Guards Patrol Erie Water Works Protecting City
Twenty six special guards were on duty Friday protecting the water works and peninsula properties from sabotage with 19 more to be added once suitable men are found. J B Dunwoody, superintendent, said 168 guards were approved by the city council. They have worked since December 12 at 88 cents an hour for eight hours daily seven days a week and will shift to six days as more staff comes on. Protection covers the Chestnut street pumping station west plant upper Cherry street and West 26th street reservoirs and peninsula property.
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Erie
Dunwoody
Water Works Department
Chestnut Street
West Plant
Cherry ‘Street
West 26Th Street
Peninsula
Christmas Program At Moffatt School Delights Pupils
Pupils at Moffatt school staged a fine Christmas program before vacation on Tuesday evening. The program featured numerous recitations and plays including The Secret of Christmas, The Crippled Doll, The Baby Jesus, and A Christmas Toy, with songs such as We Want To Please You and Santa Claus. Many students contributed, delivering cheerful performances and festive readings.
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Moffatt School
Patricia Lindsey
Bunta
Ovvar Larson
Lazy Betty
Shiley Ann Hall
Mabel Gates
Baby Jesus
Rosemary Larson
Howard Clabbate
Dolly
Norma Jeu Webb
Harry Clabbate
Sante Jaus
Mary Ann Slasch
Mother Goose
Ohsis Shes
David Williams
Paty Garniewski
Marlon Gates
Rosearin Lindsey
Arlene Webb
Santa Claus
Jimmy Lindsey
America
Berard
David
Lessie Williams
Dear Senta
Anna Lindsey
Duane Lindsey
France
Virginia Clabbate
Jacqueline Webb
Bernard Williams
Richard Larson
Aunt Sereny
Yedlta Hans
Elizabeth Ohm
Jean Simmelink
Near Tire Famine Faced by Car Owners
A damaged notice outlines essential services and vehicle categories deemed limited or critical during a tire shortage. It lists ambulances, fire equipment, police vehicles, mail delivery cars, public service vehicles, school buses, industry transport, waste and scrap dealers, and farm tractors as part of the regulated transportation and essential industrial operations.
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Meinteninge
Adjusting the New Hoovelald Trainer Anedess Mesh
A new device called the Anedess trainer for Hoovelald fish offers adjustable mesh settings. Users turn slotted disks to cover bird weather indicators and fine tune training conditions.
County Tire Rationing Board to Be Named Next Week
Erie County Defense Council chairman J J Desmond said an Erie County Tire Rationing Board will be appointed early next week. Governor Arthur H James ordered immediate creation of county and local boards with three members each to issue tire certificates after January 3 and oversee district boards.
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County
Erie
J. J. Desmond
Hhe County Defense Couneil
Arthur H. James
Desmond
James
State Council of Defense
Seceetive
Erie County Council of Defense
Small farmers urged to boost home food supply for defense
R C Davidson, chairman of the Irie County USDA Defense Board, urges small farmers to grow more for home use to ease demand on processing, transport, and storage systems. He notes winter gardens, extra poultry, and better pastures can cut reliance on commercial foods while improving nutrition and savings for families.
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R. C. Davidson
Irie County
Usda Defense Board
Britain
Davidson
Victim Kin of Union City Man Dies After Train Strike
Roland Wellacher 35 of Union City died in Ridgway hospital after being struck by a Clarion River Railroad passenger train near Wis home. He suffered shock and multiple injuries from the incident Tuesday afternoon while walking home along dark tracks. A brother Arnold Wellacher of Union City survives.
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Ridgway
Roland Wellacher
Clarion River Railroad
Wis Home
Man Dies After Auto Crash in Emporium
Joseph Sar Ick aged 59 from Emporium died at Kaul Memorial Hospital in Saint Marys after being struck by a Plymouth sedan while crossing Broad Street in Emporium. Police say the incident occurred Thursday afternoon when he was hit by Harold Ostrum of Emporium.
Jamestown Logs Ninth Traffic Fatality of Year
Albert Johnson 85 of 5 Hedges Avenue died at Jamestown General Hospital at 6 01 p m Christmas night after being struck by a car the previous Monday. Coroner Samuel P Bowers ruled the death caused by fracture and shock with injuries to the scalp and burns.
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Jamestown
Deg
Jamestown General Hospital
Albert Johnson
Hedges Avenue
Samm— Tel
P. Bowers
Hiracturettsil
Vctim
Pennsylvania Health Institute to Be Held January 14 16
The Pennsylvania Health Institute, a three day conference of physicians, educators, public health officials and state officers, will convene January 14 to 16 in Harrisburg. Under the Health Department, it will focus on health as the first line of defense with speakers from Philadelphia Erie and Tennessee addressing health administration, conservation and policy, culminating in a Thursday banquet on national defense.
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Hye
Health Department
Br A. H. Stewart
Peng-Harris
Elby
Erie
Ill Health Giroday
James TR. Smith
Health Administration
J. Moore Campbell
State Hawau of Health Conservation
Hubley Owen
City of Philadelphia
State of Tennessee
Arthur A James
Tewh T Buckman
Medical Society of
State of Pennsylvania
Buckman
Sudden 6 Foot Rise Of Allegheny River At Franklin
Rising temperatures melted 12 to 14 inches of snow in upper Allegheny regions causing a rapid river surge. The Allegheny crested at 82 feet, four feet above normal, due to snow melt from the Salamianoa Olean district and December 24 rains. Observer A M Fuller explained the unexpected rise.
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Allegheny Franklin
Allegheny River
Allegheny
A. M. Fuller
Salamianoa-Olean
Sheffield Man Struck by Auto on Kane Street
A Sheffield man, Shuster, aged about 41, was hit Christmas Eve at Chestnut South Finley Street by a car driven by George Pierotti of Kane. He suffered head injuries, cuts, and bruises, was treated at Kane Summit hospital, and was expected to be discharged soon.
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Ane
Sheffield
Kane Summit
George Pieratti
Kane
South
Finley Street
Pierotti
Babson reviews major events of 1941 in World War II
Roger Babson reviews the progress of World War II in 1941, noting Germany’s check in invasions, Italy’s removal from Ethiopia, and Japan’s position as Germany seeks to dominate Europe and the seas. He argues Germany will be on the defensive if the USSR holds, praises domestic unity, and forecasts a 1942 outlook with continued pressure on the Axis.
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Roger Babson
Washington
Uslness
Dee Oplimnistiec
Germany
Europe
Roosevelt
Rodst
Great Britain
Ene
Vand
Mir
Balkan
Greece
Russia
Ukraine
Japan
China
Hitler
Fock
Gibraltar
Ethopia
Africa
Buszin
Toleyy
Dupan
Roger
Turoor
Grene Figaly
Thi
Bert
Ndt
Ute Pour
Sey
Anwr
Jajan Lus
Oxford
Amor
Fou
Azores
Cape Verde
Madeira
Canaries
Hin
Futured Wrane Way In Berkeley and Benny Atkin Incident
A garbled report from Berkeley describes a driver and a cat involved in a distressing incident. The text notes an accidental collision or injury with hospital details and a patient named Atkinson, mentioning a chest injury and a 1 six inch rupture. The fragmentary account lacks clear timelines or full names.
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Berkeley
Clit
Benny Atkinson
Atkinson
Early end 10 bus strike foreseen in Greyhound write up
Dec 27 bus service disruption persists between major cities as Greyhound workers strike enters its seventh day. Dr John R Steelman says experts expect settlement within the next few days despite officials at Greyhound stations reporting no sign the stoppage is near end.
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Bia
John R. Steelman
U.S
Con- Wing
Erie Census Estimate Discussed by Chamber Official
James Fe Shields, rotary of the chamber, announced Friday a new Erie population estimate of 126 000. The figure, projected for November 1, 1811, suggests a gain of about 9 000 since the prior count, with officials noting the data incomplete and dependent on forthcoming releases.
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Erie
James Fe
Chamber of Wunsuiere
Ube
Shields
Erie Home Guards to Patrol Plants There
Members of the 10k Grit unit of the Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps, their ranks swelled by additions, stand at alert during the holiday season to aid in suppressing sabotage. Captain Simon J. Mergerintaren said the company is ready for action over Christmas and notes the threat of surprise by enemies. The official Liberia language reference appears in text.
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Peimsylvnis
sAbotsee
Simon J. Mergentraren
Owetshny
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