Fog delays, theft report amid busy Labor Day prep
Motorists faced dense fog and a nearby fire incident early today as Tabor Day plans loom. In St James apartments a sneak thief entered a unit, while a glass barn theft netted $3.1. Erie County voters total 92 for September primaries with regional ballots issued. taxi scheme, parolee, and police probes noted. War bonds drive in Amporium honors Gen. McNamier with over $50,000. air show “Action Overhead” planned at Eris stadium. Wage rates rise across Pennsylvania, unemployment compensation posted. real estate transfers and school preps announced for Beaverdam area. Three Pennsylvanians listed as wounded in North Africa, others reported in hospital and furlough statuses.
Flood control work at Johnsonburg nears first phase end
In Ridgway Aug 10 W E Christy contractor in charge reports the first phase of Johnsonburg flood control will be finished soon. The project widens and dredges Silver Creek to reduce flood damage that repeatedly struck West Johnsonburg. A second and larger main-shreen project on a Clarion tributary is planned early, after past floods damaged Glinsonburg three times in a year.
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Ridgway
Johnsonburg
W. E. Christy
Kane
Silver Creek
Shartplace
Clarion
Aglinsonbure
Pennsylvanias public aid rolls decline in week ending Aug 21
Pennsylvanias general assistance and public aid totals show a net drop of 198 cases for the week ending August 21, bringing combined aid to 158,682. The decline stems from 481 cases closed and 286 opened, with job loss and higher wages driving openings and closings. About half of closures and two thirds of openings relate to employment and earnings changes. Illness or disability accounts for more than half of job losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvana
Dunkirk Flier Missing in European Raid
From the War Department notification to Mr and Mrs John Roman Jr of 26 Nevins Street Dunkirk New York their son Second Lieutenant Leonard J Roman has been missing in action in Europe since August 17 The 27 year old Dunkirk High School graduate entered the Army Air Force in January 1942 and served with a US bomber force in England since last March His sister Mrs Mildred Hezenziel also lives in Dunkirk and the family awaits further word with the possibility he is a prisoner of war
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Roman
Dunkirk High School
Army Air Force
Bomher Force
England
Mildred Uezensiel
Dunkiri
Professional vice under control in Erie arrests claim
Erie Ark s area officials announce tightened measures against professional vice. District Attorney Birlon R Laws says investigators, fed by Newell Edson of the Local Hy sione Association, have kept constant watch and found the houses closed to date.
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Erie
Arks
Birlon R. Laws
Newell Edson
Hysione Association
Answers to I O Quix Below are the fils questions
Fragmented readable text mentions petroleum administration and Roy At operates under supervisory columns. The garbled lines reference Miss lag, $85 American sum, washhes, fiddle, and preference. Names and full context are unclear.
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I. O. Quix
Ditarin Sage
Es Petsoleum Administration
Ad ‘Roy At
Fleory Coummasier
Mailing Holiday Parcels To Overseas Begins Sept 15
Overseas parcel mailing for Christmas extends Sept 15 for Navy and Army personnel. Rules require parcels under five pounds and under 36 inches in girth, clearly labeled Christmas parcel, with strict packaging. Addresses must include full service details. avoid perishable items or flammable contents. multiple parcels to one person allowed weekly by the same sender.
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Army
Navy
Antec
Aleh Paremik
John R. Doe
167Th Infantry
New York N
John M. Joury
Beaman
U. 8
Navy Naval Air Station
Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Son of Kane Man Missing in Bombing Raid
Naive Asis Magowan, 29, a Flying Fortress pilot from Kane, is missing after a bombing raid over France. His mother Mrs. Frank Copeland of Edgar Street reports the status to relatives in Scarsdale, while the family had recently returned home from visits and had learned of his multiple missions over Germany.
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Sayy
Asis Magowan
Buen
Jim
France
Avi
Frank Copeland
Edgar Street
Tevis
Ante
David Magowan
Scarsdale
N. x
Germany
First Aid Ointment Ad Promotes Rapid Care
An old advertisement promotes a topical antiseptic ointment for cuts burns bruises and minor skin ailments. It touts usefulness around the bathroom shelf and bedside as a multipurpose remedy with soothing effects and mentions packaging details and suggested uses.
Brigadier Bristow to Lead Salvation Army Services Here
Brigadier Elizabeth M. Bristow, a retired Salvation Army officer from Toronto, will preach evangelistic services at the Salvation Army Hall, 21 East Washington Street, from September 4 to 10. Services begin nightly at 7:45. Since 1935 she has averaged eight services weekly across the Army's central, southern, and eastern territories, touring major cities including Chicago, Minneapolis, St Paul, Milwaukee, Washington, Boston and New York.
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Elizabeth M. Bristow
Salvation Army
Toronto
Canada
Salvation Army Hall
East Washington Street
Toth
United States
Bristow
Salvatori Army
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Washington, D. C
Boston
New York
Former Erie Girl Held Prisoner by Japanese
Mrs. Jean Siefer Henderson, 31, formerly Miss Siefer of Erie, reported alive and well in a Japanese prison camp after being captured in Singapore. A June 20 1943 letter to her mother described both safe and cheerful condition and plans to tell all when possible. Her husband Sellisoffolst is mentioned as stationed in Singapore during the fall siege.
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Erie
Robert Henderson
Jean Siefer
Singpore
P. Richards
West 5Th Street
Hove
Jen Henderson
Three Corry Divorce Actions Filed in Erie County
Three divorce actions were filed Saturday in Erie County Court. Helen L. Hunter of Corry sues James T. Hunter of Niagara Falls for cruelty. Prescott J. Soodwin of Corry sues Mary Soodwin of Union City for cruelty. Lawrence C. Nichols of Corry sues Marjorie M. Nichols of Corry for cruelty.
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Corry
Erie Erie
Erie County Court
Helen L. Hunter
James T. Hunter
Niagara Falls
Prescott J. Soodwin
Mary Soodwin
Union City
Rence C. Nichols
Marjorie M
Nichols
Boy Dies After Penicillin Shortage At St Vincent’s
Patrick Thomas McCarthy aged about 20 years died at 90 a.m. Saturday in St Vincent's hospital after a week of septicemia. Penicillin was not available despite requests to Washington and Boston. He first fell ill last Saturday with a series of bells and was admitted Sunday as the infection worsened. Funeral services from his residence with a requiem at St Andrew's Church will be announced.
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Calla
Washington
Boston
Erie
McCarthy
St. Vincent’s Hospital
St. Andrew's Church
Vital Italian rail centers blasted in Mediterranean air raid
Allied air forces bombed rail links and yards along the Italian coast near Regalo Calabria and San Giovanni on the Messine Strait. Bombers hit a railway junction at Cosenza and La Mezia yards while A 36 Invaders struck a bridge over the Angitola river. Marauders attacked boxcars near Torre Annunziata south of Vesuvius amid heavy enemy air opposition.
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Pace Onestrian
Cape Pellaro
Boston
Baltimore
Regalo Calabria
San Giovanni
Messine Straits
Cosenna
la Mezia
Angitola
Torre Annunziata
Vesuvius
Orte
Twenty-One Dead In Birmingham Mine Explosions
In Birmingham Alabama two gas explosions at Republic Steel No 2 Sayreton mine killed twenty one workers and injured twenty three, including four mine officers who led rescue parties into the pit. Several others were critically burned as the blasts devastated the mine Saturday night and Sunday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Republic Steel Orporation
Sayreton
Apa
Mine Oifficks
Ming
Erie Conference assigns pastors to 1949 church roles
The Erie Conference closed its session at Camp Findley naming Rev Hurels to Corry United Brethren and signaling policy shifts to supervise smaller churches via larger nearby is both familiar and new. The 1949 44 year lists Bradford Bradford West Branch Tiexalla Great Valley Pivned Salaminnen Kissinger Memorial Steamburg and many others with details on district leaders and supervisory arrangements for North Clymer Lake Pleasant and nearby churches under larger pastors.
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Erie
United Brethren In Christ Church
Camp Findley
Bey H. Ray Hurels
Corry
United Brethren
Chist
Hartis
Coty
Fairview
Buell’s Corners
Sparta-Titusville Road
Bradford
Tilatrlet
Lester
CC. Grover
Brerlford
Co. c. Graver
West Branch
Ethan B. Leslie
Tiexalla
C. E. Dibble
Great Valley
Dott McEntire
Upp
H. F. Revele
A. D. McGill Salaminnen
Kissinger Memorial
Henn
Reed
Steamburg
J. W. Barrett
Buffalo
Ruw
Dylswoll
C. Donald Dibble
Merparial
J. Lean Maneval
Buffalo Riverview
Scha
Escapes From Mayville Jail
Police seek Eugene Fekart, 30, who escaped from Chautauqua County Jail in Mayville at 6 40 Sunday afternoon. Described 6 feet 6 inches tall with brown eyes, bald head, fair skin, wearing blue slip-on jacket, brown cap and dark trousers. Patrols scoured train yards west end. no trace found.
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Eugene Fekart
Chautauqa
Mayville
Ted
Hobart
Chautauqua County
Ross Mead
New Pastor Changes In Local Churches And Missions
A slate of clerical changes across towns lists Rev. Hy Williams, Rev. J. A. Higley, Rev. Ray Tris Bear Lake, Rev. Byron V. Berry, Rev. Eugene Donelson Cory and others, with publishing house agent J. B. Showers and evangelist at large Rev. C E Williams. Miss Ethel King noted as a student in Bonebrake Seminary. Dewey Long and others cited in Chicago University study contexts.
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Port Allegany
Youngsville
C. M. McIntyre
Wilms
J. B. Showers
Barnett's Creek
Weky
Ethel King
Bonebrake
Roger D. Morey
Chester Turner
Har ¢Old Lindquist
I Ofiekvein
Dewey Long
Chicago University
Longene Hatchery Project Moves Closer at Chautauqua Lake
Jamestown August 30 Chautauqua’s long dreamed of hatchery on the lake became reality Saturday with a signed contract clinching state purchase of about 70 acres with 1000 foot lake frontage at Prendergast Point. The deal, part of a 196 acre development, was arranged by Prendergast Point Development Corporation. Conservation officials will install pumping stations and ponds and possibly artesian wells as a postwar project coordinated by Paquin Snyder Company and officials Herman Magnuson and John Halpin.
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Prendergast
Jamestown
Aus
Chaputauqua
Bank of Jamestown
Prendergast Point Development
Corporation of the K
John L. Halpin
Stile Conservation Commisson
Herman d. Pagin
Paquin-Snyder Company
Pist
Herman Magnuson
Conservation Commission
Paquin
Satuday
Deer Fatal Crash Near Route 1 Injures Driver
John Cashmere, 30, of Sheffield, Pa., is hospitalized in Warren General with head and hand injuries after his truck struck a deer three miles north of Thorestaom Route 1 early Saturday. The vehicle, carrying 5,000 gallons of solvent, then caught fire. losses estimated at $8,000. The deer allegedly caused the accident by jumping into the roadway.
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Warren
John Cashmere
Sheffield
Warren General Hospital
Lanie
Thorestaom
Lashmeré
Seamen City
Seamen City Aie
W. . Cressell
Loni army 45 mile import line in east sa ke
A fragment from a regional page notes an “Loni army” project spanning 45 miles along an import line in the east sector. The text hints at strategic movement or construction along a northern route but omits specifics and dates.
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Sake
Moe Were Day Marty She 1 Miles One
Moe and Marty compete in a brief race covering about one mile. The event features two runners, with minimal context available and no clear outcome documented.
Fragmentary notes on wartime events and movements
Incomplete OCR text describes various references to wartime actions, rail positions, distances, and forces. Names and specifics are garbled, yielding a fragmented outline of military movements and outcomes with no clear dates or locations.
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Tabor
H. O. Moffltt
St. James
Soviet Center Street
Erie County
Crawford
Mercer
Wid Warren
Nichols Taxi Servie
Spartansburg
Amporium
Kent
Joseph T. McNamiey
Eris
U.S. Army
War Labor Board
Pennsylvania
Maple Avenue
G. Harold Wagner
Erle
Meadville
Glty
St. Marys
Sharon
Louis Farnham
Center Street
Fayette Austin
Wax
Emerson
Hubert R. Blum
Amity Township
Penn Cook
Pred L. Sargent
Atlantic Street
Wayne
Concord
Union
Amity Townships
Elginborough
Beaverdam Pilday
Howard J. Denison
Oyl
Frank Wawrelko
John Wawrejko
R. D
Maleria
Hektor
Thaddeus Wawrejko
Sigit Pulls
Pacife
Tomy
X War Department
Charles F. Agoowan
Sharps
Willa
C Boye
Rusteh Murch £. Robbins
Fave Aviation
Cass
Jack
Eidsadn
Mir Ani
Leon E Linteey
Star Avenue
BURG
Penn‘a
Dunkirk
Clain
Roger W. Doe
Navy U
Minnesota
Calif
Bomber
Brig. Bristow
Ritz
Patrick McCarthy
H.R. Harris
Clarence Center
G. B. Donelson
Tineris
Hill
C. E. Gould
Haplds
R. W. Driscoll
Warsaw
A. L. Pang
Williston
John A. Curlson
Chamtunqua
C. N. Warmer
Cable Hollow
A. J. Vrooman
Cherry Creek
W. D. Black
Dewittville
Cecil C
Albion
Claude G. Ghotors
Harry Andorf
North Clymen Sweden Valley
Paul H. Whittromb
Pleasantville
Ivan G. Huns
Nerger ‘Deckari
Vincent Z. Pomeroy
Riamond
L. T. Lincoln
East Main Street
Sunshine Graham
Glendora
Scott County
Charmin
Chautauqua
Camp Axe
Tom
Wervlen
Earth Thomas Motor Co
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