First Witness Testimony Opens Rawlins Murder Trial
In Athens the defense for Grover E. Rawlins called its first witness as the first degree murder trial continues. William J. Williams testified Rawlins worked for him and had a heart attack. Rawlins volunteered to finish the work. Sheriff Bateman summarized Rawlins account of the burglary and slaying of Miss Eleanor Gifford.
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Athens
Grover E. Rawlins
Eleanor Gifford
William J. Williams
New Straitsville
Rawlins
Williams
George Bateman
Harry Dodds, Jr
Jimmy Stewart
Columbus
Dodds
Stewart
Bateman
Fort Knox
Miss Gifford
Dayton
School Construction Projects Under Way
County Superintendent S. H. Dillon announced two new school projects in progress at West Logan and Enterprise. William Loomis and Son of Logan serve as contractors. The West Logan site replaces an old frame school with brick and tile construction, while Enterprise adds a two room brick extension to double classroom space.
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West Logan
Enterprise School
S. H. Dillon
William Loomis
Logan
Enterprise
Thieves Steal Drugs From Gallaher Drug Store
Thieves broke into the Gallaher Drug Store in Zanesville and stole 300 dollars from the cash drawer along with morphine codeine and other narcotics.
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Zanesville, O
Gallaher
Senate Gasoline Price Probe Planned by Senate Committee
The Senate banking committee plans an investigation starting June 27 into recent gasoline price hikes. Oil officials will be summoned to explain six cent per gallon increases since 1946 amid high industry profits and production cuts. The staff report estimates motorists pay about $40 extra annually, totaling around $1.3 billion yearly.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
American Automobile Association
Two Autos Collide On Market Street
No injuries reported after a Tuesday collision on North Market Street between Main and Hunter. Mrs. Edward Hiles backed from the curb and struck a southbound Saxton vehicle, causing considerable damage to the Saxton car, per police.
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Market Street
North Market Street
Main
Hunter
Edward Hiles
East Street
H. D. Saxton
Saxton
Shoplifters Use Horse and Wagon To Flee Police
Police in Zanesville identify Harry McCombs 40, his wife Anna 38, and their six Glasgow Kentucky children after shoplifting from downtown stores. The family admitted pilfering from at least three shops and were ordered to leave town as they headed toward Wheeling West Virginia to visit relatives.
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Harry McCombs
Anna
Glasgow
Zanesville
McCombs
Wheeling
W. Va
Strike of Columbus Truckers Delayed
A 1000 Columbus AFL truck drivers and freight handlers delayed a midnight strike after a seven hour meeting. Leonard Newmarket said wage talks with 58 firms led to calling in U S conciliator H J Montoney and a planned delay if wage offers rose from five to seven cents an hour.
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Columbus
AFL
Leonard Newmarket
New Lexington Man Backed for SEC Post
Two Ohio Democratic congressmen said they will ask President Truman to appoint George S. Rodgers Jr. of New Lexington to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Reps. Ear T. Wagner of Cincinnati and Robert T. Secrest of Senecaville support the move.
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Washington
Truman
George S. Rodgers, Jr
New Lexington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ear T. Wagner
Cincinnati
Robert T. Secrest
Senecaville
Auto Workers Chief Urges Talks to Halt Low Mood
Walter Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers urged an immediate national conference with labor management agriculture and government to study rising unemployment now at about 3.5 million. He warned depressions are man made and a 1929 style downturn could threaten homes farms and freedom.
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Cleveland
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
Reuther
National Conference of Social Work
Labor
Management
Agriculture
Searchers Probe Bank Robbery Suspects Near Rittman
In Wooster Ohio a woman admitted contacting one of two bank robbers at Rittman sparking a wide search by about 50 men led by Lt. D W Unkel. Police questioned two Rittman women and a man and seized 640 at their home. It remains unclear if the cash links to Monday's $2731 North Fairfield Bank holdup.
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Wooster
Rittman
Wayne County
D. W. Unkel
State Highway Patrol
North Fairfield
Huron County
Markets At a Glance: Wheat to Harvest Weather
Wheat weak on good harvest weather. Corn easy with cash receipts up. Oats easy with other grains. Hogs slow and 25 to 50 cents lower, top 21. Cattle unevenly steady to 50 cents lower, top 27. Stocks lower after early gains fade. Bonds steady, rails improve.
Modest price cuts may spur sales boom says Fed survey
A Federal Reserve Board study of consumer buying prospects for January through March indicates people have money and desire for record goods at lower prices. Auto buyers rise with higher expected car prices, housing demand grows while costs rise, and TV set prospects may reach about 1.45 million, with durable goods showing only small declines in demand.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Go Ahead Given Strip Mine Bill Passes Committee
The House approved by an 8 to 0 vote a strip mine control bill backed by Gov. Lausche, with aims to create a division of reclamation in the agriculture department, a governor-appointed chief at 6500 annually, a five member appeals board, and licenses and bonds for large scale operations. Violations could lead to license revocation and daily fines.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Senate Conservation Committee
Senate Rules Committee
Agriculture Department
Sparklers Included In Fireworks Ban
State fire marshal Harry Callan announced Ohio bans sale and use of sparklers sky rockets roman candles and similar fireworks under a 1930 law. Only toy guns and cap canes are legal for July Fourth. Callan called sparklers a definite life and fire threat and noted bootlegging across the state with youths firing sparks into the air.
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Columbus
Harry Callan
Ohio
Codicils to Julian Will Ruled Void
Probate Judge Chase M. Davies voided several codicils to the will of William A. Julian late United States treasurer. The unsigned codicils planned bequests totaling 58000 including a 15000 gift to Herbert N Lape of Columbus. Julian, a former Cincinnati resident, was killed in a May 29 automobile crash near Bethesda Maryland.
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Cincinnati
Chase M. Davies
William A. Julian
United States
Davies
Herbert N Lape
Columbus
Julian
Bethesda
Baseball Star Improves Assailant Faces Court
Chicago police report Ruth Steinhagen, 19, charged with assault with intent to murder in the Eddie Waitkus shooting. Waitkus, 28, Phillies first baseman, was wounded near the heart at Edgewater Beach Hotel hospitalised in guarded but improved condition after treatment. Steinhagen told police she shot her baseball hero to relieve nervous tension, admitting a secret crush since 1947.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Ruth Steinhagen
Waitkus
Condi
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Edgewater Beach
John S. Boyle
Eddie
Ruth
Edith Steinhagen
Cubs
Phillies
Spy line admissions in Hiss trial and oath ruling
Henry Julian Wadleigh testified he handed documents to Whitaker Chambers. The Senate approved a Taft-Hartley oath provision for non-communist beliefs in the Truman labor bill by voice vote. Gov. Dewey, back from Europe, urged continuous Marshall Plan aid to sustain Western Europe recovery.
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New York
Henry Julian Wadleigh
State Department
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Washington
The
Senate Today
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Europe
Explosives Fall Harmlessly as Train Hits Truck
Clifford W. Higgins of Chicago drove a truck loaded with dynamite and nitroglycerin when struck by a New York Central passenger train near Tiffin Ohio. Explosives flew into the air but caused no major blast. the truck and train were damaged and Higgins was lightly scratched.
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Tiffin
Clifford W. Higgins
Chicago
New York Central
Higgins
Gasco Gets Permit For New Pipeline
The Federal Power Commission authorized the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. to construct 8.544 miles of natural gas pipeline in central Ohio at an estimated cost of 3 239 720 dollars. The line replaces 84 miles of old pipe and will transport gas from out of state sources to underground storage tanks.
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Washington
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
Federal Power Commission
Ohio
President Truman says fears over spies will fade in time
President Truman described postwar spy hysteria as temporary, vowing to purge any administration members infected by it. He declined to comment on a proposed FBI probe by an impartial commission and noted Hoover has not resigned. He urged readers to study 1790s alien and sedition laws for parallels.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Tom Clark
Providence
R. I.) Journal
Journal
Congress
Des Moines
CIO
Walter Reuther
National Monetary Commission
Hoover Commission
Paris
Sister’s Jeers Describe Babich Murder Trial Scene
Kathleen Birmingham Babich testified in Milwaukee that Patricia Birmingham mocked her pregnancy with a pregnant mannequin in a biology class project and taunted her with the words This is Kay while Milton Babich faces a first degree murder charge in Patricia’s death. The 16 year old’s body was found in the Milwaukee River after their elopement to Kalamazoo Michigan.
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Milwaukee
Patricia Birmingham
Kay
Patricia
Kathleen Birmingham Babich
Milton Babich
Milwaukee River
Kathleen
Milton
Kalamazoo, Mich
West Allis Central High School
Michigan
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Ralph W. €. Terrell
Ralph W. E. Terrell
Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez
Bronx
N. Y
Supreme Court
Herbert E. Rosenberg
Rosenberg
International
SEC Post
Auto Workers
Joe Stalin
Lausche
Gasco
Babich
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