Erie County to Study Needs for Civil Defense
Erie County Commissioner Thoras W. Platley will represent the county at a Washington senate committee hearing on national defense needs. The session aims to gather first hand information from counties about protective requirements. Platley may press for gas mask provisions if funded as in other communities, and will report back to the board after returning to Erie.
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Erie
Mar
Thoras W. Platley
Erie County
Washington
Maury Maverick
Platley
Erie City
Platiey
Flatley
Mayville Man James Rugg Dies After Heart Attack
Mayville March 6 James Rugg a Mayville man died suddenly Tuesday afternoon less than two hours after suffering a heart attack in the Mayville Central School office where he was summoned to drive rural students home as officials closed the school for a blizzard. He died one week after his mother Mrs Katherine Rugg of Speen who died Tuesday February Bh
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Mayville
James
Katherine Rugg
Speen
Knife Wound from Accidental Throw at Home
Powell was wounded in the abdomen Tuesday night when a hunting knife he threw at a door flew back and struck him. Detectives Schaaf and Reagan investigated at Hamet Hospital where Powell, who said he was playing with the knife, was treated and listed in good condition Wednesday.
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Huke Raven
Parade Street
Paul Schaaf
Doin Reagan
Hamet Hospitel
Powell
NOW SHE SHOPS "GASH AND CARRY" WITHOUT PAIN
An odd promotional item claims relief from backache and urinary issues with a “Gash and Carry” approach. It warns of kidney or bladder disorders and urges immediate action, claiming most people feel better after choosing their remedy. Demonstrates sensational health claims and medical vagueness.
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Iain da
Wool Substitutes Plastics From Milk Developed In Pa Lab
Washington reports progress at the government regional research lab near Philadelphia on turning farm products into industrial materials. Dr. Henry G. Knight cites advances in milk sugar plastics and casein wool substitutes, with potential to ease wool shortages. Other lines note apple juice concentrate, glycerine from waste, and defense material aims. Rural loans totalled 5.25 million over six years, Texas receiving 945 thousand. Pennsylvania population counts and agricultural stats are listed for 1941.
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Associated Press
Washington
Goverment
Philadelphia
Henry G. Knight
Bureau of Agricultral Chemistry
House
Pennsylvania
Knight
Agriculture Department
Scranton
Texas
Rural Electrification Administration
Murray 10 quits Steel Union post at SWOC
Pittsburgh March 5 Associations of Philip Murray report he plans to step down as chairman of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee at its May convention. His increasing duties as CIO president and UMWA vice presidency reduce time for SWOC work. Murray, 58, was ill last year after a heart attack. Possible successors include Clinton Golden Van Burnee David J. McDonald. SWOC has led steel union since 1936 with about 660,000 members.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Uintles
CIO
United Mine Workers
Murray
Clinton 5
Golden
SWOC
van Burnee
UMWA
David J. McDonald
Steel Union
Retired Union City merchant dies at 71
James Middleton 71, longtime Union City merchant and former meat cutter, died Tuesday evening at his daughter Bertha Boneman’s home in Erie. Born in Waterford township, he owned a Union City grocery and meat business for 44 years. He was married to Clara Peet Middleton Brie and survived by a daughter, a son in Poughkeepsie, a sister Dorothy McIntyrs, three brothers J W Middleton Fred Middleton and Floyd P Middleton, and 12 grandchildren.
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Dorothy McIntyrs
Union Cit
J. W. Middleton
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Fred Middleton
Union City
Floyd P Middleton
Erie
Prairie Tay Oklahoma Production Reaches Half Million Tans
Prairie Tay Oklahoma reports production of prairie way attains between 300000 and 500000 tans initially, marking a significant output milestone for the region's agricultural facility and reflecting early success in the project timeline.
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Oklahoma
Warren County Registrants to be Reclassified for Army Calls
Warren County selective service registrants formerly classified 1-B or 4-P are being reclassified and may be called for physical examinations for induction. B C Thompson, chairman of the Joent board No. 1, said teeth specification changes have shifted many to 2-A and that inductees may be sent to camp immediately after final exams rather than returning home.
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Warrsen
Warren County
Selective Service
B.C. Thompson
Joent Board No. 1
Yosher
Thompson
Ese Toy
Eric
Thorson
Erle
War Department
Oil City Plans Early Blackout Soon
Oil City presses ahead with an anticipated early blackout as authorities prepare to comply with wartime orders. The move, first of its kind in the area, mirrors steps taken in larger cities on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to emphasize wartime readiness among residents.
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Tata
Yrill
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