The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1947 Page: 3 of 16
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Washington, D. C. — If congr&ss
should grant statehood to Alaska,
as requested by a territorial refer-
endum, some shuffling of national
s'attstics would result, according to
the National Geographic Society.
Alaska’s 586,40") square miles
would Incrr'.ise the area of the
ftate' bv one-fifth. The change
would wine out Texans’ proud boast
of top size by giving the Union a
commonwealth more than twice as
big as the Lone Star State. Alaska
lr larger than the three largest
states combined — Texas, California
an l Montana.
Alaska almost matches in area
the 21 st«ter lvlng east and north-
ern of the Ohio-MissUslpp! River
system. It’s 85,000 people, however,
rre fewer than live in Nevada, least
populous of the states.
Statehood for Alaska would bring
the 49-state area to approximately
3.600,000 souare miles, surpassing
the 3,275,000 square miles of the
United States of Brazil, the largest
Western Hemisphere republic at
present.
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FOOD HANDLERS
EXAMINED AT IDABEL
I(label — The McCurtain county
health department reports that
during the past three months, 160
food handlers in Idibel and in the
hot lunch programs of the county,
have been examined Among these
were found seven cases of hook
worm, 13 cases of amorbic dysen-
tery, eight cases of intestinal para-
sites, and nine oases of veneral di-
seases.
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DECISION ON DAINGERFIELD
PLANT DELAYED
Washington — A decision on
Nhe Lone Star Steel Corporation’s
*2.600,000 bid for the Daingerfield
plant was delayed again until this
week, probably Thursday.
Both Congressman Wright Pat-
Canvas Escape
Chute Does Good
Rescue Job
BANK HONORS' CHECKS—Bank Teller Charles Murpby of Fulton
National Bank In Atlanta, Ga., cashes A. J. Prater's, custodian of
capltol building-: and grounds under Arnall, weekly paycheck. Behind
Prater are H. F. Jones, painter, and others holding checks Issued by
Arnall. (APWlrephoto).
man and William A. Hauck, chief
of the WAA Iron and steel branch
said there was little likelihood of
the Lone Star bid being accepted
but that other negotiations now un-
I der way may lead to an early open-
' lng of the plant.
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MEN LOSE MOST WEIGHT
ON TRIPS TO EUROPE
New York —UP)— Men on the av-
erage have more excess weight to
lose than women.
That’s what weight statistics on
Pan American World Airways’ pas-
sengers flying to- food-rationed
postwar Europe show.
Men ordinarily lose about 10 to
15 pounds on their round-trips to
Europe. They average ,164 when
they leave and in the low 150s when
they return.
Women on the other hand have
fewer extra pounds to spare and
sre less affected. They leave New
York weighing on the average 134
pounds. They return weighing 131.
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State governments spent about
half a billion dollars on highway
construction in 1946 as compared
with a billion and a half spent in
1930.
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FOR RESULTS:
THE CLARKSVILLE TIMES
WANT ADS.
Boston, — Ten men trapped in *
15-story tower building on • Bristol
Street, recently, slid down a canvM
chute to safety in a 10-minute dem-
onstration of the effectiveness of
the chute as 4n escape device at
fires.
The fire was simulated, the build-
ing was the Boston Fire Depart-
ment’s own drill tower, and the
chute was something new in the
development of equipment through
which persons trapped in high
buildings can escape rapidly and
saiely to the ground.
As firemen glided earthward in
a slide as simple as a youngsters’
swimming chute, many of the ob-
servers, including Russell A. God-
man, Boston Fire Commissioner,
were heard to remark: “If only the
Wlnecoff Hotel in Atlanta had been
' equipped with these things.”
. . .
: Ladder Swing* Chute Aloft
The chute was fastened to an end
of one of the Fire Department’s lat-
est and tallest ladders, more than
100 feet long. As the ladder swung
skyward, the chute was drawn up
with it. The bottom of the chute
, was swung clear of the lower, rungs
j of the ladder, forming a gradual
Ulide of canvas.
I As firemen dropped into the
j chute from the window ledges, their
, speed was controlled by rope pres-
j sure on the sides of the chutes, and
I the landing was cushioned by pres-
sure on the sides at the base. Thus,
the ride was controlled all the way
at speeds in keeping with maximum
safety requirements.
Large-Type Installations
3. A permanent installation model
to be used in hospitals, schools, in-
dustrial plants, apartment houses,
hotels. Institutions, administration
buildings, and large homes. This
type model can bet bunt for any
height desired.
The latter model U permanently
fixed beneath, or to one side of a
window, encased In a compact, met-
al cabinet. Once dropped from the
window, awaiting firemen, or civil-
ians, immediately grab hold of
either side of the U-shaped chute
THF CLARKSVILLE TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24,
have installed all Hoots
! The chute also has
out in other parts of the country.
In Beverly Hills Csllf., Lewis A.
Eastman, its inventor and a for-
mer police and fire commissioner
in Wyandotte, Mich., recently con-
ducted tests before a group of fire
experts, who deemed It a marked
success.
Mr. Eastman believes that the
only way to prevent fire panic Is
by removing the conditions con-
ductive to panic.
The Eastman Evacuator Com-
piny, manufacturers of this new
i type of fire-Hghting equipment, is
making three types of the saiety
chute at their Detroit plant:
1 The ground ladder chute which
is carried on the back of a fireman.
Texarkana. — Ralph E. Patter- !
son, Jr., 16, senior high school |
student, died of head Injuries re- |
ceived in a fall in the Texarkana
College gymnasium here.
A. R Flenlken, grandfather, re- |
ported the athlete was hurt when i
he tried to Jump across a five-loot!
span separating (wo flights of con- (
West Coast Tests.
In only a few minutes, the chute
was dismantled and packed any-
where in the corridors of hotels and
places of public gatherings. The
Evacuator, as it is called, is made
of heavy fire-proofed canvas, and
can be fastened to the window
ledges of high buildings on hooks
which the manufacturers' would
GOOD COFFEE EVERY TIME
.....34,°' 394
Ki°* 254
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194
4U $1.43
Chocolates % ....
Dates cX'V..* ..................
Caramels ££ ...........
Dressing ...
CatSUp ............
Shortening c*.
Juice J.lc............................. 174
Baby Food ffi 3 &. 234
All SwhI
MARGARINE
&43*
Buy From the
Fresh Stock at
SAFEWAY
Corn Meal ....................
Fresh Bread
Rltz Crackers..................
Rice mu ......j........
Luncheon tel.........................
Peanut Butter c£&
Brooms
(phoducsL
Terns Juicy
ORANGES
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Choose Your Favorite Coffee
Airway Coffee '..................................% 354
Nob Hill Coffee
Edwards Coffee.......
Maxwell House c^. ..
WJ 384
434
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474
tit 394
S3* 144
itt 294
«■ 164
414
E°* 314
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Laundry
SOAP
Deity Medlsee nr Grayson
Wjuahu
Smoked
HAMS
59<
634
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So you're baying
an antomatic dishwasher?
Remember, it adds
to the demand for
Shank
Half
•aft
Half
Lb.
Whole
Lb.
Water Heater Capacity Most Important
Sirloin
St.«»4K
Short Ribs
Bacon
StcelcS Mi?Mc A......u. ■
RoiSt SSe. bred. A .-----lb.
Ground Meet *3r . ib.
Veel Steak a.....u.
Veal Roast SSftLftfc
FEWAY
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1947, newspaper, January 24, 1947; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth922581/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.