War Assets sells 168 Hamilton stores to Hamilton Company
War Assets Administration agrees to dispose of 168 Hamilton chain stores to Hamilton Company of Lancaster for about 21 297 dollars. The government had listed the properties as surplus earlier from Army Ordnance and related departments. The move follows broader wartime asset liquidation and auctions across the region.
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War Assets Administration
Hamilton
Lancaster
Army Ordnance Department
Reupholstering Session At Extension Meeting
Mrs. Leslie Dodd of Scott's Crossing road will host a all day Ladies' Extension Service meeting on Wednesday April 10 starting at 9 30 a m. Miss Reed of Warren assists with reupholstering chairs. Invitees should bring chair supplies and material. A tureen dinner will be served at noon and each guest brings a green and table service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Dodd
Scott's Crossing Road
Miss Reed
Warren
Arthur Page
Firebug hunted after hallway bonfire in West Homestead
West Homestead police launched a search for a man spotted lighting a paper bonfire in a hallway of a three story apartment building. It marked the third such attempt in two weeks at different West Homestead buildings.
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Homestead
West Homestead
Offcers
Sugar Probe Continues in Pittsburgh Grand Jury
April 3 report shows 15 witnesses, including three New Castle men Narmey Mastes Albert Be and John Moses, summoned to testify before a Federal grand jury here to continue an investigation of sugar rationing violations.
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Pittsburgh
New Castle
Narmey Mastes
Albert Be
John Moses
Olumbus Newsletter Banquet Guests and Local Happenings
The P A is sponsoring a Boy Scout Banquet at the Community Church basement Thursday evening at 7 oclock with honor guest Allison Wade of Warren. Sheila Betts of Ol City spent the weekend with her parents, celebrating her 19th birthday with her twin brother Donald in the Army. Many local residents were noted visiting, hosting, and attending church events. a Youth Fellowship elected officers John Oakes, Gerald Bensine, Charlotte Watrous, and Annette Gordon. A silver tea fundraiser, a hospital update, and other social activities filled the week at Scott Crossing road, Pine Valley, and nearby towns.
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Columbus
P. A
Faber and Son
Community Church
O'Cloek
Allison D. Wade
Warren
Sheila Betts
Ol City
Frank Betts
Sheila
Donald
Charles Swanson
Clifford Caster
Casler
Clair Damon
Alice Marie
Donald Price
Sharon
Corry
Merle Dodd
Meadville
Hollis Upperman
Norman
Gertrude Alkens
Mesclifford Aikens
Pine Valley
Lyle Crooks
Smithport
Louis
Norman Street
Gor=ry
Arthur Hill
Ernest Button
Panama
Carlton Curtis
Youth Fellowship
John Oakes
Gerald Benslne
Charlotte Watrous
Annette Gordon
Frank Dodi
Williamsport
Harrisburg
Bob Damon
Homet Hospital
Erie
T. A. Lillie
Gerald Lillie
Albert Howell
Indies' Aid
Leslie Dodd
Scott's Crossing Road
Ide Obrn
Bonelta ‘Thompson
Betky Dodd
Jean Reagle
Albert Sandburg
John Waite
Beer Pricing in the Massachusetts Bay Colony Crib
A note cites a 1084 price cap on beer in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, per Encyclopaedia Britannica, stating the price was fixed at one penny per quart, with the maximum. It reflects colonial regulation on alcoholic beverages and fiscal control.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Encyclopaedia Brite Annica
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