06 Apr 1949
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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1949
Page
1
New casualty estimate from the Effingham hospital fire lowers the previously reported death count. Officials confirm updated figures as investigators examine the blaze’s cause and scope at the hospital facility.
The Effingham hospital fire at St Anthony’s claims many lives with 69 dead and 14 missing, including 13 infants. Fire marshal Pat Kelly and local officials investigate the blaze while authorities tour the ruins and plan a day of mourning.
Effingham Illinois bids to raise funds for a new Catholic hospital after a fire destroyed St Anthony's. Gerre Jones chamber secretary and local figures plan immediate fundraising with the diocese and town paper backing the drive. Estimated damage exceeds 500000 with partial insurance. talks on a county hospital reconstruction also noted.
In Effingham Illinois on April sixth an incomplete victims list from a Tuesday fire at Anthony's hospital shows the dead including Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley and an infant. The furnace incident prompted a Nu Vae furnace cleaner advertisement.
Fair and mild tonight and tomorrow with low temperatures in the lower 40s and a high near 70. Relative humidity readings at 6 30 p m 54 percent and 1 30 p m 32 percent. Barometer 6 30 a m 29 73 inches steady and 3 30 p m 28 94 inches falling. River stage today 14 7 feet down 6 tenths. Lake of the Ozarks 6 30 a m 3 6 feet below full. No precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 6 30 a m.
Dramatic display highlights the insurance sector's contribution to national welfare. Executives and economists discuss stability, risk management, and growth impact amid policy changes and market shifts.
At the Kansas City on Parade luncheon the Chamber of Commerce heard a staged news broadcast warning that a mysterious plague would halt insurance coverage, crippling stores, shipments, film production, and auto loans while highlighting the growth of Kansas City’s insurance industry from 1864 to today with vivid, costumed tableaux.
A heavy fog caused the cancellation of twenty six flights and delay of thirteen others at LaGuardia and Idlewild airports in New York on April 6.
Mrs. Julian Hewett was fined after neighbor Albert Pita Merbert testified the Barking dog produced about sixty five barks a minute. The incident occurred in Barnet England on April 6 with AP reporting.
Contractors and union representatives met at the Builders association offices this afternoon to settle the building trades strike that began last Friday. The walkout by plasterers concrete and sand truck drivers and hoisting engineers over wage increase demands of 22 to 25 cents an hour has curtailed commercial construction in the area.
A coroner jury found that Billy Fowler an attendant at state hospital No 2 in St. Josefu Mo caused the death of 72 year old patient George Wesley Smith. The patient suffered two jaw fractures nine broken ribs and a punctured lung after Fowler admitted slapping him while he was tied in bed. Fowler has been charged with second degree murder.
Fair and mild weather is forecast with nights in the low 40s and afternoons near 70. The weather bureau notes low humidity aiding field and garden drying. Plowing continued on well drained land as Burton Handy reports Middle West shares clear skies and above normal temperatures for this date.
U S ambassador Lewis Douglas injured his left eye while trout fishing near Southampton England. He is resting in good spirits but the seriousness of the injury will be assessed after bandages are removed tomorrow during an examination at Southampton eye hospital.
About 20 000 Greek civil servants walked out for higher wages despite government warnings of a state of siege. The government claimed anti strike statutes could be invoked as Panayotis Kanellopoulos noted the war puts the state in a regrettable position. Schools in affected areas, including Athens, were closed.
More than 600 people packed the Hotel Muehlebach for the Chamber of Commerce Insurance Day luncheon. The event titled Kansas City on Parade filled the ballroom, mezzanine, and coffee shop with members enjoying the dramatization of the insurance industry.
Citywide disruption after Teamsters union Local 956 halted work at eighteen moving firms under a new contract proposal. The strike expands after a union vote, with fifteen other firms already on strike since March 17 over a 25 cent hourly wage rise and benefits.
Hollywood reports two celebrity births. Edmond O’Brien and Olga San Juan welcomed a five pound daughter born yesterday, two months premature but in good condition in an incubator. Tom Brown and Barbara Brown also became parents to an eight pound four ounce daughter via Caesarean in Burbank the same day.
A House appropriations committee approved emergency allotments totaling 153 million for the Atomic Energy Commission and the Berlin air lift, included in a 671 million dollar omnibus bill funding miscellaneous agencies. The measure funds stockpiling and authorizes contract obligations of 270 million dollars for future needs.
The will of Grant Stauffer filed in Jackson County Probate outlines a corporate trust for the widow Gladys Stauffer and two daughters, with substantial coal mining and railroad holdings going to the trust. Executors Maurice Winger and Commerce Co. gain broad powers over Chicago Great Western and Sinclair Coal stock. The trust lasts for the daughters' lives and 21 years, then assets pass to their descendants. The will notes California ranch property valued around 250000 dollars and no Missouri real estate.
Marshal Yen Hsi-shan described a tunneling war around Taiyuan Shansi province capital where 200000 Red troops dig 20 miles of tunnels to undermine the steel city while Nationalist defenders counter dig. Surface fighting involves propaganda with girls voiced by loudspeakers and a costly airlift sustaining Taiyuan.
Kansas voters decide liquor store measures in twenty eight local options. Only eight towns reject the proposed stores, shaping regional alcohol access and retail rules. Local officials report turnout and outcomes across counties.
A fragment notes that twenty cities, which rejected sales measures in November, will hold special elections later to reconsider the sales proposals.
Liquor advocates won in at least twenty Kansas cities voting wet in yesterday’s elections, with many towns authorizing state licensed package stores while others kept dry. Several towns adopted new government forms or approved bond issues for schools, hospitals, and streets, as officials announced results from numerous municipalities.
In St Louis on April 6 Democrats gained control of the mayor's office and the comptroller's seat. Joseph M. Darst defeated J Edward Gragg 110 605 to 92 553 for mayor while Milton N Carpenter beat Louis Nolte 105 016 to 97 117 for comptroller. The new board of aldermen may be 15 Democrats to 14 Republicans pending the official count.
In Germany FLEX U S MIGHT Army staged seven shows a year ago amid a muted strength and reduced numbers. The reports note limited personnel and scaled back performances during that period.
In a bold address, the speaker asserts the United States is committed to defend freedom and deter aggression under a pact. The pledge emphasizes readiness to employ force if necessary to confront threats abroad.
General Lucius D. Clay praised a new heavy armored mobile unit in Germany and affirmed the U.S. pledge to defend Western Europe by force if needed. The Army Day displays in Berlin and Frankfurt showcased mobile, heavily armed troops amid Cold War tension, as Russian propaganda decried America’s military presence.
Style magazine Tailor and Cutter dismisses Churchill's wartime siren suit as unattractive and untidy, saying the garment lacks artistic appeal and is structurally wrong. The piece notes Churchill wore a baggy zippered overall with a loose collar.
Secretary Kenneth Royall said the United States must stop an aggressor army from sweeping Europe, warning a quick victory is unlikely. He joined other Army day speakers in urging continued American overseas ground forces and equipment for Atlantic pact nations. Royall praised the U S Army as the best in its history and urged sustained readiness.
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