Exploding Fan Kills 35-Year-Old Oil City Man
William J. Terrill, 95, was killed while operating a furnace cleaning machine when a large fan housing exploded at the William Jennings home in Oil City. He worked for Holland Furnace Co and had been furloughed from the Pennsylvania Railroad. He leaves a wife, five children, two stepchildren, his parents, siblings, and his North Africa Sicily World War II service is noted.
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Franklin
William J. Terrill
Oil City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Alward
Ruth Reynolds Terrill
Welch's Business College
North Africa
Sicily
Colbert Avenue
Alice Vogan
New York Thruway Opens New 183 Mile Section
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey dedicated a 183 mile extension of the New York State Thruway linking Newburgh to Westmoreland and completing the nation’s longest toll highway segment. The 366 mile system now runs from Buffalo to Newburgh with a NYC link to be finished next year.
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Associated
Fea
Newburgh
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Buffalo
New York City
Westmoreland
Utica
Youth Pleads To Three Counts In Car Theft Spree
Sixteen year old James Hammer pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny three counts and larceny of a motor vehicle in connection with a weekend auto theft spree that ended October four with a crash at a Union City barricade. He was shot in the head by police and treated at Hamot Hospital Erie before being released. He remains in county jail awaiting trial before Judge Herbert A. Mook with bail not set due to burglary charge.
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Meadville
James Hammer
Union City
Hamot ‘Hospital
Erie
Guys Mills
Hammer
S. G. MacTarnaghan
John Holt
Jon Gumiela
Kearney Street
Gumiela
Lawrence Park
Alderman MacTarnaghan
Herbert A. Mook
Fire Death Probed In Waterford Man’s Cottage
Edwin Fawcett, 70, was found badly burned in the kitchen of his Route 19 Waterford home after a gas stove incident near Routes 6 N and 19. Coroner Warren W. Wood ruled accidental death as investigators seek full details.
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Lawrence Pari
Wasess
Waterford
Edwin Fawcett
R. D
Warren W. Wood
Italians Seize Trieste End Of British American Rule
Amid rain and cheers Trieste celebrated the end of nine years under Allied military government. Italian forces entered the city as Maj. Gen. Sir John Winterton relinquished authority and Maj. Gen. Edmundo de Renzi greeted residents.
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Adriatic
Associated Press
Trieste
Ttalian Air Force
John Winterton
Faidlo
Free Territory OF
Wiiterton
Unity Square
Edmondo de Renzi
Italy
W. G. Haan
U. S
Trigstinis
Quench Prison Fire at Missouri Women's Prison
Jefferson City firemen quenched the second fire in three days at Missouri Women's Prison today.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Women's Prison
Jones & Laughlin Plans Expansion for Aliquippa and Pittsburgh Plants
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp disclosed plans for a multi million dollar expansion program at its Aliquippa works and Pittsburgh plant. The announcement outlines improvements and capacity growth at the two sites to boost production and efficiency.
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Pittsburgh
Jones & Laugh-lin Steel Corp
Aliquippa Works
Leukemia Takes Area Boy's Life In Erie
An 11-year-old John Joseph Orschek died after a yearlong battle with leukemia at St. Vincent's Hospital. Donors from North East provided blood as doctors fought to save him. He was a seventh grader at St. Gregory's RC School and survived by his parents two sisters and two brothers. Funeral Mass at St. Gregory's Church followed by burial in St. Gregory's Cemetery.
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Erie
John Joseph Orschek
Joseph Orschek
North East
St. Vincent's Hospital
John
St. Gregory's RC School
North
Lois Ann
Mary Louise
Thomas Curl
Edward James
Turner
St. Gregory’s Church
Joseph Coughlin
St. Gregory's Cemetery
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Tyler
Texas
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Lasa
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Meerdink
House OF Furniture
Chevrolet
Thomas Motors OF Corry Inc
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