Abingdon Masonic Hall Floor Collapse Kills None
An Ottumwa AP report describes the Abingdon Masonic Hall collapse on Monday night as the second floor gave way sending men and furniture including a red hot coal stove and a heavy piano into a trench. Sixteen Masons attended. sixteen men were treated with three seriously hurt while others recovered.
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Iowa
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Faitumwa
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Lodge
Leedom
Seedom
Taedom
Bill Amor
Freedom
Amos
Freezing Storm Dumps Snow Across Northeast With Toll
The northeast endures its worst snowstorm in five years with up to a foot of snow in places and at least 60 deaths from accidents and heart failures. Sleet reached as far as North Carolina while heavy drifts and treacherous ice crippled traffic. The Weather Bureau warned of another cold spell as the storm moved northeast along the New England coast.
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Canada
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Georgia
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Washington, D.C
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Pennsylvania
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
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Boston
Philadelphia
Avalanches Kill or Leave Missing Over 100 in Austria
A massive avalanche disaster in Vorarlberg Austria left more than 100 dead or missing as heavy snowslides cut communication and isolated villages across the region. Police warned the toll could rise for days as residents feared drowned victims and whole towns were buried in snow.
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Bregenz
Europe
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Vorarlberg
Blows
Walser
Lutzbach
Voralberg
Buepope
Austrian
Tyrol
Bavarian Alps
Italy
Switzerland
First A-Test Chief Dies in Hospital
Admiral William H. P. Blandy, 63, former head of atomic tests at sea, died at St. Albans Naval Hospital after a stroke. He had been in critical condition since Sunday.
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New York
William, H. P. Blandy
St. Albans Naval Hospital
Why Grow Old Eight-Week Marathon Promotes Youth
Long Beach women are urged to join Josephine Lowman Eight-Week Marathon to regain youthfulness through daily exercises and dieting. The program, featured in Lowman’s column Why Grow Old on Page B-5, emphasizes gradual progress over two weeks to ease into the final six weeks.
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Long Beach
Josephine Lowman
Miss Lowman
Rons
Press-Telegram
Misa Lowman
Talks on Korean peace resume liaison talks Thursday
U N Command to meet Communist liaison officers Thursday to discuss resumption of preliminary political talks and setting a date for a Korean peace conference. Kenneth Young stated a liaison from the Chinese side will attend Panmunjom to discuss conditions and date for resumption, while Henry Suydam cautioned no conditions are set beyond restarting discussions.
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Seoul
U. N
United States
Ant Suydam
Syngyan Rhee
Panmunjom
Young
Red
Washington
State Department
Actress Suzan Ball Loses Leg in Cancer Battle
Hollywood reports actress Suzan Ball underwent leg amputation after a yearlong cancer fight. The operation was performed at Temple Hospital by Dr Hy Engleman. Actor Richard Long, her fiancé, was present and they plan marriage when she recovers. Ball rose at Universal and starred in Host at Sumatra after a knee injury during rehearsals.
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Hy Engleman
Temple Hospital
Richard Long
Siss Ball
Buffalo
Universall International Studio
Sumatra
Half an Inch of Rain Falls in Long Beach
A brief electrical storm struck Long Beach with hail lightning and thunder at 11 45 a m today. The storm caused flickering lights and stopped electric clocks across the area. Rainfall totals rose to over half an inch by noon boosting the season total to 1 87 inches as heavy showers moved through Orange and Los Angeles counties. Snow was reported at higher elevations and thunderstorms were forecast in the mountains.
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Hwyatt Hawthorne
Huntington Beach
Costa Mesa
Orange County
Los Aneles County
California
Southland
Keith Klinger
M Bustard
Lightning Strikes Los Angeles City Hall in Storm
Los Angeles City Hall, the county’s tallest building, was struck by lightning during a severe storm. Witnesses reported masonry chunks dropping to the street as a tremor of grit and a heavy roar shook the area. no injuries were immediately reported. Guard Harry Sydenstricker described the blast as a near knockdown experience from the City Hall Art Gallery.
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Los Angeles
Quatory City Hall
Harry, Sydenstricker
City Hall Art Gallery
Weather Update Partly Cloudy With Showers Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy conditions prevail with occasional showers expected through Wednesday. Cooler temperatures continue with a persistent cool spell likely to keep highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and overnight lows dipping into the 50s.
Isolated Long Beach hailstorm shocks local residents
A bucketful hailstorm confined to the 2600 block of 14th and nearby Spaulding and 15th streets stunned Long Beach residents. Eyewitnesses described hail as heavy as snow with cars and roofs affected, while the U S Weather Bureau cited a thunderstorm with unstable air as the cause. The last general hail event nearby occurred in July 1953.
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Long Beach
Matthew Leeman
Spaulding St
Ta Tange
Spaulding
15Th Sts
Mary Ellen Ritchie
Jock Benet
15Th St
U. S
Where to Find It Summary Item List
A compact index lists sections and page real estate for the newspaper like Baach Combing Bridge Classified Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Table Species stage Theaters Tides Temperatures Women Your World with noted pages for each.
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Boyla
Harbor Pilots Swept to Death in Wild Sea
In a Boston Harbor snowstorm a veteran pilot Captain William H. Lewis II perished at the tanker Kennebago as he tried to guide it in. Apprentice Ernest W. Grundy and Captain Llewellyn W. McMillan also died in the perilous effort. A third pilot was lost with constants of a rescue. Lewis leaves a widow, Marjorie, and two children, William and Sally Ann.
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Boston Harbor
William H. Lewis II
Ernest W. Grundy
Lewis
Kennebago
Lewis and
Grundy
John P. Cushman
Llewellyn W. McMilan
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William H. HT
Sally Ann
PARTNERS Take Turns Serving Tax Prison Terms
Two business partners convicted of income tax evasion will serve prison terms in rotation under Judge Roy W. Harper’s ruling. Hyman Fendlem an, president of Smart Handbag Co. and Nathan Wittner, treasurer, each sentenced to a year in prison and fined $2500. Wittner begins January 25 and with good behavior should be back in St Louis by July 28 when Fendleman starts his sentence.
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Roy W. Harper
Hyman Fendieman
Smart Handbag Co
Nathan Wittner
Ageney
Wittner
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