Wilmington public schools hire teachers and transfers announced
The Wilmington Board of Education announced 10 new teachers and transfers at a Wednesday meeting. Two elementary staff moved to high school, and two retired while salaries stayed unchanged. Principal Mrs. Roy Kearns was appointed at Smith Place, with prior work at Miami University and Wilmington College.
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Wilmington Board of Education
H. W. Hodson
Hodson
Roy Kearns
Smith Place
Harold H. Glendall
Wilmington College
Brown County
Sardinia High School
Wilmington
Geraldine Roush
Winchester
Deane W. McElwee
Sinking Spring
Frank K. Cunningham
Glouster
Winifred Esterly
Columbiana
Margaret Bucar
Cleveland
Mary Ellen McCann
Wilmington R. F. D
John Smith
West Main Street
Pauline Garrison Haines
Helen Naomi Landis
Arcanum
Virginia McCann
Sabina
Patricia Antionette Pee
Spiceland
Ind
Mae Williams
Nellie Ross
Elizabeth McDermott
Middletown High School
Joe Dean Thomas
East End
Federal Bureau of Identification
Washington, D. C
Cunningham
Ohio State University
Nelsonville High School
Weather dispute over sky color linked to smoke or haze
Observers split on the cause of the day’s strange sky as reports cite a thin cloud layer or a forest fire haze north of Georgian Bay. Officials say smoke at 10 000 to 13 000 feet tinted the sun and created orange reflections on cars and water.
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Dayton
Weather Bureau
Georgian Bay
Ontario
Congressmen Lash Back at Truman
Harold E. Stassen told the Senate Appropriations Committee that President Truman’s description of Congress as the worst in history was unjustified and unstatesmanlike. He spoke while opposing House cuts to European Recovery Program funds, arguing Congress has produced one of the most constructive foreign policy records in two years.
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Harold E. Stassen
Turman
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Stassen
House
Bridges
R-Nh
Truman jokes on non political trip at Everett rally
President Truman teased a non political trip while speaking at Everett Washington in Memorial High School stadium. He mocked the trip as bi partisan and warned of a broader speaking campaign as flood damage looms near Portland. Republicans criticized him as the worst president while Taft planned a rebuttal on NBC Pro and Con program to discuss the New Deal.
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Ore
Washington State Press Club
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Taft
Mr. Truman
Hummel Denies Wallace Ballot Petitions in Ohio
Secretary of State Edward J Hummel refused to accept Wallace for President petitions filed by Leonard Hinds of Shaker Heights for a Wallace party entry. Wallace supporters claimed 40009 to 45000 signatures, but state law lacks provision to place presidential electors on the ballot by petition.
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Columbus
Henry A. Wallace
Ohio
Edward J Hummel
Leonard Hinds
Shaker Heights
Wallace
Hummel
Hearing on Health Teachers Standards Set for July 12
The State Education Department announced a public hearing for July 12 to consider raising standards for health teachers. State Education Director Clyde Hissong said school administrators and others in education will discuss changes in rules for hiring health and physical education staff.
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Columbus
State Education Department
Clyde Hissong
Stassen Opposes ERP Fund Cut in Senate Hearing
Harold E. Stassen urged Congress not to cut European recovery funds saying a cut would breach commitments to 16 European nations cooperating in the ERP. The Minnesota candidate for the Republican presidential nomination testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee as it weighs trimming over a billion dollars from the aid package.
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Congress
Stassen
Senate Appropriations Committee
Western
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Industrialist Urges Incentive Wage System for Workers
James F. Lincoln of Lincoln Electric Co. told Congress that an incentive wage system could double pay, cut costs, raise production and improve labor relations. The plan uses piece-work pay with a year end bonus and workers elect representatives on an advisory council, aligning wages with output.
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Cleveland
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Lincoln Electric Co
Senate House
Ohio
Lincoln
Senate Set To Vote On Peacetime Draft Bill Today
Washington June 10 Senators pledged a final vote on a peacetime draft bill after three days of sessions. Leaders predicted approval before sending the measure to the House where a tougher fight is expected. The plan would require 18 to 25 year olds to register with 19 to 25 possibly serving two years in the armed forces and could allow 166000 volunteers for one year.
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Clouds Burst as Floods Slam Northwest Rivers
Port land reports fresh cloudbursts and five hours of downpour swelling the Columbia and Fraser. Three weeks of flood surge push water over 650 square miles with 11 000 residents at risk as high tides threaten dikes and farmland. Death toll rises to 34 with a 10 year old drowned and a railroad division engineer. Red Cross lists 335 unaccounted and 121 critical names in Vanport flood zone.
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Reds Charge Western Spy Center in Berlin
The official Russian military newspaper accused Western powers of operating a spy center in Berlin and warned of actions amid new travel bans between Soviet and American British zones as tensions in the divided city persist.
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Berlin
Germany
GOP Senators Seek Adjournment By June 19
Republican senators agreed to try to adjourn by June 19 but rejected fixing a hard date to avoid session-end filibusters. Chairman Millikin reported the decision after a closed GOP conference with 42 of 51 members.
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Washington
Millikin
R-Cole
GOP
Church Leader Dr Philip Smead Bird Dies in Cleveland
Dr Philip Smead Bird a nationally known Presbyterian leader and organizer of the Cleveland Peace Committee in 1940 died early today in a Cleveland hospital at age 61. His death closes a long career of religious service and public work.
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Cleveland
Philip Smead Bird
Presbyterian
Peace Efforts in Palestine Amid Royal UN Mediation
The UN mediated four week truce amid Arab and Jewish forces in Palestine with Bernadotte calling it a first step toward permanent peace. Riots of fighting continued as Irgun defied the ceasefire and borders saw naval and aerial exchanges. Egyptian forces bombed targets near Tel Aviv and Nahariya while Arab and Jewish sides claimed gains and encirclements. The plan sought a frozen military situation though fears of wider conflict persisted.
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Haifa
Rehovot
Tel Aviv
Isdud
Pennington Found Guilty in Wife Shooting Case
Ralph D. Pennington of Nel son avenue was found guilty by a Clinton County Common Pleas Court petit jury after about one hour of deliberation of shooting his wife Louella with intent to wound. Sheriff Botts testified Pennington warned of killing her and Pennington claimed the gun discharged while he was fixing it.
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Clinton County
Pennington
Mrs. Pennington
Floyd Foote
Botts
One Killed When Train Jumps Track
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train derailed on the main line between Washington and Baltimore near Laurel Maryland. One man was killed and about 15 injured as the wreckage was struck by a following train. The dead man was identified as John Davenport of Jersey City New Jersey. he attempted to jump from a coach as it left the rails.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Baltimore
John Davenport
Jersey City
N. J
Vandenberg Nomination Election Predicted
London report quotes Daily Herald correspondent Arthur Webb predicting Sen. Arthur Vandenberg will secure the Republican nomination and win the November election with about 26 million votes, against President Truman’s 19 million and Henry A. Wallace’s 5 million.
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Washington
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Britain
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Arthur Vandenberg
Arthur Webb
Michigan
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Fire destroys hangar and planes at Rosecrans Field
A large hangar 21 airplanes and a National Guard mess hall were destroyed by fire at Rosecrans Field near St. Joseph Missouri. Airport manager Hugh Middaugh estimates the loss at about 875000 dollars pending final check.
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National Guard
Rosecrans Field
Hugh Middaugh
XS-1 Flies Faster Than Sound Several Times
Air Secretary Symington stated the XS-1 research plane has flown much faster than the speed of sound on several occasions. He noted no other aircraft has reached super sonic speed. Capt. Charles E. Yeager, 25, first to fly beyond the sonic wall, is a fighter pilot from Myra West Virginia and a test pilot at Wright Field. The speed of sound is 763 miles per hour under standard conditions.
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Howard Coon
Clifton Warren
Warren
Coon
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Symington
Air Force
Charles E. Yeager
Yeager
Myra
W. Va
Air Materiel Command
Wright Field
Would-Be Bride's Ardor Cools for Lack of $10,000
Danny Wicker halted plans with Dorothy Lawlor after she arrived in Daytona Beach seeking a $10,000 marriage settlement. She questioned his means and noted only a plane ticket and hotel stay as proof, insisting cash on the line before promising marriage.
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Danny Wicker
Dorothy Lawlor
Dorothy
Long Island
Danny
Holly Hill
Wicker
Three Officers Killed In Plane Collision Near Rome
An Air Force accident board opened an investigation into a collision between a C-54 transport and an AT-6 trainer during a rainstorm near Rome last night. Three officers were killed in the crash.
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Air Force
New Plane Purchases Washington
The Air Force plans to buy 2 201 new planes to build a 70 group force funded by 1 345 165 000 from defense appropriations. The program includes 243 bombers 162 heavy long range types and 1 405 jet fighters. The report notes speed and altitude details for sonic flight and XS 1 design specs.
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Air Force
Defense Department
Defense
Mihai Crownless King Marries Danish Princess in Greece
Mihai of Romania and Anne Bourbon Parma Danish princess wed in Athens at the royal palace. Archbishop Damaskinos officiated a 20 minute ceremony with King Paul and Queen Frederika in attendance. The couple exchanged crowns and were showered with rice and rose petals in a symbol of union.
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Greece
Athens
Romania
Anne
Fifth Avenue
New York
Paul
Eric
Frederika
Constantine
Archbishop Damaskinos
Isaiah Horepse
Prince Eric
Former Senator Judge Schwellenbach Dies at 53
Washington reports Secretary of Labor Lewis B Schwellenbach died at Walter Reed Hospital at 4 40 am EDT He was 53 and had led the Labor Department since June 30 1945 He suffered a cardiac failure after weeks of illness Mrs Schwellenbach was at his bedside The White House announced no funeral plans and noted his health had declined after his long service in the Senate and as a federal judge in Washington DC He previously chaired labor affairs before joining the cabinet and had considered returning to the judgeship
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Thought Forming Agencies Attacked at Xavier Commencement
In Cincinnati at Xavier University's commencement bishop John K. Mussie of Steubenville criticized thought forming agencies in America. He said these agencies aim to sell products through media that charm the lowest instincts, even if it damns the buyer.
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Cincinnati
America
John K. Mussie
Steubenville
Xavier University
Marihuana Seized at Cincinnati Bus Terminal
Federal narcotic agents Roy E. Anderson and William Koldy announced the seizure of $20,000 worth of marijuana from an unclaimed Army footlocker that arrived at Union Bus Terminal May 20. The cache was seized at Cincinnati's depot.
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Cincinnati
Union
Roy E. Anderson
William Koldy
Nash Rites Held for Pioneer Auto Manufacturer
Funeral services for Charles W. Nash 84 a pioneer automobile manufacturer were held today at the Church of the Recessional Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale Calif June 10 from the source.
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Glendale
Calif
Charles W. Nash
Pioneer Automobile Manufacturer
Church of the Recessional
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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