Heavy Gale Strikes Atlantic Coast Crippling Snowbound Area
Blustery March winds worsen conditions along the snowbound eastern states as heavy snowfall storms disrupt rail water and air transport. Over 40 inches of snow blanket Maryland and New York with large drifts. at least seven deaths reported in New York and New England. Coast guard rescues 32 crewmen from a capsized collier near Cape Elizabeth. High surf reaches a 25-year peak as ships and small craft break free from moorings. Rescue trains move through 15-foot drifts near Hagerstown to evacuate 40 Harrisburg passengers.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Coast
mid-Atlantic States
Maryland
New York
New England
Oakey L. Alexander
Cape Elizabeth
Pennsylvania
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Farmer on Trial For Killing Hunting Dogs
Perry Stout a 53 year old farmer near Circleville Ohio went on trial on a charge of malicious destruction of property for shooting three hunting dogs valued at 625 dollars Owners say he killed the dogs without warning January 15 while they were chasing a raccoon The case arises in Perry County local court proceedings and reflects tensions over hunting rights and livestock protection
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Circleville, O
Perry Stout
Near Here
Stout
Child Burned Fatally In Westerville Blaze
Ruby Long eleven died at a Columbus hospital from burns after a Westerville house fire. The six room frame dwelling burned when the girl tried to rekindle a fire by throwing kerosene onto coals in a kitchen stove.
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Westerville, O
Ruby Long
Columbus
Snow Closes Rural Schools in Marion County
Snow drifts halted highway travel leading to the closure of six rural Marion County schools today. Officials said weather conditions forced districts to cancel classes and keep students home for safety.
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Marion, O
Marion County
Senate House Battle Over Budget Cuts
In Washington, House Republicans led by Speaker Martin push for a $6 billion budget slice or a 20 percent tax cut, arguing President Truman's $37.5 billion budget can be trimmed to $31.5 billion without harming security. Senate Chairman Gurney warns a $6 billion cut would hurt Army and Navy funding, as the two chambers clash over aims and potential debt reduction.
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Washington
House
Senate
Martin
Truman
Massachusetts
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Anti-Anglo Violence Flares in Palestine
In Palestine today anti-British violence left five British soldiers wounded, two seriously, after a truck explosion near Rishon Le Zion. Four Arabs were hurt when an RAF vehicle hit a road mine near Ramle, amid other bombings in Haifa and an Army camp near Hadera with no casualties.
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Jerusalem
Mar
Palestine
Holy Land
Rishon le Zion
Ramle
Haifa
Hadera
Phone Rates Rise in Chillicothe For March Bills
Chillicothe Ohio residents will see residential phone charges jump from 25 cents to 50 cents and business rates from $1 to $1.25 on March bills after the state public utilities commission approved smaller increases than requested. The move yields a six percent return on property valued at about $1.25 million. Some nearby towns’ rates were unchanged while Sourneville rates rose accordingly as additions and improvements were announced. The Logan Home Telephone Co. has asked the commission for further increases ranging from 25 cents to $1.50.
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Chillicothe
Chillicothe Telephone Co
State Public Utilities Commission
Kingston
Frankfort
Bainbridge
Clarksburg
Sourneville
Logan Home Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission
Dam Project Office Destroyed by Fire
Delaware, O March 4 U S Engineer Arthur Johnson stationed at the Delaware Conservation Dam project estimated a loss of about 15000 to the project field office building destroyed by fire yesterday. Sheriff's Deputy Pearl Baker said a watchman, George C Gorrell, who escaped suffered severe burns on face and hands and was listed in fair condition at Jane Case Hospital.
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Delaware, O
U. S
Arthur Johnson
Delaware Conservation Dam Project
Here
Pearl Baker
George C. Gorrell
Baker
Jane Case Hospital
Woolworth Heiress Weds Fourth Husband in Swiss Ceremony
Barbara Hutton famed Woolworth heiress honeymooned in the Swiss Alps with Prince Igor Troubetzkoy her fourth spouse. The couple registered in Chur last Saturday after arriving from Zurich by taxi. They left 500 francs for the poor, visited a tearoom, and then returned to Zurich before news of their marriage circulated.
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Chur
Switzerland
Barbara Woolworth Hutton
Swiss Alps
Zurich
Igor Troubetzkoy
Upper Rhine
Lorne Lavely
Anna Lynne
Paris
Woolworth
Barbara Grant Hutton
Cary Grant
Los Angeles
New York
Tangier
Morocco
U.S
Kurt Haugwitz- Reventlow
Denmark
Ohio reports two day toll of sixteen traffic deaths
Ohio counted at least 16 traffic fatalities over Sunday and Monday including 10 in railroad grade crossing crashes. A Wheeling & Lake Erie freight train struck a car near Elyria killing four employees of National Tube Co. of Lorain and injuring others. A New Castle family of five perished in a Canton area truck crash. A Clio Michigan family of six died in a Cardington collision. A Manchester couple, Louise and Donald Wieteki, were killed and injured respectively after their car collided with a tractor-trailer. Judith Saesan, two, survived with a leg fracture and shock.
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Ohio
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Elyria
National Tube Co
Lorain
Harry Plumb
Peter J. Gall, Jr
Harold Bradshaw
Buffalo
N. Y
Irvin D. Boger
Lebanon
New Castle
Canton
Deerfield
Marie Aber
Matthew
John Saesan
Ironton
Donald
Rubber firms and union resume wage talks in Cleveland
Representatives of the CIO United Rubber Workers and four major companies plan to resume negotiations in Cleveland on a 26 cent an hour wage increase. The four firms are Firestone Tire and Rubber, B F Goodrich, Goodyear Tire and Rubber of Akron, and U S Rubber of Detroit and New York. The last contract expired Sunday after talks in Cincinnati failed and locals voted to strike if needed. Akron area workers earn about 1.34 dollars hourly on a six hour day and six day week.
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Cleveland
Mar
Ciounited
Rubber Workers
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
U. S. Rubber Co
Detroit
New York
Cincinnati
New Gas Well Shot On Canton City Land
Canton Ohio March 4 The second gas well on city park lands was shot in at Nimissila Park with a daily output exceeding 5 000 000 cubic feet Eugene R Markley president of Markley Oil and Gas Co said The first well in Cook Park came in January 23 with an initial yield of 4 000 000 cubic feet The city park board lease gives the parks a quarter of revenue The gas is sold to East Ohio Gas Co at 18 cents per thousand cubic feet
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Canton
City Park
Nimisila Park
Eugene R. Markley
Markley Oil & Gas Co
Cook Park
Markley Concern
City Park Board
The
East Ohio Gas Co
Vichyite Baudoin Sentenced to Five Years Hard Labor
Paul Baudoin, former foreign minister of the Vichy government in 1940, was sentenced by the High Court of Justice to five years imprisonment at hard labor national degradation and confiscation of property in Versailles France.
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Versailles
France
Paul Baudoin
High Court of Justice
Leap to Death in West Side Rooming House Blaze
Three leap to death and one fatally burned in a west side four story rooming house fire in Chicago. Two unidentified adults and Warren C. Crockett died after leaping from third floor windows while Michael Kuristovicsch perished hours later. Nearly 100 tenants escaped as smoke caused panic and firefighters found a charred body in an attic loft.
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Chicago
West Side
Warren C. Crockett
County Hospital
Michael Kuristovicsch
Beauty operator found dead in shop in Cleveland
In Cleveland on March 4 a 33 year old beauty operator Myrtle Kinderman was found hanging by a scarf from a steam pipe in the shop where she worked. Deputy Coroner A J Kazlauckas ruled death by self inflicted action, noting five years of despondency.
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Cleveland
Mar
A. J. Kazlauckas
Myrtle Kinderman
Teachers Hold Firm in Stand On Resignations
LORAIN Ohio March 4 Board of education to meet with 31 teachers who resigned yesterday amid student protests at Clearview schools. Supt T C Simpson resigned with the faculty during a peace assembly after boos from pupils. Principal Allen Mizer admitted a slap in retaliation for insolent remarks during bean shooting inquiry.
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Lorain, O
Board of Education
Clearview
T. C. Simpson
Allen Mizer
Chandler Thompson
Stalin Steps Down as Chief of Soviet Forces
London reports Stalin has stepped down as minister of Soviet armed forces due to pressure of his main duties. Gen Nikolai Bulganin named to replace him while Zhdanov also leaves council chair, cited as pressure of work. Unofficial London sources say changes reflect workload, not policy shift.
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Stalin
London
Moscow Radio
Nikolai A. Bulganian
Russia
Moscow
Andrei A. Zhdanov
Council of the Union of the Soviet
High School Slayer Asks for New Trial
In Youngstown Ohio on March 4 a common pleas court will hear a motion for a new trial for Don Frohner a 16 year old high school pupil facing the death penalty for killing William C Spieth 52 of Ashtabula. Judges Jenkins Maid en and Doyle did not recommend mercy. Frohner pleaded guilty to first degree murder for the January 13 slaying in Spieths automobile. His counsel argued domestic circumstances affected him. Frohners companion Arthur Chapman 16 also pleaded guilty but received mercy and a life sentence.
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Youngstown
Common Pleas Court
Don Frohner
William C. Spieth
Ashtabula
David G. Jenkins
Jenkins
Erskine Maiden, Jr
Harold B. Doyle
Frohner
Spieth
Arthur Chapman
General meat price hike seen in spring market surge
CHICAGO March 4 Pork prices may stay high through March and April, lifting beef costs. Market analyst H M Conwey of the National Livestock Producers Association cites a shrinking hog supply and strong demand. He warns prices could peak next month if hog prices continue to soar, with beef driven higher as consumers switch from pork. Shortages in pork lamb and mutton have helped lift beef and poultry prices while overall supplies dwindle.
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Chicago
Mar
H. M. Conwey
National Livestock Producers’ Association
Conwey
Corn Belt
March of Teachers Fails to Materialize
A planned march of Ohio school teachers to Columbus failed to occur. Two delegations from Adams County and Salem Township in Clark County appeared to inquire about speeding state action for higher pay, following anonymous salary increase letters to teachers last week.
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Columbus
Ohio
Adams County
Salem Township
Clark County
Secretary Marshall urges swift ratification of four peace pacts
Secretary of State Marshall told the Senate foreign relations committee that speed is vital for four World War II peace treaties with Italy Romania Bulgaria and Hungary. He said the pacts reflect the allied consensus and were not dictated by the U.S. or any single nation. Former secretary Byrnes urged rapid Senate action to end armistice regimes in the Balkans and to permit withdrawal of occupation troops.
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Washington
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
United States
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Senate
Balkans
Europe
Britain
Greece
Congress
Pepper
Dfia
United Nations
Russia
Germany
Austria
Moscow
Ohioans Send 6,506 Food Parcels Overseas
Ohio residents dispatched 6,506 food parcels for overseas relief in January. James R. Moore, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation information director, said the aid was distributed alongside regular rations by the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, which the Ohio Farm Bureau sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James R. Moore
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Europe
Ohio Farm Bureau
Motorist Arrested on Licensure Charge in Elgin
Walter R. Carrington a 22 year old salesman from Elgin Illinois was arrested on West Hunter Street by city police for failing to have a driver's license. He posted a 25 bond to appear before Mayor W D Weltner.
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Walter R. Carrington
Elgin
Ill
West Hunter Street
W. Denzil Weltner
Liquor Director Promises Stricter Law Enforcement
Stanley B. Cofall Ohio liquor director pledged tougher enforcement as more inspectors become available. He said 130 current inspectors cannot cover all gambling laws and the department will target gambling at permit premises once civil service lists add staff within about 30 days. He noted no specific complaints at present.
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Columbus
Stanley B. Cofall
Senate
Liquor Board
Ohio
Cofall
State Civil Service Commission
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