Freight Gridlock Persists Amid Midwest Strike Impacts
Midwestern freight remains jammed as strike actions impede shipments. In Middletown NY Central and Pennsylvania yards report little movement while only critical freight like coal scrap steel and Delamite moves. Embargoes tighten and storage space tightens Armco Steel faces delays with no layoffs reported.
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Middletown
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Ryan
New York Central Yards
Pennsylvania
W. Williams
Williams
Armco Steel Corporation
Sam Tutt
Hauselman Trans
Armco
Railway Express Agency
Celes
C. W. Class
Gardner Too On Hunt For Storage Space
Gardner Board and Carton Company reports major storage shortages as rail strike tightens shipping. Makeshift double handling moves finished goods into raw material space while raw materials flow. operations continue with trucking for deliveries amid two week supply of pulp waste paper and coal.
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Gardner Board and Carton Company
Gardner
Thieves Loot Scrap Iron From Old First Janae Church Site
William Powell, superintendent of the Cleveland Wreck- Ml, reported thieves removed four cast iron posts weighing about 300 pounds, two boiler doors also around 300 pounds, and 15 feet of iron soil pipe from the wrecked church site. Posts valued at 40 dollars, other items undisclosed.
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First Janae
William Powell
Cleveland
Unwed Mother Found Alive but Son Dies in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati police report Gary Michael Henderson aged 2% years died in an apartment gas incident. Ruby Henderson 21, the boy’s unmarried mother, was found unconscious and in critical condition at General Hospital. Mrs. Greenhow discovered both seated on the bed as a gas heater and stove were noted in the room. The case has been sent to the homicide squad for review.
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Cincinnati
Gary Michael Henderson
Ruby Henderson
Hazel Greenhow
Atomic Guard Nabs Reporter
CHICAGO AP The Atomic Energy Commission said Paul Harvey, radio TV commentator, was taken into custody by Argonne National Laboratory guards after allegedly scaling a fence. He was turned over to the FBI for questioning and released as investigators continued. Harvey said he has cooperated with investigating divisions of several government departments.
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Paul Harvey
Argonne National Laboratory
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Harvey
American Broadcasting Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rail Disaster Attracts Mourning In New York Area
Ashen relatives gathered around makeshift morgues as crews labored seven hours to recover bodies from a catastrophic crash. The report recalls the Thanksgiving Eve Kew Gardens wreck of 79 deaths and the February Rockville Centre collision with 32 fatalities.
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Kew Gardens
Long Island
Rockville Centre
Dies Before Casket in Funeral Parlor
Mrs. Elvina Robin aged 66 collapsed and died in a Nederland Texas funeral parlor yesterday beside the casket of her husband Henry Robin 77 who died Monday. The couple had been married 48 years.
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Tex
Elvina Robin
Henry Robin
Russian Note Opens Road To Big Four Talks
Moscow reiterates rearmament as the main threat to peace while leaving room for a Big Four foreign ministers meeting under Potsdam. Notes delivered to the United States Britain and France propose a preliminary Paris gathering to set an agenda but exclude substantive issues. Western diplomats see a possible, limited resumption of talks without further note clarification.
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Council For Foreign Ministers
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UN May Cross 38th Parallel
Maj. Gen. John H. Church said there is a possibility United Nations forces could advance beyond the 38th parallel in Korea. He also cited heavy Chinese casualties and said there is no chance they can drive UN troops out. Church spoke at a Pentagon news conference after leading the 24th Division in Korea and returning to Fort Benning.
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John H. Church
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United Nationsorces
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North Korea
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Pentagon
Wiliam F. Dean
Fort Benning
Woman Found Near Hotel Area With Snow Tracks
Police cast tire tread impressions and footprints in snow near a hotel area. Detectives consider the possibility of a body being dragged from a car to a garage edge.
Bill Would Allow Charity Gambling in Ohio House
A bill before the Ohio House seeks to legalize gambling for charity. Rep. Paul B. Siple introduced it yesterday, with profits to go to charitable purposes and county prosecutors authorized to audit gambling records. The measure follows a court ruling that banned charitable bingo as unconstitutional.
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Ohio House of Representatives
Paul B. Siple
D-Lawrence
Ohio
Cuyahoga
Allied Task Force Bombards Near Yangnung and Seoul
The Twin U N Tank led forces near Yangnung as American battleship Missouri and an Allied fleet pounded the region. Front reports say the closest approach to Seoul was under six miles with Yangnung about 17 miles south of the 38th Parallel.
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South Korea
Seoul
Clock Tower Collapse Kills Five in New Delhi
A 70 year old clock tower in New Delhi split and fell onto a crowded bazaar street killing four men and one woman and injuring eleven others. Authorities investigated the accident site and began aid and fire response.
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India
Meat producers press for more production over controls
P. Wilson of the National Live Stock Producers Association told Clark County Livestock Producers that the federal plan to control meat supplies and prices will fail. He argued more production, not more regulations, is needed and commented that price controls and rationing won’t ensure meat, even with up to 100,000 policemen.
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National Live Stock Producers Association
P. ©. Wilson
Clark County
Sohio Opposes U.S. Order to Limit Octane
Sohio chairman A A Stambaugh says the Standard Oil of Ohio board would comply with a proposed octane limit but opposes the principle. He said Sohio urged Bruce K. Brown to withhold and stockpile for national defense any excess octane and that competition should push toward the best possible gasoline with a smaller supply. Washington plans poorer gasoline for customers under the directive.
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Standard Oil Company of Ohio
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Sohio Board
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Bruce K. Brown
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Feasaren Tiuasanny
Washington
Tax filing rush as deadline nears at revenue office
Deputy collector William Doench reported a brisk tax business with the March 15 deadline approaching. Lines stretched from the internal revenue office in the post office building and a crowded room showed citizen concern. He urged bringing income tax blanks mailed from the Cincinnati office and noted hours from 8 15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Doencance S¢Ain
Cincinnati
Rail walkout strains show no quick end in sight
The walkout continues to disrupt freight across major regions with 95 percent of normal Chicago movements halted. Only 68 of 24 carriers had workers on duty and several lines reported far below normal staffing. Union leaders pressed for terms tied to last year’s wage disputes as mediation yielded written demands. Americans held about $5,000 of life insurance per family in 1949.
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Seth W Rogers
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Truck hijacking and local break ins reported in Middletown
Unknown assailants hijacked a delivery truck belonging to C and D Metal Freight owner James Goad of Route 1 Middletown. One of five cases of Garrett Tobacco Co cigarettes vanished, valued at 82 dollars, with a suspected break near a Vail Street garage. A break in at Holy Trinity School on Manchester Avenue and Clark Street saw a typewriter and duplicating paper stolen. Police noted the night janitor found the scene at 7:30 am after a check at 5 pm Tuesday. A purse theft occurred on Fleming Road with 40 dollars missing. Albert Haines of Main Street Franklin was admitted to Middletown Hospital after a vat accident at Ohio Paper Mill with burns on his leg and ankle.
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Middletown
D. Metor
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Garrett Tobacco Company
Central Avenue
Joss
Vail St
Raute
Holy Trinity School
Margaret Ellen
Manchester Ave
Clark St
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Albert Haines
Main St
Ohio Paper Mill
Monthly Ward Party At Longview For 284 Patients
The Longview Social Service League held its monthly ward party for 284 patients. Ice cream was provided by Armco Steel Corporation’s Fabricating Division and cookies by the Union Church at Peasttown. Mrs. Robert Conar roe chaired the cookie drive with several attendees from the Fabricating Division and local households.
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Armco Steel Corporation
Union Church
Peasttown
Robert Conarroe
Cecil Kindred
Sterling Lang
W. L. Wilmore
John Pendleton
Fred Garver
C. E. Wray
William Call
Ora Ward
Berthea Perkins
Tom Lawson
Norman Trisler
Chief Adopts Small Poodle as Porch Visitor
Police Chief Joseph Black reports a 10 pound gray poodle, adopted after visiting his porch. The dog slept in the garage. the gate was left open hoping it would leave. Owner may claim the pet anytime with no ID required.
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Management Club To Hear Chicagoan
The Aeronca Management Club and the Armco Fabricating Foremen's Club join for a meeting at the Manchester Hotel Thursday evening. D. D. Danchick, Chicago consultant and Ohio State graduate, will speak after a 6:30 p.m. dinner following his work training 900 supervisors for International Harvester.
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Manchester
D. D. Danchick
Chicago
Ohio State University
Danchick
International Harvester Company
Probe Promised After Gambling Report In Austintown
The trustees of Austintown Township said Governor Frank Lausche promised to investigate gambling reports at Club 18 after township constables failed to act.
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Austintown
Frank J. Lausche
Club 18
Surgery Halves Woman's Weight After Major Operation
Mrs. Gertrude Levandowski of Burnips Michigan weighed 690 pounds two weeks ago and now stands at 296 after surgery to remove an abdominal tumor. The operation reduced her weight by half and doctors hope dieting will further cut her weight. She is recovering at Allegan County Farm Home.
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Will contest over estate funds to aid indigent American Indians
Dayton AP report notes Helen J. Edgeter contests the will of National Cashnese secretary George C. Edgeter filed in probate court. The measure leaves about 39 000 dollars with interest earmarked for relief of indigent American Indians and a 1000 dollar cash leg to Masonic and Pythias homes in Springfield.
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George C. Edgeter
Helen J. Edgeter
Edgetereft
Masonic and Righ of Pythias
Springfield
Sore Sales Official On National Board
The sales manager of the Sore Paper Company was named to the executive committee of the Specialty Paper and Board Affairs at a meeting in New York City. C. J. Nicol was elected for a three year term by representatives of 40 manufacturers of sanitary food boards file folders and other industrial papers.
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Afftates
New York City
C. J. Nicol
Sanitary Food Boards
Assault Case Hearing Starts in Municipal Court
The case of Clare L. McWih a 52, charged with assault, began in Municipal Court at noon and resumed during press time. McWilliams, with attorney, pleaded not guilty. Sue Foster, chief complainant from 521 South Main St, testified first. Police officers Trimble and Withrow answered a call to Mrs. Foster's home last week and were among those at the scene.
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McWilliams
Oe Son
McWillame
Sersh Sprinkles
Huree
Aviators Change Clubhouse Plans
Mid dletown Aviation Club will build a clubhouse from concrete block and brick veneer instead of logs. Club president Mariel Wee eel cited material costs at a meeting. Two flight clubs were shown through courtesy of Rees Motors, Inc. The club plans a new membership drive and March dinner meeting.
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Mariel Wee Eel
Fks
Canyon
Rees Motors, Inc
Warren In Hospital With Acute Arm Pain
SAN FRANCISCO AP Gov. Earl Warren is hospitalized with acute pain in his right arm doctors believe possible ureitis and he is under observation in the hospital care unit.
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San Francisco
Earl Warren
Paper firm reports annual output exceeding nine hundred thousand tons
The company, with national offices in New York City, reportedly produces more than 900,000 tons of paper each year, underscoring its sizable manufacturing capacity and market presence.
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