County workers win ten percent pay increases
Erie county salary board moved through about half its agenda in a Wednesday session at the courthouse granting ten percent raises to most county employes. A blanket increase was dropped due to office head concerns, with several promotions and specific raises highlighted in the clerk and recorder offices.
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Erie, Jan
Erie County
Court House
Kuns
Rita Walach
Taylor
Itas
Harvey M. Willis
Fred Lamberton
Stora Berry
Nell Robbins
Winifred Babbitt
Recorder of Deeds
Harry Miller
Japs Launch All-Out Drive For Singapore
The piece reports Japanese forces pressing a major operation toward Singapore in the Malayan region between the Bernam and Selangor rivers. It notes RAF raids and incendiary bombings in Bangkok and Changsha, with Chinese claims of heavy Japanese casualties and a shift of main operations north of the Lao River.
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Singapore
Bernam
Selangor
Bangkok
Thailand
Burma
Changsha
Hunan
Center Defense Work Falls to County Councils
Pennsylvania defense workers decide to center authority in county defense councils to reduce friction among groups. Governor James and the State Defense Council back the plan with participation from mayors of about twenty cities. Councils would issue instructions to counties, then to cities, boroughs, and townships, with state and federal channels as fallback.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
James
State Defense Council
A. ©. Marts
State Council
Cownelloom
Cornelius J. Scully
Pittsburgh
Sven
Baltimore
Washington
Dele~gates
Goveronr
Council of Defense
Pennsylynnia
State Council of Defense
Howerd
Fernster
Renea Meer Ldep
Two youths saved from asphyxiation in Pa garage
James Hillard and John Guethwalt were treated by three doctors after carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to warm a stalled car in Dubots, Pennsylvania. They regained consciousness as relatives checked on them. Hillard urged a unified Pennsylvania and urged state and local cooperation. officials discussed county funding and defense coordination.
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Dubots
James Hillard
John Guethwalt
Top Hillwrs
Sarre
Week of Prayer Services to Close Sunday
A week of prayer services began Monday evening under the Soury Ministerial Respetettor and will conclude Sunday night with sermons on The Living God by visiting pastors from Presbyterian, United Brethren, Salvation Army, Lutheran and Alliance churches. Special music and nightly offerings will benefit the local Red Cross Chapter.
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Soury
Guibert
Boyd
Christian and Misionary Alliance Church
H.r.artis
United Brethren Pastel
P A. Gulbreath
Cen
Ehurel
Caplan Ja. Morrison
Salvation Army
Presbyterian Church
J. G. Belman
Fapuse
United Brethren Church
GB. Abrams
Alliance
L. Warnel
Te Lutheran Church
Methyist
Red Cross
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