Origin of twenty three skidoo and local gaffes
Chatter notes on the term twenty three skidoo allegedly popularized at the Flatiron corner in New York. Other items report a Baltimore and Ohio station master in Connellsville receiving an unsigned 2 payment for a fare from decades ago, and a not-yet completed Newberry store in Newberry South Carolina with notes on materials and openings. A newborn son named Douglas Alan is announced for Merle Heiple and wife.
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Russia
New York
Flatiron
Broadway
5 Avenue
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Connellsville
H. S. Mitts
Toronto
Can
Pittsburgh
Newberry
Richard DeWitt
J. J. Newberry Co
Douglas Alan
Merle Heiple
Somerset Community Hospital
Pupils Dope Themselves In School
New York hearing reveals tape recorded testimonies from teenagers about in school heroin use and marijuana smoking. Students describe first exposure in lunchrooms and classrooms with a drug-peddling peer earning hundreds daily.
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New York
New York City
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
Benny Gimn
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Pitt Confers LLD on Gen Omar N Bradley at Commencement
University of Pittsburgh awarded 2 177 degrees and conferred honorary doctor of laws on General of the Army Omar N Bradley alongside three college presidents and an alumnus. Bradley urged accelerating aid to friendly nations and noted NATO’s growing role amid international tension as graduates, led by Joanne R Laller and Samuel C Rankin, faced a tough postwar era.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Omar N. Bradley
General Bradley
U. S
Joint Chiefs of Staffs
Europe
Pitt
Syria
Milton 8. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State College
Robert Livingston Johnston
Temple University
Philip Showalter Hench
Pitt School of Medicine
Joanne R. Lawler
Republic
Samuel C. Rankin
Vestaburg
James O. Ludwig
Acheson and Wedemeyer Clash Over China Post
In Washington the secretary of state notes differences with Lt Gen Wedemeyer’s testimony in the MacArthur inquiry. Wedemeyer said his appointment to China was halted due to Chinese Communist protests. Acheson replies that a discreet Nationalist official leaked word of Wedemeyer’s pending mission, pressuring Marshall and affecting delicate negotiations toward a unified China.
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Washington
Acheson
Wedemeyer
MacArthur
China
U. S
Wedemyere
Gen
Marshall
Road Tax Proposal for Pennsylvania Use and Costs
An Indiana PA report argues Pennsylvania should adopt a weight distance use tax to fund highway construction and maintenance. It cites Oregon's 1935 law, details administration by the public utilities commission, and notes exemptions for farm trucks and local services while stressing equity based on usage.
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Indiana
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Oregon Public Utilities Commission
Public Utilities Commission
They Have Not Failed In Fatherliness
The piece reflects on the profound impact of a father’s loss. It contrasts the sudden ache of death with the sense that the father represented a connection to God for the speaker. The text explores realizations about fatherhood and gratitude that emerge after a parent’s death.
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God
Golgotha
Oregon Fuel Tax Begins on Weights of Loads
The notice explains Oregon's mileage tax for vehicle weights from under 6000 pounds up to 46000 pounds with gasoline propulsion. Scales operate year round at strategic points. fraud is deterred by stiff penalties. It urges Pennsylvania to consider adopting a similar tax as a vital citizen issue.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Grange
Beatty H. Dime
International News Service
Oregon
The Burden and Blessing of Fatherhood
A reflective meditation on fatherhood and divine paternity. The speaker notes that God may not be our Father yet humans can honor the role. He insists that fathers fulfill a sacred duty, offering care, responsibility, and steadfast presence that earns love and blessing from their sons.
Fathers and Faith Mentioned in Breig's GOD IN OUR HOUSE
A reflection on fatherhood and faith cites Mr. Breig author of GOD IN OUR HOUSE and notes he is the father of seven. The passage ponders sunrise after death and devotion to God as a family cornerstone.
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Mr. Breig
American Press
Price War Plays Ends Against Middle In New York Ad
A New York department store ads deep cigar cuts of 28 to 48 percent while promoting a book titled How To Stop Smoking. The bid to draw shoppers shows the price war shaping the market stance.
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New York
Gimbles
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Main St
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Josisph A. Breig
Paulet Information Service
Washington 17, D.C
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Friendly Penney
Gene Boyer
Irma Boyd
Stahl
Stahl’s Jewelry Kst
Penney
Bill Miller
Nellie Fisher
Evelyn Woy
Ivy Specht
Schrock
Davis
Gates
Time Estate
Good Housekeeping
Will, Inc
Dial
Coats
Polly Jane Shop
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