Fire Rages On Philadelphia Waterfront
A five alarm fire on Pier 46 along the Delaware River in Philadelphia damaged a Pennsylvania Railroad pier and a 5,000 ton ship Pineland from Leith Scotland. Dozens of seamen jumped or swam to safety as 25 fire companies battled the blaze, with many injured and crews continuing to fight the flames hours after containment.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
John Nielsen
Delaware
Pier 46
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pineland
Leith
Scotland
Cuba
John MacArthur
Roverboard
MacArthur
Iowa Corporal Receives Personal Flag Honor
Des Moines reports a Iowa corporal is sent a personal flag after a message from Korea mentions Towans receiving invasion forms. The brief note highlights a soldier’s flag honor and ties to Arkansas flag symbolism.
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Des Moines
Arkansas
Bow Ahenpenrs
Nee Geordert Agoe
Korea
Chambers
Towans
Reds Counterattack Puts Eastern Front Under Strain
Allied forces report heavy Communist assaults across the front with massive casualties. Tens of thousands killed or wounded in the eastern and western sectors as UN lines bend under repeated charges, while Allied air and artillery seek to blunt the counteroffensive.
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U.S
Seoul
Pukhan River
Changgong
Collision Kills 11 in Pittsburgh Train Crash
Eyewitnesses describe a dramatic derailment where the rear car lifted and the train vaulted into the air on elevated tracks about 40 feet above the street. The Red Cross rushed a shipment of whole blood from Philadelphia as responders worked at the scene.
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Pittsburgh
Webb
the Red Cross
Philadelphia
Truman and MacArthur clash over Formosa issue and dismissal
Washington reacts to renewed investigations and top level talks as President Truman confronts the Formosa policy shift and General MacArthur. Officials note debates over Chiang Kai-shek, U S Navy actions, and possible breakdowns after Wake Island meeting. The controversy widens with calls for renewed inquiry and questions about civilian military leadership.
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Mr. Truman
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
R‘ta
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Truman
MacArthur
United States
Formosa
Army
Tracy S. Voorhees
Alfred M. Gruenther
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-she
U.S. 7Th Fleet
China
Wake Island
Jaycees Open State Meeting In Asheville
More than 500 Jaycees from nearby communities were expected for a state meeting, with new officers to be installed at a banquet Saturday night featuring Oscar Chapman as principal speaker. Asheville delegates hosted a dance the night before the event.
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Asheville P
Oscar Chapman
Asheville Jaycees
Cone Mills Workers to Vote on Six Percent Increase Offer
Union workers at Cone Mills will consider a two percent retroactive raise to April 2 and an additional four percent once approved by the Wage Stabilization Board. The plan stems from a new textile price order under Price Stabilization. About 3,500 workers would be affected, says TWUA official William Billingsley.
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Greensboro
Cone Mills
Herman Cone
Cone Mills Corp
William Billingsley
Greensboro-Burlington
TWUA
Police Officer Fabricates Shooting to Cover Self Inflicted Wound
Fenton Michigan patrolman David Boyden 43 admitted to superiors he staged a car shooting by three men after claiming they shot him. He said the self inflicted arm wound was the result of embarrassment and requested the search be called off.
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Fenton
David Boyden
Sir Charles Mendl Poised for New Marriage and Glamour
Sir Charles Mendl, 80, plans to marry Yvonne Reilly in Paris on July 15, a union welcomed by friends after Elsie Mendl’s death. The piece recalls Mendl’s social prominence in Paris and Beverly Hills, his meals with Merle Oberon and Daisy Fellows, and his appetite for citrus juices and refined desserts like compote a la Mendi.
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Bay
Elmert Charles
Sir Charles
Mendl
Yvonne Reilly
Aris
Charles
Yvonne
Elsie Mendl
Beverly Hills
Elsie
Pete
Joan Fontaine
Arlene Dahl
Beverly Hills Club
Michael Romanoff
Paris
Charles’ Avenue D'Iena
Merle Oberon
Daisy Fellows
Elsie Mend
Elsie Mendi
Monsieur Fraise
Para
Lane
Camerom
Vivez Jeune
Vivez
Safety Meet Closes Today in Winston-Salem Conference highlights safety awards
The annual state-wide industrial safety conference closed in Winston-Salem with group meetings across tobacco, public safety, textile, fire prevention, commercial vehicles, construction and home and school sectors. Certificates were awarded in the ninth state furniture safety contest to Cochrane Furniture Company Lincolnton for 194,400 days injury free, Thomasville Chair Company for 350,464 hours without disabling injury, and Drexel Furniture Company Morganton plants for 1,934,05 hours with eight disabling injuries. Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis announced plans to wed after both are free from commitments.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina Industrial Commission
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Cochrane Furniture Company
Lincolnton
Thomasville Chair Company
Thomasville
Drexel Furniture Company
Morganton
Administrator Notices and High Point ordinances
Notices announce estate claims for G M Field and L Floyd Wilson with claim deadlines in 1951 1952 and 1952. Also city ordinances amend waste paper collection licensing and repeals by High Point City Council dated May 1951.
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G. M. Field
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point Savings & Trust Co
High Point
C.ta
L. Floyd Wilson
Hast Parriss Avenue
Mattie D. Wilson
Roberson, Haworth & Reese
Attys
City OF
Lois W. Smith
Lots W. Smith
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Enterprise
Winston Road
Roy Rogers
Gabby” Heyes
VIVID
le High Point
Midway Theatre
Judy Canova
Billy Gilbert & Orchestre
Marshall Thompson
Vargo Feld
Andrea Kn
Thomasville Road
Iowa
Mguwaay
Crea
Popeye
Entertainment
Humphrey Bogart
Paramount
U.S.S
Fighting Sullivans
Alvin
Mudlark
High Point Recreation Center
English St. A. Ward
Henacto
Gary Cooper
Jane Greer
NAVY
Broadhurst
Rockies
Washington
Jaycees
Cone
Tn One
Rialto
Gayelord Hauser
Hollywood
Filmland
Janet Leigh
Tony Curtis
Nico-Stop
Hemien Cod
Mann’s Drug Stores
Wright
Beheeding Cheshirers
Moval
Hart
Schaffner
Marx
Urlee As
Borden
Bordens
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