1945 Wacky Mishaps Roundup by National Safety Council
A round up of curious accidents from 1945 shows diverse misadventures across the United States. Highlights include Mr. Stanley J. Bonner shot by a duck in Houston, a baby head blow in a Lynchburg car ride, and a Los Angeles wall collapse from falling brick. Other incidents cover a gas station fire, a doorframe injury in Hollywood, and a wind storm in Australia affecting a deliveryman’s horse. The list underscores stubborn luck and odd detours of postwar life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bonner
Stanley J. Bonner
Houston
Texas
British loan plan earns cautious congressional approval
Washington debate frames the British loan as a limited rescue with hedged terms. Advocates say it shores up Britain while opponents warn of indefinite commitments and weak repayment prospects. Critics urge alternative settlements in kind or territorial trade to secure U.S. interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Joan
Britain
State Department
Limited
Vicks
Vicks Meat
VapoRus
Doan
Oscillating Red Lights Warn Trains on Streamliners
The Chicago and North Western Railway installs automatic oscillating red lights on both ends of trains to signal emergency stops. Developed with Mars Signal Light, the system provides distant, day and night visibility to warn approaching trains. This marks the fourth safety advance in ten years from the two companies, following the 1936 Mars oscillating headlight on the steam powered 400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and North Western Railway System
Mars Signal Light Company of
Chicago
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Ene
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Armers Store
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U. S
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Muse
McKesson & Robbins
RETOM
Borden S Books
Watson Street
Muck
Paul Jones
National Safety Council
Mrs. Comfort
Charles Anderson
Los Angeles
Anderson
Jess Haenel
Dorothy Jensenius
Loop
Axel Soder
Makinen
Minn
Ethel Sheffield
Regina
Saskatchewan
G.I
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Frank Chlan
Baltimore
Utica
N. Y
Dark Harbor
Maine
Columbus Manor
Virginia Triplett
St. Paul
Miss Triplett
Hollywood
Sunset
Carson
Studio
Bette Boren
Marinette
Wis
Jesse Spitzer
Denver
Spitzer
Mr. Spitzer
Beverly Kay Schwartz
Maywood
Audrey Hudson
James Hearn
Seattle
Clara Wagner
America
North Adelaide
Australia
Mrs. Donaldson
Breen
Cole
Turkey Yard
Hollis Lee Randolph
Topanga
Calif
Randolph
Boston Harbor
Larry Lingle
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Henry Hale
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Hale
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