Wartime News Briefs From Erie and Area
Irregular election day reports in Erie hint at light morning voting while Allegheny county faces fake ballot concerns. Subsidy disbursements to mill producers in Pennsylvania expected in days. Armistice Day observances planned with a speech by Mrs. Ralph Dewey. Brown stamp dates announced for War Ration Book Three purchases beginning late November through December.
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Pennsylvania
Carl Proctor
Erie
AAA
Office of Price Administration
ISPECIAL SESSION POSSIBLE ON NEW ELECTION LAWS
Letters from legislators indicate January talks to call a special session to enact a new voting law for armed forces members. A separate ballot plan may be pitched to prevent Coattail riding, with two ballots in 1942 style, one for national ticket and one for state offices. Republicans control the legislature, Democrats oppose the measure amid Roosevelt era shifts.
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Congress
Bul
Edward Martin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Federal order increases coal for Erie homes
Erie will receive 50 percent more hard coal under a federal pool to offset shortages caused by curtailed coke and coal shipments. Neil Gebhardt, president of G. J. Gebhardt Coal and Coke Co., said the government informed him of the plan and expected shipping to Erie.
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Erie
Neil Gebhardt
G. J. Gebhardt Coal and Coke Company
Gebhardt
Still Another Mad Dog Found in Jamestown Area
Health officials report a third dog in the Jamestown area was rabid. Roy Burch’s dog, killed last week, tested positive at the state laboratory. Police had killed the rabid animal and the one it bit.
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Jamestown
Eugene D. Smith
Millard V. Hare
Ellicott and
Falconer
Smith
Fluvanng
A. J. Stewart
Ellicott Deuittz
W. A. Danels
Mthaea
Roy Burch
North Work Street
Falconer Village
Pillec
Father Fails To Save Child In Pneumonia Tragedy
Erie report details Arthur A. Heberfelt rushing his six month old son Russell to West Ridge Hose Company after the infant struggled to breathe. An oxygen inhaler was used but the child died less than four hours later at St Vincent's Hospital, due to pneumonia complications.
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Erie
Arthur A. Heberfelt
Russell
West Ridge Hose Company
Hoberlein
Bt. Vincent
E. B. Johns Retires After 48 Years With Railroad
Erie dispatch notes Elisha B. Johns age 70 retires from the Pennsylvania Railroad after a 48 year career. He began as a roadman in 1895, held multiple posts including transit man, assistant supervisor, supervisor of Delaware, assistant engineer, PLB W railroad, and superintendent roles before becoming general agent in Erie in 1999.
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Delaware
PLB, & W. Bailrodd
Pennsylvania
Renayo
John
Erie
The
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Senator Davis Visited Warren for Moose Initiation
United States Senator James J. Davis spoke at Warren Lodge of Moose class initiation. Davis, governor general of the Loyal Order of Moose, traveled from Pittsburgh. The ceremony admitted 284 local men, with a large crowd attending and prizes awarded for recruitment up to 1500 attendees overall.
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Warren
United States
James J. Davis
Warren Lodge of Moose
Senator Davis
Davis
Warren Fom
Pittsburgh
Terp‘mones
James, Banks
Columbus
Mooseheart
Warren Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Naval flier badly hurt at Bellefonte
A naval air pilot suffered a broken back when his plane crashed during takeoff at Bellefonte airport. The squadron of eight planes had landed to refuel, and rescue crews released the injured pilot after X rays confirmed a fractured vertebra. The transport plane carried the wreckage and crew to Quantico for reconstruction.
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Center County
Marine
Quantico
Grand Jury Pushes Youth Activities and Civil Defense
Erie November report from the October grand jury urges expanded youth programs including Hoy and Girl Scout activities school plays junior sports and after school employment. It recommends organizing clubs for colored persons and forming a county property disposal commission for tax delinquent holdings. The jury commends county institutions and defines calisthenics as Greek for beauty and strength.
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Erie
MCA
Ors
Ridge Road
McKean Republicans Run Unopposed in County Offices
In Waves cu November voters in McKean County faced nearly uncontested county races with Judge Hubbard unopposed for re election. Sheriff Reese prothonotary clerk Zook and register Scott unopposed. District attorney Shattuck in sole field, coroner Clark and surveyor Brawley also on the ballot with no opposition.
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McKean
Judge Hubbard
William M. Reese
John J. Zook
Ralph H. Scott
Register of Wills
John Polley
Recorder of Deeds
Grande Shattuck
Thomas R. Clark
Wayne J. Brawley
Erie Trust Strike Halts Elevators in 14 Story Building
Erie Trust Company in Erie suffering service disruption as six elevator operators join a strike over wage cuts from 70 to 50 cents per hour. Two watchmen and a janitor joined, with nine union members delaying operations. Elevators ran at reduced capacity as workers protested remaining overtime and holiday pay terms amid the 1943 labor climate.
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Erie
Erie Trust Company
George D. Baldwin
Building Service
Employes International Union
ALF of
Third Barn Burning Brings Youths Arrest
Cherry Creek Nov 2 State troopers have arrested a youth for questioning in connection with the third barn burning in the South Hill area between here and Hamlet within ten days. A barn on the Allen Terry farm burned about 10 PM with losses including cattle and tools. nearby farms also suffered or escaped as fires struck within eight miles, all starting near 8 PM.
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Cherry Creek
Young Ind
South Hill
Sunndry
Allen Terry
Choysy Greek
South
Steven Gladin
Gladio
Terry Farm
Mri
Terry
Nelson Hemphill
Quiz answers printed on Editorial Page item
Answers to Q Quiz printed on Editorial Page provide entries: 4 Lt Gen Mark W Claris 2 Palse laws restrctive on negroes 3 Bison 4 House of Representatives G Bears 4 Conalist 7 Hood 8 Prefidi Libretto by W S Gilbert music by Sir Arthur Sullivan 10 Science of the races of man.
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Mark W. Claris
Palse
Bison
House of Representatives
G. Bears
Hood
W. S. Gilbert
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Fragmented OCR summary of local item
The readable parts describe a travel route and a confrontation at a venue. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors. The fragment hints at a dispute or incident affecting movement and access, with references to a person or group and a possible event date left unspecified.
Unclear OCR Fragment with Political and War References
Fragmentary text mentions U S destruction planes Wiener for Vien and a weather UEL union. Indicates political unrest and an uprising near democr offices in Severn. Mentions county vote and a defeated candidate.
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U.S
Severn
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