Fire Alarm Plates On Sale January At Heninger Building
Fire alarm notices announce 1947 auto license plates go on sale January 2 at the internal revenue offices in the Heninger building. Plates cost $5, the lowest in the country, with natural aluminum tags bearing a black Louisiana pelican. A fire blamed on carelessness with firecrackers damaged Frenchies Cafe at 108 North Second Street at 2 21 a m Wednesday. Down payments for farms in the United States averaged 42 percent in 1945, down from 40 percent in 1944 and 38 percent in 1943.
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Internal Revenue Offices
Heninger Building
North Second Street
United States
Christmas Lights Fading For Girl
Six month old Georganna Smith of Philadelphia faces possible blindness from congenital cataracts. Doctors at Wills Eye Hospital warn operations may come only in two years, leaving future Christmases with limited sight and a doll that cries “Mama” in the dark.
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Philadelphia
Georganna Smith
Wills Eye Hospital
Georganna
Courthouse Plates Sale Planned Through Week
Arrangements authorize plate purchases at courthouses in the Fifth district under Monroe’s office starting at Christmas and continuing through the rest of the week.
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Fifth District
Monroe
Macon Fire Alarm Foils Hotel Blaze After War Era Landmark Fire
Lt Robert Smithy and wife Irene escaped the six story Macon hotel fire as guests fled in nightwear aided by firemen. Miss Marjorie Bishop kept watch at the switchboard alerting rooms while police reported minor injuries and no hospitalizations. The incident prompted a push for stricter fire safety codes including sprinklers and protected stairways.
Escape aided by premarked routes in Lanier Hotel fire
Mrs Irene Smithy wife of Lt Robert L Smithy credited advance briefing on elevator and stairway routes with guiding them to safety during a Lanier Hotel fire in Macon Georgia. The couple had registered on the third floor and alerted others as flames gutted the six story right wing.
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Atlanta
Winecoff Hotel
Macon
Robert L. Smithy
Associated Press
Robbins Army Air Field
Irene Smithy
Smithy
Marjorie Bishop
Lanier
Winecoff
Leaksville
N. C
India
China
Here
Memphis
Tenn
Reidsville
Taft Says He Will Decide on Presidential Candidacy After Congress Adjourns
Taft remarks that he will not commit to a presidential bid until Congress completes its reconversion program and adjourns. The 1947 session must end by July with an unofficial July 1 deadline raised by leaders. Bricker reportedly plans to step aside for Taft to serve six years in the Senate, per Columbus sources.
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Taft
Congress
Columbus
Bricker
U. S. Senate
Bricker Taft Rivalry Echoes in Long Senate Battle
The excerpt recalls political alignments with Bricker and Taft, noting how personal ties and party strategy shaped decisions around campaigns for governor and president. It mentions Willkie’s 1940 nomination and Bricker’s 1944 pairing with Governor Dewey in a bid to block Roosevelt’s fourth term.
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State Utilities Commission
Bricker
Taft
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walter Black Active in Community and Legion
Walter Black established his present business and was active in the American Legion. He served on the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce until recently and belonged to other organizations. He married Mary Wright in 1926. survived by a daughter Frances and mother Margaret Black. Mulhearn Funeral Home to handle arrangements.
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American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Wright
Pine Bluff
Ark
Frances Black
Margaret Black
San Antonio
Tex
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Los Angeles Leads Christmas Traffic Toll in Nation
The AP reports 67 people nationwide died in traffic accidents over Christmas, with Los Angeles recording 25 fatalities. California topped the states with 31 deaths, amid wet roads and alcohol-related factors. The National Safety Council warned more deaths could occur unless drivers and pedestrians act safely.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
California
F. E. Thomas
Indiana
National Safety Council
West Virginia
Colorado
Georgia
Kansas
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Funeral for Mrs. Della P Thompson Held in Grayson
The 75 year old widow of Sam B Thompson died at her daughter's home in Grayson. Funeral services were conducted at Bethel Church near Clarks on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Interment followed in Bethel Church Cemetery. She is survived by two sons Sam S Thompson and Archie Thompson of Monroe, two daughters Mrs Callie McCain of Monroe and Mrs Dorothea Grant of Holum Louisiana, 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren, and brother Tom L Terry of Searcy Ark. Pallbearers were Edward Braddock A R Grant Jr A H Andersen W G Mangham B H Grant and P G McCain.
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Della P. Thompson
Sam B. Thompson
Grayson
Bethel Church
Clarks
Hall Funeral
Sam S. Thompson
Archie Thompson
Monroe
Callie McCain
Dorothea Grant
Holum
Fire destroys Pen and Pencil Club in two alarm blaze
A two alarm fire gutted the first floor of the Pen and Pencil Club the nation’s oldest newspapermen’s club in Philadelphia early today. The second floor received damage but no injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation with no damage estimate yet.
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News Club
Philadelphia
Pen and Pencil Club
Woman with Yule Toys Is Killed
Ruth Sutton, 34, was struck and killed by an automobile while crossing a highway north of Seattle with Christmas toys for her three children. Edward Sutton, 37, suffered more injuries in the incident as they were shopping for Harold 17 Richard 14 and Shirley 4.
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Seattle
Ruth Sutton
Edward
Harold
Richard
Shirley
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