Willis warns county tax rate may be boosted
Erie November 11 1944 County expenses force budget talks as Controller Harvey M Wills says seven mill tax rate may hold if departments trim extras. He notes anticipated higher receipts and lower bonded debt but cites proposed hospital architect and two way radio system as likely cutbacks unless the budget balance is preserved.
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Erie
Harvey M. Wills
Wednesdy
Willis
Bounty Tuberculosis Hospital
Hospital Advisory Board
Germans wreck ports at Leghorn and Pescara
The Italian coastline ports Leghorn and Pescara were damaged as Allied air forces scuttled ships and mined quays. In ground fighting, Eighth Army crossed the Sangro River while Fifth Army seized western high ground. Bad weather hindered operations as heavy bombers targeted rail hubs near Turin and Bolzano.
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Continuen
Ium
Alles
Italy
Naples
Leghorn
Genoa
Air Force
Quanto
Pestare
Radio France
Algiers
Cassino
Mignano
Rome
Eighth Army
Sangro
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Villa Perosa
Turin
Tal
Alps
Bolzano
Brenner Pass
Violent tank battles rage in Gomel area battles
Soviet dispatches describe heavy tank fighting around the Gomel region as Red Army advances push west of Kiev. German positions near Byelaya Tserkva and the Dyjeper bend face a possible pincer, while Feodor Tolbukhin masss Ukrainian forces for a Crimea offensive at Perekop and Sivash.
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Coluimes Om
Dyieper River
Moscow
Feodor
Tolbukhin
Crimea
Perekop Antl
Sivashsey
Red Army
Kerch
Nevel
TWO LOCAL CASES HEARD AT SHORT COURT TERM
Nov. 1. The shortest term of criminal court in several years was completed this week. Samuel Lee, colored, 340 Ext. 15th street, was fined $150 and costs for sale of liquor without a license. Lucy Baldwin, Fr. D. 4, Corry, convicted of larceny in connection with the shelf of heifer from Burt Dibble, R. D. 4, Corry. She denied knowledge of the theft. The court met Friday morning for ceremony. A charge of assault and battery against Adam Wojnakowaki, 583 1 21st street, was dismissed on payment of costs. Park Gage, R. D. 3, Corry, charged with drunken driving, was found not guilty by a jury. Alex Zdunski, 415 Wayne street, accused of being an accessory after the fact and receiving stolen goods in connection with the theft of 423 from Mary Niski, 405 Sasb 21st street, was convicted on both charges. He will be sentenced later. Carl Belliot, 419 Wayne street, pleaded guilty last week to participating in the theft and has been sentenced to an indefinite term in the Pennsylvania Industrial School at Samp Hill, Pa. An court concluded, Judge J. Orin Waite handed down an opinion refusing Wade Darrell, 156 East 17th street, colored, on charges of assault and battery and aggravated assault and battery. James Fridley, colored, 234 Bust 15th street, was the prosecutor. Darrell will be sentenced later.
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Samuel Lee
15Th Street
Miles B. Kitts
Ainty
Lucy Baldwin
Corry
Tarceny
Burt Dibble
Mary Niski
Carl Belliot
Wayne Street
Pennsylvania Industrial School
Samp Hill
J. Oring Waite
Wade Darrell
East 17Th Street
Colored
James Fridley
15Th Steel
Darrell
Now She Shops Cash and Carry
Fragmentary OCR text mentions medical claims and unrelated product names. It references pregnancy, health effects, and a sensational, disjointed claim about a product called Denu's Fill. No clear event or verifiable details emerge to support a cohesive news item.
Rationing Plans Spark Fight Over Bootlegging
Harrisburg reports a statewide whisky rationing program will include a campaign against bootlegging. Governor Martin’s office and state liquor board officials warned that bootlegging remains a problem, while details of rationing loom before Thanksgiving. Authorities note ration books and limits will apply to liquor purchases during the holiday period.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Kta
Gelder
Wdespread
New York
OPA
Bear Lake News Letter Socials and Visitors
Bear Lake November notes list visits and gatherings: Mr and Mrs Walter Newhouse with Walter Jr and Marie Willsle visit Corry Thursday. Mr P J Darrow of Ashville visits St John home Friday. Edgar Wilson Guy Cornish and Ivan Ayling travel to Pixford to see Mrs Merkle Edmonds. Walter Newhouse hosts Sunday dinner with Arthur McGrew Curtis McGraw Jon Tyler Warren and Ben Newhouse plus Clyde Florence and James Maze from Westfield.
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Bear Lake
Walter Newhouse
Walter
Marie Willsle
R. EB. Cobb
Corry
Thursde
P. J. Darrow
Ashville
Charles St. John
Edgar Wilson
Guy Cornish
Ivan Ayling
Pixford
Merkle Edmonds
Arthur McGrew
Curtis McGraw
Jon Tyler
Warren
Ben Newhouse
North Clymer
Clyde
Florence and
James Maze
Westfield
Fatal Sheffield Car Crash Claims Life of Arvid Turnfeldt
A fatal car crash near Sheffield Moray last night killed Arvid Turnfeldt of Sheffield RD. Two others, Paul Zandi and Alex Alexander, escaped serious injuries as fire swept the vehicle after it left the road and plunged into a ditch. Coroner Thomas R. Clark of McKean County issued an accidental death certificate after police investigations and an autopsy by Dr. L. W. Bana.
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Warren
Sheffield
Moray
Arvid Turnfeldt
Paul Zandi
Alex Alexander
Te Natter
Thomas R. Clark
McKean County
L. W. [Bana
Cane
Kane Objectors Camp Merger Affects 40 Men Today
Nov 11 report shows two American Public Service camps for conscientious objectors being merged. About 40 men are transferred from OPS O1 at Duhring to GPS 76 at Red Bridge nine miles north of Kane. A few remain at Duhring camp now a Civilian Conservation Corps site.
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Kane
Mumber
Amion
Duhring
GPS
Red Bridge
Bul
Bubring Ehamp
New Marienville 16
Civilian Conservation Corps
Raid Reported as Years of Turbulence Rise
A fragmented note mentions a raid tied to years of unrest. The garbled text references a sequence of events including a rising period and ongoing concerns, with no clear names, places, or dates readable for precise attribution.
Fragmented report hints at purse theft and suspect inquiry
A damaged clipping suggests a purse theft case in Concord involving a suspect and a walking witness. Details are missing or garbled, but police inquiry and local witnesses appear to be involved. The fragment mentions a girl or daughter named Shirley and a man linked to the incident, with unclear towns and timing.
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Pescara
Piu More
Youll
Ani Seaerié Fond
DE Gaulle
Giraud
French Committee of National Liberation
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Alphonse Georges
French Committee
International
Gomel
Gorry
KOTEX
Poans
Kolynos
Et Peel
Mili
Maghesia
Woodbury
Mennen
R. D
Thal
Klay
Lubes
Denu
Winter King
Bradford-Allegheny
Riverside
Wales
Sgt
Ter Or
Gir
Shirley
Concord
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