Rodger Young to be laid to rest in Ohio soil
War hero Rodger Young, famed for single handedly destroying a Japanese machine gun nest on New Georgia, will be honored today at McPherson Cemetery in Clyde Ohio. Lt Col Joel M Wareing will conduct services with a guard of honor from Company B 148th Infantry.
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Been Springs
INS
Rodger Young
Ohio
McPherson
Clyde
Joel M. Wareing
Washington
New Georgia
Solomons
Green Springs
Nicholas Young
Baltimore
Young
148Th Infantry Regiment
Robert Kruse
Fremont
Walter Rigby
Rigby
Frank Loesser
Engineer Rolls Train Through Wall of Fire
A Union Pacific City of Los Angeles train was driven through a wall of flames after a gasoline truck crashed on the tracks in Montebello California. Engineer H E Byers 55 of Las Vegas Nevada saved about 150 passengers by staying at the controls as flames roared hundreds of feet high. The truck driver Harry G Heaton of Bell California died. second engineer Edward M Dennis 45 of Las Vegas was burned but survived. The driver said the truck shaft broke as it crossed the tracks.
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Montebello
Calif
Harry G. Heaton
Bell
H. E. Byers
Las Vegas
Nev
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Byers
Edward M. Dennis
Sheriff's
Lausche Signs Five Major Bills For Ohio Aid
Governor Frank Lausche signed five major bills including a 2,000,000 appropriation for local governments as Ohio covers a poor relief deficit. The package also revises the poor relief law expands care for blind pensioner medical bills grants sick leave for teachers and enlarges the welfare director’s powers. The emergency poor relief measure takes effect immediately while other laws become active in 90 days.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
98Th General Assembly
Massillon Man Elected By Amvets at Alliance
Blase J. Sparma of Massillon was chosen 16th district commander of Amvets at Alliance city council chamber. State commander Robert Jefferson of Sandusky spoke as did Alliance officials Judge Henry Wycoff and Mayor Robert Althouse. Harold McQuistion of Canton Post No 3 was named state director of the youth opportunity program.
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Repository Bureau Alliance
Blase J. Sparma
St SE
Massillon
Amvets
Alliance
Robert Jefferson
Sandusky
Henry Wycoff
Robert Althouse
Harold McQuistion
Canton Post No. 3
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Annals of
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Pamela Lamphere
Susan
Irene Lamphere
Pam
County Hospital
Chicago
Lausche
Include Poor Relief and Welfare Authority
United States
Bob” and
Bud” Groshan
PO Meer
Albert
Famous Make
Groshan
Cleve
Fed
Market
TOR
North Cantom
Harter
THE
Harter Bank
Halle’s
Che
Halle Bros
DeLiso Debs
Jantzen
Catalina
Rose Marie
California
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