CIO Council Backs Transfer of Canton Housing Projects
Stark County Industrial Union Council support moves to transfer ownership of Don Mellett Homesteads and Jackson Park Sherrick Courts to Canton Metro for low rent housing. Delegates urged City Council action, citing housing shortage and need to help low income families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee C.I.O
Stark County Industrial Union Council
Canton
Metrotiilutam Elauisien
City Council
Don Mellett
Jackson Park-Sherrick Courts
C.I.O
Timken Golden Lodge
Harrison Ave
Home Builders Association of
Stark County, Inc
Mellet
Welfare Committee
Stark County Medical Society
Joseph A. DuBar
Belt Line Opponents Seek To Kill Plan At Hearing
In Columbus Ohio opponents of the Lake Erie Ohio River conveyor belt line prepare to attack the proposed 130 mile coal and ore carrier at the Senate judiciary committee hearing. Railroads and brotherhoods argue the project harms jobs and should not gain public utility status. Proponents claim the line will quickly pay for itself by reducing transport costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Whitacre
Minerva
Ohio Senate
Labor and Education Committee
Chester Hosmer
Columbus
Chet Adams
Cleveland Browns
Senate Judiciary Committee
H. B. Stewart Jr
Congress Lake
Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad
Riverlake Belt Conveyor Lines, Inc
James W. Huffman
U. S
Robert Guinther
Akron
Belt Line
Stewart
Ohio
Frank R. Aible
Davey
Jackson E. Betts
Findlay
C. W. Vance
Transportation Brotherhoods of Ohio
Lorain
East Liverpool
Cleveland
Youngstown
Vance
Canton Area Weather Forecast For Today And Tomorrow
Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon. Tonight partly cloudy and not so cold with a probable low around 25. Thursday clouds, milder, with a chance of snow or rain tomorrow. Roads near Cleveland Chardon Ashtabula County and in Youngstown Warren Ravenna slippery. Temperatures in Ohio climb from low teens to above freezing. low tonight in the high 20s. Almanac details include sun rise and set times and celestial positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
U. 8S. Weather Bureau
Akron-Canton
Ohio
Ole Man Winter
Mercury
C. G. Andrus
Plains States
Cleveland
Chardon
Ashtabula County
State Highway Department
Youngstown
Warren
Ravenna
Akron
Bismarck
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Denver
Detroit
Duluth
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Pittsburgh
Toledo
Washington
Ohio Legislature Advances Insurance and Labor Measures
Senate passes bills on mutual insurance trustees and corporate law clarifications while the House backs vacation pay for county workers and a law to exempt motorists from stopping for school buses on four lane highways. The Fairgrounds relocation panel gains support as tabling kills a plan to acquire a 524 acre site near Ohio State University amid a $400,000 funding lapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan P. Ford
Franklin
Nicholas P. Bernard
Mahoning
Moorehead
Senate
House
Mutual Insurance Company
Ohio
George H. Kirkpatrick
Knox
Ohio Fairgrounds Relocation Commission
House Agriculture Committee
Ohio State University
State Controlling Board
Lawsuit Seeks 10000 Damages Over Tooth Extraction
Ellsworth P. Scales Jr. filed in Common Pleas Court a 10000-dollar claim against dentist Dr. Robert S. Bowman for illness after an impacted wisdom tooth extraction on March 13, 1948. The petition cites infection, lost work, medical expenses, and permanent scars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth P. Scales Jr
Cleveland Ave
Common Pleas Court
Robert S. Bowman
Ridgerd
Massillon Chamber discusses public parking progress
March 16 the Massillon Chamber of Commerce retail division met at the Elks home at noon. Warren Bixler presented a treasurer report and a progress report on the public parking issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Massillon Chamber of Commerce
Elks
Warren Bixler
Britain's State Medicine Sparks Frantic Patient Demand
The article surveys Britain's start of socialized medicine on July 5 1948, noting crowded waiting rooms and shortages despite free treatment and medicines. Doctors face heavy clerical and clinical loads as patients seek free glasses dentures hearing aids wigs and medicines, with some abuse and administrative delays highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briain
Ministry of Health
Health Ministry
British Medical Journal
King
London
Indistinguishable Fliers Buried in Same Grave
Two flag draped caskets met in Memphis National Cemetery for grieving parents from Texas and North Carolina. Lt Herman C Austin of Hickory North Carolina and Staff Sgt James H Giffin of Wichita Falls Texas were killed in a Bari Italy bomber crash on November 5 1944. Army officials could not distinguish the bodies so a common grave was chosen midway between Wichita Falls and Hickory. The parents buried their son yesterday without knowing which body lay in which casket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
National Cemetery
Texas
North Carolina
Herman C. Austin
Clyde D. Austin
Hickory
N. C
James H. Giffin
Frank R. Giffin
Wichita Falls
Tex
Theft reports and burglary at local residences and business
Mrs. G. H. Walker of RD 2 reported a purse with $15 stolen from a bedroom at 208 4th St NW. Wilbur Gwin of 403 McKinley Ave SW reported a $70 watch stolen from his bedroom. Burglars entered the South Market Stag at 1027 Market Ave by breaking a window but nothing was found missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Walker
RD 2
4Th St
Wilbur Gwin
McKinley Ave
South Market
Market Are S
Falls Death Toll Rises To Twenty Seven Thousand In 1948
Falls killed twenty seven thousand people in 1948, up three percent from 1947, marking a notable rise in mortality for the year.
Driver and Passenger Hurt as Car Hits Pole
A faulty mechanism on a truck was blamed today at 7 45 am for injuries to the driver and his passenger after the vehicle crashed into a utility pole on Fulton road northwest. The driver Walter Ferguson Jr 17 of 608 Market area suffered scalp cuts and his passenger George Keys 22 of 1315 4th street southeast leg scratches. Both were treated at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Rd NW
Walter Ferguson Jr
Market Area
George Keys
4Th St SE
Mercy Hospital
Two Alliance Men Fined In Gambling Case
William Dantzler and Robert Banks, both from Alliance, were fined 35 plus costs each after pleading guilty to gambling at the Athenian Club. Banks also pleaded guilty to discharging firearms within city limits, receiving an extra 10 plus costs after threatening a gunfire incident following a dice loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repository Bureau Alliance
William Dantzler
N. Webb Ave
Robert Banks
Athenian Club
Banks
Forgery duo held in Wooster case linked to local printing ring
Robert Gilley and Mary Roger both 33 and 23 respectively from Hamlin Indiana are jailed in Wayne County on forgery and parole violation charges. They were arrested by Hamlin police and returned to Wooster by Sheriff Glenn Rike as Wooster police link them to a group printing checks in Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Robert Gilley
Mary Roger
Hamlin
Ind
Wayne County
Glenn Rike
United States Rides 1.4 Million Miles of Improved Roads
A report notes that the United States maintains about 1,400,000 miles of improved roads across the nation, highlighting the vast scale of its highway network and maintenance efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
McLaughlin defends Alliance as typical city on crime
Stark County Prosecutor D. Dean Mc Laughlin told the Alliance Exchange Club that changing behavior, not law, tackles gambling and vice. He said Alliance is no better or worse than other cities, comparing crime to potatoes and urging calm after a local disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repository Bureau Alliance
Stark County
D. Dean McLaughlin
Alliance Exchange Club
McLaughlin
Alliance
Fairmount Children’s Home
Fairmount Home
Board of County Commissioners and Trustees
McSweeney Hospitalized After Gall Bladder Attack
U S Representative John McSweeney of Wooster was stricken in the House during rent control debate and rushed to Bethesda Naval Medical Center for examination. Doctors describe the attack as acute with tests to decide on possible surgery. he hopes to return to office soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
U.S
John McSweeney
Wooster
U. S. Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
McSweeney
Stark
Tuscarawas
Wayne
Holmes
Naval Hospital
Two Injury Lawsuits Seek Damages in Common Pleas Court
Two injury suits filed Tuesday in Common Pleas Court seek 45 365 damages in personal injury cases involving vehicles. Mrs. Arwitter Clark sues Canton City Lines Inc for 35 000 over a May 8 1948 bus incident at the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing on Tuscarawas Street. Howard Snyder seeks 10 365 against Willie Mattie for injuries suffered December 17 1947 in a Route 62 traffic mishap involving his wife Irene Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Arwitter Clark
4Th St SE
Canton City Lines Inc
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tuscarawas St
Howard Snyder
RD 1
Louisville
Willie Mattie
Rockhillst
Alliance
Irene Snyder
Weather Bureau seeks meteorological aides in third region
The U S Weather Bureau invites applications for meteorological aides at third region stations with salaries from 2500 to 3000 dollars annually. Applications must reach the executive secretary of the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners in Chicago by April 1. Examinations will be held in Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Board of Weather Bureaus
W. Jackson Blvd
Chicago
Canton
Seizure Of Lodge Slots Sparks Lancaster Dispute
A Lancaster publisher and the state liquor enforcement chief clashed over a January 20 raid at Lancaster's Eagles Lodge. The lodge faced gambling device charges. Kerr claimed a publicity stunt, while Rutkowski called it an inspection and defended enforcing laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Lancaster
Eagles Lodge
R. Kenneth Kerr
Eagle Gazette
State Liquor Board
Anthony A. Rutkowski
State Liquor Department
Kerr
Rutkowski
Lancaster Eagles Lodge
Portugal seeks bases under Western Europe pact but noncommitment stated
The State Department assures Portugal that the treaty carries no base commitment and that alliance powers cannot decide the issue for Portugal. The pact offers a framework to work out base questions later. Portugal warns that excluding Spain weakens Iberian Atlantic defense.
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State Department
Portugal
United States
Iceland
Denmark
Spain
Iberian Peninsula
Three Children Die In Padlocked Home Fire
Poplar Bluff Missouri reports three children aged 11 8 and 3 were found dead after a fire in a two family building. Coroner Grover Green said the children were locked in by their mother Mrs Mary Burch who was visiting neighbors. Fire Chief Sam Knight said neighbors could not reach the children due to the padlocked door. Burch had been released from a state mental hospital about a year earlier and told police she locked the door to protect the kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Grover Green
Mary Burch
Shirley Ann
Violet
Gary Burch
Sam Knight
Failure To Issue Tax Stamps Brings Fine
Alex Esber, 42, of 1515 Mc Gregor NW, was fined $25 and costs by Municipal Court Judge D L McCarroll for failing to issue sales tax stamps. He was arrested Tuesday on an affidavit by a state tax inspector and is employed by Esber Beverage Co. of 803 3rd St SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Esber
McGregor
D. L. McCarroll
Esber
Esber Beverage Co
3Rd St
North Canton Playground Group Elects Officers
Lawrence Sannes was elected president of the North Canton Playground Association. Other officers named include George Twickler as vice president Mrs Arthur J Shahan as treasurer and Mrs Catherine Willaman as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Canton Group
Lawrence Sannes
North Canton Playground Association
George Twickler
Arthur J. Shahan
Catherine Willaman
Deficit Likely at One Point Two Billion Dollars
Washington reports the government may run a 1.2 billion dollar deficit for the year ending June 30 unless late tax returns raise sufficient revenue. Officials note spending matches a 40.18 billion estimate, while revenue lags eight percent behind last year’s pace as of March 15, with final figures pending late filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Tax Men Turn To Backlog of Normal Work
Deputy collectors at the Can on office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in the post office building shift to clearing a backlog after the 1949 filing season. They will handle delinquent accounts and returns from 1946 and 1947 while preparing to forward on to the Cleveland district IRS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Post Office
Earl D. Gross
Cleveland District Internal Revenue Office
Gross
Congress votes on rent control expansion and local option
The House approves a rent control bill 261 to 153 with provisions allowing Woods to reimpose controls in rural areas and to sue landlords for triple rent overcharges. It excludes criminal action and recontrol of residential hotels. Ohio congressmen split along party lines in local option and rent control votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
Spence
Kentucky
House Banking Committee
Ohio
First Tarrying Offenders Fined in Alliance Prostitution Crackdown
In Alliance on a Wednesday night Gilbert Cifero and Ginger King were arrested for tarrying in a house of prostitution. Both men pleaded guilty before Judge Harry S. Wykoff and were fined fifty dollars plus costs. King claimed ownership of the property and faced a separate charge of keeping a house of ill fame, which she contested before the judge and was remanded on a five hundred dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repository Bureau Alliance
Vice
Alliance
Gilbert Ciferro
Oxford
Ginger King
Jersey St
Harry S. Wykoff
Wykoff
Miss King
Gov Warren of Florida Reveals He Joined Klan
Gov Fuller Warren disclosed he once was a Ku Klux Klan member and plans to seek a 1949 legislature action to outlaw the order in Florida. He quit the group in disgust after attending a few meetings and denounced Klansmen as hooded hoodlums and cowards. He also revoked an honorary commission after a local Klan leader identified himself as grand titan.
Bish named Tiffin dairy inspector with federal prior
Ray C. Bish, former Dayton milk inspector, has been appointed to the same position in Tiffin Ohio. He previously served as an assistant in dairy products marketing for the Federal Bureau of Markets in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Ray C. Bish
Dayton
Federal Bureau of Markets
Washington
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Britain
By Edwin Shanke
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Medical Association
Dr. X
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Food Office
Mr. Rutowski
Porter Kauffman
Paytner
West
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Russia
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