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Newspaper

Logan Daily News

Location

Logan, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1951

Page

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Ohio Senate trims funds in Lake Survive Lake Logan bill

Senate revisions to the Additions and Betterments bill carve out 2 million from civil defense funding and add 269 thousand for a gym at the state schools for the blind and deaf. The measure preserves Lake Logan improvements while sending the bill back to the House for concurrence.

Lake Logan Senate Ohio House Civil Defense Administration Frank J. Lausche Cleveland George B. Marshall Rcolumbus State Schools For Wyandot Seventeenth Avenue Columbus Wooster Cincinnati Receiving Hospital Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home Sandusky Ohio State University Belmont County

Anti Reds Sweep Italian Election Results in Provinces

Final returns show Premier Alcide de Gasperi's Christian Democrats and anti communist parties winning across one third of Italy. Communists and allied Socialists polled 35.3 percent of 8.5 million votes cast.

Rome Alcide de Gasperi Christian Democrats Italy

Graveside Rites Held For Spalsbury Baby

Graveside services for Charles Thomas Spalsbury, 20 month old son of Mr and Mrs Jeff Spalsbury, were held at 10 o clock this morning with Rev Henry L Carr officiating. Burial took place in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Charles Thomas Spalsbury Jeff Spalsbury Henry L. Carr Oak Grove Cemetery

Furious Communist Resistance Halts American Advances on Red Strongholds

Tokyo reports renewed Chinese resistance halting U N forces 13 miles from Chorwon and Kumhwa, with front lines bogged by mud across 125 miles. B 29s hit northwest Korea rail bridges as Chinese jets counterattack. Yonchon remains a no man s land as Allied counteroffensive grips the Chorwon sector.

Tokyo Chorwon Kumhwa United Nations Hwachon Seoul Yonchon John Randolph U.N

State to Resurface Section of Route 33

The state highway department plans bids to resurface 4.5 miles of Route 33 south of Haydenville with asphaltic concrete from Nelsonville into Hocking County, 2.3 miles long. Bid deadline is 10 A.M. June 19 with completion by October 31. Brewer & Brewer Sons, Inc., Chillicothe, won the Route 327 road maintenance bid at 14,242 dollars. Route 327 runs through Hocking County in two places, with 17 miles of highway to repair in Ross and Hocking counties.

State Highway Department Haydenville Nelsonville Hocking County Brewer & Brewer Sons, Inc Chillicothe Ross Hocking

Mayor Fines Driver in Red Light Crash Case

Lowell Nutter, 56, of Logan Route 3, was fined $5 and costs in Mayor Roger Friend's court Tuesday after a crash at a red light. City police made the arrest.

Lowell Nutter Logan Roger Friend

Iran moves to nationalize Anglo Iranian Oil

Iran declares it will proceed with the nationalization of the British controlled oil industry and sets a five day deadline for suggestions from the Anglo-Iranian Company. A three man government board will operate the Khuzistan oil region and all former Anglo-Iranian employees will be treated as Iranian National Oil Company staff.

Tehran Iran Britain Khuzistan Anglo- Iranian Iranian National Oil Company

Lie Detector Test Shows Discrepancies in Kesterson Case

Nelsonville Ohio May 31 Sheriff George Bateman said lie detector results taken Sunday by Elmer Kesterson 46 showed discrepancies. No charges filed. Mrs Ora Kesterson 45 was found bruised in a field near their home a week earlier, a quarter mile from Connett four miles south of Nelsonville. Kesterson took the test in Columbus.

Nelsonville George Bateman Elmer Kesterson Kesterson Ora Kesterson Connett Columbus

Memorial Day 1951 Civil Observance Across Nation

Memorial Day 1951 blended hope and sorrow as Americans honored war dead and mourned casualties in Korea. Parades drums and rifle salutes marked the day while families mourned and wreaths were laid at cemeteries in the U S, Europe, and Korea. Lt Gen James A Van Fleet praised the fallen as Korea’s heroes. In Europe ceremonies spanned France England Belgium Luxembourg Italy and the Netherlands.

Korea America Europe Pusan United Nations James A. van Fleet Eighth Army France England Belgium Luxembourg Italy Netherlands

Willard Newman Claimed by Death

Willard Newman 81 died Tuesday at 4 PM at University Hospital Columbus after a heart attack he had suffered a month earlier He worked as a car inspector for the C and O Railroad and later in the city service department and as assistant custodian at the courthouse He was a 58 year member of the Masonic Lodge Surviving are three sons Harry Theodore Charles and one daughter Mrs Clarence Chute eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services will be Friday at 2 PM from Leonard Funeral Home with Reverend A N Grueser officiating Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Masons will meet at the Masonic hall at 7 PM today to proceed to the funeral home for services at 730 PM

Willard Newman University Hospital Columbus C & O Railroad City Service Department Masonic Lodge Harry Cleveland Theodore Charles Logan Clarence Chute Leonard Funeral Home A. N. Grueser Oak Grove Cemetery Masonic Hall

Columber to Receive Eagles Civic Award in Logan

Jesse Columber of Logan will receive the Eagles Civic Service Award at Aerie 2168 Fra ternal Order of Eagles tonight with about 200 attendees. Lancaster degree team to initiate new candidates. West PTA to present the play Skool Daze followed by a buffet lunch. Columber is active in community civic and veterans affairs and was named Logan's outstanding citizen of the year by the Logan Jaycees.

Eagles Jesse Columber Logan Aerie Order of Eagles Lancaster Columber West Pta The Logan Jaycees

Memorial Day Accidents Reported in Hocking County

Memorial Day in Hocking County featured several accidents with two traffic mishaps. Hospitalized were Marjorie J. Jones and others, as police reported a rear collision near Route 595. Tractor incidents at Old Man's Cave area left Ralph Durst and Ralph Durst pinned under a wheel, with another operator aiding. A young child fell from a roof and a woman fell from a porch, while Virgil Emrick remained home after a basement fall.

Hocking County Hocking Valley Hospital Marjorie J. Jones Nelsonville Jones Auto Russell Deavers Junction City Ralph Durst Logan Paul Thomas Durst

Memorial Day Weather Delights Hocking County Crowd

Perfect Memorial Day weather drew large crowds across Hocking County with clear skies and warm sun. Parkgoers enjoyed Rachelmacher Park and Hocking State Forests as noon temperature hit 82 degrees after a chilly night, with Wednesday’s high estimated in the upper 80s.

Hocking County Rachelmacher Park Hocking State Forests

Blast Traps Miners in German Mine Shaft

An explosion trapped 14 German miners early today in a blazing mine shaft near Hamm-Herringen. Rescue workers abandoned hope for survivors as twenty miners were saved with four critically injured.

Hamm-Herringen Germany

Senator Douglas to Give Oberlin Commencement Address

Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois will deliver the 118th commencement address at Oberlin College on June 11. The event marks Oberlin’s graduation ceremonies with Douglas addressing graduates and attendees.

Oberlin,o Paul H. Douglas D-Ill Oberlin College

Memorial Day Death Toll Sets Record Low in Traffic

The nation marked Memorial Day with the lowest violent accident toll in years and a record low highway deaths of 71, well below the NSC estimate of 110. Drowning and other violent accidents added 45 deaths, while April auto deaths fell for the first time in 16 months. Ohio reported only one traffic death.

Associated Press National Safety Council The Safety Council the Safety Council Ohio

Bellhop Helps Bing Crosby Get Rooms at Vancouver Hotel

In Vancouver on May 31, bellhop intervened after a room clerk refused Crosby. Dressed in a leather jacket, Crosby was directed to the freight elevator by the red cap who arranged two rooms for Crosby and producer Bill Morrow on the seventh floor, ending his hotel trouble.

Vancouver B. C Bing Crosby Crosby Red Bing Bill Morrow

Greece's Top Hero Quits as Army Chief

Athens May 31 Field Marshal Alexander Papagos Greece's leading military hero 68 resigns as chief of the armed forces. His walkout follows minor incidents and an army alert in Athens. Papagos cites ill health but observers suggest political differences with King Paul.

Athens Greece Alexander Papagos Papagos Paul

S. C. Smith Dies Wednesday At Age of 84

Samuel C. Smith age 84 died Wednesday evening at Hocking Valley Hospital after a heart attack at home. A longtime telegraph operator in Hocking County and Logan, he retired in 1936 after 45 years with Hocking Valley and C and O Railroads. He was a skilled woodworker and lifelong Methodist, member of Mingo Lodge 171 F and A M and Logan Chapter 75 R and A M and Hock Hocking Council 39 R and S M. Survivors include his wife Christena, son Evan Smith of Columbus, and granddaughter Martha Elizabeth Smith of Columbus. Funeral from Heinlein Funeral Home Saturday at 2 PM with Dr. R B Wilson officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mingo Lodge 171 to hold services Friday at 8 PM.

Samuel C. Smith Hocking Valley Hospital West Street Smith’s Chapel Hocking County Logan Old Hocking Valley Methodist Church Mingo Lodge A. M Hock-Hocking Council S. M Heinlein Funeral Home R. B. Wilson Oak Grove Heinlein

Navy Chief Says Moscow Can End War at Any Time

Admiral Forrest P. Sherman told the Senate inquiry that Russia could call off the Korean War at any time and may do so as the United States grows stronger. He cited questions about armistice timing, MacArthur's views, and the need for stronger diplomatic pressure on the Kremlin.

Navy Moscow Washington Forrest P. Sherman Russia Korea United States Sherman Naval Operations Senate Douglas MacArthur Pentagon Senator Lodge

Frank Miller Rites Conducted Today

Funeral services for Frank Miller were held at 9 A M today at St. John's Catholic Church with Rev Fr Charles P Foy officiating. Pallbearers were William and Pat Fox Walter Michaels Harley Jones Mynrad Tate Schrader and John Miller. Cemetery by the Leonard Funeral Service.

Frank Miller St. John’s Catholic Church Charles P. Foy William and Pat Fox Walter Michaels Harley Jones Mynrad (Tate) Schrader John Miller Oak Grove Cemetery Leonard Funeral Service

Kettering to Speak at Wooster Commencement

Charles F. Kettering, GM research consultant and inventor, will deliver the keynote at Wooster College's 81st commencement on June 11. The event marks a notable address by a leading automotive innovator.

Wooster Charles F. Kettering General Motors Corp College of Wooster

Pilot Blair Says Polar Solo Became A One-Time Feat

Charles Blair Jr. becomes first to fly solo over the North Pole in a single engine Mustang, 3,300 miles Bardu to Fairbanks in 10 hours 27 minutes, then 3,450 miles to New York arriving May 30. He says the trip was awfully easy and would not do it again, hinting Air Force interest in navigational data. Blair, a Pan American Airways pilot on vacation, previously set a transatlantic record New York to London in 7 hours 48 minutes.

New York Charles Blair, Jr North Pole Airlines Bardu Norway Fairbanks Alaska Blair Pan-American World Airways London U. S. Air Force

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Dold Asia U.S Congress A&b Lake Logan Dam Italien Spalsbury Baby Inje Eagles’ Civic Award State James E. Hawley New Straitsville Miss Jones Mr. Durst Mr. Thomas Karen Smith Glendon Smith Charles Kyllonen Detroit Mich Gibisonville Virgil Emrick Third Street Lee Wallard Tampa Fla Indianapolis Loretta Young International Soundphoto Alert Bellhop Park Beach S. C. Smith J. Lawton Collins Army Chief of Staff Joint Chiefs of Staff MacArthur Collins Red China China Chiang Kai-Shek Lodge Kremlin Kettering
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