Burglars Loot Newly Opened West Pike Club
Burglars broke into the newly opened Twe ty club on West Pike early today and stole whiskey wine cigarets and cash about 350 total. They forced entry with a crowbar pried the front door damaged a cigaret machine and a pinball drawer leaving a crowbar at the scene. Seven cases of whiskey and about six cases of wine were taken along with three cartons of cigarets from a mechanical machine. the cash box was untouched. The operator reported the incident to police and the safe was left at the club for the night while operation continued under the nearby victory club.
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Twety Club
West Pike
Rittenhouse
Shenfz
Frank M. T
Nei Victory Club
Plane Crash Kills Family of Five in Texas
A Dallas oil man and his four sons died in a crash near Alice Texas. Miller and his three sons perished while James Crane and another son survived briefly before dying. James Miller would have turned his birthday today. The Millers were traveling from Nailas to Benavides in Duval County.
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Alice
Texas
Dallas
Ferneath
Miller
James Crane
James
Nailas
Benavides
Duval
110 Octane Gas Too Much for Automobile
Seaman Beryl Smith of Columbus reported a dangerous fuel mishap when a 1936 Ford exploded after 139 octane aviation fuel overheated the tank. The door blew open and he was thrown into the street as flames grew before firefighters arrived.
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Columbus
Beryl Smith
Columbus Naval
Judges Extend Divorce Moratorium During Christmas Season
Judges Fred B. Cramer and P. F. P. say no divorce cases will be heard from now until after Easter. The moratorium began at Christmas to spur reconciliations, with Cramer noting about 30 reconciliations over nine years due to the policy.
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Fred B. Cramer
P. FP
Ses
Cramer
Woman Quizzed As Check Forger In Ohio Scams
Police said the suspect opened accounts in Chillicothe and Middletown using $190 checks on multiple banks including National Bank of Middletown and Barrell vouchers. She cashed a $20 expense check and was found with eight forged checks and various identification cards. Authorities believe she may be part of a broader ring using blank checks from major banks across several states.
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Beechective
Gallon
Chi Poole
National Bank of
Ohio Savings and Loan League
Florine Jonann
Chillicothe
Middleton
Savings Bank of
Poole
Rigney and Savings Bank
Naonal Bank
Nashville
Tenn
Cleveland Trust, Co
Industrial National Bank of
Detroit
Ining Trust Co
New York
Columbus
Four-time killer hunted after massacre in Mississippi and escape
In Lucedale Mississippi a suspected four time killer who shot 13 members of a family and later killed a sheriff is hunted across two states. Investigators say the suspect used a shotgun and fled in a cat. Names given include J. E. Nelson and Gloria amid reports of domestic trouble.
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Lucedale
Miss
Buck
Justice of the Peace
Tomiesto
Dy J. E. Nelson
Nelson
Hinton
Gloria
Christmas Dinner For Store Santas
Ho tel Statler manager Ray J. McSoley hosted a Christmas dinner for 19 store Santas in red and white suits black boots and white whiskers. Santas gathered at Cleveland venue for festive evening.
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Cleveland
Ray J. McSoley
Hotel Statler
Turkiye to receive US destroyers Biden transfer
Two World War II destroyers Buchanan and McCaila are being transferred to the Turkish navy. US Navy Headquarters says ships reactivated in Charleston South Carolina with Greek Turkish aid funds. Turkish crews to join as passengers.
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London
Buchanan
McCaila
U. S. Navy
Charleston
S. C
U. S
Turkey
Gers
Deer Killed Illegally Near Nomwich Leads to Fines
Leonard Goff of New Concord pled guilty to killing one deer and paid 100 dollars plus costs while Lawrence Lee of Norwich admitted possessing a deer during the closed season and was fined 50 dollars. State game protectors Rinne and DeVoe said meat from the hunted animals was confiscated and the case cited the prohibited season.
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Leonard Goff
New Concord
Lawrence Lee
Norwich
Earth Rinnee
Merle DeVoe
Lee Farm
Rinneer
Truman May Get Salary Increase
A Senate civil service subcommittee has a bill ready to raise the president's pay by 25,000 dollars a year and add 350,000 dollars to expense allowances, potentially making Truman a 200,000 dollar annual leader. The legislation would also raise salaries for cabinet officers and other top officials to attract capable personnel into government service.
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Washington
Congress
Harry 5
Truman
Senate Civil Service
William Howard Taft
Snowy and Cloudy Day With Friday Snow Chance
Foggy early with cloudy skies today and tonight. Snow is likely Friday, beginning in the southwest portion tonight, with a low near freezing. Temperatures remain calm as precipitation chances rise later in the day.
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Ohio
Quick Recovery Of Stolen Goods
Hamilton police boast speedy service after Wilson Chaney reported theft from his car at noon. Officers found 12 boxes of candy and coffee among items dropped by thieves, with two patrolmen bringing the recovery to headquarters before Chaney noticed the loss.
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Hamilton
Wilson Chaney
Chaney
Fumes Sickens 13 Aboard Bus Near Decatur
A Chicago to Louis bus pulled into Decatur with 15 aboard. 13 passengers were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes and faced collapse or unconsciousness, while driver Stanley Belt was unaffected. Rescue staff treated victims in the back of the rear-engine bus operated by Continental Bus Co. Names include Liemuel Harndsen 55 Pontias Mich Gertrude Hobitson 39 Detroit Julie Cannon 21 Bernard Cannon 2 Detroit.
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LR Rail
Chicago To Louis
Decatur
Stanley Belt
Chicago
Continental Bus Company of Chicago
Santa Fe Trailways
W. E. Shall
Hi 1
Liemuel Harndsen
Pontias
Cannon
Suelie
Detroit
Stores Open Late Tonight Before Christmas Eve Closing
Stores stay open until 3 35 this evening and close at 5 36 tomorrow to let clerks celebrate Christmas Eve with families. Evening hours have continued since Tuesday to assist shoppers unable to visit earlier.
Chinese Warships Repulse Communists Near Tientsin
Nationalist warships at Tanghu near Tientsin say they repulsed Communist attacks with heavy casualties. Reports quote Gen. Fu Tso-i headquarters and note Reds were inactive after 1,500 killed or wounded in the day. Peiping residents’ support for defenders is uncertain.
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Nanking (P
Tanghu
Tientsin
Associated Press
Spencer Moosa
Peiping
Cmoosa
Fu Tso-¥i
North China
Moosa
Nanking
Here
Yangtze
Huangnan Evening Post
Communists For Members of Prefer Sun Fo
Governors Receive Christmas Gifts in Ohio Statehouse Exchange
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert was promised two thousand sixty television sets and Republican State Chairman Fred H. Johnson received a three dollar twenty five cent tailored suit. The gifts came from state house associates and were described as wonderful by the governor. Johnson thanked donors and urged appreciation for a service. The exchange occurred amid February celebrations.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Fred H. Johnson
State House
Johnson
State Department
Nis
Governor
OF Apprea Ser
Tojo and cronies shout Banzai before gallows death
The seven Japanese war leaders including former premier Tojo were hanged after midnight amid shouts of banzai and calls for a greater war. The priest Hanayama described their last acts as they drank briefly, posed with wine, and offered prayers. Tojo raised his Buddha rosary in a final gesture before execution.
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Hidehi Toin
Shinso Hanayama
Tojo
Mous
Farbor
Tee
Buddha
Seissire Itagati
China
Korea
Koki Hirota
Hanayama
Reds labeled in CIO unions by House committee
The House Un-American Activities Committee labeled twelve CIO union officers as Communist officials and warned of government force if strikes occurred under a Communist regime. It named 33 organizations as Communist or front groups and cited 20 unions with strong Communist leadership. The report urged cleansing of infested unions with rank and file responsibility.
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Washington
House Un-American Acts Committee
CIO
Harry Bridges
Longshoremen’s Union
Ben Gold
The
Fur and Leather Workers
Abram Flaxer
United Public Workers of America
Donald Henderson
Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers
United Electrical Workers and
Longsore Men’s Union
Reds
Russia
Weatherman Sees White Christmas
CHICAGO reports a white Christmas as snow spreads from the Rockies into the central plains. A blanket of snow was forecast for the Midwest with colder weather in the north central states. Temperatures fell to 15 degrees and lower with subzero readings across Minnesota South Dakota Wisconsin Montana and nearby areas.
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Chicago
Rockies
Central Plains
Midwest
North Central
Canadian
Bismarck
N. D
Grand Forks
N .D
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Montana
Australia calls for Dutch expulsion over Indonesian conflict
Defiance of UN Charter cited as Australia seeks Dutch removal from the United Nations Security Council role if the attack on Indonesia continues. China's Dr Hsia backs a halt and Dutch withdrawal while Colombia and Syria align with the American proposal amid reports of Dutch forces firing on civilians in Batavia and mounting violence in Kalierang.
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Paris
Australia
Holland
United Nations
W. R. Hodgson
Australa
Security Council
Anather
Council
C. L. Hsia
China
Philip C. Jessup
United States
Tthey
Indonesia
Colombia
Syria
Batavia
Java
United Nations Security Coun- Wy
Good Offices Committee
Kalierang
Dogjakerla
Netherlands F
May Cut Off ECA Aid to Holland
The Economic Cooperation Administration suspended about 14.1 million dollars in Marshall Plan aid to the Dutch ruled Netherlands East Indies pending clarification of renewed civil strife. An ECA official said the agency would examine the Indonesian conflict's effect on the Netherlands economy and could cut future aid if hostilities drain funds. The ECA has approved nearly 300 million dollars for the Netherlands, though shipments lag.
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Washington
Holland
Economic Cooperation Administration
Netherlands East Indies
ECA
Netherlands
Rate Boost Granted to Southern Bell in Georgia
The Southern Bell Telephone Company sought a rate increase in Georgia amounting to as much as 37 million dollars annually to stem what it described as daily erosion of its property. The filing aims to cover rising costs and protect network assets.
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Southern Bell Phone Company
Georgia
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Herbert
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