Quality IQ Quiz Sparks Curious Minds
A vintage quiz asks ten questions spanning literature history and geography. It tests nursery rhyme recall, monetary system definitions, U S river lengths, Asia Minor parliament term, Roosevelt siblings count, Spezia country, 1942 French fleet actions in a World War I context, lowest U S stamp denomination, first director of the Office of General Services, and the governor of New York State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diddle
Diddie
United States
Asia Minor
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Spezia
U. S
Office of General Services
New York State
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files August 13 1020
Readable fragments describe Emmanuel Episcopal Church interior decorating started by P A Wilcox with slogan Give a Gallon of Paint. Corry Country Club junior tournament winner Clarence Shoop posted 71 net while Frank Butters had low gross 86. Western Germany election notes outline Bonn constitution and Bundestag system with parties SD and Christian Democrats. Local police actions include a Diamond gas station holdup arrest, barn fire, and a city painting school for offenders under police supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
P. A. Wilcox
Clarence Shoop
Corry
Shoop
Frank Butters
Ally
Corry items mix aviation notes and local news
The report blends aviation lore with a stream of Corry area happenings from farming woes to legal actions. It notes a notable pilot, local industry chatter, theft concerns, draft office status, distant bets, wage talks, housing, and D-Day veterans returning from an overseas cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
Harley Hall
George Ficcard
Theodore Donoghue
Alber Firster
John Sheldon
Robert DeMauri
Edward Hilliker
Corry
John Burger
Hall
Omaha Beach
Ernie Palmquist
Pittsburgh
Palmquist
Titusville
German political shifts after 1919 Weimar election
The Christian Democrats ruled out joining a coalition with Socialists after the election. Germany held its first postwar election in January 1919 under the Weimar constitution, with Social Democrats winning 165 of 422 seats, Catholic Centrists 90, other moderates 146, and the leftist party 22. In later elections the Social Democrats fluctuated, regaining top status in December 1924 with 131 seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Western
Germany
Tomor
Bonn
Bundestag
Federal Republic of Germany
United States
Baden
Bavaria
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Lower Saxony
North Rhine - Westphalia
Whiteland - Palatinate
Schleswig Holstéin
Wuerttemberg - Baden
Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern
Bundesrat
Walla
Bundestse
Communist Party
Ruhr Authority
Poland
Social Democrats
Lke
Britih Labour Party
Christian Democrats
Truman to Deliver Labor Day Address in Pittsburgh
President Truman will speak at the Allegheny County Free Fair in Pittsburgh before 100000 attendees, the first of two Labor Day appearances. He then heads to Des Moines for the American Veterans of World War II convention, with AFL mobilizing thousands to protest Taft-Hartley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Truman
Allegheny County
AFL
Local notes on street signs and cafe lease changes
A string of reader items covers new street signs at South Center and Main on trial by Ik Sly Manufacturing. Mike Cookins runs Texas Lunch under a one year lease with N Armatas after buying Dallas estate. Ripley column reports a frog reportedly caused multiple duck disappearances near Chautauqua Lake. caretaker netted and killed the frog, recovering a still-living duck. Thieves target Brigham hardware rear area, stealing a sink and old cinder blocks from the site since the Corry Alnor tearing down of the former structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie County ‘Court House
A. McEntarfer
Methodist
Tony Tiltz
North Center Street
Francis Hooper
West Coast
Los Angeles
Joseph Dorschel
Fourth Avenue
Utilities Engineering Institute
Chicago
Erie Syndicate
New York
Chambers of Commerce
Clarence Shoop
Corry
Denigon University
Granylile
Denison University
Corryman
South Genter
Ik Sly Manufacturing Crm
Mike Cookins
Texas Lunch
Chris Dallas
Armatas
Inaville
Dallas
Brigham Hardware
Corry Alnor
Four Injured As Truck Runs Wild In Dunkirk
A Dunkirk truck driven by Joseph Lucas lost control after a left turn from King Street, injuring Mildred Owes and another pedestrian as it veered across curbs, through a hedge, and into a garden before stopping after a 200 foot path. Both injured were listed in fair condition at Brooks Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
Brooks Memorial Hospital
Joseph Lucas
Makior A
King
Courtney Street
Mildred Owes
Courtney
Lincoln Avenue
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Cleveland
Diamond
North Corry
Will Bailey
Wayne Township
Frl Haight
California National Guard
Brughes Aircraft Company
State Selective Service
Draft Board
Detroit
Route 6
Mincadara Hill
Spartansburg
Oval
Charles Donovan
East Smith Street
Grawford County
Agaist
Kinley Insurance Agency
Tol
Ruman
Ptsburgh
Labor Day
Keystone Milk Hills Bros. Coffee
Hills Bros. Coffee
Hunt
van FE
U.S
North East
Page & Nichols E
Main Street
W. Main Street
Pillsbury
Pard
P&g
Campbells Beans
DBE
Kellogg
Rochester
Powell
1D Finance Co
North Arth Canker Street
Foster E. Davis & Son
N. Center St
IRE & Casualty Insurance
Washington
Reno North Corry Emblem
Armitage
Hm Amarl
Carestist
Jane Evans
TOPP
Asseenin
Jallmark
CROWN
Russel Availadls
Al's
Clothes
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