New Democratic Leader McGrath Seen as Truman Foe and Follower
Washington October 13. The piece profiles J Howard McGrath a Rhode Island politician who could lead the Democratic Party and help elect Truman. It notes his rise from Central Falls solicitor to U S solicitor general and governor, his decisive stances, and Hannegan’s retirement prompting McGrath’s new bid for influence. He is described as energetic calm and methodical with a quiet approach.
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Ernest G. Warren Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Pawtucket
R. C
McGrath
Rhode Island
Sen
Harry S. Truman
United States
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hannegan
Robert M. Hannegan
National Democratic Committee
U. S
Central Falls
R. I
Green
Boston University
United States District Attorney
William H. Vanderbilt
Gerry
New England
Republica
Gurnee Dyer
TeGrath
OPA
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Cartoo
Weig
Baron Henri de Rothschild Dies in 76th Year
LAUSANNE Switzerland Oct 13 Baron Henri de Rothschild 75 a member of the French banking family and cousin to the English Rothschilds died yesterday at his estate near Lausanne He suffered heart ailment for years and founded the Institute Pierre Curie in Paris supplying free radium for cancer treatment He was famed for philanthropy and known as a scientist gentleman farmer art patron and sportsman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Switzerland
Baron Henri de Rothschild
Jouxetens
Pierre Curie
Paris
Drunk Fortnightly in Foreign Legion North Africa
Article notes a policy in the French Foreign Legion allowing each legionnaire in North Africa to get drunk once every fortnight to counteract the lonely desert and deteriorating mental state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Foreign Legion
North Africa
Spanish Throne Failed To Keep Promise to Columbus
Washington reports detail a disputed 1492 agreement granting Columbus ten percent of riches found by his voyages. Historians note the Spanish crown and Isabella promised wealth and governance rights, but the clause was never honored, leaving Columbus's heirs poorer than expected.
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Columbus
Rowland Evans, JR
Washington
Christopher Columbus
New World
Ocean Sea
San Salvador
Indies
Spain
Antonio de Herrera
Bartolome de Las Casas
America
John Stevens
Coloma
Ferdinand and Isabella
Herrera
Don Christopher Columbus
Croesus
Congressional Library
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Cipangu
Japan
Cathay
China
West Indies
Radio Schedule Fragments Show Mixed Network Lineup
A dense, era-style radio listing outlines daily network and local programs from 6:00 to after 5:45 with multiple stations. Notable items include News and Commentary with Fulton Lewis Jr and Ed Murrow, The Lone Ranger and Cavalcade of America, The House Party, Dance Half Hour, and regional broadcasts from WHPE and WHPRE along with various music and talk segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abc
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Cbs
Ned Barber
Lum & Abner
Cbs West
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abe
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mbs
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Daily
Abe Bob Crosby
Cbs Lone Ranger
Abe Henry J
Cavalcade of America
America
Scotland Yard
Howard Barlow
Abe Frey
Phil Silvers
Billy Rose
Voorhees
Cbs Candid Microphone
Gabriel Heatter
Imbs
Dr. J. Q
Abe Sammy Kaye
Friend Irma
Cbe
Doctors
Fish and Hunt Club
Earl Godwin
Fred Waring
Cba
Broken tradition as Ireland ends woodcock pie at Christmas
For more than a century the British royal Christmas custom in Ireland featured four and twenty woodcocks baked in a pie given by rulers and governors general from 1813 to 1931. In 1932 Donal Buckley, the Irish Free State governor general, failed to send the pastry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lord Talbot
Ireland
Donal Buckley
Irish Free State
McComas Returns to Barter Group in Abingdon
Carroll McComas, noted actress, will appear with the Barter Theatre at Abingdon, Virginia in The Importance of Being Earnest. She previously followed a trail of successes and was seen in Barter’s Beaufort engagement last winter during Arms and the Man.
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Walter Winchell
Carroll McComas
Barter Theatre
Abingdon
Miss McComas
Senior High Auditorium
Barter
Beaufort
S. C
Carroll MeComas
The
Wildlife Resources Commission expands staff with four appointees
The North Carolina wildlife resources commission concluded a two day session by appointing four district law enforcement supervisors and planning to add seven more to reach 102 officers. The aim is to provide a resident fish and game warden in every county with a next meeting set for January at Lake Mattamuskeet.
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Asheville
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Lake Mattamuskeet
Coltrane Named Governor of Kiwanis District
Eugene J. Coltrane president of Brevard College was elected district governor of the Carolina Kiwanis district at the convention in Charleston S C He succeeds Duppe Rhame of Greenville Asheville N G was chosen as the 1948 convention city Twelve lieutenant governors were elected to join Rhame on the board of directors Locally represented are Farry A Barber Hendersonville Manley Llewellyn Concord George Cobl Lexington Ira G Ford Smithfield Frank Meadows Rocky Mount Jack O Legrande Wilmington Pel Synous Kings Tree and the Rev Muller Wingard Greenwood A secretary will be named later The international president Dr Charles W Armstrong urged cooperation on a food saving program to combat communism by feeding the world’s hungry He stressed democracy requires nourished people.
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Charleston
S. C
Eugene J. Coltrane
Brevard College
Brevard
N. C
Carolina Kiwanis
Civic Clubs
Duppe Rhame
Greenville
Asheville
N. G
Coltrane
Rhame
Farry
A. Barber
Hendersonville
Manley Llewellyn
Concord
George Cobl
Lexington
Ira G. Ford
Smithfield
Frank Meadows
Tocky Mount
Jack O. Legrande
Wilmington
Pel Synous
Kingstree
Muller Wingard
Greenwood
Charles W. Armstrong
Water content in common foods noted in study
A study estimates that half of every dollar spent on food covers water used in production. It cites vegetables with 40 to 80 percent water, eggs 65 percent, pork 60 percent, beef 60 percent, and fish 50 percent or more.
Miss Mc Comas Joins Barter Company For Winter Season
Miss Mc Comas told Barter founder Bob Porterfield she is eager to join the company. She debuted in Arsenic and Old Lace this summer and followed with The Importance of Being Earnest. She continues as a voluntary addition to Barter's permanent company this winter.
Executor's Notice for W A Davis Estate in High Point NC
The Wachovia Bank and Trust Company as executor under W A Davis will publish a notice in High Point North Carolina. Creditors must present their claims within one year from the first publication at Wachovia Bank Building High Point NC. Debtors should pay promptly to the Wachovia Trust Department. This notice dated September 13 1947.
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W A. Davis
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Trust Department of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Ihs
Wachovia Bank
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
W. A. Davis
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Maffitt Village
Wilmington, N. C
Bull Fighter
Ortega
Lisbon
Associated Press News
A. M
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WHPE
WHPRE
D'Amico Quartet
Freddy Martin
Guy Lombardo Orchestra
Blue Ridge Buddies
Fashions In Music
R.m
Buddy Bear
Bing Crosby
Bill Currie
Carroll Becomas
Kiwanis
Young
Piedmont
Duke Power Company
Agricultural Colleges
Future Farmers of America
Piedmont Carolinas
Duke
Ettatt
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