Roosevelt affair taints Elliott claims and estate dealings
Westbrook Pegler reports a treasury memorandum questions Elliott's honesty and memory regarding an inheritance of $19 000 from his grandmother and overstates the Texas ranch value to Hartford. The document suggests Elliott knew of his share and misrepresented assets during the 1940s debt investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Kott Roosevelt
Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Elliott
United States
el- Hidt
John Hartford
Avand P
Texas
Hartford
Ways and
Lack of clue in double killing at Dania Beach
Broward Sheriff Clark said no clues found in the Dania Beach double murder of Elaine Eldridge and Lawrence Hogan. Four men are being questioned. a .32 pistol was recovered from a taxi cab where Roy Burgess and three others were taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dania
Fla
Walter R. Clark
Broward County
Dania Beach
Elaine Eldridge
Chatham
Mass
Lawrence O. Hogan
Clark
Dade County Sheriff's Office
Miami
Virgil Stuart
St. Augustine
Roy Burgess
Hallandale
Burgess
Stuart
Edward Mall
Jimmy Duncan
Galin Shinkle
Fort Lauderdale
Dania, Fla
Hoarded Goods Stockpile Claim by CIO Leader
President Philip Murray of the CIO says there is a $37 billion hoard of finished and unfinished goods in the U S. He calls for Commerce and CPA investigations and cites steel shortages and cotton stored in churches as examples. He also comments on potential CIO AF of L reaffiliation with a curt dim reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Brotherhood of
Department of Commerce
OPA
Murray
A. F
Beef industry pushes immediate price decontrol in hopes of early meat availability
The beef industry urged immediate scrapping of price controls with promises of ample meat supplies soon possibly before November elections. R G Haynie said cattle and calves are ready for market once ceilings are lifted as officials discuss the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R. G. Haynie
OPA Beef Industry Advisory Committee
White House
Charles G. Ross
Anderson
Monroe West Monroe urged to fund industrial growth
More than 1000 local business leaders and property owners rally behind a $250000 drive to form the Twin Cities Industrial Foundation. W J Riley, general chairman, says stock sales will fuel industry development in Ouachita parish over the next years as Monroe West Monroe positions itself at a crossroads for growth. T H Scott, Chamber of Commerce president, notes a new personality and vision for the Twin Cities as business and industrial center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe-West Monroe
Twin Cities
Riley
Industrial Foundation
T. H. Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Quick Showdown on Wage and Price Controls Seen
The article reports a potential quick showdown over wage and price controls as resignations by two Wage Stabilization Board industry members surface. President Truman may address the issue at a news conference, with OWMA recommendations pending. A board member notes consensus favors ending controls quickly but not all at once, and timelines remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
OWMA
St. Louis Sets 10 Hit Record in World Series Game Four
St Louis battered six Boston pitchers for 12 runs as the Cardinals routed the Red Sox 12 to 3 at Fenway Park to even the World Series at two games apiece. Cecil Hughson started for Boston against Red Munger for St Louis as the series moved to game four.
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Fenway Park
Boston
St. Louis
Boston Red Sox
Cecil
Tex) Hughson
St. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Dyer
George
Red) Munger
Hughson
Red Sox
Tex
Schoendienst
Moses
Moore
Pesky
Is. Musial
DiMaggio
Elaughter
Williams
Kurowski
York
Garagiola
C. Doerr
Walker
Higgins
Marion
H. Wagner
C. Munger
P. Hughson
Berry
Ballanfant
Hubbard
Barlick
Cardinals
Doerr
Musial
Murray invites trainmen to join the C I O in price control fight
Philip Murray formally invites the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen to join the C I O at their 28th convention in Miami Beach. He urges merging political influence to curb a new low mood and opposes wage earners being unable to buy goods, citing the May railroad strike and Truman’s emergency anti strike bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Philip Murray
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
Murray
Truman
Congress
A. F. Whitney
Cost of Eating Out Rises Again
The cost of eating out increased as restaurants posted new meat dish prices up to the 15 percent OPA limit. Some operators may use only part of the allowed hike as railcar meals and beverages face price-lid removals tomorrow. Tomato paste prices rise up to one cent per six ounce can after granular factory ceilings end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Restaurant Association
California
Labor unions seek formal system to arbitrate fights
In Chicago on October 10, AFL leaders push for a convention backed mechanism to settle jurisdictional disputes between unions. The CIO steelworkers urge a plan at its Atlantic City meeting to curb inter union strife and focus on fighting employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Hollywood
A. F
C. I. O. Steelworkers Union
Atlantic City
N. J
A. F. of L
Prince Visits Washington Sparks Tenant Rent Drive
In Washington on October 10, Prince Naser Ibn Abdul Azziz Al Saud arrived for sinus treatment, drawing sympathy from 663,091 residents. The National Apartment Owners Association soon launched a campaign urging a 15 percent rent increase, claiming 95 percent tenant support and noting past acceptance of higher rents when OPA was not active. Stay out of the wind, your highness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National
Naser Ibn Abdul Azziz al Saud
King Ibn Saud
Cairo
OPA
Governor Bailey Undergoes Checkup in New Orleans Clinic
Governor Thomas L. Bailey of Mississippi is at the Ochsner Clinic for a physical checkup with a 3 p.m. bulletin expected. The governor previously had spine tumor surgery last June. current condition not necessarily tied to that operation. Oscar Wolfe acts as governor in Bailey’s absence as Fielding Wright is out of state.
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New Orleans
Thomas L. Bailey
Mississippi
Ochsner
Bailey
Oscar Wolfe
Senate
Fielding Wright
Ban on Flights Partly Lifted
United States Europe headquarters lifted a ban on American plane flights over Czechoslovakia while flights over Romania and Hungary remained suspended. An American pilot linked the action to Russian army maneuvers, noting his Pan American Airways flight was turned back at Prague.
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London
United States
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Hungary
Frankfurt
Germany
Calvin Dyer
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Pan-American Airways
Frague
Italian Troops Guard Viminale Palace Amid Riots in Rome
In Rome on October 10 Italian troops and police manned all routes to the Viminale as the cabinet met to defuse a labor crisis. A government communique said two killed and 141 injured in yesterday’s riots, with 20 000 to 30 000 protesters clashing for over three hours.
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Rome
Viminale Palace
Mussolini
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
Viminale
Palermo
Italy
Chamber Demands Congress Probe Communist Party
The United States Chamber of Commerce urges Congress to expose Communist Party membership and finances to curb its influence in labor and government. The report claims subversive activity in the Treasury and Labor departments and cites advisers to CIO leaders as known Communists. A news conference featured sharp questioning as the document was released, with continuation promised on page fourteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Communist Party
an_ international
Treasury
Labor
Schwellenbach
Labor Department
Chamber
Sidney Hillman
Philip Murray
Free Danube seen vital to European peace, economy
U S Senator Vandenberg and British Foreign Secretary Bevin urged opening the Danube to free commerce and trade among Balkan nations. Yugoslav deputy premier Kardelj countered that Yugoslavia has a larger Danubian stake. The 21 nation conference aims to settle the Danube issue before October 15 with non discriminatory unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Arthur H. Vandenber
Michigan
Europe
Vandenberg
Edvard Kardelj
Balkans Commission
Danube
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Romania
Soviet Union
United States
St. Lawrence
Canada
Germany
Austria
Pickets Shift in New Orleans Waterfront Strike
Pickets moved from ship sides to riverfront wharf entrances delaying river activity in New Orleans amid the C I O and A F L ship officers strike. Union leaders say 73 ships tied up and 410 Marine Council members plus thousands more idle due to extended picket lines.
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New Orleans
Hans Hansen
A. F. of L
Alfred Chittenden
A. F. of L. Marine Council
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Atlanta
J. W. Moore
Selma
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W. M. Alexander
Rock Hill
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Prince
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