Three men tied to Eldred bank robbery case in Pa
Smethport reports Francis X. Stinley of Buffalo admitted his role in the Eldred First National Bank robbery. He and Walter Davis were arrested after stealing a pickup near Kane. Stinley is the third man linked to the $5311 crime, with prior suspects Kern and Archer. Stinley faces auto larceny and firearms charges, Archer died in Buffalo June 1. Meanwhile Pittsburgh sees a strike at Herrs Island against packing plant wages.
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Smethport
Francis X. Stinley
Buffalo
First National Bank
Eldred
Stinley
Walter Davis
Kane
Davis
McKesn
Westmore Township
Jojo
Stanley
Edward J. Kern
North Side
John GC. Archer
N. Y
Archer
Gerson Employes Honor Draftee At Summer Party
Local jeweler Jack Gerson and his employees hosted a Thursday evening celebration at Neagh's Ark on Neshannock Creek to honor Charles Lifshitz who is bound for army service. Lifshitz, tied to National Pants, received a wristwatch as a gift. Attendees included visitors from New York City, Pittsburgh, Sharon, Beaver Falls, and New Castle, with numerous local couples also joining the event.
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Jack Gerson
Neagh’s Ark
Neshannock Creek
Charles Lifshitz
Gerson
Lifshitz
National Pants Factory
Alpert
Mr. Zucker
New York City
Lem Schwartz
Pittsburgh
Steven Teesdale
Sharon
Harold Gerson
Beaver Falls
Samuel Gerson
New Castle
Samuel M. Prank
C. C. Hall
Joseph Mirow
Harry N. Rosen
Ben Kay
al Cohen
Mission Hospital Bombed in Tokyo Raid
A Reuters dispatch from Chunking reports the American Methodist Mission hospital and the British embassy in the Chinese capital were demolished yesterday amid a heavy Japanese air raid. Bombs landed near the United States embassy as the attack intensified.
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International News Service
London
Reuters
Chunking
United States
Emergency First Aid Squad Responds To Gas Incident
Emergency First Aid squad from Central fire station rushed a woman found unconscious from gas at 128 Quest Street to Jameson Memorial Hospital. Hospital officials reported her condition as good. Police identified her as Mary Forbes.
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Central Fire Station
Quest Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mary Forbes
Radical labor skeptic on Roosevelts duty over rights
Opinion piece arguing that radical labor groups distrust Roosevelt as he advocates duty over rights. It contends many citizens equate freedom with anarchy and calls for a renewed dictionary habit to clarify constitutional meanings.
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Roosevelt
Dr Ferguson Preaches at First Park Service Sunday
Attendance was fair at the first union summer service in Cascade Park Community building. Dr D L Ferguson pastor Highland U P Church preached on The Best Place to Live stressing living intimately with God. Assistants included Rev A M Stump Rev W J Holmes Rev Thomas B Shearer Rev G S Bennett with others on platform. Park services run Sundays at 7 pm through summer with New Castle Ministerial Association oversight. Next week Rev J A Cousins Croton Methodist to lead.
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Union
Cascade Park
D. L. Ferguson
Highland U. P Church
G. S. Bennett
Robert A Duff
Highland Church
Highland Chorus
Buck
Glenn McCracken
H. R. McCulloch
New Castle
Croton Methodist Church
Legion Members Urged to Attend Tonight Meeting
Ivor V. Davis, marshal of the I Am An American day exercises, asks all American Legion members to attend tonight at 7:15 at Benjamin Franklin junior high school to organize new citizens before the parade. Eligible are citizens by papers in the past year and those who turned 21 in the last year.
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Ivor V. Davis
Benjamin Franklin
American Legion
Suffers Injuries Alighting From Auto Last Night
John Pennman of Lincoln avenue suffered severe head injuries when he fell from a moving car at East Wallace avenue and Reis street at 7 55 last night. Police say he slipped from the running board of the car driven by Donald Curran of Park avenue and struck his head on the pavement. He was rushed to Jamestown Memorial hospital where concussion and brush burns were found.
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John Pennman
Lincoln Avenue
East Wallace Avenue
Reis Street
Pennman
Donald Curran
Park Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Ravenna Open House Draws 16000 At Ordnance Plant
About 16,000 people visited the Ravenna Ordnance Plant during a second open house in Ohio. Guards guided 4,000 cars through the $54 million shell loading facility while a 21 mile tour of the reservation was offered. The event followed a prior open house after 72,000 could not gain admittance. traffic along Route 5 was heavy last week but not today.
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Ravenna
Ravenna Ordnance Plant
Arsenal
Many CCC Camps to Close Across U S in 1941-42
Washington June 30 264 CCC camps will close July 1 due to reduced appropriations cutting total camps from 1500 to 1236 The CCC appropriation for the year ending tomorrow is 280 million and 24696 million for 1941-42 CCC expects to start the new year with 232 500 men down from an average of 270 000 in the past 12 months Some abandoned camps may be used by the Army for special training.
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Washington
CCC
James J. McEntee
Civilian Conservation
German night fighters down 13 British bombers on raid
Berlin reported that German night fighters shot down 13 British bombers raiding the northern coast. Civilians were killed and wounded, two hospitals were heavily damaged, and residential districts suffered some damage.
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Berlin
High Command
Edenburg Women's Club hosts picnic and birthday honors
Edenburg Women's Club members and families enjoyed a Friday picnic at the Community hall. Mary Morrow received a large birthday cake from President Olive Book and Mrs Peggy List as the crowd sang. A handkerchief gift from Mr and Mrs Walter List followed. The next meeting is set for Thursday, July 3 in the hall. Other updates note visiting relatives, a hospital nurse guest in Philadelphia, church society meetings, and birthday gatherings for Frank Asselton with family in Erie Street.
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Edenberg Women's Club
F. M. Hofmeister
Olive Book
Peggy List
Mary Morrow
Walter List
Jeanne Roberts
Mrs. Lutz
New Castle
Ruth Lutz
Paul Roberts
Agnes McDonald
Greenville
Clyde Rodgers
Charles Louden
Rebecca
Margaret Graham
Cleveland
Marian Gresh
Philadelphia
J. H. Gresh
Edenburg
Frank Asselton
Erie Street
Mary Harper McAnlis High Honor Graduate
Mary Harper McAnlis daughter of City Engineer Chauncey R. McAnlis of Fort Wayne Indiana and formerly of this city, won fourth place academically among 2000 graduates at the University of Illinois. She is known here and visits with aunt Miss Marjorie McAnlis and uncle Edwin McAnlis. The weak boast when things go well but pass the buck when decisions hurt.
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Mary Harper McAnlis
Chauncey R. McAnlis
Fort Wayne
Ind
University of Illinois
Miss McAnlis
Marjorie McAnlis
Court Street
Edwin McAnlis
Euclid Avenue
Two Die In Auto Crash North Of Butler
In Butler County Pennsylvania on Slippery Rock road near Campbell farm two cars collided head on late Saturday night. John L. Moon seventeen of Butler R D died instantly. Thomas F. Hyland twenty two of North Braddock died at Butler Hospital at midnight. Virginia Regis and Fred R. Gribben both from Butler area were injured.
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Butler
John L. Moon
Butler R. D
Thomas F. Hyland
Hawkins Avenue
North Braddock
Butle Hospital
Cambell Farm
Slippery Rock Road
Virginia Regis
Moon
Fred R. Gribben
Memorial
Butler Hospital
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Smethfort
Herr’s Island Bridge
APL
Pittsburgh Provision & Packing Company
Sm Tat
Maytag
Marvin Electric Co
Bas Ad
N. Mercer Srt
Porter Electric Co
Mill St
South Side
the Supreme Co
East Long Ave
New Castle, PA
J. A. Cousins
Legion
C.C.C
Edenberg
Barium Reduction Corp’n
South Charleston
N. Mercer St
Pennsylvania Power Company
Pereman
Cash Lou
J. F. Perelman
Wallace Slock
Weehteten
Jefferson Street
Pathfinder
Goodyear
Braatz
Croton Ave
McGoun
Berkshire
Long Ave
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