Youth Confession Ties Springfield Girl Murder
Police say an 11 year old boy named William Roach confessed to killing 14 year old Carolyn Bennett near Forest Park in Springfield recalls. The suspect, connected to Forest Park Junior High, was arrested hours after the body was found near the Bennett home. In Pittsburgh a freight train derailment killed engineer W F Garson and injured brakeman Albert Hope.
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Springfield
Mass
Reymond P. Callagher
Bail
Carolyn Bennett
Gallagher
William Roach
S. Everetty Cook
Forest Park
Carolyn
Robert W. Bennett
Bermett
Pittsburgh
Ihe
W. F. Garson
South Hitl
Baltimore
Ohio Railroad
Broughton
Albert Hope
Mt. Oliver
Local Briefs Highlight Regional News and Events
Various notices from Clarion and nearby towns include a proposed utility extension by Peoples Natural Gas Co to Hebron and New York State Natural Gas Corp. A Franklin man faces a family tragedy as a son dies after illness. Community updates report awards, weddings, hospital notes, marching flag day plans, and fishing reports amid wartime shortages.
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Lintestané Township
Clarion County
Hebron Township
Patter County
Peoples Natural Gas Co
New York State Natural Gas Corp
Franklin
Bioree
My.s
Thomis A. Pierce
Richard
Settlement of large estate in Philadelphia report
The seven surviving children of the late Mrs. Tirey Drexel Dabigren of Newport have been named in an estate settlement. The action involves $1,160,067 from the estate of Joseph W. Drexel, co founder of Drexel Morgan & Company, and is proceeding in an orphan’s court accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tirey Drexel Dabigren
Newport
Letter From General Arnold To Mother Of Lt Walsh
Mrs. Edward Walsh receives a personally signed letter from General H H Arnold, commander of the Army Air Forces, expressing sorrow over the death of her son Second Lieutenant Harold Puaneis Walsh in Tunisia on March 11, 1944. The message praises his cadet record, diligence, leadership, and cooperation, and offers condolences to the family and fellow service members.
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Meadyi Orin Ray
R. D
Meadville
City Hospital
Palmer Bros. Plating Company
Baldwin Street
Ray
A. Chirke Bedford
Petroleum Industry War Council
George A. McGray
War Department
McCray
Lawrence McCray
Cambridge Springs
Colorado
Belgium
Concord Community Club
Maine
Ridgway
Center Street
Women's Victory Clinic
al Eh Cllock
Blossy
Army Air Forces
Corry
Tunisia
Edward Welsh
Lien
Harald F. Walsh
Hf. B. Armolil
Cust
Walsh
Harold Puaneis Walsh
Midland
Texas
Arnold
U.S. Army
De Gaulle Withheld Officers From Invasion
Reports from Eisenhower's headquarters say Charles De Gaulle canceled orders sending several hundred French officers to land with Allied forces in France. Officials investigating the move say it hindered cooperation with the occupied Normandy population, though De Gaulle later allowed twenty officers to accompany the liberation effort.
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Washington
France
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
de Gaulle
Many Friends Attend St. Thomas Services for J L Spiesman
St. Thomas Church was crowded with friends and relatives for a solemn requiem high mass honoring Joseph L. Spiesman a Melon resident and local businessman who died Monday Rev Fr Francis J Graves presided with Fr Harry Spiesman of Olean N Y as deacon and Fr P P Sharpe as sub deacon Richard Ross led as a bearer and other citizens participated in the service.
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ST. Thomas
J. L. Spiesman
St. Thomas' Church
Joseph. L. Spiesman
Melon
Francis J. Graves
Poachers and Funeral Attendees From Out-of-Town Gather at St Elizabeth Cemetery
The text lists multiple individuals across towns who attended church services and burial at St Elizabeth's Cemetery. It mentions Worth Bammond Frank Wilcox Charles Cronin Sidney Elston and Clarence Wallace among locals, with many visitors from Cleary Gonhem it O and other places. A fragmented note about egg production follows a family group line.
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Poacher
Worth Bammond
Frank Wilcox
Charles Cronin
Sidney B. Elston
Clarence Wallace
Burns
St. Elizabeth’s Cemetery
City
Harry Splesman
Cleay
N. Y
Rosé Barron Clark
Gon- Hemit, O
Thomas, McMahon
Helen Colder
Jayne Babcock
Oil City
Erle
William McTaughlity
Burgnon
EB. W. McLaughlin
Joseph Frans
P. C. Waldinger
Kenneth Young
Jerome Barron
Bernadine Barron
Frances Selinger
Barbara Alberstadt
Leo McLaughlin
George McLaughlin
Elizabeth Carney
C. Zentis
Fred Carney
James Carney
Edward Scherh
Fred
Jennie Keefe
Robert
William A
Peffer
Glen Group
Soldiers Begin Army Vote Registration Effort Across Districts
About 200 000 Pennsylvania volunteers started collecting names and addresses of armed forces and judiciary voters to ensure ballots for November. Local civilian defense authorities direct canvassing with volunteers recording rank serial number address and voting district on cards for later forwarding to election boards.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Sistters
Brothers Ae
State Defense Council
Allied Drive Expands As British Push Toward Caen
The Allied advance reaches Caen area with Montgomery’s forces throwing tanks at the German line. American troops penetrate the Cerisy Forest and move toward the critical German communications hub near Le Mesnil. German broadcasts admit advancing Allied pressure as ships prepare offshore and Carentan area sees shifting positions.
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Caummail
Villers-Bocage
Canny
Gerisy Forest
Nuz
America
Cerisy
SS Lo
Sh Lo
Montgomery
Titly-Sur- Seulles
Supreme Headquarters
Nissauilt
Troarn
Caen
Ob Caen
Tilly-Sits
Man ‘Transoceam Agency
Carentan
Sunpark
Transovean
Carenton
Americar
Titusville Soldier Seriously Wounded in War Action
A Titusville youth, Richard Fisher, 22, a radioman third class in the Navy, was seriously wounded while serving on a Scout cruiser in Atlantic convoy duty. The news follows Allied forces in France and notes his father Fred Fisher received the Navy telegram yesterday.
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Titusville Yeuion
France
Richard Fisher
Navy
Navy Department
Fred Fisher
Diamond Street
Atlantic
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UA France
Flakes
Wing - Willi Star Stores
Powell Motor Company
Dial
Hetty
Clapp
Novic-No
Powell Motor Co
The
Free Poland Society
VFW
Trle County Rose Society
Public
Erie
John V. Davis
Columbus Avenue
Rodney Knowlton
North Center Street
Charles Jackman
Delores Greene
Leon Root
Katherine Greene
Ol Cliys
J. Eugene Moses
John Moses
St. Joseph's High School
Arnold B. Burbert
U. S. Army Air Forces
Europe
Mary Bolmer
Buffalo Street
J. A. Burgert
Orchard Sires
Con'y Hospital
John Metcalf
Genterville
Andrew McKela
Spring Street
Bertha. Dahl
Pleasant St
Kane
St. Joseph's
Mt. Jewett
Rita Helen Flouting
Thomas Fleming
Joseph C. Scanlon
Worcester
Ry We Duran Nefora
Mabel
H DeWitt
Hammerillic Faper
Erie Paper Mill
Con-Twoller
DeWitt
National Association of Cost Accountants
Tkmes
Phil Spitainy
Irl
Marie Rogndahli
Portland
Ore
Monica Mals
Jamaica
B. W.T
Gloria Allilaay
Ballimore
Holly’s
Murikis
Macon
Capl
F. Shaw
State Airway Patrol
Raymond Pall Patrick
Monroe City
Mio
Mii
Albert Hass Foltz
Ladwin J. Poltz
Huinnewell
N. Center
Columbus Ave
Lieut
Sai
Arge
St. Elizabeth's Cemetery
Joseph L. Spresman
OCD
Wayne and Concord
Brinke
Titusville
Americas
Senteant
Erie Coca-Cola Bottling Company
6Th and Blate Street
Brig, Pa
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