Army deserter recaptured after train leap near Erle
James Gibson 21 of Cleveland escaped Army MPs by leaping from a moving train into Erie then fled west. He stole a car, was chased by State Police near the Pennsylvania-Ohio line, and was captured after Police officer Sere Joseph Lynth aided. Gibson admitted desertion and is jailed for transfer.
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William Shapiro
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Wuln
St. Vincent's Hospital
Edwards
Mass
Gibson
Maxsachusette Camp
Erle
Pvt
Shapiro
Sassafras Street
Joseph Lynth
Erie City
Myrtle Street
Joseph Kafer
Tunner Manufacturing Co
Kaufer
Theodore Hubley
Chese
Ine Gibson
Inber
Erie
Erle Counity
Bil Story
Cattle Damage Lawsuit Filed Over Livestock Mess
A. B. Port of Girard Township Erie County farmer seeks 360 dollars in Erie County Courts from neighbor Harvey Walters. Port claims Walters cows horses and pigs roam freely causing eight damage incidents including molasses spill and trampling rhododendrons and other nursery stock on Port’s five acre farm. Attorney Wayne Gleeten represents Port.
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A. B. Port
West Lake Road
Port
Erie County
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Wayne Gleeten
Roosevelt may speak at Erie Station
Erie, Sept. 27 President Franklin D Roosevelt may stop at Erie Station for a campaign appearance en route to Cleveland in October for a major re election speech at Public Auditorium. Cleveland is listed among four or five cities to be visited for political rallies including Pittsburgh Boston and New York. In prior campaigns he spoke briefly from the rear platform of Union Depot. Daylight saving was adopted by Germany in 1916 as a war measure.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cleveland
Ohio
Public Auditorium
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Roosevelt
Union Depot
British Army Reaches Mars River In Europe War Update
Allied and German forces clash along the Siegfried line and Ruhr corridor as British armor advances along the Eindhoven Nijmegen route. British troops reach the Mars River area while Germans redeploy elite units and mount renewed counterattacks near Oss and Veghel. Allied gains extend along the Meuse and Antwerp Turnhout Canal with multiple offensives in progress.
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Holland
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Eisenhower
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Maeseyek
Meuse
Wessem
Dilsen
Nijmegen
Oss
Grave
Heesch
Niller Borthy
Veghel
Aachen
Belfort
Ueht
Brolberg
Anita
Soldier at Victory Club Canteen Me passenger depot
Pvt James Scarem of Spartansburg poses at the Victory Club Canteen in Me passenger station serving coffee to servicemen. He arrived on furlough after being wounded February 20 1944 in Italy by shrapnel in the hip. He is a paratrooper who trained at Fort Benning and later suffered a broken knee in 1948 while in training. He enlisted in 1940 and did photographic work at Fort Monroe.
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Rilway
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Women's Victory Club
Victory Club
Staton
Pvt
James Scarem
Spargansburg
Lore
Italy
Charles Rich
Wnl
Seatwin
Rebecca Robinson
Spartansburg
North Carielia
St Bord Benning
Fort Monroe
German Front Moves Through Luxembourg and Meurthe Valley
German forces report gains northeast of Bergen and in south Luxembourg near Grieveldanze. An enemy counterattack east of Nancy was repulsed as our troops crossed the Moselle north of Epinal toward Chatel. West of Belfort there is slow progress with several villages reported raided. On the Channel coast ground operations against Calais continued, while Cap Gris Nez installations were bombed by heavy bombers.
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Grieveldanze
Yiemin If Marval
Nancy
Meurthe
Epintil
Moselle
Chatel Sar Moselle
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Belfort
Chandet
Cslals
Cap Gris Nex
B 29s Return With No Loss Reported
The B 29 Superfortresses returned from Manchuria and occupied China with no losses, according to a U S Army Air Forces communique. Japanese anti aircraft fire damaged several planes but the mission concluded without American casualties. A separate Berlin radio report claimed bombers hit Bonin Islands near Iwo Jima, though no U S confirmation followed.
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China
Industelil
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Palen
Bomber Command
Loyunis
Ashilewin
Wer
Berlin
Jima
Transocean
Tokyo
Dima
Seven More Break-Ins At Erie But Loot Is Small
Erie records seven additional burglaries with minimal loot. Police report break-ins at multiple storefronts on a West Erie street over the weekend. Investigations focus on local suspects connected to an organized theft ring.
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Erie
Beanie the Mascot Rabbit Aboard Lt Bell Plane Mr Lucky
LT Jack Bell and crew of the medium bomber Mr Lucky based in the Central Pacific describe Beanie, a five week old white rabbit mascoting the mission. Bell shares credit for one fighter and one bomber ground victory while detailing a low level bombing run, a near miss, and the crew’s dangerous duty. He notes Beanie’s hours aboard and praises the crew, with Bell receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal.
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Jack Bell
Mr. Lucky
Burts
Wlem
Luvey
Mitchell Semuer
Pena
Flint G1
Af Corey
Marshas
Caroline
Caroline, Stre Nuury
Bell
Gator
Bowlbardier
Bessie
Gilberts
Josteammy
Wits
Tarek
Dodo
Baner
Ultranet Soap Foams Into Peaceful Industry Use
Atlantic scientists developed Ultrawet for use in water with chlorides magnesia and iron where ordinary soap fails. Included in official specifications for the soap it serves at every front and on battleships for firefighting foam. Today Atlantic research focuses on peacetime applications, aiming to derive finer petroleum products for industry.
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Ultranet
Atlantic
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