Two States Hunt For Farm Triple Slayings
Police pursue William Morrell a 20 year old and Janice Graham 20 year old farm workers as two other victims are found shot on Everett Wilson dairyman farm near Mercer Pennsylvania. The three killed are Helen Wilson 45, Catherine Hoagland Wilson 74 and Robert McKay 61. The pair were missing since yesterday afternoon and sought by authorities as a neighbor reported the scene.
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Frank Milligan
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Catherine Hoagland Wilson
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Fugitives' car found in Mercer after dairy farm killings
Police traced a young parolee William Albert Morrell and Janice Graham in northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio after three people were killed at Everett Wilson dairy farm. The duo, last seen in a black Plymouth coupe owned by McKay, were believed injured after a crash near Sandy Lake. They reportedly visited Morrell’s grandfather in Stoneboro and were headed toward Ashtabula before authorities learned of the slayings.
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Findlay Township
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Rollie Myers
Ashtabula
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Dairyman Wilson
Canada
Probing Theft by Juveniles in Second Ward
Chief Flanigan received a complaint from a Second Ward resident that jewelry and other items were stolen from a new home. A group of neighborhood juveniles are suspected, and police planned to interview them after reports two youths were seen in the house before discovery. The case highlights ongoing juvenile issues for authorities.
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Hitler Leaders Rally German Morale In Berlin Appeal
Sixteen inducted from Corry Union City district report Hitler appealing to Germans to maintain morale. In Berlin Hitler urged unity, saying weapons alone fail without will. leaders Speer Ley Milch Doenitz and Himmler rally with him to sustain the war effort amid air attacks.
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First Saturday Night Closing By Lorries Downtown Stores
Lorry's downtown grocers and food stores announce new Saturday closing time at 7 p.m. as the city observes curtailed hours this weekend. Weekday hours have shortened and most stores closed at 5:40 p.m. this week, with Wednesday keeping full afternoon closing. Patrons are asked to plan for Saturday last-minute shopping before 7 p.m.
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Do Not Remove Book No 3 Cover Urges Ration Book Stewardship
Local office urges consumers to keep Ration Book No 3 covers intact when applying for new books. Earlier guidance suggested front covers be presented, but authorities now advise submitting only the intact book during October registrations. Treasury report lists October receipts and totals, noting debt and balances.
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Inductions From Corty-Union City Draft District
Eleven Army recruits and four to the U S Navy were bid into service after final exams yesterday. From Carry district names include Robert Harry and John William Gates among others. Navy picks Clarence Huth and James Plynn. From Joscal district James Francis Plynn was taken by Maxine Cons, with Coast Guard auditioning some listed above.
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First Exam Call At Union City Draft Board
The Union City draft board held preliminary physicals today for nineteen young men from the Carry Union area as part of preparations for the upcoming November quota. A number of Corry residents transferred from other districts were included, with belated notices arriving for local residents. The board awaits official figures and expects November orders from state headquarters while hoping to limit calls for fathers until after year’s start.
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Parachutes to Safety in Cape Girardeau Crash
Aviation Cadet Richard W. Cross 19 of Cambridge Springs Crawford County Pennsylvania parachuted to safety after an Army training plane accident in Cape Girardeau Missouri The plane was about 500 feet in the air when Cross was jolted out of the aircraft and survived the fall with no serious injuries reported
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Cambridge Springs
Crawford County
Gross
Germans in heaviest raid on London in two years
German air attack over London and southeast England described as the fiercest in two years. RAF bombers targeted Stuttgart Friedrichshafen and Munich while German fighters contested the skies. British officials called the raid propaganda aimed at diverting attention from domestic woes.
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Wake Island raid step toward Pacific drive claim
Reported December dispatches say a powerful American task force struck Wake Island on October 6 and 7 with air and ship bombardments. Japanese forces allegedly repulsed the attack while Allied air bases on Kolombangara were evacuated and Japanese troops withdrawn from the southern end of the island.
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Corry Girl Becomes W U Manager In Ridgway
Miss Leona Holton daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Holton of Fair View street leaves today for Ridgway to take over as manager of the Ridgway office of the Western Union Telegraph Company She has worked in the Corry office for months and recently completed a course at the utility's management school in Washington New Jersey.
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Milk deliveries resume at Sheffield Farms plants in New York
In New York area bulletins, Sheffield Farms reports pasteurization operations have resumed at all area plants after a four-town milk delivery tie up. Allied air activity against Germany continues with RAF bombers and P47 escorts targeting Bremen and Kiel ports, while Doenity proclaims submarines Germany's greatest peril to Allies. In China, KhA air force fighters disrupt Japanese raids on American air bases for the third straight day, fending off large formations over Kiangsi.
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Western Union Postal Merger Now In Effect
The Postal Telegraph and Western Union merger to form a unified national telegraphic system takes effect after PSC approval. William J. Deegan transfers to Western Union and A N Williams receives 308 124 in new class B stock as part of the deal. Williams says the merger signals a new era with higher performance standards and that postal routes will be retained until after the war while many offices will close and postal workers offered Western Union jobs.
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Eastern Front Imperiled By Red Army Push
Russian forces press an autumn offensive from White Russia to the Black Sea. Bridgeheads west of the Dnieper expand, threatening Germany’s entire eastern front with Pereyaslav crossing noted as decisive. Kiev outskirts and river islands fall. Red Army gains wide positions while German lines retreat toward Kiev.
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Police Meet Here Thursday in Corry for Fraternal Order of Police visit
Corry Police Department hosts Bucktail Lodge No 96 Fraternal Order of Police visitors next Thursday October 1 for a postponed meeting. Local officers from surrounding towns plan to attend with an informal lunch to follow the session at the Municipal Building.
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Allies in Balkans Report From Kyassoutiren Press
Fragmented dispatch cites Allied forces in the Balkans near the coast by Hvar south of Split. Report notes limited details from a broadcast, mentions Tito and Mihailovic, and describes positions along the Adriatic coast including Montenegro and Montenegro.
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Sales Tax Gains New Supporters in Congress
A distorted report says the administration backs a broad sales tax to raise about 10.5 billion dollars in revenue, targeting luxury goods, liquor, tobacco, and corporate incomes. Opponents, including Fred Vinson and Randolph Pall, warn it would raise living costs and threaten wartime economic policy, inviting inflation.
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Rumor of New Nazi Peace Move
Stockholm reports circulated rumors that some German leaders sought an armistice with the Soviet Union but the plan collapsed after the Soviets demanded Hitler's custody and withdrawal of German forces behind the lines. The Stockholm paper noted the reports were viewed with reserve and attributed to a German military official.
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