Canadians Drive Toward Wesel and Rhine Front
Canadian forces push through ruined Kleve reaching within 20 miles of Wesel and two miles of the Rhine industrial center Emmerich as fresh Nazi divisions clash. American Third Army advances toward Prum while weather and German reinforcements hinder German defenses along a widening Siegfried Line gap.
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Associated Press
Paris
Kleve
Ruhr
Wesel
Rhine
Emmerith
Ue Ameren Third Army
Pruem
George & Patton
Blarmhower
Mihotase
Luxembourg
Wis Locred
Visnden
Eisenhower
Germany
Tate Front
Lwo
Bernstein Case To Be Argued In County Court
Filing of preliminary papers in a dispute involving H. M. Reich of Mendville seeks a $3,000 brokerage fee from Mr. and Mrs. Bernstein over the sale of the Bernstein store. Erle County Court granted three orders for show cause in favor of Citizens National Bank National Bank of Corry and attorney Walter H. Scott. Hearings are set for the last week of the month to determine if the Bernsteins are liable as alleged by Reich amid the ongoing litigation.
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Morrig Bernstein
H. M. Relch
Mendville
Bernstein
Walter H. Scott
Erle County
Citizens National Bank
National Bank of Corry
Berntein Fonds
Crawford County
Mid Mex
Bernsleiy
Never! Cry Nazi Radios In Berlin Trial Echoes
Disjointed wartime broadcast dialogue from a Berlin crime plan case shows alleged German broadcasts urging murder of Jews and destruction. Witnesses recount brutal rhetoric claiming Germans must crush enemies and seize assets while denying genocide and horrow.
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Berlin
Givertly
Cher
DNB
Germany
BoojsGermany Shold
Delallg
Verdict due in Rouse death case at Erie court
The Erie court late today expected a verdict in the case of Mary Kul ganeike charged with manslaughter over the death of Guy Rouse last May. Judge Allison D. Wade presides with Franklin Hosbach as defense counsel as the Commonwealth's case nears completion after testimony.
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A. Verdiut
Mary Kulganeike
Erle
Guy Ronse
Beaverdiuin
Allison D. Wade
Warren County
Evans
Erie Court
Commonwealth
Rowse
Niele
Couel
Franklin Hosbach
Roosevelt promotion clears Senate to brigadier general
Washington February 13 The Senate by voice vote cleared Col Blitt Roosevelt for promotion to brigadier general and confirmed the promotions of 77 other volunteers to the star rank. The action comes as part of a broad set of officer promotions approved in a closed session.
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Flliott
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Col. Blitt Roosevelt
Voice
Volehe
Allied Parley Offers World Renewed Hope
United Nations conference slated for San Francisco in April brings together F D R Churchill and Stalin to map a mighty drive against Germany. briefing notes promise renewed hope and decisive action as Allied leaders outline steps toward victory.
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San Francisco
F. D.R
Churchill
Stalin
Germany
U. S. to take active role in Europe’s political affairs
Allied forces press toward Germany under a Big Three plan to speed the war’s end and establish a postwar order. The Dumbarton Oaks framework for a new League is to be presented at a United Nations conference in San Francisco on April 25, with the Big Three agreeing on a peace machinery and a role for France as a key power. The agreement also touches on Poland’s government and voting rights, with timing hints on Soviet entry into Asia once Europe stabilizes.
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Washington
Germany
Ula
Roosevelt
Stain
Churchn
Ge Husny
Jen
Mwawe
Yeorday
United States
Russia
Dumbarton Oaks Security PLC
San Francisco
Ies
Swith
Japan
Stalin
KairebiNl
Asia
Europe
America
Crimea
France
Congress Sees Russia War Role Tied to 1945 Plans
Washington February 13 The belief grows in Congress that President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill may have secured Stalin’s agreement for eventual Soviet participation in the war. Experts point to a close working partnership among the Big Three at Crimea and the Crimea Conference charter for joint war and peace action. The April 3 opening of the United Nations conference in San Francisco is viewed as the final step in forming a world security organization.
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Axsvemven
Ssa
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Dapat
Tatty
Crimea
Issia
Japan
Frank
United Nations
San Francisco
World Security Organisation
Rusala
Fegard
Tin Tutaure
Victims Found Shot Before Fire at Warren Farm
Word from Warren indicated bodies found in the joists of a Warren farm home. Coroner Lowrey, Sheriff Linder, and state police planned a return to the scene after reports suggested the victims had been shot prior to the blaze. The theory linked the ill father to the fire and possible suicides, with a final county update awaited.
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Warren
Schoonover
Sugar Grove
Lowrey
Linder
Warren County
Mr. Schoonover
Tornado Toll Rises Across Mississippi and Alabama
Associated Press reports a deadly tornado outbreak across Mississippi and Alabama with at least 42 dead and 200 injured. Montgomery area suffered heavy damage including 25 dead and over 100 wounded as freight cars were tipped, while Livingston and Meridian counties saw multiple fatalities and dozens injured. Warehouses and a cotton mill town endured severe destruction across a 20 block zone.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Montgomery
Ala
Chisholm
Livingston
York
Meridian
Alabama
Twenty four killed in Alameda Navy transport crash
Avcaniated Press reports 24 passengers and crew died when a two engine Navy transport crashed into the waters off Chestnut Street Alameda near San Francisco Bay shortly after takeoff from Alameda airport. The vessel struck the bay and damaged nearby residences as onlookers watched emergency actions.
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Avcaniated Press
Ban Francisco
Navy
Chestnut Street
Alameda
San Francisco Bay
Mameda
Tand
Parents and son die in farm fire near Columbus
William Jackson Scott 65 and his son Dean 23 died in a mysterious farm fire near Columbus last evening. Neighbors and officials found the burned home along Wilson Hill road inaccessible by foot due to smog. The family, including parents and son, were believed to have perished trying to rescue one another as the attic fire may have started, with Robert Scott and others nearby.
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William Jackson Scott
Dean
Columbus
Scott
Wilson Hill
Lottsville
Warren
Fd Lowrey
Linder
G. W. Irwin
Columbus-Lottsville
Robert Scott
Sane Site Road
Reca
Robert Scoto Place
Qwiyn
Robert Scotts
Det
Warver
Qoroer Lowrey
Robert
Flight Officer Wilson Killed in War Service
Mrs. Robert Wilson of Mott Street learned her brother in law Flight Officer Thomas Wilson, a Liberator bomber pilot, was killed on American soil on February 7. He had just turned 20 and had phoned from Bangor, Maine two weeks earlier saying he was ready to go across. The family in Clarendon, Pennsylvania, awaits further word as details fade in.
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Wilson
Robert Wilson
Mott Street
Thomas Wilson
Harry Wilson
Clarendon
Bangor
Maine
Lincoln Babe Named Duane Abraham Lincoln's Son
Lincoln parents at Corry Hospital announce the newborn on the Great Emancipator anniversary will be named Duane Abraham. The baby, born February 12, vows to honor the nation’s history with a family surname echoed in the household. The Lincoln family confirms the choice at noon today.
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Lincoln Babe
Abraham Me
Richard Lincoln
Corry Hospital
Duane
Abraham
Battle for Manila Escalates Amid Ferocious Fighting
Allied forces press a final push in Manila as American divisions trap Japanese troops in the south while six divisions move along Luzon’s coast to bisect the island. Downtown Manila endures rockets and heavy bombardment as Donalan MacArthur declares the enemy nearly encircled and prepared to surrender or be annihilated.
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Associaton Press
Manila
Japaneuy
Maila
Ameriet Divisans
Ariel Bataan
Vty
Pirst
Cursley
1Th Airborne
Wankin Bay
Passy River
Hele Drive
Garris
Allied forces cap German prisoners and troops in Europe
General Eisenhower reports about 908 206 German prisoners captured in Western Europe with 928 Laker by Your Meier ean armies. The total equals 40 German divisions, five more than enemy forces on the Western front. Moscow notes Big Three decisions during Stettinius visit after Crimea talks with Stalin Roosevelt and Churchill.
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Associated Press
Eisenhowery
Europe
Coal Supplies Inch Up Amid City Crisis Relief
In Tepe the city shows continued easing of coal shortages as deliveries resume and supply lines improve. City officials report 24 hour home deliveries by coal dealers, with Crystal Ice and Coal Co and Cohen Co receiving cars of coal, plus anthracite and soft coal arrivals expected. A premature baby in Wash has a slim chance of survival after birth, with attendants noting the tiny infant weighing one pound four ounces placed in an incubator at General Hospital.
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Tepe
Mme
Owire
Atoker Ogi
Coumwumers
Williams
Crystal Tce and Coal Company
Cohen
Hammond Elevator Company
Aio
Elgensburg
Wash
Cab
General Hospital
Thomas Bergamini
School Board Approves City Property Plan
The Board of Education approved selling county lands to fund city property work. Treasurer notes a February balance of 52,065.26. Cafeteria services show storm-weather driven patronage and small profits. Tax accounts for 1990 and related warrants are being prepared for transfer to the solicitor for settlement with the collector.
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Board OF Education
Ity of
Corry
Guy Cometynel MeCourty
Sollcitor Scott
Halgh
Dewer
Wrxd Teal
Mewnpall
Tose Yeats
Mr. Gordas
Pier
Promise More Work Tomorrow On Rural Roads
Rural road repair crews planned continued work with the Zalaneck tractor plow delayed today. Officials said the Zelanecks arranged to bring a three ton bulldozer for more highway and railway yard work, aiming to resume progress tomorrow across nearby districts as conditions improve.
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Mista
Becime Nvallebte
Soviet push nears Dresden as Berlin peril grows
Associated Press reports Soviet troops breach the Baber river line and push toward Sommerfeld near 70 miles from Berlin. Zhukov’s forces drive toward Dresden while German and Hungarian units pull back from Budapest and a major thrust threatens Naumburg.
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Associated Press
London
Baber
Dresden
Sommerfeld
Mayshel Gregory
Zhuitey
Army Frehuie
Berlin
Greman
Sagan
Bober
Wort Sommerfeld
Oder
Zhukov
Tommynignessid Kane
Quely River
Beyein
Budapest
Bertin
Garrisin
Danube
Gevnad
Germany
Kuna
Giessmannsdorf
Naumburg
Dla
Iiel
Allen
Italian American Club appeals denial of liquor license upgrade
Local Italian American Club in West Main Street city seeks to convert its beer license to full liquor after a State Liquor Control Board denial. A hearing occurred in Erie County, with attorney Walter H. Scott noting an expected formal decision soon and potential county court appeal on two points regarding quota provisions and license types.
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West Main
Fromr
Hurdstura Wien
Quarldir
Hayp
Anc
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