Burgeson Leads People’s Party Slate in Jamestown
Jamestown aug 19 the People’s Party led by Harry W Burgeson local merchant and mayoral candidate announced its slate for 12 council seats and six supervisors Incumbent President Anton Hanson appears on the council ticket with six new members described as a cross section of city life On the supervisors slate only former Supervisor Pred V Landy does not seek re election and is named to succeed Burgeson at three
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Jamestown
People’s Party
Harry W. Burgeson
Burgeson
Feld
Samuel A. Stroth
Progressive Party
Anton Hanson
People’s Party Council
Ife
Board of Supervisors
Pred V. Landy
Landy Brothers, Tne
Kaneite Flying Fortress Co Pilot Wins Air Medal
Lieut. Claude Neeley aged 21 co pilot on a Flying Fortress in England has received the air medal and oak leaf cluster after completing ten missions over Germany. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Neeley of 434 Greeves street Kane and played football at Kane High for three years before enlisting as an air cadet in 1942 and going to England in June.
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Kane
Claude Neeley
England
Lieut. Neeley
Germany
Clyde Neeley
Greeves Street
Kane High
Gavin Says Small Oil Man Is Being Crucified
Rep Leon Gavin denounces OPA Chief Prentiss Brown for denying a 6 cent per barrel price raise and urges at least $1 per barrel for Pennsylvania small oil producers. He accuses bureaucrats of harming small producers while large producers hold the bulk of wells and profits.
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Gavin
Associated Press
Bradford
Office of Price Administration
Leon Gavin
Old City
OPA
Prentiss Brown
America
Brown
Pennsylvania
Three Escape As Car Is Struck On Crossing
Three Esterville residents escaped unharmed when a Nickel Plate freight train struck their automobile at a Roberts Road crossing. Mrs Virginia Brege drove south when the crossing gates began to lower the south gate dropped in front of her. she braked, but the locomotive hit the car's rear sending it off the tracks. Her husband and five year old son were in the car.
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Dunnudh
Aug
Forestville
Virginia Brege
Roberts Road
Brege
Lght
North East Officer Ordered to 10 Duty
Forty seven Pennsylvanians named in a War Department announcement for temporary promotions and orders directing new officers to proceed to active duty. Among those ordered to active duty is First Lieut. Nelson Arthur Miller of North East.
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North East
Franklin Soldier Critically Hurt in Tank Accident
Pvt U Balin 27 son of Mr and Mrs James C Eakin of Franklin R D was seriously injured in a tank incident at Camp Campbell Kentucky. He was struck between two tanks while lining up, suffered internal injuries and remains in the camp hospital after an operation. Doctors expect recovery but he will stay hospitalized for months. His parents had just visited him at the camp.
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Franklin
Bat U. Balin
James C. Eakin
R. D
Camp Campbell
Pvt
Enkin
Y Boys to Aid Crop Harvest Program
The State YMCA enlists 300 boys for summer crop harvest in Adams Cumberland and Berks counties and adds Franklin county. In cooperation with the farm labor program, boys will be paid prevailing wages with board deducted. Recruits must be able to work, save money, and deliver faithful service. Clyde Shotzbarger to organize Northwest District from Corry, Pa.
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M.C. A
Adams
Cumberland
Clyde Shotzbarger
Ie North Center Street
Corry
Mystery attached 10 boat found at Erie
Police found a row boat at Crystal Point off the Misery Bay peninsula at 11 A M Wednesday. A boy rented the boat Sunday at 2 PM from a boat livery at Walnut Street foot of Misery Bay. he was last seen rowing toward the bay. George Mattis said the boy was at the livery. officers seek missing youths as several reports are checked.
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Erie
Aus
Crystal ' Int
Walnut Street
George Mattis
Wayne Street
Crystal Point
Misery Bay
Rural Schools Open With Most Vacancies in Erie County
Erie county schools will open in September with full or near full staffing. Superintendent H Hy Denton said a few vacancies remain but most districts including Millcreek Lawrence Park and Northeast will begin on schedule, with early openings by four weeks for those three districts.
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Erie
H. Hy Denton
Erie County
Dénison
Denson
Millcreek
Lawrence Park
Nort East
Denison
Three Canadians Rescued After Rowboat Capsize in Erie Bay
Enis August 1 three men from Montreal and Veron Quebec were rescued by Coast Guards at 4 30 P M Tuesday after their rented rowboat capsized a quarter mile northeast of out of State street in Erie They clung to the boat until the five tug reached them and brought them ashore
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Enis
State Street
Maunthce Corrice
Ronald Richards
Montreal
A. Leboeuf
Veron
Quebec
Erie
Alfred Kruv
Coast Guards
Coast
Guard Five
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Will
Edgar Eakin
C. W. Shotzbarger
Northwest District of State
Duff
ALL Purpose
Orchard Park
Lynnhaven
Vienna
Mo, Va
Ralston
Sioux Bee
Vath
Fae
Pia
la France
Elena Amet i
High Park Coffee
Pillsbury’ S
van Camp
RED Cross
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