Tragic Massachusetts Fire Kills Mother and Eight Children
In Westport, Massachusetts a 44-year-old mother Mary Audet and eight of her ten children died from smoke in a two story home as a kitchen fire raged. Fire officials said the blaze started in a trash barrel near the oil range and the fuel tank behind the stove remained intact. The father Alladin Audet and teenage son Daniel were away at work. only one married daughter, Dolores Massa of Fall River, survives.
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Westport, Mass
Mary Audet
Genevieve
Natalie
Shirley
Madeline
Eleanor
Veronica
Francis
Gerald
Thomas E. Boylan
Fall River
Charles Gifford
Alladin Audet
Daniel
Michael Souza
Dolores Massa
100 Year Old Ex Slave Dies of Injuries
John Taylor a 100 year old ex slave died from injuries after being struck by a car on Oct. 22 in Toledo. The motorist was 84 year old Curiae Van Brimer of Toledo. Missie Johnson who lived with Taylor said he was born near Cameron South Carolina about a century ago. Police reported the motorist as the 84 year old Curiae Van Brimer.
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Toledo
John Taylor
Missie Johnson
Taylor
Cameron
S. C
Curae van Brimer
Macon Girls Plan Jail Visits and Donations
A group of 125 Miller High School Tri-Hi-Y Club members from Macon will tour every county jail and distribute magazines books and newspapers to inmates using pocket money donations. The article notes a nautical mile equals 6 060 feet as one minute of longitude at the equator.
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Macon
Miller High School
Radio TV Schedule Fragments From Night and Day
A fragmented listing shows TV and radio programming across a Friday night and Saturday morning schedule. Entries include CBS NBC and local stations with shows like News Broadcast One Man's Family Perry Como Kate Smith Mr. Wizard Howdy Doody and Cavalcade of Sports among others.
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Eba
Slient
Abe-Mbs-Eas
Abe-Mba-Weature
One Man's Family
Nbe
Cbs Evening
Mr. Keen
Cbe
Abe Maisie Adventures
Mantovani
Abe UN Smoke
Hiale FBI
Abe Gracie Fielda
Che Mr. Chameleon
Cbs Onesie & Harriet
Abe
News & Variety
All
Nets
Buff
Irma
Burns and Allen
the Erwins
Tech-Oklahoma
WBTV
Charlotte
Kurt
Kids and Company
Stu Erwin
Embassy Club
Billy Graham
Business Managers See Positive Outlook for 1953
Nation's business leaders in Sea Island Georgia report a favorable six to nine month horizon as GOP gains boost optimism. Members of the Commerce Department Business Advisory Council note higher sales production and employment likely until defense spending declines after 1953. The group emphasizes non political status while acknowledging potential roles in a Eisenhower administration.
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Sea Island
Commerce Department
Lucius D. Clay
Continental Can Company
Clay
Council
White House
Congress
Eisenhower
Charles EF. Wilson
Paul G. Hoffman
Ford Foundation
Washington
Network Programs Time Zones Change Adjustments
Network broadcast times note standard time conversions for Eastern Central Mountain zones and local schedule shifts. Last minute program changes cannot be included.
GOP Eyes Democratic Help On Eisenhower Program
Rep. Martin of Massachusetts says he expects strong Democratic backing for Eisenhower's legislative program in the next Congress. He notes a slim Republican margin and urges a balanced budget with feasible tax cuts, aiming to reduce taxes beyond current law.
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Washington
Republica
Eisenhower
Congress
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
Capitol Hill
New House
Woman Reaches Out Over Lost Dress Notice
In Springfield Ir Up a woman called Ge Farmer after her daughter found Miss Farmers lost bill. Farmer ran another newspaper ad this week asking the woman to call, saying she had lost the dress.
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Springfield
Ge Farmer
Miss Farmer
Rail union members stage sitdown at Tokyo Central Station roof
National Railways Workers union members escalated action by rising to the roof of Tokyo Central Station seeking higher wages and a year end bonus in a new high for sitdown strikes.
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Tokyo
National Railways Workers Union
Tokyo Central
Soldiers Want Ike On Front Lines In Korea Visit
Western Front soldiers urge President-elect Eisenhower to visit the front to see daily shelling patrols and death. They describe the grim hill experience with dug trenches, fallen comrades, and a demand to fix the point system so troops know when they go home.
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Frederick C. Painton
United Press
Western Front
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pfe
Frederick J. Kling
Fort Wayne
Ind
Kling
Cpl
Robert Murphy
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Pfc
Clark V. Mills
Ike
Popcorn at First Thanksgiving Feast
An Indian guest shared a deer skin bag with several bushels of popped corn at the colonists first Thanksgiving, marking popcorn as an early American treat.
Washers Aiding Slugs In Detroit Pay Phones
A Michigan Bell investigator reports a 500 percent rise in slugs used in Detroit pay phones. He notes the city’s many dime shaped washers in local plants are stolen and repurposed for pay phone key pad usage.
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Detroit
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Lorain Journal Offers an Educated Slave for a Day
A Lorain Ohio front page ad seeks to give away a 23 year old college graduate described as 165 pounds and five feet eleven inches tall to the reader who can prove the greatest need in a 25 word letter.
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Lorain
Lorain Journal
Proper use of rubber gloves for longevity
Rubber gloves should be turned after each use to fit either hand and distribute wear. This practice helps extend the gloves’ lifespan by ensuring even wear and fit.
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Space Patrol
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Eddie Fisher
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Alarm Clock Club
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Sutton
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Barry Fitzgerald
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Roy Rogers King of
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Sam Bass
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Howard Putt
MacDonald Carey
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Robert Lows Stevenson
Treasure
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