Tornadoes and Disasters: Deadly Air and Train Accidents Across 1940s Timeline
A chronological list of catastrophic events including tornadoes, airliner crashes, mine explosions, and fires across the United States. Incidents span from January through June, with fatalities ranging from single-digit to dozens and numerous injuries and disappearances. Notable entries cover northeast Texas, Oklahoma City hangar blaze, Cheshire Connecticut airliner, and Naperville train wreck.
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Texas
Welch
Cheshire
Conn
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Okla
Elk Mountain
Wyoming
Sports Year in Review Highlights Major Wins and Disasters
The record cites Stanley Cup triumphs, Derby results, and boxing titles alongside mass casualties and disasters. It notes Iraqy events such as the Indianapolis speed race won by George Robson and Babe Ruth era notes, with fires, crashes, and fatalities across the year.
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American Bowling Congress
Joe Wilman
George Robson
President signs 160 million dollar vet housing bill
Summary of policy actions includes limits on fresh citrus to curb price surges, creation of a national intelligence authority, and various federal staffing and land-use decisions. Leaders like Harold Ickes and Julius Krug feature in cabinet changes and policy shifts.
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National Intelligence Authority
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
U. S
Julius A. Krug
WPB
Congress
Iran
U. N. Security Council
Russia
France
Felix Gouin
Postwar headlines sweep as Republicans gain control nationwide
A year of upheaval shows Republicans capturing the House and Senate, ending Democratic machine strength in major cities. Across states, local offices swing conservative, while policy shifts target expansive federal controls, tax cuts, and new labor rules as 1946 begins.
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House
Senate
United States
U. N. Assembly
Army
Navy
Boss Ono
Notable 1944 Headlines and Events Across US News
Summary of selected items: William Heirens sentenced to three life terms for a triple murder in Chicago including Suzanne Degnan. Geraldine Farrar marries Stuart Scheftel. church canons liberalized on remarriage of divorced persons. Coast Guard seizes a gambling ship near Long Beach to evade laws. Philadelphia race riots injure many after a killing. Jennifer Holt weds Billy Blakewell. Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves wins safety award. new malaria drug pentaquine revealed. Chicago cattle prices hit record highs. September agricultural employment at 40 million. jewel theft from Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Ascot. Sinatra and wife reconciled. Artie Shaw marries Kathleen Winsor Herwig in Mexico. Mergenthaler Linotype cashier William Nickel arrested for embezzling $900,000. cotton prices fall. cyclotron completed at University of California. new operativ e technique to aid blue babies. soap prices rise. GM price increases. snow from dry ice pellets. new brain disorder linked to sound waves. Robert Scott broadcasts atheistic views. NYC license threats over The Outlaw. Ohio Supreme Court on landlords banning children. Army rocket plane tested at 550 mph with goal 1700 mph.
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William Heirens
Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Geraldine Farrar
Stuart Scheftel
Protestant Episcopal Church House of Deputies
Coast Guard
Long Beach
Calif
Philadelphia
Jennifer Holt
Billy Blakewell
Leslie Groves
National Safety Council
Labor Bureau
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Ascot
England
Frank Sinatra
Artie Shaw
Kathleen Winsor Herwig
Amber
Mexico
Mergenthaler Linotype Co
William Nickel
Miami
Fla
Brooklyn
U. of California
General Motors
Robert Scott
San Francisco
New York City
Notable Deaths of Famous Americans Across Professions
The list records numerous prominent figures aged 50 to 90 who died, including George J. Summerville, Harry Hopkins, Edward Oppenheim, Adm. Leigh, George Arliss, Theodore Wilkinson, John Cardinal Glennon, Howard Vickery, William MacDonald, Martin Davey, Noah Beery, Alvin Donahey, Harlan Stone, Booth Tarkington, John Erickson, Carter Glass, John Bankhead, Edward Bowes, Charles Butterworth, William Hart, Howard Russell, Sidney Hillman, Arthur Gould, Gertrude Stein, Edward Bradley, Channing Pollack, Hurry Yost, John Ragland, James McReynolds, Ida Eisenhower, Miles Poindexter, Barney Oldfield, Gifford Pinchot, Vinegar Joe Stilwell, Phillips Goldsborough, Thomas Bailey, Jimmy Walker, Donald Meek, Edgar Pew, Damon Runyon, alter Johnson. The compilation spans politicians, judges, entertainers, military leaders, writers, and other public figures.
World events mix with new year reflections and old treaties
A mosaic of postwar actions spans Greek and Iranian tensions, Manchuria flares, and UN diplomacy. Russian moves, Greek civil strife, and Japan’s postwar trials shape a volatile scene as nations seek peace, enforcement, and relief while a church study anchors readers in John 1.
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U. S State Department
Iran
Manchuria
Marshall
International Monetary Conference
Savannah
World Bank and Fund
Gromyko
U. N
Tiff
UNRRA
China
U. N. Security Council
Spain
Franco
Atomic Energy Commission
Baruch
U.S
Russia
Hungary
Greece
George NI
U. S
Stalin
Britain
Italy
Romania
Hungaria
Bulgaria
Finland
Semiautonomous
Azerbaijan
Turkey
United Nations Assembly
New York
Top Ten News Stories of 1946 Highlights
A year in review lists major events from 1946 including Republican gains in state and congressional elections. Notable items cover the Nuremberg sentence, Wallace resignation pressure, Paris peace talks, OPA legal fate, Bikini atoll tests, Yugoslav demands over a pilot death, a nationwide rail strike, UN atom group remarks, and the Suzanne Degnan kidnapping case.
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Nation’s Weekly
Wallace
Paris
Navy
Bikini
U.S
Yugoslavia
Truman
Laws
Lesson Subjects and Scriptures for January 5
Lesson texts selected by the International Council of Religious Education and used with permission. The material outlines the scripture passages and topics for the January 5 study session.
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International Council] of Religious Education
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Slim) Summerville
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Barney) Oldfield
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Vinegar Joe) Stilwell
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Jimmy) Walker
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