Council meeting approves sewers and traffic upgrades
Council spent over two hours on ordinances and a contested election, tabling an engineer superintendent post and delaying civil service. A 23 160 widening plan for 4th street NE was referred to committee, and a library book depository and McKinley Allotment No 4 plat were approved with sewer rights granted to McKinley Development Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cachat
Civil Service
4Th St
Market
Cherry Aves
John Shisler
Council
Mfg. Co
Maple Ave
Harrison
15Th
Navarre Rd
12Th St
Raffid and
Benskin
Havana Pl
Gibbs
Rowland Aves
McKinley
Fairmount
McKinley Development Corp
Street committee opposes widening Harrisburg Rd NE block 1400
The street and alley committee reported against widening Harrisburg Road NE in the 1400 block citing resident opposition to a proposed two sided no parking rule. The Interstate Sash and Door Co petitioned for a spur track across Spring Ave NE from its 836 Savannah Ave NE plant to the Nickel Plate road and was referred to streets committee. A Plain Ave Sherlock Pl and 13th St NE resident group petition to vacate two un opened alleys was sent to the planning commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Rd
Interstate Sash & Door Co
Savannah Ave
Spring Ave
Nickel Plate Road
Streets Committee
Plain Ave
Sherlock Pl
13Th St
Planning Commission
Municipality study cites relocation cost for court offices
An architect's estimate projects a relocation price range of $100000 to $125000 for moving Municipal Court offices and courtrooms. The figure was referred to the public properties committee for review and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Properties Committee
City ordinances authorize purchases and park fund action
Ordinances authorize buying three garbage trucks at up to 3200 each, three bodies up to 3000 each, and three steam jen nies up to 1450 each. A water department transformer may be bought for up to 8500, rentals from park cottages to be placed in a park commission fund, and a partial vacating of 15th street northeast and two alleys related to Union Metal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Department
Park Commission
15Th St
Union Metal
Secret Service Made Legal As Permanent Agency
Washington July 17 The Secret Service was made a permanent government agency for the first time in its 86 years of existence. President Truman signed the bill in the presence of Treasury Secretary Snyder and Secret Service chief A. E. Baughman. Previously it operated on a temporary basis. Truman said he saw no reason the action hadn’t been taken earlier and added I’m glad that my protection is legal now.
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Washington
INS
Secret Service
Truman
Treasury
Snyder
A. E. Baughman
When Is a Coalition Not One
Representative Abernethy of Mississippi questions when coalitions are considered holy. He notes northern Democrats with eastern Republicans unite to defeat an economic controls act amendment, while northern Democrats and southern Republicans joining with southern Democrats and corn belt Republicans draws no press. He argues media brands such coalitions unholy or nefarious when Republicans align with southern Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Abernethy
Mississippi
Midwest
X Ray Picture Reverses Umpire Call in Charleston Game
In Charleston Virginia, Roger Wright of the Senators claimed a pitch hit his wrist during a game with the Dayton Clippers. An X ray the next day showed a fracture in a small wrist bone, contradicting the umpire which had ruled the ball only nicked the bat. Wright was sidelined for over a week.
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Charleston
U. P
Roger Wright
Senators
Dayton
Clippers
Wright
Glider Beats Skier In Austrian Mountain Race
In Austria at Schmittenhoehe, a glider pilot raced a skier down a one mile course. The glider won by about 100 yards in the first event of its kind in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zell AM See
Austria
Schmittenhoehe
Parents To Be Missionaries Shearrows Move To Gallup
The Ed and Mrs Shearrow family of Canton plan to relocate to Gallup New Mexico to work as missionaries among the Navajo people. They sold their Canton home, bought a 1947 car, and will have Billy eight year old Perthes patient join them to live near the Indians. The couple believes Christian teaching will bring needed improvements to education health and opportunities on the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ney Shearrow
Perthes
Gallup
N.M
Ed Shearrow
Ellis
Canton
Shearrows
Shearrow
Ellis Ave
Southwest
Billy
Albuquerque
Associated Press
Canton Forge
Ford Motor Co
Maple Avenue Church of the
Ohio Coal Output in 1950 From 840 Mines Tops 37 Million Tons
Ohio produced 36,977,932 tons of coal in 1950 across 840 mines valued at $136,677,421. Strip mines yielded 60.6 percent and machine cut underground 39.2 percent. Belmont County led production with 8,331,998 tons, while Athens County had the highest value per ton at $4.71.
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Ohio
Columbus
Belmont County
Harrison
Harrison County
Jefferson
Tuscarawas County
Athens County
Stark County
Carroll County
Holmes County
Wayne County
The Sun’s Path Through the Sky Named the Ecliptic
The article explains that the sun's annual journey among the stars is called the ecliptic, the apparent path across the celestial sphere. It notes the ecliptic marks the zodiac and relates to the tilt of Earth's axis and yearly seasons.
Bow backs loan fund to aid Oklahoma tribes
U S Representative Frankie Bow supports economy but backs a $20,000,000 loan program for 19 Western Oklahoma Indian tribes to acquire land and farm equipment. Indian leaders urged the fund while Dillon Myer, Indian Affairs commissioner, said half the amount could suffice as a starter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Frankie Bow
Oklahoma
Congressional Committee
Dillion Myer
Indian Affairs
Town protests proposed Ohio Turnpike route
A Maumee Ohio delegation traveled to Columbus to oppose the proposed Ohio turnpike corridor, calling it a Chinese wall through their community. They urged delaying the report on two route surveys, while engineers argued the project would bring substantial benefits based on other states. The group included Mayor John Henderson and Councilman Earl Boxell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Maumee
Lucas County
Toledo
T. J. Kauer
Kauer
Turnpike Commission
Earl Boxell
Edward Donnelly
John Henderson
John Gillespie
The
Fall Kills Worker On Cleveland Scaffold Collapse
Fred W. Young aged 34, a construction worker, died after a scaffold collapsed while he was replacing sideboards on a store wall. The accident occurred as he fell about 30 feet, prompting investigations by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fred W. Young
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Want
Ralph Frerichs
Finance Committee
Legal Department
A. C. Eynon
Walnut Ave
Rep
Ture
Nington
Dr. Penwith
IDR
Pennington Sismarketn
Kresge Arcade Bldg
Southampton
N. Y
Terry Maloney
Mimi Conklin
Paula Hasselberger
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Orig
Market Avenue
Canton City Lines, Inc
Tuscara
St. W
Vicary's
Orion
Gabardine
Funvicary Co
North Market
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