Gas warfare fears and quiz questions amid war
The article warns gas warfare could reappear with war gases like tear, choking, and mustard gas and notes medical readiness. It then shifts to a page six quiz asking ten questions about World War I era topics including monarch ages, drafts, hemlock, censorship, bravery, Dutch Harbor, famous pilots, the Maginot Line, Federal Reserve districts, and Australia’s season.
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Michael
Romania
Board of
Motion Picture Censors
Rome
Dutch Harbor
United States
Federal Reserve
Australia
Half Grape Crop Now Harvested in Westfield
Fifty percent of the area’s grape crop has been harvested per county agent Roger Cramer. If weather stays favorable, the entire crop should be taken with little trouble. Grapes are of excellent quality and processors are swamped, prompting a temporary halt to let plants catch up. Collaboration includes the Farm Bureau Employment Service and local recruiting agencies.
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Westfield
Roger Cramer
County
Farm Bureau
United States
Rarsal
Mrs May McCray Burial Among Warren Relatives
Funeral services were held at the late home for Mrs May McCray with Rev P A Galbreath officiating. Burial followed in the McCray family lot. Attendees included out of town visitors and relatives from Erie Cleveland Buffalo and Houghton. Warren residents Raymond D Gunnoe and James T Moon flew in from New London Conn to visit relatives and spend the weekend.
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Norman McElroy
Robert Crowell
Erie
Merle Cowles
Cleveland
Cora Neffer
Buffalo
Merle Boutwell
Minnie Stearns
Edith Livenspire
Houghton
Warren
Raymond D. Gunnoe
James T. Moon
New London
Two Killed and Two Hurt in German Defenses Crash
Two steelworkers died and two injured when their car collided with a moving truck near the Indiana interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. James Byron and William Santmyer died from skull fractures, Everett Nelson is seriously injured. The driver, James Lipps Jr., suffered internal injuries. The report also includes World War II fighting notes from Metz, Dunkirk, and nearby fronts.
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Greensburg
Mile End
Inwin
James Byron
Mt. Pleasant
William Santmyer
Scottdale
Everett Nelson
Westmoreland Hospital
James Lipps, Jr
VE Day Reflections on Demobilization and Independence
War’s end framing VE Day contrasts with ongoing troop demobilization plans. Army policy ties release to individual priority ratings, combat time, wounds, and dependents, ensuring a fair but slow process. Navy demobilization lags, with peacetime readjustment tasks ahead, while columnist Bromfield critiques independence tied to anti union attitudes.
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War Department
Europe
Johnny
Tommy
Pacific
Army
Navy
European
Labor shift and heritage fade in a pioneer fate
Twenty years ago notes reflect a shift from hunting to industrial work among Indigenous peoples, who crave progress yet face precarious pioneer living. The piece notes Beethoven published his first composition in 1783 at age 13, tying labor history to cultural milestones.
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Beethoven
Allies reveal British landings in Greece
Allied forces have landed in Greece and Albania, with British troops on the Greek mainland for the first time since 1941. Patras, near Athens, is noted as the invasion entry point, and the official report says ground and air units are in contact with the enemy while Patriot groups cooperate in both countries. The invasion marks a significant return of British forces to Greek soil.
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Lomis Fromuield
Greece
Royal Air Force
Albania
BEC
Patras
Athens
Gulf of Corinth
Peloponnesus
Can You Eat without Worry Told in Drugstore Ad
Odd patent medicine style ad promises relief from “dunainess” and old indicators. Claims easy to take tablets with a money back guarantee, urging readers to buy now from their druggist.
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Third Army
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Dunkerque
Corry Evening Journal
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Ohio
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