Westbrook Pegler Recalls Sport Legends at Waldorf Lunch
Westbrook Pegler writes of a King Features luncheon at the Waldorf celebrating champions. He recalls meeting Ty Cobb and Tunney, reflects on old rivalries and friendships, and notes a road incident that led to a chance reunion with Cobb in St. Louis circa 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
King Features
the Waldorf
Tunney
Mick
Merritt Parkway
Ty Cobb
St. Louis
George Moriarity
Desert
Olds Rejected by Senate Commerce Committee
Washington Oct 5 The Senate Commerce Committee voted 10 to 2 against granting Leland Olds another term on the Federal Power Commission. An adverse report on Olds goes to the Senate for action. Truman urged Olds’ confirmation citing opposition by powerful corporations and a subcommittee’s unanimous rejection of Olds over his political and economic views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Truman
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Olds
Senate
Barkley
Edwin C. Johnson
D.-Colo
Commerce Committee
Dcoro
Johnson
Vandenberg In Good Condition After Lung Operation
Vandenberg in good condition at University Hospital after lung surgery. Dr John Alexander said one day after the operation Vandenberg remained in satisfactory condition. Surgeons removed a portion of his left lung six hours after the Republican foreign affairs leader was placed on the operating table. Aides said the ailment was not malignant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Arthur H. Vanenberg
University Hospital
John Alexder
Sear Vandenberg
Republican Foreign Affairs
Washington
Vandenerg
States Will Give Tidelands Stand
Maryland Attorney General Hal Hammond testified as the first witness for the states in a Senate interior subcommittee hearing on submerged coastal lands. The session followed sharp criticism from the Justice Department’s solicitor general Philip Perlman, who urged legislation to grant the federal government clear title to offshore property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Easley
A. P. Special
Washington Service
Washington
Senate Interior Subcommittee
Maryland
Hal Hammond
National Association of State Attorneys General
Justice Department
Philip B. Perlman
Perlman
Senate Farm Bill Sent Back In Turbulent Session
Washington Oct 5 The Senate Agriculture Committee again wrestled with farm price policy after a day of split votes. The bill was sent back to committee for overhaul within 48 hours as leaders promised action. Anderson and Barkley clashed over price supports while Aiken warned Congress may return to a sliding scale parity plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Barkley
Anderson
D-N. M
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
Chinese Reds Reinforcements Boost Battle Near Kukong
Chinese forces report fresh communist reinforcements entering the Kukong battle as the city faces possible loss, with civilians fleeing and schools closed. Far north in Hunan the Reds concentrate about Jucheng with thousands more, while nationalist aircraft lend support and reports claim a 47th division isolation near Sinhwa. A typhoon halts activity in Amoy as nationalist warships shell Reds hijacking junks.
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Canton
Kukong
Pai Chung-Hsi
Hunan
Kiangsi
Jucheng
Pai
Sinhwa
Hengyang
Central
Amoy
Navy to Fire Worth Amid B-36 Inquiry
The House Armed Services Committee urged the Navy to permanently discharge Cedric R. Worth, author of the B-36 memorandum that sparked congressional scrutiny of the air forces program. Worth has been suspended. the panel also launches an inquiry into Navy morale and the unification law, with admiral witnesses slated to testify.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
Cedric R. Worth
Air Forces
Worth
Dan Kimball
Vinson
D.-Ga
Adm
Louis Denfeld
Naval Operations
Arthur W. Radford
Gerald F. Bogan
Bogan
Secretary of the Navy
Matthews
Radford
Denfeld
Fair Opens Wednesday After Rain Disrupts Start
The Ouachita Valley Fair could not open on schedule due to heavy rain Monday and Tuesday. Workers remained determined, adjusting programs for the rest of the week. Wednesday’s refreshments will be run by home demonstration clubs of Sardis, Logtown, and Cheniere, with various clubs taking turns through Saturday’s big day.
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Ouachita Valley Fair
Sardis
Logtown
Cheniere
Liberty
Cadeville
Fairbanks
Swartz
Drew
Colony
Claiborne
Eureka
Pine Grove
Veazey
Red Cross
Elise Ardoin
R. N
W. O. Wilson
Route 1
Monroe
Ceil Et Albert
Royal Feed and Seed Store
Fears War With Russia Warned By Brig Gen Howley
Brig Gen Frank R Howley warned the United States faces war with Soviet Russia unless a new approach to dealing with Moscow is found He called Russia a gangster nation and said it already has the atomic bomb and would use force He stressed the key issue is how far the US should go in arming and spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Frank R. Howley
Russia
Soviet Union
U. S
Germany
Richard Club
Murder, Inc
al Capone
Texas gulf hurricane clips crops and shelters fill
A gulf hurricane battered Texas and parts of Louisiana and Arkansas, delivering 80 to 100 mph winds. Rice and cotton suffered heavy losses in Jefferson and Harris counties, with about 2 million dollars in crop damage. One death from electrocution and a missing man near Matagorda were reported as thousands sought shelter.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Marshall
Shreveport
Arkansas
Matagorda
Freeport
Gulf of Mexico
Alpha Hebert
Port Neches
Jimmy Simpson
Palacios
Matagorda Bay
Jefferson
Beaumont
Harris County
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Galveston
Rain and Wind Sweep New Orleans Weather Map
Rain storms moved through New Orleans with gusts up to forty miles an hour as the weather map showed marked activity today.
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New Orleans
Arizona fliers near world endurance record tonight
Two Arizona pilots Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward of Yuma expect to surpass the 1,008 hour world endurance flight mark at 9 15 p m E S T as they continue in a light single engine plane They plan to stay aloft possibly until Columbus Day October 12 having lived in a four by six by four and a half foot area and flown in four hour shifts for seven weeks Crowds watch as The City of Yuma refuels each evening from a car on the runway The aviators are navy veterans and Yuma businessmen Last record was set by Bill Barris and Dick Riedel of Fullerton California.
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Yuma
Ariz
Arizona
Bob Woodhouse
Woody Jongeward
Jongeward and
Woodhouse
Bill Barris
Dick Riedel
Fullerton
Calif
Justice Douglas Still Improving After Mountain Injury
U S Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, aged 50, shows marked improvement after a horseback accident on a Cascade Mountain outing left him with 13 broken ribs and a fractured lung. Doctor says he is markedly improved as telegrams of support pour in, including one from President Truman urging courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Wash
U. S, Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Joseph H. Low
Douglas
Truman
Minton Ready to Take Oath as Supreme Court Justice
Washington reports Judge Sherman Minton poised to take the oath as a Supreme Court justice after a Senate vote 48 to 16 approving his nomination to succeed the late Wiley B. Rutledge. The Indiana ex-senator faced questions over past New Deal views but declined a testimony request citing propriety concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Sherman Minton
United States Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Minton
Truman
Wiley B. Rutledge
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Morse
R-Ore
Ferguson
R-Mich
Donnell
R-Mo
Indiana
Supreme Court
Borah
Idaho
la Follette
Wisconsin
Charles Evans Hughes
Hudson and Fudickar Not Seriously Hurt in Crash
Two Monroe men Fred Hudson and Paul Fudickar were injured in a Sunday auto bus collision on U S Highway 61 near LaPlace. Hudson suffered rib fractures while Fudickar sustained knee injuries and body bruises. They rested at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge with no bus passengers harmed.
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New Orleans
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Fred Hudson
Paul Fudickar
U. S&s. Fuczhway
la Place
Joseph Palmisano
Teche Greyhound
Hudson
Fudickar
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
Fudickara
Boardmen Discuss Parish School Building Plans
The Ouachita parish school board approves a parishwide committee to study the state education survey and report findings next meeting. Bond issues may finance construction, with an expected five to six month period to present a plan. Three new instructors join staff while a policy on contract drivers hauling paying passengers is reaffirmed to limit transport to pupils and school activities.
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Parish School Board
Charley Griggs
Ward
State Board of Education
James Trousdale
Mack Avants
Ouachita
Avants
C. L. King
West Carroll
W. A. Coates
J. L. Heath
Trousdale
J. P. Babbington
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Babbington
A. B. Pearson
J. Sumrall
Southern Bus Lines
Monroe
Jack Russell
Jack's and
Peoples Bus Lines
Buddy Crosby
Stevens Bus Lines
Ouachita Parish
Security Bill's Passage Expected in Congress
Washington Oct 5 The House faces an expected overwhelming vote to pass new security legislation extending old age insurance to 11 000 000 more workers including bankers bakers grocers and public employees. Senate action is not anticipated before January. The bill would raise benefits by 70 to 80 percent add disability insurance and boost payroll taxes. A stamp book plan for 750 000 servants and their employers may be created. President Truman urged coverage for 20 000 000 more people. farm operators and hands are excluded.
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Washington
Rayburn
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
Companies Taking Steps To Conserve
Pittsburgh, Oct 5 AP The government considers curbing steel exports as inventories dwindle and idleness grows across American industries. With the steel strike entering its fifth day, Westinghouse Electric issues rationing for appliances while coal and steel disputes keep many out of work, affecting 513000 steelworkers and 380000 United Mine Workers.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
America
United Mine
Flame Run By Lenrich Gives N.Y. 1-0 Win
Tom Henrich’s dramatic ninth inning homer sank the Dodgers 1-0 as Allie Reynolds shut out Don Newcombe in a brisk World Series opener at Yankee Stadium. Newcombe fanned 11 to Reynolds’ nine through the late innings in a tense pitching duel. The homer came with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, sending 66,224 fans into a roar and giving New York the early series edge.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Tommy Henrich
New York Yankees
Brooklyn
Allie Reynolds
Don Newcombe
Newcombe
Dodgers
Reynolds
Reese
Rizzuto
Sf Jorgensen
Henrich
Snider
Cf Berra
Ec Robinson
DiMaggio
Hermanski
Lindell
Lf Furillo
Rf Johnson
Hodges
Mapes
Rf Campanella
Coleman
P Reynolds
Hubbard
A. L
Reardon
N. L
Passarella
Jorda
Jorgensen
Robinson
Yankees
Berra
Willett Sr. Dies in Tallulah After Sudden Illness
August Hoffman Willett Sr., 63, died suddenly at his Tallulah home on Jackson Street. He came to Tallulah in 1935 from Alexandria and led the Singer Sewing Machine Wild Life preserve in the parish since 1937. Survived by wife Myra B. Willett, two sons A. H. Willett Jr. and Lt Adrian M. Willett of Eglin Field FL, three nieces and two nephews. Interment by Young Funeral Home with pallbearers listed and honorary pallbearers include all game wardens.
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Tallulah
August Hoffman Willett
Jackson Street
Florida
Willett
Alexandria
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Wild Life
Myra B. Willett
A. H. Willett, Jr
Adrian M. Willett
Eglin Field
Fla
United States Army
Young Funeral Home
Will Adams
Cliff Adams
Bill Patton
Trent Armer
Henry Sevier, Sr
William Zeigler
Texas ends rent controls as federal limits lapse
Washington, Oct. 5. Housing Expeditor Tighe E. Woods announced termination of rent controls in Texas and 14 other areas. The move is immediate except in Texas where the date is Oct. 19. Texas legislature declared federal rent control no longer necessary. Other states include Louisiana Tangipahoa parish with Hammond excluded and Lincoln parish with Ruston excluded.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Texas
Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish
Hammond
Lincoln Parish
Ruston
Government calls Lewis and mine operators to crisis meeting
Washington reports the government convened John L. Lewis and soft coal operators for a Friday session to end a three week mine shutdown. Cyrus S. Ching, head of the federal mediation service, warned the situation has reached crisis levels requiring his office’s intervention. Talks involving United Mine Workers negotiators are set for Bluefield and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, but a mere progress report will not cancel the meeting.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Bluefield
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ching
Steelworkers push for broader welfare reforms
Philip Murray, president of the Steelworkers, leads a demand that the industry cover all costs as workers seek a stronger pension and welfare program, signaling labor pressure amid the steel picture.
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Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Explorer Held in Two Deaths
Canton October 5 Explorer Leonard Clark was arrested on charges of slaying Englishman Harold Harris and American Willard Freeman during a wedding anniversary shooting at the Freeman home on Sept 8. Clark, a 42 year old San Francisco explorer, was wounded and moved from a Canton hospital to a detention house. Freeman died days later. Harris was dead at the scene. Clark’s gun used in the shooting. a jealous act was claimed by Freeman.
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Canton
Leonard Clark
Harold Harris
Willard Freeman
Freeman
San Francisco
China
Harris
Bridgewater
Mass
Clark
Maya
Freemans
French Premier Queuille Resigns Amid Wage Crisis
Premier Henri Queuille offered his resignation to President Vincent Auriol after a deadlocked cabinet meeting over wages and prices. Queuille leads the Radical Socialist party and governs a coalition that has held office for more than a year. Bruynell had reported plans to meet Auriol this afternoon regarding the resignation.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
Vincent Auriol
Queuille
Socialist Party
Radical Socialist
Robert Bruynell
Auriol
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Westbrook
Pegler
Power Board
Vandenberg
Irene Guerrero
Louise
Los Angeles
Storm
Fifti
Justice Douglas
Hudson, Fudickar
Westinghouse
Lenrich
N.Y
A. H. Willet, SR
Explorer
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