School Blaze Incendiary Under Probe
COLUMBUS UP State Pir Marshal Harry Callan said an official would investigate a fire at G tard High School in Trumbull County that caused 30000 in building damage and 5000 in contents. Fire origin was incendiary with the sofa in rest room described as the likely starting point before access to the building was gained.
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Columbus
Pir
Harry Callan
Trumbull County
Callan
Michael Melillo
Youngstown
Melillo
Jail Is Unsafe and To Be Torn Down
Youngstown AP reports Mahoning County’s 42 year old jail was ordered torn down after a two hour inspection by City Building Inspector Robert Findlay who called the facility unsafe and unfit for prisoners and gave county officials a week to relocate inmates. Deputy State Fire Marshal Joseph McHale said repairs would cost more than $900000.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Robert Findlay
Findlay
Columbiana County
Joseph McHale
Wyoming Holds Nation’s Largest Population Lead
Authorities report the largest state population in the Union is Wyoming, noting its status as the most populous. A separate note mentions a break in and a log used to force a door, with authorities citing the incident.
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The
Union
Wyoming
Ohio Senators Vote Against Farm Support
Washington AP report notes Ohio senators Taft and Bricker voted against a conference report on a 2,000,900 farm price support bill. The Senate approved 36 to 35. In the House, six Democrats and six Republicans from Ohio joined a majority to override Truman on a postal service pay raise for World War II veterans. Voters listed include Democrats Burke Cross er Feighan Hays Polk Secrest and Republicans Bolton Cleaven cer Elston Jenkins McCulloch Wiechel. Some names and votes are not recorded.
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Washington
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Cee
Sense
House
Truman
Burke
Crosser
Feighan
Hays
Polk
Secrest
Bolton
Clevencer
Elston
Jenkins
McCulloch
Wiechel
Big Huber
McSweeney
Young
Vorys
Wagner
Kirwan
Brown
Smith
Brehm
McGregor
Phone Workers Not Ready To Strike
Cleveland AP President Joseph A Beirne of the CIO Communications Workers of America says the 300000-member union is not prepared to strike now or in the near term. He notes the union is divided into 30 divisions with 39 treasuries and says amendments will create a two-level structure. Beirne criticizes dissidents for a character assassination campaign.
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Cleveland
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
Beirne
Kenyon Board Gambifr appoints Austin McElroy trustee
Columbus businessman Austin McElroy was named to the Kenyon College Board of Trustees to fill the seat left by Don G. Wheaton of Sweet Briar Virginia who becomes financial vice president of the college. U S Agriculture Department scientists are testing egg disinfection to curb Newcastle disease in chicks.
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Kenyon
Gambifr, C
AP Fletion
Austin
U. S. Agriculture Department
Health tests under way on party illness outbreak
State health officials conducted tests to find the cause of illness that struck about 100 people after a wedding anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Davis. Some 250 attendees came from Denton, Akron, Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Cleveland, Sharon, Beaver Falls, and Sharpsville. City Hospital treated dozens, with four kept overnight.
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Alliance
City Hospital
Albert A. Davis
Denton
Akron
Barberton
Cuyahoga Falls
Cleveland
Sharon
Beaver Falls
Sharpsville
Justice Too Slow Inmate Returns To Alabama Prison
Twenty one months in jail while awaiting court action led Eugene Quillian, a 21 year old Alabama fugitive, to request return to a southern prison. Escaped in 1948 after six years of a 10 year sentence for armed robbery, he chose to go back after lengthy delays and no credit on his Alabama term. His lawyer Frank Lyons pursued federal action unpaid, but Quillian decided to surrender.
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Cleveland
Alabama
Eugene KR. Quillian
Quillian
Supreme Court
Frank C. Lyons
Youngstown Painters Strike Over New Pay Scale
In Youngstown Ohio AP reports half of the city's painters are on strike. More than 150 struck against 30 master painters who have not agreed to the new wage scale of 2.25 dollars per hour. About the same number are at work under 22 other signed contracts.
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Youngstown
Congressmen Seek Tariff Inquiry on Farm Imports
Thirty seven Republican representatives urged the Tariff Commission to study how imports affect dairy pork and potato products now in surplus. They asked Secretary Brannan to press President Truman for a survey and to consider using the escape clause of reciprocal trade agreements to prevent a repetition of the Canadian potato dumping episode. Action now would stabilize markets and reduce price support costs for American farmers.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
Brannan
Truman
Hamilton Machinery Company Is Sold
Hamilton Ohio AP report says controlling stock of Columbia Machinery and Engineering Company was sold to a New York buyer represented by Schwarzenbach Hunter Company. Plant will keep its name and continue operations. Price not disclosed.
Watermabite Driven Incident Near Woodedale
A fragmentary report shows a 31 year old Richard Saver of Rt 1 Hara and a 19 year old Joseph from 714 Fourth Street involved in a mishap near Augspurger Road in front of the Alwie Gabbard residence as a passenger alights from a car and moves toward a home.
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Richard Saver
Rt 1
Hara
Mra
Alwie Gabbard
Augspurger Road
Woodedale
Joseph
Woman Hit While Crossing Road Stays Hospitalized
Mrs Gabbard was struck as she began to cut across the road. Seuer, en route to the Armco plant in Miami, transported the victim to the hospital in his car. October records show more common colt incidents than any other month.
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McConn Motors
Middletown, Ohio
William J Miller
King Freture
Hamilton,me
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Shelton
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton Machinery Company
Tiffin
Dwight McCullough
Mansfield
Ohio American Legion
Dwaine Simmons
Loudonville
Leslie Crissinger
Galion
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Amos Hill
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