Erie County Schools Rank Third In Scrap Collection
Erie county schools place third in the Pennsylvania scrap drive report. Colestock High School Titusville led with 495,618 pounds, while Titusville Junior High totaled 320,443 pounds. Cambria County tops state totals with 2,265,644 pounds from 92 schools.
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Erie County
Clifford Township
Susquehanna County
Tetingplh Townshigh School
Warren County
Broughton School
Delmar Township
Tioga County
Colley S. Baker
Baltimore
St. Raphael’s Gerade School
Pittsburgh
St. Raphael’s, & Parowhind
Colestock High School
Titusville
Cambria County
Tiogt County
Erie Fireman Stricken At Blaze In Home District
Charles 54 a veteran driver at Wy house died of a heart attack while fighting a late evening fire at Timothy F Cauley’s home 117 Kahkwa avenue Wehrle lived at 1016 West 22nd Street Cauley vice president and secretary of the United States garage th and is streets rescued his wife from the smoke filled house
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Erie
Dee
Charles 54
Montay
Timothy F. Cauley
Kahkwa Avenue
Wehrle
West 22Nd
Pioneer Resident of Franklin Dies at Home
Miss Valerie runt, longtime resident of Franklin, dies at her Franklin Avenue home after a long life as a well known local figure. She was born in Prench town, daughter of Joseph and Louise Jenel, among Crawford county’s earliest settlers.
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Franklin
Boston nightclub fire claims veteran actor Charles Buck Jones
Charles Buck Jones of Van Nuys California longtime Western Star in films died in the Boston nightclub fire that claimed the lives of more than 480 people. The tragedy adds to the list of casualties from the blaze, highlighting the loss of a noted film star.
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Charles Buck Jones
van Nuys
Cal
Boston
Erie Motorists Face Long Delay in Gas Rationing
Erie motorists applying for supplemental gasoline rationing cards may wait weeks for card creation. Havy Mohl, head of the local rationing bureau, says workers log long hours to complete the mountain of work. Some motorists unable to operate on the three gallon weekly allotment may use all No 3 coupons for defense work.
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Erie
Dec
Havy Mohl
Bosiil
Meklsala
Retirements Mark Long Railroading Careers
William White, yard conductor, retires after 58 years and seven months on the rail. He began May 1, 1886 at Newberry Junction as a wiper for Fall Brook, later joining Beech Creek Railroad and in 1901 Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh lines, now part of New York Central.
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Beech Creek Railroad
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsbiweh
Accidental Invention of Hardboard Pressing
A 1024 W. H. Masui accidentally left an experiment running during lunch. upon return he found material pressed into a grainless, iron-like hardboard. This marked the first piece of hardboard.
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Aber
W. H. Masui
Jnventi
Westfield Boy Missing After Enlisting on U S Freighter
A Westfield youth, William T Jackway, age 19, formerly of Westfield, served on U S freighters and a destroyer before transferring to a merchant ship. His mother Mrs. Jackway confirms he is missing and authorities will report updates as received. his father Cecil Jackway and brother John also reside in Westfield.
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Erie
Dee. J
Wirst
Clas Seamatt
William T
Jackway
Westfield
Nyi
Beery
Lelowranly
Easieidnid
Tising Seamain
U.S
Salem Evangelical Church
cAildent
West Tel
Nersly
Otters
Cecil Jack- Way
Westfeld
John
West
Allies Beat Down German Air Force In North Africa
Allied forces push through the North Africa theater destroying Axis air strength. Rommel’s Africa Corps, exhausted after a 700 mile retreat, rests near El Agheila as Allied bombers hit docks at Bizerte and targets across Sicily.
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Edwin Rommel
Diya
Middle East
el Aghenta
Rommel
Africa Corps
Aow
el Alamein
Egypt
el Agheila
Quicksands
Sea
Mediterranean
United Nations
Bizerte
Sicily
Palermo
Gela
Trapsni
North Africa
Support of Christmas Dunkirk Youth Seal Campaign Urged
Local chairman Eve Repitr leads the 1942 Christmas Seal drive in Dunkirk to fund tuberculosis prevention and industrial health surveys. Proceeds support the Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association as the campaign promotes seals, home health, and school and plant inspections amid a national effort to curb tuberculosis.
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Dunkirk
Eve Repitr
Abele Corea
Coburn
GA & Farm
National Tuberculosis Associatolt
Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Associaton
Élinigs
Cory
Erie
Ethyl Gasoline To Be Replaced By Aviation Fuel
Wartime shift reduces ethyl gasoline production as refineries retool to aviation fuel. Manufacturers notify dealers that ethyl will end, with regional plants switching output to supply fighter planes and related lubricants for military use. Local refineries focus on oils to meet changing demand.
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Warren
Man Killed As Auto Wrecked Near Ashford Station
One man killed almost instantly in a Route 219 crash near Ashford Station. Clarence Kohler, 43, of Ellicottville, was crushed when his car skidded, went over an embankment, and turned over. His wife Ruth Pulley, Roy McCall, and Kohler’s passenger escaped with minor injuries. Sheriff Morgan L. Sigel said they were en route from Springville to Ellicottville at about 2:30 in the morning when the accident occurred.
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Little Valley
Ashford
Clarence Kohler
Ellicottville
Builder Ends Life in Office in Jamestown
Jean M. Benditner aged 49 a prominent contractor was found dead in his office 121 West Fourth street Jamestown coroner said he hanged himself last seen alive Saturday afternoon at 2 PM with no notes. The Benzinger Construction Co had many local contracts and Miss Ruth Earle reported a blocked door. Police and patrolman Pinchey investigated the transom hanging body.
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Jamestown
Dev
Jean M. Benditner
West Fourth Street
Samuel T. Bowers
Hangin
Bensinger
J. M. Benanger Construction Co. Ing
Bowers
WO Fenton
Ruth Earle Sculptory
Lee Bull
Bull
Frank Pinchey
Unclear Item Describes Army Blanket and Stove Usage
Fragmentary text outlines construction items including a 250 pound kitchen stove and two army blankets. References to blankets, woolen suit material, aerial bomb components, and iron content suggest workshop or supply notes. Limited legible details prevent full identification of person, place, or event.
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Oke Sul Rayals
United
Suings Uy
McKean County Group Leaves for Basic Training
A large McKean County detachment boards a train at a Pennsylvania station for induction at the US Army reception center in New Cumberland. The group, dominated by local men with a few from Bradford district, will begin basic training after farewells and transfers to assigned units.
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Keane
Annn Iyge
Eloons
Pennnsylvania
Tna
Morta Winoaye
Army Teuoption Center
New Cumberland
Pawlerv Tlyey
Slsept Inna
Bradford
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Warren County Rural School
Titusville High Schools
Uy As Anelated Press
Harrisburg
Dic
Three
Kathleen Robinson
Florencio
Alcalde
Santa Clara
Bernice Curtis
Palo Alto
Ank
Exttra Blank
U. S
William T, Jackway
Fiakorn
John M. Hallenbeek
Harvard
DUNE
Jan Salah Hallenbeek
Ay Mas
B. Matlenbeek
Boston Hospital
Apie Siej
Fabian
Laan
Tovetiine
Tartar Buell Drake
Tay Lefe
Hullenteck
Jean M. Benzinger
Benzinger Company
Corry
Caine
Treasury Department
International Business Machines Corporation
Mckean County
Parke
Akron
Steny
Penfield
Dubois
Fats
Mdi
Porkin
Ueliar
Willlim Gehan
Dycula
Uf Ju Slace Motor Police
Anon Vidioti
Erie Locomotive Repair Shop
Hornell
N.C
Pearl Harbor
America
Erie Railroad
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