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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1947

Page

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UN group overrides Reds on two Korea proposals

At Lake Success on September 21 United Nations delegates debated Secretary of State Marshall's Korea and UN reform proposals. The steering committee approved both measures 12 to 2 with Russia and Poland opposing. Andrei Gromyko charged Marshall distorted the truth and blamed the United States for delays in Korean independence. The debate also touched on a proposed little assembly to study the veto system and a permanent UN peace committee.

Russia Gromyko Marshall United States Soviet Union Andrei Y. Vishinsky Turkey Greece Plushing Meadows Britain Mector McNeil Palestine Andrei A Gromyko Bermarty Council Warren R Austin U. S tartly Security Council United Nations council

Nidgeport Weather Forecast and Almanac Note

Bridgeport and vicinity shows showers and windy today with fair cooler conditions tonight. Tuesday fair followed by cooler temperatures. Almanac notes include sunrise at 6 40 am and sunset at 7 31 pm with tide data and precipitation measures.

BRIDGEPORT Tuseday feir

United Nations Week speech urges courage to sustain peace

James F. Greene adviser to the U S delegation warned that veto misuse by major powers signals a wider malady. He urged Americans to show wartime courage and imagination as postwar peace efforts begin. Mayer McLevy spoke as city leaders and UN officers highlighted support for the United Nations and ongoing progress.

United Nations James F. Greene United States United church Mayer McLevy Mr. Greene State department Bridgeport Association for the United Nations Ian John C. Lynch William H. Alderson First Methodist church McLevy Frank M. Begley Connecticut State Police Division of Maintenance and Engineering Brien McMahon Raymond E. Baldwin Alderson hile Greene

Stamford Rodeo barred by Sunday law in Texas?

Stamford police halted Mitchell Field rodeo performances Sunday, citing a state statute. About 1,800 people were sent home as Col Edward W Berry of the Connecticut National Guard withdrew sponsorship, though he noted plans to resume with tomorrow's show. Lou Haneles criticized Mayor Moore for permitting a previous performance.

STAMFORD Mitchellfield Charlies Wexter eaid 102d Field Artillery Connecticut National Guard Edward W. Berry National Guard Lou Haneles Charles E. Moore

Plans Study DPs to U S

A Senate judiciary subcommittee led by Senator Revercomb outlined a tour of war refugee centers in western Europe to study admitting displaced persons as immigrants. The visit aims for recommendations to Congress, with emphasis on selectivity and labor shortages.

WASHINGTON senate Europe United States Revercomb R-WVa

Harry Carey, Veteran Screen Actor, Dies at 68

Hollywood veteran Harry Carey died today at his Brentwood home after a short illness. The leading man appeared in more than 300 film roles and was a prominent figure in Hollywood productions.

HARRY CAREY HOLLYWOOD Brentwood

Hoover Proposes Voluntary Plan of Food Rationing

Former President Herbert Hoover urged Americans to adopt voluntary rationing to ease a grim food year amid poor harvests. He spoke at Madison Square Garden, saying foreign cooperation is essential, and noted recent political farm strikes in Italy as not aiding American sacrifices. Hoover’s condition appeared stable, with his secretary noting illness was not the cause of his absence.

NEW YORK Herbert Hoover Madison Square Garden Hoover American Friends Service Committee Labor League for Human Rights Lutheran World Relief, Inc German relief U. S Italy Europe Truman

Cops nab ten in gambling raid at Southern Cross club

Eleven men were arrested at midday yesterday in a gambling raid at the Southern Cross club, 1860 Main Street. Club operator Ralph L. DeMasi Jr. is charged with keeping a gambling establishment and posted $500 bond. Ten others face charges of frequenting. bonds set at $50. All were later released in cash bonds. Those named include Phillip Bariese, George DiBlagio, Joseph Del Rio, Joseph Delucia, Leonard Forte, Antonio Fugere, Arthur LaCovine, Loula Mastro, Frederick Perry, and Frank Zorpette. They will be arraigned in City Court today.

RalphL. DeMasi, Jr Goodsell Street DeMaal Phillip Bariese Savoy hotel George DiBlagio Main street Joseph Del Rio Lindley Street Joseph Delucia Harlem avenue Leonard Forte North avenue Antonio Fugere Washington avenue Arthur LaCovine George Street Loula Mastro Frank street Frederick Perry State street Frank Zorpette Congress street

Middletown Man Wins Reward for Aiding Fugitive Capture

Middletown resident Herman C. DeMerchant will receive a $50 reward for aiding in the capture of John H. Greenwood, a 31 year old fugitive from Weathersfield State Prison. Greenwood was recognized at Pat’s refreshment stand on the Middletown Meriden highway after hiding in woods, then fled before police arrived. The Hartford Courant’s John P. Cummiskey and John Bergan were credited for assisting in the manhunt via a wallet discovery and timely tip.

HARTFORD John H. Greenwood Bridgeport Wethersfield state prison Herman C. DeMerchant Middletown Ralph H. Walker Hartford Courant Pat's Middletown-Meriden DeMerchant Greenwood Leo F. Carroll John P. Cummiskey John Bergan The Captain Carroll Bergan Cummiskey Courant

Truman and Marshall to Address European Crisis

President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall plan to meet in Washington to discuss urgent European food fuel and dollar aid needs. Marshall travels from the United Nations in New York to join the White House talks, with cabinet food committee sessions scheduled around their discussions.

Europe Atlantic United States Congress Washington Marshall cabinet food committee White House

Cummings in serious but stable condition after gall bladder surgery

Homer S. Cummings, 77, former attorney general from 1933 to 1939, is listed in serious but not critical condition at Doctors Hospital after an emergency gall bladder operation. He had pneumonia, which is subsiding, and slight improvement was seen overnight. Cummings lives in Stamford, Conn.

WASHINGTON Homer S. Cummings Doctors hospital Roosevelt Paul F. Dickens Cummings Stamford, Conn

NLRB Counsel Denham Stands Firm On Anti Communist Affidavit

NLRB general counsel Robert Denham insists on enforcing anti Communist affidavits for all officers of unions affiliated with the APL and CIO before they can use NLRB machinery. AFL leaders threaten to break from the federation if the ruling stands, while CIO leaders show mixed responses. Denham rejects demands to rewrite Taft Hartley and notes that AFL head John Lewis agrees with him.

WASHINGTON Robert N. Denham National Labor Relations Board AFL Denham APL NLRB CIO Taft teamsters union Dan Tobin Tobin lmabor Terre Haute Ind Chicago John L. Lewis United Mine Workers union Lewis Mr. Lewis

H C Bradley 88 Dies in Stratford Connecticut

Henry C Bradley 88 prominent Bridgeport businessman died Sunday at his son Ivan H Bradley’s Stratford home after a long illness. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Bishop Funeral Home Stratford Congregational officiating burial in Mountain Grove cemetery. Born in Bristol he moved to Bridgeport in 1882 joining Follansbee Machine Shop later ran a wood turning business, then manufactured wood turning machinery until selling out in 1917 to his son.

Henry C Bradley Bridgeport Ivan H. Bradley Main street Stratford Bishop funer Fairfield avenue F Stanley Seilick Stratford Congregational church Mountain Grove Bristol Mr. Bradley Follawabee Benham, Ray and Hawley Canfield Rubber company Bradley George Oak atreeta

Missing 16 year old Roxie Green feared abducted in Marion

Deputy Sheriff Ed Fink announced a large Prospect search for Roxie Ann Green, missing since Friday night from Prospect, Ohio. The 16 year old high school sophomore was last seen walking home from a game at 7 30 p m. after being traced within a mile of her home and is presumed abducted. Mr and Mrs Carl Green say he believes she was forcibly taken and placed in a car. Green Continued on Page Two.

MARION Ed Fink Roxie Ann Green Prospect Carl Green Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Walbridge Green

Warnings From Key West to Palm Beach Amid Floods

Reports from New Orleans to Key West describe widespread flooding as Lake Pontchartrain overflow swamps Jefferson Parish and 2,000 families flee. A new tropical disturbance near Cuba threatens Florida as rescue and evacuation efforts continue and storms lash the Gulf Coast with nine dead and millions in damages.

NEW ORLEANS Caribbean Florida Everglades Associated Press Biloxi Gulf Coast Lake Pontchartrain Jefferson Pariah Parleh John Willams Coeat Guard Lake Catherine Lake Okeechobee atate canal point Florida Eest Coast Railway weather bureau Isle of Pines Cuba Gulf of Mexico Palm Beach Key Weat south Florida stll lower peninsula Misa

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