New Year Toll Rises Amid Road Hazards and Thefts
Seventeen people died in Pennsylvania New Year incidents including highway crashes, a fatal shooting, and a burn death. Police hunt a hit and run driver after a gate crash near First Dyeline Crossing. Multiple minor accidents reported. two youths and two Erie youths missing. Tire serial numbers urged for theft proofing. Showings and weather disruptions noted with wind and heavy snow. Plymouth stolen in Union City. fires, boards, and coal shortages referenced.
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Probe fatal break in Mass prison farm case unfolds
Bridgewater Massachusetts January incident linked to institutional faults by District Attorney Edmund R Dewing. Three unarmed guards were killed by two inmates during an attempted escape at Bridgewater state prison farm. Inmates used hammers chisels and a bootsack to strike guards in separate sections as they held officers at bay for nearly two hours before subduing them. The DA suggested arming guards with concealed clubs while criticizing low wages for attracting younger staff. Names and ages of slain guards cited include George Landry Whitman 63 Weston 58 Bridgewater and Howard Murphy Taunton 48, reflecting a defective facility and the need for reform.
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Justice Dept Moves Immigration Unit to Philadelphia
On January 2 1941 the Department of Justice announced the immigration and naturalization division would relocate from Washington to Philadelphia as part of a Roosevelt plan to shift about 4000 federal workers. Budget Director Harold D Smith and Attorney General Francis Biddle approved moving 1800 staff, with completion expected within 60 days.
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Justice Department
Immigration and Naturalization Division
Washington
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Harold D. Smith
Francis Biddle
Two Brothers Confess to Planned Robbery in Titusville
James E Lewis aged 14 and his brother Charles 16 of Steuben township confessed to a planned robbery at Levi Mollet store in Townville. They were arrested Wednesday after being held in jail since Monday night. They admitted premeditation and even beating a man named Mott 57. They face arraignment at Meadville on felonious assault charges with case pending for weeks.
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Steuben
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Townville
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Mott
General Pownall Flags Help En Route for Malaya as Japanese Advance Presses
General Sir Henry R. Pownall, new commander in chief of British forces in the Far East, said help is on the way to Malaya as Japanese landings move closer to Singapore. Reports from Kuala Lumpur note continued fighting around Perak and Kuantan with British patrols and artillery active while Singapore endures a second Japanese air raid with limited damage disclosed.
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Henry R. Pownall
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Agni
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Reverend Holmes Resigns Over War Stance at Community Church
After declaring he would not use his ministry to bless or support war, Rev. John Haynes Holmes resigned as pastor of the Community Church in New York, tendering an undated notice to the board of trustees amid opposition to his antiwar stance.
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Chicago
Services Saturday for late E. L. Monroe
Requiem masses at St Peter s Catholic Church Lewiston are set for Saturday morning with committal at West Lawn Cemetery in Columbus. E L Monroe age 59 former Columbus resident and former Corry High School principal died Wednesday evening at his daughter s home. He leaves a son Gertile of Lewiston and his daughter Mrs Walls Pressell. Rev Francis J Graves will officiate.
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Francis J. Graves
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Columbilts
Gertile
Lewis
City Endured Tailend of Midwestern Storm Winds
A gale laden storm battered the city overnight with high winds and rain, bringing down trees and signage on South Center Street. Temperatures dropped sharply and light snow fell in the early morning, signaling a forecast of continued winter weather for the district.
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Battle for Changsha Escalates as Japanese Advance Rages
Chinese and Japanese forces clash in northern Hunan as Japan presses into Changsha suburbs and city heart. Reports say heavy fighting on plains northeast of the port city with large casualties. Chinese claim multiple frontal assaults and air strikes by Japan.
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Frees
Urmoking
China
Changsha
Hunai
Hunan
Lingang
Kinngs
Shaohing
Chelang
Chadgsha
War bombing scare unsettles Philadelphia crowds
In Philadelphia a dawn bomb scare prompted hundreds to call electrical bureaus and suburban stations seeking reassurance city was not under attack. A thunderclap jolted residents ending a calm winter spell as calls poured in about a possible air raid.
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Atlantic Refining Station Leased Space Available
Classified ad notes the Atlantic Refining Station on North Center Street available for lease February 1. For more details contact G N Wood at 212 Second Avenue, phone 35-763. Also offers a retail business takeover opportunity with $3000 annual net and small merchandise investment required. write age experience and telephone to Box 44 Corry Pa. Farm and land listings include a 40 acre farm for $600 cash near French Creek Heagan Road Clymer NY.
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G- N. Wood
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Corry
Three Women Seriously Injured In Erie Car Crash
Three women were badly hurt in a Thursday afternoon automobile collision in Erie. Mrs Clara Ebish 56 of 1717 Gunnison Drive sustained fractured ribs and possible back injuries along with facial wounds. Mrs Emme Gale 55 a Burlington New Jersey resident and housemother at Masonic Home suffered possible fractured pelvis and right shoulder. Mrs Dorothy Heddrick 21 of Erle route 4 was admitted to St Vincent Hospital with fractured toes possible back and pelvic injuries.
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Hamot Hospital
Clara Ebish
Gunnison Drive
Emme Gale
Masonic Home
Burlington
N. J
Dorothy Heddrick
Erle
St. Vincent's Hospital
Fragmented historic quiz answers surface in jumbled list
A disordered OCR list presents varied items from a quiz or test, including names, places, dates, and events. The fragmented entries touch on Iraq, Libya, Greece, Yugoslavia, and World War II era figures, with scattered scores and sports references, all drawn from an unclear source.
Instruments Misread in Fragmentary OCR Note
A fragmented OCR note lists wind instruments including flute mute oboe English horn and clarinet among a set of unclear terms. The readable items point to woodwind family instruments but lack coherent context or complete details.
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Clark
Bysnen
Markets-Stock and Livestock Prices in Pittsburgh Buffalo
Market reports from Pittsburgh and Buffalo show varied commodity movements. Grain and produce prices list apples, potatoes, and russets with regional origins, while Buffalo notes active cattle and sheep markets with steady to higher bids, plus general market commentary on shipments and futures sentiment.
Setball prorat lay fans in the cit announced
A local sports update notes a large basketball event planned in Jamestown with multiple teams, districts, and volunteers. The piece mentions city athletic associations, the Red Battalion, and upcoming league play plus local standouts and interscholastic competitions.
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