$114 Million Fire Sweeps Philadelphia Box Plant
A large fire destroyed the Connelly Co. container plant in Southwest Philadelphia early today. Officials cite definite possibility of arson as investigators probe the blaze near oil tanks, with 33 fire companies and two coast guard tugs assisting. Owner John F. Connelly said a wildcat strike followed a worker’s dismissal, adding tension to the incident.
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Philadelphia
John F. Connelly
Connelly Cotainer Co
Connelly
Paul B. Hartenstine
Coast Guard
Turkish Sclons Undo Ataturk Language Reforms in Parliament
Istanbul report says Turkey's parliament votes to revert wording to the 1924 constitution undoing Kemal Ataturk era reforms. It notes that language substitutions replacing foreign origin words were reversed, risking mismatches in official bureaus, forms, and letterheads.
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Turkey
Kemal Ataturk
Ataturk
Democratic Party
Vienna outdoor ice revue musicians sit on heated seats
Vienna musicians performing in an outdoor ice revue endure cold weather. They sit on electrically heated seats while warm air is blown toward them to keep hands and lips from freezing and instruments from going flat.
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Vienna
Long list of family news and local deaths
Funeral services and burial were in Kansas City Monday after noon. The death of Mary Elizabeth Scott 79 is noted with services held here Tuesday led by Rev. Elmer Suderman. Births, visits and illnesses are listed for many local residents including the Lindens, Molls, Lappes and Hartmans with several relatives traveling from distant cities.
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Kansas City
Ralph Bowling
Fort Sill
Okla
Pvt
Charles Breummer
Shirley Breummer
Breummer
Ernest Smith
S.0.w
A. H. Cobb
Nannie ,Waring
Fern Collins
St. Mary's Hospital
Kanansi
Ross
Michael Eugene
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Meinke and Meinke
Mary Elizabeth Scott
James Ellis
Reece Hospital
Gardner
Elmer F. Suderman
Arthur Gabriel
Guy V. Longstreth
Wyatt Scott
Robert Linden
Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Lydian Fleming
H.C. Linden
Willow Springs
H.D.A
Memorial Hall
Dorothy Nally
W. H. Cunningham
Calif
John Lappe
Wichita
Eas City
Chicago
Lappes
Fred Scoville
St. Luke's Hospital
Paul Amos
Paul Earnheart
New linings boost aircraft brakes to extreme heat
Bendix announces a fireproof, fired clay compound for brake linings that can withstand temperatures over 2000 F. Earlier linings resisted 1800 F and failed under high-speed, high-heat conditions. tests on fighters and bombers show dramatic stops, with potential for commercial aircraft use.
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New York
An Aircraft Company
Bendix
Chlorophyll in Suits New York Secret Cleaner Agent
Chlorophyll has become a secret agent of dry cleaners to provide an anti odor finish for suits. A special form is fused into fabric during steaming and pressing. A British firm ships 500 pounds weekly by air to the United States for this process. Additionally, estimates place ocean salinity at 414 million cubic miles.
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New York
British Information Service
United States
Eprint
Retired Goshen Librarian Ella Pope Aids Local Animals
Miss Ella H Pope longtime Niantic school librarian has retired to Goshen Connecticut where she cares for homeless and discarded animals. She previously found homes for 73 dogs and cats and ran a library workshop that acted as a pet exchange.
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Goshen
Niantic
Deceased Doane Family Resident Remembered in De Soto
Louise Doane former De Soto resident died January 16 at a nephew home in Chillicothe Missouri while visiting at age 83. She was the widow of Frank Doane a notable local landowner. The couple had a daughter Miss Helen Doane who aided farm development and home beautification projects before her death years earlier.
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Louise Doane
Chillicothe
Doane
Frank Doane
South Carolina Moon Puzzle Clues Across Vague List
A jumble of crossword style clues references South Carolina towns and terms like Moon, pine timber, Cornish town, and various abbreviations. The fragmentary grid hints at word connections, mappings, and obscure phrases across regions and languages, including several fruits, verbs, and titles.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Old Mexico
Ion
WSCS
Dreyzehner
Alvin Moll
Moll
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Eva Moll
Doris Beers
George Lappe
Pasadena
Big Springs
Cpl
Leland Hartman
Shreveport
Fred Hartman
Columbus
Ernest
Wulfkahie
John Inloea
Bruce
C. A. Bidinger
Arnold L. Neilett
California
Okinawa
Irs
Neil
Mim Raymond E
Gus Hartman
Charlies Wilson
Sem Brook
Glen Mesenheimer
Wesley Wulfkuble
Noell
Karen
Ami
George Moss
Highland Park
Lee
Desoto
Ween
Phoots
Congress
Elmer Wamey
Allentown
Tokeig
Pt. OF
Copr
MLA
Bervien
Wllost
Americus
Vespucci
A. Thin
Tapi
Madame Lulu
Eve
America
Mr, “Tracy
Ikimp, Lezge Oe
Doc
Surespike
Kelly
South Carolina Moon
Carolina
Solid South
Harden
Dirk
Compass Point South
Father Carolina
Mindanao
Benda
Rt Fa
Vermont
Tabrie
Hess
Andre
Tin
Eearre
Spike
Odin
Ape
Sor J. Rogue Pas
Jones Twins
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