Ex convict admits killing Columbus trucker in shallow grave
Cecil D. Martin 33 confessed to beating Theodore B. White 58 to death and burying him near Ashville Ohio. White had been missing ten days. Also detained: Betty Arnett 21 and her 15 year old daughter. Police seek more witnesses in the slaying case.
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Columbus
Theodore B. White
Ashville
Glenn C. Hoffman
Cecil B. Martin
Columbus, O
Little Walnut Creek
White
Cecil D. Martin
Betty Arnett
Martin
Bright Red Hair Saves Youngster From Drowning
Seven year old Glenn Hatcher, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hatcher, owes his rescue to his bright red hair. He was swimming in Muskingum College lake in New Concord Ohio yesterday and ventured beyond his depth. Mrs William Costello and her daughter Ann sprang into the six foot water and brought him to the bank.
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New Concord
Glenn Hatcher
Thomas Hatcher
Muskingum College Lake
William Costello
Ironton
State Auditor’s Office
Ann
Nevius Freed After Bribery Conviction
Jerome A. Nevius former Clark County prosecutor was released from Ohio Penitentiary after serving two years for bribery. He left about 6 30 A M and had been convicted on three bribery counts with concurrent sentences. The parole board recommended release and he was praised as a model prisoner by the prison commission.
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Columbus
Jerome A. Nevius
Clark County
Ohio Penitentiary
Nevius
Ralph W. Alvis
Joseph Parisi
Ralph Schear
Dayton
Ohio Supreme Court
Nevins
Parisi
Schear
Hearing Scheduled For Ousted Guard
The civil service commission will hold a June 29 hearing at the Madison County courthouse in London on Gus S. Sargent’s appeal from his discharge as guard at London Prison Farm. Sargent was dismissed April 9 on charges of incompetence.
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Columbus
Civil Service Commission
Gus S. Sargent
London
Madison County
Sargent
Markets At A Glance Wheat Firms Amid Lower Oklahoma Yields
Wheat firm as Oklahoma yields come in below expectations. Corn steady with wheat strength. Oats steady with light trade. Hogs generally steady with a high of 21.25. Cattle steady to one dollar lower, top 28.50. Stocks higher led by steels and motors. Bonds higher with selective demand for rails.
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Oklahoma
Waitkus Shot By Woman In Chicago Hotel Room
Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Eddie Waitkus was shot in the chest by 19 year old Ruth Ann Steinhagen of Chicago in the Edgewater Beach Hotel. She claimed she did it after inviting him to her room and said she regretted the act. She was held without charge as police investigated motives and a note was found in Waitkus room.
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Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Ruth Ann Steinhagen
Boston
John T. Warren
Edgewater Beach
Warren
Waitkus
Phillies
Ruth Ann Burns
Free water to six months for Martins Ferry residents
Martins Ferry council votes to supply city water free to about 6,000 domestic customers for six months due to a $260,000 surplus in the municipal water system. The decision affects home users and eliminates bills during the period.
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Martins Ferry
Coal Coordinator Plan Investigation Ordered
The Senate banking committee approved a probe into a proposal to appoint a coordinator or chief negotiator for much of northern coal. Senator Robertson said operators fear a czar would yield monopolistic control, while George Love of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal notes many producers support a negotiator with the UMW.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Robertson
D-Va
George Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Motorist Injured As Auto Overturns Near Logan
Norman L. Bay 21 of McArthur drove south on Route 75 toward Scotts Creek Falls and failed to negotiate the curve. The car rolled about three times, landed in shallow creek water, and Bay suffered possible internal injuries. Roy Waldron 21 of McArthur was uninjured. Bay was taken to Hunting Valley Hospital for treatment.
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Norman L. Bay
McArthur
Scotts Creek Falls
Logan
A. J. Waldron
Bay
Hocking Valley Hospital
Jack Wilkins
Henrietta Avenue
Hummel Named Relief Director in Hocking County
Ray Hummel of 645 East Main Street began duties as Hocking County relief director this morning. He replaces Mrs. Margaret Webb who has led the relief administration since August 1948. The appointment was made by county commissioners last Thursday. Webb returns as investigator and Virginia McGhee remains secretary.
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Ray Hummel
East Main Street
Hocking County
Hummel
Margaret Webb
Relief Administration
Webb
Relief Department
Virginia McGhee
Senate Adds Taft Hartley Provision to Labor Bill
Washington June 15 The Senate approved a Taft Hartley style amendment to Truman’s labor bill by requiring unions to bargain with employers. The voice vote solidified an unfair labor practice rule against refusing to bargain in good faith by either side.
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Washington
Senate
House panel blocks bill to raise minimum wage
Washington June 15 the House labor committee refused to approve a bill to raise the national minimum wage from 40 cents an hour to 75. The vote halted the proposal and left the wage issue unresolved for now.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Inspection Tour Of Clay Plants Slated Friday
Approximately 160 members of the Ohio Ceramic Industries Association will meet in Logan for tours of Hocking County clay plants. Attendees will visit the Hocking Valley Brick Co. Diamond plant with a continuous tunnel kiln, Logan Pottery Co., National Fireproofing Co. at Haydenville, and Logan Clay Products Co. A 12:30 lunch, 6 cocktail hour, and 7 dinner are planned with top company officials in attendance.
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Ohio Ceramic Industries Association
Logan
Logan Clay Products Co
Ohio
Hocking County
Hocking Hills Country Club
Logan Clay Recreation Hall
Hocking Valley Brick Co
The
Diamond
United States
Logan Pottery Co
National Fireproofing Co
Haydenville
Edwin Davis
Columbus
Roy Shipley
Pittsburgh
District Manager Named for Ohio BUC District
Frank J. Collopy announces Russell W. Poole 33 named district manager for BUC offices in Portsmouth Ironton West Union Hillsboro Waverly Jackson Gallipolis Chillicothe Washington D H Circleville Lancaster and Logan He leaves West Union to take the post and will base at West Union temporarily Poole is one of nine district managers in the state as part of a plan to improve liaison between the Columbus central office and local offices.
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Columbus
Frank J. Collopy
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Russel W. Poole
Portsmouth
Ironton
West Union
Hillsboro
Waverly
Jackson
Gallipolis
Chillicothe
Washington, D. H
Circleville
Lancaster
Logan
Poole
Manchester
Adams County
BUC
Deer Dash Kills At East Cleveland Service Station
A deer fleeing traffic dashed into an East Cleveland service station and was killed moments later when it leaped through a window in an escape attempt.
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Cleveland
East Cleveland
Girl Reunites With Nazi Savior After Escape Saga
An 11 year old Jewish girl Felicia Grunfeder joyfully meets Mrs. Cashmira Arens who saved her as a child from Nazi persecution. The pair had been separated for years after a plan that kept Felicia hidden in a coffin and relocated across villages and camps. Now living with relatives en route to California.
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New York
Felicia Grunfeder
Cashmira Arens
Felicia
Warsaw
Chiel
Maria
Vienna
Arens
Warsaw Ghetto
Leipzig
Grunfeder
Germany
Mrs. Grunfeder
Boston
Venice
Calif
Resignation of Hoover Denied by Attorney General Clark
Washington June 15 Attorney General Clark called a Times Herald report that J Edgar Hoover resigned as FBI chief ridiculous He told a reporter no resignation had occurred and the White House said it had not entered the Hoover controversy The report originated from a copyright story in the Washington Times Herald
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Washington
Clark
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Washington Times- Herald
Hoover
Judith Coplon
Times-Herald
Charles G. Ross
White House
Ross
Trail of Hunted Bank Bandits Ends in Ohio Field
In Bucyrus Ohio a stolen car tied to a pair of bank robbers was found abandoned in a field near town. The bandits, linked to Monday’s 2731 dollar North Fairfield bank raid, were not located. Deputies reported the vehicle was discovered about 9 15 P M yesterday. a farmer had earlier mistaken it for a railroad worker's car.
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Bucyrus
Here
North Fairfield
Crawford County
Farmers Reminded Of Filing Deadline
Paul Shaw county AAA chairman states June 20 is the final date for filing requests for 1950 wheat growing allotments. He notes farmers who did not grow wheat in 1946 1947 or 1948 but expect to in 1950 must file written requests at the AAA office by the deadline.
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Paul Shaw
AAA
Shaw
Army Agent Testimony Ties Dodds to Miss Gifford Slaying
Athens Ohio June 15 An Army CID agent testified a statement from Grover Rawlins 18 led to the confession of Harry Dodds 20 in the murder of Eleanor Gifford 52. Rawlins said the trio came to Athens January 3 to burglarize and Dodds beat Gifford with a claw hammer.
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Athens
Army
Grover E. Rawlins
Rawlins
Harry Dodds
Dodds
Eleanor E. Gifford
Cloyce B. Rosen
Army Criminal Investigation Department
Rosen
Ft. Knox
Vincent Martin
Jimmy Stewart
Miss Gifford
Stewart
Logan Experiences Cloudy Skies and 79 Degree Morning
Overcast conditions persisted in Logan through the forenoon as the official thermometer at the state highway garage recorded 79 degrees by 11 AM. Yesterday’s high reached 83 degrees by 3 PM following an overnight low of 67.
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Logan
State Highway
GE Rejects Union Benefits Package in Wage Talks
The General Electric Company in New York has rejected a demand from a CIO union for a $500-a-year benefits package for each worker as wage negotiations begin.
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New York
General Electric Company
CIO
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George Baker
A. W. Short
Wildlife Extension Service
Ohio Division of Conservation
Horking County
Izaak Walton League
Alvis
Philadelphia
Albert Bruns
Ralph Russo
Mary Collins
Rye
N. Y
Beaumont
Tex
Logan Clay Products Company
McKinley Ramsey
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jean Tucker Robinson
Sydney J. Browne
Church of the Good Shepherd
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