Anniversaries and civic notes fill Corry daily briefing
A mixed digest from Corry and region covers events from war anniversary notes to local road projects, school affairs, and political rallies. Highlights include a state permit for tasting fishing scenes at The Fields News Stand, a May 8 bid opening in Harrisburg for ten federal road projects, and daylight saving adjustments starting tomorrow but not until May 18. Also noted are automobile production up this week, a Jefferson Day dinner with national figures, a New York Young Republicans convention, and local debates and school events. Obituaries and local recognitions are included, along with parking rule reminders and a late-April to early-May weather outlook for the Great Lakes region.
SLOT MACHINE GANGS CLASH AT ERIE
Eleven police raids target the slot machine racket in Erie after a Musicians club bombing incident. Officers seized four machines and charged club president Guis tino Yacobozzi along with other suspects at 549 W 16th Street and nearby locations as authorities vow to confiscate all gambling devices.
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BRI
Musicians’ Club
W. 16Th Street
George Christoph
Musicians Club
Jack Applebee
Arthur Oligeri
Guistino Yacobozzi
Donald Peck
W. 26Th Street
N. Denise
Parade Street
John Kozlowski
E. 12Th Street
Little's Cafe
J. Snider
Royal Hotel
State Street
Meyer Cogan
al Grochowski
Awrence R. Bly
Peach Street
Franke Chavslel
German St
License Denied as Haven Club Renewal Questioned
County Treasurer Ralph B. McCord denied Haven Club at 14 East 14th Street renewal of its beer license on April 25. District Attorney Mortimer E. Graham advised that the state liquor control board already refused a liquor license, finding the club did not qualify as a club under Pennsylvania law, so the county could not issue a beer license.
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Brim
Ralph B. McCord
Haven Club
East 14Th Street
Mortimer E. Graham
State Liquor Control Board
Pennsylvania
Graham
Time switches advance clocks Sunday in eastern cities
Daylight saving time goes into effect at 2 a m Sunday across the east and in many communities. New timetables take effect on the Erie and Pennsylvania Railroads, running to September. Erie delays fast schedules until May 18 and keeps daylight saving until September 7. Most towns in central and eastern Pennsylvania move programs and radio schedules ahead an hour tomorrow.
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Amallex
Erlé Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Journal
Erie
Pennsylvania
Elk County Court House Bond Vote Proposed Addition
Elk County voters will decide April 28 on bonds to raise 50000 for a three story brick addition to the Elk County court house. The total cost is about 80000 with 55 percent funded by the county and 45 percent by the government under approval of state and federal agencies. Plans show the addition on the Court street rear of the building.
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County
Court House
Ridgway
Elk County Court House
County of Elk
County Commissioners’ Office
Dept. of Labor and Industry
Department of Welfare
Art Commission
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
Pennsylvania
Court Street
Morrison test well could shift oil gas production
Much interest centers on a Morrison area test well to be started soon by the Hanley and Bird Company of Bradford. Geologists expect oil or gas in the Oriskany sand at 400 to 4700 feet. Drilling was delayed by mudded unpaved roads hindering equipment transport.
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United Press
Kane
Morrison
Hanley and Bird Company
Bradford
Oriskany
Nurses Gather for Tuberculosis Institute in Oil City
District No. 7 and 8 of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association will hold a Tuberculosis Institute at the Oil City Club House on May 5 with morning and afternoon sessions for nurses. Dr C Howard Marcy and Alice Stewart will discuss Nursing and Health Supervision of Tuberculosis Patients. A public luncheon follows. Hawaii Celebrates King Kamehameha Birthday in Honolulu June 11.
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Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
Oil City
C. Howard Marcy
Alice Stewart
R. N
The
Tuberculosis League
Pittsburgh
Big Erie sewer program to be taken up later
Million dollar storm sewer program will be included in the 1936 47 construction plan. Cochran says it may gain approval when release of funds for the next fiscal year is known. Deputy City Engineer Pulling began efforts in March. Amthor and a staff prepare for a continuation of current work plus new projects for which allocations will be made. Several county projects are being surveyed in order of merit as rated by the WPA. A six week course to train housemaids is sponsored by the school board and state education department in Joplin Missouri.
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Rie
Alpe
WPA
Unis
Femara Cochran
Harrisburg
Washington
Cochran
Clarence Pulling
WIPA
Henry Amthor
Joplin
Board of Education
State Department of Education
High State Court to Hear Phillips Case in Tax Commission Dispute
The High State Court will hear the estate of former City Treasurer John J. Phillips over about 50 000 in delinquent tax commissions. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has certified the case for hearing in Harrisburg with an early hearing likely. The dispute centers on commissions earned for 1982 and 1983 and whether they accrued after July 1 of the following years.
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John J. Phillips
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Harrisburg
M. B. Graham
Supreme Court
Graham
Erie County
Phillips
Council
Taige
William EB. Hirt
Fire at Hollinger carpet mills claims large loss
A fire at Hollinger carpet mills in Carlisle yesterday caused an estimated loss of over $75,000. The blaze spread quickly from the dye plant, sending more than 60 workers fleeing to safety as flames engulfed the factory.
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Carlisle
Hollinger
Probe fire destroys WPA offices at E Branch
April 25 report from Johnsonburg notes vandals set fire after midnight to the East Branch WPA park project office and tool shed, 16 by 20 feet, causing losses of $1,500 to $2,500. Hand tools, blueprints, park plans, and office records were ruined, delaying work on the Bendigo Community Park project worth about $100,000.
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Johnsonburg
Bendigo Community Park
WPA
East Branch Valley
Buileline
Stolen Erie Auto Found Near Fish Hatcheries
Mary Wilson of 1888 Hast Lake Road reported her car stolen during March's storms. The 18 pound Erie auto was buried by snow until thaw revealed it Thursday afternoon near Corry state fish hatcheries. The vehicle had been missing since the March theft.
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Apr
Corry
Mary Wilson
Lake Road
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