Man Crushed to Death at Armco Steel
Jesse Ferguson 42 of 825 Seventeenth Ave dies at Armco after a crane cable snaps while he works in the box annealing section of the hot roll processing department. He suffered a skull fracture and multiple limb injuries. Survived by widow Bessie Ferguson, two brothers and sisters, stepsons, granddaughter, and many relatives. Funeral set Friday at New Hope Baptist Church with burial in Woodside cemetery. friends may visit after 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Jesse Ferguson
Seventeenth Ave
Armco Steel Corporation
Ferguson
Robert Wilson
Mill
Armco
Thomas Wenzel
Butler County
Middletown
Triedstone Lodge
F. A
Lily of the Valley Chapter 55
O. E. S. Survivite
Bessie Ferguson
Arvol and
Denzel
Ashland
New Hope Baptist Church
8. C. Richards
Woodside Cemetery
C. L. Maxberry
Marine veteran Starr dies by self-inflicted gunshot
William A. Starr, 48, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of 18 years, took his own life with a .32 calibre pistol at his brother-in-law Earl Ellis' home. Coroner Dr. H. M. Williams said Starr, in ill health for months, died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the heart. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. he is survived by one brother and eight sisters.
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Lebanon
William A. Starr
U.S. Marine Corps
H. M. Williams
Warren County
Floyd VA Lieutenant Killed in Miho Base Crash
1st Lt. John D. Spangler of Floyd Virginia died when the plane stalled and crashed into the water near Miho airbase last Friday. Spangler’s widow resides at the base.
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Tokyo
John D. Spangler
Floyd
Miho Airforce Base
Far East Air Force
Spangler
Freighter Collision on Lake Erie Kills One Deckhand
A fog bound collision between two lake freighters on Lake Erie left a crew member dead. The Boland and Cornelius of Buffalo and the Frank Armstrong of Interlake Steamship Co. collided off Colchester Ontario at about 1 a.m. EST. The Boland headed up the Maumee River toward Toledo while the Armstrong, damaged at the bow, moved toward Lorain to unload iron ore. The Armstrong, 605 feet long with 12 000 ton capacity, is among the Great Lakes' largest freighters. The Boland, 480 feet and 9 000 tons, is operated by Boland and Cornelius of Buffalo for the American Steamship Co.
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Toledo
Lake Erie
Lucas County
J. J. Boland
Boland
Cornelius
Buffalo
Frank Armstrong
Interlake Steamship Company
Cleveland
Frank Monroe
Armstrong
Colchester
Ont
Maumee
Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Lorain
Erie
Great Lakes
Boland and Cornelius of
American Steamship Company
Fiery Crosses Burn In Four Florida Towns
In central Florida, hooded Klan members burned crosses in four towns during a motorcade through Plymouth, Tavares, Leesburg, and Wildwood. W. H. Brough described the acts as a warning against Communism, with more than 50 motor cars involved.
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Wildwood
Fla
Ku Klux Klan
Florida
Klan&men
W. H. Brough
Wildwood Metal
Klan
Plymouth
Tavares
Leesburg
Romanians Sentenced in Plot to Overthrow Government
A military tribunal in Bucharest sentenced 12 reserve officers to 15 years to life for high treason and plotting with American and British reps to overthrow the Romanian government. Most sentences include hard labor, confiscation of property, loss of civil rights, and military degradation.
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Bucharest
Romania
Strikers Fight French Troops Near Lille
French troops clearing strikers from northern coal fields faced serious resistance for the first time near Levin, 20 miles southwest of Lille. An unconfirmed report cited gunfire between government forces and strikers, with five soldiers and several strikers wounded in the exchange and grenade blast.
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Paris
Levin
Lille
Dope Dominates Coffee Caucuses in Middletown Elections
Morning crowd at downtown coffeehouses discusses candidates over the local issues. Voters weigh garbage service, the Mayfield District fire apparatus bond, annexation fate, and the presidential race as talk turns toward how the day will end.
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Middletown
Mayfield
Truman
Dad Daughter Girl Scout Dinner Draws 300 Ticket Requests
More than 300 requests were received for tickets to the Dad Daughter Girl Scout banquet at 6 p m tomorrow in the Manchester Hotel. Hugh Butler will speak and William F Johnston will give the dad's response. Troop 75 will open with colors and Rev John I Parr will read the invocation. A chorus of 50 Girl Scouts will perform after welcomes by Mrs Earl B Klein. Toastmaster is Sue Ann Riley. The week marks Girl Scout Week October 31 to November 6 and ends with a pilgrimage to the Verity graves Saturday.
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Manchester Hotel
Hugh Butler
Middletown
William F. Johnston
John I. Parr
First Baptist Church
Earl B. Klein
Sue Ann Riley
George M. Verity
Dayton Police Seek Two-Men Robbery Suspects
Police and detectives launched a citywide search for two men aged about 28 and 30 who tied up nine maintenance employees at De Soto Bass Courts housing project and robbed two women office workers of 27 dollars. The pair waited in the maintenance shed and bound each man with wire rope as they entered to work.
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Dayton, O
de Soto Bass Courts
Death of Communist Leader Musso Confirmed in Java
A Dutch Army communique states a report from Madioen confirms the death of Communist leader Musso who led the revolt against the Indonesian Republic. He was captured and shot during fighting near Ponorogo Indy with the Madioen account noting execution after capture.
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Batavia
Java
Madioen
Musso
Ponorogo Indy
Peru Bans APRA Leftist Party and Others Under Odria Rule
Lima reports General Manuel Odria’s government issued a decree banning the ruling party and reiterating the prohibition on the Leftist APRA party, signaling a broader suppression of opposition in Peru.
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Lima
Peru
Manuel Odria
Apra
Grenade Explodes Wounding 17 in Saigon Cholon Restaurant
A hand grenade exploded in a Cholon restaurant injuring 17 people. Among the injured is Charles Biebusch a 27 year old U S citizen and bookkeeper for the Carltex company in Saigon who suffered a fracture of the left leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Indochina
Cholon
Charles Biebusch
U. S
Biebusch
Carltex Company
Russians Plan Air Firing Over Lanes Used by Airlift
Berlin reported that Soviet forces will conduct air to air firing practice at two points in lanes used by the Western Berlin blockade airlift. The activity near 2,500 feet was deemed not hazardous to U S and British cargo carriers, which fly higher. Airlift operations were increased again after a fog and low ceiling caused a temporary cutback.
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Berlin
Benin
Moon Water Boiling in Sunlit Heat Theory
A scientific note suggests lunar water would boil when exposed to sunlight on the Moon. The idea arises from the Moon's extreme temperatures and lack of atmosphere, causing rapid heating of surface materials.
National Guard Revives Inactive Branch For Reserve
The National Guard revived its pre war inactive branch to build a trained manpower reserve. Maj. Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer said officers and enlisted men who cannot continue active training can transfer to the nondrilling inactive guard for a three year term. Draft age guardsmen moving to the inactive branch become eligible for regular army call ups. Members will be attached to state headquarters for possible future active assignments.
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Washington
National Guard
Kenneth F. Cramer
Army
National Guard Bureau
Cramer
Lorain County Bar elects new president
Elyria attorney J. Dilgren is named president of the Lorain County Bar Association, succeeding William G. Wickens. The announcement comes from Elyria, Ohio.
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Elyria, O
J. Dilgren
Elyria
Lorain County Bar Association
William G. Wickens
Vernon H. Smith Named Lorain Detective Lieutenant
Vernon H. Smith aged 35 is appointed the first detective lieutenant in Lorain Police Department history after previously heading the detective bureau as a detective sergeant.
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Lorain
Vernon H. Smith
Five Trainmen Hurt in Cleveland Engine Collision
Five New York Central system trainmen sustained minor injuries when two switch engines collided in Cleveland. The wreck damaged about 100 feet of track and the cause was not immediately determined.
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Cleveland
New York Central System
Milk price down to 21 cents a quart in Norwalk
AP reports milk in Norwalk has fallen to 21 cents per quart, a one cent drop. The price reduction reflects market shifts affecting local dairy shoppers.
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Norwalk, O
Norwalk
Warren voters offered babysitting at polls by LWV
Special Service Warren Oregon voters may use babysitting at the polls provided today by the League of Women Voters. The service allows voters to cast ballots while children are cared for nearby.
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Warren, O
Warren
League of Women Voters
Fetz Brothers Grocery to Close Doors After 68 Years
The Fetz Brothers grocery in Xenia Ohio founded the day after the 1880 presidential election will shut down tomorrow after 68 years in business. The company offered no reason for the closure.
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Xenia, C. (Ap
Fetz Brothers
Two Polio Cases Reported in Cincinnati
Cincinnati health authorities reported two new infantile paralysis cases yesterday raising the year total to 54. The comparable period in 1947 saw 146 cases under treatment.
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Cincinnati
Health chief opens Ohio smog risk survey
CHECK SCHEDULED COLUMBUS AP Dr John D Porterfield state health director began a check today to see if any Ohio city faces smog danger similar to Donora Pa deaths Gov Thomas J Herbert asked for the survey to be conducted.
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Columbus
John D. Porterfield
Ohio City
Donora Pa
Thomas J. Herbert
Scooter Crash Claims 16YearOld Kenneth Wilson
A collision in Springfield between a motor scooter and a hit and run car killed 16 year old Kenneth Wilson last night. He was identified by authorities and the crash remains under investigation with no further details available.
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Springfield
Kenneth Wilson
Paramount Shows Loves of Carmen With Hayworth Ford
Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford star in the Paramount presentation Loves of Carmen screening at 1 15 3 20 7 30 and 9 30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Paramount
Carmen
Rita Hayworth
Glenn Ford
Strand Showings With Sullivan and Crash Dive Lineup
On Tuesday the Strand schedules The Sullivans starring Anne Baxter and Thomas Mitchell at 3 35 and 7 40 pm. Crash Dive with Tyrone Power and Dana Andrews plays 1 30 5 35 and 9 45 pm. Wednesday features Up In Central Park with Deanna Durbin and Dick Haymes at 2 40 5 35 8 50 pm and Love from A Stranger with John Hodiak and Sylvia Sidney at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 20 pm.
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the Sullivans
Anne Baxter
Thomas Mitchell
Tyrone Power
Dana Andrews
Central Park
Deanna Durbin
Dick Haymes
John Hodiak
Sylvia Sidney
Dixie Cruise-In Show Attracts Mor gan and Carson
The Dixie Cruise-In presents The Time The Place and The Girl starring Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson with showings at 7:20 and 9:30 p.m.
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Dixie Cruise
Dennis Morgan
Jack Carson
Prickly Pear Fruit Eaten by Desert Wildlife
The purple pear shaped fruit of the prickly pear cactus common to central and southern Arizona is edible to humans and is also consumed by coyotes foxes and other desert wildlife.
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Arizona
Police Capture Man During Break-In Here
One man was captured early today during a series of break ins throughout the city. John Robert McNabb, 21, of 334 Clark St., was apprehended by Patrolman Hared Gray at Burkie's Smokery after attempting to flee. Detectives Ralph Bauer and John Fitzgerald reported burglaries at Mokry and Sons Welding, Grand Iron and Metal, and an attempted break-in at Emley Restaurant. A purse stolen from Mrs. Roy Adkins was found abandoned, and the investigation would continue with further questioning of McNabb.
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John Robert McNabb
Clark St
Hare d Gray
Burkie
Clinton St
Ralph Bauer
John Fitzgerald
Gray
South Clinton St
McNabb
James Garrett
Mokry and Sons Welding
Verity Pkwy
Grand Iron and Metal Company
Charles St
Emley
Roy Adkins
Sixth Ave
Fatal Fog Ends Tragically In Ohio Crash
In Chillicothe Ohio a dense fog contributed to a fatal two vehicle collision that killed Ben Cantrill 30 of Jackson. Kempton 22 Londonderry and Landrum 33 Route 5 Chillicothe were involved as Cantrill died from a fractured skull and neck. Witnesses included Cantrill’s two young daughters and his mother. Kempton’s infant daughter suffered facial cuts.
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Chillicothe, O
Ben Cantrill
Jackson
Cantrill
Here
Robert Kempton
Londonderry
Kempton
Merrill Landrum
Chillicothe
R. E. Oliver
Lydia Cantrill
Sandra
Farmers post $100 reward for hog theft arrests
THAT DID IT NEW CASTLE Ind. UP Enough is enough for Arthur Marlatt Marlatt has faced years of corn and hog thefts from his farm Thieves escalated by butchering stolen hogs on Marlatt s property and carrying away only the best meat prompting farmers to set a 100 reward for arrests
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New Castle
Ind
Arthur Marlatt
Marlatt
Rural mail carriers serve millions of U S families daily
About 32 000 rural mail carriers work across the United States handling mail for roughly eight million households each day reinforcing the nationwide essential service in rural routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dewey Gains Clean Sweep In Village
In Michigan village voting Dewey won all 15 votes for president while Kim Sigler took 14 of 15 votes for governor against G Mennen Williams. Houston results show tight races with Dewey leading Truman in statewide returns and Johnson leading Porter for the U S senate as of early counts.
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Dewey
Houston, Tex
Harris County
Houston Chronicle
Thoms E. Dewey
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Jack Porter
U. S
Texas
Truman
Johnson
Porter
Houston
The
Chronicle
Thurmond
Wallace
Record early vote in New York state for 47 electoral votes
AP reports a strong start in New York with 6.25 million ballots cast early in a general election. A 1944 record of 6,306,237 is noted. There are 17,043,579 registered voters. By 8 a.m. 15 percent of NYC voters and later over 30 percent in Manhattan and the Bronx had cast ballots.
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New York
New York State
New York City
Manhattan
Bronx
Navy Staging Mock Battle Near Arctic Tests Postwar Strength
Boston AP reports a large mock battle as 100 ships with 36 000 men head north toward the Arctic. Seventeen submarines commanded by Rear Admiral James Fife Jr and 543 aircraft will join surface units led by Admiral William H P Blandy to test destroy or waylay the fleet in simulated warfare.
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Boston
Arctic
U. S. Navy
William H. P. Blandy
James Fife, Jr
Frozen Pre-Cooked Meals Packaged For Distribution
Frozen pre cooked meals are now being packaged for distribution. The shift aims to streamline supply chains and extend shelf life for consumer convenience.
Youth Held In Slaying Shrouded by Racial Motive Theories
Carrollton Georgia authorities hold a white youth in a fatal slaying and an attempted rape case. Sheriff Kilgore suspects a Negro involvement, with two Negroes arrested and released. Victim Carl Stevens Jr., 22, an ocean on student, died Sunday night while trying to stop a masked assailant from raping an 18 year old woman from a prominent local family.
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Carrollton
B. B. Kilgore
Carl Stevens, Jr
Ton
Ocean
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