Breakdown near Kennedy derails Erie freight cars
A broken journal blamed for the derailment of 11 Erie Railroad freight cars near Kennedy New York last Thursday caused damage estimated over 25000 dollars. Two loaded cars carried rails for Frank Unn and steel. the other 15 were empty. Raymond G. Eckardt, Warren police captain, died in Warren General Hospital after long service since 1932. Barbara Vanderhoff, 19, Spartansburg RD 3, fell on ice and was x rayed with no fracture. A NY state auto license representative will issue licenses in Clymer Friday. Pennsylvania saw 24 highway deaths over New Year weekend, highest state total nationally. Governor Fine urged March of Dimes donations. A free chest x ray program for Crawford County runs March 8 to 18. Richard E Delo Jr faces involuntary manslaughter charges in a Dec 20 crash that killed Donald Bish and James Bish. Nearly 2,500 Corry students returned to classes after holidays.
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Erie Railroad
Kennedy
Frank Unn
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
New York
Texas
Boy Admits Setting Fire Fatal to Girl
West Hempstead New Jersey 13-year-old Ronnie Friedman admitted to police he started a fire that killed Doris Krane 13. Deborah Krane was saved by a passerby. Friedman, charged with juvenile delinquency, said he ignited curtains at an open window. He had prior psychiatric treatment and suspected of other fires.
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Associate Press
West Hempstead
N. J
Doris Krane
Deborah
Ronnie Friedman
Ronnie
Carol
Young Friedman
Former Credit Union Official Sentenced for Misuse of Funds
Frank J. Mott 47 a former treasurer at the Federal Employer Credit Union tied to Jones and Laughlin Steel Aliquippa plant received a 90 day sentence after pleading guilty to misapplying about 14000 in credit union funds.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Jr. Mott
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Aliquippa
Mott
American freed by Red China in Shanghai jail tale
Arnold Kiehn a 44 year old American businessman freed after three years in a Shanghai jail described Red officials plans to free dozens of foreign prisoners. He said passports expired blocked travel and suggested Hong Kong transit visas be issued via foreign organizations. The former prisoner recounted his release process and noted Reds’ reluctance to make firm policy decisions. Separately in Williamsport Pa Republican Rep Algin R Bush announced plans to seek re election with party endorsement in the eight county Va district.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
Red
China
Arnold Kiehn
Shanghai
Reds
Kiehn
Williamsport
Algin R. Bush
Congress
Bush
Bradford
Potter
Cameron
Clinton
Tioga
Columbia
Montour
Lycoming
Prisoners Escape Butler County Jail in Daring Break
Two inmates James B. Neeley 21 of Slippery Rock and Carl G. O Day 20 of Butler fled Butler County jail after a sheet rope, a ventilator beam, and a pushed grate. They climbed a 40 foot rain pipe to the ground before escaping. O Day faced grand jury on rape and robbery charges while Neeley awaited auto theft sentencing.
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Butler
Butler County
James B. Neeley
Slippery Rock
Carl G. O'Day
William B. Walker
Oday
Neeley
Area Couple Must Pay $25,859 Taxes in Disputed Return
Westfield couple ordered to pay 25,859 in back taxes after dispute over a 1948 income tax return. Judge C. Rogers Arundell of the U S Tax Court issued the ruling against Jacob M. Kaplan, president of Welch Grape Juice Co., and Mrs. Kaplan. Internal revenue agents had claimed 35,853 in back taxes owed on their 1946 returns.
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Area
Westfield
C. Rogers Arundell
United States Tax Court
Jacob M. Kaplan
Welch Grape Juice Co
Kaplan
Internal Revenue
Kaplana
Mrs Inez Johnson Buried Saturday Funeral
Funeral service for Mrs Inez Wilcox Johnson was held Saturday at 2 pm at Davison Funeral Home with Rev H Ray Harris and Rev Rudolph M Bangert officiating. Interment followed in Pine Grove Cemetery family lot. out of town attendees listed from Union City Greatsville Findley Lake and Erie.
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H. Ray Harris
Rudolph M. Bangert
Inez Wilcox Johnson
Davison Funeral Home
W. Bruce Ellsworth
Harold Lloyd
Herold Shannon
Frank Graft
William’ Hecker Lound
Charles Bugbee
Famly
Pine Grove Cemetery
Florence Huntley
Bessie Buntley
John Cournee
Hobart Shreve
Union Cit
William Romich
Greatsville
A. F. Huntley
Roy Huntley
Lowville
Levi Evans
Harborcreek
Alfred ‘Thieme
C. E Thieme
Richard Gibbons
Findley Lake
Zeala H. Fritts
Erie
Infant Kolaja Prayer Service Held At Bracken Funeral Home
The infant son Svepnen nomas Kolaja of Mr and Mrs Thomas R Kolaja died yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital Born there Saturday a prayer service conducted by Rev Francis J Graves took place today at 11 o clock at Bracken Funeral Home Survivors include the infant's mother Elizabeth Jansen of this city and the paternal grandfather Anthony Kolaja of Spartansburg along with the parents
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Svepnen Nomas
Thomas R. Kolaja
South Center Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
Francis J. Graves
St. Thomas’ Church
Bracken Funeral Home
Elizabeth Jansen
Anthony Kolaja
Spartans Thunderboltsburg
Holding Series of Tex Parleys Ry Stated Tax Talks
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey and Rep Daniel A Reed of New York have opened private conferences to craft a tax program for 1954. They met at the White House and plan further talks to bridge GOP differences. Reed, head of Ways and Means, seeks larger tax cuts than the Eisenhower administration favors. The outcome could shape the party's campaign year clashes.
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Washington
Treasury
Humphrey
Daniel A. Reed
White House
Reed
House
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
GOP
Mercer County gains two judges after oath
Judge Lee A. McCracken of Venango County administered the oath to Herman M. Rodgers of Grove City and Leo McKay of Richory Township as Mercer County’s two judges. They will serve until January 1956 after Governor Fine appointed them last week following the legislature's summer approval of a second judgeship and Judge Rowley’s death opening the vacancy.
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Cnsornanyens
Mercer
Lee A. McCracken
Venango County
Mercer County
Herman M. Rodgers
Grove City
Leo McKay
Rickory Township
John 8. Fine
George H. Rowley
Grove City Majorettes Win World Team Championship
Grove City sixteen majorettes captured the world championship team title in a weekend competition at Cambria County War Memorial in Johnstown Pennsylvania. The Grove City group stood undefeated, earning top honors in a field of rival squads.
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Grove City
Johnstown
Cambria County War Memorial
Pennsylvania entry shines in national majorette contest
About 400 entrants from across the nation competed in the annual majorette and baton twirling event. Gail Gay Ponte, 15, of Dearborn Michigan, won the title of world’s most beautiful majorette. The pageant is sponsored by the War Memorial and directed by the International Baton Twirling Foundation.
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Pennsylvania
Gail Gay Ponte
Dearborn
Mich
The
War Memorial
International Baton Twirling Foundation
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Warren
Warren General Hospital
Capt. Eckardt
Barbara Vanderhoff
R. D
Spartansburg
John S. Fine
Commonwealth
Crawford County
Richard E. Delo Jr
Knox
Donald Bish
James Bish
New Bethlehem
Delo
Clarion County
Corry
Colliers Radio & TV Service
North Center
America
General Telephone Company
Inez Johnson
Kolaia
the Churches OF
Christian and Missionary
Alliance Church
Rev
Donald Brown
Ford
Ford Zen Trucks
G.V.W
G.C.W
Powell Motor Company
N. Center St
Corry, Pa
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