Scioto County Population Drops in 1950 Census
Scioto County shows a 1950 population of 82,596, down 3,969 from 1940. Pike County also declines to 14,576, with Waverly at 1,874. Dwelling units rise in rural Scioto, Portsmouth, and New Boston, led by Washington and Clay Townships as city water and electricity spur growth.
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Chamber of Commerce
Scioto County
Portsmouth
New Boston
Selma Johnson
Court House
Johnson
Pike County
Buckeye
Waverly
Yrose
Sciota County
Washington Township
Clay Township
Rosemount Road
Wil
Clay
Fortsmouth
Chieftain Murray to Dedicate New Steelworkers Hall
Local 2116 dedicates its new C10 Hall in New Boston with Philip Murray and Arthur Goldberg among attendees. Schedule includes a Sunday ceremony, invocations, and a floor show with speeches by district and national union leaders.
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United Steelworkers of America
C.10. Hall
New Boston
Philip Murray
CLO
United Steelworkers
Murray
New York City
District 23
Arthur B. Hill
Shterlworkers’ Union
Waryec. Dougherty
Scioto
Australia Rejects Harry Bridges In Immigration Move
Immigration Minister Harald Holt said Australia does not want Harry Bridges, an Australia-born leader with U S citizenship, whose American revocation could render him stateless. Government stance shows reluctance to extend asylum to migrants with Communist affiliations.
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Australia
Harry Bridges
Melbourne
Australis
Harald Holt
Holt
Gas Station Attendant Robbed and Downtown Thefts
A Shell station attendant at 13th and Chillicothe was robbed of 92.39 after two men used the restroom and demanded money. In downtown looting, Jack Stephens reported clothing from his Beersheba Springs auto, while George Price logged a missing wardrobe valued at 143. An attempted break into Robert McFadden’s car near Hurth Hotel left a vent damaged but no entry.
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Elmer Monoskie
Shell
13Th
Chillicothest
Enn
Third St
Hurth Hotel
George Price
Philadelphia
Fire levels huge Florida citrus plant
A massive blaze at the Polk Packing Association in Winter Haven Florida caused multi million dollars in damage. The fire broke out about 11 p m spreading through the 10 acre facility and drawing crews from seven towns. Three firemen were briefly injured and losses were estimated at up to 2 5 million dollars with equipment and stocks destroyed. The plant produced orange and Krepe fruit concentrates and housed about a quarter million boxes of fruit before the fire was brought under control early dawn.
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Winter Haven
Fla
APJ
Florida
Polk Packing Association
Hames
Bartow
Lake Wales
Lake Alfred
Haines City
Lakeland
Lagle Lake
Acburndale
Allen Lewis
Lakeland Fire Department
Auburndale
John Smively
Pasoline
South
mid-Florida
Tampa
Luscitrus District
Mars Flying Boat To Seek Pacific Record
Pearl Harbor June 17 APJ A giant U S Navy Mars Flying Boat takes off with 143 men for a Hawaii California record flight. A second craft will carry 112 on the 2400 mile hop. The mission aims to set a crewed transport record while ferrying Marine reserves for training alongside other reserve units. Maj George L H Cooper notes this is a historic Marine Corps operation. The two aircraft plan to reach Alameda and then San Diego.
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Pearl Harbor
APJ
Mars
Pacific
Wavy
Naval Air Station
Ala-mega
Calif
Hawaii Mars
Alameda
San Diego
Navy
Marshall Mars
Honolulu
United States
George L. H. Cooper
Marine 1
Hamilton City Manager Mark C. Thomas Dies
Hamilton reports city manager Mark C. Thomas died suddenly at his home at age 63. Thomas began with the city as director of Finance in 1934 and was appointed city manager on December 26, 1948.
Ex-Chinese Governor Chen Yi to be executed for aiding Communists
General Chen Yi, former postwar Chinese governor of Formosa, will be executed tomorrow after pleading guilty to charges of collaboration. A government spokesman said the court martial found him guilty of aiding Chinese Communists and attempting to influence Nationalist officers to surrender.
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Formosa
Chen Yi
Chen
Pressure On Soviet Lashes Church Leaders In Press Drive
Soviet controlled papers attack East German church leaders for opposing mass recruitment of clergy into the National Front. Priests and pastors abstaining from the Front are accused of sabotaging unification. Bishop Otto Dibelius defends religious independence against the regime's total state.
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Erlin
National Front
Germany
Otto Dibelius
Dewey Quits Politics Returns To Law Practice
Governor Dewey announced he will not seek re election and likely return to private law practice in New York City when his term ends December 31. He said he is tired after 20 years in public life and that the field is open for Lt Governor Joe R Hanley to contend for the governorship at the Saratoga Springs convention September 6 7. He did not reveal any candidate for the convention and noted past retirements from public office.
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Albany
Dewey
Nisepee
Hanley
Mr. Dewey
Joe R. Hanley
Saratoga Springs
Capitol
Publicoffice
G.O.P
New York City
Early Senate OK Seen On Arms Aid Bill
In Washington on June 11, Senator Lucas of Illinois predicted swift Senate approval of a 1.222 billion foreign arms program. The revised bill, backed by the Senate foreign relations and armed services committees, would limit arms to vital European defense and restrain presidential powers to arm the world, with further debate on draft extension and financing options.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Tme
Knowland
California
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
State Department
Truman
Mr. Truman
United States
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Vandenberg
Michigan
Connally
Texas
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Economic Cooperation Administration
Paul Hoffman
Lodge
Western
Europe
Arrests Build Pattern In Wartime Atom Spying Case
Three American suspects face wartime espionage charges as FBI ties unfold linking Klaus Fuchs, Harry Gold, and others. Slack and Greenglass join the probe, amid relates to RDX secrecy and Los Alamos work. Connections to Anatoli Yakoviev and Semenov clarified as cases unfold.
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Washington
Yaene li
United States
FBI
London
Klaus, Fuchs
Fuchs
Harry ‘Gold
Philadelphia
Wrong
Gold
Alfred Deas Slack
Syracuse
N. Y
David Greenglass
New York City
Slack
Holston
Anatoli Amtonovich Yakoviev
Richard Roe
Semen M. Semenov
Amtorg Trading Corp
Russia
Breakthrough Talks On Japan Base Treaty June 17
Defense chiefs plan talks with General MacArthur in Manila next week to decide basis for U S bases in Japan as security against communism. John Foster Dulles will join, weighing political and economic issues alongside military matters. Japanese public debate grows as peace prospects loom.
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Tory
Logjam
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Gen
MacArthur
United States
Japan
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
South Korea
Defense Chiefs
Gen. MacArthur
Flood Devastates Eastern Ohio Killing One
A four hour cloudburst and flash floods struck Crooksville Roseville and nearby towns in eastern Ohio causing extensive damage estimated at over 1 million dollars. A 55 year old woman Alice Adrien died near Rose Farm as flood waters rose and receded. The Acme Pottery plant suffered a total loss after a kiln explosion. Rescue crews and Red Cross aided victims while power and water supplies were disrupted across the flood zone.
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Crooksville
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Moxshala
Jonathan
Roseville
Alice Adrien
Rose Farm
State Highway Patrol
Acme Pottery Co
Harold Shower
Crooksville China Co
Ohio Power Co
Red Cross
Storm Hits Portmouth Area Power Lines in Lightning Storm
A late Friday storm knocked down trees and damaged Ohio Power and Ohio Consolidated Telephone lines in the Ports mouth area. A motorist saw his car crushed by a fallen tree on Highland avenue near McConnell. At Camp Creek near Offncrest station two pole heads failed, cutting power for about an hour while line crews repaired the distribution system and restored service. The wreck also damaged a local dairy plant refractories plant and the Wild Turn to STORM page 2.
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Ohio
Dayton
Miami Vailley
Weather Bureau
Vandalia
WHIO
Dayton Power & Light Co
Greenville
Portsmouth
Ohio Power Co
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Walter Clark
Sixth St
Denton
Highland Av
McConnell
Ohia Power Co
Campbeak
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Pike Co
Pittsburgh
Denmark
Prince George
Britain
Margaret
Elizabeth
Anne Viscountess
Ansoz
Mars Flying Boat
Hamilton
Mark Cc. Thomas
Die Welt
Soviet Zone
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Reich
Thomas E. Dewey
Inside the Times
Rane
Psi
Psai
Baker Powe
Tal Theaters
Morth Exo. Sl
O.K
Omar N. Bradley, Chairin
Manila
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