Tank explosion at Ohio Oil Station injures woman and two children
A 4100 gallon tank exploded at the Ohio Oil Company Station on Central Ave and Garfield St while testing for leaks. A woman, Mrs Lillian Rickard, 23, and her two children, Mary age four and Fred six months, were treated and released after damage to their home. The end of the tank struck the living room sofa as glass and siding were torn, with about $1000 damage. Investigation to follow.
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Ohio Oil Company
Central Ave
Garfield St
Lillian Rickard
Philadelphia Ave
Mary
Fred
Robert Rickard
William Fishbaugh
A. J. Brown
New Lebanon
Fishbaugh
Lau Sche faces broad Ohio ticket in fall races
The article lists candidates for Ohio statewide offices in November including Republican Lt. Gov. Paul M. Herbert and Democrat George D. Nye nominated without opposition. It notes Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel against Charles F. Sweeney, State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson against Roger W. Tracy, and other contests for Atty. Gen. Hugh S. Jenkins, State Treasurer Don H. Ebright, and Ohio Supreme Court seats. It also mentions James M. Cox backing Lau Sche and that all 22 incumbent Ohio congressmen, plus George H. Bender, were renominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Herbert
Nye
Edward J. Hummel
Charles F. Sweeney
Wakeman
Joseph T. Ferguson
Roger W. Tracy
Columbus
Atty
Hugh S. Jenkins
Herbert S. Duffy
Don H Ebright
Harry V. Armstrong
Larne
Edward C. Turner
Charles H. Hubbell
Lakewood
Ohio Supreme Court
Robert M. Sohingen
Hamilton
Kingsley Raft
Cleveland
Henry A. Middletown
Toledo
James Garfield Stewart
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Ohio
Bender
Speedy Senate OK Sought On Air Force Bill
Senator Bridges urges rapid Senate approval of a 3.23 billion dollar bill to expand the air force. He warns Russia may develop the atomic bomb in 1951 to 1953, saying action will shape weapons available. The Appropriations Committee backed the bill 16 to 1.House already approved 343 to 3. Senator Bridges chairs the appropriations panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Bridges
Senate
Appropriations Committee
New Hampshire
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Relentless and Prince of Thieves Show at Paramount
Paramount screens Relentless with Robert Young and Marguerite Chapman at 1 15, 4, 7 05 and 10 10 p m. Prince of Thieves stars Jon Hall and Patricia Morrison at 2 45, 5 50 and 8 50 p m.
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Robert Young
Marguerite Chapman
Prince of Thieves
Jon Hall
Patricia Morrison
Movie Showings on Trail Street and Freida
Thursday listings include Trail Street with Randolph Scott and Gabby Hayes at 3:10 6:30 and 9:50 p m and Freida with David Farrar and Glynis Johns at 1:25 4:50 and 8:15 p m Friday features When A Girl s Beautiful with Adele Jergens and Mark Platt at 2:20 5:10 7:50 and 10:40 p m and Western Heritage with Tim Holt at 1:15 4:05 6:45 and 9:40 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Scott
George “Gabby” Hayes
Freida
David Farrar
Glynis Johns
Adele Jergens
Mark Platt
Tim Holt
Rail unions set to walk out May 11 time amid mediation push
About 190000 workers from the Loco Motive Engineers Firemen and Enginemen Switchmen unions plan a 6 a.m. May 11 walkout. They could halt major rail lines as they control locomotives and track switches. Talks with railroads and unions may resume with White House mediation or National Mediation Board involvement. President Truman could invoke a World War I emergency act and seize railroads as a last resort if talks fail. Mediation board members met with presidential assistant Steelman as status updates reached Mr. Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Truman
White House
National Mediation Board
Congress
Mediation Board
Frank P. Douglass
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Truman
Chicago
Air Service Units Meet with Col J S Taylor in Wilmington
Col J S Taylor of Wilmington will speak at the 83rd Air Service Group and 96th Air Engineering Squadron meeting at the Aeronca plant. Lt Col L Joe Bolles presides. Maj Edward Carroll commands the engineers. unit membership nears 100 as 712 more are sought.
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J. S. Taylor
Wilmington
83Rd Air Service Group
96Th Air Engineering Squadron
Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
L. Joe Bolles
Edward Carroll
Air Engineers
Taylor
11Th Air Force
11Th Air Forces Service
US Air Forces
All Weather Division
Wilmington County Army Airfield
11Th Air Forces
Wilmington Field
Aeronca
Primary voting crossover shifts totals in Summit County
New dealers and radical Democrats crossed over to vote in the Republican primary per Stassen managers. Summit County totals show Republicans 41,876 to Democrats 39,653 with no Democratic delegate contest. All 50 Democratic delegates pledged to W A Julian but committed to Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stassen
Taft
Summit County
Akron
W. A. Julian
Cincinnati
United States
Truman
Cleveland Labor Faces Possible Strikes, Union Leader Says
William Finegan, executive secretary of the Cleveland Federation of Labor, warned last night of a possible spate of strikes as employers harden wage demands. He said the outlook is bleak for workers and unions with expiring contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland (Ap
William Finegan
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Cleveland
Railroad Brotherhoods Push Pay Hikes and Rules Changes
Railroad unions press for higher pay and changes to hours for firemen and engine crews, citing long pending rules. Meanwhile Louisville and Nashville and Southern Railway System impose voluntary embargoes on perishable shipments, with the L and N barring live stock poultry and perishables after Friday and the Southern System starting at 12:01 am Saturday May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville
Southern Railway System
L and N
Southern System
Fire Stations Distribute Rat Poison in City
Health Commissioner Dr. L. C. Neer announced that rat poison remains available at the city’s three fire stations as part of the Clean-Up Campaign. Packaged for home use, the poison is described as safe for pets and people, with two spraying devices on order to target burrows in the city dump and other areas. The Health Department will treat any rat colonies reported to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Neer
Neer
Health Department
Legion Commends Junior Chamber for 1948 Cleanup Campaign
The American Legion resolved to commend the Junior Chamber of Commerce for conducting the 1948 Clean-Up, Paint-Up campaign. It thanked the Jaycees for starting the effort at Middletown Cemetery to honor war dead and ensure the site is well kept for Memorial Day. The resolution was signed by William J. Nilbock, commander of Post 218.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Legion Executive Committee
Jaycees
Junior Chamber
Middletown
William J. Nilbock
218
Commissioners Order Police Chief Exam
City Commission ordered a police chief examination and appointed two Fire Department lieutenants Gerald Horn and Edward Dineen. Traffic fixes include new bus stop routes and no left turns at Central Ave Broad St. Expansion of Number Two firehouse at 1500 dollars and airport development bonds up to 90000 dollars were approved.
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City Commission
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Board
Gerald Horn
Edward Dineen
Crawford St
East End
Hugh A. King
Thomas D. Carmody
New York Central Railroad
Central Ave
Broad St
Middletown Hospital
Middletown Airport
Fred J. Schatzmann
Civil Aeronautics
Manchester
Civic Association
YMCA
G. W. A. Wilmer
Armco Steel Corporation
Wilmer
Police Department
Ralph Bauer
James H Davis
Joseph Newkirk
John Fitzgerald
South Main St
Schatzmann
Sharon Steel To Hold Line On Wages And Prices
Sharon Steel Corporation will follow U S Steel in holding the line against wage increases, chairman Henry A. Roemer said in a shareholder letter. He noted rising production costs and reported 1946 first quarter net profit of 1,956,344 versus 1947 quarter profit of 1,886,917, equal to 3.16 and 3.15 per share respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, O
Sharon Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel Corporation
Henry A. Roemer
Sharon
Wheeling Steel Cuts Tin Plate Nails and Pipe Prices
Wheeling Steel Corp announced price reductions on tin plate buttweld pipe and cut nails. The spokesman said some reductions would appear on bills dated after May 1, with tin plate down $2 per ton, LaBelle nails down $3 per ton, and pipe down $2 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling, W. Va
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Writer Missing As Plane Fails To Reach Santa Monica
Santa Monica, AP report missing film writer David Hertz, 43, feared lost after his monoplane developed engine trouble 17 minutes after departure from Clover Field. He was last heard flying along the coast at 2000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Cal
Pacific
David Hertz
Hertz
Clover Field
France and Russia Attack Jerusalem Trusteeship Plan
France and Russia condemned the UN trusteeship proposal for Jerusalem as inadequate to keep order. They urged a strong international authority with a 1000‑strong volunteer police force, while Soviet and New Zealand delegates pushed for different trusteeship options at the United Nations assembly in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Russia
Jerusalem
Holy City
Special Palestine Assembly of the
United Nations
UN Trusteeship Council
Alexander Parodi
Flushing Meadow Park
Semen K. Tsarapkin
New Zealand
Carl Berendsen
Special Palestine Assembly
Trusteeship Council
Berendsen
Prisoner Confined Over Drug Peddling at Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio Penitentiary prisoner placed in solitary for peddling drugs taken from nasal inhalers. Prisoner, unnamed per policy, had prior summary court conviction. The drug comes as strips in inhalers, each usable for eight shots selling for one to two dollars. One hundred strips, about 800 shots, reportedly confiscated inside the wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Ohio Penitentiary
Ralph Alvis
Alvis
Oleo Hearings Set By Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously to hold two days of public hearings starting May 17 on the House passed Oleo margarine tax repeal bill. Chairman Millikin said time at the hearings will be used to hear witnesses and discuss the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
R-Cole
Fire Station Addition Approved Amid Annexation Talks
The City Commission voted a 1500 addition to Fire Station No 2 to serve East End area, housing Engine Company 4’s pumper. Fire Chief Fishbaugh reported test runs were satisfactory and bids for the new fire house will be sought soon as annexation details continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
Middletown
City Commission
Fred Schatzmann
William Fishbaugh
Schatzmann
Fishbaugh
Leukemia Fatal To Little Girl
Four year old Donna Sue Patrick died after a battle with leukemia. Thousands of sympathy cards and gifts arrived at the Cleveland home and hospital, including messages from distant well-wishers and a note from President Truman. Her parents say the letters helped comfort her and even prolonged her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Donna Sue Patrick
Donald Patrick
Donna Sue
Tokyo
President Truman
Equally Divided In Measured Support And Opposition
Fragmentary OCR shows a division between supporters and opponents of the measure. The readable text indicates a balanced stance without a clear majority or outcome, reflecting a tense public confrontation over the proposal.
Fire closes No 2 pickler at East Works for 36 hours
A fire at 6:15 this morning in an electrical control box on a scale breaker machine in building A caused a short circuit and halted operations of the No 2 pickler at East Works for about 36 hours. Firemen reported no damage estimate yet. wiring in the control box is being replaced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Works
Rhubarb Cultivation Shift From Leaves To Stalks In England
The record notes that rhubarb was first cultivated for its stalks as a food in England around 1820, marking a shift in use from ornamental or medicinal to culinary purposes.
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England
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Commissioners Order Police Chief
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OLEO
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Nat'l. Bank
Srect Clothing
Freeman
Petrillo
James C. Petrillo
Constitution Hall
American Federation of Musicians
Musicians Union
DIAL
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