Pennsylvania Farm Column Predicts Cigar Leaf Crop Near 49 Million
Harrisburg reports the Federal State Crop Reporting Service predicts nearly 49 million pounds of cigar leaf tobacco from about 33,600 acres in 10 Pennsylvania counties despite a summer drought. Drought reduced yields for cabbage carrots celery cucumbers and spinach, with cabbage and apple crops also affected though apples may place fourth among states.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Keystone
Washington
New York
Virginia
Private Beck Killed in Action Six Months After Induction
Lander, Sept 21 Private Pye Richard Beck son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beck of Farmington township was killed in action in France after only about five weeks in combat. A 1941 Lander High School graduate, he enlisted March 13 1944 and trained at Camp Blanding Florida. He had been home on furlough and left for Fort Meade August 1. He was killed September 6, four weeks after departure from Maryland. His uncle Homer Eccles was the first Farmington soldier killed in World War I.
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Lander
Tesshan
Pye
Richard Beck
Ernest Beck
France
War Department
Beck
Farmington Township
Homer Eccles
Lander High School
Army
Camp Blanding
Fla
Fort Meade
14 DRAFT DODGERS INDICTED AT ERIE
Erie PA September report notes Theodore F. Dickey of Punxsutawney jailed for three years after conviction for objector case. A Federal grand jury indicted 14 youths for failing to report to draft boards. Individuals named include Otis Gatewood Sharon Curtis Co Armbrust Greensburg Walter Bickel Franklin Gatewood Bernard Hope and George Cunningham all of Sharon plus Alberk Wright Enon Valley. Paul Knauer Butler indicted for forging a government check.
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Sassuuayeu
Greensburg
Walter G. Bickel
Frantstin
Gatewood
Bernard W. Hope
George Cunningham
Sharon
Alberk Wright
Enon Valley
Paul D. Knauer
Butler
Escape reported from Bellefonte honor farm near Erie
Erie Sept 21 Logan alias Parker, a 34 year old burglar who had been sentenced to six and a half to five years at Western Penitentiary escaped Tuesday afternoon from the Bellefonte honor farm. He had been linked to break ins on Beech avenue and other Glenwood district burglaries. The officer in charge said Loasch was seen placing coins in a Geld at the time of the escape. His minimum sentence expires May 24 1915.
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Erie
Vosepn
Logsen
Parker
Glenwood
Western Penitentiary
Honor Farm
Bellefonte
Stanley J. Jubeja
Loesch
Joe Williams
Beech Avenue
Winglavies
Corp
Samuel S. Mollenkol
Loasch
Thompson's Borsama Tablets Promised to Aid Kidneys
An advertisement touts Thompson's Borsama Tables as a cure for sluggish kidneys and urinary discomfort. It claims the tablets purify blood by aiding kidney filtration, with novelty phrases about waste and pains. The text uses sensational capitalization and misspellings typical of late historic ads.
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Li Clei
Red Newspapers Attack Finland to Amertated Press
Soviet led newspapers in Moscow accuse Finnish authorities of breaking a pre armistice promise to disarm German forces in Finland and turn them over to the Red Army high command. A Helsinki dispatch notes the Allied armistice control commission has arrived and a new Finnish government may form with Eero Osterman as premier candidate.
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Moscow
Tavestla
Playdd
Boviel
Misty Today
Pinsish
Pinland
Red Army High Command
Pinnish
Finland
Helsinki
Allied Armistice Control Commission
Danov
Klaus Kuril
Erhu Oastren
Finnish Supreme Court
Henttl Hackzell
Union City Men Held In Theft Of Wood
Union City residents Brib, ocpu, and Mike Melnick, Waterford, face larceny charges after state police allege they stole five loads of wood from Rendfuss saw mill in Greene township. Troopers Willard Schauer said two suspects were arrested Wednesday night. a third is expected to be arrested today as the investigation continues.
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McGregor
County's Twentieth Polio Case Listed
Erie reports its twentieth infantile paralysis case as a 16 year old boy near Harbors Brook is admitted to Lake View Municipal Hospital with paralysis in the left arm. Dr. James Smith says the illness is mild and notes the city and county total now reaches 20 cases.
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Erie
James Smut
Erie County
Harbors Brook
Lake View Muncips Hospital
Smith
OPA economists see price level held to 1942 marks
Washington Sept 21 Associated Press Office of Price Administration economists said reconversion prices can be kept to 1942 levels in many cases even if the War Labor Board wage formula is modified. WEB panel said the president may adjust wage controls to match cost of living. Bowles notes manufacturers expect 1942 price tags on goods after defeat of Germany.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Price Administration
War Labor Board
OPA
Chester Bowles
Germany
Pennsylvania wage earners set wartime weekly income peak
In Philadelphia on September 21 the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported Pennsylvania wage earners averaged 48.17 dollars weekly in August, a wartime peak based on 2,800 plants. Payrolls and working time rose two percent from July to August, while year over year employment and hours fell three percent. Employment rose 19 percent in August in Chambersburg, with payrolls up six percent overall.
Allied Airborne Cut Off By Germans Amid Fierce Fighting
Allied airborne forces, dropped five days earlier, are reported cut off by German lines as fighting grows relentless near the Siegfried Line. Allied planes make two supply runs while German antiaircraft shoots down several planes. Third and Seventh Armies push east of the Moselle with heavy opposition, seizing Chatel near Moselle and advancing toward Belfort Gap amid renewed German resistance.
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Almna
Yrote
Torde
Second Army
Siegfried Line
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Moselle River
France
U.S
Third Army
Chatel
Moselle
Nancy
Luneville
Seventh Army
Belfort
Tne
Well Known Pastor Dies in Lansdowne
Dr. Charles Cleland renowned pastor of the United Presbyterian Church died last night at his home in Lansdowne near Philadelphia. He was 79 and served the ministry for decades, shaping church work and community outreach.
Irregular Trade and Names From Damaged OCR Fragment
The fragment lists better performers such as Montgomery Ward and General Electric while naming intermittent losers like U.S. Steel Chrysler and N Y Central. It includes dozens of misspelled or garbled company names, references to Hirohito, and stray notes on animal feed and pig growth, reflecting scrambled OCR text with no coherent narrative.
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Montgomery Ward
Kermecott
General Electile
U.S. Steel
Chrysler
N. Y. Central
Douglas Alveraft
American Can American
Anaconda
Aulantic Refining
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Airplane
Cko
Chrysler Curtiss Wright General Electti
General Motors
Kennetolyo
Montgomery Word
National Duty
Northern Pacific Pardon
Renna KR
Socony Vaot
Standard Oil
Cali Standard OM
Studebaker
Youngstown S&t
Onur
Aero Supply
Arkansas
Cities
South Fenn Oil
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O’cedar National
O'Cedar
PomUn Betsseisiel
O'Cadar
Leelee
Red
Union City
Bernstein Bros
Center St
Corry, Pa
Thal
Ourell
Elmer
St. Pub
A. J. Alkens
Aoa
Corry
Parade Street
Auer Agency
Don Stewart
Concord St
WMC
Care Ta Sta
Perna
Jewelly Tea Co., Inc
French Street
Erle
Biog
Gill
Loblaw's
TES
Thompson Poultry Farm
Clymer
Trving
Austin
Main St
Ruffner
A. A. Bissell Lumber Supply
Stallvens
Gall
East
Irving Street
Wilcox’s
Sylean Red Cross
Vern Price
Columbus
Grand ‘Theatre
Wayne St
East Street
BEL Musical Merchandise
Tet Froess Bros
Evie
Ens Smith Street
Doane's Hardware
W. Malin Street
Steen
Frank P Litz
Wards
G. A. Sopp
West 6Th Street
Atgar
East Bond Street
Marion Street
West Smith Street
Wete Room
Care Journal
Sta Farms
Mallee
Giorge Capele
Glenn
PGR
Spartansburg-Cory
Tia “King
Bowen
Boartansburg
West Church &T
W- B. Scott
Cameron
Hiingalow
Church St
Harry W. Hagman
Reshor
Tutti
Kile
Penna
Tiquiret
Moti St
W. C. Flick
John Hammond
Lakewood
Stafford Tool, Die and Machine Co
Abc
Devel Ten Co
Tuc
Oi Company
Wille Box
Cate Journal
Andy Blaha
R. D
Selot Road
Washington, D.C
Bitfianwood
Danny Brlas
Ning
Pinta
Gonte
Prague
Suptsburgh
Pittsburgh
T. Baskets Penna
Maiden
Blush
Golden
Jonathans
Macniost
New
Cobblers
Minnesota
Penas
Périia
Risse Rurals
Maine Cobblers
WEW
York
Bene
Hirohito
Admiral Tago
Amporion
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