National Fire Waste At Highest Rate In History
Postwar fire losses soar with ten months of 1946 totaling 58.7 million dollars, 24.5 percent above 1945. New York fires rise about 32 percent in nine months, Chicago alarms up 22.8 percent, and Illinois fires up 2 percent to 15,935. Experts warn most fires stem from carelessness and housekeeping.
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New York
INS
U. S
National Board of Fire Underwriters
New York City
Quayle
Illinois
Chicago
Factory Insurance Association
National Fire Protection Association
Start Cater Service for Ohio Babies
Cleveland veterans Lawrence Weisberg and Robert Sobul launch Baby Foods Inc a home delivery catering service for babies. The venture ships canned foods powders oils diapers bottles and formulas with free weekly delivery to ease shopping and storage for new mothers. Weisberg 27 former Air Corps major heads deliveries and is president while Sobul 30 ex Navy lieutenant is VP and salesman.
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Cleveland, O
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Cleveland
Lawrence Weisberg
Robert Sobul
Baby
Weisberg
Air Corps
Baby Foods, Inc
Evelyn
Sobul
Bowery Faces Facelift Through Social Reform Plan
New York's Bowery, called the street of forgotten men, aims for higher standards as the East Side Chamber of Commerce promotes cleansing chronic inebriates. Bowery Improvement Committee chair urges housing investment to replace slums, while Judge Bromberger warns that courts alone cannot cure the issue and proposes a state farm for treatment.
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International News Service
New York
INS
Bowery
East Side
Alcoholics Anonymous
Bromberger
Moves Property Out of Russ Zone In 500 Tiny Packages
A German bank official in the Russian zone near Berlin packed belongings into one-pound parcels to move them to Nienburg in the British zone. He mailed money bonds jewelry and clothing by small consignments to avoid attention. He sliced bedsheets and garments to fit postal limits and used multiple post offices to disguise the shipments.
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Theodore Meltzer
Berlin
INS
Germany
Nienburg
Waa
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