Restrictions Delay Hospital Job Plan and Materials
A Corry hospital board meeting discussed expediting priorities for steel and other materials needed for the new addition and hospital projects under the Federal Works Agency grants. Officials liaised with Architeet Hendry and Regional Admin McConnell for early approval, but priority decisions remain pending.
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Corry
Association
Hospital Fllats
Pedersl Works Agency
Lesnital
Architeet
Thomas KC. Hendry
Bradford
McConnell
Federal Works Agency
New York
Cpnravel
Avated
William ‘Coon
Supt
Coon
Otis Company
Irvine
A. L. Bush
Bush
Warn Against Bootleg Sales Of Gasoline
New York May 14 bootlegging warned as federal rationing nears. Long Island Retailers Association and the Gasoline Association predict substantial illicit sales. Dealers urged restraint, with penalties described as severe for violators in this period of fuel scarcity.
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New York
William Fenningten
Long Island
Geedline
Asenciation
Aiare
Albert Feiman
Interesty Gasoline Association
New York City
Pfeiman
Ari
Toollih
Shire
Morgenthau Backs Minimum Income Tax Plan
Secretary Morgenthau proposed a minimum income tax on all filers, aiming to recoup non taxable returns. He suggested a possible 45 cent minimum, arguing it could raise about 100 million dollars annually, pending constitutional review.
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Vwoo ChHs
Treasury
Morgenthal
Capitol Hill
Erie a Bundle Cleanup Triggers Arrests and Citizenship Actions
Erie authorities report 15 to 35 suspects may face charges linked to the disbanded Kyfhaeuser Bund during a cleanup. Preidich Gerken and Otto Richard Nather were taken to Pittsburgh for alien enemy hearings while A. L. Barkman moves to strip citizenship from about thirty-five Erie men linked to the group. Officials seek names for further action as probes may reveal pro-Nazi ties in northwestern Pennsylvania amid no local disturbances.
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Erie
Kyfhaeuser Bund
Tal
Preid-ich Gerken
Ere
Otto Richard ‘Nather
Vaterans
Erle
Pittsburgh
Alien Enemy Hearing Board
A. L. Barkman
Erie Immigration Office
Charles F. Uhl
U. S
Fennisylvania
Alhough A
Cioée Ceck
State enrollment tops 9 million with 1.08 million 45–65 age group
By Associated Press Harrisburg May 14 194? a fourth selective service registration shows 1 077 804 Pennsylvanians aged 45 to 65 enrolled on April 27 bringing the total to 9 097 039 Those who signed up April 27 will be mailed occupational questionnaires They are not eligible for combat duty.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Economy League, Inc
League
Philadelphia
Scranton
Eve
War time bulletins from Washington and beyond May 1 to May 14
A series of military and home front items from May 1 to May 14 cover rationing shifts and expanded discussions in Washington on fuel and transport controls. Ickes signals no immediate broadening of rationing areas. Stimson notes four more infantry divisions and summer field maneuvers. transportation rationing looms nationwide. rescue efforts at Christopher Coal No 4 mine unfold after an explosion. British Burma defense remnants withdraw toward Assam. Berlin reports German subs sinking nine ships in an England-bound convoy and 12 more ships in American waters totaling 82 000 tons plus a patrol boat.
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Washington
Stimson
Jana
Berlin
Cdnvoy
Atlantic
Large number of X and B gasoline ration cards issued
May 14 Harrisburg report notes surprise at the high volume of X and B ration cards issued and claims many motorists do not understand what they sign. OPA and state officials vow probes into irregularities, with Philadelphia seeing high X and B card percentages. Officials warn fraud will be pursued and note duplicates may arise from mislaid registration cards and misrepresentation.
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Harrisburg
T_ Elmer Trahseau
OPA
Transeau
Fre
Dauphin County
Aisc
Fraucis
Claude Robbins
Philadelphia
Edward W. Wells
Commodity Board
Thas
Memorial Day observance scaled back by curtailing floral tributes
Memorial Day in the city will abandon the annual floral tributes by lodges and organizations to shorten services. Three veterans posts will donate one large floral piece for the park ceremony at 10 am after the parade from West Washington Street at 8:30 am. Attorney James P. Rossiter of Erie will deliver the Memorials Day address, with the church service set for May 24 at United Brethren In Christchurch led by Rev. H Ray Harris.
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Olin W. Bracken
Veterans’ Committee
Nate Tower
Cli Park
Wo RW
West
Washington Street
First Avenue
Bracken
Elks
Boy Scouts
Fire Department
James P. Rossiter
Erie
United Brethren
Christchurch
H Ray Harris
Tokyo Admits Loss Of Large Merchant Ship
Tokyo reports a large Japanese merchant vessel torpedoed and sunk in the eastern South China Sea on May 8 while under naval escort. The submarine is believed sunk. About 541 survivors saved. ship likely carried Japanese workers to a conquered tropical island for development or exploitation work.
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Associated Press
YOKYO
China Sea
Navy
Tropics
Miher
Philippines
Borneo
All Out Attack Foretold By Tokyo Victory Claims
American experts disputed Tokyo claims of a Coral Sea win and warned Japan may mount a grand assault toward Australia. Analyses note Japan’s fleet strength not decisively broken, with two carriers and a battleship allegedly involved in earlier claims. Page Six continuation referenced.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Washington
Australia
Coral Sea
Yamamoto
Vust
Australis
United States
Altoona hotel man tied to jewelry theft case
Altoona hotel proprietor Loohee A. Strubler, 41, was held on $1,600 bail for grand jury action on a charge of receiving jewelry stolen from the Shomberg Jewelry Store at State College. The jewelry, valued at $3,000, was said to have been supplied by Edger A. Swartz and William T. Kelley, both Altoona residents now serving sentences. Swartz and Kelley pleaded guilty to the theft and received prison terms.
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Ry Associated Press
Ebensburg
Ohee A. Strubler
Altoona
Grand Jury
Acton
Shomberg
State College
Justice of the Peace
Charles P. Rowland
Stubler
R. Richardson
Rockview Barracks
Edger A
French Move to Immobilize Martinique Warships
Washington reports French warships at Martinique are to be immobilized in a joint action by French and American officials. Negotiations address a broad solution for French possessions in the Caribbean, with high commissioner on Martinique and United States directly involved. Key ships cited include the cruiser Jeanne D Arc and the battleship Jean Bart.
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Associated Press
Washington
Martiigue
Carib
Biur
Auuival
Georges Ravuri
Martiniqne
United Sigtes
Bo Uye
Vichy
Anderstood
Birerast
Varrier Zearn
Emile Ber
Jeanne Das
Berlin Admits Jap Victory Was Boast
German naval spokesman Rear Admiral Luetzow said in a Berlin radio briefing that initial Japanese reports of the Coral Sea battle overstated Allied losses. He noted the claimed sinkings, including the British battleship Warspite, were corrected in later Japanese reports.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Luetzow
Coral Sea
Luetrow
Allies Bombers Strike Farther From Australia
Allied headquarters report intensified raids against Japanese positions around Australia. In the Amboina area raiders sank a 6000 ton vessel and damaged two others, while in Rabaul shipping in the harbor was hit and airfield runways damaged. The strikes underscore warnings that the Coral Sea fight continues to threaten the continent and require ongoing attacks on northwest and northeast Japanese bases.
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Associated Press
Australia
Yases
Am- Hoing
MacArthur
Aled
Rabaul
New Britain
Jean— Es Arene
Coral Sea
Amboina
Amboing Harbor
Eirdrome
Pittsburgh
Colonel JR
D. Lee Hooper
U. S. Army
Herbert D. Vogel
Gas Exemption Likely Short as Rationing Expands West
Altoona May 18 Rep James Van Zandt says long‑standing gas exemptions in Blair county will end soon as rationing would extend to the western Otvin state line within 10 days to two weeks. He cites a 200,000 barrel surplus as reason for current relief and warns western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio will face rationing once the surplus is exhausted.
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Altoona
James van Zandt
R-Penna
Blair County
Otvin
Pennsylvania
City
Titusville
Ohio
Conn Transferred After Injuries From Family Fight
Private Billy Conn who broke a left hand and suffered other injuries in a fight with his father in law at Pittshaven in May has been moved from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island to Port City Hospital on Governor's Island. Major Joseph Quittmer, Fort Jay publicity officer, said he did not know how long Conn would stay.
Reds Strike at Kharkov Kerch Reported Held
Soviet forces renew heavy assaults on Kharkov and Kerch as reports indicate Kerch held under pressure. The front line also shows movements in the Leningrad and Smolensk sectors with new actions near Novgorod.
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Kharkov
Kerch
Leningrad
Smolensk
Novgorod
Soviet Forces Break German Lines Across Ukraine Front
Soviet dispatches report Marshal Semeon Timoshenko's Red Army shattered first German lines near Kharkov and Kerets Peninsula amid all night fighting. Russians advance toward key Kharkov role and Smolensk as Vichy radio notes massive attacks around Staraya Russa and Novgorod. Red Star cautions of temporary German gains but predicts the worst days are behind.
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Associated Press
Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Thurkev
Bush
Pittsburgh
Ukraine
Kerets
Moscow
Om Khar
Suez Stronehold
Vichy Kromdcast
Staraya Russa
Novgorod
Leningrad
Lohg-Vesser
Red Army
Smolensk
Europe
Red Star
Patriotic observances unify city unveiling at Mead Park
Plans advance for unveiling the large American flag and dedication of the flagpole at Mead Park by Lieut. Aronit W. Thompson Post No. 264, Veterans of Foreign Wars. A committee coordinates a combined program for Sunday May 20, with expected wide attendance and park development plans.
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Mead Park
Aronit W. Thompson
Qing W. Bracken
Merle Amy
Welter H. Beott
West V Street
Fikgefott Peleseine
Ely
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Reese Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthals
Morgenthau
Congress
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Beate
Associated Preas
Feralewi
Ickes
W. Va
Christopher Coal Company
Delhi
Britain
Burma
India
Assam
Chindwiniver
Kalewa
Congression
Veterans’ Committees
SeeAest
Martinique
Allies
Dutch East Indies
Philadelphia Herald
van Zandt
Economy League
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