Curfew rally at Grey Park and fuel ration changes
Curfew bell to sound tonight. A rally to buy Liberty Bonds is planned at Grey Park at 8 PM. The mercury may surpass 82 today. Marriage license applications filed for Ralph E Davis and Esther M Christensen of Corry and John M McMahon and Elaine L Patterson of Corry and Elgin. Pvt Charles Dubrosky graduates from aircraft mechanics school at Seymour Johnson Field NC in the Army Air Forces Training Command after four months of maintenance training. Beginning July 22 motorists must write their license number on gasoline ration coupon backs. A blue Western Flyer bicycle owned by Ernest Ploss, 413 West Washington, was stolen near Corry Wood Products on Grace Street. Pennsylvania oil production target set at 46 300 barrels for August, 500 below July. Ickes says rates adjusted to match declining capacity. Mae Umstead 16 and siblings Sarah 14 and Frances 18 missing from Polk RD2. Rural Letter Carriers Association closes in Altoona with officers favored for re election. Emergency pumps loaded for air raid wardens in Warren for block coverage. Federal convention opposes AFL re entry except with full war effort support. Three girls from Sunnyside Home, Girard, missing. Steel industry output rises to 96.3% capacity this week. Bradford hosts full-time federal investigators for pleasure driving ban enforcement. Pennsylvania factory payrolls average $1 more per hour than 1930, with weekly hours up. Meat shortages persist per Federal Reserve forecast.
Black Markets Flourish in Erie County Seat
A government agent in Perry Square, Erie, reports extensive black markets for meat purchases without required points. A woman informant revealed places where meat could be bought with no points, violating OPA rules and risking fines or prison. The agent notes no OPA connection and urges immediate authorities action.
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Erie
Perry Square Court House
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Toasmuch
Sabbath Disturbance Lands 60-Day Sentence in Jamestown
Clifford Heelas, 42, of 714 Washington Street, received a 60 day jail term at Mayville from Judge Allen Barger for disorderly conduct. Police said he created a disturbance on the Sabbath by smashing a cellar window and a kitchen door panel after being intoxicated. Heems works for a Buffalo aircraft plant.
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Jamestown
Clifford Heelas
Washington Street
Mayville
Allen
Barger
Heems
Buffalo
Thompson's Barasma Tablets Ad Claims Kidney Aid
An old advertisement promotes Thompson's Barasma Tablets as a stimulant to the kidneys and liver, claiming they remove poisonous waste from the blood, ease aches, and reduce nightly waking. It also suggests Golden Lax Tablets for constipation and notes the products are sold at drug stores.
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Thompsai
Ruth
Governor Martin Suggests Sales Tax For Schools And Real Estate Relief
Governor Edward Martin proposed a possible sales tax to fund public schools and ease real estate burdens during a State Association of County Commissioners banquet in Pittsburgh. He suggested taxes could flow to districts, while highway work might be funded by gasoline and motor taxes. He warned against federal centralization and noted government payrolls surpass private manufacturing in 1939 totals.
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Martin
Assecuiiearess
Pittsburgh
Edward Martin
Pennsyvania
State Association of County Commissioners
Tam
Department of Education
Association
Driving Ban Cost Jamestown Ball Club Revenue
Jamestown officials report a 60 percent revenue drop from stadium rental due to the OPA driving ban. Mayor Stroth cites June income at 850.52 dollars versus 1,194.64 last year, with May figures 42.89 and 1,680.46 in 1942, highlighting the ongoing financial impact on city treasury.
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Jamestown
Stroth
OPA
Comptroller's
Young Trainman Killed by Bessemer Train at Conneaut Harbor
Wranes W Goddin 25 was killed Monday morning when struck by a Bessemer yard locomotive at Conneaut Harbor. He resided at 336 Woodruff Road East Conneaut and had worked as a switchman for two years, according to company officials.
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Conneaut, Juy
Wraneis W. Goddin
Bessemer
Conneaut Harbor
Goddin
Woodruff Road
East Conneaut
Bessemer Railroad
Former Corry Resident Dies in DuBois After Illness
Mrs. Luli M. Dinsmoor widow of M. W. Dinsmoor, longtime Corry residents, died at her DuBois home after a weeklong illness due to a heart ailment. She survived by four sons Clyde of Auvors Tl and an adopted son William Costen of DuBois, plus six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Luli M. Dingmoor
M. W. Dinsmoor
Corry
DuBois Sife
Dinsmoors
DuBois
Dinsmoor
Clyde
Auvors
William Costen
Deny Inheritance Tax Claim On Payne Estate
Judge Orin J. Walte ruled Monday that 17089.17 paid by Joy to the Frank H. Payne estate as federal income tax on the late Frank H. Payne, president of Metric Metal Co, was a valid debt and not subject to Pennsylvania inheritance tax. The state tax bureau had refused to allow this deduction from the estate principal.
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Orin J. Walte
Frank H. Payne
Metal Go
Pennsylvania
Payne
Wild Axeman Causes Jamestown Tense Scene
Raymond Peterson a well known business man from Point Chautauqua faced a frightening episode when Julius Anderson, a former Gowanda hospital attendant, claimed pursuit and brandished an axe in the streets. Deputies forced entry to Peterson's cottage as neighbors alerted authorities during the Sunday incident in Jamestown.
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Jamestown
Raymond Peterson
Point Chautauqua
Gowanda State Hospital
Peterson
Julius Andersons
Gowailda
Malcom Mowe
Moore
John M. Barrett
William Carlson
Gust Nelson
Bemus Point
Wooden manhole cover may replace cast iron in streets
New material for street construction and maintenance is a wooden manhole cover. Initial tests suggest it could become a permanent competitor to cast iron by offering a quieter, rattle-free design.
Boy Killed in Truck Wreck at Riceville
Theodore Edward Donovan a 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Frey J Donovan died after being thrown from a dump truck on Route about a thousand feet west of the Lincolnville road intersection at Riceville The accident happened Monday afternoon in Bloomsfield township He died at Titusville Hospital at 4 45 am The driver Earl Garter 24 of Route 4 Centerville is hospitalized with cuts and shock The boy worked for his father contractor on a levelling job near Route 77 to Clements Corners The deputy coroner Dr Sonne will issue an accidental death certificate The state police began an investigation to determine why the truck left the grade Chief details remain unclear
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Walter Krupa
Theodore Edward Donovan
Frey J Donovan
Centerville
Lincolnville
Riceville
Wright Street
Titusville
Titusville City Hospital
Bloonsfield Township
Earl Garter
Route 4
Wih
M. Sonne
Pvt
Walter P. Krupa
State Police
Wic Corryate
Lincolnville Road
Carter
Teads
Route 77
Clements Corners
Athens Township
Bloomfeld
Greenhurst Home Smashed in Weekend Burglary Jamestown
Jamestown reports a weekend burglary at the Greenhurst home of Clarence Harvey with entry through a broken front window and damage to furnishings estimated at 60 dollars. A previously stolen light lock from Hollywood Beverages Company in Washington Street was recovered in Kent, Ohio, linking recent petty crime to the incident. Deputy Sheriff William Carlson of Bemis Point notes Harvey was away at the time.
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Jamestown
Greenhurst
Kent
Oho
Hollywood Beverages Company
Wastington Street
Willim Carlson
Bemis Point
Clarence Harvey
Harvey
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Erle
Ralph Elliott Davis
Esther Mae Christensen
John M. McMahon
Elgin
Elaine L. Patterson
Charles Dubrosky
Steve Dubrosky
Seymour Johnson Field
N. C
Army Air Forces Training Command
North Carolina
Aafttc
Western Flyer
Ernest Ploss
West
Hear the Corry Wood Products Company
Grace Street
Ickes
Mae Umstead
Polk
Sarah
Frances Umstead
Corry Po~live
Pennsylvania Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Altoona
M. F. Gallagher
Prospect
Butler County
John R. Hamm
New Oxford
Harry A. Hall
Bullsdale
Harold D.thomas
Columbia County
Warren
American Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania Federation of Post Office Clerks
Scranton
Hl, McArthur
Marian Ford
Lillian Sutlery
Betty McCool
Sunnyside
Girard
American Tron & Steel Tstitute
Bradford
Pennsyls Yahia
Federal Reserve Bank
Pennslvante
Federal Food Distribution Administration
Harrisburg
Jamestown Ball Club
Kled
Conneaut
J. L. Spiesman
City Park
THE
Golden Rule Foundation
Chautauqua CO
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pearl Harbor
Fela
SE Hore
Dad
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
He A.M
Armed Forces
America
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