Speed Charges Filed Against Nine Motorists
Police and deputies arrested nine motorists on speeding or related offenses in an ongoing crackdown along city streets and Route 8. Cases include speeding at 60 mph on Market and Cleveland avenues and 70 mph on Route 8, plus reckless driving and signal light violations.
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State Highway Patrol
Cleveland Ave NW
Navarre Rd
Market Ave
12Th St
25Th St NW
Harold J. Offineer
Brown Ave NW
Malcolm B. Lennox
4Th St SE
3Rd St
Cherry Ave
Wrester A. Byrd
Strubleave NE
Charles W. Heller
Mapleave NE
Doris Haymond
13Th St
William A. Buchanan
Shorteave NW
Max G. Grant
Portage St
North Canton
Cleveland Ave
Alfred G. Gearhart
Brooklyn Ave
25Th St
William Luntz
Market Ave N
Floyd C. Walton
Carrollton
James S. Ritchie
Sheffield Ave
Massillon
Realtors Hear Hontas At Woman's Council Meeting
Attorney Jerry Hontas addressed 20 members of the Woman's Council of the National Real Estate Board at Mergus Restaurant Monday noon. He outlined progress and city needs. Mrs. William Henderson presided. Next meeting set for April 4.
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Hontas
Jerry Hontas
Woman’s Council of the National Real Estate Board
Mergus Restaurant
William Henderson
Weather Forecast Canton Ohio Area Nearly Rain and Snow
Cloudy and colder this afternoon with occasional rain. Tonight rain changing to snow by morning with a low around 35. Thursday will be cloudy and colder with snow. light snow possible tomorrow, likely under one inch. Barometer 28.58, humidity 69 percent. Sunrise 6:47 a.m. Sunset 6:26 p.m. Moonrise 1:20 p.m. Moonset 4:23 a.m.
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Canton
Ss. Weather Bureau
Akron-Canton
Ohio
International
U. S. Weather Bureau
C. G. Andrus
Gulf
New York
Andrus
Kent State Univ
Lausche Backs Fight on Slums
Governor Frank Lausche urged passage of slum clearance bills at the Cleveland Welfare Federation meeting. Legislation pending would let cities condemn blighted areas and require private buyers to build homes for low income families, with possible restraint on enforcement. He favored a fair employment law but urged careful provisions to avoid undisciplined enforcement.
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Cleveland
General Assembly
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Cleveland Welfare Federation
Atlantic Pact Advances Prompt U.S. Aid Plan
An expert on military aid discussed a proposed program to reinforce the Atlantic pact with an initial U.S. military appropriation of at least 1 billion dollars. Acheson must resolve Denmark entry terms as Rasmussen visits for the best basis to join. Canada Britain France Norway Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg are expected signers.
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Gross
Western Europe
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Denmark
Acheson
Gustav Rasmussen
United States
Canada
Britain
France
Norway
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Truck of Orange Juice Quenches Florida Fire
In Zephyrhills Florida firefighters battling a blaze on a truckload of crate material first used a hand extinguisher then water from a tank. When that failed they called a citrus plant for help and hooked up a discarded orange juice tanker to douse the flames.
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Florida
Zephyrhills
Fla
Zephyrhills Fire Department
Beagle Found Guilty Of Attempted Assault
George Raymond Beagle, 38, of AD 8, found guilty this morning by a jury in Judge Paul G. Weber's court of attempting to criminally assault a 14 year old girl on May 17 1948. The jury deliberated 45 minutes and Beagle faces a 1 to 15 year term pending a ruling on a motion for a new trial.
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George Raymond Beagle
Paul G. Weber
Beagle
Alliance Police Chief Reports On Local Vice Conditions
Alliance Mayor Robert D. Althouse announced the investigation of vice conditions in the city is complete. Acting Police Chief A O Lower wrote that prior to March 6 slot machines operated in six pool halls and one Main Street restaurant, liquor sold in 14 lodges, backrooms held card gambling, and nine brothels existed on Front and Jersey streets. No evidence of punch boards or trade cards now exists. Chief Lower pledged efforts to prevent any recurrence as Police Chief Harry L. Stark plans to return next week and may resume duties if health permits.
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Repository Bureau Alliance
Robert D. Althouse
Alliance
A. O. Lower
Capt. Lower
Front
Jersey Sts
Harry L. Stark
Miami
Fla
Stark
Change Urged In Jobless Pay
Gov. Lausche urged the Senate commerce and labor committee to tone down a proposed unemployment compensation bill. He pressed deletions and clarifications to prevent paying more for not working, exclude strikers connected with unions, deny Florida vacationers benefits, and extend the waiting period from six to seven weeks.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Florida
Russian envoy seeks talks with Acheson over Gubitchev arrest
Soviet Ambassador Pan yushkin requested a conference with Secretary Acheson in Washington. He did not state his reasons, but had met last Saturday with Undersecretary James Webb regarding the arrest of Valentin Gubitchev, a Russian UN employee accused of espionage, and asked for Gubitchev’s immediate release amid the Coplon case.
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INS
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Acheson
State Department
James Webb
Valentin Gubitchev
United Nations
Gubitchev
New York
Judith Coplon
Department of Justice
Trans-Jordan Reports New Palestine Fighting
Trans-Jordan said fighting broke out again in Palestine amid an uncertain truce. An Israeli force pressed toward the border town of Aqaba, where British troops are stationed.
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London
Trans-Jordan
Palestine
Aqaba
Truman Enjoys Rest During Sixth Florida Vacation
President Truman relaxes in Key West Florida with morning walks, swims, and sunbathing. Chief Justice Vinson and Presidential aides plan to join him. Ross to fly down. He may name a successor to Royall and continues White House telephonic contact as a courier reports travel. He spoke in Winter Park and will return to Washington March 19.
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Fla
Truman
Florida
Justice Vinson
Charles G. Ross
Royall
Winter Park
Rollins College
Washington
Fowler to Address Massillon Rotary Club on Europe
J Hartley Fowler of the national Y.M.C.A. council will speak to the Massillon Rotary Club about Inside Europe. Fowler, a former YMCA secretary in India for five years, has made two world tours with Sherwood Eddy, the noted author and world evangelist, and speaks Thursday noon at the YWCA.
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Massillon
J. Hartley Fowler
Y.M.C.A. Council
Rotary Club
Europe
Y.W.C.A
Fowler
Y.M.C.A
India
Sherwood Eddy
Mount Student Receives Akron Chemistry Award
Alliance March 9. Doe Wadelin son of Mr and Mrs G W Wadelin Columbiana received a certificate of award at Mt Union College Tuesday from the Akron section of the American Chemical Society. He will be a graduate assistant in Chemistry at Purdue University next year. He is active in Sigma Nu and Alembroic honorary chemistry society.
Lead poisoning dominates Mexico City health report
Mexican statistical offices report gastro intestinal diseases as the leading cause of death in Mexico City, with pneumonia and malaria next. Homicide by shootings and stabbings rank fourth as major violence-related fatalities.
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Mexico City
Mexican General Statistical Offices
Mexico
End of Sellers Market Cited By C of C Head
Columbus March 9 AP The president of the U S Chamber of Commerce Earl O Shreve says the era of easy selling is over and buyers now control the market He urges more and better goods for money and warns against federal controls and deficits The National Marketing Conference notes a two day program with retail wholesale manufacturing and service trade executives Also speaker Leonard W Trester cites population growth payroll gains and shifting income as factors enlarging the market and bolstering purchasing power
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Columbus
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Earl O. Shreve
Shreve
Truman seeks curb on amateur grain market speculation
The administration plans to seek power from Congress to curb nonprofessional traders known as ribbon clerks or lambs from speculating in grain and other farm markets. It argues excessive speculation drives price swings harming farmers and consumers, and supports margin controls to limit speculative activity.
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Truman
Ovid A. Martin Ashington
Congress
Agriculture
Brannan
Agriculture Department
Canton Area Girls Observe 37 Years of Scouting
Canton area Girl Scouts celebrate the 37th anniversary of Scouting and the 25th anniversary in Canton during three weeks of programs. More than 123000 scouts will perform in city sections while over 25 adults including 15 charter council members met to plan. The program traced Canton scouting history through five episodes led by Elsie Dancer with narrator Mrs. W L Huberty identifying milestones from the first troop to leadership shifts during wartime.
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Canton
Woman’s Club
Elsie Dancer
W. L. Huberty
Canton Council
Milton Lacey
Miss Lacey
Beauty School Attendee Demonstrates Salon Techniques
Edna S. James of North West Beauty Salon at 1203 Fulton Id NW attended the 26th Midwest beauty trade school in Chicago. The three day session concluded Tuesday with demonstrations on permanent waving hair tinting scalp treatments facials hair styling and cosmetics usage.
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Edna S. James
Northwest
Fulton
Midwest Beauty Trade School
Chicago
Indiana Adopts New Time Law But Clocks Vary In Practice
Indiana approves central standard time year round but cities keep daylight saving time this summer. Aurora will align with Cincinnati until its city changes. Calumet area towns plan daylight time with Chicago. Michigan City and Fort Wayne announce varied approaches.
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Cincinnati
Lance Bocher
Calumet
Chicago
Michigan City
Michigan Line
Russell Hileman
Fort Wayne
Michigan
Ohio
House Committee Backs Oleo Tax Repeal and Sale Ban
The House agriculture committee approved repealing federal taxes on oleomargarine while voting to bar interstate sale of yellow oleo. Current taxes are a quarter cent per pound for uncolored oleo and 10 cents for colored, plus handling fees. Vote 24 to 3. Rejected 14 to 13 a bill to repeal taxes and allow unrestricted sale.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Prosecutor Denies Bribery Inference From News Reports
The prosecutor rebuked Cleveland newspaper coverage as baseless rumors and innuendo about bribery and public official tolerance of slot machines prostitution and bootlegging. He emphasized that only solid evidence before the grand jury would prompt investigation and vowed thorough action if evidence appears.
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Alliance Municipal Court
Cleveland
McLaughlin
Cadillac
Florida
Grand Jury
Mary Garden Ventures Out of Retirement for Lecture Tour
Detroit reports Mary Garden, 72, famed opera singer, will launch a lecture tour. The National Arts Foundation said she will return to the United States next fall from Scotland where she retired in the mid-1930s.
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Detroit
Mary Garden
National Arts Foundation
Miss Garden
Scotland
Open House at Lisbon Lisbon Board of Health
March 9 the Columbiana Board of Health will open its new quarters for public inspection Friday from 10 to 12 a m and again from 2 to 4 30 p m in Lisbon.
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Lisbon
Columbiana Board of Health
Jones Names Seven Captains in Y W C A Fund Drive
Edgar W. Jones announces seven captains for the Y W C A fund campaign. The captains will pick 7 8 workers to solicit corporations and groups in April with general solicitation May 2 11. The goal is 200000 with 100000 allocated to the special gifts division, funding a new Walnutive and 6th Street NE building.
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Edgar W. Jones
Y. W. C. A. Fund Campaign
A. R. Jones
Oscar E. Barkey
Paul W. Hartung
Elmer J. Helbig
Hayes R. Putman
Joseph Sommer
A. B. Clark Jr
Jones
Walnutave
6Th St NE
Four Holmes County Residents Challenge 150 000 Will
Four Holmes County residents join court action in Chicago to invalidate the will of Evelyn N Mackintosh. They claim kinship as half siblings and allege lack of notice. The will left 150000 to a Chicago friend. the case follows Mackintosh’s 1948 death and the mother's subsequent death.
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Chicago
Holmes County
Evelyn N. Mackintosh
Lloyd
Charles Brink
Killbuck
Clara Pyers
Loudonville
Cook County
Mackintosh
Noriie McAlvany
Skokie
McKinley Memorial Transfer to Ohio State Society
The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society took over maintenance of the McKinley National Memorial on October 20 1943 after Ohio legislature approval transferring the property and trust fund from the McKinley Memorial Association. The state received 135 355 83 dollars and the monument became William McKinley Memorial State Park. Less than 30 people attended the 1943 ceremony at the Hotel Onesta as Paul B Belden and James K Lynch signed the deed. Arthur C Johnson of the state society accepted the deed and assets promising ongoing care for a monument Canton and Ohio may be justly proud.
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Ohio State Archaeological and Historal Society
Ohio
McKinley National Memorial Association
Canton
McKinley Memorial Association
McKinley
Onesta
Paul B. Belden
Memorial Association
James K. Lynch
Arthur C. Johnson
State Society
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
McKinley National Memorial
Johnson
William McKinley Memorial State Park
Cement Block Title Awarded to Mitchum
Robert Mitchum has been voted Mr. Cement Block of 1949 by fellow prisoners at a Los Angeles County prison honor farm where he is serving a 60 day term for conspiring to possess marijuana. He appeared as a prospective witness in the dancer Vicki Evans trial. Mitchum, earning $3 250 a week, said bricks are his task and that inmates voted him the prize, adding that the prison farm is an experience every taxpayer should go through.
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Los Angeles
Robert Mitchum
Bobby Sex Idol
Vicki Evans
Mitchum
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