Hero Dies In Prison After Morro Castle Rescue Fame
George W. Rogers who stayed at his radio operator post during the Morro Castle fire in 1934 is dead at 61 in state prison. He died of a heart attack while serving a life term for murder after earlier convictions for attempted explosion and related Bayonne killings.
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Trenton
N.J
George W. Rogers
Morro Castle
Rogers
State Prison
New Jersey
Bayonne
William Hummel
Edith
IMHS Roundup: City Commissioner Takeover Delayed Again
Middletown five member city commission and Municipal Judge Rosa Lie Maffett will assume control in early February after a postponement from January 15. Appointments include director of law, police chief, fire chief and city manager. Elks Youth Leadership Contest offers up to 1000 in defense bonds with February 1 deadline and May 1 awards. Engineering scholarships funded by Cincinnati Milling Machine Co Ohio State University UC MIT provide multiple grants for engineering students.
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Middletown High School
Wed
Mike Aronoff
Susan Christy
Lynn Dannet
Pacey Mindlin
Tom Tenforde
Rosalie Maffett
Middlestown
The
Elks National Foundation
Youth Activities Committee of
Elks Lodge
Cincinnati Milling Machine Co
Ohio State University
University of Cincinnati
Massachusetts Institute of Itechnology
MIT
Industry Faces Responsibility In City Growth
Dr. Max Wolff of New York University told Great Lakes States Industrial Development Council delegates that industry must share in solving suburban growth problems like crowded schools and housing shortages. He warned against industry overreaching into municipal control. The council elected James C. Coates of Jackson, Michigan as president with Robert L. Wolf of Canton, Ohio as vice president.
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Columbus
Ohio
Max Wolff
New York University
Department of Community Development
Great Lakes States Industrial Development Council
Wolff
James C. Coates
Jackson, Mich
Robert L. Wolf
Canton
Soldier Loses Race With Death
Army Pvt. Thomas Lang rushed from a Europe bound troopship to a cargo vessel but arrived after his brother Bernard 22 died from injuries when a tree fell during timber cutting near Lowell. Bernard died Thursday morning at Marietta Memorial Hospital.
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Marietta
Ohio
Army
Thomas Lang
Bernard
Lowell
Rt. 1
Raymond
Marietta Memorial Hospital
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Ruby Hancock
Princetown
IMHS
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Frisch’s
N. Germantown Road
Napoleon
Louisiana
United States
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Pontiac
Cushman
Antique
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