Erie teacher hurt saves tot in runaway driveway incident
Mrs Ruth Farg o, a 40 year old Roosevelt High School teacher, was injured when a car on a slanting driveway rolled toward her home. She dragged the vehicle away from a child playing in its path, saving the youngster but suffering scalp wounds and other injuries. The incident occurred Saturday night in Erie and she was listed in improved condition at St. Vincent's Hospital.
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Ruth Farigo
Roosevelt High School
St. Vincent's Hospital
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Soldier earns Medal of Honor for self sacrifice in New Guinea
Petar R Lobaugh of Port Ayr Ohio dies in a brave hand to hand charge against Japanese troops to enable his platoon to withdraw from an isolated position. The War Department announced he was killed last July while serving with the 32nd Infantry Division in New Guinea. His unit in the 127th Infantry Regiment was under heavy fire and cut off when he gave his life to link his squad’s fire and allow retreat.
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Petard R. Lobaugh
Japan
Kymin
Afua
New Guinea
127Th Infantry
Photographic profits go to Navy relief group
Associated Press says all proceeds from use of the Mount Suribachi photograph of Marines raising the flag have been given to the Ivy Relief Society. Kent Cooper noted Rep Cole's goal to grant the Navy Department exclusive ownership, allowing public domain status and no private profit.
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Associated Press
New York
Mount Suribachi
Ivy Relief Society
Kent Cooper
Rep. Cole
R-Ny
Nav Department
Bikin
Joseph Rocunthal
Ware Cole
Washington
Corry School Board Adopts Tentative Budget
The Corry School Board votes a tentative budget with no tax rate increase beyond 211 mills plus the $5 per capita tax. Final adoption hinges on Harrisburg state aid details and May 28 amendments. The board also approves Citizens National Bank action to appeal a federal court decision on the Pal Grounds property, which remains nominal owner at no cost to the district. A note explains telegraph derives from Greek, meaning to write far off.
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Harrisburg
Corry
Citizens National Bank
Pal Grounds
Lost ship Pringle crewed by Jamestown sailors
No word from 2 on the destroyer Pringle sunk by Japanese bombers off Okinawa learned today. Pete T. Wilson 21 torpedoman son of Mr and Mrs Peter Wilson served aboard over a year through Pacific campaigns and invasions. He was a Jamestown High School 1843 graduate and former football backfield star under Coach Denton Moon. The Lakewood sailor’s identity not yet established.
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Pringle
Okinawa
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Peter Wilson
Susan
Jims
Art Metal Construction Company
Young Wilson
Jamestown High School
Denton Moon
Barn Fire Destroys Structure Near Sugar Grove
On April 24 a fire started in a straw stack outside John Moravek's barn on Yankee Bush road about three miles south of Chandlers Valley. Sugar Grove firefighters arrived as the blaze consumed the barn, saving nearby sheds. The farmer reported partial insurance coverage and suspected spontaneous combustion as the cause.
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Sugar Grove
John Moravek
Yankee Bush
Chandlers Valley
Albert Fai
Berlin Battle Surges as Soviet Forces Encircle City
Soviet troops close to Berlin amid urban combat as Red Army advances toward central districts. German defenses retreat under heavy pressure with reports of nearby Fire River and Alexanderplatz area urban fighting. Berlin’s fall appears imminent as Allied lines hold position nearby.
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Sourdwest
Berlin
Red Army
Jy Qursisiets
Alexaner Platy
Meadville Plans to Address War Manpower Needs
Local meeting at the Meadville Commission Office discussed meeting critical employment needs. A plan to organize a Geneva recruitment itinerary was approved to sustain Vital TNT production, with Meadville as the starting point and Geneva as the target.
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Meadville
Commission
Keystone Ontainee
Geneva
Meadville Elks Club Gutted After Weekend Fire
Meadville Elks Lodge on Mead Avenue suffered extensive water and smoke damage after a blaze near noon Saturday. Fire officials and club officers pegged the cause as electrical wiring, with damage estimated at several thousand dollars for repairs and redecorations.
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Mead Avenne
Elks Rooms
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