Two Area Churches Destroyed by Fire in Weekend Blaze
The First Methodist Church in Greenville and the First Presbyterian Church in Slippery Rock were destroyed by fires believed to be accidental. Damage estimates ranged from 125000 to 150000 dollars for Slippery Rock and about 140000 for Greenville, with some insured and most walls left standing in the Greenville blaze.
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Seer Mulls
Inn
South Kings
Will
Methodist
Greenville
Slippery Rock
Seconnd
First Presbyterian
Forty Homeless After $225000 Cleveland Fire
A downtown Cleveland blaze destroyed a row of business houses and apartments, leaving forty people homeless. The fire, Cleveland’s third major blaze in five days, forced about 100 residents from their homes into the cold overnight.
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Cleveland
State GOP Chiefs Unite for 1948 Campaign
Harrisburg Jan 19 Republican organization forces in Pennsylvania presented a united front for the 1948 presidential election. GOP leaders, meeting in Philadelphia, slated Weldon B. Heyburn for auditor general and Charlie IR Barber for state treasurer, and picked delegates-at-large for the National Convention led by Governor James H. Duff. Democratic leaders planned a February 2 Harrishurg meeting to nominate delegates-at-large, with formal action on statewide candidates deferred. The Draft Eisenhower League announced plans to back Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, while the regular GOP distanced itself from the group. The Democratic committee planned to enter Truman for a full term and send a solid delegation to Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvann
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Philadelphia
Weldon B. Heyburn
Delaware County
Charlie IR. Barber
Welfare
James H. Duff
Democratic State Committee
Harrishurg
Draft Eisenhower League
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Truman
Iparty
Ex Jamestown Couple Heads Of Burned Home
Jamestown Jan 19 Mr and Mrs Guntay Sandborn formerly of Jamestown were superintendent and matron of the Lutheran Home for the Aged near Madrid Ta. The building burned and was out of control when fire crews arrived. All 65 residents were saved with no injuries after a 30 minute response. Fire departments from three communities assisted as the 2 1 2 story half block long structure collapsed. Marines in Mediterranean Rome Jan 19 about 1000 Marines will join the Mediterranean fleet stay with ships for training and further assignment.
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Jamestown
Guntay Sandborn
Lutheran Home For the
Madrid
Mediterranean
Rome
U.S. Mediterranean
U. S
Lumbermen's Strike Enters Third Week in Tri-State Area
In a Tri-State lumber dispute 11 000 workers in Pennsylvania West Virginia and two Maryland counties walk out for a third week threatening mine layoffs A 20 percent hike is sought by unions while the lumbermen had offered 280 percent. Union leaders demand 20 percent more for timber sold to mines.
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Gon
Tri-State
Timuimr
Williand
Pennsylvania
West ‘Virginia
Maryland
Nike
Missing Fresno inquiry linked to Horner case
Los Angeles January 19 police radioed Fresno sheriff with description of a two man suspect sought in connection with the disappearance of Jacqueline Horner a 14 year old piano prodigy. Juvenile division sergeant R A Houghton said one man is believed in the Fresno area and the sheriff was asked to detain him.
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Los Angeles
Jan
Polic
Fresno
Calif
Jacqueline Horner
R. A. Houghton
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