Youth Refuses to Run Away Shot by Chums
Fifteen year old John Bulakowski complained of a cold and back pain. His sister noticed a brown stain and learned he had been wounded five hours earlier. He warned not to tell to avoid troubling the other boy, and at Methodist Hospital his condition was listed as fair. He said he was shot the first night because he refused to run away from home with two other boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
John Bulakowski
Stella
Nardone
John
Methodist Hospital
Local notices and incidents from Erie to Warren
City and Vicinity items report car lubrication ads, farm injuries, hospital updates, theft charges, forged checks, and legal warnings. Individuals named include Steve Kavh, Marion A Barbour, Milton Brumagin, Herman Himelein, Ruth Himelein, Clara Cady, Jeanette Himelein, Alice Himelein, Harold R Bromley, Raymond J Husted, Earl C Bell, Lily Hess, and George Bloomquist Jr. plus several wartime casualty notices and community events across multiple towns and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell Motor Co
Erie
R. D
West Ridge Road
Steve Kavh
St. Vincent's Hospital
Marion A. Barbour
Girard
Frank H. Barney
William Schabucker
Erie Barbour
Milton Brumagin
Wattsburg
Herman Himelein
Bertha Post Himelein
Findley Lake
B. P. O. Ellis
Unconditional Surrender of German Forces in Italy
Allied forces announced the unconditional surrender of Von Vietinghoff’s German command in northern Italy plus adjacent Austrian areas. About 1,000,000 troops were to halt hostilities by noon GMT, with immediate disarmament and compliance with General Alexander’s orders. The document, signed at Caserta, states the surrender is subject to future UN instruments and is witnessed by Allied officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Force
Caserta
von Vietinghoff
Italy
Isonzo River
Vanarlberg
Tyrol
Salzburg
Carinthia
Styria
Alexander
Japan
Germany
Mediterranean
United Nations
Memorial plaque honors Meadville WWI graduates at chapel
Twenty five ex-students from Allegheny College received a World War I memorial plaque during chapel services. The plaque will be placed in Reis Library octagon room. Adele Mevin Abele, 17, North East, tied to a fatal April 12 auto crash, faces a license hearing by the state highway safety bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Allegheny College
Tosteir
Reis
Eme
Melvin Abele
Ri. D
North East
State Bureau of Highway Safety
William McDonald
Adele
Elva Louie Wehan
East
35Th Street
Buffalo Road
Downing Avenue
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
A garbled OCR style note mentions lemon juice as a remedy for rheumatic pain and references various unrelated phrases. It lists terms like Rexall and drug stores, but provides no clear medical evidence or usable instructions. The fragmentary text lacks verifiable facts or a coherent claim.
Vanks Within Range Of 3 Main Okinawa Cities
Lt Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr says Tenth Army troops are within rifle range of Okinawa's three main cities as of May 2. He estimates half of the original 60,000 Japanese garrison are killed, wounded, or captured, with resistance reduced by more than half in one month. Yonabaru faces immediate attack after Seventh Division maneuvers on the east end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Tenth Army
Okinawa
Buckner
Yonabaru
Seventh Division
Grand Jury Frees Woman in Stabbing Case
Mrs Irene Brzezi cki freed by Erie County grand jury after failing to find sufficient evidence to hold her for trial in the 19 death of Boyd Flick. The jury returned bills against Dan and George Davis for assault and battery and aggravated assault in connections with assaults on Sergi Joseph Lynch of the Tie police department and George Helwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Irene Brzezicki
Boyd Flick
Jmy
Dan
George Davis
Sergi
Joseph Lynch
Tie Police Department
George Helwig
Wounded Marine Vet Arrives Home for First Visit
Sgt Lewis Radecki of the Marines arrived home for his first visit after long combat in the Southwest Pacific. He lost a leg on Peleliu and transfers from the West Coast to Naval Hospital Philadelphia. He is with his mother Mrs Catherine Radecki of 40 Snyder Circle Fair Haven, who has shown improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Radecki
Mi Ines
Southwest Pacific
Peliu Island
West Cops
Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
Radecki
Catherine Radecki
Snydey Circle
Fair Haven
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wing -Willi Star Stores
Westfield
Austin
LaFrance
Chums
Washington
Truman
Congress
Pennsylvania War Finance Committee
John Suite
Thomas Motor Co
E & Sanborn
Yiigoro
Sebloma
Mary Bromiley
Pfo
Harold R. Bromley
Titusville
Gilbert Bigley
West Central Avenue Bridge
Pyi
Earl C. Bell
Om City
Orion
War Department
Ruby Bell
Centerville
South Center Street
Franklin
Raymond J. Husted
Pearl Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
India
R. 8
Kilroy
Pennsylvania State College
Corry Bakery
Ieee
East Irving Street
Erle
Veterans Hospital
Albert Amicone
Judgeeimer J. Eyans
Amncong
William Jones
Lillian Hess
Lawrence Park
Lawrence Park High
Suloor
Ox‘fords
St. Edward's School
Oil City
Chester Zimosski
J. Zimoski
North Africa
Stalag 9B
Pvt. Zimoski
Doanes
Holme
Dimkirk
Richard N. Espeiso
Plagida
Frenk N
Corry Water Supply Co
Women’s Victory Club
Leland J. Gilbertson
Lune Ist
Ray F. Smook
Conneaut
Martin
Will Rose
Cambridge Springs
Shreveport
Tease
Keystone ‘VanCise
South Street
Rexall
Amd
the Bracken-Keating Company
Dial
Clippercraft
Corry
Polic
East Main Street
Al's Clothes Shop
Cory and Meadville
Wembley
Al’s
Bernstain Bros
Phillips
North Center St
Weelings
Hull
Ney
Jamestow
City
Met
Glenn Solon
Grotto CI
Columbus Bulia
USO
Dale
Davis Lum
Pranklin
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