Fire alarm halts repairs as chimney blaze curbs damage
Twenty years ago a chimney fire at the Pennsylvania freight station was discovered in time to prevent heavy damage. Chief Paulson and crew were fixing an alarm whistle. The day also saw deaths from pneumonia linked to injuries at Hensel Clark plant, Dee Rath 52 Beaverdam died at Corry Hospital. Carmen Hill misses Pirates uniform due to old back injury at Paso Robles training base. Rebecca Mackenzie of 215 Concord selected by Vesper George School of Art for Boston demonstration. Barton Smith moves FRR yard duty to Venango yards, W G Gault to City. Freeze makes highways icy with several near misses as waffle and walking hazards emerge.
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Pennsylvania
Paulson
Hensel Clark and Son, Inc
Dee Rath
Beaverdam
Corry Hospital
Carmen Hill
Pittsburgh Pirates
Paso Robles
Calif
Rebecca MacKenzie
Concord Street
Vesper George School of Art
Boston
Mackenzie
Maple syrup crop forecast by Erie and Chautauqua counties
John Wiggers argues in a letter that the maple syrup harvest will be the shortest in 25 years due to drought and farmer exits. He cites wartime price effects, Canadian imports, and removal of quotas as factors shaping prices and production in Erie County Pennsylvania and Chautauqua County New York.
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Erie County
Pennsylvania
Chautauqua County
Wwe
Canada
John Wiggers
Erie Housing Evicts 160 Families Over Income Rules
The Erie Housing Authority and city officials report 160 families must vacate their homes within 26 months due to high incomes. 32 families face eviction April 1 after a March 1 deadline was extended by Congress amid protests. A Housing and Home Finance Agency letter to Mayor Hickey states no exemptions for ineligible families.
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Riis
Waren
Sherman Hickey
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Washington
Joseph Anton Schmid
Erie Housing Authority
Congress
Hickey
Raymond Mr. Foley
Federal
Vet Loses Fight for Former Job in Court Ruling
Army veteran Alton Gummings failed to reclaim his post with Hubbell Supply after discharge in 1944. Federal Judge Fred W. Vollmer ruled Cummings did not apply within 90 days and waited until August 1949 to sue, abandoning his rights under the Veterans Reemployment Act.
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Hubbell
Fred W. Vollmer
Howard G. Hubbell
Alton
Cummings
Erie Concern
Thomas
Joseph Barber
William Knox
Follmer
Army
Classified Q&A Memorabilia and World War II Context Questions
A scanned page presents a mixed set of trivia and reader prompts about memory tests, government figures, wartime agencies, and postal rates. It references former congressmen Bond Bide, Hearnes, and others, plus questions on the Office of War Information head, Chester Arthur, and the Atlantic Pacific location of Midway.
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Rance
Square
Chris
Bond Bide
Detroit
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
Hearnes Ho
PeUadainhin
Oms
Jenry
Murray Gars
Associated Press
Corry
New Orleans
Trang-Jordan
North Africa
Ania Minor
Chester Arthur
U. S&s
Internations 'Typographies Union
Office of War Information
Davis
Chinese blast toll may reach 1000 hurt
The U S Navy rushed aid to hundreds after a massive Chinese ammunition storehouse explosion. Estimates of the injured ranged up to 1000, with at least 200 killed. North of Nanking Vice Admiral Oscar C. Buydger reported no Navy personnel harmed. The blast destroyed a three story warehouse and many nearby dwellings and damaged more homes. The incident raises concerns over tenant removal in low income housing projects.
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U. S. Navy
Nanking
Oscar C. Buydger
Cor Ander
U. S
Munations
Truman Proposes Federal Anti-Discrimination Employment Law
In a wartime policy focus, President Truman's plan for a Federal anti dynching and anti poll tax style employment law would bar racial discrimination in hiring by government and contractors. The 1944 Democratic platform backed equal rights, with Southern delegations resisting a full roll call. Congress later funded the related FEPC agency while BEPC funds were appropriated.
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Truman
Congress
Roosevelt
PEPC
BEPC
Peterson's Ointment claims relief for eczema and skin itch
An old advertisement outlines relief promises for itching eczema pimples red blotches and itching feet with Peterson's Ointment. It mentions a money refund if one application fails and notes a druggist name and place.
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Peterson
Shesall
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Good Foou
U. 5
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Ring Bologna
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Qiick
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Dimond
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