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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1948

Page

5

Indictments in Lancaster meat and gambling probe

Fairfield County Grand Jury named 27 people in secret indictments after probing stolen meat sales and local gambling in Lancaster. The panel recommended Mayor Venstein and Police Chief Hutsler be cited for gross neglect of duty and condoning gambling. Warrants to be issued this afternoon as details remain unsettled.

Lancaster Fairfield County Fred Vontein Samuel Hutsler Common Pleas Harry Kilburger Swift and Company Calumbis Swift Franklin County Columbus T. L. Hewetson Venstein Thomas J. Herbert City of Hutsler Civil Service Commission Kilburger Harley Highley

Court Upholds Labor Measure Requirement

The U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the non- Communist affidavits requirement of the last Hartley law and ruled pensions a subject for collective bargaining. Judges Kerner and Minton unsigned the affidavits clause while Major dissented. The decision affirms NLRS order against Inland Steel to bargain with CIO United Steelworkers on retirement plans while affidavits condition stands.

Chicago U S. Circuit Court of Appeals Otto Kerner Sherman Minton J. Bart Major Inland Steel Company CIO United Steelworkers National Labor Relations Board NLRS Inland Steel NLRB

Libel Threat Seen In Remington Bentley Case

William W. Remington, temporarily suspended Commerce Department official, vows a substantial libel suit against Elizabeth Bentley. She testified naming him as a collector of Communist dues and secret wartime information. Remington demands a public retraction by September 30 and may sue NBC if not forthcoming.

Washington William W. Remington Commerce Department Elizabeth T. Bentley Senate Bentley Remington ASC Meet the Press Joseph Rauh New York Rauh NBC The Broadcasting Company

Columbus real estate association names new president

Ivan H Gore of Columbus was named president of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards, succeeding Jo Earl Miller of Geneva. New officers include several vice presidents.

Columbus Ivan H Gore Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards Jo Earl Miller Geneva Vice Press

Mills Wins Prize For Best Relish At County Fair

Billy Mills, Hollywood orchestra leader, won second place for his corn relish at the Los Angeles county fair. He also placed second in the dill pickle contest. Mills says the corn relish recipe is an old prize from his grandmother.

Pomona Cal Billy Mills Hollywood Orchestra Los Angeles County Fair Mills

Railroad Board Names Officers and Farm Airplane Count

C. W Hendershot of East Liverpool district 2 and R. Fred Schneider of Hamilton district Co. CC were named to positions with the board. C. Eynon of Alliance was chosen treasurer. It is estimated there are about 9 000 airplanes on U S farms.

Dents C. W Hendershot East Liverpool R. Fred Schneider Hamilton C. Eynon Alliance U. S

Dean Of Light Opera Succumbs In Boston

Eugene C. Cowles aged 88, longtime dean of American light opera, died after a prolonged illness. Retired 18 years, his songs still top radio lists including the ballad Forgotten from his 1890s stage days. Cowles quipped about singing When Johnnie Comes Marching Home in 1864 at a Vermont sanitary fair.

Boston Eugene C. Cowles Cowles Johnnie Vermont

Communist Party offers 15000 reward after assault in Queens

The New York Communist state chairman Robert G. Thompson, 33, says he was stabbed and beaten by two or three men in an alley while en route to a comrade's home in Queens. He suffered a superficial abdominal stab wound, lacerations, bruises and concussion. The reward was announced by City Councilman Benjamin J. Davis.

New York Communist Party New York State Robert G. Thompson Queens Thompson Benjamin J. Davis Manhattan

Turfman Weaver Dies After Auto Crash in Covington

John T. Weaver 73 of Covington, famed race horse owner and trainer for 50 years, died of injuries from an auto collision. He owned Gowell, winner of the 1913 Latonia Derby and third in the Kentucky Derby that year.

Covington, Ky John T Jack) Weaver Covington Booth Hospital Gowell

Former Sports Editor and Tennis Executive Moss Dies

Edward Bayard Moss, 74, who founded the sports press unit of the Associated Press in 1913 and served as general sports editor for a decade, died at Saunders Point, Nantic, Conn. He earlier led AP sports after 13 years at the New York Sun and was retired executive secretary of the U S Lawn Tennis Association. He left his tennis post six years ago due to ill health and had been an all year resident of Saunders Point since 1942, previously living in Brooklyn.

Nantic Conn Edward Bayard Moss Sports Press New York City The Associated News Service Saunders Point Moss Associated Press New York Sun Tennis Association Brooklyn N. Y

Italians Vote Down Wage Increase Amid Mass Rome Demonstrations

About 1,000,000 Italian government workers protested for higher pay as the Chamber of Deputies rejected a wage rise by a wide margin. In Rome, over 1,000 state employees gathered at Piazza Santi Apostoli following a call from the Communist led General Confederation of Labor. Renaton bitossi urged the government to meet workers demands.

Rome Chamber of Deputies Paizza Santi Apostoli General Confederation of Labor Renatonbitossi Confederation

Air fields ready in Alaska for B-50 and B-29 bombers

Pearl Harbor dispatch reports Lt. Gen. Nathan Twining announced in Alaska that at least one air field can handle B-50 bombers and several can accommodate B-29s. The Alaska commander, visiting for talks with Navy officials, asserted American pilots are as skilled at Arctic flying as the Russians.

Pearl Harbor

Window washers sue for damages over fall injuries

Three Cincinnati window washers filed separate suits in common pleas court seeking 50000 dollars each for injuries claimed from falls while working. They allege lack of safety devices. Plaintiffs are Mitchell Miles Jr, Earl Abell, and Curtis Glover against Red Top Brewing Co, Hariette E Thomas, and Grennon Bakeries respectively.

Cincinnati Common Pleas Court Mitchell Miles, Jr Red Top Brewing Company Earl Abell Hariette E. Thomas Curtis Glover Grennon Bakeries

Wilberforce State College Votes Down Manager Nominee

The Ohio State Board of Control refused to confirm James L. Pyrd of Wright Field as business manager at Wilberforce State College. The 3 to 2 vote followed trustees’ recommendation under a new law requiring board approval of appointments.

Columbus Wilberforce State College State Board of Control James L. Pyrd Wright Field Requiing Board

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