Death of the President Shocks Nation
The nation mourns as President Roosevelt dies at 4 35 PM Washington time after weeks of poor appetite and weight loss. Mrs Roosevelt reported he had been eating little and drinking gruel. Crowds gather outside the White House, flags lowered, and Capitol phones jammed with calls. Doctors James Paulin and Howard Bruen were at his bedside while Admiral McIntyre confirms the sudden loss.
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Roosevelt
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Berkley
Atlanta
Howard Bruen
Warm Springs
McIntyre
White House
Bromley Case Tops Trial List
Erie April 13 Approximately 40 cases headed by the murder charge against Frank Bromley Jr. will be presented to the grand jury meeting April 20. District Attorney Burton R. Laub announced Wednesday. An indictment will be asked against Bromley despite motions seeking postponement and change of venue. The charge alleges Bromley killed Naval Petty Officer Troyd Wilkinson on Good Friday in 1942. The complete grand jury list will not be ready until the last week in April due to ongoing magistrates cases.
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Erie
Frank Bromley, Jr
Burton R. Laub
Bromley
Patiions Jie
Inter
Jesse Juvliante
Pawl Stephanny
Troyd Wilkinson
South Penn Gas Strike Near Kane Junction
South Penn Oil Co reports a second major gas well near Kane Junction producing about 2 million cubic feet daily. The discovery extends the productive pool about 1500 feet south, following a prior well that yielded around 1.9 million cubic feet daily.
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Kane
South Penn Oil Company
Kane Junction
Bradford
South Penn Company
Bombers Blast Jap Troop Train and More in Far East
Manila dispatch reports Liberators from the Philippines bombed a Japanese troop train with direct hits. MacArthur says mellow pilots also struck Hong Kong docks and rail facilities on Hainan Island. Six small freighters were sunk in the China Sea while U S troops in South Luzon report breaking organized Japanese resistance and securing routes south of Tayabas.
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Manila
Pitth Air Force
Thao
China
Douglas Macarthur
Hong Kong
Victoria
Hainan
China Sea
U.S. 1Th
South Luzon
MacArthur
Tayabas
Spain breaks with Japan over Manila consulate killings
Madrid reports Spain severs diplomatic relations with Japan in protest against bayoneting of Spanish nationals in the Philippines. Franco presides over cabinet which cites February 12 assault on the Manila Spanish consulate, assassinations, arson, and the massacre of 250 people including many Spanish families.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Japan
Philippines
Francisco Franco
Manila
Public sale notice for farm herd and household goods near Wattsburg
Auction to be held Tuesday April 17 at 1 PM on the farm 2 miles south of Wattsburg 4 miles north of Beaverdam 44 miles east of Route 69. 28 head of dairy cattle 18 milking 5 bred 5 springers 7 yearlings 2 calves plus 3200 Th. team 1900 lb horse 5 shoats 60 laying hens etc. Household furnishings caret items and tools. Charles and Stewart McCutchough owners Arthur Scouglem Spartansburg auctioneer. Mt- da- 441
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Buell's Corners
Centerville-Buell’s Corners Blacktop
Spartansburg
National Cash Register
Ford
Pranle Otis
Ralph Martin
Sete
Arthir Scoufen
Wattsburg
Beaverdam
Hinman
Charles and
Stewart Mccutlough
Arthur Scouglem Spartansburg
Stock Markets Show Strength Amid Postwar Optimism
New York reports spots of strength in today s stock market with gains led by peace rated issues as profit taking limits advances. Investor buying remains anchored in the belief postwar prosperity will outlast reconversion hurdles. Noon quotations list major rail and industrial stocks with mixed moves across American Sugar, General Electric, General Motors, US Steel and more.
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Associated Press
NEW York
American Gan American
Anaconda
Atlantic Refining
Bendix Aviation Betilehsin Bteel
Curtiss-Wright
General Electric
General Motors
Kennecott
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T.S. Kelsey
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Gary Bennett
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Register of Wills
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