Nazi Prisoners Due in County to Work Harvests
Capt Hal Pree man of North Carolina, newly appointed commander of the German Prisoner of War camp at the Lakeside Hotel in North East, said the first 290 prisoners will arrive this week. The camp, housing 60 enlisted men and two officers, will use German internees for harvesting and processing county fruit and vegetables. The North East camp is among the first of its kind, with housing in the hotel and tents on the grounds. no Italian or Japanese internees were requisitioned.
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Erie
Sins
Hal Preeman
North Carolina
Lakeside Hotel
North East
Wark
Freeman
Damage cases from old explosion listed in Jamestown
Attorneys for the Richfield Oil Corporation moved to consolidate eight damage actions stemming from a ten year old fire and explosion in Jamestown. The cases involve five spectators and three others on behalf of two firemen, with some trials hoped in coming months. Listed plaintiffs include Nathan Anderson administrator and Ernest Barr among others. Judge Hinkley postponed juror attendance for a week.
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Maxvmus
Richfield OM Corporation
Supreme Court
Hinkley
Richfield
Jamestown
Fred E. Garfield
Oil Company
Garfield
Oil Corporation
Nathan Anderson
Gertrude C. Anders
Ernest Barr
Spectator
Russell Bary
Guardian
Steven Gulch
Donald R. Morse
Clymer Flier Praised In Congress Speech
Mayville June 6 Rep Daniel Reed lauded Lieut Dale Spencer of Clymer in the House for downing four enemy planes in one minute over Europe on his first wedding anniversary May 20. Earlier reports credited three planes. eye witnesses confirm four. Spencer's wife Arlene Robbins of Corry Pa, Flight Officer James Duffy of Bronx witnessed the feat. Duffy praised the pilot's grit and tactic.
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Mayville
Daniel A. Reed
House of Representatives
Washington
Dale Spencer
Clymer
Europe
England
Lieut
Spencer
Arlene Robbins
Corry
James Duffy
Bronx
N. Y
Duffy
Junior High Promotion Exercises Set For This Evening
Readings and a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta will precede the Junior High School promotion ceremony in the Second ward assembly room. Certificates will be presented by Superintendent R. S. Dewey, with Principal Harold G. Wolfe delivering the address to the large class bound for Senior High. A long list of students is announced for promotion in this evening program, with many names from both girls and boys rows slated to receive certificates.
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Don
Corry Junior High
Second Ward
Lucile D. Rice
R. 8. Dewey
Harold G. Wolfe
Crelvesten
Y M C A founder remembered as movement grows
The Y M C A began in London on June 6 1844 with twelve clerks seeking religious opportunities for young tradesmen. George Williams, a farm boy turned draper apprentice, helped form the organization which spread worldwide. He was knighted in 1894 for service to humanity and died in 1905 at 84, buried near St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Young Men's Christian Association
London
England
George Williams
Bridgewater
Hitchcock and
Rogers Drapery
North America
Montreas
Canada
J. W. Sullivan
Boston
United States
Queen Victoria
A’s
St. Paul's Cathedral
Britain
Lord Nelson
Duke of Wellington
Convict's Wife Assault Case Shocks Erie
Erie, June 6 John Scalzitti, 29, held by city police after allegedly dragging Mrs. Margaret McCausland into a car at 3 a.m. Monday and attempting to assault her. She said she fled after a struggle on West 20th Street. Scalzitti was arrested within an hour. a criminal charge will follow. Mrs. McCausland is wife of William McCausland, inmate in a murder case.
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Erie
John Scalzitti
Margaret McCausland
Quarantine Fails as Erie Reports Rabies Case
A new rabies case is reported in Erie with four more people bitten by dogs over the weekend. Dog catcher Edwin Meyers shot a violent dog on the west side after it showed rabid behavior. veterinarian Dr. E M Coover confirmed rabies after examination. Police receive many complaints about dogs damaging victory gardens citywide.
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Erie
Board of Health
Victory Gardens
Edwin Meyers
E. M. Coover
Meyers
Teachers Aroused On New School Policy
Rural teachers across the state protest a wartime policy allowing a June 1944 high school graduate with six weeks extra study to teach next September at 1400 dollars. Those with full credentials threaten to unionize, arguing the plan relies on wartime shortages and weakens standards.
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CIO
F D R Wrote Prayer For Nation As Invasion Opened
Washington June 6 Associated Press reports President Franklin D Roosevelt wrote a prayer for victory as Allied forces opened the invasion. He began in his bedroom and planned to address the nation on radio tonight. Secretary Early described ongoing preparations and said Roosevelt was closely informed by the Army's operations centers.
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Associated
Jess Washington
Clarot
Roosevelt
Allied Forces of Liberation
Stephen Early
Sid
Barry
White House
Army
Herve Center
Pentagon
Carly
Erie County funeral directors push for a modern morgue
Erie County Funeral Directors Association again urges establishment of official county morgue facilities. Coroner Warren W. Wood says the current garage morgue at 2412 Peach Street is inadequate, and a repeat appeal will be made to county commissioners or a future grand jury if no action is taken.
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Brie
Erie County Funeral Directors’ Association
Els
Warren W. Wood
Wood
Wile
Tine Chapman
Peach Street
Modern Co operative Beginnings of Spanish American Co Op
A Buenos Aires bakery founded by refugees from the Franco Prussian War is cited as the first modern Spanish American co operative. The movement spread in Brazil and Argentina early in the century among European immigrants where cooperative traditions were established.
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Buenos Aires
Brazil
Argentina
Europe
Funeral services for Mrs Knowes Thursday
The body of a young woman from Hollis, L. Dy, was brought to Me Bracken-Keallg Funeral Home. Friends may call before funeral services Thursday at two o'clock. Rev. C F Hildebrand of St Paul's Lutheran Church will officiate, with burial in Pine Grove cemetery.
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Ne Dony
Gars
Sari
Hollis
Matthews Dies From Burns In Jamestown Blast
Kenneth A. Matthews, 29, proprietor of Matthews Tire & Tread Company, died at Jamestown General Hospital at 2:50 am Sunday from burns suffered in the May 25 explosion and fire. He was the second fatality, following Kenneth J. Everell, who also died after being badly burned. About 20 others were injured, with Ralph Johnson still under treatment at the General Hospital.
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Jamestown
Kenneth A. Matthews
Matthews Tire & Tread Comparty
Jamestown General Hospital
Uy Yeesull
Kenneth J Everell
Ralph Johnson
General Hospital
Bank Wins Florida Land Boom Case in Silver Creek Bank
Silver Creek, June 6. A high involvement suit from the Florida Land Boom era ends with Supreme Court Justice Lee L. Ottaway ruling for the Silver Creek National Bank. Executors of Hart y and Goodell argued a deed to the bank was not legally a mortgage and that the bank sold the grove near Port Pierce, originally bought in the 1920s by Fort Pierce Fund Corp. The dispute centers on an $18,000 note and the bank's control of the property.
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Silver Creek
Florida
Supreme Court
Lee L. Ottaway
Silver Creek Nation
To Goodell
Henry B. Goodell
Harty & Goodell
Port Pierce
Pla
Fort. Pierce Fund Corp
New York
Witeh
Intery
Soudelt
Chautauqua County
Silver Greek National Bank
Silver Creek Bank
Be Club Raided Again and Richards Avenue Busts
In Palconer a second raid in six months nets 32 arrests for gambling. Westfield barracks and village officers hit the Be Club and an altered Richards Avenue establishment at 7 Richards Avenue. Joseph Conli, proprietor of the Key Club, paid a fine of 90 for the charge. others paid 10, 5, or 200 in varied penalties.
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Palconer
Be Club
Westfield Barracks
Richarde Avenue
Howard J. Fisk
Joseph Conli
Key Club
Pisk
Sonti
Smilar
Tie Justice
Eliah
Richards Avenue Plate
John Lumet Sunelia
Jisordey
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Roy Southworth
Melvin Messenger
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Mary Passauer
Patricia Patmore
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Roxanna Daron
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Howard Mulligan
Daniel Dykes
George Walletts
Paul Ross David Ottaway
Richara Wallets
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Robert Stiles
John Rossbacher
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Robert Ottaway
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Nancy Meerdinte
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Doris" Rebabert
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Edward Prugar
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Jennie Blchynski
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Matthews
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Falconer
Wilcox Grocery
East Main Street
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Gulf
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