War Declares and Local Police Update from Corry
Local report notes rising spring cold as police net two suspects after a hit and run near Irvine involving a intoxicated driver. Gov. Edward Martin signs wartime salary bill for city officials while Philadelphia area notes Pentagon driven shifts in aviation cadet training and federal investigations. Atlantic Refining posts 1942 profits while Pennsylvania moves to allow service members to drive and renew licenses upon discharge. An Erie boy earns aviation cadet status, and WAAC auxiliaries are sworn in at Erie recruiting offices amid regional civic updates.
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Corry
Irvine
War Board Calls Erie County Livestock Meeting
The Erie County U S D A War Board convenes a meeting for all livestock dealers butchers and slaughterers outside Erie city at 8 p m on Tuesday March 22 in Elo to explain Food Distribution Order No 27 and prepare permits due by April 1 1943 The session will cover permit groups criteria and quota info bring 1941 operation details A similar session is planned in Warren county court house the same evening for local dealers and slaughterers with all others in the trade urged to attend.
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Erie County
U. S,d. A. War Board
City of
Erie
Security Peoples Bank
8Th
State Streets
Elo
Tocal
County War Board
Igents
Erl D. Proctor
James H. Hall
W. Levant Alcorn
Paul Bhossmin
Joh Timmons
Grace Kocher
Warren County
Warren County Court House
Warren
Answers to I Q Quiz From Editorial Page
Answers to quiz items printed on the editorial page include a misspelled prompt and a list of responses with names and places. The responses reference topics such as a town, a trumpet, church figures, philosophers, cities including Buenos Aires and Peiping, and wartime leader Ferdinand Foch.
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I. Q
Town
John A. Ryan
Thomas, Carlyle
Ritchel’s Corry Invented First Powered Flying Machine
Corry native Charles P Ritchel built a powered flying machine in 1878, a foot pedaled propeller craft lighter than air and capable of propulsion. Jere Amish Milbank Jr. details Ritchel’s device and its demonstrations in Philadelphia and Hartford, noting it predates other aviation efforts and helped popularize aeronautics.
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Princeton
N. J
Charles P. Ritchel
Corry
Ritehel
Jereamish Milbank, Jr
America
Princeton University Press
Ritchel
Henri Giffard
Ribel
Philadelphia
Hartford
Milbank
Milburk
Europe
Erie Woman Stops Dog Fight in Harrowing Incident
Miss Etta Moritz, 92, of 1802 Peach Street, halted a dog fight at her boarding house Saturday morning and sustained a severe laceration to her left jaw. The bull dog and pup involved caused a deep wound requiring seven stitches. she received care at St. Vincent's Hospital and was discharged to return home.
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Stuard R. Desner
East Pourtt Street
Erie
Lakewood
Cleveland Heights
Etta Mortz
Peach Street
Moritz
St. Vincent's
Three in Family Burned to Death in West Philadelphia Fire
A father Morrie Soloner 52 and two daughters Dorothy 21 and Renu 16 died in a West Philadelphia house fire. Mother Ethel Soloner 48 survived and was hospitalized in critical condition after possibly leaping or fainting from a window. Neighbors woke to screams. grills on ground floor windows may have hindered escape. County funds show February balance down to 519 474.27 per controller Willis.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
West Philadelphils
Morrie Sotoner
Furichconette
Dorothy
Army Signal Corps Depot
Renu
Ethel Soloner
Soloner
Erie
Berlin Radio Lists Venango Man Prisoner
Berlin radio reports on March 16 claimed Pvt. David Latheaw of Venango County is a prisoner in Germany though later notes say he was alive and in good health. A letter to his mother in Allen indicates the message was read by a German commentator and references a calendar page with a patriotism verse.
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Franklin
Berlin
David Dwt Latehaw
War Department
Daniel C. Latehaw
Allen, R
Thaterson
I Franklin
Germany
Venango County
Ty Km
Latehaw
Irwin F. Bender
Oberlin
Bender
Woman Freed in Auto Fatality
Jamestown March 241 Mrs Carte Julians 61 of 411 West Everest Street was found innocent of allowing an reckless driver to operate her car. Judge Allen Borgar based the decision on insufficient guidance after a trial held Feb 25. The case stems from a Dec 18 accident in which Richard A Bush 9 and Gwendolyn Holdsworth 9 were fatally injured when sledding and collided with Julians car. The driver was arrested and pleaded guilty in City Court for operating a car without a license and fined 10.
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Jamestown
Carte Julians
West Everest Street
Allen Borgar
Richard A. Bush
John & Bush
East Second Street
Gwendolyn Holdsworth
Fragmentary Civil War Era Note From Latelaw Addresses Family
A garbled wartime missive to Mr and Mrs Katehay of Latelaw describes a writer who signs off with reassurance of health. The message reads I am well and I will write more when I am allowed to. The text hints at a missing writer's name and sender uncertainty. The announcer notes the writ er failed to give his name.
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Katehay
Latelaw
Brocton Slashes Electric Tariffs In New Rates
The village clerk J. Coughlin announces lower electric charges for both commercial and domestic use. The plan cuts the minimum domestic charge to 80 cents, with stepped rates per kilowatt hour and reductions across tiers on a monthly basis for residents and businesses.
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J. Coughlin
Promoted to Major in Marine Corps at San Francisco
Jamestown native Frank E Sessions promoted to major in the United States Marine Corps and assigned to command the barracks at the Navy Base stock Hunter's Point San Francisco He is a Naval Academy graduate who served in Nicaragua Guam Portsmouth and Philadelphia before discharge for disability and later rejoined the Marines
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Jamestown
Saaren
Frank E. Sessions
United States Marine Corps
Phix Rity
Navy
Beystock
Hunter's Point
San Francisco
Sessions
Pranks
Naves Service
Marine Cory
Lt Harry Oswalt Promoted to Captain in Army Air Corps
Word reached the city Saturday that Harry G Oswalt Jr has been promoted to captain in the U S Army Air Corps. The advancement is effective that day and follows extended training at Miami and assignments in San Antonio and Lubbock. Mrs Oswalt reports no immediate relocation, with Oswalt expected to remain in Texas for the near term.
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Licht
Hany G. Oswalt, Jr
U. 9. Army Air Corps
Capt Oswalt
Corry
Hostesy
Miapi Fla
San Antonio
Texas
Oswell
Lubbock
Tex
Wrightsville Resident Passes Away at Warren
A Wrightsville resident, Muller Buckley of Wrighteville, died Saturday morning at Warren Hospital. She is survived by one brother, J. A. Puller of Loneville, and several distant nephews. The body was moved to Schoonover Funeral Home at Sugar Grove. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with burial in Wrightsville Cemetery.
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Muller Buckley
Wrighteville
Ced
Warren Hospits
J. A. Puller
Loneville
Schoonover Funneral
Sugar Grove
Ms. Buckler
Ollock
Burlet
Wrightsville
Attorney Media Pa Ron Webb Sentencing Tour Noted
County judge reserved ruling as attorneys argued over terms and potential fines in a sentencing hearing. The proceedings involved Webb and a Mrs. in a case related to alleged offenses.
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Attorney Media
Paron. Webb
Mde
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