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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1948

Page

16

Chronology of 1947 disasters and notable deaths

A yearbook-like chronology lists major disasters and deaths in 1947. Entries cover airline crashes, mine explosions, tornadoes, floods, fires, and ship and train wrecks with fatalities and key locations such as Charleston, Galax, Centralia, Texas City, and New Orleans. It also notes obituaries of prominent figures like Henry Ford, Martial figures, and public figures including Grace Moore and Willa Cather.

Record of 1947 sports results and signings across bowls and leagues

A compact roundup of 1947 sports news: Rose Bowl Winds defeat UCLA 45 14. Sugar Bowl Georgia 20 over North Carolina 10. Cotton Bowl Arkansas 0 over LSU 0. Orange Bowl Rice 8 over Tennessee 0. Shrine Game West All Stars 13 East 9. Bob Feller signs for 1947 at 80000 plus bonus. Gil Dodds and other track and boxing feats. baseball and boxing signings. numerous college and professional results across golf, swimming, yachting, and motorsports with dates, locations, and key figures.

Winds Georgia North Carolina Arkansas Lousiana State Rice Tennessee West All Stars East Bob Feller Cleveland Indians Gil Dodds Knights of Columbus Boston

Top Ten Spot News Stories of 1947

A synthesis of major events selected by editors in Publisher’s Auxiliary. Highlights include Taft Hartley act, Marshall Plan with 221.44 billion outlay, Texas City tanker disaster, UN world peace efforts, India’s freedom, Georgia governorship dispute, telephone strike, inflation, and royal and foreign policy notes. Also lists sports outcomes such as Davis Cup, Giants over All Stars, Dodgers pennant, Yankees World Series, Hogan golf, and major college games.

Nation's Weekly U. S Europe Texas City Tex United Nations Britain India Georgia M. E. Thompson Elizabeth Australia NY Giants Eastern College All-Stars New York City Jersey City Kansas City

Truman State of the Union priorities and wartime to peacetime shifts

A wide summary lists President Truman pressing five major issues in his state of the union, the budget reaching 3744 billion dollars, Marshall succeeding Byrnes as secretary of state, wartime treaties and alliances, price actions, and shifts in policy as wartime powers end. The chronology includes inflation fears, labor strikes, legal rulings, and moves toward postwar international roles.

Truman George Marshall James Byrnes Senate House Rallan Priestal National Defense Kentucky Earle C. Clements U. S Europe Earl Warren California Congress Charles Luckman Citizen's Food Committee Robert E. Hannegan James A Donaldson Marshall U. S. Senate Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Aus U.S Chile Gabriel Videla

Price cuts and price controls top 1946 news items

A compilation lists actions from Ford cutting passenger car prices by 15 to 50 dollars to halt price spirals, and potato growers authorized to dump 20 million bushels under government price support. It also notes a major heroin seizure in New York, record cold in Canada, teacher salaries, and various wartime aftershocks including political and scientific developments.

Newburyport Mass Navy Ford Motor Company

United Nations Reports World War II Era Conflicts

A compact digest of postwar events includes shifts in Italian and French politics with new cabinets, Truman-era external aid plans, and early Cold War alignments. It notes communist and nationalist actions across Europe Asia and the Middle East, including Palestine, Greece, Hungary, and Italy, along with Allied strategizing and economic conferences.

Cominform Comintern Charles de Gaulle RPF U. N Greece Yugoslavia Bulgaria Albania

New Year’s Day in World History Chronicles Events

A compact list highlights moments on New Year’s Day across centuries. From Caesars’ era beginnings and King Edward III’s wars to Paul Revere birth and Betsy Ross, Lincoln and emancipation, Greece independence, New York City’s five boroughs, Australia’s federation, and United Nations birth, among others.

Edward III England Paul Revere Betsy Ross George Washington Ireland Britain Jackson New Orleans Abraham Lincoln Greece New York City Five Boroughs Commonwealth of Australia

New Year Celebrations Through History and Traditions

A brief survey traces New Year customs from Babylonian 3000 years ago to Roman times with January designated to Janus. It notes the shift of calendar to January 1, adoption by Christians, and modern practices of merriment and gift exchanges starting on New Year’s Eve.

Janus America

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