Boys burn feet in sawdust incident at Henry's Bend
John Cornmesser, five, of Oil City, suffered deep burns to both feet when he stepped on smouldering ashes while watching a sawmill with other children at Henry's Bend. He was confined to home as doctors evaluate treatment options. In Warren, John A. Hopkins, Kalbf's game preserve keeper, injured his left knee after his foot slipped between stones and fell. X rays showed no fracture and he was discharged after treatment. Rod and Gun Club holds bingo Saturday at 8 PM with a $12 door prize. Barnes & Carrig advertise fall shoes.
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John Cornmesser
Oil City
Henry's Bend
Rod & Gun Club
Barnes & Carrig
Warren
John A. Hopkins
Kalbfs
Ear Clarendon
Warrer
Erie News Briefs and Local Notices
Local items include labor vacation for Erie General Electric workers with plant closure Aug 30 and Sept 1, fire relief payments in Mill Village and LeBoeuf, Panama Railroad station removal at North Clymer, and further notices of accidents, deaths, and legal matters affecting Oil City and surrounding towns.
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Wayne Evans
Solovox
Grove City
Auditor General's Department
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Humber
Tragic double shooting and suicide in Fox Chapel
In Fox Chapel, an 81 year old man Joseph Lombardi fatally shot himself and wounded his 40 year old son Aladino Lombardi at their home. Acting Superintendent Frank Leary said Aladino was hospitalized in stable condition with wrist and chest injuries from a single bullet.
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Hills Self
Pittsburgh
Joseph Lombardi
Fox Chapel
Frank Leary
Aladino Lombardi
Boho Signs to Fight Johnstown Heavyweight clash Aug 25
Boho signs for 16 round feature at Point Stadium on August 25 in Johnstown Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh heavyweight Harry Bobo will oppose Johnny Finn of Rochester New York in a major card. Also notes Savold defeated Rayoed Lie Savold in two rounds in Pittsburgh Tuesday night.
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Boho
Johnstown
Harry Bobo
Pittsburgh
Johnny Fifnn
Rochester
N.Y
Point Stadium
Radio schedule snapshot with scattered program listings
Radio listings provide a dense, period style schedule across NBC Red NBC Blue and other networks. It notes times and programs like Toi oF peau Analve Pay Guy Lomberda City Desk Drama Hit Parade Serenade with Jessica Dragonette and more, including concerts and public affairs from Fort Dix and police chiefs talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americk
Guy Lomberda
City Desk
Jessica
Dragonette
Nbc-Blush
Hollywood
Hey Media Band
Akron
O— Whs
Nbc-Red
Chautauqua Symphony
I. Q. Junior
Bevely Twins Orchestra
One Man's Family
Spirit of 41
NBC Blue
Behind
Mike
Bill Stern
Connie Mack
MBS
Fort Dix
Grenadier Guards
Local milk delivery may be curtailed
The city faces a decision on curtailing milk deliveries similar to Meadville and Erie. Model Dairy Company operates three trucks and two horse-drawn wagons here and suggests a decision within a week. Wholesale outputs to hotels and stores may shift to shorter daily hours with Sunday service halted. Sterling Company of Erie has joined curtailment locally, but impact in Cory area is unclear. The note also mentions Thailand Siam cooperative movement boosting agriculture.
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Kane
John R. Kilmer
Tospstat
Braiford
Ity Council
Ity
Exle Council
J. B. Caughey
Jessle B. Caughey
Richland Gardens
Port Erie
Robinson
Lanston’s
Mayville
Jennie Shevit
Dunkirk
Ruth Bates
Buffalo
Buffalo General Hospital
Grant W. Quale
Amherst Avenue
Roy L. Chadwick
Wayne Evans
V.F.W
Meadville
Erie
Model Dairy Company
Union City
Sterling Company
Erle
Cory
County autoists urged to join gas conservation drive
The Erie County Council of Defense began immediately a statewide speed limit campaign at 40 mph to save gas. Governor James urged voluntary reduction or risk of rationing, with windshield stickers reading NOT OVER 40 M. P. H to be distributed to cooperating drivers once signed and issued from Harrisburg.
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Cowell
Defers
Cotneils
Arthur H. James
J. J. Desmond
Erie County Defense Council
A. C. Marts
State Council of Defense
Harrisburrg
County Council of Defense
James
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Missing Warren Man Seeks Information From Public
Warren police request help locating B Abel aged 62 of 311 Tarres avenue Warren. He left his home Wednesday with a 1941 Dodge sedan bearing Pennsylvania license 8 28 80 and has not been seen since. He weighs 140 pounds and stands about five feet seven inches tall. A state police teletype notice has been issued and relatives are worried.
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Warren
B. Abel
Tarres’ Avenue
Waren
Cory
Abel
Thas
Second Plant Worker Dies in Titusville Iron Works Mishap
SUTUSVILLE Aug 16 William R Schwarts 98 was an electrician at Titusville Iron Works. He died yesterday at City hospital from injuries suffered in an August 4 accident at the Toca plant. He had severe internal injuries and had been in critical condition for 11 days. Deputy Coroner C St Some issued a certificate of accidental death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutusville
William R. Schwarts
Titusville Iron Works
Toca
Thas
C. St
Learns Husband Not Killed In Crash
Mrs Joseph C Mackey, wife of a Kansas City pilot, learned her husband survived a British trans Atlantic plane crash after the Royal Air Force ferry command corrected an erroneous report of his death. The piece also notes a separate assertion that women remain as calm as men in emergencies.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Joseph C. Mackey
Kansas City
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Waite
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Haimars
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Nmot
Ety Mets
Wilcox Grocery
Erie General Electric
J. R. Bimmett
Holeiday
Naval Service
West 5Th Street
Panama
Pennsylvania Railroad
North Clymer
Powell Motor Co
Alfred Thayer
Franklinville
Cattaraugus County
Board of Supervisors
Patricia Ann Keer
Emmanuel DeMarghes
Pleasantville
Lindsley’s Arma
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Bradford x
Bangton’s
Ralph Churchill
Mt. Oliver
Lamberton
Minnie Churchill
Brooks Memorial Hospital
Erhard
Clearfield County
Donald Mewrifield
Rockton
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Exhard
Violet A. Sheerer
Merrifield
Hritetey
Pbs
Sront
Brad Reynolds
CBS
Jan Peerce
FP. D. Roosevelt
Bil Henry
Wbc-Blue
Hugh Clegg
West
Thailand
Siam
Paul's Men's
Superior Cleaning Co
W. Washington
Dial
Steen’s
Washington St
Corry
Turia
Blue Goose
Maney Horostown
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