Local Burglary Strikes Whitlock Schoolhouse Night
Advices say the Whitlock area schoolhouse was entered one night this week and its victionn stolen. The theft appears to be part of a string of break-ins at local schoolhouses. Also reported: Freeman Drake, 74, a Wayne township farmer, found dead at his Beavers Dam home after a long illness. An entertaining program by the Senior High School pupils featured a Miniature Minstrel Show with Milton Zalaneck as interlocutor. Ruth Peterson married John S. Rogers Jr at her parents home on Essex Street. Dr. P. G. Wood, long ill, is convalescing at home after recent treatment in Pittsburgh. A wartime political note discusses the anti third term position and urging state legislatures to ratify a term-limit amendment.
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Whitlock
Hare Creek
Lawn
Freeman Drake
Wayne Township
Beavers ‘Dam
Elven
Milton Zalaneck
What Would you do for a broken arm
The article explains first confirming a break and the severe pain. It advises applying a rigid splint from shoulder to fingertips as soon as possible using available items, such as branches or a folded newspaper, and tying snugly without cutting off blood flow. It notes wrists or hands require the same splinting approach.
Jefferson and the Democrats remember Jefferson Day dinners
The piece notes Democratic fund raising Jefferson Day dinners on April 3 with President Truman’s Washington talk to be broadcast to diners. It contrasts Jefferson’s States Rights stance with later broader federal power and comments on Jeffersonian Democrats’ view of radicalism and the purge of Communist sympathizers from government.
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Jefferson
Truman
Washington
Roosevelt
Virginia
United States
Erie Mayor Term Rule Question Draws County Solicitor Ruling
County Solicitor Jacob Held ruled that Gale H. Ross’s term as mayor of Erie continues until a successor is sworn in, with only one election anticipated for a term starting January 1848. Judges Eyahs and Laub questioned the law, urging the board of elections to scrutinize the vacancy and timing of the next municipal election.
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Banc County
Jacob Held
Held
Elmer L. Eyahs
Burton R. Laub
Ross
Charles R. Barber
Board of Elections
Erie
Gale Ross
Brie
Gale H. Rots
Brié
Ubbetessarys
Quiz on the classifieds page prompts seven questions
A reader questions seven quiz items from the classified page asking about dependents in 1946, drinkability of beverages, the world’s longest bridge at San Francisco Bay, Hans Christian Andersen’s nationality, the April birthstone, a 25 50 or 75 year defense accord, and medical guidance about splints and hospital care.
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San Francisco Bay
California
Huts Christian Andersen
Great Britain
France
Quiz style trivia from a period article
The item asks multiple questions about U S divorce law a quote attributed to fear and a fictional creator Phila Vance and notes Life magazine featuring Joseph Hurst Ball biography. It implies a northern state link to Ball as senior U S Senator.
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U.S
Phila Vance
Joseph Hurst Ball
Life Magazine
U. S
Warren Guard Unit Recognized as Federal Entity
Warring April 2 Lt. Irvin Kays, acting as auditing officer for Company I, 119th Infantry, reports from the National Guard Bureau in Washington that the unit is officially recognized as Federal. The February 27 inspection rated satisfactory. current strength is four officers and 28 enlisted men, with planned growth to seven officers and 188 enlisted men on full strength.
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Warring
Irvin Kays
Oo. 1
119Th Infantry
National Guard Bureau
Washington, D. C
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Alberta
Ruth Peterson
B.S. Peterson
John S. Rogers, Jr
Essex Street
J. A. Marlin
Ghureh
P. G. Wood
Park Street
Wood
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh
the Medical Society of the
State of Pennsylvania
Colegrove
Fred Kimball, Inc
New York
Square
Chicago
Bond
Detroit
Com
Weighton
Philadelphis
Associated Press
Corry
Collus
Powell
Shamburg’s News
Ren
Max Elbaum
G. D. Baldwin
Jesus
From the
Cross
ST. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church
The
Corry Ministerial Association
Warren Guard
Franz
Wilcox Grocery
East Main Street
New York State
Chase and Sanborn
Van
Bendix
National Bank of Corry
the National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lanston’s
South Center Street
Dial
T.S. Kelsey
D.D
Optometrist
Topp
Corry's Smart Women's Shop
North Center Street
Bracken-Keating Company
Morticians
Golden Rule Foundation
Cire
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