Titusville Reports Fifth Polio Case and Possible Sixth
The Titusville region confirmed its fifth polio case and noted a potential sixth. John W. Sexton aged 22, an Air Force veteran, was diagnosed with a mild polio form and moved to Lakeview Hospital in Erie for observation. Sally Brown, 23, also without paralysis, was transferred to Lakeview after reporting neck pain and staying at the Titusville YWCA.
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Titusville
Lakeview Hospital
Erie
Lakeview
John W
Jack) Sexton
Air Force
Sally € Brown
Women's Army
Miss Brown
Warner Brown
Oakeview
City Council to authorize property tax reduction
Twenty years ago the city council planned to cut assessed valuation from more than six million to about four and a half million at a regular meeting. Also reported were births, road paving plans, a boy's arm fracture, tree fall incident, and a veterans of foreign wars project to aid local veterans via newspaper and magazine collection.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Corry
How Smart Are You
A quiz style prompt with ten questions testing memory and general knowledge. It asks about Sagamore Hill and the home of a former U.S. president, QWERTYUIOP location, Soviet labor questions, McGill University, MacArthur as Army chief, Ann Stenborn, J Edgar Hoover, Bulgaria diplomatic ties, a governor described as Democrat Republican, and Jeremiah's secretary.
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United States
Sagamore Hill
Soviet Russia
McGill University
Gen
Douglas Macadhur
U.S. Army
Ann Stenborn
U. S
Secret Service
J. Edgar Hoover
Bulgaria
Jeremiah
Fire destroys two barns on Ellington farm
Early morning fire on the Francis Lefford farm on Hagerdon Hill Road northwest of Ellington destroyed two wooden barns a silo and a cement block milk house. Ellington volunteers battled the flames preventing spread to a nearby wood frame house across the road. Insurance partially covered the loss estimated at at least 15000 dollars.
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Ellington
Francis Lefford
Hagerdon Hill Road
Here
Leffords
Lefford
Barn Fire Drives Milking Herd to Safety
A fire jumped to the barns driving the Holstein herd to safety near the doors of the large field. The owner, with 31 milking cows, could not move the livestock in time as heat and damage spread to structures and tools.
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Owl
General strikes across sectors threaten to destabilize economy
The piece surveys historic and contemporary strikes in Britain and the United States. It notes calls to bring Parliament back into session, risks of a generalized nationwide work stoppage, and past responses including conscription threats, government seizures, and naval intervention to sustain essential services.
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Briand
France
United States
Truman
Congress
Armed Services
House
Senate
Sen
Taft
Great Britain
Navy
New Style Drive-In Planned for Area Next Summer
A new style drive-in theater is planned for next summer in this area. Walk-in patrons will be accommodated with a 150 seat mezzanine above the refreshment stand.
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Philadelphia
Brewery Union Seeks Higher Wages in Pittsburgh Talks
The CIO United Brewery Workers Union begins bargaining with Western Pennsylvanian Brewers Association for a 25 cent hourly raise and a shorter 40 hour week. The current minimums include 8290 drivers 79.80 bottlers and 79.30 brewers with pay scales across the plant.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Brewery Workers Union
Western Pennsylvanian Brewers Association
Dumesne
Fort Pitt
Pisvugh Brewing Companiet
Dog Pound Breach Free Dogs In Asheville Mess
Two unknown men knocked off the lock of the Asheville dog catcher’s gate allowing about a hundred dogs to run free. Only a few have been recaptured as authorities investigate the incident and search for the culprits.
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Asheville
W. O
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