Miscellany of Town Happenings and Entertainment News
Local notes report municipal permission debates on Main and Center street expansion plans and storm aftermath on First avenue. Updates cover liquor traffic inquiries, college initiations, new road foreman Ora l Tompkins in Amity towns, and Norman Bennett’s driving permit issues with Meadville authorities. Community events include Veterans of Foreign Wars Labor Day ad copy, Shrine band concert, and a looming blacktop experiment on Spring street. Also noted are oblique local quirks, electoral candidacies, and film casting/premieres with national stars and stage figures.
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Johnny Clough
Main
First Avenue
Jerry Cole
Wegelé
Oral Tompkins
Amity
Wayne
Norm Bennett
Meadville
Brigham
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dangerous safety: fatalities across safe and hazardous occupations
An insurance report shows over half of 16 000 industrial accident deaths occur in so called safe occupations. Agriculture, trade and service, construction, transportation, manufacturing, and mining sectors record thousands of deaths. Machinery and animals cause notable shares and homes remain a high fatal setting. Fatalities stem from preventable carelessness or inattention despite safety labels.
Wheeler bill moves toward federal bus and truck regulation
The Wheeler bill advances federal oversight of interstate bus and truck operations by placing rate rules on common carriers and granting the ICC power over hours and safety for private carriers. Critics cite exemptions, but supporters see groundwork for unified transport regulation across rail highway water and air.
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Money Printing Abolished by National Banks
Bank money printing ends as national banks surrender their notes. Since Civil War era practice, banks issued notes against government bonds and circulated them via loans. Critics argued this created excess currency. now the government holds full control through the Federal Reserve System.
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Coughlin
Sam
Federal Reserve System
Navy armament plan seeks 901 million for 95 ships
Washington plans reveal a drive to spend about 901 million dollars to build 95 warships in seven years. The move aims to match Britain’s 750 million dollar program and stay ahead of Japan, reflecting a shift from imperial expansion to sea power for trade safety and continental interests.
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Washington
Mlt
Great Brita
Japan
Britain
United States
Debates on New Naval Build Emphasize Heavy Ships
A large naval program faces debate as two thirds of funding targets heavy vessels with 19 battleships at 40 million each. Experts question ship types while wartime memory and pacifist pressure shape Congress potential cuts.
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Congress
Labor Peace in Cleveland Amid Ongoing Strikes
A Cleveland editorial argues against strikes as a method to improve conditions, noting 578 strikes in two years and 732000 lost working days in six months. It cites broader plant disruptions, calls for peaceful negotiations, and warns that labor wars harm families and economies despite sympathy for genuine wage or hour concerns.
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Cleveland
40-Cent Wine Costs Man Job Celebration in Visalia
Theron B. Sanderson, 42, of Coarsegold, California, paid forty cents for celebratory wine after securing work, then arrested for driving while intoxicated. Police say he could not refrain from celebrating his new job.
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Visalia
Cal
Hottie
Wing
Theron B. Sanderson
Old Age Spurs Rescue for Carbondale Horse
In Carbondale an elderly horse at 48 years old was saved from death after owner Bob Dillinger asked Dr. Mosti to euthanize it. The veterinarian refused the request, citing the animal’s advanced age and likely end of life.
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Carbondale
Uuge
Bob Dillinger
Dillinger
Mosti
Carboridale
Puzzlers Face New Deal Agency Name Confusion
Washington reports cross word fans and reporters struggle to pin down the correct four letter nickname for the Resettlement Administration led by Rexford Tugwell. The clash between slang and official titles highlights widespread misnaming in press coverage and public discourse.
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United Press
Washington
Resettlement Administration
Alerseprsiary of Agriculture
Rexford
Tugwell
New Deal Week
Sumirhan Resettlement Administration
Department of Agriculture
New York
Watc
Twenty Years Ago In Journal Files August 1915
Special city mission meeting awarded a contract for Wayne and Smith Street sewers to Heath and McCray Company. First Ward assessment likely rises from 468,720 by about 150,000 to 200,000. George Stranigan narrowly escaped serious injury when lightning struck a nearby tree. he suffered burns to face and hands. Friends of H. H. Love circulate a petition for city commissioner candidacy. Chief of Police Harry Davis led local men to Campquarters of Company A after orders to return failed. Mrs. Charles Wales and Paul Stone visited Erie yesterday. Mrs. William Bates, guest of her aunt, Kathryn Armstrong, returns home to Meadville.
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City Mission
Wayne and
Smith Street
Heath and McCray Company
George Stranigan
Bear Lake
William Bates
Kathryn Armstrong
East Congress Street
Meadville
Star Signals August 14 Horoscope Messy Readings
Poor day indicated with a negative mood across morning afternoon and evening. Birthdate notes favor January 21 to February 2 with humor promised. speculations and dating themes appear through several months, including 1936 1938 and later. health and social matters flagged amid garbled phrasing.
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Petruary
Tammary
Hollywood Film Shop trivia by King Vidor winds through early cinema
King Vidor reveals quiz questions and answers on early film history. It traces Mary Pickford as the Biograph Girl in 1907 1908, Edison’s 1887 Kinétophonograph, and early screen entertainment like Buffalo Bill Carmencita and Sandow. An 1640 Jesuit Kirch lon magic lantern prophecy is noted.
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Almstar
Coliniry
Mary Pickford
Biograph
D. W. Guth
Thomas A. Edison
Cru
Buffalo Bill
Carmencita
Sandow the
Edison
Athanasus Kirchlon
Rome
Kircher
Accessories Elevate Paris Fashion for Varied Occasions
Paris fashion notes that women favor versatile outfits with changed collars belts and accessories as daytime wear becomes simpler. Jewelry remains key, with gold and silver bracelets pins clips and earrings complementing black dresses. Animal motifs and pearls headline modern jewelry, plus rhinestone clips and crystal accents enhance evening gowns and gloves.
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Paris
Schiarparelli
Appointment of regional head of vets auxiliary
Mrs Mayme Conikin of 1112 East Second Street has been appointed regional committee chairman for the Ladies Auxiliary to the John J Cann camp United Spanish War Veterans The duties include acting as inspector for several auxiliaries in the section The appointment was made by department president Mrs Myrie Baker of Franklin Mrs Condrin wife of J H Condrin is noted for long active involvement in the local auxiliary
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Oil City
Mayme Conikin
East Second Street
Ladies’ Auxiliary
John J. Cann
United Spanish War Veterans
Gonarin
Myrie Baker
Franklin
Condrin
J. H. Condrin
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Noria I Center Street
Home Protection
Lyman Shreve
Paul W
Traction
Don
Donald
Nelson Eddy
Tarzan
Jonathy Weissmuller-Maurgen
O'Sullivan
Luise Rainer
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Rex
Vienna
Max Reichhardt
der Josefstadt
Jackie Coogan
June Collyer
Stuart Birwin
Jean Harlow
William Powell
Ahmon Novatro
London
Bcott
By RJ. Scott
Hurtigody
Mediterranean
Risser Sven
Ors
Charles E. Mitchell
Mitchell
Tye
Hils Mitchell
EH. H. Love
Harry Davis
Company A
Charles Wales
Paul Stone
Erie
Hollywood Film Shop
Hollywood
King Vidor
Vidor
Loblaw’s
North Center Street
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