Daily Dozen from the Medical Society of Pennsylvanias
A cautionary Wartime Home Safety note citing Pearl Harbor to VJ Day fatalities. It warns that 855,000 Americans were killed by accidents in three years eight months, with about one third at home. The piece urges night lighting, safe storage, and avoidance of open flames and dangerous materials to prevent home accidents. It highlights risks from smoking in bed, gas or alcohol hazards, firearms, and improper use of medicines.
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George
Pearl Harbor
United State
Gothes
Quiz questions tease readers on classified page
Readers are invited to flip to the classified section for answers to a list of ten varied questions. Topics include military command, art exhibitions, civil liberties, historical graves, authors, and naval leadership, reflecting a humorous local trivia style.
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I. Q
Ching
Thomas Sully
American Civil Liberties Union
Alexander MT. Pateh
Mysterious School Odor Resumed Investigation In Franklin
In Franklin on December 27 workers for HT Osburn Co resumed probing the Senior High School site after a persistent odor caused building closure weeks earlier. A faint odor was found in gravel at the trench bottom along the south side near the Otter Brook entrance. prior holes drilled showed odor but the trench revealed no lingering signs until yesterday.
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Franklin
HT. Osburn Co
Otter Braet
Toool
Vet Returns Home From West Coast In Taxicab
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Joseph Ward, a U.S. Marine, arrived home from a West Coast trip in a taxicab after traveling from San Diego via Tucson and Pittsburgh with five Marine friends. They took turns driving, and the fare totaled about 80 dollars per person for the multi city ride ending in Pittsburgh for Christmas with family.
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West Coast
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Calif. T
Joseph Ward
New York City
Aix
Harry Arnsolm
Tucson
Ariz
Talon Workers End Long Strike Amid Deal Reached
Public relations director for Tuloff and union official said negotiators reached a complete agreement and the major union body must endorse the contract. Acceptance by Kenib in Erie and Mead Ville would end the strike and resume work as soon as possible after the first of the year. Details of the settlement withheld. About 3,700 workers at Talon plants in Meadville and Brie expected to resume after January 1. Associated Press report from Meadville.
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Ntyre
Tuloff
Henry Werley
Uunion
Kenib
Erie
Mead Ville
Associated Press
Meadville
Year Ago This Week War Christmas Echoes in 1944
A fragmented Christmas Day report recalls FDR's wartime message from the White House lawn. Battles raged in the Ardennes and Leyte as Allied forces fought across Europe and the Pacific. UK politics stirred amid Churchill criticism while India and Burma witnessed fighting. The Red Army neared Budapest as the Holy Father urged peace and global cooperation. Congress adjourned with a Democratic majority anticipated in the new year.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
White House
Belgium
Ardennes
Wester Front
Russia
Budapest
St. Peter's Basilica
Washington
Union to vote on proposed wage increases Sunday
The union schedules a meeting Sunday to vote on proposed wage increases intended to equalize pay across campaigns. It cites 10 per carit wage adjustments and references related worker groups and employers.
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Gare Weies
Paperless Sunday Amid Wartime Ration Notes
Fragmented OCR text reveals wartime shortages and policy mentions. Roosevelt rested at Warm Springs after election campaign strain. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius is cited. Ration lists adjust tires for passenger cars and trucks. Some prisoners and austerity measures appear in garbled form, with bans on rope racing and price shocks noted near Christmas period. Selective Service increases activity after year start.
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Presiiene Roosevelt
Te Zisurs
Eeward Ri
Stettinins
Valle Woula de
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