Big Battles Shape Up for ’30 Voting
Cannibalized from a 1940s style report, Gov. James H. Duff enters the Republican Pennsylvania senatorial contest against Martin Grundy while Welburn Mayock announces for California governor against James Roosevelt. Other races see Taft and Donnell staying objectives with Ferguson entering the Democratic Senate race amid wider party battles.
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Washington
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Martin
R-Pa
Joseph Grundy
G.O.P
California
Welburn Mayock
Truman
Duff
Republican Party of
Martin- Grundy
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John C. Kunkel
18Th
Martin-Grundy
Senate
House
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Forrest Donnell
Missour
John McSweeney
Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
War Claims Cash Shortage Delays POW Internee Payouts
Washington officials say the War Claims Commission lacks 120 million dollars needed to pay about 146 000 American POWs and 60 000 Philippine internees. Only 19 million dollars remains in cash for all claims and administrative costs while 500 million in vested enemy assets may be released later, but 50 000 owner claims clog court actions. The commission can begin paying next summer if funds arrive.
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Washington (P
Congress
Office of Alien Property
War Claims Commission
OAP
The
Claims Commission
Federal Security Agency
Japs Seek Trace Of Kin In Russia
Japanese from Nagano Prefecture head to Tokyo to learn fate of relatives captured as WWII prisoners by the Russians four and a half years ago. They plan to wait outside the Russian embassy seeking counts of alive and dead, names of the living and the dead, and details of charges.
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Tokyo
Japan
Nagano
Finger lengths reveal sex linked genetics says Tulane doctor
A study presented by Dr. W. R. Phelps of Tulane University to the American Association for the Advancement of Science finds that women typically have shorter ring fingers than index fingers while men show the reverse. The difference is attributed to hereditary control linked to sex.
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New York
W. R. Phelps
Tulane University
American Association For the Advancement of Science
U S Urges Cut in Rice Corn Crops
The government with 3 billion dollars in farm surpluses urged corn and rice growers to reduce plantings in 1950 Brannan set a program for a 12.9 percent cut in corn seedings and 13.7 percent in rice seedings Also noted were price support reductions and ongoing plans for other crops amid falling farm prices and waning foreign demand.
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U.S
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Agriculture Department
Tenants Urged to Fight Rent Increases in New York
Tenants urged to resist retroactive rent hikes after a court ruling voided the city rent control law. The joint rent action committee reports hundreds pressured to pay increases and threats of dispossess actions, urging municipal court judges to defer eviction until the Legislature resolves the issue.
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NEW York (P
New York
Joint Rent Action Committee
John Lamula
Election Winner Killed in Crash near Salamanca
Edward Krieger who won the Cattaraugus County GOP nomination for county judge died in a car crash near Salamanca along with John W. Schultz and Charles Minnecci. Krieger was to take office tomorrow after the victory.
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Salamanca
Edward Krieger
Cattaraugus County
Republican
G.O.P
Kreiger
John W. Schultz
Charles Minnecci
Schultz
Russians to Host Next International Astronomical Union Meet
Leningrad in Soviet Russia chosen to hold the IAU general assembly likely August 1951. Announcement by Dr Otto Struve and Dr J J Nassau at the American Astronomical Society meeting notes invitation to all participating organizations per Prof A Mikhailov of the USSR Academy of Sciences. US withdrawal cited to avoid competition and travel costs and worries over admitting scientists with suspected communist ties.
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Tucson
Ariz
Leningrad
Soviet Russia
International Astronomical Union
Otto Struve
La.u
J. J. Nassau
U.S. National Committee
American Astronomical Society
A. Mikhailov
Academy of Science
U.S.S.R
Russia
United States
U.S
Niagara Mohawk Power Plans 40 Million Bond Issue
The Public Service Commission authorized Niagara Mohawk Power Corp to sell 40 million dollars in 30 year mortgage bonds. Proceeds will mainly repay short term notes and fund construction. The merger forming Niagara Mohawk will consolidate Central New York Power, New York Power & Light, and Buffalo Niagara Electric, dissolving Niagara Hudson Power as parent.
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Albany CP
Niagara’ Mohawk Power, Corp
Public Service Commission
Niagara Mohawk
Consolidated Corporation
Central New York Power Corp
New York Power & Light Corp
Buffalo Niagara Electric Corp
Niagara -Hudson Power Corp
GI Insurance Refund Starts January 16 for Veterans
Millions of World War II veterans will begin receiving GI insurance refunds on January 16 as the Veterans Administration initiates checks at about 200,000 daily. The $2.8 billion program aims to complete by June 30 with average payments near $175, while experts forecast a business boost from the windfall.
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Washington
Melon
The
Veterans Administration
Skipper Plans Shanghai Run Despite Dangers
An American captain from Chicago says he will sail the Flying Arrow into Shanghai despite mines, Nationalist gunboats, and State Department warnings. Capt. David Jones reports no orders to delay and says crew will not abandon ship despite jitters.
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Hong Kong
Chicago
Shanghai
U. S. State Department
David Jones
The
Jones
Isbrandtsen Line
New York
State Department
Hans Isbrandtsen
Women Freed Of Extortion In Los Angeles Trial
In Los Angeles the extortion trial of Helen Keller and Toni Hughes ended in acquittal on all counts. They were accused of taking about $9,000 from Ben Klekner, head of a mail order television school, by threatening to disclose his affair with Keller. The jurors, eleven women and four men, reached their verdict after two and a half days. Klekner was absent, resting after an accidental overdose of sleeping pills.
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Los Angeles
Helen Keller
Toni Hughes
Ben Klekner
Klekner
Miss Keller
Miss Hughes
Kickner
Mickner
100 Year Old Man Hosts Big Civic Center Birthday
Carthage Missouri reports Uncle Ben Mackney born 184? celebrated his 100th birthday with about 1 000 guests at the Civic Center. The former postmaster and circuit clerk, now a lawyer, greeted friends and led square dances with a fiddle.
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Carthage
Ben
Ben F.mackney
Coffee Probe To be Resumed In 1950
Senator Gillette of Iowa says speculative coffee prices have jumped again and a Senate investigation will be resumed after the first of the year. He heads the agriculture subcommittee that held hearings on coffee prices and added that investigations of milk bread and other foods will also be resumed.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Senate
Uranium Finds Reported In Michigan Uranium zone
Michigan reports 13 suspected uranium ore finds in the Upper Peninsula and 12 additional mining rights applications. Jones & Laughlin Ore Co says the Atomic Energy Commission authorized exploration in Baraga County. Officials caution prospectors to wait until spring due to snow, terrain and detection challenges.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
United States
Upper Peninsula
Jones & Laughlin Ore Co
Atomic Wonergy Commission
Baraga County
Michigan Conservation Department
Atomic Energy Commission
State Conservation Commission
Jones & Laughlin
Valentino Named Top Lover Of First Half Of 20th Century
A dated reminiscence ranks Rudolph Valentino as the era's greatest lover, with Francis X. Bushman John Barrymore John Gilbert Clark Gable and others. The piece notes Valentino's enduring glamour, questions the limits of such polls, and contrasts public nostalgia with modern taste.
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Rudolph Valentino
Woman Kills Dating Mate in Mississippi Shooting
In Columbus Mississippi 36 year old Vergie Holliday faces a murder charge after she says her husband Eddie Holliday 42 was killed when he kissed another woman Estelle Moore 35. Holliday awaiting preliminary hearing set for Tuesday while Moore is held as a material witness.
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Columbus
Miss. UP
Vergie Holliday
Bru| Net
Justice’ of ‘the Peace
L. J. Frank
Eddie Holliday
New York Sees 1950 Prosperity Despite 1949 Slowdown
State Commerce Department chief Harold Keller reports 1949 recession impact lighter in New York than nationwide. He notes activity near prewar highs, inventory decline easing, and savings by residents totaling over 28.3 billion fueling a predicted year of growth in 1950.
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Albany
New York State
Harold Keller
State Commerce Department
Keller
United States
New York
Steller
Dog Foods Sales Jump 25 Percent in 1949
New York report from the Department of Agriculture shows producers sold about 390 million cans of first quality canned dog foods in 1949, a 25 percent increase over 1948, once considered the industry's peak year.
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New York
INS
Department of Agriculture
Spring Elected President of Court Aids Association
JOHN G. SPRING was elected president at the annual meeting, succeeding Donald J. Maier. Clarence Louse was chosen vice president Homer Bailey secretary and Miss Florence DeMars trustee for three years. The association includes court attendants clerks stenographers and secretaries.
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John G. Spring
Court Aids Association
Donald J. Maier
Clarence Louse
Homer Bailey
Florence DeMars
Hawks Announces Marriage to Marian Marshall Next Year
Hollywood director Howard Hawks said he and starlet Marian Marshall will wed next year with a likely date of February 26, the second anniversary of their first date. Hawks recently divorced Nancy Hawks, named one of the year's 10 best dressed women.
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Hollywood
Howard Hawks
Marian Marshall
Hawks
Nancy Hawks
Netherland Ice Cream Delights Families
Scoop up Netherland Ice Cream at your local store. A creamy dessert favorite for the whole family. Try Netherland Ice Cream today and enjoy its delicious flavor.
Churchman Sees Hope For Unity Across Denominations
ROCK ISLAND Ill A Protestant church leader argues unity is possible through cooperation now and suggests merging denominations into five or six sects or tighter linking. Dr Samuel McCrea Cavert of New York urged a sustained cooperative policy at the World Council of Churches interseminary conference.
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Rock Island, Ill
Samuel McCrea Cavert
New York
Federal Council of Churches
Cavert
World Council of Churches
Augustana College
Henry P. van Dusen
Union Theological Seminary
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