Bayonne Carpenter Eyes Debate With Randolph Churchill
A 66 year old Bayonne carpenter Abraham B. Rogan aims to debate Randolph Churchill on the merits of the British empire. Churchill promised to take up the challenge in April. Rogan says the empire is a chain around the neck of the English people and cites global entanglements.
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Bayonne
N. J
INS
Randolph Churchill
Winston Churchill
Abrahamb. Rogan
Churchill
Denver
Rogow
International News Service
England
Boy To Get Aid Despite Mother
In Dallas Texas district court judge William Cramer ordered that Leroy Mitchell a 12 year old arthritis patient receive medical attention despite his mother Mertie Mitchell and Full Gospel church witnesses opposing treatment. The boy walks on crutches weighs 50 pounds and tears appeared as a teacher testified about his school suffering. Reverend W T Winston claimed prayer would cure the boy while insisting God continues healing miracles.
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Dallas
Texas
Leroy Mitchell
William Cramer
Mertie Mitchell
Full Gospel Church
Leroy
W. T. Winston
Cramer
Actress Bonita Granville and Jack Wrather Married in Bel Air
Hollywood report says actress Bonita Granville 23 and producer Jack D Wrather Jr 28 were married Wednesday at the Bel Air hotel in Los Angeles after she completed Wrathers first film The Guilty The couple are honeymooning in Arizona Thursday in the wake of the marriage ceremony
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Hollywood
Bonita Granville
Jack D. Wrather, Jr
Arizona
Wrather
Dallas
Bel-Air
Initial Meeting of Home Bible Club Set for Monday
The Chil dren's Home Bible Club Movement opens its year with a program at Calvary Baptist Church on Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street SW at 7 30 p m. Parents and children will hear singing Scripture memory work a quiz and a Bible story by Mrs Russell K Barnes of Des Moines The event features the Iowa Movement directorate and is open to the public.
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Children’s Home Bible Club Movement
Calvary, Baptist Church
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Street
Bible Club Movement
Russell K. Barnes
Des Moines
Navy Seeks Applications for Commissioned Ranks
The Navy announced openings across all staff branches for commissioned rank including nurse corps civil engineer corps supply corps chaplain corps and medical and dental corps. The largest batch of 1105 appointments will be to ensign in the nurse corps with age limits from 21 to 38 depending on the corps.
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Naval Reserve
Regular Navy
Navy
Nurse Corps
Civil Engineer Corps
Supply Corps
Chaplain Corps
Medical and Dental Corps
Medical Corps
First Grade Pupils See Murder at Oklahoma Classroom
Mrs. Jessie Laird a 40 year old elementary teacher was shot dead at her desk in front of first grade pupils in Madill Oklahoma by her estranged husband Ellis 60 a retired housepainter who then shot himself both dying in view of the class.
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Madill, Okla
Jessie Laird
Edgar A. Guest Poem Highlights New Year Wit
Excerpted verses from Edgar A. Guest celebrate the New Year and offer practical lines. Lines urge kindness and fairness in conduct and note social welcomes. The poem includes reflections on marriage and daily life with brief quips about marriage and attire.
Notice of Election for Consolidated Walker School District
Voters within Linn Buchanan and Benton counties are notified of a February 17 1947 election at the Walker Schoolhouse from noon to 7 PM to decide on establishing the Consolidated Independent School District of Walker. The district would cover the described territory with separate ballot boxes for inside and outside Walker boundaries. Walter A. Shupp County Superintendent of Schools Linn County Iowa certified February 5 1947.
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Walker
Linn
Buchanan
Benton
Taws
State of
Iowa
Ivory Center
Alon
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Benton State of Ions
Walker Independent School District
Schemy Corporation
Cedar Ranlds
Walter A. Shupp
Linn County
Record cigaret and tobacco production in 1946
The Agriculture Department reports Americans smoked 321 billion cigarets and produced 350 billion that year, both all time highs. 1946 production rose 6 percent from 1945, with continued high output expected in early 1947. Cigar consumption reached 5.9 billion, the highest since 1942, while chewing tobacco output declined 11 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States and Britain Skip Polish Parliament Opening
London officials said British Ambassador Victor Cavendish Bentinck did not attend the Polish parliament opening to express Britain's dissatisfaction with the Polish election. No U.S. representatives were present at the ceremony.
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London
INS
Foreign Office
Victor Cavendish Bentinck
Britain
United States
Notice of Appointment of Administratrix in Linn County Iowa
Hope Ku tz is appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the estate of James Ballz in Linn County Iowa. Creditors must settle debts and file authenticated claims with the Linn County District Court clerk. Attorney A Johnson represents the estate.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
James Ballz
Laws
Iowa
Hope KU
E. A. Johnson
Administratrix Named for Elwood Baum Estate in Linn County
Grace M Baum appointed on February 5 1947 as Administratrix of the estate of Elwood Baum late of Linn County Iowa debtors must pay claims filed in the Linn County Iowa District Court Clerk’s office attorney Geo F Buresh listed as attorney for Grace M Baum administrator
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Grace M, Baum
Geo. F. Buresh
West Coast Jap Ouster Called Unjustified Act
The War Relocation Authority deems the mass evacuation of 110000 Japanese Americans from the west coast an unjustified action. It criticizes Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt for ordering the move and cites xenophobic tendencies and excessive camp confinement beyond security needs. The report, prepared under Dillon S. Myer, notes Roosevelt approved DeWitt's 1942 plan February 14.
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Washington
West Coast
War Relocation Authority
John L. Dewitt
Western Defense Command
Dewitt
WRA
United States
Dillon S. Myer
Firefighting gear channelled to departments nationwide
The War Assets Administration announced on Thursday that it will direct special surplus firefighting equipment to municipal and volunteer fire departments to help stem the rising fire losses across the country.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
Divorce Granted After Closet Reading Incident
Mrs Willard McGranahan sues for divorce from her 29 year old salesman husband in Pasadena California. She testified the husband forced her to read in a closet to avoid disturbing his slumbers and the judge granted her an interlocutory decree.
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Pasadena
Calif
Willard McGranahan
Transportation shortage forecast by Johnson in Senate hearing
Defense Transportation Director J. Monro e Johnson told a Senate commerce subcommittee that this year will see a larger transportation shortage than last. He warned of growing strains across logistics and supply chains amid funding and policy uncertainties.
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Washington
Defense Transportation
J. Monroe Johnson
Johnson
Senate Commerce
Reconversion chief pledges 7000 freight cars monthly
Reconversion Commissioner Harold Stein promised at least 7,000 new freight cars a month for the rest of the year to aid depleted railroads. Johnson warned that this would not suffice as production would rise and transportation needs would grow.
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Harold Stein
Johnson
Hoover greeted by Gen Clay in Berlin
Former President Herbert Hoover arrived in Berlin and was greeted at the station by Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, American deputy military governor. His ice covered train arrived two and a half hours late after a snowbound trip from Frankfurt.
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Berlin
Herbert Hoover
Lucius ID. Clay
Hoover
Frankfurt
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