Ohio Bell reports 64,986 phones in service in district
Randolph Eide, president of Ohio Bell, announced at Akron that the Canton area added 4,104 telephones in 1950, raising in-service total to 64,986. Local calls rose from 164,368 in 1940 to 350,351 in 1950, while long distance calls increased from 2,460 to 6,820. The state added 85,000 phones in 1950, totaling 1,734,000.
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Ohio Bell
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Canton
North Canton
Hartville
Louisville
Magnolia
Waynesburg
Randolph Eide
Akron
Eide
Ohio
Umstattd Opposes Sending U S Army To Western Europe
Timken Roller Bearing Co president William E Umstattd told 70 Rotarians that the United States should arm with the latest weapons but refrain from deploying ground troops to Western Europe He warned Russia could hold troops as hostages and cautioned that if Russia conquered Western Europe it would gain only slave labor and hinder production The industrialist branded the era as screwballism amid widespread confusion in government and public life
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Ucyrus
William E. Umstattd
The
Timken Roller Bearing Co
U. S
Europe
Russia
Traffic Arrests Flagged for Signal Violations and Reckless Driving
Police arrested seven motorists on Tuesday and early today for signal light violations and issued summonses to another seven. Names include Thomas E. O Donnell 58 of 1309 Greenfield Ave SW charged with reckless driving after near collision with a cruiser. Donald E Kopf 40 of 2501 Sth St NW faced no license and reckless driving after speeding on Hazlett Ave NW and running two stop signs. Lester Newell 47 of 1218 Bellflower Ave NW cited for disregarding a signal light in an accident with a General Baking Co truck on Jan 19. Additional summonses were issued to Jenna Albaugh Michael Hobdy Olivier Walker Jacob Weil Fred Hinchcliffe Peter Voina and Charles J Smith.
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PT Sres
Thomas E. O’donnell
Greenfield Ave
Dueber Ave
Navarre Rd
Donnerrd
Pennsylvania Railroad
Donald E. Kopf
Sth St NW
Hazlett Ave NW
7Th St NW
7Th St
High Ave NW
Lester Newell
Bellflower Ave NW
3Rd St
Walnut Ave SE
General Baking Co
Jenna W. Albaugh
Harrison Ave
Michael C. Hobdy
Harriet Ave
Olivier L. Walker
Massillon
Jacob Weil
Smith Ave
Fred Hinchcliff
McKinley Ave
Peter Voina
Stark Ave
Charles J. Smith
Liberty Ave
Democrats Set National Dinner For April 14
National Chairman William M. Boyle Jr. announced the Jeffer son Jackson dinners will be held as usual with emphasis on state dinners due to the national emergency. The Washington national dinner is set for April 14 and will be simple with Washington diners contributing about 100 dollars each.
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Washington
Democratic Party
William M. Boyle Jr
Boyle
Water bills delayed by heavy snows in Morehead Ky
In Morehead Kentucky many residents did not receive December water bills yet must pay. The utility plant board said heavy snow prevented locating and reading many meters.
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Morehead
Reading
TV Academy Honors Groucho, Berg and Young
Groucho Marx named outstanding television personality of 1950 by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at its third annual Emmy banquet in Hollywood. Best actress went to Gertrude Berg and best actor to Alan Young. other winners and runners up listed with shows and programs. Governor Warren called TV a force for peaceful knowledge sharing.
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Hollywood
Groucho Marx
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Academy
Gertrude Berg
Molly Goldberg
Alan Young
Charles Ruggles
Imogene Coca
Sid Caesar
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Studio One
Ralph Edwards
Truth Or
Mike Stokey
Beany
Marx
California
Earl Warren
Armstrong County Dakota’s Lone County Without a Post Office
Armstrong County in South Dakota remains unique for having no government employee, no towns, one voting precinct, and possibly the nation’s smallest population. The 1950 census lists 52 residents with 336000 acres attached to Stanley County and debate over incorporating Armstrong into another county. The piece notes historical anecdotes about Moses K. Armstrong, a territorial delegate, and how Armstrong County leans Democratic in a Republican state.
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Armstrong County
S. D
Armstrong
South Dakota
U. S
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
Stanley County
Dewey County
Moses K. Armstrong
Minnesota
Dakota Territory
Congress
H. F. Livingstone
Crow Creek
Buffalo County
Bijou Hills
Livingstone
Buffalo
Group Life Insurance Offered to Maritime Union Members
The National Maritime Union announced a $100 million welfare plan providing 40,000 seamen with $2,500 group life insurance and $2,500 accidental death and dismemberment coverage. Hospitalized members receive $15 weekly for up to 13 weeks per disability, retroactive to January 1.
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New York
National Maritime Union
Joseph Curran
M.M.A
Curran
Burglars Target Homes Church and Stamps Stolen
Police reported three burglaries and two attempted break-ins late Tuesday and today. Stahler home at 222 16th St NW broken into. Gale home at 1403 18th St NW ransacked but none missing. Wilson home at 917 23rd St NW interrupted. First Reformed Church at 901 Tuscarawas St E entered. Stark County Dairy Council office at 318 Cleveland Ave NW looted of $15.03 in stamps. Tire gear and wallet thefts also noted on 1600 block Cleveland Ave SW and from a bus rider at 4th St and Market Ave N.
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Lester Stahler
16Th St NW
Ray Tadder
41St St NW
Stahler
Arthur Gale
18Th St NW
Mary E. Wilson
23Rd St NW
Miss Wilson
First Reformed
Tuscarawas St E
Stark County Dairy Council
Cleveland Ave NW
Howard Lover
Crescent Rd
Holmes County Tuberculosis Drive Falls Short of Goal
Holmes County Tuberculosis Association is $179 short of its $2,600 goal though contributions are still expected. Judson Schuler, executive secretary, announced today that if funds are available, several projects will proceed, including bringing a mobile X ray unit to Holmes County for school children and others for examinations.
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Millersburg
Holmes County Tuberculosis Association
Judson Schuler
Holmes County
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Korea
Groucho
Dakota County
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Arthur Murray
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Cleveland Ave
George L. Tadder
4Th St
Market Ave
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Esith
Bryant Gas
A. W. Baum
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ORTIO
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Eh Cutters
National Distillers Products Corporation
N. Y
Want
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Ivory
General Electric Radio
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