Mary Jo Porter Powell was supposed to go to the Tri-Hi-Y convention in Atlanta Dec. 7, 1946, but she had a date with Fred Powell, whom she later married.
Column: A date that lives in infamy: Ceremony to honor Winecoff Hotel fire victims
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