Death Toll At Toronto Nears 200
A Great Lakes ship disaster on the Noronic in Toronto left hundreds dead or injured after a fire at 2:38 a.m. The vessel carried 511 passengers and 170 crew, many burned beyond identification, with mass funerals likely. Survivors described panicked, clothingless escapes and crews fighting the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norontc
Sam Grahman
Alfred Peterson
Toronto
Great Lakes
K. R. Marshall
McCallum
Lake Ontario
Noronic
Prescott
Thousand Islands
Detroit
Cleveland
Dan Harper
Mildred Briggs
S. S. Noronic
Canadian Steam Ship Company
Disaster at Sea: Noronic Fire Claims Many Lives
Survivors recount a chaotic blaze aboard the Noronic as passengers fled through smoke filled corridors. Alberta Agia and Sylvia Carpenter describe panic and forced rope evacuations while fireboats battle the flames. Eighteen engines assist as the vessel sinks, with a temporary morgue set at the Exhibition grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Agia
Detroit
Henry Maurer
Mentor
Ohio
Elmina
Sylvia Carpenter
Peter Sage
Hull
Canada Steamship Lines
Noronic
Bay Street
Egyptian officer completes English Channel swim both ways
Hassan Abdel Rehim an Egyptian army officer swam from Dover to France in 15 hours 58 minutes and became the third person to complete the Channel in both directions, achieving a historic twin crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cap Gris Nez
France
Hassan Abdel Rehim
English Channel
Dover
United States Leaders in Western Defense Strategy
The Atlantic Council meeting chose Dean Acheson as chairman and created a defense committee and five regional planning groups. A three nation standing group with U S Britain and France will guide overall defense planning, with the United States assigned to key roles across all regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Acheson
Washington
Alliance
Central Military Defense Committee
United States
Britain
France
Louis Johnson
Europe
Western Europe
Western Mediterranean
North America
North Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Canada
Atlantic Council
Employment gains in textiles and furniture amid August rise
August data show textiles adding 10,900 workers and furniture and finished lumber products adding 1,200 as employment in textiles reaches 201,700 up 3.8 percent from July's postwar low. Hours and earnings rose across sectors with textiles up 6.7 percent in hours and wages average $40.69. Furniture hours up 9.7 percent and weekly earnings to $38.04.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Auce
Broad Woven
Ror
Horror at Sea Disaster Described by Star Reporter
Chief Smith recalls a shipboard horror with burned wooden seats and metal fastenings. The charred hull reeked of burned bodies while firemen scrambled debris. Victims, once dancing in the ballroom, perished in a blaze that trapped passengers between decks as shoes and personal effects lay scattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson
Phoenix Capitol gets new paint. authorization unknown
Residents laud the Capitol building’s sparkling interior after a full repaint but officials have not disclosed who authorized the project or the contract details. The mystery prompts questions about procurement and oversight by city and state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
State Capitol
Average car tires contain about 800 feet of steel wire
A reader note explains that the four tires on the typical automobile include roughly 800 feet of steel cord. Additional items report that the 1949 cotton crop is projected to be the largest in 12 years and that Kansas leads the United States in wheat production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louisville
Asheville
Memphis
Atalnta
Miami
Kansas
United States
Mrs. Simpson No. 2 Invades Staid England
Mrs. Simpson arrives in London from Paris staying at Claridges hotel. Daughter of the late Vinton Dahlgren Pierce of Washington and ex wife of William Simpson of Locust Valley. a Reno divorce followed in 1948. She visits Milford Haven's Kensington Palace area as the marquess, long employed in the U S as a salesman, is away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Nairum
Nairum
Mrs. Simpson
London
Paris
Vinton Dahlgren Pierce
Wash
Ington
D. C
William Simpson
Locust Valley
N. Y
Professor Maxey Convicted of Assault in Nurse Pistol Whipping
Columbia reporter says Professor Russell B. Maxey was found guilty of criminally pistol-whipping a nurse who scorned his love. Sentence delayed until next week and could range from five to forty years as the jury deliberated under an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, S. C
Russell B. Maxey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winston ST
Thomasville
Rehim
Oweu
Parnes
Since
Burma
Ceylon
Australia
New South Wales
Montana
S. L. Carpenter
W. Washington ST
U. S
Constitution Avenue
Russia
Star Reporter
Chief Smith
Mrs. Simpson No
Staid
England
Prince Philip
Princess Elizabeth
Maxey
CAC
Hartsolve
Chevrolet
WN. Main ST
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!