Fires kill twelve in eight states and damage vast property
Across eight states fires killed 12 people and destroyed over 3.6 million dollars in property. Minneapolis Tower Hotel and Hyannis lodging house suffered multiple deaths. Alabama state prison barracks burned, convicts escaped uninjured. Other blazes hit Pennsylvania homes and North Carolina dormitories as firefighters battled flames amid heavy snow.
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Aly
Associated
Minneapolis
Hyannis
Alabama
Montgomery
Alice
Moultrie
Gaal Cotton and Peanut Center
Pennsylvania
Butler
Frank Miller
Pennsylvania State College
Nellie Atherton
Chesicrfield County
Richmond
Aist Church
Joe
Shelton
Cullman
Ala
Selma
W. W. Steward
Corsicana
Tex
Arizona
Arizona State Hospital For the
Phoenix
North Carolina
St. Augustine College
Raleigh
Governor Seeks Doubling Missouri Gasoline Tax
Governor Forrest Smith proposed doubling the Missouri gasoline tax from two cents per gallon. He would recommend the move to the next legislature with funds earmarked for use by the State Highway Commission at its discretion. He spoke in an interview with the Globe-Democrat before leaving Jefferson City.
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Globe— Democrat
State Highway Commission
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Tucson
Ariz
Iron in Blood Helps Wounded Koreans Fight Anemia
In Salt Lake City a University of Utah study on infection anemia explains iron redistribution during illness. Iron moves from plasma into body stores, then returns to plasma when infection clears. Findings suggest focusing treatment on eradicating infection rather than routine antianemia medicines.
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Salt Lake City
College of Medicine
University of Utah
Korea
Maxwell M. Wintrobe
Department of Medicine
Uish
Wintrobe
Retired Mail Carrier Killed by Trailer in Mercury
Obie Davenport, 65, a retired mail carrier, died Saturday in Mercer when a trailer broke loose from an automobile and ran onto the sidewalk. Davenport suffered skull fractures and was struck by the trailer. The car was driven by Wayne Bracewell, a dairy farmer near Princeton.
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Mercer
Davenport
Wayne Bracewell
Princeton
Plainer Wilton Baynham Injured at Summit Mill
Plainer Wilton Baynham injured this morning while working on a planner at the Summit mill. He sustained damage to three fingers of his right hand and was brought to Jefferson City for medical treatment. Pure iron is noted as a chemical curiosity.
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Wilton Baynham
Vefferson City
Bank Secretary Made ECA Field Counselor
Alex Vetter secretary of the Central Missouri Trust Company has been named a field counselor to small businessmen under the Economic Cooperation Administration He will provide free consultations on Marshall Plan abroad sales opportunities and help identify markets and sellable products for area manufacturers He cautioned it is early to predict foreign sales but hopes to assist local businessmen in tapping foreign demand for American goods.
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Alex Vetter
Central Missouri Trust Company
Economic Cooperation Administration
C. A. Richards
ECA
Vetter
Fifty American Tanks Reach Naples in Defense Aid
In Naples Italy November 27 AP a shipment of 50 American tanks arrived under U S military assistance. Ambassador James Dunn called the delivery an American contribution to building a steel bulwark to defend democratic nations.
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Naples
Italy
U.S
James Dunn
Dies of Injuries in Two Car Crash Near Kansas City
A two car collision on U S Highway 69 west of Kansas City yesterday caused fatal injuries to Ernest Burner, who died from his wounds. The incident occurred on November 26, with prompt medical aid sought but not enough to save him. Burner's death adds to a recent string of highway accidents in the area.
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Kansas City
U. S
Ernest Burner
Republicans Claim Election Not Lost For Lack of Funds
Missouri Republicans defend 1952 prospects after a tough race. State Chairman William E. Byers says gains in other states hint at a GOP Congress and a Republican president in 1952. He cites Missouri progress with nine state House seats and two in the national House. A finance report slated for today shows expenditures around $118,9624 from Aug 10 to Nov 24, with additional funds from St Louis and Jackson counties and the Missouri Republican legislative committee, totaling about $198,732.
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Missouri
William E. Byers
Forrest C. Donnell Jost
G.O.P
Congress
House of Representatives
Byers
James P. Kem
Kansas City
Kem
State Finance Committee
St Louis County
Jackson County
Missouri Republican Legislative Committee
False confession in Black Dahlia case listed by Oakland police
Oakland police labeled as false confession No 27 a story by an Oakland woman who claimed to have butchered the Black Dahlia in Los Angeles in 1947. Catherine Sharp, 34, initially gave the name Mrs Christine Reynolds and was detained for a mental exam after failing to identify the victim Elizabeth Short or key details.
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Oakland
Calif
Wo- Man
Los Angeles
Catherine Sharp
Christine Reynolds
Elizabeth Short
Walter Hawkinson
Retail Price of Shoes May Rise by a Dollar
New York November 27 AP Manufacturers and retailers expect a 30 cent price jump to 14 dollars per pair for popular priced shoes next spring. Industry spokesmen cite rising hide costs since the Korean War and higher operating costs as the main drivers of a 23 to 33 percent increase in shoe production and retail costs.
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New York
Captain Fulton escapes as mortar kills guard in Korea
American Captain Donald M. Fulton of Kansas, prisoner of Chinese forces, is freed after an American mortar shell kills his Chinese guard. He walks to a nearby artillery post and leads a party of about a dozen GIs found wandering in North Korean hills. Fulton recounts creeping through a moonlit night under fire and hiding in a cornfield before spotting fellow soldiers at daybreak.
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U. S
Korea
Tobeain
Kansas
Donald M. Fulton
Fulton
U. S. Second Division
James D
Baldridge
Boise
Idaho
Herbie
Antil
Boys Arrested For Dueling With Cars
Providence Rhode Island police arrested two 16 and 17 year olds for reckless driving after they repeatedly used automobiles to duel over a girl. A six month pattern ended with D Orsi’s car crashing into a tree, prompting the detective to remark on the ongoing battles.
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Providence, Ris
Charles W. Rathbun
Stanley G. D's
Ars
Frank Hennessey, Jr
Rathbun
D’orsi
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