Local notes and incidents roll through Warren area
Worry and recovery mark weekend reports from Warren and surrounding areas. Philip Burns recovers from spinal pneumonia at Port Upskapm, S C while measles claim two young victims at East Irving street and West Washington street. A Ford coach stolen from Warren borders prompts police lookout, and a Kane theft leads to a Jamestown arrest. Various civic events, real estate transfers, and festival planning fill community notices as police report a quiet weekend minus minor incidents.
Rail lines still out after floods hit B and O system
Flood damage isolated 31 miles of the Buffalo and Susquehanna division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Sinnemahoning and Austin. Westbound traffic resumed between Johnsonburg and Kecher, with eastbound restored by Tuesday night. Locomotives and 9 1 2 cars marooned at Wharton, while sections from Sinnemahoning to Wharton and Wharton to Austin remain wrecked and washed stations and bridges block the line. Maintenance crews press to reopen Gale ton to Wharton in days.
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Kane
Buffalo
Baltimore& Ohio Railroad
Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad
Sinnemahoning
Wharton
Anid Wharton
Austin
Johnsonburg
Ketcher
Beteen
Galeton
Rer
Lawsuit Filed Over Oil Lease Profit Claim in Kane
McKean county court suit brought by L. L. Ryan Kane attorney seeks about 9 000 plus interest from F D Hill drilling contractor under an oral percentage deal tied to a Music mountain oil tract. Claim lists 9 050 in 1939 with interest since 1940 and alleges Ryan helped Hill purchase from G B Mayor of Smethport. Estimated profits could exceed 195 000.
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Kane
Music Mountain
McKean
L. Ryan
F. D. Hill
Ryan
Hill
G. B
Smethsport
Thief admits larceny of purse in Meadville
William Snyder of Meadville pleaded guilty before an Alderman to the larceny of a purse he discarded. He learned the bucketbook contained 110 dollars in the purse as tossed away. He is charged with stealing the purse from Mrs. Veronica Gehriein near Meadville Bottling Works on June 2. Snyder was jailed in default of $2000 bail.
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Meadville
William Snyder
Snyder
Veronica Gehriein
Sheffield Man Shot at Target Practice
Lundquist, 45, of Sheffield, is in serious condition at Community Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left chest after an accidental discharge while shooting targets at the Paul Newbold camp on Bull Hill near Sheffield. He was leaning to pick up a cartridge when the rifle discharged. the pellet passed through his first land. The injured man is employed at the Sheffield Glue Bottle plant.
Normal Service On PRR Expected By Saturday
Rail passengers learn normal service on the PRR Renovo division may return by the end of the week after bridge repairs and undermined roadbeds from the recent flood. Trains to Erie and Philadelphia routed via Pittsburgh and Olio City as crews push work between Emporium and Renovo. limited service possible by mid week if bridges allow.
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Grncwmus
Renovo
Pittsburgh
Oli City
Tocal Trans
Emporium
Johnsonburg
Big Payrolls But Sales Fail in Franklin
Franklin notes indicate summer sales in progress amid ideal weather and rising employment though young men defer purchases awaiting military service. Dads with overtime buy work clothes as weekends stretch in defense plants. Mothers and sisters favor lighter garments with many women opting for slacks. A puzzling fashion picture emerges in this city and others. Automotives drive leather demand, with 1,500,000 square feet of upholstery leather required per million cars sourced from 30,000 cattle.
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Franklin
American fliers see action in Europe
United States Army fighter pilots joined RAF sweeps over northern France in daylight missions. Seven American flyers, part of RAP groups, helped shoot down nine German Focke Wulf 109 fighters and participated in mine-laying patrols. Officials forecast fuller American participation and the formation of an independent fighter command once pilots gain more experience and crews convert to latest U.S. aircraft.
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Germany
United States Army
Carl Spasts
U. S. Army Air Forces
France
States Army
Continent
Aduat
U. S
Twenty More To Be Arrested In Erie Blackout Test
Erie July 92 about twenty more arrests will occur for blackout violations from last Wednesday's test. Assistant District Attorney McLaughlin said the board led by Captain Harry Douglas reviewed complaints and will swear warrants likely Monday. Most prior prosecutions were for deliberate violations. the upcoming cases are described as largely negligent.
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Erie
Damian McLanellin
Harry Douglas
Imresis
McLaughlin
Douglas
New York Centre Railroad to build Dunkirk station at its expense
Albany July 27 the pilbur service commission said it ordered the New York Centre Railroad to construct a passenger and baggage station in Dunkirk at the railroad's expense The commission set September 1 194% as the deadline to submit plans and specifications The ruling also notes blackout violations and assigns blame to those who allowed light to show Ensign Robert Paul Prancy Enright was killed in action and buried at sea his brother Rev Lester Enright of St Josephs Erie reports
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Corry
Albany
Pilbur Service Commission
New York Centre Railroad
Bagiube Staton
Dunkirk
Robert Paul Pranciy Enright
Elm Street
Bradford
Lng
Lester Enright
St. Joseph's Church
Erie
Shots Fired At Air Raid Post Near Stockton
Three shots were fired at an Aircraft Warning Service Observation Post near Stockton on Friday at 8 pm. Mrs. Chester Bull and Mrs. Edna Histed, on duty outside the post, reported the shots came from a rifle with no injuries or damage. Investigators pursue the shooter, suspected to be hunters, with ricochets possible. Nevada is noted as the sparsely populated state in the union.
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Erim
Stockton
Roger O'Connell
Chester Bull
Edna Histed
Kane Soldier Suffers Broken Back In Mishap
Private William Besecker of Kane RD 1 is hospitalized at Belvoir Virginia with a fractured neck and facial injuries from a rodent accident at the camp. A local youth was injured and later reported to have a broken back requiring six to eight months of hospitalization. Mrs Besecker was notified and Red Cross units assist the family through Kane.
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Ane
William Besecker
Kane, RD. 1
Ry Belvoir
Prim Yate Besecker
Lante Comers
Beskdge
Floods ruin fishing in Allegheny River
In OMY Pa on July 27 Julius Abrens, tish warden of Venahgo county, reports floods from Mekean Potter and Cameron counties will harm fishing for a long time. Mud and silt will clog the river bottom and the Allegheny River remains unusually muddy, affecting feeding conditions.
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Allegheny River
OM Omy
Julius Abrens
Venahgo County
Mekean
Potter
Cameron Counties
Allesheng
Ahrens
Fatigue and mystery linger in odd war-time notes
A fragmented OCR item presents garbled lines suggesting a hidden message or attache memo. Names and clear actions are unreadable, leaving only hints of an official correspondence or personal note amid damaged text.
Gasoline price drops cited. war news from French coast
Fragmentary report notes gasoline price reductions and continued dealer adjustments. Other items mention Cairo convicts whipped, British and German forces, a CBS radio update from Cherbourg, and a San Francisco dispatch with late identifications and silent radio.
Frontline clashes and guerrilla actions reported
Partial OCR notes describe rain and troops on the front with hundreds of casualties amid ongoing guerrilla actions in Poland. The fragment mentions min attempts and military activity but lacks complete details or dates.
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T Dreds
Cassion
Min
Pola
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