Corry Union Road Opened After Heavy April Snowstorm
Western Pennsylvania endured one of the worst April storms on records as Corry Union road opened late morning after days of heavy drifting. Many routes remained impassable with cars marooned on Proctor Hill and along the Beaver Dam to Elgin corridor. Rural carriers faced snow and drifted lanes while workers toiled to clear the Union City Titusville highway and other affected arteries.
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Highway Department
Pennsylvania
Erie
Crawford
Corry
Union City
Trashic
Beaverdam
Elgin
Beavertam Road
Proctor Hill
Pine Woods
Erie Ca
Titusville
Jimey Shuss
Census Shows Elgin Population at 172 in 1980 Count
Erib April 9 report from Census Supervisor Frank Raeder states Elgin’s population is 172 with seven unemployed and five noted agricultural activities. Eighteen business firms are listed. most districts nearly complete. A enumerator, Mrs Ackerman, sprained her ankle and was reassigned to finish her district.
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ERIB
Wigin
William Ackerman
Raeder
Meadville
Dewey Salary Hike Approved by Board Amid Deliberations
The board settled on a $4,200 salary for Superintendent Dewey after tense discussion over higher figures. Brown favored $4,100 with a later possible raise, Monroe proposed $4,200, Hittstrom seconded, and President Love opposed the increase. The adjournment followed, with a regular meeting set for April 14 and the election of a new superintendent required by law.
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Brown
Dewey
Monroe
Hittstrom
Love
M. Love
Woman census unit faces odd reply in city
A woman census enumerator in Louis reluctance faced a blunt refusal from a negro mammy who mocked the fifteenth decennial census saying she had no fifteen cents. The exchange ended with the door being shut.
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United Press
Louis
Miss Merrick to Head Dept at Corry Club Meeting
An item from the Junior Department of the Corry Woman's Club notes Miss Helen Grace Merrick as president with Miss Katherine Rauscher as treasurer and Miss Ella King as secretary. The group planned an early May bake sale led by Mildred McElroy and Dorothy Henry, and Esther Whitlock has moved to Olean, North Carolina to start a new home.
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Corry
G. B. Kamps
Maple Avenue
Helen Grace Merrick
Katherine Rauscher
Ella King
Mildred McElroy
Dorothy Henry
Erie Rail Orders Ten More Switching Locomotives
The Erie railroad ordered ten new switching locomotives as part of its 1980 equipment program. Each 400,280 pound engine carries 9,000 gallons of water and sixteen tons of coal, delivering 57,200 pounds of tractive effort. The 164th such purchase since 1927 aims to speed yard and terminal heavy freight handling.
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New York
Erie Railroad
Erie
Ater
van Sweringer
C. B. Denney
Lie
Pinchot to Speak at WeekSport Tonight
A dense local notice compiles events from Erie and surrounding towns. Pinchot is billed to speak at WeekSport tonight while Hadlock of Union Guy Hay performs solo numbers. County superintendent change announced in North East. Gilson Diner sale complete. new possessor to take April 15. Snow plows cleared western Pennsylvania highways. High school athletics director Sedrie McCall to Erie banquet. American Legion in Du Bois distributed brook trout. TM M. T. Davidson excelled in a clay bird shoot. Dolores Costello rumored as offspring for Barrymore dynasty. Pinchot speech event cited as part of Harrisburg convention prep. Gas and water bills due tomorrow in McKeesport. Gas and oil price shifts noted in Wall Street. shift in retail gas elsewhere. Glenn Brooks becomes a sales rep for Hudson-Essex in Jamestown area. Kiwanis Club luncheon speaker plans announced for Erie.
Tauber dies in Miami after stroke at 68
Charles H. Tauber head of Grange National Bank Spartansburg and former Tauber Woolen Mills leader died in Miami after a stroke suffered Tuesday. He was 68 and to be shipped to Spartansburg for funeral services Saturday at 2:30 p.m. with Rose Hill cemetery interment. Survived by wife Mildred Messenger Tauber.
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Spartansburg
Miami
Fla
Charles H. Tauber
Grange National Bank
Tauber
Rose Hill
Walter Pfeiffer
Washington
Erie
Pfeiffer
Mildred Messenger Tauber
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Guy Hay
I. H. Russell
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J. J. Calvert
Elmira
Gilson
Root Furniture
Sedrie A. McCall
Erie Officials’ Association
American Legion
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M. T. Davidson
Jamestown
Bradford
Hollywood Dispatch
Dolores Costello
John Barrymore
Barrymores
Mckresport
Gifford Pinchot
Harrisburg
Clyde Kelly
Harris
Burg
G. A. R. and Sons
Appomattox
Piby Caputo
Wall Street
New England
Glenn Brooks
Willys-Overland
Hudson-Essex
Shuss and Hepler
Thomas G. Sterrett
Erie County
Kiwanis Club
Carry
Quaero Club
Sarah Powell
G. W. Waggoner
J. H. Wright
O. P. Eaton
Nellie Wight
G. W. Waggoher
A. D. Colegrove
Clyde Wilcox
Louise Ellsworth
Edward Bok
Uniontown
Tony Bell
Glenn Allum
John Donohoe
Chas. H. Tauber
Spartansburg Grange Bank
Tauber Woolen Mills
James Gillette
Carnation Milk Company
Camridge Springs
Townville
Chrysler
Royal A. Reader
F.C.B. Fattory
John Wiggers
First Avenue
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Associated Gas and Electric System
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Ralph Mur
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