Martin Denies Truman Charge
President Truman accuses a real estate lobby of waging a deliberate misrepresentation campaign against housing legislation. Rep. Martin argues the opposition stems from concerns over government spending, not real estate interests, as House debate on the public housing and slum clearance bill nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Rep. Martin
R-Mass
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
House
Congress
McCormack
Mass
Coplon Testifies Boss Ordered Copying of Spy Data
Judith Coplon testified that her Justice Department boss directed her to copy notes from an FBI decoy memorandum about Amtorg. She said William Foley supplied the document on March 4 and urged notes and careful handling for potential prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coplon
Boss
Washington
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
FBI
William E. Foley
Justice Departments
Foreign Agents Registration and
Internal Security Sections
New York
Needleman
Amtorg
Isidore G. Needleman
Miss Coplon
Foley
Mrs. Jerry Disbennett Dies in Columbus
Mrs. Jerry Disbennett of Logan Route 2 died early today at St. Francis Hospital Columbus after a long illness. She had been with her daughter Mrs. Clifford Pratt in Columbus two weeks earlier and was moved to the hospital Monday as her condition worsened. Her body returns to Logan for funeral arrangements at Woodard Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Disbennett
Logan
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Clifford Pratt
Woodard
Chevrolet Plant Lays Off Workers
The Norwood Chevrolet plant began layoffs due to truck assembly line reductions. CIO Auto Workers Union president Ed Helkamp said the cuts affect between 125 and 150 workers starting Monday in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Norwood
Strongman Fails to Finish 24 Mile Push for Bet
James Strong a 38 year old New York Central freight handler attempted to push an 800 pound sand filled hand truck from Painesville to Cleveland in 12 hours. He reached East Cleveland at 9 A M and planned to reach Public Square to time the run. Strong cited traffic and crowds for delays of at least 55 minutes before quitting near East 124th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Strongman Strong
Painesville
James Strong
New York Central Railroad
Arnold Morgan
Morgan
Strong
East Cleveland
Public Square
East 124Th Street
Ohio Counties Benefit From Forest Fees Bill
A Senate committee considers a bill to pay counties two percent of the fair value of national forests within their borders. Senator Cordon says a one percent fee might be acceptable if two percent fails. Ohio counties could collect on 1,466,109 acres, mostly in the southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Cordon
R-Ore
Senate Public Lands Committee
Ohio
Congress
Singer Sues Singer Over TV Show Insult
Catherine Mastice sues Metropolitan Opera star Dorothy Kirsten for 100000 claiming defamation from a Milton Berle show on May 24. Kirsten had protested Mastice’s performance saying it mocked her voice. Berle allegedly used a blonde impersonator and a screeching record. Mastice cites false remarks harming her concert stage radio career. Kirsten's lawyer said the matter is under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Catherine Mastice
Suimg
Metropolitan Opera
Dorothy Kirsten
Milton Berle
Miss Mastice
Miss Kirsten
Brunnette
Berle
Kirsten
Mastice
Robert Rockmore
Venue Change in Circleville Fee Dispute
Attorneys Joe Adkins and Tom Renick seek 27 500 in legal fees from Circleville. venue moved from Pickaway County by Judge William Radcliff. The case highlights negotiations exposure and a city council stand on fees after water department transfer to municipal ownership.
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Circleville, O
Circleville
Pickaway County
Common Pleas
William Radcliff
Circleville Herald
Star Chamber
Joe Adkins
Tom Renick
Municipal Water Department
Ohio Water Service Co
Mrs. Mattie Morris Dies in Mississippi
Mrs. Mattie Morris 75 died at her home in State College Mississippi on Thursday evening June 16 Logan friends report. Her husband William Morris head of the geology department at Mississippi State College survives. Body to be brought to Woodard Funeral Home Columbus for services Monday. Surviving are brother Walter Rarick Akron and many nephews and nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Mattie Morris
State College
Miss
Walter Rarick
Akron
Death of Mrs. Melish Ruled Self-Inflicted
Mrs. Lawson M. Melish head of Bromwell Wire Goods Co was found dead in her home with a bullet wound to the temple. Police Captain Schrotel said the death appears self-inflicted and a .32 caliber pistol was found nearby in the bathroom where servants located her body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Lawson M. Melish
Bromwell Wire Goods Co
Stanley Schrotel
Robbers Hit Akron Savings and Loan for 148 Dollars
Two gunmen robbed the Economy Savings and Loan Co. in Akron yesterday taking 148 dollars. They menaced three customers, two clerks, and the manager with automatic pistols while rifling a cash drawer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Economy Savings and Loan Co
Thief Sentenced in Cincinnati For Stealing Checks
John W. Birchfield 26 of Ironton Ohio was sentenced to two years in prison by Federal Judge John H. Druffel after pleading guilty to stealing checks from letters in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
John W. Birchfield
Ironton, O
John H. Druffel
Rawlins Sentenced to Life for Athens Church Slaying
An 18 year old from New Straitsville was given a life term for first degree murder with a mercy recommendation in the slaying of Eleanor Gifford near Athens. The three judge court ordered solitary confinement on January 3 of each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens, O
New Straitsville
Athens
Grover E. Rawlins
Eleanor Gifford
Common Pleas Court
Roy D. Williams
Earl D. Parker
Waverly
Arthur L. Hooper
Steubenville
Ohio
Rawlins
Donald Ridge
T. Vincent Martin
Straitsville
Harry Dodds, Jr
Jimmy Stewart
Columbus
Clergy Denounce Anti Communism Bill In Ohio
The Cleveland Church Federation condemned the Bartunek Seibert bill as a threat to religious freedom. Clergymen passed a resolution opposing the measure requiring loyalty oaths from teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Church Federation
Bartunek-Seibert
Ohio Ceramists View Hocking County Plants
The Ohio Ceramic Industries Association met at Logan Clay Products with 126 representatives from over 50 plants. The day featured a tour of Hocking Valley Brick No. 2 plant, No. 1 plant, Logan Clay plant in Logan, and National Fireproofing Co. plants at Haydenville.
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Ohio Ceramic Industries
Hocking County Clay Industries
Ohio Ceramic Industries Association
Logan Clay Products Company
Ohio
Battelle Institute
Ohio State University
Hocking Valley Brick Company
The
Diamond
Logan Clay Products Co
Logan
National Fireproofing Co
Haydenville
Logan Clay Recreation Hall
Hocking Hills Country Club
Edwin Davis
Columbus
Hocking Valley Brick Co
Roy Shipley
Pittsburgh
Negro Singer's Son To Wed White Girl
Paul Robeson Jr. 21, son of the noted baritone, and Marilyn Paula Greenberg 21, a New York woman, plan to marry tomorrow. Both graduates of Cornell University where Robeson starred in athletics. They applied for a marriage license yesterday and will wed with Rev. John Whittier Carr Jr. officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Robeson, Jr
Marilyn Paula Greenberg
Cornell University
Robeson
John Whittier Carr, Jr
Two Suspects Held In Jewelry Burglary
Newark Ohio reports two men Ralph Drayer and Rol Kinney were held to the grand jury on burglary charges for a Hebron jewelry store theft after a 60 hour manhunt in a Cambrid ge woods. A third suspect George Drake remains in Licking County jail. Jewelry valued at about $1000 was seized when Drake was captured.
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Newark
Hebron
Ralph Drayer
Erie
Rol F. Kinney
Pittsburgh
Cambridge
George Drake
Licking County
Drayer
Kinney
Drake
Selby Shoe Co Elects New Officers in Ohio
Roger A. Selby was reelected chairman of the board of directors of the Selby Shoe Co N B Griffin was renamed president in Portsmouth Ohio yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Roger A. Selby
Selby Shoe Co
N. B. Griffin
Intramedullary Nailing Rare Thigh Bone Surgery at Logan Hospital
In southeastern Ohio a 77 year old woman, Mrs Katie Clewell of New Plymouth, underwent a rare intramedullary nailing of the femur at Hocking Valley Hospital. The 14 inch Vitalium nail drilled through the femur shortened recovery and enabled early movement. Daughters Rosella Steele and Margaret Siglar are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley Hospital
Ohio
Katie Clewell
New Plymouth
America
Columbus
Europe
Army
Navy
Veterans Hospitals
Klewell
Rosella Steele
Logan
Margaret Siglar
West Virginia Flood Submerges Petersburg and Surrounding Areas
Torrential rains unleashed flash floods in the Potomac River basin isolating towns from Petersburg to Romney. Officials said scores homeless with several missing, including a state trooper and family. Rescue work impeded by damaged lines and power outages as waters rose again.
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Petersburgh
W. Va
Potomac River Basin
Basil E. Wright
Elkins
Romney
Petersburg-Moorefield
Moorefield
West Virginia
Panhandle
American Red Cross
Washington
Petersburg
Lieut. G. W. Busch
Auto Crash Injures Two on Front Street
A car driven by Charles S. Rodgers 32 of New Lexington struck a utility pole at Front and Depot streets. Rodgers and passenger Frank Pennell Logan were injured and taken to local physicians for treatment. The eastbound vehicle hit the left side of the street pole causing substantial vehicle damage.
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Charles S. Rodgers
New Lexington
Front
Depot Streets
Frank Pennell
Logan
Front Street
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Argonne Laboratory
Chicago
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy
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William Morris
Mississippi
Merc
Suboenaed
Louise Springer
Los Angeles
Hocking County
Logan Hospital
Germany
A. M. Hurst
Hurst
Shenandoah and
Allegheny Mountains
Potomac
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