Coal contract sparks concern over price hikes and unions
An editorial in the Columbus Citizen critiques a new coal agreement saying miners gain a $1 per day raise and a 20 cent per ton welfare tax. The fund would flood a federal-like system financed by the public, potentially boosting coal and product prices nationwide while major industries and unions react.
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Columbus
Ohio
Citizen
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
Lewis
Snag in the Russian Ruhr Plan Causes Alarm
The piece notes a proposed four power control over the Ruhr under a Russian plan for a provisional democratic all German government. It warns this could let Russia gain Ruhr access under peace aims and urges Western powers to deny entry to the Ruhr in any amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Ruhr
Berlin
Health talks at Ohio conference stress food and soil links
Dr. Jonathan Forman of the Ohio State Medical Society opened the conference on Conservation, Nutrition, and Health at Ohio University in Athens. He argued good health rests on sound agriculture and nutrition, with three pillars: good food, digestion, and muscular tone, warning that soil deficiency can still yield an inadequate diet. The gathering drew participants from the United States and abroad, mixing lectures with field trips and campus socializing.
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Jonathan Forman
Ohio State Medical ‘Society
Ohio Medical Journal
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
India
Peru
Colombia
Dr. Forman J
Pst
Fife
Vassar College
New Jersey
Beckley
Rim
McGuffey Elms
Auction of Nazi loot funds relief for European Displaced
In New York a controversial sale of wartime spoils from Germany and Austria raised 188435 dollars for resettlement aid. Jewelry, porcelain, and silver fetched high prices, with bids highlighting questions of ownership and memory as buyers helped fund relief for displaced persons.
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Germany
Austria
Dachau
Buchenwald
Buchen~ Wald
Sam
Political matchup looms as Truman faces GOP rivals
Washington debates the 1948 presidential race with Governors Dewey New York and Warren California pitted against President Truman and an unnamed vice presidential hopeful. The piece analyzes how party control of Congress since 1946 shapes campaigning and voter awareness nationwide.
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Washington
Thomas E. Newey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Truman
Maar’ Cole
Dewey
Warren
Mr. Truman
Congress
House
Senate
Republican Congress
White House
Taft
Ohio
Martin
Massachusetts
Texas
Mr .Truman
Farce and song highlight Rimrock film parody
A snappy franttte farce centers on Rimrock's annual foot race and a rising star named Donald aided by a shadow dance display. Penny Edwards brings meals and romance as Donald battles sleeplessness from prank schemes and a rattler inspired boost. The cast and musical interludes offer lively if imperfect entertainment.
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Hollywood
Feonald O'Connor
Mickey Rooney
Fred Astaire
Charlie Chaplin
Itaccrow
Majorone Main
Ma Kettle
Penny Edwards
Dorothy Lamour
Lulu Belle
New Orleans
George Montcomery
Albert Dekker
Oulo Kruger
Greg McClure
Eye
Glenda Farrell
Mtaid
Dorothy
Montgomery
C&O May Build World’s Biggest Freight Yards
Huntington paper reports Chesapeake and Ohio Railway directors will review a July 20 proposal to make Russell Kentucky yards the world’s largest freight terminal. The plan would add about 2 million dollars to an existing 2.31 million dollar expansion at Russell.
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C& O
Associated
Pica, Huntington — Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Russell. Ky
Huntington
Russell
Honey for Seagoing Bees in Moreton Bay
A five hour battle with a swarm of bees delayed a repair party restoring a buoy light in Moreton Bay Queensland. Bees entered the lantern through vents extinguishing the pilot flame and drove off the crew before reinforcements with insect sprays returned to complete the task.
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Associated Press
Brisbane
Moreton Bay
Queensland
New Republicanism Emerges From Dewey Warren Victory
In this convention, the public rise of a modern minded Republicanism is noted as pivotal. Dewey and Warren symbolize a shift away from old party images, with Taft’s faction outmaneuvered by Dewey’s strong organization led by Brownell, signaling a new era in the party’s leadership and strategy.
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Philadelphia
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Vandenberg
Taft
Taft Bloc
Herbert Brownell
Brown
Brownell
New York
Dewey Warren Ticket Offers Efficient Conservative Governance
The essay praises Dewey and Warren as capable leaders with strong government experience and a battle-ready stance against special interests. It argues a Dewey Warren administration would be an intelligent, efficient conservative government, capable of tidying up messes and delivering needed reforms.
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Dewey
Earl Warren
Warren
Ianost
Truman
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
They Forgot Love Chapter Twenty One Event
Frances faces financial strain after inheritance vanishes and a marriage in a few months looms. She considers living in a boarding house while downsizing expenses, while Bob worries about social status and the future. He pleads for stability as Frances plans to cope with scarce funds.
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Lottie
Frances
Sean
Robert
Wilma
Bob
Jon
Leara
Immediate marriage demanded after engagement argument
A fragment shows a fiancée reacting to a hurried proposal. He pleads through tears for an instant marriage, claiming they must wed immediately, while she gazes disappointed by his desperation and financial strain. The scene continues tomorrow.
Locusts Cause Stir as 17-Year Cicadas Return
A 17-year cicada emergence alarms farmers in Ohio and West Virginia. Experts note the brood, expected across several states in 1948, lays eggs in tree branches causing damage to fruit trees. Predators like cicada killers and sparrows curb numbers. insecticides are under trial as scientists project long-term decline.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
New York
Missouri
Michigan
Alabama
Georgia
Indiana
Illinois
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Gallipolis
The Ship and the Flame by Jerre Mangione review
A ship carried refugees from Europe to Veracruz confronts hope and fraud as visas may be fake. Characters Renner Lenska Argento Margarita Brasson and others grapple with love loyalty and danger while Mangione crafts vivid dialogue and moral questions about liberal values and survival.
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Veracruz
Europe
Tereza Lenska
Josef Renner
Lenska-Renner
Stiano Argento
Tereza
Hough
Margarita
Pau
Kalinka
Simone
Brasson
Nother
Renner
Stiano
Mangione
Paul
Mme
Rasson
Thought for Today and Elephant Fact Blend
A religious reflection cites James 1 25 about looking into the perfect law and blessing for action. A separate note adds that the Asiatic elephant dislikes strong heat and resides in dense forests during hot months.
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James
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National Friends of the Land
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Boyle
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Nation Today
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Poland
Warsaw
Ministry of Agriculture
Pajak
Samoa
American Samoa
Joseph Alsop
Nnever
Vida Hurst
Literary Guidepost
Ship and
the Flame
Jerre
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