Western film fantasies and gunplay fill a New York letter
Earl Wilson notes readers ask why cowboys and Western films dominate shows and stage life. He recalls a Seventh Avenue home scolding stage scenes and names Alan Ladd and Whisperin Smith as parallels to Westerns seen on Paramount grounds.
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Sing
Alan Ladd
Paramount
Smith
Cheyenne
Lebay
Hombre
Robert Preston
Preston
Brenda Marshall
January Prices Dip One Tenth From December
The National Industrial Conference Board reports consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in January from December. The release notes declines across sectors and outlines the overall tendency of prices to ease as winter demand softens.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Coast Guard lake season talks with Lake Carriers
A Lake Carriers Association committee planned a meeting with Coast Guard officers to discuss opening the lake shipping season. Mild winter may allow the first ore carrier to reach Sault Ste Marie ahead of the 1948 date.
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Cleveland
Lake Carriers Association
Coast Guard
Sault Ste. Marie
Two States Press For Extradition In Lonely Hearts Murder Case
In Lansing Michigan and New York City, extradition hearings were set for 2 PM as Mivilgenm and Mrs Martha Beck faced removal to stand trial for the Valley Stream killings. Police report linking scrapings from a trunk to evidence in Manhattan and Queens supported the suspects account of moving Mrs Fay’s body to a South Ozone Park residence.
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Fernandes Eck
Delphine Downing
Painett
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Beck
Janet Far
Valley Stream
Fernandez
Mineola
Tivo
Cain Helps Filibuster to Block NRSB Nomination
Southern Democrats pause as Western Republicans prepare a full day in the Senate filibuster. Senator Cain R Washington is slated to attack President Truman’s nomination of Mon C. Waillgren as chairman of the National Resources Security Board, while Senators McClellan and Johnson are set to discuss a rule change motion.
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Senate
Cain R-Wash
Truman
Mon C. Waillgren
National Resources Security Board
Cain
Lucas
Illinois
McClellan
Arkansas
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Warings Tax Refund Claim Dismissed in State Court
Albany authorities report Fred Warings claim for a state unincorporated business tax refund of 87,935 has been dismissed in State Supreme Court.
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Albany
Fred Warings
State Supreme Court
One Mans Opinion on Paranoid Tubs and Pyramid Club
Br Walter Kiernan reflects on a curious social scene with references to the Pyramid Club and Portal-to-Portal Club. The piece notes prosecutors examining club planning and calls for readers to join discussions while poking fun at ambitions and finances.
Senate OKs Court Bill Increasing Justice Count
The Hughes bill to raise the Fifth Judicial District Supreme Court Justices from nine to ten, covering Onondaga County, cleared the Senate and faces the Assembly. Senator John H. Hughes of Syracuse led the measure, which passed unanimously in the Senate last night. The bill also requires Mittle HHS Cemetery grantees in Syracuse to be city residents, replacing Ninth and Tenth Ward residency.
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Eerald-Journal Wire
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Supreme Court
Fifth Judicial District
Onondaga County
Assembly
Senate
John H. Hughes
Syracuse
Mittle Hhs
Postal for 2 Cents Never Shout Foes Post Plan
Confused debate in Washington over proposed two cent postal rate sparks strong opposition. Commentators including Ben Es win A Hall of New York denounce the plan as discriminatory and harmful to mail service. Debates focus on cost, efficiency, and the Postmaster General’s agenda.
French Atomist Approves Thorez Red Welcome Statement
Frederic Joliot Curie, a leading French atom expert, appears to tacitly approve Maurice Thorez’s remark that French Communists would welcome invading Russians. Berlin seeks more coal as blockade worsens. Berliners endure frigid winter with scarce fuel and limited imports. Spain prepares elections April 23 to replace deputies, with Franco appointing most leaders, and the public largely abstaining. Geneva hosts talks over possible UN loan to fund expansion of the Palais des Nations to house UN commissions and agencies in Geneva.
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Notable Deaths and Civic Notices From Pittsburgh and Abroad
Death notices include William French Collins former foreign correspondent and Newark Evening News executive in Pittsburgh. Thomas Gwynn Jones renowned Welsh literature figure in Aberystwyth. Harry P. Anderson longtime American Bridge Co official in Pittsburgh. Walter C. Rau Buffalo Local 501 secretary to take new post in a week as wage and agency changes unfold. The British cabinet plans to end clothing rationing with free sales of clothes.
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Ione Time
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American Bridge Co
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British Press Association
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of Buffalo
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Jtrical Workers, C.I.0
Buffalo
Fragmentary memo on postal deficit and department focus
A fragmented text mentions Donaldson and romantic ideas amid a deficit cited as SBD0627.000. It notes the Postence Department being set to the sure of one and a reference to a rear, but details are unclear.
Buckner and Two Acknowledged Guilt in Charity Gambling Case
Buckner and two associates admitted guilt on two counts of the indictment tied to a staged charity gambling scheme. The trio, linked to Vivienne Woolley Hart's penthouse operation, faced continued imprisonment pending sentencing set for March 29.
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Vivieene Wooley-Hart
Charles “Chic” Farmer
Rei
Spellman Plans Lourdes Visit
The French press agency reported that Cardinal Spellman of New York will preside at a major pilgrimage event in Lourdes. Details remained unclear amid garbled copy, but the plan involves a church ceremony under the Pas Cheisth phrase and a U.S. context.
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