Eisenhower Birthday Sparks 1948 Presidential Debate
The 57 year old General Dwight D. Eisenhower, then chief of staff and president elect in 1948, celebrated his birthday as political chatter swirled about Dewey and Truman. Observers note Ike’s rising prominence though Eisenhower dismisses the speculation as irrelevant.
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Truman
William T. Sherman
Georgia
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Sherman
James G. Blaine
Inquiries on History and Pop Culture Quiz Questions
A mixed set of trivia questions covers topics from weather modification to film advertising, armed forces benefits, anatomy, and ancient calendars. It includes queries about The Sporting News rookie award, an NBC policy change, Pershing’s age, and octopus versus other terms, plus a historical note on Grant and a remark about the turkey as native poultry.
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The
Sporting News
Sidney Greenstreet
NBC
New York
John J
Pershing
Sherman
Grant
Gener McClellan
Edaccin
Memon Hirst
New York Tribune
Two Children Injured In Street Run and Road Accident
Jamestown reports three traffic incidents over several days with two children among the injured. Princes Johnson of Russell suffered a left knee laceration after a collision involving Richard Miller and John Anderson at Forest and Prather avenues. Miller, 17, was fined five dollars in an unrelated stop sign violation, with sentence deferred by Acting Judge McKinley L. Phillips for driving without a license. Maurine Carlos of Jamestown was hospitalized with a fractured left leg after darting into Route 17 near the city limits.
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Jamestown
Princes Johnson
Russell
Forest and Prather
Richard B. Miller
John B. Anderson
McKinley L. Phillips
Maurine Carlos
Jamestown General Hospital
No Trace of Body in North East Farm Ruins
Efforts to locate the body of James Ruddy, 30, itinerant farm hand from Rochester, NC, who was believed burned to death in a fire at the Meryl D. Phillips farm in North East, have yielded nothing. Phillips said Ruddy had not worked for three days before the blaze and two farm hands believed he was trapped on an upper barn floor where he slept.
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Daily Dozen: Chickenpox Overview From Medical Society
Chickenpox is a mild, highly contagious disease common in children, especially in fall through spring. It features fever, itching rash, and vesicles that crust and scar with scratching. Incubation is 10 to 21 days. spread is by direct contact or contaminated objects. diagnosis can be confused with smallpox. Immunization remains limited due to its relatively mild nature.
Corry News Highlights From October 17 1927
Twenty years ago at the U S Radiator plant Theo Burlingame of Columbus was seriously burned when molten metal spilled from a ladle. He was taken to Corry Hospital in serious condition. Hobard M Hall reports on I O F and I O O P gatherings in DuBois. Dr A G Reese returns to Corry and opens Home Maternity Hospital on East Main. Corry High School football loses 20 7 to Westfield. Hoff Business College students Ellen Digan Thelma Henry Dorothy Spelman Louise Bertram and Beatrice Cole visited over the weekend.
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Columbus
U. S. Radiator Corp
Corry Hospital
A. G. Reese
Corry
East Main Street
the Veil Maternity Hospital
Reese
Home Maternity
Ellen Digan
Thelma Henry
Dorothy Splesman
Louise Bertram
Beatrice Cole
Hoff Business College
Warren
Beaverdam and Lake Pleasant Churches Schedule
Wayne Valley Evangelical United Brethren and Lake Pleasant Evangelical United Brethren churches list Sunday services and events. Rev. J Leon Maneval presides at Beaverdam with church school and morning worship, Men’s Day, and youth meeting. Wattsburg High School hosts a rally. At Lake Pleasant worship at 9:30, Sunday school at 10:16 led by Mrs. Williams.
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Lake Pleasant
United Brethren
Like Pleasant
J. Leon Maneval
H. H. Williams
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