Hundreds Flock To Get Veterans Bonus Forms In County
Logan and Hocking County veterans began receiving bonus application forms at eight points in the county. County welfare officer John F. Buchanan reported a smooth distribution with no lines. More than 300 interviews were conducted at the county service office, as forms arrived by National Guard truck and distribution started. The first checks may go out by the end of April, though officials warned timing remains uncertain.
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Logan
Hocking County
John F. Buchanan
Buchanan
County Service
Vaughn Collins
National Guard
Chester W. Goble
Columbus
Goble
C. Flood
Quaker Guernsey County
Thomas Thomas J
Flood
Anti Red Sentiment Sweeps Scandinavia Across Europe
The Oslo legation protests show mass student demonstrations against the Czechoslovak coup and Soviet pressure in Finland. Denmark denounces Soviet demands in the press while Sweden pushes for closer Western cooperation.
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Scandinavia
Oslo
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Felf
Europe
Denmark
Sweden
Dean Dollison Named Election Board Clerk
The Hocking County Board of Elections held its biennial reorganizational meeting at the courthouse office Tuesday afternoon. Dean Dollison a Republican was named clerk succeeding Blanche England a Democrat who becomes assistant clerk. Carl Brandt a Democrat was named chairman succeeding Harold Larimer who has headed the board for four years.
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Hocking
Soap Manufacturer Samuel Fels Wins Bok Award in Philadelphia
Samuel S. Fels, an 88 year old soap manufacturer and philanthropist, was named winner of the 26th Bok Award for outstanding service to Philadelphia. The award, founded in 1921 by Edward W. Bok, carries a $10,000 prize and was presented last night.
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Philadelphia
Samuel S. Fels
Edward W. Bok
Fels
Ravenna Transit Lines Suspends Bus Service
Ravenna Transit Lines Inc ends bus service amid financial difficulties causing local disruption. The halt affects riders in Ravenna Ohio as authorities assess next steps for public transportation needs.
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Ravenna, O
Ravenna Transit Lines, Inc
Finnish Communists Back Russian Treaty
Finnish Communists organized factory and trade union meetings to back a military pact with Russia. Turku and Tampere meetings urged acceptance, saying friendship and aid from the Soviet Union serves Finland and peace. Parliament debates include Agrarians, Social Democrats, Conservatives opposing or hedging on the pact.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Tyoekansas’ Sanomat
Soviet Union
Turku
Tampere
Arvo Salminen
Ferguson Orders Audit in Columbus
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson ordered an audit of Columbus city recreation department funds. An examiner will review salaries and funds used for publicity for Mayor James Rhodes.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
James Rhodes
Standards Bureau Head Called Red Spy Stooge
A congressional report blasts Dr. Edward A. Condon head of the Bureau of Standards as a weak link in atomic security. The House subcommittee accuses him of ties to alleged Russian spies and warns of a broader Soviet espionage ring in government positions.
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Red Spy Stooge
Washington
Bureau of Standards
Dr. Condon
Stalin
United States
6 Cents Postage Needed to Mail Ohio Bonus Forms
Ohio bonus applications face six cents postage due. Bonus director Chester W Goble said about 20 percent of early submissions lacked sufficient postage. The state has no funds to cover postage due, so future mailings will be returned.
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Ohio
Columbus
Chester W. Goble
Columbus Post
Goble
Benes Resignation Denied by Prague Amid Rumor Storm
Prague reports President Eduard Benes remains under physician care and a return to the capital is uncertain. A London dispatch alleged his resignation and Communist takeover, but a Prague ministry spokesman called the claim nonsense and noted no public resignation. In Washington, the House judiciary committee approved anti lynching legislation by a vote seen as 18 to 8 behind closed doors, advancing a civil rights measure toward a floor vote despite southern Democratic opposition.
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Eduard Benes
Ministry of Information
London Evening News
Benes
Evening News
Czechoslovak Republic
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Truman
House
Rules Committee
Judiciary Committee
Steel Company Head Testifies on Steel Price Hike
Benjamin F. Fairless president of United States Steel testified before the Senate House committee that the February 20 4.85 a ton rise in semi finished steel is too small to fuel inflation and urged that the company is not the inflation cause. He noted a 1937 profit of 127 million from all steel and a January 1948 loss of about 1 million on semi finished steel. He warned against selling at a loss and said inflationary impact has been exaggerated.
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Washington
Congress
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
Fairless
Senate
House Economic Committee
Taft
Ohio
Costa Rica Banks Closed as Political Crisis Grows
President Teodoro Picado ordered all banks closed today and tomorrow amid a political crisis after congress nullified the February 8 presidential victory of publisher Otilio Ulate Blanco. A general strike by Ulate's Union Nacional Party looms, with Picado warning of martial law and civil rights suspensions if it proceeds.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Teodoro Picado
Congress
Otilio Ulate Blanco
Ulate
Union Nacional Party
Picado
United States Considers Palestine Issue in Security Council
At Lake Success on March 2 the United States may speak again in the Security Council to clarify its position on Palestine. Chief delegate Warren R. Austin is expected to reject a Belgian amendment to a U S resolution calling for Big Five consultations on Holy Land enforcement.
Ohio to Hold Public Hearing on Gas Shortage
The Ohio Utilities Commission opens a public hearing to decide if current bans on gas furnace installations and coal-to-gas conversions should continue. Officials seek data on present and future natural gas deliveries as doubts persist about meeting winter demand for 1947-48 and 1948-49.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lausche to Open Columbus Campaign HQ in Columbus
Former Governor Frank J. Lausche will open his campaign headquarters Thursday at the Neil House in Columbus. Robert L. Moulton said Eugene Hanhart of Dover will head the Columbus operation. Hanhart is a Democratic state central committeeman and Tuscarawas County Democratic chairman.
Today's Markets At a Glance
Wheat fractionally lower with light demand. Corn easy as commission house sells. Oats mixed with nearby deliveries up. Hogs 25 to 50 cents higher, top 25.00. Cattle steady to 50 cents higher, top 30.00. Stocks steady with oils leading a selective recovery. NDS mixed with some improvement among selections.
New Atomic Energy Plant To Be Built at Marion
Ohio to host a $5 million Monsanto atomic energy facility on a 1200 acre Scioto Ordnance Works site near a new medium security prison. Construction will start within 30 days, employing about 1000 workers for laboratories and technical buildings.
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Ohio
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Monsanto Chemical Co
St. Louis
State Welfare Department
Scioto Ordnance Administration
Lancaster
Mansfield
Ohio Penitentiary
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Carroll A. Hochwalt
Monsanto
Central Research Department
Dayton
Maxon Construction Co
U S Student Quits Czech University Protest Spreads
Milton Graham of Antioch College resigns from Charles University in Prague over alleged academic freedom exclusion. He cites dismissal of professors and imprisonment of students as his reasons while studying on a GI grant.
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Milton Graham
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Graham
U.S
Charles University
Ohio Built Jet Flies Maiden Flight at Maric Base
The Ohio built four jet XP 87 made its maiden flight at MAROC Air Base California marking a successful initial test. The fighter, claimed to be among the largest ever built, stayed aloft for over an hour and is designed for about 600 mile per hour range though officials did not disclose its speed yesterday. It was built by Curtiss Wright in Columbus Ohio and weighs nearly as much as a B 17 bomber at about 27 tons.
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Maroc Air Base
Calif
Air Force
Curtis Wright
Columbus
Rain Briefly Warms as Intermittent Rains Hit Counties
Intermittent rain fell in Logan and Hocking Counties as temperatures rose from 30 to 48 degrees by noon. Roads became slick in spots and motorists were urged to drive carefully, according to weather observers at the state highway garage.
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Logan
Hocking County
State Highway Garage
Canton Stays on Eastern Standard Time This Summer
Canton city council decided to keep Eastern Standard Time through summer after a committee warned that daylight saving time could cause confusion. The vote followed a report on potential scheduling challenges and public disruption.
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Canton
Bullitt urges Congress for 100 million China aid
Former ambassador William C. Bullitt testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee urging a 100 million dollar grant for military supplies to China. He attacked the State Department and warned that failure to aid China could invite Communist conquest across Asia and threaten the United States.
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Washington
William C. Bullitt
Russia
Congress
China
Greek Troops Shelled From Inside Albania Reported
Athens dispatches say Greek troops were shelled by mortars from Perdikari Albania. Guerrillas gain support as fighting near the border intensifies with heavy losses on both sides in Epirus and notable advances in Philiates and Pogoniou sectors.
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Perdikari
Epirus
Philiates
Pogoniou
Woman Convicted In Abortion Death Case
Mrs. Belle Smith, 55, was convicted yesterday of performing a criminal abortion on a 25 year old woman who died. She received a sentence of one to seven years in Marysville Reformatory.
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Youngstown
Belle Smith
Girl Seeks Way to Marry Condemned Slayer
A 20 year old Methodist Sunday School teacher Jeanne Clair Lucas traveled from Pittsburgh to Nashville to plead Governor McCord to commute Daniel Budzynski death sentence. She offered to marry him in the state prison death house if the three day waiting period is waived or by proxy. The teen killer and his co defendant Richard Reilly were condemned for the Memphis murder of Samuel Closky in 1946.
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Tenn
Petite
Jeanne Clair Lucas
Pittsburgh
Jim McCord
Daniel Budzynski
Danny
Memphis
Lucas
Henrietta
Jeanne
McCord
Bingham Street
Richard Reilly
Samuel Colsky
Reilly
Closky
Louis
Tennessee
Enna
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