Chicago Fire Probe Hones In On Firebugs After Tenants Die
Citywide hunt for a suspected firebug began as a three way investigation into a fatal blaze at the three story Dike Apartments on Chicago s South Side. The fire broke out rear and front of the building trapping residents including women and children. Firefighters rescued many from windows while one man saved his son by crossing 15 feet with a ladder. Two bodies were found on the top floor and others perished in their apartments. investigators note missing fire extinguishers and suspect arson. Names of victims include Anne Schaeffer 25 Dora Rosenberg 45 and Peter Soteras.
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Chicago
Ted
Deronthold
Peter Soteras
Anne Schaeffer
Dora, Rosenberg
Tesan
Buried Treasure Leads to Tense Courtroom Pair
A chaotic fragment identifies Miss Jeasie Polan 40 and EAvar McCool 20 with a second Miss Poland unnamed. The text hints at a buried gain scheme and a tense confrontation, but details are garbled and unclear.
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Loment
Jeasie Polan
Eavar McCool
Miss Poland
Anti Nazi Posters Show Up in Berlin City
Berlin streets were plastered with anti Nazi posters predicting an early end to the war. Berlin police offered a 10 000 mark reward for information leading to those responsible. Posters proclaimed the war would end and democracy and humanity were defeating the Nazi regime. Actress Ethel Barrymore’s condition improved after a lung congestion hospitalization.
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London
WPI
Berlin
Exchange
Ruhr
Education gap cited in postwar U S social issues talk
Dr Donald Dushane told the New York State Teachers Association delegates that the present adult population is inadequately prepared for postwar social and economic problems. He cited low schooling rates including only a sixth grade education for about one quarter and under high school levels for most adults. He urged universal education to age 15 and creation of jobs for sixty million people after the war. A Western zone resolution called for a minimum $1500 salary for every public school teacher in the state.
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Buffalo
United States
House of Delegates
New York
3Ste Teachers Association
Donald Dushane
Navonal Commission For the Defense of Democracy Through Education
Dushane
New York State
Western Zone
Desézetes
Yanks seize kin of former Leipzig mayor
With the U S Ninth Army on March 4 the Ninth Army captured the nephew of Dr Karl Goerdeler former mayor of Leipzig. Germans had declared they executed Goerdeler in the latest drive but the nephew said Goerdeler was still at large and that the Nazis killed someone else to save face.
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U. S
Ninth Army
Cermary
Karl Goerdeler
Leipzig
Plo
Goerdeler
Schuylerville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Plans
John YT Campbell retires after Canada trip. Mrs Bernard Felver returns from St. Regis Falls. Thanksgiving service planned at St Stephens Episcopal on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs T R Towsley hosts Thompson Bridge Club Thursday. Mrs Leonard Murey to host Dec 7. Mr and Mrs Flannery and son Jamie visit Woodside North Carolina on furlough. Catherine Schuyler Home Bureau met at Miss Mars R Cooney’s home. Mrs William Harvey led a kit lesson on accessories. Alma Zoemin chaired the business meeting. Bureau plans Christmas party and a December 7 working lesson at the High School.
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John YT
Campbell
Canada
Bernard BP Felver
St. Regis Falls
St. Stepnen’s Episcopal Church
Byam
T. R. Towsley
Thompson Bridge Club
Leonard Murey
James P. Flannery
Jamie
Woodside
Corp
James P. Fl
Stillwater Xelton Armin Leads Sixth War Loan Drive
Stillwater Xelton Armin, appointed chairman, opens the Sixth War Loan Drive with a village parade planned weather permitting. District organizers include Floyd Russell, Jean Baker, Cora Wood, Arthur Keenit, George Cassier, and Ralph McEmin, with teachers and community members listed. Blood Bank seeks 300 donors at the Red Cross unit in Mechagicville, and a card party by St Peter's Rosary Society yields proceeds of 246 dollars. local clergy and residents noted attendance and awards.
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Xelton Armin
Stillwater
Villaze
Arimtin
Floyd Russell
Jean Baker
Cora C. Wood
Arthur Keenit
George Cassier
Ralph McEmin
Wesrict
Robert Healy
Ada Chare
Victoria Dekar
Hisurier
Clarence Jones
Edna Baker
Red
Women's Missionary Society of
Siton¢ Baptist Church
S. Hoskina
Devo
Heary
Sains Fire
Christian
Aaron Walsh
Cardilla Pinney
Hilda Weber
Modite
The
Red Cross
Mechagicville
Tha’ Unis
Masonic Temple
Stilwater
Poraibte
Aldrich
Fithing
Talmadge
Blood Bank
Gough Phinney
Rosary Society of
Rosary Society of St. Peter’s Church
Euchre
Harriet Delong
Idbn Reddy
Eeward Hickey
Wiltiza
Fata
Henry Rovers
John Cikrovany
Pingehie
Anae Pickett
Paul Sheehan
Edward Sheridan
Charles Lakebridge
Guthtér
Mary Robarts
Clifford Longstaff
Frank H. Joyce
Harold Burgess
Mary Nillelea
Recnal
Scratching Dog Wears Itself Out In Itch Fight
A worried dog owner describes a pet plagued by relentless scratching and biting, with the dog rubbing and injuring its skin. The owner asks for help as the creature shows signs of intense discomfort and irritation, seeking advice from strangers and shop remedies.
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Rei
Patkace
Rex Hunters
Vinson Opposes Wage Increases in Wartime Policy Debate
Washington DC Economic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson opposed immediate wage boosts, urging adherence to wage and price controls to sustain wartime stability. He endorsed cautious labor-relief steps while signaling that broad wage increases would await broader economic conditions and Germany's defeat. The War Labor Board's report notes living costs rose 23 to 30 percent since early 1941, though many workers' earnings also improved.
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Washington DC
Economle Stabilzation
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
Germany
War Labor Board
William F. Davis
Sslé
Roosevelt
Eaber
Davis report praised as careful study on living costs
Vinson argues wage increase demands reflect a 44 percent rise in living costs and credits the Davis report as thorough and disinterested. He says the report is supported by impartial expert evidence and confirms belief that wartime price stabilization has been effective.
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Vinson
Davis
G O P Solon Victor in Monroe County Political Race
In Monroe County First Assembly District Republican Frank J. Seu m a y er of Penfield appears headed to reelection after a recount shows Setkayer defeating Democrat Ray Schievie by a small margin. Election night had Schiebie as the apparent winner, but county canvass officials Robert W. Sats and Patrick A. Grimes withheld binding results pending a full canvass of the November vote for two offices.
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Rochester
Frank J. Seumayer
Penfield
Monroe County
A. Setamass
Setkayer
Ray Schievie
Schiebie
Abbey
Robert W. Sats
Patrick A. Grimes
Smokers Advised to Forgo Usual Holiday Cigars
New York reports smokers face shortages as the Cigar Institute of America warns against usual holiday cigars. The war era shortage trims cigarette use while scarce cigars head to armed forces, reducing festive purchases.
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New York
Cigar Institute of America
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