Southeastern Ohio Auditors to Meet in Logan on May 19
County auditors and deputies from 12 southeastern Ohio counties will gather in Logan at 10 A M May 19 to discuss real estate reappraisal problems. The all day session at Blosser's restaurant aims to compare county values and plan reappraisal by 1949. The Hocking County board has allocated 25000 dollars for the project.
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Ohio
Logan
Harry Smith
Hocking
Blosser’s
Vinton
Scioto
Pike
Ross
Perry
Meigs
Jackson
Lawrence
Gallia
Fairfield
Athens
Smith
Hocking County
Five to Graduate At Gibisonville
Gibisonville High School will hold its graduation exercises at 8 30 P M with Cap ital University head H R Cotterman delivering the commencement address. Diplomas will be given by County Superintendent Samuel H Dillon to Edith Barringer James Vorhees Clara Morris Genevieve Fiume and John Norton. Rev Earse Mauler Jr will give the invocation and the girls glee club provides music. Valedictory by Iringer and salutatory by Jume. Rev C H Bennington to give the benediction. Paul A Carr is superintendent. board members are John Whitcraft Carl Carpenter S M Vorhe s Olen Lama and John Kuhn.
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H. R. Cotterman
Capital University
Columbus
Gibisonye High School
Samuel H. Dillon
Edith Barringer
James Vorhees
Clara Morris
Genevieve Fiume
John Norton
Earse Mauler, Jr
Girls’ Glee Club
Miss Iringer
Centenarian objects to suit of 70 year old suitor
Manila report says a 100 year old Filipino widow accused a 70 year old man of amorous advances and struck him with a hammer. She denied charges were filed and police quoted the man describing her as an angel in disguise.
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Manila
Augustine Ace
Mariano Gabriel
P Gabriel
Augustine
Priceless Coburg Castle Treasures Stolen
Coburg Germany May 12. Military government officials report thieves raided Coburg Castle stealing priceless art valued at 200000 dollars by German police. The loot includes two silver clocks presented to the Duke of Coburg by Queen Victoria and three paintings.
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Coburg
Germany
Coburg Castle
Duke of
Steelworkers Decide Taft Hartley Act Stand
Nearly 3,200 CIO Steelworkers delegates meet in Boston to decide if the union will continue its refusal to comply with the Taft Hartley Act non communist pledge. President Philip Murray says the convention will determine whether to pursue a court challenge and expand funds to fight the act.
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Boston
CIO
Bert Hanson
Chicago
Philip Murray
Murray
Steelworkers
National Cio
Steelworkers Executive Committee
National Labor Relations Board
U. S
Youngstown
Sun Glow Official Carl Schwier Dies in New York
Carl Schwier 50 president and general manager of Sun Glow Industries died in New York while on a business trip. Funeral services set for 1:30 P M Thursday at Finefrock Funeral Home Mansfield with burial in Mansfield Cemetery. Logan Sun Glow plant to close Thursday. Survived by wife Leola Sowash Schwier mother Katherine Schwier Mansfield sisters Ann Huber John Klinger Paul Minnich and brother Samuel Schwier.
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Carl Schwier
Mansfield
Sun Glow Industries, Inc
New York
Finefrock Funeral Home
Carveth P. Mitchell
Mansfield Cemetery
Logan Sun Glow
Schwier
Leola Sowash Schwier
Katherine Schwier
Ann Huber
John Klinger
Paul Minnich
Samuel Schwier
Mrs. Olive Frasch Dies at 70 After Illness
Mrs. Olive D. Frasch 70 wife of George Frasch of 325 West Main Street died at 2 50 AM today after months of illness. She was born Olive McClain and lived her life in the same home. Survivors include husband and children Fred Toledo and four daughters including Mrs Collins Kocheran and Miss Mary Frasch Columbus and Misses Marie Evelyn Logan. Funeral services set for 11 AM Saturday at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev Clinton W Swengel officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Olive D. Frasch
George Frasch
West Main Street
Frasch
Olive McClain
Fred
Toledo
Collins Kocheran
Mary Frasch
Columbus
Marie
Evelyn
Logan
Leonard Funeral Home
Clinton W. Swengel
Oak Grove Cemetery
Red Cross Executive Committee Meet Set
The annual meeting of the executive committee of Hocking County Chapter American Red Cross is set for 8 PM Tuesday June 15 at Red Cross headquarters. A notice of the meeting must be issued at least one month before the date.
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Hocking County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Boy Drowns in Pool in Columbus Quarry
Cornelius Gillcrest aged 11, son of Mrs. Beulah Mae Williams, drowned while swimming in a quarry in Columbus Ohio last night.
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Columbus, O
Cornelius Gillcrest
Beulah Mae Williams
Farmers May Get Tax Break For Practicing Conservation
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan to let farmers deduct soil and water conservation outlays from gross income in the year of expenditure. The measure, tied to erosion prevention, covers leveling terracing contour furrowing diversion channels drainage ditches watercourse protection and cover crops among other practices.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Curtis
R-Neb
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa
Strike at Chrysler Triggers 75000 Auto Workers Walkout
A 75000 member CIO UAW strike began at Chrysler plants nationwide after wage talks failed. Picketing started at Highland Park as union leaders vowed a strong stand while Chrysler offered raises totaling about 10 million dollars yearly. Governor Sigler urged compliance with state strike voting law amid ongoing talks.
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Detroit
CIO
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
Uaw-Cio
General Motors Corp
Highland Park
Michigan
Kim Sigler
UAW
Emil Mazey
Walter P. Reuther
Sigler
Lansing
Wayne County
Senior Class Play To Open Tonight
Logan High School presents A Little Honey a three act comedy based on the Minton family tonight at 8 P M in the LHS auditorium The cast includes Donna Belle Rheinscheid Jack Thomas Betty Smith Martha Larimer Mary Ellen Pittman Jack Warner Bill Goodlive Maxine McDaniels Linda Lafferty Betty Lou Risch Martha Sue Cruise and Ralph Hemsworth Tickets are 40 cents at the door no reserved seats
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Logan High School
LHS
Minton
Donna Belle Rheinscheid
Jack Thomas
Betty Smith
Martha Larimer
Mary Ellen Pittman
Jack Warner
Bill Goodlve
Maxine McDaniels
Linda Lafferty
Betty Lou Risch
Martha Sue Cruise
Ralph Hemsworth
Argentina Orders Diesel Generators for Foreign Government
General Motors Corp diesel engine division in Cleveland announced a U S order from Argentina for 26 power generating sets costing 2 5 million dollars. It is the largest foreign government order for the plant and is to be fulfilled by the end of July.
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Cleveland
General Motors Corp
Argentina
War Dead to Arrive at Brooklyn Army Base
The Army transport Barney Kirschbaum is due at Brooklyn army base Friday morning with the remains of 2,530 American soldiers killed in North Africa.
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New York
Barney Kirschbaum
Brooklyn
North A
Europe welcomes Molotov talk offer to United States
European officials and media react to Molotov's move toward Soviet American talks. Bevin reportedly upset at lack of advance notice while Paris voices cautious optimism and London papers see a potential path to peace amid mixed European sentiment and Berlin skepticism.
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London
Russia
United States
Ernest Bevin
U.S
Lewis W. Douglas
Maurice Schumann
France
Popular Republican Movement Party
America
V. M. Molotov
Daily Express
Europe
Molotov
The
Manchester Guardian
Western
Berlin
Four Motorists Fined by Mayor Roger W. Friend
Four motorists pleaded guilty to traffic violations and were fined by Mayor Roger W. Friend. William D. Sharp of Sugar Grove received $100 plus costs for driving while intoxicated on U S Route 33 and was arrested by city police. William D. Calland of Columbus and Norman H. Dement of Defiance were fined $5 and $10 plus costs for speeding on Route 33 north of Logan, cited by state highway patrol. Clifford Wilson of Murray City was fined $5 plus costs for speeding on Main Street and cited by city police.
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Roger W. Friend
William D. Sharp
Sugar Grove
William D. Calland
Columbus
Norman H. Dement
Defiance
Logan
State Highway Patrol
Clifford Wilson
Murray City
Main Street
Quarantine Orders to Halt Rabies Spread in Hamilton
A 90 day quarantine on dogs was ordered by A. M. Clarke Hamilton city health commissioner to halt a rabies outbreak. The action targets dog movements and ownership rules within the city limits as authorities work to contain transmission.
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Hamilton, O
A. M. Clarke
Sawyer Aims Partial Easing of Trade Curbs with Russia
Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer drafts a policy to let Soviet bloc nations buy more American goods while preserving bans on items that could boost Russia's war potential. The plan also adds new licensing classes, excludes weapons from the list, and seeks to ease the recent trade freeze amid high restrictions on shipments to Eastern Europe.
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Washington
Charles Sawyer
Europe
Russia
Congress
Mansion Built By Circus Giants To Be Torn Down
Medina Ohio May 18 plans are under way to raze a 14 room mansion in Seville built 70 years ago for Capt Martin Van Bates and wife Anna both nearly eight feet tall and weighing over 400 pounds The home features 10 foot doorways and ceilings 12 to 14 feet high.
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Circus Giants
Medina, O
Seville
Martin van Bates
Anna
Repair Work Starts On County Highways
County Engineer Orla Wolfe announced repair work begins on four Hocking County roads damaged by winter. Buck holes and rough spots on Bremen road Marion Township Star Route Falls Williams road Green and Middlefork road Perry will be patched. Laurel Run road Starr Township also to be fixed and other county roads will be repaired as soon as possible.
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Hocking County
Orla Wolfe
Wolfe
Bremen
Marion Township
Falls
Williams Road
Green
Middlefork
Perry
Laurel Run
Starr Township
Mr. Wolfe
Judge Guilty On Speeding Charge
Common Pleas Judge Charles Bell was found guilty in municipal court of speeding 54 miles an hour. He was fined $21 and costs and had driving privileges suspended for five days. Judge Clarence Denning granted a 10 day stay of execution.
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Cincinnati
Common Pleas
Charles Bell
Bell
Ohio Supreme Court
Clarence Denning
Marshall Urges UN Action on Soviet Negotiations
Secretary of State Marshall urged action through the United Nations to improve world conditions and ruled out a direct two nation settlement with the Soviet Union. He noted Ambassador Smith did not ask Molotov for general discussions and said the US is ready for normal diplomacy if beneficial results arise.
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Washington
Marshall
Russia
United Na
Walter Bedell Smith
Molotov
Smith
Stalin
Truman
United States
State Department
Moscow
Western
Europe
Soviet Union
White House
Gas Tank Blast Kills Worker at Ohio Substation
Creston Sutter 43 of Columbus was killed when a natural gas tank exploded at an Ohio Fuel Gas substation in Dayton yesterday. The incident occurred during maintenance work and investigators examine the cause and safety measures.
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Dayton
Creston Sutter
Columbus
Ohio
Firemen Quell City Hall Blaze In Columbus
A blaze erupted two floors below the fire department HQ in Columbus City Hall and was quickly suppressed by Fire Chief Walter Strickfaden Deputy Chief Samuel Zaager the fire prevention bureau and multiple fire companies an aerial ladder and others aiding the effort.
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Columbus City Hall
Columbus
Hades
City Hall
Fire Department
Walter G. Strickfaden
Samuel
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