Garrison to retire as Westfield railroad agent on April first
Westfield scene notes I M Garrison, agent for the New York Central Railroad at Westfield, will retire April 1 after years of service. He started as a telegrapher in 189% with Lake Shore Southern, rose to agent six years later, and moved to Westfield in 1926 after John McCruden’s retirement. In Warren, Marine Private Harold Rosenquist, wounded on Iwo Jima February 20, is reported dead the same day, per a telegram to his mother Bertha Rosenquist who was informed weeks earlier of his wounding.
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Westfield
I. M. Garrison
New York Gentral Railroad
Garrison
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
John McCruden
Warren
Iwo Jima
Harold William Rosenquist
Bertha Rosenquist
Local notices and incidents from City and Vicinity
Discharge notes list Adrienne Kerstetter Mildred Ayers Mrs Wallace Hemminger and Son Mrs Pred Johnson and Marion Ha cock among hospital dischargees. Building lots for sale at 138 W Frederick St. Mayville region reports maple season poorest in 30 years due to unseasonable warmth. sap quality mixed. Seven Mayville Central School teachers reportedly not yet returned contracts. Easter candy advertised at Paver's 413 Brookville. Fire in Brookville home caused about 2000 loss from wiring. DuBois baby attacked by older boy. serious facial injuries. police investigate. Dunkirk patrolman shoots rabid dog in Park Ave area. head sent for analysis. B P W Club to meet Monday at 8. Garbage bills due April 1-10. Jamestown man James Watmutt, 86, dies. English-born, former Broadhead Worsted employee. Connie's Grocery open Easter. Strong winds cause damage in Seneca Venance and Franklin. Erie area: Lt William Beck to succeed Curr. Curwensville holds military funeral for Audran Sidney Fos. last seen Dec 9 1944. Titusville reports a Red Cross War Fund push nearing goal. James Carrig’s son Lt James Carrig arrives in England. John Larson promoted to first lieutenant and wounded in Germany.
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Brookville
Fred Brady
John Foster
DuBois
Dunkirk
Alfred A. Reynolds
Parkave
Eastith Street
Roy Prita
Fredonia
South Center Street
Berkhaus Disposal
Paver‘s
Erie
William Beck
Cleveand
John Falter
New York Central Railroad
Falter
Nissen
Tarbell's
Union City
Curwensville
Audran
Sidney Fos
Philipsburg
Erhard
Edward Kelley
Walbridge
Rouseville-Blumer Road
Titusville
Eviction Crisis Hits Brie Families as Move Looms
March winds up with scores of Brie families facing eviction by April 1 after homes were sold to others. Sheriff Lamberton says there is no local remedy and few rental options exist, leaving families seeking shelter as courts plan enforcement. In other news, 2600 American former POWs have been moved from the Odessa repatriation park as the Moscow mission reports ongoing transfers and Polish routes. W T U to meet Tuesday at 2:30 at Mrs Stephen Brooks residence.
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BRIE
Sherif
Sheriff's Office
Fred Lamberton
Lamberton
U. S
Moscow
Odessa
Varios
Poland
Union Good Friday Service Draws Large Attendance
Many attended the Union Good Friday service as churches held additional wartime observances throughout the week. The service at First Methodist ran 12 to 3 with seven Corry pastors delivering words from the Cross, featuring musical performances from Baptist, United Brethren, and Nazarene churches.
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First Methodist
Corry
Ach
The
Baptist Church
Nelson
United Brethren Church
Church of the Nazarene
Hays
St. Thomas’ Church
St. Elizabeth's Church
Emmanuel Church
Runaway Team and Half Wagon Found at Dead Hill
Police report a strange scene after Andrew Lebowski of Dead Hill called to say a runaway team of Lt Cmdr Weschler May horses and the front half of a wagon appeared at his farm. Bailey, a driver for Bisset Lamber, was said to be missing after the incident, while other Bisset employees recovered the animals.
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Andrew Lebowski
Dead Hill
Cmdr
Weschler
Bailey
U. S
Bisset,Lamber Company
Bisset
Erie Officer Vanished After Sinking of Japanese Transport
Lt. Commander Charles John Weschler USN 36, of Erie, son of Charles F. Weschler and Mrs. Weschler, is feared missing after the sinking of a Japanese transport. A POW since early in World War II, he served in the Navy construction corps at Cavite, later held in a Davao camp, and was reportedly aboard the December 15 1944 transport bound for Japan, sunk the next day. If not listed among missing, he may have been rescued and taken to Japan, possibly still alive.
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Erie
March
Charles John Weschler
USN
Charles F. Weschler
Pearl Harbor
Navy Construction Corps
Cavite
Philippines
Davao
Untitled fragment hints at a corporate site project
A fragmented OCR passage references a Wednesday event with tests and new employees. It mentions a corporation and a $2,250,000 project at a Spring site, with unclear names and specifics.
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Fragmentary OCR text mentions an entity and numbers but lacks clear events or names. No verifiable actions, dates, or affiliations emerge to form a coherent news item.
Allen aay 4 8 dies va missing 1 found taken boyfriend
A fragment reports a person named Allen aay 4 8 dies va missing with a note that one found and taken by a boyfriend. The text is garbled and unclear about location or official authorities.
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Allen Aay
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Occident F Flour
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Hills Bros. Coffee
Betty Crocker Soup
Cameo Cleanser
Kirkmans Flakes
Waldorf
Kirkmans Cleanser
Hetty
Wing
Penne
Lanston
Center St
RED Cross
HS Side
Al's Clothes Shop
Bernstein Bros
Powell Motor Co
Corry Hospital
Adrienne Kerstetter
East South Street
Mildred Ayers
Spartansburg
Wallace Hemminger
W. Frederick St
Mayville
Chautauqua County
Legaiityvilles
Robert P. Dye
Mayville 1 Central School
Board of
Education
Paver's
Jamestown
James Watmutt
Charles F. Watmutt
Harry G. Wal~mull
Bristol
Watmul
England
Broadhead Worsted
Connie’s Grocery
Seneca
Venance County
Mong
Pranklin
James Carrig
Set
John Larson
John T. Larson
Patton
Third Army
Germany
T. U
Stephen Brooks
Baaten
the Nast Co
Fear Brielle
Wn Us
Pennsylvania(electrics Company
Cherry
Eorry, Pa
Wednés Cates
Joseph Piteavaerty
Paulkper
Wayne Love Maynard
Corry Motor
le Oymers
Hhe Proving Ground
Concuss
Washington
Mary
C Corp
Ladimpton
Ana Lantack
Ace
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