Pennsylvania forest fires devastate eight eastern states
A vast woodland disaster strikes Pennsylvania and neighboring states as hundreds of forest fires burn thousands of acres in eight eastern states. Fire crews battle 40 plus blazes amid drought and heat. homes and farms damaged, with several deaths and extensive property losses estimated up to a million dollars in New Jersey. National guards and youth volunteers assist, while officials attribute many fires to sparks from trains and suspicious origins.
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Axis rulers to meet in Vienna on spoils
Berlin reports indicate Axis leaders plan a Vienna conference to decide the division of spoils in the Southeast Balkans after the collapse of Yugoslavia. Unconfirmed notes place King Boris III of Bulgaria en route and Italian leaders said to be nearby. Talks reportedly aim at border changes for Croatia and allocations to Bulgaria and possibly Romania.
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Committee Gets New Tax Plan Raises Vast Revenue Proposal
Washington April 1 Treasury submitted a detailed program to the House Ways and Means Committee for raising 9,500,100,000 in new taxes. Chairman Doughton indicated he did not wish to alarm the public over something that might not happen. He noted the Treasury and the joint committee on informal revenue differed on several points about how the large sum should be raised.
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Two Injured In Accidents Near City
Two people were injured in separate accidents near Corry yesterday. Saul G. Spilker, 25, of 4022 Morse Street, Lawrence Park, was treated at Corry hospital after his Chrysler coupe was forced off Route 77 near Spring Creek and Spartansboro. He suffered several broken ribs and bruises but was discharged. State motor police continued the inquiry. In a second incident during a heavy rain, A J Sherman of 1010 Cascade Street, Erie, reported his car went onto the berm on Route 6 west of Corry and overturned while attempting to return to the road. Mrs Sherman sustained cuts and bruises. Sherman was bruised and shaken. The car was badly damaged.
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Duke Rejected British Surrender Demand in East Africa
Rome reports Italian Duke D Aosta, commander in East Africa, rejected Britain’s unconditional surrender demand. British Middle East commander Cunningham warned of consequences if Italians fail to surrender. The Duke told Mussolini the struggle would continue to the bitter end, citing protection of white civilians.
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Fouryearold dies from sister’s accidental shooting
In Wilkes-Barre Mountain Top area Thomas Purvis four died at Homeopathic Hospital of a bullet wound received Sunday. State Policeman John McGroarty says his sixyearold sister accidentally pulled the trigger of a .22 rifle used for target practice by their father Gifford Purvis. The bullet struck the abdomen.
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Inez Mecusker Dies Former Sousa Chorus Star
Inez Mecusker a longtime Corry concert singer who performed with Sousa's band and led her own tours, died Sunday evening at the home of Mrs. Lela Wetmore on East Washington Street after a long illness. She had been Corry's foremost singer for years, touring the country with Sousa's band and appearing in towns across the region.
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King Appeals for Resistance Despite Retreat in Greece
Athens reports the Allied line yielding to a German eastward drive while Italian westward attacks are checked. King George II, serving as both monarch and premier, calls on Greeks to fight to the end as Premier Alexandros Korylas dies by his own hand and a new cabinet forms under Admiral Afetender Okeliarou. Bombardment touches Piraeus and nearby towns, with five raiders shot down. RAF claims several losses on both sides amid Easter alarms.
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Farmers Resist Turnpike Snow Fences Ruling
Bedford County judge rules Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission cannot compel snow fences on private land adjacent to the turnpike. Landowners may resist occupancy of their lands without clear legal authority. The decision limits turnpike authority. the state highway department remains the channel for such actions.
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Two Weekend Accidents Share Similar Cause and Damage
A pair of late night weekend crashes near Smith Center streets left two drivers with substantial vehicle damage but no serious injuries. Alfred N. King’s Ford Coupé sustained front end and headlight damage after a left turn collision. Ruth Powers’s Plymouth was struck broadside by Ernest Loops’s vehicle at Bond and Center, damaging fenders and hub caps. Police say Jackson’s later speed contributed to his collision, with minor injuries reported for Powers and a passenger. Several other minor city crashes were noted with no injuries.
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Bayle Street
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Vicina Lly
Three More Escaped Nazis Captured in Canada
Peninsula Ontario April 21 three more escaped German prisoners were captured near a Canadian Pacific Railway station house. Officials said 18 Germans have been captured overall, three wounded, with six still at large from the Friday night breakout. Observers noted information arriving slowly from internment authorities.
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Freighter Aground Near Cape Hatteras
Freighter Aground off Cape Hatteras with a 16,000 ton vessel owned by Natural Motorship Corp when it ran aground near Wilkington. Nearby guardsmen stood by while salvage teams prepared to cover the hull and tow options at high tide. Ships from Norfolk aided with stores and equipment as divers assessed the scene.
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Bombs Hit Cologne and Dusseldorf as War Flares Across Europe
British air raids struck Cologne and Dusseldorf again while targets at Brest Dunkirk Ostend Rotterdam and Caen were attacked. A 2000 ton ship was sunk off Norway as more enemy ships were damaged. London saw a brief air alert with limited activity and a three year old boy reportedly killed in Sealeh town. The Tetrarch submarine is said to have been sunk while on passage to Tripoli. Axis losses topped 1000 planes felled by Allied anti-aircraft and fighters.
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Claim Sixteen Nazis Downed Over Athens
Claim sixteen German planes were shot down in Greece yesterday the greatest total in one day since the German offensive began. Four of the Nazi planes were destroyed in a big air battle over Athens with a very large formation of German aircraft engaged. The British said seven British planes were reported first but three pilots were safe. General Olmstead and inquiries mention Brig. Gen. Dawson Olmstead, a former Corry resident, recently underwent an appendectomy at Fort Monmouth, N. J. An auto crash on Roosevelt highway east of Union City injured two men, William Newvall of Corry and Joe Bouldnowald of Evilt, with both cars damaged and one driver escaping injury. Local motor pool investigated.
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Maple Syrup Trade Sees Shipment, Prices Hold Strong
District crop runs two thirds normal as shipments move toward St. Johnsbury and other markets. Northwestern Vermont producers like Leo Blore oversee purchases for the United Maple Producers Company. Wiggers shipments from North Clymer reach Easier markets via Erie lines, while Bracken Bros. warehouse stores syrup. Burrows expects further buying. weather kept season short with below normal yield but high quality syrup fetching $1.75 to $2.00 per quart.
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Turk Deal More Vital Than Greece rean a ENTE
Analyzes Nazi pressure on Turkey as more dangerous to Allies than Greece occupation. Hitler aims to move troops through Turkey into the Near East and threaten the Suez Canal. Ambassador Franz Von Papen leads the diplomacy, with rumors of Turkish pro-German alignment amid neutrality concerns. Prague Archbishop Kaspar dies after long illness at 70.
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Germans Push South in Thessaly as British Fall Back
Allied forces retreat across the Thessalian plain as German panzer units press from three directions. British, Australian and New Zealand troops fight to hold positions near Lamia and Volos, with raids and air strikes reported along the Greek coast. Berlin and Rome claim success as Axis forces drive toward central Greece, threatening Athens and the coast towns.
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Undue activity cited in U S attaché case in Rome
An Italian source says the Rome government requested withdrawal of Major William C. Bentley, assistant naval attache, on grounds his activities in Italy exceeded bounds. The April 9 request followed his presence at a foray, with the U S request for withdrawal to Admiral Dats reportedly declined.
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