Wartime awards and local notices from Erie area
Posthumous Purple Heart and Military Merit Certificate awarded to Robert Gerard for service in the Solomons. Local reports include a two-vehicle crash injuring Lucille Ripley and others, license-extension notes for dealers plates, and a roundup of civic and military postings from Meadville to Mayville with POW updates and community events in Corry and Kane.
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Eric
Miltary Mert
Robert Gerard
Whaling
Zeanan
Erie
Dornic
Mt. Clark
Sherman Street
Union Sity
Edward Rohman
Plum Street
11Th
Raspberry Streets
Michael ‘Tagienti
Rohman
Lucille Ripley
7Th Street
Clark
Meadville
Crawford Eouny
Germany
Lt. Williams
Frye
Pvt
Maurice Bloom
Titusville
Dunkirk
Henry K. Williams
Dunkirk Printing Company
Dunkirk Evening Observer
Central Avenue
Rod & Gun Club
Harry W. Flrster
Corry
Cpl
Albert Purster
England
Garl Marsh
B.D. 4
Corry Hospital
Jamestown
Tiffany Avenue
Poland
Charles J. Strandburg
Public Works
Fim
Metcalf & Eddy
Thas
Philadelphia cut off from airline service after injunction
Philadelphia was virtually isolated when United Airlines discontinued service to the Allentown Bethlehem airport following an injunction obtained by Frank and Mary Dingos of Lehigh County. They said low flying planes frightened their animals and endangered safety.
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Perenee Meee Eetres Delphia
Transcontiental Air Service
Unites Airlines
Allentown-Bethlehem
Lehigh County
Frank
Mary Dingos
U S Bombs Hit Swiss Centers In Early April Raids
Assorted press reports from London state American Liberator bombers opened April operations with a raid on southwestern Germany and incendiaries dropped near Schaffhausen, a Swiss rail hub near the German border. Swiss officials noted fires from the blasts and rail lines near Sebahatsen suspended temporarily as Allied aircraft roamed over the channel and into Germany.
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London
Germany
U. S
Schaffhausen
Switzerand
Swiss Railways
Sebahatsen
The
Reich
German lines crumble as Soviets drive on Odessa
Soviet dispatches report Marshal Ivan Konev’s Second Ukrainian Army penetrating toward Odessa after claiming over 260 towns captured in a day. Matatayske’s 3rd Ukrainian Army stormed Ochakov, east of Odessa, with Russian marines aiding. Heavy German casualties and mass withdrawals toward the coast were noted as Soviet forces press the eastern front to clear South Russia.
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Semimea
Zhukov
Koney
Prut
Ivan S. Koney
Odessi-Tirasnol
Rotiion
Matinayske
Ochakov
Odessa
Red
Russia
Odessi
Black Sea
Fritz von Mannstein
Rumania
Lipotynany
Odessa-Kishinev-Tksi
Balchen Arrives in Sweden on Official Mission
Stockholm April 1 Col. Bernt Balchen famed American aviation pioneer has arrived in Sweden on an official mission to discuss potential air collaboration and strategic cooperation with Swedish authorities.
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Balchen
Sweden
Stockholm
Col. Bernt Balchen
Automatic X-ray device checks grenade fuse power
An automatic X-ray machine has been developed to accurately verify the proper amount of propellant in hand grenade fuses, aiming to prevent premature explosions and enhance safety.
Roosevelt Proposes Changes in Service Voting Law
Washington April 1 The holiday-bound Congress read with interest President Roosevelt's suggestions for changing the service voting law. There were no indications that action would be taken. The proposal would allow all persons in uniform to use the federal ballot if state outlets failed to validate in time, Taft said the change won’t happen.
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Washington
OPA Revises Rations For Severely Ill, April 6 Start
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration will change how supplemental food rations are granted. Effective April 6 local boards will issue extra rations only for certain illnesses generally requiring more food. For other illnesses, applications will go to OPA district offices for consideration.
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Assuumveneres
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Babson on postwar economy and lessons for groups
Babson argues postwar policy should encourage veterans to reenter business, urging banks to aid mortgages and convertible loans. He warns against overgrown corporations and bloc influence, urging honest valuations, fair distribution, and legal equality for unions and investors, while predicting years of growth followed by unemployment and inflation risks.
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Experiwice
Edge, or, Wh in este ial
Fragments unclear describe an edge or wh in este ial topic. Readable pieces suggest a brief note about a decision or wording. No clear individuals, organizations, places, dates, or events are identifiable.
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Wing- Willi Star Stores
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Kirkmans Toilet Soap
Camay Soap
Orydol
Crisco
Igo
Ms Agis
Eer Trae
Sasi
Hoover
Guignon’s
Delco and
Willard
Thomas Motor Co
Powell Motor Co
Holly's
Guy Williams
Merle Williams
New Guinnes
Donald ‘Tripp
Clarence ‘Tripp
Waterfarel Hiei
United States
Waterford
G H. O. Surmpson
New Jersey
Corp
Walter Stanellif
L. DL. Stanelii
Edinboro
Anzio
Italy
War ‘Department
Standilit
Mayville
Chautauqua Lake
Joe Catalfn
Spring Street
Clayton Smythe
Chicago
Ann Baressi
East Smith Street
Columbus P. T. A
Philadelphia
Sevie
Shamburg’s News & Sports
U.S
Schafthouse
Vogt
Pillsbury
Iter
Calif
Est
Seersons
Babson
R. F
Joan Ioney
Salitiey
New Deal
Republican Party
Liey
Harper Bros
New York
Degre
War Prediction Board
Besh-Ge-Toor Music House
East Fourth Street
Cheviots, Tweeds
Bernstein Bros
Wari
North Center ST
Corry, Ral
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