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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1947
Page
10
A garbled wartime style family missive traces Christmas wishes, gifts, and misadventures. It references Santa notes, a broken tree, a doctor, a family with children, and a death in Hartford after a difficult year.
A passenger train struck a freight train on the east coast early today near Miami Florida. Five crew members were injured two engines and fourteen railroad cars were demolished or badly damaged. J R Ashworth of Miami the passenger train engineer escaped injury. He was taken to a hospital after the crash.
In Indianapolis Indiana a Bedford woman delivered twins at Indiana University Medical Center on November 29. One twin survived while the other died shortly after birth. The Caesarean section and X ray examination are noted in the medical report. Parents are Mr and Mrs Edward Speer. Infant details include skull injuries observed at birth.
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