Air Over Cherbourg Battle Seen From Plane
Correspondent Clark Lee aboard an American plane over Cherbourg front reports American infantry clashing with German defenses for a final breakthrough. Smoke and shell fire obscure the port while hills burn and fields show anti aircraft damage. Passengers include Pvt Vincent Merli of Chester PA.
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Cherbourg
Delayvedi
Charles E. Lawrence
Birmingham
Lawrence
Pvt
Vincent Merli
Merlin Street
Chester
Traffic Fatality Record In County Not Lowered
State shows a small decline in fatalities through April 1944, but Lawrence county deaths remain six for both years. Rural and urban fatality patterns stay steady overall, with four rural and two city deaths so far. Pedestrian deaths have fallen in the county while statewide pedestrian fatalities rise, shifting cause balance to automobile collisions.
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Lawrence County
Young Woman Dies From Injuries At Kennywood Park
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Mary Alice Wilhelm 21 died from injuries after being thrown from a Kennywood roller coaster Tuesday night. She leaves a 20 month old daughter Barbara Ann and a husband Carl serving in the Army. Authorities say the coaster car she rode in failed to stop on a sharp turn.
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Pittsburgh
Kennywood Park
Mary Alice Wilhelm
Carl
Army
SEAL
Barbara Ann
Wilhelm
Marriage Licenses Filed in Court House Hill Area
Frederick J Paolone and Clara M Guido from New Castle seek marriage license while Paul J Smulick and Rose Lucas in New Castle and Enon Valley pairs also appear. Howard C Glasgow and Ruth Trudel of Enon Valley are listed with addresses. filing followed by unrelated note on a Waves service member and a local workmen compensation hearing conducted by Referee Harvey Moore in court room two.
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Frederick J. Paolone
Sheridan Avenue
New Castle
Clara M. Guido
Bleakley Avenue
Paul J. Smulick
Bairdford
Rose Lucas
Reynolds Street
Howard C. Glasgow
Enon Valley
Ruth Trudel
Workmen's Compensation
Harvey Moore
The
Workmen’ Compensation Board
Property Transfers Include Several 1 Dollar Deeds in Local Wards
William J. Marlow and wife transfer to Nellie J. Hutnik in Union two for $1. Joseph Rigotti and wife deed properties to Robert A. Weingartner in Shenango two for $1. Sam Ross sells to Germano Morga and wife in the 4th ward for $1. Anna Mackievich and others to J. Roy Mercer in Neshannock two for $1. Licenia Duncan to John Cornelius and wife in Wayne township for $1. Domenico Lombardo and wife to Antoinette Pollio in the 7th ward for $1. Anthony Lasso Jr. and wife to Thomas Beatrice and wife in Ellwood City for $1. Grover C. Syling and wife to Pasquale DeCerbo and wife in the 4th ward for $1.
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William J. Marlow
Nellie J. Hutnik
Union Two
Joseph Rigotti
Robert A. Weingartner
Shenango
Sam Ross
Germano Morga
Anna Mackievich
J. Roy Mercer
Neshannock
Licenia Duncan
John Cornelius
Wayne Township
Domenico Lombardo
Antoinette Pollio
Anthony Lasso, Jr
Thomas Beatrice
Ellwood City
Grover C. Syling
Pasquale DeCerbo
Officers Return After Annual School for Commissioned Rank
Major Frank W. Hill and Lieutenant Elmer D. Nesbitt resume duties after completing the school for commissioned officers. Their training marks a checkpoint in their military service and reinforces leadership roles within the unit.
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Frank W. Hill
Elmer D. Nesbitt
Unbutton a Coconut in Court House Incident
Clifford James, custodian at the courthouse, had an unusual experience Thursday involving Mrs Valera James from the treasurer’s office and a coconut.
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Clifford James
Court House
Valera James
Valley Forge Institute Attendees Noted at Wayne Memorial
Valley Forge Military Institute at Wayne Pennsylvania reported attendees included Lieutenants Archie W. Shoup and John Albert from American Telephone and Telegraph in New York. His wife Mrs. Grace I. Wilcox lives with his parents.
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Valley Forge Military Institute
Wayne, Pa
Archie W. Shoup
John Albert
American Telephone and Telegraph
New York
Grace I. Wilcox
Lt Howard Wilcox Receives Air Medal for Bomber Missions
Second Lieutenant Howard T Wilcox, son of Mr and Mrs Edgar B Wilcox of 304 Bay Street, has been awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in bombing assaults on targets in Germany and occupied countries. He serves as a navigator on a B 24 Liberator and joined the RAF in March 1943 after working as a clerk.
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Howard T Wilcox
Air Medal
Germany
AAF
England
Wilcox
Edgar B. Wilcox
Bay Street
RAF
Mexican Talk Stumps Magistrate in Disorderly Conduct Case
Magistrate John F. X. Masterson was stumped by mixed language after a group of about a dozen Mexicans were charged with disorderly conduct. He told them to return with an interpreter. They later reappeared and confessed in English that they had been fooling him, and the magistrate imposed a suspended sentence.
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NEW York—I
INS
John F. X. Masterson
Hold Police Chief In Fatal Shooting
A coroner's jury recommended Police Chief William Duerr of Stowe township be held for grand jury action on manslaughter charges after a misfired trap killed two war workers, Ralph Landefeld and Edwin Shuler, as they fled a car. The incident occurred near dawn on June 6 in the Pittsburgh area.
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Pittsburgh
William Duerr
Stowe Township
Ralph Landefeld
Kennedy Township
Edwin Shuler
McKees Rocks
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Featuring
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McGoun
Vow
Duco
Tee
Mill St. New Castle
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court House Hill
Phyllis James
Florida
Cliff
E. Washington Street
New Castle, Pa
Howard Wilcox
Clibman
Sydney
Australis
Kroehler
Nroenter Living Room
Athe
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