Inauguration Timing and the Two-President Question
A historical look recalls Sundays and inaugurations, noting nothing in the Constitution fixes a single swearing in for presidents when a Jan 20 falls on a Sunday. It cites Taylor, Wilson, Coolidge, and Eisenhower cases, explaining no one becomes president on a Sunday without a ceremony the next day and the vice president's role, while debunking Atchison’s implied claim as myth.
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Washington
United States
Fisenhower
Woodrow” Wilson
Justice White
Capitol
Zachary Taylor
Taylor
David Rice Atchison
Missouri
Atchison
Senate Pru Dent
Gmerney
Calyn
Coolidge
Eisenhower
Wilson
Swan
Fire Panic Fatal to 10 in Suburban Hall Collapse
Panic and a stampede trapped and trampled attendees as a hall roof collapsed at a Brookly n community center. Father Francis Wills described a terrible nightmare while searchlights illuminated wreckage and ankle deep water hampered rescue efforts. Fire safety officials said the blaze began in a small kitchen area and spread rapidly as patrons fled, with several windows broken in the scramble to escape.
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Obhore
Manies Sjide Deny
Brookly
Francis Wills
St. Toxe
Howard C. Selig
Pegnte
Selig
Ike
Cowl
No Clear Accord Marks U S Political Discourse
A fragment from a 1950s press account captures muddled views on Eisenhower and Stevenson. The text contrasts lofty party rhetoric with earthy personal reflection, mentioning Gettysburg, farm life, and a desire to read amid busy schedules. The passage hints at mixed optimism and concern about the era’s leadership.
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U.S
Tixpe Baisenhower
Seles
Gettysburg
Stevenson
United States
Eisenhower
Infant Dies Lives Again After Revival
An infant boy found on a doorstep in Wasington OA area with a temperature of 73 degrees and no heartbeat was pronounced dead at General Hospital. Artificial respiration and adrenaline revived the child, with temperature rising to 96 degrees in two hours and to 100 by morning. No identification was found.
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Wasitington
General Hospital
Neglected Piles Advertisement From McCleary Clinic
An illustrated 130 page booklet promises education on piles and related conditions such as fistula fissures and rectal abscesses. Sent free by McCleary Clinic and Hospital located in Excelsior Springs Missouri with a request to write for details.
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McCleary Clinic
Fiste Flns Byd
Excelsior Springs 1
Hospital Notes Dismissals List Noted Incomplete
A garbled hospital notes list shows names including Davis Jack, Buber Gly, Nickel Isath, Gap, Alvis Cup, Colgan Sty City, Dennis Ralph, Miracle, Brooks Taevel, Rowland Gis, Layland Davis, and Kebeet Gibson Statton, indicating a discharge log with fragmented entries and unclear affiliations. The text presents as an OCR fragment from a hospital record with partial names and places.
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Sisughiel
Navlta Davis
City Ie
Jack Buber
Gly
Nickel Isath _ id
Gap
Alvis Cup
New Tazewell
Colgan
Sty
City Dennis
Ralph Miracle
Fineville
Levi Brooks
Taevel
Jimmy Lawrence Rowland
Gis
Layland
Davis
City
Lid Kebeet
Gibson Statton
Rose to Fight Deportation in Chicago Amid Controversy
Tokyo-born Rose Toguri, an American citizen by birth, faces government efforts to deport as her parole nears. Her brother and legal allies argue she acted under wartime coercion and seeks to reclaim citizenship. Rose hopes to remain in the United States and live quietly near Chicago after parole.
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Tokyo
Rose
Foyuri
Auto Qarly
Crom Alderson
W.va
Toguri
Mekal
Yasuri
United States
Hes
Seven Killed On State Roads
Seven people died in Kentucky state road crashes over the weekend. Among the deceased were Ray Varava, 27, of Lexington, an ice cream truck driver killed on KY 35 near Davart while attempting to move a stubborn vehicle. In Morehead a wreck killed Miriam Woreph, 4, Pararlise Pa. Thomas Matthews, 52, Quarryville Pa. and Katie Matthews, 34, Quarryville Pa. Clifton Lowery, 31, of Knoxville Tenn, died near Corbin on US 2. Alta Holbrook, 72, Ashland, and Vincent Adeberry, 48, Frankfort, also perished in separate accidents.
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Varava Ray
Lexington
Davart
Perry County
Fey
Pennnsylvania
Vincent Adeberry
Frankfort
Prankori
Virginia Woman Expects Quadruplets
A Richmond housewife, Mrs. Richard Shain, is reported by a physician to expect four to five fetuses. X-rays show four distinct skeletons with a possible fifth forming. Birth is expected in about ten weeks at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital.
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Richmond
Richard Shain
Medical College of Virginia
U S Job Total Off Washington UA Decline in December
The federal revision payroll totaled 2,343,688 in December, down 19,470 from November, according to a nonessential Federal Spending report presented to the Senate House Committee.
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Washington UA
Senate House Committee
Driven Crazy Killer Said in the Backyard Rampage
Paraphrase of a 1930s crime report: PariseePany Troy Hills investigator Bauer, 48, killed six relatives with a shotgun and died by suicide after an alleged family conflict. Victims include wife Alice 35 daughter Elizabeth, son Peter 20 months, mother Anna 84, father-in-law Unique Nuber 26, and mother-in-law Ida 64. Police noted little cash at the scene and funeral services planned for all victims. Local pastor Walton to conduct services Tuesday. Family members speculate the killings were triggered by fear of placing the bedridden mother into a nursing home and the Florida plans.
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D. Bauer
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Bauer
Sat
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Yim
Rien
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D'Orsi
Nuber
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Methodist Church
Barth
H. L. Mencken Dies at 75 in Baltimore Home
Renowned critic H. L. Mencken died Sunday at age 75 from a heart seizure in Baltimore. The celebrated newspaper man and language scholar, famed for his caustic wit as a writer and editor, passed peacefully in his home with his brother August nearby.
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U.S
Schol Is Lost In $500,000 Fire
FRANKLIN Ten UP Fire touched off by lightning destroyed the two story and basement Franklin High School building Sunday. Damages estimated at 500000. School officials were making arrangements to hold classes in churches and possibly in some classrooms of nearby houses. The fire, believed to have started in the auditorium, spread quickly despite heavy rain and the work of two pumpers from the Nashville Fire Department shipped 20 miles to assist the volunteer Franklin department.
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Ten
Franklyn Huigh
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Miss Universe Winner Positively Worldly Celebrity
United Press correspondent notes Hillevi Rombin of Uppsala Sweden Miss Universe 1956 enjoys American food lore from salads to black cows. The 21 year old beauty, 5 foot 7, 129 pounds, blue eyes, blonde hair, bust 36 waist 23 hips 38, speaks English and several languages, once pursued a film career and Olympics hopes.
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Ong
Switzerland
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Miss Rombin
Universal-International Pictures
Genny Godman
Stacy
al Gard
Hallhallare
Tennessee Ernie Ford a Hillbilly Star with Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford rose from Bristol Tennessee to Hollywood by turning his hillbilly chatter into a national hit with Sixteen Tons. The 36 year old singer, radio announcer, and TV presence built a jet-age success story with Gold record sales, radio shows, and a planned tour while remaining rooted in backcountry Tennessee.
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Infant Corp Alvis Cupp son obituary note Tarent
Infant Corp of New Wazewell son of Mr and Mrs Alvis Cupp died Friday. Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 a m at the graveside Robinson Funeral Home New Taze well in charge. Wernard Basil Davis obituary details confirm.
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Free Life Insurance Info By Mail From Old American
A postal offer targets people aged 60 to 80 to apply for a $4.00 life policy covering final expenses. No obligation and no calls. Send a postcard with age to Old American Life Insurance Co. Kansas City to receive information by mail only.
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