Monthly Telephone Rates Rise in Logan, Ohio
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved an unopposed rate increase for Logan Home Telephone Company effective October 1. New dial service rates include 6.50 for individual business, 5 for five party, 4.50 for 10 party, 4 for individual residence, 2.50 for five party, and 2.50 for 10 party, with a 15 percent federal tax added.
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Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Today
Logan Home Telephone Company
Howard Slusher
Slusier
Hocking County
Tax Statehood Measures Await Congress Action
Congress returns to Washington to decide on taxes affecting business profits Hawaii Alaska statehood and rent control. After overruling President Truman on the anti-communist bill with decisive votes in both chambers, lawmakers may face a quick session limited by the holidays.
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Washington
Hawaii
Alaska
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Huks Battle Government Troops Near Manila
About 500 Hukbalahap rebels clashed with government troops near General Trias Cavite less than 20 miles south of Manila. The fight began at dusk as a Huk column operated in the area for 10 days and raided a town, burning the municipal building and looting stores.
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Manila
General Trias
Cavite
Weekend Accidents Fatal to 17 Ohioans
An Associated Press survey shows 17 Ohioans died in weekend incidents from Friday 6 P.M. to Sunday midnight. Traffic accidents caused 14 deaths, with one drowning one airplane crash and a fire accounting for other fatalities.
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Associated Press
First Frost of Season Reported Today in Hocking County
The first frost in Hocking County this season occurred in several areas as a cold front moved in from Saturday. Temperatures fell to 33 degrees last night with widespread frost across Ohio, while Logan escaped due to early fog.
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Hocking County
Logan
Ohio
Athens
Dayton
Washington D. H
Weather Bureau
5500 New Students Expected at OSU
Orientation week for about 5500 freshmen at Ohio State University begins Wednesday in Columbus. President Howard L. Bevis will greet newcomers at a 10:30 A M convocation in Ohio Stadium, with activities planned through October 3 until classes commence.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Howard L. Bevis
OSU
Ohio Stadium
Narcotics Agent Killed During Raid in St Paul Hotel
In St Paul Minnesota a Sunday morning opium raid at a downtown hotel left A M Bangs chief of the U S Narcotics Bureau for the northwest area dead from a heart wound and narcotics agent Joseph Winberg shot in the side. Four men were captured including John Wong wounded five times. Doctors indicated both injured agents had a chance to recover.
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ST. Paul
Minn
A. M. Bangs
U. S. Narcotics Bureau
Joseph Winberg
John Wong
Civil War Vet Daniel Clingaman Turns 104 in Ohio
Daniel Clingaman, Ohio's last surviving Civil War veteran, marked his 104th birthday in Wauseon today. No special celebration was planned, just another day for "Uncle Dan."
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Wauseon
Daniel Clingaman
Ohio
Uncle Dan
Sheriff Calls Whistling Hoax In Inside Job Theory
Paradis La September 25 Sheriff Leon Vial said new evidence supports his claim that the eerie whistler haunting Jacquelyn Catlow an 18 year old bride to be is an inside job and a hoax The mother Mrs Clifford Catlow disputed the hoax claim and the sheriff planned a full statement possibly by tonight as wedding preparations for Catlow and Herbert Belsom a 26 year old state trooper continued in Taft Louisiana
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Paradis
Leon Vial
Jacquelyn Catlow
Clifford Catlow
Vial
Whistler
Taft
New Orleans
Miss Catlow
Herbert Belsom
Cadow
Jacquelyn
Five More Portsmouth Liquor Raids Conducted
State liquor agents conducted five raids in Portsmouth over the weekend leading to seven arrests. John Kocevar, aide to enforcement chief A A Rutkowski, directed the operations which found small quantities of whisky beer and gin at several venues including the VFW Club Silver Moon Club 640 Club Supper Club and ABC Merry Go Round Bar.
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Portsmouth
John Kocevar
A. A. Rutkowski
State Liquor Department
Robert Coffey
Blacky Faces Appendicitis Operation Today
Cincinnati Reds star Ewell Blackwell was to undergo an appendectomy today after feeling ill around two this morning while traveling with the team to St. Louis. The illness sidelined him as the club prepared for the road trip.
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Cincinnati
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Taxicab Driver Dies in Mishap Near Hue Today
A West Virginia taxicab driver, Clarence Blankenship, 34, of Man, West Virginia, was killed near the Hue area in Ohio when his 1950 Ford crashed on a county road off Route 56. Passenger David Coats, son-in-law of the Acord family, sustained minor injuries.
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Hue
West Virginia
West Acord
Ohio
Hocking-Vinton County
State Highway Patrol
Clarence Blankenship
Man. W. Va
Blankenship
David Coats
Acord
Adams Bakery of
Jackson
Raymond J. Ingalls
Woman Hurt In Route 33 Crash Near Fairfield County Line
Cora Neal, 47, of Columbus, was injured in a single vehicle crash on Route 33 a mile south of the Fairfield Hocking County line at 12 15 A M Sunday. She was treated at St Francis Hospital Columbus for a facial laceration and sprained ankle and released. Ona Fritchen, 33, also of Columbus, lost control and crashed through a fence. car severely damaged.
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Columbus
Fairfield-Hocking County
Cora Neal
St. Francis Hospital
Ona Fritchen
State Highway Patrol
Driver Dies After Sideswipe Crash Near Heistand Funeral Home
Eastbound crash left the cab severely damaged while the truck sustained minor damage. The cab driver, identified as Mr. Ingalls, died. his body was taken to Heistand Funeral Home in McArthur. Mr. Coats was hospitalized at the Acord home.
Two Sailors Die as Seas Batter Gilligan
In Coos Bay Oregon two sailors were killed when heavy seas battered the destroyer escort U S S Gilligan at the harbor entrance. Three seamen were injured as the ship rode a two day training cruise for naval reservists and was driven against jetty rocks by a giant wave.
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Coos Bay
Ore
U. S. S. Gilligan
Gilligan
Democrats Attack Taft In Talks at Fairgrounds
Ohio State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson spoke at an AFL United Clay and Brick Workers picnic at the fairgrounds, denouncing Taft as a millionaire by inheritance and urging repeal of the Taft Hartley Act. Other speakers included Mell G. Underwood Jr., William J. Curry, and Joe Allen, with reforms in price control and federal aid for schools.
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Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio
U.S. Senate
Robert A. Taft
AFL United Clay
Fairgrounds
Mell G. Underwood, Jr
New Lexington
11Th
William J. Curry
Ferguson
Ohio calls 4255 men for October induction
Ohio Selective Service headquarters released an October draft call of 4255 men across all 127 boards. Hocking County is assigned eight inductions, with 44 men to face physical exams. The total October induction quota stands at 2860, due to expected deferments for students. A separate 17000 Ohioans will undergo pre induction physicals to form a pool for actual inductions.
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Columbus
Ohio Selective Service
Armed Services
Hocking County
Ohio
Chester W. Goble
Selective Service
Col. Goble
Harvest Moon Totally Eclipsed Across North America Tonight
The harvest moon will be fully eclipsed visible across North America with a copper hue as Earth’s shadow darkens the moon. Key timings: partial start 8 20 P M, umbra at 9 31 P M, total eclipse 10 54 P M, exit by 2 15 A M.
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North America
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
United States
Four Columns Head for Center Of Capital City
Allied forces push four pronged assault into Seoul seeking control of Dak Soo palace and government district. U S Marines and South Korean troops breach Han River defenses while Airborne units land near Kimpo and Inchon area. Fresh reinforcements flood in as the battle for Seoul intensifies.
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South Korea
West Korea
Leif Erickson
Tokyo
Dak Soo Palace
U. S
Han River
South Mountain
Don Whitehead
Han
Leathernecks
Duk Soo
U. S. First Cavalry
Chongju
Inchon-Seoul
Yongdok
Sea of Japan
Chinju
U.S
Seventh
Seoul-Suwon
Lewis
Chesty
City Heights
Inchon
Marine First
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Acord Home
Los Angeles
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Melissa Carter
Tyson
Charles Babonet
Bank of America
Babonet
International Soundphoto
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Walter E. Brehm
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Thomas A. Jenkins
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