Irv McCann Seen As Rich If Patriots Shake Joe Padway
Westbrook Pegler comments on Irving McCann the labor subcommittee lawyer and a potential windfall from a spectacle at hearings. He likens the moment to Babe Ruth’s home run, while blasting figures like George Browne Willie Bioff and George Scalise as corrupt in the AFL tied to the movie union rackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Irving McCann
Congressional Labor Subcommittee
Patriots
Joe Padway
Los Angeles
Padway
American Federation of Labor
George Browne
Willie Bioff
George Scalise
Browne
Ameri N Labor
Halstead Street
Chicago
Willie
Old Padway
Underworld
Prosstitutes
Legion Chief Warns Of Greece Crisis At Convention
National Commander Paul H. Griffith warned that the Greece crisis could spark a world conflagration on short notice as the American Legion opened its 29th convention. He favored sending troops if needed to uphold the Truman policy of aid to Greece and Turkey, and criticized the UN as unable to act at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul H. Griffith
American Legion
Greece
Griffith
Washington, D. C
Truman
Legion
Uniontown
Turkey
United Nations
Negro Boy Killed in City Traffic Collision
The second city traffic death of the year involved Ted Peoples a 10 year old boy of 309 Magnolia Street He died Sunday night from injuries after being knocked from his bicycle and run over by a Negro cab driver Freddy Jones 24 1018 Calypso Street at the Adams Street Eighth Street intersection about 6 25 pm Jones was held on orders of the parish coroner and transferred to parish prison awaiting district attorney action He was arrested and charged with reckless driving and causing personal injury at Charity Hospital the boy suffered injuries to his left shoulder hip arm and both legs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Peoples
Magnolia Street
Freddy Jones
Calypso Street
J. French
Eighth
Adams Street
Charity Hast
Mancheno Seizes Control in Ecuador After Bloodless Coup
Col. Carlos Mancheno declares himself ruler of Ecuador after President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra resigns and flees to Colombia with his wife. Mancheno calls for party advice on a cabinet and asks the army for support as asylum is granted to the exiled president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Ecuador
Carlos Mancheno
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Velasco Ibarra
Corina Parral de Velasco Ibarra
Cali
Colombia
Labor Day Labor Council Barbecue to Feature Williams Talk
Northeast Louisiana union workers will hear Sige Williams of Shreveport discuss the state federation political program and joint AFL CIO effort to oppose the Taft Hartley act at Bernstein Park in Monroe. Williams leads the AFL CIO task force with invited gubernatorial candidates and about 50 parish and state office aspirants present. Local contingents from Jonesboro Hodge Bastrop and Morehouse Parish will attend under Leon Johnston and Frank Holloway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Monroe-West Monroe
Bastrop
Leon Johnston
Morehouse Parish
Frank Holloway
State Federation of Labor
Louisiana Federation of Labor Adopts 5 Point Program
In Alexandria Louisiana the state federation of labor approved a five point political action program during yesterday's meeting aimed at guiding labor activities and endorsements statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Louisiana Federation of Labor
Train Fire Fatal to 27 in Germany
A suburban train fire north of Berlin killed 27 and injured more than 45 as a locomotive sparked an ignited can of flammable liquid carried by film operator Max Eichholz. German police say the film exploded in the blaze. The incident occurred Saturday in the Russian zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Max Eichholz
Liberals Refuse To Join Tsaldaris New Greek Govt
The liberal party led by Themistokles Sophoulis rejects joining a new government under Constantin Tsaldaris after a party conference. The United States pledged 300 million in aid under the Truman plan, and Tsaldaris eyed a broad coalition while Sophoulis weighs counter proposals for joint direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Liberal Party
Themistokles Sophoulis
Constantin Tsaldaris
Sophocles Venizelos
United States
Greece
Tsaldaris
Demtrios Maximos
U. S
Sophoulis
Big Step Taken At Inter-American Defense Conference
In Quinandinha Brazil Aug 25 Argentine agreement moves toward a mutual defense treaty. Argentina shifts stance on intra hemisphere aggression allowing collective measures after consultations. United States and others accept compromise. five nation subcommittee reports progress toward a comprehensive pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quitandinha
Brazil
Argentina
Venezuela
United States
U. S
Three American Soldiers Freed From Soviet Zone
Three U S Army soldiers detained 12 days in the Soviet zone near Yohyon Ni were released unharmed. They described constant guards with tommy guns and limited questioning about birthplaces ages and crossing the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Pyongyang
Yohyon-Ni
Tommy F. Pugsley
Renton
Wash
John D. Hopfe
Seattle
Gerald K. Geffen
Port Chester
N. Y
Soviet Zone
38Th Parallel
Attlee back with cabinet to reassess dollar position
London reports say Prime Minister Attlee and his cabinet return for a second special meeting in eight days to review sterling convertibility amid the economic crisis. Sir Wilfrid Eady arrived from Washington with remarks implying American talks helped steady the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Attlee
Wilfrid Eady
Washington
Great Britain
Liberal
News-Chronicle
Daily Mail
Parliamnt
John Strachey
Trades Union Congress
Labor Party
Atlanta writer bets bombing tied to lottery reporting
Atlanta political writer C. E. Gregory says a bombing at his home was likely linked to his stories on the lottery racket. Governor Thompson ordered a state bureau investigation after Gregory and police noted a homemade bomb caused only minor damage and no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
C. E. Gregory
Georgia
M. E. ‘Thompson
Decatur
Frank Attanasio
Gregory
Lottery
Eugene Talmadge
Talmadge
Herman
Thompson
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Memorial service set for Huey Long in Spearsville Aug 30
In Spearsville Louisiana a memorial service for the late Senator Huey P Long will be held August 30 his birth date a Louisiana holiday. Guests include his widow Rose McConnell Long Earl K Long Russell B Long and W K Bill Dodd. A large barbecue and several addresses will mark the observance. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearsville
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Rose McConnell Long
Earl K. Long
Russell B. Long
W. K
Bill” Dodd
Louisiana Teachers Association
Union Parish
Bernice
Highway 167
Mina Miller Edison Dies at 82 in New York
Mina Miller Edison 82, widow of Thomas A. Edison, died after a coma at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Her sons, Charles Edison and Thomas Miller Edison, and Mrs. John Eyre Sloane were at her bedside. She had been ill since July 16 and the presumptive cause was cardiac failure. She had supported Hoover campaigns and later became a political independent in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mina Miller Edison
Thomas A. Edison
New Jersey
Navy
Charles Edison
Thomas Miller Edison
John Eyre Sloane
Harkness Pavilion
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
James Coss
Herbert Hoover
Edison
Hoover
America
Menlo Park
Associated Press
Early Morning Fire Destroys Perry Liles Barbecue Stand
A blaze at 2046 DeSiard Street gutted the kitchen and burned the dining room of Perry Liles barbecue stand. Fire crews No 1 and No 3 fought the 4:40 to 8:15 a.m. fire, cause unknown. Later fires on Winnsboro road and at Louisville avenue lumber yard required additional responses through midmorning.
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DeSiard Street
Winnsboro
C. S. McLofton
Superior Lumber Company
Louisville Avenue
White's Ferry Road
Terminal pay cash near for veterans as bonds redeemable soon
Washington reports government moves to cash terminal pay bonds starting in one week. About 1.8 billion dollars in bonds have been issued for roughly 4.9 million veterans eligible, with many likely to redeem later. Bonds carry 2.5 percent interest and may be redeemed at banks and similar institutions with proper ID. New York leads in bond applications with 920,700 veterans, followed by Mississippi and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
G. I
Truman
The
Army Times
Treasury
New York
Mississippi
Louisiana
Dead and Missing After Gulf Storm Strikes Texas Coast
A tropical storm that formed off Texas coast battered Galveston Texas City and Houston with 70 mph winds. One man died and 46-foot private boat Linda K was missing. five prisoners escaped Ramsey prison farm as winds uprooted trees and flooded streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Barnard
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Texas City
Houston
U. S. Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Joseph M. Taber
St. Mary's Hospital
Coast Guard
Ramsey
Weather Bureau
Temple
J. P. Naughton
Austin
State Capitol
Orange
Sabine River
No.c. S. To
Naughton
Ford Company Rises Prices Amid Cost Increases
Ford Motor Company, last of the big three to raise prices, boosted passenger car and truck prices by 20 to 97 dollars, about 4.2 percent. President Henry Ford cited rising input costs and efforts to maintain employment and production schedules, noting 135000 fewer vehicles would be produced in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Automotive Vo
General Motors
Chrysler
Kaiser- Frazer
Nash, Hudson
Packard
Ford
Mississippi Senate Seat Remains Vacant Until Election
Gov Fielding L. Wright said Bilbo’s Senate seat will stay vacant until the November 4 general election unless Congress convenes. The law allows a temporary appointee only if Congress is in session, and Wright indicated such an appointment would not benefit Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mins
Theodore G. Bilbo
Senate
Congress
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Wright
Secrets and rumors swirl over $10,000 atomic defense project near Albuquerque
Rumors spread of a secret base on the mesa east of Albuquerque near the Sandia and Manzano Mountains. Reports mention vast caverns for storage of atomic weapons and possible production facilities, with ties to Kirtland AAF, the Sandia base, and the Manhattan-era leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Sandia
Manzano Mountains
Denver Post
Rio Grande Valley
Sandia Base
Kirtland Army Air Field
Navy
Mesa
Los Alamos
War Department
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Leslie R. Groves
Robert M. Montague
Mississippi City and Pascagoula in Coast League Playoff
Mississippi City clinches the second half with a 17 to 12 win over Picayune to reach a three out of five series against Pascagoula for the Mississippi Coast Baseball League title. Slidell finishes second with 5 and 1, followed by D'Iberville and Ocean Springs among the other clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi City
Pascagoula
Mississippi Coast Baseball League
Picayune
Slidell
D'Iberville
Ocean Springs
26 Aboard Plane Presumed Dead In Chinese Search Abandoned
In TiHwa Sinkiang Province on August 25, the Chinese air force said all 26 aboard the transport plane disappeared July 31 and are presumed dead. Among the victims are Barbara Stephens, 23, Arlington Virginia, and Brian Sorensen, 23, son of a British MP. The local command said search ended August 20, contradicting a prior air force note that it continued without result in the Northwest Frontier provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tihwa
Sinkiang Province
China
Chinese Air Force Command
Barbara Stephens
Arlington
Brian Sorensen
Air Force
Northwest Frontier Provinces
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Mancheno
Lige Williams
AFL
Germany
U.S
Quinandinha
By Roy Roberts
South Korea
Stalin
Lenin
Hopie
Huntress
Virginia Walton Brooks
Berry B. Brooks
Memphis
Tenn
Kenya Colony
Africa
Virginia
Huey Long
Thos. Edison
Secretary of Navy
Ford Company
Sen
Bilbo
Trinity
White Sands Proving Ground
Alamogordo Air Base
Roswell Air Base
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