Franklin Birthday Honors in Philadelphia This Week
Philadelphia celebrates the 242nd birth of Benjamin Franklin with events and recognition. General Dwight Eisenhower is to receive the Poor Richard Gold Medal for 1947, marking Franklin's enduring legacy as inventor, diplomat, and civic figure.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Dwight Eisenhower
Benjamin Wrankily
Richard
Boston
Peinter
Ben Hranklin
Himeed
Unscrambled fragments hint at local city services and broadcasts
A cluttered clipping mentions efforts to keep city restrooms open, a radio course, and various officials including W. M. Ramsey and J. A. Cupp. It references local stations WOW and WOC and a Mayette Stelion broadcast from an experiment station, with several names and acronyms scattered throughout.
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Lynn Smith
Furners
WOC
Snetan
Arkansas
Ree
Southwest
Canlon & Ware
Oat Mayette Stelion
Ville—Wow
W. M. Ramsey
J. A. Cupp
My. Rider
Vloyd Mangru Wray
Sain Kennedy Sud Tyaa
Suill
Reds Start Plan to Get Allies Out of Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet threats to force Allied exit from Berlin after Taegliche Rundschau warning. A Russian border guard fired five rounds at an American major’s car, injuring him and prompting clarifications from U.S. and British authorities. Observers cite Moscow’s leverage after Berlin control shifts. General Lucius D. Clay reaffirmed commitment to remain unless force is used.
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Berlin
Taegliche Rundschan
Germany
Air Force
Richard R. Baker
Helstedt
Baker
Wiesbaden
Wny
England
United States
Allied Control Authority
M. Sobinov
London
Frankfurt
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Houston Woman Hurt When Auto Leaves Road Strikes Pole
Mrs. W. A. Morris of Houston Texas drove off the highway about one mile east of Eyamiet and struck a telephone pole. The car was badly damaged and she was alone in the vehicle. She was taken to Cora Donnell Hospital in Pyrescoll in reportedly non critical condition after returning from Russellville Arkansas.
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W. A. Morris
Houston
Texas
Eyamiet
Moon
Lions Club to Sponsor March of Dimes Dance
Lions Club to sponsor a March of Dimes Dance this month at the invitation of Hempstead County March of Dimes chairman Jim LaGrossa. A committee was appointed to arrange the event with proceeds to the March of Dimes fund. Ben Owens won high score and a prize. guests included Wood Nash, J. Perkins, Johnny Ellen, Arch Wylit, and Cecil T. Wallace.
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Andy Andrews
Lions Club
Ben Owens
Jim LaGrossa
Hempstead County
March of Dimes
Wood Nash
J. Perkins
Johnny Ellen
Arch Wylit
Cecil T. Wallace
Divorce Cases Heard in Court Here Today
Divorce cases were on the docket in Chancery court here this morning at Rempstead Courthouse with Judge Slew presiding. Circuit report will appear next Monday, January 19.
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Chancery
Rempstead
Jeudge Slew
Correction to Saturday's UbRacy donation report
The Saturday UbRacy report mislisted ER doh 4 as donating Sl. this was a typographic error and should read $25. The correction clarifies the actual amount donated.
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Ubracy
Development of artificial breed methods credited to Dr Carligan
Development of artificial breeding methods is credited to Dr G L Carligan of Norah Netnava with notes dated January 1 2853. The fragmentary OCR suggests a historical note on genetic techniques, naming a single inventor and a distant date, implying early agricultural experimentation.
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Avalhi Ss
G L. Carligan
Norah
Netnava Wits
Catholics Must Withdraw From Baldwin Wallace School
In Cleveland on January 12, 163 Catholic students at Baldwin Wallace College faced a demand to withdraw to conform with church doctrine. A diocesan priest told a mass meeting that the compulsory religion course and chapel programs violate Catholic canon law, prompting several withdrawals and prompting statements from college and church leaders that no changes to the program are planned.
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Cleveland
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
Joseph T. Moriarty
St. John's College
DeEvers
Msg
Vincent EB. Balmat
Cleveland Catolic
Louis C. Wright
Baldwin Waltrage
Myron Ff’. Wieke
Saenger Head Thanks Hope for Support
The Star quotes a letter from M.S. McCord of Malco Theatres thanking Hope for support in completing the Hope Saenger theatre. He praises audience enthusiasm, notes plans to remove walls to expand stage capacity, and mentions a fireproof design intended for lasting use in Hope.
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Saenger Head
the Star
Lope
Saenger
M.S. McCord
Malco Theatres, Inc
Industrial Corp to Elect New Officers Tonight
The Hope Industrial Corporation will meet at City Hall tonight at 7 30 PM for its annual meeting. New officers will be elected and the public is invited to attend.
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Hope Industrial Corporation
No Marines to Be Sent to Palestine
Philadelphia January 12. The commandant of the U S Marine Corps denied a report that Marines would be sent to protect the American consulate in Palestine. General Clifton P. Cates said the Palestine situation is none of our official business and a dispatch of 1000 Marines to the Mediterranean is merely to replace those there. Admiral William Halsey Jr. urged the crowd to look to future pages written by the Marines as history, while rally organizers reported about 26,000 attendees at Convention Hall.
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Philadelphia
U. S. Marine Corps
Palestine
Clifton P. Cates
Marine Corps Reserve Week
Cates
William ¥. Halsey Jr
Philaadelphia Convenation Hall
Marine Corps Veter F Itians
Mediterranean
Varsity
Halsey
Las
Ferus Anata
Third
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Convertion Hall Normaly
May Investigate Grain Deals of Sen Thomas
Senator Elmer Thomas offered to make his commodity trading records available to Senate investigators a Capitol City report said. Edwin Padley claimed almost $932,703 in profits from three years of commodity speculation. The inquiry, led by the Senate appropriations subcommittee, could expand to include Thomas's dealings. Ferguson, chairman, avoided confirming if Thomas would be formally probed.
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Washinton
Elmer Thomas
D-Okis
Senate
Edwin W. Padley
Thomas
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eequeen
R-Mich
Cairman
Pauley
Scccretary
Army Royall
Harold E. Stagsen
Stassen
Minnesota
Senate Appropriations
Hanes
Ferguson
Anderson
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Edith Thomas
Washington, D.C
Edith
Paying Bills Reflect Character, College Kids Show Promise
From University of Missouri loans to student repayments, the column notes loans funded since 1913 to over 8,300 students with 98.5 percent repayment. It cites a housing survey favoring faculty tenants and a Philippine morality crusade led by General Hilario Moncada. Also mentions reporter Lee Carson Palman and anecdotes about a World War II era front line encounter, plus a newspaper joke about a three inch snowstorm and a baby daughter.
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New York
University of Missouri
Leslie Cowan
Cowan
Twico
Joan Fund
Und
Philippines
Hilario Carmine Moncada
Inyehief
Filipino Crusaders World Army
Muscado Palace
Republic of the Philippines
Hilario
Greenwich Village
Your Personal Stake in the Government is Only $1270
The article notes President Truman's budget for the coming fiscal year shows a per person government cost of 1270 dollars, up from 6915 cents a decade earlier, detailing allocations for national defense veterans and interest on the debt. It compares per capita costs with 1939 wartime spending and outlines shifts in outlays.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
European aid plan faces burden yet promises offset gains
Washington officials testified that a proposed multi million dollar European recovery program will burden Americans through higher prices and inflation. Marshall and Harriman urged Congress that gains outweigh sacrifices as they argued for restoring Europe to secure durable peace and global stability.
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Washington
Marshall
Harriman
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Commerce Harrioan
Senate Foreign Relations
United States
House
China
Lewis Douglas
A. 5
Great Britain
Senate Committee
Western Europe
Lodge
Rmass
Douglas
U.S
Senate
Special Benefit Program at Guernsey January 14
The Guernsey School PTA announces a special benefit program on Wednesday night January 14 featuring an old fashioned tacky party. Prizes for winners, proceeds support the school lunchroom opening Monday. Public invited to dress as tacky as possible. Buses will run from 6 p.m. Anyone may ride. Lunchroom will be open with refreshments.
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Guernsey
PTA
Boswell Sisters Open Beauty Shop In City
The Boswell Sisters have opened a beauty shop at 417 West Fifth Street. They invite friends and customers to visit starting Tuesday January 13. The shop is modern with standard equipment and features the sisters combined 24 years of beauty experience, Herloise 14 years, Ruth Ellen 8 years, and Wilma 2 years.
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Boswell Sisters
West Fifth Street
Herloise
Ruth Ellen
Wilma
Truman Proposes Unprecedented 49 Billion Budget for 1949
President Truman asked Congress to approve a peacetime budget of 49.06 billion dollars for the 1949 fiscal year starting July 1. He said most spending stems from World War II legacies and aims to deter future conflict while maintaining readiness and aid to stem totalitarianism. He noted 79 percent of the proposal covers postwar costs and warned foreign aid could influence security if programs fail.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Tomas
Truman Budget Proposes $11 Billion Defense Plan
Washington reports President Truman outlined an $11 billion defense budget for the 12 months starting July, detailing manpower levels, force allocations, and modernization steps. He warned that failure to sustain abroad action could invite totalitarian rule and threaten national security.
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Washington
Anii
Air Force
Army
Snd
Navy
Gress
Crew of 45 Abandons Army Vessel in Atlantic Fire
The army transport Joseph V. Connolly, carrying 6,248 war dead and built in 1945, caught fire and was abandoned 900 miles east of New York with its crew of 45. Coast guard and allied vessels, including Morrison B. Waite, General Callan, Joseph Sykes, Tamaroa, Lioba, Mercury, and aircraft from Kindley Field Bermuda, sped to the scene as weather worsened. No injuries initially reported. radio failure hampered assessment of damage.
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New York
Joseph V. Connolly
Harape
Antwerp
Coast Guard
Morrison B. Waite
Connolly
Waite
New York Port of Embarkation
Bareau
Pntrol
Coast Guards
Bostelman
Charles H. Collins
Camp Shilmer
N. J
Army
Air Force
Coast Gird
Callan
Josephie Sykes
Tamaroa
Announcer Neil Baird resigns from KXAR staff
Radio Station KXAR announces that Neil Baird has tendered his resignation to accept a position elsewhere after several offers since KXAR originated national network programs from Cotton Valley during the recent tornado disaster. No replacement has been announced.
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KXAR
Neil Baird
Baird
Cotton Valley
Texarkana Mayors Invite for Freedom Train Visit
Texarkana officials extended a cordial invitation to Albert Fink and area residents to visit the Freedom Train in Texarkana on Sunday January 18. The event, open to the public from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., aims to illuminate American democratic ideals and the government’s fundamental principles through the traveling exhibit. Bruce Cunningham of Texas is noted as a guest organizer for the tour.
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Texarkans
Albert Fink
O Tevanane
Bruce Cunningham
Texas
Tractor accident pins man in barn wall
Orville Taylor was not seriously hurt when a tractor crashed and pinned him against the barn wall. His companion, Lik Hope, was knocked unconscious but freed after helpers rushed to the scene.
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Orville Taylor
Was
Pais
C.ff
Mar Hope
Hope Development Streets Urged for Commerce Office
A fragment from the Hope development text urges top officials to pursue commerce opportunities. The readable phrases indicate advocacy for street improvements to boost local business activity and economic growth.
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