Erie man rescues two girls from smoke filled trailer blaze
In a tense rescue at a cabin camp, Engel, a milk dealer from Erie, forced open a locked door after smoke filled a trailer. He pulled his young daughters Marilyn and Eloise Engel to safety through a smashed window, while their aunt Priscilla Cook was treated for smoke inhalation. The fire, started after the door opened, gutted the trailer.
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W . Engel
W. H
Erie
Aiden
Engel
Priscilla Cook
Memorial Hospital
Marilyn
Eloise Engel
Engle
New York Faces Fuel Oil Shortage As City Appeals For Tankers
New York and surrounding areas suffer an acute fuel oil shortage with Mayor William O Dwyer appealing to the U S Maritime Commission for 20 additional tankers to replenish dwindling supplies. Boston and Philadelphia report similar emergencies.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
William O'Dwyer
U. S. Maritime Commission
New York Metropolitan
Boston
Philadelphia
Guerrillas Pursued Near Konitsa in Western Greece
Greek government commandos moved west from Konitsa toward a force of about 2000 guerrillas. Fighting in the Konitsa area was nearing an end as authorities pressed the pursuit.
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Athens
Konitsa
Arrest of Lad Sparks Minor Crime Wave
A 14 year old colored boy was arrested after twelve city cases were cleared. Chief J Thomas Boyd said the youth admitted breaking into the Lee Jackson service station twice and the R C McKee home twice in December and W Cecil Street purse snatching. Loot totaled about 10 dollars plus 15 dollars and candy plus other items including a Miller Frozen Custard break in and fruit cellars thefts. The youth was turned over to juvenile authorities.
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J. Thomas Boyd
F. M. Funk
Warren Rudolph
Boyd
Lee Jackson
R. C. McKee
R. 50 East
Meyers Pleads Innocent Amid Federal Perjury Charges
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers pleaded innocent in federal court to three perjury counts and accusations of pressuring a witness to lie regarding private wartime business deals. Trial was set for February 16 by Judge David A. Pine, with 10 days for defense motions.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate War Investigating Committee
David A. Pine
Meyers
Fed
Pine
Bleriot H. Lamarre
General
Senate Committee
Lamarre
Dayton
Ring Theft Charged in Grand Jury Case
Lawrence Vincent Cook, 20, was held for grand jury action by Judge John Rice after being charged with larceny of a diamond ring belonging to Mrs. Richard Griffith of 320 W. Clifford St. Police say the theft occurred at the Griffith residence on December 31. Cook was arrested yesterday. case handled by Chief J. T. Boyd and Capt. Francis Funk.
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Lawrence Vincent Cook
John Rice
Richard Griffith
W. Clifford St
Griffith
J. T. Boyd
Francis Funk
Cook
Suspect Denies Silk Mill Payroll Robbery in Strasburg
Reginald Ogden, a Strasburg resident and World War II veteran, is jailed in Woodstock charged with the $2750 payroll robbery at the Strasburg silk mill. He denied involvement as investigators probing the Dec 24 holdup and the head injury to Plant Manager Charles Platt. The missing money remains unrecovered.
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Reginald Ogden
Strasburg
Shenandoah
Woodstock
Ogden
Commonwealth
Ripley
Walker
Charles Platt
Frank Pangle
Fpf. L. Woolf
C. A. Seale
Platt
Pacific
Arabs killed as bomb attack hits Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem Palestinians and Jews exchanged violent blows after two bombs exploded near the Jaffa Gate. Ten Arabs were killed and an Arab policeman and a Jew died in the incident. A car with machine guns fired into the crowd as the attackers fled, witnesses said. Soldiers killed one attacker during pursuit.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Jaffa
ALP Endorses Wallace as Unionists Quit
The New York State ALP executive committee endorsed Henry A. Wallace for president. The move caused a party split as leaders from the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and United Automobile Workers resign from ALP posts amid a stormy meeting. The ALP historically carried 496,435 votes for Roosevelt in 1944.
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New York
American Labor Party
Henry A. Wallace
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
United Automobile Workers (Cio
ALP
New York State
Roosevelt
Apple Growers to Act On Tax Resolution
Frederick County Apple growers plan pruning demos and a 7 30 p m meeting at the courthouse to discuss a Virginia tax amendment. The resolution asks the General Assembly to tax all apples sold by growers with a 1 cent rate per packed bushel and 1 cent per 50 bulk apples, exempting the first 200 bushels.
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Frederick County
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Virginia State Apple Commission
Winchester
Amherst
D. K. Russell
Welltown Pike
E. M. Rogers
Middle Road
A. H. Teske Vpi Horticulturist
The Coming Russian Terror Installment 4
Polish leader Stanislaw Mikolajczyk recalls escape from Camp Hangony in Hungary after narrowly avoiding execution by Red Army soldiers. He outlines internment, efforts to join General Sikorski in France, and a perilous flight to raise funds for a Polish free army in exile.
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Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Warsaw
Stalin
Hungary
Red Army
France
Sikorski
Camp
Hangony
Moscicki
Bucharest
Pilsudski- Beck
Wieniawa Dlugoszewski
Polsudski
Beck
Poland
Budapest
Commercial & Savings Bank Closes Not
Bank announces normal hours 9 am to 2 pm daily including Saturday. Emphasizes commitment to best in banking service and growth with customers and public.
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The
Commercial & Savings Bank
Sink Stolen During Wait For Plumber
Baltimore woman Mildred McQuaid waited two months for a plumber to install a new 100 pound sink. The fixture was stolen overnight after she finally stopped hoping for service.
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Baltimore
Mildred McQuaid
$700000 Loan For County High School Approved
Virginia state loans from the Literary Fund totaled 1 650 000 for school construction with 700 000 earmarked for the consolidated James Wood high school in Frederick County. The Board of Education approved these loans amid applications totaling 4 005 000. County officials plan discussions with architects Dixon and Norman to refine plans and prepare bidder specifications.
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Richmond
State Literary Fund
Virginia
State Board of Education
James Wood High School
Frederick County
Frederick County School Board
Inted
D. Kline
W. Ir
Dixon
Norman
Consolidated High School
Winchester
Kline
Board of County Supervisors
Plane crash near Savannah kills fifteen with nine hurt
A two engine chartered plane carrying Puerto Ricans en route from Philadelphia to Miami crashed in marshland near Wilmington Island three miles from Savannah Georgia. The pilot and co pilot were among the dead and all fifteen dead and nine injured were taken to a Coast Guard cutter for treatment. The DC 3 was destroyed in the wreck.
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Savannah
Coastal Airlines
Philadelphia
Miami
Frank Bell
Savannah Evening Press
Bell
Coast Guard
Aurora
Wilmington Island
Price Again Heads Clarke Supervisors
Clifton Price has been reelected chairman of the Clarke County board of supervisors. The organization meeting was held Monday at the courthouse. Other members reelected last November are John Fishpaw Ed Lee and William Fenton.
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Clifton Price
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Court House
John Fishpaw
Ed Lee
William Fenton
GOP Leaders Cry Politics At Message In Congress
Washington January 7 Republicans assailed President Truman’s address as a political document aimed at out-Wallace and aiding the radical wing. House Republican Leader Halleck called it a political document while Democrats praised parts as relief measures for inflation and jobs. Knutson criticized the cost of living tax credit plan as demagoguery and pledged passage of his own tax plan.
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Washington
Jau
Truman
Congress
Halleck
Ind
House
Wallace Wallace
Wallace
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Pier Fire Tears Through Brooklyn Waterfront
A 1000-foot wooden pier and its cargo were destroyed and two barges burned in a five alarm blaze on the Brooklyn waterfront. The 8498-ton Rio Parana, part of the Argentine state merchant fleet, was towed aflame into the East River as the crew and fireboats battled the flames.
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New York
Brooklyn
Lie Detector Used Successfully Here
Winchester police used a lie detector on an adult suspect with positive results. Police Chief J. Thomas Boyd said the device tested on no cases, and the equipment belonged to the West Virginia State Police, operated by Cpl. N. C. Reger of Charleston.
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Winchester Police
J. Thomas Boyd
West Virginia State Police
Cpl. N. C. Reger
Charleston
W. Va
Russian Ship Dvina Sends Distress Call With 800 Aboard
The Coast Guard reported a distress message from the Russian motor ship Dvina, carrying 800 passengers, located off the east coast of Japan as of January 7.
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San Francisco
Dvina
Japan
Coast Guard
Juvenile Courts Take 16-Year-Old for Watch Theft
Chief J. Thomas Boyd said a 16 year old colored youth admitted stealing a watch from Harry Kern Jr. of Winchester and has been turned over to authorities.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Harry Kern Jr
Winchester
Higher Rates On Corporations Suggested
President Truman urged Congress to approve a cost of living tax cut of 40 for every individual and dependent to be offset by higher taxes on corporations. He outlined seven proposals including universal health insurance and broader Social Security, aiming to fund recovery programs without reducing revenue. The plan signals a broader tax battle with Republicans ahead of the 1948 election.
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Congress
Truman
Washington
Penton
Fuel Oil Increase Promised by Major Refiners
Rep. Porter Hardy Jr of Virginia reports to Pearle J. Wilson that an agreement among leading oil refiners to lift fuel oil output is intended to ease a critical shortage. He notes Virginia Governor Tuck’s actions to relieve individual bottlenecks and urges a permanent Interior Department solution with other government agencies.
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Washington
Interior Department
Porter Hardy Jr
D-Va
Pearle J. Wilson
Portsmouth
Hardy
Wilson
Virginia
Gov. Tuck
Gover
Friendship Fire Company Meeting and Officer Election
The regular meeting of Friendship Fire Company will be held Thursday January 8 at 8. Election of officers. Members are requested to be present. Marion Anderson. Samsonite Luggage Hodgson. Brown.
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Friendship Fire Company
Marion Anderson
Hodgson
Brown
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