Fire destroys Fulton House landmark in Fulton County
Fire swept the Fulton House, a Revolutionary War landmark built in 1779 on the Lincoln highway, causing extensive damage estimated between 25 000 and 30 000 dollars. Guest Elsie Greathead, 76, a retired teacher, is missing and a search of the ruins is underway to determine if she perished in the flames. The three story stone front and log structure was operated by Mrs Vers James, widow of Harrisburg newspaper man Melville H James. Fire chief Jacob Clevinger led the response.
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Associated Press
Mcconnellsburg
Fulton House
Elsie Greathead
Fie
Jacob Clevinger
Lincoln Highway
Fulton County
Vers. James
Melville H. James
Harrisburg
Treasury Report Details January 17 Balances and Debts
Treasury release from Washington shows January receipts 168,951,207.26 dollars and expenditures 236,537,298.92 dollars, leaving a net balance of 10,615,224,906.61 dollars and total debts at 170,833,015,769.62 dollars.
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Treasury
Washington
the Treasury
Fire wrecks Meadvill e rambling building on Main Street
A Meadv ille fire yesterday afternoon gutted a large portion of Vito LaPuma’s rambling building at the corner of Main and Willow streets. Flames from a grocery store area spread through the second floor destroying furniture owned by Alice Williams. Fire crews from Central Fire Station and the Davis Hose Company battled the blaze for an hour. Damage estimated around 5000 dollars. Brief notice: Edward Lapkowski awarded the Purple Heart for wounds in action off Spin Mary Island on Oct 8 per Navy citation.
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Meadville
Vito LaPuma
Main
Willow Streets
Lato
Tames
Alice Williams
United States
Edward Lapkowski
Spin, Mary
the Navy Department
City and Vicinity News Digest Bids War Updates
Summary of local notices including missing in action personnel from Oil City and Jamestown, wartime thrift drives and bond solicitations, a Carnegie Medal eligibility dispute, church and club meetings, local job ads, and civic notices. Includes references to William Herbert Thomas missing over France, Eugene Symons missing in action, and Dunkirk bond purchases by Dimkirk Wright.
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Ford
Powell Motors
Eric
William J. Schraeder
Security- Peoples Trust
Bank
Oil City
William Herbert "Thomas
England
France
Thomas
Bor
Ambridge
Ernie Brockmann
East Main St
Jamestown
Tessie Peach
G. Lestie Peach
Robert Glemments
Jamestown Boys Club
Carnogie Hero Punch Commission
Pittsburgh
P. O. Box
Bry
Methodist Church
Covenant Church
Briel
James H. Straughn
Dimkirk
David
Wright
Louis W. Tastor
St. Edward's Hall
Mts
Armed Services
Erie
Amy
Navy
Air Cadets
Titusville
Marshall Fisher
U. S. Navy Reserve
Fort Schuyler
N. C
Pisher
H. J. Grant
DeJean
Cochran
Edward J. Fisher
Aviation Ordnance
Clas
Buffalo
David Heath
Central Avenue
EH Ackerman
Meadville
Pvt
William ©. Ackerman
Mediterranean
Ackerman
Claude ©. King
Emlenton
King
First National Bank of Emlenton
Jamestown Public Works Department
Quilting Club
W. M. Anderson
West Pleasant Street
Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge
Corry Hospital
John Glavis
Laughter
R. D
Corry
Samuel Bufaline
Harold Carr
East Congress Street
Jeanette Damcott
Clymer
David Buell
Erie Buell
Torpedo
J. B. McParland
Wesel Pleasant Street
Gilbert Basey
Columbus
William ©. Norman
West 9Th Street
Harry Markett
East Main Street
Frederick William Tighe
Sportland
Bre Sundy
Haipt Hospital
Aviation Cadets Killed In Training Plane Crash
Second Lieutenant James H. Garrit 20 of Wilmington Delaware and Aviation Cadet John B. Quirk 20 of Erie Pennsylvania were killed when their training aircraft crashed near Oakland Mississippi yesterday. Both men were based at Greenwood Army Air Field. Harrisburg authorities report a sentence recommendation for Nicholas Harper 28 of Philly convicted of first degree murder in the August 1 1943 killing of Pvt Frank Hughes at the Army reception center in New Cumberland.
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Erie
Associated Press
Oakland
Miss
James H. Garrit
Ight
Wilmington
Del
John B. Quirk
Greenwood Army Air Field
Harrisburg
Nicholas Harper
Nerge
Dauphi County
Frank J Hughes
Army
New Cumberland
Harper
Simack
Eisenhower In London To Plan For Invasion
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in London to take Allied command for western Europe. He confers with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill as Allied air, sea, and supply efforts in Britain advance, amid reports of recovery in Churchill. The invasion plans and organi zation of vast supply stores remain central to operations.
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Eisenhower
London
Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Unealr
Orr
Roosevelt
Churchill
Germany
United Kingdom
Supreme Headquarters of the
Allied Expeditionary Forc
Britain
Mediterranean
United States War Department
Washington
Gen
George C. Marshall
U. S
Capture of Rome Aim of Italy War
Allied leaders announce strategic aim to seize Rome as the main objective of the Italian campaign. General Henry Maitland Wilson, the Mediterranean commander, pledges maximum force against German forces whenever possible. Eisenhower arrives at Allied Headquarters in Algiers after conferring with Churchill and Roosevelt, signaling a unified high command for the European theater.
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Iy Mumociasen
Ema Glied
al- Hers
Henry ‘Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
Italy
Rome
Wilson
Algiers
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Thomas Motor Co
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Mtf
Eugene Symons
Wilkes-Barre
Z. G. Harkins
Eugene Patrick
Venango County
Court House
Department of Revenues
Pennsylvania
Department
Chures For Highway Safety
John ©. Lee
Thayer General Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Mrr
James M. Lee
William Lee
Army Air Corps
Golden Rule
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Harry Smith
West Frederick Street
Dorcas
Floya Gufford Hill
Sacond
United States Navy
Raymond Hil
Job
OF Women’s
Warloan
Citizens National Bank of Corry
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