Worst Cold Wave Hits East Fuel Supplies Dwindling As Storm Spreads
A severe cold wave grips the northeast and extends south with sleet and snow across multiple states. Gov Bradford declares a state of emergency in Massachusetts and seizes a gas plant to prevent a service cut for 1.5 million Boston residents. About 300,000 workers are laid off due to cold, with 200,000 idled in the Detroit area. Automakers lose thousands of cars, and mines supplying Pittsburgh steel shut down. Indiana warns of gas curtailment for 12 plants in four towns while International Falls receives five tank cars of fuel oil. State officials loosen road limits to speed deliveries. fuel coordinators report widespread shortages.
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Robert F. Bradford
Massachusetts
Everett
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
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Pennsylvania
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Memphis
South
Ford Motor Company
Midwest
Indiana Gas and Water Co
Indiana
International Falls
Minn
Don Hodgen
Washington Health Unit Eyes Walking Blood Bank Plan
Washington county health unit proposes a walking blood bank to speed transfusions. About 150 healthy residents will be typed and listed at the county hospital with blood types for future use. Red Cross funds the project and public groups will assist. The effort avoids delays seen when donors are sought after surgery.
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Washington County Health Unit
Washington
County Red Cross Organization
Health Unit
Medical Society
Red Cross
Health Unit Activities at Tuesday Child Health Conference
A health unit announces a child health conference scheduled for Tuesday in February. Officials from the health department and local clinics will discuss pediatric care, immunizations, and community outreach programs for families.
Democrats to Offer Own Tax Reduction Bill
Democratic leaders in Washington will propose a substitute tax cut bill Monday to challenge the Republican 65000 million plan. The measure seeks higher personal exemptions from 500 to 700, extends the community property split income rule nationwide, and imposes an excess profits tax on corporations to raise substantial revenues.
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Washington
Asia
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Knutson
Iowa Becomes Second Safest January On Record For Highway Deaths
UP Public safety commissioner Alfred W. Kahl praised Iowa drivers as January ends with 24 traffic fatalities the second lowest total in 12 years. He noted last January toll was 43 and the average January death toll is 32, crediting careful driving for the drop.
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Des Moines
Public Safety
Alfred W. Kahl
Iowa
Kahl
Weather forecast outlook for north and state
Weather bureau predicts generally fair weather continue tonight in the north and tomorrow across the state with little temperature change. The report notes a persistent cold front moving into the northeast.
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Des Moines
Lelona
Weather Bureau
Ihe
Appointment Booking Details at Health Unit Office
Third session runs from 1 15 to 3 30 p m at the Health unit office in Washington. Please telephone 488 for an appointment.
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Health Unit
Washington
Meat Prices Seen Rising Next Spring Says Packers
A spokesman for one of the nation’s largest packers told Congress that meat prices will rise next spring and summer possibly beyond the 1947 peak. He warned that renewed rationing would spark a revived black market, and predicted no severe shortage this coming season despite opposition to a rationing bill.
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Washington
Congress
Ralph Kl. Flanders
R. J. Eggert
The
American Meat Institute
War Investigators End Work Tonight
The senate war investigating committee ends its powers at midnight after seven years of hearings. The final session yesterday focused on Navy oil purchases during World War II. The panel will release its February final report and shift remaining work to a Senate committee on expenditures in executive departments.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Senate Committee
Navy
Scott W. Lucas
Locomotive Jumps Track Hurts Three Cars In Indianapolis
A railroad yard engine jumped the track in Indianapolis on January 31 and slammed into three parked cars. One driver, Robert Letterer, 26, died, and six others were hurt including two crew members. The engine had detached cars while moving toward Union Station to form a westbound Pennsylvanian train.
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Indianapolis
Robert Leftler
Union Station
Plans Advancing for Washington County Aged Home
Board members discussed moves to establish a convalescent and nursing facility patterned after the United Presbyterian Home for the Aged. They toured the new facility, urged prompt action, and said local financial support would likely follow once plans progress. The goal is a self sustaining home for the elderly unable to live independently or enter a hospital.
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Washington County
United Presbyterian Home For the
U. P
WIFE FILES $51,125 DAMAGES IN DENISON DEATH
Mrs. Anna Puttenaar of Riveredge New Jersey seeks $51,125 in a civil suit against Ivan Martindale of Marian following his acquittal on manslaughter charges in the death of Floyd Page of Denison. The fatal crash occurred June 24 in Crawford County where Martindale was involved.
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Denison
Dan
Ivan Martindale
Marian
Crawford County
Floyd Page
Anna Puttenaar
Riveredge
N. J
Martindale
Puttenaar
Fire at Martin's Cleaning Est. threats minor
Washington firemen responded to a blaze at Martin's Cleaning on North Iowa Avenue around 11 AM. A small shed on the west side of the main building was burning but was extinguished before substantial damage occurred.
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Washington
Martin
Iowa Avenue
Utah Mormons Pioneered Large Scale Irrigation
The article notes that Mormons in Utah were early Anglo-Saxons to implement extensive irrigation projects, establishing a foundation for modern water management in the region.
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State of
Utah
California's area divided into nineteen to five counties
A brief note mentions California's territorial division, stating a division of areas into nineteen and five counties with unclear context and fragmented phrasing. It references a train, possibly indicating transportation or a timetable, but lacks coherent details or names.
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California
Mrs. L. Stacy 76 Dies at Brighton
Mrs Lieudetta Stacy aged 76 died at 8 30 p m Friday at her Brighton home after a December stroke. Born near West Chester November 18 1871 she spent most of her life there. Burial at Hillcrest. Stacey Funeral Home in charge. She married Thomas Stacy March 31 1892 and had seven children two daughters survive Ethel Landess Anamosa and Neva Campbell Ainsworth two sons Harry Raymond and Victor Wayland plus 15 grandchildren. She was last of her immediate family and a member of the Methodist church and Pythian Sisters.
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Lieudetta Stacy
Stacy
Robert Crawford
West Chester
Methodist Church
KH. BE
Voss
Hillcrest Cemetery
Stacey
Wasland
Thomas Stacy
Richard
Lee
Ethel (Verne) Landess
Anamosa
Neva
Hierbert) Campbell
Ainsworth
Harry
Raymond
Byghton
Victor
Wayland
The
Methodist Church and Pythian Sisters
Congressmen hail limited oil export cut as step forward
Washington reports Congressmen from fuel short areas welcomed the governments 18 percent cut in petroleum export quotas by Secretary of Commerce Harriman. He said all oil exports from scarcity areas would be banned through the first quarter. New England lawmakers urged deeper cuts, but said relief would be partial for the six states. The item also notes Nevada mining wealth and Oklahoma statehood remark.
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Washington
Jan. Ai
W. Avrerell Harriman
New England
Arizona Mining State Leads in Copper Gold and Silver
Arizona stands as a leading mining state with copper gold and silver as its principal products. Industry officials note strong output and continued expansion in mineral markets.
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Montana
State
Nevada
Arizona
Gandhi Assassination Conspiracy Ties Arrests in Bombay
Police say 15 men arrested in Bombay connected to Narayan Vinayak Gadse the Poona Hindu editor who shot Gandhi. Gadse admits a five person conspiracy planned the murder after a failed Jan 20 Birla House bombing. The report notes rioting spreads across Bombay and India with casualties and police fatalities.
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New Delhi
Mohandas Gandhi
Bombay
Narayan Vinayak Gadse
Poona
Gandhi
Gadse
Police
Birla House
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Junina
Mahasabha
India
Chadse
French Search Plane Missing Triggers Alpine Tragedy
A French search plane is missing and feared crashed in the Alps. Ground teams near Digne reached a double disaster where an American C-47 transport and a flying fortress search plane killed 22 people in total. All 12 aboard the transport and nine of ten crew on the fortress are dead, including three American army wives and five children.
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Marseille
Alps
Digne
Here
Rev N O Anderson to Speak at Letts Tabernacle
Rev N O Anderson of Letts will speak at the evening service in the Christian Tabernacle Sunday evening February 1 at 7 30 p m He has just returned from Germany and will bring members of his Salem church to the service.
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N. O. Anderson
Letts
Christian Tabernacle
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