Red Cross Spends 130000 in Flood District
The American Red Cross Disaster Unit rapidly aided McKean county after the July floods, totaling about 130000 and assisting over 1000 residents. The Bradford central office closed, with staff returning to Alexandra Virginia. 1031 families registered. 732 received food clothing and furnishings. Medical aid and equipment replacement were provided. homes and businesses were rebuilt or repaired with Red Cross funds.
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Keane
American Red Cross
McKean County
Chaltauqua Place
Bradford
Eastern Tires
Alexandra
Red Cross Funtis
Valuable Heifers Lost in Woods Near Kane
Ten purebred Guernsey yearling heifers from Tdeal Farms bolted into the woods after a fright. Only three have been recovered, with sightings of others near Greendale and Mead Run. Farmer Phil Peabody reports the escape and ongoing search.
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Kane
Tdeal
Phil Peabody
Greendale
Mead Run
Oppose Abandonment Of Overhead Bridge In Village
Village board met with all trustees present and Mayor Eckman presiding. Erie Railroad requested abandoning the Winchester Avenue overhead bridge. Village attorney Marion Fisher instructed to reply that the right of way conveyed to the railroad required maintenance of a bridge suitable for vehicular traffic.
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Basewovey Ev Osu
Emmett Eckman
Erie Railroad
Winchester Avenue
Marion Fisher
Reds Sweep Across Don Imperiling Nazis
Red Army gains across the Don Volga corridor threaten German siege forces. Tank thrusts destroyed enemy armor and trucks as Soviet troops bridged the Don with pontoon crossings. Inside Stalingrad defenders repelled German assaults and held recaptured streets amid ongoing combat in the Caucasus and Black Sea regions.
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Volga
Don
Red Army
Stalingrad
Rome
Condon
Don-Volga
Semeon Timosienko
Tiel
Caucasus
Mozdok
Grozny
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Seven days adrift in Pacific. seven fliers rescued
Tom Hage describes a seven day drift on a four man raft after a plane failed to inflate a two man raft. The group endured sharks, scarce water and chocolate rations, cramped space, and cold nights before being spotted by a rescue destroyer.
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Pacific
Tom Hage
Ganon
de Amour
Darden
Roumh
Joose
Anderson
Hoseenod
Gaenon
Wwe
Keystone Ordnance Works to Additions Near Meadville
Associated Freas reports Lt Col Herbert D Vogel district head of U S Army engineers says an addition will be built to Keystone Ordnance Works near Meadville. Censorship prevents disclosure of details including exact site. Records note shorthand system used as far back as 63 B C.
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Associated Freas
Pittsburgh
Herbert D. Vogel
U. S. Army Engineers
Keystone Ordnance Works
Meadville
B. C
Move to Settle Liquor Stores Clerks Strike
Assured jobs back with out fear of reprisals the strike spreads to four more counties as 200 of the states 79 stores are unused. Clerks seek a 20 percent wage hike amid a growing liquor shortage reported in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Siline
Eury
Frederick T. Gelder
Liquor Control Board
Glerke
Nottishampton
Mercer
Butter
Lehigh
Gelder
Beaver
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Eugene Mentich
Allegheny County Retail Dealers Association
James
Funeral Services for Nels Geertson
Funeral services for Nels Geertson were held at his sister Mrs Frank Bligs home on Wright street yesterday afternoon at 430. Rev William Hell officiated. Former Ajax Iron Works co workers assisted as bearers James O Connor Fred Sullivan John Courteen Frank Morris Fred Ross and Charles Waterhouse. A large Ajax employees delegation attended along with friends and relatives. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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U. S. Marinest
U.S
Hoctor
Mets
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Bud Anderson
Keystone
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T. Corry
Woodboris
Yann Zeee
Packers
Marge
Ze Buys
Velva
Smith Bros
Toushay
Latinus
Libby
Virginia Sweet
Salerno Clearview
Stokely
Swift
Prominen
California
Ertmor Cranberries
Tehder Parsnips
Herry Valley
Tb. l
Vermont
Borden
Dr, Olding
Rito’ Sliced
Ound
Orchard Parke
Orchard
Edgebrook
Iyean
Royal Manor
Butch Girl
Cloverdale
Madras
Kirkman
Hershey's
Scott Roll
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