Rescued From Icy Waters As Boat Capsizes
Johnsonburg March 17 Ray mond Brechtohl er Purges of Johnsonburg and Harry Miller town council member were saved from the icy Clarion river when a motor boat captized above a dam at the Castanea Paper Company area. Miller pulled ashore by Johnsonburg Police Chief Jacob Murray, Brecht swam to safety after landing on a rock. The pair clung to the drifting craft as it flipped, then Miller grabbed Brecht as the boat passed over the dam. Murray waded in and pulled Miller and the boat to safety while Brecht reached a dock and swam ashore.
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Johnsonburg
Mar
Raymond Breckohler
Harry Miller
Paper City
Clarion River
Miller
Anderson
Jac Mm .Murray
Johnsonbure
Bercht
Uist
Mille
McMurray
Brecht
Memorial services for Orville Street held in Taibheran church
Memorial services for Orville Street, killed in action in the Philippines on December 8, 1921, were held last evening at St Pauls Taibheran church. A quartet Alton Dalistrand Elyyn Gage Charles Hughes and John Freno with organist Armour Hillstrom sang Rock of Ages and Nearer My God to Thee. Rev. Willian Hall and Rev. B D Wagner delivered scripture readings and short memorial addresses.
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Orville Street
Philippines
St. Paul's
Taibheran
Alton Dalistrand
Elyyn Gage
Charles Hughes
John Freno
Armour Hillstrom
Willian Hall
B.D. Wagner
Gocd
Board and Teachers Meet on Salary Plea
Members of the Board of Education met with a Corry Teachers Association committee Monday night to discuss a petition seeking $200 raises for all professional district employees. The session remained informal with plans for further talks, while the board reviews data and maps for the Uld Hurdgel project. Separately, senior high students protested alleged teacher methods and graft, with the petition referred to the instruction committee for review.
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Board of Education
Corry
Neely
Uhr
Tigh School
Lakewood Man Fatally Hurt in Jamestown Bus Crash
John A. Jackson 19 of 22 East Stew pittsree Lakewood died after being struck by a bus at Main and 1st streets during Saturday shopping rush. He suffered a fractured skull and lacerations and died at Jamestown General Hospital. The driver was Charles Miller 63 of 2 Wilson Place. Jackson had lived in Jamestown over 60 years and owned property on Mariet Street.
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Jamestown
Mar
John A. Jackson
East Stewpitt Sree Lakewood
Jamestown General Hospital
Samuel T. Bowers
Jackson
Mariet Street
Jamestown Motor Bus Company
Brooklyn Square
Charles Miller
Wilson Place
Democrats Plan Registration Drive Across Erie County
Several dozen men and women from the Erie County Democratic Committee Roosevelt Club and Democratic Women's Council met at Ruttenbach Hall on Pedwin Street to plan an extensive voter registration drive before the April 18 deadline for primary participation on April 19.
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Brig
Mar
Severanl Nunaray
City
Yanty
Erie
Seized Italian Ship Is Sunk by Uruguayan Navy
Montevideo March 1 The 5785 ton Uruguayan merchant ship Monevi tes was torpedoed off HalilJ with 17 men reported missing The government ordered seizure of the German supply ship Tacoma previously part of the pocket battleship Graf Spee’s flotilla The 8268 ton Tacoma was sunk off Montevideo by orders of Adolf Billers after being chased by British cruisers in December Only 32 of Tacoma’s crew of nearly 60 were accounted for. details from the government announcement
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Monevites
Ue Bee
Halil
Seiuore
Tacoma
Admiral Graf Spee
Montevides
Adolf ‘Biller
Tacoma Ax
Syuy Ste
Stalin
Adamiello
Jemmie Hill
Sheffield Boy Enlists in Army Abroad
Sheffield March report notes Jubey Felton, a widely known local youth, has joined the Royal Army. He was inducted about a year ago and is currently stationed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, with orders to Belfast.
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Sheffield
Jubey” Felton
England
Ordnyajee Division
Army
Set, Felton
Abricken Proving Grounds
Aberdere
Anti
Nurses Enlist For Civil Defense Efforts Advertised
Mrs Josephine Sherman prompts all graduates and trained nurses to contact her at 110 East Congress Street regarding Civilian Defense and Red Cross nursing service. She is forming a nursing program and aid setup to ready volunteers for future civil defense needs and potential emergency duties.
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Josephine Sherman
East Congress Stheel
Defenis Council
Red Cross
Sherman
Ret Cross
Business at Ease Shows Big Gain in Banking Week
Market notes report a 4. turn increase in debits across 10 clearing house banks for the week ending March 4, vs the same week in 1941. The total is 82,190, the prior period was 7,622,200.15 in debits, indicating substantial growth in activity for the period.
Narrow Escape for Man in Flooded Creek
A 48 year old man from Randolph, formerly Kennedy resident, escaped death when his boat capsized in Hooded waters of Conewango Creek Saturday night. He was posting property of Wayne Cheney on the Polkland Center Mud Creek road against trappers. He was hospitalized in Jamestown and treated for immersion and shock.
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Miritary Sueps
Randolph
Kennedy
Conewango
Wayne Cheney
Poland Center
Ouster of Nurses Urged Before Event with Mrs Sherman Contact
Fragmentary note urges full ouster of nurses to prepare for raids and Vimtar emergencies. It asks all graduate nurses to contact Mrs. Sherman to ensure efficient operation. The text is unclear but centers on contingency staffing and a named organizer.
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Max
Sherman
Ain
Kane Residents Injured in Warren Auto Crash
Three Kane family members were injured in a car crash west of Starbrick near Warren. Mrs Hurtippt Cuuden, gravely injured with possible upper back fracture and jaw injury, remained hospitalized in good condition. Her husband Thomas Cadden and daughter Mary Jane were treated for shock and released. A car driven by LeRoy MacArthur rolled over after a crash with Paul Payson’s car. occupants’ exact injuries and MacArthur’s status were unclear.
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Warren
Mar
Kane
Warren General Hospital
Rolle
Hurtiptt Cuuden
Dawson Street
Thomas Cadden
Mary Jane
L. G. Fobes
State Motor Police
LeRoy MacArthur
Erie
Caddens
Paul Payson
Clark Street
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Oberlin College
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Franklin Roosevelt
Swisaville
Vincent Rocco
Marie
James Cagney
Joan Leslia
Ed Alice Jones
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al Lindsley
S & McCandrew’s
Lakewood
Democrats
Crosley
Crosley & Estate Gas
Zenith
Merritt Appliance Co
East Main Street
Zuckerman
Dini
North Center St
Cntry
Associated Press
Cies
Wellington
Ustone
Center Sales Company
Center St
Dial
Starbrick
Montana
Kendall
Powell Motor CO
Harold K. Powell
N. Center St
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