Britain Argentina trade pact sparks US protest
Washington reports Britain stands by a five year trade agreement with Argentina drawing US objections. Senator Cordon calls the pact an ominous threat to world recovery while officials warn it could give Britain control of Argentina's food market and hinder European recovery. John Taylor of the British embassy says the pact is essential to British recovery.
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Washington
Britain
Argentina
United States
Cordon
Oregon
World Recovery
Senate Appropriations Committee
James E. Webb
Europe
John Taylor
State Department
Paul Hoffman
ECA
Hoffman
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Wherry
Nebraska
Potomac Flood Strikes Petersburg West Virginia
Flash floods from torrential rain hit Petersburg and eastern West Virginia, isolating towns and leaving 300 families distressed. Eight to ten people unaccounted for locally, with reports of five feared lost elsewhere as the Potomac River flooded. Rescue efforts hampered by outages and communication lines.
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West Virginia
Panhandle
Petersburg
Shenandoah
Allegheny Mountains
Potomac
American Red Cross
Washington
Opportunity Bond Sale Nears Quota in Stark County
Stark County E bond sales for the week ended June 11 hit 89 979, lifting the Opportunity Drive total to 1 549 054 or 73.8 percent of the 2 100 000 quota. County chairman C A Laiblin said drive ends June 30 and unreported payroll deductions may boost the total. Northeast Ohio districts report 78.2 percent. state 75.3 percent. All E bonds bought by June 30 count toward the quota. Series F and G sales amounted to 99 200 in the county the week ending June 11.
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Stark County
C. A. Laiblin
Northeast Ohio
Laiblin
Carpenter's Union election for business agent June 20 1949
Carpenter's Local Union No 143 schedules a business agent election for June 20 1949 at Eagles Hall. Polls open from 12 noon to 8 pm.
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Carpenter's
Eagles Hall
Ban on Hooded Orders Voted By Alabamians
The Alabama Senate approved an antimask measure by a 23 to 3 vote to outlaw masks in public. Governor Folsom has launched legal action against hooded groups, including the Federated Ku Klux Klan, whose charter lists social and charitable aims. The bill moves to the House and would ban disguises in public except during Halloween Mardi Gras and similar events. Hooded night riders have recently attacked residents near Birmingham, including a flogging and a threatened burning.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Albert Carmichael
Alabama
Federatea Ku Klux Klan
Birmingham
Truman Defends Housing Bill Against Real Estate Lobby
President Truman denounces a real estate lobby campaign as misrepresentation over the Senate passed housing bill. Rep. Martin calls opposition money concerns, while House Democrats back the President. Debate on the slum clearance and public housing plan begins Wednesday with projected costs around 10 billion dollars over 30 years.
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Washington
Truman
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Rayburn
Texas
House
Martin
Congress
McCormack
Western powers seek accord on Austrian independence treaty
Western diplomats from the United States Britain France and Russia resumed talks on a possible Austrian independence treaty. They will reconvene after a recess to resolve price and asset questions and press for a code of fair play to ease trade and travel in Germany.
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Paris
Russia
Germany
Austria
Pro- Tito
Slovene Liberation Front
Yugoslavia
Vienna
Legation
Belgrade
Kremlin
Athens Slayer Gets Life After Admitting Guilt
An 18-year-old New Straitsville youth, Grover E. Rawlins, was convicted of first degree murder with a mercy recommendation for the slaying of an Athens church worker Eleanor Gifford. Life imprisonment with yearly solitary confinement on Jan 3 was ordered. Another suspect, Harry Dodds Jr., will be tried soon.
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Athens
New Straitsville
Grover E. Rawlins
Eleanor Gifford
Common Pleas Court
Roy D. Williams
Earl D. Parker
Waverly
Arthur L. Hooper
Steubenville
Williams
Rawlins
Mason Rawlins
Ohio
Donald Ridge
T. Vincent Martin
Straitsville
Harry Dodds Jr
Jimmy Stewart
Columbus
City Truck Purchase Lacks Auditor Certification
Auditor T Frank Snyder says the city’s May 31 contract with Boggs Reo Sales Co for six trucks may be void because no certificate of funded appropriation was issued. The mayor ordered cancellation June 10 after a news broadcast raised fraud questions. Trucks remain stored, not accepted, with Downtown Motors challenging the award.
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T. Frank Snyder
Boggs Reo Sales Co
Carl F. Klein
Snyder
Boggs
Treasury
A. W. Fabry
Board of Control
Fabry
Walter J. Weber
Klein
Downtown Motors, Inc
Downtown Motors
Two Loot Salem Home Near Miss With $392 Cash
Two men burst into a Salem residence last night, one armed with a shotgun, forcing Miss Gene Herron from a first floor bedroom and looting the home of about $391.78 before ripping out the telephone. Herron was unhurt. she is daughter of Edward C. Herron of 1401 S Lincoln Ave.
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Hrrush-Meore
Salem
Gene Herron
Miss Herron
Edward C. Herron
S. Lincoln Ave
Lion's Festival at East Canton High School
East Canton High School hosts a Lion's Festival event featuring student clubs, marching band performances, and community activities. Organizers invite families to attend on the planned day with schedules posted and activities for all ages.
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East Canton High School
Tenue
Lewis To Open More Parleys
Washington June 18 United Press John L Lewis accepts proposals from northern and western coal operators to start contract negotiations Wednesday at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia He may notify the producers formally of acceptance before nightfall The site near the southern soft coal fields also hosts the Southern Coal Producers Association meeting where weeks of bargaining yielded little progress Lewis aims to replace the present June 30 contract with a new national soft coal agreement involving all producers.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Wood and corrugated shipping boxes like new cheap
Kling stedt's at 425 Schroyer SW offers wood and corrugated shipping boxes in like new condition at low prices. Address 425 Schroyer SW. Call 8319 ad for details.
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Klingstedt’s
Schroyer SW
Four Die as Plane Strikes Cumberland Mountain
In New Cumberland Pennsylvania a U S air force AT-11 trainer crashed into Cumberland Mountain killing four occupants. Lt Arthur Lloyd of Middletown base said the victims were reserve officers from Cleveland. The twin motor five passenger craft crashed about 150 yards from the summit on a mist shrouded 1000 foot peak two miles southwest of town.
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New Cumberland
Air Force
Cumberland Mountain
Arthur Lloyd
Middletown Air Force Base
Cleveland
Here
Dairy Price Ad From Globe Stores at 7th Street
Globe Dairy Stores advertises milk in quarts or jugs priced 52 cents and 56 cents per gallon, located at 7th and Whipple with address 4029 E Tusc. Reg and Homo. inquires.
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Globe Dairy
Gen Clark to Speak at Cleveland Red Cross Reunion
General Mark W. Clark will address a Red Cross veterans reunion in Cleveland tonight. He is noted as commander of the 6th Army in San Francisco and led the Italian campaign during World War II.
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Gen. Clark
Cleveland
Mark W. Clark
American Red Cross
Mediterranean
Clark
6Th Army
San Francisco
Paint brands, numbers, and contact line ad
An advertisement listing Dutch Boy Glidden Pratt and Lambert, Harris paints as dependable brands. It includes the address 1146 Tusst West and a contact phone number 43626 ad.
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America
Glidden
Pratt & Lambert
Harris Paints
Dial
Waitkus Eyes Tests Before Bullet Removal
CHICAGO June 18 AP physicians planned further tests to decide when to remove a .22 rifle bullet lodged near Eddie Waitkus spine. The Phillies first baseman, shot by Ruth Ann Steinhagen, had a minor operation to remove blood from his right lung and showed marked improvement. Steinhagen faces assault with intent to murder charges, with a June 30 hearing and mental evaluation scheduled.
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Waitkus
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Stephen
Ruth Steinhagen
Ruth Ann Steinhagen
Miss Steinhagen
Phillies
Senators Study Forest Fee Bill
Senate committee considers a bill by Senator Cordon to pay counties an annual fee of 2 percent of the fair value of national forests within their boundaries. Ohio counties would gain access to 1,466,109 acres, while the administration estimates support for a 1 percent fee and the Agriculture Department deems 75 percent sufficient.
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Washington
Senate
Cordon
Oregon
Senate Public Lands Committee
Ohio
Buckeye
Congress
Agriculture Department
Lyle Watts
Klingstedt Bros Wedding Invitations and Announcements
Klingstedt Bros offer beautifully engraved wedding invitations and announcements. Located at 8319 as listed in the notice.
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Klingstedt Bros
Three Injured In Mishap on Cleveland NW
Seven people were hurt in city and county traffic crashes Friday and today. A Massillon motorist was injured in a Massillon crash. A 22 year old mother faced a signal light charge after a 12:50 a m collision at 25th street and Cleveland Avenue NW injuring her infant son and a woman passenger. The mother, Mrs Norman J Jones of 310 Bellflower Avenue NW, was treated at Mercy Hospital for a knee injury and arm scratches. Her 9 month old son Robert had a slight scalp scratch. Mrs Josephine Perry, 27, of 1409 9th Street NE, a passenger in Angelle Perry's car, suffered a forehead injury, knee scratches and finger bruises.
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Massillon
25Th St
Cleveland Ave NW
Norman J. Jones
Bellflower Ave NW
Mercy Hospital
Robert
Josephine Perry
9Th St
Angele Perry
Child Hit by Auto In Louisville Street Crash
Four year old Richard Ronald of RD 2 Louisville suffered scalp scratches after running from between parked cars in the 2500 block of 14th Street NE Friday noon and being struck by a car driven by James Guerriari of 720 Harriet Ave NW. He was treated at Mercy Hospital, police reported.
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Richard Ronald
RD 2
Louisville
Mercy Hospital
14Th St
James Guerriari
Harriet Are
Accident Injures Child in Route 241 Incident
A six year old Linda R. Foss of RD 7 North Canton sustained bruises and leg scratches after a car driven by Keith Bender RD 7 North Canton turned left on Route 241 at McDonaldsville and struck a play wagon that rolled into the child. The accident, reported by the sheriff, occurred as Bender’s vehicle skidded into the wagon.
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Linda R. Foss
RD 7
North Canton
Aultman Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Keith Bender
McDonaldsville
Injured Woman Ida Given In Collision In Canton Area
Mrs Ida Given 56 of RD 4 East Canton suffered a fractured skull and facial, neck, and knee injuries Friday at 1 30 pm when a car driven by a man identified as Mr Wierough of RD 4 East Canton skidded on wet pavement at Market area N and Martindale road and struck the rear of her car She was taken to Mercy Hospital where her condition this morning was listed as fair.
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Ida Given
RD 4
East Canton
Wierough
Market Are N
Martindale Rd
Massillon Crash Leaves Cobbett With Minor Injuries
Elizabeth M. Cobbett, 24, of Massillon, was treated for minor back injuries after a Friday accident on 1st Street and Commonwealth Avenue NE. Police reported a car driven by Harry O. Mross of Cracker Street NW Massillon rear ended her vehicle as she stopped to turn left.
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Elizabeth M. Cobbett
245Th St SE
Massillon
1St St
Commonwealth Ave
Harry O. Mross
Cracker St NW
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