Twenty Years Ago From the Journal of August 9 1928
Corry items recount accidents and events from 1928 including Muriel Young two year old injured by a Ford, Zem Zem Band set to visit with Temple Arsh Patrol, Velva Mac a newborn daughter for Mr and Mrs Roy Root, a mortgage license issued to Hal Neer and Anna Long Morrison, a red raspberry plant with 112 berries noted, Herbert Linscott injures himself in San Antonio, Mrs Johnson attacked in Garland, and Ku Klux Klan rumors in Garland reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel, Uttle
Pred Young
West Pleasant Street
John Tove
Warren
Hal F. Neer
Anna Long
Morrison
Corry
County prison issue stirs county board dispute
Erie county sees friction as the county prison board proposes a post war plan for a new facility. Judge Evans notes building powers rest with county commissioners while Sheriff Lumberton urges action. A compromise resolution directs the commissioners to investigate the need for a new prison and potential state or federal funding. Dell Darling voices cautious consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
I Newrdaunty
Japon
Elmey L. Evans
Pred Lumberton
Evans
Lumberton
Shraek
Erle County
Polio Scare Prompts Jamestown Health Watch
Jamestown records a new poliomyelitis case a 4 year old boy, raising county total to eight with a Forestville case. City officials study playground program curtailment while Allen Park pool and drinking fountains are reviewed for safety. Mayor Stroth reports actions taken. council awaits further medical guidance from Dr. Sill before any pool closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Board of Education
Robert Sherman
Merle W. Sherman
Jamestown General Hospital
Forestville
Walter Q. Levy
Wie
Samuel A. Stroth
Ali
Allen Park
Counoll
Willian
M. Sill
City Smealth
Enemies of Inflation and the American Retail System
The piece argues that consumer gouging was curbed by laws but true discipline lies in merchandising character. It credits mass distribution and small per sale profits with price stability during the war emergency. It notes retailing evolved to support price control and calls management as OPA’s main asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Advancing Generals Highlight Allied Strategy in World War II
The piece notes how U S and British commanders shaped the war from France to North Africa and the Pacific. It compares Eisenhower and MacArthur with other leaders, and likens wartime selection to past U S and Soviet choices, framing leadership as key to American gains and avoiding heavier losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhowe
France
MacArthur
Pacific
United States
Chooke
Montgomery
North Africa
Wavell
Cunningham
Auchinleck
Ritchie
Churchill
Lincoln
Timochenko
Voroshilov
Budeniy
Campaign Promises and Olympic Discord Across Times
The piece notes Dewey promising a “best peace the world has ever seen” in four years, likens it to Lloyd George’s WWI pledge, and cautions such overpromising. It also argues against reviving the Olympics now, citing Ferris and past incidents in Paris 1900s and Amsterdam 1998 as cautions for a 1948 revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soy
Dewey
Springfield
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Britain
Wasant
London
Dadiel J. Ferris
United Bites Amateur Athletic Union
Prewins Pares Ats
Dondon
Prench
Taliany
Amsterdam
Pitas
Ber 1
Llve
Sky Jeep Piper Cub Fights Nazis Over France
Lt. Homer W. Bennett props a unarmed Piper Cub against eight German fighters over Normandy. Despite four bullet hits, the Sky Jeep survives as Bennett and Lt. Edwin M. Magey call down artillery and down two German planes. Bennett earns the Air Medal after 25 combat missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
AEF
France
Homer W
Neb
Bennett
Sioux City
Towa
Barchtestacen
Benny
Sud
Maxey
Benne
Normandy
Daily Dozen on Appendicitis From Medical Society
Thousands die each year of appendicitis. Most deaths could be prevented with proper early treatment. Delay leads to perforation and peritonitis. An inflamed appendix should be removed before perforation. Early operation is essential. avoid cathartics and laxatives during abdominal pain.
Erie Restaurant Owners To Learn New Rules
Propr proprietors of restaurants hotels cafes and all eating and drinking establishments in Erie will meet at 8 pm Thursday in the Federal Building court room at 6th and State to learn the new MPR 2 restaurant regulation effective July 31. The Erie price panel of the war price and rationing board will attend and speakers from local and Pittsburgh OPA offices will explain the rules to owners and their representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Aug
Rge
Federal Building
6Th and
State Street
Erie Price Panel
Erie War Price and Rationing Board
Pittsburgh
OPA
Packaging Material for Frontline Assembly and Repair
A new packaging material is described as a plastic-like coating applied by a hot dip process. It forms a tough skin in seconds to protect metal from gas, corrosion, and dust during shipment. Crews report it peels off easily with a simple pocket knife.
How's Your I Q Seven Questions From Classifieds
A reader quiz asks seven trivia items from a vintage classified page. Topics include Rudy Vallee marriages, rationing status, identifying non wines, meat sources, Soviet pilots, Kentucky’s river border, and a Leviant reference, plus natural phenomena and lunar effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Vallee
Soviet
Russia
Bounnda
Kentucky
Leon Czolyosa
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Junkers
Journal Oe
Roy Root
Union City
Velva Mac
A.F. Moore
Carter Hill
Herbert B. Linscott
San Antonio
Tex
Gerry
Emma Linscott
Joe Johnson
Garland
Ferris
Uuab
Ual
Medcal
Hubert Herring
Lary Amexinn
Germany
Japan
Switzerland
Onnier
Pope
Ceriain
Gestapo
Hitler Youth
Beim
United Nations
Stavort
Lego’ Lamb
Phenix
Morrell's
Hamburg
Lego
Spring Lake
Daily Dozen
The
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
International Soundphoto
I. Q
Bernstein Bros
North Center St
Corry, Pa
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