Westbrook Pegler on underworld ties in entertainment
Westbrook Pegler reports on a link between journalism and the underworld in movies radio and night clubs. He cites Frank Sinatra associates Hank Sanicola and Barney Ross, plus James Tarantino, detailing Tarantino's dubious past in New Jersey and midtown New York and his alleged kidnaping scheme impact.
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New York
Frank Sinatra
Florida
Cuba
Bugsby Siegal
Beverly Hills
Siegal
James Tarantino
Tarantino
Jacobs’ Beach
Madison Square Garden
California
Sinatra
Gerald L. K. Smith
Monument Builders Conference Opens in Louisiana Mississippi
The Monument Builders of Louisiana and Mississippi held their district meeting at Hotel Frances with A J Martin Sr of Vicksburg presiding. Alex Park urged government payments of 25 to families of service men instead of government headstones, noting many veterans are buried in private cemeteries and opposed to regimentation of memorials.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Monument Builders of
Louisiana and Mississippi
Hotel Frances
A. J. Martin, Sr
Vicksburg
Miss
Louisiana and
West Monroe Flier Crashes Into Lake Ponchartrain
Lt. (jg) Otis A. Hamm 24 West Monroe naval reserve pilot escaped a crash Sunday when his fighter plane went into Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans during a training flight. He broke formation and crash landed, then was rescued by a Navy boat. Hamm had 18 months Pacific combat service and studies at LSU engineering.
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Otis A. Hamm
West Monroe
Naval Reserve
Lake Ponchartrain
New Orleans
Naval Air Station
Hamm
Navy
Pacific
G.C. Hamm
Route 1
Naal Reserve
Earl Hamm
Stewart Street
Paris Subways and Civil Service Strikes Collapse
The Communist led General Confederation of Labor suffers a setback as a two day Paris subway and bus strike fails. A five day civil service warning strike faces dubious support as offices reportedly run normally. The CGT confirms cancellation without explanation after a strong strike vote.
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Paris
General Confederation of Labor
Paris Transport System
Robert Schuman
Congress Slow on Legislation in Third Week
Washington reports Congress enters its third week of wrangling over President Truman’s 10 point anti inflation program with little sign of rapid lawmaking. House and Senate committees hear testimony for and against proposals while Republicans craft a separate cost of living plan likely to omit price wage controls and rationing.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Truman Returns to Washington from Florida Vacation
President Truman ends a five day Florida visit and departs Key West aboard the Sacred Cow for Washington to complete a message to Congress on a long range European recovery plan. He toured Everglades National Park and spoke on conservation, criticising resource misuse while planning a low key pre session.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Florida
Washington
Congress
Henry T
Hank) Myers
Boca Chica
Everglades City
Everglades National Park
France
Italy
Pearl Harbor
Submarine Base Chapel
Old Fort Taylor
White House
Rites Set for Dr Butler at Columbia Chapel
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler who died of bronchial pneumonia at St Luke's Hospital will be buried after funeral services at 11 a m in St Pauls Chapel on Columbia University campus. He served Columbia as president for 44 years and was 85. Burial is private in Cedar Lawn Cemetery Paterson N J.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
St. Paul’s Chapel
Columbia University
St. Luke's Hospital
Butler
Columbia
Raymond C. Knox
University
Cedar Lawn
Paterson
N. J
Frank D. Fackenthal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Elizabeth
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Dr. Butler
Jane Addams
League of Nations
World Court
Unusual Death Probed in Columbus Baby Case
Authorities investigate the unusual death of a 16 day old infant, son of Lawrence H. Hackenberg, former Gov. Herbert aide. The child was reportedly injured while parents slept, and an autopsy was inconclusive pending coroner’s verdict.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence H. Hackenberg
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Thomas J. Herbert
Ralph J. Paul
Paul
Krupp War Crimes Trial Opens in Nuremberg
The American prosecution began the trial of the Krupp welding firm leaders, Germany’s top gun makers for nearly 150 years, accused of aiding the Nazis and waging aggressive war.
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KRUPP
Nuernberg
House of Krupp
Germany
Cotton crop estimate up again in final report
The agriculture department’s year end report puts this year’s cotton crop at 11,694,000 bales, up 189,000 from last month. Area harvested 21,148,000 acres, lint yield 265.4 pounds per acre, and 1.1 percent of planted acreage abandoned. Census data show 10,056,347 bales ginned by December 1, vs 7,367,490 a year ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Census Bureau
General Ike May Quit Soon
Fresh indications Ike may leave the army in January align with signals of possible Republican presidential bid. Reports say his Columbia University presidency schedule is being advanced with Omar Bradley taking over. Eisenhower, unnamed as candidate, is seen by some as a looming factor alongside Taft Stassen and Warren.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
Truman
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Veterans Administration
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Earl Warren
California
George Olmstead
National Young Republican Organization
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Taft
Congress
Burglar Steals Groceries From Powell Store
Police report a burglary at Powell Grocery at Plum and South Second streets. Entry was made by breaking the glass front door and unlocking the nightlatch. Groceries valued at 892 dollars were taken, described as highly expensive items.
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Powell Grocery
Plum and
South Second Street
Western allies seek unity before Molotov talks
United States secretary of state George C. Marshall met with British foreign secretary Ernest Bevin and France's Georges Bidault on the eve of a key session with Soviet foreign minister Molotov. The talks at the American embassy followed Marshall's reception for the American delegation as Western powers aim to align positions on Germany before further diplomacy.
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London
U. S
George C. Marshall
Russia
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
France
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Bevin
Bidault
Germany
Molotov
German People's Congress
Berlin
Big Four
America
Britain
Paris
John Foster Dulles
Artificial Fog Crash Injures Ten Near Brown Paper Mill
State police blamed a reckless driver and artificial fog for a noon collision on a Jonesboro road near the Brown Paper Mill. Ten of eleven occupants were injured, none seriously. G C Bearden of Farmerville was arrested on charges of recklessness and causing injuries and damage.
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Jonesboro
Brown Paper Mill
St. Francis Sanitarium
Davis-Lawhead
Hixon Brothers
G. C. Bearden
Farmerville
Route 1
West Monroe
Bearden
Reba Stennett
Wheelis Street
Stennett
John Stennett
Ann Stennett
Pauline Stennett
Vivian Brown
Beverly Brown
Merlyne Harvey
Dennis Kyle
Carl Smithwick
Joe Yarborough
Union Parish
Miss Harvey
Miss Stennett
Miner and Nephew Kill Each Other in WV Drinking Party
In Pemberton West Virginia a coal miner and his 26 year old nephew shot and killed each other after an argument at a drinking party. Witnesses say Lewis Fannon fired a shotgun into his uncle Robert Lee Aliff as he slept, and the uncle returned fire. Both died at Beckley hospital.
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Pemberton
W. Va
Cpl. C. A. Thompson
Lewis Fannon
Robert Lee Aliff
Fannon
Beckley
Thompson
Real Want Multiply Cases Honor Good Fellows
Fragmentary ledger item shows memorial gifts and donations: entries for Fred B. Cook and Sophie Smith totaling small sums and a $659.50 figure noted. Other lines read in memory of William and Sophie Smith with modest bequests.
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Fred B. Cook
Sophie Smith
Good Fellows Aid Sparks Hope in Monroe Toward Christmas
A distressed woman in downtown Monroe sought help for bus fare and groceries. She was taken to a hovel where a sick child lay, and Good Fellows quickly supplied food and support. The appeal highlights ongoing needs and requests for Christmas aid from a widow 54 with limited welfare income.
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Monroe
Mississippi
Friendship Train Heads to France With Food Aid
Eight million pounds of food collected by the Friendship Train sails from Philadelphia to New York aboard the American Leader. Ludovic Chancel, French consul general, accepts thanks for France as the cargo heads toward Le Havre with three more ships planned to carry railroad carloads of provisions to France and Italy.
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New York
France
U. S. Lines
le Havre
Ludovic Chancel
Steamship Company
Voice of America
Friendship
U. S
Friendship Contributions
Philadelphia
Italy
Nine More Killed In Palestine Communal Strife
Amid rising clashes over partition, nine more people died in Palestine as Jews and Arabs clash near Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Death toll nears 90 across nine days, with crews mobilizing for a likely showdown as Britain plans to leave next May 15.
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Joseph C. Goodwin
Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Yehoshua Bloberman
Hagana Defense Force
Cairo
Arab League
Middle East
Middle Eastern
House Votes On Aid Bill Today
Washington December 8 The emergency foreign aid bill moves to a series of House tests with top Republican opponents predicting final passage by a wide margin. Chairman Leo Allen says opposition may total no more than 75 votes as amendments reshape funding for France Italy Austria and China aimed at meeting administration requests.
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Washington
House
Leo Allen
Illinois
Rules Committee
France
Italy
China
Austria
Allen
Representative Bloom
New York
Foreign Affairs Committee
Jarmean
Alabama
Jarman
Merrow
New Hampshire
Senate
Jonkman
Republican
Michigan
Contract Breaks: Laraine Day Leaves RKO for Leo Durocher
Santa Monica reports Laraine Day canceled her six year contract with RKO to follow Leo Durocher to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Day plans to join Durocher at spring training around March 1 and may wed January 22 after finalizing divorce. She noted no films during the baseball season. Durocher, recently reinstated as manager, says he feels good about his return and aims to lead the best team in baseball.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Leo Durocher
Laraine Day
Miss Day
Without
R-K-O Studio
Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Ray Hendricks
Los Angeles
California
Leo
New York
Hotel Frances steward dead after heart attack
Carl C. Suttle 52 long time hotel catering manager died in his room at Hotel Frances at 1130 Sunday night after a heart attack. He and his wife had just returned from a theater and were preparing for bed when he collapsed. Accompanied by Mrs. Suttle and Monroe friends, his body was taken to Lake Charles for services and burial Tuesday.
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Carl C. Suttle
Hotel Frances
Mr. Suttle
E. C. Gibson
Suttle
Food Department
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Frances
Waco
Chicago
LaSalle
Caddo
Shreveport
Majestic
Lake Charles
Charleston
Texarekana
Ark
Sutile
Louise Richardson
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Ike’ May
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Miner
Nephew
Freda Gibson
Memphis, Tenn
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Christmas Belle
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