Sheriff faces slow eviction decisions amid rent crisis
Erie March 26 Sheriff Fred Lamberton said evictions will only proceed when court orders compel him, as families flood lines with rent and housing worries. He plans to consult Judges Miles B. Kitts and Elmer L. Ryans for a humane solution to looming evictions next Wednesday, April. He fears sending tenants to the streets with nowhere to go, especially those with children, and questions how landlords will serve eviction writs.
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Erie
Fred Lamberton
Lele
Lani Derton
Miles B. Kitts
Elmer L. ‘Ryans
Lamberton
Lem
Pew
Tim
Fie
Missing Navy Man From Emporium Noted In Navy Release
Mr and Mrs William McCaslin of Emporium were informed by the Navy that their son Truman Everett McCaslin 30 a boiler maker first class is reported missing. He served on the destroyer U S 5 Pillsbury which Navy announced yesterday was lost in the Battle of Java earlier this month. His last letter was mailed from Cavite Navy Yards Manila.
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Emporium
Maren
Navy Department
William ©. McCaslin
Truman Everett McCaslin
U. S
Pillsbury
Java
Cavite
Manila
Tighten Restrictions on Draft Deferments
Draft officials foresee changes to deferments for dependents and occupation aimed at increasing war work enrollment. A new two class system would separate dependents not in essential industries from those eligible for deferment based on occupation. Officials urge calm, noting shifts only if the war extends for years and that some marginal cases may face scrutiny.
Frees youths in mischief case in Clearfield
A local magistrate in Clearfield freed several youths arraigned on a mischief charge amid testimony from Edwin B. Bobb a Jehovah Witness preacher who claimed the boys deflated his tires damaged his car and disrupted services after he refused to salute the American flag. The youths denied tampering with the vehicle and the magistrate expressed unwillingness to grant special protection for private property amid the dispute.
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Clearfield
Burgess Bob Leas
Edwin B. Bobb
Bobb
Jenges
Jamestown Woman Left Estate Valued at 701108
Mrs. Marle B. Willard widow of Ernest R. Willard longtime Roeleiver Democrat and Chronicle editor died in October 1940 leaving an estate of 701108 net after tax. She donated 50000 to charity and left most of her estate to sister in law Mrs Hale W. Ashwell of Jamestown including a 308437 trust and another fund of 219200.
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Rochmnsuk
Nex Smenn
Marle B. Willard
Ernest R. Willard
Roeleiver Democrat and Chronicle
Willard
Hiram Sibley
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Hale VY
Ash—well
Jamestown, Siset-Inlay
Ashwell
Axis Attempting India Uprising
Axis efforts to aid Indian independence are outlined in a Tokyo broadcast noting a March 28 two day conference in Shanghai and Thailand. Subhas Chandra Bose, exiled leader, and Bengalese envoy Res Behari Bose are linked to broadcasts via Japanese radio to India from Berlin and Saigon.
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Paxe
Malaya
Thailand
Shanghai
Tokyo
Subhas Chandra Bose
Calenitta
Berlin
Saigon
Raio
Res Behari
Japan
Henso
India
First Catch Of Lake Erie Fish Reported
March 26 reports a first catch of whitefish off the port as censorship of marine news stirs debate. Coast guard officials refused to comment on fishing activities while Erie Fish Company later claimed a 600 pound whitefish haul, denying any censorship orders and seeking publicity.
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Erie
Bette
Blackout tail lights spark Erie city talk
In Erie, a blackout leads to parked cars with lights off, despite an ordinance requiring lights. Mayor Charles Barber and Durant captain Donald McDonald discuss solutions as drivers struggle to comply, prompting likely enforcement of tail light parking rules during outages.
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Erie
Maron
Gus ‘Donald
Tere
Charles Barber
McDonald
Barber
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