Erie City and Vicinity Bulletin Highlights
Local notices report a variety of items including a fancy tuna promo at Wilcox Grocery 2 for 29 cents and New York state tomato juice 2 for 35 cents with delivery service. A Ridgway egg misfire draws curiosity while shoppers see sales on men’s oxfords and spring hats. FBI rifle demo planned at the coast guard rifle range, city tax and property concerns prompt discussion of action, and a Ridgway resident dies after a heart attack. Other items note a gambling arrest, a seed sale, and Bradford council seeking mail service aid for a Buffalo to Pittsburgh route.
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New York State
Wilcox Grocery
Reed Bryan
Ridgway
Spiesman’s
Erie
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Coast Guard ‘R
George J. Christoph
Erle
Erie County
Comnty
Maple Street
1St Ave
Wallace
Mandeville
Council Oa
Ctty
Is Gleinlty
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Standard Oil Geis Exclusive Rights on Turnpike Concessions
The Standard Oil Company reportedly won exclusive rights to service stations along the 100 mile Pennsylvania Turnpike, with bids from other firms not disclosed. The Turnpike Commission refused requests for bidders' names while Chairman Walter A. Jones seeks Democratic Senate nomination. the highway is slated to open July 4.
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Pennepiomnia
Gaz
Turnpike Commission
Walter A. Jones
Joseph F. Guffey
Standard Ai ‘Company
All Aboard cars on Michigan lines attract fruit growers
Michigan fruit growers, facing high costs for air cooled storage, buy old refrigerator and box cars to speed ripe apples and pears. They convert an old dining car into a roadside fruit and vegetable stand, while others park maintained cars near farms.
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Michigan Chunntry
Manly Michigan
Local Officials Detail Tax Sale Plans and Inaugural Events
Reports from Crawford County reveal preparations for delinquent 1998 taxes to be advertised for sale on July 1, 1940, with treasurer Mrs. Ralph B. Brown noting the August first Monday sale. Meantime, city leaders mull playgrounds and a warm-water pool for Franklin as WPA engineers discuss Tam tam tam. Franklins officials also note sworn personnel and civic notices across multiple towns, including a Kiwanis speech by William McNait and local offerings from Ace Auto Stores.
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Franklin
City Coloneis
WPA
Art and Roy Shirey
Salina
Clfside Shirey and Son
Claude
R.D. Grand Valley
Charles Sheckler
Bellefonte
Irvin Yarict
Nittany
Lock Haven
Pranklin
Raymond J. Bryn
Bleverith Street
Joren
Allen D. Brown
Otter Atreet
Western Auto
Crawford County
Ralph B. Brown
Holly
Oil City
National Administration
William McNait
Pittsburgh
United States
Kiwanis Club
Fisk
U. S
Ace Auto
Tte
Meadville
Dune
Chamber of Commerce
Wheeling
Franklin Cos! Jaealer
J.P. Weyrick
Corliss
Allegheny County
Simioniz
Ace Auto Stores
Thinsville
Colonel Drake
Drake Well Memorial Park
Harold O. Carleton
J.J. Liehty
Bessie Detury
Ladies’ Bible Clase
United Brethren
Bane Church
North Center Street
Malcolm Mikldowney
East Main Street
Corry ‘Capital
Knowton’s
Local notices and ads from Corry area community pages
Discharged from Corry hospital, Mrs Inwin Palmer and her son from Clymer. Lillian Guild sale at 211 N Center St next to Hotel Corry offering bargains in men women and children's clothing. West Penn Power employees honored for long service. H E Nyquist and C E Braswell noted. Mrs W C Walker admitted to Corry Hospital in serious condition. L C Pierce of Ravenna Ohio suffered a stroke. Altruistic Circle to meet at Rose Westley 318 Worth St with a noon tureen dinner. Three houses for sale to settle estates. Walter H Scott attorney offers bargains.
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Inwin Palmer
Dren
West Penn Power Company
Ridgway
Rideway Power Station
C. E. Braswell
Keystone
Knowlton’s
Silkahose
Spiesman’s
W. C. Walker
North Center Street
L. C. Pierce
Ravenna
Ohio
J. A. Patterson
Second Avenue
Model Dairy. Co
Rose ‘Westley
Worth Street
Barigains
Walter H. Scott
Founders Day Program Planned at Allegheny College
Meadville April 17 Allegheny College announces a Founders Day event on campus to mark 125 years since its first president Tim othy Alden arrived in 1815 and foreshadow the college’s upcoming 120th anniversary observance in June.
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Meadville
Allegheny College
Joéal
Timothy Alden
Allegheny
Stop-Dewey Drive Launched By Group
A group chose its keynote speaker and permanent convention chairman. Thirty ten year old Guv Har old E Staaven of Minnesota was named keynote speaker, and Rep Joseph W. Martin Jr of Massachusetts was named permanent chairman.
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Wenumee
Page Oney
Guv
Harold E. Staaven
Minnesota
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
March milk price drop shifts nine-class Federal orders
The Class I-A price fell 18 cents from 205 to 1.90 per hundredweight. Total value of 475,405,106 pounds of net pooled milk at country plants, using nine class prices, was 9,727,477.02. Market service and cooperative payments totaled 579,219.37, with 473,235.41 for diverting surplus to manufacturing. Payments await audit. Reserves for cooperative standards were 105,083.90 to ensure market benefits.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets
Corry district bids invited for school supplies 1940
Notice to bidders for School and Jenitors supplies issued by the School District of City of Corry Pa sealed proposals due by 8 P.M. April 24 1940. Board may reject any or all bids and waive defects. CLARENCE SHOOP secretary.
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City of Corry
Corry
Penna
Clarence
Shoop
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