Former Member Company A Wins Commendation
Private Brest Dietzel, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. EP Dietzel of Union City, was commended for bravery during the Sicily invasion. A letter from the brigade commander credits him with saving vital supplies at Canicatti on August 13, 1943, after facing a dangerous incident and aiding fellow soldiers. Dietzel, with the 727th Railway Operating Battalion, was severely burned but later returned to active service after hospitalization. He enlisted February 1941 with Company A, 112th Infantry, and trained at Scranton, Camp Livingston, and Camp Shelby before going overseas.
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Canicattl
Sieily
U.S
Pvt
Dietzel
Pyi. Dietzel
727Th Railway Operating Battalion
112Th Infantry
Corry
Shdimntown Gap
Camp Livingston
Camp Shelby
Miss
Scores Hurt Heavy Loss In Philadelphia Station Blaze
A massive station fire in Philadelphia drew more than 50 000 spectators as smoke billowed. Service was restored by 1 a.m. after a makeshift platform failed. Reconstruction materials arrived by rail, with 118 carloads on site and 87 more en route, workers imported from Altoona Harrisburg and New York.
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Ruuulibucu
Don’t Be Tortured With Your Feet Ad From San-Cura
An old time ad promotes San-Cura Soap and Antiseptic Ointment to relieve foot pain from DOW 120 con and peony soreness. It claims soothing effects for itching between the toes after washing, and notes the products also help minor sores, cuts, burns, and irritations. Prices listed 35¢ and 60¢ for the ointment. Soap 2c. Available at all druggists.
Horse Frolic Draws 600 At No-Bar Riding Club Event
The No-Bar Riding Club hosted a Sunday horse frolic at Fox Farm on West Columbus Avenue drawing about 600 spectators. Sixty horses from Sugar Grove Sherman Youngsville Union City Columbus and Corry competed in relays amateur jumps pony class western and costume events, with prizes awarded to top riders.
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Fox Farm
West Golumbus Avenue
Corry
Sugar Grove
Sherman
Youngsville
Union City
Columbus
Wilson Hopson
Westfield
Lée Buisink
Ernnest Brown
Huss Hoovler
Titusville
Fred Christensen
Bob Curtis
Howard J. Sheen
Cony
Carol Stockton
Pony Tlass
Helen Anderson
Sherry Stockton
Mr. Anderson
Jamestown
Bud Waltous
Vernon Thompson
Findley Lake
Bob Desmond
Ford Camp
Saegertown
Scoufen
Kurro
Spartansburg
Price Rollback Plan Aims to Cut Living Costs
Washington reports a sweeping price reduction program announced by Office of Price Administration General Manager Chester Bowles. It targets a 23 percent drop in consumer costs and substantial price cuts for potatoes lard apples and oranges through a 100 million government plan. Transportation subsidies crop purchases and resale plus rollback subsidies for peanut butter and perhaps lard drive the changes with effects expected by mid October or November.
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Associated
Congress
Bowles
Steady Decline in State Relief Across Four Years
August marks four years of Europe war and a continued fall in Pennsylvanians on state public assistance. From over 1.5 million in 1939 to 247,126 on state rolls by September, with 157,658 cases, these totals break down into old age, dependent children, general assistance, and blind pensions as unemployment faded under wartime shifts. A separate note advises molasses spraying to improve ensilage for grasses and alfalfa silage.
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Europe
Poland
Pennsylvania Department of Public Assistance
Italy
New Guinea clash as Japanese flee toward escape lane
Allied forces report Salamaua airdrome captured with Japanese efforts to reach Lae by a narrow escape path. Australian pioneers crossed the Francisco river while drives closed on the base from east and northwest. Navy reports indicate Japanese slipping supplies to Kolombangara and Vella Lavella by night amid Burma raids. Chiang Kai-shek elected president and commander-in-chief of China’s armed forces.
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Salamaua
New Guinea
Lae
Francisco
Serge Salamaua
Lin Sen
Fall Injuries Fatal To Erie Woman
Er ie Sept 14 Mrs Gertrude Weinheimer 71 of 218 West 29th street died in St Vincent s hospital at 9 20 AM Monday two weeks after a fall on US transcription fractured hip discovered by her husband Charles Weinheimer who moved her to hospital her body later removed to Chester H Schaal funeral home 550 West Ninth street
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Erse
Gertrude Weinheimer
West 29Th Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Charles Weinheimer
Chester H. Schaal
West Ninth Street
Liberation News Sparks Axis Cities Enthusiasm
Reports from Brussels Bucharest and other Axis capitals describe Mussolini’s liberation as a major sensation. Correspondents note widespread enthusiasm among loyal Italians and public conversations centered on the event.
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United States
Neel
Pastoral Changes Announced By Methodists In Erie Conference
Following the Erie Annual Conference at Meadville, Rev. P. A. Galbreath is reassigned to Corry Methodist Church. The closing session announced 35 new pastoral appointments across Meadville, Brookville, Grove City, Jamestown, and surrounding districts, with no changes to larger churches.
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P. A. Galbreath
Corry
Meadville
Ralph M. Richardson
Elgin
Verte Walker
Erle Henderson
Howard R. Smith
Erie Lakewood
Howard FR. Smith
Littles Corners
Lois Gregory
Girard
N. H. Swanson
Pleasantville
K. B. Lininger
West
Springfield
W. 7
Spawlding
Albion
G. C. Ross
Erle Tenth Street
Lund
Brookville
Brockway
H. Johnson
Ast Brady
Sherret
Horace Frantz
Slippery Rock
E. Leigh Mudge
Jamestown
Forestville
W. J. Wilmoth
Gerry
L. Dawns
Mt. Jewett
H. L. Schukers
Perrysburg
May
Randolph
H. A. Silvis
Salamanes
P. F. Haines
Sinclairville
E. Cillins
Westfield
Meadville Shortage Funds Recovered in Bond Settlement
Sept 13 Meadville Acting for Councilman Cunningham city director of finances Mayor Whipple handed a 9408.88 check to the city treasurer’s office to cover the shortage of the late treasurer Don O De Lancey. Laurence Starr represented American Surety Company and Mrs Dorothy McCullough accepted for the treasurer’s office. The mayor said the payment closes the investigation and confirms the accuracy of finance reports.
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Meadville
C. O. Cunningham
Fred F. Whipple
Don
de Lancey
Laurence B. Starr
Gelgin, Jackson& Starr
American Surety Company
Dorothy McCullough
Whipple
Seed Treatment Caution for Cabbage Family Crops
Advice from A Galser, Jamestown Epworth, and others warns copper oxide is effective against damping off in many plants but should not be used on cabbage family seeds. Mercury or organic compounds are recommended as seed treatments for these crops by W Bloomquist, Phillip Schlick, H S Martin, and others.
Erie Soldier Wounded in North Africa Receives Purple Heart
Pvt. Samuel A Tatalone, 30, son of Mrs. Ralphine Tatalone of 520 West 16th, is hospitalized in North Africa after being seriously wounded in action on August 10. An infantry machine gunner with fifteen months’ service, he trained at Fort Meade, attended Central High School, and worked for General Electric. He has two brothers, Angelo and Dominick, also in the service.
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Erie
Setion
Samuel A, Tataloné
Ralpheule Tatalone
West 16Th Street
North Africa
Tafaione
Tatalone
Central High School
Generil Electric Company
Fort George Meade, Md
Angelo
Dominick
Two Unlicensed Car Drivers Fined In City Court
James in wy sepyta two unlicensed drivers, one a woman war worker and the other a 16 year old boy, were involved in two accidents here. The woman's car struck a male pedestrian who suffered minor injuries. Both drivers were arraigned on operating without licenses and paid fines totaling 25.
Airmail pioneer DuPont dies in glider crash
DuPont, a pioneer of the airmail pickup service and noted glider expert, was killed Saturday in a Mush Pield California crash. General Henry Arnold and Col P Ernest Gabel also perished. two crew parachuted to safety. The wreckage contained the other three victims’ remains. DuPont was a Wilmington Delaware native, son of A Peli DuPont, survived by widow Mv Allard C Du Pont.
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San Fernando
Calif
American Air Forces
A. Peli DuPont
Wilmington
Del
Mvy. Allard C. DuPont
Amerley
Burke and Navy training figures spark cryptic sports recap
A fragments filled item references Burke, Hy EW Yo, Keith, and Joe Sherman with hints of height and weight figures, Navy training, and a mix of names like Brink and Gil Bowley. The disjointed text suggests a chaotic sports or military summary with coaching chatter and scattered scores or bids.
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Burke
Keith
Navy
Joe’ Sherma
Buried Fragments Hint at Unclear Game Notes
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions names and rites to a game, with stray phrases like Boule, Di Kollo, and Sox. The text references two hours, barracks, and a hike, but lacks coherent events or clear outcomes to form a definite news item.
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di Kollo
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Ernest F." Dietzel
Unon City
Sicily
Phila
Troy Banc
Riding Club
U.5
Wealthy
Crisco
Oxydol
RED Cross
Tbs
Mussolini
Berlin
Tokyo
William
Dickson
Hos
Mortician
John H. Berkenkamp
Me. Dickson
Eva
Wm. J. Dickson
A. Galser
Jamestown Epworth
W. L. Bloomquist
Russell
Phillip Schlick
H. S. Martin
Pfe
Samuel A
California
Madison
Jefferson
F.H. A
Sam
Pennnsylvania Gas Company
J Brink
Ennis
Gil HA
Gil Bowley
Bosvowelgr
Real City
Boulgale
Gil
Marin
Solomons
Dick Wak
Wellsville
Buffalo
Sony ‘League
Famestown
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