Marshall Would Call Austria to Moscow Conference
Secretary Marshall announced to foreign ministers that Austrian representatives would be summoned to Moscow for consultation in drafting the Austrian peace treaty. The move followed France’s demand for coal guarantees and Ruhr separation, signaling a Western split over postwar economic plans as Russia agreed to a larger coal share for France.
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Marshall
Austria
Moscow
Foreign Ministers 'Council
France
Germany
Georges Bidault
Ruhr
Russia
Youthful Killers Enter Penitentiary
Two Youngstown youths convicted of murdering Ashtabula salesman William Spieth were sent to Ohio Penitentiary. Don Frohner, 16, faces execution by electric chair for the slaying, while Arthur Chapman, 16, receives a life term. Frohner joins seven others on death row, with a June 10 scheduled date, potentially making him Ohio’s youngest death-row inmate in over twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Youngstown
Ohio Penitentiary
Don Frohner
William C. Spieth
Arthur Chapman
Frohner
Ohio
Fire victims seek bedclothing for McNichols family
Red Cross appeal raises furniture aid for Daniel McNichols family of four after their South Bloomingville home burned. Urgently needed are bedclothes. donations may be arranged by calling Claude Chrisman at 293 or Red Cross headquarters.
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Red Cross
Daniel McNichols
South Bloomingville
Claude Chrisman
New Governor of Georgia Blasts Talmadge Actions
Georgia Governor Melvin E. Thompson denounced Herman Talmadge and his allies as unfit to speak for the Democratic Party. He criticized the white supremacy measures as fraud and theft, urged education-based voting safeguards, and signaled possible vetoes of Talmadge led bills while backing expanded state services and a 3 percent sales tax.
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Georgia
Talmadge
Atlanta
Melvin E. Thompson
Herman Talmadge
Democratic Party
Thompson
Officer Bates Offer of Bribe
Cincinnati police sergeant Russell Jones testified before the state Senate liquor investigating committee that he received a $10,000 slot machine bribe offer from an unknown man after discussing a potential liquor director job with Sohngen in 1944. The man claimed slot operatives aided by Sohngen could profit by tipping inspections, but Jones rejected the proposal.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
State Senate
Russell Jones
Robert M. Sohngen
State Liquor Department
Jones
Sohngen
Washington
Beekman Street
Hooppell Street
Ohio Senator Renews Red Hunt Demands
Columbus March 20 Sen I E Baker R Montgomery urged a probe into alleged communist activity in Ohio schools. He proposed a nine member commission three senators three representatives and three governor appointed to investigate un American activity in all schools universities and colleges.
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Columbus
I. E. Baker
Montgomery
Ohio
Baker
Seed sowing planes seed 1000 acres of mined land
In eastern Ohio a seed sowing program by air aims to cover over 1,000 acres of strip mined land to convert it into cattle pastures. The Ohio Reclamation Association expects about 800 acres to be seeded for Hanna Coal in Harrison and Belmont counties within two days, while Jefferson Company plans 200 acres at Betsy mine in Jefferson County as a preliminary step toward reforestation.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Ohio Reclamation Association
Hanna Coal Company
Harrison
Belmont
Jefferson Company of North American Coal Corp
Betsy Mine
Jefferson County
Train Kills Motorist Near West Carrollton
Lewis W. Shaw a 40 year old Dayton man was killed when his car was struck by a New York Central passenger train near West Carrollton Ohio on March 20. The fatal crash occurred as Shaw drove onto the tracks and was struck by the train causing his death at once.
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Dayton, O
Lewis W. Shaw
Dayton
New York Central
West Carrollton
4-H Club Advisors Honored At Columbus Testimonial
About 350 adult 4-H club advisers gathered in Columbus for a testimonial luncheon with Ohio farm officials and OSU agriculture college representatives. E. J. Leenhouts awarded long service emerald, diamond, and pearl clover pins. 64 earned gold pins, 267 silver pins, and 10 others received 20, 15, and five year recognitions. Notables included A. B. Graham and O. V. Mohler with local county delegates.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University College of Agriculture
E. J. Leenhouts
Rochester
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
A. B. Graham
Olive Walker
Richland County
Leo Schott
Franklin County
Bernice Betzer
Medina County
Cecil Harsh
Madison County
Herbert Backs Easter Seals Campaign in Ohio
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert urged Ohio citizens to support the annual Easter seals drive for crippled children through April 6. He praised the Ohio Society for Crippled Children and noted 2,000 local and state members participate. In Hocking County a $2,000 quota exists as 100 seat blocks were mailed to 3,500 residents to fund assistive services.
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Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
Gov. Herbert
Ohio Society For Crippled Children
Hocking County
George C. Shaw
Roberts Infant Dies at Sandusky
Patricia Lee Roberts three day old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Roberts died last night at Providence Hospital Sandusky where she was born Monday The body will be brought to Leonard Funeral Home Friday Graveside services will be held at 2 PM Friday at Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev Henry Carr officiating Survivors include a sister Nan Elaine and grandparents Mr and Mrs Dan Roberts and John Powers all of Logan
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Patricia Lee Roberts
John Roberts
Sandusky
Providence Hospital
Leonard Funeral Home
Oak Grove Cemetery
Henry Carr
Nan Elaine
Dan Roberts
John Powers
Logan
Stork Delivers Fourth Son to Bixler Family
Paul Bixler headed back to Colgate in Hamilton New York today after his wife gave birth to a fourth son weighing seven pounds five ounces. The Bixlers also have two daughters.
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Columbus
Paul Bixler
Colgate
Hamilton
N. Y
Ohio State Grid
Bixlers
New Knoxville Leads Phillipsburg in Class B Semi Final
In Columbus the first quarter of the Class B state basketball tournament shows New Knoxville leading Phillipsburg 12 to 7 at the fairgrounds Coliseum. The report is part of late AP bulletins from Washington and Columbus detailing political tax plans and legal action.
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Columbus
New Knoxville
Phillipsburg
Fairgrounds Coliseum
Acheson Affirms Greek Aid Won't Lead to War
Undersecretary of State Acheson told the House foreign affairs committee that American aid to Greece and Turkey to curb Communism would not cause war. He said strengthening democracy and freedom reduces friction between great powers and expressed no possibility of war from the aid program.
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Washington
Acheson
Greece
Turkey
Rep
Mansfield
D-Mont
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Assassination of former Greek minister in Salonika
John Zevigos once governor of agriculture in the 1944 liberation cabinet of George Papendreou was shot dead by gunmen on a street corner in Salonika Greece today March 20.
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Salonika
Greece
John Zevigos
George Papendreou
Liquor Rationing May End in Ohio
Ohio may end liquor rationing soon as Gale Clymer chief buyer for the state liquor department testified before the investigating committee. When asked when the rationing would end he said it might be after the next period or later.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
Gale Clymer
State Liquor Department
Liquor Investigating Committee
Clymer
Absenteeism Heavy In City Schools During Epidemic
Logan and Hocking County schools report high absentee rates as a statewide influenza epidemic hits. Supt. George E. Carr notes about 20 percent of city pupils are absent, with 252 of 1,250 in attendance. elementary schools hit hardest while junior and senior high remain less affected. County schools also show heavy absenteeism but continue operating. Dr. H. G. Southard urges reporting of influenza cases to health officials and cautions the public to avoid gatherings and treat colds carefully.
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Logan
Hocking County
H. G. Southard
George E. Carr
Union Furnace
Ward Township
Starr-Washington
Rockbridge
Southard
Ohio Senator Defends Toledo School Job
Senator Virgil E. Cramer says his Toledo school classification as a teacher allowed him to keep a truancy officer job while serving in the Ohio Senate. He notes he did not receive pay during legislative sessions and that his $4,200 yearly director role count policy permits pay from more than one state source.
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Columbus
Virgil E. Cramer
Rlucas
Toledo
Ohio Senate
Cramer
Joseph T. Ferguson
Plan for Ohio WWII veteran bonuses approved by committees
Senate and House sub committees agreed on a cash bonus of 10 dollars per month of service for Ohio veterans from Pearl Harbor to V-J Day, scaled to a maximum around 450 dollars. The plan sets a 50 dollar minimum, limits to officers Captain or below, provides 500 dollars to immediate survivors, requires Ohio residence, and faces 400 million dollar financing. Legislation readiness targeted for next Wednesday.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Ohio
School Dispute Shifts to Court
Cincinnati dispatch reports a North College Hill school dispute over the superintendent contract moving to common pleas court. Judge Thomas H. Morrow will hear a suit by residents seeking to bar the board from opening the superintendent position. The February board action triggered a student strike and a 3 to 2 vote against renewing Dr William A Cook's contract amid board tensions over access to applications.
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Cincinnati
North College Hill
Board of Education
Common Pleas Court
Thomas H. Morrow
Education Board
William A. Cook
Walter Hughes
Illinois Strip Mine Law Unconstitutional
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a 1943 law requiring strip mine operators to level land after near surface coal extraction is unconstitutional. The decision, aligning with a Cook County circuit court injunction, bars the state from forcing private owners to convert their property to a higher use at their expense. The ruling affects Northern Winds Coal Company and 16 other operators.
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Springfield
Iil
Illinois
State Supreme Court
Cook County
Northern Winds Coal Company
Flu Epidemic Closes Circleville Schools
Circleville public schools closed at noon and will stay shut until Monday due to influenza. A total of 335 of 1,492 students were absent. Two Pickaway County schools, Duvall and South Bloomfield, also remained closed for the flu outbreak.
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Circleville
Pickaway County
Duvall
South Bloomfield
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Gore
Gore Boys 4-H
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James R. Smoot
Herbert
Roberts
Stork
Bixler
Knutson
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Frank A. Picard
Mt. Clemens Pottery Company
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Elizabeth Short
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