Four Year Old Boy Officiates Calif Marriage
In Long Beach California a four year old boy preacher from Faith Church presided over the marriage of Anna Brown of Log Beach and Raymond Miller a seaman first class from Springfield. The child wore a Lord Fauntleroy suit and declared the couple husband and wife before signing the certificate with a steady hand. His parents Vernon and Marge Gortner are veteran evangelists and defended the legality of the ceremony under state law though judges differ on whether a minor can contract marriage through ordination.
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Faith, Inc
Anna Brown
Log Beach
Raymond Miller
Springfield
Faith Church
Lord Fauntleroy
Miller
Thaweh
Vernon
Marge Gortner
Gortner
California
Building Labor Gets $1.45 Hourly Pay Rate in Syracuse
In Syracuse today the hourly rate for building labor rose to $1.45, up from $0.425 under agreements with contractors for the year. Locals 40 and 353 of Hod Carriers and Building Laborers led the talks, while other trades face year end contracts and varying terms.
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SKW
Syracuse
Hod Carriers
Niche Vies Ferrante
Building Trades Union Council
Political Snapshot and Page Contents Cited
A fragmented editorial note by Amis Childs discusses Republican strategy and Democratic opposition. The text references page 2 items and lists sections such as Comics, Horoscopes, Amusements, Financial, Classifieds, Radio, and Sports, with page numbers and column labels.
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Jean Kat
Dean
Ry Haworth
Ting Rover
U.S. Troops Prepare for Surprise Move in Germany
Reported by FRANKFURT correspondents the U.S. forces in Germany stand alert for a possible surprise signal. The exercise tests how quickly troops can move into assigned positions and sustain operations under unknown timing.
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Frankfurt
IPH
Germany
Truman Game Plans to Shape G O P Rule Fight
House Republicans move to curb Democratic changes in House rules and test President Truman’s influence with Southern Democrats. They aim to clip the Rules Committee powers to speed administration bills and block labor and social legislation. Senate Republicans approve Taft as policy leader after a party rebellion.
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House
Truman
Congress
Phaiie Dumaedienne
HloRe
Rules Committee
Beltiened Legislacion
G.O.P
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Ingether
Rayburn
Tex
Eiesday
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Toptr
R-N.h
Anti-Soot Aids Installed at Sahay Process Co
Howard Hahn, a company official, announced today that an anti soot device has been installed to cut fly ash and soot from the Sahay Process Co smokestacks. Tests will follow before full operation in about two weeks, with estimates of eliminating 95 to 99 percent of airborne particles within a ten mile radius. The new installation, ordered over two years ago, is separate from Solvay kiln dust issues and relates to a broader dust control effort by the company’s research department.
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Sahay Process Co
Howard Hahn
Hahn
Bergen
Jon
Howe
Hoover Eager to Fish After Major Report Completion
Former President Hoover plans a Florida houseboat fishing reunion with family and friends in March once the Congressional modernization report is finished. At nearly 75, he has postponed the gathering from February to March to complete the work, staying away from the public eye when not aiding in public service.
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New York
INS
aAmerica
Hervert Hoover
Fanny
Congress
Hat
Florida Neys
Florida
Altass
Memon
Calvin Conlidge
Supreme Court upholds state bans on closed shops
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld laws in North Carolina Arizona and Nebraska banning closed shop agreements. The court noted similar restrictions in 23 states and rejected arguments against Taft Hartley Act provisions. Justices Murphy Rutledge and Frankfurter wrote concurring opinions on all three cases detailing dissent and agreement.
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Supreme Court
American ‘Federation of Labor
Arizona
Nebraska
North Carolina
Black
Murphy
Rutledge
Frankfurter
Iimt
Attlee to Reveal Cabinet Reshuffle This Week
Prime Minister Clement Attlee plans to announce a cabinet reshuffle this week. British political sources say the changes could inject new blood into the Brains run-down defenses and shift direction within the government.
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Attlee
London
Clement Attlee
Politcal
Clase
Envoy Would Quit Pressing for Early Russian Exit
Envoy Walt Bede Smith urged President Truman to relieve him as ambassador to Russia after asking for a resignation. The move follows Smith's request to depart, reflecting tensions in postwar diplomacy and U.S. policy toward Moscow.
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Washington
Walt Bede
Smith
Trman
Russia
Blizzard Heads Toward Central New York From West
A major blizzard, moving from the Rocky Mountains toward Syracuse and Central New York, threatens Tuesday with heavy snow and high winds. Forecasters warn that temperatures near freezing could blur precipitation types while officials report dangerous travel conditions and potential storm-related hazards.
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Syracuse
Keller
Cen Lral
New York
Rocky Mountains
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nurse’s $10,000 gift for 1926 pneumonia victim
Mount Airy South Carolina reports Mrs. Ab Brown a registered nurse deposited 10 000 to honor a pneumonia patient she cared for in 1926. She recalls caring for Julia Abrams in St. Petersburg Florida and receiving thanks from Cortland New York.
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Mount Airy
S.C
Ab Brown
Jonesville
Brown
Cortland
Julia Abrams
Hough
St. Petersburg
Fla
Taxes Again Glenn W Claxton at Walla Walla luncheon
Glenn W Claxton member of the economy complains at a luncheon in Walla Walla Washington about the extravagance of states and municipalities. A pretty girl tells him a Bible proverb about the meek inheriting the earth. He replies that taxes will rise so high the meek won’t want it.
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Glenn W. Claxton
Econom 8
Este Eeonomy
Walla Walla
Taxtor
Mr. Clanton
Peace Talks Sweep China Amid Dinner by Cabinet Member
Shanghai city council and other Chinese authorities urged a cease fire and peace talks with the Communists. A radio message to Beijing carried the plea to Communist leadership as Nationalist generals in North China were said to be pursuing a separate peace with the Communists.
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Chang Ychin- Chung
Shanghai
Xenan
Shanghai Council
Anking
China
Smany
Perping F
Tientsin
Man Shot To Death In Snow Dispute Utica
Police say Patsy Zottola, 24, shot Joseph Mazzenga, 2, during a snow shoveling dispute in Utica. Investigations show the altercation began over garage snow removal, with Zottola using a shotgun and fatally wounding Mazzenga at Oneida County Hospital after the yard shooting. Zottola pleaded innocent to first degree murder at arraignment yesterday.
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Utica CP
Patsy Zottola
Joseph Mazgenge
New Hartford
Mazenga
James Laine
Mazengs
Zotloge
Zotiola
John Waten
Patsy
Ralph
Charles Sayre
Zattola
Pute
Mazzenga
Sing
Sayre
Putey Zattala
Laing
Zattala
Oneida County
Plane crash near Boeing field kills Yale students
A transport plane carrying 30 people including 27 Yale University exchange students from Washington and Oregon crashed and exploded after takeoff near Boeing Field Seattle. Fifteen survived. one person remained missing early today. Three crew members were aboard. Rescue workers removed burned bodies and rushed severly burned survivors to hospitals. No immediate cause given.
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Yale University
Yale
Washington
Oregon
Seattle Air Charter
Conn
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