Dog Rescued From Gravesend Bay After Six Hours
In Gravesend Bay off Brooklyn a mongrel dog was rescued after six hours of combined operations by a police launch coast guard ice breaker a fire truck with extension ladder and animal rescue agents. A sailboat without canvas aided by two men lured the shivering dog aboard with dog food.
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New York
Anice Flor
Gravesend Bay
Brooklyn
Poliashare
Coast Guard
Society For
Rich Spinster Dies Amid Junk In Barricaded House
LYNBROOK N Y Feb 9 a 400 pound Spinster one of five wealthy sisters died yesterday in their barricaded jumble filled house where they retired from the World 10 years ago A doctor climbed through a kitchen window to reach Elsie Wolf 43 who apparently died of a heart ailment then battered down the rear door The surviving sister Barth 47 cared for the semi invalids The house lacked electricity gas or water A kerosene stove provided the only comfort Relatives valued the sisters wealth at 100000 Police found a bankbook showing 12000 balance
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Lynbrook
N.Y
CPA
Elsie Wolf
Rand
Barth
jPolice
Honor Thy Father Delinquent Boy Forgives Accused Father
A Plymouth boy writes a forgiveness note to his father who is accused of beating him into unconsciousness and theft. Doctors say the child, listed on a danger list with bruises from head to foot, is expected to recover. The boy asks for his Bible and a funny book, and offers the father a list of names.
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Plymouth
Alfredberg
Jordan Hospital
Victor Ragenetti
Alfred
Truman Plans West Indies Visit
President Truman plans to visit Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Cuba this month and considers a brief stop in Missouri in early May. He also weighs accepting Dean Frank L. Mott’s invitation to speak at the University of Missouri on May 5.
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Washington
Truman
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Culan
Missour
Frank L. Mott
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Rubber Workers Seek 30 Cent Hourly Wage Increase
Cleveland Feb 9 The CIO United Rubber Workers union seeks a 20 to 30 cent hourly wage raise for about 200000 members. The demand, similar to that urged by the United Auto Workers, was approved by a 200-member international policy committee.
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Cleveland
Ciounited
Rubber Workers Union
CIG- United Auto Workers
Frosty 5. A. Greets Sun the San Antonios
Frosty 5. A. Greets sun the San Antonios sun returned Monday after being AWOL for more than a week. Two sharp frosts drove the mercury to 26 degrees before dawn. Ice dotted puddles from the rain. Northwest wind. Monday high near 48 degrees. Another frost expected with 28 low and 60 by Tuesday. Bright skies and a NW breeze kept the day at 42 degrees, 12 below normal.
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San Antonios
Bitter Cold Grips US as Storm Threatens Ships
A fierce cold wave and northern gale cripple several regions from Chicago to the Pacific coast. At least five sailors died amid stormy seas while more than 150 seamen faced danger on eight vessels. Temperatures fell to 12 below in Rockford and near zero in Des Moines, with Chicago at 2 above and eastern states cooled by a light rain.
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United States
Pacific Northwest
Chicago Weather Bureau
Midwest
Mercury
Rockford
Tfl
Moline
Duluth
Des Moines
Chicago
New York
Washington
Gulf States
Louisiana
South Carolina
Birmingham
Ala
el Paso
Texas Thaws Begin as Cold Snap Lifts
A bright sun Monday thawed the northern half of Texas though full heat to ease conditions was not yet seen. Clear skies and rising temperatures were forecast for Monday night with Tuesday bringing snow along the northern belt. Ice had caused road hazards and accidents. Amarillo logged three above zero with two inches of snow on the ground while highways remained open and buses ran on schedule.
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Uurae Associated
Texas
Amarillo
London S Fashions News of Sikeston Baby Custody Row
Virginia Petiford sailed from Sikeston Missouri to join her mother Mrs Irene Petiford in London after welfare authorities arranged the child's return. The mother described life in Sikeston as meager with a bare cabin and prying neighbors, and said she left because of her husband Cpl Charles Petiford. The reunion story drew wide headlines in London papers.
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London
Virgginia Petiford
Newroe
Sikeston
Virginia
Slavica
Shaion
Missouri
U. S
Dior shortens skirts but keeps the pace in Paris show
Paris February report notes Christian Dior debuted a modest trend with slightly shortened skirts. The designer’s three hour show offered few dramatic innovations beyond a new legwear style described as galters, resembling leather stockings strapped to the side.
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Paris
Christian Dior
Dior
Blind Children Escape Fire At School For The Blind
Eleven blind children aged five to ten, sleeping on the second floor of the School for the Blind in Fiftsburgh Fen, were taught to move single file as a fire broke out in a maid's room late at night. They guided themselves to safety with training.
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Fiftsburgh
Fen
Boses
Souina
Escaped Convicts Captured in West Texas
Three escaped inmates from Darlington prison farm near Houston were recaptured late last night by three West Texas men armed with a .22 rifle. A fourth convict remained at large in Sweetwater as authorities hunted the trio who fled the prison farm early Saturday.
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Abigene
Dar’rington
Houston
Saturiy
Kilday Pushes Arsenal Transfer Hearings Sought on transfer of city property to San Antonio Medical Foundation.
Washington February 9 Rep Kilday of San Antonio urged Sen Garney to hold hearings on the Kilday bill for transferring San Antonio city property to the San Antonio Medical Foundation, a measure already passed by the House. In New Zealand Wellington north areas felt a fairly strong earthquake late tonight.
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Vrewnt
Washington
Kilday
San Antonio
Sen
Garney
RSD
Senate Armed Services Committee
San Antonio Aty
San Antonnio Medical Foundation
New “Zealand
Wellington
New’ Zealand
Xavier Cugat Tums 6 Swing Sparks Hotel Scuffle
Xavier Cugat and his wife Lorraine Allen were involved in a brief hotel lobby scuffle with ex husband of Gene Tierney, Oleg Cassini. Cassini said he pushed Cugat against a wall. witnesses reported a single swing and quick halt. Mrs Cugat could not confirm details amid mixed accounts. The couple wed in Philadelphia on October 15 last year.
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Shollewgody
Rebburn
Xavier Cugat
Oleg Cassini
Gene Tierney
Cugat
Dormer
Lorraine Allen
Mocamba
Cassini
Cas
Sini
Weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday
Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions with light to moderate northerly winds. Monday maximum near 48 degrees, Tuesday high around 60 with a low near 26 for Sunday’s overnight.
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Naximuma
Hogs Lowest In Year and Cotton Falls
New York reports show grain prices stabilizing yet livestock markets sagging with hogs at their lowest since January 6, 1937 and cattle down as much as 14 a hundredweight. Cotton futures slip again as butter prices in New York fall 3 cents a pound. Lard and bread costs ease in parts of the nation while wholesale meat prices drop. The House orders an inquiry into last week’s commodity market break led by Chairman August H. Antresen to uncover inside information profits.
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New York
Livestock Martret
News York
Hey
New York Stack Exchange
Chicago
Ctill
New Jersey
Indianaplois
Swift and Co
Dallas
Washington
House Committee
August H. Antresen
R-Minn
San Antonio Sees Decline in Hog Flour Prices and Bread Stability
In San Antonio the trend toward lower prices in staples appears. A grocery buyer notes declines in bacon ham shortening and butter with smaller reductions in flour products. Hog and flour prices fall notably, while cattle drop is smaller. Flour wholesale price dips to 6.85 per 100 pounds. No bread price cut reported due to lag between wheat costs and loaf pricing. Bakery execs cite stocks bought ahead and fair profits. Willers and store executives call the trend encouraging.
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San Antonio
Willers
Peak Tycoons See Business at Peak in Feb Meeting
A dozen top businessmen in Washington report that peak business activity may have been reached or passed. They forecast a price drop after midyear and a continued downturn in factory construction while home building holds as costs fall. A government economist notes traders may be near a catching-up phase despite strong inflationary pressures.
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Washington
Corporation
Prentiss Coonley
Ernest A. Tupper
Coonley
Tupper
Fire Official Orders Sidney Lanier Annex Vacated
San Antonio school board must vacate the south frame annex of Sidney Lanier School immediately after fire prevention chief Marvin Uecker ordered the move due to fire hazard concerns. The building housed four veteran classes from Burbank pending new facilities.
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San Antonio
Sidney Lanier School
Marvin Ueeker
Burbank School
Redlands girl slain. sheriff hunts road marauder
In Beaumont California on February 9 volunteers joined mounted deputies to pursue a slayer after Marjorie Lee Winn, 12, was fatally shot beside an auto. James Sloan Jr., 18, a USC freshman, was with her returning from a rodeo when two men forced entry, demanded money, and fled as the car was fired upon. The girl died soon after at a farmhouse where Sloan had taken her.
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Miss Winn
Jim
Slean
Ohio River Ice Threatens Cincinnati Shipping
The Ohio River rose three and a half feet between 5 and 8:30 this morning as a mass of packed ice broke loose at Dam 36 near Coney Island above Cincinnati. The ice moved downstream endangering tied-up shipping valued at millions of dollars.
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Cincinnati
Oho
Coney Island
Jap Cabinet Crisis
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama and his cabinet plan to resign Tuesday morning after a brief meeting with General MacArthur. The move follows a lack of legislative support hindering a government’s ability to be representative of the people.
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Tokyo
Tetsu Katayama
Japan
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
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