Local News and Crime Briefs From Corry Area
A scattered cluster of notes reports a man beaten in Buffalo after a purse theft, travelers leaving for a meat packers expo, and state authorities seizing hundreds of quarts intended for Western Pennsylvania. Also covered are a library funding reassurance, a major transmission line right of way, and a rising cartoonist from Spring Creek. A birth in East Pleasant Street adds a personal note.
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Erie
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington Experts Question Turkey War Move
Washington observers doubt Turkey will declare war immediately despite talks with Roosevelt Churchill and Turkey's leader. They note Turkey is under armed, ill equipped and lacks key defenses though diplomatic shifts suggest possible support to the Allies without an immediate war entry.
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Washington
Turkey
Jack Stinnett
Uutte Chanse
Pearl Harbor
Germady
U.S
Roosevelt
Churchill
Janet Ineau
Cairo
United Nations
Dunkirk
Common-sense amendment on deferred maintenance funds tax
The piece argues the Department of Revenue taxes up to 4.26 of every 5.26 dollars in deferred maintenance funds set aside by railroads as reserves. It warns postwar equipment needs and reduced life expectancy of rolling stock demand reinvestment, urging a common-sense, nonrestrictive approach to maintain rail capacity for postwar recovery.
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Department of
Saurday Evening Post
Aoid
Maid at Hotel Corry reports theft to police
Alberta Nelson, a maid at the Hotel Corry, told police last evening a pocketbook with $11 in currency and two checks was stolen from a pile of slacks in the closet. The loss was discovered around 4 p.m. The hotel had a youth employee who left on a bus to Portsmouth, Ohio, for army examination. a suspect remained under investigation.
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Corry
Alberta Nelson
Sortsmouth
Indy
Government and Industry Cooperate Under War Strain
A wartime example shows private enterprise and democratic government working together in the oil sector. The Petroleum Administrator for War formed a government industry council that solved critical petroleum problems after Pearl Harbor, delivering essential fuels despite tanker losses and new high octane needs. The administrator praised saving trouble by consulting practical industry leaders to guide major decisions.
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Pearl Harbor
Petroleum Industry War Council
Wwedge
Brazil motion picture industry faces propaganda and shorts mix
A garbled report notes Brazil's film industry producing few feature pictures while relying on propaganda shorts and newsreels. The piece discusses the difficult climate for cinema and mentions attempts to identify a standout project amid the chaos.
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Brazil
Miscellaneous trivia and facts from a historical page
A collection of scattered questions and assertions covering geography science and military topics. Mentions include New York telephones figures, Sicily and Dutch bases, Tamil authors, women in the Marine Corps Reserve, biblical phrasing, and WAVES leadership.
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Glaestuen
Skagro
Sicily
Sardinis
Asiy
York City
Scerabaja
Terow
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Tir Unites
Ching
Geran
Aftica
Euliir
Mildred Helen McAfer
USNR
S. Navy
Daily Dozen Prom Medics Warn Winter Dangers
The article warns of winter sports perils to children including bicycle riding causing many deaths and skating near thin ice. It notes streets blocked for coasting and the need for child patrols to watch for danger while promoting safe winter exercise.
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Flem
Pomona Grange Names New officers at Union City meeting
Pomona Grange announced its newly elected officers at a Union City meeting. Named were Master John Rausch of Covenant Grange, Overseer Frank Chaffee Watspurg, Lecturer Mrs Josephine Phelps Wattsburg, Steward Robert Blackman Wattsburg, Assistant Steward Glenm Howard West Greene, Gatekeeper Ore Tompkins Cory, Chaplain Mrs W P Jeffords Edinboro, Secretary Mrs Clara Dewey Union City, Treasurer Chester Eldridge North East, Ceres Mrs Ethel Kidder North East, Pomona Doris Woods Waterford Mora, Lady Asst Steward Mrs Therese Howard West Greene, Pianist Mrs Mabel Chaffee Walisburys, Executive Committee Willis Jeffords, Henry Maesh, and Rollo McCray.
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Pomons Grange
Union City
John Rausch
Couneant Grange
Frank Chaffee
Watspurg
Josephine Phelps
Wattsburg
Robert Blackman
Glenm Howard
West Greene
Ore Tompkins
Cory
W. P. Jeffords
Edinboro
Clara Dewey
Chester Eldridge
North East
Ceres
Ethel Kidder
Pomona
Doris Woods
Waterford
Mora
Florence Orton
Theres
Howard
Mabel Chaffee
Walisburys
Willis Jeffords
Henry Maesh
Snance
Rollo McCray
Children Escape as Fire Destroys Home in Winbine
Three Lovell children fled their burning Winbine home while other relatives were away. An 11 year old son found the flames in the furnace room and alerted his 18 year old sister. Firefighters from Philipsburg stopped the blaze from reaching adjacent houses, but the family lost their home and belongings.
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PH Cseewanes
Fahyee
Mya
Harold Lovell
Winbine
Tames
Sister
Philipsburg
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Buttifalo
Theobald Futtner
Iris
Plittner
J.C. Phelps
Otis Houghtaling
Buffalo
Warren
Cerry
Ferdinand Johnson
Spring Creek
Th Cerry High School
Johnson
Chicago
B. J. Caywell
East Pleasant Street
Clarice Louise
Balkan
Istanbul
Ansata
Europe
England
Balkans
Red Cross
Daily Dozen
Prom Medics! Society of the State of Pennsylvania
Lanston
South Center St
Endicott Johnson
Papi
North Center Street
Pottery Bowl
Pictura
Fruit Pictures
Ar's
Cevar
Tts Freshmonn
Uye
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