Democrats Pilot Budget Measure Through House
Democrats steered a $646,802,498 biennial Ohio budget through the House with no Republican amendments. The Finance Committee's total is $2.66 million below the governor’s request. The bill funds state government from July 1 for two years and moves to the Senate.
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House
Columbus
Ohio
House Finance Committee
Frank J. Lausche
Senate
Clingan Jackson
D-Mahoning
Finance Committee
General Assembly
Senate Probes Coal Coordinator Plan
The Senate Banking Committee votes to investigate a proposal for a coal industry coordinator or chief negotiator. Sen Maybank chairs the probe, with a small business subcommittee to conduct it starting Monday. Sen Robertson backs the inquiry amid fears of monopolistic control.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Robertson
D-Va
Ezar
Rural Mail Box Standards Urged for Clinton County
Rural Free Delivery patrons in Clinton County are urged to improve mailbox appearance accessibility box type weather protection and carrier safety. The National Rural Letter Carrier notes two year RFC service with no uniform turnout system and asks residents to inspect four criteria for efficiency and safety.
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Clinton County
Wiley C. Brown
Martinsville
RFC
Coal Czar Plan Could Put Moses In High Coal Post
Harry M. Moses, head of H. C. Frick Coke and a U. S. Steel unit, is seen as a leading candidate for a new coal czar role. The plan, backed by northern operators and UMW President John L. Lewis, would set pay between 75 000 and 100 000 dollars and allocate about 200 million tons of soft coal annually to balance work across cycles. southern operators protest.
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Harry M. Moses
H. C. Frick Coke Company
U. S. Steel
UMW
John L. Lewis
Heat Wave Drouth Threatens Crops and Fires Across U S
A mid June heat wave and drought push forest fire danger in northeastern states and Pacific Northwest. Death toll in New England rises to 15 while North Texas flash floods claim two lives. Showers relieve Midwest crops. temperatures top 80s coast and 90s inland.
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Associated Press
New England
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Idaho
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Midwest
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
New Jersey
Lucas Warns Against Rumors of a Nation in Low Mood
Sen. Lucas of Illinois urges Americans not to dwell on fear as the country faces economic concern. He recalls FDR's fear itself line and notes GOP plans for a 50 million dollar public works and relief program amid the depression debate.
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Washington
iPi
Sen. Lucas
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lucas
Sen
Brewster
R-Me
Bodies to be buried at Arlington after wartime ship explosion
The bodies of 248 men killed in the Transport Serpens explosion at Guadalcanal on January 29, 1945, were brought to Arlington for reinterment in the largest group burial at the national cemetery in years. The remains arrived from the Pacific theater for burial.
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Arlington
Washington
National Cemetery
Serpens
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Youngstown Bus Strike Enters Fifteenth Day
Youngstown residents endure a 15th day of a city bus strike with no resolution in sight as service remains disrupted and pedestrians face increased travel burden.
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Youngstown
Pardoning of Murderers To Go To Voters
Ohio lawmakers push constitutional change to take away governor power to grant reprieves, commutations, or pardons for first degree murderers with mercy recommendations. If approved, the issue will appear on next November’s ballot, while a related bill awaits Senate action.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Senate
John J. Gallagher
Cuyahoga
Gallagher
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ant Ryan
D-Stark
Ohio
Congress
Senate House
Guy C. Hiner
R-Stark
George C. Philpot
R-Noble
Welfare Department
Rawlins Gave Girl Camera and Watch in Slaying Case
A prosecution witness testified that Grover E. Rawlins 18 gave a wrist watch and camera to a girl the day after Eleanor Gifford 52 was beaten to death in her Athens home. The loot included two cameras and the watch from the slain Episcopal church worker’s residence. Special Prosecutor T Vincent Martin seeks to prove the killing occurred during a burglary by Rawlins and two companions, Harry Dodds 20 and Jimmy Stewart, who are charged. Stewart is at large. Dodd’s trial is pending. The witness said Rawlins gave the items on January 4 after New Year’s Eve sightings.
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Athens
Grover E. Rawlins
Eleanor Gifford
T. Vincent Martin
Episcopal Church
Rawlins
Harry Dodds
Jimmy Stewart
Columbus
Dodd
Stewart
Jear Tucker Robinson
Dodds
Akron Women Hit by Illness After Luncheon Salad
Four of 20 socially prominent Akron women who fell ill at a Woman's City Club luncheon have been released from Peoples Hospital. Sixteen remain in fair condition as health officials attribute the illness to the turkey salad served at the birthday luncheon.
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Akron
City Club
Peoples Hospital
Charles MacDonald
Akron Health Department
Dairy and Food Division
Frigidaire Layoffs Cut to 4100 by July First
CIO Local 801 officials said Frigidaire division layoffs would total 4100 by July 1, down from an earlier 4800 estimate. Delco Products recalled 100 workers to work yesterday.
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Frigidaire
Dayton
CIO
United Electric Workers
General Motors Frigidaire
Delco Products
Relief Grants Three Held in Shallow Grave Slaying
In Columbus a 33 year old ex convict Cecil D Martin and two others including Betty Arnett and a 15 year old girl are held for questioning in the shallow grave slaying of Theodore B White 58 whose body was found near Ashville Ohio. White was beaten and his throat stuffed with paper. Authorities issued a state wide alarm for White s car and any occupant.
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Columbus
Theodore B. White
Ashville
Upper Arlington
White
Cecil D. Martin
Betty Arnett
Martin
Nevius Paroled From Ohio Prison
Jerome A. Nevius former Clark county prosecutor was released from Ohio Penitentiary after two years for three counts of bribery. The 38 year old attorney left the prison this morning. he had been convicted July 7 1945 for taking bribes from Joseph Parisi and Ralph Schear of Dayton. The bribery conviction was upheld January 15 1947 by the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Columbus
Jerome A. Nevius
Clark County
Ohio Penitentiary
Joseph Parisi
Ralph Schear
Dayton
Ohio Supreme Court
Nevins
Parisi
Schear
Vancouver Fire Wrecks $1 Million in East Vancouver
Fire in the industrial east-central section of Vancouver caused damage estimated by Fire Chief R. M. MacDonald at easily more than $1,000,000. The blaze razed or ruined two fuel companies a refractory plant an asbestos plant two paper stock companies two lumber yards a cafe a war salvage firm a stone cutting plant a welding shop a pier several small boats and a private home.
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Vancouver
B. C
R. M. MacDonald
Defiance Man Dies In Car Crash Near Napoleon
Richard J. Bohn aged 23 of Defiance was fatally injured when his car struck a tree last night near Napoleon. He was pronounced dead at the scene by local authorities.
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Napoleon
Richard J. Bohn
Defiance
Clark Denies Hoover Quit Report Not True
Attorney General Clark rejects a Washington Times Herald item claiming J. Edgar Hoover resigned after a dispute over secret FBI reports in Judith Coplon’s espionage trial. White House Press Secretary Ross says no resignation and no White House involvement. The Times Herald linked the controversy to decades of FBI scrutiny and Coplon papers.
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Clark
Hoover
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Washington Times-Herald
Attorney General
Judith Coplon
Times Herald
Charles G. Ross
White House
Ross
The
Times-Herald
Coplon
Miss Coplon
Justice Department
Fredric March
Hollywood
Robed group flogs WWII veteran in Birmingham
A robed and hooded group lashed Billy Guy Stovall, 31, 20 times after dragging him from his home. The three-car assault, the third similar incident in a week, follows a cross burning witnessed by a woman and a restaurant fire, all attributed to white robed attackers in the Birmingham area.
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Birmingham
Ala
Billy Guy Stovall
Hugh McDonal
Ohio Bond Drive Reaches Noted Total
Ohioans have purchased 42 151 374 dollars in savings bonds since May 16. The state quota stands at 62 630 000 dollars, reported by state bond chairman Loring L. Gelbach yesterday.
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Columbus
Markets At a Glance brief from Associated Press
Wheat firm as Oklahoma yields disappoint. Corn steady with wheat. Oats steady with light trade. Hogs generally steady up to 21.25. Cattle steady to 1 lower top 28.50. Stocks higher as steel and motor shares lead rally. Bonds higher with demand for rails.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Rabies Found in City Area Dog and Head Sent for Lab
County sanitarian Douglas R. Parker reports a medium male shepherd killed near Wilmington after acting strangely. Irvin Carter shot the dog on old Cuba road, the head sent to Columbus for rabies testing with results expected after the lab reopens. No exposures reported to Parker.
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Douglas R. Parker
State Department
Columbus
Wilmington
Matthew B. Fife
Clinton County Air Force Base
Parker
South South Street
Irvin Carter
Cuba Road
Leslie Sliker
Sanitarian
Senate Approves Daniels Measure to Name Route 28
Ohio Senate approved Sen. Albert L. Daniels bill to name Route 28 from Chillicothe to Milford after Gen. Duncan McArthur. The measure ties the highway to McArthur’s 1779 trail from Chillicothe to Greenfield via Paint Creek. Daniels noted the dedication would align with Greenfield’s September sesquicentennial.
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Columbus
Duncan McArthur
Ohio Senate
Albert L. Daniels
Highland
Chillicothe
Milford
Cincinnati
Ohio
Daniels
McArthur
Greenfield
Paint Creek
Senate
House
Four Die in Indiana Plane Crash Near South Bend
Four persons believed from Chicago died when their plane crashed 15 miles south of South Bend Indiana. The craft burst into flames and the bodies burned. Papers on one body bore the name Dr S Sinclair Snyder of Chicago and another read Jean B Kline. Coroner T C Goracewski said the victims appeared to be two men and two women.
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South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Here
S. Sinclair Snyder
Jean B. Kline
T. C. Goracewski
Cyclist Dies After Motorcycle Hits Truck Near Amsterdam
Pi John William Kemmer 33 of Amsterdam died yesterday when his motorcycle struck a truck driven by Earl Miller 19 of Richmond in the village of Amsterdam near Steubenville.
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Steubenville
John William Kemmer
Amsterdam
Earl Miller
Richmond
Here
Welfare relief costs rise gradually in Clinton County
Welfare grants in Clinton County have tripled in two years while cases more than doubled. County director Miss Elizabeth Sharkey notes the rise has been gradual. June 1949 grants totaled $4 017 on 98 cases, about 400 people on relief. Statewide data show Ohio’s relief expense rising from 5 488 000 in 1944 to 31 519 000 in 1938 and 24 400 000 expected for 1949.
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Clinton County
Frank J. Lausche
Elizabeth Sharkey
Tues
Ohio
Dole
More Hard Rains Hit the County
Heavy rains struck Clinton county Tuesday night with a hard downpour in Blanches ter and lighter rain in the east. Weather observer Mrs. Ethel H. Hayes logged 0.90 inch in the 24 hours to 8 A.M. Wednesday and noted another hard rain before noon. Winds shifted north, temperate dropped slightly. County agent Ralph H. Grimshaw said rains did not hurt wheat yield and may aid grain filling. corn prospects improved from below average.
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Clinton County
Blanchester
Ethel H. Hayes
Ralph H. Grimshaw
Brown Votes No On Housing Bill
A coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats opposed the housing bill endorsed by Truman. The House Rules Committee voted 8 to 4 to clear the measure for action next week, with Brown voting against and Rep McSweeney voting to clear the bill.
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Washington
Truman
House Rules Committee
House
Rep
McSweeney
Brown
Akron Tire Prices Cut by Seiberling Co
Seiberling Rubber Co. in Akron reduced passenger tire prices by five to seven and a half percent as part of a wave of price cuts by tire manufacturers.
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Akron
Seiberling Rubber Co
Senate Adds Taft Hartley Feature to Labor Bill
Washington June 15 The Senate voted to require unions to bargain with employers as part of the Truman Administration labor bill.
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Washington
Senate
Hospital plans cut to fit nine hundred thousand fund
Clinton Memorial Hospital board chair T S Townsley announced that bids for the new medical building exceed the $900 000 allotment from bond issues and federal aid by about $100 000. revisions to plans will use some second class equipment and double rooms to reduce costs while aiming to award contracts by June 30 and still meet the federal grant deadline.
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T. S. Townsley
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Townsley
Marley W. Lethly
Springfield
Fust
State Health Department
A. P. Eveland
Wilmington
The
News-Journal
Plan To Unify Municipal Courts
In Columbus on June 15 lawmakers proposed placing Ohio municipal courts under a single uniform act of 34 sections. The plan, drafted after a year of work by the State Bureau of Code Revision, comes to a Senate vote following five hearings and testimony for and against the measure.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
State Bureau of Code Revision
Senate Judiciary Committee
Greenville Pageant Marks Treaty Signing Camporee
Greenville hosts a pageant marking the peace treaty signing between Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne and Native tribes. More than 1,500 Boy Scouts from the Miami Valley will participate in Greenville’s third annual treaty camporee this weekend.
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Greenville
Mad Anthony Wayne
Miami Valley
Ohio youths attend 19th annual 4 H Club camp in Washington
Four Ohio youths Patricia Lombard of Plain City Elaine Williams of Wilmington William Wolford of Mansfield and Ralph Culer of Bryan are in Washington for the 19th annual 4 H Club camp, which runs through June 22.
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Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Patricia Lombard
Plain City
Elaine Williams
Wilmington
William Wolford
Mansfield
Ralph Culer
Bryan
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