Canadians Detained At Peace Conference In New York
Three Canadians Barker Fairley his wife Margaret and John Goss were detained by federal agents during a World Peace conference session at the Waldorf Astoria. Immigration officials questioned their entrance legality and released Goss and Mrs. Fairley, with Goss returning to Vancouver and Fairley continuing by train or remaining in New York as a guest.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Barker Fairley
Canadian Council of
B. C
Fairley
Columbia University
Triplet brothers wed three local girls in same ceremony
Wilfred Joseph and John White, 22, twins? actually triplets, married three Newport girls in a single ceremony. The trio, all Royal Air Force veterans who had not been apart long, departed on separate honeymoons today after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Wales
Wilfred
Joseph
John White
Royal Air Force
Congress Clears Path for Labor Law Overhaul
After weeks of debate Congress is set to pass a new labor law likely to repeal the Taft Hartley Act and restore the Wagner Act with revisions. James Marlow discusses the shift in his Nation Today column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
James Marlow
the Nation Today
Ida Jean Nain
Dr. Dean
Haworth
50 Senators May Get Their Lumps
Mrs. Adlai Stevenson reports that 50 state senators were exposed to mumps after attending dinners at the governor’s mansion. Governor Stevenson, who claims immunity from mumps, hosted the group Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Stevenson, 40, suspects she contracted the illness from her son John.
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Springfield - TV
GPI
Adlai
Stevenson
Sinnis
Governor’s
State Senate
Car Fire Triggers Sale as Hobbs Carignites
Norman Hobbs' car back fired starting a blaze just as Ray Austin, a fire extinguisher salesman, drove by and talked a customer into buying one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont CP
Norman Hobbs
Ray Austin
Austin
Heavy Rain Expected as Texas Storm Moves In
The Weather Man warns of a developing low pressure area over Texas moving northeastward bringing heavy rain and cooler weather tonight with a low near 40. More rain is forecast tomorrow with mild temperatures and winds up to 20 mph, the forecast says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Truck Firms May Resist Union Check
New York trucking firms received bulletins urging resistance to an AFL union plan to inspect drivers for union cards. Joseph Adelizzi of the Motor Carrier Association of New York said mailings targeted East and South firms and parts of the West, asserting only police may stop trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C?p
Joseph Adelizzi
The
Motor Carrier Association of New York
A.fl. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Pyt
Wreck Spills Coal Along Erie Line in Binghamton
Work crews cleared the Erie Railroad main line at Binghamton after 14 freight cars derailed near the yards last night. The derailment dumped coal onto adjacent tracks but caused no injuries.
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Binghamton
Erie Railroad
Police trap manhunt ends as safecracker captured
Police and state officers hunted a fugitive after a dramatic capture at Wilson & Co. in Walton street. Samuel Amato, 32, was nabbed in the cashier’s cage by Detective Francis Ryan and a special detail, ending a three week tip and a backstage escape attempt. A gunfire exchange accompanied the arrest near the damaged safe and storage area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Amato
Wilson & Co., Inc
Walton St
Amato
Francis Ryan
Rran
Ryan
Duke Hopes Prince Will Learn to Box
In London the Duke of Edinburgh said his infant son Prince Charles should be handy with his fists. Speaking at a settlement-house event, he told prize winners he hopes his future son may box as well as the boys present, noting there is plenty of time for training.
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London
Edinburgh
England
Prince Charles
Elizabeth
East End
Russian Hero Wins Grand National Steeplechase
Eight Queens residents shared a $106000 first prize after Russian Hero 66 to one won the Grand National at Aintree. The winning ticket bore the name Win j With Moe by Lawrence Castelluzzi of Flushing, who will receive about $229229.22. Two second prizes of $40000 each on Raimond went to New Yorkers including Mrs. Rose May Paige of the Bronx and a Brooklyn Telephone Co. staffer.
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New York
INS
Queens
Aintree
England
Win J
Moe
Lawrence Castelluzzi
Flushing
Flushing News Co
Raimond
Rose May Paige
The
Bronx
New York Telephone Co
Brooklyn
Americans Win Quebec Sweepstakes at Aintree Grand National
Americans took the top three prizes in the Quebec Army Navy and Air Force Sweepstakes during the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree. Palmino Signorette of Stamford Connecticut won $38,000 on Russian Hero, Claudie Jones of New York City won $23,000 on Rdmond, and Alex and Frieda Hodell of Bronx New York shared $15,000 on Royal Mount.
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Montreal
Quebec
Navy
Air Force
Aintree
Palmino Signorette
Walnut St
Stamford
Conn
Claudie Jones
W. 144Th St
New York City
Rdmond
Alex
Frieda Hodell
Bronx Park East
Bronx
N. Y
Royal Mount
Winners share in Irish Sweepstakes split among New Yorkers
The 1412 Club ticket holders stand to receive 1000 dollars each after taxes. No New York holders claimed the 20000 dollar prize on Roral Mount. Alongside known winners who shared 180000, an undetermined number of local prize ticket holders and consolation prize winners are expected to swell New York’s fortunes beyond 500000. The Quebec Army Navy and Air Force Sweepstakes also funded winnings tied to the Grand National. Castelluzzi and seven others, who shared 3100,000 on Russian Hero, belong to the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Flushing and bought Irish Sweepstakes tickets with a five share intent.
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1412 Club
New York
Roral Mount
Quebec
Navy
Air Force
Castelluzzi
Alcohol Kills Eight in Bowery Rooming Houses
Felice checked Bowery rooming houses today for new deaths from wood alcohol poisoning in the last few days eight Bowery habitues have died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Felice
Man crushed to death in early morning auto wreck
AUGUST L. PETERSON aged 61 of ee ee rd was killed when his car, traveling east on Route 31 two miles east of Bridgeport, veered onto the soft shoulder and collided head on with a westbound eight ton tractor trailer driven by Edward Glaser 18 of Appleton. State Troopers identified Peterson and noted it took 45 minutes to separate the vehicles. The truck, owned by Raymond Foster Campbell of Appleton, jackknifed and a wheel penetrated Petersons car. Peterson was a member of Centerville Lodge of the Masons North Syracuse. The body was held at Donald Sharon’s undertaking in Oneida.
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August L. Peterson
Ee Ee Rd
Devine
Bridgeport
State Troopers Corp. S. S. Nickerson
Ertman Crouse
Peterson
Edward Glaser
Appleton
Raymond Foster
Campbell
Centerville
Woman juror aids appeal in killer case
Kathleen Nevers signed a statement saying she voted guilty to end the trial early so another juror could go home. The admission follows Alfred Ferrell’s death-penalty case in Muskingum County where the jury convicted him of slaying his 71-year-old mother Nell Ferrell in Dresden on January 28.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Kathleen Nevers
Alfred Ferrell
Muskingum County
Xirs iWillis Oliver
Ferrell
Nellerrell
Dresden
Archbishop bans revealing gowns at Milwaukee Catholic dances
The Milwaukee archdiocese under Archbishop Moses E. Kiley forbids shoulder revealing evening gowns at Catholic high school dances and sets curfews and spending limits. Rev. Edmund Goebel notes action due to rising juvenile delinquency, with violators facing dismissal from the prom and bars replaced by business suits. The directive follows parental questionnaires and is endorsed by principals of 15 schools.
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Milwaukee
Moses E. Kiley
Edmund J. Goebel
Archdiocese
Goebel
Heavy Rains In South Leave Eight Dead In Storms
Severe weather across the Mississippi River region and western Gulf states left eight dead and about 76 injured. Tornadoes struck Crowder Oklahoma near McAlester, killing at least one and injuring around 20. Another tornado hit Springtown Texas wounding six. Thunderstorms also moved through Eastern Texas Louisiana Arkansas as winds battered the storm belt.
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Mississippi River
Gulf States
Crowder
Okla
McCalester
McAlester
Fort Worth
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Plains
Ohio River Valley
Woman who was voiceless regains speech after two years
MEMPHIS Tennessee Mrs John Lemay 19 relays she has recovered her voice after two years of silence due to a nervous ailment doctors attributing it to a pinched nerve. She says she will not stop talking now and recited the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for her husband who had heard her speak before.
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Memphis, Tenn
John Lemay
Soviets Accuse Finland Of Violating Peace Treaty
Moscow dispatches via Tass quote Helsinki Communist papers accusing Finland of four treaty violations including jet motor imports. Reports tie the claims to Finnish aviation ties with Germany and reference Premier Fagerholm and Vice President Tervo.
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Moscow
Tass
Helsinki
Finland
Pravda
Lapland
Tyoksan Sanomat
Karl August Fagerholm
Seirn Penna Tervo
Embarrassed Rescuer Saves Mary Noble at Blyth Wharf
Mary Noble a 21 year old shipyard welder in Blyth England was saved from drowning when a young man stripped to his underwear and plunged into the water. He pulled her to safety and gave first aid before disappearing, and Mary hopes he knows he need not feel embarrassed as she recovered in hospital.
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Blyth
England
Mary Noble
Mary
Burglar Drowns in East River Chase
A would be burglar fleeing three men leaped into the East River and drowned. Police tentatively identify the victim as Richard Watson, 22, of Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INS
Sedar
Richard Watson
Brooklyn
Count praises American girls on Chicago visit
Ladder Still Count Henri d Auvermine praised the cleverness of American girls during a Chicago visit. He recalled Pierre Cot losing French citizenship after an American girl reporter interviewed him in Washington. He quoted her saying the reply about a country without a man.
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Henri d Auvermine
Chicago
Pierre Cot
Washington
Congress Sees Rent Control Extended With Home Rule Decontrol
Congressional conferees agreed on a 15 month extension of federal rent controls while allowing home rule decontrol if a governor approves. The compromise preserves state and local power to lift limits, while rent increase provisions remain unsettled. Sparkman cited the toughest remaining issue and predicted Truman will sign the bill next week.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Senate
Sparkman
D-Ala
Marybank
D-S.c
Maybank
Associated Press
Senate House Conference Committee
Paul Brown
Brown
Truman
White House
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Springtown
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