Jamestown Soldier Leaves For Air Service Duty
Lyn R. Van Wisile of 27 Meadow Lane, a lawyer and captain in the U S Army Reserve, receives orders to depart for Port Niagara by January 41 for active duty. He will report to Bolling Field near Washington D C for service with the Air Service Ferrying Command.
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Calif
Wilcox Grocery
Jamestown
Lyn R. van Wisele
Meadow Lane
Serery
United States Army Reserve
Port Niagara
Fort Niagara
Bolling Field
Anacostia
Potomac River
Washington, D. C
Air Service Ferrying Command
Jillian Guild
Parish Hall
J Leslie Drake Dies in Maine After Long Illness
J Leslie Drake of 438 West Wayne Street died at Ellsworth Falls Maine after a heart condition. He lived most of his life in Corry as a carpenter and is survived by son Emory Drake, two daughters Mrs Everett Kennedy and Mrs Lawrence Lillis, and three grandchildren. His wife preceded him in October 1999.
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J. Leslie Drake
Maine
West Wayne Street
Ellsworth Falls
Emory Drake
Drake
Corry
Daughers
Everett Kennedy
Cor- Ty
Lawrence Lillis
Joseph E. Duke Dies Former Corry Resident at 47
Joseph E. Duke, 47, a former Corry resident and owner of property near the Jouret grocery store on West Washington street, died in Hatford, Pennsylvania, on Monday January 9. Funeral services and interment will be held there tomorrow. he is survived by his wife a son a daughter and his stepmother Mrs Emma Duke of Corry.
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Franklin
Clyde
Raymond Turk
Clymer
N. C
Cony Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Mary Lynch
Fairview Street
Corry Hoaspital
Steen
American Legion Auxiliary
North Center Street
Red Cross
Jamestown
Armstrong
Lanston’s. At
J. Fred Thomas
Mercer
Crawford Bounden
Thomas
Sharon
Senate
Corry-Jamestown
Alton
Oakes
Freda Oakes
D. G. Meadville
E. W.pat
Harmon
Meadville
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Philadelphia
Erie
State Fish Commission
Torresdale
W. F
State Council of Defense
Page & Ferry
Hanover
Wight
Shay U
Joseph Duke
Corry
Joseph E. Duke
Hanford Duke
Hatford
Mr. Duke
Emma Duke
Jouret
West Wieiington Street
Russian Air Ops Reported West of Mozhaisk in Pursuit
Russian air units were described as operating west of Borodivio and Mozhaisk in a continual pursuit of German forces attempting to withdraw from the Stalingrad salient. The report notes the actions occurred near the old battlefield about 40 miles west of Mozhaisk as troops remained active around London.
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London
Borodivio
Wapoleohic
Mozhaisk
Sffgehelsk
Maple producers win state awards at Harrisburg show
Maple growers from Wayne Townslip territory and Erie county took top prizes at the State Farm Show in Harrisburg. Awards included best exhibit, various maple product categories, and district class recognitions for several growers and home economics entries.
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Wayne Townslip
Harrisburg
Erie County
Erie County Agricultural Extension Association
T. E. Burrows & Son
R. D
Corry
St. Mary's College
Ught
Alan Lehman
Lehman
Girard
John Robinson
Wattsburg
David Robinson
Frances Pancereve
Harborcreek
Anne Pancereve
W. M. Kreider
Emma Scheuts
McJean
Kenneth Kilbane
McKean
YMCA Directors Honor W. C. Cox and Board Honors
YMCA directors honored C. W. Cox at a Corry hotel meeting led by Armour Hillstrom with Hillstrom elected to the board. A recreation center committee was formed by Hillstrom with Whiteley, Whitehead, and Wagner. Cox received farewell remarks as the group planned the March 9 annual dinner and recapped winter activities and finances including a balanced budget. A Chevrolet dealer cited rubber shortages noting a new car with retreaded tires.
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Armour Hillstrom
Wm.g.a
Corry
Wit
D. al Hillstrom
C. W. Cox
Wagner
O. W. Bracken
F. B. Watt- Hest W. Whitehead
Frank Whiteley
Roger “Brown
E.G. Reneau
Hillstrom
YMCA
Whiteley
Whitehead
Armour Fillstram
Renean
Roneau
Cox
Hawaii Fortified After Pearl Harbor Rearmament Push
A high government official stated that after Pearl Harbor the Army has fortified Hawaii and the Pacific coast more strongly than ever and begun reinforcing the southwest Pacific. In Buenos Aires on January 22 sources close to the Argentine government said further changes to the Pan American resolution on severing relations with the Axis will be needed to reach complete acceptability to Argentina.
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Hawaii
Washington
Tocay
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Coast
Southwest Pacific
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Young elected to board of hospital reads like government action
Young named to fill the late Clyde Brown's seat on the hospital board after decades of service. The meeting approved war emergency readiness, blinds for operating rooms, and drills while Miss Margaret Askew explained nursing training limits with Red Cross.
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Coumnearom
Coon
Margaret Askew
Umder
Red Cross
Wallace M. Young
Clyde
Brown
Seversl
Deesay
Lombard
Barker
Howard
Belwlf
Corry
U S Shipyards Forge Ahead As War Losses Slow
Chairman Land told Congress that U S shipyards are ahead of losses with Allied shipping, noting new US production is outpacing sinkings. He cited merchant marine tonnage near 700 900 and a 12 000 000 ton prospect for 1949, with Axis losses about 27 of prewar tonnage.
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Washington
Land
The
Maritime Commisson
Congress
United States
Merchant Marine
Severe & House
Pubic
United States Merchant Marine
Great Britain
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Rye Krisp
Knox
Hes
CAMAY
Ivory
Dole
Chuck
Golden Bantam
Florida
Tangerines
Texas
N. E
Doz
Parsnips Mees
Pascal Celery
Idaho
Wing - Willi Star Stores
Graham Aviation, Inc
Spline Memorial
Oil City
I. Newton Wolfe
Mendsville
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Akeslee
Davison- Fogle Lumber Co
Peasenger
City of Erle
Lake Erle
Exle
Otis Steel Company
California
Buil
Wyandotte
Mich
Western Auto
Ridawal
Rena "Taylor
Tiwin Avene
Erie County General Hospital
Warren
Glade Avenue
Robin
Lanston
Johysonbury
Knudsen
William J. Smith
Brie
United States Employment Service
Pennsylvania
UigcolTive
Howard A. Stewart
Glarton
Titusville
T. E. Burrows and Son
Lea Schucknecht
W. C. Cox
Lawrence Thomas
Chevrolet
Miller‘s News & Sport
Young
U. S
United States Building Program
Ommuter
Messrs
Pogle
DeRosay
Department of Welfare
Supl. Coon
Askew
Jack E
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