Heatwave Drives Hundreds to Pool in Relief Effort
Nearly 600 people sought relief at a swimming pool in Hocking County as record heat stretched from the Gulf states to the Great Lakes. Temperatures hit 95 by noon with highs around in the region. pool manager Dwight Diller expected another crowd as nights failed to cool below the upper 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County
Gulf State
Great Lakes Region
Missouri Valley
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Mercury
St. Louis
Hill City
Kan
Nashville
Logan
Rachelmacher Park
Dwight Diller
Police and Fire Wage Dispute Worries Newark Council
Newark council holds emergency session over police demand for 55 a month pay raise while offering 35 a month unofficially. Firemen accept the offer. Several patrolmen and a sergeant were suspended for refusing cruiser duty. Police Chief Jones defends the payroll obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark Council
Newark, O
Newark
Council
Arthur Hartley
Ralph Woolard
Arthur E. Jones
Inauguration Set For Girl Staters Governor-Elect Charlotte Patterson
Charlotte Patterson, 17, Cardington High School junior, will be inaugurated Wednesday as governor of Buckeye Girls State. The ceremony features Carl V. Weygandt, chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Patterson defeated Mary Bowles of Canton. elected officers include Margaret McGregor Caldwell treasurer Nancy Anderson Edgerton auditor and Patsy Dowling Eaton attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Charlotte Patterson
Cardington High School
Buckeye Girls
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme
Mary Bowles
Canton
Margaret McGregor
Caldwell
Nancy Anderson
Edgerton
Patsy Dowling
Eaton
Neighbors Rally To Help Marion Township Farmer
In Hocking County Marion Township a community Benevolent effort aided Harold Smith after an appendectomy. Farm Bureau advisory members led by Robert Daubennier and Charles Hummel cut and baled his 40 acre hay field aided by Smith's son Jimmy and volunteers. Meals were provided by Relna Derr and others as work continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County
Marion Township
Harold Smith
Hocking Valley Hospital
Mr. Smith
Farm Bureau Advisory Council
Robert Daubenmier
Charles Hummel
Relna Derr
Daubenmier
Ray
UN Dares Reds To Start New Offensive
UN commanders in Korea warned the Communists may launch another all-out assault. General Van Fleet said they would be ready to trap the Reds on the barbed wire, while General Clark favored an armistice but warned readiness for renewed fighting if necessary. Air power hit hydroelectric plants and power generators in Manchuria and North Korea, drawing labor protests in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
van Fleet
Tokyo
Mark Clark
Clark
Glenn Barcus
Fifth Air Force
Manchuria
North Korea
Britain
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Four Children Fall Five Floors in New York Tragedy
In New York, Theresa Cadiz left three infants with 14 year old cousin Rose Cadiz. Two children fell from a fifth floor window, seconds later the third and the cousin perished. Socorro Cadiz died. Ramonita and Francisco Jr. and the cousin remained in critical condition. Police said the infants rolled from the bed toward the window and fell as the third leaned over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theresa Cadiz
Socorro Cadiz
Ramonita
Francisco Jr
General Brink Found Dead in Pentagon Office
Brig. Gen. Francis G. Brink, 58, top U.S. military figure in Indochina, was found fatally shot in a Pentagon third floor office. Authorities say likely self-inflicted with three chest wounds. a small automatic pistol lay beside him. Coroner MacDonald will issue a verdict after investigation. Brink had arrived from the Far East for conferences on the Orient but friends said he was unusually low in spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis G. Brink
America
Indochina
Pentagon
MacDonald
Brink
Orient
Friends
Acheson
U. S
Collins
Assassination Attempt Fails Against Rhee
In Pusan on June 25, President Syngman Rhee narrowly escaped a secret society assassination as 6,000 people watched. A German-made pistol failed to fire. the would-be killer, Ryu Shi Tae, 62, was seized and disarmed with help from Lt. Col. Herbert Harmon and Capt. F. Williamoe. International officials witnessed the incident amid nearby rail-bandit violence and coordinated security actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
U. S
John Muccio
Herbert Harmon
Hempstead
N. Y
F. William Oe
Honolulu
Harmon
Tench
Ryu Shi Tae
Corps of Blood Justice
Taegu
United Nations
Full Inquiry of Liquor Trade Urged
Washington June 25 two House investigators urge a full scale Justice Department probe of the liquor trade. Reps Chelf and Keating say the 1949 anti trust inquiry did not go deep enough into monopolistic practices. They cite rumors of political contributions influencing prosecutions and await further testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Justice Department
Chelf
D-Ky
Keating
R-Ny
House Judiciary
Riot By Reds In Japan Injures Dozens In Tokyo Osaka
In Tokyo at Shinjuku Station police broke up a 2500 strong mob of Korean and Japanese Communists in a half hour clash injuring 34 police and 30 rioters. The Osaka area saw hours of anti American rioting injuring 34 police and 30 demonstrators jailed. An American general was burned. The Reds marked the Kore an war anniversary with demonstrations in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Shinjuku
Osaka
Japan
Ike Says Controls Issue Calls For Intelligence
Eisenhower argues for gradual, intelligent elimination of economic controls and avoids detailing problems. Taft sees first-ballot strategy and leads preconvention delegate counts. Knowland predicts Warren delays may alter votes. Democrats field Kefauver Harriman Russell in West and South with Harriman leading in AP tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Star Chamber
Taft
Washington
Chicago
Sen
Knowland
California
Earl Warren
Warren
Wisconsin
Athens Professor Found Dead in University Apartment
Police lack clear information on the death of Tom Grant Wingfield 30 an Ohio University accounting instructor found dead in his 42 South Court Street apartment. An autopsy was inconclusive and a toxicology test is pending. Evidence suggests he died Saturday with a note signed Dick and luggage packed for a trip possibly to Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Grant Wingfield
Athens
Wingfield
Ohio University
South Court Street
John Elias
Athens County
Elias
Rome
Alabama
Ador
Melvin Sachs
U S Appeals For Delay In Walkout At Jet Plants
Government appeals to defer a general walkout by 25 000 aircraft workers at North American Aviation plants in California and Ohio. Cyrus Ching of the Federal Mediation Service seeks postponement to avoid halting Sabre jet production for Korea, with talks urged in Washington. Union seeks 28 cents hourly rise, company offers 5 cents. average wage is 1.672 per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skyraiders
Yalu River
North Korea
Manchuria
Los Angeles
Korea
Washington
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
CIO
United Auto Workers
North American Aviation Corp
California
Columbus
North American
Steel Strike Deepens as 775000 Idle Across Nation
Washington lawmakers urge use of Taft Hartley law to stop the steel strike as 775,000 idle workers plus 125,000 in allied industries stress the defense economy. Senate and House clash over injunctions while General Motors begins layoffs of over 12,000 amid the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Allied Industries
General Motors
State opens bids on 71 road projects across counties
The Ohio State highway department opened bids on 71 road maintenance projects estimated at 3,194,503 dollars. Notable entries include Hocking County work on U S Route 33 and Athens County bids on State Route 56 and Route 143 in multiple townships with bids from F J Brewer of Lancaster and Highway Maintenance Co. of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Highway Department
Hocking
U. S
Waterloo
Athens
Athens County
Salt Creek Township
Perry
Salt Creek
Benton
Starr
Hocking County
Salisbury
Rutland
Scipio
Meigs County
Brown Township
Clinton and
Richland
Vinton County
Highway Maintenance Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Cree
Clay Sheppard
Night Desk
Reds
Navy
Air Force
Rose Cadiz
Pentagon Office
A. Magruder
Korean Secret Unit
Ike
The
Associated Press
Aie Eisenhower
Robert Art
Denver
Louisiana
Denver Coliseum
CBS Radio
Congress
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Repub
Paul Dever
Massachusetts
Albuquerque
N. M
West
South
Richard Russell
Georgia
New Mexico
Averell
Harriman
Oregon
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Russell
Tacoma
Wash
Defense Department
Far East
Rep. Smith
D-Va
Rep
Brown
Ohio
Wolcott
R-Mich
Spence
Multer
D-Ny
Pittsburgh
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!