Lease Worker Injured in Massive Explosive Blast
A compressor plant drip tank explosion on the Tightpine lease near Ollcreek Township Venango County seriously injures Quaker State Oil Refining foreman Fred D. Bryner Jr. of Pleasantville. He suffers severe shock a fractured upper jaw and crushed chest with internal injuries to be assessed by x ray. The blast occurred about 7:00 am sending debris through the plant shattering glass and damaging the site estimated at 600 dollars.
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Titusville
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
Pleasantville
Fred D. Bryner Jr
R. D
Titusville Hospital
Bryner
Ollcreek Township
Venango County
Pineville
Quaker State
Herb Fox
Top Jet Ace Bags 11th Enemy Plane
Royal N. Baker of McKinney Texas shot down his 11th Communist jet fighter at 87,000 feet over Northwest Korea. His wife Sarah cautions him to come home safe as Baker leads the Fourth Fighter Interceptor Group with 125 combat missions but rotation near. The report notes parallels to Maj. George A. Davis Jr. who held 11 MIGs but was missing in 1952.
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Associated Press
McKinney
Tex
Gus
Royal N. Baker
Sarah Baker
Korea
Maj
George A Davis Jr
Lubbock
Minister Walker Glossbrenner Fulston Dies in Altoona
Rev Walker Glossbrenner Fulston 77 died yesterday ending a 45 year ministry in the United Brethren Church and its successor Evangelical United Brethren Church in Altoona Pennsylvan ia.
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Altoona
Walker Glossbrenner Fulston
United Brethren Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Mrs Martin Purcell Dies After Illness at Nursing Home
Mrs Cecelia B Purcell wife of Martin J Purcell died yesterday morning at Damen Nursing Home Lottaville after years of declining health. Born March 3 1873 in Union City she married Martin Purcell on October 4 1892 at St Teresa Church. Survived by husband four daughters four sons 22 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren a sister in law and one son Francis who died in 1910. Friends may call Bracken Keating Funeral Home and attend Requiem Mass at St Elizabeth's Church Wednesday at 8 am. Burial will be in the family lot in the church cemetery.
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Cecelia B. Purcell
Martin J. Purcell
Damen
Lottaville
Purcell
Union City
St. ‘Teresa's Ghareh
Cavey Oreste Try
St. Iibeth's Church
Cleve Marion
Earl Haight
Marcll Burenon
City
A. S. Bong
Bris
Harry Purcell
Erie
Joseph Purcell
Cleveland
Charles Purcell
Buffalo
Robert Purcell
Wichita
Kansas
Martin Fallon
New York City
Francis
Bracken- Keating
St. Elizabeth's Church
Burin
Church
Second Fire Hits Area Legion Home in Johnsonburg
A second blaze at the American Legion Home on Lower Market Street Johnsonburg caused over $2000 in damage. Investigators suspect a cigarette sparked a fire in a paper box by the bar, smoke alarmed a passerby who alerted the firemen as flames spread from the box to the floor and walls. Firefighters confined most damage to the bar area, sparing the second floor.
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Ridgway
American Legion
Lower Market Street
Johnsonburg
Johnsonburg Liremen
Fire Damages Union City Home in Route 6 Blaze
Defective wiring caused a $15,000 blaze at a newly finished one and a half story frame home on Route 6, two miles southwest of Union City. Richard and Mrs Barll were away at work when flames broke out Saturday at 2 p m. Fire Chief Harold Edwards said the fire had too much of a start when crews arrived, but they saved a washing machine a deep freeze unit a refrigerator and two beds.
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U. C
Union City
Richard Barll
Harold Edwards
Perak British justice spared execution of Malaya guerrilla
In Ipoh Perak Malaya Sul tan commuted Chinese woman Lee Meng’s death sentence for grenade carrying to life imprisonment The case drew world communist attention as Hungary offered to swap imprisoned British businessman Edgar Sanders for her freedom Churchill rejected bartering a human life though not ruling out further talks
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Associated Press
Ipoh
Perak
Malaya
Sultan of
Perk
Lee Meng
Hungary
Edgar Sanders
Winston Churchill
Boy Leaps From Window In Realistic Dream
Sam Carlyon, 11, leaps from his window during a dream in Clitheror England. He lands outside his front door 15 feet below with a thud but escapes without injury. His reaction to the dream emphasizes its realism and his mother plans to nail up large bedroom windows.
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Anormirneres Clitheror
England
Sam
Sam Carlyon
Strengthening of Soviet Armed Forces Pledged
The article describes a state funeral procession for a Soviet leader at the mausoleum with thousands in attendance. Chou Enlai and other allied dignitaries join top Soviet leaders on the rostrum as military bands play. Five minutes of steam whistles and artillery salutes mark the interment, with plans for a new pantheon to honor Lenin, Stalin, and other Communist notables.
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Chopin
Russia
Chou Enlai
Soviet Communist Party
Victfmn
Soviet Union
Stalin
Payfy
Lenin
Nti
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Nnitral
Qualker State
Area Legion Home
WERC
General Telephone Company
Bob Desmond
LEED
Tocket
Wiggers Garage
Oldsmobile
E. South ST
Corry
Pewsonal
Dicovat Co
Pionein
I B Finance CO
Consumer Discount CO
Personal Consumer Discount Coy
N. Center ST
Harry Hall
YES
Frigidaire
General Motors
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