Punxsutawney area death notices and local notices
The item reports the drowning of Mrs Mabel Shields near Punxsutawney and her body found in Mahoning Creek. It notes witnesses George Zemlin and John Capella, a Coroner notification, and mentions other local notices including church events, a court injunction against rent collection by Mrs Catherine Hatch, and various community ads and notices from Erie to Meadville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell Motor Co
Punxsutawney
Mabel Shields
Mahoning Creek
East Mahoning Street
No. B
Piinxsutawney
George Zemlin
John Capella
Stanford Hose Co
Eric
Catherine B. Hateh
Pittsburg
B. Walker Sennett
Erie District Office
R. N. Gibson
Hatch
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church
Neinbers
H. B. Smith
Soyah
Jean MacInnes
Houghton College
Corry U. B. Church
Cascade Park Club
Roy B. Mong
Detective Bureau
Cab
Mong
Westminster Callege
Athete
Milon V. Sheychil
Ambridge Flyer
Europe
England
Shevchit
Anna ‘Mae Shevehick
Britain
Ambridge Ayer
Western Auto Store
Corry Hospital
Walter Burrows
Elgin
Lester Gray
East Main Street
Joseph Pitscayage
East South Street
Richard Riggs
R. D
Don Franklin Dustin
the Fair Store
Bertha Pardes
Corry ‘Hospital
Fike
Pardee
George Geddes
South Center Street
Franklin
A. B. Church
Houghton College Choir
Johnnie J. Woods
Ridgway
Masonic Building
Wood
Lerides
Young Post
American Legion
Legion Overseas Cigarette Fund
The
Legion
Columbus Church
Meadville
Dewitt MacKenzie
American Viscose Corporation
Foremen's Club
Page & Ferry
Jamestown
John
Burkell
Erie
French Creek Flood Locks Major Crawford Roads
Rampaging French Creek crested at 57.1 feet and began to recede by nightfall, flooding Route 19 between Meadville and Mercer and covering Route 18 near Camp Perry. Meadv ille and Cambridge Springs experienced widespread water on low-lying areas, with detours posted for Meadville to Mercer and Meadville to Camp Perry as traffic was diverted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Springs
Meadville
French Creek
Mercer
Weather Bureau
Camp Perry
Highway Department
Gonneaus Lake
Greenville
Cochynton
War hero enroute home after Medal of Honor win
Allied reports Lt Hymest Childers, lauded as Handsome Three-Quarters Intila fighter, begins return to Broken Arrow Oklahoma after party at Allied Headquarters. He used his carbine as a crutch while charging German positions and aiding wounded, with plans possibly to wed Rose Siracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Allied
Naples
Hymest Childers
Broken Arrow
Oklo
Rose Siracuse, Farmeter
Meshoppeh
Bong Becomes America's Top Ace With 27 Aerial Kills
Capt Richard T Bong of Poplar Wisconsin surpasses prior US records by downing his 27th enemy plane over Hollandia New Guinea. The 27 kill ace, 28 year old Miss Marge Vallett Natit from Superior is mentioned as his fiancée. The article notes Bong holds 20 Army decorations including the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star, with future plans for potential duty or desk work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pres Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Richard T. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Bong
Eddie Rickenbroker
Iace
Don Gentile
Piqua
Ohio
Wisconsin
Richard 1
Japdinese Air Force
Hollandia
New Guinea
America
Marge Vallett- Natit
Superior
Superior State Teachers’ College
Amy Air Corps
Lehman Son Killed in Europe Air Maneuvers
Lieutenant Peter Lehman, son of former New York Governor Herbert H. Lehman, was killed during acrobatic maneuvers over Europe while serving as a Thunderbolt pilot stationed in England. His father directs the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Lehman
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Europe
Lehman
Thunderbolt
England
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administraton
Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth
A damaged dental ad warns readers to prevent slipping dentures. It touts FASTRETH powder as a tasteless, odorless aid to secure dentures, boosting confidence and comfort. The message promotes buying from local stores without naming a company or precise locations.
Bombers Strike from Italy and Germany in Balkan Raid
RAF Mosquitos led a renewed air offensive through the night against Osnabruck, near Hannover, inflicting heavy damage with 4000-pound bombs. Budapest faced a Wellington assault as part of a Balkan campaign, while attacks targeted the Romian port of Constanta used to evacuate German forces. Prince Federo De Bourbon, 72, died in France from injuries after an automobile accident, per his brother Prince Don Curios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Moscow
Red Army
Constanta
Germany
RAP
Osnabruck
Hannover
Ruhr Valley
Budapest
Balkan
Ras Hud
Sevilla
Spain
Prince Federo de Bourbon
Mandelien
Jannes
France
Prince Don
Curios
Explosions Ring British and French Coasts Amid Alien Movements
In a terse report, Viena and Germany routes through the Hungarian capital and Balkan passages are noted while British coastal towns opposite Boulogne and Calais endure heavy explosions. Coastal residents speculate the blasts stem from a concentration of enemy guns recently tested, though no official explanation is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viena
Germany
Balkans
Boulogne Ghd
Calais
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Party Loaf
Can
Kirkmans
Vienna
Bhead
Angel Food Cakes
Crisco
Kellogg's
Pillsbury’s
Abe
Florida Oranges
Calif
Banas
Camay Soap
Scott Tissue
Wing-Willi Star Stores
Wink Gotti
Wall Paper
Frank Wilcox
Hartsburg
Allegheny
Butler
Evie
Greene
Payette
Westmoreland
Philadelphia
Exie
Crawford
Pennsylvania
P. Bishop
Burea
Department of Agriculture
C. D. of A
War Department
Fifth Air Force
Glenn N. Stanford
Tech. Sergi
Rehart G. Zahuranac
Franke Wilcox
Post
Paul's Men's Wear
Caroline A. McGill
Randolph Street
Pranklin
Reading
United States
Harold W. Hawkins
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
Eric A. Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Holly
Pittsburgh
Ruth M. Skinner
Mendville
Oil City Draft Board
Anes
MAC
Atlantic Petroleum
Sheaffer
Skrip
Curtis Jewelry
Childers
Lawrence
Kas
Douglas County
George Hoskinson
Capt. Bong
Rickenbacker
Italy
Clipper
Derry
Carter
Dpe
Tbs
Perens Oll Cres
Odo
Willie Chief
Ted
Roe
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