Twelve perish as plane crashes near Utica airport
A commercial transport DC-3 carrying a near-capacity holiday load crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Oneida County airport for Newark New Jersey. Twelve were killed, including Captain Harold Carter, with eleven others hospitalized. Survivors were ejected as flames engulfed the wreckage scattered across a quarter mile.
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N. Y
New York
Seymour
Epstein
Baltimore
Oneida County
Newark
N. J
Harold Carter
Ray Jadwizyc
Carter
Residents favor living to a century say yes
An informal city and county poll last week shows a large majority want to live to 100 or beyond. Six respondents were asked if they’d like to reach 100. five said yes, including individuals from Union Bridge Wa ter street Walkersville Buckeystown and East South street, while one replied no.
Daily English Lesson Word Study
A compact note on usage guidance for English learners. It highlights preferred wording choices, pronunciation tips for Tuesday, common misspellings like annulled, and a focused daily word Discrepancy meaning disagreement with an example about figures needing explanation.
Lufs Stuff: A Quiet Quest for Worth and Purpose
A reflective piece detailing a character named Luf who rejects wealth and power, seeking a meaningful life and personal worth. The voice emphasizes inner pursuit over external accolades, hinting at a larger journey or quest of virtue.
Adventists Train for Non-Combat Service and Medical Cadet Corps
Beulah Colorado hosts 200 Adventist trainees from across the U S and abroad in a non combatant service program approved by the U S Army Medical Corps. The camp in Pueblo teaches 162 hours of first aid and medical work plus atomic energy basics. Trainees wear self purchased Army uniforms, receive church commissions, pay their own expenses, and will organize medical cadets in communities after completion. Col E N Dick leads the camp stressing duty to aid country while opposing war on principle.
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War Service Committee
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Earth
Put On Your Brakes Wildlife Slaughter On Maryland Highways
The Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission laments toll of animals and birds killed by autos on state and out of state roads. The Department of Highways reports 99000 birds and animals hit last year. Slower driving and care could reduce deaths of wildlife and preserve vanishing species.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania de
Anniversaries of 19th Century Figures in America Today
Know America Today's Anniversaries list notable births and deaths: 1825 Darius Mills, California 49er and Sacramento banker. 1835 John G. Carlisle, Kentucky governor and Treasury Secretary. 1836 Edward H. House, journalist and Japan’s first official publicist. Died dates noted include 1910.
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Sacramento
New York
Westchester County
N. Y
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Treasury
Campbell County
Edward H. House
Japan
Today in History and Birthdays in a 20th Century Calendar
The clip lists notable births and historical events as of today. It includes figures born in Boston and Missouri, notes on Thomas F. E. Watson, Anna E. Richardson, and many 18th to 20th century milestones such as the first theater in Williamsburg in 1782, the 1774 Continental Congress, and postwar events through 1949. It also features a Today’s Horoscopes section and reader questions about military hospital care and VA disability, with brief guidance on hospital access for a baby’s birth and service-connected benefits notes.
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Amer. Board of Com Missioners For Foreign Missions
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Rockport
Ind
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Hollywood
Wahoo
Nebi
George E Sokolsy
Utica
N. Y
Laurence L. McGinley
Fordham University
New York
Frank Bewett
Bell Telephone Laboratory
Garden City
Army Reserve
Army
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Draftees and Vets Guide Clarifies Draft Exemptions
MAJOR THOMAS M. NIAL answers readers on reserve status and Selective Service rules. He explains that exemptions apply only to specified reservists while policy delays induction for reserve officers and enlisted men in organized units. The column also reflects a veteran in the Air Force asking about combat exposure for his sole surviving son.
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C. R
Fredericksburg
Selective Service
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Ardmore, Oklas
Free Book Offer on Arthritis and Rheumatism
Excelsior Springs Missouri September 3 Readers of this paper can request a free book titled Rheumatitis that explains why drugs offer only temporary relief and how the Ball Clinic has helped thousands for over 31 years. No obligation is required. Mail to The Ball Clinic Dept 3505 Excelsior Springs Missouri today.
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Excelsior Springs
Ball
Ball Clinic
Dept
Missouri
Knickerbockers and Sherman Tanks in History
Q Why are knickerbockers called plus fours A They were named plus fours because four inches extra width was allowed in the inside seam of each leg of the ordinary knickerbockers Plus fours originated in the British Army Q For whom were the General Sherman be named A These US tanks were named for General William Sherman, leader of the famous march to the sea.
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General Sherman
William Sherman
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