Regular meeting and local notices in this week’s edition
Regular board meeting announced for this evening at St Edward's hall with supper from five to eight. Reports include social security wage data for 1937 and an auto accident near Spartansburg. Police note youths beaten at a Wattsburg party and recovered items. Industry data show large furniture stores posting profits per ten dollars of sales in 1938. Community updates cover street cleaning, illness recovery of James Borland, a boxing figure's release, building commission rulings, license withdrawals, and a cost accountants meeting. Police warn against punch boards mailed to residents for furnace starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Auucntion
St. Edward's Hall
Sock Security Board
Scepte
Sage Suchig Pittman
Wiliam Brown
Hoch
Lackawanna
G. Y
Forry
Spartansburg
Four Hurt In Erie Street Crash Damages Corry Auto
Four Erie youths were injured in a Peach Street crash early Saturday. The car leapt the curb, struck a barber shop pole, toppled a parked car owned by Kenneth McCray of Corry, and wrapped around a telephone pole. All four treated and released at Hamet Hospital. Police investigation ordered to pursue motor code violations.
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Erie
Upper Peach Street
Kenneth McCray
Corry
Peach Street
Erle
Peach ‘Street
Steve Chiudzinski
East 4Th Street
Rank
Kiebangkel
East Witth Treet
George Gonriit
Short Street
Paul Steffan
East 10Th Street
Hamet Hospital
St Vincent S Hospital
John Walden
Perry Barber
North Center Street
McCray
Dindin
Largest Boy Scout Buried Near Dubois Recounts Unusual Life
Funeral services were held in Force for Tread Spray Levendusky who was hailed as the country’s largest Boy Scout. Born weighing 7 pounds, he grew to 627 pounds before his death from influenza at age 16. He stood five feet eight inches tall with a 58 inch waist.
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Dubois
Aprio
Force Sunday
Tread Spray Levendusky
United States
Sveads
Tread
Parochial School Resumes After Recess
St. Edward's parochial school will resume classes Tuesday morning after the annual Easter recess. The children have enjoyed a vacation since Friday, March 31. The Easter recess in the Corry Public Schools began last Thursday and will continue until Monday, April 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Edward's Parochial School
Corry
Airmail Pickup Dates Set for Pa Cities on Philadelphia Route
Nine Pennsylvania cities including Philadelphia Gettysburg Clearfield and DuBois will begin airmail pickup on Sunday May 14 under a schedule announced by Richard duPont president of All-American Aviation Inc The inaugural trains will mark the start of service with special cachets and marks on mail The route covers 58 cities across two lines with separate start dates listed for each city
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Weeny
Curry
Pennsylvania
Richard ©. duPont
All-American Aviation, Inc
Post Alive Department
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Gettysburg
Clearfield
DuBois
Warren
Warren, Corry
Pilsburgh
Coatesville
Grove City
Wilmington
Del
York
Aimant Union
Tyrone
Sane
Rankoin
OM City
Jin
Lamenato
Chambersburg
Munlingdon
Butte
Nutena
West Chester
Columbia
Hanover
Altura
Ridgeway
Titusville
New Kennington
My. duPont
P St iOffice
Manslaughter Charge Follows Fatal Crash Near Saegertown
Walter K. Stanton 26 of Meadville faces a manslaughter charge after a coroner jury found excessive speed at the scene of a fatal crash near Saegertown involving Edmund Dingman 29 and his son, with Private F J Walters of the state motor police filing the charge. A civil suit by the victims' widow is reported pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter K. Stanton
Meadville
Saegertown
Mebrusrynth
Edmund Dingman
Ison
St His
F. J. Walters
Tragical Erie Easter Parade Crash Claims One Life
In Erie on Easter Sunday a vehicle struck pedestrians during the parade. Frank Shrum, WPA worker, died of multiple fractures and skull injuries sustained near 12th and Linen streets. At least one other person was seriously hurt. a driver, Edward Planagan, 18, was arrested pending a coroner’s inquest.
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Rie
Tramell
Erie
Ase
Frank Shrum
WPA
Tutinike Hotel
Hamet
12Th
Linen
W. G. Stuoble
Edward Planagan
Ruth Planagan
Peach Street
Quest
Woman Struck By Car Killed Near Harron Heights
Mrs. Leo Burt 38 of Petroleum Center died at Oil City hospital from injuries suffered when struck Saturday night by a car driven by J W Cubber 29 of Pliner on the Revissville Phimer Road near Harron Heights. She had skull fracture lacerations and ankle dislocation and was admitted to the hospital at 9:20 p.m. The driver’s brother Frank Cubbon took her to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van City
Leo Burt
Petrolewin Centeied Val
Oil City Hospital
J. W. Cubber
Pliner
Revissville-Phimer
Lie
Harron Heights
State Highway Patrol
Burt
Open 40 Hours Devotions at St Thomas April 16
Announcement for 40 hours devotions at St Thomas Church beginning Sunday morning April 16 with a mass at 1 80 o'clock and continued Tuesday evenings. Public exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be held. The procession of the children of the parish will open and close each service. Rev Francis J Graves and Rev J Edward Feeney lead with visiting priests assisting. full program to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thom
Francis J. Graves
J. Edward Feeney
Waterway Hearing Set By Harbors Committee Next Week
The Harbors Committee of the House named Tuesday April 44 for a hearing on the Laue river waterway proposal. The session is expected to attract many interests and likely run long with strong support and opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jep
Corry Collector Pays County Taxes in 1939 Notice
Erith April 10 Irene Mullen Corry city treasurer and tax collector paid the first 1939 county taxes at the county house Saturday morning. The amount turned in was $878.42. At the same time the Corry treasurer turned in $083.84 in taxes not collected since January 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Erith
Cunt House
Irene Mullen
Corry -City
Testimonial Dinner for Judge W. E. Hirt
Erie County Bar Association and Erie Chamber of Commerce sponsor a testimonial dinner honoring Superior Court Judge W. E. Hirt. The event will be held at the Masonic Temple ballroom in Erie on Saturday, April 16, with attendance expected from several Incal members and local lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. £. Hirt
Erie County
Superior Court
Hell
Masonic ‘Temple
Erie County Bar Associaty
Erie Chamber of Gommercy
Commercial Priatine
Isador Sobel
For
Rer Group
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General Motor Marchaalea
Wattsburg
French Creek
West Wayne Street
Roscoe R. Ray
Chicago
National Retail Furniture Association
Melvin Amy
James B. Borland
Frantella
Borland
James Clarke
Jamestown
Elveles
Chauteuqua County
Mayville
State Supreme Court
Warren Borough
Warren County
T. Gold
State Safety Bureau Today
William Perry
Scranton Lace Company
Scranton
National Association of Cost Accountants
Sunset Inn
C. BH. Porter
Toone Erie
M Prom
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
ST. Thomas
Florida
Crisco
Ens
Zic
Olivia’ de Havilland
Errol Flynn
Olivia: de Havilland
Dodge City
Warner Bros
Tome Oo
Zee
Chesterfield
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