Bow Tie Revival Sparks Debate Across Society
A fragmented report notes a rising bow tie trend among men at Hollywood parties and UC Los Angeles, led by boosters like haberdashers and linked to President Truman. The piece records controversy over the fashion symbol and cites reactions from journalists and public figures, with continuations promised on Page 2.
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Ay Nob
Thomas Hollywood
Russia
Antastic
President Truman
Frank Sinatra
War Profits Probe Targets Rep May Over Munitions Links
Senate war inquiry bluntly says Rep May cannot explain or contradict facts tying him to a $78 million munitions group. May faces subpoena threats as committee probes Erie Basin and Hatavia Metal firms, seeking public testimony amid war-profiteering allegations.
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Erie Basin Metal Products Company
Hatavia Metal Products Company
Mead
D-N
May
House Military Committee
Brave Fight Youll Win Truman Urges Hughes Recovery
Howard Hughes fights for life as President Truman telegraphs support. A late bulletin notes no change in his condition after a crash in midweek, with friends and counties rallying around the 40 year old designer and producer.
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Lan Angeler
Howard Hughes
Truman
Weather Summary for Syracuse Area Today and Tomorrow
The Weather Bureau reports continued cool conditions with a slight warmup expected today. Highs Friday near 80, lows around 60, sunset at 8 44 P M, sunrise Sunday at 5 38 A M. Record high today 84 in 1942, record low 48 in 1940. Relative humidity 67 percent at 8 30 P M.
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Jowest
Loday
Skirmish U S Force Breaks Up Ambush in Venezia Giulia
The U S 88th Division reports two Yugoslav soldiers killed as a Yugoslav patrol opened fire west of the Morgan Line, near Aurialnia in the Isonzo Valley southeast of Caporetto. The American patrol, acting on alert since noon GMT, engaged the attackers prompting a response along the divided zone near Trieste.
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Gorizia
Italy
U.S
Venezia Giulia
Punta Grossa
Trieste
Caporetto
Ratece
Aurialnia
Nzo River
Gaporetto
Gorize
Tement
Greenwich
Morgan Line
Iurtania
United States
War Department signals possible draft age review
Washington reports the War Department may consider inducting men up to age 35 in the future but has not recommended raising the top age from 28. An official close to draft policy indicated reports of a recommendation were premature as Selective Service plans hinge on age limit changes when induction resumes in September.
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Andrew J. May
Dky
Jne
May
Ferguson
Mich
Wammington
Senate
Washington
War Department
oMlal
Atood
Byrnes Urges Big Four Session After Peace Treaties
Secretary of State Byrnes, en route from Paris, called for another foreign ministers council immediately after the peace treaties are adopted. He aims to meet before the United Nations gathering in New York on Sept 23, praising Trieste internationalization as a test of UN cooperation and noting concessions were made to avoid a broader clash.
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Paris
Byrnes
Foreign Ministers Council
United Nations
New York City
Washington
Trieste
House Debates British Loan Approval Vote Expected
Washington reports the House faces a vote on the Senate approved 3.75 billion British loan. Supporters say momentum grows as arguments unfold on the floor, while a motion to delay the ratification was rejected 180 to 19. The outcome appears favorable to passage.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cool Weekend Promises Warmth Slowly This Weekend
Readings hover around cool levels today across the eastern half of the country with a 10 to 20 degree drop in the last 24 hours. Skies remain pleasant in Prospect as a warmward trend begins, with showers forecast for Tuesday by the Weather Bureau.
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Weather Bureau
Canada Prepares For Steel Strike
The federal Labor Department met with the United Steel Workers of America to defuse a looming strike. Government takeovers of three major plants Dominion Steel at Sidney Nova Scotia Hamilton Ontario and Algoma Steel at Sault Ste. Marie aim to avert shutdowns amid national industrial tension.
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Ustawa
Vmuals
Lepor Department
United Steel Workers of America, C.so
Dominion
Dominion Steel Corporation
Sidney
N. S. Steel Company of Canada
Hamton
Ont
Algoma Stetl Corporation
Sault Ste. Marie
Heirens Linked to Two More Slayings Faces High Bail
Chicago 17 year old William Heirens, a UChicago student, was linked by fingerprints to two additional murders including the lipstick slaying and a tavern dice girl death. He was held on 290000 bail for arraignment next Tuesday in a case detailing burglaries and assaults on the North Side. The investigation also notes a 1943 murder of Estelle Carey, a dice girl strangled and bludgeoned in her tavern apartment.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
Heirens
University of Chicago
North Side
Herrens
Estelle Carey
Miss Carey
Little Joe Pays Off Ten Million Dollar Dice Wager
Fred Murill, a quiet Texan, wins 109000 on a single dice throw at Dub McLanahan's club. The night ends with Murill's promise to collect Monday under a gentleman's agreement. The crowd watched as he risked 52000, 43000, and more before rolling a four and a "Little Joe" to seal the payoff.
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Reno, New
Fred Mucill
Mucill
Dub McLanahan
Muriil
McLanahan
Murill
Joe
A Bomb Rumor Helped Japan Decide to Surrender
The U S Strategic Bombing Survey released details of a captured B 29 pilot’s interrogation that a planned atomic bomb strike on Tokyo for August 12 influenced Japanese leaders. The report notes Japan first moved toward surrender after the Tokyo inquiry and Tokyo surrender terms were pushed via Switzerland on August 10.
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U. S
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Switzerland
White House
Sheep Die in Four Year Drought Across Queensland
About 12 million sheep die in southwestern Queensland during a four year drought reported by graziers. Officials say the loss is among the worst in five decades.
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Amierane
Queensland
Fleraki Journal Carrier Date Travel Message
The note asks when the journal carrier will leave the city and who will be home again. It states you will be home again and you will take care of the rest. The phrasing implies arrangements for departure and return with responsibility on the reader.
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Fleraki- Journal
Prices- Committee To Rewrite Measure
Washington notes on the Senate passage of an OPA revival bill 62 to 15, aimed to restore price controls with limits. The measure would reinstate rent controls and cap some commodities, while delaying dairy and petroleum controls as supply allows. Porter's plea for approval echoed as administration leaders push for a House vote and possible conference.
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Senate
Finel
OPA
Truman
Porter
INS
Paul Porter
Radio Network
Senate House
woLcoTr
Michigan
Banking Committee
Walcott
Tru
Secretary of Agriculture
Me ‘Truman
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