Rail collisions injure 44 in two Western Pacific crashes
Two Western Pacific passenger trains collided with freight trains near Salt Lake City and on the outskirts of Oroville, injuring 44 people with 15 hospitalizations. The incidents followed a Mansfield Ohio wreck that killed 19 and other accidents across Philadelphia and other cities.
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Western Pacific Railroad
Oroville
Cal
Mansfield
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broad Street
Cart Road
St. Marks Hospital
Geneva Court Finds Slocomb Man Guilty In 3-Year-Old Case
Geneva County Circuit Court wraps up hearings with the verdict against Richard Clark of Slocomb route 1. He is found guilty of assault with intent to murder Zell Hollaway in a long-ago 1943 incident tied to a freight and passenger train collision.
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Slocomb
Geneva
Geneva County
Jorueps
L. S. Moore
Centerville
Robert Reid
Annalusia
Richard Clark
Clark Guualty
Zell Hollaway
Clemx
Clark
A M Hopkins Family Among Successful FHA Borrowers
The A M Hopkins family of Ashford route two is highlighted as a successful FPHA borrower. Bernice A Pittman, Home Supervisor, notes their home garden supplies nine vegetables and fruits, 50 hens, two cows, occasional beef, hogs, syrup and sweet potatoes. They canned 513 quarts this year, aiding diet and finances.
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A. M. Hopkins
Ashford
Bernice A. Pittman
Farmer's Home Administration
Andros Island Lake Produces Soap from Stone Bed
A lake on Andros, one of the Batu islands, creates soap by reacting with its alkaline stone bed. The unusual geological feature draws interest from local observers.
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Andros
Batu Islands
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