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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1929
Page
8
An eastbound passenger train and a westbound freight train collided head on west of the Portage station, killing three trainmen. The firemen and engineman names were W. T. Johnson Youngwood Pa W. C. Read Altoona Pa G. L. Burkholder Jeannette Pa J C Flenner. No passengers were hurt. The wreck happened when the freight pulled from a mine siding switched from eastbound to westbound track. Officials said cause and responsibility were undetermined.
Heavy snow covered prairie districts west of Winnipeg with Brandon and Virden experiencing the heaviest fall today. The system stretches across Manitoba bringing whiteout conditions to the region.
Increas ed appropriations of several hundred thousand dollars have been recommended to the budget bureau by the attorney general s office to relieve congestion in the federal courts.
Miss Elizabeth Hardy of New York City is staying with her brother Mr. Harry Hardy at his residence in this city as a guest.
The Chicago Cubs arrived in Philadelphia at 12 22 p m today for Game three of the World Series against the Athletics scheduled for tomorrow. Mr and Mrs C B Organ returned Monday from Chesapeake Beach where they visited relatives. Mr Karl Jansen of Richmond Virginia is staying at Hotel Jack.
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