Chicago hotel blaze kills nine in Skid Row fire
A rapid fire in the Comfort Hotel on Skid Row Chicago killed nine men and injured twelve others as sleepers were trapped in tiny cubicles on the second and third floors. The blaze raised Chicago hotel fire deaths this year to fifty one and prompted calls for hotel licensing and stricter oversight. Firemen fought the blaze for hours amid reports of smoldering salvage and damage near a warehouse district.
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Chicago U
Chicago
Comfort Hotel
Richard J. Daley
Premen
Hammond
Ind
Lakes
William Tamm
Albert Petersonjit
Emil Fauver
Grace Methodist Church
Willling
Ameri
Hatch
Jcan Chemical Service Co
Thej
Pratt Food Co
Meeie
Pratt
Alexandria
Wilh
Egan Central Railroad
Kelley Furniture
Merit
Gary
Parade Launches Annual Auto Check Campaign
A public kickoff parade will start the Check Your Car-Check Accidents drive in downtown this morning with State Police and the Anderson High School band. Participants assemble at 5th and Meridian at 1 p.m. and proceed south through the center. Next week voluntary checks occur at multiple local dealers followed by police roadblocks and compulsory inspections for non compliant vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson High School
5Th
Meridian
Hunter Motor Co
Heckaman Buick
Arrow Pontiac
Broadway Sales
Welker Ford
Mitchell Motors
W. C. McLain
First EUB Church Week Events Announced
The First EUB Church lists a Sunday School council meeting in the council room at 5 30 PM Monday and a mother and daughter banquet at 6 PM Tuesday in the church basement with speaker Miss Catherine Martinez of New Mexico. Mid week prayer Wednesday and Ada Choir Thursday. Missionary Groups 3 and 2 meet Thursday afternoon at Mrs Wolford and Ruth Seal addresses. Youth Choir practice Saturday at 7 PM.
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EUB
Catherine Martinez
New Mexico
Missionary Group 3
Robert Wolford
Hendricks
Missionary Group 2
Ruth Seal
Prosperity Seen Ahead for 1955 at Springs Meeting
Industry leaders at Hot Springs conference forecast 1955 to be the most prosperous year in American history as the Business Advisory Council of the Commerce Department reports rising production and income. The council includes heads of about 100 large corporations with high government officials in attendance.
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Hot Springs
Business Advisory Council of the
Commerce Department
Frank Gannett Near Death
Publisher Frank Gannett, injured in a fall at his Rochester home, is past critical condition at Highland Hospital. The 78 year old head of the Gannett newspaper group may go home in a few weeks if he continues to improve after a spinal fracture and a minor cerebral hemorrhage.
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Rochester
Frank Gannett
Highland Hospital
Gannett
Air Force to Take Over Terre Haute Ordnance Depot
Washington reports the Terre Haute Indiana Ordnance Depot will transfer to the Air Force next January and be run by a civilian contractor for storage and rebuilding machine tools. About 400 workers are to be employed under the new plan with efforts to reassign existing staff to other government installations or the contracting firm.
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Air Force Will
Ordnance Depot
Washington
Acny
Terre Haute
Ind
Air Force
Resit
Army
Stork's Help Sought For Mother's Day
Mrs. Ronald C. Kern at Miami University in Oxford Ohio is named mother of the year by The Miami Student with a Sunday birth hoped for by her husband and doctors. Ontario province described as spanning about one third of North America.
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Oxford
Ohio
Ronald C. Kern
Miami University
Miami
Ottawa
Ontario
Special Speaker At Local Church
Mrs. Lee Williams will be the Mother's Day speaker at North Anderson Christian and a Missionary Alliance Church. Her message titled The Value of a Praying Mother opens the 10 45 morning worship. Mothers receive recognition in Sunday school and worship. Evening service at 738 features Pastor Rev Judson S Shoe maker speaking Can I secretly believe in christ.
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Lee Williams
North Anderson
Christ
Man Sentenced After Armed Robbery Crime Case
Barton allegedly forced two Muncie residents at gunpoint to accompany him driving to a cemetery southwest of Muncie where he counted the money and fired two shots one nearly missing Freeman He threatened their lives if the loot was under 1000 Afterward he took them to a motel near Chesterfield bound them and left them They freed themselves and alerted state police and Madison County authorities Barton was arrested days later by FBI agents at Fort Madison Iowa and faces armed robbery charges in Delaware County
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Freas
Barton
Muncie
Freeman
Keener
Chesterfield
Madison
RBI
Fort Madison
Iowa
Delawareounty
Atomic experts warn lethal radiation in nearby blast zone
Federal Civil Defense Administration test director Harold L. Goodwin said most people above ground within a 4700 foot zone would have died from a 400 roentgen dose. The article discusses the dangers of radiation exposure after a nuclear blast and references demolished games as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Goodwin
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Paa Frank
Salk Vaccine Politely Backed By Officials Amid Controversy
Scheele told a House committee the vaccine remains excellent despite 40 polio cases after first shots. He noted 4 to 6 million inoculated with no alarm and urged federal state control through a voluntary program while acknowledging a pause in new shipments pending NIH tests.
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Fiat
Spence
D-Ky
Rep. Wolcott
Rmich
Scheele
Warhkinnian
Amagini
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda MA
Postal Class Contrawed From Page One
John Phillips and six postmasters attended a Chester field branch banquet as Gwinn noted. Participants included Robert Reveal superintendent of finance Mark Thorp foreman Hanford Kellen clerk in charge Raymond Foust clerk in charge Charles Modlin clerk in charge Alva Lindsey foreman and Mrs Eva Thompson superintendent. Approximately four people attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reveal
Mark Thorp
Hanford Kellen
Raymond Foust
Charles Modlin
Alva Lindsey
Eva Thompson
Chesterfield
John Phillips
Gwinn
Shop Anderson Week set to give 8000 gifts to shoppers
Retailers coordinate free movie nights at Para mount and State Theatres for children while parents shop. Committees list many local merchants and services including 8,000 gift distribution via mystery shoppers during Shop Anderson Week with venues from Anderson Camera Shop to S. S. Kresge and over a dozen oil and grocery chains involved.
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Paramount and
State Theatres
Anderson
Burton McCullough
George McMahan
Ray Weiler
Maurice Buck
H. W. Brelsford
John Nottingham
Dan Kerski
Gene Durr
A. A. Heckaman
Morris Rossen
Melvin Perry
Joseph Mattingly
Clay Riley
Tom Walker
Arnold Jones
Don Childes
John Atkinson
Melvin Swango
James Fenters
Richard Maier
John Wilding
Anderson Camera Shop, Inc
Hardin & Son
Rogers Electric Co
Refrigeration Equipment Co
la Parm Furniture
Anderson Sporting Goods
Provence & Son
Indiana Electric Co
Anderson * Appliances, Inc
Anderson Banking Co
Bryce Brown
Burkett Furniture Co
Banner Store
B. L. Bing’s Sons Men’s Wear
Clair Call Men
Citizens Banking Company
Darling
Durgan’s
Dorothy May Dress
Becker's, Inc
DeLawter Jewelry
Fair Store
Hammon's Plumbing
Hilligoss
Hill's Department Stores
Hoyt Wright Company, Inc
Walker’s Jewelry
Jack and Jill
Johns Furniture
S. S. Kresge
John Kelly Furniture Co
Leath and Co
Lutz Furniture Co
McDonald Furniture Co
McCrory Stores Corporation
Madison County Lumber Co
Mike Martin
D. H
Miller & Co
Montgomery Ward
Marshall’s Jewelry
Marshall's Barber Shop
Ohio Oil Company
Olsen & Ebann
Posy Shop
Pure Oil Company
the Rapp Co
D & J Rosensbaum, Inc
Jewelry & Gifts
Anderson Loan Association
Anderson City Bus Lines
East Side Jersey Dairy
Hoosier Markets, Inc
Smith Furniture Co
Sherman-Citron, Inc
Kaufman Hardware Co
Kirkman’s, Inc
Schoger's Carpet House
Sinclair Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Star China Co
F. W. Woolworth Co
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Alleman’s Park
Jing Lot
State Theater
Para
Imount Theater
Sauter’s Shoe
Behrens Co
Leon's Barigain
Lewallen Tailors
Liberal Furniture
Smith Floral’Co
Sobel Furniture Co
Standt’s
Baivey’s
the Pet
Jane Lee
Anderson Federal Savings
Derby
Prosser’s
Lee
N.Y
Eastman’s
Gail
Tupman
Maier
Bell
Mace’s
WCBC
WHBU
Anderson Daily Bulletin
Anderson Herald
Don
Howe Pure Oil
Hudson Pure Oil
Moss Pure Oil
Thomas & Brizendine Pure Oi
Clyde Underwood
Stahl and
Stadler
Malden
Cope
Land
Marathon
Don Roger
Dennis
The
Marathon Store
Haynes Sinclair
Ulery Sin
Captives Of Two to Three Months For Red Cross Parcels
Under a new parcel plan families send domestic mail to Travis Air Force Base near Sacramento, then it is flown to Hong Kong for transfer to the Chinese Red Cross. Deliveries aim for April 15 to May 30 transfer dates. Parcels weigh 11 pounds and include nutritious foods, chocolate, cigarettes, and comfort items to supplement family packages.
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Pagene
Travis Air Force Base
Sacramento
Calif
Hong Kong
Chinese Red Cross
Red Cross
Travis
Tokyo
Report Issued On City Cleanup Aftermath
The article notes sweeping 70 streets with machinery and 132 loads of trash removed from alleys. Five cents man hours were spent hauling rubbish from alleys citywide after an appeal by the Street and Health Department. Crews prioritized alleys north of 14th Street west of Jackson Street and between Meridian and Fairview Streets south of 29th Street.
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Street and Health Department
14Th St
Jackson St
Local Car Dealers List Mentioned in City Notice
The document names numerous Marion New Castle Hartford and Noblesville area car dealers including Boone & Box Standard Service Max Veter's Standard Service Cecil L. Goyer's Standard Service Dave Spegal's Standard Service Rex Eckhardt's Standard Service James Davidson's Standard Service Arrow Pontiac Hunter Motors Fred Welker Ford Broadway Sales Co Barnard Motor Co Mitchell Motors Falender Motor Sales W C McLain Dodge Munson Sales Griffith Motor Exchange Heckaman Buick Russ Regenold Motors Anderson Auto Sales Brown Motor Sales Langston Auto Sales G C Marks Motor Sales J McCtain Sales Mounds Road Auto Saag Taylor Motor Sales Thomas Motors Used Car Trading Post E McGinnis Used Cars Morrison Motor Sales.
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Rusk Sinclair
Boone & Box
Max Veter
Nick
Cecil L. Goyer
Dave Spegal
Rex Eckhardt
James Davidson
McCullough
Arrow Pontiac, Inc
Hunter Motor Co
Fred Welker
Ford
Broadway Sales Co
Barnard Motor Co
Mitchell Motors, Inc
Falender “Motor
W. C. McLain
Dodge & Plymouth
Munson Sales, Inc
Griffith Motor Exchange
Heckaman Buick, Inc
Russ Regenold Motors
Anderson Auto Sales
Brown Motor Sales
Langston Auto
G. C. Marks Motor Sales
J. McCtain
Mounds Road Auto Saag
Taylor Motor Sales
Thomas Motors
Used Car Trading Post
E. McGinnis
Morrison Motor Sales
U S Steel leadership salaries and Blough career noted
The proxy statement shows Fairless earned 259200 last year with net after tax of 972336. Blough rose to vice chairman and general counsel in 1952 after a decade as a company official. He is a Susquehanna and Yale Law School graduate who taught in Pennsylvania before joining U S Steel. The Blough family includes twin daughters Jane and Judith Ann at Wellesley College.
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U.S. Steel
Fairless
Blough
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna University
Yale Law School
Johnstown
Hawley
Broughs
Jane
Judith Ann
Wellesley College
Massachusetts
U. S. Steel
Soviet Farm Delegation Invite Faces U S Exchange Talks
An editorial notes Soviet farm bodies and scientific groups may visit Iowa to study corn and hog production as the plan lingers. It mentions Rodney Movnes Reigster and Nikita Khrushchev in a disrupted account of editorial context about a possible agricultural delegation exchange with the United States. President Eisenhower reportedly welcomed the idea.
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Iowa
Roger
Desister
Rodney
Movnes Reigster
Nikita Khru
Shchev
Munist Party
Eneh
Mally
United States
Eisenhow
Deaths In Madison And Nearby Counties
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Ethel McDaniel Wilkinson in Florida and John Warner Wilkinson in Grant City. Services for Wilkinson are set for Monday and Saturday respectively with burial at Harlan Cemetery and Crown Hill Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are handled by Condo and Soo Funeral Home and Condo and Son Funeral Home.
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Ethel McDaniel Wilkinson
Ethel McDaniel
Here
Fla
Condo and Soo Funeral Home
Harlan Cemetery
John Warner Wilkinson
John Warmer
Friends Church
Grant City
Crown Hill
Centerville
Condo and Son Funeral
Car Crash Involving Yorktown and Daleville Residents
Six people were injured when two cars from Yorktown and Daleville collided. Trooper Larry Fishburn reported the Yorktown vehicle overturned in Paris while the other car sustained extensive damage. Estimated damage totaled $600 with both vehicles a total loss, as the drivers await further statements.
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Pega Ona
Shirey
Yorktown
Daleville
Larry Fishburn
Page One
Dulles
Parist
Grimes
Vienna
Obituary notices detail Fox Adams and Eckenberg passings
Alvin Fox 31 of 2207 Delaware St died unexpectedly at St John s Hospital after a short stay. Survivors include widow Janet and two young daughters Karen and Carol. Charles S Adams 69 of 1738 FE Mth St died at home after a cerebral hemorrhage. Elizabeth Eckenberg 82 of Muncie died at Goodwin Nursing Home after years of ill health. Funeral services were planned for multiple areas with local churches and funeral homes coordinating arrangements.
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Alvin Fox
Delaware St
St. John's Hospital
Baltimore
Carol
Samuel Fox
Claude Manuel
W. 23Rd
Malcolm
Sharon Massey
Spartanburg
S.C
Edward Fehr
Charles S
Adams Charles S. Adams
Mth
Henry County
Solomon and
Eliza Jana Adams
Hanford
Calif
Christian Church
Markleville
Brown and Butz
Irondale Church
Elizabeth Eckenberg
Elizabeth Ann Eckenberg
Muncie
Goodwin Nursing Home
Dillsboro
W. Ed Eckenberg
Brown and
Ray Johnson
First Baptist Church
Beechgrove Cemetery
Is. R. Cecil
Eckenberg
Shirley Ann Hamerick
Stockbridge, Mass
Omar Gray
Indianapolis
Housing Agency Fight Over Privatized FHA Proposal
Albert M. Cole vows to oppose moves to turn the Federal Housing Administration into a private corporation as the Hoover commission urges self financing without government funds. Harold E. Stassen cites a Senate probe finding favoritism in foreign aid contracts and calls for barring involved parties.
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Albert M. Cole
Federal Housing Administration
Commission On Organization
Executive Branch
Hoover
F.H.A
Arctic Route Cited as Likely US War Air Path
Col. Mark G. Bane Jr. warned in Philadelphia that the Arctic region offers the polar route for an air attack on the United States. Col. C. J. Martin emphasized Russia's Arctic position as highly significant during the National Resources Conference.
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Arctic
United States
Mark G. Bane Jr
Air Force
Philadelphia
C. J. Martin
Russia
Beth
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Parade
Grace Methodist
Stork
Colonial Williamsburg
Coat Covent
Eee Aan Ace
Er Oo Company
Ana
Ven
Bethesda
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Jonas E. Salk
Bly
Doomsday Drive
Detroit
Parke, Davis & Terror
Homer Fritsch
National Foundation For
Actial
Ground
R. L. Corsbie
Rm Hi Re
Eaguawuics
Lucky Cab Company
Yene
Amvet Hall
Markieville
Devis
Charles Kilgore
Marion
John Hupp
New Cast
Omar Hendricks
Hartford
Blough Lees
Brodie Siamese
Heinz L. Krekeler
Germany
Tumbia, Tenn
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Paris
Louisville
L&n Dulles
Admis
John Kenneth Nichols
Sion
Nichols
Verl
Braswell
John Braswell
B. F. Webster
Samuel L. Turner
Samuel
Brownell
Telephone Company
Knoxville
George Dempster
CWA
L&n
Ella Wright
Seventh St
Albright
Monroe Schuster
Central Christian Church
West Maplewood
William Daugherty
Nelle St
Phillip Philbrook
Meadowbrook Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Louis Sprague
Joseph Jalace
John Chambers
William Baker
Delbert Madren
Dewey Hobbs
Daugherty
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Davyston
William Clarke
TEMPO
Harold E. Stassen
Senate
Page Ove
French Riviera
Stassen
Robert H. Pinner
Ject
Bao Dail
Pinner
Mittee
Cannes
Viet Nam
National Political Congress
Paki
Bao Dai
Toan
Diem
G National Assembly
Owen
WIBC
Markdien
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