Floods Force Ohio Towns to Evacuate and Brace for Crest
Floodwaters push residents from Marietta and nearby towns as the Muskingum and Ohio rivers swell. About 1,000 people flee while Pomeroy, Middleport, and Wheeling Island face rising rivers, with governors and Red Cross mobilizing aid amid widespread isolation and plant evacuations.
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Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
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Wheeling Downs
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Pennsylvania
Kentucky
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Powhatan Mining Co
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West Virginia
Frank L. Lausche
Ohio National Guard
Red Cross
Washington
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Monongahela
Liverpool
Cincinnati
Seven year old survives fall from fifth story window
Albert Magee, seven, bounced from a fifth floor window while on a bed in New York on January 28. He landed on soft dirt and suffered no injuries, according to police.
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New York
Albert Magee
Eight Die in Maryland Weekend Road Crash Toll
The Associated Press reports at least eight people were killed on Maryland highways over a foggy rainy weekend. William H. Young 30 of Bellefonte Pa and Theodore Parker 44 of Bellefonte were among the dead from a Saturday inter section crash in suburban Baltimore.
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Fogey
William H. Young
Belleforte
Baltimore
Young
Theodore Parker
Bellefonte
Charles EB. Chamberlain
Thomas L. Fahey
Fahey
Blood drive totals reach 1.23 million pints for Armed Forces
Washington reporting that in the past 18 months the Red Cross said it has retained blood donations for the Armed Forces totaling 1,225,900 pints. The agency noted steady collections and ongoing efforts to maintain reserves for military needs.
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Washington
Red Crown
New U N Plan For Exchanging POWs Handed To Reds
The 18 page Allied draft outlines U N supervision of a truce and relief efforts. It requires both sides to supply lists of prisoners and burial details within a set period after an armistice. The plan also faces questions about North Korea airfield construction during a ceasefire.
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U.N
Reds
Principe
North Korea
Farouk Forms New Government Amid Egypt Violence
Cairo reports martal law as Egypt endures weekend bloodshed after the Ismailia siege. Police tally about 20 killed and 80 wounded as mobs riot over the killings of over 40 Egyptian auxiliary police. British casualties cited at 15 dead or missing with 300 arrests for rioting.
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London
Nahas
Egypt
Cairo
Ismailia
Ten Share In Tip Prizes
The Daily Mail invites tips each weekday from 7 30 a m to 2 p m for a weekly tip prize program. Winners include a Magnolia Avenue youngster who saw the first robin and a Washington Avenue woman who reported a tail on an elderly person. A Fairview Road resident tipped on a specialty built car for King George of England and a Hagerstown Route 1 man on finding a man dead in his car. Call the business office, present names, and collect cash prizes.
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Magnolia Avenue
Washington Avenue
Fairview Road
King George of England
Hagerstown
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Daily Mail
Hancock Church records large donation and family ties
The article notes Hancock Church contributors totaling $10,000 and mentions burial in St. Thomas Cemetery. It details James Coudy’s 1803–1883 era involvement, identifies Mrs. Alexander as Walter Lyndon Alexander’s widow, and records her death at Walter's Convalescent Home in Bel Air Maryland at 82. Funeral services were January 22 led by Rev. C. A. Anderson with interment in the family plot. Mrs Agnes Moffett of Cardiff, Maryland, survives.
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Williamsport
St. Nicholas Orthodox Serbian Church
Steelton
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Hacerstown
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Paul Donald
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Stanley
Ann Harbaugh
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Mary Klick
Mars Radovich
Ajiquippa
Minnich Funeral Home
D. Homer Kendall
Rose Hill Cemetery
Myrtle Alice Orcutt
William Vrenry Oycuth
Shady Grove
Weedys
Orville L. Security
Russell RR
Haverstown
Willik W
Needysville
Ross Turner
Keedysville
Gr. Rider
Rose Hill
Chewsville, S
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Barbara George Shilling
Ifelong
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Elmer McKinley Coffman
Spruce Street
Washington County Hospital
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Elnora Smith Coffman
Hageratown
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Western Union
American Legion
Agnes Caldwell Coffman
Elnora
Leo
Berkeley Springs
Beulah Lane
Martinsburg
Mary McMunnus
Goldie Wallick
Virgie Baker
Neva Smith
This City
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Syracuse
Sadie Fox
Baltimore
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Bloomery
W. Va
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Ralph M.foffrier
St. Thomas Cemetery
James Coudy
St. Thomas
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Walter Lyndon Alexander
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Car stolen. only body remains with ash trays found
Marblehead Massachusetts report reveals thieves stripped Elmer Davis' car last Thursday, leaving only the car body and two ash trays. Missing components include engine wheels drive shaft transmission seats dashboard spare tire battery wiring lights and accessories. Davis is listed as a retail manager.
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Marblehead
Mass
Elmer Davis
Davis
Home Base Ike Truman In Air Over 1952 Race
Kansas City January report shows Missouri and Kansas Democratic factions split over Truman’s run. Eisenhower’s return from Europe and possible self‑promotion before the Chicago convention dominate talk, with backers urging him to appear in civilian life beforehand.
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Truman
Kansas City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Missouri
Kansas
White House
Eisenhower
Europe
Harry Darby
Chicago
Harry B. Jameson
Abilene Kay
Showspaperman
U S And Allies Weigh Courses If Korean Truce Fails
Washington reports indicate the United States and allies are studying actions if peace talks collapse. Possible options include intensified UN pressure on Korea, accepting war resumption with no prisoner exchange, and punitive air-sea measures against China. Debate grows over feasibility and strategy amid Eisenhower leadership.
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China
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Army
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Lottery advocate runs for Fifth District Congress
Baltimore correspondent reports Walter J. Green Hyattaville lawyer declares candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the Fifth District. He advocates a national lottery in his platform as a key issue. An odd line about examining Swiss cheese for holes appears as a stray note from a different context.
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Walter J. Green
Hyattaville
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