Christmas Weekend Traffic Warned As Heaviest In Years
The Automobile Club of New York urged motorists to be cautious for a four day Christmas holiday with expected heavy traffic. A Cairo driver, Louis Christiansen, 56, died when his car left Route 96 and hit a tree. The NYPD reported 94 holiday parties for more than 100,000 children, with Santa and gifts. Governor Dewey hosted a Christmas party for orphans at the Executive Mansion. Rep John Taber warned inflationary policy could get out of control in remarks at Cornell University.
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Police Athletic League
Schoral
Ithaca
John Taber
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United States
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State plant to bar Communist party members
The Stewart Warner Corp announced it will bar Communist Party members supporters or former party members from jobs at its Chicago main plant. Suspected affiliates will be asked to sign affidavits affirming they have never been Communists or supported the party.
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Stewart- Warner Corp
Communist Party
Court lenient with prospective mother of quads
A London court set aside a one year sentence for Diane Fletcher a 38 year old barmaid who stole while doctors warned she might bear quadruplets The magistrate's committee placed her on two years probation after defense evidence of shifting multiple pregnancy estimates.
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Diane Fletcher
Brooks Beitler and David T. Bofinger Obituaries
Brooks Beitler aged 65 longtime Chicago Daily News editor and New York Herald city editor from 1917 to 1919, later assistant director of Illinois Department of Public Reports in Springfield. David T. Bofinger aged 63 president of the Great Atlantic and Easy Sea Company based in New York.
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Jury to Hear Maragon Case
A grand jury in Washington hears the story of John Maragon once an immigrant shoeshine who moved in White House circles and now faces possible perjury charges. The case stems from the five percenter Senate inquiry into influence on government contracts and Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan’s connections.
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John Maragon
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Cold drug ads studied by FTC and FDA
Two government agencies reviewed advertising claims by antihistamine manufacturers. The Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration are examining whether the drug truly provides the quick relief promised for colds.
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
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Food and Drug Administration
Three Children Saved from Fire in Lower East Side Tenement
New York police rescued three children from a flash fire on the fourth floor of a lower East Side tenement early today. The blaze driven 20 families to the street injuring three. Julius Plosetz and son Stephen were burned while trying to fight the flames and were taken to Bellevue Hospital.
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Bellevue Hospital
Edward Drum
John Gally
E. Fifth St
Louis Karlovich
Glen
Dale
Sandy
Shaw Heads Birthday Album for Stalin
Playwright George Bernard Shaw signs the first page of a birthday album sent by the London District Office of the Communist Party to Premier Stalin. The gesture marks Shaw as the lead signer in the tribute.
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George Bernard Shaw
The
Communist Party
Stalin
Radio Is Here To Stay On Buses And Trolleys
The Washington Post reports the Public Utilities Commission has decided radios with music and commercials will be allowed on street cars and buses. The ruling means riders will hear music during trips, with radios deemed permanent on urban transit.
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Washington Post
Public Utilities Commission
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Senator Vandenberg Secret Flight From Grand Rapids
Senator Arthur Vandenberg left his Grand Rapids home today aboard an Air Force plane heading for Washington. The foggy morning departure was kept secret amid elaborate security, with prior reports noting his convalescence from a lung operation.
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Arthur Vandenberg
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Air Force
Washington
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