Labor rally in Cleveland blasts Taft Hartley bills
In Cleveland on June 17 a crowd of about 2000 at a Veto Day rally denounced pending federal and Ohio legislation. CIO AFL leaders urged political action to defeat the Taft Hartley measure and поддержка labor unions. ILGWU head David Dubinsky warned the President would veto or sign the bill as unions condemn the move. Delegates from Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers criticized the Van Aken state bill.
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Cleveland
CIO
AFL
Lakefront
Truman
Thomas J. Herbert
The
William F. Donovan
Cio-United Steelworkers
United States
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
John W. Jackel
van Aken
Herbert Mum on Labor Bill Fate
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert said he has not yet decided whether to veto or sign the Van Aken labor bill. He plans to review it with other pending measures and denied being pressed by Ohio's U S Senators. He regretted no fair employment commission was created and urged a June 30 quorum for potential confirmations before adjournment.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
van Aken
Ohio
U.S
Senate
Liquor Control Board
Poland O Youth Heads Boys State Governor Election
Clifton Reichard 17 of Poland Ohio served as chief executive of Ohio’s 11th Buckeye Boys State. The 822 attendees at the 10day school on the Ohio Wesleyan University campus elected Reichard governor after a campaign between the Federalist and Nationalist parties. Reichard headed the Federalist ticket and defeated Jay W Beatty 17 of Middletown, the Nationalist nominee.
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Delaware
Clifton Reichard
Poland
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Reichard
Jay W. Beatty
Middletown
Mrs. Sarah Christian Dies at Wellston After Illness
Sarah Jane Christian 69 wife of Alex Christian died at home in Wellston after a long illness. A native of Lawrence County, she lived in Wellston four years and was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Survived by her husband, brother Flemon Seonders of Logan, and six children.
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Sarah Jane Christian
Alex Christian
Wellston
Flemon Seonders
Logan
Lawrence County
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Tragic Buckeye Lake drowning of three year old
James Russell Broomhall, three, son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Broomhall of Columbus, drowned in Buckeye Lake while trying to recover a fishing pole. No further details given.
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Columbus, O
James Russell Broomhall
Frederick Broomhall
Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Farmers Work at Night to Catch Up on Plowing
More than 500 Butler County farmers have joined a night shift using tractors with headlights to progress delayed plowing and planting. County Agent Gerald H. Huffman reported the plan today in Hamilton Ohio.
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Hamilton, O
Butler County
Gerald H. Huffman
Lie detector tests clear Massillon hospital nurses
Two Massillon City Hospital pediatrics ward nurses Marian Silleck and Myrna Croft were given lie detector tests after two babies were killed on June 6. Police Chief Stanley W. Switter said the nurses are in the clear and that the tests remove all suspicions.
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Cleveland
Massillon City Hospital
Massillon
Stanley W. Switter
Switter
Marian Silleck
Myrna Croft
Earthquake Shakes North Island East Coast Towns
A wide area along New Zealand's North Island east coast was shaken during the night by tremors causing minor damage to buildings in several small towns. Authorities report no serious injuries and warn residents of possible aftershocks as geologists assess affected areas.
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Auckland
New Zealand
North Island
Strike Cuts Trade In Downtown St Louis
Downtown retailers estimate trade 30 to 40 percent below normal as the streetcar and bus operators strike paralyzed public transportation entering its fifth day.
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ST. Louis
Motorist Found Dead at Wheel Near Logan
A Columbus motorist apparently died of a heart attack while driving south on U.S. Route 33. John Olin Mutchler, 29 North Westgate Avenue, Columbus, was found slumped at the steering wheel in a car that had left the road and dipped into a cornfield two miles south of Logan. Sheriff Floyd Duffy noted heart medicine found on the man and that the coroner indicated the attack occurred about 10:15 A.M. The body was taken to Leonard Funeral Home.
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Columbus
Logan
Floyd Duffy
John Olin Mutchler
North Westgate Avenue
H. M. Boocks
Hocking County
Duffy
Leonard Funeral Home
Four More Undergo Pasteur Treatment After Rabid Dog
Four more persons in Gore began Pasteur rabies treatment today bringing the county total to 17. Roy McMannis and relatives Clyde McMannis Mrs. Ida McMannis and Norma Jean Woodard, all of Gore, are among those under treatment as health authorities investigate other contacts. Tests on the dog’s brain at state labs in Columbus yielded a positive result.
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Pasteur
Roy McMannis
Gore
H. G. Southard
Southard
Mr. McMannis
Clyde McMannis
Ida McMannis
Norma Jean Woodard
Columbus
Truman to Address Grange at Columbus
President Truman will receive the sixth and seventh degrees at the National Grange convention in Columbus Ohio. Missouri state grange member Truman is to speak to the organization in November and be awarded the top two degrees.
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Columbus
Truman
National Grange
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio State Grange
Missouri State Grange
May Rains Do Not Diminish Ohio Wheat Prospects
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service says on June 1 Ohio wheat prospects reach 52,464,000 bushels, about four million more than 1946 and ten million above the ten year average, despite wet May slowing some crops. Oats outlook is 27,825,000 bushels vs 1946's 62,235,000 and a 39,970,000 ten year average. Peaches and pears show favorable increases with 1,020,000 bushels of peaches and 240,000 bushels of pears forecast.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ship Operators Seamen to Meet on Tieup Dispute
In New York, Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson arranged a meeting between shipowners and union officials to resolve a shipping tieup described as a lockout by unions and a strike by owners. The stoppage, ordered at contract expiration, threatens to halt much American shipping and affects East and Gulf ports. The NMU mobilization aims to rally CIO unions to end the lockout while wage and contract demands are pressed by NMU, Cooks and Stewards, and the American Communications Association.
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New York
John W. Gibson
East
Gulf Coast
United States
Hiner America
Europe
National Maritime Union
CIO
Paul Palazzi
The
NMU
Baltimore
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards
James A. Drain
Irv Dvorin
Anchorage
Gibson
American Communications Association
CIA
Logan Board Seeks Bids for Painting Schools
The Logan Board of Education seeks bids to paint exteriors of city school buildings and interiors at the West Schools after a regular meeting. Interiors in other schools were painted last year. Half the funding comes from the state rehabilitation program. Bids also sought for furnishing coal for city buildings for 1947 48 term.
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Logan Board of Education
Nevius Surrenders Self at Springfield Ohio
Jerome A. Nevius former Clark County prosecutor surrendered in Springfield Ohio after being described as a fugitive from justice by Sheriff J Arthur Shuman. He is under a one to ten year bribery sentence and will be taken to the Ohio penitentiary in Columbus.
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Springfield
J. Arthur Shuman
Jerome A. Nevius
Clark County
Ohio
Columbus
Nevius
Plane Fund Killed By Ohio Legislature
In Columbus on June 17 the legislature struck the 75000 airplane appropriation for Governor Herbert from the appropriations bill after a joint conference committee review. The move limits the governor's plan to obtain an aircraft.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Joint Conference
Two-Gun Thug Sought After Adelphi Burglary Shooting
Frank Barton a tent show operator in Adelphi was shot by a man during a burglary at the Tony Eastman cafe. Floyd Leroy Richards 25 Londonderry Route 1 is wanted after the Monday attack near the Ross-Hocking border. James Collier 25 identified Richards and said the Walraven brothers 19 and 17 helped in the burglary and were detained. Barton hospitalized in fair condition.
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Ross-Hocking County
Frank Barton
Adelphi
Ross County
Floyd Leroy Richards
Londonderry
Mr. Barton
Chillicothe
Barton
Tony Eastman
James E. Collier
Ross-Hocking Line
Collier
James Williard Walraven
Philip Walraven
Richards
Walravens
Mississippi flood prep tightens as river rises past Keokuk
Keokuk Illinois June 17 Residents along the Mississippi River in Missouri and Illinois brace for historic flood levels as Iowa floods recede. Levees weakened by last week’s high waters prompt army engineers to avert major breaches. The Coast Guard stands by for rescues near Quincy Illinois while engineers warn the Mississippi below Keokuk will reach similar stages to last week at Canton Missouri today and at Quincy and Hannibal Missouri tomorrow.
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Keokuk
Ila
Mississippi River
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Army
U.S. Coast Guard
Quincy
Ill
Mississippi
Canton
Hannibal
Kiwanis to Hear Health Dept Official in Logan
Dr P L Harris head of communicable diseases in the state health department will address the Logan Kiwanis Club at 6 PM Tuesday on Health Education. He will also attend the annual meeting of the Hocking County Tuberculosis Society that evening. Arrangements were made by county health commissioner Dr H G Southard.
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P. L. Harris
State Department of Health
Logan Kiwanis Club
Harris
Hocking County Tuberculosis Society
H. G. Southard
Aluminum company buys golf course site for factory
The Aluminum Company of America purchased 68.37 acres of municipal golf course land in Chillicothe for 400 dollars per acre. A company spokesman said the site will host a factory for the Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, a subsidiary of Alcoa.
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Chillicothe
The
Aluminum Company of America
Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co
New Kensington
Alcoa
Temple of Good Will Endorsed by Ohio Synod
The Ohio Synod of the Presbyterian Church unanimously endorsed erecting a Protestant Temple of Good Will in Columbus. The endorsement was announced in Wooster on June 17 and signals broad church support for the project.
Smallest of Montana Quadruplets Dies
Miles City Montana, June 17 Tiny Donna Mae Randash smallest of the Randash quadruplets died just before midnight last night 65 hours after birth last Saturday Hospital attendants said the other three children two girls and a boy apparently in good health
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Miles City
Mont
Donna Mae Randash
Randash
Election Bill Signed In Shepherd By Governor Herbert
The Shepherd election bill signed yesterday by Governor Thomas J. Herbert invalidates ballots marked other than X and raises pay for election and precinct officials.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Tally Two Votes Short of Margin Needed to Pass
The House upheld President Truman’s veto of a 4 billion tax cut bill in a 268 to 137 vote. It fell two votes short of the two-thirds majority required to override, ending the effort to enact the tax relief over the President’s disapproval.
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Washington
The
House Today
Truman
Congressman Brehm votes to override Truman veto on tax cut
Congressman Walter E. Brehm of Logan joined 232 Republican colleagues in the House to override President Truman's veto of the bill cutting individual income taxes. The vote reflected broad GOP support for the tax measure amid ongoing fiscal debates.
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Walter E. Brehm
Logan
House of Representatives
President Truman
Halleck wins recount as veto override fails in House
Halleck of Indiana forced a recount but no votes changed. In the override showdown, 233 Republicans and 35 Democrats voted to override, while 134 Democrats, two Republicans Carl Andersen and Hull, and American Labor member Marcantonio supported the President. Applause rose from Democrats as the tally was announced, signaling the Senate will not vote. The outcome shapes the 1948 campaign and cements Republican leverage on tax-cut policy for the year.
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Carl Andersen
Minnesota
Hull
Wisconsin
Marcantonio
New York
House
Senate
Martin
Mrs Addie Plunk Dies at 77 in Logan
Mrs Addie Plunk aged 77 widow of James Plunk died today at her home 152 Gallagher Avenue after declining health. A Logan resident for many years she is survived by one sister Edith L Caldwell of Toledo and two brothers Funeral arrangements are handled by Heinlein Funeral Service
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Addie Plunk
James Plunk
Gallagher Avenue
Three Year Old Victim of Savage Rapist
In Yreka California a three year old girl was beaten raped and abandoned in bushes. Police seek a man seen leaving a bus with the child and then boarding another bus alone. Doctors say she was saved but cannot name her. Her eyes swollen and body bruised. Hospital reports her condition critical but improving.
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Yreka
Calif
Siskiyou General Hospital
Lfe
Red Headed Orphan Girl Adopts Daddy At Picnic
A four year old Ohio orphan girl, Marjorie Ann Rowe, met James Loos at a Columbus orphans picnic and quickly asked him to adopt her. Loos applied for permission to adopt at London Children’s Home, while Marjorie’s sister Ardwarda was already adopted, signaling possible arrangements.
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Columbus, O
Marjorie Ann Rowe
James Loos
Columbus
Columbus Zoo
Marjorie
Jim
London
Childrens Home
Raymond Laird
Ardwnda
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