Deadlock over Bilbo seating holds through second day in Senate
The Bilbo seating battle in the Senate gridlock continues into a second day as Republicans vow to stay in session to block or force a vote. Taft declares party will fight on long as needed while Bilbo supporters press for immediate seating amid ongoing motions and test votes.
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Plane SOS Mystery Ends as Ranch Note
An Oregon search for a missing plane closed Saturday when authorities learned the snow message in a clearing was the private note of ranch woman Mrs. Gale Vincent. A pilot observed letters reading Aeroplane then a figure and the words Heard OK Plain, then erased letters to answer questions, but she later altered and cleared the message, ending the mystery.
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Francis Greulich
All in Same Boat Tourists Seek Gallery Passes
A brief AP dispatch notes a pair of tourists visiting Washington approach Senator Bilbo in his office on a Saturday requesting passes to the visitors' gallery. The exchange centers on the men explaining their reason and Bilbo continuing to sort his mail.
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Bilboan
Two Brothers Charged in Beating Lynching Witness
Atlanta FBI announced the arrest of James Verner and Tom Verner both of Campton Georgia on charges of conspiring to injure Golden Lamar Howard a 19 year old Negro man whose testimony aided a grand jury probe into the Monroe Georgia lynching of four Negroes last July Howard who was brought to Atlanta by the Citizens Defense Committee had been beaten with a .38 revolver and a German Luger found in James Verner’s room Howard suffered facial injuries and was hospitalized The brothers faces and ages are listed as James 36 and Tom 26
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Tom
Campton
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Four Accused In Butter Price Manipulation Case
A criminal information filed in federal court names Dairy Men's League Cooperative Association Inc and its president Henry H. Rathbun along with three executive committee members for manipulating butter prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The case follows a Dec 26 price drop and details a program buying 668,060 pounds of Grade A butter at 84 cents per pound costing 561,757 dollars. The effort aimed to keep butter above 84 cents to stabilize market levels and avoid losses affecting milk prices.
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Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association, Inc
Henry H. Rathbun
New York Mercantile Exchange
United States
John F. X. McGahey
McGaher Tien
Agriculture Department
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Swart
McGahey
Rathbun
League
Ohio Coed Eludes Ex Convict and Reaches Her Home
In Columbus a 20 year old Ohio State coed escaped ex convict Robert Hemming after a nationwide hunt. Hemming was arrested later that night in a Cleveland hotel as the girl returned to her parents. The father reports she is in good shape under medical care and not questioned about possible drugging.
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Robert H. Hemming
Ohio State University
E. E. Kimberly
Columbus
Union Station
Kimberly
Mary Virginia
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Elyria
Ohio
Mary Htee
New Liberal Bloc Faces Third Party Question in 1948
In Washington the Union for Democratic Action convened 159 liberal and labor leaders to back a Democratic Party for 1948, declining a new third party. Chester Bowles urged working within the Democratic machinery to win liberal control, while some attendees favored expanding UDA or a new name. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt offered support and Reinhold Niebuhr warned against any totalitarian leanings.
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Sean Ad Ada
Democratic Party
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Samar
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National Citizens Political Action Committee
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Reinhold
Bus Terror By Gunmen Shocks Ohio Route
In Portsmouth Ohio two brothers hijacked a Greyhound bus beating the driver and firing 14 shots at 23 passengers during a 20 mile ride along the Ohio River. Hobart Griffith 26 charged with shooting with intent to kill Ray Griffith charged with assault.
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Wheelerswell
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Cincinnati
Hobart
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Stillwell
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Sam H Harper Dies in Ottumwa
Sam H Harper of Ottumwa former president of Harper and McIntire died of a heart attack. He led the firm after 1941 succeeding W P Myers and remained active in civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross, Salvation Army and First Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife Berneese and three sons Sam Jr and others.
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Mcintiretumwa
Pie Sionp
Bruce Sers
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Ee Sees Ottumwa
S. H. Harper
W. P. Myers
Myers
Ottumwa
Harper
O. the Chamber of Commerce
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Berneese
Sam, Jr
Former Winecoff hotel worker questioned over deadly blaze
A former Winecoff hotel employee, Dorman Ake, 31, was questioned by Atlanta police on suspicion of vagrancy about his whereabouts during the Winecoff fire that killed 119. He said he was in a second floor pantry as fire broke out, while Macon Lanier fire crews described a man matching his description hindering firefighters. Detectives rely on Macon authorities for identification.
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Dorman Ake
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Macon
Ake
Abe
Comba
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Petain Is At His Home in Exile in Paris
Marshal Petain remains in exile at his Paris residence as reports confirm his continued confinement and frail health amid postwar proceedings.
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Paris
Marshal Petain
Coldest in Cedar Rapids in five years as cold wave grips Iowa
The Cedar Rapids area recorded an official 19 below zero early Saturday, the coldest here since January 4, 1942, while Decorah hit 29 below and other Iowa cities ranged from minus 20 to minus 14. The deep freeze delayed trains, slowed highway travel, and left many motorists unable to start cars as assistance lines swelled.
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Hawaiian Islands Ravaged by High Seas
Reports from Honolulu describe dangerous waves and rough seas lashing the Hawaiian Islands. Weather officials warn mariners to seek shelter as surf and currents pose hazards along coastal areas.
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