Twenty Years Ago Notes From Journal Files
A 1828 chronicle reports rebuilt fire alarm lines on North Center street with further work delayed by city officials until telephone consolidation clarifies which poles to remove and which phones to place. Quarantine rare, two cases of whooping cough. Education board discusses Fair Grounds purchase with James H. Wright. A reception honors Mrs. George Duntee on her wedding anniversary. Junior elves plan a spring fundraiser at Senior High School for April 9-10. George Cowden of 60 Center Street dies after returning from Ajax Iron Works, after a decline beginning yesterday evening.
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North Center Street
Futture
Paulson
Geach
Wiliam Beck
Spring Street
George Duntee
George Cowden
Sol Center Street
Mr. Cowden
Ajax Iron Works
Fondagalth
Baruch the man who tamed money seeks atomic control
Bernard M. Baruch, 7 percent United Nations Atomic Energy Commission member and former head of Roosevelt’s World War II rubber committee, is famed for open park bench policy making. From Wall Street to government service, he funded relief and research, once gave a million at Christmas and later $1.1 million to promote physical medicine, declaring money has often ruled him not the other way around.
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Nagrawads
Bernard M. Baruch
United States
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Roosevelt
Latyette Square
White House
Baruch
Smong
Firth Avenue
New York
Olf
Gily College
Wall Street
Frm
John W
Gates
Ieee
War Industries
Europe
County Registration Rolls Will Close This Saturday
County voters are urged to register for the May 2 primaries with the county registrar’s office open 6 to 9 p m Wednesday through Friday and 9 to 12 Saturday, plus additional hours. Veterans 21 and over in service urged to verify registration. Registrations show increases since February 13 with party changes and minor shifts among Republicans and Democrats. A separate note reports John Berti, 57, of Cranceville dying of a heart attack after a car incident near Girard.
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Erlby
Hee
Vell
Joseph G. Williams
Williams
Girard
John Berti
Cranceville
Jpast
Sersby
Warren W. Wuoth
Quiz style questions from a wartime classifieds page
A set of unclear quiz prompts asks true or false and multiple choice on topics from etiquette to geography and literature. It includes items on engraved invitations tissue use, Philippine geography, a reference to Longfellow characters, Earth heat origin, Perovskite, a US president, a proverb completion, and Franco border policy.
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Philippine Islands
Australia
Bote
Baivall
White House
Longfeliow
Hiawatha
U.S
Hundson
France
Headmaster Released on Bail Amid Morals Case
George W. Halles, 38, former headmaster of Glosed Warmin Ster Academy, released on $5,000 bail in Montgomery County after facing morals charges and awaiting trial. He was later arraigned in Doylestown on additional morals charges with bail set at $8,000.
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Norristown
George W. Halles
Warmin
Ster Academy
Wis
Bailes
Montgomery County
Bucks County
Justice of the Peace
Jenks Watson
Doylestown
Toyland
Daylight Saving Dilemma Across Cities This Spring
The article reviews the muddle of clocks across the nation as some areas advance one hour for daylight saving. It recalls Roosevelt’s 1941 push for regional or optional timing, Congress actions in 1942 and 1945, Truman’s stance on nationwide saving, and decades of farm versus city arguments, including Wilson’s 1919 veto and repeal.
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Maxeh
Roosevelt
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Alow
United States
Truman
Wilson
Higher minimum wages spark Congress fight over 85 cent plan
Congress debates a proposed wage increase from 40 to 85 cents an hour with timelines to 70, 90, and 80 cents. Critics warn it could harm free enterprise and provoke economic strain while supporters press for moving toward a 65 to 76 cent range. The Senate plans a vote on the amendment to set the schedule.
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Congress
Senate
Lilly
Gallee
National Manufacturers’ Association
New Orleans
Soovotian
U.S
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina
Washington
Mont
Tuberculosis Trends in the Elderly Highlighted by Medical Society
The Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania notes a rising detection of tuberculosis in living elderly patients due to modern diagnostics. Discharges from World War II service show higher elderly rates, while overall life expectancy increases. Emphasis on prevention, contamination protection, and continued eradication efforts remains crucial.
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Wang Usosa
Shanak
Fragmentary OCR Brief Knits Odd Phrases
The text appears as garbled OCR with no clear story or identifiable persons, places, or events. It contains disjointed fragments about medical terms and unrelated terms, offering no actionable or coherent news content.
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Board of Education
James H. Wright
Fair Grounds
Aptil
Clas Treaencynd
Associated Press
the Medical Society of the
State of Pennsylvania
Lindsey Pharmacy
North Corry
Colubias
Ith
Lucien Lelong
William T. Nichols
Stewart’s Hat Shop
Ling
Florsheim
Powell Motor Co
Jessup and
Turner
Spa
Baldwin
North Corry Emblem Oil Station
Columbus Avenue
W. L. Armitage, Mgr
Loblaws
Texas
Florida
Weston’s
Fancy
Orchard Park
Leg O
Braunschweiger
Borhood
Center ST. Corry
Jay Finn
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