Local items and notices from Oil City and vicinity
A mixed column of local notices, ads, minor crimes, community events, and public warnings from Oil City area papers. Highlights include a purse recovered for Clyde Master of Sage Run road. theater and dance listings. police and court notes. a murder and accident roundups. church anniversaries. and business promotions from Wilcox Grocery and other stores.
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Cleo
Wilcox Grocery
Oil City
Clyde Master
Sage Run Road
Master
Wayne Evans
Solovex Sun
V.F. W
British smash German supply ships to North frontier
London October 10 The British Air Arm operating off Norway has heavily struck Germanys supply route to forces on the North Russian front. Four supply ships were hit and one abandoned by its crew. The admiralty called the sweep Jaumphet at dawn Wednesday a further successful action against the enemys supply and sea communications with his troops on the north Russian front.
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London
Norway
Germany
Admiralty
Defeat prevents modification of Lend-Lease bill
Washington voters defeated the first attempt to modify the five point nine three five billion dollar Lend-Lease bill. An amendment sought to cut one hundred million from a one billion one hundred ninety million dollar fund for ordnance supplies and ammunition. The standing vote was 133 to 84.
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Washington
Rouse
All British Mail to U Examined by Nazis
FBI agent testified that a confessed German spy said all British diplomatic pouches bound for Britain were examined and photographed by Nazis in Lisbon. Witness William Friedeman noted two defendants discussed securing London Washington pouches and counter-espionage aide Sebold warned them not to dump a diplomatic courier overboard. CHINESE TAKE ICHANG CHUNGHING Saturday Chinese military headquarters announced that Chinese forces driving east along the Yangtze captured Ichang, an important port and westernmost outpost of the Japanese invasion.
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New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lisbon
FBI
William Friede- Man
London
William G. Sebold
America
Ichang Chunghing
Yangtze River
Ichang
Japan
Production of Tanks Halted by Labor Dispute
Associated Press reports a labor jurisdictional fight at Hillsdale Michigan and Toledo Ohio threatens the bulk of the army’s tank transmissions. Spicer Manufacturing, supplying about 70 percent of tank transmissions, warns of immediate stoppage if settlement fails. Materials on hand cover about a week’s parts, with possible halt on military vehicle transmissions tonight.
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Associated Press
Washington
Oct
War Department
Milldale
Mich
Hilldele Steel Products Company
Spicer Manufacturing Company
Toledo
Ohio
Hillsdale
Spicer Company
Taft urges revision to arm merchant ships and curb aid
The message calls for congressional action to repeal the ban on arming merchantmen and to revise the Neutrality Act. It argues the United States should deliver articles to allies and stop helping aggressors by keeping ships out of ports of friendly nations.
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United States
Congress
Aggessors
Hitler
Jamestown and Erie Firms Benefit From Industry Certification
Washington action to avert unemployment in the household washer and ironer trade certifies the entire industry to the War Department for defense contracts. The first industry-wide certification covers 34 firms across several states, including Blackstone Washer Co, Binfiton Mfg Co, Jamestown, General Electric Co, Bridgeport, and Lovell Mfg Co in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Hw Opm
Way Department
Blackstone Washer Company
Binfiton Manufacturing Company
Jamestown
General Eleatria Company
Bridgeport, Conn
Lovell Manufacturing Company
Ohio
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ROYAL
Stew Rae
Red
Kes
Wceberg Lettuce
Pascal Celery
Chipso
Earse and Banc
Sant
Ree
Wing-Willi Star Stores
Pranttlin
Venango
Clarion
Forest
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Silver Creek
Harry Ricci
Buffalo
Henry J.freese
Ricci
Columbus Club
Litz
Dunkirk
Hook and Ling
I. A
M. Hall
William E. Mingin
Mingin
Adam
Paul
Lanston's
Willard
Besson
United States Steel Corporation
Leslie A. Edinger Tor
Emlenton
William L. Hart
Home National Bank
Farmers’ National Bank
Salem
My. Hart
Girard
Albion
Brooks Studio
Sean Lanston
Western Auto
Roemnié R. Shilk
Emporiam
Unemat
West Penn Power Company
Kaul Memorial Hospital
St. Marys
Birch
Christ Episcopal Church of
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John C. Ward
Erie
Garland Inn
Nellie E. Peirsom
Blanchard Street
Charles Johnson
Samuel T. Bowers
Duard May
E. Liberty Street
JL. P. Anderson
All-Way Electric Co
Ferpley Church
Bear Lake
Corry Hospital
Lutheran Ladies Ba
Meadville
Luther J. King
Penn Drake
Lucy E. Kerr
Cherrytree Township
Titusville
Breedtown
Chemytree
Junie Houghtling
Lyle .Houghtlig
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Corry
Cleveland
Ellis Electric
Delbert Dalrymple
Harry Wagner
Repub- Mean
Sherman Hickey
Paul Watson
Daneing
Heer
Solovox
V.F.W. F-S-Tf
Methodist Men's Brotherhood
Ventongo County
Chamber of Commerce
Emienton
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Sturamage Sale
Concord P.T.A. Traction
Friends of
Claude Place
Bracken-Reating
Northwest Pennsylvania
National Association of Letter Carriers
Oi City
Robert Garfield
Harbor Creek
Hamel Hospital
Physichias
Harborcreel
North
Coats
Agee
Nasts Ladies Shop
Kittanning First
Oat
Te Erietration
Pittsburgh and Shawmut Coal Company
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Taft
Jamestown and
Erie Companies
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Arya
Warte Lewis
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