JOSSED MATCH BELIEVED CAUSE OF FATAL BLAZE
Jamestown officials probe a fatal apartment fire at East Fourth Street where Horace Farrar died after leaping from a third floor window. Fire Chief Swanson cites possible match carelessness in the stairwell as the fire’s cause amid $10,000 damage to adjacent properties. Witnesses say Farrar clung to a window ledge 30 feet above ground as flames enveloped the building.
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Jamestown
Gine 4
East Fourth Street
Horace Farrar
Rudolph H. Swanson
No. 12
Ant
No. 10
No. 14
Rayner
Farrar
State Relief Funds Will Be Exhausted By February 1
Harrisburg as of June 24 reports show public assistance outlays in Pennsylvania for the year ending May totaled 13 860 000 with federal participation in old age and dependent children costs at 22 650 000 The 8 220 000 appropriated by the legislature for 1945 87 will cover the remainder along with prior year reimbursements The halfway point of the biennium leaves 49 160 000 of the original appropriation still available If expenditures stay at May rates the state funds could run out by mid February 1947 Officials note employment increases may not curb welfare rolls enough to extend funds and warn many aged handicapped and other dependents may struggle to find work despite wartime performance
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Wray
Public Assistance
Lerge
First Bikini Atoll Practice Bomb Drops Describe Mission
Read like a wartime dispatch the report details first practice bomb drop near Bikini Atoll with the Mt McKinley 10 miles away. The bomb released at 1000 to 7500 feet above targets Nevada Tejada and Independence as weather and coordination influenced outcome.
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Conmnea
Bikini
Mt. McKinley
Shy
Tejada
Thomas 5
Power
Nevada
Army
Navy
Swanentt
Dave
Army Air Forces
Mike USA
William
Juda
H. Blanchard
Chelsea
Mass
Major Swancutt
Police Probe Death Of Erie Workman
Erie authorities investigate the death of Frank Akamas 54 whose body was found covered with blood in the city dump at East 28th and Elm streets early Sunday. County coroner Warren W. Wood said there’s no apparent violence. the body was found by Harry Washington who notified Dennis Haley. Both men lived at the dump and were believed to work for Haley.
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Erie
Ludlow Vet Killed in Route 6 Crash Near Kane
June 24 Ludlow resident Davie Johnson a World War I veteran was killed when a two door Dodge sedan operated by George Kashmer 23 of Ludlow crossed a curve on Route 6 eight miles west of Kane struck a guard rail post and plunged into a ditch Johnson was ejected and crushed beneath the wreckage Kashmer was taken to hospital in a dazed state with a portion of the car lifting to free the victim Coroner Elmer Betty and state police investigated with no witnesses reported at the scene The vehicle rested upside down and facing opposite traffic after the impact and Johnson had been traveling west from Kane toward Ludlow The coroner may order an inquest and the body was removed to Watts Funeral Home.
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Kane
Davie Johnson
Ludlow
George Kashmer
McKean
Elmer Betty
Watts
Wildcat Park
John
Kashmer
State Po Way on 48 accidents and fatality chances
The piece argues most accidents share common causes and solutions with the main difference between minor and fatal incidents being chance. It cautions readers to avoid taking any unnecessary risk and to value life and safety at all times.
Circus Man Sentenced in Warren Case
In Warren Judge Allison D. Wade sentenced Delo Garl Workman of Roanoke to six to 12 months in the Allegheny County workhouse on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A second man, Montgomery, 21, of Johnson City, was released after it was revealed another girl had joined him, taking the plot beyond Warren jurisdiction. The two girls will be sent to Pittsburgh to stay at the Home of the Good Shepherd.
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Warren
Allison D. Wade
Delo Garl Workman
Roanoke
Allegheny County
Workman
Pittsburgh
Eb, Linder
Wilsm Montgomery
Johnson City
Start 75 Homes at Meadville Plan Moves Ahead
Meadville June 2 one hundred workmen begin erection today of temporary housing units for war veterans on city sites in the Pit h ward and Vernon township. The units will be ready for occupancy at about 45 dollars a month. Sixty eight units are already under construction. The houses will include living room bath and kitchen with one or two bedrooms per unit. Contractor Ortmah and Reitze secured the FPHA contract on a cost plus basis and will use stronger blers than those used at Camp Reynolds near Greenville where the materials are being obtained.
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Meadville
Pith Ward
Vernon Township
Ortmah
Reitze
FPHA
Camp Reynolds
Greenville
Thompson's Bor-soma Tablets Promised to Restore Health
Advert reads Thompson's Bor-soma Tablets to ease aches and pains and improve well being by aiding kidney function. Claims quick feelings of vitality and bad feelings alleviation with a 50 cent price. Also promotes Golden Lax Tablets at 25 cents for constipation and synergy with Bor-soma.
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Thompson
Meadville Police Tie Car Theft to Pittsburgh Suspect
Police report a 1 day old boy found near Franklin and a suspect from Pittsburgh identified as George A sister, with a recovered car and a stolen boat tied to a case filed yesterday at the Franklin barracks. The owner is Raymond L Mundis of 828 Mar ket street. A Mar ket street address appears in the stolen vehicle report.
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Meadville
Oues
Pittsburgh
George A
Franklin
Raymond L. Mundis
Franklin Barracks
P.m. Yes
Mendyille
Calispan
Conneaut Lake
Neatt Lake Parle
London United States 1930 Wimbledon Seed Oddities
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a 1930 Wimbledon seed ranking with mentions of London and United States. The garbled lines hint at a race or match context involving Mertens and suburban settings but lack coherent facts. No clear event date, participants, or outcomes are discernible.
Irvin weekend battle surprises with tight finish
A garbled report from Cedarbrack details a weekend bout where Irvine faced Pittsburg in a close contest. The text mentions a decisive moment, a 46 point mark, and professional competition weathering a challenging start as teams vie for top standings.
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