Fair and warmer city council session notes thefts and searches
Regular evening council meeting reports James Costello of East Main Street receiving a $100 allowance on a new Ford tied to the Jallopy races drawing crowds from Corry to the Jamestown area. Police on alert for a dark blue Chevrolet coupe stolen in Warren. Across town, WPA sidewalk work improves the brick walk from Spring Street to First Avenue. Authorities search for missing 24 year old Robert Lynch from Erie. Beachgoers flock to Columbus and other lakes as plans for St Thomas church garden party unfold. Beekeepers from northwestern Pennsylvania convene at Canado Lake for games and talks. A Studebaker garage owner sustains facial injuries while repairing a bicycle. State unemployment reports June job insurance disbursements and Pennsylvania suspensions with drunken-driving revocations. Union City man Edward Moore remains in critical condition after a beating. Erie firm J and M Doyle wins a highway contract for Route 27 in Oil Creek township for 39 380. U S steel mills operate at 60.1 percent capacity. Forrest Kelster shows improvement in Buffalo hospital. Farm Week at New York World's Fair to honor farmers from Aug 7 to 18. Local residents urged to contact City Engineer Dickson about WPA sidewalk jobs and fifty cent frontage deposits for Sunset construction.
James Urged to Call Session to Repeal Measure
The Work Security Federation with 25000 Pennsylvania relief and WPA beneficiaries closed its two day convention by picketing Gov. Jamin’s mansion demanding James call a special legislative session to repeal the Pierson work or starve relief rule. Pickets denounced the Pierson act and federal WPA measures as the “little WPA” while James was vacationing until August 14. Federation leaders named Fitch of Bartonsville as state chairman Englehart of Reading as secretary treasurer Snyder of Nanticoke as publicity director Justin of Harrisburg and Geary of Allentown to the national executive committee, with the federation active in nine other states since June.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Workses Security Federation
Pennsylvania
WPA
Brownstone Executive Mansion
Arthur H. Jamin
James
Pierson
Federation
Paul Pedigo
Little Hoover
Yoften
Security Federation
Frederick G. Fitch
Bartonsville
Jacob Englehart
Reading
Tressurer
William Snyder
Nanticoke
John Justin
Horace Geary
Allentown
Workers Security Federal
Western Pennsylvania Firemen Gather for 40th Convention
Ellwood City Pa Aug 7 volunteer firemen from at least 200 communities converge for the Western Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemen's Association annual convention opening with registrations a band concert and carnival. Fire fighters attend to mark the week long event at the start of the 40th annual gathering.
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Ellwood City
Volunteer Firemen of
Western Pennsylvania
Volunteer Siremen’s Association
Blount for Prothonotary in Erie County Republican primary
Harry O. Blount of McKean announces his candidacy for County Prothonotary on the Republican ticket with the September primaries. He is 40, long resident of Erie, married with two children, educated at Edinboro High School and colleges, formerly with Reed Manufacturing and Penn State Employment Service, director at First Federal Savings and Loan, and active in Presque Isle Sportsman's League and Boy Scouts Troop 73. He advocates economy in government and fairness.
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McKean
Heswell
Erie County
Edinboro
Edinboro Normal School
Davis Business College
OE Erie
University Extension College
Columbus
Ohio
Reed Manufacturing Company of
Erie
Penn's State Employment Service
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Erie Systematic Building and Loan
Presque Isle Sportsman's League
Republicans continue gains in Erie County registrations
In Erie county on Friday night the Republican effort added 60 new registrations in the city and net gains from a shift of 62 Democrats to the party. Democrats registered 44 new members and gained six former Republicans, as county registrar Scott Way tallied Friday evening’s results.
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Erie
Erie County
Scott E. Way
Historic battlefield reenactment tests Civil War defenses
Company A trains on a recreated Civil War battlefield with 5000 regular troops and modern gear. The Blues and the Blacks will probe Deeiquart Creek and Bull Run defenses to gauge strength and mobility over four days. In County history, 97 registrations occurred in March last year with 13 Democrats switching to Republican, six Democrats remained.
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Monumen
Nastington
Behin Deeiquart Creek
Bull Run
Mk Uetdal Gablic
Go.po
Ibst
Marth East
Republican Party
Young Dems Gather in Pittsburgh Preview of Convention
Pittsburgh August 1 The potential impact of the Hatch Act on federal employees involved in party activities looms over the upcoming National Young Democrats gathering in Pittsburgh. National president Tyson Mane and coordinator W J Primm outline how DC delegates who are federal workers may be barred from official backline support, as Roosevelt era rules were noted in a party shifting landscape.
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Pittsburgh
Bill
Washington
Ikke
W. J. Primm
District of Columbia
Boone
Roosevelt
Hazeltine Dies in Columbus After Long Lumber Career
David D Hazeltine died at his Columbus home yesterday morning aged 71. He leaves wife Nell Cadman Hazel tine two sons Iya H Hazel tine of Dikins West Virginia and Francis H Hazel tine of Gharteston West Virginia and three grandchildren. Born in Sugar Grove township he spent youth in Warren County then worked in the West Virginia lumber business for thirty years before returning to Warren County. He lived near Warren five years and Sugar Grove years before moving to Columbus where he resided till his death. Funeral services will be held at the Columbus home Tuesday with burial in the Dinky cemetery near Sugar Grove.
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Columbus
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Nell Cadman Hazeltine
Iya H
Dikins
W. Va
Francis H
Gharteston
Mr. Hazeltine
Sugar Grove Township
Warren County
West Virginia
Warren
Sair Grove
Funether T
Punerad
Witty Hurin
Dinky
Suyal Grove
Base Completed for Columbus Ave Pavement Project
State Highway Department crews finished the base along West Columbus Avenue from Center Street to the township line. Berms will be built this week and the surface layer prepared, with oiling equipment expected to arrive soon.
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State Highway Department
Columbus Avenue
Pavine
Berms
Walive
Center Street
Wayne Township
Stowe
Lindsey Hollow
Gemier Street
Sind
Seloi Road
Ederle Celebrated At New York World’s Fair
New York August 7 headline coverage salutes Trudy Ederle the first woman to swim the English Channel. Grover Whalen leads the celebration greeting her return, with ticker tape and public cheers marking this milestone years after her brave feat.
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New York
Grover Whalen
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