Mrs Gehrig pleads for aid to fight deadly disease
Washington AP Mrs Lou Gehrig widow of baseball great Lou Gehrig testifies before a Senate subcommittee urging passage of a bill to create a foundation to study multiple sclerosis Doctors say about a quarter of a million people are affected Gehrig notes her husband died eight years ago from a related form of the illness Senator Tobey of New Hampshire introduced the bill His daughter Sterling Dean, herself a sufferer since 1930, attends the hearing.
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Washington
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Congress
Senate Labor and Public Health
Te Foundation
Qehrig
Senator Tobey
R-Nh
Sterling Dean
Death by Own Action Likely For St Louis Man Lemp
Charles A. Lemp, 77, scion of a famed St Louis brewing family, was found shot dead in his 18 room mansion. Police say a note indicates suicide. The Lemp family has a history of suicides, including his father in 1904, a sister in 1920, and a brother in 1922, with the brewery ceasing operations in 1922.
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Charles A. Lemp
St. Louis
Lemp
Claim on Man's Custody Given Up
Columbus AP The assistant U S district attorney announced federal authorities have given up their claim to cost ly of 22 year old Melvin C Carr of Cincinnati Carr is held at Cleveland and A D A Loren G Windom said he will be turned over to Nebraska for prosecution on charges of assault and kidnapping Windom said Carr was to have been released to federal officials in Columbus on car theft charges.
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U. S
Te v
Co ~Stly
Melvin C. Car
Cincinnati
Carr
Cleveland
Loren G. Windom
Nebraska
Windom
Truck Kills Child As Father Watches
In Liverpool Ohio a two year old, Jackie Lee Cunningham, darted from behind a car into the path of a steel truck. The father Rus sell Cunningham watched from the opposite curb as the coroner said driver William McGrew of East Rochester was exonerated after nearly crashing his vehicle to avoid the child.
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Liverpool
Jackie Lee Cunningham
Columbiana County
Ernest Sturgis
Russell Cunningham
Wellsville
Sturgis
Wiliam McGrew
East Rochester
Carnival worker dies after trailer injuries in Ohio rush
Paul Buley, 50, a carnival worker, died in San Antonio Hospital after being injured when a carnival trailer slipped from its jacks in Kenton Ohio. Earlier, a State Highway Patrolman raced 70 miles from Columbus to Kenton with two pints of rare type blood needed by Buley.
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Kenton, O
Paul Buley
San Antonio
Columbus
Kenton
Buley
Consumer Income In Drop Third Straight Month
Consumer income fell for March the third consecutive month drifting three percent below December’s peak. The annual rate dropped to 214.3 billion, down 2 billion from February, with wages and farm/Unincorporated business receipts shrinking while unemployment compensation rose. For first quarter 1949 income averaged 216.7 billion, versus 219.6 billion in late 1948. Non agricultural income registered 192.6 billion in March, down from February, and farm income stood at 21.7 billion versus 22.2 billion.
Navy to lay off 10 000 workers in 11 shipyards abruptly
AP reports the U S Navy will lay off about 10 000 workers in 11 naval shipyards in the United States and Hawaii by June 30 1950 with roughly 7 500 reductions by July 1 1949. The Navy cites wage increases and rising material costs as key factors in the cutbacks.
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The
Navy
Naval
United States
Hawaiiee
Sheriff cites theft of church stepping stones
Ravenna Ohio AP sheriff Coy Garrett says a cheap, lowdown thief stole 40 concrete stepping stones from the Methodist Church yard in nearby Drakesburg, the sheriff’s home town.
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Ravenna, O
Coy Garrett
Drakesburg
Police Seek Two Escapees From State Hospital In Lima
A broad search by highway patrols and officials was underway for two escapees from the State Hospital for Criminal In sane in Lima. David Brown 33 of Defiance County admitted January 10 1938 on robbery and attempted murder charges and Clarence Noland 43 of Franklin County transferred from Ohio penitentiary April 23 1946 on cutting with intent to wound. The men slipped a locked third floor mattress room door retraced to the roof then jumped to ground. Brown had escaped earlier years ago and was recaptured in Defiance County.
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State Hospital
David Brown
Defiance County
Clarence Noland
Franklin County
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Institution
Gain Shown On Business Inventories
Commerce Department reports total business inventories at 54.5 billion dollars at end of March. The gain over February vanishes when seasonal factors are applied, indicating a real decline in book values. Retail stocks rose by 500 million due to pre Easter buying, but gains were offset by declines at manufacturers and wholesalers.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Scout Bivouac Plans Readied After Training Meeting
Paul Parker announces that plans for the Scouters Bivouac at Camp Hook May 13 to 15 will be finalized at tonight's joint meeting of the local and Hamilton Council training committees. Attending are Guerney Cole Howard White Milo Fealy H H Druhot Richard Claes and Parker. The weekend offers basic training for Boy Scout leaders and commissioners with Harry Harcher from the National Training Staff directing courses starting 6:30 p m Friday. Credit toward the new three year training award will be given for parts of the bivouac attended and a bivouac pocket patch will be awarded to all participants.
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Hamilton
Harry Harcher
National Training Staff
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Police Briefs Report Two Minor Crashes and Theft
Police logged two minor accidents with about 50 and 75 dollars damage on Main and Central avenues. A car theft was reported for a vehicle with license 792LY. Arrests included Mary Kaleel on a bench warrant and Ballard Williams on contempt of court, transferred to Butler County authorities.
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Heaton St
Hamilton
George A Hall
Oxford State Rd
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Woodside Ave
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Linden Ave
Mary Kaleel
Jackson St
Dayton
Curtis St
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Milner Hotel
Butler County
Lodge to Map 1949 Program Meets Tonight
Harold Schaeffer state director of the Moose Club will meet at 6 p.m. with lodge officers and committee chairmen to map out work for the coming year. Scott Cooley lodge officer attended a district Moose Club meeting last evening at Lebanon.
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Moose Club
Scott Cooley
Lebanon
Lebanon Unit Plans To Fete New Members
The Lebanon Business and Professional Women's Club will honor nineteen new members at the May dinner meeting on Friday May 13 at the Golden Lamb. Dinner starts at 6 30 p.m. Guest speaker is Cecelia Healy of Springfield, state membership chair, with a musical program led by Mildred Meloy.
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Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Mildred Meloy
Franklin Lions Elect Officers
Franklin Lions Club has elected Tom Taylor to succeed Donald House as president. New officers include Omer Fedders Howard Larick and Frank Matson as vice presidents Jack Bond secretary Sam Mindlin tail twister Cliff Wierman secretary Charles Staley Kontamer and Carl Gangham as directors Jim Wells and Sam Ward named to the board.
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Franklin Lions Club
Tom Taylor
Donald House
Omer Fedders
Howard Larick
Frank Matson
Jack Bond
Sam Mindlin
Cliff Wierman
Charles Staley
Kon Tamer
Carl Gangham
Jim Wells
Sam Ward
West Elkton Community League Plans Open House Event
West Elkton residents are invited to an Open House at 7 tonight in the school building. Pupils will display their year’s work across classrooms and present a West Elkton World’s Fair exhibit. After the displays, grade school students will perform skits and songs in the auditorium.
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West Elkton
West Elkton Community League
Michigan U Honors Lebanon Youth at Honors Convocation
Fred Brafman of Lebanon earned Rackham Departmental Honors at the University of Michigan Honors Convocation. The Lebanon native, son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Brafman of West Main Street, Lebanon, is enrolled in the Horace H Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
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University of Michigan
Fred Brafman
Aaron Brafman
West Main St
Brafman
Horance H
Differences settled in Columbus beer contract talks
In Columbus Ohio the CIO Brewery Workers Union reports that all but one local brewery have ended contract differences with beer distributors. Workers will receive pay hikes equivalent to four dollars a week under the new agreement.
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Columbus
CIO Brewery
Aid appropriations slashed in Warren Lebanon County
Warren Lebanon County suffers about a 25 percent cut in Aid for Dependent Children funds after the state legislature failed to supply enough money. Lois Gambill, relief director, says the county now operates on a federal county fund and cannot cover the cut. Relief rolls will be reduced as funds disappear. There are more than 42 active cases in the county.
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Lebanon
Warren
Lois Gambill
Gambill
Wheat Allotments for 1950 Set in Butler County
John M. Roll, chairman of the Butler County Agricultural Conservation Committee, says 1950 wheat allotments will be based on farms that produced wheat in 1947 48 or 49 or expect to grow wheat in 1950. Community committeemen have tried to contact old wheat growers for data. those not contacted should reach their committeeman or county office by May 20 1949 to file a Farm Acreage Report. If not a wheat grower in the past three years but planning to grow in 1950, file a new farm wheat allotment request by May 20 1949 giving farm ID intended 1950 planting and reasons.
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John M. Roll
Butler County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Not Officially In Senate Race Says Ferguson
State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson says he is not officially in the 1950 Senate race for Taft's seat. A Crawford County Democratic chairman claimed a nomination bid and backing, but a Democratic spokesman in Washington said the National Committee never interferes in local primaries. Ferguson suggested he plans to run but will declare officially next summer.
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Joseph T. Ferguson
Robert A. Taft
Walter H. Fix
Crawford County
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Fix
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National Committee
Meadville
Senate
Young Husband Admits Stabbing Estranged Bride
Rockford. Wanda Gates 18 is in critical condition after being stabbed in the side and breast by her estranged husband Thomas. Police Capt Ralph Johnson reports Thomas Gates confessed to stabbing during a parting kiss and a second wound with a fishing knife.
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Amanda School Plans To Hold Health Clinic
A pre school clinic at Amanda School will be held Wednesday at 9 am for children entering school in the fall. Dr H A Moore Butler County health commissioner will examine all participants. The examination is voluntary and parents are asked to bring their children.
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Butler County
Queens
June Stock
Kathleen Lakes
Marilyn Lintner
Phyllis Rawlins
Loretta Coe
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H. A. Moore
Young Republicans Meet Tonight in Middletown Club
The Middletown Young Republican Club will hold its regular meeting at the Silver ay Social Club starting tonight. Allan Morgan Jr president of the group and Ohio GOP vice president will report on the Midwest conference in St Louis where he was one of 18 Ohio delegates. A short program will follow the meeting and refreshments will be served. Morgan invites interested persons to attend.
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Kent State University braces for largest ever graduation class
Kent State University anticipates awarding degrees to its largest graduating class in history. Officials project record numbers across multiple colleges as students complete coursework and participate in spring ceremonies.
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Kent State University
Boysen Freed On Charge Of Robbery
In New York Magistrate Samuel Orr dismissed a robbery complaint against Fred Boysen after he withdrew a assault claim against Giants manager Leo Durocher. The accuser, Mary Ryan, admitted her identification was based on newspaper reports and a nose scar she could not verify in court.
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Fred Boysen
Leo Durocher
Giants
Samuel Orr
Mary Ryan
Polo Grounds
Boysen
Orr
Ryan
Runaway Van Hill Building Crash in Cincinnati
A truck rolled down a Cincinnati hill, struck a parked car, and ripped a section of Sachs Dry Cleaning at 2206 Reading Road. Driver Steven Feher was trapped briefly with a broken leg as an eight foot wall segment collapsed. Police cite defective brakes. Dry cleaning driver Carl Raabe escaped injury. Fire crews rushed life saving and firefighting equipment to the scene.
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Sachs Dry Cleaning Company
Reading Road
Steven Feher
Elmer O'Neil
Feher
Carl Raabe
Aeronca Management Club to Meet Thursday
The Aeronca Management Club will convene Thursday evening with a 6 p.m. dinner followed by talks in the firm’s conference room. Ray Hermes, manager of the contract department, will discuss his department’s activities and Floyd Simmen, sales manager, will outline the current light airplane market. President Herrmann Rekers will preside, with Frank Sandker in charge of the program.
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Aeronca Management Club
Ray Hermes
Floyd Simmen
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Simmen
Herrmann Rekers
Frank Sandker
Largest class in history to graduate on June 11
More than 700 students are to receive diplomas, marking the largest class in the institution's history on June 11.
Injuries Fatal In Auto Accident
Donald E Berry nineteen from near Russellville Ohio died in Maysville Kentucky hospital from injuries after a car skid on U S 62 two and a half miles south of Russellville. Passenger Robert Kress of near Georgetown Ohio had minor injuries.
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Donald E Berry
Russellville
Berry
U. S. 62
Robert Kress
Georgetown
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