West Frankfort mine disaster final toll 119
West Frankfort Illinois reports 119 dead in the worst U S mine disaster in 23 years with survivor Cecil Sanders rescued from 550 feet below. Superintendent John R Foster says no other survivors remain as rescue work continues and notes on site reflect the tragedy.
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Illinois
West Frankfort
Ill
John R. Foster
Cecil Sanders
Benton
United Mine Workers Hospital
Foster
Centralia
Omar Lingo
Lingo
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Chapman
Washington
Ex Athens Countian Survives Mine Blast
Athens resident Mabel Armbruster learned her brother Harry Carter survived the West Frankfort New Orient Mine explosion that killed over 100. Carter, a former Athens Countian from Johnson City Illinois, escaped unharmed after being on the far end of the mine.
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Athens
Countian
New Orient
West Frankfort
Til
Oty Ree Tee
Mabel Armbruster
First St
Harry Carter
Johnson City
Ill
Carter
Luhrig
New Marshfield
Roseville Mayor Carl Caton Dies in Suspected Suicide
Acting Coroner R A Neblinger ruled death by own action for Carl E Caton 48 mayor of Roseville found dead in his car with exhaust hose leading into the interior. The incident occurred in Zanesville area. authorities investigated the scene and confirmed the cause.
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Zanesville
R. A. Neblinger
Carl E. Caton
Roseville
Troopers Nab Five in Raid At Pt. Pleasant
Seven state troopers raided the Smoker Billiard place in Pt. Pleasant Saturday night and arrested five men on gambling charges. One man was arrested for illegal whiskey sales. All defendants posted $500 bond for magistrate court. Names include Martin Kinney owner, Carl Reiker, Delbert Carney, Howard Staats, and Charles Huddleston. Other raids yielded one more gambling case and nine warrants expected.
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Point Pleasant
Martin
Doc) Kinney
Howard F. Staats
Charles Huddleston
Viand St
Odd Nibert
D. G. Wilfong
R. C. Dilley
C. R. Smithers
Paul Richard
J. B. Hillard
Jack Millam
Barboursville
Sam Whittman
Ripley
Nine Soldiers Arrive in U S in Homeward Return
Nine Southeastern Ohio servicemen returned from Korea aboard three Army transports docking at Seattle and San Francisco. The group includes Cpl. Paul Kelley Coolville Cpl. Harold E. Lee Bidwell Cpl. Earl C. Longlett Jackson Route 1 Sgt. Horace F. May Middleport Route 1 etc.
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Ohio
United States
Korea
Seattle
San Francisco
Paul Kelley
Coolville
Harold E. Lee
Bidwell
Earl C. Longlett
Jackson
Lewis R. Farley
John M. Jackson
Buchtel
Horace F. May
No More Snow Forecast In Area for Christmas
The Weather Bureau in Chicago said a white Christmas is confined to the northern one third of the United States and a few southern spots. Areas north of a line from Southern Pennsylvania through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, the Kansas-Nebraska border, and into the Rockies are expected to see snow and cold conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas-Nebraska
Rockies
Budapest
Hungary
Germany
Yugoslavia
U. S
Belgrade
Legation
Foreign Ministry
Forts
Anaa
Reds
Abbott
Washington
State Department
Ohioan in Paris New York UN delegate reports progress
Representative Vorys from Ohio arrived from Paris and said the United Nations Assembly is making progress. He serves as a U. S. delegate to the UN and expressed satisfaction with the recent sessions.
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Paris
New York
Rep
Vorys
Ohio
U. S
United Nations
UN Assembly
Tenement Fire Kills Eight in Cincinnati
A three-story tenement at 642 W Sixth St Cincinnati burned killing eight tenants including five from one family and injuring seven others plus two firefighters. Lillian Mae Williams died after leaping from the third floor. Fire damage estimated at $7000. cause suspected as a careless smoker.
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Cincinnati
Alex Blackburn
Sixth St
Lillian Mae Williams
Marshal Blackburn
Sylvester Miller
Oscar Karhoff
Miller
General Hospital
Karhoff
Roosevelt Beery
Dorothy
Elaine
Yuletide Fire Kills 41 in Mexican Party Hall
In Tijuana a Christmas charity party for needy children ended in a deadly blaze. Official toll 41 dead with up to 90 possible. 33 hospitalized including 19 children. Fire escape was locked and boarded, trapping guests as flames swept the three story building.
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Tijuana
Mexico
Dist
Atty
Francisco Gastanon, Jr
Ten Die In Ohio Over Christmas Weekend
A long Christmas weekend in Ohio ended with ten accidental deaths. Four in traffic, four in fires, and two from miscellaneous causes. In Munich, former General Karl Koller, 53, who was chief of staff of the German Air Force in World War II, died yesterday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Munich
Germany
Karl Koller
General Dean Says He Hoarded Last Bullet for Self Defense
Communist interview claims Maj. Gen. William F. Dean saved his final round for suicide rather than capture after Taejon escape. Dean, missing 17 months, reportedly told Wilfred Burchett in a Pyongyang camp that Koreans betrayed him near Chinan after aiding him in Taejon.
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Korea
William F. Dean
U. S
Wilfred Burchett
Paris
Ce Soir
Dean
Pyongyang
Robert B. Tuckman
Burchett
Berkeley
Calif
United States
Taejon
South Korea
Chinan
Christmas Story Narrates Birth in Bethlehem
A decree by Caesar Augustus leads Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem where Mary bears a son. The shepherds in the field are visited by angels who declare good news of a Savior born in David's city. The baby lies in a manger as the heavenly chorus praises God.
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Cyrenius
Syria
Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Judaea
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Christ the Lord
World Without Peace Celebrates Christmas Across Lands
Christmas observances span the globe with Pope Pius XII issuing his 13th Christmas message. In the United States the president lights the national Christmas tree from Independence Missouri and broadcasts a message. In Germany and Korea Allied forces host holiday events for children as Jordan eases access for Bethlehem pilgrims. Eisenhowers plan a quiet Christmas near Paris while Moscow readies for New Year celebrations.
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Jordan
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Germany
Archbishop
New York
No Paper Christmas for The Messenger on December 25
The Messenger will not publish on Tuesday December 25 to let staff and readers enjoy Christmas Day. The decision affects the regular Tuesday issue and notes no paper release on that date.
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Crooksville Native Killed in Huntington
J A Mooney 57 a Crooksville native and dry cleaning manager was struck and killed crossing a Huntington street Saturday night. He had worked for the U S Corps of Engineers in Ohio and Huntington. Driver Henry F King of Proctorville Ohio faced a negligent homicide warrant from Magistrate M H Adkins.
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Huntington
W. Va
J. A. Mooney
Mooney
Crooksville
Ohio
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Henry F.king
Proctorville
M. H. Adkins
Prisoner fines and Panmunjom mail deal emerge in Korea
A communist correspondent said Gen Ridgway's appeal to open North Korean prison camps to Red Cross representatives was rejected. The Reds offered a Panmunjom post office for prisoner mail and agreed to mail access details to be worked out later.
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Munsan
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
High Command
International Red Cross
Panmunjom
Fire Destroys Dormitory at Girls Industrial School
A brick dormitory at the nearby Girls Industrial School burned early today in Delaware CO. The blaze caused about 350000 dollars in damage and forced 24 teenage girls to flee. No injuries were reported though most lost clothing and Christmas presents. Rosemarie Hrach 17 of Cleveland praised for waking others and reporting the fire.
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Delaware, CO
Girls’ Industrial
Rosemarie Hrach
Cleveland
Evelyn Ethelle
Janet Schaaf
Family To Have Yule Tree From Atlantic Bottle Tale
In Rockville Centre New York Arthur H Iles credits an empty whisky bottle tossed from a ship near Nova Scotia last September with bringing him a nine foot Christmas tree this year A crate arrived with a note from Jim Saunders in Newfoundland describing a tree for the family and promising greens next fortnight The crate bore the name Campbell of North Sydney Nova Scotia and no further contact details
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Rockville Centre
N. Y
Arthur H. Iles
Atlantic
Iles
Ies
Nova Scotia
Newfandland
Joe
Jim Saunders
Adors Campbell
North Sydney
Crash Kills Henry Bennett and Eight Other Americans
Tehran alert after a heavy snowstorm crash kills all 21 aboard a four engine MISA Airlines plane north of Tehran. Among the dead are Dr. Henry G. Bennett United States Point Four Program director and his wife plus seven other Americans in a five day visit related to aid for underdeveloped countries. The Iranian government sent condolences to the United States.
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Tehran
Iran
Henry G. Bennett
Point Four
Egypt
Misa Airlines
Bennett
United States
President Truman Heads Home For Christmas Flight
President Truman flies from Washington to Missouri for Christmas with daughter Margaret aboard the Independence. The White House plane lands at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City and heads to the family home to be with Mrs. Truman by midday after a roughly four hour trip.
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Washington
J P— Truman
Margaret
Independence
White House
Fairfax Airport
Kansas City
Austin Powder Worker Killed in Lab Explosion
A 62 year old laboratory assistant Joel R. Benjamin died from injuries after an explosion at the Austin Powder Co laboratory. The blast cause is not yet determined. Austin maintains a plant near McArthur.
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Austin
Cleveland
Austin Powder Co
Joel R. Benjamin
McArthur
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