Aides Seek Data in Athens Death Case
Athens Attorney General assistants urged a new grand jury to probe the Eleanor Gifford murder after the state took over the prosecution. Two youths Harry Dodds Jr and Grover E Rawlins are jailed on murder charges with another suspect sought. Church figures criticized Sheriff Bateman while Paul E Brown credited with solving the case.
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Athens
Athens County
Eleanor Gifford
Common Pleas
Roy B Williams
Aiters County
William C Bryant
T. Vincent Martin
Herbert S. Duffy
Harry Dodds Jr
Grover E. Rawlins
New Straitsville
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Henry W. Hobson
Episcopal Diocese of
Southern Ohio
Batemans
Church
Sraft
Taft
Paul E. Brown
Bateman
Unseen Thief Steals 266 Dollars From Grocer
Stefan Rampelt, 40, operator of Rampelt's grocery and meat market at 4026 Cleveland Ave NW, was robbed Monday night after closing. A gunman demanded he lie down and counted to 200 before fleeing with a $266 deposit. A witness saw a green car speed north on Route 8.
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Stefan Rampelt
Rampelt
Cleveland Ave
Sheriff's Office
Ray Nanamaker
Mr. Rampelt
U. S. Ohio Road Work Totals 91 Million in Federal Aid
Public Roads Administration reports on February 1 Ohio had 37.474 million dollars of federal aid highways under construction and 20.807 million planned to start. An additional 33.636 million was in the programmed only stage, totaling 91.917 million. New York and Illinois had larger programs, while Pennsylvania was close behind.
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Washington
Public Roads Administration
Ohio
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Amusements and Comic Strips Highlight Edition
A brief reader's page notes the day’s amusements, comics, and social notes. Mentions include comics listings and entertainment items alongside small editorial snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sokolsky
Westbrook Pegler
Canton School Board Reports TB Positives Fall Sharply
Positive tuberculin reactors among Canton's first and second grade pupils dropped from 17.6 percent in 1939 to 1.2 percent in 1948 after patch testing began. In 1948 X rays found no tuberculosis among 1988 tested children. measures include patch testing for new entrants and optional X rays for high school staff and teachers.
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Canton
Edward Arnold
Board of Education
Smoke Survey Begins in Canton City to Cut Smoke
A team of four experts from the Coal Producers Committee for Smoke Abatement started surveying Canton's smoke situation with a list of 200 buildings. Additional engineers are expected, and the check of heating plants aims to finish by Saturday. They will propose efficiency improvements and draft a model smoke ordinance for the city.
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Coal Producers Committee
Canton
Citizens Committee
Judiciary Committee For
H. B. Lammers
Cincinnati
Producers Group
Jack Vogele
12th st Rush Hour Parking Ban Passed
Canton city council approved weekday rush hour parking restrictions on 12th street from Fulton road NW to Gibbs Avenue NE. The measure bans parking 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday with holidays omitted, amid protests from merchants and residents.
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12Th St
Fulton Rd
Gibbs Ave
C. L. Deerwester
Ralph Frerichs
William Schumacher
Schumacher
Fulton Rd NW
Piedmont Ave
Loren E. Souers Jr
Canton
Ralph Smith
City council asked about sick leave rules for hourly workers
Water Superintendent A E Ransom asked clarification of the ordinance and urged cumulative sick leave, with 15 days a year now, plus proposed amendment. He noted sick leave for a cold with a doctor’s certificate but nothing for injuries not in the line of duty. A union letter urged settling Daylight Time and standard time issue soon.
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A. E. Ransom
Judiciary Committee
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Canton Metropolitan Housing Authority seeks city approval
The Canton Metropolitan Housing Authority asks the council to go on record in favor of permanent acquisition of three federal housing projects in Canton containing 620 units. Operated by the authority under lease, the projects would be disposed to the authority for conversion to low income housing, with federal action urged soon.
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Canton Metropolitan Housing Authority
Canton
Herschel Kriger
McKinley resurfacing plan readied by council
Councilman Fred Ca Chat filed a resolution proposing resurfacing of McKinley Avenue between 6th and 12th streets in the northwest area. The item appears in the council discussion section on page 12.
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McKinley
Fred Ca- Chat
Fritz Kuhn Freed by German Appellate Court
Fritz Kuhn former Bund leader was freed by a German appellate court in Munich on February 22 He said he would try to regain his American citizenship which had been lifted during World War II
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Munich
Germany
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Pedestrian Injuries From City and Massillon Collisions
Miss Margaret V Freeman 54 of 1010 6th St SW suffered a fractured pelvis forehead cuts and possible concussion after running into a car driven by Luther Perkins 68 of Baltimore Md on Tuscarawas St W at Bellflower Ave. Perkins transported her to Aultman Hospital where she was listed in apparently good condition. The incident occurred Monday at 730 p m as Freeman walked to her sister s home.
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Margaret V. Freeman
6Th St
Aultman Hospital
Luther Perkins
Baltimore
Tuscarawas St
Bellflower Ave
Miss Freeman
Mr. Perkins
Massillon Man John Parlisha in Fair Condition
John Parlisha, 66, of 1245 Cleveland Ave SW, Massillon, was reported in fair condition after an incident. Police and emergency responders assisted at the scene.
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John Parlisha
Cleveland Ave
Massillon
Judges Salary Raises Sought in Canton and Alliance
A bill introduced in the General Assembly by State Senator Orval E. Whitacre seeks to raise salaries for Canton and Alliance Municipal Court judges and expand their jurisdictions. Canton would move from 6500 to 8000 dollars and gain five townships. Alliance would rise from 3000 to 6500 dollars, add Marlboro and Paris townships, extend to six years, with cities and county bearing full salary costs.
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Canton and Alliance Municipal Court
General Assembly
Orval E. Whitacre
Stark-Carroll
Canton Court
Canton
Plain Townships
Lake, Osnaburg
Pike
Sandy
Nimishillen
Alliance
Marlboro
Paris
Lexington
Washington
Two Ohio Brothers Sentenced in Cattle Rustling Case
In Circleville Ohio two brothers Gordon Glendenning 25 and Lewis Glendenning 27 of Canal Winchester pleaded guilty to stealing six head of cattle from a Pickaway County farm. They received two concurrent terms of one to seven years at Mansfield Reformatory.
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Circleville, O
Mansfield Reformatory
Gordon
Lewis Glendenning
Canal Winchester
Pickaway County
William Radcliff
Man Takes Auto Keys To Nip Holdup Suspect
PORTSMOUTH Feb 22 Roy Gable 59 of Portsmouth received a $25 insurance reward for alertly lifting the keys from a car in front of a market. A would be robber fled the store and jumped in the vehicle. George Kimmel 49 of Youngstown faces grand jury action on an armed robbery charge.
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Portsmouth
Roy Gable
Gable
George Kimmel
Youngstown
Bandit Suspects To Be Returned From the West
Canton youths Charles Greenwood 16 and Edward Greaser 24, arrested Jan 26 in El Cerrito, California, face return to Ohio for armed robberies in Stark County. They were linked to two Jan incidents including a 300 dollar service station holdup. A third gang member Lloyd Steward 26 remains jailed in Seneca County, Ohio.
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California
Canton
Stark
Charles Greenwood
Oak Park
Edward D. Greaser
Clarendon Ave
San Francisco
el Cerrito
Calif
Andrew J. Chlebeck
Howard VanHorn
Harry Smith
Chlebeck
Greenwood
VanHorn
Smith
Greaser
Clyde Davis
Shepler
Sherman Church Rds
W. H. Westfall
Waynesburg Rd
Lloyd J. Steward
Seneca County
Tiffin
Board Seeks New Addresses for Seven Selective Service Registrants
Seven registrants of Selective Service Board 109 have moved without informing the board of changes of address. They will be reported as delinquents unless they provide their current location. Names listed include James Lacy Alston Walter Edward Carswell Leslie Deitrich Goodson Walter Holbert John William Keller Carl Albert Kramer and C H Williams.
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Selective Service Board
Board
James Lacy Alston
8Th St
Walter Edward Carswell
McKinley Ave
Leslie Deitrich Goodson
11Th St
Walter Holbert
10Th St
John William Keller
7Th St
Carl Albert Kramer
Glen
C. H. Williams
Cherry
Greece proposes Mediterranean defense axis linking Spain and democracies
Greek Foreign Minister Constan tine Tsaldaris outlined plans for a northern Mediterranean pact including Spain Greece Turkey and France and an eastern Mediterranean axis with Israel Arab states Britain Persia and Pakistan. He urged Greece to recognize Israel and seek Council of Europe membership without discrimination while noting talks with Turkey on a broader alliance.
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London
Constantine Tsaldaris
Spain
Ernest Bevin
Greece
Turkey
France
Britain
Persia
Pakistan
Urkey
Tsaldaris
Israel
Council of Europe
Peiping Transfers Capital as Communist Government Forms
The seat of North China’s Communist government moves from Shihchia chuang to Peiping. Tung Pi-wu, a former Chinese delegate to the San Francisco UN conference, is named chairman. Three newspapers disappear. government seizes newspaper plants. Students and faculty at Fujen Catholic University threaten to oust foreign priests over claims of imperialism and Western science.
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Peiping
North China Peoples
Communist
Shihchiachuang
Tung Pi-wu
San Francisco
Hsin Shen Pao
The
China Times
Peiping Times
Hsin Min Pao
Fujen Catholic University
Local cartage drivers to meet on contract Thursday
Local 92 ad truck drivers and dock men plan a contract meeting Thursday morning at 6 o clock. The gathering will be held at 803 West Tusc. Members are urged to attend to discuss terms and employment conditions.
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W. Tusci
Truman Proposes Vast Social Security Expansion Debate
Washington February 22 AP lawmakers reacted with mixed skepticism to President Truman’s call for a broad social security expansion. The plan includes home relief for all needy, payroll tax increases, extended old age coverage, higher benefits, disability protections, and a national health program with unemployment aid.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Congress
Doughten
North Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Federal Treasury
General Fund
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George Washington
Canton Public Library
Stark County Tuberculosis & Health Association
I. W. Delp
Delp
Anna Mary Welday Henning
Mary Gnau Bobbitt
Esther Z. Sell
Charles E. Firestone
Harter School
Firestone
Sion
Fawcett Stadium
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Timken Vocational High School
Belden School
Timken High School
Rice
Fulton-Gibbs
Berlin
City and
Tuscarawas St W
Bas
Bevin
Peiping Reds
North China
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