Westbrook Pegler reports on Fay and Bove case and linked grafts
Westbrook Pegler outlines the April 5 sentencing of Joe Fay and James Bove for racketeering in New York and New Jersey. The essay connects union graft, construction corruption, and political mobs with figures like Maloney Healy and a history of payoffs on the Delaware Aqueduct project.
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New York
Joe Fay
James Bove
Iciion
Roosevelt
Fay
Bove
Delaware Aqueduct
Hague
New Jersey
Kelly
Chicago
United States Department of Justice
New_York
Frank Hogan
Hogan
Munson
Harry McLean
Toronto
McLean
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Valley notes on postwar ground and local developments
The piece argues for workable zoning and local progress from Decatur to Cullman County, praises TVA board action aided by Senators Bankhead and Hill, and urges careful study of the Okinawa battle as Japan may surrender in 1946 or 1947.
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Cullman
Decatur
John Bankhead
Lister Hill
David Lilienthal
TVA
Valley
Okinawa
Sugar Loaf Ridge
Freight rate change boosts Southern industry prospects
The freight rate decision will enable Southern manufacturers to plan postwar growth. With rates equalized, Southern industry can recover items once foregone due to East favored competition, creating new opportunities and regional development.
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South
East
Politician Dewey Short Calls for Liquidation of Gestapo Leaders
In a Foreign visit summary Rep Dewey Short urges execution of Gestapo SS members and Wehrmacht high command not forced to join. Governor Sparks pushes Alabama poll tax reform targeting absentee ballots and service voters. Local zoning talks in Decatur praise public input and note draft ordinance will adapt with public notice forthcoming.
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Dewey Short
Missouri
Gestapo
Wehrmacht
Potsdam
Chauncey Sparks
Bives
Alabama
Lilienthal Confirmed as TVA Director for Nine-Year Term
The U S Senate confirms David E Lilienthal for another nine-year term as TVA director. The Tennessean praises the vote as support for good government and a non political TVA, while Tennessean criticism of McKellar and Stewart is labeled a defeat for personal spites. The editorial notes broad national approval and contrasts southern protests with widespread acclaim for Lilienthal’s service.
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David E. Lilienthal
TVA
The
Ten
Truman
Lilienthal
McKellar and Stewart
Tennessee
Senate
Mr. Lilienthal
Messrs McKellar
Stewart
Barkley
Kentucky
Hill
Bankhead
Alabama
Nashville Tennessean
Tennessean
David Lilienthal
U. S. Senate
Untitled fragment notes lingering chagrin after defeat
A fragment from a page remarks on lingering chagrin after a defeat and the continued venting of disappointment by those involved. The snippet hints at a broader emotional arc without naming persons or places.
Walter Winchell column tidbits on stars and politics
A dense column of Hollywood and political gossip mentions Walter Winchell and figures such as Truman Bergen and Elmer Davis, plus notes on Fritz Kuhn, Errol Flynn, and Jane Keane. It riffs on media, diplomacy, drafts, and wartime curiosities with sly asides and named people.
Infectious Mononucleosis Variants Show Varied Symptoms
Doctor William H. Walker reports 29 cases in a year with only three correctly diagnosed. Six symptom groups include sore throat and cough, high fever, lymph gland enlargement, skin rash, nervous-system effects, and GI symptoms. Diagnosis may use Paul Bunnell test. treatment with sulfadiazine speeds throat recovery and reduces complications.
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William H. Walker
Medical Corps
United States Army
Walker
Paul Bunnell
Rumors Surround Call Me Meyer Goering and John L Lewis
The item notes unverified chatter that Call Me Meyer Goering claims to outrank John L Lewis as an American. It mentions denials and adds contemporary gossip about peace feelers from Japan and a literary and film industry shakeup including Oliver Jensen joining Warner’s and a publisher turning down Eisenhower’s camp visit.
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Meyer” Goering
John L. Lewis
Washington
Sinclair Lewis
Cass Timberlane
Random House
L. Shaw
Reynal and Hitchcock
Oliver Jensen
Pocket Books, Inc
Warner’s
Tech
Love and Kixxx Eddie Dowling Leads with Four Critics Awards
Eddie Dowling earns four Critics' Circle awards for The White Steed Shadow and Substance Time of Your Life and The Glass Menagerie. Warner's Conf lict thriller chills heading to the Strand in New York June 15. Cab Calloway appears in the lineup.
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Eddie Dowling
Critics
Glass Menagerie
Conflict
Warner's
Strand
N. Y
Cab Calloway
Paul Mallon Column Cancelled by Censorship Office
A World Copyright notice states Paul Mallon’s column was killed by the Office of Censorship with no column published today. The King Features Syndicate message explains only that the column was not allowed, ending the feature.
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King Feature Syndicate Las
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Paul Mallon
Office of Censorship
King Features Syndicate
Lieut Col Wendell E Little Receives Legion of Merit
Lieut Col Wendell E Little, son of C W Brown of Andy's Cove, is awarded the Legion of Merit by Gen Jacob L Devers of the Sixth Army Group. He arrived overseas in December 1942 and has served in North Africa Sicily Sardinia Italy Corsica France and Germany earning battle stars. He joined the Sixth Army Group last August and is a UT Austin 1932 graduate with degrees from George Washington University Law School and American University. His wife Lois Vassar resides in Washington DC.
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Wendell E. Little
Landson
C. W. Brown
Andy's Cove
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth Army Group
Col. Little
North Africa
Sicily
Sardinia
Italy
Corsica
France
Germany
Rome
Arno
Sixth Army
Zanzibar show previews Lamar Trotti and Iwo Jima release
The notice highlights Lamar Trotti's 3rd Zanzibar show with A Bell for Adane presented by D F Zanuck. A scene with Italian women and returning prisoners aims for strong emotions. Capt Gene Markey's To the Shores of Iwo Jima is slated for June 7 with An American Rem brandt.
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Zanzibar
Lamar Trotti
Hersey
Adane
D. F. Zanuck
Gene Markey
Iwo Jima
Rembrandt
Al lies rename Berlin and other day’s notes
Chester Morris proposes renaming Berlin to Atro City while Brig. Gen. O Dwyer contemplates a New York mayoral bid. Medical notes explain why stars wear dark glasses. Editors are urged to verify claims of Madeleine Schaefer buying silk goods charged to the Immigration Bureau.
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Chester’ Morris
Berlin
Ellis Island
Madeleine Schaefer
N. Y
Immigration Bureau
Department of Justice
Hnif
AWAIT HEROES ARMY PLEADS FOR WIVES TO STAY HOME
Colonel Williams urges wives and relatives of returning American soldiers not to visit ports or reception stations. Soldiers will be processed within 48 hours at Atlantic ports and sent home with rail and meal tickets. Travel by families would delay arrivals and strain rail lines and hotels.
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Atlantic
H.oe
Fourth Service Command
Pacific
Williams
Colonel Williams
Tong
Sinatra Defends After Alleged Plane Bump Claim
MT VERNON ILL May 23 The manager and agent of Frank Sinatra defend the singer after a veteran of the Pacific War says Sinatra bumped him from an airliner claiming higher priority. The man says Sinatra stayed at the airport with him until a seat was found. Sinatra's team says he held No 3 priority on government orders and was alerted for an overseas USO trip.
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Colepaugh
Gimpel
FDR
Victor-Mature
Bowes
Scuttlebutt
Fritz Kuhn
Hitler
Detroit
Fritzie
Becuss-Vee
United Sttates
Amerrykah
MT. Vernon
Ill
Frank Sinatra
Eugene E. Harshbarger
Los Angeles
Sinatra
New York
George Evans
al Levy
Hollywood
Frank
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