Bus Strike Averted In Columbus As Talks Continue
In Columbus a bus strike was averted after CIO Transport Workers Union leaders prevented immediate action. Truck and freight handlers voted to strike 12 12 1/2 cent an hour wage hike demand threatening freight shipments. talks with Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. continue.
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Columbus
CIO Transport Workers Union
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
AFL Teamsters’ Union
Injuries Fatal to Cliff Walker
Delbert C. Cliff Walker 74 of Columbus, formerly Logan, died at 12 15 AM in Lancaster Hospital from injuries suffered Saturday in a head on collision one mile south of Carroll on US Route 33 Albert Nelson 42 of Chicago Illinois was the other driver Walker who moved to Columbus last year was en route to Logan to attend Vernon Watts funeral services He had taught in rural schools 16 years prior to moving to Logan 30 years earlier and worked as a clerk painter and paperhanger He is survived by his wife Anna and sister Nettie DeBolt Funeral arrangements are by Heinlein and burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call after 4 PM Tuesday
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Delbert C
Cliff) Walker
Columbus
Logan
Lancaster Hospital
Carroll
Walker
Vernon Watts
Albert Nelson
Chicago
Gibisonville
Logan Methodist Church
Anna Walker
Nettie DeBolt
Heinlein
Oak Grove Cemetery
Drought Persists Despite Weekend Showers
Weekend showers totaled at most a quarter inch and failed to break the drought gripping the county for two weeks. A brief shower followed by a temperature of 86 degrees occurred after 1 P M today. More showers and cooler weather are forecast for Tuesday.
Counterfeit $10 Bills Passed In Several Stores
U S Secret Service officials in Cincinnati say at least 15 counterfeit ten dollar notes were passed Saturday in several ten cent stores.
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Cincinnati
U.S. Secret Service
Barker Sues Parkersburg Excavating Over Damaged Land
James H. Barker of Logan files a damage suit against Parkersburg Excavating Co. of Parkersburg W Va seeking 200 plus costs. He alleges the firm removed soil during dam work at Lake Logan but failed to restore the land in proper condition. An attachment was issued on a company carry-all valued at 4000.
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James H. Barker
Logan
Parkersburg Excavating Co
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lake Logan
Barker
Clerk of Courts
Shotgun Blast Misses Union Organizer in Marion
Thomas S. Mitchell, 30, director of a 67 day old strike against Ohio Associated Telephone Co., was shot at through a hospital window but not hit. Police found no clues as pellets lodged in his pillow and ceiling splatter, with the attacker likely on a terrace outside.
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Marion
Thomas S. Mitchell
Mitchell
Ohio Associated Telephone Co
Marion City Hospital
James Harbarger Rites Held Today
Funeral services were held at 2 PM at Leonard Funeral Home for James L Harbarger 71 who died Thursday at his home. Dr R B Wilson officiated and burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery with pallbearers Fred Conkle Joe Hall Oscar Bartholomew Charles Chidester James Hollenbaugh and John Bownes Jr participating.
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Leonard Funeral Home
James L. Harbarger
R. B. Wilson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Fred Conkle
Joe Hall
Oscar Bartholomew
Charles Chidester
James Hollenbaugh
John Bownes, Jr
Million Dollar Salaries Fade For Top Corporate Echelon
Treasury records show only a handful ever earned a million annually and none since mid 1944. In 1947 top earner was Charles P. Skouras at National Theatres and Fox West Coast with about 810 thousand before taxes, followed by figures including Vincent Riggio and Preston Sturges in the high six figures. Betty Grable led women with about 208 thousand, down from the prior year.
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Washington
Treasury
Leo McCarey
America
Betty Grable
Miss Grable
Charles P. Skouras
National Theatres Amusement Co., Inc
Fox West Coast Agency Corp
Skouras
Death by own action of James Fox at West Hunter Street
James Fox 41 committed suicide at his apartment behind Nick's Wine Shop on West Hunter Street Saturday at 9 45 PM county officers said today The coroner ruled death by own action He was found in bed after shooting himself in the head Friends noted prior threats and recent gun purchase He is survived by two brothers in Logan and two sisters in California and Akron Services were held at 2 PM today at Roberts Funeral Home Pallbearers included Arthur Ewart Jesse Columber Henry J Acker John Buchanan William Rafferty and W E Courtney Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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James Fox
Nick
Hunter Street
C. F. Shonk
Mr. Fox
Fox
Charles
Leo
Logan
Mary Sharp
California
Mark DeWart
Akron
Roberts
Arthur Ewart
Jesse Columber
Henry J. Acker
John Buchanan
William Rafferty
W. E. Courtney
Oak Grove Cemetery
Brief Illness Fatal To 3 Year Old Girl
Ruth Ann Wahl three year old daughter of Clyde and Mrs Wahl of New Straitsville Route 1 died Saturday evening after a brief illness at Hocking Valley Hospital. She is survived by her parents a brother Albert Lee Wahl and her grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Wahl and Mr and Mrs Roland Carpenter. Funeral services will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church Tuesday at 1 PM with Rev Lawrence Sprankle officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery by Leonard Funeral Service.
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Ruth Ann Wahl
Clyde Wahl
New Straitsville
Hocking Valley Hospital
Albert Lee Wahl
Albert Wahl
Roland
Carpenter
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Lawrence Sprankle
Leonard
Crash Kills Farmer Near Lancaster Ohio
Russell W. McDonald a 23 year old farmer from Rushville was killed when his automobile crashed through a guard rail on Route 22 seven miles east of Lancaster. The accident occurred last night and the victim was identified locally.
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Lancaster, O
Russell W. McDonald
Rushville
Route 22
Lancaster
Juvenile Court Trial Asked for Grover Rawlins
Athens Ohio June 13 Attorney Hal H Rowland asked a three judge court to try Grover E Rawlins 18 on a first degree murder charge in adult court or release to juvenile court The motion followed his turning 18 days after the January 6 killing of Eleanor Gif ford 52 an Episcopal church worker Prosecutor F Vincent Martin argued the code requires adult trial for a juvenile who commits a felony Forty witnesses were called Dodds 20 will be tried later Rawlins from New Straitsville enlisted January 22 and was arrested at Fort Knox The victim organized Sunday School classes in the area and was killed in a home robbery at claw hammer point
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Athens
Hal H. Rowland
Grover E. Rawlins
Rowland
Rawlins
Eleanor E. Gifford
Episcopal Church
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
Arthur L. Hooper
Steubenville
Earl D. Parker
Waverly
F. Vincent Martin
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Harry Dodds
Dodds
New Straitsville
George Bateman
Ft. Knox
Army Criminal Identification Department
Jean Tucker
Kathleen Carrier
Arthur L. Tucker
Virginia Pennington
Tommy Leese
Columbus
Dana Robinson
Florence
Vivian Burkhart
Marian Hillyer
Alice Thompson
Poston
Tom Wagner
London Prison Farm
John H. Elias
Athens County
Frank Joyce
J. B. Grogan
Sydney J. Browne
Ralph W. E. Terrell
Logan
Pearl Arnold
Carbondale
John Webb
New Marshfield
Ruth Wilsey
William J. Williams
Owen Wallace
William Bell
William J. Davis
Charles Donley
Charles Webb
Mary Morgan
Helen Sayer
Paul Webb
Ernest Wilson
Lloyd Angle
Jack Kemper
Phyllis A. LeVelle
Dorothy Terrill
Nita Spalding
Markets at a glance show mixed grains and weak stocks
Wheat and corn prices fall amid rains and weak demand while oats slip on muted demand. Hogs trade unevenly with gains and losses up to 50 cents. Stocks push toward a five year low as bonds and rails face pressure.
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Mid-West
Condon Demands Apology From FBI Chief Hoover
Dr Edward A Condon demands an apology from J Edgar Hoover after secret FBI reports referenced in JudiCon Jon Conlon trial. Condon cites his wife being named in a report and vows further action while Hoover remains silent.
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Condon
FBI
Hoover
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Judith Conlon
Censonase
Young Auto Thief Enters Reformatory
A 17 year old Ravenna youth convicted in juvenile court was sent to Mansfield Reformatory today by Sheriff A J Waldron. The youth received an indeterminate term from Judge Rhea Bangert.
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Ravenna
Mansfield Reformatory
A. J. Waldron
Rhea Bangert
Senate approves Gordon Gray for Army secretary
In Washington the Senate unanimously confirms Gordon Gray as secretary of the Army. In Athens Ohio John La Courte, 50, pleads not guilty to a first degree murder charge for the shooting of his former housekeeper Anna McClelland Lewis, 36, at a Glouster restaurant. Lewis died after four bullet wounds.
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Athens
John la Courte
la Courte
Anna McClelland Lewis
Lewis
Mrs Anna Reynolds Dies in Michigan
Anna Mae Reynolds 44 wife of Willard Reynolds and former Logan resident died at City General Hospital Grand Rapids Michigan after six weeks as a patient. Survived by husband two sons Frank and Charles three brothers Carl Pearl Harry and four sisters. Body to return to Logan for funeral Thursday at 3 30 P M at Logan Church of the Nazarene with burial in Shaw Cemetery by Leonard Funeral Service.
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Anna Mae Reynolds
Willard Reynolds
Logan
City General Hospital
Grand Rapids
Mich
Reynolds
Sparta
Cecil Shultz
Frank
Charles
Carl
Pearl
Logan Rfc
Harry
Corwin Gardner
Marie Johnson
Charles Westenbarger
Logan Rfd
Charles’ Ringhis
Miners Walk Off Jobs Across Hocking Field
About 2 500 to 3 000 union miners heeded John L. Lewis and halted work for a week in the Hocking field and nationwide. Units report no mines active today as the UMW negotiates a new contract amid a planned rotation and vacation schedule with pay.
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Hocking
John L. Lewis
David Christian
Carbon Hill
District 6
United Mine Workers
UMW
U.S
Lewis
Bluefield
W. Va
Vehicle Collision on Route 33 Injures Three in Haydenville
A Saturday accident on Route 33 in Haydenville left Marie Faye Whitman 21 of Akron and two passengers with minor bruises after her car collided with a truck driven by Wilbur Lightfoot Sr. of Haydenville. The car crashed into a tree as Lightfoot turned left. damage to the car was extensive while the truck sustained slight damage.
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Haydenville
Sheriff's
Marie Faye Whitman
Akron
Wilbur Lightfoot
Lightfoot
Rosemary Whitman
Joan Morrison
Columbus Mayor Seeks Loyalty and Non Communist Oaths
Columbus Mayor James A. Rhodes proposes two measures to city workers and state public employees. He plans to introduce resolutions directing the drafting of a non communist affidavit as a condition of employment and to back a loyalty oath bill before the legislature. Rhodes says the Republican council will likely approve promptly.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
all-Republican Council
Cleveland
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Cliff Walker
J. H. Barker Sues Construction Firm
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Victor Reuther
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William E. Marks
James Harbarger
Vincent Riggio
American Tobacco Company
Preston Sturges
Twentieth Century- Fox Film Corp
E. H. Little
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co
A. A. Somerville
R. T. Vanderbilt Co
Seton Porter
National Distillers Products Corp
William Randolph Hearst
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Theodore Seltzer
Bengue, Inc
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel
G. A. Bryant
the Austin Co
Grover Rawlins
Edward A. Condon
Federal Bureau of Standards
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