Logan Women Join Worldwide Prayer Fellowship at Presbyterian
One hundred twenty five Logan women joined the World Day of Prayer union service Friday evening at the Presbyterian Church. The service was sponsored by missionary societies of Evangelical United Brethren, Methodist and Presbyterian churches as millions of women in 70 countries prayed in a hundred languages.
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Logan
Presbyterian Church
Missionary Societies
Logan Churches
Evangelical United Brethren
Methodist
Presbyterian
Worldwide Fellowship of Prayer
School Fire Hazards Survey Under Way
GAMBIER O March 5 A proposed state survey of fire hazards in schools and colleges won backing from Kenyon College president Gordon K Chalmers after a dormitory fire in Gambier last Sunday killed nine students The state industrial relations division ordered 21 inspectors to focus on school and college inspections with a warning that frequent checks are needed to prevent further catastrophes
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Gambier
Kenyon College
Gordon K. Chalmers
Albert A. Waldman
State Industrial Relations Division
Chalmers
Crewmen Parachute From Crippled Plane near Lancaster
Muroc Air Base reported all personnel accounted for after a seven man B-25 crash near Lancaster California. Deputies said six men were found while the others parachuted from 13 000 feet through icy sleet and rain as one engine failed and ice formed on the wings.
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Lancaster
Calif
Muroc Air Base
Here
Muroc
Justice Dept Employee and Russian Held for Spying
In New York a Justice Department employee Judith Coplon and a Russian official Valentine Gubitchev were arrested on charges of stealing U.S. secrets. The two faced charges of conspiracy to remove government records and defrauding the United States, with FBI investigators noting clandestine meetings. Coplon carried summaries of confidential documents. Gubitchev was identified as a U N Secretariat staffer.
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Washington
United Nations
Department of Justice
New York
Tom Clark
Judith Coplon
Brooklyn
N. Y
Justice Department
Valentine A. Gubitchev
U.N
Gubitchev
U.S.S.R
Manhattan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miss Coplon
United Nations Secretariat
United States
U.S
Coplon
Motorist Electrocuted By Damaged Power Line
Maurice Stanislawski, 28, of Columbia Station was electrocuted in Elyria when his car struck a 6900 volt power line last night.
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Elyria
Maurice Stanislawski
Columbia Station
Abandoned Australian Boy To Join Father in Cleveland
Geoffrey Joiner five from Sydney expected to join American father James Trennon Joiner in Cleveland. Justice Department placed him in Travelers Aid after immigration delay at West Coast. Child born to a black father and white Australian mother, later in custody of Travelers Aid Society.
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Cleveland
Geoffrey Joiner
Sydney
Australia
Justice Department
Geoffrey
West Coast
Travelers’ Aid Society
James Trennon Joiner
Joiner
America
City Manager Wagner Fired by Portsmouth Council
Portsmouth Ohio council voted 4 to 2 to dismiss city manager Donald C. Wagner after months of conflict. Wagner, suspended since December 6, defended his record during a two hour hearing amid strong public interest and protest from supporters.
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Portsmouth Council
Portsmouth
Donald C. Wagner
Wagner
Roof Roosting Cars Hit Cincinnati Home Twice
Mrs Edward Woll refuses to move after two crashes into her one story frame house in Cincinnati. A car broke through the kitchen roof narrowly missing Mrs Woll and her two year old grandson Eddie Voll who were in the opposite side of the room. The incidents occurred 14 months apart.
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Cincinnati
Edward Woll
Baby's Condition Reported Encouraging After Long Dash
In Cleveland on March 5 the condition of seven day old Marie Don Ull um, operated on after an 185 mile dash from Marietta Ohio, was reported encouraging. The child, son of Donald Ullum, a 30 year old Marietta plant guard, was brought to Cleveland Clinic Hospital with a throat obstruction blocking breathing.
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Cleveland
Marie Don Ullum
Marietta, O
Donald Ullum
Marietta
Cleveland Clinic
Attorney Denies Divorce Fraud Charge Innocent Plea Filed
Zanesville attorney Thomas A. Joseph pled innocent to 14 counts alleging he helped arrange fast Muskingum County divorces by prompting perjury. He was freed on $2000 bond amid other Muskingum residents who also entered innocent pleas. Other defendants, Vivian Matheny, Doris Mable Bishop, and Catherine L. Watson, posted $500 bonds.
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Columbus
Zanesville
Thomas A. Joseph
Franklin County
Joseph
Muskingum County
Circleville Nurses Strike Forestalled By Temporary Increase
In Circleville Ohio the chamber of commerce halted a planned walkout at Berger Hospital by granting a two month wage increase to 27 nurses. The move costs $600 and covers a raise from 167 to 185 dollars monthly in most classifications.
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Circleville
Chamber of Commerce
Pickaway County
Leslie May
Chamber
Berger Hospital
May
Eagles to Attend Lone Convention in Lancaster Parade
Logan Eagles and the Logan High School band will join a zone convention Sunday in Lancaster. Fifteen aerie units will march in a 12 30 P M parade with over 5000 expected attendees. Logan members meet at 11 A M Sunday at the Eagles Hall for travel, with Grand Lodge officers also taking part.
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Logan Eagles
Lester Nichols Dies in the Ohio Penitentiary Chair
Lester Nichols 43, with a prison record dating to 1928, was executed by electric chair at 8 03 p m for the murder of his father in law Rev Lewis Whitaker at the Pentecostal Church of God in West Newton Allen County. He faced Indiana charges for attempting to kill his wife Nora and died after 1 960 volts were applied, with the legal fight ending when the U S Supreme Court refused intervention.
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Columbus
Lester Nichols
Ohio
Ralph W. Alvis
Richard Brooks
Nichols
Lewis Whitaker
Pentecostal Church of God
West Newton
Allen County
Nora
Indiana
U. S. Supreme Court
Mild Temperatures Sweep Nation Amid Flood Warnings
Chicago reports general mild temperatures across the United States with a cold front advancing into the north central states. Flood alerts arise as the Missouri River tops banks and streams overflow in southwestern Iowa, while North Dakota sees fresh snowfall and depths from eight to 23 inches in Minot and Devils Lake. Elsewhere conditions remain fair and highs reach into the 60s from Nebraska to the lower Ohio Valley.
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Chicago
Plains
Missouri River
Iowa
North Dakota
Minot
Devils Lake
Nebraska
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Woman Suffocates in Englewood Fire Blaze Blamed on Furnace
Mrs. Minnie Statf aged 76 died from suffocation as fire swept her Englewood room. Dayton firemen blamed the blaze on an overheated gas floor furnace in the apartment.
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Dayton, O
Minnie Statf
Englewood
Filibuster showdown falters as Southern bloc presses rules change
Southern Democrats aided by some Republicans challenge President Truman on civil rights. Senator Russell predicts Dixie victory as Lucas moves to bring up a two thirds rule change to end filibusters. AP poll shows 43 against and 19 in favor, with tensions rising as rent controls expire March 31.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie
Truman
Barkley
Senate
Lucas
Dill
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
McGrath
Final CROP Drive Report Shows County Totals
Clarence Skinner announces Hocking County CROP drive closed March 1. Cash of 768.15 and 625 bushels of corn were collected. Funds will buy corn for shipment to war stricken families in Europe. The goal was one car load, with contributions slightly short of target.
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Hocking County
Clarence Skinner
Skinner
Europe
George H. Wallace Rites Set For Sunday
Funeral services for George H. Wallace aged 46 who died Thursday morning will be held at 2 PM Sunday at Leonard Funeral Home. Rev. Ira Miller will officiate with burial in New Straitsville Cemetery. The body lies in state at the funeral home for visitation. He is survived by his wife Hilda 11 children and his father Thomas Wallace of New Straitsville plus several brothers and sisters.
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George H. Wallace
Leonard Funeral Home
Ira Miller
New Straitsville
Mr. Wallace
Hilda
Thomas Wallace
Vishinsky Named Foreign Minister In Soviet Shakeup
The Moscow radio announced Andrei Vishinsky replaced Vyacheslav Molotov as foreign minister. A. I. Mikoyan was moved from foreign trade, with possible policy shifts speculated by observers amid broader leadership changes.
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Vishinsky
London
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Moscow
A. I. Mikoyan
Molotov
Stalin
Maxim Litvinoff
Hitler
Poland
Kremlin
Mikoyan
Move to Repeal Payroll Tax Fails
Dayton citizens committee fails to file enough signatures to trigger a ballot on the city income tax ordinance. Petition deadline passed at midnight. the one half of one percent tax is set to start April 1.
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Dayton, O
Dayton
Woman Freed By Magistrate Dismisses Murder Warrant
A justice of the peace dismissed a first degree murder warrant against Mrs. Marguerite Zwayer 47 near Groveport. Grube died from poisoning per his death certificate after being found dying under a tractor on Zwayer’s farm. The judge ruled no party in the courtroom connected to the death, and Zwayer was released.
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Columbus
Justice of the Peace
Marguerite Zwayer
Groveport
Sheldon Grube
Grube
Cleo Grube
AFL Clay Workers Seek New Contract
An AFL United Brick and Clay Workers negotiation committee says it will seek a new contract with fewer pipe manufacturers. The proposal includes a 10 cent per hour wage rise for clay workers and a 20 percent boost for piece workers. Union leaders and manufacturers set a meeting for March 10 in Akron with mediator Paul Fuller.
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Uhrichsville
AFL
United Brick and Clay Workers
Akron
Paul Fuller
Final Evidence in Axis Sally Treason Trial
The Axis Sally treason trial ends with final witnesses Johannes Schmidt-Hansen and Erwin Christiani testifying. Prosecutors plan final arguments starting Monday with a verdict possible as early as midweek. Defendant Mildred E. Gillars faces a potential death penalty if convicted.
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Washington
Mildred E. Gillars
Edward M. Curran
Johannes Schmidt-Hansen
Erwin Christiani
Germany
Miss Gillars
Black Forest
Christiani
Schmidt-Hansen
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J. Edgar Hoover
Glen G. Kizer
William J. Steffens
Portsmouth Ministerial Association
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Kizer
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