What year does this take place?
1945
Who is narrating this story?
A copygirl
Where does she work?
Chicago Daily News
What was she doing at 4 o'clock?
answering the phones
What's the name of the second city editor?
Guy Housley
Who is George Dodge?
Telegraph editor
What's important about the "candlestick" telephone?
Used to alert editors to major news events
What happened at 4:50?
The "candlestick" telephone rang
Who answered it?
George Dodge
What was the major news?
Roosevelt died.
Where did Dodge run to after receiving the news?
The Tube Room
What's in there?
Teletype machines
Who is Clem Lane?
City Editor
Who is Hal O'Flaherty?
Director of the Daily News Foreign Service
What's the name of the Managing Editor?
Everett Norlander
How many years ago did this take place?
70 years