Fight on Short Week Looms in New Coal Talks
White Sulphur Springs W Va July 26 UP A clash over a three day work week in soft coal pits east of the Mississippi looms as John L Lewis and mining operators reopen wage contract talks. George H Love and H C Frick official Harry Moses lead Southern talks while union leaders seek seven hour days and wage and welfare boosts amid a pending contract lapse.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Thursday Deadline For 8th The Repository Photo Contest
The Repository invites entries for week eight of its annual amateur snapshot contest with a Thursday 8 am deadline. Prints received late go to the ninth contest. winning first prize yields 5 dollars and can lead to four 25 dollar grand prizes. Grand prize winners enter the national contest with up to 10 thousand dollars in prizes.
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NLY
Owls Shot By Police At St. Peter's Belfry
In a unusual action church owls nesting in St. Peter's bel fry were shot by police marksmen after Mercy Hospital staff complained the nocturnal birds disturbed patients. Five owls were killed over three days. four originally inhabited the belfry. Hospital patients reportedly slept more peacefully afterward.
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St. Peter’s Catholic
Mercy Hospital
St. Peter’s
Dollar Volume Increases In Four District Stores
The Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank reports only four of the 50 Fourth Federal Reserve District department stores showed higher dollar volume in June compared with a year earlier. The year over year changes ranged from a 16 percent rise in fine jewelry and watches to a 49 percent drop in woolen dress goods. Main store sales fell 10 percent and basement store volume declined 3 percent, with no price adjustments accounted for.
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Federal Reserve District
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
New Phila to hire one additional policeman
New Philadelphia city council on July 26 approved adding a fifth police officer who will serve as a traffic officer after civil service testing. Acting Mayor Fred Schneider asked the council to consider a full time clerk at city hall, a proposal referred to the finance committee.
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New
Philadelphia
Fred Schneider
City Hall
Mundt reports secrets in 5 percent documents
Senator Mundt says investigators have found documents of greater value than the diary of James V. Hunt in probing 5 percenters who help businessmen win government contracts for a fee. The committee plans public hearings next week and will keep details secret while pressing for reform.
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Washington
Mundt
South Dakota
Senate
James V. Hunt
War Assets Administration
Bull Seeks Shady Spot And Turns Into Shadow
SWOOPE VA July 26 AP Elmer the bull lost 600 pounds in 21 days after becoming stuck in a railroad culvert pipe to escape heat. Found by workers in a 36 inch pipe he weighed only about 300 pounds. The year-and-a-half old Angus then began a recovery diet as his owner protected his identity saying It’s Elmer’s story.
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Swoope
Elmer
Bull
Electrician Killed On 6900-Volt Line Work
Paul W. Kuhn a 48 year old maintenance electrician for Sinclair Products Pipe Line Co was electrocuted when he touched a 6900 volt line while working atop a pole near the company's terminal. Fellow workers reported the safety line and rescue crews responded but he died at the scene.
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Bryan — Paul W. Kuhn
Sinclair Products Pipe Line Co
Postbombing Radiation Peril Pooh-Poohed by AEC Doctor
CHICAGO July 26 AP An Atomic Energy Commission doctor Col James P Cooney says atom bomb radiation is likely the most over evaluated war hazard Writing in Radiology he notes residual radiation from an air burst is insignificant and danger occurs only in microseconds within about 2000 yards after detonation He says entry into bombed areas after Hiroshima Nagasaki is safe to rescue injuries He criticizes after underwater tests BiKini reports and notes sterility requires very high or prolonged doses An editorial in Radiology calls for reassessment of danger dose standards and cites 0 1 Roentgen per day 0 3 per week as allowed while some individuals have survived up to 100 Roentgens in single exposures
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Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
James P. Cooney
AEC
Radiology
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Col. Cooney
Bikini
Armed Services
Baruch
Russia
John J. McCloy
U. S
Germany
McCloy
America
Nine Motorists Arrested In District Traffic Stops
Police and deputies arrested nine motorists Monday and early today for traffic violations including failing to yield, speeding, and other infractions. Several drivers were fined in municipal and mayor's courts, with multiple signal light and stop sign summons issued to residents of Massillon Canton and nearby areas.
Fathers urged to be sons playmates by Rev Foreman
Rev Dennis W Foreman of St Pauls Evangelical United Brethren Church urged Optimist Club members at the Onesta Hotel to involve sons in daily life. He condemned fathers who ignore their sons and urged them to take their sons along and play with them while they can still bend down to them.
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Dennis W. Foreman
St. Paul’s
Driver Fined Ten Dollars for Speeding Charge
LeRoy W. McAtee, 19, of RD 1 Ava, received a $10 fine plus costs from Municipal Judge D. L. McCarroll on a speeding violation.
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LeRoy W. McAtee
RD 1
Ava
D. L. McCarroll
Three motorists fined in Alliance court
William Barker 25 of West Main Street pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. He received $100 fine, costs, six month license suspension, and a 30 day jail sentence suspended on payment of damages for hitting a parked car. Raymond G. Dobbins 29, of 1134 East Patterson Street, was fined $40 and costs for red light violation, improper brakes, and driving on a temporary permit. Joseph Gentile 55 of 528 South Webb Avenue was fined $100 and costs, with six month license suspension, for failing to stop after an accident.
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Edmond McConnell
Rowland Ave
3Rd St
Herbrucket
Jane Kuhns
Deltroy
Jasper C. Sherrer
Antler
Okla
Granville E. Benfer
Columbus
Roy H. House
High Ave NW
4Th St
Newton Ave NW
Carmen W. Killaby
Cleveland
Beldenave SE
Waynesburg Rd
Walter W. Maurer
Chestnut St
Dover
Tuscarawas St
Donald C. Metz
Donald G. Meyer
Smith
Navarre Rd
Allan J. Baker
Pittsburgh
Canton-Massillon
Reedurban
East Canton
Repository Bureau Alliance
William Barker
W. Mainstext
Barker
Donald W. Fickes
Raymond G. Dobbins
E. Patterson St
Timken to Lay Off 275 At Plants Here Friday
The Timken Roller Bearing Co. will furlough about 275 employees at its Canton and Gambrinus bearing plants after Friday shifts due to lower demand for bearings for August shipment. Vice president A. M. Donze said layoffs span production and maintenance, with recalls tied to demand recovery.
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Timken
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Canton
Gambrinus
A. M. Donze
Indian Fighter Must Battle for His Pension
Indian fighter James Finley of Perry County must file his pension claim with Washington as the Ohio adjutant general confirms. Finley served with the 9th Field Artillery under Gen. Lyons on the Oklahoma border from 1882 to 1885, was wounded by arrows, broke ribs when thrown from a horse, and his discharge papers were lost in a fire, necessitating his service record to complete the pension application.
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Codumbus
James Finley
Washington
Ohio Adjutant General's Office
Finley
Perry County
Harlan Smith
9Th Field Artillery
Gen
Lyons
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Smith
Compromise Education Bill Prompts Attack
Washington July 26 AP Congress discusses federal aid to education with a compromise bill. Steed attacks it as government intrusion into health services. Priest and McCormack push the measure to break Catholic opposition. Both the Senate bill and Barden plan seek $300 million yearly, with status uncertain as August recess nears. Sims seeks to force labor committee action via petition.
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Washington
Steed
Oklahoma
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
House Commerce
Barden
North Carolina
Priest
Tennessee
Representative McCormack
Subcommittee
Priest-McCormack
Full
Commerce Committee
House Labor Committee
Labor Committee
Congress
Senate
Sims
South Carolina
Kansas Veteran Alive Despite War Memorial
A Kansas war veteran was found alive after a Legion marker claimed his death. Dean Hobson, 26, who served in the Battle of the Bulge, worked at Winter Veterans Hospital as a radio technician. A name change from Spence to Hobson caused the misreported death status.
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Topeko
Kan
American Legion
Dean Hobson
Winter Veterans Hospital
Spence
Hobson
Norman Spence
Manhattan
War Department
Dean Spence
Italy
Legion
Scholastic Club Visits Bellelaire for Activities
Thirty members of Jewish Center's Scholastic Club toured Bellelaire in Cleveland operated by B'nai B'rith Lodge. Activities planned include discussion baseball tennis swimming and dancing with residents. Fifteen Bellelaire youngsters were hosted at the center last month.
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Jewish Center
Bellelaire
Cleveland
B'nai B’rith Lodge
Elder Statesman Returns Baruch paints gloom on Marshall Aid
Bernard Baruch returned to the United States with a bleak assessment of the Marshall Plan. He urges conditioning loans, notes Europe’s slow production gains, and warns that Americans shoulder heavy taxes while others avoid hard work. He cites Britain’s coal shortfall, frozen pounds, and France’s fragile recovery, urging a reevaluation of aid terms.
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John W. Dienhart
Chicago Herald
International
Focu
S. S. Queen Mary
Bernard Baruch
United States
Baruch
U. S
England
France
Holland
Belgium
Winston Churchill
Church School Feud May Affect Senate Campaign in New York
Democratic leaders weigh the impact of Cardinal Spellman s anti Catholic charge against Eleanor Roosevelt on the New York special Senate race. Herbert Lehman backs Roosevelt while John Foster Dulles remains a possible Republican candidate amid Catholic name speculation for the ticket.
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Senate
New York
Washington
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Herbert Lehman
Lehman
Robert A. Wagner
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Cardinal Spellman
Ters
Dulles
Mary H. Donlon
Workmen’s Compensation Board
William J. Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
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