Twenty Years Ago Prom Journal Notes on City Events
Indications today are that the registration drive for the mayoralty race will add hundreds of names to the qualified list. Fire damage at Kurtz Cuse Goods Company shows sprinkler system effectiveness and limited losses. A wreck scene tour by Corry men reveals wreckage pieces from the Shenandoah and injuries to Harvey. doctors hope to save his leg. Heavy rain disrupted lines, but Bell toll lines remained in service with some outages and distress among subscribers.
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Tursday
Morjluz
Tre
Kurtz Cuse Goods
Mit Duwe
Mit
Tne
Frock
Jong Stanton
Nicholas Reyster
Cambridge
Obie
Corry
Whale Awa
Shenandoah
Whay
Bell Company
Judge Johnson Indicted in Federal Conspiracy Case
Federal grand jury charges former U S judge Alber Wy Johnson with conspiring to obstruct justice and defraud the government. Indictment names Johnson’s sons Donald M Johnson Albert W Johnson Jr Mier A Johnson and others detailing a period from February 1934 to December 1941.
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Press
Scranton
U. S
Alber Wy Johnson Thas
Wiliam
Smith
Newark
Ning
Johnson
Sri
Washington
Donald M. Johnson
Middlebore
Snyder County
Albert W. Johnson, Jr
Wile Asinsport
Luzerne County
U.S. Army
Mier A. Johnson
Lewisburg
Pearl Harbor Inquiry Aims to Access All Testimony
The Pearl Harbor Congressional probe will seek Army and Navy testimony, with a 10 to 19 member panel likely to limit secrecy. Presidents and Congress have long sparred over disclosure, but measures exist to protect both national interests and public safety while permitting necessary data to surface.
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Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Truman
Army
Navy
Senate
House
Miliary Affairs Committee
House Asa
Ghier
Executive Department
Documenta Congres
Washington
Dation
Day
England
Plumore
Costa Filca
Nicaragua
Hawaiian Islands
Polk
Republic of Texas
Mexico
Cleveland
Spain
Monroe
Pacific
Winsell
Cameron
Ation
Ott
Roosevelt
Stern Naby
Taft
Brownsville
Texas
Senta
Political critique of government aided business projects
Fragmented text argues that government backed ventures misuse public funds and should meet private enterprise laws. It warns taxpayers suffer from misused resources and calls for stricter scrutiny of politically promoted projects to ensure lawful, accountable use of money.
Nations debate capitalism and socialization in postwar era
In a Commons exchange Oliver Lyttelton warns Britain against embracing French nationalization and socialist plans, arguing private enterprise sustains living standards with US aid. He questions supporting regimes that threaten world peace and contrasts free enterprise with totalitarian centralized rule. De Gaulle's US visit signals seeking funds for France's industrialization, while the speaker rebuts socialist approaches and defends America's pro private enterprise stance.
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Buglace
France
Deligutysiereasul
Oliver Lyttleton
House of Commons
United States
England
I Enland
DeGaulle
Hitler
Mussalini
Final Polio Warning Early Symptoms Call Doctor Promptly
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis warns parents to seek urgent medical care at the first signs of infantile paralysis. Early symptoms like sore throat fever stomach upset vomiting or stiffness warrant prompt examination to prevent deformities and possible crippling. A NY pediatrician recounts a case where delayed care allowed weakness to progress, but quick hospital treatment led to full recovery.
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Roland UF
Parenta
Parsiysis Uyil Hey
Intellite
Philly
Stimson
Willard Parker Hospital
New York
Woran
Stinson
Two More Arrested In Stolen Car At Erie
Hobert Page of Detroit and Charles Simonson, 17, were arrested early Tuesday by Officers Martin and Dekker in possession of a stolen car from Cleveland. Page admitted stealing the car and driving it to Erie to pick up Simonson. Found with the vehicle were golf shoes, toilet kit, perfume, a suit and shirt, and socks. Police suspected the clothing belonged to the owner of the car. Page had previous arrest history for tampering with automobiles.
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Brim
Hobert
Page
Detroit
Mich
Charles Simonsn
Jack Martin
Orville Dekker
W Cay
Cleveland
Ohio City
Eile
Simo
Herard Martin
Pawcaly
Hir Jun
Hin Cay
Daily Dozen From the Medical Society of Pennsylvania
A historical medical bulletin discusses rickettsial diseases and typhus spread by mites and fleas in wartime. It notes lyphus control via DDT, mentions Typhus in military personnel, and records concerns on Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tsutsugamushi disease with deaths in Pennsylvania.
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Rocky Mountai
Pennnsylvania
A Medical Corps
Golden Lax Tablets Ad Promises Full System Tone
An advertisement touts Golden Lax Tablets offering to tone the entire system with a nightly dose. It claims a pleasant night's rest and a better breakfast, and promises a money back refund if results are not achieved. The copy mentions a price of 25 cents and 90 cents for the product and urges avoiding lax overuse.
Jap Diet Under Limits Powers Proves Strange Parliament
BERTRAM BENEDICT reports from Washington on Sept. 12 that despite Japan’s defeat the current Diet elected in 1942 remains in office. Premier Higashi-1uni dismisses reform, noting the Emperor retains veto power and the real gov ernment relies on secret blood societies and military factions. The piece traces past elections, the role of the Emperor, and the 400-seat House arrangement, labeling Japan an “oligarchy of avarist tyranny.”
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Bertram Benedict
Washington
Japan
Higashi-1uni
Mit Isley
Diet
Mlaxelipomoderatn Party
Seiyuksi Party
Minsektaity
le Vietory
Feck Tahe
Slsq
Navy
Mir
Hugh Byss
Tokyo
Wiederates
Iapanear Society
Enlinn
On Your Radio Tonight Schedule Rundown
The listing outlines NBC broadcasts including Mr. and Mrs. North at 9, District Attorney at 10, and Pil Homs Male. CHS features Illery Queen at 7:30 and Dr Chicken Drama at 8:90, with various other programs such as Fishing and Hugpting and Counter Spy across stations ACHham MBS and WU Artie SieW Bari.
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NBC
Mrs. North
Ann Bothorn
Massie
Achham
Abner
Bert Wheeler Conety
WU Artie Siew Bari
Bluwstein
Fragmentary note on repairs at a dairy site
A garbled excerpt describes iron pieces, tanks, and repairs at a washing dairy site. It mentions strengthening a bun of the tink and possible repairs or modifications. Names and clear facts are not discernible due to the damaged text.
Inquiries On Postwar Europe and Power Shifts
The fragment asks about a Japanese foreign minister in a staged scene, U S V2 market stakes, counts of sailors and soldiers in a navy, the U S presidency after McKinley’s death, a baseball game score scenario, a masculine nickname for a device, the author of Les Misérables, a person named Til y Pons, and a British cabinet position.
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Army
Mae War Department
Navy
U.S
William Mckinley
Qumarts
Pat Pime
Tily Pons
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Federal Power Commission
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Sihimson
Erie
the Medical Society of the State of
Pennsylvaaia
Payne
Hone of Representatives
Gnvernment
Sinc
House of Representatives
Wille
Imperial Academy of Seieners
Sumnel Welles
Cuba
Ty Boxer
Nene Cry Ward
Humoun
Bax Lemplile
Wwe
Rexall Perg
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