Little Valley Hunter Fatally Shot Before Deer Season
B Stewart 26 of 236 St Lawrence Ave fatally wounded Wednesday morning on a highway in front of Fred Wells farmhouse Cattaraugus. He and Charles Wells 17 and another neighbor were preparing to deer hunt when a gun in the car discharged striking Wells in the abdomen. Coroner George Middleton investigated with Sheriff Morgan L Sigel.
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Little Valley
Wiam B. Stewart
St. Lawrence Avenue
T Cen
New York
Fred Wells
Cattaraugus
Stewart
Charles Wells
George Middleton
Sheri Morgan L. Sigel
Young Wells
Crawford County pilot in first Rome raid during war
Leo Lesontk from Crossingville Crawford County returned after nearly a year with the American Air Forces in the European theater. He piloted a squadron of 24 Mitchell bombers that conducted the first raid on Rome targeting a railroad yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Lesontk
Anton L. Lesontk
Crossingville
Crawford County
Rome
Leso
City pilot earns Distinguished Flying Cross
Captain George Carpenter 26 of Oil City Pennsylvania is cited for 60 fighter combat missions over Europe while piloting a Thunderbolt at an air force station in England. He is son of Mr and Mrs George B Carpenter of 402 May Street.
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Om City
Air Force
England
Ciapt
George Carpenter
Find
Geore B. Carpenter
Mayertreet
Oil City
Europe
Franklin's New Horizontal Well Blown In
A Franklin area well completed in 1942 blew in during initial operations. The horizontal shaft, two miles north of Franklin, sits in the Auster manga sand oil bed. Project delayed by equipment shortages, drilling began after vertical shaft work, with full clearing expected in three to four days. Drake’s 1869 well is noted nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Col
Edwin Drake
Drake
Raney
Logan and Four Others Sentenced by Kitts
Erie dates report Pou crminat offenders were sentenced by Jide Miles into Wednestar. Johnson Exe admitted shooting with intent to kill at Lows Cooper 156 East 19th street and drew six to 19 months in county prison. Huggins pleaded guilty to larceny of from William Jennings and received an indefinite sentence. Quinn ad mitted testing radio equipment and will serve from two to 12 months in county jail. Logan marted passing a worthless $20 wick on Moris Bernstein and was given two to 12 months in Allegheny county workhouse.
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Erie
Pou
Jide Miles
Wednestar
Jor Johnson
Lows
Ration Official Fined for Stamp Theft in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh November 20 Admiting that he removed ration stamps representing thousands of points Cronenweth was fined 900 and costs by Judge McVigny. Cronenweth 55 of Harden Drive North Hills a Cronenweth Dairy Co official and former county draft board member took coupons from unlocked books claiming he meant to give them to friends.
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Pittsburgh
Northside Ration Board
Cronenweth
Nelsun McVigny
Peneral Court
Harden Drive
North Hills
Cronenweth Dairy Company
County Draft Board
OPA
Hosel
Erie Proposes New Budget to Boost City Spending
Erie city officials propose a budget of 1 801 997 50 for five departments up from 1 689 710 51. Finance Director Joseph C. Martin plans strict cuts and opposes a tax rate increase beyond the current 14 24 mill.
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Erie
City Courieit
Joseph C. Martin
Martin
Farm Burglary Probe Amid Erie Meeting Plans
Mayville police investigate a farm home burglary on Bug Tree Sugar Grove road with about $1000 missing. Secretary Miles Horst of Agriculture is slated to speak at a December meeting in Erie County with sessions on farm labor and child care. A war-department notice confirms Richard Bowler, missing since 1943, was killed in action.
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Farm Home
Ashville - Sugar Grove
Boston
Erie
Mayville
Bug Tree
Sugar Grove Road
Ehipoks L
Lawrence Jones
Wiebrie County
Auie
Glee
Achors
Elmer Root
Donna
Noel Pare
Devi
WD. Mapkina
West Springheld
Leitman
Girard
B.S. Crosamat
Eveduaty
Ed Munn
Frouen
North Girard
Charles Frey
Richard Bowler
James Fi. Bowler
War Department
Court holds Erie woman as white slaver
A woman from Erie identified as the suspect who allegedly brought a Cleveland youth to Erie for immorality. The accused was bound over to the U S District Court in Cleveland on $3000 bail and will have a hearing.
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Erie
de Munn
Mary Louise Stenderson
Cleveland
Sleveland
United States
Davies S. Gittard
Danson
Boyd
States District Court
Bradford Soldiers Reported Killed in Camp Hood Incident
Bradford on November 24 reports two local men killed in a pre dawn fire fight at North Camp Hood Tex. Pyt. vant Currie 30 of Lewis Run a member of the Anti Tank Division died during the range incident. Currie's wife Genevieve Ventura Sureto was notified. A second Bradford soldier Sergent is mentioned in the briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Pyt. Vant Currie
Lewis Run
United States Army
North Camp Hood
Tex
Genevieve Ventura Sureto
Seret
Hog price set in area under wartime price order
The maximum hog price for area markets is 1.00 per hundredweight below the federal price ceiling, effective November 29. The amendment affects Crawford Venango Forest Warren McKean and surrounding counties and notes Defense Supplies Corp subsidy payments depend on adhering to the established price for hog slaughter.
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Richard Chek
We Evie
Ais
Bru
Crawford
Clwion
Venango
Forest
Warrett
McKeat
Olfrkald
Defense Supplies Corp
Women Embrace Education in Stan After Ban Eases
In Stan education for girls is now encouraged while the old belief restricting women’s roles fades. A historic symbol, the well once tied to a woman’s low status, has been banned by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita
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Baltimore & Ohio
Newton Parls
Ohio
Baltine
Logan
Kitts
Loblaw‘s Groceteria
Wilcox Grocery
Wing-Willi Star Stores
Horst
Penny
Sylvania
Miles Hoest
Austin
Women of
Army
WAC
Army Recruiting Station
U. S. Army
Federal Court House
Erie, PA
THE
Women’s Army Corps
U.S. Army
Wacs
Ouija Board
G-Man
Poyulir
Lanston
South Center St
Dial
Ntgomery Ward
Ofhar
North Center Street
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