Wallace blasts big manufacturers over F E P C at Negro rally
Westbrook Pegler recalls Henry Wallace condemning dollar motives as the worst sin while portraying F E P C as a device to force racial hiring. He argues Wagner act precedents protect unions and criticizes Wallace for offensive rhetoric toward whites and blacks.
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New York
Johnny Appleseed
Henry Wallace
Los Angeles
Labor Relations Board
Wallace
Mr. Big
J. Rufus Wallingford
John Hartford
Bite
Roosevelt
Elliott
Jimmy
Harold L. Ickes
Studebaker
Mr. Wallace
Houdini Ghost Seance Planned by Detroit Occult Group
A 13 member Detroit occult circle hosts a Halloween seance to contact Harry Houdini, who died in Detroit in 1926. They will test his presence by knocking a magic book off a table and asking him to open handcuffs. Detective Raymond will hold the keys as a skeptic doubts Houdini can respond.
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Detroit
Harry Houdini
America
Arthur E. Drewry
Thim
Aable
Houdini
Delbert Raymond
Metroit
Raymond
Depe
Bomb Blast Wrecks Wing of British Embassy in Rome
A two-room-deep blast at 2:43 a.m. damaged the British embassy in Rome. Two Italian bystanders were wounded, one gravely. Guards were unhurt. The attack resembled a clockwork device using two suitcases of explosives. Officials offered no motive or suspects.
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John McKnight
Rome
Nicolino Plitta
J. G. Ward
FE. S
Venti Settembro Street
Noel Charlies
Italy
Arab Futuwah Plans Parade Amid Uprising Rumors
In Nablus Futuwah leaders call for a mass meeting as rumors of an Arab uprising spread after yesterday attacks blamed on the Jewish underground. Four British soldiers were killed, 12 Britons and six Arabs wounded. Jewish agencies vow to curb extremist acts and urge Jews to oppose Irgun Zvai Leumi and the Stern gang. Police continue searches as tensions rise.
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Jerusalem
Futuwah
Nablus
Jewish Agency
Palestine Jews
Jewish National Council
Vaad Leumi
Inner
Zionist Council
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Stern Gang
Palestine
Girl 10 Arranges Mother's Funeral After Slaying
Ten year old Dorothy Mae Horvath faced her mother’s murder in New Orleans as she planned funeral details. She proposed selling household items to cover expenses, saying she would arrange burial through a funeral home even without a policy. Her mother, 40 year old Oliver Horvath, was shot by Andrew Novak, a 49 year old dock worker, in their home Tuesday night. two women roomers witnessed the event as funeral services were set for the afternoon.
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New Orleans
Dorothy Mae Horvath
Dorothy Mae
Oliver Horvath
Harry Gregson
Andrew Novak
Novak
Expect Lewis to Win Again in Mining Pay Talks
John L. Lewis appears set to gain concessions in wage talks with the U S government as negotiations on reopening the ill-fated contract begin with Interior Secretary Krug and coal mine administrator Collisson. A looming strike and winter shortages push the administration toward pay concessions to avoid further disruption. Krug will be absent as talks start, with Collisson taking the lead on the government side.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers
Interior
J. A. Krug
Navy
N. H. Collisson
Apple Cart
Krug
California
Collisson
Warm Northeast Climbs To Historic Delhi Peak And Mild West
Springlike conditions spread across the Northeast with New York City reaching 79 degrees and forecasts of 75 to 80 as Pittsburgh and Portland report shirt sleeves. Utah rescuers free most snowbound hikers while lingering isolates await checks.
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Associated Press
New York City
Mercury
Aate
Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Portland
Utah Mountains
Ogden
Cedar City
Iowa
U. S. Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Central Plains
New Mexico
Mississippi
Democrats Press GOP Leaders as Decontrol Hits Shoe Pricing
In the run to Tuesday elections, Democrats assail Republican leaders while the White House orders decontrol of the $2 billion shoe industry. OPA removes price ceilings on leather and hides, signaling a possible 20 to 30 percent rise in retail shoe prices before any decline.
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OPA
Congress
Washington
White House
Paul Porter
Porter
Steelman
Truman
Shoe
Fire kills three seamen in Baltimore rooming house bombing
Three seamen Manuel Baldero Marco Tilio Espinoza and Paul Santanas died in a waterfront rooming house fire in Baltimore started by a homemade incendiary bomb. A fourth man was critically burned and others injured as police noted a warning and a weapon found in debris. Espinoza was Honduran and the others Spaniards.
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Baltimore
Thomas Heagerty
Fire Department
Heagerty
Bernard
Thomas
Jesse Rodriguez
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Manuel Baldero
Marco Tilio Espinoza
Paul Santanas
Espinoza
Cotton Prices Jump on Mills Buying Across Markets
Mills in New Orleans drive prices higher in heavy midmorning cotton trading as futures hit the daily ten dollar limit. New York market follows with sharp gains and a volatile session after overnight liquidity sales. President Truman reviews the situation with Steelman, but no action expected today.
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New Orleans
New York
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
John R. Steelman
Murphy Sun drilling unit in Madison parish inching toward pay land
A continued report describes Murphy Sun's Haney Railroad unit A-1 targeting oil sand beneath railroad tracks near Delhi Louisiana. The well reached 2 821 feet with diagonal drilling a state approved permit while rail and highway rights of way remain restricted. Murphy Sun extends its Madison parish holdings along the first oil line east of Bayou Macon with four producing wells.
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Illinois Central
Delhi
Richland-Madison Parish
Murphy Sun
Haney Railroad
Murphy-Sun
Monroe
State Conservation Department
Louisiana
Madison Parish
Bayou Macon
Five Die As Train Strikes Cars At Lancaster Crossing
Five people were killed when the Commodore Van derbilt of the New York Central struck two parked cars crossing four tracks in Lancaster New York. Victims were Coletta Weber 15 James Weber 18 Leo Weber 21 Jack Stiegler 18 and George Lanthier Jr 20. Police say the cars pulled across after waiting for clearance and the train hit them at 8 miles per hour according to a railroad spokesman.
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Lancaster
N. Y
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York Central Railroad
Coletta R. Weber
James F. Weber
Leo J. Weber
Jack H. Stiegler
George H. Lanthier, Jr
Britain backs standard arms sizes pattern for empire
British sources say Empire agrees in principle to standardizing armaments to United States sizes and patterns. The move would let Australia and New Zealand act as forward bases, shortening supply times while allowing Britain to order weapons from the U.S. over ten years to implement.
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London
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
America
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Joseph B. Chifley
Walter Nash
Clement Attlee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
A. V. Alexander
House of Commons
Alexander
Daily Mail
Russia
United Nations Assembly
the Mail
Laborite Daily Herald
V. M. Molotov
Woman Meditates Over Son Death In Faith Healing Case
Kansas City, Oct 31. Mrs. Fred Bowers faced the death of her 11 year old son Philip after she rejected medical care in favor of divine healing. Health officials had quarantined the home hoping to save him. Her husband said he wanted a doctor but she insisted Jesus would heal or take Philip home. The church prayed openly as the boy lingered beyond doctors’ expectations.
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Kansas City
Fred Bowers
Philip
Jesus
Bowers
In the Name of Jesus Church
Mrs. Bowers
Lis
Orleans High Students End Brief Strike
In New Orleans on October 31 a short student strike at Samuel J. Peters High School ended as most boys returned to class by mid-morning. Leader Stanley J. Willis claimed limited voice in student government and misused club funds for equipment, not dances. Principal Kluchin cited “gross disorder” at a recent assembly. About one fourth of students joined the brief protest.
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New Orleans
Samuel J. Peters High School
Stanley J. Willis
Joseph S. Kluchin
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