Fifteen Erie Four Teachers Face Draft Soon
In Erie on April Fifteen male teachers are slated for induction after a ruling by General Hershey, selective service director, ending future deferments. Superintendent C Herman Grose of Frit schools notes math science vocational education and aeronautics instructors have been deferred and warns replacements will be hard to find due to instructor shortages.
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Erie
Gen
Hershey
Selective Service
C. Herman Grose
Frit Schools
Grose
Setite
YMCA Gym Activities Schedule This Week
The YMCA lists boys and girls league games with B and A divisions. Matches include Episcopal vs Lutheran and Baptist vs U. B No 1, St Thomas vs Presbyterian, and senior boys Methodist vs Miss Alliance. Girls play at 10 40 a.m with St Elizabeth facing Baptist. outdoor play possible if weather allows.
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Safecay
Episcopal
Lutheran
Methodist
U. 1
Boys
Baptist
U. B
St. Thomas
Presbyterian
St. Elizabeth
Bride Arrives Safely at McKeesport Hospital
Mrs Pattie Behix a 15 year old St Valentine bride arrived at McKeesport hospital from Des Moines Iowa by Army ambulance after a March 12 auto accident. Doctor W Hock said the move had to be gentle. Her husband Aviation Officer Anse J Behr accompanied her but was noncommittal when asked about a letter to Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt requesting a plane.
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Perret
Mckeesport
Pattie Behix
Anse J. Behr
Witten
Eleanor Roosevelt
Findley Lake Church Damaged by Fire and Flood
Findley Lake’s Methodist church on Main Street near the lake suffered heavy damage from fire smoke and water Thursday. Pastor Rev. F. W. Shope estimated about 2000 dollars in damage. Firefighters from Findley Lake and Sherman battled the blaze for over two hours, ruining the piano pulpit chairs pews and interior walls. Easter services to be held in the town hall.
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Indley Lake
F. W. Shope
Findley Lake
Shope
Mrs Harriet Mason 69 Dies in Corry at Home
Mrs Harriet Mason 69, longtime Corry resident, died at her home 436 East South Street shortly before six this morning. Born March 2, 1875, she graduated Corry High School in 1893 and worked 15 years as a clerk in the Corry Post Office. Survived by daughter Mrs Howard Miller, grandson Jon Miller, brother Abert Crobiens, sisters Miss Esther Carlburg and Mrs Elizabeth Covell, and other relatives. Body at Bracken Keating Funeral Home. services Monday at 2:20 p.m. with Rev. P. A. Galbreath. burial Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Corry
East South Street
Masson
Corry High School
Fillmore
Mason
Cory Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Howard Miller
Jon Miller
Abert Crobiens Corry
Esther Carlburg
Cleveland
Elizabeth Covell
Bracken-Keating
P. A. Galbreath
Pine Grove Cemetery
Women Build Ships In Britain In 1943
In the first quarter of 1943 the number of women employed in Britain’s shipbuilding industry rose by seven percent from the previous quarter. Women work in boiler shops across several trades and in one firm they perform the full assembly of oil coolers for diesel engines, completing one hundred three percent of that work.
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Britain
Ding
Ridgway Man Allegretti Found Dead In Home
Silvio Allegretti a long time Ridgway resident was found dead at 7 pm Wednesday in his Long Alley home. Coroner Dr A C Myers ruled acute thrombosis. He had been dead since early Tuesday afternoon. brother Amerigo Allegretti found him after visiting. Allegretti had worked for Hyde Murphy Co and was off Monday due to chest pain.
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Ridgway
Silvio Attearetli
Long Alley
Amerigo Allegretti
Little Avenue
A.C. Myers
St Marys
Elk County
Myers
Allegretti
Hyde-Murphy Co
Mr. Allegretti
Test Quarantine at Jamestown Trial in Dog Law Case
Jamestown April 7. A case under the state dog law quarantine faced delay as Judge Allen E Barzun weighed a claim by a wife alleging her dog harmed someone’s property. Three defendants paid 25 fines for roaming animals while Patrick Guinjune represented Howard Morgan in a not guilty plea. Judge Burger reserved decision, indicating a possible ten day study before ruling.
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Jamestown
Allen E. Barzun
Patrick
Howard Morgan
Dog
Cecil L. Lucas
Burger
Erie Church Clubroom Damaged By Flames
A blaze damaged the Cascade Methodist church clubrooms at 2112 Cascade Street in Erie on Wednesday shortly after 4 pm. An overheated basement furnace sparked the fire, spreading through walls to the second floor before being controlled. Pastor Rev. Charles H. Hagadorn estimated damages in the hundreds, noting fixtures mostly spared. Silk stockings attributed to King Henry II of France in 1547 are mentioned in the source.
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Erie
Pirenes
Cascade Methodist
Cascade Street
Charles H. Hagadorn
Henry II of
France
Urge County 4-Fs Into Vital Jobs
Erie April report shows Brieelty county has 2100 4-F registrants under 26 ordered to enter essential industry work to aid the draft effort. City and county totals include about 3000 above 26. Military committee asks Hershey for exempt activities list as they study compulsory service options.
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Erie
Brieelty Sind
House Military Affairs Committee
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
War Manpower Commission
Congress
Mother Seeks Return of Commando Hero Son
Pittsburgh April 7 A widowed mother appeals to President Roosevelt to allow her Medal of Honor recipient son, Tech. Sgt. Charles E. Kelly, to visit home briefly. Kelly, first enlisted WWII recipient, earned the MOH for a solo assault that destroyed enemy troops while his unit withdrew.
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Asouemuce
Pittsburgh
Kelly
Roosevelt
Tech
Charles E. Kelly
Tene Kelty
Mark W. Clark
Nis
Skeleton Found in Smethport House Reported to Detectives
Workmen uncover human bones wrapped in paper on the top shelf of an old cabinet in a two story Main Street building in Smethport. Bert Abbey of East Smethport found the skeleton, believed female, during renovations. County Detective Merle Dickinson said an autopsy would confirm the bones’ identity and origin. the vacant building previously belonged to Harry Rubin, a local clothing merchant.
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Harry
Rubin
Dickinson
Occupation tax urged to fund postwar projects
Norman A. Pell Northampton County commissioner urged occupation taxes as funding for postwar projects at the Municipal Post-war Planning Institute sessions in Harrisburg. He argued counties boroughs and townships have the right to levy taxes though many have abandoned them as only about half of taxes collected were completed.
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Harriburg
Norman A. Piel
Northhampton
Tete Yeatemiaya
Pell
Enony Dio
SAN-CURA Ointment and Soap Offered for Pile Relief
Advert says SAN-CURA Ointment relieves pile discomfort and itching. Antiseptic SAN-CURA Soap is recommended before applying the ointment. Available in drug stores at 60e for the ointment and 25e for the soap.
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YMCA
Bride
Mckeesport Hospital
Harriet Mason
Lenciathen Ward
Union Cry
New York
Erie Church
Urge
Commando Hero
Ancigt
Korea
Dial
Follett’s City Market
Reich’s Store
North Center St
Corry, Pa
Paul's Men's
Smethport House
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