Wing the Browns Founder Tied to Decades of Excess
Westbrook Pegler recalls Richard Muckerman connected to the Browns, a Chase Hotel suite memory, and a spree of stock schemes and player sales. He questions motives and describes a party scene with a redheaded woman present, hinting at a long habit of gambling and excess.
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New York
St. Louis Browns
Richard Muckerman
Chase Hotel
St. Louis
Cardinals
Mr. Muckerman
Browns
Jefferson City
Mr. M
Lil Stoner
Detroit
Aitcher
Aiken Seeks To Oust Reece From GOP Leadership
Senator Aiken of Vermont urges the Republican Party to shed reactionary control and broaden its national management. He says Democrats oppose Reece and predicts a party shakeup to win in 1948, while noting no talks with Reece yet and distancing himself from Taft. He cites continued letters with Flanders after a recent Senate Republican meeting.
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Washington
Aiken
Vermont
New England
Carroll Reece
Reece
Congress
National Party
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Flarders
Flanders
Demonstrations in Cairo Rally Against Palestine Partition
Thousands of Arab sympathizers roamed Cairo shouting anti American and Russian slogans and calling for arms as Palestinian students at the American University staged a three day strike over the UN partition plan. Police kept order with little violence reported. In Damascus rioters attacked the Soviet center killing four and urged holy war as Premier Mardam backed calls to oppose partition.
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Cairo
Palestine
American University
United States
Egypt
United Nations
Holy Land
Abdine Palace
Damascus
Government House
Jamil Mardam
Shukri Al-Kuwatly
Al-Kuwatly
Bidault Explores Western Germany Unity if London Talks Fail
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault warned that if the London conference on Germany fails to agree, France may merge its zone with British and American zones to form a unified western Germany. Moscow opposes and seeks a strong central German government while the United States plans a provisional administration and elections to create a federal state with retained powers for the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
London
Georges Bidault
Germany
Bidault
Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Russia
Austria
United States
Britain
Marshall
V. M. Molotov
Pakistan
India
Molotov
Strikes Halt Paris Subway Amid Labour Conflict
Paris faced halted subway service as Communist CGT leaders defied anti-strike laws and urged action. Power cuts and high gas pressure disrupted capsized routes to Nice, Marseille and Cannes while the assembly debated a strike law amid clashes at Lievin and pressure on miners to return to work.
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Mel Most
Paris
General Confederation of Labor
National Assembly
Nice
Marseille
Cannes
France
Lievin
Labor Confederation
61 Defendants Up for Trial in Massive RICO Case
New Orleans on December 1 reports the trial of 61 defendants charged with conspiracy to violate the federal anti racketeering act. The mass hearing involves union officials and dairy interests linked to a milk dumping strike last spring, with more than 180 witnesses scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ben C. Dawkins
Louisiana
Leo B. Carter
A. F. of L. International Teamsters Union
C. L. Russell
Amite
Dairymen’s Local No. 16
Teamsters
Leonard Spinks
State Milk Commission
Federal
Grand Jury
Florida Parishes
City Commissioner Tidwell Rushed to Sanatorium After Illness
After days at home at 307 Morrison avenue C R Tidwell city commissioner of streets and parks was taken to St Francis Sanitarium at 2 pm Monday for an operation his condition is not dangerous but he is expected to be bedridden for at least two weeks.
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Morrison Avenue
C. R. Tidwell
St. Francis Sanitarium
City Hall
Fiery Crash Kills 7 At Seattle Airport
Seven people die and ten hurt when an Alaska Airlines four engine transport overshoots a Seattle-Tacoma runway and bursts into flames at the airport. Twenty-six escape or are rescued from the wreck. Stewardess Reba Monk dies after aiding passengers. Other victims include Fred Smith of Tacoma and Leslie Howe of Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Alaska Airlines
Seattle-Tacoma
Reba Monk
Santa Monica
Calif
Fred Smith
Tacoma
Wash
Leslie Howe
Seattle and
Spa
Death of Edward Paylor at Sun Prairie Home
Edward Wright Paylor a 23 year old purchasing agent for Monroe Motor Supply was found dead at his home 808 South Second Street on Sunday afternoon a .38 caliber pistol lie near the body. Coroner Dr J T French ruled suicide and noted a missing motive from a note left behind. Paylor was discovered by his brother in law M I Suomi after Paylor failed to appear for lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wright Paylor
Monroe Motor Supply Company
South Second Street
J. T. French
Paylor
M. I. Suomi
Suomi
South Second
Suemi
French
Cold wave spreads from midwest to east and south
The Associated Press reports a cold wave pushed from the midwest across the eastern seaboard into gulf states with sub zero readings in New England and single digits in Vermont and Maine. Temperatures were to rise later with highs in the 30s and 40s in many areas despite lingering snow.
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Midwest
Seaboard
Gulf States
Chicago Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Rome
New England
Greenville
Montpelier
Mercury
Ithaca
N. Y
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Northwest States
Phoenix
Ariz
Blythe
Calif
Senate Near Vote On Aid For Western Europe And China
The House foreign affairs committee voted to restore 38.0 million of 103.0 million cut from the 597.0 million emergency aid package for Western Europe, keeping 60.0 million for China and leaving total aid at 587.0 million. The panel’s action falls 70.0 million short of Truman’s request for Italy France and Austria. Speaker Martin said action on emergency foreign aid could reach the desk by next week as debate may begin this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Western
Europe
China
Truman
Italy
France
Austria
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Foreign Affairs
New Trial Requests in Racketeering Case
In New Orleans two Mississippi coast officers Lander Necaise and Welton Ladner filed motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment after their November 26 conviction for conspiring to violate the federal anti racketeering act. They argue the court erred in denying acquittal and that the evidence does not support the verdict. Judge Ben C Dawkins will rule on Wednesday before sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Federal District Court
Mississippi Coast
Lander Necaise
Kiln
Hancock County Board of Supervisors
Welton Ladner
Hancock County
Ben C. Dawkins
Santa Claus Will Pay Monroe Visit
Santa Claus will arrive by seaplane December 13 to lead a downtown parade in Monroe. The Chamber of Commerce and police plan will block river parking from Five Points to allow a long morning procession, with candy showered from Santa’s car. About 20 000 people are expected to view the event. Further details will be announced through these newspapers.
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Santa Claus
Monroe
Fifth
Chamber of Commerce
Police Department
Santa
Six Die as Fire Hits Philadelphia Homeless Dormitory
Wind driven flames engulfed a Volunteers of America dormitory in Philadelphia killing six men and sending 17 to hospitals with injuries. Dozens were listed safe as the blaze trapped residents including several street corner Santas. Names of the dead were Stanley Bush 45 Patrick Allen 70 William Snead 63 Michael Boyle 59 Charles Kenney 45 and Thomas Wallace 50.
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Philadelphia
Edith Gallant
The
Volunteers of America, Inc
Stanley Bush
Patrick Allen
William Snead
Michael Boyle
Charles Kenney
Thomas Wallace
Four Downtown Churches Aid Good Fellows With Thanksgiving Offering
A union service at First Presbyterian Church brought four downtown congregations together to donate to Good Fellows. The collection from First Presbyterian, First Methodist, Temple B Nai Israel, and First Christian raised 141 dollars, totaling 285 dollars in the church fund by Monday. The drive aims for thousands to feed hungry Europeans and ease December shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Ernest Duncan Holloway
First Methodist Church
A. M. Serex
Temple B’nai Israel
F. K. Hirsch
First Christian Church
R. T. Watson
Good Fellows
Europe
South Carolina and Louisiana Tie for Eighth in Farm Mortgages
U.S. government figures show South Carolina and Louisiana tied for eighth lowest share of mortgaged farms at 22.3 percent. West Virginia leads with 12.7 percent, while total farm mortgages average 29.2 percent nationwide.
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Washington
South Carolina
Louisiana
Census Bureau
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
West Virginia
North Carolina
Virginia
South
Woman repels burglar in midnight home intrusion
Anna Tornatore describes a bold midnight entry at 1496 Breard Street by a large man who confronted her in her daughters room. She stood firm and his nerve matched hers until he fled. Police were alerted as the family, with five children, slept upstairs.
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Jack Tornatore
Breard Street
Anna Tornatore
Tragic Burn Death Of Sandra Hicks In West Monroe
Sandra Elaine Hicks three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert E Hicks of 123 Reagan Street West Monroe died from burns after falling into a tub of scalding water at home Saturday afternoon. She died in a local hospital Sunday at 3 45 am. Funeral held Monday at 2 pm from Davis Lawhead Funeral chapel to Trinity Baptist Church with Rev F J Seals officiating. Interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Calvin Fuller Oliver Osborn George Womack C J Greenlee C S Allen J M Pratt. Survived by her parents a sister Bobbie Gail and maternal and paternal grandparents Thomas J Osborn and J W Hicks.
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Sandra Elaine Hicks
Robert E. Hicks
Reagan Street
West Monroe
Davis-Lawhead
Trinity Baptist Church
F. J. Seals
Memorial Park Cemetery
Calvin Fuller
Oliver Osborn
George Womack
C. J. Greenlee
C. S. Allen
J. M. Pratt
Bobbie Gail
Thomas J. Osborn
J. W. Hicks
Witness to testify on Meyers case in federal grand jury
The woman dubbed Meyers' “girl friend” may repeat denial under oath as her husband and brother are subpoenaed to appear before the federal grand jury in Dayton Ohio. Meyers faces possible perjury, income tax evasion and war fraud charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Bleriot H. Lamarre
T. E. Readnover
Dayton
Ohio
Senate
George Morris Fay
Lamarre
Meyers
Fay
Clark
Grand Jury
Army
Navy
Air Force
Truman
Cold Wave Fuels Push for Price Control Rationing
Secretary Harriman warned Congress that general price and wage freezes may be needed unless selective controls are authorized. A weekend cold spell and fuel shortages sharpen demand for Interior Department hearings on coal oil and gasoline controls as part of the anti inflation plan. White plans a subcommittee to study New England oil coal shortages and possible rationing with hearings if needed.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Congress
Interior Department
Senate House Economic Committee
Truman
Europe
Oscar Chapman
Interior
White
Maine
Senate Commerce Committee
New England
Bomber Crashes on Washington Bridge No Injuries
Navy torpedo bomber pilot Lt Sewell T Bittings of Glenview Illinois crash landed on the John Philip Sousa bridge during the morning rush hour. He survived with minor abrasions after power failure post takeoff from Anacostia Naval Air Station. No cars were struck.
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Washington
Navy
Sewell T. Bittings
Glenview
Naval Air Station
Anascostia
Bittings
Martinsburg
W. Va
John Philip Sousa
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GOP
Jack and
Judy
Jack & Judy
Robert Acomb
the Monroe
News-Star
U. S
Syria
America
City Commissioner Hospital
Alaska
Edward Paylor
Associated Press
1St Presbyterian Church
Ruth Inez Kepner
Johnnie Ruth Duvall
Mother of
Natty
Burns
Sandra Hicks
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