Erie's Rail and Industry News Mixed with Local Trials
Pennsylvania Railroad reports not GH published tomorrow due to income figures for the first Christmas holiday period, while Erie youth enlistments in the Army show changes to pre holiday policy. Ridgway division sells steam engine repair business to Skin der Engine Company of Erie. Robert Lee Dennison Jr christened with President and Mrs. Truman in attendance. Rear Admiral Dennison, former Warren resident, now president's aide. Local injuries include a power saw accident near Spartansturg. Weather outlook cold and snowy with near normal precipitation. Police close investigations into western Pennsylvania burglaries tied to a Crawford County girl and a Springboro man. Two Jamestown officers break up a fire station party for children. Atlantic Refining and Esso Standard report fuel price actions. A 50-pound safe with 81,000 stolen from Florence Rogers’s home. Ne Sportsmen's Council shifts for non-resident shooters in Meadville. Coroner Lowrey probes the death of Terry Mors in Youngsville.
Amputee Veteran Plans to Gift Leg to Child
Cleveland’s 24 year old war veteran, who lost a leg, remains anonymous as he aims to donate a $100 artificial leg to a needy child. Despite government aid, he notes many cannot afford modern devices and he has saved $400 for charitable distribution through an organization. Rosemary Corrigan, a department store billing worker, is named as a contact, with her widowed mother supporting four younger brothers. The article mentions an infection that led to the right leg amputation for Corrigan at age five.
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Military pay boost offered by five man advisory panel
A Navy and defense payroll proposal seeks an average 16 percent rise in military pay, prompting mixed reactions in Washington. The plan would add about 451.8 million dollars yearly to a 4.002 billion dollar pay bill, with higher bumps for officers and lower rises for enlisted ranks. Senator Tydings pledged early, sympathetic review, noting officers have long lagged enlisted pay.
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Police Intensify Hunt for Kidnapped Child in Harrisburg
Harrisburg authorities broaden the search for 3 year old Vicki Jeanne Snyder after a postcard from her aunt suggests the child is with the Braget couple. J E Stark of Mechanicsburg reported the note indicating a southern route toward Tennessee. District Attorney Shelley says a felony warrant for kidnapping remains in effect and the couple may be captured soon.
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Tennessee
J. E. Stark
Mechanicsburg
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Starke
Stark
Braget
Tacoma
Wash
John Braget
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Washington
Carl B. Shelley
Siepale
Borsomi Tablets and Golden Lax Ad Claims Quick Back Pain Relief
An old advertisement promotes Borsomi Tablets to purify blood by stimulating kidney function and relieving leg and back pains. It urges readers to insist on genuine Borsomi tablets and also markets Golden Lax Tablets for constipation at a small price, typical of period drug ads.
Fire drives 200 from Lorraine Hotel in Chicago
Chicago December 24 a basement blaze at the Lorraine Hotel 421 South Wabash Avenue forced over 200 guests to flee as smoke filled the five story building in subfreezing weather. One woman Miss Esmier Hurt 42 a waitress trapped in her room injured severing two tendons attempting to escape through a jammed window.
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Nationalizing of Railroads under Babson discussion
Debates on railroad wage and solvency claim unions demand costs exceeding a billion annually. Article argues such raises would threaten rail finances while urging caution against broad nationalization and warns political power of labor relative to shareholders. Discussion weaves in court, commissions, and presidential mandate context with industry forecasts.
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