Flooding and accidents dominate Corry news in stormy period
Slippery highways slowed traffic as floodwaters overwhelmed the Columbus dam and nearby streams. damage reports include a car crash into a utility pole on Columbus Avenue and a rat attack on a one month old in Titusville. Local efforts show salvage drives, Air and Navy enlistments, public health nurse campaigns, and an armored training update from Fort Knox.
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North Corry
North Center Stret
Columbus Avenue
Doubt Erie Man Was Murdered in Fire
Erie on March 18 coroner and doctors will decide if 83 year old Pred H Sheldon died in a murder during a robbery. His burned body was found after 2 am in a barn behind 148 West 16th street. Police suspect a blow to the head and arson to conceal the crime. A $1,120 sum reportedly missing from his sleeping quarters may have motivated the crime. Pathologist Dr. E G Armstrong performed the autopsy and could not yet rule on the skull fractures or the fire injury. Coroner Wood said foul play is not eliminated and the fractures might have occurred when Sheldon stumbled through the flames.
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Erie
Pred H. Sheldon
sm.Priday
West 16Th Street
Coro
W. W. Wood
Sheldon
Focal Bank
Mayen
E. G. Armstrong
Hamot Hospital
Wood
Two Highway Accidents Hurt Two in Warren
Two separate Warren incidents sent two people to Warren General Hospital with injuries. A Clarendon man walked into a silva mobile on Weldbank Road near midnight causing a deep scalp laceration. A Sheffield driver’s Ford sedan struck Violet Merchant near the high school, injuring both knees and her right ankle. Both victims are expected to recover.
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Warren
Aaen
Dan
Clarendon
Warren General Hospital
Sila Mobile
Weldbank
Jordan
Joseph Straneva
Sheffield
Lesb Hight
Violet Merchant
Chan Ellberg
Akeley
Erie Fortress Pilot Reported Missing
Second Lieutenant Frederick W Melzer, 27, pilot of a Flying Fortress, has been missing in action since February 22 after his bomber failed to return from a mission over Italy. He had completed more than 30 missions and is survived by his parents in Erie and wife in Wichita.
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Eri
Frederick W Melzer
Flying Fortress
War Department
Henry Melzer
East Agrd Street
Dorothy J. Melzer
Wichita
Kans
Melzer
Italy
Major Post Sees Wife and Parents After War Injury
Major Robert YW Post, 26, of slimstawrl, wounded prisoner care in a German camp, met reporters at Halorar General Hospital in Staten Island. He spoke of losing his right eye and a leg, and of his wife Catherine telling him they have a son, William Sherman Post, born last Christmas Eve. His parents had not seen him since joining the Army Air Corps in 1940.
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New York
Robert YW
Post
Astronghie
Tory
Fos
Otter
Halorar
Staten Lland
Holland
W& Rule
Iin Betz
Catherine
William Sherman Post
Franklin
Marshall College
Army Air Corps
Anzio Vets Discuss Occupation and Education Plan
Anzio veterans propose continuing education while on duty in Germany, seeking government aid for soldiers to pursue college after discharge. Hickey, reclassified from combat duty, now mails to forward units from the Beachhead, hoping education plans persist despite extended service. A bridge club, led by Lt Sumner Wilson, operates at Beachhead amid wartime restrictions and scarce alcohol, with locals noting wine provisions and front-line supply practices.
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Germany
America
Hickey
Mown
International Bridgehead
Rome
Edmund Brus
Cassino
Two Erie Youths Get Prison Terms
Erie youths Mirele Louis Kupniewski and Leonard Pohl, both 18 to 26, were sentenced to seven years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to mail fraud conspiracy charges. They were linked to stealing $900 worth of war bonds and broke out of Buffalo’s county jail while awaiting trial, then confessed after being returned to Erie and transported to Buffalo.
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Erie
Mirele Louis J. Kupniewski
Alk Kupper
Buffalo
Leonard ©. Pohl
Erié
Ekupniewskki
Hupnelwakt
Pohl
Meadville
Kupniewski
Rich
Meathey
New County
Two Escape When Wreckage Burns
Jamestown reports a truck crash with a fleet vehicle at a transit site. The wreck set fire as firefighters contained flames. two occupants escaped with injuries as debris damaged the platform, fence, and utility pole. Victims identified as Charles Coin and Bark Wart among others.
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Jamestown
Charles Coin
Wade
Joe
Moir
Vinwent “Transfer Company
Ehreds
J. Ww. Orl
Pairmount Avemue
whaw#ls
Ind
J. W
Erie
Answers to a quiz from National Service page 1
Correct options list includes Charles L. McNary for question 2 and Bangkok for question 4. An acknowledgement of debt is noted for item 5, Tweed for item 6, Prue for item 1, associate justice status for item 8, submarines for item 9 and Pasadena for item 10.
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National Service
Charles L. McNary
U. S. Supreme Court
Bangkok
Tweed
Prue
Power
Pasadena
Public Auction Notices and Farm Sale Details
Multiple public sales listed from Pressley Cotton farm to Dan Depew farm near Corry with items ranging from complete household furnishings to Holstein cattle and Jersey purebred stock. Also a 1944 tractor bid invitation with equipment add ons and a wordy note on bid terms.
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Columbus
Pressley Cotton Farm
Honehold
Aboom
Glenn Bush
Briels
Arthur Scorten
Spartansburg
Ancioneer Marll
Dan Depew Farm
Corry
Jersey
Guernsey
Tire
Oeth Harrow
Erin
A. Depew
Arthur Scouiten
Uuicioneer
Mar
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Erie Station
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Shirley Hasbrouck
Concord Street
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Board of Health
Oscar Johnson
Lotal
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Armored Training Replacement Center
Merle Amy
Women's Victory Club
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Halbert R. Gilman
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Wivike Erata
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Parma” Electric
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First Avenue
At | Motor Co
Hoover Cleaner Service
Hoover
Brieganroad
Helm Tor Mille
W.K
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Ann Sivko
Gerry
Janae
Tay Powers
Elis Varvey
Romerade
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Elgin
Garland
Condon
Doane's Hardware
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Halle Bros
Breen
Sian
Litz
Paul
DaBett
Robbins
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Stig
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Jowett
Pleasant Street
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Washington
Seventin
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Unie City
Amsley
Sisere
Carey
Spring Greek Road
Jobe Bramaky
Corry Nau
Gory
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Sam Corry
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