Leap Year party and school notes at Columbus
Columbus School News reports a Leap Year party with dancing and social plans. Forensic League entries feature Helen Kudlick and David Curtis traveling to Clarion, PA for contests. Warren County PAA boys plan a Buffalo trip to Niagara Falls with fifteen students. Junior and senior classes showcase a character-building set, while the Tri-Hi hold bake sales. Senior Wanda Komenda is highlighted for her cooperative work and pageant presence, with Helen Caster named as a notable student.
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Curtis
Helen Kudlick
David Curtis
Glarion
Miss Waite
Davie
Seminary Hall
College Grill
Clarion
Pennsylvania
Tisnesta Dam
Warren County
Buffalo
N.Y
Niagara Falls
Dean High School
Robbins Jewelry Company
Cuthbert
Dorothy Miller
Miss Miller
Wanda Komenda
Tilda
Gladys Trisket
Wanda
Martha
Helen Pondell
Martha Kuama
NOC Cluo
Steamburg
N. Y
Helen
Pleasantville Man on Trial for Arson and Fraud
Pleasantville resident Burt Loop faced trial before Judge Lee A. in No 2 court on charges of arson in the burning of a Pleasantville dwelling and attempting to defraud an insurance company. The Commonwealth alleged Loop was at the scene when the fire was discovered at 1 a.m. on July 20, 1939, with ties to a prior house purchase and a loan.
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Toom
John Z. Bute
Hasting
Revert M. Dale
Neely
Maurie F. Breene
Commonwealth
Loop
Ralph W. James
Ed Moore
James
Boyles in trouble after threatening husband fire shots
Ruth Dougherty Boyle, owner of Dougherty Sunshine Cleaners in Erie, reported her husband Lang Boyle of Richmond Street threatened to kill her and fired three shots through a window. The couple, married about a year, had ongoing domestic quarrels and police were summoned after the Sunday incident.
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Erie
Lang Boyle
Richmond Street
Ruth Dougherty Boyle
Boyle
Dougherty Sunshine Cleaners
Magistrates and Constables Meet to Tighten Traffic Law
Erie and Erie county magistrates and constables pledged full cooperation in the traffic safety drive. At the Odd Fellows hall in Edinboro they voted to impose penalties of jail or fines for motor vehicle code violations. D. J. Iain, assistant district attorney, led the meeting. Waller Goodwin was elected state convention delegate. James Lonergan and Richard Agrest named alternates and legal counsel respectively. Next meeting set for Corry on May 19, with Leon Brown handling arrangements.
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Erie
Erie County
Magistrates Gd Conetables Association of
Odd Fellows Hall
Edinboro
D. J. Iain
Waller Goowin
Iee Association
Norristown
James Lonergan
Del
Richard D. Agrest
Carry
Leon Brown
Corry
Venango Surplus Grows. Venango County Budget Outline
April 23 Venango’s unspent surpluses continued to grow reaching 896,954.93 at year start as the 1940 county budget prepared by the board of county commissioners shows general fund expenditures of 570,226.89 and poor fund estimates of 119,2279 for the year. Previous year expenditures were 4306,290.44 for the surplus total and 71,989.03 for the poor fund.
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Venango
Mount Franklin
Venan
Board of
Railroad Agent Red Conner Dies at 49 in St Marys
Red Conner, freight and passenger agent for Pennsylvania Railroad at St. Marys, died yesterday at his South Michael street home after a year’s illness. He was forty-nine. Conner came to St. Marys three years ago from Johnsonburg where he served as Pennsy Station agent for four and a half years, succeeding the late Palrine Tvary.
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ST. Marys
Apia Oo
Red Conner
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Michael Street
Conner
Johnsonburg
Pennsy
Palrine Tvary
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Columbus
aaNet
Nyal Products
McCandrew
Drug Store
Gain Center
Dial
Corry, Pa
Pleasantville
Burt
Boyles
Pine Grove Cemetery Association
Pie Grove Cemetery Association
Bracken-Keating Company
North Center Street
Ave
Association
Filmz
D. Warren Derosay
Ser'y
Maisie Aye
Patrom
Maikman
Paris
Axminster
Ward Riverside
Axminsters
WARD
Yra
Wes
Gal
Caton Atm Ae
Rou
Ward Week
North Center St
Dada
Diol
Jourt
Majori
Natce
Smith
Tim Lilldiig
Min Pitel
Bennalt
Far East
D ‘Clark
Darger
Aiver Srvces
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