Pearson Charges Rep. Brehm Took Salary Kickback
Drew Pearson accused Republican Congressman Walter E. Brehm of taking kickbacks from a former Logan woman employee, Clara Soliday, who worked in his Washington office. Soliday reportedly kept only $200 of a higher salary and returned the rest to Brehm from 1945 to 1948.
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Cleveland News
Drew Pearson
Walter E. Brehm
Logan
Ili
Washington
The
Daily News
Rep. Brehm
Millersport
Pearson
Clara Soliday
Washington, D. C
Brehm
Ray Soliday
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ex Laurelville Resident Shot in Squirrel Hunt
Nolan P. Swackhammer, 41, former Laurelville resident and Ohio University basketball star, is hospitalized in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis with gunshot wounds from a squirrel hunt in Meigs County. Harold Johnson, Mason City barber, fired accidentally after sighting movement. Swackhammer was treated for pellets in the arms face and chest with one pellet missing his eye.
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Nolan P. Swackhammer
Laurelville
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Mr. Swackhammer
Mason City
W. Va
Ohio University
Glenford
Perry County
Ohio Valley
Meigs County
Harrisonville
Rutland
Swackhammer
Weather Returns to Mild Late Week Temps
Residents recall a cool spell with last week rain and frost. Temperatures rose to 76 degrees by late morning after a low of 43. Sky was mostly clear at noon but forecasters expected scattered showers tonight and tomorrow.
Mother admits smothering children in 20 month period
In Fossil Oregon a 23 year old mother Miss Juanita Louise Carr told officers she smothered two of her children and dropped a third on its head. Deaths occurred over a 20 month period and the district attorney said she could give no reason beyond saying there were times she did not like the children.
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Fossil
Ore
George Dukek
Juanita Louise Carr
Straitsville Baby Burned to Death
Eight month old child perished in a fire that gutted the one story home of Mr and Mrs Cecil Johnson in Straitsville Ohio. Eight residents escaped as kerosene poured into a coal stove by the baby's grandfather caused an explosion and blaze.
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Straitsville
New Straitsville, O
Cecil Johnson
Free beer for U S forces in Korea from Schlitz and Schenley
The Army will receive 1.2 million free beer cans as a gift from brewing firms. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. of Milwaukee and Schenley Industries Inc. of New York each donated 600,000 cans.
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Washington
Korea
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co
Milwaukee
Schenley Industries, Inc
New York
Hocking County GOP Rally Opens Drive for Votes
About 200 Hocking County Republicans gathered at the EUB educational unit to kick off the drive for the November 7 election. The event featured Mrs. Marian Blair of Warren praising Sen. Robert A. Taft and urging party members to vote for their slate, with remarks from candidate wives and local GOP leaders.
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Hocking County
EUB Educational Unit
Republican Women’s Club
McKinley Club
Robert A. Taft
Marian Blair
Warren
GOP
Cincinnati
Record Snakes Slain by Logan Man Sets One Day Toll
Pearl Wolfe of Logan likely set a county record by killing 30 snakes in one day in Hocking County. He and bystanders encountered two copperheads near Gore, then unearthed 28 newborns beneath a rock. A later drive home added another black snake to reach 30 total.
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Hocking County
Pearl Wolfe
Logan
Gore
Mr. Wolfe
Lovett Named Defense Aide
President Truman named Robert A. Lovett deputy secretary of defense succeeding Stephen T. Early. Lovett, allied with Defense Secretary Marshall, currently works in New York investment banking with Brown Brothers Harriman. A recess appointment unless Senate confirms, with approval expected once in session.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
Truman
Defense
Stephen T. Early
Defense Post
Lovett
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
New York
Brown Brothers, Harriman and Co
Mr. Truman
Gen. Marshall
Louis A. Johnson
Congress
Senate
Gaines Named Assistant to HVB President
Robert F. Gaines has been appointed assistant to the president of the Hocking Valley Brick Company. After two years in HVB research he now oversees production at both plants No 1 in Logan and No 2 in Nelsonville. Previously with General Motors he also worked on atomic research during World War II.
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Robert F. Gaines
Hocking Valley Brick Company
E. H. Davis
Hocking Valley Brick Research
Mr. Gaines
Logan
Hocking
Nelsonville
Gaines
General Motors
Hocking Valley Brick
Petitions Prepared On School Pay Issue
The Ohio Education Association plans to circulate petitions to push an initiated bill for minimum teacher salaries and greater state school aid. Secretary of State Sweeney received the filing from Thomas G. O Keefe, assistant DEA secretary, as the group prepares a legislative move for January.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Thomas G. O'Keefe
DEA
Charles F. Sweeney
Ebright Attacks Ohio Strip Mine Regulation
State Treasurer Don H. Ebright Republican guberna torial nominee criticized enforcement of Ohio's strip mine law during a stop in New Lexington. He accused Gov. Lausche of accomplishing very little in strip mine regulation.
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New Lexington
Don H. Ebright
Ohio
Ebright
Frank J. Lausche
Diplomats Deny Knowledge Of North Korean Peace Feelers
U N diplomats and officials in New Delhi London and Washington denied rumors of North Korean peace feelers via Indian representatives. India’s Sir Benegal Rau denied his delegation as go-between. British delegates prepared a four point Korea plan for the U N General Assembly the next day.
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U. N
New York
London
United Nations
Benegal N. Rau
India
U.N
State Department
Washington
Korea
United Nations General Assembly
MacArthur Authorized to Cross 38th Parallel
Reports say MacArthur may be authorized to move troops across the 38th parallel into North Korea if needed to destroy the communist army. Officials say no final decision has been made on occupying North Korea after fighting ends. President Truman is believed to have approved the military option. Senator Taft is noted in Canton, Colorado dispatch.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
38Th Parallel
North Korea
United Nations
Truman
MacArthur
North
South Korea
Named Department Head Enlistments Extended
Marietta College named Earl E. Bender to head its petroleum department. Bender, 43, was a high school principal at Siemens in 1936 and superintendent at Rushville in 1942-43. Coast Guard enlistments due to expire before July 9 have been extended for 12 months by order of President Truman after signing the authority bill.
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Marietta, O
Marietta College
Earl E. Bender
Patroleum
Bender
Siemen
Rushville
Washington
Coast Guard
Truman
After Korea War End Expect Bigger Economic Reforms
New York analysis warns that victory in Korea will trigger tougher economics for all. Consumers face higher living costs and taxes as officials push broader controls and reduced retail availability to fund expanded defense. The annual defense bill could rise from 14 to 30 billion dollars soon, with potential climbs to 40 or 50 billion in coming years. Major effects target taxes, consumer spending, and business costs as rearmament accelerates.
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New York
Korea
Washington
United States
Battle for Seoul Ends After Reds Routed
The Allied high command in Korea says the Red invader army is a smashed remnant and Seoul is secured. Col. Lewis Puller of the First U.S. Marine Regiment fixed the hour of final Allied victory at 6 P M Wednesday as new Allied drives push Reds from South Korea.
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Tokyo
Korea
South Korea
Seoul
Lewis (Chesty) Puller
Saluda
Vac
U.S. Marine
U. S. Counter-Intelligence Hears Dean Move Plan
American counter-intelligence officers in Korea report South Korean informers overheard communist officers plotting to move Maj. Gen. William F. Dean from Chongju stockade to Seoul. General Dean has been missing since the July Taejon retreat.
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U.S. First Cavalry Division
Korea
William F. Dean
Chongju
Seoul
Dean
Taejon
Korean War advances as Seoul area falls to UN forces
Lt. Gen. Walton Walker reports UN forces have recaptured Seoul's surroundings as the North Korean army collapses. Ninety-one American prisoners of war are rescued in Namwon and Hadong, with 12 more freed at Hadong. U.S. armor tightens the noose toward the 38th parallel as UN troops weigh crossing into North Korea for unity under UN auspices.
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Seoul
Taejon
Namwon
Hadong
U.S. 25Th Division
Chinju
Walton H. Walker
U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
South Korea
Walker
United Nations
Republic
U.N
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William Dennis
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Logan Man
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U. S
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