Atlanta Winecoff Hotel Fire Kills 120 Plus
A pre dawn fire at the 15 story Winecoff hotel on Peachtree Street in Atlanta killed at least 120 people among 285 guests. Many leaped to the street as flames trapped occupants above the third floor. hundreds injured as the blaze swept through the building constructed in 1913 with no exterior fire escapes. The fire was controlled around 7 a.m. with bodies found on every floor above the third.
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Atlanta
Winecoff
Peachtree Street
Gee de Kien Teeisaster
M. A. Hornsby
L. J. Carroll
N. W. Smith
Smith
F. A. Herring
Nelson Thatch
Thatch
Bill Mobley
Mobley
Conner L. Rowan
Rowan
Four Women Die as Winecoff Hotel Fire Rages
Atlanta witnesses recount harrowing pre-dawn blaze at the Winecoff Hotel on Peachtree Street. Fire swept floors four through six, forcing guests to leap to nets and balconies as ambulances and Red Cross aid swarm the scene. Local officials launch an immediate investigation into the most deadly hotel fire in city history.
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Atlanta
Winecoff
Peachtree Street
William B. Hartsfield
Tri-State
Visa Minnesota
Iowa
W. Rogers
Grady Hospital
Red Cross Aid
Weather outlook for La Crosse region
Local forecast shows increasing cloud cover and mild temperatures with a night low near 32. Sunday remains cloudy and mild with a high around 55.
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la Crosse
Eisenhower Plans Month Long Rest at Miami Hospital
General Dwight D. Eisenhower will depart Saturday for a month at an army hospital in Miami for extended rest and bursitis treatment. Aides said the move follows long periods of duty and aims to ease shoulder pain.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army Hospital
Miami
Unanimous Verdict Favors Defendant in Eviction Case
A Wisconsin justice court jury ruled in favor of Wilford G. Buchholtz in the eviction action against Roy Artis at 421 North 11th Street. Six jurors found no breach of law, while arguments highlighted housing shortages and wartime regulation.
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Justice Court
Court House
Wilford G. Buchholtz
North L1th Street
Roy Artis
L1th Street
Charles B. Varco
John S. Coleman
Circuit Court
Walter B. Medary
Silas Leverans
Ida Jeffries
Oscar Lyell
Phyllis Bednar
F. H. Griffin
Albert C. Wolfe
la Crosse
J. J. Verdota
Rt. Rev
A. N. Schuh
North 11Th Street
Lorraine Miller
North Llth Street
Buchholtz
Artis
Coleman
Wisconsin
OPA
Fire Worse Than Bullets at Winecoff Hotel Tragedy
Maj. Gen. P. W. Baade and Mrs Baade escape from the sixth floor as the Winecoff hotel in Atlanta burns. About 285 guests were believed in the 194 room building. Others on Peachtree Street crawl along cornices and stretch soaked mattresses to block flames in a dramatic, deadly night.
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Atlanta
P. W. Baade
Washington, D. C
35Th Division
Winecoff Hotel
Comer Rowan
Robert S. Bault
Murphy, N. C
Peachtree Street
Two Die in Separate Crashes Near Kenosha
Two people died in back-to-back crashes along county trunk HH near Kenosha. Ray Carlson, 21, of Chicago, was killed when Ralph Schweder's car struck a culvert and pinned him. John Derwae, 47, of Kenosha, died after Robert Kraft's car left the road and overturned trapping him in the rumble seat.
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Kenosha
Wis
Ray Carlson
Chicago
John Derwae
Jay Glerum
Carlson
Ralph Schweder
Schweder
Milton LaViolette
Robert E. Kraft
Derwae
Farm Show Ends Tonight with Top Livestock Winners
Chicago coverage of the forty seventh International Livestock Exposition notes judges selected champions from longstanding regional entries. Iowa claimed the junior grand champion steer, Phyllis Bonnater, 15, with a 1,240 pound Hereford at 4.50 a pound. Oklahoma A and M won the grand steer, Purdue Uni. produced the grand hog at 220 pounds for 2.65, and Wisconsin’s Wayne Disch, 16, earned the grand wether lamb title.
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Chicago
Formeo
Oklahoma A and M College
Illinois-Iowa
Indiana-Michigan-Wisconsin
Iowa
Phyllis Bonnater
Bonnater
Keswick
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Ind
Hampshire
Wisconsin
Chamion Wether Lamb
Ayne Disch
Janesville
Modern Methods Proposed for State Asylums Campaign
A campaign to substitute modern treatment for current state hospital methods for the mentally ill will start Tuesday. The Citizens Public Welfare association and the Wisconsin Welfare council announced the plan. They seek abolition of mechanical restraint seclusion and idleness with therapies and occupational activities replacing camisoles and shackles.
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Madison
Citizens Public Welfare Association
Wisconsin Welfare Council
No New State Building Funds Declared by Governor Goodland
Governor Walter S. Goodland stated he will not approve any additional state building funds this legislature. He noted unspent trust money from 1943 and 1945 totaling about 25 million dollars and said building funds are out of the window. He added he does not want taxes raised and warned of potential future budget considerations.
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Madison
Walter S. Goodland
Goodland
Clifford Lord
Wisconsin Historical Society
Historical Society
Wisconsin plants shut as embargo tightens coal supply
Wisconsin industry struggles with coal shortages and freight embargoes. Ford Motor Co. bodies plants at Iron Mountain and 2,500 workers face shutdowns while Lloyds Manufacturing plans 1,000 layoffs in Marinette and Menominee. Pre Fab Houses unit at Peshtigo closes. Lullabye Furniture reduces to three days. Consolitated Water Power and Paper Co. in Wisconsin Rapids warns of a shutdown if embargo persists.
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Wisconsin
Associated Press
Iron Mountain
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Walter E. Nelson
Twin Cities
Marinette and Menominee
Lewis Larsen
Lloyd’s Manufacturing Co
Indus
Unit Structures Co
Peshtigo
Lullabye Furniture Co
Stevens Point
W. G. Roehl
Wausau
Consolidated Water Power and Paper Co
Wisconsin Rapids
Pearl Harbor Anniversary Sparks La Crosse Reflections
Dec 7 1946 recalls the Japanese attack five years earlier as La Crosse residents rush to buy Christmas goods. Local men aboard the Oklahoma, George Naegle and Douglas Bartlett, are named with Naegle killed and Bartlett surviving. President Roosevelt’s infamy remark and wartime actions are cited alongside local preparations for defense and registration efforts, ending with a vivid image of a torn flag at Hickam Field.
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la Crosse
Pearl Harbor
Aidan Me
Han
George Naegle
South 15Th Place
Douglas Bartlett
South 21St Street
Oklahoma
Naegle
Navy
Frank Guenther
Logan
Bartlett
Burton K. Wheeler
May
House Military Affairs Committee
John L. Lewis
Congress
Hickham Field
Philpot Heads Frontier Lodge No 45 in election
Harold Philpot was elected worshipful master of Frontier lodge No 45 F and A M at the Masonic temple Friday night. He will be installed for the 1947 term on December 27. Other officers elected include G. G. Hodge senior warden R. W. Blanchard junior warden C L Peterson treasurer O L Dean secretary Wallace Massey trustee three years and C J Johnson trustee one year.
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Harold Philpot
Frontier Lodge No
A. M
Masonic Temple
G. G. Hodge
R. W. Blanchard
C. L. Peterson
O. L. Dean
Wallace Massey
C. J. Johnson
Milwaukee Youth Admits Edgar Bank Heist In Wisconsin
Detective Lt. John Niederkorn said 19 year old Pvt. Clarence B. Shaurette signed a statement admitting he and two others robbed the Edgar Wisconsin bank last Friday and fled with about 3000 dollars. He was arrested here after being AWOL from Fort McClellan. Shaurette said he buried 1100 dollars along a road and planned the Marshfield trip to avoid pursuit. Authorities consider charging him with a Milwaukee bus station holdup.
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Milwaukee
John Niederkorn
Clarence B. Shaurette
Edgar, Wis
Shaurette
Niederkorn
Fort McClellan
Ala
Reg
Lhaurette
Edgar Bank
Marshfield
Tomah Youth Returned to Court Over Damages Case
Donald Shaw, 19, of Tomah, appeared before Judge O W Sprecher in county court after missing a July order to pay 70 for damages to Ray Dunlaps car taken without consent. Shaw now faces a one year reformatory term at Green Bay with suspension conditional on payment. If he fails to pay, the suspended sentence will be imposed.
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Sparta
Wis
Donald Shaw
Tomah
O. W. Sprecher
Ray Dunlap
Shaw
Green Bay
Police clash with protesters over housing priority in Chicago
Police faced large crowds at a south side public housing project for a second night as white protesters confront the occupancy of two apartments by Negro families. The families moved in recently but have not yet stayed overnight amid mounting tensions.
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Chicago
South Side
Chicago Housing Authority
Coal miners end strike as court review looms
John L. Lewis orders United Mine Workers back to work immediately until March 31 to allow the Supreme Court to hear the government’s request for immediate contempt review. He cites public pressure, economic crisis hysteria, and the need for coal production during the period.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Supreme Court
UMW
Lewis
Federal District Court
Union
Truman Cancels Radio Speech on Coal Crisis
President Truman canceled his scheduled radio address on the coal situation for Sunday night. White House secretary Charles G. Ross announced the decision about an hour after John L. Lewis called off the soft coal strike.
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Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
White House
John L. Lewis
Lewis ends crippled strike and backs new wage terms
Union fined 3.5 million dollars and Lewis 10 thousand. He announced the end of a long fight framing a possible negotiation path with government or private coal operators. He read a self written letter promising the November 20 terms and a return to work under existing conditions.
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Lewis
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Repubic
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
J. A. Krug
UMW
Walter Geist Elected NAM Director-At-Large
Walter Geist president of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing in West Allis Wisconsin was elected a director at large of the National Association of Manufacturers at the NAM meeting held yesterday in New York City.
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New York
Walter Geist
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
West Allis
Wis
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
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Bault
J. B. Phillips
Lithonia
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U. S
VVUCE
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
House of Representatives
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Philpot Heads
Edgar Bank Stickup
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