Oil City youths offered trip to New York World's Fair
Oil City enrolls local boys aged 10 to 18 for an all expense trip to the New York World's Fair to be held August 1 to 18. The trip is arranged by I. & Cramer, boys work secretary of Oil City MG.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1940
Page
2
Oil City enrolls local boys aged 10 to 18 for an all expense trip to the New York World's Fair to be held August 1 to 18. The trip is arranged by I. & Cramer, boys work secretary of Oil City MG.
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