Paragraf reports a string of local incidents and political shifts
The article details a hospital death from pneumonia after a Saturday illness, a stalled oil merger talk in Oil City, multiple police resignations over pay, a minor auto collision with $25 damage, a driver sleep accident near Warren, real estate and oil deals, a WWII air crash survivor, and a 1952 city budget with a poll tax, plus Christmas shopping delays and a Kane wreck killing Roland McCandless.
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Oil City
Kane
Roland McCandless
Leonard Haight
James City
Thomas Haines
Kane Communis
Haight
Haines
Erie Council Faces Dilemma Over Assessment Total
Erie councilors consider pressing the chief assessor to raise the year’s total to help cover a seven mill tax rate. Assessor Clifford Zilch refuses to budge from a $475 million minimum, citing insufficient leeway and awaiting January accuracy. Finance head Michael Can raving will consult to see if he can change his stance.
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Clifford Zilch
Zileh
Bilch
Councilinalite
Michael Canraving
Zion
Plunge Fatality At Fern Hollow Bridge
Gus Engstrom a 49 year old Swedish born engineer for United Engineering and Foundry Co was found under the Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park. He apparently leaped from the bridge Sunday night.
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Pittsburgh
Gustav Engstrom
United Engineering and Foundry Co
Fern Hollow
Frick Park
Mrs Belle F Redmond Dies After Long Illness at 59
Mrs. Belle F Redmond 59 of 626 Wright Street died last evening after 7 p m at her son W A Redmond s home where she lived She was born in 1854 in New York City lived in Detroit Grand Rapids Big Rapids and Brighton before moving to Long Beach then Corry in 1948 Survivors include son Redmond daughter Mrs Huntley four grandchildren three great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Funeral at Bracken Seating with Rev Joseph R Clair officiating burial at family convenience Also note a separate line about 900 pounds of sugar needed for a battleship gun explosive production
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Wright Street
W. A. Redmond
New York City
Detroit
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Grand Rapids
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Redmond
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Brightton
Long Beach
Calif
May Huntrey
Corry
McDonald Named President of United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh AP reports D J McDonald was assured election as permanent president of United Steelworkers succeeding the late Phil Murray. McDonald had served as secretary treasurer of the union, which has about a million members, and faced a transition after Murray's death.
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Murray
Press
Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
Lina Cro ‘United “Steelworkers
Philby Murray
Train wreck kills five as Milan Venice line crashes
During Murray's 12-year tenure the union acting president since his death on November 5th. The Milan Venice train carrying Christmas travelers jumped rails. At least five people were killed and a car smashed to splinters with fire breaking out in the wreckage.
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Murray
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