotte
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
Stolen Auto Recovered in Lancaster Street Find
Police report that an automobile owned by Joshua J. Tolliver at 162 Iron Street stolen from in front of his home early Thursday was found by Lancaster police parked on a Lancaster street. It was not damaged, authorities said.
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Joshua J. Tolliver
Iron Street
Lancaster
Lancaster Street
Logan
Nation Pays Final Homage to General Pershing
Washington observes three days of solemn rites for General John J. Pershing at Walter Reed Hospital. His casket lies in state in the Capitol rotunda for 24 hours before interment at Arlington National Cemetery. The rites are led by Major General Luther D. Miller, Army chief of chaplains.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Walter Reed Hospital
Army Medical Center
Thursdady Mornring
E.S.T
Capitol
Army
Third Infantry Regiment
Arlington National Cemetery
Luther D. Miller
Army Chaplains
John W
Hawes
Germany
Berlin
Italy
Confederation of Labor
Christian Democrats
Palmiro Togliatti
Socialist Party Sues For Place on Ohio Ballot
The Socialist Party filed a federal suit in Columbus challenging Ohio election laws aiming to block its place on the November presidential ballot. Plaintiffs include Norman Thomas and Tucker P. Smith with other party nominees, seeking injunctions against Secretary of State Hummel’s enforcement. A hearing date has not yet been set.
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Socialist Party
Ohio
Columbus
Socialist
Edward J. Hummel
Enforc
Henry A. Wallace
Hummel
Norman Thomas
New York
Tucker P. Smith
Highland Park
Mich
Keith Howard
Yellow Springs
Arthur Earnest Morgan
Mary Milgram Parker
Cleveland Heights
Ruth Sanderson Brackenridge
Euclid
John Sommerlatte
Lakewood
Yugoslavia
Cominform
Marshal Tito
Communist Information Bureau
Tito
Ana Pauker
Romania
Communist Party
Girl Injured as Auto Hits Tricycle in City
Fauma Lynn Matheny seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joshua Matheny of 445 East Hunter Street suffered a compound fracture of the left leg yesterday after a car driven by Carl Wahl of South Logan struck her tricycle. She was taken to Hocking Valley Hospital for treatment of the fracture and lacerations.
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Fauma Lynn Matheny
Joshua Matheny
East
Hunter Street
Carl Wahl
South Logan
Culver Street
Lancaster Company Gets Highway Job
The F. H. Brewer Co. of Lancaster has been awarded a contract by the state highway department to resurface a section of U S Route 33 north of Lancaster. The project covers from two miles north of Canal Winchester through the Canal Winchester village.
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F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
State Highway Department
Canal Winchester
Logan Soldier Part of Robot Plane Crew
Staff Sgt. Gerald B. Rheinscheld 23, of McArthur, served as aerial engineer aboard a four engined C-54 transport flying nonstop from Wilmington Ohio to Los Angeles California. The 10 man crew slept, read and played chess on the 2109 mile mission aboard the ship noted for its remote control feat.
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Logan
Wilmington
Los Angeles
Calif
Gerald B. Rheinscheld
Henry Rheinscheld
McArthur
Rheinscheld
Young Rheinscheld
Army Air Corps
Union Furnace High School
Atlantic
Truman cashiered Meyers for aiding false Senate testimony
Bennett E. Meyers a former Air Force purchasing officer and retired major general was cashiered by President Truman under wartime officer discipline. He has served four months in DC jail after a federal jury convicted him in March of pressuring Bleriot Lamarre to testify falsely to the Senate war investigating committee regarding the Aviation Electric Company of Dayton Ohio.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate
Truman
Air Force
Meyers
District of Columbia
Bleriot Lamarre
Senate War Investigating Committee
Aviation Electric Company of
Dayton
Two Fishermen Save 5 at Buckeye Lake
Two unnamed fishermen rescued five people from Buckeye Lake after their outboard motorboat capsized. Rescued were Virginia Wiedemeyer 42 William Ebert 22 Ed Cook 30 Virginia Farley and Vivian Wyse 38 all of Columbus.
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Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Virginia ‘Edemeyer
William Ebert
el Cook
Virginia Farley
Vivian Wyse
Slayer Dies in Electric Chair in Ohio Penitentiary
Elmer Curnutt, 21, part of a Cincinnati cafe robbery murder case, died in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair at 8 08 p m after a baptism and prayer service. He walked to the chair and prayed aloud before the first electric charge. his brother-in-law and uncle were involved in the case and prior appeals.
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Columbus
Elmer Curnutt
Cincinnati
Ohio
Itentiary
Oatas
Thomas Wilson
Curnutt
Seventh Day Adventist Church
B. P. Garnet
Robert R. Smith
Dayton
Ova Curnutt
Ohio Supreme Court
Polio Closes Nursery After Fatal Child Case
The Community Day Nursery in Zanesville Ohio closed for two weeks following the death of five year old Terry Smith a polio victim who attended the school.
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Zanesville, O
Community Day Nursery
Terry Smith
Giant Bombers To Join RAF For Maneuvers
The 60 B-29 Superfortress bombers arrive in Britain to stage joint maneuvers with the RAF while in England. Lt Gen Curtis E. Lemay directs the operation from Wiesbaden with plans for simulated bombing missions and possible landings at U S bases in Germany.
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RAF
Associated Press
Britain
America
Europe
Russia
U. S
Berlin
Daniel E. Hawes
England
Lemay
Wiesbaden
Germany
Murder Charge Placed in Viaduct Slaying of Patricia Jackson
Crazed man Harry Robertson faces a murder charge after Patricia Jackson eight years old was thrown from a 60 foot viaduct in Cincinnati. Robertson, a 33 year old WW II veteran, claimed radioactivity caused his act and cited voices as he was captured nearby by witnesses Edna Kidwell and others.
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Cincinnati
Gaunt
Harry Robertson
Patricia Jackson
Clem Merz
Merz
Virginia
Robertson
Downey
Ill
Richmond
John Theobald
Walter Backherms
Western Hills
John Jackson
Patricia
Logan Horse Show Draws Elite Entries Sunday
A large list of southeast Ohio horses will appear at the Logan show Sunday afternoon. Entries span Athens Wellston McArthur Chillicothe Columbus Lancaster Newark Jackson and Logan. William Alexander Columbus will judge with Ruth Athey Circleville as announcer replacing ill O E Brown Marietta. Jumping events open and close the program the first local show to feature jumpers. Proceeds aid Logan Jaycees civic projects to be announced later.
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Southeastern Ohio
Logan
Logan Riding and Driving Club
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Wellston
McArthur
Chillicothe
Columbus
Lancaster
Newark
Jackson
William Alexander
Ruth Athey
Circleville
O. E. Brown
Marietta
Logan Jaycees
Cyclist Injured In Collision On Route 33 Near Enterprise
Ray Carter of Haydenville was injured when his motorcycle struck the rear of Paul Heyde's car on U S Route 33 at Enterprise Hill. Carter suffered friction burns to both hands and was taken to Hocking Valley Hospital by Heyde for treatment.
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Ray Carter
Haydenville
Enterprise Hill
U.S. Route 33
Carter
Route
Paul Heyde
South Logan
Hocking Valley Hospital
Mr. Heyde
Bus Crash Injures 21 on Chicago South Side
A Greyhound bus and a truck collided on the far South Side of Chicago, injuring 21 people. None were seriously hurt, but many sustained burns while fleeing the burning vehicle.
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Chicago
Greyhound
Dalton Victory carries American war dead home
The Dalton Victory, en route to the United States, carried bodies of American war dead from the Philippines. It was the third ship to transport fallen U.S. servicemen from the Philippines.
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Manila
Dalton Victory
United States
Philippines
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