Oil City High set commencement for June 8 at Drake Theatre
Oil City school board moved the 1986 commencement from June 5 to June 8. The Drake Theatre will host the exercises. Also noted were a local milk price difference and a student’s return to school after a mercury poisoning prank. Emmanuel Church bazaar planned for Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. with prize drawings each evening. The William M. Gitar Company of New Castle won the heating and ventilating contract for the new Senior Junior High building by the Franklin school board, beating Frank P. Andrews of New Castle by 24,955.
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Oil City
Drake
Exercines
Emmanuel Church
William M. Gitar Company of
New Castle
Franklin School Board
Frank P. Andrews Company
Airport plans hinge on preliminary work near Kane
City and vicinity reports discuss Kane borough plans to build a local airport two miles west of Kane on the Roosevelt highway pending preliminary work and final site details. Also noted are tax sale commissions in the Philipps estate case, Meadville housing contracts, church events, and local civic notices.
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Will J. Wilcox
Kane
Kanon
Roosevelt Highway
John J. Phillips
Saal
State Supreme Court
Mra. Phillips
Dee
Phillips
Meadville
Walliam E. Hirt
Brie
Geo. J. Winter
Cascade Street
Edward Schultz
Schulz
6Th
Poplar Streets
Winter
Hirt
Arts and Crafts
Ray Wolford
East Main Street
Archie McAlpin
Bradford
Warren
Frank J. Hand
Titusville
Merger Urged by Central Pennsylvania Methodist Body
In Imarru sburg Pennsylvania on April 16 a resolution endorsed a plan to merge the Methodist Episcopal Church South the Methodist Protestant Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church. The resolution passed at the opening of the 68th annual session of the Central Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal conference.
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Syuuneueres
Imarrusburg
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Organize for Flood Control in Tri-State Area
Sub committees of the Tri-State Authority flood committee have formed in 27 Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia communities. William P. Witherow says the groups will rapidly grow to marshal community strength behind flood protection for the three river watershed. He notes no one community is large enough to achieve the objective. unified demand across the tri-state area is needed to prevent loss of life and property.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Tri-State Authority
Citizens Flood Committee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Food Committee
William P. Withcrow
Tri-State
Nvin
Witherow
Three Are Jailed In WPA Strike Trouble
Three men Dale Thompson Herman Moore and Josh McDonald were arrested at Falls Creek and jailed in Brookville on $5000 bail each for inciting a riot linked to WPA strike violence in Jefferson county. Daniel Keller was beaten and other workers were jostled by about 100 strikers from Punxsutawney in Falls Creek. State police arrived too late to stop the trouble.
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United Press Punksutawney
Works Progress Administration
Jefferson Couunty
Dale Thompson
Herman Moore
Palls Creek
Josh McDonald
Reynoldsville
Falls Creek
Brookville
Daniel Keller
Gool Springs
Gool Spring
Punxsutayney
Death Claims Scott Little in Corry Area
Scott Little, aged about 76, died at 6:30 this morning after years of invalid status. Born July 28, 1859 in Waterford, Pa, he lived near Bluefield and Corry before moving to a farm four years ago. Survived by his wife, daughter Mrs. Charles Tripp, two brothers John Little of Aitchison New York, T H Little of Gerry RD, and half-brother Leonard Little of Buffalo. Body at Bracken Keating Funeral chapel. Services Friday at 2:30 led by A TB A speaker from Erie.
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Scott O. Save
Mr. Little
Waterford
Bluefie and
Corry
Charles ‘Tripp
John Little
Aitchison
N.Y
T. H. Little
Gerry R. D
Leonard Little
Buffalo
Bracken-Keating Funeral
T. B
Erie
Glendale flyer sets world record with 54 loops
Cal Don Stevens of Glendale California claims a world record for consecutive loops in a motorless glider. He completed 54 loops during a descent from 16 000 feet after being towed aloft by an airplane.
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San Dingo
Cal
Don Stevens
Glendale
Orcutt to Speak at Corry Memorial Day Service
Russell M. Orcutt Erie attorney and former U S Army officer will be the principal speaker for Corry Memorial Day exercises on May 30. Orcutt served in the 80th Division through the Artois St Mihiel Meuse-Argonne campaigns and remained in France until June 1919 before returning to Erie to practice law and lead veterans groups.
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Russell M. Orcutt
Erie
Corry
Walter H. Scott
Orcutt
819Th Infantry
Artois
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
France
Divigson
Qroutt
Marsh & Eaton
Nos~Partisan Veterans League
Efie
Amici Sewing Circle Elects Officers and Plans Bake Sale
The Amici Sewing Circle met at Mrs. G. T. Bergman's home with forty present for supper at 7. A program of music and readings preceded a business meeting that elected officers for the coming year: President Mrs. Raymond Cathers, Vice President Mrs. V. McClintock, Secretary Mrs. Herbert Fitch, Treasurer Mrs. John Carnicke, Chaplain Mrs. Robert Davis. Several new names were added to the roll. The next meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon April 21 at Mrs. John Carnicke’s, and a bake sale will be held Saturday with the location to be announced.
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Amici
G.T Bergman
Fheing
Raymond Cathers
V. McClintock
Herbert Fitch
John Carnicke
Robert Davis
Group on School Costs Names Pitt Adviser
Harrisburg April 15 The legislative commission on school costs led by Rep. Hiram G. Andrews announces the appointment of Dr. George Gould of Pittsburgh as Allegheny County consultant and adviser. Gould, an associate professor of education at the University of Pittsburgh, will arrange a conference of educators from western Pennsylvania counties with the commission in Pittsburgh early next month.
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Unites
Harrisburg
Legislative Commission On
Hiram G. Andrews
Johnstown
George Gold
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Gould
University of Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
Florida Judge Ritter Faces Senate Jury on Impeachment
Gray haired Federal Judge Halsted L. Ritter of the southern district of Florida may hear a jury of 96 senators decide today if he is guilty of impeachment charges and should be removed from office.
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Washington
Halsted L. Ritter
Southern District of
Florida
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Roy Perkins
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Turkey City
Venango County
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Knos
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