Deadly flash flood devastates Crooksville Ohio area
Thousands fled as a four hour cloudburst sent Moxahala and Jonathan creeks over banks, killing 55 year old Alice Adrian at Rose Farm and causing over one million dollars in damage. The Acme Pottery Co plant burned and two ceramic plants were destroyed as power and water services failed across Crooksville Roseville and nearby towns.
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Crooksville
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Jonathan
Roseville
Alice Adrian
Rose Farm
Here
Acme Pottery Co
Harold Shaoaver
Crooksville China Co. Bisco
Ohio Power Co
Zanesville
Newark
Lancaster
Hebron
Red Cross
Misco Mine Co
State Highway Patrol
Majestic Theater
Brooksville
Acme Co
Ceramic Pottery Co
Black Fork Creek
Jonathan Creek
Weinbaum's Superior Upholds His Loyalty
Dr Sidney Weinbaum’s superior at California Institute of Technology asserts complete loyalty amid charges he concealed Communist Party membership. Weinbaum, a 52 year old physicist and chemist, served three years in the jet propulsion lab at Caltech and is now a research fellow in chemistry. Dr Linus Pauling, visiting to receive an honorary doctorate, says there may be a mistake in the evidence against Weinbaum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sidney Weinbaum
California Institute of Technology
Weinbaum
Institute
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
F.B.L
Pasadena
Calif
Communist Party
Linus Pauling
California School
Pauling
University of Chicago
RFC Gets Lustron Despite Injunction
The Reconstruction Finance Corp in Columbus remains in possession of the idle Lustron Corp plant in East Columbus despite a Chicago district court injunction granted to three Lustron creditors. A higher court is expected to decide if the RFC stays in possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Reconstruction Finance Corp
U. S
Chicago
Lustron Corp
East Columbus
R.F.C
Philip L. Sullivan
Lus*atron
Harriman Job Explained by Acheson
President Truman tightens control of major foreign policy programs with Harriman directing plan creation. Harriman will coordinate Defense Labor Treasury and Commerce departments on issues from balanced NATO defense to postwar European economic policy. Acheson praised the move as needed for interdepartmental cooperation and outlined potential future roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
White House
America
de Acheson
Acheson
Defense
Labor
Treasury and Commerce
E.C.A
Europe
Russa
Britain
New York
Milton Katz
C.A
Anhui Strikes Mine Off Swatow Sends Passengers Aboard
A radio report from the 3,500 ton British steamer Anhui states she struck a mine last night off Swatow in Chinese waters. All 800 passengers were transferred to another vessel.
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Clong Kong
Anhui
Swatow
Weather forecast and data snapshot for Crab Orchard area
Cloudy and warmer with a south wind. Scattered thunderstorms tonight or early Sunday, then partly cloudy and warmer Sunday afternoon. Tonight’s low 58 to 64, Sunday high near 67. Some figures: 7 am today 69, 6 pm 89, high Friday 95, noon today 78. Sunrise 4 28, sunset 7 33. Humidity 72 percent, precipitation 0, wind 3.83 mph average. Crab Orchard Lake three inches above spillway yesterday. Little Grassy Lake five feet below spillway yesterday.
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Crab Orchard Lake
World War II memorial to five fliers near Clinton
In Dewitt County Illinois a granite marker will honor five airmen who died when their Liberator bomber crashed on February 6 1943 near Clinton A farm site on the John A Gibson farm hosts the memorial with the dead listed Cadet Carroll Hope Walter Halerz John Weldon Gayle Leland Reynolds and Lloyd B Oliver The dedication led by Rev Harry B Wheaton takes place tomorrow with relatives and local families in attendance.
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Clinton
Dewitt County
John A. Gibson
Gibson
Herschel Hope
Louisville
Carroll W. Hope
Chicago
Hope
Hope Hope
Philip L. Sullivan
Gene Whited
England
Cadet Hope
Walter W. Halerz
Louis Halerz
John Weldon Gayle
W. Gayle
Bellair
Texas
Leland Reynolds
F. C. Reynolds
Rochester
Ind
Lloyd B. Oliver
Thomas Oliver Salisbury
Mass
Harry B. Wheaton
First Christian Church
Carroll Williams
Louis P. Petersen
River Forest
National Recognition to West Frankfort Jaycees
Resolutions endorsing the Baruch standby mobilization plan and a study of world peace proposals were presented at the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce conference in Chicago. The four day event at the Hotel Sherman ends tonight with an inaugural banquet and dance. West Frankfort, Ill. won Public Safety award in the under 25 000 population category.
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Chicago
Baruch
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Sherman
Public Safety
West Frankfort
Ill
Sidener Sees NLRB July 11
Sidener, Canton coal miner and former UMW Local 7455 president, has the NLRB hearing postponed to July 11. He alleges unfair labor practices by the United Mine Workers, claiming a $50,000 fine and job loss for urging an end to a March strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
APA National Labor Relations Board
Lloyd Kh Sidener
Canton
United Mine Workers
Sidener
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
Lewis
N.L.R.B
Big Army Depot Razed by Fire
In Voorheesville New York a series of explosions touched off fires at a U S Army Depot. Two warehouses burned as flames rose high and smoke drifted across the countryside. Fire crews from Albany Schenectady Guilderland Altamount and Salem fought the blaze with no casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voorheesville
N. Y
U. S. Army
Albany
Schenectady
Guilderland Center
Altamount
Salem
Lightning Kills Retired Farmer in Minona
Edward Brucker a 60 year old retired farmer from Gibson City was killed last night when struck by lightning in Minona Illinois authorities said the incident occurred June 17 and the victim died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minona
Ill
Edward Brucker
Gibson City
Cold Front Ends June Humidity Across Midwest
Canadian air swept south from the Lake Superior area bringing a cool spell to the Midwest and Great Lakes. Temperatures fell to near freezing in parts of Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois with Chicago tying a June low of 47 and Detroit at 49. Thunderstorms moved ahead of the front as the cool air spread east and south into Virginia.
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Midwest
North Central
Central Canada
Hudson Bay
Lake Superior
Lakes
Calumet
Mich
Wausau
Eau Claire
Wis
Pellston
Cadillac
Green Bay
Chicago
Detroit
Virginia
Lower
Great Lakes
Missouri
Great Plains
Weather Outlook Promises Varied Conditions Nationwide
The weather bureau predicts a 30 day period with temperatures warmer than normal from the Great Divide to the Mississippi, especially in the south, cooler than normal in the Middle Atlantic and extreme Southwest, and near normal elsewhere. Rainfall should be abundant in the Northern Plains, Lake region, and Atlantic Seaboard with subnormal rain in the West Gulf and South Central plains.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Divide
Mississippi
Middle Atlantic
Northern Plains
Lake Region
Atlantic Seaboard
West Gulf States
South Central Plains
Drowned man Joh Tidd shipped for cremation in St Louis
The body of 26 year old Joh Tidd drowned in the Mississippi near Chester while employed at the Missouri Pacific railroad depot was shipped to St. Louis for cremation. Recovered Wednesday night near Cape Girardeau the ashes will be sent to Niceville Florida, home of his mother Mrs Dorothy Hunt.
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Joh Tidd
Mississippi River
Chester
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Tidd
Cape Girardeau
Niceville
Fla
Dorothy Hunt
High school student dumps ink on teacher in class
East St. Louis reports Esther Reed, a high school teacher, received a red ink bath after a 16 year old pupil refused to be disciplined for an English F. The incident occurred in June with the pupil leaving the room immediately after the act.
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East St. Louis, Ill
Esther Reed
State Police Chief Orders Fireworks Law Enforcement
Springfield Illinois June 17 UP State Police Chief Harry S Curtis ordered all state policemen to make a special effort to enforce fireworks laws. Explosive type fireworks are allowed only in organized displays endorsed by city officials to prevent injuries and blindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Harry S. Curtis
Curtis
Truman Opens Tax Files for Senate Probers
President Truman ordered the release of income tax and other fiscal records to the Kefauver Senate crime investigation panel. The executive order directs all departments to cooperate fully, with Kefauver stating the move will aid the inquiry into big-time gamblers and crime syndicates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Knoxville
Tenn
Kefauver
Internal Revenue Code
War Investigating Committee
Herrin Mechanics Vote To Stay in District 50
Herrin Local Union No. 13452 of the United Mine Workers voted unanimously to remain in District 50 and oppose any raid by the International Association of Machinists. Owen H. Bolen and Frank Loehre announced the decision after a special meeting at the C of C Hall in Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Mechanics
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
International Association of Machinists
Owen H. Bolen
Frank Loehre
Bolen
C. of C. Hall
Herrin
Loehre
Ravished Body Found Near Lovers Lane in Ohio
The ravaged body of 19 year old Alma Montag was found in a storm swept field between St. Clairsville and Neff. Belmont County authorities say she was dead about six hours and raped before murder. Cab driver George Doty, 32, of Bellaire is in custody for investigation.
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Bellaire
Alma Montag
St. Clairsville
Neff
Belmont County
Richard Niple
Troft Run
George Doty
Korean Army Court Hangs Kim Soo Im in Provo Marshal Case
Seoul reports a Korean army court sentenced Kim Soo Im a former employee of the US Army's provost marshal's office to death for her involvement in a case. The June 17 ruling follows an internal investigation and a trial held in Seoul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Ideath
Petite Kim Soo Im
U. S. Army
Hickenlooper urges Senate to quiz Peurifoy in Amerasia case
Sen Rourke B. Hickenlooper proposed the Senate inquiry quiz Deputy Undersecretary John E. Peurifoy while testimony continues behind closed doors from John S. Service and others tied to the 1945 Amerasia document affair. Service was cleared. Peurifoy and Spellman linked to McCarthy discussions were not comment.
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Washington
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Arena
Senate
Amerasia
John E. Peurifoy
Hickenlooper
John S. Service
Service
State Department
F.B.I
Amerasia Magazine
Chicago Tribune
Pearifuy
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
McCarthy
Peurifoy
Tribune
Sto
Cardinal Spellman
Baltimore Sun
State
Navy
Senate Committee
Emmanuel S. Larsen
iService
Philip Jaffe
Larsen
Flash Flood Drowns Three Near Tatman Creek
Pomeroy Washington June 17 three people died in a flash flood on Tatman Creek eight miles south of town. Victims are Mr and Mrs Herman Baden and their son Carl 35 with the son’s body recovered. Flood caused by Blue mountains cloudburst washed Baden ranch, damaged bridges roads fences and livestock. About 12 families fled to higher ground and are safe.
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Pomeroy
Wash
Tatman Creek
Here
W. B. Ground
Ground
Herman Baden
Carl
Skyhawk Canyon
Blue Mountains
Snake River
Inquest Planned Over West Frankfort Mine Rockfall Death
Anthony Zadorozny a 55 year old Benton resident and timberman at the Old Ben No 8 mine in West Frankfort was killed by a rock fall prompting an inquest in Benton today into the fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Anthony Zadorozny
Ben No. 8
West Frankfort
Zadorozny
Arrests Shape Spy Pattern as U S Aces Tighten Net
Three American suspects are charged with wartime espionage as the FBI builds the case tying Klaus Fuchs to Soviet agents. Alfred Slack and David Greenglass join Harry Gold in the probe, with bonds set at 100000 each. The ringleading revelations dismantle earlier mystery figures in the Brooklyn indicted conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Klaus Fuchs
F.B.S
Fuchs
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
F.B.I. Watch
Gold
F.B.I
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse
N. Y
David Greenglass
U. S. Army
New York City
Slack
Holston Ordnance Works
Kings Port
Tenn
Greenglass
Los Alamos
Albuquerque
N. M
Justice Department
John Doe
Jalias John
Richard Roe
Sam
Brooklyn
Quick Sale of $750 Lot From $1.34 Ad
A $1.34 Southern Illinoisan classified ad in Murphysboro led to a rapid sale of an 88 by 136 foot lot with trees and shrubs at 23rd and Division. Joe Beach sold the property to the fourth caller after 15 to 20 prospects visited, completing the sale within four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Joe Beach
23Rd
Division St
Southern Illinoisan
Mr. Beach
Dewey Ends Re election Bid Clearing Hanley Field in New York
Gov Thomas E Dewey announced he will not seek another term and plans to retire from public life likely returning to private law practice in New York He left the gubernatorial field open for Lt Gov Joe R Hanley who leads the nomination race as the state GOP meets at Saratoga Springs September 6 7 Dewey described fatigue after two decades in office and said rest could cure him He said he would not dictate convention choices and would discuss offers from universities insurers and law partnerships in coming months
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Joe R. Hanley
Saratoga Springs
Capitol
New York City
William L. Pfeiffer
G.O.P
Russell Sprague
Nassau County
Illinois VFW seeks federal bonus for WWII veterans
The Illinois Veterans of Foreign Wars calls for a national WWII veteran bonus. Proposals include 3 dollars daily for US service up to 3500, 4 dollars daily for foreign service up to 4500, and 500 for wounds. They urge July 25, 1947 as end of hostilities and oppose compulsory health insurance.
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Rock Island
Illinois Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Illinois
United States
Truman
Veterans’ Group
Hugh Keable
Chicago
James R. Luke
Ale
Illinois Military Order of the ‘Cootie
E. E. Schultz
Elgin
Arthur Kulle
Co. A. Minkler
Peoria
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RFC
Lustron
Job
NLRB
Bolt
Man
Kim Soo IM
ABC
Hanley
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