Automobile price cuts and local incidents in a busy day
Reductions announced by Chevrolet cut prices on a five window coupe from 545 to 490 and a standard sedan from 636 to 580. A garage fire damaged a Liberty Street home but saved a Willys Overland. News covers stock market dips, river swans lost near Kingston, a birthday remark for Mike Reynolds, and local government and fire company notes with timetable changes and fund drives.
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Chevrolet Motor Car Company
Levi Craker
Liberty Street
Fie
Willys-Overland
Craker
Simon Paulson
Buffalo
Sub-District Meeting Held at Townville
Despite heavy rain sleet and snow nearly seventy five members of the Dairymen's League Co operative Association of Erie and Crawford counties gathered at Townville for the monthly sub district meeting Director H H Mars called the meeting to order at 1130 o clock with all locals represented Director Marsh reported the Institute Directors meeting in New York City and the Dairymen's meeting in Syracuse N Y Miss Anna P K Stapler from the Home Department attended and spoke on the Pantry Shelf urging more butter milk and cream for small homes Health reports in this district were none A delicious roast beef dinner was served at noon by Townville local The next meeting will be held at Cambridge Springs on April 28
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Dairymen’s League Co- Operative Association of
Erie
Crawford Counties
Townville
H. H. Mars
Marsh
New York City
Dairymen
Syracuse
N. Y
Anna P. K. Stapler
Home Department
Cambridge Springs
Victim Aide to Boo Boo Hoff
Pittsburgh April 1. Investigation into the slaying of Joseph Jacobs a 35 year old Philadelphia gangster and alleged former chauffeur of Max Boo Hoff shows little progress. Police seek a blond thief connected to strands found in Jacobs car and note a possible struggle before the shooting in Point Township near Pittsburgh. The weapon was sent to Philadelphia with wife Bella Jacobs 80 present. Two men arrested March 2 in an alleged bookmakers wire tapping scheme were questioned and released after investigators traced Jacobs movements 45 minutes before the killing.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Joseph Jacobs
Philadelphia
Max
Bon Boo) Hoff
Stckers
Delsuaa
Gimman
Jacobs
Assouane
Penn Township
Here
Bella Jacobs
Hoff
Digest Poll Shows 3 to 1 Wet Lead Steady Nationwide
In the seventh weekly tabulation of The Literary Digest Prohibition Poll more than 600000 ballots are added, with Kansas nearing a dry majority at 50.07 percent. Nationally the dry vote climbs to 25.75 percent while repeal support is 74.25 percent. Forty states vote three to five wet, with nine states over three to one wet and nine over four to one wet. Carolina nears a dry majority at 49.91 percent in favor of the Eighteenth Amendment. The Middle Atlantic states yield the strongest repeal support at 80.88 percent. total votes this week reach 3,775,630 across all states and DC.
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Kansas
Literary Digest
Ski
Orth
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Fifty Years in P R R Service
Hugh D. Roney of Erie completed 50 years with the Pennsylvania Railroad on the Renovo division. In honor of his long service he was presented with a gold service button by Superintendent E. B. John of Erie. He is well known among local railroaders.
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Hugh D. Roney
Erie
Renovo
Pennsylvania Railroad
E. B. John
Columbus High Singers Win County Music Contest
Columbus High School earned first place in the County Music contest with the boys chorus. Robert Triskett, the sole baritone vocal solo entrant, received favorable comments. The school, with 48 students, entered piano solo, piano duet, baritone vocal solo, girls chorus, boys chorus, and mixed chorus. Miss McClear led the effort and the students showed commendable spirit. Tonight, April 1, Columbus High will enter oral, reading, and extemporaneous speaking events. Walter Jacobs of Oil City, Harvard senior, is named an honor student with strong scholastic standing. W. P. Merritt of Warren arrives for a short city stay.
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Columbus High School
Robert Triskett
Walter Jacobs
Oil City
Harvard
W. P. Merritt
Warren
Teachers for 1932 33 Named at Columbus
Community Church services and activities noted with H A Sayres leading a 11 a m service and 10 am Sunday school. The village announces its 1932 33 teachers for village and rural schools led by Prof D F Bartee with aides in each grade and multiple named staff assignments.
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Columbus
Community Church
H. A. Sayres
Young Peoples’ Society
W. BR. Fargo
Buster
D. F. Bartee
Helen McGleat
Margaret Sullivan
Alice Dodd
Amy Obra
Zella Carroll
Blanche Bunnell
Tillotson
Gertrude Cordin
Doane
Alice Dom
Sample
Dorothy, Depew
Center
Alcorn
Blue Eye
Edith Ractus
Webber
Ruth Miller
Allene Hillburg
Wester Reve Training School
Cleveland
Cuba Achieves Independence Through Paris Treaty
A fragment notes Cuba attaining independence from Spain under the Treaty of Paris with a December 1, 1808 date and a constitution modeled after the United States, adopted in February.
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Spain
Paris
United States
Former Corry Man Passes Away in Erie
Former Corry resident Mark H Brooks died in Erie after a weeklong illness at his home 2413 McKinley Avenue He was a painter and decorator survived by wife three sons Samuel Corry Mark H Brooks Jr Maudville and Howard Brie and three daughters Mrs Thomas Bell Mrs Grant Medier and Mrs Mell Kendal Brie The remains will be brought to Corry for interment in Pine Grove cemetery services were set for Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
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Fimerat Xervices
Supmory
Mark Hy Brooks, Sry
Hia Jome
McKinley Avenue
Rly
Ollock
Corry
Pine Grove
Erie
Brooks
Well Lawn Corry
Samuel Brooks, Corry
Mark H. Brooks
Maudville
Howard Brooks
Brie
Thomas Bell
Grant Medier
Mell Kendal
Two Negroes Sought for Murder of Youth
A 19 year old, Nore McLouth of Lasite, died from shotgun wounds after being robbed and thrown from a fast freight train near Leslie, Michigan. His attackers, described as two Negroes, have not been caught. McLouth had traveled from Gary, Indiana to visit his stepfather Amos Young.
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Eres Somashald
Mich
Noremin McLouth
Lasite
McLouth
Gary
Ind
Leslie
Amos Young
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