Tenants perished as fire sweeps Chicago tenement
Ten burned bodies were recovered from a four story brick building on the near northwest side after a blaze raged through the 22 flats last night. Five women and five children died and a dozen residents were injured as most perished on the top floors. An arson probe was opened after janitor William Carruthers, 42, reported flames near the stairwell and a kerosene odor noted near a coffee can. Fire escape access was reportedly blocked by the inferno.
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Chicago
Earle Downes
City
William Carruthers
Clark to discuss Management's New Freedom at chamber meeting
Fred G. Clark chairman of the American Economic foundation will address the Chamber of Commerce at the Stratfield hotel Monday. His talk explores restoring free speech to business executives in labor relations.
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Fred G. Clark
American Economic Foundation
Chamber of Commerce
Stratfield Hotel
Modern Truss Fitting Service at Nash Surgical Co.
When a doctor prescribes a truss, precise fitting matters. Our service meets your pace for strict fitting requirements in every detail. Visit Bridgenort for a consultation and see our line of modern trusses. Nash Surgical Co. 1179 Broad St near Elm St advertises hundreds of successful fittings.
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Bridgenort Nash Surgical CO
Broad St
Elm St
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Underground Shelters Saved Yanks from Iwo Jima Typhoon
Iwo Jima survivor account describes a 36 hour typhoon that wrecked most buildings and toppled the central airfield tower. Despite 170 mph gusts, 1,000 American personnel and 24 dependent families avoided deaths or injuries as underground shelters and Japanese caves protected them. Engineers from the Marianas-Bomins command were asked to send crews to restore airport and communications within days.
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Mount
Surtbacht
Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Charles Coleman
Metter
Wea
Shikoku
Iwo'a
Svend W. Nielsen
Knoxville
Tenn
Iwo
Seta
Raleigh Macklin
Ottawa
Kans
Marianas-Bomins
Kaskaskia
Brass Foremen Plan Annual Dinner Dance
The Foremen's association of Bridgeport Brass company will conduct its second annual dinner dance at the Stratfield Hotel tonight at 6 30. President John May chairs the event with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Herman Steinstraus and a list of others. Committees cover entertainment tickets house and publicity with chairmen and members named.
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Foremen’s Association of Bridgeport Brass Company
Stratfield Hotel
John May
Herman W. Steinstraus
Mead W. Batchelor
William R. Breetz
M. K. Schnurr
Stanley Bronne
Seven-GI unit forms first annual meeting group
The "7 From 7" club held its first annual meeting in Tuscaloosa Alabama. Seven veterans from seven states formed the unit after serving together at Eighth Army Headquarters Yokohama Japan in 1946. Members are Fred Hassell Alabama Fred Wagner Idaho Carl Brown North Carolina Oscar Schuette Texas Frank Poanstilo Pennsylvania Peder Nelson Minnesota and Joe Bowler Oklahoma.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Eighth Army
Yokohama
Japan
Fred Hassell
Alabama
Fred Wagner
Idaho
Carl Brown
North Carolina
Oscar Schuette
Texas
Frank Poanstilo
Pennsylvania
Peder Nelson
Minnesota
Joe Bowler
Oklahoma
Hoover Dam given to the Republicans
Clark County commissioners transferred Boulder Dam from Henderson to Republican Nelson township, where Boulder City sits, claiming no political motive. The change shifts jurisdiction closer to Boulder City, with Chairman Frank Gusewelle noting past trials were held in Henderson court fifteen miles away. Boulder City lies adjacent to the dam.
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Ter
Clark County
Board of Commissioners
Hoover Dam
Boulder
Oy Congress
Henderson Township
Nelson Township
Boulder City
Frank Gusewelle
Henderson Justice Court
Mauna Loa noted as world’s largest volcano and mountain
A report highlights Mauna Loa in Hawaii as the largest volcano on Earth and the biggest mountain by volume, underscoring its immense size and significance in geological terms.
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Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Catholic Press Hears Red Aims Assaulted
Neil MacNeil of the New York Times told the Midwest Catholic Press convention in Columbus that Stalin and Molotov direct a campaign of misrepresentation and falsehood. He said dictators seek to control thinking, but courageous correspondents abroad block them, and never has accurate news been more critical for straight thinking and action.
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Columbus, O
Stalin
Molotov
New York Times
Neil MacNeil
Germany
Soviet Union
MacNeil
Truman Burger as Meat Substitute Headline
In Tampa Fin Oct 10 CAP a meat substitute named Truman-burger is proposed for Tuesday menus. R B D Gay, president of the Hillsborough County Restaurant Owners Association, promotes the idea. The recipe uses baked Great Northern beans mashed like potatoes and seasoned, served between a bun with barbecue sauce.
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Tampa
Fin
R. BE. D. Gay
Hillsborough County Restaurant Owners Association
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