Ohioan Converts Tree Into House
NORWALK AP Lou Polman, 67, built a crude one room log hut from a felled elm in Clarksfield Township Ohio near the Vermilion River. He plans a front porch and uses hand hewn stools a table a bunk and a stove with wood chip floor. He declined offers to live with kin or at the county home. Neighbors and relatives describe him as reserved but stubbornly independent. In 1948 Americans used 620 gallons of oil per person.
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Lou
Clarksfield
Huron County Welfare Department
Vermilion River
Ohio
Huron County
Wellington
Frank Newyear
Clarence Harris
Polman
Lee
Labor Leaders In Ohio May Back Ferguson
Ohio labor leaders weigh backing State Auditor Joseph Ferguson in the race against Senator Taft after closed meetings with national Democratic Chairman William Boyle. Kirwan of Youngstown endorsed Ferguson and planned talks with Boyle. he also spoke with President Truman. Henry Miller Busch, 55, announced his candidacy as a Democrat in the upcoming primary, marking his first run for public office in Cleveland.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Terguson
Robert A. Taft
William M Boyle
Boyle
Washington
Senate
Ferguson
Michael J. Kirwan
Youngstown
Kirwan
Truman
White House
Henry Miller Busch
Cleveland College
Cleveland
Western Reserve University
JA Award Entries Due February 15
Junior Achievement companies must submit product samples to the JA office by February 15 to compete for national industrial awards. Last year local firms earned two Wood Award honorable mentions and a Textile Award first place plus three honorable mentions.
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Achievers Association
Suit Aff affirm High Court reverses multiple injury cases
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed Lucas County and Norwalk rulings, sending Earl W. Porter’s suit for damages against Toledo Terminal back for trial after his 13 year old son was injured. It upheld that dentist Robert F. Johnson had no claim against Citizens National Bank for injuries from a fall. The court also ordered the Common Pleas Court to hear Elizabeth M. Couts vs Franzeska Rose for injuries from a December 23 1945 auto crash in Trumbull County.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Lucas County
Earl W. Porter
Toledo Terminal Company
Porter
Glanzman's Road
Common Pleas Court
Lad
Huron County
Supreme Tribunal
Robert F. Johnson
Norwalk
Citizens National Bank
Bank
Trumbull
Elizabeth M. Couts
Franzeska W. Rose
Two Countians Gain Paroles From Ohio Penitentiary
Two Butler County men Wade McNeal and Earl Young were among 62 inmates granted paroles by the Ohio State Pardon and Parole Commission. Paroles take effect February 15. Also pardoned were Donald McDonald and James Buckner, both trusted chauffeurs at the Governor’s mansion, with prior first degree murder convictions reduced to second degree in 1949.
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Butler County
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio State Pardon and Parole Commission
Wade McNeal
Earl Young
Middletown
Donald McDonald
James Buckner
McDonald
Buckner
Frank Lausche
Ten Million Cattle Hides Used Annually for Shoes
A report notes that about ten million cattle hides are consumed each year in the United States to produce leather soles for footwear. The figure underscores the scale of the leather industry and its dependence on cattle hides for shoe components.
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United States
Insurance Man Will Represent Advertising Firm
Brown and Bigelow Company announced Paul R. Long will represent its Remembrance Advertising in Middletown and nearby. Long, ex-owner of Long's Insurance Agency, is commander of the local American Legion post. his office is room 503 in the Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Association Building. The firm sells calendars and other advertising items. A Britannica note on dinosaurs contrasts their sizes with chickens.
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Brown and Bigelow Company
Paul R. Long
Middletown
Vicinity
Long
Agen
American Legion
Company Cuts Coffee Price In Competitive Move
NEW YORK AP General Foods Corporation cut its wholesale price of its leading coffee by four cents a pound to 76 cents. A company official said the move is not tied to green coffee market shifts but a competitive adjustment to match other major roasters who did not raise their quotations to justified levels earlier.
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New York
General Foods Corporation
Wing-Stroke Rates From Britannica Encyclicals
The Britannica notes sparrows perform 13 wing-strokes per second in normal flight while wild ducks average nine, storks two, and pelicans about one and one sixth strokes each second. The figures illustrate varying flapping rates among birds.
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Lou Polman
Dillman’s Market
Veal
Ork
ZESTA
EL CN
By Grusmann
Labor
Flakorn
Insurance Man
Pat
Harper's Bazaar
Swansdown
Ross
Mademoiselle
Harper's
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