War news from Erie and surrounds mixed with local notices
Local items report Robert Guerrero, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Guerrero of 629 Lincoln Avenue Erie, moved from New Guinea to a station hospital in Australia after illness. Other notes cover a Christan Science lecture, wartime housing shortages in Erie, hospital amputations in Corry, radio repair offered in Erie, a Warren refinery accident, and varied local incidents and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Powell Motors
Erie
Joseph Guerrero
Lincoln Avenue
Robert Guerre
New Guinea
Australia
Guerrein
Jim
New Gainea
Samuel W. Green
C.B.S
Park Street
James K. Shields
Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Brockman
East Main St
Warren George Decker
United
Warren General Hospital
Peterson
Ttf
Meadville
John M. Hillkirk
Cochranton
War Department
Joe Hillkirk
Cpl
Hillkirk
Air Transport Command
Alyby Gibson
Mead Avenue
Pacific War Update on Truk Assault Shifts Oceanic Power
Washington reports the Navy’s Truk attack marks a turning point as Japanese defense weakens and American air power threatens major Pacific routes. The strike follows Marshall and Kwajalein advances, signaling reduced Truk usefulness and a broader shift toward U S. dominance from the western Marshall Islands to the Philippines. The Pacific fleet now fields massed task forces of carriers, battleships, and supporting vessels enabling swift, powerful strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truk Island
Pacific Ocean
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Americain
Truk
Pacific
Tslavids
Sep Abiack
Rabaul
South China Sea
Northrush
Guar
Marshalls
Kwajalein
Japan
Central Pacific
Pacific Fleet
Pacific Command
Six ships hit in Japanese convoy near Massau Island
Allied forces reported that six ships in a Japanese supply convoy en route to garrisons isolated in the Blimaoek Islands were sunk or damaged. The attack near Massau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago began with Liberator bombers and continued with Cataling and Mitchell aircraft as the ships attempted to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
Massau Island
Bismarck Archipelago
Douglas “MacArthur
Blimaoek Islands
Liberator
Niny Cataling
Mitchell
Erie Scarlet Fever Cases Rise in Week in City
In Erie on February 18 the city health bureau reported a record weekly total of scarlet fever cases amounting to fifty three. Dr James Smith cautioned the disease may remain prevalent for several weeks while most victims are young children. Other illnesses recorded include chicken pox twelve measles eleven whooping cough one and tuberculosis notably first in months. A stray sentence about naval ships follows with unclear relevance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
City Health Bureau
James Smith
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Chase & Sanborn Coffee
York State
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Octagon
Clorox
Sauer Kraut Aw
Texas
N. E
Sete
Sar
Hershey
Anise
Calif
Temple
Florida
Celery Hearts
Berens
Vienna
Eccles
Parkerhouse Rolls
Crisco
Pascal Celery
Wing - Willi Star Stores
Ftt
DuBois
Pennsylvania
Commodity Craft Corporation
I. A
M. Hall
Eyr Helmar Rabild
Titusville Dairy Products Co
Milk Control Commission
Harrisburg
Hayinsbury City Hospital
Kane
Kane Products
R. J. Beavers
Automatic Engineering Company
Chicago
Iscal
Mr. Beavers
Kang
Fair Store
L —Ridgway
Bik County
Francis Schroyer
McKean
Cameron
Bik
Cleafield
Jefferson
Clarion Counties
Western Auto
St Warren
Starbrick
Warren
Pittsfield Lac
Clarenon
Jurendon Heights
Harry Gustafson
Linwood Street
Pittsfield
Rex Theatre
The
M. A
Omar Crowell
R. D
Corry
Paul
Office of Price Administration
Corry Hospital
Charles Riemard
Williamsport
Hubert Lindsey
Rachel Vanderkool
Ray Vanderkool
Clymer
Hall Dimick
Eueld Street
D. O. Daugherty
North Center Street
Louise
Migit- Rocio
West Pleasant Street
Dorotha Gibson
Ruth Gibson
South Center Street
Jewell
Robert W.brown
Germany
Navy
Charles J. Lasks
Titusville
James Swenson
Pha Pita
Mera
U. 5
Japconvoy
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Lanston
South Center St
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