Girard Plant Official Killed In Route 20 Crash
May 17 a superintendent of Paper Mills Inc at Elk Grove and two others were fatally and seriously injured when a rear collision occurred on Route 20 as sewer construction slowed vehicles. Lancelot M. Fleming of Girard hotel residence died at St. Vincent's Hospital from multiple injuries including head and leg fractures. John De Hosy of North Girard escaped with minor injuries while Jack De Hoag, 15, also of North Girard, suffered a fractured elbow and facial injuries. he was treated at St. Vincent's Hospital.
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Paper Mills, Inc
Elk Ae Ieee
Girard
Blaming
St. Vincent's Hos
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John de Hosy
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North Girard
Route 20
Fleming
de Hoag
Jack de Hoag
St. Vincent's Hospital
Bonds Sold in Erie County in April Farmed Drive Total
Bonds were sold in Erie County during April in the Security Loan Drive announced at State loan drive headquarters. The statewide month was labeled excellent with 35,97,895.25 worth of bonds sold across 67 counties. Erie contributed 482,698 in E bonds 16,798 in F bonds and 153,100 in G bonds.
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Erie County
State Loan Drive
Erie
Cambridge Springs Woman Dies at Home on East Street
Mrs Harriett Hockne Thomas a Cambridge Springs resident died Sunday morning at 612 East Street after a heart ailment. Born October 20 1864 in Millers Station Pa she lived much of her life in Cambridge Springs and spent winters in Santa Barbara CA. Survived by two sons Frank and Albert, 11 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren plus two sisters Mrs Button of Corry and Mrs Minnie Bemis of Erie. Funeral arrangements by VanMatre funeral directors with prayer service Thursday at 1 pm and funeral at 2 pm at Millers Station Church.
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Harriett Hockne
Momms
Alan K.dimmick
East Street
Millers Station
Cambridge Springs
Thomas
Dimmick
Train Crash Kills Six Teens in Virginia
IVOR Virginia May 17 six teenage black boys were killed when their car was hit by Norfolk and Western Powhatan Arrow train in Southampton County. The victims included Burl Banks and John Banks brothers of Sedley, John Nichols and Linwood Nichols brothers of Sedley, James Miller 17 of Sedley, and Richard Brown of Wakefield. Linwood Nichols died after arriving at Suffolk Hospital.
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Ivor
Norfolk & Western
Tvor
Southampton County
Bell
Burl Banks
John Banks
Sedley
John Nichols
Linwood Nichols
James Miller
Richard Brown
Wakeeld
Suffolk
Giant 65,000 ton carrier moves to Navy build
A House armed services sub committee approved quickly a bill to start construction of a 65,000 ton giant aircraft carrier capable of Arctic cruises and far reaching bomber deployment. The plan would halt work on 13 unfinished ships, reallocating about 229 million dollars to the carrier and missile launch vessels.
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Associantea Press
Washington
House
Armed Services
Navy
Arantic
Sleeping wife shot by husband in Trafford tragedy
Police Chief C G Brandt reports Ronald Marshall shot the sleeping wife Ronald Marshall 34 in Trafford Pennsylvania. She raised her hands to shield her face and a 32 caliber rifle tore three fingers from one hand as hospital staff attended to her. Marshall then tried to shoot himself and was wrestled to the ground by his father William Marshall. the gun discharged, blowing away part of the son's jaw.
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Aumeinen
Trafford
C. G. Brandt
Brandt
Ronald Marshal
Columbia Hospital
Marshall
William Marshall
Lightning destroys Le Yandowski barn killing livestock
A powerful lightning bolt struck the two story frame barn on Michael Le Yandowski’s farm, six miles south of here, causing a fire that wiped out 21 pigs 17 cows and two houses. Firefighters from Harbor Creek Wesleyville and Portfield battled the blaze in a heavy rain storm but could not save all stock. About 15000 dollars in losses included twenty tons of hay grain and farming tools.
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Norrr Sacs
Riva Massa
Nhtning
Michael le Yandowski
Harbor Creek
Wesleyville
Polrfield
Creek l
Calvert Wins AP News Photo Contest 1947
Paul Calvert of Los Angeles Times won first prize in the annual AP Managing Editors Association contest. His image titled A Mother's Tragedy shows a weeping mother walking from the body of her drowned six year old daughter at California Lake Beach.
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Cleveland
Paul Calvert
Los Angeles Times
Associated Press Managing Editors
Asso
Egyptian Forces Near Tel Aviv Amid Palestine War Movement
An official Arab source reports Egyptian troops advancing toward Tel Aviv while the premier approves seizures and Egypt plans to pay for four seized planes. Egypt seeks an agreement with Saudi Arabia as the Palestine war unfolds across Egypt Syria Lebanon Trans-Jordan and Iraq with moves including occupation of El Majdal in southern coastal Palestine.
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Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Trans- Jordan
Iraq
Amman
Trans-Jordan
el Majdal
Palestine
UN Partition Plan Near Israeli Border Noted in Reports
A United Nations partition plan reference places the Jewish-claimed territory within ten miles, while reports note the Syrian army capturing Samakh on the Sea of Galilee’s southern shore. An Amman informant cited Iraqi advances on both sides of the Jordan River, about five miles below Samakh.
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Tel Aviv
Samakh
Sea of Galilee
Iraq
Jordan River
Weis Mann Named Provisional President Of Israel
Tel Aviv May 17 reports Zionist elder statesman Dr Chaim Weis mann was elected provisional president of Israel's 31 member council of government and is now under a physician's care in New York City. Ben-Gurion supported Weis mann as prime minister.
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Tel Aviv
Zion
Chaim Weismann
of Israel
New York City
Council of Government
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Welamann
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