Fire from cigarette may have started Wine Coff hotel blaze
Fire Marshal Harry Phillips told Atlanta officials a cigarette smoker near hotel rooms is a possible cause, though a definite origin may never be known. Investigators point to a charred mattress on the third floor as the probable start, with 117 identified and 49 of 100 injured still hospitalized. The hotel owner vowed rebuilding with full safety devices and $425,000 insurance coverage.
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Atlanta
Winecoff Hotel
Harry Phillips
An. Ing
Phillips
C. C. Styron
A. C. Hutson
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Henry Chandier
Annie Lee Irwin
Philippines Open Case Against Tojo
The war crimes tribunal heard the Philippine case against former Premier Tojo and 26 other wartime leaders. An official U S war department estimate cited 121 028 Americans and Filipinos murdered starved or tortured to death as part of a Japanese terror strategy.
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Tokyo
U. S. War Department
Philippines
International War Crimes Tribunal
Ger
Pedro Lopez
Tojo
Oldest toy drum factory located in Granville Mass
The oldest toy drum factory in the region is situated in Granville Massachusetts. The facility specializes in handmade drums and has a long history within the local industry.
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Granville
Mass
Five Americans To Get Nobel Peace Prizes In Fete Today
Five Americans will receive Nobel prizes in Stockholm in a ceremony described as an American scientists meeting as many winners are U S residents. The 1946 physics prize goes to Dr Williams Bridgman of Harvard. Medical winners from Princeton and Indiana University will lecture along with Otto Hahn and Hermann Hesse receive prizes.
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Stockholm
Gustav V
U. S
Hermann Hesse
Switzerland
Otto Hahn
Atom Smasher
Williams Bridgman
Harvard
Princeton
N. J
Hahn
Herman J. Muller
Fetishes and witch doctors in western Africa travel lore
The article explains African customs, including baby carrying methods and white clay for protection, and traces the origin of fetish from Portuguese contact. It describes belief in magic and witchcraft, and how witch doctors carve figures from forest branches as charms or likenesses used in medicine and protection.
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Africa
Western
Armele Way Tomorrow Fetishes Featured
Readers are invited to obtain a free illustrated leaflet titled Seven Wonders of the World by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Uncle Ray care of the newspaper.
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Armele Way
Uncle Ray
Instructors Sought for Chanute Field Civil Service
Chanute Field seeks civilian instructors in aircraft and mechanical trades to train military personnel including jet propulsion crews. Salaries range from 2644 to 4149 dollars yearly with probationary appointments becoming permanent after one year. Applications due by December 17.
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Rantoul
Ill
Army Air Forces
Army Air Force Base
Chanute Field
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
U. S. Civil Service Region
Federal Building
Detroit
Mich
New Post Office
Chicago 7
War Department
Ex Captain Visits Homes Of 50 War Dead Veterans
Ex army captain John J. McCloskey Jr. toured nationwide to share stories with families of 50 soldiers who served under him from Africa to Europe. He traveled 10 000 miles on 700 saved, visiting families grateful for the efforts. He urged veterans to continue reaching out to foster tolerance and understanding. Cranberries are the chief export crop of Massachusetts.
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Orange
N. J
John J. McCloskey, Jr
Africa
Europe
McCloskey
3Rd Infantry
Fiat
Calif
Dave Waybur
Mediterranean
Austria
Steve Gancas
Loup City
Neb
Jim Hackett
London
Ohio
Splendid Cough Relief Made In Your Kitchen
Quick acting cough medicine from home with two cups sugar one cup water optional corn syrup or honey mix 2% ounces Pinex into a pint bottle for a full pint of relief. Soothes irritated membranes loosens phlegm eases soreness aids night rest and promises refund if not pleased.
New Egyptian Cabinet Named by King Farouk I
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrachi Pasha selected as premier for the second time in ten months. He forms a new cabinet amid talks on a treaty affecting British Egyptian and Sudanese interests. The 58-year-old former school teacher succeeds Ismail Sidky Pasha who resigned amid clashes with Britain over the Anglo Egyptian alliance.
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Cairo
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrachi Pasha
Farouk I
Ismail Sidky Pasha
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Richeyville
Indiana University
Hesse
Wolfgang Pauli
Otto Stern
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
Hendrik Dam
Rockefeller Institute
Uncle Ray’s
West Africa
AAF
Bes
Winslow
Ariz
Johnny Edwards
Cassino
Edwards
Massachusetts
Crescent
Shopping Guide
Egypt
Tevensons
Selec
Main St
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