Marion and Betty Thornburg Sisters Rise From Struggles
The Thornburg sisters, Marion and Betty, recount a Detroit childhood after their father abandoned them. They describe low pay, old clothes, and a nightclub rise through singing and dancing in New York Hollywood and radio, aided by an unexpected inheritance and perseverance.
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Cass Tech
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New York
Atlanta
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Vincent Lopez
Glen Miller
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Panama
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Jack Carson
CBS
Victoria Hotel
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Pennsylvania Railroad Suspends Two Buffalo Runs
Buffalo division suspends no passenger train service between Buffalo and Corry Pennsylvania. In Ellicottville a farmhouse fire killed Robert Lounsbury and Mildred Lounsbury, ages 25 and 17, due to a overheated stove. Three men and two women arrested in New York for robbery of Paul Fiato, the former society jeweler, last November 30.
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Corry
Ellicottyville
Robert Lounsbury
Mildred
Coromer
George E. Middleton
New York
Paul Fiato
Vincent Creazzo
Michael Lizak
Vito Dispenza
Maria Shiacco
Theresa Ciriglino
Flato
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Prison population reaches 152,564 at start of 1948
In 1948 begins with 152,564 prisoners held in state and federal prisons and reformatories. The total reflects just over one inmate per thousand U.S. residents, with the figure reported by national officials.
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Washington
United States
Packard
Greeks Report Heavy Losses From Guerrilla Attack
The Greek General Staff said government troops inflicted heavy losses on a guerrilla band on a south central Greece highway. 210 guerrillas were captured or surrendered and many were killed.
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Athens
Greece
Grand Jury Resumes Utica Vote Fraud Probe
The grand jury resumes its investigation into alleged vote fraud in Utica with an eight women and 24 men panel. Special prosecutor Frank J. Pratt and Attorney General Nathaniel L. Goldstein indicate possible evidence of voting irregularities and vote buying. One arrest has been made, Fay Bennett, 95, charged with paying for a vote and free on bail awaiting grand jury action.
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Jenna C. Davies
Richard B. Griffith
Jeremish J. Ashcroft
Oneida
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
Fuller
Dewey
Arthur
Goldstein
Harry J. Colerick
Uiica
Wise
Onsida
Pratts
Fay Bennett
Assembly
Griffith
Deaths Charles Hanson Towne and Dr Charles A Cockayne
Charles Hanson Towne, 72, editor poet and author former editor of Harper's Bazaar Smart Set and MecClure's magazines and literary columnist in the New York American in New York City. Dr Charles A Cockayne, 30, former president of Toledo University in Tiffin Ohio.
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Harper's Bazaar
Smart Set Magazine
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New York American
New York City
Charles. A. Cockayne
Furmer
Toledo University
Tiffin, QO
New Orleans Quits Work Frolics Stalin Slur Charged
Sofia reports a treason accusation linked to a Bulgarian Protestant church matter. Dimitrov, a 29 year old Baptist pastor, faces charges involving the United States and Britain as the trial nears its first phase conclusion. Nineteen defendants testified as 13 of 15 took the stand.
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Liberty Today
Alice R_ P_ Satterthwaite
New Orleans
Stalin
Ene
Wis I
Titho Dimitrov
Bap
Nikola Naumov
Battle Church
Bulgaria
United States
Britain
Moom
New Orleans Carnival Ends as Lent Arrives
Revelers celebrated the carnival season with parades and masking drawing about 250000 visitors and residents. Dolly Ann Souchon was introduced as a debutante queen amid Rex and Comus at the municipal auditorium. Lent begins tomorrow with Ash Wednesday services.
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Edmond Souchon
Peright
Comus
Rex
One Man's Opinion on Ration News and Eggs
The column touches on ration lists in Edinburgh about eggs and kilts, noting government price supports and daily payments in Washington. It mentions Edinburgh’s merry mood with kilts returning and Scots who have not seen knees in six years. It also reports Siam returning to normal after a weekend clash that left over 100 casualties.
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Banghor
Phipun Senggram
Siam
Building code commission bill before Senate
Senator William Condon, a Westchester Republican, introduced a measure to create a statewide building code commission. The proposal, recommended by Governor Dewey, aims to address high construction costs by reforming existing total building codes.
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Albany
Building Code Commission
Senate
William ©. Condon
Westchester
Dewey
Rail Week Cut Hits 2600 Delaware and Hudson Workers
About 2,600 hourly rated employees of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad will see wage cuts and work time reduced from six to ten hours temporarily starting today. The move affects Albany and surrounding areas as a measure to adjust operations amid ongoing demands.
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Albany
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
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