New Draft Registration Set For July First Will Modify Armistice
Washington May reports say July 1 will register about 1,000,000 men who turned 21 since last October. Registration occurs at 6,500 local draft boards and may be simpler than 18,500,000 prior pools. Officials expect to use the new registrants quickly to bolster the army while preserving essential defense industries.
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Britain
Washington, May
Roosevelt
Oltery
Department
Selective Service
Office of Production Management
Dynamite Probe Tails Hyde Park Claim
The New York state police and Secret Service investigated a report that two men planted dynamite on President Roosevelt's Hyde Park estate to detonate if the United States entered war. Captain Gaffney doubted the story, saying it originated with a workman, though Maloney of the Secret Service accompanied the inquiry.
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Hyde Park Estate
Associated Press
Gaffney
Tineless
Maloney
Secret Service
New York
Railway conductors seek 15 percent wage boost
In Pittsburgh May 8 the Order of Railway Conductors, a major rail union, announced it has asked two railroads for a 15 percent raise to test sentiment on nationwide pay hikes. Local chairman J B Merrie said workers deserve higher wages amid rising costs in the steel district.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
May
J.B. Merrie
25 More Mailed to Registrants by Local Board
Local Board No 9 Union City sent additional questionnaires to registrants with advisory board members notified to assist. The list includes Tobias Garrison Corry, Ward Burton Baumbach Union City, Martin Ambrose Glatz Corry, Robert Flora Steuz Corry, Andrew B Sabol Union City, and numerous others across Corry, Union City, Edinboro, Albion, Waterford, and surrounding areas.
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Union City
Hay
Richard Rossbacher
Board
Tobias Garrison
Brook Street
Corry
Ward Burton Baumbach
Center Street
Martin Ambrose Glatz
Gould Street
Robert
Flora ‘Steuz
East Main Street
Andrew B Sabol
R. D
Uiion City
Howard William Gates
Gold Street
Lawrence Frederick Snow
Mill Village
Ralph Eldon Jordan
Clearfield
George Richard Maloney
Spring Staret Corry
Amos Sylvester Wilecux
James Edwin Lewis
East Bond Street
Arthur Rexford Meadow
Edinboro
Stanley Leon VatTasell
Comy
Glenns Augustus Babcocgin
Robert Louis Brodeman
Cherry Street
Paul Burdett Stroup
Eests Congress Street
Andy Boleratn
B.D
William Thomais Nichols
South Center Street
Ralph Henry Brace
Waterford
Althony Slavn
Joseph Charles Silka
William Henry Sturdevant
East High Street
Glenston HL Kline
Albion
David Franklin Depew
Spring clean-up removes eighty-two truckloads of refuse
Eighty-two loads of refuse, 20 to 25 per cent more than last year, were hauled to the city dump on Avenue A during the spring cleanup directed by Street Commissioner Melvin Aing. Using five trucks and twenty-two men, the effort totaled fourteen hours and removed fourteen tons of waste, hailed as one of the most successful cleanups. Municipal officials praised cooperation and urged property owners to maintain clean, sightly premises.
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Avene A
Melvin Aing
Fatal car crash leads to grand jury free in ardery case
W G Ardery of Bear Centergile was charged with layolutriary slauetter in connection with Joseph Persia’s death near Britton Rim. Persia fatally injured when Ardery’s car left the highway and hit a culvert headwall between Spartansburg and Britton Run. Fenske of Corry testified after hours as Ardery recovered in hospital and Soeat Institution for weeks. Grand jury returned a not a true bill finding the geelden was unavailable.
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W. G. Ardery
Bear Centergile
Josepht
Penska
Ardery
Spartansburg
Britton Run
Fenske
Corry Hasintil
Bejnig
Patie
Soeat i
Oil City Nurse Accepts Post at Corry Hospital
Miss Margaret E Askew RN of Oil City has been named directress of nurses at Corry hospital in a new administrative setup. She will take duties May 21. A St Luke's Cleveland graduate, she has 11 years as night supervisor at Oil City hospital and was assistant superintendent briefly.
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Margaret E. Askew
Oil City Hospital
Margaret E, Askew
O' City
Corry Hospital
Miss Askew
Werinesting
St Luke's ‘Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
Corry
Ojf
Askew
Mmne
Clara Peck
St. Luke's Hospital
Four Die in Fire at Hotel Stewart
Seattle report says four people died in a hotel fire at the Hotel Stewart with at least 12 others injured, several seriously, as authorities probe the blaze and its causes.
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Assopiml
Seattle
Stewart
New Rotary President Elected At Ney Castle District Meet
Retired businessman Lae Mc Fate of Ney Castle was elected president of the 1ibitk Rotary Club district today during the start of the two day annual district convention.
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Rotary
Proposals Sought for Housing Site Acquisitions Near Corry
Sealed proposals will be received by W L Dominy site agent for the Peders Works Agency Public Buildings Administration until 17 with bids stating price per acre for land not less than twenty acres and a separate price for improvements. Proposals must describe location and boundary details, include a sustained description and plans, and indicate whether the government may take all or part of the acreage. Bidding forms are available at the post office. discussions referenced with Mr Dominy.
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Corry
Boundary Road
Dominy
W. L. Dominy
Peders Works Agency
Public Buildings Administration
Mead Park Group Forms For Ward Three Center
About thirty five Meadow Park supporters met to organize the Mead Park Association to work with City Council on the Third Ward intervention center. Olin W Bracken named chairman with Streets Director Stanley A Nichols as vice chairman and working committee chair. An executive committee will be formed from club representatives and a full organization meeting will be held soon. The visit sparked strong interest and plans include more picnic tables and a covered shelter under construction. Continued on Page Four.
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Mead Park Association
City Council
Tuirh Ward
Olin W. Bracken
Shetrman
Streets
Stanley A. Nichols
Mead Park
Araved Las
Senate to Kill Civil Service Battle in Republican Caucus
Harrisburg May 8 Opposition to extending civil service to five more state departments surfaced in the Republican caucus. A bill to cover the Health Department, which gets 1.2 million dollars yearly in federal subsidies if civil service fails, also faced strong resistance. Senate sources noted continued pushback to civil service measures and an inquiry proposal that would delay action and stretch into the 1941 session.
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James
Associates
Harrisburg
Senate
Health Department
Aken
George Ware
M. Harvey Taylor
Australians Report Loss 3000 In Greece
Canberra May 2 Australian casualties in Greece including killed prisoners and missing were probably less than 3000 of a force of about 16000, Army Minister Percy G Spender said after dispatches from Lieut Gen Sir Thomas Blamey. Sources noted about 8000 Australians were involved in the Greek campaign. Churchill had stated the Balkan expeditionary force included an Australian and a New Zealand division.
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Canberra
Australia
Greece
Percy G. Spender
Thomas Blamey
Imperial
Middle East
Spender
Winston Churchill
New Zealand
Nazis Expected To File Drastic New Demands
In Vichy France on May 8 a semi official source indicated that the French German armistice talks in Paris might be modified after a conference with Vice Premier Admiral Darlan. Reports say a 100,000 tyane reduction in the 4000 OG line is under consideration and that the Germans seek passage for troops and bases in the Mediterranean. French press notes a possible partial reduction on travel and communications across the demarcation line, while negotiations continue and no firm conclusions are disclosed. The Berlin foreign office minimized comment on reports of negotiations in Vichy and possible agreements already reached.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Tron
Jean Darlan
Courtpalonn
Willon
Mediterranean
French North Africa
Genny
Wen
Morocco
Madrid
Spain
Tyittgier
Zoe
Mother slain in California desert a baby left in arms
In the California desert near Cajon Pass a gunman killed a young San Bernardino mother, Mrs. Jean Wells, 20, and critically wounded her house guest. The assailant fled leaving the baby with the slain woman. Destree, 17, crawled to a highway for help. Mrs. Wells’ husband Ray was missing as Undersheriff Stocker issued a statewide broadcast for Alfred Wells, the brother-in-law.
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Assaemen Press
San Bernardino
Calif
Warkee
Cajon Pass
Jean Wells
Rore Destree
Meeaticulo
Wallheed
Wells
Suez Canal Zone Raided. No Casualties Reported
SAIRO May 8 The Suez Canal zone was raided for two hours last night the British announced today. Officials reported some damage to Egyptian state railway property but said there were no casualties. Anti aircraft guns stopped the raiders.
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Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Convoy Foes Question British Aid Ship Losses
Fragmented report cites British aid cargo losses stirring opposition to convoys. It claims ships were lighter in westbound runs and references a Senate inquiry into the matter, with claims of 14 ships involved and mixed commerce committee findings. The text is garbled and names are unclear.
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Suerim Jneses
Sengte Commerce Committee
Teller
Amelia Ports
Marc
Dni
British Bomb Baghdad Quiet Amid Air Raids
British raids across Iraq, including Baghdad and Basra areas, reported quiet on the home front while RAF aircraft fought near Habbaniyah, Umm Qasr, and coastal targets. The Middle East command cited bombings on strategic sites and a defensive focus against Axis counteroffensives in the region.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Patterson Left Eighty Thousand Dollar Estate
John B. Patterson, noted Erie industrialist, died leaving an estate valued around $80,000. His widow Mrs. M Ellel Patterson was named administratrix. Ralph B. McCord, register of wills, announced the estate details including about $78,000 in real estate.
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John B. Patterson
Tocal
Erie
10000 Americans Serving with British Forces
London report cites Robert Hutchinson of the American Eagle Club estimating about 10 000 Americans in British and Allied forces. He notes many enlisted in Canadian units while others joined the Free French and Free Romanian troops. Hutchinson, the club chairman, says he is positioned to give an accurate estimate as he and his wife prepare to return to the United States.
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Associated Press
London
May
Robert Hutchinson
American Eagle Club
Huitchinson
United States
Fagle Club
Hutchinson
Britain
Eli
Hutchingon
Open House for Hospital Day Event Details
An Open House marks National Health Day with a hospital tour open to the public. A special program and guided inspections of departments are planned to familiarize residents of the area with the institution.
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Natinnal
Ce ‘Hospital
Sheit
British reveal German papers on Norwegian resistance
London May British authorities published what they call sever German documents from the March raid on the Lofoten Islands off Norway. The papers quote a German military command messages urging officers to back civilian authorities under Quisling and directing the press to publish news that furthers or at least does not hinder Nazi policy.
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Associated Press
London
Britis
Loforen Islands
Norway
Dceul
Nasional Samling
Norw New Party
Fea
Viglen
Quislingard
New Record High Salaries Reported
Washington May 8 Louis B Mayer topped America's highest paid executives list earning 697,048 as managing director of production for Loew s, Ti0 motion picture company The disclosure came from a study of annual reports filed by large corporations with the Securities and Exchange Commission The second highest payee was Eugene G Grace at 478,144 as president of Bethlehem Steel George W Hill earned 456,415 as president of American Tobacco Company
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Associated Press
Washington
Louis B. Mayer
America
Loew's, Tio. Motion Picture Company
Annus
Securities Commission
Eugene G-Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
George W. Hill
American Tobacco Company
London Claims Twenty-Two Nazi Planes Downed
London reports show the Luftwaffe suffering 22 aircraft losses as high altitude battles over the Channel continue. British strikes hit targets in France and Norway while RAF night sorties disrupt German shipping and naval facilities. Liverpool endures seventh straight raid. casualties anticipated heavy. RAF bombed Baghdad airport and stores in Iraq.
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Wy Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Luftwaffe
English Channel
London
Bettisa
Nia
Hue
Geri
Linu
African Front Premia Mussaiini
Litiya Tayesh Beitish
Vard
Tobruk
Cty
London Air Ministry
St Nazaire
Brem
Lair
France
Bergen
Norway
Schambers
Ans Guelsnaar
Bresp
Air Ministre
DNB
England
Dricht
RAF Defense Agend
Liverpool
Merseyside
Arca
Hull
Hartlepool
Bristol Channel
Germany
RAF
Baghdad
Iraq
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Wayne Ardery
Britton
Oil City
Glinn Bracken
New Association
Bousters
Army of Occupation
California Desert
Suez
Anu-Pprvoy
Finvikesdyipaweet
Fat Lee Ian
Ameri
Associaton Press
CATRO
Beith
Washash
Traq
Habehaniyah
Basia
Hunbiriyah
Sie
Patterson
Bulle
Berlin
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