City and Vicinity News and Local Notices
Local shoppers see butter corn and cucumber deals at Wilcox Grocery while parade of town notices reports on Meadville area officials and postmaster events. Highlights include Senator Mead visiting for dedication, high school graduations, accidents, arrests, and community meetings across Dunkirk Union City Warren and Jamestown in a busy regionalUpdate reflecting the 1942 era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcox Grocery
Little Valley
Chaarles A. Smith
James M. Mead
Mead
Rochester
Union City High School
Stanford Hose Company
First Ward
Dark Peterson
Foreman
Meanville
Huddtown
Indee Kent
Margaret Kelly
Margaret Esther Kennedy
Virginia Betty Coover
Atlas Jean Rocel
Te ‘American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Donald Parke and Son
Corry Hospital
Centerville
R. D
Raymond Iodae
Warren
George F'Haenh
Haehn
Pinestrest
Regular wages rise for East Borough staff. meeting notes
The East Borough employees received a 1 percent wage increase. The borough secretary drew $7.50 monthly. A council meeting approved the raise. The report also notes the Safety Service eligibility and a small-town notice about local lodge meetings and a theatre prize unclaimed, with a separate accident report of William H Rhabom Jr. suffering a broken ankle from a roof fall at 7 Ninth Street. He was treated at Jamestown General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AM Regilar
Mtheast
Piinn
Gineting
O%terbeln Brotherhood
Gerald Bagby
All-Way Electric Co
Sailestown
William H Rhabottom, Jr
City Haman
Ninth Street
Jamestown
General Fae
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Priests Named Chaplains and Assignments in Erie Diocese
Bishop John Mark Gannon announced two Erie diocese priests receiving U S Navy chaplain commissions and a dozen new parish appointments. Dwyer to Navy chaplaincy and Meier to Army chaplaincy lead a list including Goleman, Dobsiewices, James Gannon, Grady, Griffin, Kuziora, Mitchell, Nash, Reilly, Sharpe, Lyons, and Pascas to various parishes and diocesan roles across Meadville Erie Oil City Bradford Sharon Farrell and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
U. S. Navy
John Mark Gannon
Erle
G. H. Dwyer
St. Bernard's Church
Bradford
Raymond Meier
Rescues in Aspinwall after river boating incident
Aspinwall Pa May 22 James Meyers and Peter Wetter were rescued from the Allegheny River after their motorboat overturned. Soldier William Duvey, guarding the Hoss pumping station, towed Meyers to shore, aided by a river rescue team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspinwall
James Meyers
Homewood
Peter Wetter
Allesheny River Hare
William Duvey
Hoss
Meyers
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Stanford Campus Revolves Around War Research Drive
Stanford University leads wartime research, valuing engineers over mass manpower. President Ray Lyman Wilbur pushes a program to speed technical training, expand year-round study, and utilize campus facilities for Army Navy and civilian defense. About one third of chemistry faculty time is war research with nearly 50 professors on leave for military work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Jackbon
Wide World
Palo Alto
Calif
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Ninth Corps
Thalse
Army
Navy
Tn Return
Stanford
Death by Own Action at RCA Building in New York
A May 22 report states two men and a woman died after leaping from the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center New York. Shawn Haskell 30 of Bronsville and another man identified as William Liturodt 33 were named among the deceased. The incident occurred around 4 P.M. at the Gale terrace area with police confirming the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oll City
Ralph FR. Hawk
Stga
H. M. Wellman
St. Petersburg
Clarion County
Franklin
Cochranton
Louis Préderick Doll
Spencer Hospital
Meadville
Judson Reynolds
R. D
New York
RCA
Wey Xcranén
Rockefeller Plaza
Paling
Sean
Haskell
Bronsville
William Liturodt
New York City
Abolish WPA Office District to End May 31
The District No. WPA office covering 17 counties will be abolished May 31 due to drastic toll reductions, announced by Manager Guy Cleaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pranklin
Guy Cleaver
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Geneva
Criscoe
Spry
Maryland
Weidman
Ivory Soap
Idaho
Pascal Celery
Otto Connamon
California
Florida
Jersey
Miracle Whi Dressing
Bisquick
Kraft's Cheese
Empire State
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Kellogg's Corn Flakes LLC
Thig ‘Telephone News
Bell ‘Telephone Company
Carl H. Matson
Bell Company
Powell Motor Co
Dinky
Arthur H. Waelfie
Jerome J. Wheeler
State Education Department
Holly’s
A. Lanston
S-I-Tt
Jjamestown
John August Johnson
Buffalo Street
Samuel T. Bowers
Grace A. Brown
Woodburn, Gene and Company
Brown
Women's Auxiliarye
The
United
Jenny
Hall
Meadville High School
Maxine Chaman
Hamet Hospital
Corry
North Wisi
Lel Puller
N. P. Fuller
United States Navy
Los Angeles
Incllding Drydock
Annapolis
North East
Thomas Motor Co Te
Robert G. Horning
Rhes's
Celoron Part
Shadyside Road
Bustl
Dick and
David Herberg
Mrs
Frank Herberg
West Main Street
Corry Hospital Thoreau
Crawford County
M. Hall
Wing- Willi Star Stores
John M. Gannon
Corry Headquarters
Corry's Greatest Clothiers
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Dial
Teat Center St
Millers News and Sport Store
Clearbrook
Jim
On-The-Ave
Padmios
Rayons & Damasks
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Lanston
South Center Street
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