Erie Criminal Term Opens With Forty Cases Listed
The February term of criminal court in Erie opens today with about forty cases slated for trial. Health officials report two new mumps cases in the city, while a rash of local incidents includes theft at Rutz Restaurant, missing children later found, and a deer rifle incident in a family dispute. Naval Reserve commissions are awarded to twelve Western Pennsylvania men, with assignments and relocations noted, and college training plans for army aviation cadets announced for Meadville and Grove City. Local property and public safety concerns appear as waste paper complaints and jewelry found in a barn prompt police investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Western Pennsylvania
Naval Reserve
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Pittsburgh
William A. Remand
Cony
Philip B. Newman
Smethport
Richard A. Livermore
Ionesta
Allegheny College
Meadville
Grove City College
Grove City
Pennsylvania
War Manpower Commission
War and Navy Departments
Rossiter Named Counsel for Erie OPA District Office
Former Erie mayor Jamie P. Rossiter is appointed chief attorney of the new Erie district OPA office. He will supervise four attorneys and investigators, interpret rationing and price controls, handle appeals, and aid enforcement. The Erie district covers Erie Crawford Mercer Warren Forest Venango and Clarion counties. born in Philadelphia, he has lived in Erie 39 years and is a Georgetown Law graduate who practiced locally since 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Erie Erie
Jamie P. Rossiter
District Opa
Sylvan Lb. Joseph
OPA
New York
Peburary
Toth I
Commerce
Rossiter
Charles Henry Leslie
Second National Bank
Crawford
Mercer
Warren
Forest
Venango
Clarion
Philadelphia
General State
Harrisburg
Georgetown University
School of Law
Feld
U. S
Western District
Pennsylvania
Connecticut Drive
Dr Clyde Wilson Wins Navy Commander Rank in Jamestown
Jamestown reports Dr Clyde Leonard Wilson promoted from Lieutenant Commander to Commander in the U S Navy. He heads surgery at Naval Hospital Sampson and has been active since 1951 with prior service in reserves and as president of the Reserve Officers Association of Jamestown. His wife Mrs Wilton and daughters depart for Semp son to join him. Salvage processing update follows local plant announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
U. 5
Navy Jamestown
Clyde Leonard Wilson
United States Naval Hospital
Naval ‘Training Station
Sampson
United States Navy
Wilson
Naval Hospital
Quantico
Reserve Officers’ Association of
Western Reserve Medic School
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
New York
Pellow
Lahey Clinic
Boston
Wilton
Evelyn Tone
Carrie Ann Wilson
Lakewood
Sempson
Believe Tax Holdups Linked By Same Bandit
Police tie a tax driver holdup in Erie on Thursday night to a similar attack in Cleveland the next night. A gun point robbery of Gordon Bachtell, a Cleveland taxi driver, netted $11. In Erie, John W. Ulrich Jr. was robbed of $12 at 484 East 1th Street. The suspect hired a Yellow cab at Union Depot and ordered Ulrich to East Sth Street near 4th and Holland, then produced a pistol to take receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn King
West Main Street
G. H. Gordon
King
East Main Street
Aero Supply
Erie
Cleveland
Ohio
Gordon Bachtell
John W. Ulrich, Jr
East 1Th Street
Came
Maning
Pines
Union Depot
Ulrich
East Sth
4Th and Holland Streets
Uliteh
Court upholds 1000 verdict in insurance case
Venango county court of common pleas upheld a $1000 verdict for Geel O Hoffman Alma Hofman and Ira W Hofman of Inwia township in a fire insurance dispute arising from the destruction of their house on April 18 1940. The Neshamnock Mutual Fire Insurance Company faced no new trial motion and judgment was entered for plaintiffs. The decision noted evidence that an agent was informed of a property transfer and that premiums were paid after transfer but before settlement.
Fire damages plant on Sharon Street with $25,000 loss
Feb 8 report from Sharon states the George & Thomas Construction Company plant on Sout Irving Avenue suffered Sunday afternoon damage. Owner Albert George estimates losses at $25,000. Cause of fire undetermined. The brick building sits half in Pennsylvania and half in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Sharon
George& Thomas Cons Company
Irving Avenue
Albert George
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Answers to I Q Quiz on Page Three
Answers list the correct responses for questions printed on page 3 including Queen Elizabeth Ching O Danial Franco Johnson Parker tube and Rose Franken with True. The entries identify the quiz’s named figures and statements as factual corrections for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
Ching
W. Lee O'Daniel
Both
Francisco Franco
Caudillo
Spain
Andrew Johnson
Sir Gilbert Parker
Rose Franken
True
Kane Officer Reported Held Prisoner by German Forces
Lieut Dan T Benscoter of the Air Corps reported missing January 28 and later listed as a prisoner of war by the German government. The Benscoter family received a War Department telegram confirming the POW status, with earlier notices about presumed missing in action during the North African campaign. The report notes his role as co-pilot in a B 26 bomber squadron overseas since Thanksgiving. In a separate local decree borough officials order bread and water for prisoners unable to pay fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan T. Benscoter
Africa
Jah
Dan T. Benseoter
Air Corps
Benseoter
Benscoter
Youth and girl held for questioning in strange identities
Police questioned two youths who first claimed to be siblings and later admitted no relation. Names given shifted from Margaret Ann Evans and Tommy Evans of Huntington West Virginia to George Bernard Wisik of Farrell Pennsylvania and Geraldine B Eddington of Akron Ohio. The girl slept in a car and was found by a resident accusing her husband of a crime, with authorities seeking confirmation from home cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Evans
Tommy Evans
Huntington
W. Va
George Bernard Wisik
Farrell
Geraldine B. Eddington
Akron
Ohio
Main Street
Maple Avenue
Kiwanis Club Plans Hospital Room Renovation
The Kiwanis Club approved $200 for redecorating and improving a room at Corry Hospital. Planned updates include new furniture and linoleum, with refinishing of the room. A recent benefit bingo netted $100 for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Bawssus Caiines
Corry Hospital
Young Marine Wins Citation for Guadalcanal Heroics
Carl R. McPherson, nephew of Franklin resident, received a new decoration after his unit, the Carlen Raiders, fought 30 days through difficult terrain on Guadalcanal. The Second Raider Battalion, under Major General Vandergrift, endured heavy combat, killed 400 Japanese, and lost 15 of their own. A Jap bill and a letter accompanied the citation as a keepsake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ndyar
McPherson
Carl R. McPherson
Guadalcanal
Carl
Oktnama
Pearl Harbor
Bakersfield
Calif
A. A. Vandergrift
Jamestown Teacher Injured In Fall On Ice
Miss Elizabeth Jacques a Jamestown High School teacher sustained a back injury from a sidewalk fall on February morning. Dr Morris Bowman reports injury to the sacrum with no spinal cord damage. She was admitted for treatment Friday and is expected to recover without permanent disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Elizabeth, Jacques
Linwood
Jamestown High School
WC. A
Morris L. Bowman
Jacques
Unclear fragment proposes a Soviet storming scene
A fragmentary report references a storming incident involving a Soviet context with approximate figures and a person named MOSCOT. Details are incomplete, leaving the exact event, date, location, and outcome uncertain. Further readable text is needed for a precise card.
Fall Renews Man Kurs General Scron Ut Muniaues
A fragmented OCR item describes sweeping changes from several sectors across a region, noting general staff rotations and municipal adjustments. The text mentions Ut and Muniaues, hinting at a broader administrative or political shift affecting multiple communities.
Fragmentary INDI report yields few clear facts
A shattered OCR fragment mentions individuals with military ties and a reference to January. It references a warlike context and a person named Lind, with unclear roles and relationships. Readable details are minimal, leaving the exact event and place uncertain.
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PaRadal
Nhbure
Page L. Gurlal
North Eenter Street
Robert McEldowney
East Man Street
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Ida O. McCord
Imlenton
Mary McFadden
Pratiam
Congress Street
John ‘Tracy Dearing
Fort George Meade
Atty
U. S. Army
Mr. Dearing
J. T. Dearing
West
Washington Street
Spartansbore
Louis Weitzenkorn
Weitzenkorn
Wilkes-Barre
Graves Barber Shop
George ‘Beduze
Geel Harrington
Patterson Farm
Casey's Corners
J. M. Burlington
Penns
Yarra
Jas. Rossiter
DR. Wilson
Ol City
Neville Island
Pittsouren
N. A. Davis
County Salvage
Carrier
Forest B. Irwin
Plow Eakin
Rwin Township
Tra W. Hollman
McGracken
I. Q. Quiz
Pillsbury
Glendora
Oleo
Kane
Young Marine
BOY Scout
Boy Scouts of America
Colin P. Kelly
John Bulkley
of the Just
THE
BOY Scouts
Corry
the Nast Company
War Production Board
WPB
C CO
Han
Tomy
Rae
Tae
Joey Nox
Moscot
Evansy
Warrei
Lin
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