Cleveland gas plant drains tanks after disaster
Draining of two liquefied gas storage tanks at the Ohio Gas Company plant near Cleveland was ordered as a precaution. Evacuation extended to 21 adjoining properties while drainage proceeds. Death toll from last Friday's disaster rose to 114 in the county morgue, with 37 discharged from hospital and 7 company employees among the dead.
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Eas
Ohio Gas Company
Ates
Paii
Hendin
Foca
Saint James Feeney godmother at Baltimore christening
Local notes recount Mrs James Feeney as godmother at the christening of a grandchild at the Arthur Feeney home in Baltimore during a visit by Father Feeney last weekend. The column also covers stamp news, theater plans, and community updates including military and civilian movements and social visits.
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James Feeney
Arthur Feeney
Baltimore
Father Feeney
Thomas Edison
Korea
Gertrude Roberts Rafferty
W. L Prill
Concordis
Kansas
Collier's
Alexander Woollcott
Chautauqua
St. Elmo
New Jersey
Hollywood Stars Split Over Presidential Candidates
Hollywood figures split into camps for Roosevelt and Dewey in a wide rift across the film colony. Cecil B. DeMille and Louis B. Mayer back Dewey. Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn back FDR. Jack L. Warner Samuel Goldwyn and Judy Garland hosted pro FDR events while Jon Barrymore Ginger Rogers and Jeanette MacDonald supported Dewey. others like Orson Welles Paulette Goddard and Gene Kelly advocated Roosevelt with public interactions and appearances noted.
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Hollywood
Roosevelt
Dewey
Old Town
Cecil B. DeMille
Louis B._ Mayer
Humphrey Bogard
Adaie Canton
Orson Welles
James Tagney
Truman
Ickes
Judy Garland
Gloria DeHaven
Danny Kaye
Gene Kelly
Groucho Marx
Robert Benchiey
Jimmy Durante
Jane Wyman
Walter Huston
Dodge Drops Objection To Son's Marriage
Denver dispatch reports Horace E Dodge II has dropped objections to his son’s marriage to Margery Gehman. Major Dodge, his father, stated in Stamford he might serve as best man if asked. The piece also notes assorted wartime and local items, including V-12 returns and a ballet event in Warner, plus the Harold Sweets’ thirteenth anniversary.
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Associated Press
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America
Corp
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Dodge Ti
Margery Gehman
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Horace E. Dodge
Lowry
Stamford
Conn
Leavin
Den
Warner, Brie
Harold
Dorcas Class Youth Party At Methodist Church
Dorcas Class of the Methodist Church held a youth fellowship party last evening with about 50 attendees. Games yielded prizes for best costume won by Wits Buell and David Andrus, treasure hunt won by George Andrus, and biggest grin by David Nichols. Singing enlivened the event before refreshments. Mrs Tracy Whitehead led the entertainment with help from Mrs George Andrus and others on decorations and serving.
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Roy Cuyuy Amie
Dorcas
Methodist
Driges
Wits Buell
David Andrus
George Andrus
David Nichols
Tracy Whitehead
Tne
Lester Lopus
Stanley Nichols
Leland Johnston
K. S. Durham
Poetry Club Analyzes Tennyson at South Street Meeting
The Poetry Club met at Mrs Margaret Bender East South Street with president Lena Cohen presiding. They studied Lord Alfred Tennyson poems Maria Snal and The Lady of Shalott and read Shakespear As You Like It. A social hour followed with refreshments. The next gathering will be at Mrs Jessie Newton South Center Street on November 14.
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Tennyson
Margaret Bender
East South Street
Lena Cohen
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Jessie Newton
South Center Street
Halloween Party at Nantes Home
Swine Jean Nantes hosted twenty youths at her West Church Street residence for a Halloween gathering. The Bules ts? The prizes went to Donald Lyons in a dress, Cassius Elston as a tramp, Betty Ray Bates for best costume, and Thelma West for finalest. Cider, doughnuts, and Halloween games complemented the evening.
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Jean Nantes
Church Street
Donald Lyons
Cassius Elston
Betty Ray Bates
Thelma West
Y Auxiliary meets at Shotebargers with movie
The Y M C A Ladies Auxiliary gathered Monday evening at Mr. and Mrs Clyde Shotebarger on Eval Wayne street. Mrs Clarence Wallace led a routine business meeting. Mr Shotebarger showed the film The Great Silk Way and refreshments were served by Mrs Shotabarger and Mrs Harold Rausch. Next gathering set for Mrs Leon Lindsley’s home on First avenue.
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Pittsburgh
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Eleanor Saunders
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Washington, D. C
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Donald Reed
M. T. Cook
Jamestown
J. H. Potter
Snyder Circle
Carlton King
Harry Naylor
North East
Constance
Florida
Wayne Hopkins
Camp Blanding
Fla
Doyle Anderson
Ralph Davis
Pvh. Hopkins
Gary Bennett
West Smith Street
Newport
Edward Crim
Lynford Chase
Falconer
Bracken
North Center Street
Clark Sundean
Cambridge Springs
Emile Sundean
Albert Gusky
Clyde Shotebarger
Eval Wayne Street
Clarence Wallace
Shotebarger
Shotabar
Harold ‘Rauschef
Leon Lindsley
First Avenue
Nighttime Radio Schedule Highlights and Programs Listed
A snapshot of a radio schedule shows Dick Haymes and Kay Kyser with Ginny Simms at 8 and 9, Mystery Theater at 9, Fibber McGee and Molly at 10, and Bob Hope on CBS. Also listed are Burns and Allen, Casey, and contemporary concert segments with Green Hornet and Carmen Cavallaro, plus a seven test and Sinfonietta on various networks.
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Dick Haymes
Kay Kyser
Ginny Simms
Bob Hope
CBS
Burns and Allen
Casey
Alan Young
Vincent Lopex
Paul Lavelle
MBS
Carmen Cavallaro Orchestra
Sinfonietta
Otterbein Brotherhood Hors Talk On Tuberculosis
Otterbein Brotherhood of the United Brethren Church met last evening with Seyentesn in attendance. Carl Lyons led devotions and Kenneth Winters of Erie spoke on tuberculosis progress. Plans for a Father and Son banquet at the church on November 27 were discussed. A lunch was served by the refreshment committee Bert golson Walter Keppel Norman Bennink and Douglas Mosher.
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Uilethen
Birthday Party for Melvin Slagle 18th
A family gathering on West Washington Street honored Melvin Slagle turning 18. Twelve guests enjoyed a spaghetti dinner, music and games, with a large birthday cake and Halloween decorations enhancing the evening. Mr. Staple received many gifts from friends.
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Remnrcises
West
Washington Street
Melvin Slagle
Smusic
Hallowe'en
Mr. Staple
Two Ships Crash Off Georgia Coast
The 4480 ton Mexican freighter Juan Castano and an unidentified vessel collided off the Georgia coast before dawn Friday. Eleven of the Juan Castano’s 45 crew were rescued and taken to Wilmington, North Carolina, while 12 or 13 more were picked up by a passing steamer bound for New York. The fate of the remaining crew remains uncertain due to darkness and the unidentified other ship’s status.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Juan Chi- Hono
Mexican Petroleum Administration
Juan Castano
Wilmington
N. C
New York
Juan Cesilino
Secretar
The
Petroleum Administration
Tampico
Nation's labor force declines by 1 million in September
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt reports the nation’s civilian labor force fell by about one million in September, a serious development given rising production needs. He notes losses stem from students leaving for teachers, vacation jobs, and women entering housework, with September employment estimated near 52 million and a 2 million drop from the July peak.
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Associaem Efs
Washington
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Fisher Reappointed to State Board of Censors
Sharon resident John Glyde Fisher is reappointed to the State Board of Censors by Governor Martin with an annual salary of 4500 dollars. Fisher had resigned from the board several weeks ago.
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Sharon
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