Jamestown changes and fishing reports cross Venango county
Jamestown demonstrations praise Franklin D Roosevelt while local officials shift posts including M Franklin and Thomas J Boyd with freight duties passing to Hubbard. Al Welson to replace Boyd in New York Central duties as Hey family staff adjust. Julius Ahrens Venango reports trout planting 20,600 to 22,000 fingerlings for opening season April 15 with trout up to 15 inches in Venango streams.
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Franklin
Thomas J. Boyd
New York Central
Hubbard
al Welson
The
Mr. Boyd
Angiers
Julius Ahrens
Venango
Medwarden
Sensbrs
Ahrans
Venango County
Local shopping ads and community notes mix in weekly page
Olean items list groceries at 1.29 for Pillsbury flour 2414 1B sack and 12c baking powder. War Department confirms Private Renny Selig, missing in North Africa, has returned to his regiment March 3. Seventeenth street traffic injury to Clifford Slagle prompts hospital visit. Funeral services planned for Brad ford resident William J. Behan. Bank liquidations and church notices share space with fire news, wallpaper ads, and War Bond purchases by Kane Lodge Moose.
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Pillsbury
Ige
Davis
Renny Selig
North
Africa
War Department
Charles Selta
Third Avenue, & Brother
Paul's Men's Wear
Jamestown
Clifford Darwin Slagle
West Pityteenth Street
Jamestown General Hospital
Puneral
William J. Behan
Bradford
Behan
Bradford Athletics
Emery Hardwood Company
Parkway Oairs
Family Finch Apartment Changed Hands
M. E. Shambaugh owner of Shambaugh's Wall Paper and Paint Store at 106 East Main street closed a deal with the Home Owners Loan Corporation to purchase the Pinch three family apartment house on West Pleasant street. Negotiations led by Erie realtor Harry W. Hoemann concluded Wednesday and Shambaugh took over today. He plans no immediate changes, noting the building is already well located, with future furnace installations and other improvements planned over months. The sale has been in negotiation for months and was just finalized Wednesday.
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M. E. Shambaugh
Shambaugh
Wall Paper and Pain
East Main Street
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Pleasant Street
Harry W. Hoemann
Erie Realtor
Journal
Public Assistance Dept to halt free food distribution
Harrisburg April 1 The Public Assistance Department said it will leave the food business by end of April due to wartime rationing. The state runs a free school lunch program for about 260,000 undernourished children in 1,786 schools, ending April 16. Direct food relief in 24 counties ends April 24 and nine warehouses will be closed.
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Harrisburg
Public Assistance Department
Nine Million State Institutions Bill Heads to House
Harrisburg moves a $9,857,000 appropriation for state institutions approved by the administration. Representative Lloyd Wood says funding must be found and many buildings are fire hazards, per Welfare Secretary S M A O'Hare.
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Harrisburg
Cornudeealtt
Lloyd Wood
Montgomery
M.A. O'Hare
Wood
Amany Institution
Pittston Alert After New Cave-Ins Threaten City
Residents in Pittston Pennsylvania population 18000 faced alerts as a subsidence from nearby mines damaged over 100 homes. A 60 by 70 foot area collapsed damaging a gas main and cracking foundations. A dormyn Green Coal Company collapse killed 45 year old Andrew Smler mined worker, two others rescued.
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Pittston
City Sure
Duce
Aversa
Pagnott Mnterprises
dormyn-Green Coal Company
Andrew
Lwo Howes
Miners Work First Mitchell Day Observance Returns
Pittsburgh April 1 thousands of Pennsylvania coal miners returned to work on their traditional great union holiday the John Mitchell Day observance once led by John Mitchell. The United Mine Workers of America named the day in his honor while later shifts or seven hour days under John J Lewis prompted renamed events. The major Uniontown event in the rich coal region was canceled last night.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of Amerie
John Mitchell
John J. Lewis
John L. Lewis
Union Halls
Uniontown
Coltnsilaville
Blind man dies in Sharon house fire at Clifford Walker home
Sharon Pa April 1 Phillip Wheeler 73 blind man who lived with Clifford Walker burned to death when a fire destroyed Walker residence last night Firemen suspect sparks from Wheeler's pipe started the blaze He was alone in the house and trapped in his bedroom
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Sharon
Phillip Wheeler
Fie
Clifford Walker
Wheeler
Berlin broadcast ties French legion to Axis in Tunisia fight
A Berlin radio report said a French volunteer legion would join Axis troops in Tunisia. The formation, reviewed by Admiral Jen Esteva the Vichy appointed French resident general in Tunisia, signals collaboration with German forces amid the North African campaign.
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Berlin
Tunisia
Jen Esteva
Tragic Double Slaying in Akron Case Raises Questions
April 1 report cites Dey Bhierlf Robert Smith of Summit county asserting 23 year old state university coed from Oakland was fatally shot by 55 year old George Reynolds, a former convict, who then killed himself. R. E. Amos was held to his work verdict in the double slaying.
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Akron
Dey Bhierlf
Robert Smilth
Utile DiAprang
State University
Oakland
George Reynolds
R. E. Amos
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Wheaties
Heinz Sweal
Los California Oranges
Texas
Florida
Hills Brothers Coffee
Bexley
Quah
North East
Pascal Celery
Bic
Soumene
Camay Soap
Kellogg's
Wing- Willi Star Stores
Amestown
Holly's
State Bank of
Claendon
Clarendon State Bank
Clarendon
Ivone-Westfield
Vern L. Dunham
Vaughn and
Valgean
Cherry Creek
Mrr. Dunham
Westfield Baptist Church
Northwestern Pennsylvania Rifle League
Meadville
Carry Red and Gun Club
Anderson
Falconer Street
Rudin Ff. Swanson
All-Way Electric Co
Red Cross War Fund
F. B. You
Powell’ Motors
Butler
Lynders
Warren
B. #atin
Warren Salvation Army Corps
Listenant
Elwood Hishhhouse
LaSalle
Western Auto Store
Census Bureau
Kane Lodge
Layal Order of Moose
F. 4. Pleyolti
Moose
R. Ancll
Palmer
American Air Lines
Bort
Aiport
Oldnhams City
OkIa
W. A. Davis
Ginghama City
American
N. Center St
Dawint Fae
Brie
Hamet
Clifford
Erie
Titusville
Michael J. Gillen
North Brown Yhert
Eldred Ratsh
Clymer
Anthony Cyphert
William Mitchell
West Pleasant Street
Ace
Notated Press
Judy Sal
Pinla
Amos
National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurangh. Corporation
Washington, D. C
Oxford
Edgerton
Elie
Corry’s
Clothiers
Center St
Corry
O'Rourke
Washington
Capito West
Giovanni
Thertoff
OFA
Betore
LaMont Goring
Son de la Luna
Syru
Thermos
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