No Indictment Is Returned by Perry Jurors
A Perry County grand jury did not indict Joseph L. Smith 51 alias Joseph Lee Burke Cleveland in a $40,000 New Straitsville robbery case due to insufficient evidence. Smith, held on a $50,000 bond, pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering an inhabited dwelling. The case involved a rifle theft at the Slatzer home and a gun battle with Marshal Donley. Slatzer declined to prosecute. Prosector Ferguson said Smith was moved for safekeeping after arraignment and that Newark jail was involved.
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New Straitsville
Perry County
Daily News
John C. Furguson
Oseph L. Smith
Joseph Lee Burke
Cleveland
Smith
Marshal Donley
Furguson
Slatzer
New Lexington
Newark, O
Double Parking Ban Near Fire Dept on Mulberry Street
Mayor W D Weltner and Chief Sol Ellinger warned motorists not to double park on South Mulberry Street between East Main and the first alley. Signs will mark the restricted area and tickets will be issued by city police. Wait for Light signs will be painted at pedestrian crossings to improve safety.
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W. Denzil Weltner
Sol Ellinger
Per Diem Pay Hit by Mechem in Senate Battle
In Columbus on June 12 Senator C Stanley Mechem opposed adding seven dollars per day to lawmakers pay for sessions alongside a raise from two to three thousand dollars annually. The Senate rejected the per diem amendment 18 to 14 but approved the salary increases 24 to 9 for lawmakers. The House must act. The Senate also approved emergency pay boosts for appointive state officials by one third and general raises for state employees of eight and one third percent as part of the appropriations measure. The House had earlier backed the latter. The House also moved to raise base salaries for county officials by thirty percent, excluding coroners, to take effect after the next election.
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Columbus
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Senate
General Assembly
Mechem
House
Logan youths warned against sneaking swims at closed pool
City officials warn Logan youngsters not to swim at the closed Logan swimming pool before the summer season. They stress unsupervised swimming is dangerous and illegal with trespassing charges possible. Five youths ordered to appear before Mayor W D Weitner at 7 PM after last night’s pool intrusion.
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Logan
W. Denzil Weitner
Un-American Activities Prober Receives Threatening Letter
Rep. J Parnell Thomas chair of the House committee reports he received a death threat and has turned the note over to the FBI. The three page handwritten letter warned him of death in June and fellow member Rep Rankin of death in July. Det Captain Davenport says two infant deaths at City Hospital appear accidental after police review and a secret conference with three women aimed to clarify details.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
RNJ
House un-American Activities Committee
FBI
Thomas
Rep. Rankin
D-Miss
Massillon
Clifford Davenport
City Hospital
Associated Press
Davenport
Stanley W. Switter
China May Stiffen Russian Policy
A brief border clash from Outer Mongolia prompted China to demand a tougher stance toward Russia. Beijing accused Moscow of partial blame for the incursion into Sinkiang and ordered its Moscow ambassador to lodge protests with both the Soviet government and Outer Mongolia.
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China
Nanking
Outer Mongolia
Russia
Sinkiang
Moscow
Deputy Resigns as Gamble Probe Grows
Chief Deputy Elmer Poff resigned without explanation as Licking County continues its organized gambling probe. Six men were arrested in latest raids, fined $50 and costs, given suspended 10 day sentences, and placed on two years probation by Municipal Judge Harvey J. Alexander.
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Newark
Elmer Poff
Roe Francis
Licking County
Harvey J. Alexander
Sugar Rationing Ends as Price Controls Remain
Washington reports sugar rationing ends for home, restaurant, and hotel use at midnight after five years of coupon controls. Industrial sugar rationing and price controls persist until October 31. Secretary Anderson acted to release sugar supplies ahead of a Congress vote, noting no return to controls is desired.
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Anderson
Congress
House
Pushbutton Plane Completes Record Nonstop Flight
The pushbutton aircraft passed its biggest test as pilot replacement on a 2000 mile nonstop flight from Long Beach to Wilmington. The 10 man crew did not touch the controls as the C 54 transport completed the journey in 8 hours 46 minutes. Army spokesmen called it the longest non stop flight of its kind.
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Wilmington
Long Beach
Calif
Army Air Forces
Army
Defense calls former Senator Mead in May Garsson trial
Justice Schweinhaut granted the defense permission to call ex senator James M. Mead as a witness in the May Garsson war fraud trial. Mead, former chairman of the Senate war investigating committee, is accused of withholding evidence that could help the defendants.
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Washington
Henry A. Schweinhaut
James M. Mead
Mead
Justice Department
Senate War Investigating Committee
Andrew J. May
Henry and
Murray Garsson
President Turns Tourist for Day
President Truman wrapped up his Canadian visit with a rare holiday from official duties. He prepared to return to Washington to tackle lab or and tax cut legislation, as Ottawa notes his leisure stop before resuming duties.
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Ottawa
Ont
Truman
Canada
Washington
Moonshiners Fined In Federal Plea Deal Near Ironton
Herschel Pancake Jr and James Littlejohn of Rural Route 1 Ironton pleaded guilty to possessing an illicit still mash and liquor. A federal judge sentenced each to a suspended two year term and 500 dollar fine.
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Cincinnati
Herschel Pancake, Jr
James Littlejohn
Ironton
Lake Unlikely 47-Rider Lake Dedication Near London Ohio
Ohio announces construction of headwater Lake Madison near London Madison County with a $60,000, hundred-acre lake dedication ceremony led by Gov. Thomas J. Herbert and officials. Four more lakes, budgets from $30,000 to $100,000, are planned for Adams Perry Brown Morgan counties this year as part of headwater program.
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Columbus
Ohio
Deer Creek
Madison County
Thomas J. Herbert
H. A. Rider
David C. Bradfute
Xenia
London
Lake Madison
Thomas Wood
E. P. Spearmaker
Ulerick Bauerle
Maddison Fish and Game Association
Rider
Adams County
West Union
New Lexington
Perry County
State Highway Department
Sterlin Run
Mount Crab
Brown County
McConnelsville
Morgan County
Bulgarian Assembly Expels Anti Reds
SOFIA June 12 The Bulgaria grand national assembly expelled 23 Petkov Agrarian Party lawmakers who opposed the Communist Fatherland Front bloc. The body said they resigned. the 23 denied resigning in a final statement to Parliament. Nikola Petkov, party general secretary, is jailed on charges of plotting against the state.
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Bulgaria
Grand National Assembly
Petkov Agrarian Party
Fatherland Front Bloc
Nikola Petkov
Meat Prices Rise Driven by Strong Demand Says Report
Chicago crowds push beef up to a record 26 per hundred pounds as cattle and hog prices surge. Industry leaders blame consumer demand while packers cite market dynamics. butchers in Newark threaten to close shops amid rising retail meat costs. Agriculture Department notes a 46 percent year over year production increase.
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Department of Agriculture
Newark
N. J
Agriculture Department
U S Weather Pattern Ranges from Snow to Heat Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a varied weather day with spring snow in Denver’s 75 year record, six inches in Lander and five in Cheyenne, heavy rain in the Midwest amid ongoing floods, showers in Nebraska Kansas Iowa and Missouri, and heat in the East with Richmond hitting 97 and New York 95. The midwest brace for rising temps as rivers stay high.
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Midwest
Denver
Colo
Lander
Wyo
Cheyenne
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Richmond
New York
Deep South
Cincinnati Fire Destroys Factory and Rail Yard
A June 12 blaze in Cincinnati gut a two story factory, spread to the street railway barns burning nine cars. Firemen, aided by 29 companies, controlled the fire in four hours. Five firefighters were injured, a policeman was hurt, and nearby tenement houses were endangered as the blaze threatened the west end industrial area.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Street Railway
West End
Samuel E Krinn 72 Dies at Walnut Valley Farm
Samuel Elmer Krinn a 72 year old Hocking County farmer died yesterday at his farm home in Walnut Valley Falls Township after a 12 year illness. He lived on the same farm all his life and belonged to New Zion Methodist Church. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Friday at Logan First Methodist Church with Rev Amos Hoover officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. The body is at the residence for friends to call until the service. Survivors include his widow Rose two sons Merritt Columbus and Kenley at home a daughter Mrs Carl Evans Logan one brother Irvin and four sisters Miss Caroline Ervin Mrs Irene Porter Mrs Tena Mathias and Mrs Della Phillips.
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Samuel Elmer Krinn
Hocking County
Walnut Valley
Falls Township
Frederick Krinn
Elizabeth Blum Krinn
Krinn
New Zion Methodist Church
Logan First Methodist Church
Amos Hoover
Oak Grove
Heinlein
Rose
Merritt
Columbus
Kenley
Carl Evans
Logan
Irvin
Caroline Ervin
Irene Porter
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Tena Mathias
Della Phillips
Swimmer Drowns in Grandview Quarry At Columbus
Carl Parratt aged 21, a father, drowned at Grandview quarry in Columbus after slipping from an inflated inner tube while playfully ducking Jack Bennett, 15. The incident occurred yesterday and is being investigated.
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Columbus
Carl Parratt
Grandview
Jack Bennett
Governor Seeks Flexible Path on Labor Bills
Governor Thomas J. Herbert said he would not close the door on labor legislation and might call a special session if needed. He noted uncertainty over federal labor bills and emphasized delaying general measures until the federal program is clearer while supporting the Ferguson public employee strikes ban.
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Columbus
Thormas J. Herbert
Veach
van Aken
Senate
Herbert
Congress
Truman
Gov
Ferguson
House
Death ruled suicide in Apple Creek drowning case
Coroner L A Adair ruled that Elsie Puckett aged 57 of Wadsworth took her own life by drowning in Apple Creek. The body was recovered yesterday.
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Wooster
L. A. Adair
Elsie Puckett
Wadsworth
Apple Creek
Miss Puckett
Absent Minded Traveler Mislays 19000 in Cincinnati
Nat Weiner, 45, Miami hotel manager, had $19,000 in bills in a brown overnight bag left in Cincinnati airport restaurant. Betty Baker found the bag and handed it to the restaurant manager, who gave it to the FBI. Weiner must return to Cincinnati to reclaim his life savings after misplacing it before a Delta flight to Atlanta.
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Greater Cincinnati
Nat Weiner
Miami
Fla
Tropics
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Weiner
Delta
Atlanta
Betty Baker
Martin W. Hess
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Boone County
Kentucky
Newport
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