Arnall Bows Out With Thompson Sworn In Georgia Governor
Ellis Arnall resigns as governor of Georgia effective 9:50 a.m. CST as Lt. Gov. M. E. Thompson is sworn in to serve as acting governor. Arnall says the move preserves law and order while awaiting a new election. Thompson takes oath in a near empty senate chamber. Talmadge forces rumors of impeachment circulate. Arnall vows to fight in Fulton National Bank dispute. Capitol remains in Talmadge control and Arnall operates from downtown office.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
M. E. Thompson
Arnall
Thompson
Senate
Hugh McIntyre
State Court of Appeals
Herman Talmadge
Gay
Talmadge
State Capitol
Fulton National Bank
General Assembly
Regents Refuse McMurray Professorship After Debate
The Regents vote 4 to 2 to reject Howard J. McMurray's appointment as associate professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Supporters argued for academic freedom and political involvement. opponents cited potential conflicts with university commitments. McMurray, a Democratic Senate nominee, had previously taught at the Milwaukee extension.
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Madison
Wis
Howard J. McMurray
U. S. Senate
University of Wisconsin
Board of
Regents
McMurray
Political Science Department
E. B. Fred
Dan Grady
Portage
Grady
Board of Regents
John M. Callahan
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Walter Hodgkins
Ashland
Callahan
Hodgkins
Fred
Joseph R. McCarthy
Appleton Republican
Milwaukee
Political Science
A. Matt Werner
Sheboygan
Democratic Party
Welfare trends emerge from Kenosha County relief report
Kenosha County Welfare director Alvin S. Nielsen reports a decline in total cases but a rise in individuals on relief for the year ending Oct. 31, 1946. The annual statement notes fewer single persons on relief and more family cases, with average monthly direct relief and service cases at 166 and 140 respectively.
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Alvin S. Nielsen
Kenosha County
Nielsen
Department
Kenosha
State Department of Public Welfare
Division of Public Assistance
Marshall Takes Office Monday
Washington The White House said Gen George C Marshall will be sworn in as secretary of state at 11 am EST Monday in President Truman s office Chief Justice Fred Vinson will administer the oath Retiring secretary James F Byrnes and many officials and party leaders will attend Marshall will confer with Truman on state department affairs after the ceremony He is expected to arrive in Washington Monday morning and has been retired from the army to become a civilian after taking terminal leave yesterday
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Georgia
Thompson
State Senate
Washington
White House
George C. Marshall
Truman
Fred Vinson
James F. Byrnes
Marshall
State Department
Charles G. Ross
Honolulu
China
Ross
Bilbo to Undergo Second Operation in New Orleans
Theodore G. Bilbo Mississippi's ailing seated senator will undergo a second operation on his mouth in New Orleans Monday. The senior senator has been treated at Touro Infirmary after an earlier surgery for a mouth malignancy and today's procedure is a follow up.
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New Orleans
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Touro Infirmary
Mayon Volcano Erupts for Third Time in 24 Hours
The Mayon volcano roared to life with lava and boulders flying into the sky. The third eruption in a day was reported by the American freighter Fairland, eight miles off Legazpi.
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Manila
Mayon
Fairland
Legaspi
Expect Pre election Uprising in Poland
Warsaw security police reported on the eve of Poland’s general elections that they seized battle orders for a pre election uprising in central Poland. Voters will ballot tomorrow to elect 444 Sejm members under Potsdam era authority.
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Warsaw
U.P
Poland
Moss Substance From Moss Shows Tuberculosis Hope
A crystalline substance from California Spanish moss reticulata slows tuberculosis in guinea pigs over 32 days of testing. Dr. Alfred Marshak reports fewer deaths and less disease in treated groups, with the compound also effective against pneumococcus streptococcus and some staphylococci.
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New York
U.P
California
Alfred Marshak
U. S. Public Health Service
North America
Alaska
Marshak
Tuberculosis Control Section
The
Health Service
Forger With Illegible Signature Sentenced in Tax Fraud
George McCormick a Black man admitted taking an income tax refund check made out to Eligha Jones from a mailbox at his home and forging his X. He received 18 months in federal prison and a $300 fine.
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Baltimore
George McCormick
Eligha Jones
Alsted Foundry Razed by Fire at Truesdell Plant
Fire tore through the Alsted Manufacturing Plant at Truesdell Friday evening, destroying a 65 by 25 feet foundry and a 50 by 16 feet machine building with estimated damages between 15 000 and 20 000 dollars. Fire Chief Austin Anderson credited water barriers and volunteer crews with saving the tile works and cupola building. The blaze followed an earlier uninsured 1946 fire and the owner said he will rebuild promptly.
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Alsted
Truesdell
Edward J. Alsted
Combination Iron and Concrete
Pleasant Prairie
Somers
Iron
Predict Thief's Death in a Year
Houston officials warn a thief who stole a radium capsule from Industrial Welding and Testing Laboratories risks death within a year from radiation. Dr. Thomas A. Ketchabaw states that carrying radium for 15 minutes can be fatal, endangering others nearby.
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Houston
Tex
U.P
Thomas A. Ketchbaw
Knickerbocker Manor Fire Leaves 12 Injured in Cleveland
A furnace room explosion and flash fire ripped through the Knickerbocker Manor on Euclid Avenue near 83rd Street. Twelve residents were hospitalized, one woman aged 65 listed missing, and several others escaped by jumping or climbing out as firemen battled flames that collapsed stairs and created a large hole in the building. Fire officials said the blaze was under control after hours, with witnesses aiding evacuations.
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Cleveland
Knickerbocker Manor
Lillian Somers
Euclid Avenue
83Rd Street
Vincent de Leece
Hugo Humfeldt
Edward H. Naylor
Republic Steel
Nimmo
City Finance Chief Details Real Estate Tax Installment Plan
Director of Finance A. E. Axtell outlined the real estate tax rules with no penalty. Taxes are due January 1 with many paying in January. The ordinance allows three installments with deadlines January 31, April 30, and July 31. If not paid in full or by January 31, the balance is due February 28 to avoid penalty. The city usually extends the period each year.
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A .E. Axtell
Axtell
FBI Nabs $500,000 Hijacking Ring Led by Salvatore Imperiale
The FBI announced the arrest of 21 alleged hijackers in a New York metropolitan ring that crime spree for a year. The group, led by Salvatore Imperiale of Brooklyn, targeted trucks and looted scarce goods including shirts rugs Bibles and cosmetics.
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New York
FBI
Salvatore Imperiale
Brooklyn
Salvatore Westo
Lord Southborough Dies at 86 in London
Lord Southborough born Francis John Stephens Hopwood, Civil Lord of the Admiralty in World War I and noted London businessman, died Friday.
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London
Lord Southborough
Francis John Stephens Hopwood
The
Admiralty
Plan for Japanese Railway Strike Sparks Historic Walkout
Government railway communications and administrative workers union leaders announced a nationwide strike for February 1 involving 2.7 million members. Fifteen thousand delegates demanded government concessions and approved a strike resolution after a plaza demonstration before the imperial palace.
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Tokyo
U.P
Imperial Palace
Bishop Arthur Headlam Dies at 84 in Gloucester
London obituary notes Bishop Arthur Cayley Headlam aged 84, who led Gloucester from 1923 to 1945 and once served as principal of King's College. He died Friday.
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London
Arthur Cayley Headlam
Gloucester
King’s College
Whale washes ashore near Long Neck road in town
A 60 foot dead whale has washed up on the beach near Long Neck road close to the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Johnson authors of Earl the Leaky Whale. The discovery adds local curiosity to a coastal scene and draws spectator attention.
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Boston
Long Neck Road
Jack Johnson
Earl
Guttormsen Enters Race for County Judge Post
Kenosha attorney Floyd H. Guttormsen announces candidacy for county judge to be decided in the spring election April 1. A native Kenoshan and WW II veteran, he served with the 89th Division and MacArthur’s staff earning the Bronze Star and other honors. He has law offices with Lawrence S. Ruetz at 5629 Sixth Avenue, is married to Lois Redstrom, and has a daughter.
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Floyd H. Guttormsen
Kenosha
Kenoshan
Hans Guttormsen
Hans
Kenosha County
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Guttormsen
MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Dutch East Indies
Philippine Islands
Lawrence S. Ruetz
Sixth Avenue
Lois Redstrom
Truman Seeks Rapid Return Of Unspent Funds
President Truman urged Congress to recapture more than 1.5 billion dollars of unspent appropriations by placing them in unobligated status. House Appropriations Chairman Taber said action on the recommendation would likely come next week. The move does not alter the 1948 budget, and many sums would be canceled or redirected, including 805 million in lend-lease funds.
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Washington
Truman
Treasury
Congress
Taber
R-Ny
House Appropriations Committee
White House
Commerce Department
Maritime Commission
Navy
Atomic Energy Commission
War Department
Coast Guard
Nash Official Sees Cars Prices Rising From Bottlenecks
Nash-Kelvinator vice-president H C Doss said prices will stay high for a year or more due to labor costs and material shortages. He noted auto output in 1947 will lag demand, with industry production at about 3.16 million annually after 2.24 million in the prior 15 months.
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Boston
H.C. Doss
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Nash Motors
Doss
Pencilled Notes Traded By Bandit and His Victim
In Cleveland a man at a tavern demanded money after showing a pistol. He claimed a $1,500 debt for his child's brain tumor operation and received about $450 to $500 from bartender Andrew Senich who alerted police after the robber left the bar. The suspect fled onto West 25th street.
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Bandit
Cleveland
Andrew Senich
Senich
West 25Th Street
Lancaster Youth Gored by Bull Near Cassville Farm
Eleven year old Jerry Erthum was gored and trampled to death by a bull at the Erthum farm near Cassville Wisconsin this morning. His parents Mr and Mrs Ray Erthum found the body against a fence after finishing the morning milking chores. They heard no commotion during milking.
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Lancaster
Wis
U.P
Jerry Erthum
Cassville
Ray Erthum
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