Change in Ohio Election Laws Is Due for Vote
Ohio lawmakers clashed over a Senate vetted bill to revamp election law aiming to correct past changes blamed for ballot losses in 1948. Proposals include counting ballots by voter intent, removing X marking rule, and stricter petition notarization for candidates and central committee members.
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Ohio
Columbus
Henry A. Wallace
House
Finance Committee
Senate House
FEPC
Senate OKs audit of $50 million state building program
The Senate adopted by 29 to 0 a resolution authorizing the state auditor to investigate the state’s $50 million building program. The measure goes to the House for action. Archaeologists note the bow and arrow were used by ancient peoples on every continent except Australia.
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Columbus
Senate
House For
Continent
Australia
Hogs and cattle prices steady at Columbus market report
Market notes from Columbus Ohio dated June 7 show hogs generally 25 lower with various weight brackets ranging from 18.50 to 21.50. Cattle are steady to good with grades from grass feds at 24.00 to 25.00 and beef cows 25.00 to 26.00. Calves, sheep, and lambs follow similar price ranges and at times higher demand for spring lambs.
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Columbus
Producers Livestock Cooperative Assn
Grains Open Lower on Chicago Board Trade
Chicago grains opened generally lower with September wheat down as much as 14 cents. July wheat traded around 1.85 34-54, July corn near 1.293, and oats weaker, with bid prices showing declines from yesterday's close.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Artillery Battery To Meet Wednesday
Regular meeting of Battery A 455th Field Artillery Battalion Army reserve unit will be held at 8 P M Wednesday in the Ohio Fuel Gas Co office. Members urged to attend. Several members expected for group school Sunday at Ft Hayes Columbus. Capt Fred W Blume commander.
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455Th Field Artillery Battalion
Army Reserve
The
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Fred W. Blume
Logan
Safety Commended At Rendville Mine
A federal coal mine inspection report praises the Rend-Mar Coal Company No 9 mine at Rendville for strong safety features and recent improvements. The 1 900 ton per day operation employs 195 men and has enhanced timbering ventilation dust control and electric safety measures with further recommendations on rock dusting alarms and protective gear.
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Rend-Mar Coal Company
Rendville
Bureau of Mines
Perry County
J. B. Vanity
Vanity
Three Teens Killed in Scooter Collision in Dayton Area
A scooter collision in Dayton killed 16 year old Maurice Richards Jr. and two companions Warren Lewis and Jerry Didier. The youths were struck by a car driven by 23 year old Harold Sowers from West Milton, following earlier fatalities in Englewood and Dayton.
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Dayton, O
Maurice Richards, Jr
Dayton
Warren Lewis
Jerry Didier
Englewood
Harold Sowers
West Milton
Retired Railroader Elliott McIntosh Dies
Elliott McIntosh 75 of 1040 Church Street died at 3 25 P M Monday in Athens after a long illness. A Zanesville native who lived in Columbus for years, he retired in 1940 after a 50 year railway career as a New York Central Railroad conductor. He belonged to Masonic orders in Newark and lived in Logan since 1942. Survived by wife Emma, son John Athens and brother John R McIntosh Philadelphia. Funeral at Leonard Funeral Home 2 P M Thursday with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Elliott McIntosh
Church Street
Athens
Zanesville
McIntosh
Columbus
New York Central Railroad
Newark
Logan
Emma McIntosh
John
John R. McIntosh
Philadelphia
Leonard Funeral Home
Oak Grove Cemetery
All materials for fine American handmade glass are U S sourced
The text states that all raw materials used in making fine American handmade glass are found in the United States. It emphasizes domestic sourcing of components for this craft.
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United States
Slowdown Blamed for Plant Layoffs in Herkimer Area
In Hemectady New York on June 7 the American Locomotive Company announced 1200 more layoffs due to a continued slow down by CIO steelworkers. The round of layoffs raises total idled workers since last Thursday to between 2300 and 2400 at the plant employing about 6000.
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Henectady
N. Y
American Locomotive Company
CIO
Artic Waters Show Low Salt Content Due to Freshwater Inflow
Arctic waters contain relatively low salinity because evaporation is limited and numerous rivers continually feed freshwater. The ongoing inflow dilutes seawater, reducing salt levels across coastal regions and open seas.
Rotary Club Names New Committees for Year 1949
Logan Rotary Club approved new committees for the year beginning July 1 and assigned programs for the rest of 1949. George E. Carr was named delegate and Claude Chrisman as alternate to the national Rotary convention in New York City.
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Logan Rotary Club
George E. Carr
Claude Chrisman
New York City
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