Voters flood Ohio polls as registration drives surge
Ohio voters may flock to the polls on November 7 as Republican, Democratic and labor groups push registration. Taft faces Ferguson with labor backing, while countywide and partial registries expand across 14 and 19 counties respectively. Officials predict record turnout as registration rush continues through Wednesday finalization.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Taft
Ladies Day-Out Classes Begin at YWCA Wednesday
About 200 women will attend the YWCA for the 10 week Ladies Day-Out program starting Wednesday. There will be morning and afternoon classes with a luncheon at 11 45 a.m. and a religious hour at 12 45 p.m. Speakers include Mrs Walter N Curry on Cosmetics Through the Years and Mrs S L Berkepile on Higher Happiness.
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Y.W.C.A
Walter N. Curry
S. L. Berkepile
Ralph Lockman
Caroline Kiehl
Florence Nightingale Boyer
Kiehl
Martin. H. Schmid
H. T. Stoll
Jack Weil
Paul B. Syler
Mary McCarroll
R. V. Nist
Charles Bernhard
Zelvon D. Latta
John Cable
Mildred Cousins
Canton Public Library
Park Urban
Carl E. Warstler
Four Ohio Counties Vote To Establish Countywide Registration
Doss Scioto Seneca and Stark counties voted to establish countywide registration but their election boards did not implement it this year. Gallia Pike Sandusky and Stark are the other counties mentioned. In 1948 Ohio had 9,068 precincts with 5,316 having registration and 2,428,145 voters registered, the largest at that time. In 1946 the state had 5,017 registration precincts and 2,257,138 registered voters.
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P.A.C
Jacob Clayman
C.I.O. Political Action Committee
Clayman
Ohio Federation of Labor
Butler, Clark
Cuyahoga
Franklin
Hamilton
Lorain
Lucas
Mahoning
Montgomery
Trumbull
Wood
Greene
Summit
Licking
Allen
Ashtabula
Belmont
Columbiana
Erie
Fairfield
Guernsey
Hancock
Jefferson
Lawrence
Logan
Marion
Miami
Muskingum
Richland
Doss
Scioto
Seneca
Stark
Gallia
Pike
Sandusky
October Draft Set for 333 Area Induction Quota
Stark and five area counties will provide 333 men for induction and 1,233 for pre induction physicals in October. Stark County boards account for 167 inductions and 642 examinations, with Carroll Columbiana Holmes Tuscarawas and Wayne contributing the rest. Ohiowide, 17,000 are to be called for examinations and 4,255 for induction. actual inductions total 2,860 starting October 6.
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Selective Service Boards
Stark
Area
Columbus
Carroll
Columbiana
Holmes
Tuscarawas
Wayne
Stark Boards
Board
Whooping Cough Leads Local Contagion Surge
Eleven cases of contagion were reported to the city health department last week. Dr. W A Scott, health commissioner, said seven were whooping cough, three were infantile paralysis and one scarlet fever. The total was the highest since the week ending July 1.
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City Health Department
W. A. Scott
U S W and Alcoa Enter Pay Talks in Pittsburgh
The United Steel Workers and Aluminum Co of America meet over wages as Alcoa offers a 10 percent raise for 45,000 workers. USW represents 20,000 Alcoa employees and may accept as a down payment on broader wage demands. AFL Aluminum Workers union signals similar bargaining stance.
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Pittsburgh
C.I.O. United Steel Workers
The
Aluminum Co. of American
Us.w
Alcoa
U.S.W
A.F.L. Aluminum
Berlin landmarks torn down by communists drive out history
Communist teams in East Berlin remove historic landmarks deemed bomb damaged and unrecoverable. West Berliners react with mild rage while powerless.
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Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
Draft Q&A on deferments and exemptions
A NEA Service, Inc. Q and A clarifies draft rules for high school students, glasses wearers, hay fever, and dependents. It notes possible deferments for students with good grades, individual physicals determine acceptance, and that dependents of service personnel receive hospital care and allotments under the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950.
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Douglas Lasser
Army
Korea
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H. Rooney
Detroit
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U.S. W
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By Douglas Larsen
National Guard
NEA Service, Inc
Market Ave
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