How's Your I Q A Cribbed Quiz From a Local Page
A mixed quiz prompts readers to answer ten questions to gauge memory and IQ. It asks who won the recent North Carolina runoff between Willis Smith and Frank Graham, whether a constitutional qualification exists for Supreme Court justices, and other trivia about U S history and geography.
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North Carolina
Willis Smith
Frank Graham
United States Supreme Court
Galler Glass
United States Senate
United States
Frank J
Lause
Italy
Twenty Years Ago Highlights From Journal Files
A nurse, Mrs. Ora Harper, fell along stairs at Corty Hospital and suffered injuries but remains stable. Rev. Frank M. Wimer faces threats linked to mayoral raids. Columbus youths build a swimming pool by the old dam with a new diving board. A satirical tax piece lampoons Form 1040 and calls for a future with lower taxes. Other items note local injuries, a golf junior tournament, a Cherry-picking accident, and sporadic auto thefts near North Center Street.
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Corty Hospital
Ora Harper
Gettysburg
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Erie Man Pleads Guilty to Prowling in New Law
Ning Portnoy of Erie aged 26 pleaded guilty to window peeping under a 1946 law banning loitering at night. He apologized briefly, received a stern warning from Judge Elmer L. Evans, and faces personal and business consequences after closing his shoe repair shop. Later, Pittsburgh workers at the Arlis-Chalmers plant won a wage raise tied to living costs, including a three-cent increase and a three weeks vacation after 15 years.
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ERIE
Ning Portnoy
Portonaya
Elmer L. Evans Sis
Portonove
Pittsburgh
Arlis-Chalmers Manufacturing
Polio Case Reported in Erie Area
Erie July 25 Fifth polio case in the Immediate Eve area reported by Dr Felix Shubert health director A 18 year old girl was hospitalized at Lakeview suffering from bulbar polio Likely contracted while on vacation She had lived in Erie several years Five lungs at Lakeview for polio treatment One previous case in 1950 remains in an iron lung The latest patient may need a lung in a few days
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Erie
Felix S. Shubert
Lakeview Hospital
Shubert
Eizua
Lakeview
Reds Delay Invasion Off Quemoy Island
Taipen Formosa July 25 The threatened Chinese Communist invasion of Quemoy Island off the China east opposite Formosa ended today at least temporarily, defense ministry said Red junks seen approaching the square mile island did not strike. Chiang Ching-Kuo returned Sunday from Quemoy and reported weather and conditions on the island. A fictitious name Alessandra Volts died in 1827 was noted in the report.
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Formosa
Quemoy Island
China East
Defense Ministry
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Ching-Kuo
Quemny
Waterford Men Nabbed Trying to Steal Beer at Picnic
Waterford men Louis Lindsley and Diames DeFoy jailed after allegedly beating and attempting to steal beer at the GSC picnic in St. Nicholas Grove. Lindsley held on larceny charges and DeFoy on assault and battery. hearings set before Alderman James Hogar at 2 p.m. Friday. Beskid, who was beaten, witnessed the incident.
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Eheve
Amy
Couinty
GSC
St. Nicholas Grove
Louis Lindsley
R. D
Waterford
Diames DeFoy
Betore
James Hogar
Fritvy
Petor Beskid
DePuy
Ld Hogan
Deroy
State Policeman Killed By Truck On Route 22
Harrisburg July 25 A Pennsylvania State Policeman Pvt John A Ditkosky 25 of the Harrisburg barracks was killed instantly when struck by a tractor trailer on U S Route 22 six miles east of Harrisburg while checking a halted car Lt Stanley Krantes ch student trooper on duty with Ditkosky escaped unharmed when the vehicle going west rammed the parked car and struck the police car nearby The driver Mrs M D Hockenbury Colonial Park Harrisburg was treated and discharged Maj Charles C Taylor said the truck was driven by Robert H Bingham 28 Bedford employed by Sam Schreiber Pittsburgh and on his way from New York The approaching truck failed to halt at Krames signals
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Associate Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Here
John A. Ditkosky
Harrisburg Barracks
Midnite
Stanley Krantes
Ditkedsky
Ditkosky
M. D. Howkenbury
Colonial Park
Harrisburg Hospital
Charles C. Taylor
Robert H. Bingham
Bedford
Bingham
Sam Schreiber
Pittsburgh
New York
Maj. Taylor
Krames
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Frank 4. Wimer
Te First Methodist Church
Columbus
Bolivia
Paul Hurlbut
Ian
Blaine Crum
Wits
Tom Thumb Golf Course
George Patterson
West Washington Street
North Hast
Mhs
Patterson
North Center Street
Powell
Thellan Xcteritist
Alessandra Volts
Desmond Electric
W. Church B. Corry, Pa
Bowers
Emblem Oil Co
N, Center St
Welch
Lange
Betty Carlson
Mercury
America
Cary, Nos
Powell Motor Co
Center St
Merry
Corry, Pa
The
Sterling Silver Club
Phillips Jewelry
Phillips
North Center St
Widmann
Topp
Sulla
Ali Styles
Colors
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