Admiral Mitscher Dies at Norfolk Naval Hospital
Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, commander of Task Force 58 and wartime master of Pacific air operations, died at Norfolk Naval Station Hospital. He suffered a heart attack on his sixtieth birthday and died in his sleep at 1:40 a.m. Official word cited coronary thrombosis as the cause. Commander Frank Dingfelder, Mitscher’s aide, recalls his leadership in the Pacific.
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Jess
Norfolk
Marc A. Mitscher
Norfolk Naval Station Hospital
Fifth Naval District
Mitscher
Wa.t
Comander
Frank Dingielder
Admiral Mitscher
Pacific
Missing youth and local notices fill City and Vicinity
Mrs Mary Ford reported her 16 year old son David W Ford missing since Saturday noon. He wore brown tweed trousers a navy pea coat and a black and red checked wool shirt. Also listed are deaths names and city notices including Mabel Habel age 95, tailor Peter Aro death, and various local events and ads from Erie and surrounding towns.
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Powell Motor Cy
Mary Ford
David W. Ford
East High School
David
Meerdink's
Warren
Mabel Habel
Hospital news and club note from Corry area
Mrs. Joh Bynstanniasher of 420 Mott Street underwent major surgery at Cory Hospital Sunday with favorable progress reported. B P W Club will meet at eight oclock in the club rooms for regular business. all members urged to attend. Discharges from Cory Hospital include Dale Rea and Miss Mor ence Warnshill. Additional discharges listed from the Cory Hospital and from HD 1 Columbus. Connie's offers homemade spaghetti sauce and meatballs at 45 cents a serving with BYO container. call half an hour in advance at 34-744.
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United States
C. D
Abingo
Kane
Dany
Petriatas
Glearfield
Thomas Landy
Clarion
Chevrolet
Thomas Motor Co
Baptist Church
Woody” Newman
Altoona
Dorcas
First Methodist Church
St. Edward’s Hall
Miller's Kendal
Alvin James ‘Thompson
Fifth Street
Corty
Circle No
Women's Society of Christian Service
Vinnie Fuller
North Center Street
Indy
Lilla Guild
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Maple Avenue
Joseph R. Clair
Church of the Nauarene
Walter Carter
West Pleasant Street
Titusville
Alvin Tustin
Allen Love
Tustin
Crawford County
Joh Bynstanniasher
Mott Street
Cagry Hospital
Gorry Hospital
Dale Rea
and Mes
John Rea
Clymer
Morence Warnshill
Clarence Barlett
H.D. 1
Columbus
Connie's
West Main Street
Erie City Aide James J. Leach Dies in Cleveland Hospital
James J. Leach assistant building inspector for about eight years died at 7 20 p m Monday in Crile General Veterans Hospital Cleveland after an illness. He was admitted December 48 1948 age fifty, resided at West 6th Street Northwest.
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James Leach
Erie
James J. Leach
Crile General Veterans Hospital
Cleveland
West 6Th Street
Leach
Dragging River for Missing Warren Man
Firemen and relatives dragged the Allegheny River in Warren on Monday morning for Ross Spattifer aged 70, missing since 3 a.m. Sunday. Mud marks along the riverbank where his hat appeared suggest a slip into the stream. The Marconi Club in Warren offers a $100 reward for the discovery of the body.
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Warren
Allegheny River
Ross Spattifer
Spattifer
Marconi Clib
Wrecking Crew and Train Wreck Tie Up Line Near Warren
A derailment involving a nine car Erie train near Warren prompted the wrecker from Warren and the Erie's crew to respond within an hour. Only two rear Pullmans derailed. a milk car tank burst and tossed the unit. Passengers were moved, a spare train sent from Erie, and services restored via buses and rerouted routes. Corry residents witnessed the incident as the Hydetown Freight Wreck added further disruption.
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Erie
Warren
Penney
Ritz
Erie Railroad
Corry
Olean
Pennsy
Emporium
OU City
Titusvile
Hydetown
Trains Wreck Triggers Eastbound Passengers Names
Passengers on the wrecked train included Idoyd Stowe and Edward Crapser bound east for Raymond Mfg Co as the train, sent after midnight via Erie detour, wrecked near Spring Creek. Passenger list from Erie includes Senator Arthur Blass Salvatore Rodriguez and Mrs. Wetherill among others. Gerhart is survived by wife Marie and three daughters.
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Idoyd Stowe
Edward Crapser
Raymond Mfg. Co
Raymond Blynt
Erie Railroad
Philadelphia
Spring Creek
Erie
Arthur Blass
Salvatore Rodriguez
Mathias
Lawirence Park Barracks
Hershey
Harry H. Weber
Robert Wetherill
Richard Wetherill
Thompson's Bor Soma Tablets Promote Kidney Health
Have You Queer Aches and Pains The kidneys filter waste matter out of your blood When they are clogged the poison enters the system causing back ache and other pains Thompson's Bor Soma Tablets promise quick relief by cleaning waste and excess acid Golden Tablets offer constipation relief at 25 cents Drug stores stock genuine Thompson's Bor Soma Tablets and Golden Tax Tablets as labeled warnings and claims
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Thompson
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Pillsbury
Graham
Oscar Mayers
Pratilow
KASCO
Graf
SCOTT
Wing Willi Star Stores
Task Force
Keystone VanCise
Reed‘s Tavern
Ripley, N.Y
Letha M. and
Erwin Reed
Glenn E
Donelson
United Brethren Church
Donelson Ie
Sorensons
Erie County
Register’ of Wills
Ralph B. McCord
Pearl Harbor
Peter Aro
Hamot
J. W. Lasher
Dial
Center Street
Jamestown
Karlwood L. Monnz
Mono
British Honduras
VFW County League
Girard
State Artory
Anles Louise Weed
Herbert Weed
Gary Hospital
Franz
Frank L. Nagley
St Marys
Nagley
J. A. Rowland
Western Auto Store
Timmey Drilling Co
Grafton
W. Va
Clarion River
Johnsonburg
U. S Army District
P. O
Cory
Pranklin
Donald Ritchey
1Thr
Elk Streets
F. W. Wilson
Ia Yard
Sorenson
Cortex Abbey
Abbey
Rossbacher Insurance Service
Max F. Rishell
Keystone Ordnance Works
Yail Wecome
Erle Veterans School
Rishell
Gannon College
Viola Shaffer
R. D
Orcutt
Firestone
Meadville
Struthers
Pennsylvania
Edward Tomko
Henry Tomko
Spencer Hospital
Henry
Blooming Valley
Alexander-Smith
Velwear
Kcicle
Sandra Foster
Ralph L. Foster
Kroll
Heywood-Wakefield
Thayer
Fred Drace
Marion Street
Corry Hospital
Thomas McKela
East Wayne Street
Carry Hospital
Charles O. Peters
Mabel Riddernecht Peters
Cherry Street
Peters
Herbert , Heise
James T
Susan E. Heise
112Th Infantry
National Guard
Mustercle
Teligres Nainfol
Liniment
Dragging River
Yanra
Zoey
South Center Street
Martha Manning
Gerhart
Marie
William Gathers
Edna Moss
Eleanor Gerhart
Widmann'saaa
Onty
Noway
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