Screen Writers Guild Denounced as Communist Movement Spearhead
In Washington, Fred Niblo Jr., a 44 year old screenwriter, called the Screen Writers Guild the sparkplug and spearhead of communism in Hollywood during the House Un American Activities hearings. The packed room heard actors Gary Cooper Ronald Reagan George Murphy and Robert Montgomery as pressure on witnesses intensified. Police details increased and barricades erected as the hearing resumed amid hostilities and anticipated testimony from other witnesses labeled un American or communist.
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Washington
Fred Niblo, Jr
Screen Writers’ Guild Today
Niblo
House Committee On un-American Activities
Woon
Gary Cooper
Ronald Reagan
George Murphy
Robert Montgomery
Rep. Thomas
R-Qyj
Capitol Police
Robert Taylor
William J. Broderick
Screenwriters Guild
Gordon Kahn
Screen Writers’ Guild
Custer
Daily Worker
Cooper
Reagan
Murphy
Montgomery
Taylor
Hollywood
Thomas
U S Plans Strong UN Appeal After Vishinsky Attacks
The United States will not respond in kind to Andrei Vishinsky's war monger charges. Instead, Permanent Delegate Warren R. Austin will deliver a half hour policy speech in the 57 nation political committee urging the UN to reject Soviet demands on free speech. The speech, approved by Secretary of State Marshall, was prepared before Vishinsky's debate began.
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United States
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations
Warren R. Austin
Austin
Vishinsky
U.S
Soviet Union
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Amber Forbidden by Legion of Decency in U S
The film Forever Amber was condemned by the Legion of Decency as a glorification of immorality and licentiousness. Catholics were advised by Francis Cardinal Spellman they could not view it with a safe conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amber
Legion of Decency
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Bricker to address opening session in Cleveland
Sen. John W. Bricker of Ohio was scheduled to address the opening session of a three day convention of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Agents in Cleveland.
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Bricker
Cleveland
John W. Bricker
Ohio
National Association of Mutual Insurance Agents
Ramadier Tightens Cabinet Cites Danger to Republic
Premier Paul Ramadier warned of danger from Communist and De Gaullist ideologies as France faces a political climate he calls charged and unstable. He announced a streamlined cabinet and a parliament session set to begin next Tuesday, with a purge reducing the government to 13 ministers across Socialist, Popular Republican, Radical Socialist, and independent ranks.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
Republic
Ramadier
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Vincent Auriol
East Weather Warms East Snow Hits West
The nationwide pattern shows October warmth fading in the Midwest as cool air pushes east from the Rockies bringing up to eight inches of snow and freezing temperatures. East and South expect milder conditions while Colorado Wyoming Montana and western South Dakota and Nebraska report snow.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Realtors Align with Action Group at Ohio Convention
The Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards endorsed the Home and Property Owners Foundation in a resolution at its 38th annual convention. Executive VP Herbert Nelson predicted the foundation could become the nation’s decisive political party. The plan calls for foundation chapters statewide open to property owners. Additional resolutions condemn the federal veterans housing program and call for abolishing the Federal Housing Agency.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Home and Property Owners Foundation
National Realtors’ Association
Ohio Association
Herbert A. Nelson
Washington
National Association
Ohio Realtors
Veterans Housing Program
Federal Housing Agency
Hoax Claimed In Taft Reuther Ticket Tieup
Detroit reports a Chicago publicity firm dropped plans to promote a Taft and Reuther national ticket amid UAW opposition. Reuther calls the scheme a hoax and links attorney Alfred Kamin to Barnard and to John L. Lewis through District 50 AFL UMW.
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Detroit
Robert A. Taft
Rohio
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Chicago
Ohio
Reuther
Alfred Kamin
P. H. Morris and Associates
National
Harry Barnard
Kamin
District 50
AFL
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
OSU Orchard Expert Dies of Heart Ailment
Professor Frank H. Beach aged 54 of the Ohio State University Department of Agriculture died yesterday of a heart ailment. He served as state secretary of the Ohio Horticultural Society and was a member of the Society of Horticultural Science.
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OSU
Columbus
Frank H. Beach
Ohio State University Department of Agriculture
Ohio Horticultural Society
Society of Horticultural Science
Truce Reached After Nine Week Factory Siege
A 12 hour siege at the North Electric plant in Galion ends in a strained truce as 350 strikers return home. Talks to resume Monday between the Telephone Equipment Company and the CIO United Automobile Workers amid wage rise and union recognition disputes.
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Galion
North Electric Co
Telephone Equipment Company
CIO United Automobile Workers
Robert Jamison
Edward Duck
Uawcio
Kenton
Jamison
R. V. Graham
Thomas J. Herbert
National Guard
Walter Murphy
Toledo
Uaw-Cio
Erie
Burial Space Shortage in Cholera Crisis Hits Cairo
Egyptian health officials fight a Nile valley cholera outbreak that has claimed 3,397 lives in 29 days and now faces burial space shortages. Authorities report overcrowded tombs with as many as ten bodies per burial, while some landowners donate land for new cemeteries to curb infection risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Nile Valley
Paper Wins Libel Suit In Old Divorce Report
Mansfield libel case against the Mansfield News Journal dismissed by Common Pleas Judge G E Kalbfleisch. Plaintiff Milton E Weidner sought 10000 in damages over a 1941 divorce report of his former wife Gladys. Case postponed during Weidner’s military service.
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Mansfield
Mansfield News Journal
Common Pleas
G. E. Kalbfleisch
Milton E. Weidner
Gladys
Weidner
Iran Assembly Nullifies Russian Oil Agreement
The Iranian Majlis voided Premier Ahmed Qavam's oil deal with the Soviet Union by a 102 to 2 vote. The assembly rejected the understanding reached with Soviet Ambassador Ivan Sadchikov in April 1946 and declared the agreement a dead letter.
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Tehran
Iran
Ahmed Qavam
Majlis
Qavam
Ivan Sadchikov
Trainman Charged With Blocking Traffic
Warren H. Morton a 52 year old conductor on a freight train was charged with blocking a crossing for 40 minutes in Freedom Pennsylvania. He was released on recognizance for a later court appearance.
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Warren
H. H. Morton
Freedom
Student Pilot Hurt In Ironton Plane Crash
Monroe Murphy 21 sustained injuries when his training aircraft was destroyed in a crash near Superior in Lawrence County yesterday.
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Ironton
Monroe Murphy
Superior
Lawrence County
Polio Case Total Topped 387 In Akron Area
Akron area polio cases totaled 387 today with 0 new reports. Local health officials release tally as the season advances.
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Akron
FDR Knew of Conflict In 1938 Witness Says
Louis C. Johnson former assistant secretary of war testified before the Senate War Investigation Committee that he and President Roosevelt knew as early as 1938 war was coming and the nation could not stay out of it. He said attempts to mobilize were blocked by Perkins Woodring Somervell and Somervell influenced shelving the plan. Johnson noted Secretary Forrestal made incorrect statements about shelving. Senator Brewster urged peace time mobilization while Senator Pepper opposed creating war machinery now.
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Washington
Louis C. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
Senate War Investigation Committee
Labor Perkins
Woodring
Brehon Somervell
Army
Somervell
Defense Forrestal
General Marshall
Congress
Brewster
Pepper
D-Fla
Liquor and Poultry Diets Face Cfc Food Drive Debates
The Citizens Food Committee weighs delaying two measures in its conservation drive. A proposed 60 day distillery shutdown slated for midweek start faces AFL Distillery Workers opposition. An appeal to avoid poultry on Thursdays is challenged by poultrymen amid ample supply and cold storage birds. No decision date from chairman Charles Luckman is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Citizens Food Committee
Mid- Wight
AFL
Charles Luckman
Jury Hears Arguments In Ross Murder Trial
In La Grange Texas twelve jurors hear final motions in the Lloyd I. Ross murder case linked to the Willard York family slaying. Judge J R Fuchs allows three hours fifteen minutes for each side to present opening arguments as testimony closes on day ten.
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LA Grange
Tex
South Texas
Lloyd I. Ross
Willard York
J. R. Fuchs
Fayette County
Beer Sale to Boy 15 Leads to 90 Day Permit Suspension
The state liquor control board suspended Frank A. Carney of Dayton for 90 days after selling beer to a 15-year-old. Simon Leis of Cincinnati faulted cafe owners and parents for minors in liquor establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
State Liquor Control Board
Frank A. Carney
Dayton
Simon Leis
Official Charges Steel Production Threatened
In Cleveland a scrap shortage threatens steel production with a calamitous blow says Robert W. Wolcott president of Lukens Steel Co. He told steel foundry and scrap metal officials that lack of scrap has blocked full production and without more scrap the rate will fall further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Robert W. Wolcott
Coatesville, Pa
Lukens Steel Co
Texas entry wins junior grand champion at Jersey Show
Roland Reese's entry in the All American Jersey Show took junior grand champion female honors for her Waco Texas owner at the Columbus venue yesterday.
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Texas
Columbus
Roland Reese
Draconis
Countess
Waco, Texas
Two Girls Die in Akron Septic Tank Excavation
Barbara Mishler and Patricia Kearney, both three years old, drowned yesterday during excavation for a septic tank in Akron. Authorities report the incident occurred at the work site and investigators are reviewing safety practices.
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Akron
Barbara Mishler
Patricia Kearney
Fire Damages $10,000 At Akron Sash & Door Co
A warehouse fire at the Akron Sash and Door Company caused estimated damages of ten thousand dollars. Fire crews fought the blaze, with investigators reviewing the scene for a cause.
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Akron
Akron Sash & Door Co
Britain Plans 1949 Palestine Exit If UN Fails
Britain says it will withdraw its troops and administration from Palestine by March 1949 at the latest if the United Nations fails to settle the Holy Land issue. A week earlier London served a second notice that the mandate would end with no fixed withdrawal date. Britain urges the UN to avoid undue delay in decision.
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London
Britain
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
League For Nations
Yearly Pumpkin Show Opens at Circleville
Crowds thronged Circleville as the yearly pumpkin show opened. A band festival with concerts parades and numerous programs were planned for the four day event.
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Circleville
Circleville, CO
Pickaway
Deputy Claims Deaths Were Murder by Own Action
Elyria Ohio deputy sheriff Eugene Finegan called the deaths of August Hohman 59 a draftsman and his wife Minnie 55 murder by their own hand found in the basement of their home. No reason for the act was found.
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Elyria, D
Eugene Finegan
August Hohman
Minnie
Finegan
Chihuahuas Fail to Deter Aggressive Squirrel
Mrs Chester A Goosen of Lakewood says police refused protection after a bushy tailed squirrel chased her and her two Chihuahuas onto a neighbor's porch. She fled into a home as the animal persisted, and police allegedly scoffed at the report.
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Cleveland
Chester A. Goosen
Lakewood
Maine Woods Fires Recede as Winds Calm Some Areas
Firefighters battled wind driven blazes in Waterboro and Mount Desert Island while North Waterboro Village faced destruction risk. Bar Harbor area gained air support as Hull’s Cove and the state pier suffered major damage. One firefighter was injured battling water spray from a fireboat.
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Portland
Waterboro
Mount Desert Island
North Waterboro
New England
Richard Carlll
South Waterboro
Bar Harbor
Mount Desert
Hull’s Cove
Fashionable Bar Harbor
Hull's Cove
Maine State Pier
Oliver Sanborn
Reversal Sought on Abbott Legal Death Ruling
Kentucky Central Life & Accident seeks to overturn a 1 year old probate ruling declaring Leonard Abbott dead after his wife Elizabeth testified he disappeared seven years ago. The insurer seeks two $375 policies. A company field supervisor testified Abbott was seen while vacationing in New York.
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Cleveland
Leonard Abbott
Kentucky Central Life & Accident Insurance Co
Abbott
Elizabeth
Charles Demsey
Insurance Company
New York
Two Course For Relief Indicated In European Aid Talk
President Truman convened his cabinet to discuss quick help for dollar short Western Europe. Officials noted two options: a December special session to fund France and Italy or divert CCC funds for short term relief. Finance, agriculture, and treasury lawyers explored using Commodity Credit Corporation resources for food aid. Paris and Rome await winter support.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Agriculture Andersson
White House
Congress
France
Italy
State, Agriculture and Treasury Departments
Commodity Credit Corporation
Taft
Ohio
President Commutes GI Death Penalty in Japan Case
Far East airforce headquarters said President Truman commuted the death sentence of Pfc. Carl J. Havalda of Owosso Michigan to life in prison for the murder of five Japanese. Four other enlisted men involved had their sentences reduced from life to 30 years by the war department.
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Tokyo
Far East Airforce
Truman
Pfc
Carl J. Havalda
Owosso
Mich
Havalda
War Department
Freighter Koert Abandoned After Fire Off Port au Prince
The 482 ton freighter Koert was abandoned by all hands at 8 12 a m after a fire erupted about 15 miles off Port au Prince Haiti Coast Guard said the situation was well in hand. Coast Guard headquarters confirmed the abandonment and noted officers reported control of the danger.
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New York
Coast Guard
Koert
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Haiti Coast Guard
Battle Lines Formed Over Gas Tax Amendment
In Columbus pro and con forces gathered for the November 4 vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to earmark one cent of the gasoline tax for specific road works. The Ohio Education Association and Farm Bureau oppose. the Ohio Committee for Better Roads backs the amendment. Opponents warn of binding tax rules and future tax needs. proponents say funds will return to road and street use. Former Lt. Gov. John T. Brown supports diverting funds to roads. D R Stanfield notes bypassing the General Assembly via the constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Farm Bureau Legislative Committee
Ohio Committee For
W. B. Bliss
General Revenue Fund
John T. Brown
Ohio
D. R. Stanfield
Ohio Farm Bureau
Ohio General Assembly
Farm Bureau
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Atlanta
R. B. Bibb
Star Farmer
Star Future Farmer of America
Ray Gene Cinnamon
Garber
Oklo
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Ray
Realtors
Hawthorne
Calif
Northrop Aircraft
Maine
Cape Porpoise
FDR
CFC
Ross
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