Orville Street dies in World War I service
A hometown tribute recalls Orville Street as a typical American youth who died in action in World War I while serving in the U S Signal Corps on Luzon. The piece honors his sacrifice, links it to broader war aims, and voices resolve to persevere in the war effort despite the cost. It also notes congressional inaction over the 40 hour week and references a court martial for Pearl Harbor related conduct.
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Corty Boy
Orville Street
Pearl Harbor
U.S. Signal Corps
Luzon
Uncle Sam
Ais
Congressional
Congress
Workahen
Congress Ssi
America
Alno
Inside White Sulphur Springs internment life for 900 internees
Large group of enemy nationals housed at Greenbrier Hotel White Sulphur Springs West Virginia described as a peaceful yet secretive scene. Internees from Germany Austria Hungary and Italy share facilities while guards keep visitors away. The piece notes limited contact with town locals and highlights daily life from soap purchases to walking for recreation and a cinema program.
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White ‘Sulphur Springs
Max Fullerton
Wide World
W. Ya
Kat
Greenbrier
Silevice
Hans Thomsen
Central America
Otto Refiebeck
Central American
Beckley
St Lo
Sleep tricks from a medical society psyehophysicist
A modern psychologist offers sleep inducing tricks to aid rest. Cut mental intensity before bed, take time to prepare, read dull material, relax thoughts, and practice slow breathing with tepid baths. Focus on calming the body and mind to improve sleep onset tonight.
Twenty Years Ago Fetal Injuries Reported in Columbus Crash
Two injured in a collision when a buggy carrying Ray Cole and Miss Emma Greeley was hit by a westbound express train on Summer Street. Both remain in critical condition at Corry hospital with doubtful recovery.
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Ray Cole
West
Washington Street
Emma
Greeley
Columbus Avenue
Summer Street
P.E. R
Corry Hospital
Daily Quiz Questions Spark Curiosity and Nostalgia
A scrambled vintage quiz page asks seven questions from history geography and language. It includes queries about Burma's capital, naval ranks, color codes for truces, badminton terms, biblical figures, famous legends, rural versus urban populations, crops, large numbers, and quick alleys of spelling.
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Burma
Lot
Willian 'Tell
United States
North East Man Struck On Head In Street Attack
James A. McDonald, 15, of 78 Gibson Street, fruit farmer and land owner, was struck on the head by a blunt instrument about 1:45 PM Wednesday on North Lake Street while walking to his daughter's home at North Bake Street. He received ten stitches for a scalp wound and could not identify the attacker. police have no clues.
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North East
N. Lake Street
James A. McDonald
Gibson Street
McDonald
Nettle McDonald
N. Bake Street
Abbie
Carl Karsh
Herbert Healing
Rob
Rubinoff to Play in Erie at Strong Vincent High School
Violinist and conductor Rubinoff will give a concert of classical music in the auditorium of Strong Vincent High School on Wednesday April 15. He will perform on the famed Stradivarius violin valued at 100000, provided through city support by the local Parents and Teachers Council. This recital is touted as a premier musical attraction for the year in the city.
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Rubinoff
Erie “Brie
Mar
Washington
Manciusesmpus dynasty ends with Pu Yi abdication in 1912
In China the Manchus ruled from Pekin until February 12 1912 when Pu Yi son of Prince Chun and nephew of the late Emperor Kuang Hu abdicated. Pu Yi later became Emperor of Manchukuo on March 1 1994. A Unitarian Church pulpit in Kennebunk Maine was carved from a mahogany block salvaged from a Santa Domingo sailing vessel.
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China
Pekin
Pu Yi
Ch UN
Kuang Hu
Manchukuo
Unitarian Church
Kennebunk
Santa Domingo
North Carolina plant shifts to novel pipe block production
A North Carolina facility now yields 60,000 pipe blocks weekly from aati thododendron burns, replacing briar root imports halted by war. The text notes a 12th century European university landscape with Bologna for law, Salerno for medicine, and Paris for theology.
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North Carolina
Europe
Bologna
Salerno
Paris
Mounting Washington Rules Stir Business Woes
Richmond writer Roger Bars urges cutting office waste and excess regulations to speed war production. He criticizes wartime bureaus, calls for integrity and religious revival, and warns against overregulation that could threaten postwar peace and national character. He cites planned factory shifts and new rules as hindering growth and morale.
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Roger
Richmond
Washington
Donald Nelson
Nelson
Democratic Party
Tam
Blus
Meadville Youth Struck by Auto During Blackout
Benny Petruso, 18, of Meadville, was admitted to Spencer hospital last evening for a fractured left leg after be ing struck by an automobile driven by Norman Appenrodt during Meadville blackout on February 28. Parents delayed hospital visit due to optimistic X rays from Dr. J. A. Mahouse.
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Benny Petruso
Meadville
Spencer Hospital
Norman Appenrodt
Pebrua’y Lab
J. A. Mahouse
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W. G.l. Marsh
James P. Crown
Corry
Warren
Lila Tillotson
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Whint
Cola
Town
Julien
Clifford Walter Casler
Stil Milas
Florence Vivian Ohm
Columbus
Boster BP. W. Tray
Baptist Parsonage
Mrs. Ouster
St. Elizabeth's Church
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F. M
St. Bonaventure's College
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East Main Street
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Pyre
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Babson
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