Party season on Broadway roars with diamonds and spectacle
A bawdy Broadway column recounts a yuletide party parade from Cartier's to the Plaza Tiara Ball. The Free Loaders threaten pickets while socialites flaunt diamonds, tiaras, and gossip as figures like Eddie Jaffe and Hopalong Cassidy mingle amid jokes about gloves and cuff links.
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Elsie the Cow
Free Leaders Union
Thyra Samier Winslow
L. L. Stevenson
Dessyca Russell
Walsh
Nohor
Eddie Jaffe
Broadway
Bill Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong
Patching Large Plaster Wall Holes Step by Step
The guide explains repairing foot wide plaster holes with two coats. Cut around the hole to leave a ledge, wet the edges, apply first coat to laths, then a second coat flush with old plaster. Smooth with a sharp edge to remove lumps and seek a personal reply via Syracusa Herald Journal.
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Cabb
Syracusa Herald-Journal
Multistate Fire Hits Foundry and Mills Destruction
Fire swept through the Dassault foundry in Lockport and a saw mill operated by Robert Sweet in Warrensburg, with high winds aiding the blaze. Damage is unofficially estimated at 50,000 dollars. Two men burned in the Warrensburg mill blaze. Milo Straight in serious condition and Earl Bowman lightly hurt. Max S. Desmond was fatally injured in a separate two seater plane crash near Dunkirk. Beatrice Kanaty, 32, of Saratoga Springs, killed when their car struck a lumber truck on the Glens Falls Saratoga road. Edward Kanaly critically injured.
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Lockport
Dassault
Warreinsburg
Robert Sweet
Milo Straight
Lake George
Glens . Falls Hospital
Earl Bowman
Lake.George
Saratoga Springs
Beatrice
Kanaty
Sara‘Loga
Springs
Glens Falls
Saratoga Road
Edward Kanaly
Skeleton Found in the Nation Honors Mysterious Ward
The six year old Walter Lyman, once a state ward nicknamed Mr Nobody, vanished from a temporary home on August 5 and was found today. In Baltimore, John E. Perguson, 32, a New York seaman, was charged with stealing 975 dollars from a sea captain at a hotel bar after a brief pursuit. In Waynesburg, Donald G. Mullenaux, 15, began a life sentence for the thrill killing of Kathryn Fletcher, 63, a farmer’s friend. A rock slide at Bolger Heller Co. quarry killed Francis Chucra, 63, and badly hurt Harry Sargent, 35. In Minneapolis, Mayor Humphrey ordered all police available to catch a dynamiter who damaged Stouffer’s Restaurant. Washington saw an 18. cap wage rise urged for non operating railroad workers, with portions retroactive. Reno reports divorce for Mrs. Constance La Rue from Jack La Rue. Denver notes a large juvenile theft gang in custody. Athens indicts Jewell Peters for second degree murder in Leah Mae Peters’ death.
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Boston
Walter Lyman
Balumore
New York
Baltimore
Berguson
Obituary notices list notable figures from arts to science
A garbled obituary column lists many late figures including Dr George A Cuapman 75 of Queensbury Edward Laurans 99 zoologist in Cambridge Albert Sphanick 83 New York painter Edward Sanderson Judd 87 founder of the National Association of Real Estate Boards in Chicago Marshall Davison 50 Northwestern University surgery head in Chicago Jenner 61 Hollywood actor Zachary Taylor Davis architect who designed baseball parks in Chicago Admiral Herbert Richmond 75 naval historian in Cambridge England Charles E Pavin 66 retired Gulf Mobile & Ohio VP in St Louis Alfred Harrell 83 Bakersfield publisher Roy William Nen 39 Hollywood producer in Los Angeles Brig Gen Charles O Walcott Jr 85 West Point graduate in Columbus Ohio Roy Anderson 64 New York Central money yards manager in Rochester.
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George. A. Cuapman
Queensbury Health
Glens Falls
Edward Laurenns
Mark
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Albert Sphanick
New York
Edward Sanderson Judd
National” Association of Real Estate Boards
Chicago
YA. Marshall, Davison
University ‘Hospital
Northwestern University
George “Jenner
Hollywood
Ztachary Taylor Davis
SM Erbert
Richmond
Downing College
Naval
England
Charles
E. Pavin
Gulf, Mobile &Ohio ‘Railroad
St. Louis
Alfred Harrell
Bakersfield
West. Point
Eee
Columbus
Broy Anderson
Central System
Rochester
Army Navy merger plan approved creates overseas commands
The Army and Navy agreed on unified overseas command under a single leader where feasible, cutting Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s prewar influence while defining seven overseas areas including Far East, Pacific, Alaskan and Northeast commands. The plan, approved by President Truman, also reassigns strategic air forces under joint chiefs of staff and outlines new command structure amid Pearl Harbor lessons.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pearl Harbor
Als
Iruman
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Northeast
Jts
Far East
Douglass MacArthur
John
Towers
Alaskan
el A. Craig
Atlantic Fleet
Marc A. Mitscher
Caribbean
Willis ‘Dé Crittenberger
Josseph T. Mc
National intelligence authority formed last January
A congressional committee described a Truman era intelligence authority created to weave operations of Army G-2 Navy ONI and State Department elements including OSS remnants. It should include the Secretaries of State War and Navy or their deputies and a presidential appointee.
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National Intelligence ‘Authority
Truman
Army
Navy
Office of Naval Intelligence
State ‘Department
Office of Strategic Services
State, War and Navy Departments
Four Nazi Officials Called to Trial in Warsaw Mass Killings
In Warsaw up to date, the supreme national tribunal summoned four former Nazi officials to stand trial for mass executions of Poles and Jews and the destruction of Warsaw. The defendants include Ludwig Fischer governor of Warsaw 1939 to 1944, police colonel Max Daume, Gestapo chief Joseph Melsinger, and civil guard captain Ludwig Leisz. Prosecution expected to seek execution.
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Warsaw
Supreme National Tribunal
Ludwig Fischer
Max. Daume
Joseph Melsinger
Gestapo
Ludwig Leisz
Yoshida Wins As Diet Vote Defeats Dissolution Move
Amid protests outside Tokyo’s Diet building a 236 to vote blocked a motion to dissolve Parliament. Prime Minister Yoshida and his cabinet appeared to gain a political edge despite day long labor demonstrations and scuffles inside the lower house with punches exchanged among Diet members.
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Tokyo
UNS
Yoshida
Diet
Yashida
Ateast
Debt proposal aims annual debt payment at ten percent of receipts
Senator Wilson proposes Congress require an annual payment on the public debt equal to one tenth of estimated government receipts. He frames the idea as an amendment to the Congressional Reorganization Law.
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Washington
ULP
Wilson
R-Town
Congress
One Mans Opinion on UN Hall Session and Rights Bill
The UN session shows gradual gains with both anti and pro capital factions contributing. Ryans push ahead with a skyscraper project as talks focus on the rights bill and the cafe service is noted as improving. the piece highlights partisan arguments, peace plan ideas, and routine publicity ahead.
Argentina launches low interest home loan program
Argentina announces a new housing plan offering low interest construction loans to virtually every wage earner, backed by President Peron. Mrs Marshall arrives in Hawaii for vacation, traveling aboard a Navy transport Mitchell from China. Col Durant, charged with larceny in the theft of jewels, gets a continuance to gather evidence in the United States.
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Argentina
Buenos
Aires
INS
Julian ‘Peron
Yrankfuryd
Jack W. Durant
Jabie Hia
United States
German banking monopoly law to take effect January first
Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay said a law aimed at breaking up German banking monopolies in the American zone will take effect January 1. The announcement notes the measure as part of postwar Allied governance.
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Berlin
Germany
Geni
Lucius D. Clay
Fire damages two Pearl Harbor drydocks
Six sailors were overcome by smoke while battling a late yesterday fire that damaged two drydocks at Pearl Harbor. All six were treated and released by the Navy dispensary. The cause of the blaze was not reported.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Navy
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Mary Pickford
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Jinx Falkenburg
Leonora Corbett
Loew
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Bill’ Mauldin
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Dunkirk
Max S. Desmond
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Army Arme Forces
Here
MacNeill Mitchell
Spa
Ueld
Hlayer
Waynesburg
Donald G. Mullenaux
Kathryn ‘Fletcher
Rock Slide
Man
Wind Gap
Bolger-Heller Slate. Co
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Francis Chucra
Pen ‘Argyl
Harry Sargent
Seek Dynamiter
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Minh
Hubert H- Humphrey
Irtayl
Reno
Constance
Deighton Simpson la Rue
Jack la Rue
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Npo
Seaman ‘Phi 'Thompson
Denver Juvenile Bureau
Dhath Avthens
OAS
Jewell Peters
Leah Mae
Ohio University
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IEE
Green
One Mans Opinion
Walter Kiernan
UN Hall
Naveral
Siam
Rockefeller
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Churisth
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Eal
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