78 Butler Students To Take Scholarship Tests This Saturday
Seventy eight seniors from Butler County high schools will take the Senior Scholarship Test at Hamilton and Middletown High Schools on Friday February 4 at 9 am Seniors from Wayne Trenton Lemon Monroe and other county high schools will meet at Middletown for testing The exam covers English History Mathematics Science and Reading with five subject groups Listed eligible seniors include Joan Streckfues Shirley LeLane Ronald Hacker and many others from multiple schools Also ten senior boys from Butler County public schools will take the agricultural examination at the County Superintendent's office on Friday February 4 at 1 pm Identified names include Roland Brunner Norman Wicke William Widmeyer Knepshield Jer Wooddell Ed Cox Russell Andes and Ethel Irwin
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Butler County
Hamilton
Middletown
Wayne
Trenton
Lemon Monroe
Hamilton High School
Seven Mile
Rosemary Finlay
Patty Andrews
Fd Cox
Dorothy Doughman
Virginia Hill
Gene Conover
Dean Sloneker
William Roach
Cancer victim records last weeks of life in manuscript
John A. Brody, 56, learned last June he had six weeks to live from cancer and wrote his thoughts by hand during painful days. He requested proceeds from a manuscript sale go to cancer research, and his widow later gave $500 to KU Medical School. Brody, former manager of the VA regional office in Kansas City, died in July. his work never appeared in print.
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Brody
Towar
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Veterans Administration
Kansas City
Juveniles arrested in attempted car theft case
Three juveniles were taken into custody after an attempted theft of Leo Pohlable’s car on Manchester Ave. One was nabbed at the scene, the other two at Crawford St and Logan Ave about an hour later. All youths were sent to Juvenile authorities.
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Leo Pohlable
Manchester Ave
Crawford St
Logan Ave
Akron Soldier Victim in Yokota Barracks Fire
Sgt. John R. Cogar, 26, of Akron, was one of four Air Force men who died in a Yokota barracks fire Sunday. The blaze of undetermined origin burned five other airmen seriously, according to Far East Air Force headquarters.
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Tokyo
John R. Cogar
Akron
Air Force
Yokota
Far East Air Force Headquarters
Mayfield PTA hears superintendent on parenting and church life
Wade E Miller the Mayfield school superintendent outlined four points on child parent relations at the PTA meeting. He urged parents to live and play with children and noted many problems stem from parental training and home character building. He cited that 97 of 100 youths in corrective institutions had never attended church or Sunday school and urged support for the Guthrie Daniel bill.
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Wade E. Miller
Mayfield Pta
Miller
Ohio
PTA
James Craycraft
Dorothy Stitt
Robert Curry
Movie Council
Phyllis Howard
Betty Saye Warmouck
Patty Murphy
Bonnie Egleston
Beth Dieterly
John DeBolt
Jack Boone
Naval airman seeks title as Forgotten Man of Year
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class Joe Vogel, 23, of Brooklyn, stationed at Floyd Bennett Field, volunteers at Naval Air Station Barksdale to nurse a Navy PBY after engine failures. He kept the plane ready from December 29 to January 11, with no pay yet for January and no word on recognition. He performs engine warming duties every other day while awaiting a response.
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Shreveport
Naval
Joe Vogen
Brooklyn
Naval Air Station
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Vogel
Barksdale
Seattle
Wash
Harry Bell
Ed Davis
Bennett Field
Naval Base
Chiang Plan to Battle On Faces Intrigue Snarl
SHANGHAI AP Chiang Kai-Shek’s plan to fight on in South China if peace efforts fail appears snarled in intrigues as factions split the parties. The likely Soviet concern is that Chinese Communists grow too powerful, with Moscow moving Ambassador Roschin to Canton to bolster the Nationalists, widening a rift with the Communists.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Russia
Sinkiang
Moscow
N. V. Roschin
Canton
Chiang
Roschin
Nanking
Firm Is Acquired by Cincinnati Valve Makers
The Schlaible Company of Cincinnati announced it acquired the D. T. Williams Valve Company in Cincinnati. The deal involved in excess of $500,000, reflecting a major consolidation in plumbing and heating equipment manufacturing.
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Cincinnati
Schlaible Company of
D. T. Williams Valve Company
U S Set To Meet Any Threat Of Economic Disaster Truman
President Truman told a National Planning Association dinner that the United States can head off economic disaster and must implement a world planning program. He recalled the 1921 and 1930s depressions, urging efficient government and proactive economic planning to avert future downturns.
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U.S
Truman
Washington
United States
National Planning Association
Kansas City
Georgia House Passes Tight Libel Law
In Atlanta supporters of Gov. Herman Talmadge pushed through a stringent libel bill by a narrow 108 to 72 vote, sending the measure to the Senate. It would repeal a provision allowing a newspaper to retract an honest mistake, arguing the change protects press freedom and punishes error with harsher consequences.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Senate
House
Ohio
Hagan
Howard
Aged Couple Found Dead in Newark Home of Antiques
In Newark New Jersey an elderly recluse Mr Henry Diffany and his wife Rosa were found dead in a house filled with antiques and art valued at $200000 or more. Both about 85, they likely died three weeks earlier. Police said natural causes likely, with the dwelling packed from basement to attic with dusty trunks and papers.
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Newark
N. J
Henry Diffany
Rosa K. Diffany
Petrillo predicts defeat for Taft in 1950
James C. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musicians, said at a testimonial dinner for Harry Stepper that the AFL will defeat Senator Robert A. Taft in the 1950 election. He stated the AFL will visit Ohio and knock Taft's silly head out of the Senate.
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Hoboken
N. J
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harry Stepper
AFM
Petrillo
Taft
Senate
Rumors Swirl Over Vishinsky Visits in Prague
Prague reports a Communist Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky meeting President Gottwald at the palace Sunday night and possibly traveling to Bratislava Slovakia. Official spokesmen declined to confirm any details, keeping the rumor mill active in Czechoslovakia.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Andrei Vishinsky
Klement Gottwald
Bratislava
Slovakia
Coast Guard Reaches Boat In Distress
The Coast Guard reports a 25 foot lifeboat reached a distressed vessel near Anclote Key Florida after a combined sea and air search. Details on number of people aboard or fate are not yet known as reports come from an Army plane in darkness. Distress signals were heard across a wide area from New York to Miami and New Orleans.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Anclote Key
New York
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Ancrote Key
Tampa
Florida
Huge Land Plane to Navy at Alameda Ceremony
The 92-ton Lockheed Constitution, an 180 passenger four engine land plane, will be placed under Navy care at Alameda Naval Air Station with an 11:30 a.m. commissioning and a 15 minute demonstration flight with fighter escorts. It flies 300 mph at 12 miles high and has fuel capacity for a trip from San Francisco to London.
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Alameda
Cal
Navy
Alameda Naval Air Station
San Francisco
London
Cost Of Beer Wine Permits May Be Hiked
Ohio lawmakers plan to double the cost of beer wine and liquor permits to raise revenue for cities and counties. Permits currently range from 50 to 1000 dollars annually, with 1948 receipts totaling 7.6 million dollars returned to local governments. Governor Lausche offered no comment, sources say he is lukewarm.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Walker's Son Dies After Heart Condition
PHILADELPHIA AP Terry Walker six year old son of Harry Walker former National League batting champion died today at Temple University Hospital. Hospital officials said death was caused by a heart condition.
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Philadelphia
Terry Walker
Harry Walker
Temple University Hospital
Reports Stir Over Gottwald Roles at Castle
A comment on the reports notes the president’s office said Gottwald was not at the castle Sunday night. There have been recent reports that Moscow viewed Gottwald as veering from Russian policies.
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Gottwald
Moscow
News Briefs From Across The Nation
AP dispatches report several deaths including Maj George G Bowser killed in a head on crash near Columbus Ohio Abraham Davis 62 of Leesburg died on a Xenia Hillsboro bus after departure for Wright Field Coroner cites heart attack Clarence Edward Wonnell 75 shot self in Columbus home Ransom S Phelps 85 saved by oxygen in Cleveland after collapse Police save patient with oxygen treatment in hour and a half effort Irving S Olds predicts 68 million tons steel production for this year following U S Steel chairman’s visit in New Orleans Dodgeville Wisconsin Grand Hotel gutted fire leaves no missing guests Edward W Twachtman 91 longtime Hamilton County official dies in Cincinnati President Truman invites governors to highway safety conference June 13 in Washington
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Wilmington, O
Abraham Davis
Leesburg
New Orleans
U. S. Steel Corporation
Irving S. Olds
America
Food Price Howling Said Unjustified
Washington AP report says consumer protests over food prices are overstated. Agriculture Department notes real incomes rose more than prices since before the war, and average families now spend 21 percent of income on representative foods versus 28 percent previously. It concedes room for efficiency but warns against blaming middlemen or squeezing profits.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Sow Faces Charge In Mother's Death
In Dresden, Muskingum County, Alfred Ferrell, 43, was charged with first degree murder for allegedly killing his 71 year old mother, Nellie Ferrell, at her home last Friday. Prosecutor Barbour asked the January grand jury to reconvene to consider the charge.
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Zanesville, D
Alfred
Spooky) Ferrell
Muskingum County
Clarke B. Barbour
Common Pleas Court
Nellie Ferrell
Dresden
GOP Leader Proposes Cut On Excise Taxes
Washington AP House Republican leader Martini proposes cutting most wartime excise taxes to prewar levels. The plan excludes whisky and tobacco, keeps liquor at 9 per gallon, and adjusts rates on electric bulbs, luggage, jewelry, furs, general admissions, bowling, cable and telephone, transportation tickets, cameras and film.
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Washington
House
Martini
Mass
Congress
Martin
Labor leaders in Ohio attack Ferguson Act in hearing
In Columbus a coalition of labor leaders urged repeal of the Ferguson Act restricting public worker strikes. They argued the law makes workers second class citizens and unconstitutional. Senator Ferguson defended the measure as opponents and union leaders pressed for repeal.
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Ohio
Columbus
State House Labor Committee
David M. Ferguson
R Guernsey
State House
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Phil Hannah
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Washington
Bond Selling Drive Opens on May 15th
Washington officials announced a six week savings bond campaign named the Opportunity Drive starting May 15 with President Truman and Treasury Secretary Snyder endorsing. Groundwork begins April 19 at Patriot's Day dinners across states. The drive aims to curb inflation and expand federal debt ownership using funds from bond sales to banks. Series E bonds already widely held with about 80 million people owning $32.19 billion outstanding at year's start.
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Washington
Treasury
Truman
Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder
Snyder
Extradition Granted for Wallace Johnson by Washington Gov Langlie
Extradition of Wallace Johnson to Greenville Ohio was approved by Gov. Arthur Langlie. Johnson faces charges in a torture robbery case tied to the Cooper residence robbery last November 16, with three co-defendants awaiting trial in Ohio.
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Olympia
Wash
Wallace Johnson
Greenville
Arthur B. Langlie
Washington
Johnson
Ohio City
Robert Cooper
War criminals executed at Landsberg prison
Six convicted war criminals including two former camp inmates were hanged at Landsberg prison in Munich. Three were accused of killing surrendered American airmen who parachuted over Germany. The executions raise Landsberg’s total hangings to 103 since October 15. one inmate received a last minute reprieve.
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Munich
Germany
Landsberg
Jolly Matrons Club Adds Member and Hosts Night
The Jolly Matrons Club met at 601 West Ninth Ave to welcome Mrs. John A. Cain replacing Mrs. James Saunders who resigned. Five tables of five hundred awarded prizes to Mrs. Harold Patterson, Mrs. Rossella Harper, and Mrs. Enoch Watkins. Next meeting February 15 at 711 Seventeenth Ave.
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Jolly Matrons Club
James Saunders
West Ninth Ave
John A. Cain
Harold Patterson
Rossella Harper
Enoch Watkins
Seventeenth Ave
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