03 Jan 1947
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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1947
Page
1
Traffic stalled across a broad section of the United States as heavy snowdrifts block highways in city and county areas. Sub-zero winds hinder travel and complicate efforts to clear routes nationwide.
A new cold wave spread across the middle west following the heaviest snowfall of the year. Grounded planes and stalled highways disrupted travel from the Dakotas to Michigan and Illinois with drifting snow and subzero temps. Temperature forecasts predict 30 below in northern Minnesota and near zero to 15 above in the Ohio river valley. Continued snow in the Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region worsened driving conditions and impeded snow removal efforts.
A PBM seaplane with eight aboard from the U S Navy Antarctic expedition is overdue after taking off from the U S S Pine Island at 4 45 am CST December 30. It had fuel for 11 more hours and was last heard from at 6 25 am about 250 miles south of the Pine Island as search efforts face bad weather. One passenger is Capt Henry Howard Caldwell whose wife Dorothea Glendora Caldwell lives in Norfolk Virginia.
Fire at a downtown two story Los Angeles hotel early today is believed arson. One guest was killed, three others were critically injured. The deceased was identified as Woody Tinsley. three injured guests are Sam Moxley 53 Gilbert Faxen 53 and Louis Hulge 60.
At Claridge s London the Daily Express reports a guest calling himself the Maharajah of Pesha War booked a New Year s Eve table but proved to be a British Army officer unable to secure a reservation under his own name. His turban was fake, made from his mother s silk bed spread.
Four thousand British Sixth Airborne troops roamed Palestinian streets and hills in a manhunt for underground Jewish groups blamed for a wave of attacks. One British officer died and 26 were wounded. about 500 Jews were held for screening and at least 10 sent to Latroun camp.
Heavy snowfall across southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois caused major road closures. In Kenosha County up to 10 inches fell with drifts up to six feet, stranding traffic and prompting warnings. Plow crews increased to 22 as equipment battled winds and drifting. one school bus became stuck, and no serious injuries were reported.
A mail train crashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train at Gidea Park station in dense fog. Five people were killed and 47 injured, with 23 in serious condition.
Charles Quatt, a Purple Heart recipient from Hawthorne New Jersey, has asked President Truman to admit his German wife Lotte Nippen, secretly married in Regensburg in 1945. He cites a Bible quotation and notes the State Department granted citizenship to their infant but not the wife.
Rep. Knutson Minnesota offers a tax trimming bill for 1947 to cut 20 percent from the first 300 000 of income and reduce the excess portion by 10 5 percent in a revised plan. The proposal adds a 500 dollar exemption for those over 65 and argues the measure would swiftly boost take home pay and spur investment and employment.
The case of 20 year old Mary Virginia Kimberly and 42 year old Robert Hemming remains unsolved as police continue a search in Columbus Ohio. Relatives in Cleveland urged the pair to return home and a cousin said they showed no plan to do so. The authorities insist the investigation is ongoing despite reports to the contrary.
Senator Theodore G Bilbo began a third term oath in the Senate but five minutes later did not take the oath as Senator Taylor of Idaho blocked the ceremony. The move sparked a barroom style confrontation as Taylor aimed to derail the oath and trigger an ouster contest.
Congress members from both parties press a plan to curb strikes affecting public health and safety including coal disruptions. Proposals seek compulsory arbitration and limits on unions, but faces strong opposition from labor and industry, with Senate delays and ongoing political fights shaping the path forward.
A plan to elevate Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay to commander of American forces in Europe and military governor of the U.S. occupation zone in Germany was reported. The moves would shift Gen. McNarney to the United Nations staff, move Gen. Keys to Austria, and leave Gen. Clark linked to postwar duties, with possible further roles.
Serial thefts last night at Columbus Food store and Johnnie’s Poultry netted about $60 in cash plus eggs and other losses. Earlier in 1947, the Two by Four lunchroom was broken into with $20 in coins stolen. A fishing tug reported $400 in mesh net missing, and Miss Phoebe Starr’s home pig banks totaling over $400 were emptied. Detectives questioned several suspects as juveniles were eyed.
General of the armies Dwight D. Eisenhower said he will not run for president, noting that mentioning his name is not good for the organization he serves. He asserted the army is nonpartisan and national in character, and political talk could harm the United States.
Reuben Green, a railway porter with a new denture he couldn't pay for, accused Dr. Arthur Rider of assault after opening his mouth at the dentist. Green said he lunged, hit Green in the mouth, and removed the teeth when leaving the office.
The Republican caucus announced Wiley is submitted to the Senate today for confirmation as chairman of the judiciary committee and re assigned to the foreign relations committee. Sen Elect McCarthy is assigned to the banking and currency committee and to the committee on expenditures in the executive departments.
Congress moves to cut House committees from 48 to 19 and Senate from 33 to 15 causing confusion. Staffers fret over new clerks rooms and files as they adjust to the post reorganizational setup. Welcome home, Congress.
The Republicans swiftly chose Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts as speaker of the new House, the first GOP leader in 15 years, by 244 to 182. He urged Democrats to cooperate on postwar labor, tax, and government economy, while the Senate, led by Theodore G. Bilbo of Mississippi, faced a wrangle over seating delaying its organization after Baldwin of Connecticut took oath. Bilbo sought a third Senate term amid a lengthy dispute, delaying action at the Capitol.
New House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. urged Democrats to grant unstinting cooperation to avert economic ruin and to pursue stringent anti communism while guiding a nation in need of peacemaking and recovery from two wars. He pledged the GOP to leadership after succeeding Rayburn.
Rep Hartley of New Jersey says he will chair the House Labor Committee to push changes in the labor laws. He told a reporter the leadership asked him to lead the fight for reforms.
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