Mississippi bids farewell to Senator Theo Bilbo in final rites
Mississippians planned solemn farewell for Theodore Gilmore Bilbo after his death in New Orleans at 69 from heart failure after cancer. The body lay in state at Bilbo’s Dream Home in Poplarville with National Guard guards on duty. Funeral set for Juniper Grove Baptist Church with Rev D W Nix officiating. buried beside his parents. Surviving include his second wife Linda Gaddy, daughter Jessie Smith, son Theodore Gilmore Bilbo Jr. The article notes Bilbo’s controversial white supremacy record and prior seating debates in Congress.
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Pofplarville
Miss
Theo
G. Bilbo
New Orleans
Flo
Foundation Hospital
Poplarville
Bilbo
Mississippi National Guard
Fielding L. Wright
United States Senate
Africa
Ku Klux Klan
Linda Gaddy
Jessie Smith
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo Jr
50 Hurt When Theater Ceiling Collapses
Meadville Pennsylvania August 22 The collapse occurred during a motion picture at the Park theater injuring about 50 people with two in critical condition as the steel mesh and plaster section 20 by 25 feet fell to the floor In all about 28 victims were taken to Meadville hospitals including Joseph Maggio 21 and Ronald Ross 15 the theater manager Leo Conrad said the crowd numbered around 1000 as debris showered patrons and several were treated at the scene or nearby drug stores
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Meadville
Pennsylvania
Park Theater
Joseph Maggio
Ronald Ross
Leo Conrad
Rural teachers set meeting in Lenawee court room
A rural teachers meeting for Lenawee county will be held in the court room of the Lenawee county courthouse on Aug 30 at 9 30 am. The half day session will distribute materials and provide guidance for the coming school year. Speakers include a Michigan State College soil conservation expert and a Michigan State Department of Health educator. Mrs Alice Pepper, Lenawee county helping teacher director, discusses the course of study. Miss Mildred Snyder returns to Blissfield as Lenawee Monroe normal school principal.
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Liverna
Senate
Jackson
Miss
Bilbo
Washington
Bilho
United States
Clarm
Mississippi
Lenawee County
Milton C. Porter
Michigan State College
Michigan State Department of Health
Alice Pepper
Pepper
West Dearborn
Cement City
Blissfield
Lenawee - Monroe County Normal School
Probation for atom data theft by ex-soldier student
Alexander von der Luft, 23, former army sergeant and Princeton student, received four years probation in federal court for taking secret atomic bomb papers. FBI recovered 200 handwritten pages and other restricted data at his Princeton home and from Los Alamos materials. He admitted taking the documents claiming souvenirs and bragging rights.
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Pittsburgh
Alexander von der Luft
R. M. Gibson
FBI
van der Luft
Princeton University
Los Alamos
N. M
Heat Wave Continues As Michigan Braces For Record Summer
Forecasters say summer 1947 in Michigan may be the hottest on record with potential high of 76 in Detroit and five more weeks of heat. Adrian hit 94 yesterday as Chicago forecasts 95 to 100 across several states. Heat keeps damaging corn and grain crops while relief looks unlikely.
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Michigan
Detroit
Adrian
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Judge Grants 2 Youths Handicap In Police Chase
In Baltimore two cousins aged 20 and 18 were freed on habeas corpus with a 15 minute delay before arrest to avoid creating a traffic hazard. George Miller and William Tier left court with police waiting, then sped off in a gray sedan as authorities scattered searches across Baltimore area roads. Extradition to Maryland was ordered for five youths tied to stolen airplane parts from Hanover airport, with Pennsylvania not pressing charges per the airport owner.
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Baltimore
Michael J. Mantey
George R. Miller
William H. Tier
Millers
Maryland
Raymond Devener
Hanover
Joseph D. Buscher
Wiley Ta. Ritchey
Judge Manley
Four New Store Fronts Being Installed on North Main Street
Four North Main Street business places are installing new store fronts with a fifth planning similar work. Permits were issued by the city hall building inspector. Young's Jewelry Store at 109 North Main Street will feature natural finished aluminum and curved glass and an all glass door. Leo Marks Jewelry Store at 115 North Main Street will add a new front and remodel the interior with built in cases and modern lighting. The second floor will also be remodeled. Citizens Gas Fuel Co at 127 Worth Main and the Derby Barber next door receive new fronts as part of a two year remodeling program, including gas air conditioning, new tile flooring and lighting. Hayes Shoe Company at 117 North Main Street plans a fluted aluminum front with two entrances and new interior remodeling.
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North Main Street
City Hall
Young's Jewelry Store
Leo Marks Jewelry Store
Citizens Gas Fuel Co
Worth Main
Derby Barber Show
Hayes Shoe Company
Postmaster Dies of Heart Attack in Lapeer
Pi Guy D. Thompson, 73 year old postmaster of Lapeer since 1935, died after a heart attack suffered Thursday at Saginaw General Hospital. Funeral services are planned for Saturday in Lapeer.
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Lapeer
Guy D. Thompson
Saginaw General Hospital
Ford And CIO Officials Agree On 2 Contracts
Ford Motor Co and the CIO UAW reached two alternative labor pacts leaving the decision to Ford's 107,000 production workers. Both options extend the union shop if ratified by Sept. 15 and retroactive to May 31 1947. One offers a pension plan and wage gains. the other follows the industrial pattern with a higher hourly rise and extra holidays.
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Ford
CIO
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Cio-United Auto Workers Union
UAW
John S. Bugas
Richard T. Leonard
Uaw-Cio
Labor policy shift as Taft Hartley Act takes effect
Washington Aug 22 The Taft Hartley Act goes fully into force amid growing debate among supporters about its philosophy. Competing views split supporters into those who urge broad employer use of rights and those who favor free bargaining as long as it stays within the act’s letter. A page three summary outlines major provisions while Hartley defends employers against violations of the spirit, urging them to stand firm and count on enforcement.
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Washington
Rep. Hartley
RNJ
Taf
Rohio
Taft
John L. Lewis
Hartley
Chicago
Persistent Dog Leads Boy to Abandoned Infant
In Chicago on August 22 a nine year old boy and his dog Pal found a baby in a basket on the street. The infant was taken to St. Vincent's orphanage and a hospital where doctors say the child was likely born within six hours. Police seek the parents. the boy’s mother expressed a wish she could have kept the baby if it were a girl.
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Chicago
St. Vincent's
Pal
Jack Hand
Jack
Pat
Chevrolet Plants Close in Detroit Factory Curtailment
Ten Chevrolet division plants in Detroit were closed today with three more shutting tonight and six scheduled to idle next week due to a shortage of sheet steel. Pontiac division plants also closed tonight. Most units are set to resume September 2, with some remaining idle until September 8. about 60,000 hourly workers will be laid off for one week to ten days before operations restart.
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Chevrolet
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Pontiac
Argentina seeks curb on veto powers at UN
Argentina introduced a General Assembly resolution urging abolition of the UN veto privilege and proposed a June session to call a conference to revise the veto section of the UN charter. Observers note any abolition would still be blocked by the Big Five veto. Council president Faris El Khoury criticized Russia for obstructing council action by vetoing Italy's UN membership bid.
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U.N
Argentina
Assembly
Russia
Council
Faris el Khoury
Italy
U. N
Soviet Union
Council Actiar
Heat wave threatens nation's corn crop and meat supply
Washington reports a midwestern heat wave may shrink corn production to about 2.44 billion bushels by mid August, the lowest since 1936. Officials say a smaller corn crop would curb meat output in 1948, raise prices, and affect per capita consumption, though still above prewar levels.
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Washington
Resurfacing Costs in Giy City Reach $11,239
In July and August, 6.04 miles of Adrian streets were resurfaced under White & Ayling of East Tawas, Michigan, at a total of $11,239.42. The project covered 20 streets with several two coats, including Chandler Madison and Trent Streets. Labor, materials, hauling, and gravel costs are itemized, with Fremon Ansted, commissioner of public works, reporting.
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Adrian
White & Ayling
East Tawas
Mich
Chandler
Madison
Trent
Oakwood Cemetery
Scott Street
South Street
Bent Oak Avenue
Division Street
Henry Street
Dallas Street
Fremon Ansted
Russia Rejects U S Appeal For Petkov
In Sofia, Aug 22, the Soviet member of the Allied Control Commission rejected the United States and Britain bid for a review of Nikola Petrov Petkov’s death sentence. Petkov, top anti- Communists leader, was sentenced last Saturday for conspiring against the Fatherland Front government, with a 15 year prison term and a fine. The court chairman said appeal to the supreme court could be filed within seven days, due tomorrow.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Russia
Allied Control Commission
United States
Nikola Petrov
Petkov
Toa
Fatherland Front
Britain
Alexander Cherepanov
Agrarian Party
Agrarian
Supreme Court
Lightning strikes bridge in Columbus. fears of more victims
A lightning bolt tore into the 825 foot Broad Street bridge over the Scioto River at rush hour in Columbus Ohio. A large crane was used to remove heavy debris as authorities feared additional bodies might lie beneath. Four injured were hurled into the river and rescued. Over 100 feet of balustrade collapsed into the water and crews continued searching the river bottom. Built in 1921 the bridge cost $600 000.
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Columbus
Ohio
Broad
Scioto
Pay Boost Ends Strike at Heddon Ball Co
Dowagiac announces settlement of a two month strike at James Heddon's Sons Ball Co with a five cent hourly wage rise plus six cent previous increase. Union leaders and plant officials reached the pact after James Heddon returned from an eastern trip and met with CIO UAW officials and a federal conciliator. Ratification vote planned. if approved workers to return Monday. Non struck employees continue plant operations as state police withdraw after peaceful talks.
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Dowagiac
James Heddon's Sons Ball Co
CLO
James Heddon
Michigan
St. Joseph
William McAulay
CIO
United Auto Workers
Earl H. Greenlee
Uawcio Local 796
Heddon
Shooting Gallery Mishap Kills Boy
Glenn Yelle a 13 year old Lapeer boy was killed yesterday by a bullet fired accidentally at a shooting gallery during the city homecoming day celebration. Sheriff Matthews said the fatal shot tore through the right temple as an attendant Laurel Turner attempted to change a patron’s aim.
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Lapeer
Glenn Yelle
Leslie C. Matthews
Sheriff Matthews
Clifford Yelle
Laurel Turner
DeGraft
Ohio
Question Of Legalized Race Betting Up To People
Governor Sigler says the decision on legalized gambling should rest with the people. He comments on the Detroit Fair grounds betting action and notes the issue mirrors bootleg questions. He cites fairness board actions and says the matter should be fully submitted for public decision.
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Sigler
Lapeer
Lansing
State Administrative’ Board
Detroit Fairgrounds
Robert M. Myers
State Fair Board
Myers
State Administrative Board
Argentina proposes curbing armed action within Americas
Argentina surprised the inter-American defense conference by proposing a mutual defense treaty that would authorize force only against external aggression. The move contrasts with U S and seven Latin nations who seek to treat internal and external aggression alike. The proposal was submitted moments before a deadline as delegates prepared to vote on the treaty package.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
Argentina
Mexico City
Conference Secretariat
Bogota
Colombia
Rioting Egyptians clash with police in Cairo protests
About 5,000 Egyptians demonstrated in Cairo today opposing British troop presence and pressuring for a U N Security Council resolution. Police fired to disperse crowds seizing seven Brotherhood followers while leaders urged patriotism to back government actions.
No Manipulation Found In Market Break Year Ago
The SEC reports after a six month survey that the September 3, 1946 New York stock exchange break was not manipulated. Analyzing 15 minute intervals, the commission found no evidence of concerted action by any group and noted the day’s trading had wide factors, with 945 issues dropping from 359.33 to 36.95 in 100 share units and 3,249,000 shares traded.
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Philadelphia
Securities and Exchange Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Commission
Trading and Exchange Commission
SEC
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D. W. Nix
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ATOM
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Hulutao
China
U.S
Columbus Bridge
Dowagine
Hemisphera
Cairo
America
United Nation Security Council
Ahmed Khashaba
Mahmoud Nokvashy Pasha
Lake Success
United Nations
Egypt
Security Council
Sudan
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