Urge Care With Occupational Questionnaires In Wartime
Indefinite and deficient information on occupational questionnaires sent to more than 4.9 million civilian registrants in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware hampers the Employment Service. William Dill regional director of the Social Security Board warns many civilians may be called in unnecessarily unless forms are completed fully. He cites aims to avoid drafting urgently needed workers into the military promote transfers to vocational or qualified roles and speed war production. He notes flaws in forms illegible employer names missing business sector and incomplete dependents information.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
United States Employment Service
Wiliam Dill
Social Security Board
Dim
Mr. Dill
Dill
Red Cross Takes Over Flood Area Rehabilitation
Nearly 10 000 people were affected by eastern Pennsylvania floods last week. Harold Nearman, assistant to the eastern Red Cross area manager, said 4 000 to 6 000 had registered for relief in a seven county region, about half the affected. Most in Wayne and Luzerne counties, with others in Lackawanna, Northampton, Carbon, Berks, Lehigh and Schuylkill. Red Cross has national staff overseeing rehab in the flood area with two representatives in each county. More than 3 000 homes were damaged or destroyed, including 4 in Wayne, 1 000 in Scranton area, 500 in Northampton, 15 in Garden, 750 in Berks, 125 in Lehigh, and 55 in Lehigh.
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Associated Press
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Harold Nearman
Red Cross
Wayne County
Lickawanna
Northampton
Carlton
Berks
Lehigh
Taverne Counties
Nestman
Redl Cross
Honesdale
Dhordest-Hie
National Red Cross Organization
Hood
Neayman
Wayte County
Northampton County
Gardon
Linwerne
First Blackout Test Nears 100 Percent Citywide
Erie officials reported the first blackout test reached 93 percent effectiveness with most residents complying. Ward setups and central squad members worked with police, firemen, and medical staff mobilized across four ward schools and Corry hospital to shelter and guide residents during the drill.
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Floyd Black
Dana Taggart
Unepolles
Polral
Fred Kinley
Eb 1127
George Quins
Corry Hospital
State Armor
John Flanigan
The
Journal
Werden Scott
Wardéhe
Sevice
Lohe
Erie
Erie County
H. Grose
Erie City
Hitler claims Nazi victory at Kharkov amid fierce fighting
A Nazi communique claims Soviet attacks aimed to relieve encircled Red forces near Kharkov failed in five battle zones. British forces brace for Rommel as the Axis advance is met with resistance. Soviet HQ hints at a turning point on the Donets bend south of Kharkov after heavy clashes. Reports say German tanks and infantry faced fierce all night combat, with Red units destroying up to 1,400 Hitlerites in one sector.
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Campaiga
Rommel
Donets
Red Army
Seméan Timoshentto
Inyum
Lights go out 15 minutes during test on city outskirts
Most described the outage as a brief flicker visible only like car headlights on the city’s outskirts. The General Electric plant, city’s largest industry with 12500 workers, was blacked out completely though war production continued. Erie Civilian Defense Council secretary James K. Shields said rural areas felt the test even more.
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Yul
General Electric
James K. Shields
Erie Cililan Defense Council
Sugar forms issued for canning preservation aid
Bradford Pa May 28 a local rationing board began issuing certificates for sugar used in canning and preserving with registration open at the municipal building. Applicants must state ration book number fruit quantities and intended uses and may register at any time. The period covers the first two weeks of June and false statements carry heavy penalties.
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Duneral
Muynicipal
Rationing Board
Caleridar
Congress Considers Nationwide Gas Rationing Plan
Lawmakers weigh blocking a nationwide gas curb while discussing use of 800,000 to 1,000,000 tons of scrap rubber. Agencies including the Reconstruction Finance Corporation plan to repurpose scrap rubber. The War Production Board also aims to cut hard liquor production by 90 percent to redirect output to industrial alcohol for synthetic rubber.
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Gram
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
War Production Board
Beverage
Messina Bombed Again by Axis Air Attacks
Italian broadcasts report Messina bombed last night by Axis planes targeting British troops in North Africa. Bombs also fell on nearby Catania and Syracuse with no civilian casualties. five raiders reportedly shot down.
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Messina
North Africas
Halian High Command
Igh
Catania
Syracuse
Sicily
Breaks Arm in Fall At Home In East Irving Street
Mrs. C. A. Duke of East Irving street fractured her right arm in a fall on the stairs this morning. She was taken to Hamel hospital at Erie for X ray examination and treatment.
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C. A. Duke
East Irving Street
Takeno Hamel Hospital
Erie
Long Island Duel Praised as World’s Finest Food Display
A fragment notes the Long Island event titled A Whale of Food, highlighting a daily gud feast and a famed melody titled Duet The Long Island duel. described as the world’s finest.
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Long Island
Nine escape burning two family home in night attire
Fire heavily damaged a two family dwelling at 289 Biddle Street near Welsh in Kane on May 8 Nine occupants fled in night clothes. Glynd D Relliers family escaped through a back door and a ladder as smoke trapped them Arnot 16 Jerry 14 Kenneth 12 and Mrs Viola Croyle with three sons evacuated the scene without serious injuries.
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Kane
Biddle
Welsh
Glynd D. Rellier
Biddle Street
Gause
Jamestown Curtails All Milk Deliveries
Jamestown will cut milk deliveries to every other day as a rubber and delivery equipment conservation measure approved by the Municipal Milk Committee after Tuesday night’s meeting. A separate report notes a kitchen fire in a South Jamestown dwelling damaged the home but caused no serious injuries. Doris Rieder, 19, woke family and they escaped unharmed.
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Jamestown
Municipal Milk Committee
Lieved
Ente
Doris Rieder
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