Explosion devastates LonDon high school in East Texas
Grim scenes in New London as rescue teams search a ruined Overton district school. A collapsed building traps students and workers. authorities impose martial law and mobilize Red Cross aid while officials probe gas pocket theories and the blast’s cause. Dozens are dead or injured, with families awaiting word amid a grim toll.
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W. C. Shaw
London Consolidated High School
T Roy Aisworth
Houston
United States
American Legion
Overton
List Of Known Dead In School Disaster
The New London Texas school explosion killed many students and staff. Authorities and volunteers worked through rubble as families searched for missing relatives. Witnesses described the blast as stunning and swift with rescue crews racing to recover the injured and identify victims.
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Pupils Describe Blast in Modern Fireproof School Building
In Overton Texas survivors recount the gas explosion that wrecked a fireproof school. An eighth grade student details being flung from desks and classmates injured or killed, while others pull victims from the rubble as mothers and fathers wail.
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Tex
United Press
Fireproof auditorium described after blast damages
The building measures 254 feet by 146 feet and features a two story fireproof steel frame with hollow tile and brick walls and a concrete slab roof. The main auditorium measures 53 by 107 feet with a 250 seat balcony and 700 on the main floor. The contract for the structure ran about $115000.
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Lewis Gives Roosevelt Orders On Labor Policy
Rep Hoffman of Michigan charges that President Roosevelt takes labor guidance from John L. Lewis head of the CIO. He says the President is boss of congress but questions who directs him on labor matters amid sitdown strikes in Michigan and pressure on automakers from the administration.
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New London Explosion Ranked Among Nation's Worst Disasters
A New London explosion is listed among historic US calamities, with a roll of disasters from 1900 to 1934 including Hoboken docks fire with 145 deaths, 1903 Iroquois Theater fire, 1 1 deaths, and a series of shipwrecks and fires across major cities.
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Ohio State Penitentiary
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Earhart Unfazed by Disaster Threat in Honolulu Flight
Amelia Earhart faced a potential disaster with almost dry propeller bearings on reaching Honolulu from Oakland. Despite the risk she pressed toward Howland Island with navigators Harry Ling and Fred Noonan, aided by two naval vessels and coast guard cutters, aiming for a nighttime dash using stars for navigation.
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Roosevelt Keeps Wires Open On New London School Disaster
President Roosevelt, in Warm Springs, reports from Washington the New London Texas school disaster tolls. He expresses shock and hopes new information will lessen the tragedy. He plans to drive to LaGrange to dine with Cason Calloway, prominent cotton spinner, after weather permits.
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Scribe Depicts Anguish Left In Wake Of Blast
Henry McLemore reports from New London Texas on the devastating schoolhouse explosion that killed hundreds of children. The oil town, famed for its wealth of derricks and flares, now mourns as crowds gather at telegraph offices, funeral homes, and hospitals amid a citywide pause in Friday night bustle.
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Henry McLemore
New London
Tex
United States
Bobby
Jail sentence could end Mrs Love coma case
Los Angeles reports Dr Samuel Marcus says Helen Wills Love revived from a deathlike trance after being roused by his whispered words. He warns that a prison sentence might send her back into the escape coma that kept her bedridden for over a week.
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Marriage Licenses Issued to Chermak and Novak
Lyle H. Chermak and Leona E. Novak, both residents of Cedar Rapids, received marriage licenses.
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Leona E. Novak
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Polo Rider Interrupts Race For Joan Crawford Autograph
A rider at a local polo field halted mid race to seek an autograph from Joan Crawford, creating a notable moment during the event.
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