Portsmouth Council Sets Up Forty Thousand Dollar Street Jobs
Portsmouth City Council authorized parts of the street resurfacing program costing 40000 dollars. City Manager Beall to advertise bids for road projects on Gallia Street railway crossing approaches, Shawnee Road area, Grandview Avenue, and Milldale Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Edward T. Beall
Gallia St
10Th St
Twenty-seventh
Shawnee Rd
Seventeenth St
Garfield St
Grandview Av
Milldale Rd
Toston
Forks
Dunlaprd
Diplomas Go To Graduates Of 2 Schools
E C Ramsey spoke to 54 East High School graduates at Allard Park about thinking clearly and understanding people. He urged caution toward other nations and urged truthfulness in government. Two more commencement programs were set for tonight at Portsmouth High School and Holy Redeemer and St. Mary ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Ramsey
Suffern
N. Y
East High School
Allard Park
Paul Jones
Hillsboro
Glenwood High School
Nus
Glenwood
New Boston Stadium
Ramsey
Portsmouth High School
Municipal Stadium
Francis S. Schwendeman
Columbus
Holy Redeemer
St. Mary
Acheson on Soviets Ending Korea War Hard Question
Secretary of State Acheson said it is a hard question whether Russia could stop the Korean War even if willing. He noted Kremlin influence could help if directed toward that line and commented on U S military strength and Europe. He defended UN and criticized rapid disarmament in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Acheson
Russia
Acheson
Senate
MacArthur
U.S
Korea
United States
Europe
Lodge
Massachusetts
Mr. Acheson
Kremlin
Mr. Lodge
Yalta
City moves on street contracts for asphalt concrete
Council authorized contracts for asphaltic concrete paving on new street sections. Manager Beall reported that an unspecified issue remains under review before work proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Beall
Driver Receives 20 Day Jail Term in DUI Collision
A 20 day jail sentence and a 200 fine were imposed on Robert Curtin 29 of 3503 Rhodesay New Boston for driving while intoxicated after a early morning crash at Walnut and Norfolk Streets. Judge Kenneth Cranston also suspended Curtin's driving rights for 60 days. Car owner Chester Kilgore 45 Lucasville was fined 50 and costs for intoxication. Police patrolmen Davis and Fetters arrested them at 12 15 am after Curtin's car west on Walnut collided with Orville Artis 56 of 3103 Walnut who drove south on Norfolk. Artis filed the intoxication charge. it was dismissed after Curtin was charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut and
Norfolk Sts
Kenneth Cranston
Robert Curtin
Rhodesay
New Boston
Chester Kilgore
Lucasville
Albert Davison
Carl Fetters
Walnut
Curtin
Norfolk
Orville Artis
Walnut St
Artis
Fireworks Outlawed in Ohio For July 4 Noise
Portsmouth and New Boston police chiefs cite an Ohio attorney general opinion listing sparklers rockets snakes and fountains as fireworks. Caps and toy guns with low explosive content may be sold and used, and private exhibitions may occur with written permission from officials. Exhibitions carry strict liability for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Hughie Rudity
New
Boston
Fred Brown
Ohio
Civic Forum
Allied Troops Straddle Two Mountains In Korea Push
Allied forces pushed along two key peaks near Chorwon and Kumhwa in North Korea. Infantry scaled Mt Kodae and Kwangdok to dominate routes, supporting larger UN efforts amid heavy fighting and depleted ammo supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Chorwon
Kumhwa
North Korea
United Nations
Kodae
Valley Supply Co acquires another industrial site on Kendall Ave
Valley Supply Co owner Calvin Clarke announced the purchase of five buildings totaling two acres on Kendall Ave south of Galliast. The land fronts Kendall Ave and houses 11 families at 1112 to 1124 Kendall Ave, adjoining Alsynite of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Supply Co
Kendallav
Galliast
Calvin Clarke
Alsynite of America
Clarke
Structural Steel Co
John and
Erma Lewis
Mabert
Wage Board Eyes Pay Raise in South Region
The Wage Stabilization Board opened the door to a possible pay raise in the southern region as of June 7 AP report. Officials indicated steps toward adjusting wages under wartime stabilization programs amid ongoing reviews and policy consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Wage Stabilization Board
GM Workers Win Unified Production Pay Increase
The 18 member panel unanimously approves a production raise for 350000 General Motors workers. The policy could extend to other auto workers with employers granting an equal rise without price increases. Board members caution it is not an indicator of broader industry-wide moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
GM Hourly Workers Get 4-Cent Bonus Amid Six Day Shutdown
General Motors announces a immediate 4 cent per hour wage bonus for 350000 hourly workers while most face six days of layoff during a temporary plant shutdown from July 28 to August due to government limits on critical materials for passenger car production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors Corp
G.M
G. G.M
Wage Raise Policy Sparks Board Deliberations
A board meeting focused on a general formula for pay increases while Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston pushed for a tough hold the line stance. He endorsed production bonuses up to 2 percent if not used to justify higher prices, as a 4 cent rise edged past his limit for most auto workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Dun and Bradstreet
Nazi Killers Hanged Final Appeal Fails
Landsberg Germany June 7 AP seven Nazi war criminals were hanged by the U S army for mass murder. They were among 275 condemned by war crimes tribunals from 1946 47 after four years of appeals halted by the U S Supreme Court. The seven included Colonels Blobel Braune and Nauman Generals Ohlendorf and Pohl and officers Schmidt and Schallermair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landsberg
Germany
United States Army
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Adolf Hitler
France
United States
Pau Blobel
Russia
Kiev
Werner Braune
Simferopol
Russian
Crimea
Erich Nauman
Eastern Front
Otto Ohlendorf
Oswald Pohl
Warsaw Ghetto
Hans Schmidt
Georg Schallermair
Court Frees Distel In Gun Trial Decision
Judge Vernon Smith dismissed a carrying concealed weapon indictment against Jerome A. Distel after finding the state offered insufficient evidence. Distel, on probation for prior charges, argued the weapon was carried for protection during lawful business activities. He held that concealed carry requires proof the weapon was used for a lawful occupation and prudent defense. Distel was arrested after a liquor agent tipped off police during a downtown bar dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Vernon Smith
Jerome A. Distel
Grant St. Distel
Smith
Draft age cut to 18 and universal training proposed
House passage sent to President Truman on a compromise bill lowering the draft age to 18 1 year and expanding universal military training. The measure extends the draft law to July 1 1955 Requires 24 months service for inductees and registers all men 18 to 26 with aliens resident for permanent status liable to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Truman
Senate House
Senate
UMIT
National Security Training Commission
Congress
Armed Services
British Fear Security Leak Two Foreign Service Agents Missing
Two British foreign service officials, D. D. MacLean head of the American department and G. F. de M. Burgess second secretary in Washington, have vanished from their homes since May 25 amid rumors they may have gone behind the Iron Curtain. Police and intelligence teams search both in London and France. no evidence they carried official papers. The incident prompted suspicions from newspapers about motives and possible Moscow destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Service
Foreign Office
Tne
WY WY. Macwurrah
London Daily Express
Moscow
London Daily Herald
M.1
Britain
D. D. MacLean
Report On Atom Bomb Tests To Be Made
A report on last month’s atomic bomb tests at Eniwetok likely will be made public next week, AEC Chairman Gordon Dean said. He noted more tests will follow, probably at more frequent intervals, as the development program yields improved weapons needing proof-testing before production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eniwetok
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Suburban Train Collides With Gas Truck in Rio Debacle
Rio de Janeiro authorities report a government railway collision between a suburban train and a gasoline truck. The disaster killed 80 people and injured 50 as rescue efforts proceeded amid the wreckage and emergency response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gayst
Front
Galliaste
Findlay St
16Th
Chillicothe
Mentol Receiving Hospital
William Kinker
Portsmouth City Lines, Inc
Seiote County Civil Defense Council
Greenlawn Cemetery
Order of Police
Nist
East High
Inside the Times
Howard Bull
Denver
Nederland
Colo
U.N
Choyang
Red Korea
Kwangdok
Jy Orindign
U.S. 8Th Army
Kendall Av Home
Distel
Foundation
Iron Curtain
MacLean
Knowl
Burgess
Rio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!