How's Your I Q A Genus and Memory Quiz
A reader quiz from a classified page asks ten questions on topics from U S history geography and politics. Questions include Edith Nourse Rogers state of New England which prime minister of Great Britain and the meaning of state of the union messages. The sheet also asks about the 1946 army chief of staff the purchase of the American Virgin Islands and other trivia including Cape Horn position and a flag flown upside down meaning.
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Edith Nourse
Rogers
Congress
New England
Great Britain
State of the Union
Army
United States
American Virgin Islands
Italy
Cape Horn
Siena
AWOL Soldier Held For Passing Bad Checks
An AWOL army private, Garth W. Schafer, 20, Rock Island IL, was seized by an FBI agent trying to cash an $80 bad check at a local Erie bank. He had previously cashed two $20 bogus checks at the same firm and two more for $20 each in Girard. He is held at city jail awaiting FBI action.
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Erie
Dec
Sotaer
FBI
Garth W. Schafer
Rock Island
Ill
Schafer
FBT
Girard
Rock Island Bank and Trust Co
Miami
Fla
Local Corry Notes Year End Celebrations and Rink Precautions
Twenty years ago Corry prepared for New Year festivities with church services and private gatherings as the town eyed 1934. Skating on Whiteley rink prompted safety warnings while Kiwanis planned police support for the rink. An accident left Mrs. Clark Pain with a fracture in the wrist. Howard J. Sheen became Kiwanis president. Don Dedean was absent due to an ankle twist. Corry High Beavers lost 18-17 to Erie Tech on the Junior High court amid extended visitors.
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Corry
Clark
Second Avenue
Hattii
Don Dedean
Salamanca
Corry High Beavers
Erie Tech
Umit
Child Discovers Fire Saves Home in Titusville
Frank Moore, years old, woke to smoke in his Titusville home and alerted his father. The two hour blaze caused about 3000 dollars in damages. Moore led his wife to safety while rescuing his younger children from a back window. A neighbor alerted fire services after seeing flames and calling from a nearby box.
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Titusville
Frank Moore
James Moore
Moore
Martin and
East Oak
Snowbound Fans Trapped In Sierra Nevada Resorts
Severe blizzards strand hundreds of winter sports fans in the Sierra Nevada and Colorado mountains. One man killed, three missing. Joe DiMaggio and family among those isolated at Sky Tavern Mt. Rose near Reno. Resorts report guests enjoying the situation with ample supplies. Highways closed along state lines and through Colorado passes.
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Nevada
Associated Press
Reno
Rockies
Sierra Nevada
Bilizards
Moulitai Passes
Colorado
California ,Nevada
New York
Yankee
Joe Di‘Maggio
Sky Tavern
Mt. Rose
Winter storm halts pass as avalanche hits Sierra route
A brutal winter storm snarls travel as 200 ayres push through Bershoud Pass atop 11 914 feet while huge slides block roads. A Colorado State Highway patrolman reports a truck buried by a slide. three men aboard, one escaped, two missing. An avalanche near Belo Summit buries California highway workers. one killed, another rescued with frostbite. Rain drenches southern California. farmers cheer, city dwellers dismayed.
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Bershoud
Trey
Colorado
Sierra Nevide
Belo Summit
Reno
Cal-fornia Highway Department
James Swalford
Camino
Old age pension rolls and political use of public relief data
Ohio pensioners receive Christmas greetings from Gov Lausche and two officials in December checks. Federal rules on public access to relief rolls were debated after Indiana was denied funds in 1951. The 1989 amendments aim to prevent political or commercial use, with states allowed federal aid if information is restricted to program administration.
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Ohio
Lausche
Washington
Social Security Administration
Indiana
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Davey
John W. Bricker
Smethport Boy Injured In Sled Collision
An 11 year old Smethport area boy, Monty Jennings, is in serious condition at Bradford Hospital after his sled struck a southbound car driven by Marvin Uhl. Police say the driver is not at fault. Jennings suffered a fractured jaw, concussion and intratrial bleeding as the sled collapsed beneath the auto.
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Smethport
Smethport Area
Bradford
Rew
Monty Jennings
Marvin Uhl
Uhl
Bordell Yard
Jennings
Question on Christmas greetings by state officials
The text asks whether Christmas greetings from high state officials count as a political purpose under law. It frames the issue as a legal question about interpretation of records access and potential commercial or political use.
237 Slots Seized In Police Raids Across Counties
Harrisburg dispatch reports state police seized about 397 slot machines in five central Pennsylvania counties over the weekend. Attorney General Robert E. Woodside says authorities will pursue prosecutions where warranted and share detailed reports with district attorneys. State Police Commissioner Wilhelm promised a full public report today. Machines were removed from Northumberland Union area, Sunbury, Milton and other localities and taken to Harrisburg for storage. The Justice Department will seek court authority to destroy the seized machines.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Woodside
Wennside
Northumberland
Union
Snyder
Lycoming
Montour
Pnline
G. M. Wilhelm
Northumberland Union
Sunbury
Milton
Woodside
Justic Department
Pittsburgh Man Dies After Being Struck by Two Cars
Sir Carl W. Sorg, 57, of Pittsburgh, died Sunday night after being struck by one car while crossing a street and hurled into the path of a second vehicle. Police reported he did not survive his injuries.
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Pittsburgh
Carl W. Sorg
Penelec Plans Huge Expenditures for 1952
Penelec forecasts a 2 215 000 000 kWh sales year, an 11.8 percent rise from 1950, with a December 18 peak demand of 470 420 kWh. The $26 million 1952 budget funds Shawville coal purposing station construction, a $12.5 million Erie Front Street upgrade, and a 60 mile 200 kV transmission line to Lewistown, linking to Metropolitan Edison for power interchange.
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Fuge One
Penelec
Shawville
Clearfield
Front Street
Erie
Lewistown
Metropolitan Edison Company
Glassport man dies from Christmas Day crash injuries
John Hrehovik, 89, of Glassport, Pennsylvania, died from injuries sustained when his car struck a guard rail on Route 30 near the Ohio Pennsylvania border on Christmas Day.
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East Liverpool
John Hrehovik
Glassport
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fire destroys streetcar at Tyeriile barns in Washington
A weekend fire at the Tyeriile barns of the Pittsburg Railways Company in Washington destroyed one streetcar and damaged two others. The blaze was blamed on an overheated valley seater.
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Washington, Pa
Pittsburg Railways Company
Family Left Homeless In $10,000 House Fire
A two story six room frame house at Allegany South Dayton burned, damaging about 10 000 dollars. Owner Fr Mohitin and his daughter Mrs Glenn Meni mari found the interior a mass of flames as they returned an hour after leaving the house. Fire suspected from defective wiring. The Munnins, who were housed by neighbors, lost clothing and household goods. the house stood 60 feet from the nearest building on the farm.
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Fr Mohitin
Glenn Menimari
Hamlet
Cf Ty
Allegany
Dayton
Dee. Ai
Mir. Monnl Inter
Wand
Joseph Ralmer
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West Columbus Avenue
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Te Kiwanis Club
Parteos
Howard J. Sheen
Kiwanis Club
Service Club
M. Ray Green
Cbrle
Scar
the National Bank
Topp
Eee tHolidaya
Rand
Stahl
Jay
Martin Motor Sales
Moose Club
George LE Fevre
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