Grant Smith Dies at Erie After Illness
Grant J. Smith eight year old former Erie county commissioner who served 1908 to 1915 died yesterday afternoon at Hamet Hospital Erie after brief illness. He led county board as Republican and held roles with Sponty Motor Club and Shrines. He leaves daughter Miss Florence F. Smith and sister Mrs E Austin of Erie with relative Swanson of Jamestown visiting on business.
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Grant J. Smith
Erie County
Erie
Hamet
Mr. Smith
I Sponty Motor Club
Tene Bhiders' Exchange
Masonic
Tyrian Lodge
The
Shriners
Misa Florence F. Smith
E. Austin
Social Roundup of Local Visitors and Departures
Local residents and guests pass through Corry noting visitors from Erie Findley Lake and Karns City. Students and graduates return for Easter including Miss Oleta Perkins and Bucknell student Robert Pailfax while others travel to Union City Pittsburgh and Richmond for holidays and work.
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Misa
Phoebe McQuiston
Union City
A. Goldstein
Anna Denbrower
Erie
L. Johnson
Findley Lake
Oleta Perkins
State College Pa
Wave Perkins
Norman Warner
WPA
Robert Pailfax
Bucknell College
Lewisburg
Tater
David Rosen
Olean
Marion Kaplan
Warren
Legislature Eyes Jobless Insurance and Bond Refunds
Gov. announces a special assembly call to discuss refunding a 11/200,000 highway bond issue to save about 4.62 million in interest over 15 years. Proposals include funding relief until January, rehabilitation of flood-devastated areas, and expanded fire-proofing and expansions at state institutions.
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Special Assembly
Charles A. Waters
March Foods
John D. Pennington
Flood aid urged to help Pittsburgh merchants
Congressman Henry Eilenbogen urged amendment of the federal housing act to ease bank loans for small merchants who suffered losses in recent floods. He spoke in a radio address from Pittsburgh yesterday evening.
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Pittsburgh
Henry Eilenbogen
Arrange Rites for Gun Victims
Funeral plans are under way for three victims of a North End shooting Monday. Kenneth Crossworth shot his wife and then killed himself. Crossworth’s funeral is at Halwig parlors with no time set. Leland King will receive a home prayer at noon at Windfall Road, with Union Church services at Belleville at 2 p.m. Thursday. Mrs Kathryn Crossworth’s body is with her parents on North Union Street, with funeral arrangements still incomplete.
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Kenneth Crossworth
Brown
North End
Crosswaith
Leland King
Halwig
Mes. Lewis
King
Windfall Road
Union
Junior League Plans May Party at Mac's Tavern
The Corry Junior League will sponsor a May party at Mac's Inn on Saturday evening May 2. Plans for the affair include a May Queen and special entertainment. Peck's Bar Boys orchestra from Wesleyville will provide the dance music. The group also voted to hold the next meeting as a dinner at the Hotel Corry on Tuesday at 6:30 PM.
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Corry
Hotel Corry
Child Evangelist Dorothy Ball to Speak at Union City Easter
Miss Dorothy Ball, a child evangelist, will speak at the Grange Hall in Union City Pennsylvania on Easter Sunday at 2:20 PM. She will also sing and is noted as one of two leading whistle experts in the United States. Her evangelistic work began at age seven. Public invitation extended to hear her. Also an ad seeks a young girl for house work, with home nights.
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Dorothy Ball
Union City
Bal
United States
Earle seeks space to reply to former aide
Governor Earle requests space in the Saturday Evening Post to respond to Robert L. Johnson who charged political interference hampered relief work. He asks editor George Horace Lorimer to publish his side, citing journalistic fairness in the public dispute over federal and state relief administration.
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Harrisburg
Saturday Evening Post
Robert L. Johnson
Earle
George Horace Lorimer
Philadelphia
Johnson
Marquis of Queenslny
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Himarkt
Install Officers of Rebekah Lodge in Pittsburgh Trip
Midday meeting of Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge saw Mrs. Mzneth Finster install officers led by Noble Grand Sadie Dytkes and Vice Grand Libby Rogers. Guests included Elizabeth Pinster A Goldstein and Anna Derbrower. painting pink green decor and a salad course followed the ceremonies.
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Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge
Mzneth Finster
District Depty
Erie
Noble Grand
Sadie Dytkes
Libby Rogers
Blanche Durn
Morente Colburn
Mae Caritike
Bila Auer
Ora Loveland
Jued Marsh
Helen Mille
Alice Elsworth
Ruth Hoenes
Bertha Smith
Mary Switson
Genevieve Johnson
Lovina Mapes
Eunice DeJean
Rebekah Assembly
Pittsburgh
Mies
A. Goldstein
Anna Derbrower
Sie
L. Johnson
Findey Lake
Market Gossip: first quarter results and regulatory talk
United Press reports in New York that annual stockholders meetings reveal favorable first quarter comparisons from U S Steel Reynolds Tobasco American Smelting IBM and Raybestos Manhattan. rain disrupts Easter buying while ship shipments rise and a cotton futures regulation bill may follow Senate actions.
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Elmer C. Walzer
United Press Financial
New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
Reynolds Tosacco
American Smelting
International Business Machines
Raysestos-Manhattan
Senate
Washington
Ellison Smith
Senate Agricultural Commmittee
Commission
SEC
SBC
Stocks Rally then Ease at Close on Light Volume
The market climbed to new highs not seen since 1931, then receded slightly amid profit taking ahead of the holiday. Light trading accompanied little adverse news aside from modest earnings dips at Macy’s and Radio Corp, with multiple stocks listed at mixed levels.
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New York
R. H. Macy and Radio Corporation
American Can
American Locomotive
American Smelterstones
American T & T Sive Agate Amacorda
Aulantic Refining
Aubum Jaceeey
Bethlehem Steel
Bendlet Aviation
Watts
Curtiss-Wright
Bs Cohumbra Gas
Cry Iy
See- Eer Rey
Chrysler Sas
General Motors Cerees
Hennecoth
Kelvinator Bistte
Montgomery Ward National Dairy
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Syccsceceee Bt Olis
Penn RR
Pure Oil
Soveny Vacuum
Slamand Oi
Coe
Studebaker
Buren
Texas Coser Sterrveretearen United Corp
Petite
Weatinghouse Electric
Woodwortht
Curt Arkeynes
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Grant Smith
Rank Swanson
Jamestown
Ine
Filuie
Jors
Avastadir
Bonn
Spa Lan Toei
Litea
E.E. Guignon
Dorothy Sorenson
HK. Powell
Harold
A. Kuss
Hooverville
A. J. Putnam
Corning
N. Y
Glenn McKinney
Misa Linh Ferry
Mia
Sherman Parker and Son
Perry
Grand Valley
Richmond
Kenneth Parker
Wastington
Junior League Plans Party
America
Blackstone
Root’s Furniture Store
South Center Street
United Press
Rebekah Lodge
Elizabeth Finster
Grady
Lincoln
VEAL
Powelghiel
Montgomery' Eed
Btox Lane
West Pub Serv
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