Wyatt predicts large loans to spur mass housing boom
Washington reports housing expeditor Wilson Wyatt forecasting victory in securing 65 million dollars in loans to start assembly line homes despite RFC opposition. September housing gains reach 25 percent with 79,500 completions and 49,800 new permanent dwellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson Wyatt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wyatt
RFC
Cormer
Eneral Panel Company
Los Angeles
Knox Corporation
Thomson, Ga
Lustron Corporation of
Chicago
Reliance Homes, Inc
Lester, Pa
Truman Remains Silent on Voting During Home Visit
President Truman walked through Independence Missouri with reporters and spoke of his boyhood sites and hometown memories. He declined to discuss the upcoming election or political contacts, saying he had not held campaigns since returning home and had no reason to call James M. Pendergast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Truman
Greene confesses to killing neighbor in Jealousy case
Virginia M. Boston, 26, was shot on School street. Julia Greene, 36, admitted the shooting after surrendering at police HQ. Greene, mother of three, collapsed upon learning of Boston's death and faced imminent arraignment in district court. A pistol was found in nearby grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
Virginia M. Boston
Leonard Mills
Julia Greene
Mills
Wilfred Wadsworth
Twin City Community Chest Donations Progress Report
The Twin City Community Chest remains far from its goal as time runs short. General chairman Thomas Davenport urges swift donations to prevent the loss of essential services. Acknowledged gifts include Book Club 25 dollars Bish Mathis Institute 40 dollars Louie Mathis 10 dollars and many more from local businesses and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City
Twin Cities
Thomas Davenport
The
Book Club
Bish Mathis Institute
Louie Mathis
Ritchie Grocey Co
Worley
Edward Joseph
Frank J. Scalia
Joseph's
Esso
Armerican Service Co
O. R. Brauer
Henry Bernstein
Ira Cagle
Rev. L. T. Hastings
Missouri Pacific
Virginia
C. W. Oseland
F. A. Campbell
J. A. Combs
Dave W. Zismer
Gladys Miles
M. E. Pickett
S & L Milletello Grocery
Sam Lacara
Fred H. Meyer
Sinclair Oil Co
Albert Cooper
Fred Henna
Leon R. Franklin
Arthur Kriger
Godfrey Insurance Agency
National Housing Agency warns of land crisis for 1947 homes
The National Housing Agency says about 71 percent of 1947 homes must be built on raw acreage without streets or utilities, requiring roughly 300 square miles of land to meet a goal of 1.56 million new living units for veterans. Communities, real estate, builders and utilities are urged to act.
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Washington
National Housing Agency
NHA
Veterans Emergency Housing Program
Florida Officer Kills Dominican President’s Nephew in Shootout
Dominican Consul Jose M Noel rushed from Miami to Bunnell to investigate the fatal shooting of Jose Adrian Trujillo Seijas, 20, adopted grandson of Rafael Trujillo. Sheriff Teeter said Trujillo drew a pistol and was shot in self defense after being refused service at a cafe. a coroner’s jury supported the deputy’s account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. W. Jones
Bunnell
Fla
Jose M. Noel
Trujillo City
Jose Adrian Trujillo Seijas
Dominican Republic
Noel
Anibal Trujillo
Caribbean
Rafael Trujillo
Miami
Young Trujillo
New York
United States Army
Henry Wells
Miller Teeter
Teeter
Trujillo
Beijas
State Department
Florida
Walter W. Walters
Sheriff Wells
Louis Henry Todd
Tod
Garcia Funeral Home
Nickel turns fugitive in $832000 embezzlement case
William Arthur Nickel, 40, was turned over to New York authorities as a fugitive after admitting his part and naming three or four other allegedly involved, all presumed to be New Yorkers not linked to the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. He appeared before Justice Kenneth Oka on a $25,000 bond and was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
William Arthur Nickel
New York
Joseph P. Hoey
Hoey
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Mississippi Governor Bailey Dies After Long Illness
Jackson Mississippi November 1 Thomas Lowry Bailey 58 Mississippi 48th governor died at 6 55 pm after a long illness Lieutenant Governor Fielding L Wright 51 Rolling Fork will take oath to fill unexpired term Bailey acted as governor during illness Funeral services set for 3 pm Monday Central Methodist Meridian with Rev W A Tyson and Dr John R Countiss Body to lie in state at the capitol Sunday then moved to a Meridian funeral home escorted by state troopers and guards Honorary pallbearers include governor staff and officials Bailey had suffered from a spinal malignancy since February left office briefly for operations in New Orleans in June showed signs of recovery before deteriorating and ending a term marked by illness.
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Jackson
Miss
Thomas Lowry Bailey
Mississippi
Fielding L. Wright
Rolling Fork
Bailey
Gov. Bailey
Central Methodist Church
Meridian
W. A. Tyson
John R. Countiss
Galloway Methodist Church
Capitol
State Guard
New Orleans
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Violence Surges in Holy Land Amid Arab Strike
A jeep hit a road mine near Petah Tikva and a bomb exploded near a Kishon River bridge near Haifa as Arabs extended a one day strike against the Balfour declaration. One soldier was seriously wounded and another bruised. five British soldiers killed and 23 injured this week.
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Jerusalem
Petah Tikva
Kishon
Haifa
Holy Land
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Ramleh
Miners Strike Grows Over Lewis Negotiations
Hundreds of bituminous miners walk out as John L. Lewis presses for wage concessions. Management warns higher prices would price coal out of the market while unions report rising idle mines in West Virginia and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
West Virginia
Pike County
Kentucky
Tennessee
Lewis
National Coal Association
United Mine Workers
John D. Battle
The
Coal Association
Interior Department
White House
N. H. Collisson
Probe reports Bormann alive in German zone
U S army agents investigate reports that Martin Bormann, Hitler’s deputy, survived and was seen in the American zone. German police say an SS officer named Hans Joachim von Burgsdorf claimed promotion by Bormann and said he saw him in a German city in late May 1945 after Berlin escape attempts.
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Frankfurt
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Germany
Wuerttemberg- Baden
Bormann
International Military Tribunal
Nuernberg
Stuttgart
Hans Joachim von Burgsdorf
Berlin
von Burgsdorf
Democrats and Republicans Predict Wins in Tuesday Elections
Washington November 2 1946 both parties issued bold forecasts as voters prepare for the election Democrats claim to tighten Senate and House control while Republicans insist a Republican Congress will emerge. Campaigns focus on meat prices coal strikes and other domestic issues with Roosevelt and Truman policies at stake. The total voters expected tops 59 million with about 35 million likely to vote.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Robert E. Hannegan
Carroll Reece
Reece
Reese
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Republican Congressional Committee
Truman
Independence
Roger T. Sermon
Eleanor Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Detroit
ABC
New York
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Bevin And Byrnes Confer Prospects At Big Four Talks
Prime Minister Bevin says no need for despondency over four power peace efforts and calls for care and patience as Bevin and Couve de Murville arrive for the New York talks. Byrnes is due to reach soon. the pair plan to discuss Anglo American strategy and treaty language for Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria and Finland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Parris, Jr
New York
Ernest Bevin
Europe
Nazi Germany
Aquitania
United Nations
Bevin
James F. Byrnes
Maurice Couve de Murville
Byrnes
Paris
Russia
Georges Bidault
Manhattan
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
V. M. Molotov
Couve de Murville
Trieste
Adriatic
United Nations Security Council
Yugoslavia
King Faruk I Receives Urgent Radio Transmitter
A Monroe radio shop orders a transmitter from a Quincy Illinois firm to serve a Royal Broadcasting station at Cairo. The shipment is dispatched to meet urgent needs of the Egyptian king before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jes’ Ramblin
Duke of Windsor
Faruk I
Cairo
Egypt
Quincy
Ill
Monroe
KMLB
Estonian Refugees In Miami Win Stay In U S
In Miami 48 Estonian refugees learned President Truman would allow them to remain in the United States. They cried with relief and planned to stay through the winter while officials said they would be released upon Washington directions and later receive immigration visas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Truman
Washington
Felix Tandre
United States
White House
Sweden
Russia
Mississippi ex Marine Johnny Craft Found Guilty in Sulllivan Hollow Shooting
A circuit court jury in Raleigh Mississippi convicted Johnny Craft Negro ex marine of assault and battery with intent to kill for the August night gunbattle in Sullivan Hollow that wounded four white men. Defense plans an appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court. Judge Currie postponed sentencing and next week will hear three additional defendants. The maximum penalty is ten years or a thousand dollar fine, or both. or five years and a thousand dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Miss
Johnny Craft
Sullivan Hollow
Dixon Pyles
Jackson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Homer Currie
Craft
Smith County
Currie
Louisiana voters set to ratify Democratic choices in New Orleans
Louisiana voters head to the polls on Tuesday to ratify Democratic congressional and statewide office selections amid strong Democratic dominance. They will also decide 31 constitutional amendments including a $25 million state highway bond, tax exemptions, aviation suits, and the New Basin Canal closure for a new New Orleans railroad terminal. Republican challenges appear in the first and second districts against Hebert and Boggs, while other incumbents seek reelection. McKenzie is defeated by Passman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Congress
New Basin Canal
F. Edward Hebert
Dennis Suarez
Hale Boggs
Harold M. Herst
House
Charles E. McKenzie
Otto Passman
Public Service Commission
Nat B. Knight, Jr
Allen B. Cambre
E. Howard McAleb
Louisiana Supreme Cour
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Hermann J. Mueller
University of Indiana
Mergenthaler
Kingsley Foster
Minneapolis
Lesley
Southampton
England
Foster
Mene
Executive
C. I. O.political Action Committee
Jes Ramblin
U. 8
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