Chronology of 1947 Major Disasters and Air Crashes
A year by year record of fatal accidents across the United States in 1947. It lists DC-3, DC-4, and other airliner crashes, mining explosions, tornadoes, floods, fires, and ship and train disasters with dates, locations, and death tolls. Includes notable events such as the Texas City harbor explosion and the central Pennsylvania coal mine blast.
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Charleston
S. C
Carmel
N. J
Galax
Nottingham
Alabama
Arkansas
Missouri
Clinton
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Woodward
Okla
Texas City
Tex
Worth
Rura
Philadel Bone
la Guardia Field
New York
Ft. Deposit
U. S
Notable deaths listed of prominent U S figures and leaders
A compiled notice lists numerous prominent deaths including former U S senator from Maryland 5-Ovington E Weller, Rotary founder Paul P Harris, aviation veteran Adm Marc A Mitsch, philanthropist Carrie Chapman Catt, King Christian X, novelist Willa Cather, and Fiorello La Guardia among others with ages ranging from 39 to 90, spanning politicians, judges, generals, and entertainers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovington E. Weller
U. S
Maryland
Charles S. Woolworth
A Tanguay
Andrew J Volstead
Minnesota
Jace Moore
Paul P. Harris
Rotary International
Multiple 1940s sports results and signings across bowls and leagues
A chronological list of results and contracts from 1946 1947 sports headlines including Rose Bowl Illinois over UCLA Sugar Bowl Georgia over North Carolina Cotton Bowl Arkansas and LSU, Orange Bowl Rice over Tennessee, Shrine East West All Stars. Baseball signings include Charles Trippi Hank Greenburg and Joe Louis. Golf boxing swimming and track records noted with dates and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Georgia
North Carolina
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Rice
Tennessee
West All-Stars
East
Charles Trippi
U. of Georgia
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Gil Dodds
Knights of Columbus
Boston
Truman State of the Union Highlights Domestic Foes and Global Stakes
President Truman’s message flags five main problems strikes monopolies housing taxes and agricultural prosperity. Budget totals 374 percent billion dollars. Marshall replaces Byrnes as secretary of state and other high level moves unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
George Marshall
James Byrnes
Prices cut on passenger cars by Ford Motor Co
Ford Motor Co reduces prices on passenger cars by 15 to 50 dollars to halt what officials call an insane spiral of mounting costs and rising prices. The list includes multiple models and price adjustments amid wartime inflation concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
Navy
Pt Ta
Ford Motor Company
World War II Era UN and Politics Chronicle
A dense outline of postwar geopolitics covers UN roles in Trieste and Palestine, German and Italian cabinet shifts, French Indo China truces, Polish elections, Soviet actions in Hungary, and Marshall Plan era relief. It notes de Gasperi forming a non Communist cabinet, British India withdrawal plans, and ongoing Chinese civil war spikes.
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U. N. Security Council
Trieste
Indo-China
Poland
Paul Ramadier
France
U. S
Alcide de Gasperi
Palestine
Germany
Josef Yates
Hea
London
Austria
U. N
Caroline, Marshall
Mariana
Congress
Greece
Hungary
Italy
China
Tetsu Katayama
Russia
de Gasperi
Rio de Janeiro
India
Arab Higher Committee of Palestine
U. N. Commission
Britain
U.N
Elizabeth
Philiountbatten
Top News Events of 1947 Highlight Global Tensions
The year’s top stories include Taft-Hartley labor clashes and the Marshall Plan’s vast aid to Europe. A Texas City tanker blast kills nearly 400, UN politics, Britain's India independence turmoil, Georgia governor race, and widespread telephone strikes dominate. Inflation pins the economy while royal marriage and foreign policy shifts shape postwar aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation’s Weekly
Publishers’ Auxiliary
U. S
Europe
Texas City
Tex
Britain
India
Georgia
M. E. Thompson
Elizabeth
Quiz on history and weather trivia from a scattered prompt
Questions cover ancient shorthand origins around a year, final Civil War shot location, Chinook wind region, frequency of quintuplets, meaning of mounterbank, and the first woman to board the Mayflower voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mounterbank
Answers to a set of historical trivia items
The entry lists six items with brief facts: a date 63 B.C. in item 1, a May 13 1865 event at Palmetto ranch Texas in item 2, a Pacific Northwest location in item 3, a probability of about 1 in 75 million in item 4, an imposter in item 5, and Mary Chilton in item 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
Palmetto Ranch
Texas
Lee
Appomattox
Pacific Northwest
Mary Chilton
Margarine Production Details by State and Oil Sources
Farmers in 44 of 48 states supply nearly all margarine inputs for a yearly output over six hundred million pounds. In 1946 production used 222,830,000 pounds cotton seed oil, 206,718,000 pounds soy bean oil, 13,794,000 pounds peanut oil and 6,589,000 pounds corn oil. The product also contains cultured skim milk, skim milk solids, salt and vitamins produced in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New Hampshire
Nevada
Rhode Island
United States
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Allegheny Mountains
Altoona
Los Angeles
Centralia
Pine Bluff
Ark
Iowa
Ilinois
Ottumwa
Leesburg
Cambridge
Earyse
Grand Forks
Melbourne
Fla
Eastin ‘Creeks
Har- Tenden
Everett
Pittsburgh
Florida
Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Orleans
New York City
Bryce Canyon
Utah
Frencport
Mountain
Alaska
Mt. Spokane
Wash
Pacific
San Diego
Calif
Army
Goose Bay
Labrador
New Braunfels
Memphis
Tenn
Marc A. Mitsch
Cher
Dax Gardener
Edper Toler
Charlie Chan
Harry K Thaw
Stanford White
Oene
Carrie Chapman Catt
Wee Bane
William Grant
Eral Motors Corporation
Henry Ford
Benny Leonard
King Christian X of Denmark
Willa Cather
Martin J. Insull
Samuel
Frederick G. Hopkins
Evans F. Carlson
Carlson
Raiders
William A. Morgan
House of Morgan
Adrienne Ames
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Jim Tully
Joseph J. Mansfield
House
Martha E. Truman
President Man
Gipsy R. Smith
Theodore G. Bilbo
Fiorello H. la Guardia
New York State
UNRRA
Arthur Hyde
Agriculture
Missour
Earl Snell
Oregon
John G. Winant
England
James J. Davis
Labor
Nicholas M. Butler
Columbia U
Joseph T. Ryerson
Steel
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Atlanta
Hank Greenburg
Pittsburgh Pirates
Gus Lesnevich
Billy Fox
Martin Ortiz
Harold Dade
Willie Hoppe
Ted Edwards
William Lingelbach
Joseph Verdeur
Kentucky
Chicago
Happy Chandler
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Joe Baski
Bruce Woodcock
Burton Shotton
Texas U
Des Moines
Penn
Philadelphia
Japan
Jet Pilot
Phlanx
Seattle
San Plunge Club
San Francisco
Curtis
St. Andrews
Scotland
Mauri Rose
Indianapolis
Honeymoon
Hollywood Park
Lloyd Marshall
Cleveland
Lew Worsham
Harvard
Dente
Yale
New London
Conn
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Cincinnati
U of Illinois
Salt Lake City
Betty Jameson
Greensboro
N. C
Rocky Graziano
Tony Zale
Dolphin
Caralia
Tami Mauriel
Bonte
New Or
Ike Williams
Bob Montgomery
Springfield
D. Lee Braun
Dallas
Vandalia
Ohio
Willie Pep
Jack Leslie
Flint
Midliege
Australia
N. Y. Giants
Eastern College All-Stars
Jersey City
Kansas City
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Armed
Belmont Park
N. Y
Ben Hogan
Columbia
Notre Dame
Jake LaMotta
St. Paul Club
American Association
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Ace
Southern California
College of Pacific
Utah State
Bulgaria
Finland
Romania
U S
Canada
Antarctic
President Truman
U. S. Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Georgia Supreme Court
Melvin E. Thompson
CPA
Solid Fuels Administration
Bell System
David Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Jack Durant
Hesse
Commission On Universal
Conness
James Forrestal
National Defense
William Odom
Roslyn
Hughes
Stice Department
Earle C. Clements
Earl Warren
California
Charles Luckman
Citizens Food Committee
Robert E. Hannegan
James A. Donaldson
Conte
Marshall
Edwin Pauley
Army Department
U.S
North American
Snag
Canadian
Yukon
Margaret Truman
Detroit Symphony
O'Dwyer
Reynolds
Thomas Anglinot
Tomes
Ott
Scott
T. D. J. Leech
New Zealand
Montana
Wyoming
Eisenhower
Emmett
Ida
Henry Wallace
Gallup
Dewey
University of California
Department of Agriculture
Presidential Scientific Research Board
Beulah Overell
George
Bud"’ Gollum
Beulah
Hailwood
Newark
Changchun
Philippines
Paris
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Gave
Sumatra
Netherlands East Indies
M. Sacente Gromyko
Frontier Commission
Balkans
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
Pakistan
Transjordania
Eire
Portugal
Ecuador
Col
Carlos Mancheno
Comintern
Charles de Gaulle
RPF
Yugoslavia
Alania
Rome
United Nations
CCA
Vicks VapoRub
VapoRus
EAVAY
Houston
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