Iowa Tops In Nation In 1947 Meat Output
Iowa led the nation in 1947 meat production and dressed meat output per Agriculture Department survey. Iowa produced 145 percent of U S meat animals and 10.1 percent of dressed meat, ahead of Illinois, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, and Kansas in various categories. Texas and California were the only non Midwest states to lead in specific classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U. S
Illinois
U S
Nebraska
South Dakota
West North Central
Dakotas
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
California
Midwest
Guards Strike Hits Auto Plants Idle 90,000 Workers
Briggs Manufacturing guards walk picket lines forcing Briggs 170 guards and 50,000 production workers idle. Packard and Chrysler lay off 25,000 each due to a car body shortage caused by the strike. Guards from Local 114 demand increased preparatory time from 5 to 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Briggs
Packard Motor Car Company
Chrysler Corporation
Packard
Chrysler
United Plant Guard Workers of America
Ind
Trainmen Endorse Truman Barkley for Election Ticket
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen delegates endorsed President Truman and Senator Barkley as running mate for the November election. A. F. Whitney, the brotherhood president, announced the approval for 47 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood
Barkley
Dkv
Burns Fatal for Ohio Child Near Fayetteville
Chester Miller age 3 of near Fayetteville Ohio died at Bethesda Hospital from burns after he fell into a tub of scalding water at his home on Monday. The incident occurred in Ohio and was reported by AP noting the boy's residence and hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chester Miller
Fayetteville
Bethesda Hospital
Clinton man sues county health chief for false arrest
Luk Sleeter of Clinton filed a $5,000 lawsuit against Akron health commissioner E. R. Shaffer accusing him of false arrest over a dog vaccination dispute. Sleeter says Shaffer claimed he refused vaccination for his dogs.
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Akron, O
Luk
Sleeter
Clinton
E. R. Shaffer
Butler seeks court order to force delivery of Fora from Universal Motors
Bette Mae Butler of Cavahogs Falls sues in common pleas court to compel Universal Motors to deliver a new Fora. She claims prior orders were killed and seeks relief to receive the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeron. C
Bette Mae Butler
Cavahogs Falls
Universal Motors
Fora
Common Pleas Court
Griffiths Hails Congress At Marietta Fair
Rep. P W Griffiths praised the 80th Congress as a return to constitutional government at the Washington County fair. He urged voters to push for records of Employment by the U S committee. Former Gov Frank Lausche spoke on Marietta’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAUDS
Marietta
P. W. Griffiths
Ohio
Washington County
80Th
Congress
Hearing Opens in Suit to Unseat Police Chief Allen Jr
In Youngstown Ohio AP reporting a case to remove Police Chief Edward J. Allen Jr opened in Common Pleas Court. Peter Lavella a factory worker filed the action alleging Allen was not an Ohio resident at appointment and thus violated the state constitution provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, O
Edward J. Allen, Jr
Common Pleas Court
Peter Lavella
Allen
Ohio
Report on Pomeroy mayor ouster demand forwarded
Atty. Gen. Hugh S. Jenkins reported to Gov. Thomas J. Herbert on a council demand for the ouster of Pomeroy Mayor Delmar A. Canaday. Four council members filed the request two weeks ago, one later resigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Atty
Hugh S. Jenkins
Delmar A. Canaday
Pomeroy
Thomas J. Herbert
Warren County Schoolmasters Picnic Held at Harmon Park
Warren County Schoolmasters Club will hold its annual picnic at Harmon Park on Thursday afternoon with a 6 PM supper. If weather fails the gathering moves to Memorial Hall. A softball game highlights the day and officers will be elected in a postmeal business session.
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Lebanon
Warren County Schoolmasters’ Club
Harmon Park
Emery Bethel
Morrow
Memorial Hall
O. E. Brandenburg
Franklin
G. H. Matson
Albert Davidson
South
Murder charges filed in detective shooting case
Police say Dale Simpson aged 24 of Salt Lake City Utah and H E Miller aged 23 of Monticello Mississippi were jailed on murder charges for the fatal shooting of New Orleans Detective Nicholas G Jacob. The pair turned themselves in at a Galvez Louisiana country store after a statewide search followed the Monday attack and the abduction of Assistant Chief John J Jackson. Jackson was later released near Gonzales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Thomas Ford
Dale Simpson
H. E. i.Eddie) Miller
Nicholas G. Jacob
Simpson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Miller
Monticello
Miss
Galvez
Jacob
John J. Jackson
Jackson
Gonzales
Local Youth Bitten by Family Dog. Suspect Arrested
Leroy Stewart of 312 Van derveer St reports daughter Linda Lou Stewart eight was bitten by a dog yesterday in the yard where the animal was tied. Donald Fugate 21 of 1606 Plum St was arrested and held for court on assault charges by Squire Bailes jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Stewart
Vanderveer St
Linda Lou Stewart
Donald Fugate
Plum St
Squire Lammie
VFW to Join Hook Day Parade in Miami Valley
Members of the Miami Valley Post Veterans of Foreign Wars plan to participate in the Hook Day Parade honoring Charles R. Hook on September 26. The group heard reports from the national convention in St. Louis and from post chaplain Howard Brown on the sick committee. Two new members were accepted and the next meeting is set for Tuesday, September 21 at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Valley Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charles R. Hook
St. Louis
Howard Brown
Farm Bureau Insurance District Manager Attends Convention
Lee Oyler of Hamilton attends the Farm Bureau insurance convention for district managers in Atlantic City New Jersey from September 7 to 10 He has eight years with Farm Bureau and has served as district manager in the area since 194.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Oyler
Hamilton
Farm Bureau Insurance
Atlantic City
N. J
First Lebanon Winter Concert Opens October 5 With Teltschik Brothers
The Lebanon Community Concert Association opens its 1948-49 season October 5 at Town Hall Lebanon featuring the Teltschik Brothers duo-pianists. The season includes the General Platoff Don Cossack Chorus January 18 1949 and soprano Carolyn Long closing April 25. All shows begin at 8 30 p m with cards mailed to members.
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Lebanon
Lebanon Community Concert Association
Teltschik Brothers
Town Hall
New York
Dallas
Texas
General Platoff
Russia
Carolyn Long
Cincinnati Summer Opera
Siebel
Gounod
Faust
Tive Children Recover From Eating Poison
Two small boys were discharged from Middletown Hospital after ingesting poisons intended for rats and ants. Richard Rice, six, found rat poison at his grandparents’ home in West Middletown and ate some. Jonathan Loman, sixteen months, found ant poison in the kitchen and was treated at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Richard Rice
Angeline Rice
Louis Martina
West Middletown
Jonathan Loman
John C. Loman
Franklin Route 2
Preble Calf Sale Planned for September 14
The Shorthorn Breeders Association of Preble County will sponsor a calf sale in conjunction with the County Fair. Led by Vice-President Leonard House the sale will follow the Fat Steer show on September 14. Proceeds aid 4-H Club members showing top-grade calves from Preble County Short horn breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorthorn Breeders’ Association of
Preble County
Leonard House
Window peeper fined and jailed by municipal court
Judge Alton H. Combs fined William Bush Hutchins 100 and ordered 30 days in jail after Hutchins, 20, of 1200 Girard Ave, was arrested at Park St and Girard Ave on a disorderly conduct charge following residents complaints of a window peeper. Hutchins admitted the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Municipal Court
William Bush Hutchins
Girard Ave
Hutchins
Park St
Man fined and suspended for drunken driving in Cincinnati
Fred Bellows aged 50 of North College Hill Cincinnati was fined 100 dollars plus costs and had his driver's license suspended for six months after being arrested on Route 25 by state patrol officers for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bellows
North College Hill
Cincinnati
Two Men Fined for Concealed Weapons and Disorderly Conduct
Woodford Chaney, 20, of 435 Yankee Rd., fined 50 for carrying a concealed weapon and 25 for disorderly conduct after police said he fought at the rear of a cafe on Central Ave with an open knife. William Dennis, 27, of 1307 Trinity Pl., fined 50 for carrying an open knife. George Wyatt, 21, of 901 Baltimore St., fined 25 for disorderly conduct by lighting.
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Woodford Chaney
Yankee Rd
Central Ave
William Dennis
Trinity Pl
George Wyatt
Baltimore St
Bomb shakes Cleveland streets injuring none
Former City Councilman Thomas J. Davis reports his home and his 1947 coupe were destroyed by a high explosive device early today. He blames a policy and numbers racket in a claim tied to police leaks and says the blast targeted his residence and damaged nearby property without causing injuries.
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Cleveland
Thomas J. Davis
Charles O. Nevel
Davis
Nevel
Lorain
Urs
Charles W. Carr
Buster Matthews
Earl L. Glasco
Ancient Egyptians Hammer Copper Into Tools 8000 Years Ago
Ancient Egypt appears to have mastered hammering native copper into knives weapons and tools around eight millennia ago. This early metalworking demonstrates advanced craft and resource use in the ancient world.
Motive Sought In Slaying Of School Girl
Police search for motive in the killing of 16 year old Alberta Sharp whose body was found in an abandoned pit near her father’s Gloucester county truck farm. She was shot in the neck and beaten. she disappeared after leaving an Jefferson ice cream store where she worked. Autopsy shows no criminal assault. body found fully clothed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
N. J
Alberta Sharp
Gloucester County
J. Earl Wentzell
Funeral Rites Set Friday For Victim Of Crash
Funeral services are planned for Mrs. Genevieve Schick 41 of 1682 Dixie Highway after a fatal crash two miles east of Brookville Indiana Monday night. She died Tuesday of a skull fracture at Mercy Hospital. Burial will be in St Stephen's Cemetery after services at Cahill Funeral Home Hamilton and St Ann's Church. Her husband Frank led the car into a culvert and fire. he had minor injuries. Daughter Magdala 17 and David Riegert remain hospitalized with cuts. The group was returning from Missouri when the crash occurred. Neighbors pulled passengers from the burning car. Mrs Schick is survived by her husband, daughter, a sister and a brother.
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Genevieve Schick
Dixie Highway
Mercy Hospital
Brookville
Ind
Cahill
Hamilton
St. Ann’s Church
St. Stephen's Cemetery
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Schick
Harry Roger
William H. Herrlein
Rcy Lloyd Brewer Dies in Metz France in World War II
Pvt Rcy Lloyd Brewer 23 of Company C 377th Infantry 15th Division killed November 18 1944 in Metz France will be returned to Middletown for final rites. He entered service July 5 1942 educated in Campton Ky and Lexington Ky schools formerly employed by Armco. Survived by mother Mrs Alpha Roberts step father C K Roberts of 602 Elwood St three brothers James L William L a sister Mrs Irene Bush and half siblings Danny and Bernice Roberts. Friends receive at Elwood St residence after 4 p m Thursday. Body to Baker Funeral Home Saturday morning for services at 10 a m with Rev Howard Sears officiating. American Legion Post 218 and War Mothers conduct services. Burial at Woodside Cemetery memorial plot.
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Rcy Lloyd Brewer
Metz
France
Middletown
Pvt. Brewer
377Th Infantry
Campton
Masonic Home School
Lexington
Armco
Alpha Roberts
C. KE. Roberts
Elwood St
James L
William L
Fia
Brewer
Irene Bush
Danny
Bernice Roberts
Baker Funeral
Howard Sears
Grace Baptist Church
American Legion Post 218
War Mothers
Woodside Cemetery
Cleveland Woman Dies in Accident Near Ravenna
Mrs. Lee J. Hirsch, 57, of Cleveland, was killed near Ravenna when the car she rode in collided with a tractor trailer last night. The driver and other occupants were not identified in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna
Lee J. Hirsch
Cleveland
Here
Enrollment Surges Across City Schools On Opening Day
City public schools report total enrollment of 5 597, up 409 from last year as first grade counts rise. Sherman elementary has 120 first graders, Lincoln 60, North 47. Middletown High 1 061. McKinley Junior High up 68 to 600. Roosevelt Junior High kindergarten 70 with gains expected in other kindergartens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade E. Miller
Sherman
Lincoln School
North School
Middletown High School
McKinley Junior High School
North
Central
Garfield
Jefferson
South
Young
Booker T. Washington
Roosevelt Junior High
Civic Nomination Committee Set to Meet in Middletown
The Middletown Civic Association nominating committee will meet September 10 at 7 30 p m in the association library. It will nominate 20 candidates and two alternates for nine expiring terms and one vacancy due to J W Friedlander’s resignation. Committee members listed include R E Dempster and R Bowman among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Governors
The
Middletown Civic Association
Library of the Civic Association
E. E. Grant
J. W. Friedlander
Friedlander
R. E. Dempster
R. Bowman
R.O. Brosius
D. G. Danner
L. 8. Cohn
E. Fenders
A. Fields
D. Folger
J. Malloy
H. Martin
C. L. Mers
C. Osborn
G. Tyler
Traffic death investigation closes without further work
State patrolmen said no further investigation is necessary into the traffic death of Robert B. King age 26 of West Elkton last Saturday. They identified the truck driver as his wife Wanda Sue King 24 of West Elkton who was initially in shock and hysterical and did not provide coherent details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. King
West Elkton
Wanda Sue King
Scout Council Sets Plans for Fall Activities
The Girl Scout Council met at the Civic Association and approved a budget for fall activities. Executive Mrs. Garnet Church announced plans to jointly sponsor an exhibit with Middletown and Hamilton Boy Scouts at the Butler County Fair on October 1, presided by Council Commissioner Mrs. Earl B. Klein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Civic Association
Garnet Church
Church
Middletown
Hamilton
Business Women to Meet Friday in Lebanon
The Lebanon Business and Professional Women's Club resumes meetings Friday at 6 30 p m at Mrs Lucy Ferris home on North Broadway with Miss Betty Brady WLW radio farm home director as guest speaker A light dinner will follow in charge of Mrs Helen Stanley The club observes National Business Women’s Week October 19 to 16 with Use Your Vote in 48 as the slogan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Keep Children Out Of Street Urges By Middletown Safety Council
Paul E. Wilson, director of the Middletown Safety Council, urged parents to keep children in safe environments while waiting for school buses. He warned that early street play near bus stops risks serious injury and asked motorists to exercise extra caution in school zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Wilson
Middletown
Wilson
Queuille Asked to Form French Government as Crisis Deepens
Paris AP report says President Vincent Auriol asked Public Works Minister Henri Queuille to form a new government after Robert Schuman's cabinet fell following a 64 hour tenure. Herriot rejected an offer. Queuille to respond tomorrow as elections loom and rightist factions seek stability.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
Vincent Auriol
Robert Schuman
Queuille
Elysees Palace
Eduuard Herriot
Auriol
Charles de Gaulle
Herriot
Radical Socialist Party
Schuman
Five Are Named Election Judges for Middletown Council
Middletown Safety Council Board of Control appoints five men as judges to tally officers on September 16. Chairman R. E. Dempster, Ross Kramer, Dr. Ross A. Hill, Harold Sebald, and George Ladd named. They report at 7:30 p.m. in the Civic Association Girl Scout room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Safety Council Board of Control
L. F. Reinartz
The
Safety Council
R. E. Dempster
Ross Kramer
Ross A. Hill
Harold Sebald
George Ladd
Civic Association
Albania Aids Greek Guerrillas Report
The United Nations Balkans commission said Albania aided Greek rebels under Markos Vafiades during the Grammos campaign. UN observer groups reported guerrillas used Albanian territory for gun positions rest and communications over two months of monitoring.
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Athensap
United Nations Special Commission For the
Unusual court action in St. Clair Township case
In New Miami Justice Bolser heard Albert Brewer of Fairfield Liberty Road charged with breaking dog quarantine rules. A warrant by Rep Bert Lee Morris accused Brewer of allowing a shepherd to roam. Brewer was fined and costs suspended on condition the dog remains in his yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Lewis Bolser
St. Clair Township
New Miami
Albert BréWee
Fairfield-Liberty Rd
Lee Morris
Othe Bolser
Early 20th Century Cabinet Post Name Change
The United States renamed the cabinet post from Secretary of Commerce and Labor to Secretary of Commerce prior to 1913, reflecting a shift in department focus and reorganization of duties within the executive branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Commerce
Secetary of Commerce and Labor
Depot Relocation Sought by City Transportation Committee
The Transportation Development Committee will meet next week to study a proposal to relocate the New York Central depot. City Commissioner Francis Carmody said the plan aims to file a formal request with railroad officials, who are not receptive. The August 19 vote favored relocation to a point between Woodlawn and First Aves, amid crossing-blockage complaints and existing passenger-svc reductions. the Nelbar underpass and other transit issues will also be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transportation Development Committee
New York Central
Francis Carmody
Carmody
Woodlawn
First Aves
Mitchum Starlet Indicted In Narcotics Case
Actor Robert Mitchum's starlet Lila Leeds and three others face re booking on marijuana charges after a county grand jury indicted them for possession and conspiracy. They were arrested in a Hollywood cottage raid led by police and federal narcotics officers. Bail set at $1,000 each. arraignment scheduled September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Robert Mitchum
Lila Leeds
Vickie Evans
Robin Ford
Hollywood
Miss Leeds
Ang
Lynn White
Alva Barr
Jay Allen
Thomas L. Ambrose
Bohus Benes Seeks New Job After Resignation
Bohus Benes resigns as Czech consul general in San Francisco after 20 years in Czechoslovakia’s diplomatic service. He announces voluntary exile and dedication to not being a Communist, criticizing Marxism as akin to Nazism and Fascism. His uncle Eduard Benes died in Prague on the day of his retirement. Dr Erwyn Munk interrupts the statement to read the resignation note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Czechoslovakia
Bohus Benes
Eduard Benes
Prague
Benes
Erwyn Munk
Munk
Washington
Industrial reporter Raymonde E Hayde leaves Journal after five years
Raymonde E Hayde ends five year tenure at the Journal as an industrial reporter and special assignment writer. A Ulinczis native, he plans to continue newspaper work in the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymonde E. Hayde
The
Journal
Hyde
Ulinczis
Midwest
Corner Where New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Utah Meet
A point in the United States marks the meeting of four states New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Utah. The four corners region is a noted geographic intersection attracting visitors and symbolizing state borders converging at a single location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Money Burns In Car Fire In Hopkinsville
C A Barnett reported that 32 000 to 34 000 in currency was destroyed when his car burned overnight near his home. Police advised turning the charred bills to a bank for U S Treasury redemption. The money was kept in a glove compartment and Barnett said he often carried deposits after past banking difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
C. A. Barnett
Cure Rency
James Durham
Clyde Vinson
Barnett
U. S. Treasury
Marshall outlines postwar policy shifts and Berlin focus
Marshall briefs top American officials on a progress report from Gen. Clay. He says the State Department will likely reply to Russia on a meeting of the Big Four ministers about Italy’s colonies. He notes potential full recognition for Israel and says timing matters due to October elections. He mentions Bucharest representations over Romanian nationalizations and that Western European military aid is under consideration. A White House conference followed Truman’s campaign trip, with NSC planning unspecified actions tied to Berlin. The Security Council, meeting biweekly, coordinates national policy integration for security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farlher
Lucius D. Clay
Marshall
State Department
Russia
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Italy
Berlin
VU. S&s
Israel
Truman
Bucharest
Romania
Marshal
Western Europe
Britain
France
Benelux
White House
National Security Council
Security Council
State
Army
Navy
Air Force
National Security Resources Board
Congress
Berlin City Hall Disorder Blamed on Americans and Thugs
Moscow newspapers accuse 40 Americans and German rowdies hired by acting Mayor Ferdinand Friedensburg of stirring chaos at Berlin City Hall. Tass says anti Communist City Council attempted to meet amid mob violence. Berlin papers blame the Socialist Unity Party and Soviet influence for government split.
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Moscow
Berlin
Tass
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Socialist Unity Party
SED
United States
City Ball
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Warren County
VFW
Williamson Heater Company
Martin O'Connor
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co
N. Broad St
Dia
First Lebanon
Hatfield
D. AL Ave
Scout Council
Albania
A& Grimes
Poe
Transportation Committee
Amr OT
W. E. Long & Son R. No
Manchester Road
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