Texas City Explosions Kill and Injure Thousands in Disaster
Reports from Texas City describe three new explosions in the port city, with death toll estimates ranging from 650 to over 4,200 and about 3,000 injured. Fire risk looms as High Flyer nitrate ship explodes, spreading smoke and fear of further blasts. Military and police support, Red Cross relief, and mass evacuations continue as residents seek shelter near Beaumont and Port Arthur.
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J. Hi Hill
Trahan
Baytown
Humble Oil Company
Shell
L. D. Romine
Red Cross
Texas
Cress
Grandcamp Explosion Shatters Texas City Port Area
Fire aboard the Grandcamp triggered a chain of explosions wrecking Monsanto and Stone Oil plants. Widespread damage spread to Galveston and distant towns while residents rushed to safety amid collapsing buildings and smoke columns. Casualties feared high as fires raged and responders fought to control the scene.
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Grandcamp
Pier Two
W H. Waring
Texas City Terminal Railway Company
Grandvamp
Waring
Monsanto Chemical Company
Stone Oil Company
Philip Flores
Monsanto
Wallsand
J. K. Poage
KTRH
Galveston
Palestine
Texas
Port Arthur
Grange
Texas City
Houston Chronicle
Bay
New Ship Blasts Bring Sorrow to Dock Area
The article recounts a disaster at the dock where rescue workers and nurses treated dozens of injured men. Harold Keith, a Goose Creek rescue worker, had a leg severed, while nurse Mrs. Clay Martin tended the wounded despite injuries. Embalmers worked soon after the blasts in a downtown garage, and the dead were laid out in a high school gym, numbered and packed in army blankets.
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Raup Camera Center
Washington County Health Department
Mae Cole Senger
Health Department
Edward Stafford
Elizabeth Ehlers
Edward Richardson, Jr
Harold Keith
Goose Creek
Texas
Keith
Clay Martin
Houston
Coal exports set record in March shipments
Washington reports March coal shipments reached 2,767,130 tons, the largest monthly total since the export program began August 1, 1945, marking the strongest overseas coal flow yet.
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MUGH
Washington
Solid Fuels Administration
Approve Start Of School Plans For City’s Expansion
Board members debated site options for new schools as Eldridge and Burhans argued for accessible, central locations near the city center with a large stadium and east-side growth in mind. A compromise delayed the decision about four months while a 30 acre tract east of Hagerstown between the Dual Highway and Chewsville Pike was considered. Construction will proceed one major project at a time as Superintendent Willis noted windows delivery on Washington Street School will clear soon. Firemen’s group sets a Smithsburg meeting for Friday night with full attendance urged.
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Eldridge
Burhans
Burhang
Board of Education
Antietam Street
Joseph Hoffman
Hagerstown
Chewaville Pike
Benjamin Willis
Willis
Washington Street
North Street
Washington School
Stickers Warn Of Steel Strike
The article notes a possible steel strike as of two days of negotiation, with Iron Age predicting a 50-30 chance. Negotiations between company and union have produced little, as steelworkers list 14 demands including higher wages, annual wage guarantees, weekend and holiday premiums, broader rotation benefits, union shop, and seniority rights.
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Iron Age
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Herbert Whitmore
Galveston County
Wolner J. Shawn
Houston Police Department
Fler Yester
Méanto Chemical Company
Beaumoi
Orange
Louisiana State Line
W. L. Ladish
Ladish
Chemical Company
Symnasium
John’s Medicire
Caskey
Caskey Baking Co
Meyers Bros
Washington St
W.M
Aber
Tre Whistler
CBS
Public Square
L & B Hat Shop
Hudy
Rexall Primey
N. Jonathan
Millys
Danzer Metal Works Company
North Prospect St
Shad Roe
EELL
Steinhorst
Great North Eastern
Martin Feed & Implements
Penna. Ave
Hagerstown, Md
William
Penn i
Rerca Dea
William Penn
Dotham & Werts Limited
Porta, Ittents
Martin Storage Co
Red Bass
Black
Roe
Split
Haddock
Shipp’s Sea Food
Summit Ave
Washington County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Smithsburg
Rudy
N. JonAthan St
Biose Vetae
American Cancer Society, Inc
West
Jack H. Beachley
Thomas W. Pangborn
J. J. Newberry
Shoe Repair Dept
FBI
Sat
Acousticon Group
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