Eyewitness Tells of New London School Horror
New London Texas March 19 eyewitness Don Nelson 24 oil field worker describes the moment the London consolidated school exploded killing his mother and many children. He and others rushed to aid victims as classrooms collapsed and dust filled the yard. His brother John survived and recounts scenes of rescue and loss.
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New London
Tex
Don Nelson
London Consolidated School
J. D. Nelson
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Tragedy at New London High School Leaves Hundreds Dead
A massive gas fueled explosion at the New London high school campus kills hundreds of students and injures many as the nine mile away oil field near Henderson contributes to a catastrophic collapse. Rescue crews, nurses, and oil workers race to pull survivors from rubble as the death toll climbs past 399 with bodies stacked and identified amid a crowd of distraught families.
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J. Mahaffey
Selma City
E. J. McGee
Gaston
Joe Davidson
Martha
New London
T. Roy Ainsworth
Houston
United States
W. H. Phillips
R. K. Carll
Henderson
Martha Arms
Barker
Wichita Falls
Red Cross
Shreveport
Little Rock
Ark
East Texas
Test Your Knowledge a Series of Quick Facts
Answer a diurnal motion redistributes celestial bodies daily. The University of Maine at Orono is Maine's flagship state institution. Giovanni Battista Guarini was an Italian poet and dramatist. Tutuila is the main island of American Samoa in the South Pacific. The Tweed Ring scandal occurred in New York City in the 1870s. There is no general legal requirement to publish a pen name, but some jurisdictions require disclosure for certain filings. A saccharometer is an instrument measuring sugar content in liquids. Austin is the capital of Texas. The first United States mint was established in Philadelphia in 1792. The state with the smallest population is Wyoming. Dr Alexander, Dentist. Ph. 506-! Adv.
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Orono
Maine
Giovanni Battista Guarini
Tutuila
Texas
United States Mint
State House Passes School Aid Measure Amid Bill Reforms
The house advanced a school aid bill and discussed a suite of reforms. A senate bill would create a state bureau of investigation under the attorney general with a $50,000 appropriation. New house measures include royalties for river-bed sand and gravel taken in public construction. Pay raises for several state officials were proposed, effective April 1. A court case in Clay County reported probation for two Republican officials after a vote fraud trial. Narcissa Johnson was convicted of manslaughter in Wyandotte County for the fatal shooting of her husband, B Fred Johnson.
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House
Senate
State Board For Agriculture
State Bureau of Investigation
Carter
R.ellaworth
Warren
D.hourbon
State Affairs Committee
Terms in vote fraud court sentences in Kansas City
Judge Albert L Reeves imposed sentences from three months to three years in reformatories or jails on six men and women convicted in a third Kansas City vote fraud conspiracy case. Notable names include Gilbert Stevens James Maxey John T Tattle Forest Holman Joseph Heady and Mrs Allee Procacht with varied terms and probation for two defendants.
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Ruth Hogendorn
Lena T. Green
Hogendorn
Green
Reeves
Hobby
Kansas City
Froeschl
12Th Ward
Mar
Albert L. Reeves
Gilbert Stevens
Egptlaln
el Steno
Okla
John T.tattle
Leavenworth Penitentials
Kansas City Women End 3 Day Sit Down Strike
Approximately 40 women ended a three day sit down strike blocking the front entrance of a building housing three garment manufacturing firms in Kansas City. Miss Maye Tobin, manager of the ILGWU local, ordered the end but said picketing would continue as officials claim over 90 percent of workers remain on the job.
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Kansas City
Mar
Maye Tobin
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Deaths and Funerals for John J. Jones in Kilgore Texas
John J. Jones aged 30 died in a motor car accident March 17 at Kilgore Texas. Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs W C Jones and five children, five brothers Cliff, Henry E, Charles A, Albert L, Robert L and three sisters Estella Marie, Batty Lou, Alice. Construction superintendent with H P Ross Construction Co at Kilgore the past six years. Services to be held at 8 pm. from Oakdale Church in Topeka. Born in Topeka.
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John J. Jones Ward
W. C. Jones
New York Street
John J. Jones
Kilgore
Texas
Jones
H. P. Ross. Construction Company
Kilcore
Topeka
Fom
Oakea
Cliffo
Henry E, Jones
Charles A, Jones
Albert L. Jones
Grand Junction
Gero
Robert L. Jones
Hiltore
Estella Marie Jones
Batty Lou Tone
Mia
Alice Clark
At. Uchison
Kan
Charltons and Doerr Undergo Medical Procedures
Hobert S Charlton a KU student from University Heights Lawrence underwent an appendectomy this morning at Watkins Memorial hospital and is reported in satisfactory condition by Dr RI Canutegon Lester Doerr of McCracken Kan also had a tonsillectomy at the student hospital this morning.
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Robert S. Charlton
University Heights
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Watkins Memorial Hospital
RI. Canutegon
Lester Doerr
McCracken
Kan
Wrist watch theft reported at University gym dressing rooms
Lawrence Bauman, city milk sanitarium official, told police this morning his wrist watch and clothing were stolen from the dressing rooms of Robinson Gym at the University while he officiated intramural wrestling matches. The senate has passed a bill authorizing Douglas County to issue bonds for Lone Star Lake land and materials if local funds fall short before January 1. The Jake association hopes to raise several thousand dollars without bonding. the provision for the issue is only in case of shortfall.
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Leon Bauman
City Milk
Robinson Gymnasium
Bauman
Senate
Douglas County
Lone Star Lake
Jake Association
Sunrise service to be broadcast from Grand canyon area
NBC will broadcast the Grand canyon sunrise Easter service 7 a m central time on March 28 with the Flagsan choir providing music. Ruth Ardrey, daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Ellis, now Mrs Eldon Ardrey, reports the service will reach the Kansas sector through WDAF. Lawrence and area residents plan to attend or hear the program as in prior years.
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Ae Grand Nyon
Flagstaff
Avis
NBC National
W. GC. Ellis
Ruth
Eldon Ardrey
Ardrey
Esa Ege
Flagsan & Cappe
WDAF
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Thomas
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State Board of Education
Clay County
Dal
Consolidated School School
Associated Press
Hobert S. Charlton
Nesses
Ohio Streets
Harvey Jetmore
Springs
Calif
San Francisco
Ronald, Jr
Jetmore
Lawrence Municipal
Kansas
Department of Commerce Airway Bulletin
Wichita
Louisa Cooke
Don Carlos
Weaver's
Virginia May
T. G. Fitch
Hosford and
Arne
Mane
Chesterfield
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