Hotel Blaze Kills Seven in Orange Texas
Seven persons died in a hotel fire in Orange Texas with nineteen registered guests. Six others escaped by jumping from windows while early identifications included Junious Carter W L Jordan Bill Douglas Ralph Slade and Early Gisler. Additional fires occurred in Fredericksburg Montrose and Brooklyn with multiple fatalities and rescue efforts.
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Orange
Tex
Junious O. Carter
Pennyslvania
W. L. Jordan
Pampa
Fla
Bill Douglas
Ralph Slade
Early Gisler
E. L. Barker
Orange Volunteer Fire Company
Letter to Santa from a New York office worker
A dated Christmas letter to Santa Claus from a New York office employee details family life, gifts, and mishaps. The note mentions a broken sled, ice skates, a pink rattle, and a damaged chimney flue with repair costs, ending with a humorous, personal sign off.
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New York
Miss Smith
Santa Claus
North Pole
U. S
APO Zero
Mr. Claus
Hortense
Junior
Santa
Sissie
Cleveland’s Newest Liner Sails on Maiden Voyage
San Francisco December 26 The 23 500 ton SS President Cleveland sails Saturday at noon on its maiden voyage to Honolulu and the Orient. The largest passenger vessel ever built on the Pacific coast will pass under the Golden Gate escorted by Naval aircraft and a Navy blimp.
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San Francisco
America
President Cleveland
Honolulu
Orient
Pacific Coast
American President Lines
Golden Gate
Man Held In Sons Deaths
Claude Axley 32 is held on suspicion of murder after his two sons aged 8 and 3 were burned to death in their Santa Monica home. His wife Mabel 30 was hospitalized with burns after attempting to reach the children when flames awakened her. Detective Lt. Horn said Mrs Axley reported returning home from a beauty parlor job Christmas Eve and finding her husband intoxicated and accusing her of not supporting the children.
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Fredericksburg
Tex
Robert Loth
Otto Seipp
Albert Petri
San Antonio
Benno Eckhardt
Loth
Alvin Hohnberger
Santa Monica
Claude Axley
Claude Axley,Jr
Jimmy
Mabel Axley
Charles Horn
Axley
Blue Gray Gridfest on KCNA Saturday
The Blue and Gray football game airs Saturday on Gillette Cavalcade of Sports with Harry Wismer and Mel Allen reporting from Montgomery Alabama. Listen on Station KCNA 1340 and Mutual Network at 12 45. Feels sharp and ready for the annual North versus South clash.
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Gillette
Harry Wismer
Mel Allen
Montgomery
Ala
KCNA
Mutual
Ten Indians Die in Nevada Shack Fire After Gasoline Explosion
In Gardnerville Nevada ten Indians perished in a gasoline explosion that leveled a small shack in Dresslerville. Seven others were injured, with one an expectant mother among the dead. Sheriff James Farrell described a frantic effort as victims tried to escape through doors windows and a stove fire lit by the blast.
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Gardnerville, Nev
Paneaoe
Petey Sree
Seonter
Dresslerville
James Farrell
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Montrose
Colo
Dessler Linscott
Colorado
Brooklyn
Marie Rodenberger
Tucson - Nogales
Tucson
Trminatolen
CITIZ
Institutional Meat Co
E. Sixth Street
Bologna
Campbell Hardware
Cleveland
Phoenix
Lean
E. Broadway
Ics
Buxton-Smith Merc. CO
North Seventh Ave
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer
Drive-in
Hotel Adams
Phoenix, Arizona
John A. Rockwell
Jack J. Kane
Realty
Frank Czapar
Harold Royaltey Jr
R. S. Gledhill
R. V. Goon
Norman Geisler
Gilbert L. Perrin
Bert Kearn
G. Lembo
Marie M. Cormier
Maggie Moodie
Paul A. Hamm
John E. Anderson
Claudie
Wm. H. Carrigan
F. V. Prater
Frank Beck
Gerald Thompson
J. B. Hearn
J. I. Dixon
Jo Denton
Wellington Creel
W. V. Chisenhall
Ashby I. Lohse
Samuel G. Cox
Hyman H. Opper
Marshall Cisco
Herbert Winkler
L. M. Garnett
J. C. Hopkins
Clarence Falkner
Fred W. Peterson
Albert C. Simpson
Ruby Sprinker
Thos. Vardalakos
Peter Noel
Harry Flyer
A. C. Straub
E. B. Garner
A. J. Winters
Betty Simons
John Kilburg
Joe Shaw
Perfecto Sotomayor
Roswell F. Brown
Clyde C. Barnes
W. A. Estes
Stella M. Ball
Wallace J. Hodge
M. G. Alcorn
Blanch Rosansky
Arthur Grande
Wm. C. Krug
Helen F. Ryland
Herman Kirsten
Cecelia
Emma Dixon
Elliott L. Brown
Mamie V. Hubbell
Oscar Burroughs
Elizabeth Garnett
Felix Huber
Geo. Long
Golden Rule Realty
North Fourth Ave
RODEO
South Sixth Ave
The
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Arizona Brewing Company, Yuc
Ark
Sner
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