Soviet Shipping Decree Sparks Berlin Crisis Tension
Russia cuts power and rail shipments to western Berlin raising standoff fears. Western Powers reject the decree and bring in currency while General Clay vows Soviet action cannot push them out. Mindszenty excommunicates Hungarian officials over school nationalization amid Warsaw talks. Tel Aviv turmoil follows a munitions ship sinking and Israeli minister resignations.
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Russia
Ber
Warsaw
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Berlin
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Hunt
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Poland
United Nations
Irganists
Tel Aviv
Three New Polio Cases Reported
The Ohio state health department reported three new polio cases, one in Washington, one in Marion, and one in Union counties. Since January, 26 cases have been reported, compared with 17 by this time last year.
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Columbus
State Health Department
Washington
Marion
Union
Mine Operators Study Lewis Contract Terms
Southern operators studied a proposed contract with John L. Lewis that would raise miners wages by 12 to 15 cents an hour and boost welfare fund contributions from 10 to about 15 cents per ton of coal. Opposition focused on Southern Coal Producers Association and captive steel mine interests as talks resumed under Truman emergency fact finding.
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Hington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lecces
Ware
EVE Vy Avi
Southern Operators and Steel Company
Southern Coal Producers Association
Steel Company Group
Truman
Lewis
Brehm Backed Bill Signed by Truman
The bill sponsored by Rep. Walter E. Brehm of Logan creating a $750000 yearly dental research program was signed by President Truman. It authorizes grants to public and private institutions for dental research via the Public Health Service and flags $2000000 for a National Institute of Dental Research building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Brehm
Logan
Truman
Associated Press
Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
National Institute of Dental Research
Public Health Service Agency
Congress
Legal Red Tape Strangles Little Eva The Elephant
A writ of attachment was signed against Little Eva the elephant, a prominent supporter of Sen Robert A Taft, after a petition by Joseph Wallace's counsel. The animal’s owners, Brothers Circus, posted a $10 000 bond to free Little Eva for further campaigning amid a chaotic legal dispute.
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Philadelphia
Little Eva
Robert A. Taft
Francis Shunk. Brown, Jr
Joseph Wallace
The
Brothers Circus
Maced Tsien
Ohio
Benjamin Franklin
Taft
Chauncy
Price of
Morgantown
W. Va
Eva
Wallace
Martin J. Vigderman
Isaac Wolfe Dies After Brief Illness at 76
Isaac Wolfe 76 retired brick mason died at 7 P M Wednesday at his home 317 North Walnut Street after a brief illness. He was born in Marion Township and lived in Logan and Hocking County. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. Funeral 1 P M Saturday Leonard Funeral Home Rev R B Wilson. burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Survived by brothers Frank of Cleveland and Emmanuel of Logan.
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Isaac Wolfe
North
Walnut Street
Mr. Wolfe
Marion Township
Logan
Hocking County
Oddfellows Lodge
Leonard Funeral Home
R. B. Wilson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Frank
Cleveland
Emmanuel
Southeastern Ohio Physicians Organize Regional General Practice Group
Physicians from eight southeastern Ohio counties met at the Cambrian Hotel to form the Southeast ern Ohio Chapter of the Ohio Academy of General Practice. Dr. Clyde Fitch of Portsmouth was elected president and Dr. Herbert Chamberlain of McArthur was named president-elect. Dr. J. D. Swango became secretary treasurer. The group aims to address challenges facing general practitioners with attendees including Dr. H. M. Boocks and Dr. Lethia Starr Boocks of Logan, representing Hocking Pike Meigs Gallia Vinton Lawrence Scioto and Jackson counties.
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Southeastern Ohio
Hocking
Ohio Academy of General Practice
Cambrian Hotel
Jackson
Clyde Fitch
Portsmouth
Herbert Chamberlain
McArthur
J. D. Swango
H. M. Boocks
Lethia Starr Boocks
Logan
Pike
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton
Lawrence
Scioto
Louis Walcott Bout Set For Tonight In Yankees Stadium
A bright morning gave way to clear skies and officials expected the Joe Louis versus Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium to start on schedule at 9 P M EST after yesterday's rain caused a postponement.
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New York
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Taft Predicts Victory at Republican Convention
Senator Taft asserted he will win the Republican nomination as balloting nears but offered no clear plan to secure the 548 votes. He estimated Dewey had about 400 votes, with Taft claiming at least 300. Taft aides hinted at vote trading with other delegations while Bricker delivered the vice presidential speech amid large Taft demonstrations and delegations from many states and territories.
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ED Easterly
Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Ohioan
Thomas E. Dewey
Taft
Dewey
Ohio
Mrs. Effie Quinlan Dies in Waldo After Logan Stay
Mrs. Effie Quinlan 50 of Williamstown N J died at 1205 AM today at the home of her brother E C Doyle Waldo 6 after several weeks illness She was born in Zanesville and raised in Logan She was wife of Albert Quinlan and mother of Albert Charles Quinlan in the U S Navy Funeral services set for 2 PM Monday at Heinlein Funeral Home with Rev R B Wilson officiating burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Surviving are her husband and brother and son Funeral Home will host calling after 6 PM Friday
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Effie Quinlan
Williamstown
N. J
Logan
E. C. Doyle
Waldo
Quinlan
Albert Quinlan
Ellen Stiverson
Zanesville
Thunderstorm Relieves Heat Wave in Logan and Hocking
A brief thunderstorm around 11:30 A M cooled Logan and Hocking County as temperatures dropped from 91 to 87 degrees. Earlier a 62 degree low gave way to a 91 degree reading by 11 A M, with yesterday's peak at 94 degrees.
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Logan
Hocking County
State Highway Garage
President Truman Signs Navy Bill to Fund Navy Expansion
President Truman signed a law providing 3.749 billion dollars to maintain and expand the Navy and Marine Corps for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The action was announced from Washington.
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Truman
Navy
Washington
Marine Corps
Grange Master Outlines Ohio Hospital Plan
Grange master Joseph W. Fichter outlines Ohio’s hospital plan at Miami University. The plan seeks county level facilities with three federal funded phases, listing areas, beds needed, and ten proposed projects with costs and bed counts.
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Grange
Ohio
Oxford
Joseph W. Fichter
State Grange
Federal Hospital Council
Fichter
Miami University
West Union
Pomeroy
Batavia
Georgetown
Washington Court House
New Lexington
St. Marys
Bowling Green
Barnesville
Ashtabula
Hillsboro
van Wert
Fichtel
Ashtabula General Hospital
Defiance Hospital
Defiance
Fayette County Memorial Hospital
General
Greene County Memorial Hospital
Xenia
Mount St. Marys Hospital
Nelsonville
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Mercy Hospital
Urbana
Mary Rutan Hospital
Bellefontaine
Brown Memorial Hospital
Conneaut
General Hospital
Richland County Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Mansfield
Bee
Ohio 4-H Fellowship Awarded to Rodgers N Lawrence
Rodgers N. Lawrence of Ashtabula County Ohio received a 4 H club fellowship from the Agriculture Department. The announcement was made yesterday in Washington marking a recognition of his work as associate county agent.
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Washington
Rodgers N. Lawrence
Ashtabula County
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Ohio Newspaper Leader Dies in Philadelphia at 76
Louis Brush chairman of the Brush Moore newspapers died at Hahnemann Hospital Philadelphia after a cerebral attack. He attended the Republican national convention and had joined GOP events since 1900. Survivors include his wife and grandson Thomas Brush. Brushes’ papers span seven in Ohio and one in Maryland.
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Philadelphia
Louis Brush
Brush-Moore Newspapers
Hahnemann Hospital
Salem
Ohio
Brush
Brush-Moore
Maryland
Thomas Stewart Brush
Marion, O., Star
Katherine Brush
T. S
Marion
National Committee of
National Republican Program Committee
Ohio Aeronautical Society
Mayflower Descendants of Ohio
Ohio Society of New York
32Nd Degree
Salem Lodge of Elks
Sigma Epsilon Fraternity
Union Club of
Cleveland
Canton Club
Brookside
Country Club of
Canton
Salem Country Club
The
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Miami Beach
Brush Lodge
Birch Island Station
Ontario
Catholic Girls Told to Avoid Beauty Contests in Diocese
Bishop John J. Swint of Wheeling WV warned Catholic girls in his diocese to shun beauty pageants or face excommunication. The stance followed Miss Gertrude Redway quitting a Wheeling contest after the bishop urged withdrawal. He called pageants pagan and immoral and condemned public nude exposure of participants.
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Wheeling
W. Va
John J. Swint
Gertrude Redway
Swint
Cecil Ruff Dies After Short Illness at 39
Cecil Ruff 39 of Logan Route 2 Marion Township died at 2 P M Wednesday after a short illness. He operated a farm on Logan Route 2 and was never married. Services 10 A M Saturday at Leonard Funeral Home with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his father Charles Ruff of Logan Route 2 a brother Lydell of Temple City California and a sister Mrs Ethel Hartman of Columbus.
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Cecil Ruff
Logan
Marion Township
Ruff
Leonard Funeral Home
Oak Grove
Charles Ruff
Lydell
Temple City
Calif
Mrs
Ethel Hartman
Columbus
Today’s Markets At a Glance
WHEAT steady with mill support. CORN mixed with July firm. others weak. OATS easy with July down over a cent. HOGS slow and steady to 25 cents lower, top $28.35. CATTLE steady to strong, steer top $38.50.
Man Survives 7000-Volt Fall in Akron
Joseph W. Barrett, 45, narrowly survived a fall against a high tension line reported to carry 7000 volts while working with a construction crew. Deputies said the incident occurred near a transformer.
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Akron
Joseph W. Barrett
Sheriff's Deputies
Barrett
Navy Probes Detroit Fighter Plane Crash
The Navy launched an inquiry into a mid air collision of two fighter planes over Detroit. The crash caused raging fires in three homes and a factory, killing two naval reserve pilots. Thousands witnessed the incident near noon as seven planes flew in formation over Michigan State College.
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Detroit
Navy
Naval Reserve
Michigan State
Dewey Leads GOP Nomination Shuffle at Philadelphia Caucus
Unofficial tallies show Dewey with 434 votes, Taft 222, Stassen 157, Vandenberg 62, Warren 59, and others in single digits as Philadelphia hosts the Republican convention. Saltonstall withdraws as a Dewey favorite son. Hallahan backs Dewey and boosts hopes of winning border states.
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Philadelphia
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
Dewey
Convention Hall
Phil
Adelphia
Gov. Thomas &. Dewey
Taft
Stassen
Vandenberg
Warren
J. Martin
Green
Baldwin
MacArthur
Driscoll
Reece
Dirksen
Corn Crop Prospects Bright But Rain Needed for Best Yield
Chicago reports that corn stands knee high by the Fourth of July seems likely across the Midwest. Experts warn the crop still needs timely rains in July and August after last year's drought to ensure a strong harvest. Agriculture agent H. J. Gramlich notes corn advancing rapidly with a large acreage in Illinois.
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Chicago
Midwest
Secaon
H. J. Gramlich
Chicago and North Western Railway
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Lucius C. Clay
William Harvey
Miami
Fla
Harvey
Brehm
the Elephant
Cincinnati
Bulletin
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
West Virginia
Saltonstall
Bay State
Henry Cabot Lodge
Arthur H Vandenberg
Walter
Hallahan
Harold E
Halleck
Nodn
Stasse
Beene
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