Ohio Bookie Heat From Crime Probe Across State
Nationwide crime inquiry hits Ohio bookies from Cleveland to Dayton. Some race wires cut or closed, others continue quietly in Columbus area and smaller towns. Authorities cut Western Union service in Marion to bookies. Kefauver hearings cited as influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Springfield
Dayton
Liverpool
Steubenville
Columbiana
Jefferson County
Vice Squad
Empire News Service
Empire
Ralph Paul
Franklin County
Theiggest
New York
Cincinnati
Trumbull County
Warren
Niles
Masury
Norwood
Elmwood
Marion
Marion County
Ralph Carhart
Leroy Retterer
Western Union
Canton
Stark County
U.S. Seeks Liver Terminology Removal From Carter’s Pills
The Federal Trade Commission ordered Carter's Products Inc to drop the word liver from its Carter's Little Liver Pills and cautioned that ads claiming the pills treat a sluggish liver are misleading. The company vows to test the order in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Carter's Products, Inc
New York
Federal Trade Commission
John Carson
Senate Eyes Compromise On All To Europe Troop Plan
Washington AP reports the Senate near approval of a finely drawn compromise on sending more American ground troops to Europe. Only minor amendments and more oratory remained as potential obstacles to final passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Europe
High School Beauty Found With Abductor
16 year old Jackie Parris was released after being abducted by a 23 year old ex convict. He admitted taking her to a shack and molesting her but said she was not harmed. The incident followed a skating date Sunday night and occurred near Blue Mountain in the San Bois Range, nine miles south of Kinta Oklahoma. A second item notes Senate debate on Eisenhower troop deployments to Europe with mixed signals on congressional authority and executive power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Okla
Jackie Parris
Idea
Blue Mountain
San Bois Range
Kinta
Oklahoma
Robert M. Phillips
Pittsburg
Bill Alexander
Phillips
Roy Anders
Bill Coghill
Senate
Truman
Congress
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Europe
Symington May Take RFC Job As Single Administrator
Reports say President Truman has asked W. Stuart Symington to become the sole administrator of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation replacing the five member board. Symington, former Air Force secretary, chairs the National Security Resources Board and has broad business experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Truman
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New York Times
The
New York Herald Tribune
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Symington
Air Force
General Moore Buried at West Point Military Academy
Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore, who died in Korea, was buried with military honors at the U S Military Academy where he formerly was superintendent. Generals, Moore family members, and cadets attended the service. Moore, West Point class of 1917, died of a heart attack in February after a helicopter crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
Bryant E. Moore
Korea
U.S. Military Academy
Moore
Genera Moore
Ozark farm boy confesses to four killings near Conway Mo
Ken neth Essery, 23, a farm youth from near the Ozarks, admitted firing at a farmhouse, killing four members of the Shockley family and injuring two others. He was arrested at his father’s Conway home after royal police say he confessed to Prosecuting Attorney John Hosmer. The shooting shattered the Shockley household, where six other children slept upstairs. a neighbor, Luke O’Connor, and his wife were also shot at but escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Ozarks
Ghaneif
Mimi Nah Om
Kenneth Essery
Essery
John Hosmer
Missouri
Cunningham
Luke O'Connor
O'Connor
O’connor
O’connors
Shockley
Truman Denounces Ex-Aide's Article on Term Limits
The White House calls Jonathan Daniels article in Collier's an entirely misleading distortion. It claims Truman favors four year House terms and a 12 year cap per chamber, while Joseph Short says Daniels has no authority to speak for the President. Daniels, once a press aide, is a Raleigh News and Observer editor and former Democratic national committeeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Jonathan Daniels
Truman
Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
News and Observer
Collier's Magazine
Joseph Short
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Senate
Short
House Group Cuts Funds For Voice of America
A six member Appropriations subcommittee trimmed President Truman’s request for 97.5 million dollars to strengthen and expand the Voice of America by more than 90 percent. The panel approved 9.53 million dollars to finish Voice facilities already approved by Congress. The decision was not unanimous and awaits full committee action. the 50 member panel meets Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Voice of America
State Department
America
Iron Curtain
Congress
Appropriations
Lancaster Ohio City Jail Shuts After State Order
Lancaster mayor Harold Brandon padlocked the city jail under a state order from the Bureau of Public Buildings. Cited conditions included unsanitary facilities and inadequate heating and ventilation. The cost exceeded 1000 dollars, and the city planned to transfer prisoners to Fairfield County facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Harold Brandon
State Bureau of Public Buildings
Airfield County
Whale Roast Delights Some Yes Some No At Bell Cafeteria
Newark AP report notes 60 pounds of whale meat were served as whale pot roast in the New Jersey Bell Telephone cafeteria. Some tasters praised the flavor comparing it to beef pot roast while others criticized the taste and called it unpleasant. The utility plans to serve more whale meat in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
New York
J. B. McCullen
Bell
Joan Handelman
House Quiz Reveals Big Scrap Deal Payments
Chicago dealer Morris Green testified before a House Executive Expenditures subcommittee about fees and commissions totaling 279000 dollars on the resale of 1000 surplus Army trucks bought in the Philippines. An additional 45000 dollars went to Seymour Green as part of profits near 425000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Chicago
Morris Green
Green Brothers Truck Sales Company
Philippines
Green
Seymour Green
Los Angeles
Seymour'sr
Julius
Edward Edelson
Cleveland
Green Brothers Enterprises Inc
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Hanford
Wash
AEC
APC
Draft Calls May Be Reduced In Depleted States
Washington report says a plan to cut draft calls in states with many National Guard and Reserve units on active duty will take effect in June. Selective Service officials confirm consideration, but details and approval from Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Guard
Montony
D-Okla
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Wexler Surrenders For Kefauver Crime Probe
Murry Wexler, a Cleveland gambling figure and missing witness, surrendered to Senate officials on a subpoena from the Kefauver committee. He posted a $3,000 cash bond after reporting he had been in Florida while sought. The case centers on top Capone syndicate figures and other alleged mob leaders as hearings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morris
Samuel T. Haas
Kefauver
Cleveland Syndicate
Tobey
Charles
Rocco Fischetti
Capone
Chicago
Duke
Murray L
the Camel) Humphreys
Duke Tobey
Ths
McCormick Takes Over Times-Herald
Washington editor Ruth Miller resigns over a wrangle with Col. Robert R. McCormick. He plans to assume charge of the Times-Herald tonight. The Tribune bought the paper for 4.5 million dollars from former executives. Miller, 28, cites lack of backing amid a restraining trade suit and a Maryland Senate race materials controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ruth McCormick
Bazy) Miller
Washington Times-Herald
Robert R. McCormick
Times- Herald
The
Tribune
Times-Herald
Miller
Eleanor (Cissie) Patterson
Patterson
Colonel McCormick
Drew Pearman
Senate
Maryland
John M. Butler
Allied Troops Advance Amid Heavy Enemy Fire in Korea
Allied forces pressed four miles north of the Red Korean border near Topyong amid heavy mortar and artillery fire while another force pushed two miles into Red Korea in Yongpyong. American Sabre jets fought MIG-15s near the Manchurian border as nearly 500,000 Communist troops mass for a potential spring offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKYO
Topyong
Red Korea
Yongpyong
Parallel 38
Manchurian
Central Front
Korea
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Yonchon
Seoul
Fighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Hed ‘Korea
Imjin
Munsan
College Bay Exemptions Clarified
Washington AP reports Selective Service outlines deferments for undergraduates by class rank or aptitude test. Freshmen in upper half, sophomores upper two thirds, juniors upper three fourths qualify. Seniors may defer if in top half or score 75 on the test. Test dates May 26, June 16 and June 30. A 70 aptitude score equals 120 on the Army GT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
Truman Seeks Labor Support For Inflation Plan
Washington reports outline a master plan to curb inflation with price controls across industry, farming, and labor. President Truman to meet United Labor Policy Committee at the White House to win union backing while stabilizers push a three point program including profit caps, June 30 wage freeze, and parity price limits for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
United Labor Policy Committee
White House
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Teuman
Ioon
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Toledo
Youngstown
U.S
Dwight E. Eisenhower
Cpatrman Connally
Dtex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McClellan
D-Ark
Taft
Senate Republican Policy Committee
McClllan
Mundt
R-Sd
Stuart Symington
RFC
General Moore
Ozark
William Shockley
Clara
Helen
Gus Shockley
Mary Ellen Shockley
Mama Pig
Clifford Pontnak
Freeport
Ill
Pontnak
kEx
House Group
Voice
Mush Wexler
McCormick
College Bay
Charles BE. Wilson
Senate House
Wilson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!