Fort Sam Houston Underground Fire Damages 12 Homes
A board of army officers investigated a fire and series of explosions in Fort Sam Houston's underground sewage system. Gas buildup in a drainage ditch likely fed flames, blasting manhole covers and injuring two post personnel while damaging or destroying twelve nearby homes. Total residential damage estimated at 35000 dollars.
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San Antonio
Tex
Army
Fort Sam~ Houston
G. M. Delaney
Fort Sam Houston
Gasolline
M. L. Butler
Army ‘Post
Fort
Delaney
Pvt
Raymond Trenkler
Co. C
Medical Foods Service School
Samson Wilson
U. S Counted On By Nation
Batavia Java UPI reports Prime Minister Amir Sjahriffudin says the Indonesian Republic relies on the United States and the United Nations to ensure a fair plebiscite. He urges the American people to uphold fairness as the plebiscite will determine islands' destiny and tests the UN.
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Batavia
Java
United States
United Nations
Amir Sjahriffudin
Netherlands
Sjahriffudin
Uniteed Nations
Three Die In Freight Train Wreck
Three crewmen were missing and presumed dead after two Grand Trunk Railway freight trains collided at a Battle Creek viaduct. A hot box caused an east bound car to jackknife into the other train and ignite three oil tank cars. Fire units from four townships fought the blaze and rerouted traffic as rescuers struggled to reach trapped men.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Grand Trunk Railway
U. S
Unusual Dual Installation Tops Portneuf Lodge Posts
The man and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Grant, were installed Saturday night as noble grand of Portneuf Lodge No. 20 and Ivy Rebekah No. 23 at the Odd Fellows hall in Qu—m Sag an Yu pean. Walter Hayden and Mrs. Pearl Newkirk also took new vice grand posts. numerous officers were installed by Dale Duncan and Mrs. Charlotte Davis.
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Noble Grand
Eugene Grant
West Whitman St
Noble Grand of the Odd Fellows
Portneuf Lodge
Ivy Rebekah
Portneuf Lodge No
Odd Fellows Hall
Qu m
E W Batton
William Dillon
F. K. Ramey
George L. Andrews
E. W. Batton
Rebekah
Grant
Newkirk
Hazel Hatfield
Florence Powers
Norma Darrah
Viola Bicker
Loraine Lohoff
Grace Johns
Florence MacGravey
Effie Rodeback
Veda Nye
Louise Fraser
Inside Guardian
Myrtle Hudson
Outside Guardian
Neva Sheeley
Ada Gooderham
Victoria Ramey
Charlotte Davis
Irene Hanson
Nellie Orchard
Wilma Hanson
Steena Robbins
Blanche Taylor
Edna Hewson
Katherine Holmes
State Chiefs Eye Safety Drive
Western governors meeting at Sun Valley approve a two point program to reduce the west’s high highway death rate. They will coordinate interstate traffic safety efforts and send selected officers to specialized leadership training. The plan follows a recommendation by Franklin J. Kreml of Northwestern University.
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Sun Valley
Franklin J. Kreml
Chicago
Northwestern University
Traffic Institute
Vail Pittman
Nevada
C. A. Robins
Idaho
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
Sam Ford
Wyoming
Jackpot nickname hits Moultrie slot machine law
In Moultrie Georgia an officer tapped a man on the shoulder and $1.20 in coins spilled from his mouth. Police charged the walking slot machine with having had one drink too many.
Punitive Fight Rages In Palestine
Fifteen people killed and at least 33 wounded as Arab forces clash with Jewish Haganah expeditions between Tel Aviv Jaffa and southeast of Jerusalem. Moshe Perlstein of Brooklyn first Jewish American killed. Anne Straus of Cleveland wounded. Hebron mayor disputes claims of village attacks.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Haganah
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Zacharia
Bet Netif
Deraban
Hebron
Hebron Hills
Moshe Perlstein
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hebrew University
Anne Straus
Cleveland
Hadassah Hospital
Kefar Ezion
Kenny Named PCA Chairman at Second Convention
Robert W. Kenny former California attorney general was elected chairman of the Progressive Citizens of America at its second annual convention. Jo Davidson was reelected honorary chairman. Thomas I. Emerson was chosen secretary and Abraham L. Pomierantz named treasurer.
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Chicao
Robert W. Kenny
California
Progressive Citizens of America
Jo Davidson
New York City
Thomas I. Emerson
Yale University
Office of Price Administration
Abraham L. Pomierantz
U. S
Blaze Fatal to Five in Family
Danville Illinois fire kills five members of the Morrow family. John Morrow 49 and Hazel Morrow 37 died within an hour of each other after flames destroyed their four room frame house. Three of their six children also died. Fire started by an overheated kitchen stove trapping exits as the family slept. The Morrows died at Lake View hospital after being hospitalized.
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Danville
Ill
John Morrow
Hazel
Nebraska Leads West in Hog Production in 1944
Nebraska produced more hogs in 1944 than all 11 western states combined, reflecting a strong agricultural output in the state and highlighting its dominance in pork production during the period.
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Nebraska
Hard Times Good Times At Elks Annual Dance
Elks club members and their ladies enjoyed a Hard Times dance on Saturday night as part of eight seasonal dances. Jack Henderson chaired the event with Johnny Johnson and his orchestra providing the music.
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Elks
Elk’s Club
Jack Henderson
Johnny Johnson
Mysterious elderly couple found in squalor amid wealth
WALWORTH Wis ailing elderly pair known as the mysterious couple were found in a freezing unheated store building with thousands of dollars in cash and bonds hidden in their clothing and home. They preferred poverty year round but winter trips to Florida altered their living pattern. The Warehams both in their 70s were rushed to a hospital after serious conditions. Authorities described their home as filthy with hundreds of bags of feathers hanging from the attic and a kerosene stove used for cooking.
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Walworth
Wis
Florida
Albert Wareham
McCullough
PCA Moves to Align with Wallace Party for 1948 Bid
Chicago delegates at the Progressive Citizens of America convention authorized the national board and state chapters to affiliate or merge with Henry A. Wallace's third party. The move requires two-thirds state board approval and follows strong support for Wallace's presidential bid. The body also endorsed a 1948 legislative program opposing universal military training and the Truman Doctrine, while backing rent control renewal, higher wages, and repeal of anti-labor laws.
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Chicago
Progressive Citizens of America
PCA National Board
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace For President Committee
PCA
National Board
Wallace
Six States To Unite On Schools Plan
Governors of six southern states approved a plan to create jointly financed regional colleges to ease higher education burdens. Meharry College for negroes was offered as an outright gift, to be operated at its present high standards. Governor Lane said a session would be held within six weeks to act on the regional college plan and the Meharry offer as the first regional school.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Governors Conference
Meharry College
William T. Lane
Maryland
Governors Conference
Meharry
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Elory McCullough
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Maurice Fereday
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