Hocking County Fair Opens In Big Local Exhibition
The four day fair in Logan begins at 6 P M with record commercial space sold and crowds expected. Shows include Howard Brothers rides and Ward Beams Auto Daredevils. admission 50 cents adults, children free under 12. harness races at 1 30 P M tomorrow and Friday Saturday night features a band contest and Broadway Scandals of 19850.
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Hocking County
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Hocking Grange
Webb Chapel Youth Fellowship
Howard Brothers
Ward Beam
Logan
70 Die in Storms in India’s Punjab Border
Unusually heavy rains across east Punjab on India's northwest border caused 70 deaths and the collapse of 25,000 homes. Disaster authorities report widespread damage and numerous evacuations as days of downpours continue.
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New Delhi
India
Punjab
County Fair Schedule and Attractions for September
The county fair runs Wednesday through Saturday with daily events including auto stunts by Ward Beam's World Champion Auto Daredevils, judging of vegetables, farm produce, and horticulture, animal shows for cattle sheep swine and poultry, 4-H activities, junior judging, a pet show, a Broadway revue, a horse and mule pulling contest, a livestock parade, a band contest, and a Rotroff attraction sponsored by local merchants.
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Ward Beam
Logan and
Hocking County
Taft to Visit Hocking County Thursday for Three Hour Stop
U S Senator Robert A Taft Republican candidate for re election will speak briefly at the Hocking County Fair during a three hour county visit He arrives in Logan at 2 30 P M from New Lexington and tours the National Fireproofing Company Haydenville and Hocking Valley Brick Company in Logan He is scheduled to speak at 4 P M and depart at 5 30 P M after touring the grounds The stop is part of a statewide tour with further visits planned including Pickaway Ross Pike Highland counties.
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U.S
Robert A. Taft
Hocking County
Dean Collison
Republican Executive Committee
State Central Committee
Columbus
Logan
New Lexington
National Fireproofing Company
Haydenville
Hocking Valley Brick Company
Taft
Fairgrounds
Lancaster
Pickaway
Ross
Pike
Highland
Cincinnati
Joseph T. Ferguson
AFL United Clay and Brick Workers of America
Federation of Ohio Women's Republican Clubs
Dollison
Wilhelmine Deissle
Ohio
Mid-August Prices Rise on 30 Major Food Items in Columbus
A survey by the State Industrial Relations Department and the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 30 of 48 major food items in Columbus costing more in mid August than mid July. Eggs led with a 10 cent rise to about 60.2 cents a dozen, with other gains seen in coffee lard fryers salmon and sugar.
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Columbus
State Industrial Relations Department
Department
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ohio
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Meteor Seen Over Wide Area From Paducah to St Louis
A meteor flashed west of Nashville and exploded in the sky, causing reports across a wide arc from Paducah Kentucky to Memphis Tennessee. Railroad and aviation observers tracked the fireball, with sightings from Covington Tennessee to Cairo Illinois and even St. Louis. A piece reportedly landed near Murray Kentucky, described as about the size of a man's head.
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Nashville, Tenn
Here
Paducah
Memphis
Tenn
Illinois Central Railroad
Covington
Murray
William Barnett
Wildcat Creek
Kentucky Lake
Kentucky
American Airlines
H. J. Garman
Dallas
Tex
Cairo
Ill
Wayman Presley
Illinois
St. Louis
Soldier from Albany Is Killed in Action
The Department of Defense released list No. 100 naming 15 Ohio casualties in Korea. All entries were Army. one killed in action, 13 wounded, one injured. Among the dead is Private First Class Dale Bryson Morse of Albany Athens County, son of Mrs. Clarice M. Morse, with Cpl. H. Bolin also listed as Albany Route 2 resident.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Ohio
Dale Bryson Morse
Clarice M. Morse
Albany
Athens County
Morse
Cpl. H. Bolin
Taft Blames Democrats for Appeasing Reds in World War III Risk
Senator Taft accuses the Truman administration of appeasing communists and aiding Russia's military buildup. He says Democratic policy at Yalta and Potsdam let Russia dominate central Europe and threatens Western Europe and the United States. Taft cites State Department cooperation with Chinese Communists and criticizes Harriman’s remarks.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Russia
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Harriman
Roosevelt
Yalta
Potsdam
Central
Europe
Western Europe
United States
Middletown Endorsed for Ohio Supreme Court Judge
Henry A. Middletown of Toledo, former Lucas County judge, won the endorsement of the Republican State Central Committee as a write in candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court. The seat is vacant after the death of Judge Edward C. Turner.
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Columbus
Henry A. Middletown
Toledo
Lucas County Common Pleas Court
Republican State Central Committee
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Edward C. Turner
New York Coal Bays Quarries Acquires Highland Stone Division
New York Coal Sales Co of Columbus acquires Scott limestone quarries in Highland County southwest of Hillsboro to produce highway stone agricultural limestone and chemical stone for steel and chemical industries. Robert M. Patton named active head of the Highland Stone Division with Paul E. Ryan as general manager and Leo L. Davis as sales manager. The company also operates multiple divisions including Hocking Valley Brick Co Logan, The Diamond Chauncey, Basic Lumber, Southern Orchards, and Southern Quarries.
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Columbus
New York Coal Sales Co
Scott Limestone
Highland County
Hillsboro
Steel
Robert M. Patton
Highland Stone Division
Paul E. Ryan
Sinking Springs
Leo L. Davis
Chillicothe
Hocking Valley Brick Co
Logan
The
Diamond
New York Coal Co
Chauncey
Basic Lumber Products Co
McArthur
Southern Orchards Division
Jackson
Southern Quarries and Contracting Division
Superior Cement Division
Portsmouth
Plum Run Stone Division
Basic Construction Materials Division
Circleville
Air Force to Use Television in Plane Testing
Air Force planners will equip test aircraft with television cameras to provide pilots with ground based viewing as they control planes via remote command systems. The system lets pilots operate from the ground with feet on the ground while the cameras serve as their eyes during flight tests.
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Air Force
Dayton
Bride-to-be Threatened by Booming Funeral Whistler in New Orleans
An 18-year-old bride-to-be, Jacquelyn Cadow, is under police protection after a prowler whistled a funeral dirge beneath her window. Engaged to State Trooper Herbert Belsom, 26, she plans to wed October 1 with a policeman escort, despite threats and a warning that the intruder will attend.
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New Orleans
Jacquelyn Cadow
Jacquelyn
Clifford Cadow
Paradise
Herbert Belsom
Three Plane Crashes Kill 37 Americans
Reported air disasters worldwide claim 37 American fatalities with 33 from Navy planes. Details mention Pearl Harbor and Okinawa incidents, including Cpl. Jack Morris of Elyria Ohio among the crew who died during a takeoff and two rescuers.
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Globe
Tokyo
Jack Morris
Elyria
Ohio
Okinawa
Far Eastern Air Force
Cpl
Morris
Navy airlift disaster near Kwajalein claims several lives
Debris filled waters near Kwajalein lagoon as searchers recovered four of the 26 aboard the Navy R5D transport from Hawaii en route to support an Allied beachhead near Seoul. The C-54 variant plunged after takeoff at 7 18 A M EST, likely with passengers strapped in.
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Pacific
Kwajalein Lagoon
Navy
Hawian
Seoul
Labor Government Wins by Six Votes
London report says the Labor government retained power by six votes 506 to 300 to thwart a Conservative move for a new election over steel nationalization. The result tightens the government’s grip amid a near rebellion in Parliament.
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Labor
London
Britain
Zanesville Hunter Found Sleepy as Posse Searched Woods
In Zanesville Ohio on September 20 a squirrel hunter Russell Hodgson 38 disappeared after splitting from a companion Russell R Richardson. A volunteer posse Sheriff Harry Bealmear and Deputy and Lt George Hodgson searched all night. Hodgson later awakened by a hunter near dawn and explained he had slept by a tree since dusk, ending the search.
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Zanesville, O
Russell Hodgson
Hodgson
Russell R. Richardson
Harry Bealmear
George Hodgson
Dr A H Nihiser Dies Suddenly In Vaughnsville Ohio
Dr Adonis H Nihiser 53 native of Hocking County died of a heart attack this morning in Vaughnsville near Lima where he practiced for 20 years He was born Oct 31 1897 in Ball school area a OSU College of Medicine graduate He is survived by his wife five sisters and two brothers Funeral services set for Friday at 2 30 PM in a Columbus Grove funeral home
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Adonis H. Nihiser
Hocking County
Vaughnsville
Lima
Dr. Nihiser
Ball School
John and
Lucy Klinger Nihiser
Logan High School
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Grant Hospital
Memorial
St. Rita’s
Putnam County Academy of Medicine
Irene Engle
Grover
Greeley
Colo
Gus Berry
Colorado
Clifford Redd
Corwin Kuhn
Mabel Nihiser
Columbus
Arch Griffith
Logan
Lloyd Taylor
Grove City
Columbus Grove
Clinton D Boyd Killed in Collision Near London Ohio
Clinton D Boyd 66 former common pleas judge of Middletown and a female passenger died when his car collided with a truck near London Ohio. His wife Marie Boyd 66 suffered superficial head and lip injuries and was taken to Springfield City Hospital. The deceased woman was Clara Schaeuble 77 of Hamilton.
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London, O
Clinton D. Boyd
Common Pleas
Middletown
Clara Schaeuble
Hamilton
Marie Boyd
Springfield City Hospital
Marines Cross Han River Threatening Seoul Front
Thousands of Marines stormed the Han River under heavy fire and pressed toward Seoul. General MacArthur reported two armored columns converging on the city with stiff resistance as tanks crossed the river and advanced. The U.S. Army noted South Korean Marines landing at Samchok on the east coast to trap enemy forces.
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Tokyo
Han River
Seoul
MacArthur
U. S
Washington
Samchok
Bradley lauds Korean campaign as birth of UN armed action
General Omar N. Bradley told the Detroit Rotary Club that the Korean campaign ranks among history’s most significant military actions. He called it the birth of a new world power through United Nations armed action.
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Detroit
Omar N. Bradley
Marines Begin Assault to Seize Seoul Crest
Marines crossed the Han River in amphibious tractors under dawn fire, secured a first river crossing, then broke through after daybreak with naval shelling from Inchon. Tanks moved in for fire support as Allied forcesadvance on Seoul, with Communist defenders streaming toward the capital from the southeast. The fight intensified in the 500 year old city as Marines pressed from the northwest.
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Inchon
Secretary to Dr Sander Seen Dead in Ravine
Authorities in Hooksett New Hampshire believe Helen Maciolek 25 secretary to Dr Hermann Sander died by her own action. Her body was found in a ravine near her home a day after she disappeared Autopsy results pending a two ounce jigger and an envelope were found nearby suggesting possible powders or capsules Dr Sander was acquitted of a separate murder charge involving a cancer patient Abbie Borreto last spring.
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Hooksett
N. H
Helen Maciolek
Hermann N. Sander
Sander
Raymond K. Perkins
Perkins
Macidlek
Abbie Borreto
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Reich
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Pearl Harbor
Seattle
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Willow Grove
Naval Reserve
Mechanicsburg
Dismal Mountain
Raleigh
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Til
Fiea Mitchell
Virginia
Lymon E. Sebree
William Edgar Clark
Margaret M. Longton
Jannette Barbara Acers
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A. H. Nihiser
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