King George VI Opens Parliament Pressing Housing and War Plans
London dispatch reports King George VI opened the new session with a labor government agenda. He urged continued conscription, nationalization of inland transport and utilities, and meatier housing and food supplies. A 5,000-strong police guard protected him from potential Jewish extremism during a ceremonial streets ride. The message called for a defense ministry uniting air, sea, and land forces and for honoring the 1944 civil aviation accords while pushing for world trade expansion and democracy.
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London
George VI
Scotland Yard
Labor
Irish Republican Army
Germany
Britain
Ministry of Defense
Book show speaker laments big incomes for young writers
Westbrook Pegler quotes Harrison Smith on income effects and riffs on Cervantes and biographers. He argues biographers are often liars yet profitable, noting the hard work and time behind book writing and quoting a fictional Marcel Weber.
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New York
Harrison Smith
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Marcel Weber
Henrys
Louies
Sugar ration debate centers on control after looming shift
New York November 12 Sugar may stand as the last major commodity under government control. Louisiana producers push for freer distribution while industrial users and refiners urge continued regulation. Critics warn any disturbance could disrupt supply, citing the maritime strike and shortages. Congresswoman Rogers accuses Cuban warehouses of exporting sugar widely while American households remain sugarless. The Agriculture Department says the 15 pound per person annual ration stays in force through next April.
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New York
Louisiana
Rogers
Massachusetts
United States
Agriculture Department
Happiest Woman Sees Son Alive After War Mystery
Mrs. Joseph Debartolo of Roxbury identifies a young man in Rome as her son Michael di Bartolo who claimed to be an American soldier missing since 1943. He said he was wounded in Italy and hospitalized in Naples and Oran. authorities check for amnesia while UNRRA confirms his street encounter in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
Joseph Debartolo
UNRRA
Rome
Cassino
Italy
Naples
Oran
Whiskey trial motions fail in Tallulah case
Federal judge Ben C. Dawkins overruled defense motions to dismiss indictments and for acquittal for four eastern men in the Tallulah black market whiskey case. Jury to return Wednesday as defense testimony begins, with John Beverage Co records examined and Mrs Rosalie John reportedly confined to bed for five days.
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Tallulah
Ben C. Dawkins
Federal District Court
Malcolm Lafargue
John Beverage Company
Rosalie John
Camel John
John
P. B. Polito
Baton Rouge
Ex Desperado Speaks at Baptist Convention in Texas
Former gangster Ralph Fultz, called the only surviving member of the Clyde Barrow gang, told the state Baptist convention he turned to Christianity after 20 years of outlaw activities. He spent 16 years in prison and was released in 1943. Now a McKinney carpenter, he said the conversion occurred several months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Wells
Tex
State Baptist Convention
Ralph Fultz
Clyde Barrow
Barrow
Texas
Fultz
McKinney, Tex
Cotton futures inquiry dives into Oct market breaks
Undersecretary N E Dodd said an inquiry is under way to determine full details of cotton futures trading during the Oct 16 18 break. The probe aims to strengthen futures regulations and curb disorderly markets harming producers merchants and processors.
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Washington
N. E. Dodd
Rep. Wickersham
Okla
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Dodd
Wickersham
Soap Prices Jump Fifty Percent Across United States
Cincinnati officials report a major rise in prices for bar and package soap by about 50 percent after the removal of price ceilings and higher costs for ingredients and labor. Procter and Gamble and M. Work Co executives say small soaps may cost dealers three cents more per cake and laundry soaps 12 to 14 cents per 21 ounce package, raising retail prices accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Procter and Gamble Co
M. Work Co
Procter and Gamble
Vying for Mrs America Title Draws Contestants
Strawberry blondes redheads and brunettes gathered in Jackson Mississippi to compete for the Mrs America crown to be decided the following Wednesday. Contestants included mothers and married women arriving from the North South and Midwest with one plane grounded in Atlanta causing lighthearted delays.
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Jackson
Miss
America
Midwest
Atlanta
Civic Chest Urges Prompt Accounting Submissions
Twin City Community Chest asks solicitors to submit accounting reports immediately. General chairman Thomas W. Davenport announces acknowledgments from numerous donors including Marys Flower Shop 150 dollars and Ford Brice five dollars among many others.
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Twin City
GM Auto Prices Rise by 100 Dollars Nationwide
Detroit November 12 General Motors increased prices on its passenger cars and trucks by 100 dollars effective immediately. C E Wilson GM president said the rise followed an application on file with the OPA for months and aimed to align prices with production costs while Ford and Chrysler held pricing after OPA control removal.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
C. E. Wilson
G. M
OPA
GOP demands middle road in Truman agenda
Republican leaders warned President Truman must pursue a moderate bipartisan path to win support in a new GOP controlled Congress. Knowland Brooks and Morse urged avoiding extremes and rejected what they called P A C drafted socialist proposals. They said voters favor a balanced constructive middle in domestic policy.
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Washington
Truman
Knowland
Brooks
Illinois
Congress
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Trains Collision Fatal in Revigny Station
A Paris Strasbourg line derailment near Revigny Sur Ornain left 35 dead and 86 wounded as fog shrouded Northern France. A local east bound train rear ended a standing train at Revigny station smashing six coaches and causing casualties among passengers and bystanders.
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Metz
France
Paris
Earthquake Kills Dozens in Peru Towns North of Lima
An interior ministry report says at least 30 people died as a quake struck Sihuas 259 miles north of Lima, destroying Moyobamba and wrecking Libertad and Ancash departments. Communication is cut, details remain scarce.
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Lima
Peru
Sihuas
Interior Ministry
Moyobamba
Libertad
Ancash
Harmonized bids seen for arms reduction inspectio n
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov signaled possible harmony between Russian and American arms reduction plans while urging UN action to curb an arms race. Secretary Byrnes promised more on disarmament and Bevin pledged Britain will not fall behind. Diplomats noted stalled talks on Trieste and Danube navigation as deputies take over for technical work.
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New York
Russia
Molotov
United Nations
Byrnes
Bevin
Foreign Press Association
Trieste
Danube River
United States
Foreign Ministers Council
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Yugoslavia
Press Association
City Airport Units Leased by Four Firms
Four hangars at the Municipal Airport are leased under one year agreements negotiated by Lannie U. Peevy Jr. Hangar No. 3 leased to Severance Aviation for 400 dollars a month first six months and 450 dollars thereafter. Hangar No. 1 to H. E. Elliott for 188 dollars monthly with operation by December 1. Hangar No. 2 to Northeast Aviation Service for 225 dollars monthly. Hangar No. 2 to Bas Trop location, Bas trop incident. Hangar No. 3 and 1 cover 32 542 and 11 243 square feet respectively. Severance Aviation operates pipeline patrol and crop dusting and runs a school for ex serviced men. Murrell Jones signs for Severance. H. P. Hawthorne signs for Northeast Aviation Service. Industry activity includes aviation services at Cleveland, Mississippi and Bas Trop.
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Lannie UH. Peevy, Jr
City Commission Council
Severance Aviation Company
Turner Field
Murrell Jones
Army Airman
Chicago White Sox
H. E. Elliott
Cleveland
Miss
Elliott
Northeast Aviation Service, Inc
Bastrop
H. P. Hawthorne
Salley’s Bid Lowest in Fire Hall Construction
Bids opened at city hall for the Sher rouse addition fire station near Northeast Junior College. W C Salley submitted the low bid of 15487 dollars with other offers from Jesse Heard 16817.50 McBride and Son 15996 J A Harper 17550 and W G Haynes 19913 as commission council and architecture firm Smith Padgett and Stubbs advised.
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Sherrouse Addition
Northeast Junior College
W. C. Salley
Jesse Heard
McBride and Son
J. A. Harper
W G. Haynes
Commission Council
Smith
Truman summons Wyatt to White House on housing control removal
President Truman calls Housing Administrator Wilson Wyatt Reconversion Director John R. Steelman and George E. Allen of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to a 3 30 p m meeting at the White House to discuss housing problems caused by the lifting of price and wage controls.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
Truman
Wilson Wyatt
White House
Wyatt
John R. Steelman
George E. Allen
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Housing policy shifts loom as Truman eases controls
White House aides report President Truman plans to remove price ceilings on building materials and other items. Officials discuss housing program changes and a push to boost home construction for rent, with speculation National Housing Agency prices may rise from 10 000 to 12 000 dollars for new homes.
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White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Wyatt
National Housing Agency
Noted Banker to Speak Here at Chamber Banquet
The Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual meeting and banquet on Thursday night November 21 at the Hotel Virginia roof. C W Bailey of Clarksville Tennessee president of the American Bankers Association will be the principal speaker. Bailey heads First National Bank of Clarksville and has earned a national reputation as a progressive banker and businessman.
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Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank of
Clarksville
American Bankers Association
Bailey
Tennessee
Simon Pure
Wealthy American Howland Spencer returns to U S after GOP landslide
Howland Spencer, who left the United States in 1939 after feuding with President Roosevelt, sails from the Bahamas to the New York area. He will visit Hyde Park, N Y, and then return to his legal residence in the Bahamas aboard the schooner Windsong. He previously owned the 500 acre Krum Elbow estate opposite Hyde Park, later given to Father Divine for a cult heaven.
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Miami
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Howland Spencer
United States
Spencer
Harbor Island
Eleuthera
Bahamas
Krum
Hudson River
Father Divine
Windsong
Southern Airlines ends two Louisiana to New Orleans routes
Southern Airlines announces termination of daily round trips between Monroe and New Orleans via Alexandria and Baton Rouge and between Shreveport and New Orleans via Natchitoches Lafayette and Lake Charles. Last flights will be next Friday after CAB denied interstate permit. Local manager L E Russell cites CAB ruling and in state status.
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Southern Airlines Company
Monroe
New Orleans
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Natchitoches
Lafayette
Lake Charles
L. E. Russell
Civil Aerosnautics Board
Southern
South
Louisiana
CAB
Russell
Louisiana Gets Cooler Weather Across State
A cold front settled over Louisiana and Mississippi after Sunday storms left one Black child dead and several injured near New Roads. Temperatures fell to the 40s and 50s with New Orleans at 54 and Baton Rouge at 47. Red River flood stage is forecast at Alexandria to reach 31 to 32 feet by mid November while the river sits around 28.4 feet today.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Roads
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Red River
Alexandria
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Arabi
Mississippi River
Westbrook
Pegler
Gangster Baptist
Civic Chest
R. H. B. Gibson
Mary's
Oscar Stanley
Elma Jones
M. A. Mansour Grocery
Smith and Durbin Feed and Seed
Smith and Durbin
Ernest Andrews
N. A. Dozier
Credit Men’s Association
J. Arthur Smith, Jr
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Fred Coon, Jr
J. B. Dawkins
Fred C. Amman
Monroe Traffic Bureau
Willa Dean Boyd
Earl W. Depp
Friendly Finance Co
Kathryn Gregory
Eugene Scott
Margaret Housherr
Coast Oil and Butane Company
Delta Kappa Pi
Middle Road
City Airport
Salley
Steelman
RFC
Allen
Republican Party
G. O. P. Congress
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Wagner
Ellender
C. W. Bailey
American Assn
C. of C
U. S
Southern Airlines
Southern Bus Company
Selman Field
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