Erie flier shoots down new Nazi jet fighter over Europe
Lt Norman D Gould of Erie Pa, a top scoring pilot in the Seth Fighter Group Eighth Air Force, shot down an Arado 235 jet fighter while leading a bomber escort mission to Dusseldorf. He now has six and a half German planes destroyed, four in air and two and a half on the ground, as Lt Herschell C Womack trailed behind. Gould praised his wingman’s effort as the jet was engaged in a climb. The unit has destroyed 352 German planes in air and on ground combined. Gould earned his wings at Foster Field Texas.
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Highth Air Force
England
Enroste
Dusseldorf
Germany
Norman D. Gould
Erie
Luftwaffe
Gould
Herschell C. Womack
Nashville
Tenn
Womack
Seth
Eighth Air Force
Second Air Division
Lucian A. Dade, Jr
Hopkinsville
Pennsylvania
Foster Field
Texas
MacArthur Nimitz to Team Up in Pacific War
In a broader wartime discussion Marshall shared views on Hitler as a symbol fueling resistance. Senators, unnamed, quoted him noting that Hitler’s enduring influence could sustain fighting in Germany and allied efforts in western ports of France, Denmark, and Norway.
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MacArthur
Nimitz
Germany
Marshall
Hitler
Dwight Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Sreas
France
Denmerie
Norway
Services for Clarence Lindsey Held at Sparlandsburg
Funeral services in memory of Clarence Lindsey were held Wednesday at 1:30 PM at Torrey Funeral Home Spar tansburg with Rev Doyle Anderson officiating. Bearers included Arthur Lindstrom Harry Jewell Clint Smith Paul Blakeslee Milton Blakeslee and William Brooks. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery with many out of town attendees listed.
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P Lanerail
Clarence
Lindsey
Torrey Funeral Home
Spartansburg
Doyle Anderson
Arthur Lindstrom
Harry Jewell
Clint Smith
Paul Blakeslee
Milton Blakeslee
William Brooks
Pine Grove Cemetery
BW. Jewell
Leslie Jewell and Son
Men
William Akam
Audrey Alam
R. E. Gates
Elbert Mixer
Corry
Lloyd McCray
Higin
Two Convicts Captured In Eastern Penitentiary Break
Six inmates remained at large after a Tuesday escape from Eastern Penitentiary. A war worker driver, Joseph Koswoski, reported being ordered at knifepoint to drive by two assailants. Police found four men near a farm, and a nearby farmhouse had been entered, with enough food for four men for a week taken. The other six convicts were later held without bail on prison break charges.
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Communeu Sunt
Une
Eastern Penitentiary
Joseph Koswoski
Providence Township
John Duffey
Duffey
Half Erie County Cherry Crop Ruined by Weather
Erie April 6 50 percent of the county cherry crop ruined by sudden weather changes. Farm Bureau head Paul Crossman cites lack of pollination due to warm spells and bees’ inactivity as primary cause. No damage to other fruit trees observed. peaches pink blossoms emerging. Chautauqua county reports less extensive damage.
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Erie
Erie County
Farm Bureau
Paul Crossman
State College
Crosman
Chautauqua
Presbyterians Annual Session Held With Changes In Rules
The First Presbyterian Church held its annual congregational meeting in the Sunday School room with strong attendance. Bry Smith presided over the general meeting and Rev. Gilbert L. Boyd led the ecclesiastical session. A prior special session approved two changes: moving the annual session line and prohibiting trustees from serving consecutive terms within one year. Newly elected session members were Samuel Scott H L B Marbees and Ross Fehrman. trustees named Arthur Cochran Glarg W Linendell and Wilbur Rickers for three-year terms. Reports on church finances and organizations indicated a satisfactory condition and strong member participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Bry Smith
Gilbert L. Boyd
Samuel Scott
H. L. B. Marbees
Ross Fehrman
Arthur Cochran
Glarg W. Linendell
Wilbur Rickers
New Dangers Rise On Flood Front Across Deep South
April 6 report notes 6000 people at risk in Natchitoches Parish as Red Cross relocates over 5000 families along the Red River floodplain. Across central Louisiana workers join engineers from Cairo to New Orleans in 24 hour vigilance against rising Mississippi and adjacent flood threats.
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Natchitoches
Lown
Louisiana
Red Crnss
Red River
Mississippi
Cairo
Ill
New Orleans
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Bernadette
Superior Cleaners
East Washington St
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Clarence Lindsey
Hollywoon
Shamburg’s News & Sport
the Corry Bakery
East
Washington Street
Presbyterians
Vigoro
Al's Clothes Shop
Bernstein Bros
Th Fintort
pTive
Roche
King
Nurse's Oxford
Herhille Te
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