Erie area brief roundup of thefts weather and local notices
Police report two bicycles stolen on West South street found abandoned on Concord street. A detailed Western Pennsylvania forecast calls for warm spell Aug 6 to 10 with scattered showers and cooler days ahead. Kane borough may adopt Friday night hours for stores. Erie weighs using an old rail crossing ordinance to aid blocked crossings. Sugar price ceilings rise at primary distribution levels. factory wages imply after tax take home of 41.52 weekly in May, 2649 in 1939 dollars. Local notes include a 100th anniversary at Clymer Hill Reformed Church and the SS Benjamin Patience cargo record. A three and a half year old girl sustains a clavicle fracture. Navy enlistment from Spartansburg noted.
Quakes Reported Near Ecuador, Fordham Seismograph Records
Two mild earthquakes were recorded near Ecuador by the Fordham University seismograph at 12:55 a.m. and 1:01 a.m. today. Seismologist Rev. Joseph Lynch noted a very severe quake at 9:20 a.m. yesterday about 6,000 miles from New York in an undetermined direction.
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New York
Ecuador
Fordham University
Joseph Lynch
University
Parents Protest After Final Exams Fail at Two Schools
Georges township parents announce plans to appeal to the State Department of Public Instruction over Oli phantom and Gallatin pupils who failed their final exams. They claim Gallatin pupils faced classroom distractions and chores during school hours, including water gathering for neighbors, errands for teachers, a three day hunt for the janitor’s dog, and selling radio chances.
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Uniontown
Georges Township
Oliphant
Gallatin
State Department of Public Instruction
Blood Trail Leads to Burglar's Capture
Erie police trace a burglary suspect via blood on a hand and recover six watches worth 326 from Nick Manzzari 43 held on burglary charge. Mainzart had prior Cleveland conviction in 1936 for loot and window smashing at a jewelry store.
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Erie
Aug
Abbott Jewelry
Nick Manzzari
Abbott
Ben Abbott
Paul Schaaf
Mainzart
Cleveland
Ohio State Reformatory
Three More Jews Taken Into Custody in Jerusalem Roundup
In Jerusalem Aug 6 British authorities continued rounding up Jewish leaders accused of sympathy for violence or contact with the Underground. A dawn curfew area was shaken by a sharp explosion near a British post at a Jewish agency building, with casualties reported. About 40 leaders are held at Latrun.
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Cssiumsen
Jerusalem
Jewish Agency
Latrun de
Unclear text fragment mentions mayors of Tel Aviv Natanya Ramat Gan
A fragment notes mayors of Tel Aviv Natanya and Ramat Gan among detainees with revisionist figures denying underground ties. The rest discusses grapefruit seed removal by fork to minimize bruising and reach deep seeds.
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Corry
Erie County
Edward Schmelzer
U.S
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Arthur D. Prindle
Prindle
Board of Health
Iron Age
National Metalworking Weekly
Fannie Cunningham
D. J. Corry
Rowe Flower Shop
George Royce
Erie County Court House
James C. Hoffman
Pittsburgh
Lois Reesink
Clymer Hill Reformed Church
Wallace Sloepker
Benjamin Patriess
Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Company
Fred Bartone
Lake Superior
Conneaut Dock
Johann Beckerink
Howard Beckerink
North Clymer
Gorry Hospital
R. X. Willams
Navy
Robert R. Weldner
Spartansburg
Buffalo
Brooklyn
Clymer Restaurant
BRR
RED Ryder
Shamburg
the National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
State School OF Heads
United States
Foster E. Davis & Son
North Center Street
Frank’s
East Main St
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Irs
Aren Light
Bill Wilcox
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