Second Damage Suit In Monessen Trestle Collapse
In Pittsburgh, the estate of Stephen Madura’s daughter Anna Fleming seeks more than 5000 damages. The administratrix alleges negligence by Monessen Southwestern Railroad Co. over an unsafe trestle span at the Pittsburgh Steel Monessen works that collapsed last July killing five and injuring twelve as workers ate lunch under the structure.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Monessen
Pittsburgh Prothonotary
Anna Fleming
Belle Vernon
Stephen Madura
Monessen Southwestern Railroad Co
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Monessen Works
Contracts Awarded for New Allegheny County Hospital
Allegheny County Commissioners awarded 18.5 million dollars in contracts for immediate construction of a 7076 bed county hospital on a 126 acre site in Scott township with completion targeted for 1957. The largest contract worth 13.3493 million dollars for general construction was signed by Sherry Richards Co of Chicago, and move in is set for Wednesday.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Allegheny County Commissioners
Scott Township
Five Years Ago Today June 30 1949 Coplon Guilty Spy
Judith Coplon found guilty as a Russian spy. An unrelated note mentions a coffee priced at 55 cents per pound in ads of the era.
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Judith Coplon
United States
Finland
Hitler
Germany
President Asked To Help Rebuild Soft Coal Industry
President Eisenhower was urged to back plans to bolster the soft coal industry after a briefing from Sen John S Cooper Ray and soft coal state congressmen plus mine owners reps. They warned the sector faces critical economic problems that could affect national defense.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
John S. Cooper Ray
Local social notes list visits and family news
Isabella Engle Leroy of Pittsburgh and other former Harlansburg residents visited the Tuckers on Saturday. Families from Baltimore New Castle and Erie joined local residents at homes on the State road R D 4 and Harmony Road. Ray Jonesinjured hand in hay bale accident. Camp Lambe hosts Norman Strobel and Charles Jones attended gatherings with relatives in Punxsutawney Reynoldsville and East Brook during the weekend.
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Isabella Engle
Leroy
Pittsburgh
Harlansburg
James Tucker
Russell Helby
Baltimore
Louise Goslee
Bobbie Sankey
New Castle
OB. Wymer
R. D
Ray Jones
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Chadwick Dean
Princeton
Elmer Armstrong
Janet
Dennis Barris
Harmony
Orris Houk
Charles Jones
Raymond Jones
Harlansburg Road
Ronald Strobel
William Strobel
State Road
Camp Lambe
Velma Patton
George Wisner
Erie
Mae Rask
O. B. Wymer
KR. D
Clarence Boston
Painesville
Imperfect burning blamed for smoke formation
Officials cite incomplete combustion as the source of smoke. Investigations note that insufficient oxygen and cooler temperatures can prevent full burning, leading to visible smoke and particulate emissions.
Monza Autodrome to Undergo Major Modernization
Milan plans a major upgrade to the Monza autodrome to permit what is described as the highest average track speeds in the world, surpassing 190 miles per hour. The ring-shaped track will be rebuilt and its length nearly doubled to about 6 miles.
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Milan
Monza
Eye color and heredity govern children's eye shade
Boston notes that eye color is determined by heredity and that children usually inherit the same eye color if both parents share it. The statement reflects a basic genetic pattern explaining how traits pass from parents to offspring.
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Boston
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