Coroner’s jury cites Pitt Construction in West Lake bridge accident
A coroner's jury at Erie finds Pitt Construction Company, builders of the West Lake road bridge at Walnut Creek, responsible for last week's fatal accident that claimed two workers Edward Hawley and Harry Burch. The report notes the tragedy near Ev inetton and points to machine operation questions as a possible factor. Local schools plan Easter closures and a busy week of services and broadcasts follows amid dates and notices from community groups.
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Erie
Tas
Pitt Construction Company
West Lake Road
Walnut Creek
Edward Hawley
Union City
Harry Burch
Warren Thaés
Evineton
Warren
Julia Smith
Erle
J. W. Dick
Mis. Smith
Herse T and Children
Local airport needs urged as Warren lags in aviation progress
Warren faces a critical need for an airport as neighboring towns Kane and Titusville advance aviation plans. The Warren Times Mirror argues for action to secure a landing field and promote a passenger aviation route from Toronto and Buffalo to Pittsburgh that would pass near Warren, noting the lack of an approved field blocks the route. It urges organization and community effort to secure a modern airport that would benefit the borough and county.
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Sviation
Warren
Ing Aviation
Toronto
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Niles
Pleasant Township
Census enumeration advances in Erie Crawford district
The Erie Crawford district reports progress in census enumeration with records checked for errors. Officials caution returns may be delayed as staff rechecks many forms and some enumerations require double verification before official figures are released. In Philadelphia, 1929 freight traffic set a historic movement with 28,749,704 shipments and 418,974,148 miles of train travel.
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Frank Raeder
Dis
Erie-Crawford
Frank Bueder
Raeder
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Zone
United States
Trafic
Corry School Board to Set New Salary Schedule
The Corry Public School board meets tonight to finalize teaching staff re elections and approve a new salary schedule for the 1930 31 term The plan fixes maximum salaries by position and training level with rates ranging from 1400 to 2800 for various roles including elementary lead junior high senior high and specialist posts such as industrial arts home economics and athletic coach.
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Board of Education
Corry
Ional Home Economics
Hig
Fine Progress With Minstrel Rehearsals
The Temple Minstrels rehearse for shows at the Castle School gym and High School auditorium on April 23 and 24. James H. Wright directs the chorus of about thirty five singers and William Myers handles end men duties with Kerley Dietzel Appel Jones and Darling. The program includes catchy songs, jokes, special numbers and a finale with Dancing at Dice, with advance ticket sales forecast to fill both evenings.
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Amera
Therick
James H. Wright
William Myers
Charles Kerley
Harold Dietzel
Rudolph Appel
Funeral of Angelo Lizzi Held at St Thomas Church
Funeral services for Angelo Lizzi were conducted Saturday at 2 PM in St. Thomas Church. Rev. Francis Graves officiated with the choir singing the mass. Many flowers were arranged in the church before interment at St. Thomas Cemetery.
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Argelo Lizzi
Corry Hospital
St. Thomas Church
Francis Graves
St. Thomas Cemetery
Loveland Tire Shop Moves to Doane Building
Harold Loveland shifts his repair shop from the St. James building on South Center to the Doane building just north of Star Garage on North Center. He plans to open at the new location within a day or two. A separate item notes Mr and Mrs Joseph Nichols receiving a miscellaneous shower at their East South street home, with gifts and a five hundred dollar feature.
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Comy Motor Sales
Clintom Street
Petty” Tire and Repair
Uff
Harold Loveland
St. James Building
South Center Street
Doane
Star Garage
North Center Street
Mr. Loveland
Joseph Nichols
East South Street
Carl Rourke
Nichols
Charles Holbrook
Roy Terry
Watts Flats
Final Lenten Tea Saturday at Emmanuel Church
A Parish hall Lenten tea event drew fifty guests on Saturday afternoon. Organizers Mrs Haight Pain Harden Sackett Perry Colfier and Ults coordinated the program featuring Inez Mecusker Bel Knapp Betty Pau son Helen Pa u lson Wilma Paulson Height Charles Stewart J J Harden John Fre no Gladys Palmer Colletta Burkhardt. Lunch followed in paper bags and coffee served in tin cups. Proceeds support Emmanuel Episcopal church.
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Renee Leefeld
D. J. Haight
C. A. Pain
J. J. Harden
Sackett
Perry Colfier
L. J. Ults
Inez Mecusker
Niege
Belknapp
Betty
Helen Pauson
Wilma Paulson
Height
Charles Stewart
John Freno
Gladys Palmer
Colletta Burkhardt
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Amnesia victim Mrs. Osmer found in Erie ambivalently identified
Mrs. Frank Osmer the Kane woman, 40, was found unconscious on a Second Street sidewalk in Erie while ironing Thursday evening. She recalled only ironing at home in Kane earlier that day. Police identified her at Hamet hospital after a Kane disappearance alert. Authorities puzzled how she reached Erie with no known travel details.
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Frank Osmer
Erie Street
Kane
Bayard Street
Hamet Hospital
Erie
Osmer
Second Street
French
Holland Streets
Polite
Indian Leader Nehru Arrested in Salt Tax Protests
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, president of the Indian National Congress, was arrested in Allahabad on April 14 and charged with preaching adherence to British salt tax laws. His arrest marks a major blow to Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign as Motilal Nehru’s son and a top national figure.
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Allahabad
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian National Congress
Nehru
Motilal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Woman's Club Meeting Scheduled Tuesday Evening
The Corry Woman's Club calls an important business meeting for Tuesday evening at the club home on Mott Street. All members are urged to attend, with Mrs. C. Barnes presiding as president.
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Corry
Meeting postponed for state board conference on sewage plant
The meeting between Northwestern Pennsylvania cities and the State Sanitary Water Board, set for Tuesday in Harrisburg, has been postponed to Wednesday April 23. Corry officials led by Mayor O L Alexander plan to attend along with city councilmen and the city solicitor to discuss the sewage disposal plant problem while towns including Warren Union City and Cambridge Springs had prepared to send delegates. For sale several homes offered by J H Clough at 5 B Main St with cheap terms.
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State Sanitary Water Board A
Harrisburg
Alexander
Board
St.Heburg
Royal
Warren
Youngsville
Union City
Cambridge Springs
Ford City
O. L. Alexander
Frank T. England
M. Les ‘Mulderick
Bidine Kincaid
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Baldwin Locomotive
Erie Railroad
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WRBE
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Missionary Alliance Tabernacle
Titusville
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Temple
Angelo Liza
Loveland Tire Shop
Bracken Bros
Corry, Pa
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Smith St. Reat
J. H. Clough
Main St
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