War era notices mix with price and transport changes
A jagged wartime summary covers a range of items: marriage filings by Calvin Sherlock and June Mien, Navy recruits in Corry area, and two drunken arrests. The Office of Price Administration imposes a temporary potato chip price ceiling effective August 26, while old ration stamps lose value and new coupons begin. Several property transfers in Corry and nearby towns are listed, plus trainees to the Ordnance Replacement Training Center at Aberdeen. Updates include a dime-store look at postwar profits, SEC divestiture orders, and disrupted prisoner news from Japanese camps with a family letter from Corry.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Hubert Wager Awarded Silver Star for Guadalcanal Action
Hubert Wager of Pittsville is named as receiving the Silver Star Medal from President Roosevelt for conspicuous gallantry aboard the U S S Monssen during the Guadalcanal night action of November 1942. Despite severe wounds and damaged control, he maintained gun fire on two enemy ships, displaying discipline and devotion to duty.
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Cory
Hubert W. Waxer
Pittsville
Roosevelt
Wager
Monssen
Licht
Morkdinger
Selsh
Mgr
George W. Wager
Titusville
Randall Jacobs
Chia
Navy
United States
Hubert W. Wager
United States Navy
U.S.S. Monssen Dal
Guadalcanal
Jg) Wager
United States Naval Service
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Electrician badly burned in high voltage accident
Ralph Hatch, 49, of Erie, sustained severe burns to his hands when 500 volts of electric current passed through his body while working at the National Fire Corporation plant. He was shocked by a swinging high tension wire during wind on Monday afternoon and taken to St Vincent's hospital in critical condition with possible amputation contemplated.
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Ralph Hatch
ERIE
Maple Street
St. Vincens Hospital
National Fire Corporation
Raspberry Street
Hatch
Erie Window Glass O
Elattey
National Erie
St. Vincent
Tin Cans Should Be Ready For Collection Tomorrow
The Street department urges all residents to place clean tin cans at the curb by 7 o clock tomorrow for curbside pickup. The salvage drive, led by Theo P Williams of the Corry Service Committee, aims to support war product manufacturing with a community-wide effort.
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de Notre Ely
Lin Sans
Qtr
Corry Sarvace Committee
Theo P. Williams
War Work Proves a Boon to Mutes
Louisville plant employs 100 mutes, a fifth of staff, manufacturing airtight water proof powder containers for Army and Navy landings. Mutes come from Florida, Louisiana, New York, work alongside disabled workers, boosting productivity by 23.98 percent. W P Moody credits gains to hire of mute labor and insists on expanding such hiring amid praise for their steady, skilled hands and disciplined communication through sign.
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Louisville
Une T. S
Lie
Reynolds Research Corporation
Army
Navy
Florida
Louisiana
New York
W. W. Moody
Miles
Were Stomach Ulcer Pains Napoleon's Waterloo
The article touts Uda tablets as a remedy for stomach ulcers indigestion and heartburn. It promises a double money back offer and urges readers to buy a 25 box from Hexall Drug Store and druggists. Publicity text with promote major product.
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Ons
Hexall Drug
Pueblo crash mars decoration ceremony in Jamestown officer honor
Jamestown reports that a deadly Army plane crash near Pueblo Colorado ten minutes before Captain Austin W Stith of Frewsburg and other officers were to be decorated for bravery killed ten men and underscored air service hazards at home and abroad.
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Jamestown
Pueblo
Colorado
Austin W. Stith
Frewsburg
Franklin Plant Worker Injured in Explosive Winding Accident
Leroy Welton, 37, of 7 North Gilfillan Street, Rocky Araya, suffered a skull fracture and brain injury early Tuesday at the Franklin plant when a motor driven winding wheel exploded. He was hospitalized in a local facility in serious condition. officials report he had left work about 7 AM and was briefly returning when the accident occurred.
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Pranklin
Footuriege Oo
Plant
Leroy Welton
North
Gilfillan Street
Rocky Araya
Byankiin
Plant Afficcials Welton
Improvement in peach crop reported by Pennsylvania agencies
Harrisburg August 14 The State Agriculture Department reports July conditions improved peach prospects in Pennsylvania though total production for the year will still approach half a million bushels less than 1945. Quality and size of varieties are expected to be excellent with notable variation by region. In Adams York and Franklin peaches are larger but fewer per tree while Berks Lehigh fruit is uneven and some batches disappointing. The August 1 forecast put peach yield at 4 274 000 bushels vs 1 771 000 last year and a long term average of 1 849 000. Unrevised pear output at 21 000 bushels would be the smallest in years.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Agriculture Department
Pedersi
New Counties
Adams-York- Franklin
Berks-Lehigh
Administrator Notice for Julia Mcintyre Estate
In Corry Pennsylvania the administrator Olin W. Bracken announces letters of administration granted by Erie county wills registry. All debtors must pay promptly and all claimants present demands by date to 116 North Center Street Corry Pennsylvania. Waller L. Peake attorney Corry Pennsylvania.
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Kenneth R. Adams
Kenneth Adams
Wayne Township
Erle County
Pennsylvania
Willy
Erie County
Carl D. Proctor
Corry
Walter L. Peake
Julia Mcintyre
Cory
Ereaunty
Olin W. Bracken
North Center Street
Cony
Waller L. Peake
New York Egg Market and Buffalo Livestock Report
Market notes show eggs firm in New York with first receivers bids and revised shop prices. Buffalo livestock lists hogs, cattle, calves and sheep with varied weights and steady to lower trends amid a broad market snapshot across produce and grains.
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New York
USA
U.S
Grid Brit Wokey 4 Diher Sipe-One week 0 yh si A. a. re 2 ses
Fragmentary OCR text shows little readable content. It mentions a grid or sport term and scattered letters. No clear names, dates, places, or events can be determined for a meaningful summary.
Jonfe eric at 48 Grove City unclear event
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person named Jonfe eric and an address 48 Grove City with fans referenced. Details are unreadable. no clear event or outcome can be determined.
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Jonfe Eric
Fragmentary OCR hints at a historical sports recap
Readable fragments reference a New York event in June with statements about teams and schedules. Mentions include a strong NY group and a team scoring, with names like Teague and Edson Mond. Details are incomplete, but indicate a camp or meeting connected to a ballot and August dates.
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Amerjel
Totes
Edson Mond
Paul Ame
Colin Fleet Cross Year Delayed Track Pittablirs
Colin Fleet faces a postponed event in a confusing report about nearby track activity. The fragment mentions the Count and implausible details while offering little verifiable context.
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Colin
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