Witness Testimony Links Woman’s Drowning to Lowe
Bound to the Grand Jury without bond on a first degree murder charge, Lawrence E. Lowe, 29, is jailed to await arraignment after Vera Ingram’s drowning in Smith pond on July 5. Witness Grover Bell testified Lowe and Ingram were in a boat, Lowe shoved it off, struck her, and the boat capsized as Ingram vanished beneath the water.
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Lawrence E. Lowe
Rolling Mill Park
Butler County
Common Pleas
Lowe
Vera Ingram
Middletown
Smith Pond
Richard Wilmer
Alton H. Combs
Grover Cleveland Bell
Cincinnati
Bell
Louis
Newark Judge Pleads Guilty In Embezzlement Case
Police Judge T James Pellecchia Jr admitted sole responsibility for a 630000 shortage at Columbus Trust Company where he was vice president and counsel He confessed to gambling losses and covering the shortages by fictitious mortgages forged borrower names and forged check payees depositing funds to his personal account The announcement cited a two and a half year scheme and bank officials involved.
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Newark
N. J
T. James Pellecchia
Columbus Trust Company
John J. Dickerson
Pellecchia
Early plane spraying of cabbage worms draws complaints
Fremont residents object to a 6:30 a.m. dusting flight by a low-flying plane used to spray cabbage for the Fremont Kraut Company. Police and highway patrol received many complaints though area residents generally approved the effort to combat worms.
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Fremont. O
Fremont
Fremont Kraut Company
Grant of Parole for Wohlwend Former County Official
Wilbur Wohlwend former deputy Sum mit County treasurer who was convicted in 1943 of embezzling $182 986 of county funds was paroled from Ohio penitentiary. The State Pardon and Parole Commission made the parole effective August 19.
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Columbus
Wilbur Wohlwend
Summit County
Ohio
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Ashes of Sarah Clark Scattered From Plane Today
In compliance with a final request, the ashes of Miss Sarah Clark age 78 will be scattered from an airplane today over the farm where she was born and spent her life.
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Tiffin
Sarah Clark
New Armistice Is Predicted In Jewish Arab War
An Israeli informant predicts a new armistice by Saturday as Arab leaders meet to intensify the war effort. Bernadotte seeks UN council action while fighting grows with attacks on Tel Aviv and strategic halos around Jerusalem.
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Associated Press
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
The
Arab League
Amman
Trans
United Nations
Britain
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
Security Council
Abdullah
Trans- Jordan
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Bernadotte
Er Ramle
Lydda
Suba
Beit Nuba
Latrun
Gaza
Trans-Jordan Arab Legion
Lake Success
U. S
Ohio cities raise bus fares to settle AFL strike
East Liverpool and Steubenville boosted bus fares from eight to ten cents to end the strike with Valley Motor Transit. East Liverpool raised tickets from seven to eight cents. Steubenville altered four for 35 cent tickets to eight for 85 cents and raised weekly passes to 1.50. The AFL drivers returned July 2 under a 12 day truce while Valley Motor agreed to 1.16 per hour pay.
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East Liverpool
Steubenville
Valley Motor Transit Company
AFL
Valley Motor
Los Angeles Divorce Filing Separates Warnow Couple
In Los Angeles, musician Mark Warnow is being divorced by his wife Helen Warnow, a former actress, who accuses him of cruelty in the filing.
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Los Angeles
Mark Warnow
Helen Warnow
Lewis Given Added Time In Court Case
In Washington Justice Goldsborough set extended time for John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers to answer an NLRB injunction request over the captive coal mine strike. The union has until 3 p.m. EST to file objections as hearings proceed tomorrow. Pittsburgh district steel output remains high despite the week long walkout. Carnegie Illinois Steel, U.S. Steel subsidiary, plans 76.5 percent capacity, with other mills posting strong rates.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Steel Industry
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation
U. S
Pittsburgh Steel
Jones and Laughlin
Crucible
Weirton
Owner of Strong Glasses Sought In Slaying Case
Detroit police seek the maker and owner of a pair of strong eyeglasses found near the scene of Frank Krech's fatal shooting. Krech, 52, ran a tourist court and worked as an assistant bank manager. He died after a gunman struck Saturday night. another man was with the assailant. Police note Krech identified the attacker before dying. Troopers link the case to a cafe owner killing in Columbus, Ohio the night before.
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Detroit
Frank Krech
Krech
Industrial National Bank
Wyandotte
Earl Ambrose
Columbus
Reuther Walks Out of Ford Wage Talks
Walter Reuther of the UAW CIO angrily left Ford wage negotiations 24 hours after entering them. He said they fight windmills and would return when talks focus on practical details. Ford VP Bugas countered that the union seeks full demands. The union seeks about 28 cents extra per hour. Ford offers 11 to 1 cent. Talks continued after the walkout.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
Ford
John S. Bugas
Reuther
UAW - Cio
Akron Driver Killed in Collision Near City
James J. Coulehan, 55, a Goodyear Tire employee, died in a two car crash south of Akron. Injured were Herbert Kook, 42, and Paul Sammons, 31, both of Akron.
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Akron
James J. Coulehan
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Herbert Kook
Paul Sammons
Dixie Leaders Oppose Civil Rights Plank at Democratic Convention
Southern delegates push back on a tentative civil rights plank described as too weak and unsatisfactory to the South. An 18 member subcommittee prepared a version for the full platform committee, with White House pressure cited. The draft, finished at 4 a.m., also hints at a broad inflation policy and labor section.
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Philadelphia
Dixie
South
White House
Truman
All Star Game Features Branca Masternson Nominations
In St Louis Sportmans Park Ralph Branca of Brooklyn and Walter Masterson of Washington were named to open the 15th annual All Star game. Manager Bucky Harris shifted to Masterson over Raschi or Page. Branca, with a 6 6 record, impressed against Harris team. The American League leads 10 4 in All Star play. Leo Durocher kept his NL picks hoping to end a drought since 1944.
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Sportsman’s Park
St. Louis
Ralph Branca
Brooklyn
Walter Masterson
Washington
Bucky Harris
Masterson
Vic Raschi
Joe Page
Harris
New York Yankee
National League
Leo Durocher
Branca
Barkley Unifies Democrats with Battle Cry at Convention
At the Philadelphia Democratic National Convention Alben Barkley delivered an 68 minute keynote that rallied quarreling delegates into a united front. He drew on Roosevelt era themes, contrasted with Republican opposition, and briefly touched on civil rights without naming it, inspiring a long ovation.
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Barkley
David
King Saul
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alben
Westinghouse Workers Stage Protest Strike
In Philadelphia, about 6000 CIO workers at Westinghouse South Philadelphia plant walk out in protest. Local 107 leader John Schaefer says two aviation gas turbine division employees were branded risks by the Navy and placed on forced leave. The union demands formal charges and evidence before returning to work. The Navy requested the action and offered no immediate comment.
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Philadelphia
Westinghouse Electric Company
CIO
John Schaefer
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
Navy
Frank Carner
Herbert Lewin
Aviation
Westinghouse
Lester
Schaefer
Westinghouse Company
Navy Department
Washington
Plane Crash Victims Fair After Ohio Landing Incident
Two victims of a Plain City crash remained in fair condition at University Hospital. Minnie Brown, 79, and her nephew pilot J Howard Wilcox, 47, of Anthony, were injured when their plane landed short of the field and nosed over. They were en route to Unionville Center for the funeral of Mrs Clara Zellers, Brown's daughter, who died Saturday.
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Columbus
Plain City
University Hospital
Minnie Brown
J. Howard Wilcox
Anthony, Bas
Unionville Center
Brown
Clara Zellers
Murder or death by own action in Butler County hanging case
Butler County coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone and prosecutor Paul Baden investigated the 81 year old Trenton woman Mrs. Fannie Imhoff found hanged at her home. Officials weigh death by own action versus murder amid puzzling clues including two cut rope sections and ladders nearby.
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Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Paul Baden
Fannie Imhoff
Trenton
Robert A. Siegler
Boone
Louis Fritz
Miss Imhoff
Worker’s Body Recovered From Scioto River
Garland Sudderth, about 55, was found in the Scioto River 24 hours after entering a sewer four miles away. He reportedly was overcome by sewer gas while exiting a manhole ladder and disappeared into hip-deep water. Sudderth worked for a Columbus engineering firm surveying Franklin County sewers.
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Columbus
Garland Sudderth
Scioto
Sudderth
James L. Blodgett
Franklin County
NLRB Director Resigns in Cleveland
Meyer S. Ryder resigned yesterday as regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Cleveland. He will take a Washington post as counsel for the International Association of Machinists. His resignation becomes effective July 23 and John A. Hull will succeed him.
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Cleveland
Meyer S. Ryder
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
International Association of Machinists
Ind
Ryder
John A. Hull
NLRB
Truman backs Barkley as running mate at Democratic convention
President Truman expressed happiness at the idea of Senator Alben W. Barkley as his vice presidential choice, a move seen as clinching a Truman Barkley ticket. Barkley declined immediate comment while addressing the convention and noted he would decide after stepping down from the temporary chair role.
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Jack Bell
Philadelphia
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley Backed by Ohio Group for No 2 Spot
Ohio Democratic leaders support a Truman Barkley ticket with Eugene Hanhart stating Barkley’s experience and good government record. The Ohio delegation planned a formal endorsement in a caucus the next day as Barkley enjoyed a prominent convention showing and strong backing from national figures.
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Philadelphia
Ohio
Eugene H. Hanhart
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Hanhart
Barkley
Wallace Ballot Hearing on Ohio Ballot Wednesday
The Ohio Supreme Court will hear Wallace Third Party requests to place Henry A. Wallace on the Ohio presidential ballot. Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel had barred the party under the 1941 loyalty affidavit law. the court will consider the supporters appeal challenging that ruling.
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Columbus
Henry A. Wallace
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Wallace
Edward J. Hummel
Hummel
Supreme Court
Taft and Dewey To Meet Tonight
Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Senator Robert A. Taft will meet in New York tonight to map presidential campaign strategy and discuss divergent issues. Taft will have dinner with the candidate. location unknown. Dewey is at his Pawling farm, Taft en route to Murray Bay for vacation.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Dewey
Pawling
N. Y
Murray Bay
Quebec
Barkley Named to Notify Vice Presidential Nominee
The Democratic National Committee lists Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky as chairman of the committee to notify the vice presidential nominee. Barkley is Truman's running mate choice at the Democratic convention.
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Philadelphia
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Sen. Barkley
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Barkley
Barkley Emerges as Leading Hope for Vice President
Rumors swirl at the Democratic convention as Barkley gains favor for the No. 2 spot while leaders including Frank Hague and Paul Fitzpatrick weigh options and Oscar Ewing reacts to Barkley’s rising prospects. Biffle asserts Barkley’s strong position amid cautious support from key figures and long-standing party ties.
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Frank Hague
Jersey City
Paul Fitzpatrick
New York
McGrath
Oscar Ewing
J. Howard McGrath
Ewing
Leslie L. Biffle
Mr. Truman
Biffle
Senate
Trueman
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kentucky
Warhorse
Roosevelt
Alben
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