Riots in Nassau Endanger Duke of Windsor Authority
Rioting in Nassau, Bahamas, leaves two dead and many injured as crowds clash over an unskilled wage dispute tied to four shillings a day. The Duke of Windsor, royal governor, returns from Washington to find commerce halted and order restored by mobile troops, police, and fire services amid martial law and censorship.
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Avsnerater Breen
Nassau
Bahamas
Duke of Windsor
Washington
Woope
Smeney
United States
Britain
Scott Named to Direct War Bond Campaign Here
Walter H. Scott, who has headed air raid warden and Civilian Defense Council efforts, was named chair of the War Bonds and Defense Stamps committee in Corry. Other members include P. Lombard, John A. Blatt, Theo P. Williams, Lloyd Stowe, Dr. W. Jones, Sidney B. Bilston, and Donald Williams. An early meeting will map plans for vigorous campaign and fund promotion. A theater box will handle defense stamp sales, and Erie County awaits a $1,000 appropriation for June to be distributed locally.
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Walter H. Scott
Civilian Defense Council
U. & Treasury Department
Rex
Erie County
Local Board 3 Inducts 49 Men For Army Service
Local Board No 3 of Union City announced that forty nine men will be inducted into the U S Army next week. Fourteen of the boys will undergo physical examinations at Erle Tuesday and those accepted will leave immediately for eastern Army centers for later camp assignment. Residents from Corry and Union City are named among the inductees with addresses listed. The current call includes Harold Barnes Murray Lawrence Edinboro Paul Propels Shreve Hard Hewitt Walter Schwarta Nowark Smith Dominguez Tracy Schlosser and others. Continued on Page Bour
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Union Otty
Uday
U.S. Army
Erle
Eastern Army Center
Corry Cory
James Joseph McHyey
Liberty Street
Patrick Henry Feeney
West Wayne Street
Matthew Francis Potock
John Lewis Lita
North Center Street
John George Curegie
R. D
Clifford LeRoy Edwards
Charles Henry Racke
South Center Street
Ray Edward Sperry
Washington Street
Alvin Francis Goon
Charles Lee Parker
Lovie Vincent Eastman
East Main Street
Frank Wawrejko
George Jacob Franz
East
Congress Street
Keith Jackson Raymond
Harold John Barnes
John Andrew Murray, Jr
Union City
Lawrence Blake McTallon
Edinboro
Paul Propels Shreve
Hard Boyd Hewitt
Walter Lawrence Sthwarta
William Donald Nowark
Altoona
Wilson Edwin Smith
Mike Dominguez
Kenneth Leroy Tracy
Centerville
Lewis Deane Schlosser
Page Bour
Stroudsburg Yeggs Indicted Now In Prison
Two of three men indicted by a federal grand jury for robbing Stroudsburg PA messenger services of 76000 are already serving long terms for a separate bank hold up in New Jersey. William Vaellick and James Rooney, along with Ratfair Grove, were named in the indictment. The Stroudsburg heist occurred last August when three men armed with machine guns escaped into New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Williamsport
Stroudsburg
William Vaellick
Hoboken
James Rooney
Clifton
Ratfair Grove
Pompton Lakes
N. J
Rooney
Er & Ridgewond
N.v
New Jersey
Stroundsburg
Desmond Prominent Corry Citizen Dies in Erie Hospital
Joseph J. Desmond longtime Corry business leader and civic activist dies after a second surgical operation at St Vincent's hospital in Erie. He had directed the Erie County Civilian Defense Council and led multiple local industries including chrome leather and NuBone Corset Company. Desmond served as president of Citizens National Bank of Corry and held numerous industry and club positions. Funeral and continuation note appear on Page Two.
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Joseph Z. Desmond
Corry
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Erle Hospital
Mr. Dasmond
Erle Institution
Stow
Shils City
Erie
Desmond
Geath
Erie County Civilian Defense Council
Fem
J. W.nd
A. P. Howard and Co
Howard
F. A. Loveland
Mr. Desmond
G. H. Barlow
Corrymen
Citizens National Bank
E.W. Clark Co
Toronto
Corry Tna
Union League of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association
Tawners’ Council of America
St. Elisabeth's Church
Knights of Columbus
Anch
Gerry Todge
B. P.O. Ellis
Corry Bot
All-Night Blackout Tests Planned Across Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports a state wide war blackout drill on June 23 24 and 25 to test civil defense. Curfewed darkness will blanket Eastern Central and Western counties with half hour and full night blackouts. Traffic halts and exterior lights will be extinguished during test periods as civil defense machinery is evaluated.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Centre Counties
Conneil
Mysintt
Con Yinwad
Senior High Honor Awards Promoted In Patriotic Pageant
An unusual patriotic Junior High pageant at the auditorium featured a promotion exercise directed by Principal Harold G. Wolfe. Miss Ethel McCray P Lowe Edwards Miss Lulie Huep and others presented The Spirit of America with songs tableaux and band selections. Speakers highlighted liberty and American ideals amid a program including The Spirit of 16 The Liberty Bell and Faith in the Future.
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Xehao
Harold G. Wolfe
Ethel McCray
P. Lowe Edwards
Lulie Huep
William D. Knowlton
P. A. Galbreath
Wolfe
Preluge
Richard Alfred
Donald Dickinson
Paul Weldht
Shirley Warm
Joby Morrison
Buddy
Barbara Brown
Columbia
Wilma June Pulten
Mary Jean Sullivan
The
Star
Planes Crash Near Charleston Airport Kills One
Two lightweight trainer planes crashed within sight of Charleston Municipal Airport late last night. The dead pilot was Whiteman, 26, of Clarksburg. A student civilian pilot, McGuire, 24, of Philadelphia, was injured. The crash occurred while en route to Parkersburg from Fort Wayne, with both planes circling Nitro seeking the field. Whiteman struck a power line and burned. McGuire swam to shore after his craft hit the Kanawha River.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Niloh
Fier
Whiteman
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Paul McChire
Philadelphia
Kanawha River
Nitro
Ames McClure
Fort Wayne
Ind
Mets
McGuire
Eiering
Corry High to Grad Class of 1942 at 69th Commencement
Ninety five members of the Corry High School class of 1942 will receive diplomas tonight at the 69th annual commencement exercises in the Senior High auditorium. Diplomas will be presented by Edwin J. Laws, president of the Board of Education, after a program featuring talks by four students Neal Dearing salutatorian Matthew Wallace Walter Peake and Robert Baker, valedictorian.
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Corry High School
Edwin J. Laws
Board of Education
Neal Dearing
Salitatorian
Matthew Wallace
Walth Peake
Rober Baker
Valedicien Lan
Nazi Salary and Bonus for Hitler Agent Revealed in Court
Minneapolis born Dr Hans Helmut Gras testified in a federal trial that he earned 200 dollars a month as a Nazi agent in the United States while claiming he never performed the duties. He described instruction to sabotage ships and plants, take photos of targets, and contact labor leaders to aid Germany. Co-defendant Dr Gros and wife Prajees Gros face charges of failing to register as German agents and conspiring to transmit information on defense preparations.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Hans Helmut Gras
Gros
Reinharel
Gestipo
Saxonia
Strifly
Hans Beber
Germatt Military Intelligtive
John L. Lewis
Leacher
Fnty Bridges
Ude
Germany
Dr. Gros
Prajiees
Albrecht Rudolf Curt Reuter
Beverly Hills
Gestapo
United States
Previch
Paris
Poland
Desperate Action On Chinese Front By Allied Press
Chungking dispatch reports a heavy battle for Chuhsien near the Cheilang province as Japanese forces press from three directions with artillery and air support. Reinforcements move toward the Datile position amid renewed fighting on Klengsi and Hipeh fronts, weather delaying full confirmation.
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Chungking
Chuhslen
Big Fall Tenter
Cheilang Province
Aeqmoni Unique
Klengsi
Kwangtung
Hipeh
Cheldang
Datile
Chuhsien
Artilery
Charles Ober Killed Under Erie Train on Bridge
Charles Ober, 54, of East Main Street Erie, was fatally struck while the Erie train passed an overhead bridge between Asheville and Jamestown. The body was found on the embankment. authorities believe he was struck by the bridge while climbing. Ober, a former Erie railroad employee, spent most of his life in Carry and area and was briefly with the city police. His wife Lela Ober was in Jamestown and expected home on the Erie train No. 7.
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Corey
Asheville
Lakewood
Ober
Farnestown
Wis
Erie Tailroad
Meadville
Carry and
Reat
Lela ©. Ober
Jamestown
Erie
Two Workers Hurt in Plant and a Child Injured
A fall on a factory stairway left an Aero Supply plant worker with a possible hip fracture. Harold Kleinhutter, 2, and Rudolph Gibbons, 27, also suffered injuries in separate incidents. Gibbons was treated for two gashes on the right forehead and cheek.
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Aero Supply Plant
Aero Sanety Mla Co
Cory Hospital
Harold Smith
Fred Smith
B.D
Spine Creek
Harold Kleinhutter
Smith Street
Aero Supply
Clork
Kleinhoffer Ie
Rudolph Gibbons
Goa
Gibboris
Acro
Gibbons
Draft Huge Naval Bill Promises Vast Ship Program
Washington June 1 an $8 200,000,000 measure calls for about 500 ships as part of a two ocean navy drive. Chairman Vinson of the House naval committee said the plan would nearly double U S naval strength in 24 months, adding thousands of tons of carriers cruisers destroyers and escort vessels in addition to ships already authorized.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Vinson
House Naval Committee
More Torpedoings Announced Today Amid Axis Submarine Attacks
Prolific U boat activity reported with three more vessels sunk in a four day tally reaching twelve. Casualties described as comparatively light with 41 listed as missing across nine sinkings from yesterday. Also notes that all three crew and eight passengers escaped on two merchant ships sunk in the Caribbean last month. Treasury figures released show June 1 balance, expenditures, debt totals, and day-to-day increases.
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Alfy
Mayy
United States
Caribbean
Probing Wreck of Army Plane Near Chambersburg
Investigators combed the crash site 22 miles northeast of Chambersburg Pa as survivors marked the wreckage of an Army plane. First Lieutenant J C Femenella was killed and Second Lieutenant Alexander Salm injured in the plunge from Middletown air depot toward Louisville. Femenella’s body lay in the wreckage near a mountain road with fatal head injuries. Police aided in the search as the craft slid into South Mountain leaving scorched treetops.
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Chambersburg
Jumeth
J. C. Femenelle
Alexander Salm
Tuxedo
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Tex
Middletown Air Depot
Harrisburg
Louisville
South Mountain
Pennsylvania
Femenella
Biate
British claim Rommel supply line is broken
British desert armies launched a 30 mile thrust toward Axis positions in Libya while RAF heavy bombers hit Essen for a second time in 24 hours. London says Axis supply lines are seriously endangered by the advance near Tuin, as German air force raids strike Panterbury and Cologne.
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Fross
Britain
North Africa
Essen
London
Libya
Rousadi Segnali
Rotunda Segall
Tobruk
RAF
Panterbury
Amaltel
Duisburg
Jetley
Pat Wiseny
Taal
Cologne
Noi Arsenn
Innockout
Rommel
Bir el Hacheim
Pare Buri
House funds bill ends CCC and NYA funding
Washington approves a bill totaling 31 058 451 660 to fund the War Department Social Security Board and related agencies while striking 15 818 000 from Civilian Conservation Corps. The action trims CCC NYA programs but preserves essential war effort support with a net annual saving of 3126 769 890. A NYA restriction proposal limits activities to wartime industrial training and employment agreements with industries. Organize riflemen and skeet shockers guerrilla-style plans, akin to Britain, reported under official plans.
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HOUSE
CCC
Washington
Social Security Board
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation, Corps
National Youth Administration
NYA
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Windsor
U. S
Duke
Scott
Corry Boys
SSARE
Local Board 3
U. 5
Army
YEGGS
Federal Grand Jury
Joseph J. Desmond
Erie Hospital
Ios
Charles Ober
Jone
House of Representatives
Thiray
Bulgari
Hungary
Rumania
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Servier
Treasury
Position of the Treasury
Posal
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