Breathless memories of Cleveland gas blast 1944
Survivors recall the East Ohio Gas Co. explosion on Oct. 20 1944 that killed 131 people and left a Slovenian neighborhood a burned ruin. Krivachc, Strazar, and Turi recount the blaze, identification woes, and flood of aid and settlements totaling over 3.5 million dollars for property and employee families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Edward Krivach
East 61St Street
East Ohio Gas Co
Anne Strazar
Louis Turi
East Ohio
Krivachc
Willson Junior High
St. Clair Avenue
Strazar
Father Cimperman
Ohio
Treasury Department
Wickliffe
Ohio Military Reserve
Ohio National Guard
Graphite Bronze Co
East Ohio Gas
Head of state board placed on leave
The executive director of the Counselor Social Worker and Marriage Family Therapist Board, Beth Farnsworth, was placed on paid leave after she refused the board’s request to resign. Gov. Taft’s office had urged resignation, with a report expected criticizing Farnsworth for office mismanagement. Board President Rose Quinon es DelValle said the leave was agreed upon and a meeting was set for Thursday.
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Columbus
Marriage & Family Therapist Board
Beth Farnsworth
Joe Andrews
Bob Taft
Taft
Andrews
The
Cleveland) Plain Dealer
Farnsworth
Tom Charles
the Plain Dealer
Board
Rose Quinones-DelValle
Guns Found At Admiral King High Prompt Juvenile Delinquency Charges
Police arrested two 14 and 15 year old Admiral King High School students after a four hour search prompted by a tip led to a loaded .22 Derringer found in a third student's locker. The gun held one live round and one spent shell. The pair faced charges of concealed weapon in a school zone possession of a deadly weapon in a school area and inducing panic and were held in a detention center.
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Lorain
Admiral King High School
Jim Rohner
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Fisher Auto Body
No. 2 Works
East 61St
62Nd Streets
No. 4
John Adams High School
Krivach
Euclid
Red Cross
Frank Likovic
Krivacic
Likovic
Cuyahoga County
Associated Press
David S. Andersen
Steve Mraz
Ann
Bainbridge Township
Mraz
Richard West
Debtfreeohio
Middletown Journal
Dayton Mall
MiddletownJournal.com
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
S&h
Louis XIV
France
Middletownjournal
Readervalues
National Distribution Center
Central Drive
Virginia Beach
Waaman
Hope
Chartered
Ovisa
National Stribution Center
Suite 104
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