City Council Meeting Opens as Police Seek Grand Jury Subpoenas
Erie detectives served subpoenas in the Louis Kuss and Paul Bacon cases as Pittsburgh district business rose with Pitt’s index at 144.1 percent of the 1925-25 average. A West End freight train search failed to locate a missing James City boy who later returned home.
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LeRoy Search
Erie
Louis Kuss
Paul Bacon
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Vom Warren
James City
Daylight test at Erie listed 75 percent success
Erie October 16 Captain Harry Douglas civilian defense chief reported Erie's second daytime air raid test as 75 percent successful yet many officials and residents criticized the warning system. Shop whistles proved poor, wardens were scarce, and motorist and pedestrian cooperation lagged. Officials will discuss augmenting signals while a reporter observed delays and weak audible blasts causing confusion in traffic and stores.
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Erie
Harry Douglas
Carnnell
Erie Youth Dies in Infantile Paralysis Case
In Erie on October 16 the first infantile paralysis death of the year was a 33-year-old man. Dr James Smith the city health officer said the youth contracted the dressed pollo germ about ten days earlier and developed complete paralysis before death this week. He noted all precautionary steps were taken to prevent spread.
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Erie
James Smith
Smith
Comfort from SAN-CURA Ointment for piles relief
A vintage ad notes relief from the sting and itching of piles using SAN-CURA Ointment priced at 5c and 60c. It also promotes SAN-CURA Soap for prewashing and suggests antiseptic use for itching between the toes.
Surviving Atlantic 21 Days Outlived by Merchant Seaman
Johnny Mallick, 23, a Corry merchant seaman, survived 21 days adrift after his oil tanker was attacked by a German submarine. Forty-five crew and Navy escorts were rescued. the other boat’s occupants were saved earlier. Mallick plans to return to service, praising merchant mariners and urging broader wartime mobilization.
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Johnny Mallick
Johnny
Atlante
Merchant Marine
Mallick
Journal
Atlantic
Geas
Tt Inter
Atte
Ius
Marine Service
Millie Mallick
East Street
Peter
Lewis Mallick
Walter Caster
Columbus
United Nations
Navy
Army
Marine
Corry
Life Insurance Holdings Grow to Billion-Dollar Market
The era sees more than a million Americans holding life insurance policies worth over 124 million dollars. In 1981, about 1 billion dollars was paid in death claims, signaling rising policy uptake and payout activity nationwide.
James City Boy Killed In Accidental Gunfire
Joseph Nunn Jr aged 10 was killed instantly in James City when a World War pistol fired accidentally while playmates loaded it. Billy Roche 12, who handled the gun, fled into the forest and returned later. Other boys present were Fred Lorenzo 12 and Michael Roche 5. parents were away at work.
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Kane
Joseph Nunn, Jr
Joseph Munn
James City
Billy Roche
Frank Roche
Billy
Roche
Scrap Quota Nearing Goal in Erie Scrap Drive
A city and county scrap campaign aims to reach 9,095 tons by Saturday as collections near 7,500 tons. Roy T. McDonald, general salvage chairman, notes strong participation from school children and an all out effort across Erie city and county, with goal likely to be reached though work continues.
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Brie
Erie City
Roy T. McDonald
Erie County
Child struck by freight train near home in Baltimore area
Carol Ann Austin two and a half is brushed from wall by west bound freight on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks near her home on Addget street. The engineer blew the whistle but could not stop in time. The child suffered shock and slight injuries and was taken home for treatment. Her brother David four and Buddy Sinclair were nearby but not touched.
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Sameer Urbae
Carol Ann Austin
Clayence Austin
Adgett Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Carol Ann
David
Buddy Sinclair
Painting Army Truck Faces Protest and Visibility Concerns
A military vehicle is painted to reduce visibility as part of a protest. Activists allege the action uses pounds of paint and diminishes the vehicle’s conspicuity during operations. The incident draws debate over battlefield effectiveness and safety.
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Fernice
Goth
Young Westfield Flier Honored For Heroic Rescue
Washington reports Lieut. (J. G.) Robert W. Rynd, 27, son of Mrs Frances Rynd of Westfield New York, received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for rescuing a pilot from a crashed burning aircraft. He found the pilot trapped, braved flames and heat, and made an opening in the cockpit before pulling the pilot free. The rescued aviator died five hours later. Rynd, a 1938 Naval Academy graduate, later served with an air squadron attached to a fleet unit.
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Washington
Navy
J. G
Robert W. Rynd
Frances Rynd
Eest Main Street
Westfield
N.Y
Navy and
Marine Corps Medal
Lhub
Rynd
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Aceh
Lowell J. Hinkson
Union City
Phyllis J. Kimmy
George A. Gregor
Alice Packo
Pennsylvania
Tawemployment Compensation Bureau
Rex Theater
Michael Kowalski
West Wayne Street
Lionel Thorogood
Pairhay +en
South Center Street
Kowalski
Estella A. Carroll
Ren Love
Gladys L. Volk
Ethel G. Wickwire
Columbus Township
Warren
American ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System Today
Joseph Shyden
Pairfeld Township
Crawford County
Atkens Auto Sales
Fliat Avenue
John R. Gardner
U.S. Navy
Recrutt
U. S. Navy
Corry High
Atti- Menta
John Mallick
Mullick
Freiehter
West Indies
Swedish Ship and Warried To New York
Corry and Vicinity
OUR
Frank E. Graft
Insurance Agency
Center St
Dial
Young Westfield Flier
Marine Corps
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