Mixed local notes on injuries trains and war news
A chaotic run of items covers Mrs. O P Haton’s fall at Iscopil Church, a police hold on a stray dog, Erie Railroad wreck delays near Hornell, and Ralph DeGraft’s promotion after Saipan and Tinian. Also reported are Bud Merrill’s injuries, a mail plane incident at South Center street, and anglers’ success at Pindley Lake alongside lumber and unemployment figures and market cautions amid wartime disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vennis Follet
South Center Street
John Wels
Paul Weber
Post Office
Horizontal Ranney Wells Prove Big Oil Producer
First report on Venango Development Corp at Two Mile Run near Franklin shows horizontal Ranney wells yielding strong output. Over 180 days with 10 acres under gravity drainage and 15 vacuum points, average production reached 28 gallons of air per acre per day, six times the vertical wells on the lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranney
Venango Oil Ciry
Ran~ Neywell
Venango Development Corporation
Two Mile Run
Franklin
Leo Ranney
Rannney
Two More Polio Cases Reported in Erie City
Erie health officials report two new polio cases, bringing the city total to ten. A ten-year-old boy in the northeast section shows symptoms, while an eight-year-old boy with paralysis in one leg remains under treatment. The oldest patient is at home under care awaiting developments. another is hospitalized and improving. City Health Director Dr. James Smith provided the update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
City Health Bureau
Lests
James Smith
Larson Promoted in Pacific Area Service
Gustav G. Larson of Corry Pennsylvania rises from private to private first class in the utilities detachment at an Army base in the Pacific. He serves as a lumber yard construction foreman, reflecting his civilian work. Inducted November 90 1942 trained at Camp South Carolina, arrived overseas May 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larson
Pacific
U.S. Army
South
Gustav G. Larson
Corry
Pennsylvania
Camp South Carolina
Answers to a quiz on the editorial page mixed with errors
A reader notes incorrect responses on the editorials quiz listing ten items. The entries include East Prussia Washington DC Bay of Bengal true submarines and a character study by Handwell Maryland plus several misspellings and misattributions for Czechoslovakia Italy and a holiday festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qaiz
East Prussia
Washington, D. C
Bay of Bengal
Handwell
Requiem Mass Today For Andrew Gluyna
Requiem mass was sung in memory of Concord township farmer Andrew Gluyna with Rev. Carl Heldt officiating and a guard of honor by St. Edward's school students. Interment followed at St. Elizabeth's cemetery as numerous relatives and friends attended the service and mourning bells tolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wuazapeun
Andrew Gluyna
Concord Township
Carl Heldt
Michael Gerosky
Paul Humenik
Dotm ‘Hanyak
George Dobransk
Thomas Svetz
Paul Cook
St. Elizabeth's Cemetery
St. Edward's School
Steve Gluvisa
Whitaker
Edward Gluvna
Camp Endicott
Andrew Grego
Paul Humenek
George Dobransky
Andrew Zatkovich
S. J. Tacuak
Steve Kracinovsky
John Hanyek
Michael Hanyak
End
Lowlé
Legedy
Duquesne Pn
Ann Rusin
Versailles
John Milley
Fred Gomik
Munhall
Cecilia Varrel
McKeesport
Michael Danko
Andrey Vango
George Maxin
Nancy Maxin
Cleveland
Michael Kosch
Jefferson, O
Andrew Advemn
Local criminal court opens with Jerome Mac Finiand case
Erie opens criminal court with Jerome Mac Finiand charged on morals grounds. Other Corry cases settled by guilty pleas. grand jury failed to indict in several matters. Interest centers on Homer Orton linked to a police raid that cleared many car robberies. Karl Morrison, Erle architect, slated to appear Wednesday on morals charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Jerome Mac
Finiand
Homer Orton
Wattsboro
Trig 5
Karl Morrison
Erle
Roosevelt in Quebec for Allied Conference
Roosevelt visits Quebec to host talks with Churchill as Allied leaders weigh postwar plans. Officials comment sparingly on the purpose, with Churchill pressing a military rationale and Eisenhower’s looming Nazi defeat guiding decisions on extending the European advisory body's powers. Stalin is said to have been invited but declined due to war duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Combined Operations Command
Hastings Ismay
Defense
Anthony Eden
U.S
Cordell Hull
Man Killed in Warren Refinery Blast
A blast at United Refining Company in Warren Pennsylvania killed Harold Amacher of Warren and seriously burned George Watts, a fellow worker. The explosion hit the control room of the 100 octane gasoline refinery used for wartime aviation. Watts survived, Amacher died, fire crews contained the blaze, and about 325000 dollars in losses were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
United Refining Company
Harold Amacher
Marted
George Watt
Warren General Hospital
Ray Mashier
Amacher
Mashier
Watts
Moshler
Corry Brothers Reunited in France During Normandy Fighting
In Normandy two Corry, Pennsylvania brothers James and Robert Roden met after over two years apart. James, a technical sergeant in an infantry unit, answered the call while Robert, a private in a medical battalion, awaited return to their mother Mrs H J Roden of Corry.
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Vienne
Sion
France
Corry
Normandy
James
Robert Roden
H. J. Roden
Yeplangement
Gwalting
Watt
Robert
Roden
Will Continue Erie Induction Center Indefinitely
Erie Sept 11 The induction center in the Armory will operate on a full time monthly schedule for an indefinite period Capt Lester J Rutter commanding officer stated no plans to close despite rumors of Nazi Germanys fall He said current instructions are to maintain monthly induction programs and keep the center open
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Rutter
Mercer Blonde On Trial Today
Janice Graham, a 14 year old blonde, faces murder charges in Mercer county's reopened triple killing case. The state previously offered nol pros on one count and now indicts her for the deaths of Mrs. Catherine Wilson, Mrs. Helen Wilson, and Robert Melay at Everett N. Wilson's dairy farm. William Morell remains jailed, having been found innocent in two deaths but guilty of manslaughter in the younger Mrs. Wilson’s death, and he testified against Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Graham
Associated Press
Mercer
Mercer County
Te Commonwealth
Faiih
Murien
Miss Graham
Catherine Wilson
Helen Wilson
Robert Melay
Everett
N. Wilson
Wiliam A. Morell
Husky Farmbrand
Two Men Injured In Motorcycle Crash Near Emlenton
Two teenagers were injured when a motorcycle collided with a car at the intersection of Legislative Route 60056 and another road near Maninsville. John L. Fillgrove, 19, sustained a fractured left leg and chest injuries while Robert L. Beals, 17, suffered a fractured skull and left leg fracture. Both were taken to Franklin Hospital. Fillgrove was listed as fair and Beals as serious.
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Eldine
Coune
Aiit
Maninsville
John L. Fillgrove
Emlinton
R.D
Robert L. Beals
Emlenton
R. D
Fillgrove
Bobby Fillgrove
Beals
Te Franklin Hospital
Pillgrove
692 Actions Against County Policyholders Debited in Erie
Erie county courts issued 692 additional summonses against local policyholders of the defunct Keystone Indemnity Exchange. The Pennsylvania insurance commissioner seeks to recover assessments tied to liquidation and receivership, with Gregg L. Neel involved in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emus
Spple
Amlurtiey Wimnite R
Seabrook
Erie County
Gregg L. Neel
Pennsylvania
Keystone Indemnity Exchange
Gorp
Geo
Mrs Minnie Tubbs Died At Corry Hospital Today
Mrs Minnie Tubbs widow of Ante John Tubbs died at Corry Hospital where she had been a surgical patient since September 8. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Bracken-Keating Funeral Home with burial at Spring Creek Cemetery. Surviving are her mother Opal Bronson, three daughters Elizabeth Sheldon Hiram Craker and Hermay Ryan, two sons Charlie Tubbs and Barry Tubbs, four grandchildren, a sister Nellie Smith, and a brother H A Broom. Friends may call at 123 Park Street Wednesday morning before services. Large pork losses totaled 54,264 hogs dead on farms last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie ‘Tubbs
Ante
John Tubbs
Roy Bracken-Keating Funers
Spring Creek
Tubbs
Corry Hospital
Ub City
Sophronia Bronson
Hermay Ryan
Union City
Chai ‘Tubbs
Ete
Barry
Cory
Nellie Smith
Newa City
H. A. Broom
Camden
N. J
Park Street
Bracken-Kensing Mineral Home
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Panasrat
Enue
O. P. Haton
Iscopil
Erle Failroad
Hornell
Ralph DeGraft
Ethel Mackres DeGraft
Buftsla
Cotty
Tils
Hawaii
Saipan
Tinian
Tin Amphibious Tank Corps
Bud Merrill
West Smith Street
Merritt
Rhodes
Frank Kinley
Pindley Lake
Frank Spiesman
Richard Merker
French River
WPB
State Treasury
Brig
Meadville
Oil City
Westfield
Wor
Lew Law
Jamestown
Lecraft
Wilby
Erie City
Maryland
A. Czechoslovaki
Italy
Quebec
Tats
Eesti
Laaly Crosby
Enyymbley
Crosby
Jane
Heiman’s For Diamonds
Warren Fire Department
Corry Brothers
Minnie Tubbs
Servel
America
Paris
Army
Navy
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