Allied blitz in Pacific as raids collapse Japanese stands
Japanese positions around the Bismarck Sea appear near collapse as Allied air blows pound Lorengau and Empress Augustav Bay. American forces seize Lorengau airdrome on Manus Island while Wewak comes under heavy bombardment. fierce fighting and heavy losses described as among the war's heaviest as the push toward Bougainville and Rabaul intensifies.
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Associated Press
Bismarck Sea
Pacific Sea
Lorenga
Manus Tela
Admiralty Group
Allied
Lotengan
Admiralties
Aly
Wewak
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Empress Augustz. Bay
Bougainville
Nanking
Plon
Lewis Mauchthatten
Asia
Corry Youth Becomes Royal Air Force Lieutenant
George Croft, Corry High School 1936 graduate, has been commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force after training and service over England and the European continent. He earned a civilian pilot’s license at Warren, worked for Pennsylvania Gas Co., and now flies four engine bombers with multiple sorties from England to occupied territories.
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George Croft
Corry High
W. H. Croft
North Center Street
Corry
Royal Canadian Ai Force
England
Alent
Craft
Trent
Corry High School
Hi Clase
Pennsylsylvania Gas Company
Warren
Newn
Kla
Lerentsllagher
Missing in Action Sgt Lawrence Nichols over Germany
Associated Press report notes Sgt. Lawrence G Nichols listed as missing since a heavy raid on Germany while serving as a bomber gunner. His family in Corry, and several siblings, await word as War Department confirms the miss. A separate item reports swift enactment predicted for a streamliner income tax bill to simplify filing for about 30 million people.
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Maude J. Nichols
Wer Department
Lawrence G. Nichols
Army Air Forces
Germany
Mitch
Webrutryth
Sgt. Nichols
Buckley Field
Denver
Golo
War Department
Soons
Associated Press
Washington
House Ways and Means
Senate
Doughton
Allied Bombers Hit German Defenses at Anzio Beachhead
War bulletins from London Stockholm Helsinki summarize March fronts. Allied airstrikes pound German defenses at the Anzio beachhead while Churchill says decisive stages may come across theaters this year. Heavy Russian troop movements near Kendalekshi signal Finland’s tense peace talks with Russia continue amid optimism and doubt. Dairy prices proposed at 9.40 per hundredweight for Class 1 milk in New York market.
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Associated Press
Anzio
Tome
London
Churchill
Stockholm
Kendalekshi
Finland
Berlin
Svenskin Dagbindet
New York
Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association
Pennsylvanians and the presidential question at Friendly Sons
Chief Justice George W. Maxey told the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick dinner that the Republican Party has never nominated a Pennsylvanian for president, criticizing state party leadership as proprietors and calling for governors or U S senators from the state. Senator James J. Davis spoke before Maxey and left to a standing ovation after Maxey questioned the idea of a stooge candidate.
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Philavellesin
Republican Party
George W. Maxey
Pennsylvania’ Supreme Court
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Philadelphia Record
U. S
Bennertrani
James J. Davis
Maxey
Stooge
Nnnamer
Allied Push Continues In Cassino After Heavy Bombardment
Allied troops push deeper into Cassino as German defenses crack under coordinated infantry tank and air assaults. Indians and New Zealanders hold key ridges while tanks enter the town after air strikes cratered approaches. Casualties are heavy, but the German withdrawal areas are narrowing.
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Cnter
Cassino
Tremendos
Aunian
Gistertia
Draft Call Issued for Union City District Examinations
A new draft call summons the next group from the Union City district for pre induction examinations in Erie on April 5. The number called will be about half of the 209 quota, and notices will be mailed around March 22 to those summoned.
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Erie
Distriet
Thmse
Warning Notice Declares Disease Signs in Local Dog Case
Official notice reports Dr. Bennett of the State Bureau of Antiowl Industry diagnosing a dog owned by Mirw. C. St. Hulligh Fey at White Street with five signs of rable. It marks the first reported case of the disease in the area.
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Bennett
State Bureau of Antiowl Industry
Harridhirg
Mirw. C. St. Hulligh Fey
Conditions at Senior High Are Main Problem
The biennial report urges immediate attention to post war costs for Corry School District facilities. Supt. Dewey recommends studying population trends, existing buildings, ground needs, and possible remodeling or new structures. Federal funds may aid postwar construction. planning should start now. He does not commit to moving the Senior High, noting the 1900 building cost of 48000 remains a point of interest.
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Corry
Ralph
Dewey
Vervent
Nea
Employment Here Showing Decrease Now
A report by Edwin Paine of the local Federal-State Employment office notes a slight decline in area employment for the past month. Twenty-two Corry industries contributed data to the Wet Manpower Commission, totaling 4988 local employees as of February 29, with 3179 men and 1789 women. Compared to February last year, men fell by about 400 while women rose by over two hundred, amid curtailments at the Aéra plant and other local industries, with further expected changes in April.
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Edwin
Paine
Wet Manpower Commission
Wollen
Eebrusty
Tess Khan
Aéra
Gorraim Yen
Death of Pvt Kinney at Camp Barkley Remains Unclear
Relatives of Pvt Charles Kinney await official word on his death at Camp Barkley Texas. Army officials have yet to provide details and prior reports claim his body, unidentifiable, was found in a shallow grave after August disappearance while AWOL. Corry Red Cross seeks full facts throughcamp inquiry and other channels if needed.
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Pvt
Charles Kinney
Corry
Camp Barkley
Texas
Army
Red Cross
Barkley
Adelbert Kinney
Earl Mer
Zamp- Barkley
Tal
Pyt. Kinney
Kinney
The
Bombers Head Across Channel In Daylight Assaults
Allied bomber formations moved over the Strait of Dover for a daylight offensive aided by RAF Mosquitos returning from a strike in western Germany. Fighters joined the raid toward Boulogne while Italy-based American bombers over the Alps hit Vienna. German raids over London caused hospital damage and casualties. Vatican reports an anti-aircraft shell explosion wounded workers.
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London
Strait of Doyon
Germany
Boulogne
Totay
Alps
Vienna
Austria
France
Holland
Vatican
Vatleureity
Yesterdy
Anzio Vet Proposes Postwar Plan for Germany
Pvt. Robert B. Hickey, an Anzio Beachhead veteran from St Petersburg, proposes occupying Germany for 20 to 40 years to deny weapons and ensure it cannot rearm. He notes his father was a Marine killed in the Pacific and that he himself was wounded in Italy. Hickey suggests the occupation force be separate from current troops, with new soldiers aged 18 serving overseas for one year.
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Edward Kennedy
Hal Boyle
Valtuna
Hickey
Union City and Cory to Combine Phone Systems in Near Future
Plans call for merging Union City and Cory telephone networks with a new central station at Kael Bark Place. About 600 lines would be added via the Cory exchange as the Union City system shifts to the standard network. Federal approval and material supplies are reported to be advancing, with preliminary cable work and construction materials expected soon.
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Pennsylvania
Union City
Cory
Iso
Sima
Ine Telephone Company
Oil Cite
King Peter to wed soon in London
March 18. Twenty years old King Peter of Yugoslavie and Princess Alexandria of Greece, aged 33, whose betrothal was announced last August, may marry within the next few days, according to persistent rumors in London.
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Peter
London
King Peter of
Alexandria
Greece
City Plans Dog Quarantine Ordinance Pending Vote
City to adopt a local ordinance authorizing dog quarantine enforcement. City Solicitor Scott drafting the measure, expected to pass on first and second readings Monday, final approval ten days later. State officials Shaw and Smith discussing quarantine scope with police to enforce under local law and fund penalties through fines.
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Gang Council
Scott
R. R. Shaw
Endeavor
Arthur L. Smith
Erie
Bureau of Animal Industry
Yeserday
Flanigan
Ste Kot
Reds Press Toward Nikolayev In Black Sea Push
Russian forces push toward the Black Sea port of Nikolayev as armor, infantry, and cavalry advance from the Dniester valley. Soviet troops seize towns near Vinnitsa and push toward Rumany, with Zhukov’s drive threatening Tarnopol and Proskurov, while German factories in Lwow are evacuated.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Ivan S. Koney
Dniester
Bessarabia
Tomashpol Cemvern
Watts
Mogiley Podalski
Yoder
London
Russiyay Smiy
Great East Lavon
Old Poand
Mewrow
Uist
Old Poland
Dub [Ne
Demidovka
Uirsine Forridor
Fritz von Mannshin
Russia
Ziukov
Black Sea
Nikolyev
Inpilins
Te City
Mayn-Tetrovakoye
Police Seek Young Blonde Kidnapping Suspect
Bristol Pa police hunt for a young blonde woman believed to have abducted Charlotte Susan Garon, 1, daughter of Bristol mayor Sofia Garon. Investigators say they know who did it and hope to custody the kidnapper before tomorrow.
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Bristol, Py
Charlotte Susan Garon
Bristol Saijor
Wwe
Iesustody
Thi Wei
Bristol
Charlotte Sissy
State Police
Bhuntom
Sofia Garon
Wee
Silvia
Anthony Russobiel
Blacks County
Gai
Kber
Charlotte
Garon
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Lawrence Nichols
Hope
Sal. Nichols
Corry Schoels
W. W. Waterhouse
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Neya
Helda Nichols
Pre
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Oregon
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Remlin
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St. Patrick's
Philadelphia
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