Since You Went Away Showings And Local News
The Rex shows Since You Went Away this week with showtimes Friday and Saturday at 14 05 715 and 10 25 Sunday 2 20 5 40 4 4 05. Peter Griswold age 2 and mother Mrs Frances Griswold arrived from California by bus Tuesday and were quarantined at Park Street. Mr Griswold serves in an Army training camp. Incidents include a dog bite report at East Street and a car crash on Columbus Avenue with a license number UC674. Weather notes say record warmth and rainfall contrasts between Jamestown and Erie. A jury failed to reach a verdict in the Bertha Phillips reckless driving case and will be retried. Metropolitan Life reports rising 1944 death rates from enemy action for insured ages 20 to 64. River Ridgway reports a shooting injury to Robert J. Schreiber, 16, with a cousin’s gun discharge. Navy Lt. Charles L. Nichols expected at Erie plant. a Ridgway auto crash damaged a pole and several injuries. The War Department lists 1,820 soldiers killed in action including Paul A. Brown, John D. Courter, Joseph A. Felix, and Russell H. Harris.
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Peter Griswold
City
Frances Griswold
California
Tohn-D- Flanigan
Park Street
Charles L. Nichols
Navy
Submarine Service
Erie
Elliott
Ridgway
Bicycles Recovered as Police Return Stolen Goods
Four bicycles reported stolen earlier this week have been returned to their owners after being located at various town points by police. Shoe stamp validity caused little disruption this week as Airplane No 3 stamp went live and stores note stamps stay usable indefinitely. Postmaster Sullivan urges immediate mailing of overseas Christmas greetings to ensure December 25 delivery. all overseas cards must be first class and sealed. Hope grows that missing Lt Col Donald Bennink, last heard from in France August 27, survived. wife says a companion officer believes he is alive and will share more information.
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James P. Sullivan
Donald T. Bennink
Chautaurgns
France
Frances B. Benning
Mercer Judge Denies New Trial To Wilson
Judge George H. Rowley denied Everett N. Wilson a new trial in Mercer Pa. Wilson the 50 year old former dairyman convicted as an absconding witness in the Morell case. Rowley said Wilson’s absence during Morell’s trial showed intent to prevent disclosure of facts essential to the case. Morell was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Wilson’s wife Helen.
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Mercer
Wilson
Associated Press
George H. Rowley
Everett N. Wilson
Mercer County
William Morell
Rowley
Morell
Helen
Canada
Kate Wilson
Robert McKay
GE to Operate the Lord Plant
The General Electric Company will manage operations at the Lord Manufacturing Plant in Erie for the Navy Department. Robert C. Reed becomes director of operations and A. Smith named assistant director, with the arrangement overseen by Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen. GE states it did not seek the role but agreed to serve at Navy solicitation.
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Erie
Navy
General Electric Company
Lord Mfg
Navy Department
Robert C. Reed
Persorme
Lord
A. Smith
Harold G. Bowen
Hunters Started Saybrook Fire in Forest Near Saybrook Pa
Warren assistant forest supervisor George Spinney warns of extreme danger from forest fires after hunters smoking out a squirrel near Saybrook Pennsylvania caused a fire to burn seven acres before firefighters subdued it. Dry weather and warm days left woods tinder like, and the blaze could have consumed hundreds of acres if not for damp evening conditions.
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Warren
Saybrook
North
Pennsylvania
New York
George Spinney
Waren
Allegheny National Forest
Not Self Sufficient Switzerland Faces Foreign Trade Strain
The article notes Switzerland’s lack of self sufficiency, forcing reliance on imports for essential goods and prompting exports to balance payments in global markets. It highlights domestic limits and the need to seek foreign supplies and sell products abroad to maintain economic stability.
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Switzerland
Success Seen at Aviation Meet
Chicago reports that officials at the international civil aviation conference foresee a world accord for air transport operations. Analysts note the outlook is challenging but not insurmountable, with Canada’s C D Howe signaling a closer alignment with the American position than many expected.
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Associated Press
Chicago
C.D. Howe
Reconstruction
Missing Union City Soldier Is Prisoner
Pvt. John Estes, once listed missing in action in Normandy, has been confirmed as a prisoner of war by the German government via the International Red Cross. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Noel Estes and Mrs. John Estes received the news after earlier casualty telegrams. The report notes the shift in wartime transport policy discussions involving Canada and Britain.
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Union Ulix
John Estes
Noel Estes
Normandy
Red Crass
Yankees Open New Drive Near Hurtgen Forest
Capture of Excursion on the U S Seventh Army front is reported. The Aachen region attack moved yesterday across two and a half miles, pushing from Hurlgen forest into Vossenack and Germeter, advancing nearly two miles and nearing Duren as Hodges’ troops push toward Hurtgen. Several miles deeper into Germany, the advance places Allied forces close to the Rhine and Cologne.
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Aachen
Hurlgen Forest
Vossenack
Germeter
Germany
Duren
Cologne
Rhine
Hurtgen
Courtney H. Hodges
Significance of the attack on First Army front debated
A late war dispatch noted no proof of the full strength of Hades' army being committed and German propaganda speculated on Eisenhower launching a new major offensive when Antwerp opens. Field reports said British troops probed Miesel and Liesel on the Dutch frontier as the enemy may retreat toward the Meuse eight miles away, after a high-water thrust peaked.
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Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Eisenhower
Germany
Antwerp
Miesel
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