Navy enlistees in WAVES and WAAC reported in latest Pittsburg listings
The Navy procurement office in Pittsburgh announced 38 WAVES enlistees over the weekend including Marjorie Ron and Mary Hoonstaai, with names from Old City and Meadville. Enlistees sworn in at the Pittsburgh WAAC office include Esther Bly and Clara Sackett, all of Erie and surrounding areas. Also noted are local fire chief candidates and a fatality in Grove City.
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Navy
Fittsburgh
Marjorie Ronmm
Old City
Mary A. Hoonstaai
Evie
Jeanette Kineston
Eric
Blizsdell A. Grief
Emlenton
Adelaide E. Ettinger
Warren
Robie E. Bittler
Meadville
Pitts- Burgh
Women's Army
Ece Corps
Esther E.bly
Auma M. Cauley
Clara A. Sackett
Hilda Koolatats
Mary C. Turner
Ann Crotty
Louisé M. Burns
Margarete Murray
Erie
Dorothy Meade
Meily V. Gisewhite
Fire damages city car. 150 dollars loss reported
Park fire chief W. H Lytle stated that a New York Central tuple car near Nagle Roads was set on fire by a man smoking in bed. Five or six passengers escaped as the blaze caused about 150 dollars in damage before being fought near 5:2 p.m. Saturday.
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Pillsbury
Page & Ferry
Dalive Jery
Hiss
W. H Lytle
Buwl Gave Park Fire Department
New York
Nagle Joads
Lilya Pyle
Titus Vile
Erie
Carl R. Sullivan
Garri
Gabe
New York City
Spars
United States Coast Guard
McCabe
Northampton
Mass
Freddie
Robert Brockman
W. Lyons
Ralph McCord
North East
Ji George Heckman
Selvage
Randolph
Mary Colwell
Randolph Children's Home
Colwell
Mesaville
Harvey! Davis
State Council of Education
Jamestown Consolidated School
Stanford County
Mercer
Robert Guy Smith
Antler
Oil City
Smith
Draft Board No.3
Bell
Titusville
Francis August
Bix Alewax
Franklin Street
Frank P
Titsville
G. W. Davin
Grand Valley
Cile Hospital
Tiwate
Fire Threatens W Va Town As Ashland Plant Hit
A blaze in three McDowell County communities endangered the town of Ashland, threatening extinction of the village and disrupting Ashland Goat and Coke operations. The fire, which started in the company store, destroyed the store, office, a warehouse, a theater and two dwellings. Wade M. Walker of Bluefield, president of the company, estimated losses around 100000 dollars.
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W. Virginia
Associated Press
Ashland
W. Vu
McDowell County
Ash
Land Goat and Coke Company
Wade M. Walker
Bluefield
Two Shot Deaths Found on Griffin Farm Near Tidio ute
Charles Sinfin aged 56 and his housekeeper Jessie Brannon 38 were found dead yesterday at the Griffin farm home three miles from Tidio ute. Coroner Edward Lowrey called it murder and suicide after the bodies were discovered in the living room with chest wounds from a single shotgun. The pair likely died Wednesday. a dog and two roses near the barn were touched by the tragedy.
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Tidioute
Charles, Sinfin
Jessie Brannon
Edward Lowrey
Griffin Farm
Warner County
Nomination of Flynn Withdrawn At Capitol
The article outlines ongoing Capitol hearings and committee actions amid wartime, noting Flynn's nomination withdrawal. It highlights House inquiries into tax collection methods under pay as you earn, lend lease hearings, support for small colleges using military facilities, and treasury and postoffice appropriations. It also mentions potential debt unit tax relief tied to ongoing Ways and Means deliberations and naval committee secrecy.
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Sega
House
Military—Naval Sibcommittes
William MM. Jeffers
Army
Navy
Ways and Meats Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
George A. Spiegelberg
General Purchasing Board
House Military Committee
Treasury
Postoffice
Ways and Means
House Naval Committee
One Killed One Injured In Crash West Of Girard
Conrad BL Prits 24 of Colwige Dr Conneaut was instantly killed and Haward Mullen 27 of Garden St Gone nearly was seriously injured when their car struck a pole and overturned at Elk Creek Lill one and a half miles west of Girard at 5 a m Saturday Bruce Hicks deputy coroner reported Mullen driver lost control on icy highway He was thrown clear while Prits pinned under wreckage with fractured skull broken neck and compound leg fractures Millen hospitalized with multiple injuries Traffic was reported as rain and a passing motorist alerted police Ambulance transported the injured to St Vincent hospital
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Powell Motors
Jamestown
Francis Showers
Daverne Gilson
Alton Sager
Celorom
Celoron
Aguar Tren
Pier
Célorom
Justice of the Prince
Red Nelkon
Mayville
Ralph McCord
Register of Wills
McCord
Buffalo
Cleveland
Kelsey
Gog
Meadville
Jamies Kesler
Lincoln Avenue
Cecil Loket
Mabel Lipton
Park Avenue
Lurenead
Oil City
John D. Ray
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Deer Street
Thoetly
Ray
John Penfield
United States Army
Northern Ireland
Iirst
Washington, D.C
Adjutant General's Department
I Corry Hospital
Verson Perrin
Columbus
Ralph ‘Tripp
West Frederick Street
William Austin
West Washington Street
George Sto
George Sto Spring Creek; Mis. Harry Hiiton
Robert Hawward
Grove Street
Joseph Swiderski
Spring Street
Conrad
Hicks
Mullen
Campmnian
Girard
Min
Theft and damage on Erie waterfront boats reported
Police report thefts and vandalism on the Erie waterfront between Friday afternoon and Saturday night. A boat cabin window was broken and tools stolen from Frank J. Wiegand at 118 East 3rd Street. Ray Pastewka of Payne Avenue reported multiple boat cabin windows broken and extensive damage to a larger cabin boat.
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Wesh Shipy
State Street
Frank J. Wiegand
East 3Rd Street
Tale
Ray Pastewka
Payne Ave
Polite
War Bonds Aid Tank Killers For Infantry Use
Uncle Sam markets 27 millimeter antitank guns dubbed tank killers costing about 6500 dollars each. Mounted on automobile tires, they support infantry in anti-tank warfare and are logistics efficient. Your War Bonds purchase funds these Geld pieces for the Army, with payroll savings urging workers to save at least ten percent of income by year’s end.
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Uncle Sam
U.S. Treasury
Kane Red Cross War Drive Aims For 7800
Kane's local Red Cross drive opened March 4 with El Newton named chair. The goal is 7800 dollars for national wartime needs, with 2500 earmarked for local war work and the remainder for the national fund.
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RED Cross
Kane
Red Cross War Fund
Hms
EL Newton
Kane Shapter
First Aid Ointment and Soap Ad Promises Quick Care
An old newspaper ad touts SANCURA Ointment as antiseptic for cuts burns and skin sores with uses for boils chapped skin and sunburn. SAN CURA Soap is described as gentle for babies and skin. Prices shown: ointment 38 cents and 60 cents. soap 25 cents.
Corry Publishe Weat Netional Four 87 W
Fragmentary wartime style note appears to report weather data and a numeric value, mentioning Corry and a national context with a stray number sequence. No clear event or identifiable subject emerges beyond the terse, garbled data.
Army expansion and strength figures amid global tension
A fragmented report outlines expanding army and allied forces with figures near 40,000 to 2200 and mentions 11,000,000, hinting at a broader mobilization effort. The text references editors, press stages, and political context in Washington while noting the involvement of foreign territories and radio communication.
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Ueva
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