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FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1048 I SA Se Se

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Freezing Rain, Snow Cripple Midwest, East

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Commerce Dept. Listed The mercury was due fo dive to! WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UP) gignt degrees tonight for the cold-| Sen. William F. Knowland R. Cal) pg eather of the winter so far, the, said today he has been informed gather bureau said. that the brokerage account recotds - clearing’ skies, however. gave| ot - Brig: Gen. Wallace H. Graham. gomise that streets and. highways President Truman's personal physi j, rhdjanapolis and Central Indiana cian, have been turned over to the win get no worse than they are— Federal Bureau of Investigation and that is considerably hazardous Sen. Knowland said he learned oq 4 result of yesterday's rain and this from. Bache. & Co Gen. Gla gua

Trafic Curtailed By United Press

‘A storm pushed by winds up to 60 miles an hour sheathed the nation’s most heavily-populated area under a thin coating of ice today. From lowa to the Atlantic

seacoast the storm affected more than 60 million persons.

while they last”

hams brokers, in a letter in an- ergency crews were piecing toBARGAIN DAY—Just as a New Year's gag, ‘Mr. NO SALES YET — Downtown ry AH, A CUSTOMER — A dubious an fo_his request for informasion _ Emergency cr Hines of piecing for, The storm Swot, frenaiag | Suna, Inside Indianapolis” sold $1 bills for 79 cents each on ers hurried past, most not even noticing. pedestrian pauses with a grin to read the on. Cen; Graham's commodity (jon and making emergency rengirs Sify, smi EE od orion "downtown streets. People at first were skeptical, refused the bargain sign around Ed Sovola's neck, "January Clearance” sign while Mr, [member of the a ny \nshing sleet tions and knocked out transportato be duped. (Story, Page 15.) the fistful of $1 bills in his hard, Sovola gives him a sales argument, Senate Appropriations Subcommit- orm yesterday. ton aystems. eal waa . . Ye a i Ice Breaks Phone Lines er disrupted commuter service for TN he - Be ontact PBI Director J, Edgar Hardest hit by the storm wasian estimated. two million workers

: Hoover to determine what informa- Salenr where several small buildings for the second time within a week. ton had. been gained by the FBI, Were wrecked, windows shattered Cold Spell on Way put ‘was unable to reach him. and power lines blown down. { The sleet fell on pavements which Trading ‘in Wheat | “Telephone service into Hunting-'were just being cleared of the 25.8 ~G Graham was revealed earlier ton was cut when ice-coated lines inches of snow that fell a few days sen. O this “week to have been trading in broke wi parts of Watmais_wnd ago. Chicago market: last Hammond wers were without A severe cold snap was following gato he lv before Mr, Tru- POWer All northern Inidana high- en the heels of the storm. TemSeptember, a I in grain.” ways were glazed thi® morning with peratures were expected: to drop to JE dengunc oy hat. the ice. In Allen County, roads were zero in the Midwest. : Iu was not clear what the baMicjoeeq inst might as impassable, but| Authorities feared that the cold ; wat I ni ok fliegal MAY. be opened today. would prevent the glaze of ice coatHg way. Tee snapped wires and -cut-comi- fing aes, Times and rooftops ier, t : rom thawing lier, the Senate Appropriations munications in "Adams and Wells ot a cube a list of counties “and - reduced telephone) Damage to private snd public {7 Commerce Department employees Service in Logansport. ~~ ©. |property shroughou the area Was who had informed their superiors Radio Stations Silenced estimated at more than $5 million —in answer {0 & survey made oy the| Three South Bend radio stations and Was rising steadily, © department at the reguest of- the Were Slienced by power failures, pat| ‘Many raiirosds suspended or eyrcommittee—thal

One station was back on the air this! tailed commuting service into the they had = . Ibig towns in the ares. Bome ape

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Among those named fn the on-|- General Indiana esught only the ‘merce Department Hist was Forest oo of the “which 1G. Wairen, & business economist in| from the lakes New Year's Eve. the office of international trade. temperature drop from 30 to 8 a Acting Secretary of Commere grees here will bring the toweik william ©. Foster noted in a 'etler Semperatures of the official winter to the committee that in asking for season and the lowest since Nav. 30. information on dealings hy em: ¥ ployees in commodities, the commit tee had called attention to a Commerce Department order stipulating

It's Colorado Air, ai_empiorees_swouid_not_ be Says Father, 85, The committee also had directed As Twins Arrive

attention to a federal law making __ false replies to official inquiries = oie, even though not given under

of dead in ire and other types of accidents over the New Year's holiday. - A United Press survey showed {that 172 persons died in accidents lover the holiday. Traffic deaths [totaled 105 and 67 in other types of laeccidents.

14 Die in Rall Wreck

"HE FIRST SALE— Wi ing to fake a chante; the. first. customer dias into his pocket for the. purchase pricé of a $ bill

when the storm knocked out block ———— Signals on the Missouri-Pacific railDELTA, Colo. Jan. 2 (UP)~Wil- ‘road Tine near Otterville, Mo. caus~ liam Arnold. 85-year-old retired ing one section of a passenger train blacksmith who became the, father to ram ‘into the preceding section. ol TWIn FIFE thIs week, attributed — The dead included Alexander W. his “health and. vigor” to the Weddell, 71, former ambassador to bracing air of the Colorado moun- Argentina and Spain, ang his wile. Railroad officials said that one ir. Arnold said there was noth- victim had been identified as Roy

OH 1S FRUE-==Conv-nced—that—- something...”

unusual is happening, the crowd begins to gather.

A ‘Peek-a-Boo’ Hushand Is li

ow. Poster-said 4that-with the cception of the 17, all top Commerce Department” employees answered that they had not engaged in any | speculative transactions.

3 Others Are Named . ing to get excited about in the Ryan, 50, of Evansville, Ind. Bodies Balcony 1. Give In ove Slavi I Those who reported transactions girth of the girls. -. |were taken to mortuaries here for in addition to Mr. Warren, were: He said he was “only slightly in- further examination today. Truman AN = Vil g Peroy-N:-Manlell;- economic ana- terested’ in hia parenthood. Weather experts sald the storm — lyst, Office of Domestic Commerce; | ‘was _the same one that created the

Robert.S. Lehman, economist, Cen-. - HE HAS been “farming A 12-acre series of tornadoes in. Louisiana sus Bureau: Thomas J. Murphy, patch in a rugged, isolated canyon gnd Arkansas Wednesday. economic analyst, Office of Do- ever since “cars drove me out of The casualty list was still ris_mestic Commerce; Waiter Sabin, blacksmithing” about 30 years ago. ing there today as rescue workers patent examiner, Patent Office; George A. Hermansor, statistician, Shirley Rae and Sharon Kay. latest. figures showed 26 dead, Census Bureau; Gordon B. Masser- They were born in a log cabin in hundreds injured and at least 500 gale, cermaics engineer, Bureau of which Mr. Arnold built. for his homes destroyed or damaged.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UP1—| The. White House today 'diselosed| {plans to build President Truman a! $15,000. balcony off his second-floor — ee A study in the White House. T- : Photos, Page Three) = : The purpose of -the balcony or A‘ murder charge was filed toporch, according to the White gay against Charles V. Butler, 35, House, will be to give thé Presi- of 1522 Shelby St. a railroad brake-

Rail Clerk Fatally Shot in Chase

dent's. family outside breathing man, in the “love triangle” shoot-| Standards, and James E. Bolling, family. 2500 Are Homeless {space without being subjected 10 ing" yesterday of Robert Popp, 30. materials engineer, = Bureau of --The attending doctor sald they Cotton Valley, La., was levelled {public view." lof 919 English Ave, a Pennsylvania Srandards. weighed “about four Pounds each” by the tornadic winds. It counted

Others Named “at birth. 17 dead. Also named were Earl L. Williams, Both girls and Mr. Arnold's 3N-

| railroad clerk. - { THE BALCONY will be contained |

: Mr. Popp Was shot to death about {within the six huge columns whichiy.3p p. m. while driving his car in

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About 100 Cotton Valley citizens

ONE TO A CUSTOMER, PLEASE — In just a few minutes, Mr. Sovola was out Nearly 80 per

+ i latitude observer, Coast and Geodetic year-old wife were doing wel lay 1 ital i business, Twenty-five satisfied customers went away happy and a lot 0 hers wished mark the south portion of thesno 900 block, English Ave. The Survey; Warren B. Nelson. agri- said. Tt of eo escaped injury R ey | had ‘been quicker to size wp a barg amr. lc White House. car knocked down a utility pole’ cultural statistician, Census Bureau, in this town of 2500 were either

and the following from the Civil| Aeronautics Administration:

| The. balcony will be 10 feel, wide .,.q4 crashed against a tree. Mr and -the outer, ‘elliptical edge “will Popp’s body, part of his head shot run about 40 feet, with an [ron away, was hanging out of the car, | railing about three feet high. the. head on the pavement and the BUFFALO, N.Y, Jan. 2 (UP)—| It will be built of iron and tile on feet in the car One-year-old Richard Gerner !concrete” slabs. Rushed to General Hospital in v » n n choked to death early today on a a police ambulance, Mr. Popp died piece of cotton which slipped from THE White House said the bal- at 9:55 o'clock last night after five

to answer question * [the fingers of his mother, Mus, cony will eliminate. “unsightly” blood transfusi failed to. save s concernin 0 ransfusions fa losses. totaling between on &|. Questioned by attorneys for cred=! Gerner, while she was appiy-| awnings which have to be replaced his life

$50,000 and tops, Mr. Ettinger stood on his con- every year at an annual cost of $60.000 in the affairs 8 ing a teething lotion to his gums. Admits Firing Shots

McCullough A of the J. G. istitational rights and refused to an-| eee Mr, Rency, Inc. |swer “Gértain questions about the NggRU SEEKS TO AVOID WAR Taking these figures as a basis] Detectives said Butler admitted Because of Storm the balcony will firing two shots at Mr. Popp after NEW ‘YORK. Jan. 2 (UP)

Ettinger, who treasurer of the resigned a5 company's losses. NEW DELHI, Jan.’ 2 (UP)—|for amortization,

THE CABIN he “n four miles homeless or under the care of the dohn from the nearest telephone. Red Cross. R Carney, air carrier inspector; The Arnolds and their family of aymond R. Meyer, William _E. sevén children light the cabin with Carpenter, and John P. Rowan, all kerosene lamps and haul eh nla, aie wis dead G7 Ctioly. aeronautical inspectors; V. L. Per- drinking water from a nearby creek. than 300 miles away, four others rotta and Harold A. Wilde, airpoit, The children walk about eight were killed by a freak ar Ty

Ex-County Clerk Refuses gs [Mothers Finger Sion,

To Testify About Losses

«Charles R. Ettinger, former; “The losses, however, are far }

Marion County clerk, today refused excess of the assets,” Mr. Cox said. ny % orney adviser

| shoot, Mr. Arnold sald.

A ——. _— r » » me ‘Stock Mart to Close | MR. ARNOLD said he wouldn't (Continued on Page 2—Column 1) {live anywhere else, | “This country is beautiful and it's ~The healthy,” he said,

, at Haynesville, 1a, and one at

‘Schuman Demands

McCullough com-| If in almost 19 years d breast of the victim's Mr... Ettinger’s attorne: s. Carll Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, premier pay for. itself in 08 ars, he drove abreast o e . Hid ’ ay vs a witness in a hearing OMiger and phim refused | of India, said today that India Both the President's bedroom and cars in English Ave, arti Rey York Stock Euchange: will be I expect to stay right here on Confidence Vote receiver on fos appointment of .® to permit. Mr. Ettinger to answer would be “perfectly - justified” in ‘his study will open onto the bal-| In_a signed statement, detectives Hoss SOW because of severeithe farm and take life easy. We or the real estate firm. "1 |g 0 ouections on the ground, they sending troops ihto Pakistan, buticony. Green-porch shades will be saiq “Butler contended . that My, Weather conditions affecting a largejcan get along fine on what we can, PARIS, Jan. 2 (UP)—France was

.part of the nation, the Exchange grow here along with what I get on| plunged into a new government

—Pollowing & brief hearing, Judge | B a (Continued oon Page 3—Column 1) announced today.

Walter Pritchard appointed John | G. Tinder and Ear] J. Wynn as coreceivers for the company, Earl, J. Cox, attorney for Henry Friedmbiin, president of the McCullough . firm, sald auditors had found liabilities totaling about $56,000, but'had not determined the

“avoid” provided for privacy and to ward

__ [off the the het summer sun. g . ' Early—Awash Wi Jit t —-—— was it lo He insisted upon immediate passi S e ec ar Yy ee ers age of his drastic anti-inflation Garage employees stopped him,| crews since 3 a. m., boss,” sald Mr. City are to have access to this measure by an unwilling national advised him this- was nét ‘the en- Malo. “We've got every truck and office. There are no bars.” | assembly. even if the sign said 50 and every man working on the bad in-| About 10 a. m., Mr, Gasper and| Mr. Schuman ‘presented the. as«

said, that the answers might tend would continue trying to {#0 incriminate the witness in sone! such steps. {nection with “some crime.” i

William ‘Miller, attorney for one| Feeney ‘I

creditor, had asked Mr. Apr ‘Can Eat Only One Luncheon,’ He Says in

my old age pension.” crisis today when Premier Robert

of confidence,

“what happened to the company funds?” Mr, i 0 drew ‘the question when Judge

Pritchard ted out that the nq 20 Bids; Tackles Slippery Streets [trance amount of assets, Somat on ovate a Rejecting ’. P ’ a {told him to enter the garage tersections and ges. We're! Miss Mary Smyrnis, assistant sec-|senibly with a new compromise Times Index munity from giving testimony that Inaugural Story, Page 9; Inaugural Photos, Page 15. through the alley. | making some progress.” retary, were ankle deep in papers,|bill containing many of the original might incriminate himself. : By LOUIS 8 ARMSTRONG ; | “All right.” said the Mayor, “but| ‘The Mayor hung Up, satisfied. He pamphlets and old mail cleaned out! measures which the “assembly Amusements ..13 Movies ....... #f The petition for receivership was! Mayor Feeney went to work at City Hall’ at 7:80 a, ri, if that sign doesn't mean what it got up from his desk and walked of closets and desk drawers. | weakeried with amendments on its Eddie Ash... 22 Radio ........ #1 brought by Jack Ladin, president today in his gray-blue, sleeveless syeater says, take it down." . to the window overlooking Alabama| Among the refuse was a pamphlet, | first réading last week. Classified ..24- 26/Ruark ........5 of the B. & M. Realty Co, who : : He went up to his office on the Bt. to see whether his order about “Our City—And How It Proposes Tol “The government will not mos Comics '....... 27 Scherrer ..... 46 charged that a cheék for $823 given | He answered most telephone calls personally, rejected second floor and put in a call for the “entrance” sign on the garage! {Pay for a Beven-Year Plah of fm- cept any ~ modifications.” Mr. Cr eaanorg viv. BiSide Glances. 1 to him by Mr. ‘Ettinger - was re- 20 lunchepn- ny tions on the ground he could -eat only Tony Maio, his street - mail while had den paring out. ; picremienits’ some newspaper clip- Schuman told We SesgInbiy. - als .....16/8ociety ..... a8 turmed by the bank muthed insuf- He began to open the mail while ” \ .'|pings and some coples of -ordi- will stake its e. nee on porelgn. Affairs 16 Sports... ma ficient. funds. " one lunch at a time and steered a horde of job seekers to (t,t Mr. Mato. A reporter: walked in Vo:aee. how nance, ? | Forum |S secretary, Harry Gasper. ; | “Say, Tony, sald the Mayor when, Mayor. Feeney was getting along.| - Just before lunch, Major’ Peeney! Mr. Schuman indicated the new

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Meta Given...19Téen Topics, .19 nV ASHINGTON, Jan, 3 (UP),

operator got Mr. Maio on the The Mayor said he was doing fine. was nearly invisible behind the measure was a compromise

. He drove his own car down-| ‘the When he arrived, ‘he decided’ toline, “the streets are pretty slick|Just getting the “feel” of the job,

town, declining to use the) |

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“POUIteen “Persons were ified

“THE Win girls have been named: pieged over the wreckage: Theo .

Besides the Cotton Valley: resis

engineers, and Phillip Tocker, at-imiles a day going and coming from| At least two persons were killed :

Schuman demanded a virtual vote,

in the Oity Qage And this morning. What are you doing he said. himself with a 8 un the soveruments cial tex td city “vehicle and chauffeur|tumed Surued Juis a destway marked a TUT Citys left instructions” ‘skid the|peper knife. - - +777 000,000, trom which the mse inthe by bom ot wis Sha hrot ) nad out 4300-miltion.

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