Fire Rips Hot Springs Hotel Killing One, Wounding Nine
A flash fire leveled the Great Northern hotel in Hot Springs Arkansas injuring nine and killing Johnny Baima a World War I veteran who fell from a third floor window. Assistant manager L C Ford Jr said the fire destroyed the register and the number of missing could not be confirmed until the ruins could be searched. He estimated about 59 guests were in the four story building with at least eight reported missing.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Great Northern
Johnny Baima
Baima
L. C. Ford, Jr
Ford
Moriarty 86 Dies in Des Moines
M J Moriarty aged 86 of Des Moines dies after a week of illness. Funeral services planned Monday in Des Moines with burial there. Survived by wife six children two sisters and a brother in Washington county and others attending from nearby towns. Descendants and relatives attend events including a Des Moines visit for a musical comedy.
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J. Moriarty
Des Moines
T. M. O'Connor
Washington
O’connor
Myrtle
Highland Township
Patrickh
Mary Moriarty
Tie
Jerry Brennan
Marshalltown
Brrs
W. P. Moriarty
Sugar Prices Up Two Cents Amid Dairy Shortage Warned
Washington reports a two cent rise in sugar prices under the Cuba sugar agreement. Dairy products are expected to become scarcer and costlier in 1946 as dairy herds decline, with the price ceilings under review by the price decontrol board. Ford Mercury and Lincoln car prices also rise about six percent next week. GM petition for increases is under consideration.
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Washington
Tupopa
Agriculture Department
OWA
Cuba
GIA
CPA
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Asain
OPA
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Wallace Speech Sparks U S Foreign Policy Rift
Senate leader Vandenberg pledged full cooperation with James Byrnes and said cooperation could be with only one secretary of state at a time. He noted Paris doubts U S unity over Wallace's comments as Byrnes and advisers react angrily to the speech amid tensions with Russia at the peace conference. William Clayton met Truman as the White House avoided comment on the controversy.
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Paris
Arthur H. Vandenberg
James F. Byrnes
Henry A. Wallace
Vandenberg
William L. Clayton
Mr Truman
Department
Wallace
White House
Eben Ayres
Ayres
Truman
Youngs Return From Three Week West Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs N B Young and daughter Mary Elizabeth returned from a three week trip to the west coast visiting Medford Portland and the Columbia highway. In Medford Mr Smith hosted a birth day and turkey dinner with the Youngs and Smiths as guests.
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N. BE. Young
Dauhter
Mary Elizabeth
West Coast
Med Fora
Ore
Stanley Smith
Sidney Joe
Smith O
Portland
Columbia Highway Drive
Smith
Washington
Porter rejects meat famine rumors and forecasts gradual rise
UF OPA chief Paul A. Porter said reports of an impending meat famine are unfounded and the shortage will last about six weeks. He predicted a beef production spurt by year end and fuller pork supplies from late October, with hog marketing steady through February.
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Washington
UF Opa
Paul A. Porter
Porter
Washington High to Honor Late Football Player Tommy Denison
Members of the Washington high school football squad will assemble Sunday at 2 15 PM at the south door of the Methodist church to attend Tommy Denison’s funeral at 2 30 PM. Tommy, a sophomore and team member, is survived by his brother Jerry Denison who also plays on the squad.
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Washington High School
Methodist Church
Tommy Denison
Tommy
Jerry Denison
Artichoke crop thrives in Rexburg Idaho
Rexburg area botanists report artichokes three months ahead of schedule with a large yield expected for processing into sul ar. The unusual warmth and growing conditions support a strong harvest outlook for local producers.
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Rexburg
Idaho
Sular
Perthere
Browns and Relph Hesseltines Host Family Weekend
Mrs. Highins' mother Mrs. Nora Ebner plans to return home with them next week and visit relatives Frank and Gertrude Hofsteater in Spokane Washington. Mr and Mrs Maurice Patment, Michael and Deborah at Kcott spend weekend with Relph Hesseltine family left for Boulder Colorado for University of Colorado junior enrollment.
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Highins
Nora Ebner
Frank
Gertrude Hofsteater
Spokane
Wash
Maurice Patment
Michael
Deborah
Kcott
Relph Hesseltine
Brown
New London
Alfred C. Brown
Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
New Brown
Tara Wesleyan College
Prizes Announced for Fall Festival Parade Floats
The parade committee offers 50 dollars first 25 second 10 third for best floats open to business houses plants lodges churches and societies. Auto dealers urged to bring vintage cars and a saddle horse section is planned for the Saturday morning parade on Sept 28. Mr C R Wilson and BE Huff announce prizes and expect large participation. Mr and Mrs Frank Pollard Doris Klepfer travel to North Hollywood after six weeks in Illinois and Washington.
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C. R. Wilson
BE. W. Huff
Wilson
Washington
Frank Pollard
Doris Klepfer
Pollards
North Hollywood
Calif
Low
Illinois
C. C
Methodist Youth To Install Officers
The Methodist Youth Fellowship will be formally installed during Sunday morning worship. Officers include Robert Dodder president, Robert Bell vice president, Carla Guth er secretary, Richard Dare treasurer, Barbara Dare spiritual life secretary, Ruth Miller world friend chip chairman, Patricia Weldin community service chairman, Richard Dodder recreation chairman, Nadine Payne and Jane Turner pianists. They were elected last Sunday and installed immediately after.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Robert Dodder
Robert Bell
Carla Guther
Richard Dare
Barbara Dare
Ruth Miller
Chip
Patricia Weldin
Richard Dodder
Nadine Payne
Jane Turner
Molotov Attacks Britain Over Trieste Plan
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov denounces Britain's proposed Trieste statute as creating a colonial territory and criticizes Australia's push to remove UN Security Council veto. He compares Trieste governance to British colonial rule in India and Africa during an Italian committee address.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
Great Britain
Trieste
Molotov
Australia
United Nations Security Council
India
Africa
Gold Coast
Fuhr and Cochran Buy Orcutt Piggly Wiggly Store
Dale Fuhr and Joe Cochran have completed a purchase of the Piggly Wiggly store on Nord Town Avenue from Albert Orcutt. They take possession October 1 and will operate as partners with Cochran as butcher. Orcutt plans to retire after decades in the retail food business.
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Dale Fuhr
Benteco
Joe Cocran
Candy Kitchen
Albert Orcutt
Nord Town Avenue
Cochran
Orcutt
Mr. Orcutt
Fuhr
Mate Ner
Orcut
Piggly Wiggly
Benteco People
Mr. Orcati
Glenn Durst
Robert Grubb
Berteco People
Kyoto
Lone ‘Tree
Washington
Maximum Speed Statute Urged in Iowa Plan
Gov. Robert Blue's highway safety conference urged a statewide maximum speed limit to curb rising traffic deaths in Iowa. The plan calls for driver health checks, compulsory high school training, semi annual inspections, updated pedestrian laws, a 25 mile limit for school districts, and local option to set suburban limits.
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Des Moines
Robert Blue
Towa
Baltimore banker touts GI home loan record
Henry P. Irr of the Baltimore Federal Savings and Loan Association claims the nation’s record for veteran home loans. He states he has loaned $5,536,000 to 1,112 ex servicemen during the GI Bill era’s first two years.
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Baltimore
Henrys P. Irr
Baltimore Federal Savings and Loan Association
Topper
U. Army
Troy
V. A
War Means More Doctors to Boost Allied Health
The American Medical Association projects the war will yield 7 214 extra doctors by 1947. With wartime accelerated training ending, all scheduled exits and graduations from the program should be completed by then.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Health Unit Activities Week of Sept 16
Health department updates for the week of September 16. On Tuesday from 2:00 to 3:00 p m a special mothers classes are held in the office.
Safety drive aims for Iowa schools and communities
A meeting with about 200 attendees discussed safety including college courses and required safety in all school curricula. Proposals call for a safety unit in every Iowa community to promote safe practices schoolwide.
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Iowa
Truman clarifies no change in U.S. foreign policy
President Truman said there has been no shift in American foreign policy and attributed a misunderstanding to his remarks on Henry A. Wallace's New York speech. He stressed he approved Wallace's right to speak but not the policy implied. Wallace said his remarks carried Truman's approval, which Truman denied.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Wallace
Russia
Secretary of Commerce
Mr. Truman
Paris
James F. Byrnes
McKinley Quote on Government Credit and Currency
A preserved government credit and currency integrity stand as inviolable obligations, as stated by William Mc Kinley. The remark emphasizes fiscal responsibility and the trust embedded in the nation's financial system.
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William McKinley
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Byrnes
Orie Huggins
Downerville
U. S. 10Th Constabulary Regiment
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