© 10Jan49; MP3862.
42. Jan. 13, 1949. President reports to 81st Congress. Tornado levels Arkansas town. Royalty [Edward VIII of England and Leopold III of Belgium] on the Riviera. Germans ask for world citizenship. Ships in the news: [Queen Mary repaired in England; German liner, New York, raised at Kiel]. Boxing: Golden Gloves. Great American: Alexander Hamilton.
© 13Jan49; MP3863.
43. Jan. 17, 1949. Marshall resigns; Acheson named Secretary of State. Miami air show. Strange news from abroad [hobble skirts in Paris; London plumber atop a Piccadilly statue]. People in the news: [Egypt pays tribute to assassinated Premier Nokrashy Pasha; Yoshihisa Kuzu freed as General MacArthur grants amnesty to 19; barbecue follows inauguration of Florida's governor, Fuller Warren]. Photographers pick a queen [Jeanne Crow].
© 17Jan49; MP3864.
44. Jan. 20, 1949. Senate hears Dean Acheson. Caronia ends maiden voyage. Snow blankets California. France sends U. S. "Gratitude Train". Moppet melodrama [refugee children in Germany see first puppet show]. Sports [25th Silver Skates races in New York; basketball team of St. Louis University vs. Long Island University]. Great American: John Hancock.
© 20Jan49; MP3865.
45. Jan. 24, 1949. Air news [Air Force's XF–11 climbs at three miles a minute; Navy's Ram-jet Robot sets record; Bill Odom sets new mark]. Reds go on trial [Federal Court in New York]. [Planes] rescue starving cattle. Paris hats for 1949. "Miss March of Dimes". Bitsy bow-bows [Mexican chihuahua show in Miami]. Norge ski meet.
© 24Jan49; MP3866.
46. Jan. 27, 1949. The inauguration of President Truman. Includes pre-inauguration festivities, scenes from the inauguration of Wilson, Coolidge, Hoover, and Franklin Roosevelt, the inaugural parade, and the President's address.