Safety efforts cut toll of U S traffic deaths
The National Safety Council reports progress in curbing traffic deaths in the United States. After a peak 23 percent increase in August, deaths rose 13 percent in September and 12 percent in October. Through October 1941, traffic toll totaled 31,620, a 16 percent rise from 1940.
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Associated
Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Council
Roosevelt
Defense
New Supreme Court Sits For First Picture In Judicial Robes
City and state mortality figures show October death increases across urban areas with Memphis leading large cities in 10 month reductions. Milwaukee tops deaths per 100000 in cities over 500000, while several mid sized towns report zero deaths in October. Data cover 1940 comparison and varied gains by population class.
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Supreme Court
Memphis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Boston
St. Louis
Providence
Kansas City
Fall River
Mass
Yonkers
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Tulsa
Okla
Cleveland Heights
Manchester
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Wilkes-Barre
Chelsea
Plainfield
N. J
Colorado Springs
County Dog Tag Sale Opens Monday for 1942 Licenses
1942 dog licenses go on sale Monday at the county auditor’s license bureau on the courthouse’s first floor. Prices remain $1 for male and spayed females and $3 for females. Last year’s 1941 sale set a record with 24,500 plates and $31,923 in revenue, funding the county general fund. James Brothers, the county dog warden, said tags will be stamped at purchase to denote sex and deter improper use.
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County Auditor’s
County General Fund
James Brothers
Father and two babies perish in house fire
United Press reports in Grand Forks North Dakota on November 29 that Nelson Klein and his two young children Roberta one year and Ronald three months died in a house fire. Fire destroyed their home and all three occupants perished.
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United Press
Grand Forks
N. D
Nelson Klein
Roberta
Ronald
Mother Escapes as Fire Triggers Coroner’s Investigation
The mother escaped a blaze as the coroner’s office opened an inquiry to determine the fire’s cause. Investigators surveyed the scene and collected evidence to establish whether the incident was accidental or intentional, awaiting lab results and official determinations.
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Coroner's Office
Hunter's Life Saved by Fraction of an Inch
Julius Rigo of Lorain escaped death at Allen hospital after a shotgun blast tore a path across his skull. Doctors said the bullet would likely have been fatal if the shot had been a fraction lower. He was 22 and was holding his own shotgun when companions cleaned rabbits.
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Associated Press
Oberlin
Julius Rigo
Lorain
Allen Hospital
Rigo
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