Train Wreck Kills 16 as Westbound Passenger Train Derails
At Milton Pennsylvania an early morning wreck killed two crewmen and at least 14 passengers when an engine and six cars derailed after colliding with a buckled Eastbound freight car. Twelve injured were taken to Sunbury Danville and Milton hospitals. Conductor G L Sneeder was among the injured. Engineers R C Stratton and N E Graeff died. Rescuers used welding units to pry open cars. Detours set for 40 miles between Williamsport and Sunbury on Reading lines.
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Williamsport
Pennsylvania Railroad
R. C. Stratton
Camp Hill
N. E. Graeff
Graeff
Milton
Sunbury
Reading
Adultery Grounds for Divorce in Japan Tied to Wife’s Actions
In Japan, divorce grounds specify that adultery is considered a valid reason only if the wife commits the act, defining a gendered standard for marital dissolution.
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Japan
Green Confident For Post War America
Birmingham mayor Cooper Green addressed Decatur Kiwanis pledging postwar planning and 205 shelf projects including a $6 million school improvement program and a new city hall. He urged aiding returning veterans, funding public works totaling $26.7 million, and promoting friendly relations with Russia while stressing living memorials and financed growth. Local officials and guests attended.
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Cooper Green
Birmingham City Commission
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Birmingham
Barrett Shelton
Wer Lively
R. B. Bagley
E. W. McLeod
Boney Davis
A. L. Johnson
Ewell K. Gregg
Dwight Mixson
Decatur
H. R. Summer
Ae Ss. Thomas
H. R. Speake
A. C. Dillehay
H. H. Hunter
Knox McRae
Rufus Bethea
Alabama
H. L. Thornton
G. W. Shaw
TVA
Knoxville
Maynard Layman
Kiwani
Catur
Green
America
South
Morgan County
Jefferson County
Russia
DAILY CROSSWORD CLUES AND CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE
A set of crossword hints numbered 28 to 46 across and down including definitions for simpletons sheep like infold and more. The page also presents a Cryptoquote puzzle with the quotation placeholders and a solved example DISTRUST and a misquote attributed to Wilcox.
Japs Dig Deep Into Fantastic Cave City
A sixth Marine division patrol near Naha Okinawa found a subterranean cave city beneath a bald limestone knob. Lt Col Thomas E Williams led the probe with Lt Col Bem Price reporting vividly on the near daylight exit and findings of Japanese soldiers and civilians, sleeping mats, food, and a phonograph. The column recovered bodies and gear, including fresh uniforms and a ration cigarette pack, as they explored the tunnel system and side holes.
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Bem Price
Birmingham
Ala
Marine Corps
Associatedess
USA Village
Okinawa
Sixth Marine Division
Torn Valley
Asa
Thomas E. Williams
Denver
Colo
Naha
Kenneth Baugh
Billings
Mont
Mexicoana infant care ad note
After a night of sleeplessness the ad suggests a baby suffers diaper rash and recommends Mexsana powder to soothe itching and minor skin discomfort. It emphasizes family use and urges demand for Mexsana.
Underground hillside shelter siege described by rescuers
A narrator recounts rescuing women and children from a tunnel like underground hotel inside a hillside. They coaxed evacuees into a passageway amid choking dust and gas like odor from rust and acid. Olive complexions gray and skin dirt reflect harsh conditions.
Jane Parker Bakery Goods Sale Ad
Old Fashioned Rye Bread and Marvel Bread items offered with prices. Jane Parker Dundee Cake 16 oz loaf 10¢ along with plain or assorted fresh donuts and enriched daily bread. Marvel sandwich buns and raisin coffee cake also listed with bulk packaging details.
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Jane Parker
Marvel
Janet Parker
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Mortons
Morton
Tut
Strop
Bill
Idea
Cigerette
Saare
Daily Crossword
Township
Level
Wicked
Pgcghme
MCS
Mwnihmyi Asgmn
Wilcox
King Features Syndicate, Inc
American Records
Ball Brothers Company
Muncie
Ind
WSGN
WAPI
Cosby-Hodges Milling Co
Birntaghilly
Ustard Gas
Ote Aan Gas World
LI TA
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
Dennison’s
IONA
Killian
del Alto
Lée
Stokely
California
Georgia
Alabama Crowder Peas
Okra
Polk
Wesson
ALL A&p Food
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