National Heroes Remembered in Alaska Crash Tragedy
America mourns the deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post in a Alaska airplane crash. Rogers, famed movie comedian and columnist, influenced millions with his folksy philosophy and wit. Post, a fearless aviator and explorer, followed his globe circling flight with high altitude tests, inspiring pilots and readers worldwide.
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America
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Mier
Alaska
Rogers
Post
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Britain calls for peace as Italy-Ethiopia tensions rise
Lord Cecil tells Britain will not bluff on league covenant to halt invasion of Ethiopia. He warns war could follow if Italy presses land grab. The world fears a repeat of past blunders as nations urge restraint while watching Italy, Ethiopia, and potential US stance.
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Ethiopia
Great Britain
Robert Cecil
Italy
The Bad Sales Tax Leads AFL Push to Repeal State Taxes
The executive council of the American Federation of Labor urges President William Green to mobilize affiliated state federations to oppose and repeal sales taxes. They warn against regressive effects on the poor and middle class while stressing the need for fair revenue and universal citizen contribution. The piece frames an educational campaign to rethink the tax system and ensure everyone pays a fair share.
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Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Preparing for School Eyes and Teeth Checks Begin Now
Summer fades as back to school nears. Families update wardrobes while doctors urge timely eye and dental exams, tonsil checks, and glasses if needed to prevent poor marks. Early treatment eases adaptation and supports normal childhood before classes start.
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Dio
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files 1915
City commission orders erection of a fire hydrant at Duane and Worth streets. A surprise party for Mrs. Paul M. Weber on East Main Street. Police experience noted during wet weather. Earl McCray and Miss Bessie Ingalls married in Buffalo on August 13. Wattsburg W C T A forms local temperance league with officers named. Twenty couples at a Victrola dancing party at the Pavillion on North Center Street. Thomas McVella of Pittsburgh visiting Corry.
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Duane and
Worth Streets
Paul M. Weber
East Main Street
Earl McCray
Concord Township
Bessie Ingalls
Wayne Township
Buffalo
North Center Street
Paris styles forecast fall and winter footwear trends
Paris fashion houses push two tone color combos and varied textures for fall. Enzel outlines sport oxford and street pump hybrids with scalloped edges, green accents, and stitched lines. Antelope leathers favored for afternoon shoes. evening sandals pair teader and sick tones with metallic heels.
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Paris
Enzel
Oxford
Street
Mortgage payments surge as HOLC records show 1828 fulll payoff
Washington reports that the Home Owners' Loan Corporation notes 1,828 borrowers have paid $3,010,802.23 to erase mortgages while 910 foreclosures are pending and 158 loans totaling $475,000 have been foreclosed. The agency holds $2.703 billion in mortgages. paid and unpaid loans are a small fraction. The piece also mentions mistaken rumors about Lew Crowley and a lighthearted Senate footstool note.
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Washington
Home Owners Log Corporation
HOLG
HOLC
Hollywood film shop history of early motion pictures
A historic piece notes a California governor wager, funding, and engineers who devised a camera that captured sequential action leading to early motion pictures. It cites a New Jersey studio, Mae West as a money figure, and early color film trials, with references to Claudette Colbert and Pancho Villa, among other Hollywood lore.
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Hollywood
Guv
Leland Stanford
California
Mae West
Vincente Blasco Thanez
Aurice
Claudette Colbert
Pancho Villa
Ojinaga
London
Marlene Dietrich
Beast of Belshazzar
Fall Fashion Tip on Plein Crepe de Chine Decor
Today’s style note highlights an id decoration scheme on plein crepe de chine fabrics. It discusses fall fashion themes and combines leather stitching accents with bold, contemporary contrasts.
Martin Rules Head Venango Co Democrats
In Venango County Franklin attorney G Martin wins a court ruling mandating county commissioners appoint his list of registrars. The decision prompts possible appeal to the Supreme Court via mandamus. First registration day is next Tuesday August 20 and Martin supporters threaten wage lawsuits if registrars are not paid.
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OL Cmy
G. Martin
Franklin
Venango County
John H. Wilson
Butler
Martin Lst
Ye Martin
Supreme Court
Martin
Oil City
Franklin Products
Hardin
Once Paralyzed Youth Becomes Good Athlete
United Press reports from Manchester by the Sea Mass dated August 17 detail Joe Hyland aged 18 once a hopeless paralytic case. Bed-ridden for two years nine leg operations left doctors forecasting life on crutches with braces. Hyland watched peers play tennis from his street across the public playground and has since become an accomplished versatile athlete in Manchester.
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United Press
Manchester - BY - the - Sea
Mass
Joe Hylant
Manchester
Joe
Young Hyland
Registration irregularities probed in Erie
District Attorney Mortimer B. Graham announced actions after reports of registration irregularities across Erie. Deputies and county detectives will canvass districts. failure to comply could trigger state trooper involvement. He accused a party of pressuring registrants and delaying enrollment with tactics including threats, card removal, and misuse of registration materials.
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Graham
Hookless Adds 150 Workers To Payroll
Erie plant of Hookless Fastener Co at 2th and Cascade streets Cleveland sees a surge in hiring. Manager Judd says total payroll reached 185 with most new hires in unskilled labor to meet rapidly mounting orders. The move reflects a brisk business spur in August.
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Erie
Cascade Streets
Cleveland
Judd
Frida
Star Signals: Birthdates and Daily Fortunes
The column lists favored birthdays May 21 to June 21 and general daily readings. It warns of good and bad periods, advises caution signing papers in the late afternoon, and notes favorable interactions with superiors on December 19 to 21 and April 16 to 20. It references dangers from fire, accidents, or speech and cites social luck on January 24 through 28, 1936.
Obituary: Mrs Susan Susphrey Root at Bear Lake
Mrs Susan Susphrey Root Sr died shortly after noon yesterday at her daughter Mrs Enoch Cornishs Bear Lake home after brief illness. Survived by three daughters Florence Anderson Portville Jamestown six grandchildren twelve great grandchildren. Funeral at Mrs Cornishs Bear Lake home tomorrow at 3 o clock. Interment Bear Lake cemetery. Business and Professions Women Club of District No 1 meets in Penkison Parl at Hile tonight for a Neh fry dinner. District president Miss Inez Fileh of Corey will preside and officers will be elected. Those from Curry attending include Mrs Laurence Thomas Mrs George Multeriak Mrs Claude Blanchard Mrs Isabel Ruppersburg er Mrs Mildrid Denton and Miss Wilma Rich Inez Witch and Cynthia May. William Wykodf of Jamestown spending weekend with uncle Raymond Gilaou.
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Susan Ssusphrey Root
Enoch B. Cornish
Bear Lake
Cornish
Plorence Anderson
Portville
Roth Cornish
Jamestown
Bewe Lake
Women's Club of
District No. 1
Penkison Parl
Hile
Delocl
Mias Luez Fileh
Corey
Curry
Laurence Thomas
George Multeriak
Claude Blanchard
Isabel Ruppersburg
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Gertrude Tanner
Bana Sammons
Thomas McVella
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Lew Crowley
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Thomas D. ‘Schall
Minn
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Alva B. Atams
Edward P. Costigan
Colorado
Hollywood Film Shop
Venango CO. Democrats
Mortimer B. Graham
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Mayme Baker
William Wykodf
Raymond Gilaou
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Federal Reserve System
Montgomery Ward
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