President Truman's White House Doctor Linked to Wheat Trades
Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham, White House physician since 1945, appeared on a government list as trading in 50,000 bushels of wheat in September on the Chicago market. He said he had a broker handle the investments and did not know he held wheat until Oct. 1, after President Truman denounced market gamblers.
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White House
Truman
Wallace Graham
Army
Graham
Chicago
Clinon P. Anderton
Utah
Agriculture Department
Edwin A. Pauley
GS m
Bache & Co
Trumpan
Brai Greham
Anderson
Record Rail Traffic Peak In 1947 Peacetime History
Washington reports Association of American Railroads states that rail traffic reached the greatest peacetime level in history during 1947. The update highlights sustained cargo and passenger movement that year, reflecting postwar recovery and demand across major corridors.
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Washington
Association of American and
Markets At A Glance Slips In Quiet Trading
A United Press market summary notes irregularly lower activity across stocks and bonds with many issues edging down. U S government issues and curb stocks show little movement while silver holds at 72 5 8 cents per ounce. Cotton futures rise as Chicago grains edge higher on wheat corn oats and barley trading.
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U. S
Chicago
New York
Wallace Signals Third Party Bid in Radio Address
Wallace is expected to threaten a third party bid in a 15 minute Mutual broadcast from Chicago at 10 30 p m Washington time He may announce willingness to run on a new progressive ticket Unless Truman shifts policy toward Russia Wallace who long opposed the Truman administration may lead a third party movement If launched it could split support and likely hurt Truman in key states by drawing votes from his base
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Henry A. Wallace
Democratic Party
Wallace
Mutual Broadcasting System
Chicago
Truman
Russia
Mr. Truman
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Five Philadelphia Buildings
Fire swept five five story red-brick wholesale centers in central Philadelphia, razing three interiors and top floors of two others. Fire Marshal George Gallagher opened an investigation into the $1,000,000 seven alarm blaze as flames damaged two more buildings from water exposure.
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Philadelphia
George Gallagher
Thornton Man Killed by Hit and Run Driver
Edd Brown 67 of Thornton was fatally struck on Highway 14 two miles north of Kessell about 11 p.m. Saturday by a hit and run vehicle. Sheriff Charlie Shreve said no driver has been found. Brown is survived by his brother Bob Brown. Funeral services were held Monday at Oletha.
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Thornton
Highway 14
Charlie Shreve
Kessell
Shreve
Brown
Bob Brown
Oletha
Death Toll Rises After River Steamer Explosion Near Hankow
Dispatches from Hankow report more than 600 persons missing and believed dead after a river steamer exploded in the Shang River near Hankow. The burning ship drifted into three more steamers and 10 wooden junks, with only bodies recovered in 12 hours and about 100 survivors pulled from the debris.
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Hankow
Shang River
Yangtze
Texas counties gain coast line land on new map
Land Commissioner Bascom Giles announced extension of Gulf coast county boundaries to the continental shelf. Jefferson County becomes largest in area with about 6 193 878 acres, surpassing Brewster. Matagorda Little Galveston Brazoria Calhoun Kenedy Kleberg Nueces Aransas Cameron Willacy Chambers also expanded by submerged lands.
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Tex
Texas
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Gulf Coast
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Calhoun
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Kleberg
Nueces
Aransas
Cameron
Willacy
Chambers
Stevenson to broadcast New Year address on 16 Texas stations
Former Gov. Coke R. Stevenson plans a New Year’s Day radio address announcing his possible 1948 Senate bid. Twenty stations across Texas will carry the kickoff at 11 45 am including KTBC Austin WFAA WRR Dallas KFJZ Fort Worth KTRH Houston KGKL San Angelo and WOAI San Antonio among others.
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Tex
Coke R. Stevenson
Austin
U. S
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Pappy) O'Daniel
Booth Mooney
Mooney & Cullinan, Pallas
Stevenson
KTBC
KWBD
Brownwood
WFAA
WRR
KFJZ
Fort Worth
KTRH
Houston
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Longview
KMHT
Marshall
KCRS
Midland
KPLT
Paris
KGKL
San Angelo
WOAI
San Antonio
KRRV
Sherman
KCMC
Texarkana
Chinese Communists Close in on Mukden
Communist forces push Nationalist troops from Mukden area with main body only 20 miles away. Red artillery reaches Yangtze banks and disrupts central supply lines while attacks halt traffic on four northern railroads. Peiping briefly isolated as observers note maneuver to offset expected Nationalist offensive after Chiang Kai-Shek talks.
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Mukden
China
Yangtze River
Central China
Peiping
Chiang Kai-Shek
Greece’s Guerrilla Aid Allegations Stir Regional Tensions
In Athens a Greek general staff spokesman charged that roughly one quarter of Greek northwest guerrillas were infiltrated from Albania and Yugoslavia with another 10 to 12 percent from Bulgaria. The claim cites northern neighbors supplying light and heavy armament as the leftist campaign led by Gen Markus Vafiades gains momentum.
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Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
London
Foreign Office
Markus Vafthiades
Constantine Vlackos
Anderson to Set Grain Quota for Distillers
Ton P. Anderson plans to order a grain limit for distillers at 2 450 000 bushels through February 1 under the anti inflation bill. aides say the action follows President Truman's signature and includes distillers who restarted production after the 60 day shutdown ended at midnight Christmas Eve.
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Secretary of
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Truman
City Wide Church Movement Opens Tonight in Mexia
A six night city wide church movement begins tonight at seven o clock in Mexia under the sponsorship of the Ministers Association. The first service will be at the First Christian church with Rev. E. S. Bledsoe preaching. Each night a different church hosts and the minister there delivers the sermon.
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Ministers’ Association
Majority of Mexia Stores to Close for New Year Holiday
Mexia business district to shut down Thursday January 1 according to Miss Melba Petty of the Retail Merchants Association. A canvass found at least 95 percent of Mexia businesses will close with drug stores open only until noon.
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Melba Petty
The
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Mexia
Danish Plane Crash Passengers Rescued
A Danish Air Lines plane arriving from Paris plunged into the Oresund near Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen. Airport officials reported all passengers and crew were rescued.
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Danish Air Lines
Paris
Oresund
Kastrup
Derailment of Zephyr near Corsicana kills one, injures sixty
A Burlington Lines Zephyr derailed five miles south of Corsicana Texas due to a hidden defect. One passenger Austin Holm 46 of McKinney died others injured ranged from serious to minor about 60 aboard most Texans. Track cleared by morning authorities said the train traveled about 45 mph.
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Corsicana
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Burlington Lines
Corsicana City Lake
Austin Holm
McKinney
Houston
David Castle
Navarro County
Red" Arnold
L. R. Calhoun
Teague
Corsicana City
Arctic Blizzard Halts Rescue Of B 29 Survivors In Alaska
An Arctic blizzard with 40 mile winds and temperatures down to 30 below zero halted the rescue of four B 29 survivors stranded on Mt Serpentine. Air Force teams planned a base camp four miles from the wreckage to direct operations while awaiting a break in the storm. Bush pilots reported four and possibly five crew members survived the crash yesterday.
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Alaska
Mt. Serpentine
Here
Air Force
Typhoon Death Toll Mounts to Twenty
Manila reports confirm the typhoon last week has caused at least 20 deaths and widespread destruction. Mauban in Quezon province endured severe damage from a typhoon accompanied by an earthquake and tidal wave. Thousands left homeless with half of dwellings demolished. no deaths reported there. Five Kina survivors reached shore near Samar as a motorboat was sent to locate them.
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Mauban
Quezon
Kina
Samar
Truman Flayed for Statement of GOP Anti-Inflation Bill
President Truman faced GOP criticism over his remark that the anti-inflation bill was pitifully inadequate yet he would sign it on a better than nothing basis. Democrats defended him as the inflation issue loomed as a top election factor. The White House said he would sign the GOP substitute to his plan, and he urged Congress to authorize standby wage price and ration controls to curb living costs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
East Coast Storm Clears Record Snowfall Blockade
New York reports 25.8 inches of snow with 65 deaths as 19,000 workers battle to clear 99,000,000 tons of snow. Mayor O'Dwyer returns from California to oversee emergency ops as only essential trucks are allowed and air, rail, and subway services resume.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
California
la Guardia
Newark Aire*s
Poles Sentenced in Treason Trial for Espionage
In Warsaw the district military court sentenced two Poles to death and five others to prison terms from 12 years to life for supplying secret information to the American and British embassies. The seven were found guilty of high treason and espionage after a 24 day trial, with the verdict sent to the supreme military court for review.
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Warsaw
Supreme Military Court
Jewish Bombing in Holy Land Kills 13 in Market Attack
In Jerusalem a speeding taxi barrel of explosives killed 11 Arabs and two British constables, with 13 dead and 32 wounded. Initial reports of Jewish casualties were revised as attackers escaped after the blast.
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Jerusalem
Damascus
Farm program need cut says House aide
A leading House Republican, Clifford R. Hope of Kansas, said foreign relief plans lessen the need for a basic farm program next Congress. Hope, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, predicted the program might be worked out by spring, with adoption about 50-50.
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House
Clifford R. Hope
Kan
House Agriculture Committee
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