FALL FATAL AT JAMESTOWN
Glenn Sheren Turner 63, assistant traffic supervisor at Jamestown Motor Bus Transportation Co. died after falling from a second floor porch to a concrete walk. Coroner ruled accidental death from a skull fracture. Turner had been in ill health, worked briefly on the prior week’s routes and supervision. Police and ambulance response followed the late afternoon fall at a rented house he operated. Witness accounts were unavailable. investigators pieced together that he swayed while leaning on a porch support and fell headfirst to the street.
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Jamestown
Imstant
Glenn Sheren Turner
Jamestown Motor Bus ‘Transportation Company
Samuel T. Bowers
Purer
Edward H. Waterman
Jefferson Street
Tugner
General Hospital
Doroner Coud
First Atlantic Crossing by Savannah Steamer Ship
The Savannah sailed from Savannah in May 1619 and is often credited as the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, though much of the voyage was under sail as her engines and paddlewheels were later removed and she became a sailing ship.
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Atlantic
Savannah
Wayne Valley U B Church Special Services In Progress
Revival services ongoing at Wayne Valley United Brethren Church led by Rev. B Kinney of Jamestown New York. Life's Greatest Treasure will be the Wednesday topic followed by Shoes Without Stamps on Friday and God's A humm! as theme. Musical features planned including Good Samaritan story Thursday. Services at 7 00 each evening except Saturday. Public invited.
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Wayne Valley U. B. Church
Wayne Valley
All Bonded Debt Paid and Fire Evacuates 26 Kane Families
Borough officials announced all bonded debt is paid after retirement of the 1935 band fund and a sizable cash balance for postwar construction. The 1085 bond fund for the Popular Street Bridge was settled with a $15 toll transfer. A fire at Parkview Apartments drove 26 families from their flats when a cigarette ignited carpet and floor, smoke filled the building, water hose and shutting widows cooled the blaze, tenants returned after hours.
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Kane
Orchids
Rego
Meni Tay
Hell
Suesday
Parkview Apartments
George Carr
Hieir
Martin judges defeated in Pennsylvania off year election
Two Republican judges named by Governor Martin lost to Democrats in Pennsylvania’s off year vote. Emmitt J. McDaniel of Fayette County and Harold W. Helfrich of Lehigh County were defeated, while Senator John P. Cox, Democrat, defeated Republican Alexander C. Tener in the Allegheny orphan’s court race. In Lehigh, Democrat John H. Diefenderfer led with a 990 vote margin from 667 of 104 precincts.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Martin
Pennsylvanis
Commonwealth
Didges Emmitt
J McDaniel
Fayette County Common Pleas Court
Harold W Helfried
Lehigh County Common Pleas
Tix
John P. Cox
Alexander C. Tener
John H. Diefenderfer
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Cole
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I Heiman
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